Archive for May 7th, 2008

Rapper DMX was arrested on Wednesday stemming from a speeding incident in January on Arizona’s Loop 101. Normally, a celebrity caught speeding wouldn’t merit much in the way of newsworthiness but this story has a few interesting details. First, DMX was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including speeding, reckless driving, endangerment and driving on… »

Rapper DMX was arrested on Wednesday stemming from a speeding incident in January on Arizona’s Loop 101. Normally, a celebrity caught speeding wouldn’t merit much in the way of newsworthiness but this story has a few interesting details. First, DMX was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including speeding, reckless driving, endangerment and driving on… »

These days it seems like everyone in the automotive world is obsessed with either big horsepower or alternative energy. But what would happen if you combined the two? This is the Naturmobile, a “hybrid” that utilizes electric power and— yep you guessed it, horse power. Ok, so actual horses may not churn out very impressive… »

Your beater of a vehicle may have broken down again, but that doesn’t mean you have to risk life and limb trying to repair that flat tire or radiator hose. Carrying around full size traffic cones is just a pain in the ass, so the blow up variety is a bit more convenient. Not only… »

Usually we try to fill this COTD slot with some obscure reference neatly (or not) tied into the day’s automotive zeitgeist. Today we’re going to take a brief break from that to appreciate the 250 Vintage Vehicles post, which we love as much as all of you do. Seriously, what would the morning be without… »

Asus, the masterminds behind the Lamborghini laptop branding, has bumped up the specs on its racy VX3 model. The laptop is a 12.1-inch beauty that weighs in at 3.6 pounds. The $3,300 price tag includes a sapphire-crystal webcam lens, leather palm rest, titanium alloy hinge, 320 GB hard drive, Intel T9300 Core 2 Duo processor,… »

Three guys from Utah have set out to drive through the contiguous 48 states in record time. Starting out Sunday in Vermont, they’re already in Wyoming on the way to North Dakota with the goal of getting home to Utah, via nine more states, by Friday. The time to beat is 5 days, 7 hours… »

Patrons at a Bellingham, Washington Starbucks got quite the surprise yesterday when a 2008 Chrysler 300 driven by an elderly man crashed through the floor to ceiling window and across the shop. Five people were injured in the incident, though none seriously, and the driver is facing a charge of second degree negligent driving. Fortunately… »

Patrons at a Bellingham, Washington Starbucks got quite the surprise yesterday when a Chrysler 300C driven by an elderly man crashed through the floor to ceiling window and across the shop. Five people were injured in the incident, though none seriously, and the driver is facing a charge of second degree negligent driving. Fortunately for… »

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We’ve seen the T3 Motion before, and the law enforcement version may look cool in this video, but we assure you it’s impossible to not look like a dork on one. So if you live in Minneapolis and are a police officer, prepare to look like a dork. Sure you’ll be able to… »