Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Volkswagen
The great risk in predicting the future is that the odds are great that you will be wrong. Every once in while, though, you nail the ideas almost dead on. For some amusement, it’s always fun to go back and peruse old issues of magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics… »
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Tokyo Motor Show, Scion, Toyota
Toyota FT-86 Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Although the Toyota FT-86, freshly unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, is billed strictly as a concept car, we’re fully expecting the rear-wheel-drive coupe to foreshadow a new production car from Toyota. The question on… »
The upcoming 2010 Volvo S60 will be equipped with a system to detect the position, direction of travel and velocity of pedestrians and cyclists, then automatically brake to avoid colliding with them.
Previously, infrared cameras from companies like Mercedes have been able to identify pedestrians, but were only capable of drawing a driver’s attention to them… »
Filed under: Convertible, Maserati
Maserati GranTurismo Convertible (nee GranCabrio) – Click above for high-res image gallery
What’s in a name, you ask? A lot, especially when you’re trying to increase market share against such storied brands as Aston Martin, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, to name just a few.
Maserati took the wraps off its first proper… »
Filed under: Etc.
Over the last decade, the electronic content of new cars has climbed steadily as features like navigation, satellite radio, MP3 and Bluetooth interfaces have become increasingly common, even on mainstream models. However, this year’s recession combined with the dramatic slow down in overall sales has, at least temporarily, put the brakes on electronics… »
George Miller’s announced Mad Max 4: Fury Road’s been officially green-lit. The rumored cast includes Charlize Theron and Terminator: Salvation’s Sam Worthington. Regardless of plot, casting and expected awesome vehicles, we’re nervous about the necessity of this movie.
The Mad Max series exists in the rarefied air of stories wherein the sequels added to the brilliance… »
Filed under: Motorsports, Japan, Honda, Specialty
The Honda/Acura NSX has had a good run. The mid-engine supercar developed with input from the legendary Ayrton Senna first hit the market in 1990 and didn’t cease production until 2005, giving it one of the longest production runs in the business. But even after Honda stopped selling the… »
AutomotiveNews claims Fiat will build two more sedans on the ever-aging Chrysler LX platform. [AutoNews]
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You’ve seen black Stigs, white Stigs, even the occasional Schumi-Stig. But have you ever seen the real Stig? Swedish rally driver Stig Blomqvist, that is.
In front of that great white rooster tail is the A2 version of the original Audi Quattro, that snarling, five cylinder Group B menace which would, in Sport Quattro S1 form,… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, On Two Wheels
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW is known for offering premium automobiles and motorcycles here in the United States, so it comes as little surprise that the German automaker would plan to produce premium electric vehicles as well. According to Autocar, those electric vehicles,… »