German Researchers Imagine Hellish Future Powered by iPhone
on Nov 16, 2009 in News Dodge Caravan iPhone iPhone app the future is now The apple iPhone app store already has an app for just about everything, but these guys have found a new niche. By affixing a bunch of technological wizardry to a car, they have created a system by which one can drive said car using an iPhone. More i...

Crown Vic Finally Being Replaced For Police Officers
on Nov 15, 2009 in News Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Impala Crown Victoria Ford GM Police police cruiser Ponitac G8 Taurus SHO Last night I got caught up in a police check point. Apparently Johnny Law had nothing better to do than to check to make sure everyone’s MVI’s were up to date. As I approached, the first thing I noticed was the previous generation Impala...

2012 BMW 3-Series Caught Oot and Aboot
on Nov 15, 2009 in Spy Shots Video 3-cylinder 340i 4-cylinder BMW BMW 3- BMW 3-Series G37 Infiniti twin-turbo This is a video of the 2012 BMW 3-series out for a drive. BMW is still annoyingly good at camouflaging their upcoming models with that swirly hypno-camo, but at least we can see a side profile and the rear. For 2012, a 340i is rumoured to be the top...

How Not To Drive Your Bugatti Veyron
on Nov 15, 2009 in Found on the Interwebs Video accident Bugatti Veyron Where to begin with this one? What started as a “$&*!, look at that!” cell phone video saw this Galveston, Texas, USA man’s afternoon end in tears as he drove his Veyron into a lagoon. According to this news article in the local...

A Portuguese Encounter of the French Persuasion
on Nov 14, 2009 in Features Almada citroen Citroen DS Lisbon Portugal We were heading back to Lisbon, making our way for the high-speed Ponte de 25 Abril. On the hand-laid cobblestone street meandering down the hill from the one-hundred-metre tall Cristo Rei monument in Almada, Portugal, sat an automobile of the Frenc...

VW Jetta TDI Cup Street to Arrive in January
on Nov 13, 2009 in News diesel engine Jetta TDI Cup Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen TDI We’ll see if the North American market is ready to handle the idea of a sporty diesel in January, when the first VW Jetta TDI Cup Street Editions hit the showroom floors. However, we aren’t getting the GTD because there’s no way in...

Play That Funky Music, Car Boy
on Nov 13, 2009 in Features AC/DC Aerosmith Alabama 3 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Sedan Black Flag Cab Calloway Chevy Malibu Circle Jerks Dodge Monaco Dukes of Hazzard Ferris Bueller's Day Off Fun Loving Criminals Garbage General Lee Iggy Pop John Lee Hooker Magnum P.I. Mia Sara Miami Vice Modena Design Mountain National Lampoon's Vacation Phil Collins Pink Floyd Ray Charles Repo Man Star Wars The Blues Brothers The Doors The Flowerpot Men The KLF The Pixies The Plugz The Police ZZ Top Lately I’ve been thinking about great driving music. While the music made by the vehicle should not be trivialized, sometimes you want someone else’s sounds to accompany your travels. A great tune will immediately make my right foot very heavy an...

BMW: Is That You, Zero?
on Nov 13, 2009 in News BMW BMW 0-series BMW 1-series Clubman Mini Mini Coupe Rumous have been circulating of a subcompact front wheel drive hot hatch with the BMW name plate called the 0-series. While the Mini brand has done well for BMW spawning a convertible, the Clubman, the ‘Coupe’, and soon to be SUV, it̵...

Jeremy Clarkson Reviews Audi R8 5.2 FSI
on Nov 12, 2009 in Video Audi R8 5.2 FSI Jeremy Clarkson Tanner Foust Top Gear V10 You read the title correctly, meaning that you’re literate. Well done. Now, I know this is a big leap of faith, but I believe that you’ll also be able to press the “Play” button to watch Top Gear’s most entertaining (and...

It Should Have Been Glenn Beck
on Nov 12, 2009 in Video car accident Fox News Glenn Beck irony The Onion I’m sure that if you watch your favourite news drivel station with any kind of frequency, you’ll see the victims of various car accidents sprawled across your living room screen. This is doubly true for viewers of Fox News. This kind of s...