Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2008
This is the Carbon Motors E7, and it’s the first of its kind. You see the E7 is the worlds first purpose-built police car. Unlike older police vehicles, which are actually just civilian sedans re-purposed for cop duty, the Carbon Motors E7 was designed from the ground up as a law enforcement tool. This bespoke […]
Posted in Automotive, GM, Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
With the holiday season just around the corner, this is that last thing that people working for GM need to hear. An announcement was made recently about the company’s plans to lay off over 3,600 of its hourly paid workers. These lay offs will be mostly of production line workers. The company recently announced they […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
In one of his first acts as president of the United States, President Obama has met with his economic advisory board about the current state of the U.S. auto industry. President Obama went as far as asking the White House to accelerate financial aid to the weakening American auto industry in an attempt to jump […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
In a decision that has been linked with a need to raise its profitability, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has recently announced that the company have scrapped plans to build the Mercedes-Benz CLS rival, the CS. The Concept CS was shown at many automotive shows this year as a upcoming player in the fast growing “four-door […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2008
It seems that in these dire times, the automotive community would be too busy taking care of itself before it would start helping others in need. Thankfully that doesn’t seem to be the case. Chrysler automotive designer Ralph Gilles is hosting an fund-raising event to help the people of Haiti. The small island nation has […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Muscle Cars, Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2008
Chrysler’s performance division, Mopar, recently took the SEMA show as an opportunity to unveil it’s newest weapon for the professional drifting circuit. Based on the new for 2008 Dodge Challenger, the new machine is based on one of three carbon-fiber show cars that Chrysler used for the cars show circuit run. The carbon-fiber beauty should […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars, Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2008
Lot’s of people crash Porsche’s. Heck, in the 80’s the first 911 Turbo’s were called “doctor killers.” These cars can be a handful in inexperienced hands. But what if you weren’t driving when your new Porsche was totaled, what if in fact, nobody was. That’s how a few future Porsche owners must have felt when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2008
Rejoice Ferrari fans, now you can indulge in the Ferrari lifestyle wherever you go! That’s because Ferrari has now officially launched it’s own magazine. Called the “Official Ferrari Magazine” (quite creative guys…), the new publication will be available immediately. Like the exclusivity that makes the car so alluring , the magazine too will be hard […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
Ah, yes, gasoline. What’s the saying “can’t live with it, can’t live without it”. With the current trend in our economic stance, gas prices have actually hit a three year low this month. This past Wednesday, AAA released a new survey that indicates that the per gallon price of gasoline in the United States has […]
Posted in Sports cars, Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
The McLaren F1 is a legend amongst high performance automobiles. For a long time it held the title as the world’s fastest car. With a top speed in excess of 240mph, the McLaren F1 really was the pinnacle of motoring, maybe still is. Even though it’s top speed has since been surpassed by the mighty […]
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