Posts Tagged ‘spare tire’
Click above to view more of the RENNtech GLK
Of all the trucks that have proliferated into the Mercedes-Benz line-up, the GLK isn't exactly the most aggressive. But according to the latest reports, Mercedes is lining up an array of aftermarket tuners at the SEMA show to infuse what appears to be mor......
Volkswagen to launch Golf cabrio in 2010
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the VW Golf VI
With the next-generation Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit looming on the horizon, Wolfsburg is gearing up for an array of new derivatives. First came the report of the next GTI and R hot hatches and now it's confirmed that VW intends to produce a convertible ......
VIDEO: Trap Gear pedals the streets of The Hague
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Click above to view the videoSome things require translation – that's why online translators are our best friends in reporting the latest news from Europe – but others transcend language barriers. A good number of both come out of Holland, where the preferred mode of transportation comes with t......
Next generation BMW Z4 to get folding hard top, possibly M3’s V8
Monday, April 7th, 2008
We're seen the spy shots, so the revelation that BMW's next generation Z4 will be equipped with a folding hard top isn't much of a surprise. The mules undergoing testing show a two-piece metal unit that should be able to fold neatly into the trunk, while not infringing too heavily on luggage space.M......
SEMA 2007: HUMMER H3R
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Click image to enlarge>Well now, doesn't this look like fun? HUMMER's H3R SEMA concept takes an off-road racing theme and then dials it up well past the maximum. You see, in addition to being lifted four inches and decked out in all manner of butch accessories like 20" rims wrapped in 35" Mickey ......
VIDEO: Bush’s limo breaks down in Rome, Italians giggle and point
Thursday, April 12th, 2007
Most people just have a spare tire or a can of fix-a-flat and an auto club card when they hit the road. But as we all know, they do things bigger in Texas, so when some guy from Texas goes for a drive around Rome, he brings along a spare stretch armored limo!As President George Bush and his entourag......
Bullrun participants may have broken Cannonball NYC-to-LA Run record
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Before the start of the 2007 Bullrun rally last Saturday in Montreal, participants Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collonis bet their fellow Bullrun buddy Jay Riecke $50,000 that they could beat the longstanding cross-country rally record of driving from New York City to L.A. set by Dave Heinz and Dave ......
New York Auto Show: 2008 Jeep Liberty live reveal [VIDEO]
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
UPDATE: Video of the live reveal in the rain added after the jump
click above image to see some great views of the new Jeep LibertyWhat better way to unveil a new Jeep than in crappy weather? Chrysler PR honcho Jason Vines joked to the assembled journalists that he seeded the clouds this morning t......
Video: Automobile Mag (mercifully) shreds an Isuzu Trooper
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
Automobile Magazine took a previously loved Isuzu Trooper to a car shredder and, just for us machine freaks, shot video of its aged, slab-sided body disappearing forever into the 6,000 horsepower jaws of automotive death. It's amazing how quickly the device of destruction chews from the Trooper's sm......
REPORT: Fat people waste gas
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Gas prices have settled a bit in the past few months, but with the cost of a gallon still lingering well in the two-dollar range, many Americans are looking for ways to save a few bucks at the pump. But what if you are happy with your current car and don't want to be a new one that's more fuel effic......