Archive for July 25th, 2008

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, USA
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There’s a new Tesla Roadster review making its rounds on the interweb. So, what makes this particular review special? After all, it’s not like we haven’t read numerous reports from those lucky enough to find themselves in the drivers seat of the… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, UK

There’s lots of green-car action taking place at this years British International Motor Show (BIMS) and although we can’t be there in person, our vlogger pal Danny is. Today, Danny has a fresh interview with Darryl Siry from Tesla who was at the show to check out the Lightning GT… »

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/television/Top_Gear_USA_To_Feature_Mel_B_Howie_Mandel_And_A_Kia_Rio’; Well folks, we’ve now heard from two separate sources that the reasonably-priced car that Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will drop stars behind the wheel of will be none other than the Kia Rio. But that’s not all we’ve learned. Our sources also tell us… »

Those on the fence about the new Knight Rider television show need look no further than these shots of the newly upgraded KITT from Popular Mechanics shot at Comic-Con 2008. At a panel discussion in front of Knight Rider fanboys-girls they showed video of KITT employing Turbo Boost (before a very long press conference where… »

Those on the fence about the new Knight Rider television show need look no further than these shots of the newly upgraded KITT from Popular Mechanics shot at Comic-Con 2008. At a panel discussion in front of Knight Rider fanboys-girls they showed video of KITT employing Turbo Boost (before a very long press conference where… »

Since we put out the word that justice can be purchased at the 24 Hours of LeMons South, some teams became quite innovative about the methods used to make sure that the Bullshit Inspection judges take a reasonable approach to the determination of car value. Taping $5 bills under the hood certainly gets our attention!
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After a prolonged period of anti-French sentiment due partially to their lack of support of our adventures in Iraq and partially to them being, well… French, the country is back in a big way. Helped in small part by the election of US conservative-favorite Nicholas Sarkozy and in large part by our love of French… »

In a move that GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner described as “A major step forward for General Motors,” the company today dedicated its new Global Powertrain Engineering Development Center. The center’s located in Pontiac, MI, spitting distance from the defunct Silverdome — the former home to the Detroit Lions. The 450,000 square-foot facility is… »

newVideoPlayer(”/kartvader.flv”, 494, 371,””); What you’re going to see in this video is breathtakingly illegal, enormously stupid, and probably a bunch of fun. This is an out-take from the “Kartvader” DVD, a 44-minute romp through the night-time streets of Quebec on a two-cycle, 125 cc, 6-speed shifter kart, reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph…. »

While I was looking for information about the Peugeot 403 I found parked in Alameda last week, I ran across this US-market sales brochure for the ‘60 403. The 403 was bursting at the seams with technological wizardry, including an electromechanical engine fan coupling and Jaeger electromagnetic crypto-automatic transmission. Better hope none of it breaks!… »