Vilner’s latest project is a tough and simplistic version of the Land Rover Defender. The interior gets an awesome makeover that still keeps the basic, off-roading feel. The two toned makeover hits the dash, seats, and ceiling. Clean gauges were crafted to match. A touch of entertainment has also been added with a screen for [...]
Online-music-service provider MOG is working with BMW to create a new application for the luxury brand’s cars. The purpose behind the app is to provide drivers with on-demand, streaming music for their car. The BMW 6-series, set to release this fall, will the first to feature the application. It will be ad-free unlimited listening, and [...]
New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg said in a recent press conference that he wants to “blanket every street corner with red traffic light cameras.” “I think we should have ‘em on every corner if we could,” the mayor said, “It people didn’t go through red lights, you’d save a lot of lives of elderly and [...]
The Ferrari 458 Italia is one of the most beautiful supercars we’ve ever laid eyes on – and we’re pretty sure you’ll agree. While some tuners are doing their best to give the 458 Italia a little more appeal, sometimes it’s just better to leave things the way they are. Here is a perfect example [...]
For any new automaker entering a market they previously didn’t sell in, there are many barriers along the way. A bunch of new models from China and India – including models from BYD, Mahindra and Tata – are on their way to the United States and according to GfK Automotive researchers, they will face some significant [...]
Just when you thought all the Lexus GS teasing was over, Toyota’s luxury brand has dropped to new teasers, giving us a peak at what the 2013 Lexus GS F-Sport and the 2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid will look like. Following the arrival of the 2013 Lexus GS in dealerships later this year, the Lexus [...]
LG Electronics USA has selected a brand ambassador and it’s not a human. The electronics giant said yesterday that it has selected the 2012 Ford Focus as its ‘LG Brand Ambassador.’ LG will receive a fleet of 200 For Focus hatchbacks to take the roads in creatively wrapped LG’s famous log and ‘Life’s Good’ slogan. [...]
High gas prices put a change on how and where one spends their money – however, it also puts a dent in how much they drive. According to the Federal Highway Administration Americans drove 15.5 billion fewer miles in the first half of 2011, the lowest level since 2004. According to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. drivers [...]
Fisker Automotive’s co-founder and CEO recently said that the company has plenty of cash, however, there’s apparently room for a lot more. According to Fortune Magazine, Fisker is seeking $200 million in a new private round of financing as it starts deliveries of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan and gears up for production of future [...]
According to research conducted by Pikes Research, more than 5 million plug-in hybrids and electric-vehciles will be sold worldwide during the next 6 years. Pikes says that the increase will happen due to the rise of fuel prices, tougher greenhouse-gas standards and government incentives. Pikes said that the U.S. is expected to pass Japan as [...]
