We can’t show you the most impressive infotainment system at CES
January 17, 2012 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, CES, Technology, Infotainment
The only thing we can show you is the image above. No video, no additional pics, just that.
Tucked away in the way-way-back of the South Hall at CES is Garmin’s private meeting room. One section holds the company’s current automotive, nautical and aviation systems, while the other is an [...]
Birdman can’t pay for his new $8 million Maybach Exelero
August 22, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Maybach, Earnings/Financials, Celebrities
What kind of person would order an $8 million Maybach? The same sort who’d take another Maybach and hack it up with a saw and blowtorch. That’s right, a hip-hop mega star.
Long before Jay-Z and Kanye West shot the music video for “Otis”, Bryan “Birdman” Williams had [...]
Agility Saietta electric motorcycle revealed, can’t be unseen [w/video]
February 4, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Motorcycle, Design/Style, Electric
Agility Saietta – Click above to watch the video after the break
Designed in London and christened with the phonetic spelling of “thunderbolt” in an Italian Apennine dialect, the Agility Saietta has just been revealed at the Carole Nash/MCN London Motorcycle Show. This newest debutante on the electric motorcycle scene doesn’t hold [...]
Electric cars can’t stay silent forever, noise is coming soon
May 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy
We can already picture all the NVH engineers huddled in some back corner crying together. After all, they just find out that the duties they held of eliminating noises from cars for decades are about to be crushed by a new safety guideline that will put noise back into electric [...]
Say what? Plug-in Prius can’t charge additional battery packs on the fly
May 14, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Toyota, Green Daily
2010 Plug-in Prius Prototypes – Click above for high-res image gallery
About a month ago, we got our hands on the Prius plug-in hybrid prototype for a brief drive. While we walked away pleased with the overall efforts from Toyota, we’re a bit upset to learn that the vehicle lacks the [...]
Can’t Recall? Car seat maker tries to profit from Toyota recalls, forgets own past
Filed under: Recalls, Toyota
Toyota is sporting one of the biggest black eyes this industry has ever seen thanks to three high-profile recalls involving over 8 million vehicles. Smelling blood in the water, some automakers have taken advantage of the situation by offering incentives aimed directly at owners of those recalled Toyotas. Shady? Perhaps, especially considering [...]
Review: 2010 Kia Forte Koup SX a beauty queen that can’t hide its roots
Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Kia, Reviews
2010 Kia Forte Koup – Click above for high-res image gallery
It’s time to stop being surprised that Koreans can make good cars. Kia and its sister-brand Hyundai have been doing it for years now, with each successive model being better than the last. Hyundai has been selling vehicles in [...]
