The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept was the star of the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show and carried wide range of completely or virtually production-ready components. After debuting with an overwhelming positive response and a huge desire to put the car in production, BMW announced today that it will produce a fully road-ready technology showcase vehicle based [...]
BMW Group announced today that it is expanding its plant in Leipzig to make it the first location in Germany to hold large-scale production of electric-vehicles. Up until 2013, BMW will invest €400 million ($561 million USD) in new buildings and machinery for the production of the Megacity Vehicle, which will enter production in 2013. [...]
Electric cars certainly have their benefit, but that is not to say that they are without drawback. The major issue – and one that has been identified and addressed by blind advocacy groups worldwide – is that of the very low to virtually no sound generated by these vehicles at lower speeds. Under 15 mph, [...]
BMW, known the world over for making superior quality vehicles and motorcycles, is expanding its business into the ‘big scooter’ world. The Concept C, BMW Motorrad new big scooter model, comes in response to Europeans needs to move through increasingly crowded streets and cities. The Concept C doesn’t represent the wild implementation of experimental and [...]
Next-gen traffic light ideas have been around forever; smart people, after all, need something to do besides stare at other people when they”re sitting at the lights. Denso, a parts manufacturer, has begun modeling a “smart traffic light system” that would use the information coming from incoming cars on both intersections to make decisions about [...]
For a long time, American consumers considered Toyotas strong compacts and midsize sedans and nothing more. Toyota has been working hard to change that perception and make a name for itself in more niche fields. It took another step at the 2010 SEMA Show by unveiling the Toyota Tundra Sportsman, a project designed in collaboration [...]
The GT-R is known, in some circles, for being an “ugly” car. It”s not true; the car looks fine. It just sometimes pales in comparison to the supercar types it competes with, both on the track and in everyday life. BMW”s and Mercedes” lavish interiors make the GT-R”s typically Nissan interior look particularly outclassed. Click [...]
Reading a car blog, people come to appreciate the machines for their intrinsic value: their beauty and their speed. But it”s important too to remember that people use cars as tools to explore their passions. One example of this is Four Wheeler Magazine“s Project Toyota 4Runner Backcountry, which debuted at SEMA 2010. This modified vehicle [...]
Convertibles, cabriolets, spyders”¦or whatever you feel like calling them were left to be made out of sports coupes like Mustangs, Mercedes SLs, Jaguar XKs. The brilliance of them was uncanny because of their serious starting points. But within the last 10 years, we”ve seen an influx of cars where they chopped off the roof of [...]
Most tuning packs focus on making a car stand out. Whether it”s by adding some sparkle, giving more definition to the frame, or buffing the power, garages and warehouses are good at making a car stand out. But how does one make a Lamborghini stand out? Thisis the question Unicate faced when they set out [...]
