Friday, September 3, 2010

Tazzari Zero EV headed to U.S. early next year

March 18, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

The Zero EV was originally designed by Britain’s NICE car company, the maker of the MyCar, Ze-O and the Mega City, but from the start its gestation has been handled by design teams in Italy. The goal for the Zero EV was to create a “high performance” micro-EV with a little Italian flair.
High performance is [...]

Tazzari Zero EV headed to U.S. early next year

March 18, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

The Zero EV was originally designed by Britain’s NICE car company, the maker of the MyCar, Ze-O and the Mega City, but from the start its gestation has been handled by design teams in Italy. The goal for the Zero EV was to create a “high performance” micro-EV with a little Italian flair.
High performance is [...]

Lamborghini lets new LP650-4 Roadster out of the stable

March 14, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Future Cars

Special edition supercars are almost as plentiful as the base vehicles themselves these days, but hey, who’s complaining? Lamborghini adds to the bounty today with the official unveiling of the Murcielago LP650-4 variant, a beefier, brawnier - and yes, even more aggressive - version of the standard Murci.
The car gets a 650hp (485kW) 6.5L V12 [...]

Lamborghini lets new LP650-4 Roadster out of the stable

March 14, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Future Cars

Special edition supercars are almost as plentiful as the base vehicles themselves these days, but hey, who’s complaining? Lamborghini adds to the bounty today with the official unveiling of the Murcielago LP650-4 variant, a beefier, brawnier - and yes, even more aggressive - version of the standard Murci.
The car gets a 650hp (485kW) 6.5L V12 [...]

Official details: Bugatti Veyron ‘Bleu Centenaire’ 100th anniversary special

March 5, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Future Cars

Bugatti is no stranger to limited editions of its Veyron, with the Sang Noir, Pur Sang, Hermès, Pegaso and Grand Sport (pictured) to name just a few. Now a new model has been added to the list: the Bleu Centenaire, in celebration of Bugatti’s 100th anniversary.
Early reports suggested the special edition model could have an [...]

Suzuki’s SUVasaurus Enters the Wrong Period

February 25, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Import Cars

Suzuki’s latest advertising efforts are centering around the “Live Large. Drive Small” advertising campaign, which kicked off with the SUVasaurus commercial. The commercial is cute, comical, and truly well-executed, but Suzuki missed its chance to entice people to run to their nearest Suzuki dealer to by a Grand Vitara.
First, SUVs are not gone, and they [...]

Again Aston Martin Helps Bond Save the World

February 25, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Import Cars

Aston Martin has conjured exotic images of the the fast lifestyle led by 007 ever since the DB5 first appeared in a Bond movie back in 1956. In the latest Bond movie, 007 is again teaming up with his favorite British automaker, this time behind the wheel the Aston Martin DBS.
With a price tag pushing [...]

Lamborghini Mucielago LP650-4 Roadster leaked

February 17, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News, Future Cars

Lamborghini’s Superveloce LP670-4 was spied just last week, and today an image of the upcoming Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster leaked, with all the over-the-top flair you’d expect from a limited-edition Lambo.
The car’s powertrain is still under wraps, but it’s expected to get a 650hp (485kW) V12 mill like that found in the Reventon. Typically ridiculous [...]

Caparo unveils the 2009 T1

February 13, 2009 by Cam Shaft  
Filed under Auto Industry News

Though it’s been involved in a fiery incident with a Fifth Gear host, scared the wits out of Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and is generally completely impractical, the 575hp (429kW) Caparo T1 still exudes a sort of animal magnetism. Its close cockpit and semi-open-wheel layout is intended to bring alive the Formula 1 driver in [...]

Star Shield Armor Saves Your Bumper

February 11, 2009 by Glasspack  
Filed under Videos

It’s Saturday morning and I’m driving my 1996 Acura NSX to CFO Will Law’s house. I don’t necessarily need to drive it, but if I let it sit for a little over a week the battery dies and that’s a total pain. So yeah, I live in Long Beach and Homer lives in Walnut. I’m [...]

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