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Beat Driver Audi A1 iPhone App Lets You Drive Through a Musical World
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In the interest of fairness, we do think it’s incredibly difficult to market a new car. After all, how are you supposed to get attention from prospective buyers — especially when your latest city car is geared toward the youngest demographic possible? Audi is trying to coax a few more eyeballs onto their A1 city…
Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Genesis PM580 Pikes Peak Race Car Unveiled
Rhys Millen Racing and Hyundai Tackle Pikes Peak 2010 with the Genesis PM580 They say the best things in life are free…but they haven’t seen the incredible RMR Hyundai Genesis PM580. Designed to run the Unlimited Class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the PM580 is basically a Le Mans-style prototype racer — with…
Autonomous Cars Take a Step Further With Volkswagen Passat that Parks Itself
Yes, the above video features a car parking itself. “What’s the big deal,” you ask, seeing as certain Lexus models can already park themselves? This Passat is different. The car has been modified by the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory at Stanford University to valet park itself. The system uses a night vision camera, cruise control…
ERA Electric Car from Finland is a Technological Wonder… and it Looks Hot Too
What could be better than your readers being involved in a groundbreaking automotive project? That’s exactly what happened to our friend Ben at Bespoke Ventures, who had a reader named Janne thank him for a post about rear mounted radiators…then attach a few photos. Above is the finished product, the ERA (Electric Race About) electric…
Bentley Shows Craftsmanship in All-New Mulsanne Luxury Sedan [with Video]
When somebody introduces himself as “Mick Alebon, Senior Production Manager, Leather and Seats Centre of Excellence,” you better sit up straight and listen to what he’s got to say. As part of a series of preview videos supporting the all-new Bentley Mulsanne, Alebon takes viewers on a tour of the handcrafted materials and craftsmanship that…
Tour Munich in Chauffer-Driven Classic BMW Museum Car
It sounds too good to be true…but it isn’t. As part of a new PR campaign for BMW faithful in the Munich area, you can book a tour of the historical city in one of the company’s museum cars. Sure, they’re chauffeur-driven. But you’ve got the choice of various 1930s BMWs, including 326 and 335…
NASA and GM to Launch Robot into Space [video]
Some say he dated Princess Leia, that he once punched Neil Armstrong in a bar fight, and he’s deathly afraid of the Canadarm. All we know is that he’s called Robonaut 2. This 300 lb. robot, developed by NASA and General Motors, will blast into space as part of mission STS-133 aboard the space shuttle…
Report: Police Seize Fake Dakar Rally Truck Loaded with Cocaine
“Is that hashish in your race suit, or are you happy to see us?” was probably what Spanish police said to drug smugglers at the helm of a fake Dakar rally truck. The graphics-laden and off-road prepared truck had blended in with support trucks along an official rally route, in hope of delivering its load…
Russian Designer Denis Simachëv and Tuner TopCar to Build 25 Limited Edition MINIs
Denis Simachëv x TopCar MINI Cooper S We love customized MINIs like we love air, so seeing a street art-inspired one from Russia made our hearts go all aflutter. Prepared in a strict limited run of 25 unique cars, the Russian artist Denis Simachëv and Russian tuner TopCar will create each car as a wholly…
Report: New iPhone OS 4.0 Features “iPod Out” Car Mode User Interface
Oh, Apple. Always coming up with ways to improve the user experience. The picture above is from the 2011 Ford Edge and its groundbreaking MyTouch dashboard, which we’re using because it’s currently the most advanced in-car display. But it looks like everything, plus the kitchen sink, was put onto the screen. The result is very…
Report: Better Place to Begin Test of EV Battery Swap Station in Japan
The future is nearly here. Better Place, a company devoted to developing rapid battery swap systems, will have its first station on-line by May 2010. According to Green Car Advisor, the first Tokyo station will serve Nihon Kotsu, one of the city’s largest taxi firms. “These taxis average about 300 kilometers a day each, so…
Ford to Add EcoBoost Turbo Engines to F-150, Explorer, and Flex by the end of 2010
If you were wondering which U.S. automaker was making the biggest strides toward next-generation powertrain technology, wonder no more. In a bold move, if you’ll excuse the reference, Ford will be introducing turbocharged engines on some of its largest and smallest vehicles by the end of 2010. Here’s our run down of the increasingly prolific…
Saucy: Volkswagen Debuts Limited-Edition Ketchup at Techno Classica 2010
It seems as though Volkswagen enjoys a different sort of success over in Europe. First, we were surprised to learn that the German automaker produced a limited-edition condiment called Volkswagen Classic Ketchup. Second, we were even more surprised to learn that V-Dub ketchup has been available for years: it was first produced in the 70s…
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