Posts Tagged ‘two-wheeler’

Saturn drops Green Line name from hybrids

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The Saturn Green Line is no longer. In its stead, the planetary brand's hybrid models will simply be known as hybrids. We think this is a good idea considering that the word 'hybrid' is much more readily associated with saving gas than the Green Line moniker. According to Mike Morrissey, a Saturn sp......

$2.3 million VUE would get GM back in black in a hurry

Friday, May 16th, 2008
Typos...they happen. Sometimes, however, they're pretty funny and this is one of those times. Saturn of Oxford Valley, a Pennsylvania dealer, has apparently (and unwittingly) decided to either lead the GM mothership into a new profit renaissance or set a new standard for dealer markups, as this list......

Saturn officially hip, launches blog and social networking site

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
GM is working hard to ensure that its newest automotive division, Saturn, is considered cool, hip and edgy. In this day and age, that means the interwebs, specifically a blog and social networking site. According to a post by Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak on GM's FastLane blog, www.ImSaturn.c......

HUMMER H2 450 scooter makes our head hurt

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
click above to enlargeThe Hummer brand is all about strength and capability, but for some reason the smaller and less capable the Hummer, the better it sells. Talented motorcycle sketch artist Oberdan Bezzi must have had this in mind when he penned the Hummer H2 450 scooter, because the mini-cycle ......

VIDEO: Killa electric motorcycle almost kills maker in demo

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Any bike that can do zero-to-60 in 1 second and tackle the quarter mile in eight seconds deserves quite a bit of respect. Nobody knows this better than the owner of the KillaCycle, Bill Dube, who recently crashed his electric-powered two-wheeler. Mr. Dube was trying for a burnout, but ended up havin......

VIDEO: Porsche vs. Bike vs. Jet

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
So very pointless, but so much fun!If you thought the race between the Porsche, the Champ Car and the Mini was a strange match, you've got to check out this video showing a race between a Porsche, a motorbike and a jet fighter. The race takes place on a runway in Serbia, of all places.The bike star......

SEMA: Suzuki shows off XL7 BaseCamp, 300HP SX4 “Zuk” concepts

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
UPDATE: Live shots from SEMA show added At SEMA, Suzuki has unveiled their latest "Suzuki LIVE Series" concept vehicles. In the past, the series has treated us to goodness like a 357 horsepower turbocharged Grand Vitara "Blizzard," as well as other accessorized and/or modified cars such as the Foren......

SEMA: Suzuki shows off XL7 BaseCamp, 300HP SX4 “Zuk” concepts

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
UPDATE: Live shots from SEMA show added At SEMA, Suzuki has unveiled their latest "Suzuki LIVE Series" concept vehicles. In the past, the series has treated us to goodness like a 357 horsepower turbocharged Grand Vitara "Blizzard," as well as other accessorized and/or modified cars such as the Foren......

2-wheel land speed record falls in the flats

Thursday, July 20th, 2006
If we've learned anything from the JCB Dieselmax team, it's that records are meant to be broken, and why should our four-wheeled friends have all the fun? Last weekend the International Motorcycle Speed Trials began at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a record breaking two-wheel run by Team TOP 1 ACK ......

Entry-level BMW for the playground market

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
BMW launched another new model this week, a freshened version of its Kids' Bike. Targeted at the 2 1/2 to 6 year-old BMW demographic, the bike has easily removable pedals so that kids learning to ride can keep their feet on the ground and use it as a push-bike. Once the child is comfortable with bal......