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Sweet MINIron Adorned With 3,000 Macarons
How sweet is this ride? Australians were treated to a Mini Copper covered with 3,000 macarons, as it drove around Melbourne, causing sugar cravings of epic proportions. Covered by different colors and flavors of macarons made by pastry chef Pierrick Boyer of Le Petit Gateau, the MINIron was the creation of Melbourne Macaron. The group,…
GEICO GloveBox App Gives You A Boost
Those big, shiny eyes, that dapper British accent, that long, green tail – the GEICO gecko is a pretty cute mascot (even if he is a lizard). He’s now the star of the insurance company’s new free smartphone app that’s available to both policy owners and the general public. The GEICO GloveBox app comes with…
Save Your Road Rage For Driver-Ratings.com
Don’t keep your anger about bad drivers to yourself anymore. Let the world know how you feel about Mr. Never Signals Before He Changes Lanes on Driver-Ratings.com. Here’s how it works: Head over to Drivers-Ratings.com and type in the offending driver’s licence plate number. Pick your province or state from the dropdown menu and hit…
Pack The Road Torq For Your Next Summer Road Trip
It’s dark, your car has broken down on the side of an out-of-the-way country road and there are wolves howling in the bushes a few feet away. Ok, we’re being a little dramatic with the wolves, but what we’re getting at is that it’s no fun being stranded in the dark. So the before you…
Mitsubishi Sets Goal Of 2,000 EV Sales By April 2012
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has a goal – it wants to sell 2,000 units of its new i electric car in North America by April. Mitsubishi’s goal is pretty ambitious, considering that the i arrives at North American retailers in November and it’s only pre-sold about 350 to date. According to Yoshikazu Nakamura, senior executive officer…
Study: New Car Emissions Down 14 Percent Since 2007
Good new folks – we’re not as gassy as we use to be! This has nothing to do with the consumption of beans and nachos. We’re talking about the gas emissions from your cars, and a new study out shows emissions from recently purchased new vehicles have fallen 14 percent since 2007. The study out…
Beat The Heat With Tips To Keep Your Car Cool
Don’t you just hate when you open your car door during a scorcher and a blast of hot air smacks you upside your head? Then, you have to endure sticky car seats and a toasty steering wheel until the air conditioner finally starts to cool things down. If this doesn’t sound all that appealing to…
The Carbeque Is the Cure For The Summertime Blues
Summertime means riding with the top down and firing up the BBQ. But what if you could do both… at the same time? The Carbeque takes two essential summer classics and combines them into one uber-cool backyard fixture. The Carbeque started out as a 1957 Ford Customline, but it decided to charge career paths and…
Spanish City Offers Lifetime Public Transit Passes in Exchange for Cars
The city of Murcia, Spain may really be on to something here. Officials want to cut down on smog and traffic congestion and they want get there by promoting public transportation. You may ask yourself “But what’s so darn-tooting special about that?” The twist on this initiative is that citizens who give up their cars…
Report: Gadgets Linked To 25 Percent Of Car Accidents
We’ve said it before and we’re going to say it now: hand-held gadgets and driving just don’t mix. And there’s a new study to back us up on this – according to a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), texting, talking on a cell phone and other distractions caused by electronic gadgets cause…
Porsche Design Studio Unveils World’s Largest Outdoor TV, Costs More Than Any Porsche
What would it be like to have your very own drive-in theatre? You can find out, thanks to the Porsche Design Studio – they’ve introduced the world’s largest outdoor television. Based on four years of research, the 201 C SEED was designed in collaboration with Global Bright Group to take viewing pleasure to a whole…
Keep Kids Occupied on Road Trips with the Road Trip Bingo App
The constant bathroom, stops, the sibling fighting, the obligatory wailing of “Are we there yet.” It makes you just want to forgo the summer road trip and stay home. But Road Trip Bingo App may have you packing up the family to head across the country. If you’ve got an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch,…
