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Dodge Shows us the 2008 Challenger SRT8
2008-02-06 19:19:00 For the third press conference of the day, Dodge showed us the production version of the 2008 Challenger SRT8. Focusing on the classic nature of the car, Dodge made sure we know the new version is faster all-around, going from 0-60 in 4.9 seconds, ran the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds, and has a 170mph top ... More About: Chicago Auto Show
2009 Acura RL - New Design Direction
2008-02-06 17:30:00 Second Press Conference of the 2008 Chicago Auto Show is Acura , who unveiled the all-new 2009 Acura RL. While not particularly attractive (looks like a BMW in the rear and has Subaru headlights,) we get an all-new 3.7L V6 engine producing more power, SH-AWD, and some fancy new features like traffic rerouting and weather on ... More About: Design , Direction , Rect
2009 Chevy Traverse Unveiled
2008-02-06 17:00:00 © Gearhead Media - Please visit Automoblog.net for more great content. ... More About: Chicago Auto Show , Chevy
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Delivered In Holland
2008-02-06 03:33:00 I like the Dutch, they seem like really nice people (or at least everyone that I’ve met or worked with so far). They’re also motorheads, given the right circumstances (think of Arie Luyendyk), and one of the car blogs that I check out regularly is called Autogespot (I have no idea how to say it either). And ... More About: Alfa Romeo , Holland , Romeo , Alfa
Proteus Coming To The USA? Be-Still My Heart!
2008-02-04 21:35:00 The great guys over at Classical Drives have great news: Proteus is coming to the US. For those of you that don’t know, Proteus is a British car manufacturer that makes spot on rerpos of Jaguar C & D-Types. And I mean spot on. No glass here boys, all aluminum bodywork, hand formed, just like the ... More About: Heart
Audi R8 Superbowl Ad
2008-02-04 16:11:00 Just listen to this thing: mmmmm…By the way, good luck getting one if you’re in the market. They have about a $60,000 premium on them right now on eBay, even though Audi has the rule where the owner can’t sell one until after 12 months of ownership. ... More About: Video , Superbowl
C?Mon Get Happy
2008-02-02 02:18:00 Ah Telstar Logistics, one of the coolest blog around, decided to look into what ever happened to The Partridge Family Bus. You know, that rolling homage to Piet Mondrian … er, more likely a cross between The Monkeymobile, Furthur, and Piet Mondrian all squeezed through the marketing department via standards & practices circa late 1960s. God knows ... More About: Funny , Happy
The New Audi TTS
2008-02-01 02:29:00 Well, what do we have here? What you see is the new Audi TTS (essentially, it’s the beefier version of the latest TT design). And it packs some impressive stats: A two-liter TFSI engine delivering 265 hp propels the TTS Coupe zero to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and, a governor-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). ...
2008 Chicago Auto Show Preview
2008-01-29 18:41:00 2008 marks the 100th edition of the Chicago Auto Show . Since 1901, Chicago has been home to the largest auto show in the nation, giving us car-loving mid-western corn dwellers something to be proud of. This year, the show will be featuring over 1,000 vehicles for a full 10 days. If you’re going, admission is $10 ... More About: Events , Preview
And You Think Your DMV Experience Was Bad
2008-01-28 22:33:00 OK, for those of you that don’t know, if you want to go Formula 1 racing (or run in a WRC or race at Le Mans), you have to get a license. It’s called the FIA Superlicense, and it’s handed out by the FIA, the world governing body of motorsports (an organization that’s a cross between ... More About: Racing , Experience
Mrs. Kelly Must be Very Understanding
2008-01-26 02:19:00 Joe Kelly Jr. is a lucky guy on a number of fronts. First, he’s got the wherewithal to afford buying models from companies like CMC & Exoto (and apparently buying them in bulk). Next, he’s got a place with enough room that he can devote an entire room to his hobby. And, probably most importantly, he’s ... More About: Understanding
43rd 2008 Dodge Challenger Painted ?Petty blue?, Auctioned
2008-01-25 00:29:00 OK, for me, this falls into the category of totally bitchin’. Before Dale (and that would be senior) and before NASCAR became an irresistible beige monolith of marketing and sponsorship opportunities with some “racing” thrown in now and again, one racer stood above them all. You don’t get a nickname like “King” lightly, and if anyone ever ... More About: Blue , Dodge , Petty , Dodge Challenger , 2008
Most Ugly Porsche Modification?
