Automotive News

One ofour favorite Flip Wilson jokes goes like this: He's sitting in a train car with a woman and her baby. He takes a look at the baby and then proceeds to tell the mother how ugly the baby is. "Man, that is one ugly baby," ...    Read more

From Audi dropping the Shooting Brake Concept to Garmin’s Super Bowl entry to Bon Jovi and Saturn giving some Soul, here’s a sample of this week’s automotive news: ...    Read more

Stuttgart/Dubai, Jan 28, 2007 - The new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition displays thoroughbred motor-racing credentials. Featuring more than 300 modified components, the super sports car serves up a boost in output, more dynamic chassis tuning, improved aerodynamics and distinctly sporty interior appointments to thrill even the most demanding of ...    Read more

Ford Motor Co. recently unveiled its HySeries Edge, its version of a plug-in hybrid with an electric drive powered by a battery and hydrogen fuel cell. Its debutfollows such alternative-powered vehicles suchas GM's Volt and other models from Honda and Toyota. Well,itsrelease--and the other concepts as well--may have been too ...    Read more

Zap Power Systems, a California based electric car manufacturer, will be selling its XEBRA electric sedan and truck in Austin, Texas through its new dealer -- Shock Value. According to the owner of Shock Value, John Martin, prospective buyers have shown overwhelming enthusiasm for the car which they can see ...    Read more

Computers in the car with Internet connectability is not a new thing. Do-It-Yourselfers with a lot of installation skills and the evolution of technology has made such vehicles possible for many years now. Such vehicles as the 2001 Jeep Wrangler owned by Bill Rigby, director of online account services for ...    Read more

New York, NY - January 30, 2007... Imagine MINI owner Scott is driving down the highway. He's checking out the billboards - phone companies (snore)... online casinos (no thanks)... "MOTOR LIKE YOU MEAN IT, SCOTT!" (Hold on! Say what?). Scott has just experienced personalized "talking" billboards - the latest innovation ...    Read more

Clarion Corporation, a manufacturer of car entertainment products based in Cypress, California, has introduced the BLT370, a Bluetooth Audio/mobile phone transceiver. The product allows the streaming of audio from a cellular phone or other portable device directly into a car's audio system. Add Clarion's DGL370, and the BLT370 can stream ...    Read more

South Korean carmaker, Hyundai Motors, is making unbelievable strides in the development of engines, chassis designs, and alternative powertrains that are fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly. This is due to the fact that it has invested more than $1.85 billion or 5.6 percent of its revenue in research and development just ...    Read more

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