Specter Werkes/Sports Shows Off the Corvette GTR

George Delozier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:20:49 -0700

While we have seen dozens of different kinds of Mustangs over the past years, Corvette has been content with just adding in the ZR1. So when the good men and women at Specter Werkes brought us the Corvette GTR, it made more than an few heads turn.

Deter Car Stereo Thieves using this Simple Trick

George Delozier — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:39:09 -0700

Car stereos are one of the easiest and most rewarding upgrades you can make to your vehicle. However, in many cases this will also put a huge target on every side of your vehicle as well. If you have already made this upgrade, or are planning to in the future, this simple trick may just save you from losing out.

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Ford's "Smart Intersection" Could Reduce Intersection Accidents

George Delozier — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:45:48 -0700

Talking, eating, texting, changing the radio station...all things that we do while we are driving. They take our attention away from the road and significantly increase the likelihood of an accident, especially at intersections. A new system from Ford, called "Smart Intersection" was designed to reduce the number of accidents related to driver distraction.

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Audi Takes on Traffic Lights

George Delozier — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:44:32 -0700

Red Lights; The worst enemy of almost every driver in the world. Not to mention they force you to sit there and burn your precious fuel without getting anything out of it. Audi decided that the almighty light has reigned too long and plans on taking them out of the equation.

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FireDrake Industries Mobile Monitor is A Firefighter’s Best Friend

George Delozier — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:32:25 -0700

Using robots in hazardous situations is something that has saved countless lives and as our technology evolves will no doubt save many more. Knowing this, FireDrake Industries designed a robotic "firefighter" to help keep our loved ones out of danger.

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The AV8R Mustang is truly “One-of-A-Kind”

George Delozier — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:07:56 -0700

Ford has been hammering out a number of Mustang variants over the past few years, with most of the being performance oriented. The newest, and potentially hardest to get, is the 2009 AV8R edition Mustang built for the EAA AirVenture starting at the end of the month.

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2009 Mustang Offers Glass Roof with SPF50

George Delozier — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:52:19 -0700

When it comes to driving and having fun in the sun, convertibles are usually the first thing that comes to mind. The only real downside is the risk of overexposure when you're driving for too long. For 2009, Ford has designed a new Glass Roof option for the Mustang that should clear up that problem.

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Th!nk's All Electric Vehicle to hit the Pavement Very Soon

George Delozier — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:33:50 -0700

Th!nk Automotive has been working hard to produce an electric car for several years now. After some serious development and experiment time, they have introduced the City and if everything goes well, this could be their first big step into automotive production.

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SSC Plans another Record Breaking Supercar

George Delozier — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:25:57 -0700

When first introduced back in 2004, the Shelby Supercar (SSC) Ultimate Aero was built to be the fastest production car in the world. It took that title from the Bugatti Veyron in 2007, reaching an average top speed of 256.15mph. Last week, SSC unleashed their plans to achieve the same record, only this time it will be in the electric vehicle category.

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BMW uses some Creative Advertising

George Delozier — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:24:50 -0700

Almost since the introduction of the automobile commercial, car companies have been using attractive women in hopes to increase sales. All these years later, not much has changed and BMW has given us a perfect example with a new ad for their certified pre-owned program.

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Another Oversized Motorcycle, but this One is Road Ready

George Delozier — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:39:23 -0700

For some people, the bigger something is, the better it is. Clemens F. Leonhardt is one of those people and he just recently finished building what he calls "the worlds biggest motorcycle."

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GM Releases Video of Corvette ZR1 at Nurburgring

George Delozier — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700

When the Corvette ZR1 hit the Nurburgring a short while back, most people were impressed with the lap time of 7:26.4. General Motors recently released the video of the lap to give the world a taste of what the ZR1 is like on the famous Nurburgring.

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Chevy Volt Gets a Range Reduction

George Delozier — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:50:25 -0700

The Chevy Volt has been General Motors' centerpiece since the concept was first introduced. The Volt was supposed to be the answer to many peoples' problems with the short distance of traditional Electric Vehicles. However, GM recently went on the record to say that the range would be reduced, and it's not by a few miles.

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High Performing Lotus Replica For the Track

George Delozier — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:23:38 -0700

Using motorcycle engines to power lightweight 2-seater track cars is becoming more popular, and for a good reason. Most of the performance engines offer quite a bit of power for thier small displacement and low weight. Using this and a few other high-tech components, LusoMotors managed to resurrect a legend.

