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Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Commercial: My Distaste for the Gallardo is Sh
2008-05-31 21:28:00 Alright, I admit it, the Lamborghini Gallardo is growing on me. But very slowly! Due to the recent release of the Gallardo LP560-4, I’m starting to get over my general dislike of the Lamborghini Gallardo . Long-term readers of Automoblog will be familiar with my having always thought the Gallardo was just a trendy, over-priced Audi. Mass-produced ... More About: Video , Commercial
Crash Tests
2008-05-31 19:17:00 © Gearhead Media - Please visit Automoblog.net for more great content. ... More About: Video , Crash , Tests
Difficult is Worth Doing
2008-05-31 01:16:00 Sponsored by Honda Honda launched a new ad campaign for the Accord based on Skydiving. Check out the video above. The video itself doesn’t have any indication of it being from Honda, but only points us to DifficultIsWorth Doing.com, which at first just appears to be a basic blog about skydiving. Take a deeper look though (or ...
Born To Be Mild
2008-05-30 19:58:00 So, for some reason, Daniel McDermon, a reporter for the New York Times decided to take the new Vespa S for a spin down the length of the island of Manhattan. At first I thought, ‘That’s crazy! A scooter out there with New York city cabbies and what-not?” And then I remember that I watched “Roman Holiday” ... More About: Funny
Maserati GranTurismo S
2008-05-30 15:19:00 Simply stunning. Those two words pretty much sum it up for the new 2008 Maserati GranTurismo S. This car is simple but gorgeous, and aggressive but elegant? which is a look that only the Italians can magically make happen. American cars are either really cool or really aggressive, but we can’t hit elegant. The Germans give ...
Pulse Jet Powered Bicycle
2008-05-29 20:56:00 I know, this is a blog about cars, but this is just too good. There’s a bunch of things that makes this great/terrifying. First off, it’s that they mounted the engine on a bicycle. Not a car, or a truck, or even a motorcycle, but something that looks like a re-done Schwinn. Next, that’s not your run of ... More About: Funny , Pulse , Bicycle
Geely Tiger GT: The First Sexy Car From China
2008-05-29 15:14:00 I’m surprised, and very pleasantly so. China is the world’s largest country in terms of population, with around 1.3 billion people, yet they have not produced a single, solitary, good looking car. All those minds, and not one good car. Which is why I’m so happy to hear about the Geely Tiger GT. This is, without doubt, the ... More About: Sexy
Freeman Dyson?s Answer To Global Warming
2008-05-29 01:06:00 Well this is very interesting, very interesting indeed. First off, let me just explain to those of you who Freeman Dyson is. He was one of the youngest people on the staff of the Manhattan Project, and although a brilliant nuclear physicist, the bulk of his work has been in astrophysics. He’s also the father of ... More About: News , Global Warming , Answer , Global
Pontiac Spyhunter Commercial: Making Of
2008-05-28 18:43:00 Remember that awesome commercial from Pontiac a couple months ago for the G8 that looked like the old video game Spyhunter? Here it is again if you don’t remember: Anyway, they made a “making of” video for it, which is worth a look-see if you enjoyed the commercial and/or like the technical side of CG and ... More About: Video , Commercial
50 Most Memorable Movie Cars
2008-05-27 18:31:00 I have a theory, and it seems to be holding: Top 100 (or 1000 or 50 or whatever) lists are mainly there to start discussions, and on many occasions, arguments. It’s very rare when you’re going to look at a list of something like “The Top 50 Bourbons”, and say, “They’re right ‘Ol Rebel Rot-Gut Special ... More About: Movies , Movie , Cars , List
Working Lego V8 Engine
2008-05-24 15:18:00 © Gearhead Media - Please visit Automoblog.net for more great content. ... More About: Video , Engine , Lego , Working
Audi 4.2 liter V8 In 1981 Lotus Esprit
2008-05-23 20:49:00 Oh, you gotta love this . Look, Lotus Esprit s are very very capable cars, some of them are frighteningly quick. There are also, however, somewhat, how can I put this delicately, fragile and temperamental. Now, I have a friend, Rory, who disputes this. He’s owned 4 or 5 Lotus Esprits, and he says they’re perfectly reasonable and dependable ... More About: Audi , Liter
Subaru Impreza WRC2008 To Debut At Acropolis Rally
2008-05-22 22:26:00 Well this is interesting … Subaru , along with Prodrive, who runs their world rally team for them, have decided to debut their new Impreza WRC2008 earlier than previously announced. From what I gather (since SpeedTV doesn’t cover the WRC any more, which is lame-lame-lame), Subaru drivers Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson have been slavering to get ... More About: Rally , Debut , Subaru Impreza
Why Chrysler?s New $2.99/gallon of Gas Promo Is Merely So-So
2008-05-22 15:11:00 By now everyone?s heard of Chrysler ?s new incentive in which they offer to lock in a gallon of gas at $2.99 for up to three years on a new Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep vehicle, up to 12,000 miles a year of course. Sweet deal, aye? So that leaves just one question; what?s the catch? And ... More About: Opinions , Promo
The Aston Martin AM V10, Please Build This
2008-05-21 23:01:00 The fine, fine folks from Holland’s Autogespot have a real stunner here. This is the Aston Martin AM V10. Sadly, it is not the product of the boys from Warwickshire, but come from someone called Sabaman.. And internet rumor and computer generated trifle, but oh what a trifle. See, I think that every car company should have something ... More About: Concept Cars , Build
Would You Buy a Tata Nano?
