Quick Spin: Amp ML EV puts the luxury of Ohio coahbuilders onto Iceland’s roads
May 21, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Amp Electric Vehicles
The right vehicle to start moving a country off gasoline
Amp Electric Mercedes-Benz ML EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
Amp isn’t the first company to figure out that luxury vehicles can better hide the cost of an expensive battery pack than an econobox – Tesla Motors and [...]
Quick Spin: Audi Quattro Concept
December 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Audi, Specialty, Quick Spin
Thirty Years After The Original, Audi Wants To Build Another Masterpiece
Audi Quattro Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Blue and red flashing lights filling the mirror after a spirited canyon run are never welcomed. Yet this time, I’ve fully embraced them. Why?
I’m driving down [...]
Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro
September 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Specialty, Design/Style, Quick Spin
FireBreather Camaro – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hollywood movies are chock full of kick-ass superhero cars. There are radical vehicles, like the Batmobile and Mach 5, and then there are the gussied-up street cars like Eleanor, Greased Lightning and Austin Powers’ Shaguar. Aside from [...]
That was quick – Ferrari 599 Roadster preview confirmed
September 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Ferrari, Design/Style
That didn’t take long. As soon as the Ferrari 599 Spyder post went live this afternoon we started hearing from multiple sources that Ferrari did indeed preview a 599 “Roadster” in Monterey a few weeks ago and that the letter posted on Luxury4Play is authentic. It shouldn’t be [...]
Toyota develops “SMART” process for quick on-site evaluation of unintended acceleration cases
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Ever since the whole Toyota recall debacle exploded late in 2009, one of the company’s biggest problems has been the way it has responded to the problems. Many have criticized Toyota for either ignoring the problems or pretending that there is nothing wrong, but the company is now seeking to address [...]
Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there’s real potential here
March 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Saturn, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily, Automotive X-Prize, Amp Electric Vehicles
Amp Sky – Click above for high-res image gallery
What you see in the picture above is not a Saturn Sky. Well, OK, it is a Sky, but it’s a Sky that has been converted to all-electric drive by Amp [...]
