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12 April 2008 posted in Auto 12 views
Overhead in AIM: Neff bringt die Perspektive Nunez die Fahrt in dieser Woche ... Wir Autobloggers Chat über AIM die ganze Zeit. Stellen Sie sich eine Nur-Text-Version des Podcast, nur 100 mal mehr scatterbrained (wer wusste, war dies überhaupt m ...
Tags: kia, joystiq, sony, aim, podcast, alero, kia optima, rs4, neff, realen, toten, Gt5Prologue, gt5 prologue, converstionwerkzeug, Neff vs Nunez, NeffVs.Nunez, brass knuckles, hahahaha
1 June 2007 posted in Car Buying 8 views
Winding Road invents click image above to enlarge The good boffins at Winding Road have come up with a metric called Speed per Dollar (SpD). Its aim is to put straight-line vehicle performance into an easy-to-understand f ...
Tags: cars, hp, supercars, perspective, mazdaspeed 3, aim, ariel atom, vehicle performance, bugatti veyron, straight line, boffins, winding road, dollar index
27 May 2007 posted in Convertibles 6 views
Enter the rumormill: Lexus IS coupe cometh Although we've heard the rumors before, and it still seems like a no-brainer, Lexus has remained mum on the introduction of an IS coupe. With its assault on everything held dear to the Bimmer and Merc ...
Tags: lexus, rear window, bimmer, spy shots, sports coupe, merc, matter of time, garages, aim, no brainer, grain of salt, wishful thinking, lexus dealerships, recent news, refugees, rumormill, nihon car, photochopped image, c classes, car top
23 May 2007 posted in Spy Photos 9 views
Spy Shots: Fiat 500 Abarth scooting around the 'Ring Camera wielding spies around the Nurburgring have spotted what appears to be an Abarth variant of the new Fiat 500 super-mini. Abarth is Fiat's long-time in-house tuner and it looks like the Italians ...
Tags: bmw, hp, mini cooper s, mini cooper, tires, spy shots, 4l, competitor, long time, fiat, brit, aim, nurburgring, italians, spies, new fiat 500, diminutive size, fiat 500 abarth, profile tires, cylinder car
14 November 2006 posted in Concept Cars 1 views
Bulging Bulgarian: I2B Wildcat The Italian stallions face all sorts of competition, from Germany, England, even Japan, but Bulgaria? Eastern Europe doesn't produce many supercars, but a few guys – two Ivans and a Branimir &nd ...
Tags: curb weight, supercars, lamborghini, horsepower, prototype, sportscar, aim, creators, all sorts, investors, renderings, morphing, eastern europe, wildcat, mosler, bulgaria, raven, target figures, news photo gallery, ivans
6 October 2006 posted in Japan 7 views
Everything's O-Kei: New Daihatsu Move introduced in Japan Another day. Another kei. This time, it's Daihatsu, which has released a redesigned version of its Move minicar. Available as the subdued Move or the more sporty-looking Move Custom (above), the car f ...
Tags: speed auto, fuel economy, launch, horsepower, cvt, silhouette, aim, quality interior, two versions, turbocharged engine, 4wd, dramatic change, daihatsu, sporty version, kei car, motor co, o kei, daihatsu move custom, japanese minicar, masculine flavor
18 September 2006 posted in Aftermarket 4 views
BMW M10 supercar from Racing Dynamics: Do they know something that we don't? Traditionally aftermarket tuners wait until the car is already on the market before they start planning how they're going to tweak it, but Italy's premier BMW tuning house Racing Dynamics is apparentl ...
Tags: bmw, hp, top speed, new bmw, curve, italy, modified version, aim, mercedes bmw, audi r8, bmw tuning, bmw m10 supercar, racing dynamics
18 July 2006 posted in Etc. 5 views
How to design car toys for high-tech kids HotWheels Radar Gun ($24.99) Gary Swisher is the guy who has everybody's dream job -- he's the design chief for HotWheels, Tyco and Matchbox, and he's in charge of designing the cool and timeless drea ...
