Archive | December, 2010
BREAKING: 2011 Chrysler 300 breaks cover before Detroit

BREAKING: 2011 Chrysler 300 breaks cover before Detroit

While Chrysler won’t show us the 2011 Chrysler 300 until the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January, the folks at Motor Trend have some how published high-res photos of the sedan. At first look, you will notice that the 2011 300 is completely redesigned with similar proportions and a more elegant look. Click here for [...]

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Video: Which is faster, a golf ball hit by a Diablo Octane Driver or a 550-hp Lamborghini Gallardo?

Video: Which is faster, a golf ball hit by a Diablo Octane Driver or a 550-hp Lamborghini Gallardo?

Which is faster? A golf ball hit by Callaway Gold’s Stuart Appleby or a 550-hp Lamborghini Gallardo? Recently, at the Sandown Racecourse outside of Melbourne, Australia, Appleby showed off Callaway’s new Diablo Octane Driver and went head-to-head with a 550-horsepower Gallardo to determine which would win in a 275 yard race. The event celebrated Diablo [...]

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Video: Do you know the speed limit in NYC?

Video: Do you know the speed limit in NYC?

New Yorkers are very knowledgable about a lot of things except the speed limit in the City. The Department of Transportation has created a series of television and outdoor ads to call attention that the speed limit in New York City is 30 mph. It is set at that level largely because a pedestrian struck [...]

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Video: 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS driven to extreme… you should really see this

Video: 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS driven to extreme… you should really see this

The 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is probably one of the sexiest 911s we’ve ever laid our eyes on. Why? Well, besides being a real head-turner, the 2011 911 GT2 RS is the fastest, most powerful road-going Porsche ever built. Porsche has just released a video showing the 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS driven to [...]

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Reaction to BMW 1-Series M Coupe may spawn convertible, GTS/CSL type

Reaction to BMW 1-Series M Coupe may spawn convertible, GTS/CSL type

We’re just a couple days away from the official debut of the highly-anticipated BMW 1-Series M Coupe. Originally, BMW decided to build just a limited 2,700 units of the 1-Series M Coupe, however, due to the positive response, BMW has lifted the cap and will continue to produce the car through Spring of 2012. Usually, [...]

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Audi dreams up e-den charging station in Design Miami

Audi dreams up e-den charging station in Design Miami

As we slowly move to accept the future of electric-vehicles, one thing we must understand is that charging an electric-car takes longer than filling up your car with gasoline or diesel. So instead of having a convenient store that you can run in and out of, what will charging stations of the future have to [...]

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Michigan Congressman leases Cadillac Escalade Hybrid on your dime, let’s son drive it

Michigan Congressman leases Cadillac Escalade Hybrid on your dime, let’s son drive it

With our government currently hemorrhaging money that it doesn’t really have, it comes as a bit disheartening that our nation’s legislators are riding in the lap of luxury on taxpayer money. A Detroit news show recently reported that Congressman John Conyers’, D-Mich, $76,000 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (leased for him by congress) was broken into, while [...]

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Study says distracted drivers are likely smart and rich

Study says distracted drivers are likely smart and rich

A recent poll shows that the most distracted drivers are the ones with higher education and high paying jobs. The poll commissioned by InsuranceQuotes.com shows that 93% of drivers admit to distracted driving. While four in ten Americans acknowledge that their distracted driving has caused them to swerve, slam on the breaks, receive tickets, and [...]

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Video: 2011 Nissan LEAF production process outlined in 5 min video

Video: 2011 Nissan LEAF production process outlined in 5 min video

Earlier this week we saw a short two minute video of the production process involved with building the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Nissan has now released a video of its all electric LEAF going down the production line. Nissan’s 5 minute video outlines the production process starting from the battery, motor, inverter to the vehicle. Click [...]

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Video: Ford Shelby GT500 engine blows up on dyno

Video: Ford Shelby GT500 engine blows up on dyno

If you don’t know how to strap on a car on the dyno and run it properly it’s not something you should really mess with. What happens if you do? Just watch this video of a Shelby GT500 owner who blew his motor. By the way… what is that guy doing sitting on the rear [...]

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