2008-05-21 15:03:00 If you haven’t been reading your favorite automotive magazine over the past year, then you’ve missed out on the big following of the little car from India: the Tata Nano . In short, literally, the Nano is four-door “ultra” compact sedan/hatch, measuring in at 10.2 feet long (122.4 inches) by 4.9 feet wide (58.8 inches) by ... More About: Opinions , Tata Nano
Scuderia Bizzarrini P538
2008-05-20 21:56:00 In the words of Lando Calrissian. “What have we here?” What we have here is the new (OK, proposed) Bizzarrini P538. Those old enough to remember, or those gear-headed enough will know the Bizzarrini name. Bizzarrini is, of course a noted Italian designer from the 60s, most well known for designing the body on Ferrari’s 250 GTO ... More About: Scuderia
Opel RAK 2, What Could Possibly Go Wrong
2008-05-19 20:48:00 The car you see pictured above is the Opel RAK 2. Fritz von Opel built a whole series of these deals, and this was his second try. I came across this mention of him over at the Hemmings blog and was presently surprised, since von Opel’s experimentation with these cars plays to my interest in all ... More About: Wrong
Caterham R500 Versus Ducati
2008-05-17 16:47:00 © Gearhead Media - Please visit Automoblog.net for more great content. ... More About: Video , Versus , Ducati
Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir
2008-05-17 15:06:00 First there was the Bugatti Veyron , and the world was stunned. Supercars everywhere, regardless of nameplate, fell to the mercy of the Bugatti’s merciless 1001 horsepower, W16 engine with a top speed in excess of 250 mph. Then, because the Veyron seemed to not be exclusive enough, the Pur Sang was released. Called “Pure Blood”, this ... More About: Noir , Bugatti Veyron
Smart Car Gets Hit by TWO Trucks
2008-05-16 20:43:00 ee-YOW!! What you see here is, essentially, a real-world crash test of the much loved (by some) Mercedes Benz Smart ForTwo city car. This comes by way of CarScoop by way of Jalopnik, and it happened somewhere in North America (there’s some discussion going on as to whether it’s the USA or Canada). Seems that this particular ... More About: Trucks , Mercedes-Benz , Smart Car
Mercedes-Benz Mansory Renovatio SLR
2008-05-16 15:38:00 The SLR McLaren, the beastly exoticar from Mercedes , just got beastlier Mansory, the expensive, high-end, exoticar modifier, is responsible. This is Mansory’s newest project, and perhaps the ultimate modified Mercedes. And don’t be thinking that it’s just another Brabus-type aftermarket package, ’cause this is beyond anything Brabus, or anyone else, could have ever done. Its debut at the 2008 ... More About: Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Benz
McLaren Readying Ferrari F430 Adversary
2008-05-15 20:25:00 “McLaren Readying Ferrari F430 Adversary” or so says the good folks at CarScoop. This has been in the wings, and on again/off again (depending on the relationship between McLaren & Mercedes) for awhile. My first thought was, “Yeah, McLaren wants it to build a Ferrari F430 adversary, but they got a long way to go to ... More About: Mercedes-Benz
1964 Ferrari 250 LM To Be Auctioned This Weekend
2008-05-14 16:42:00 OK … OK … calm down … breath … breath … slow down and breath … stay calm … calm … calm … It seems that at the upcoming “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction in Maranello, Italy that’s organized by RM Auctions, and by ‘upcoming’ I mean this weekend will feature an extremely rare 1964 ... More About: Weekend
Combine Demolition Derby
2008-05-13 18:45:00 NASCAR too high-falutin’ for ya? Thing those monster truck athletes are gettin’ a little too big fer their britches? Tractor pulls have sold to corporate interests, ruining the purity of the sport? Then look no further than Combine Demolition Derby ! You heard me, I said Combine Demolition Derby. In years to come, people with speak of Lind, Washington with the ...
Ford to Debut 2009 Focus Coupe Tomorrow on Fox
2008-05-13 18:14:00 Ford really seems to be turning things around lately. They’ve just announced that they will redesign the Focus Coupe for the 2009 model year, giving it a more sporty appeal. Although not a huge change in design, it does look good: They’ll be debuting the car on the popular TV show American Idol tomorrow (Wednesday, May ... More About: Ford , Tomorrow , Debut
Radars de Vitesse-Commande Faits Sauter en France
2008-05-12 22:27:00 Well, seems like the French are about as happy with traffic cameras as the Brits or us (although last time I heard, the Brits were leading the way in wanton camera destruction). The folks over at AutoblogGreen had this nifty little story up lately. The latest victim was in Saint-Gervais and is the TWELFTH radar camera that ... More About: News , France
A Touching Story About A Mother and Her Car
2008-05-11 09:15:00 I’m not one who shows his emotions a whole lot. (The word “never” comes to mind.) However, a story I read yesterday in the Wall Street Journal really struck a chord with me. It was about a man who had to come to grips with the loss of his mother by finally getting rid of ... More About: Story , Opinions , Mother
Australia, The Funniest Continent
2008-05-11 00:49:00 From points antipodal, via Autoblog. More photos after the jump. © Gearhead Media - Please visit ... More About: Funny , Australia , Continent
Ferrari To Unveil New Model Online
More articles from this author:2008-05-09 20:35:00 From the good folks at CarScoop (who are really living up to their name this time) comes word that rumored-for-awhile-now Ferrari GT will be debuted online, and right soon at that. This link, ?FerrariGTCountDown?, has just popped up live, and soon (they say) it will show what the new Ferrari GT will both look like and ... More About: Model , Online 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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