Monthly Archives: October 2007

October 27, 2007
Mercedes-Benz Museum contains world record artificial tornado

The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is now home to more than just automobiles.
The museum has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records for creating the “strongest artificially generated tornado in the world.”
The 34.4 meter high (that is 37.2 yards to those metrically challenged) vortex was not designed as an attraction, but to channel [...]

October 14, 2007
Jaguar drops X-Type from US lineup

So anyway, that new 2009 Jaguar X-Type we showed you this morning — the one currently being crucified in the comments? No need to worry: it’s not coming here.
On the same day it announced the updated version for the rest of the world, Jaguar has officially pulled the plug on the X-Type in the US.
The [...]

October 13, 2007
Yamaha Tesseract: Not your grandpa’s motorcycle

If you like riding the motorbikes, and need an excuse to travel to the land of the rising sun, look no further than Yamaha’s Tesseract motorcycle that will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show.
It’s not a car, and don’t confuse it with an all-terrain vehicle; it’s a hybrid that should put those other alternative cycles [...]

October 13, 2007
The top 5 fastest cars in the world

1. Ultima GTR
This car is awesome! It has a Guinness world record and an outstanding 730 horse power. This car goes from 0-60 in 2.6 seconds.

October 1, 2007
VIDEO: How to make art and ruin an Audi TT simultaneously

At least one magazine has not heard that print is dead. Not only is Intersection magazine — where cars meet fashion — not dead, it’s doing so well that it can trash an Audi TT for a photo shoot. The TT, a 3.2 V6, was submerged in a pool in Chipping Norton, England, for the [...]