American Choppers Builds Cadillac CTS-V Choppers for Charity
What happens when you combine two super cool things together? You get something like the Cadillac CTS-V choppers. Created by the father-son team of Paul Teutel Sr. and Paul Teutel Jr., the Cadillac CTS-C chopper takes design elements from the Cadillac CTS-V car and low-lying bikes. The duo, who you may know from Discovery’s TV…
Buy a New Infiniti, Get a Personal Assistant
Automakers are stepping up their game to entice car buyers to choose their brand. Upping the ante is Infiniti – they have just launched the complimentary Infiniti Personal Assistant benefit. This service offers new Infiniti owners unlimited 24-hour access to a live team of professional assistants. If you’re a new Infiniti owner, you can get…
GTI35 Chronograph Celebrates 35 Years of the Volkswagen Hot Hatch
You may not be able to get your hands on the Volkswagen GTI Edition 35 (built to celebrate the GTI’s European anniversary), but you can still own a little piece of the excitement. The GTI35.com Chronograph lets you wear your appreciation for the brand on your wrist. The GTI35.com site isn’t affiliated with VW, but…
2011 Saab 9-4X the Latest Top Safety Pick Award Winner
Another one joins the list! And this time around, it’s the Saab 9-4X, a new midsize luxury SUV, that’s taken its place on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award list. To earn this top safety designation, the 9-4X had to earn a rating of good in the IIHS’s front, side, and…
Update to Google Maps 5.7 for Android Navigates Public Transit
Sometimes, you need to leave the car at home and take public transit to get to your destination. And on those days, you can use Google Maps 5.7 for Android to navigate your way through public transit systems. The update to Transit Navigation now includes information for public transit in over 400 cities around the…
It’s Time To Buy The New Scuderia Ferrari Carbon Chrono
You’re a huge Ferrari fan, and even though you can’t afford to drive one, it doesn’t mean you can’t show your admiration for the luxury auto brand in other ways. And we’ve got an affordable way to do it – you can now sport the new Scuderia Ferrari Carbon Chrono. Priced at the not-so-steep price…
Five Saudi Women Taken Into Custody For Driving
We’ve written before about the Saudi ban on women driving and the brave people who were standing up to the law. There’s now news that at least five Saudi women have been taken into custody because they defied the men-only driving rule. In the campaign to overthrow this law in the ultraconservative Arab kingdom, these…
Strap A Ducati To Your Wrist With The Tudor Fastrider Chronograph
Luxury cars have gotten the watch treatment… now it’s time for a motorcycle to take its place on your wrist. The special edition watch from Tudor takes its inspiration from Ducati sports bikes. This new watch marks the partnership between the two, as Tudor is now the official timekeeper of Ducati. Boasting the signature red…
Work Your Butt Off For The $25,000 Ferrari Office Chair
You’ve got an extra $25,000 sitting around – what are you going to do with it? If you appreciate a good seat, you can always blow it on the new Ferrari office chair. Offering you some supreme cushioning for your booty, Ferrai’s new office chairs come in black alcantara over a carbon fiber shell and…
Your Engine Will Rev For Tag Heuer’s Formula 1 Gulf Edition Watch
So many cool watches, so little time. Tag Heuer is celebrating a partnership with Gulf Oil and Formula 1 with the limited edition Formula 1 Gulf Edition Watch. This has already been a busy year for Tag Heuer – they’ve put out a slew of timepieces including the Tag Heuer Monaco V4 Titanium Chronograph, the…
KISS and MINI Raise $129,000 For UNICEF
With their army behind them, KISS is a force to be reckoned with. And when it came to helping out Japan after the earthquake and tsunami, the band partnered with MINI USA to raise money for this worthy cause. This uber-cool pairing raised $129,000 during eBay online charity auction, where bidders were after four custom-painted…
New Car Tech: Collapsible Steering Wheel Makes it Easier to Get In and Out of Your Car
What’s not to like about things being streamlined? Take a fine automobile for example: clean, sleak lines not only enhance the ride, they also turn more than a few heads on the street. But what about the interior of said car? Things could get a lot more streamlined, thanks to a next-generation steering wheel that…
