Archive for May 2nd, 2008

The first thought that comes to mind when taking a step back to look at the Geiger F650, is that this thing is gonna be thirsty for fuel. While it may not be powered by mere petrol, keep in mind that in most places diesel fuel actually costs more nowadays. Sure, you get over 737… »

There’s something about The Rocky Horror Picture Show that has always weirded us out. As much as we like campy films, transsexuality and Barry Bostwick, the film has always missed the mark with us as a campy classic (we much prefer Plan 9 From Outer Space and O’ Lucky Man). That being said, the movie… »

Scripture tells us to “do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God,” though perhaps we can now add to that “burn rubber in a Mustang.” Welcome to the Mustang Church of American and Museum, a church-cum-museum dedicated to saving the soul and evangelizing the Ford Mustang. The 7,000-square-foot facility near Franklin, Kansas is… »

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For those that haven’t turned on a television or viewed any other website in the past 48 hours, the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV was released to the masses. Like previous GTA’s, driving is a huge part of the gameplay, but this version even includes drunk driving, which makes the folks at… »

By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
The CTS-V earned a convincing victory over the RS 4 in this week’s Showroom Showdown. In general, style and the horsepower seemed to trump AWD and “German engineering.” But my favorite quote was by Tony87: “Even if the Caddy was made in some mexican sweat shop. I’d rather have a burrito than a… »

Don’t have the $100,000-plus to pony up for a new Maserati? Don’t worry, friends, there are other options out there. Take this Maserati Lamp, for example. Designed and produced by Lumina, this ode to Italian design is available in a standing or tabletop version. It takes a cue from the automaker by including the Maserati… »

Suppose you’re a kid in auto shop, much like many of us undoubtedly were at some point, and a local big kid brings one of his toys to the shop. That big kid would be Mark Nye and his toy is a Solar T41-M9A gas turbine jet engine. This is much bigger than the football-sized… »

Planners in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn had a little fun when putting up stop signs and now that fun is done thanks to a party-pooping mayor. The signs are the standard issue octagons, but included are funny catchphrases and song lyrics that commonly accompany the word “stop.” The hijinks include “Stop In The… »

Covering a car in Rhino bedliner spray is something we’ve been thinking about ever since we found out that this V8-powered 2CV had a similar setup. And while the 2CV maintained a rather classy and safari-appropriate white color, this Jeep Grand Cherokee has been drenched with the standard-issue light black color. While an interesting idea,… »

Our long national nightmare is over — the men of the four rings have announced the Audi TTS will be coming to America. Yep, it won’t be long now until the 2.0 liter turbocharged four with its 265 HP and 258 lb.ft of torque will be showing off it’s 4.9 second zero to sixty times… »