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The Slimbus : Maximum Capacity using Minimal Space

George Delozier — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:05:03 -0700

Busses play a huge role in helping to reduce the number of cars in cities. They do however have some drawbacks. They are large and sometimes expensive to operate and due road configuration they can only be a certain length before special modifications need to be made. A new design called the Slimbus may solve many of these issues.

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Ford Focus RS Coming to North America

George Delozier — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:20:41 -0700

Euro spec vehicles always seem to be built better and offer more than that ones available on this side of the big puddle. This has been a wonderful point to complain about for a long time, but Ford decided to bring that to a halt and offer up something that is right on par with the cars available in Europe.

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Saleen's New Racecraft Brand is Official

George Delozier — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:08:48 -0700

Saleen has been spilling information about their new "value-oriented" line of performance kits. However, the official word came on the 4th of July in the form of a press release that outlined the new line as well as the first product from the new brand.

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Nissan Effis Getting Closer to Production

George Delozier — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:18:47 -0700

Nissan has been very actively researching alternative fuel vehicles for the past few years. One of the promising areas is known as Fuel Cells Vehicles (FCV) and a new concept vehicle called the Effis may be on the road using Nissan's fuel cell technology very soon.

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British Motor Show Preview : The New Lotus Eagle

George Delozier — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:09:58 -0700

Every major auto show has that 1 car that is at center stage. For the British Motor Show, that could very well be the new Lotus Eagle. Although there is already a fair amount known about the car, people are still very anxious to see the revealing of the newest addition to the Lotus family.

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Buy Gas Now and Pay Less Later

George Delozier — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:07:06 -0700

Everyone has been feeling the crunch when buying gas. As the price creeps closer and closer to $5.00 per gallon, more and more people are wondering what they are going to do. A new program called MyGallons may be the answer.

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Eclipse Paint Changes Color with Heat

George Delozier — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:12:49 -0700

Since the first cars were on the road, people have been customizing them and trying to outdo everyone else. If you are in the market for something that will do just that, the Alsa Corporation may have the answer you are product for.

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ROUSH Improves on 1 Horsepower...Seriously

George Delozier — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:41:30 -0700

Once again I find myself looking at something that I can't get over. ROUSH, famous for producing some of the fastest Ford Mustangs on the streets decided it was time to work on another kind of pony and this one doesn't have dual exhaust or a performance clutch.

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Volkswagen Develops A New Hybrid

George Delozier — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:43:25 -0700

Volkswagen has been developing alternative fuel systems for a few years now. Recently, VW released its newest hybrid to a government sponsored forum and if all goes well it will be available within the next 3 years.

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Good Combination : Rearview Mirror and Navigation Screen?

George Delozier — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:04:15 -0700

Bigger isn't always better, which is why as the rest of the world is fighting over who has the largest in dash LCD screen, a trio of companies decided to go smaller. Magna has teamed up with a Swiss firm called U-Blox and Paragon out of Germany to make one of (if not the) the smallest GPS system available.

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Scorpion Sportscar to Burn Gasoline and Hydrogen

George Delozier — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:48:37 -0700

Adding Hydrogen to an internal combustion engine is no new idea, gearheads have been tinkering the garage with it for years. Ronn Motor Company out of Texas hopes to be the first to put that into use in a production car that still offers a respectable performance edge.

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Aspid Roadster Combines Luxury and Performance

George Delozier — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:49:50 -0700

The British Roadster is a classic design that will most likely never be completely removed from new designers' bag-o-tricks. IFR Automotive knew this and with a little extra effort, they designed a vehicle that could easily be remembered alongside names like Caterham and MG.

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Noah High Performance Personal Vehicle

George Delozier — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700

For some reason, we as a race are always trying to outdo ourselves. Many times it ends with an impromptu trip to the hospital. But it will never stop being fun, which is my guess for why the Noah High Performance Personal Vehicle was created.

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Real Racing from Your Own Living Room

George Delozier — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:26 -0700

Each time a gaming platform comes out, the graphics get better. The most recent (XBOX360 and PS3) almost make you feel like you are in the game. So what does that leave for the next generation of gaming? How about racing right alongside you favorite driver?

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Chrysler Brings In-Car Internet to the Lots

George Delozier — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:51:04 -0700

It's been known for a while that Chrysler has been developing a in-car WiFi system for the 2009 model year. However, the name and specs have been eluding us. Yesterday, Chrysler put out a press release offering some insight into the new system.

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A High-Tech Classroom on Wheels

George Delozier — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:15:59 -0700

Technology is developing across every genre around the world. Sometimes though it takes a really simple idea to make us realize that. One such idea came from the minds Gollifer Langston's Architects based in London. Their idea for a transportable "Classroom of the Future" could very well change how we look at modern education.

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