Monthly Archives: July 2008
- July 10, 2008
- The green sports car with added vroom-vroom
The Electric Lightning GT appears to have everything an ecoconscious lover of British sports cars could want: a luxury interior, a top speed of 130mph and acceleration that would put a Porsche to shame.
And all generated from 30 onboard rechargeable electric batteries, with no direct greenhouse gas emissions.
Perhaps just one thing is missing — the [...]
- July 8, 2008
- General Motors shrinks Volt’s gas tank, range drops from 600 to 360 miles
One of the many things General Motors boasted about when it unveiled the Volt concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2007 was its 600-mile range.
This was achieved partially by the battery pack, which could sustain a (theoretical) charge allowing the Volt to run for 40 miles without reverting to the gasoline engine/generator, as well [...]
- July 8, 2008
- Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-MPG VW
With gas prices going through the roof and regulators requiring cars to be ever more miserly, Volkswagen is bringing new meaning to the term “fuel efficiency” with a bullet-shaped microcar that gets a stunning 282 235 mpg.
Volkswagen’s had its super-thrifty One-Liter Car concept vehicle — so named because that’s how much fuel it needs to [...]
- July 7, 2008
- Saleen officially announces Racecraft brand, 420S Mustang
The long-standing Saleen in-house parts brand, Racecraft, has graduated to full standalone status, with the announcement today of the first set of Racecraft-branded cars focused at the everyday enthusiast, rather than the wealthy sportsman or collector.
Three principles guide the design of Racecraft’s cars: affordable value, a base that can be built on and putting ‘go’ [...]
- July 7, 2008
- VIDEO: Batman takes to Silverstone with Toyota F1
Kids argue over all sorts of things. We’re sure that if you stood around a school yard for long enough, well… you may get picked up by the cops.
But not before you hear a couple of kids arguing over something as rediculous as, “What’s faster, the Batmobile or a race car?”
Until recently, it would’ve seemed [...]
- July 7, 2008
- More details surface on Alfa 8C GTA
It’d be hard to ask for more than what the spectacular Alfa 8C Competizione already offers, but Alfa Romeo intends to do just that. So after announcing the initial run of 500 coupes,
Alfa will begin production of 500 roadsters. But in case that weren’t enough, reports have been circulating of two new 8Cs to follow.
On [...]
- July 7, 2008
- Ferrari boss confirms hybrid program
Formula One is introducing a hybrid-drive system for the 2009 season, but the first road car to benefit from the trickle-down effect may come from Ferrari.
In an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Ferrari President Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said the company is planning a Ferrari model powered by a Formula One-style hybrid powertrain. [...]