Tags: businessweek, video games, tastes, cell phones, aim, design chief, radar detector, toy cars, matchbox, dream cars, cat and mouse, hotwheels radar gun, cat and mouse game, timeless dream, easy job, car toys, games for kids, swisher, dream job, tyco
15 June 2006 posted in Spy Photos 5 views
U.S. to get Honda Civic Type-R? We might not get another Acura RSX, but as it turns out, that might not be such a bad thing. AutoWeek spotted the Honda Civic Type-R testing in Germany recently (pictured), and had a deep thought: the ...
Tags: bmw, hp, autoweek, germany, honda civic, honda, acura, rsx, acura rsx, aim, top model, civic type r, honda civic type r, london motor, sized hole, deep thought
18 October 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 11 views
Ford and Cleveland Cops go on Hybrid Patrol Ford is kicking off a 10-city Hybrid Patrol tour in Cleveland today, the aim of which is to educate police departments on fuel conservation habits. Police departments use an enormous amount of fuel an ...
Tags: gasoline, ford, fuel economy, tires, mercury mariner, mercury, cops, wee bit, aim, mercury mariner hybrid, air pressure, bp, bp gas cards, fuel conservation, cleveland police, police departments
17 October 2005 posted in Aftermarket 5 views
Honda aims for the tuner market at SEMA 2005 Edmunds is reporting that Honda will unveil tuner versions of the 2006 Civic Si and Ridgeline pickup at this year's SEMA. After playing a huge role in the early days of the tuner movement with its Civ ...
Tags: cars, models, automaker, tuners, honda, las vegas, wraps, edmunds, unveiling, aim, sema 2005, vehicle manufacturer, 2006 civic si
14 October 2005 posted in Trends 12 views
California expands low-cost insurance program California is expanding its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program with the aim of reducing the 14% of drivers that carry no insurance in the state. The program doesn't depend on government subsidies, ...
Tags: insurance, risk, bad news, aim, government subsidies, california motorists, uninsured motorists, low cost insurance, automobile insurance, insurance program, catastrophic events
17 September 2005 posted in Gadgets 5 views
Will Big Brother ride in your car? This week's edition of The Economist (subscription required) describes a number of technology initiatives around the world that aim to have your car tell your government what you're doing. In the Unit ...
Tags: cars, trucks, cameras, motorists, aim, big brother, speed limit, united arab emirates, tattle tale, economist subscription, technology initiatives, gps tracking device, using a gps, rfid tags, toll road, british government, european countries, government contract, uae, real time
27 June 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 3 views
Honda take aim at fuel cell costs In what seems to be a follow up to both GM's and Toyota's comments on fuel cell costs, Honda aims to cut hydrogen-powered fuel cell car prices to a hundreth of their current level. Their goal, like mo ...
Tags: gm, gasoline, hybrids, driving experience, honda, internal combustion engine, fuel cells, hydrogen, fuel cell car, aim, momentum, car prices, fuel cell cars, fuel cell powered cars, engine cars, hundreth, sure thing, car price, volta, adoption
25 March 2005 posted in Motorsports 7 views
New York Auto Show: More Mazda MX-5 Either I missed it or Mazda did not have the 2006 MX-5 3rd Generation Limited car on display. I did, however, get plenty of time in the gray MX-5 on the floor. Also there was the race-ready MX-5 on di ...
Tags: wheel, steering wheel, tires, differential, mazda, exhaust system, mazda mx 5, stainless steel, new york auto, new york auto show, aim, shock absorbers, racing hart wheels, racing lubricants, point rollcage, steel header, custom dash, racing seat, data logger, engine transmission
5 February 2005 posted in SUVs 6 views
Is anyone else disturbed by this picture? Anyone else a bit disturbed by the picture of the Dalai Lama signing a Land Rover Discovery hood? This is for the "Drive Around the World LONGITUDE Expedition" where four 2003 Certified Pre-Owned Land ...
Tags: press release, land rover, land rover discovery, aim, dalai lama, rover discoveries, research projects, longitude, caption, geography, journey
31 January 2005 posted in Gadgets 7 views
GM to add OnStar and stability control in every vehicle In an aim to make GM the safest manufacturer the automaker will make OnStar and electronic stability control standard on all vehicles by 2010. OnStar will become standard with one year service by 2007 ...
Tags: gm, automaker, sticker price, electronic stability control, onstar, aim