Posts Tagged ‘Autos’
Autos
2014 Kia Forte- Lower, Longer, Wider… And Sexier?
Last week I reported on Kia’s 2014 release of their Sorento CUV. You can read that here. Now for a brief rundown of what we can expect of Kia’s 2014 Forte. The Kia Forte slots into their lineup between the Rio sub-c...
Autos
The 2014 Kia Sorento Is Here; SX-L Trim Level Added
Dateline: 1994 Cue “Nocturnes” (2) for piano by Fryderyk Chopin… Lorena Bobbit is found not guilty by reason of insanity (if you don’t know the offense, look it up); Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed in the knee...
Autos
Watch the First “Unassisted” Car Backflip Performed by a MINI Cooper (video)
This is what the world’s first “unassisted” backflip looks like…in a car. Using a a heavily modified Cooper Countryman, MINI teamed up with French rally driver Chicherit to flip the vehicle off a static ...
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2013 Chevrolet Spark EV (pics/video)
Chevy’s Spark minicar is becoming an electric vehicle come 2013, which is GM’s first full EV since their EV1. The Spark EV joins Chey’s growing electric vehicles that includes the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 Malibu Eco ...
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BRABUS Creates 4WD Full Electric E-Class Prototype
Known for their aftermarket creations, BRABUS has decided to get into the electric car game and debuted a high-performance 4WD full electric prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September. While they didn’t create the ...
Autos
The Cadillac Ciel Concept: GM’s New Futuristic Droptop
Cadillac has officially unveiled its Ciel Concept. The oversized, four-seat convertible was first shown off to the public at the 2011 Pebble Beach Councours D’Elegance. It’s named for the French translation for sky, which is ad...
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T3 Motion’s R3 Electric Vehicle Seats Two Like a Car But has a Motorcycle Status (video)
T3 Motion’s R3 is one odd looking piece of kit. It’s not quite a car or a motorcycle, but in fact the combination of the two. However, they’ve managed to achieve a motorcycle classification enabling the vehi...
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Superbus: A 155mph Extra Long Limo
The Superbus might be best branded a misfit given its unorthodox nature. This massively long car, or bus, travels at a speed of up to 155mph and is designed for cities that don’t want to invest in a permanent railway sy...
Cars
Porsche 918 RSR Unleashed, Terrorizes Detroit (video)
The Detroit Motor Show is under way and with it came the unveiling of the Porsche 918 RSR, a hybrid super car that takes design cues from the 917 and technology from last year’s Porsche 911 GT3 RS hybrid. The rear wheels ...
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Great, Now Cars Are Tweeting
AJ tweets a lot about personal issues. No, AJ isn’t your friend’s annoying little brother, it’s a 2011 Ford Fiesta. A computer in the car monitors its systems, like speed and engine data, and translates that i...
Cars
Coke-Mementos Powered Vehicle Does 0 To Sweet In Under 5 Seconds (video)
Talk about alternative fuel. The same guys that produced all those wonderful YouTube coke/memento videos have now concocted a vehicle powered by the same sweet substances. They appeared on the early show to demonstrate it, wh...
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Finally, TRON Lightcycles Actually Exist
In slightly unbelievable news, it looks like street-legal replicas of the TRON Lightcycles are going to produced in a very limited run — by that, I mean five only, with a different color accent for each (red, blue, yellow...
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