Posts Tagged ‘video’

More details: Gordon Murray’s Type-25 city car

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
If such projections as cutting the cost of driving and vehicle emissions in half sounds a bit radical to you, that's exactly the response that Gordon Murray is hoping for. Before completely dismissing these claims, remember that Murray is the man most responsible for the road-going supercar known as......

Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From Xinhua via our friends at China Car Times comes the above photo, showing Chinese counter-terrorism forces going through drills as they prepare to crush any dissent terror threat that might arise during next month's Olympic Games. The black ninja suits, fritz helmets, body armor, and submachine ......

Volvo planning more small models, more diesels

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
click above image for high-res gallery of the Volvo C30 EfficiencyIn the wake of rapidly diminishing sales of large and not-particularly fuel efficient cars, Volvo is doing what only seems rational: introducing smaller vehicles with more fuel efficient engines. The company reportedly has plans to in......

Rumormill: Ford reviving Mustang SVO with 300 hp Ecoboost four

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The original Fox body Mustang SVO was an odd-looking chap with an impressive 205 hp turbo four cylinder and more amenities than the standard pony car. While the light little 'Stang had a decent following, it was expensive and somewhat unreliable in comparison to the cheaper V8 model. The demise of t......

Mercedes runs out of gas by 2015

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Mercedes -- like a lot of other folks -- believes oil is going to run out eventually. But instead of waiting until the "Low on Oil" light comes on, the brand behind the three-pointed-star has set a goal to convert its entire fleet to run on alternative fuels by 2015. That's seven years to get off th......

LX-Prize: 80 MPG ‘87 Mustang with 400 HP

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Doug Pelmar's 1987 Ford Mustang LX Coupe might have just become our favorite X-Prize competitor. How come? Well, first off, LX Coupes are awesome to begin with, but Mr. Pelmar's is even more special. Rather than neuter his 'Stang in the name of high efficiency, he's gone and created something that s......

Prince Charles’ Aston runs on a gallon of sack… wine, that is

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Prince Charles is not new to the environmental debate. His blue, 38-year-old Aston Martin, however, has had nothing to do with being environmentally friendly. Until now. The car, a gift from the Queen on Charles' 21st birthday, has joined the growing fleet of cars that run on bioethanol, having been......

Gas prices rise along with interest in motorcycles

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Click on the image for more high-res shots of the Night Rod SpecialAs you may have noticed, we've been featuring more two-wheeled content lately as interest in motorcycles and scooters has risen rather dramatically along with the increase in fuel prices. While we can appreciate the reduced cost of o......

Automakers say new CAFE standards will cost 82,000 jobs

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Automakers had until July 1st to plead their case to the NHTSA overlords before the government agency set off to finalize the 2011-2015 CAFE standards. After hearing comments from Detroit automakers, Toyota, Daimler, and others, it seems that the new standards are going to have a sweeping effect on ......

VW 1-liter eco-friendly car set to make a return

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Click above for more shots of the VW One-Liter concept carA few years back, Volkswagen introduced a concept vehicle which derived its name from its stated goal of using just one liter of fuel per one-hundred kilometers traveled, and according to CAR production version may be on the way in 2010. The ......