2008-01-23 17:46:00 OK, I’m stealing that title from the original source, the always interesting English Russia. First off, you can read it two ways: 1 - as a question, and 2 - you can read it like Bill and Ted (from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure): “Bill, look at what I did to my Porsche ? Ted, that is a ... More About: Ugly , Modification
Why Officer, Did I Do Something Wrong?
2008-01-22 22:28:00 The fine malchiki over at English Russia bring us this little item about a, um, customized Porsche Cayenne. Indeed, this is the Porsche Cayenne Turbo “Cannabis” Edition constructed by Russian builder GT-A Tuners. Pretty plain Jane on the outside apart from 20″ wheels. Inside and underneath, there’s a bunch of Rinspeed bits, but it’s the interior ... More About: Wrong , Officer
Ford Verve Concept: For the Youngins
2008-01-22 15:06:00 Yes, Ford is jumping on the “design them for the kids” bandwagon with the new Verve Concept . This new design trend of small cars with high-tech gizmos, premium (looking) materials, futuristic design, and an overall “cool-factor” was started by Toyota’s Scion division. It seems the huge success of Scion has eventually caught the eye on other manufacturers, now including Ford. The small car trend is also being heavily pushed by rising gas prices, which are also sparking a lot of sales for crossovers. The Verve is set to launch in the States in 2010 with this four-door model, and possibly the European 3-door version, depending on public reaction, which has so far been been at the better end of “meh.” “Millennials will be the defining group of customers in the future, driving all types of consumer trends,” said Jim Farley, Ford’s group VP, Marketing and Communications. “Ford’s European-based cars are a great fit for this ge...
Who Invented The Cup Holder?
2008-01-21 16:45:00 The good folks over at modern Modern Mechanix bring us this report about what could be the first cup holder. According to them, it first came around in 1950: “Travel snacks can be enjoyed while the car is in motion with a dashboard tray which prevents cold drinks or water glasses from tipping over. The tray hangs from two cords which are held on the dashboard by suction cups. Bottles or glasses rest on two disks which are suspended below the tray on chains. When not in use, the tray can be folded into small space for storage in the glove compartment.” Gack! Talk about not understanding the driving environment … I remember hearing a quote from a Mercedes engineer back in the 80s. A person at an autoshow mentioned the lack of cup holders in the upcoming S-Class, to which the Merc engineer responded, “I do not have a steering wheel on my dining table, why do you need to hold a cup in one of my cars?” Silly German engineer with multiple degrees … t...
Avocet? Yes Please!
2008-01-18 23:01:00 Ah, now we’re talkin’ … I like lightweight sports cars, no, I LOVE lightweight sports cars. The smaller, the lighter, the better, as near as I can tell. Put a license plate on it and make it reliable, and I’m happy. I’m even happier when it’s cheap. Sure, this ain’t cheap, but the more of them out ... More About: Avocet
GPS Tracking Unit from LandAirSea
2008-01-18 19:32:00 Back in July 2007 in New York, a man was arrested for the murder of a 12 year-old girl. The case was solved with evidence from a GPS tracking device that his wife apparently placed in his truck because she suspected that he was having an affair. The GPS Tracking device that was used is a ... More About: Unit
Aston Martin Wants A Seat At The Big Le Mans Table
2008-01-17 19:50:00 Well well, I could chalk this up to Dave Richards having too much time on his hands since Prodrive isn’t gong F1 racing any time soon, but why dwell on a (potential) negative. According to the race shop itself, Aston Martin is moving up to compete with the big boys in the LMP 1 class at ... More About: Racing , Le Mans , Seat , Table
Test Drive: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
2008-01-17 15:50:00 It was one year ago, almost to the day, that Honda unveiled a new direction they’re taking with the popular Accord. They chose a 2-door coupe to showcase the new design (because coupes are always more attractive than their 4-door counterparts,) but the sedan was being redesigned as well. The Accord Coupe Concept unveiled at ... More About: Drive , Test Drive , Test
Ban Them? When They Pry Them From My Cold Dead Hands!!
