Posts Tagged ‘407’

Same old shtick: IIHS wants to delay licenses for teens

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
It seems every year or two the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety publishes a study showing why 16-year-olds shouldn't be trusted with a driver's license. Yet every year, only New Jersey withholds the privilege of four-wheeled freedom until the age of 17.In this year's report, the IIHS contrasts......

Never Enough: Dinan to shoehorn 628-hp V10 into BMW M3

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Click to view a hi-res gallery of the BMW M3 Ever meet one of those parents who are never satisfied no matter how well their kids do? The child comes home with a 98% on a school exam and the parent asks "How'd you lose two percent?" Dinan is one of those parents. But instead of overstressed children......

Daimler considering cancelling hybrid ‘ute

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Click above to enlarge the Mercedes-Benz ML 450 HybridBatteries are an integral part of any hybrid automobile. No batteries means no electric assist, which means no point in lugging around all that extra hardware. So Mercedes-Benz is in a world of hurt as it alleges that Cobasys, the chosen battery ......

Speed cameras in Arizona nab driver 22 times in 45 days

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
While we can normally sympathize with someone who has been on the receiving end of a speeding violation, occasionally a case comes up which tests our ability to forgive and forget. Such is the case with Jennifer Bitton, who was caught 22 times in less than two months by speed cameras on Arizona's Lo......

‘66 Barris Batmobile hits the bricks

Monday, May 26th, 2008
Click above for photo gallery. see more goodness at Lino M.'s flickr stream.Lino M is one of our favorite custom Lego builders. We've shared some of his work with you in the past, and if you frequent his flickr photo stream, you'll find that he's usually up to something new. One of his recent creati......

“Hello dad, I totaled your Ferrari - what time is dinner?”

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Somewhere, a father in Melbourne weeps. There were 16 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradales imported to Australia and New Zealand. There are now 15. A proud dad gave his son the keys to his so-rare-it's-almost-extinct Ferrari, and his son got a little too frisky with the audacious redhead. She didn't appr......

Nissan 360: the Note

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
The Nissan Note was the smallest of the "big" cars we sampled at Nissan 360. Sold in -- yet again -- Europe and Japan only, the English-built Note hatchback has been on the market for just a year. The car is aimed at "parents who need a practical five-seater," and the inside of the car feels like it......

Those teens that do get their license prefer Mustang

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Research International USA's TRU branch has polled the youth of our country and discovered that they'd like a fun, stylish car more than anything (duh) -- namely the Mustang. Twenty-somethings posed the same question picked the Honda Civic above all else, mainly because they've had a dose of reality......

Huh? Fewer 16-year olds are getting their licenses

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Have teenagers gone nuts? The Federal Highway Administration is reporting that the percentage of teenagers with driver's licenses is going down. Yeah, decreasing! What is up with that?When I was growing up, my teenage years focused on just one objective... driving. All I wanted was to get my driver'......

Transport Canada to implement speed limiting device

Monday, December 3rd, 2007
In an effort to thwart habitual speeding, Transport Canada has developed a new system that can make exceeding posted limits difficult or impossible. The device utilizes GPS and a speed limit map coupled with technology that caps a vehicle's top speed based on the legal speed of the road being travel......