Automobile enthusiasts are perpetually on the lookout for the latest updates on electric cars, but one of these cars recently attracted the most attention when a New York Times reporter, John Broder, tested the Tesla Model S and detailed how the electric sports car under performed on the road, running out of charge and ended [...]
There’s nothing quite like seeing your favorite childhood toy come to life, and over the weekend, Mattel put together something that made Hot Wheels fans go wild with excitement – a real 66-foot Hot Wheels Double Loop Challenge pulled off perfectly by Tanner Foust, a rally car driver and Greg Tracy, a motorbike stuntman in [...]
MotorTrend did the ultimate test race with 4 expensive supercars. Which car will win between the Bugatti Veyron, the Lamborghini Aventador, the Lexus LFA or the McLaren MP4-12C ? Guess which supercar is the fastest…
Written on 24 May 2012 by Vincent AbryAll-electric Coda Automotive makes available their Coda Sedan to the California market middle of this week, with an attractive price tag of $39,900 for the 150-mile range and $37,250 for the 125-mile model. The company made some early deliveries in California two months ago, but the all-electric sedan will be available through dealership centers within [...]
Looking for an electric-powered vehicle that comes in a bigger package? The Rav4 EV, launched during the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles, is the first all-electric SUV sold in the U.S. at a price of $49,800. The product of a partnership between Tesla and Toyota, The Rav4 EV runs with an estimated top speed [...]
On Monday the first ever license for one of Google’s driverless cars has been released in the state of Nevada, a milestone for the self-driving vehicle project first planned in 2010. The license was approved for Google, which was the first company to have sent in an application to test its self-driving automobile in the [...]
Chevrolet teamed up with street artist Jeff Soto in a world-first street-art collaboration. The car was transformed in a paint-spraying robot. “The car required to make this artwork is modified to 1.4L turbocharged engine and 6-speed manual transmission. Typical spray paint cans are also used by Jeff Soto to customize the wall paint. Three robotic [...]
Written on 25 April 2012 by Vincent AbryTwo Smart Fortwo Electric Drive are used as controllers to play Pong* in Germany. “The giant game — called “Smart eBall” was set up by ad agency BBDO as a publicity stunt for the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive. Why? To prove the little car has some big acceleration, thus the driving up and down to [...]
Written on 20 April 2012 by Vincent AbryBugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is the fastest convertible car on earth, with a 0 to 62 mph in 2.6 seconds and a top speed of 255 mph (410 km/h)… The French manufacturer has put a 7.9 liter W16 engine (1200 hp and 1,500 Nm of torque) inside this monster. If you want to [...]
Written on 13 April 2012 by Vincent AbrySway Motorsports built a 3-wheel electric scooter and it looks terrible. Please buy me one! “The model below is powered by a 60v Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery Pack, which gives the vehicle a range of about 10 miles (16 km). Sway Motorsports intends the production model to include a 60-Ah pack for a range [...]
Written on 11 April 2012 by Vincent AbryHere is a wonderful replica of Shotaro Kaneda’s bike (Akira). “Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The film depicts a dystopian version of the city of Tokyo, called Neo-Tokyo placed in the year 2019. The plot focuses on biker Tetsuo Shima (Nozomu Sasaki) and his psychic powers and [...]
Written on 09 April 2012 by Vincent AbryMost of us have heard that within our lifetime we could expect to be introduced to an actual flying car. While it may be hard to believe, these aircraft slash cars are expected to begin production and have the first ones rolling out within a year’s time. The vehicle – appropriately named Terrafugia Transition – will be able [...]
Fisker Automotive revealed at 2012 New York Auto Show the new code name for its old “Nina” : Fisker Atlantic, which is actually a smaller version of the Fisker Karma. The Californian automaker did not unveiled technical specs but you can see pictures and video below. As the Karma, the Fisker Atlantic is a plug-in hybrid vehicle that combines a gas-engine with an electric motor. She has an electric [...]
Written on 05 April 2012 by Vincent AbryThe flying car is no longer a fantasy of a crazy scientist. Terrafugia is about to launch its flying car on U.S. roads soon. And now here is a concept even more unusual, the 3-wheels helicopter PAL-V One (Gyrocopter) of the Dutch company PAL-V. And I must admit that I like that concept because it [...]
Written on 03 April 2012 by Vincent AbryHere is the new Sexy plug-in hybrid BMW i8 Spyder. If you like the picture above, wait to see the videos… you will fall in love with this supercar. No noise and a look as in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), although in this movie it was the previous version, the [...]
Written on 02 April 2012 by Vincent AbryWhen you think of a blind driver, you may picture horrendous accidents and reckless driving. Google is seeking to change that image with the introduction of their self driving car. This is not like any car that you can imagine – it truly is unique and one of few of its kind. A three minute [...]
This man seems to fly like a bird (albatross) but for me it’s a fake. May be I’m wrong. What do you think ? “Smeet’s efforts take cloud computing to a (literally) whole new level, as the wings rely on an Android-powered HTC Wildfire S smartphone to process arm acceleration and compute the motor output. [...]
Written on 20 March 2012 by Vincent AbryVolvo introduced the first Pedestrian Airbag on Volvo V40 in Geneva Motor Show. “When impact occurs, a section of the bonnet (closest to the windscreen) is released and elevated by the deployment of the airbag. The inflated airbag covers the area under the raised bonnet, around one-third of the windscreen as well as the lower [...]
Written on 09 March 2012 by Vincent AbryHonda NSX (Acura in US) is back 22 years after the first year of production in 1990. And what a nice concept !! “The dynamically-styled NSX Concept gives an indication of the next great performance vehicle from Honda. Making use of lightweight materials and a mid-mounted V-6 engine, the NSX Concept employs several new technologies, [...]
Written on 08 March 2012 by Vincent AbryMercedes made an invisible car with its new F-Cell Hydrogen concept. “ What Mercedes has done here is cover one side of its F-Cell Hydrogen car with a sheet of colored LEDs, while on the other side mounted a Canon 5D Mark II camera for filming. It then gives pedestrians the effect of being able to see right [...]
Written on 05 March 2012 by Vincent Abry