Tag Archive for 'cars'
One of the cooler additions to the new Nissan GT-R is its multifunction computer, which among other things can tell you exactly how many G’s you’re experiencing as you fling it around the Nürburgring. If you can’t quite afford a GT-R, however, and you’re still interested in knowing what forces are attempting to rearrange your [...]
Pioneer have released a number of high-end in-car entertainment systems for their AVIC-F range. The three models - AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and Premier branded AVIC-F90BT - all feature XM and satellite radio compatibility, Bluetooth with conversational voice recognition that can be used to control navigation, voice control of a connected iPod and a 5.8-inch WVGA touchscreen. [...]
If you’re tired of those ancient tire pressure gauges and feel the need to have an updated version, this Accutire might help you out. It gets rid of the issue of trying to squint at the numbers on the guage in the middle of the night, since it shows you the pressure on a [...]
So Jaguar goes and picks up Bowers & Wilkins for their cars and Subaru follows suit and goes and picks up another well known non-car audio system manufacturer to do work in their car. The announcement was made yesterday at Subaru’s R1e unveiling.
So far we know that Tesla, Aptera, and Illuminati Motor Works are all in, but there is reported to be over 60 teams from 9 countries participating. There are two categories, Mainstream vehicles and Alternative Vehicles, they each have their own set of rules, but think of the mainstream category as the vehicles that might [...]
With its mean stance and aggressive curves, this newest Alfa Romeo could be one of the models to hit our shores. Apparently, and this is news to me, Alfa Romeo is going to be making a return to the North American market in the near future.
Bowers & Wilkins, known most recently for their amazing Zeppelin radio, are manufacturers of some truly amazing audio solutions. As such, it’s not much of a surprise that they were chosen to add their aural blessing to the upcoming 2009 Jaguar XKR.
It has a 30GB HDD, a USB port, and a 400MHz just to start. It also has GPS built in so it can do navigation and get you where you are going.
The two-wheeled Acabion GTBO reminds me of Burt Munro with his World’s Fastest Indian motorcycle. Burt made it to 183.58 mph, a record setting for streamlined motorcycles under 1,000cc but the GTBO, designed by the former Porsche engineer Peter Maskus, is a complete different animal.
This Vespa is bright red, has a Louis Vuitton seat, a custom spare tire (that doesn’t look like it could actually work on the Vespa) and an LCD touchscreen Windows XP computer. It also won the award for “Best Modern Vespa” at the Amerivespa contest.
