Tag Archives: Cars

Danica Patrick vs. Milka Duno

Personally, I don’t care about the race. I think it’s much more interesting to consider which of these two is hotter.

Amazing Steampunk Vehicles

I really digg the whole Steampunk thing. It’s this functional art meets vintage with attitude vibe. Just really cool stuff. Check out these awesome Steampunk vehicles to see what I’m talking about.

Why Cars From the 80s Got Better Gas Mileage

It all comes down to the fear-state we live in. The government decided that car companies needed to make safer cars. Safer cars meant heavier cars. Heavier cars meant less gas mileage. You can read all about the reason this is a big fraud by our government here: MPG Wars: 1989 Honda CRX HF vs. [...]

How To Piss Off Other Drivers

I love tongue in cheek pieces like this article: Road Rage 202: How To Piss Off Other Drivers, Advanced Tactics

90 MPH Solar Race Car

Wired’s Autopia has the scoop on the MIT developed solar car that can go 90 MPH. That 90MPH on solar baby. Here’s the link: MIT Unveils 90 MPH Solar Race Car

Environmentally Friendly Cars

Time for the weekly link roundup. Today we’ll get started with this list of the most environmentally friendly cars for the future. Admittedly, some of them are still concepts, but it is cool to think about how much progress we can make in the auto-industry going forward. Plus, the Tesla is already available to those [...]

Ford Fusion Reviews

Looks like someone in Detroit is at least doing something right.  Here’s a list of 2009 Ford Fusion Reviews and from what I can tell, the Ford Fusion is a winner.

Here’s a cool list of cars that are wel …

Here’s a cool list of cars that are well known to have good endurance and long lives.

Some people are so crazy that they dress …

Some people are so crazy that they dress up their cars for Halloween!

Now it gets exciting

I think we can safely say that electrification is here to stay.  There will be no destruction of the electric car this time.   Here’s more proof:  An All-Electric Mini Cooper

Can someone tell me what this says?

I can’t stand it when I want to read something online in another language.

Honda Civic Reviews

I remember how my boss at my first job as a software engineer had a Honda Civic and how he would travel something like 120 miles, in both directions, each day for a commute.  He selected the Civic specifically because of this requirement.  Ever since then, the Civic has been etched in my mind as [...]

Motorheads Mod a Porsche 997 into an electric car

Here’s a really cool project where some motorheads modded a Porsche 997 into an electric car.

The 2010 Ford Taurus

This is one of those nostalgic moments.   I had no freakin’ clue that Ford still produced the Ford Taurus.  But back in the day, that was the first family car I could remember as a child.  I thought they had gone out of existence.  Apparently not.   Check it:  2010 Ford Taurus Spy Shots

Car Companies Adapt To The Tightening Economy

Another thought on the economy:  will poorly diversified car companies like Land Rover be able to succeed with minor adjustments like the 2010 Land Rover LRX crossover vehicle? Personally, I don’t think so. I think that this sort of compromise achieves very little. Gas mileage improvements are negligible. And the benefits of the SUV storage [...]

Texas Kid Builds Killer Electric Car

I want this car sooooo badly.  And to think that this was built by a high school student for $10k is unbelievable.  (Link:  gas2 )

According to RideLust, most people are r …

According to RideLust, most people are ruining their cars on a daily basis.

BMW Project i

I’m really digging the BMW Project i design. Urban driving from the best car manufacturer on the planet.

The Magnetic Air Car

You can put this in the WTF are these people smoking news of the day:  Announcing ………. The Magnetic Air Car … empty hoopla. hot air.

Check out this wicked cool go-kart – tha …

Check out this wicked cool go-kart – that’s about the most amazing thing I’ve seen all week.