2008-01-16 06:19:00 “It comes to a point where there are certain things you just can’t do. And putting testicles on the back of a truck is just too much.” Thus spake Lionell Spruill, Virginia lawmaker who wants to ban Truck Nuts. And who am I to argue … Of course, when you start talking about legislating what’s in good ... More About: Idiots , Cold , Hands , Dead
2008 Shelby GT500KR, with how much HP??
2008-01-15 23:43:00 OK, Detroit Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show … let’s see, what do we got this year … something called an A-Bat, a whole bunch of hybrid this & that, SUVs renamed something-or-other-Vs, a whole bunch of Chinese cars with safety “standards” that will give Nader fits, the roll out of the 2008 ... More About: Mustang , Shelby
Lincoln MKT Concept
2008-01-15 15:01:00 Ah January … in these cold, bleak days, things are also pretty bleak for the car guy. Apart from Paris-Dakar (canceled this year, due to parts of Mauritania being crazier than an ER on Halloween night), there’s only one thing that holds interest for a car guy: Auto Shows. And the big one for America is the ... More About: Lincoln , Concept Cars , Concept
The More You Talk, The Slower You Drive
2008-01-11 20:14:00 From the files of the obvious, comes word of a new study that points out that driving in traffic and talking on a cell phone makes you drive slower. Well duh! Psychology professor David Strayer, at the University of Utah says that drivers on the phone tend to cruise “about 2 miles-per-hour slower on commuter-clogged roads than ... More About: Funny , Idiots , Drive , Misc , Talk
Toyota?s Deadline
2008-01-10 07:17:00 Well, it had to happen sooner or later, and although the hammer hasn’t fallen yet, the big cheeses back at the home office in Japan have announced that they’ve at least raised the hammer over Toyota ’s F1 racing division. Just to bring you all up to date, Toyota’s F1 racing program is huge, easily dwarfing the ... More About: Racing , Deadline
Jaguar is Being Bought By Who?!
2008-01-09 15:52:00 Well well, it seems that Jaguar , long rumored to be for sale by it parent FoMoCo, might be bought by Tata, of all people. All right, all right, knock it off, you dirty minded perverts in the back of class! For those of you who don’t know Tata is one of the largest car companies on the ...
Jaguar is Being Bought By Who?!
2008-01-08 19:52:00 Well well, it seems that Jaguar , long rumored to be for sale by it parent FoMoCo, might be bought by Tata, of all people. All right, all right, knock it off, you dirty minded perverts in the back of class! For those of you who don’t know Tata is one of the largest car companies on the ... More About: News
The New Bullitt, Better Then Frank?s Original Ride
2008-01-08 19:47:00 As one would expect, Ford is making a Bullitt version of its current iteration of the venerable Mustang . As an adopted San Franciscan, I feel that it is incumbent upon me to let you know and discuss this with you. For those of you that don’t know, Bullitt, was a movie produced in 1968 and starred the ... More About: Movies , Original , Ride
Brits Anti-Speed Cam Revolt
2008-01-08 15:55:00 So, is there a British version of Howard Beale out there that I didn’t know about? I ask this because it seems there’s an organized group of Englishmen out there that really, really hate traffic cameras. For those of you that didn’t know, England has one of the most spied upon populations on the planet. There are ... More About: Misc , Speed , Anti , Revolt , Brits
The Top 10 Cars For Women That?ll Make A Guy?s Head Turn
More articles from this author:2008-01-07 15:50:00 As near as I can tell Top Ten lists exist primarily to start arguments. The latest installment/evidence for this is an article entitled “Ten sexy cars to turn men’s heads”, from the British Eve Cars mag. Essentially, it’s a list of cars for women so they can impress men. Here’s the list: 1. Mercedes 300SL Roadster 2. Porsche 911 3. Mitsubishi ... More About: Funny , Women , For Women , List 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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