What does the future of cars look like to you? Motor Trend’s Car of the Year award for 2013 went to the Tesla Model S—an electric car. The company was often seen as too concept-driven to be viable as a major car manufacturer. Such a perception is fading away, as is evident from the recent [...]
Apple users, rejoice. Volkswagon is delivering on its promise to create one of the world’s first cars in the world to have a genuine integrative interface for the iPhone that was coordinated with Apple. It’s called the iBeetle, and it’s scheduled to debut at the Shanghai Motor Show. Essentially the iBeetle is equipped with a [...]
The new Mercedes GLA Concept compact crossover SUV was recently unveiled at Shanghai auto show this week that has a technology package that is state-of-the-art. Besides its turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which will produced 208-horsepower and 258-pounds of torque, Mercedes has also outfitted the GLA concept with a set of laser beam projecting headlights. And while they [...]
Photos of the upcoming BMW X4 Concept have surfaced ahead of the Shanghai Motor Show debut. BMW confirmed that it’s long-awaited crossover would debut next year, and we are just now seeing what this beauty looks like, which is scheduled to be unveiled in a couple of weeks. Thanks to the pictures, we can now [...]
The deadline for the so-called “sequestration” in the U.S. budget passed March 1, with mixed reports coming out of the nation’s airports. The sequester will cut $1.2 Trillion from the U.S. budget, including $400 million during the next nine months from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), according to a letter to the White House from [...]
-by John Lentz/Publisher Mercedes, with its AMG series, and BMW with its “M” models, have long offered higher performance versions of their vehicles. Lexus is now moving into this heretofore Mercedes and BMW territory with its Sport models. The LS 460 F-Sport is a mild, but not crazy performance upgrade over the LS 460. I [...]
Rolls-Royce’s new Wraith coupe could uses a clever use of GPS for the transmission. Its eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox relies on positioning to pick gears in advance, gauging the situation down to the exact stretch of road. It can see the need for a shorter gear at the upcoming corner, for example. Other upgrades include a [...]
The R300 Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) headphone from Ferrari by Logic3 features design inspiration from the Scuderia Ferrari racing team and the aerodynamic air vents and traditional grille seen on the GT cars. The over-ear headphones are made with durability and quality in mind, thanks to its robust machined crafted metal arms and diamond shaped grilles, while it’s ultra-soft ear pads [...]
Accel Telecom wants to take you back to the days when car phones were a permanent install. The new Voyager, an Android smartphone with car-centric functions that can stay put in your vehicle, features a dedicated Waze launcher key for GPS navigation duties, and will also showcase high level noise reduction and echo cancellation, along with hands-free [...]
Chevrolet is introducing a new diesel variant of its Chevrolet Cruze for the 2014 model year. The Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel will come with a 2.0l turbocharged engine, which delivers 148 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. With a lot of power available, the Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel still is able to deliver 42 mpg on the [...]
