Contest seeks to redesign Tron light cycle
March 27, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Etc., Design/Style
We’ll be the first to admit that we went full geek over Tron: Legacy, and gaming website SideQuesting.com is showing its enthusiasm for the franchise by running a contest to reimagine the famous light cycle. Disney’s reworked battle bikes for Legacy were brilliant, but SQ wants to see exactly what designers cruising [...]
Report: Tata Pixel given European green light
March 16, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Tata, Diesel
2011 Tata Pixel Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Tata Motors has reportedly approved the Tata Pixel, a microcar concept it showed off at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, for production. The minute Pixel is advertised as the most efficiently-packaged four-seater in the [...]
EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept previewed ahead of Geneva Motor Show
February 27, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Electric
EDAG Light Car Sharing Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
EDAG is headed back to the Geneva Motor Show with a new take on car sharing. The company plans to unveil the new Light Car Sharing Concept, a machine that blends lightweight composites, modular pieces and an [...]
Toyota recalling 94,000 2011 Sienna minivans over brake light bracket issue
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Recalls, Toyota
2011 Toyota Sienna – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 94,000 2011 Sienna minivans produced before the beginning of November 2010. The recall is a result of a Stop Lamp Switch Bracket placed near the parking brake. When the parking brake is fully applied [...]
Hourglass traffic light concept is street racing’s best friend
November 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Etc., Safety, Technology, Design/Style
Designer Thanva Tivawong has come up with a solution for all you impatient drivers out there. What if you knew exactly when a stoplight was going to change from green to yellow, or more importantly, from red to green? In theory, traffic would be expedited and drivers would be less [...]
Report: Volkswagen Bluesport gets the green light
July 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Budget, Performance, Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen, Rumormill, Diesel
Volkswagen BlueSport Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Now this is interesting. Hot on the heels of rumored turmoil in the VW/Audi/Porsche house over the BlueSport roadster, AutoExpress is reporting that VW has given the droptop concept the green light for production. Color [...]
Traffic light as redesigned for the color blind
June 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Etc., Design/Style
The Uni-Signal traffic light – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Uni-Signal is aimed at helping those who are red-green colorblind to have an easier time with traffic signals. Instead of using circles for all three lights, the red light gets a triangle, the yellow light remains circular, while the green light [...]
Living with the Tesla Roadster Sport: One week in an electric light orchestra
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Tesla, Reviews, Electric
2010 Tesla Roadster Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
After finally getting myself situated in the back of the Boeing, I notice the lady to my left wearing a Tesla fleece. As fate, the alignment of the stars and unbridled dumb luck would have it, I was [...]
