Filed under: Toys
Need for Speed SHIFT – Click above for image gallery
Any day of the week between 10 PM and 12 AM EST, you can probably find me on Xbox Live playing GRiD (FYI… my gamer tag is simply Autoblog), and Autoblog Executive Editor Chris Paukert often jumps in for the fun as well. We… »
Click above for a high res gallery of the MINI E
It’s no surprise that there is a lot of demand for the all-electric version of the MINI. We heard that London might get some of the limited-supply MINI E’s last fall, but now the Telegraph is saying that a plug-in version of the MINI could… »
Filed under: Gadgets, Trucks/Pickups, Marketing/Advertising, Ford, Toys
Click above for a high-res gallery of the F-150 Raptor driving simulator
Ford is looking to drum up some extra interest in its F-150 SVT Raptor off-road specialist ahead of its actual on-sale date (which is still only listed as “coming soon”) with the introduction of a new dedicated microsite… »
RTEV is ready to take your order for a Wheego Whip low-speed electric vehicle. This sub-$19,000 NEV features remote keyless entry, air conditioning and an mp3 stereo system as standard. The Whip will be available in white, red, blue, black, or silver. Deliveries are scheduled for this May and the Whip should qualify you for… »
Woody Smith likes to build cars that are slightly different. Instead of going with an old nailhead for his classic-style hot rod, he decided on a mighty Lincoln V12.
galleryPost(’zephster’, 6, ‘Lincoln V12 Powered Ford Zephster’); The siamesed exhaust ports on the passer by leads most to believe it’s just another V8, but such… »
Filed under: SUVs, Plants/Manufacturing, Porsche
250,000th Porsche Cayenne built – Click above for high-res gallery
Say what you will about Porsche’s brand-bending foray into the SUV world, but the Cayenne has been nothing short of a blockbuster sales success for the German automaker that’s normally associated with lightweight, technologically-advanced sportscars. To drive that point home even further,… »
GM Performance parts and Race Car Replicas have created a 400 HP V-Series-inspired hot rod concept called the Cadillac VSR. A Prowler-destroying menace built for SEMA but still terrorizing other auto shows.
galleryPost(’Cadillacvsr’, 6, ‘Cadillac VSR Hot Rod Concept’); The VSR Concept wears familiar Cadillac styling stretched over a low slung tube framed hot… »
Filed under: Time Warp, Sports/GTs, Euro, Hatchbacks, Renault, Special/Limited Editions
While it may seem like an inopportune time to exhume a performance marque, that’s just what Renault is up to, says Car. According to the U.K. glossy, Renault will relaunch the Gordini brand in Europe next year with a new Twingo variant. You may recall that… »
Well, how’s that for truth in advertising? The headline above is exactly what SRS Biodiesel wrote on a press release yesterday. Apparently, with all of the economic disaster headlines going around, biodiesel isn’t getting the attention it deserves, and SRS wants to change that. Their tactic is to hold an open house at their California… »
In 1983, Cadillac took a cleaver to the Seville’s ass in a move inspired by French Enlightenment literature. The trap was set for a young, impressionable Crazy Euro Car Boy’s heart.
As far as I am aware, the plot device of severing the buttocks of a live human and feeding it to others first crops up… »