Category Archives: General
- February 4, 2011
- Suck, squeeze, bang, bust: the death of internal combustion– also posted in Videos
I don’t smoke and I never have. I can’t say as I’ve felt the temptation to ever try that particular vice, especially given the cost these days.
50 years ago my avoiding that lifestyle choice would have put me in the minority, and if I’d dared asked a smoker to step outside or made [...]
- January 26, 2011
- Teaching kids how to steal cars is a good idea
A recent workshop in Los Angeles offers something special for interested children: a class on the mechanics of car theft.
Created by the non-profit organization Machine Project, the workshop is entitled “The Good Kids’ Guide to Being a Bit Bad: Cars edition.” It covers the topics of hot wiring, opening a locked [...]
- January 26, 2011
- Pagani Huayra makes its official web debut
After taking a look at our high-res image gallery below, we were tempted to say the Pagani Huayra made its o-fish-ial web debut… but we won’t. Oh, wait.
In any case, Pagani’s newest supercar can now be seen in all its glory, and we generally approve of the overall styling, despite the fact [...]
- January 24, 2011
- VeilSide 4509 GTR is a Toyota Supra IV with an Identity Crisis– also posted in Toyota
Japanese tuners sure love breaking the mold and shocking people with their creations. Revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the 4509 GTR is the product of VeilSide, a Japan-based tuning firm established in 1990 by Yokomaku Hironao.
It is based on a fourth generation Toyota Supra Turbo from 1993 and has received a complete makeover with [...]
- January 20, 2011
- ZMP RoboCar MEV seats only one but can drive even when alone (video)
Watch the video below and you’ll see that this thing is clearly not going to win any land speed records, and with nary a door it’s hardly all-weather compliant.
But, the RoboCar MEV from ZMP is more of a research vehicle, a self-driving car that’s built on an electric microcar platform. It uses [...]
- January 18, 2011
- Insane Flash Flood – How a parking lot goes bye bye– also posted in Videos
Insane Video Of A Flash Flood Washing Away An Entire Parking Lot Of Cars.
While American media is consumed with the shootings in Arizona, South Eastern Australia is battling catastrophic floods.
In this video a flash flood in Toowoomba, a city 79 miles west of Brisbane, washes away a parking lot of cars in a matter of [...]
- January 18, 2011
- If You Park This, You’re Probably An Asshole
The celebration of the new book A**holeology The Cheat Sheet comes to a close with a gallery of awful parking jobs.
Bad parking jobs can ruin my day. Even when they don’t affect me personally. If I see someone parked like a d-bag, it just drives me nuts.
It’s usually because [...]
- January 16, 2011
- The 5 Dumbest Car Features of All Time
Probably the sole most moneymaker in the auto industry are the add-on features. Yes, we all know that if you live in LA, you’re going to want a sunroof, and that’s going to cost you a ridiculous $2,000+ dollars.
Or if you live in Boston, what’s a car without seat heaters? So maybe [...]
- January 15, 2011
- Top 15 Most Beautiful Roads in the World
The greatest driving roads in the world should have a perfect mixture between challenging and complicated bends, long fast straights, little to no traffic and especially breathtaking views!
These roads might have enough twists and turns to give you a headache but you’ll feel incredible after you’ve conquered them and you’ll surely [...]
- January 9, 2011
- Report: Auto leasing making a strong comeback
Back in 1999, about one in four new vehicles purchased were leases. That number dropped throughout the last decade until the Great Recession put leasing on the endangered species list.
Automakers were losing money due to poorer-than-expected residual rates. At the same time, customers weren’t in the mood to spend money on [...]
