Archive for April 23rd, 2008

The quirky Morgan Super Sport inspired Blackjack Zero has until this point been powered by a VW flat four air cooled motor and the occasional 2CV plant. However, based on pictures on their website, it looks like Blackjack is set to sell one to hook up to Moto Guzzi power. There’s no info to back… »

By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Now here’s an original project. Some guys who post over at VWVortex are building a Nissan 240 truck. The weirdest thing is not the fact that they are converting a former drift car to a pickup, but that they are adding a cantilever rear suspension, sorta F1 style. More pics after the jump…. »

Sometimes it’s just as much fun to talk about a car that doesn’t work as one that really does. It’s hard to find words to describe the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione that do its beauty justice. In the same vein, we enjoy talking about the M-Zero just as much, and have no problem coming up… »

Perhaps you breathed a sigh of relief after Chevy-Powered Porsche Hell was over with, figuring that (with the small-block-motivated 911 winning so decisively) you would be spared the temptation of a hacked-up Porsche sporting a non-Stuttgart engine for quite a while. However Project Car Hell doesn’t work that way; just because you were able to… »

Well, it’s approaching that time in the Nissan Xterra’s life cycle, and 2009 will bring a fresh look to the youth-oriented ute.
Our photos clearly show that the 2009 Nissan Xterra’s grille will look more like that on the Nissan Frontier pickup truck, although not too many other changes and updates are obvious at the… »

The Gumpart Apollo is one mean machine with its twin-turbo 4.2-liter Audi V8. But for next month’s 24-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring, Gumpert will be swapping out that powertrain for something a bit more green. Since fuel economy is a key factor in a long race, the Apollo racer will be fitted with hybrid… »

For those of you torn between a Mazda3 and a non-Evo Mitsubishi Lancer, China’s Hafei Auto may have the answer for you in the Saibao V (Saibao means “running leapoard”). This newly revealed car takes the stock Saibao sedan and adds numerous visual tweaks including the sportier wheels, revised front fender, a gigantic spoiler and… »

Yeah, so, that Car of the Future episode of Nova with Click and Clack just wasn’t all that good, sorry about that. The episode should probably have been called “Moments of forced laughter from two funny old guys in between John Lithgow talking down to the viewer about the car of the future”. However, buried… »

The Dutch Cycling Federation in the Netherlands is boldly approaching car manufacturers and requesting hood-mounted external airbags on all vehicles. It’s either that or they’re going to have to stop running into cyclists (which will never happen). We’re not going to get into the “roads are for cars” debate because we’re sure the commenters will… »

Like the Minotaur or the Griffin, the idea of a rust free AMC Eagle is one of legend, impossibility, sillyness even. Though these tanks posing as cars were the forerunners to todays crossover, and sported big AMC I6’s, all-wheel-drive, and seriously crazy ride characteristics, they were not known for their corrosion resistance. So how is… »