Green Vehicle News, Some of It Important

Posted on Sep 26, 2016 in Safety | 1 comment

GM Permits Dealers to Sell Demo Volts This will free up 2,300 cars, increasing sales inventory to about 4,100 (up from 1,800). Since GM has increased production capacity over the summer, you folks struggling to find an available Volt (yes, all five of you) can now find one. In fact, there has been some pent-up demand, but don’t hold your breath that GM will...

Lamborghini Miura, The First Supercar

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 in Antique | Comments Off on Lamborghini Miura, The First Supercar

Supercar. That one word describes the ultimate in a motor vehicle, a car that combines the absolute epitome of style, technology, and power into one beautiful piece of rolling sculpture. It all started with an argument between a simple farmer turned tractor manufacturer named Ferruccio Lamborghini, and the high priest of performance cars, Enzo Ferrari....

BFGoodrich KO2 in the Snowy Hills of Maine

Posted on Sep 19, 2016 in Editorials | 1 comment

BFGoodrich’s All-Terrain T/A tires can be found everywhere, from your local construction site to the most grueling of off-road races. I’ve fitted some of my trucks with the original KO and used them on and off-road, so I was curious what improvements BFGoodrich could bring to its latest iteration: the new KO2. BFGoodrich brought me up to Bethel, Maine to test...

Are the days of pole-mounted old cars numbered?

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 in Featured | 2 comments

Used to be – back in the days when distinctive vehicles could be had for cheap or free – if you wanted to really attract the eye of passersby to your place of business, you slathered some house paint on some old car, stuck it up on a pole, and became an instant local landmark. But those landmarks are slowly disappearing and it seems we may in our lifetimes see...

Laser Beams into Automotive Lighting Future

Posted on Sep 11, 2016 in Technology | 1 comment

Since Thomas Edison perfected the electronic light bulb over 130 years ago, our ability of creating artificial illumination has brightened up the coldness of night. An evolution especially important as the automobile progressed, vehicle lighting has taken strides in becoming brighter and more efficient. At first existing as clumsy lanterns, electric lighting...

Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo

Posted on Sep 4, 2016 in Concept | Comments Off on Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo

Volkswagen pulled the wraps off the GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo, a concept model which has been leaked few days ago. Of course, we talk about a concept model, ready to make its debut at Wörthersee on May 28. From what we see from these sketches, the German model adopts a sporty silhouette with a roofless configuration. Under the bonnet sits a 3.0-liter TSI...