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The actual DeLorean from Back to the Future III is up for sale

Shane McGlaun, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [2]

I will say that of all the three Back to the future flicks my least favorite was definitely the third installment. I much prefer the original Back to the Future flick. Still, I always liked the DeLorean time machine that Doc Brown cooked up. The floating Mr. Fusion packing Delorean from the end of the original was my favorite. Read The Full Story

BMW shows off refreshed 3-series

Shane McGlaun, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

I have never been a huge BMW fan. I can certainly appreciate the M versions that the car company puts out with nice performance. Overall, I find the brand a bit boring personally. Still, it's always cool to see the refreshed vehicles that will be coming to market soon. At this point, we have a few pics of the normal 3-Series cars that are lighter, yet lower and wider. The updated rides include the 328i, 335i, and 320d. Read The Full Story

Nissan makes huge improvements in green tech with new fuel cell stack

Shane McGlaun, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the green technologies that could eliminate or greatly reduce the need for petroleum in the future is the fuel cell. The fuel cell is able to create power using reactions inside the cell. Fuel cell powered vehicles are green and produce no emissions. One of the companies that is working hard towards a fuel cell vehicle is Nissan and Nissan showed off its first fuel cell back in 2005. Read The Full Story

Custom School Bus Yellow Boss 302 to be auctioned for charity

Shane McGlaun, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Ford has a long history of auctioning off customer cars that its team members build up and donating the profits to charity. Back before the 2012 Boss 302 cars hit dealers for customers to buy, Ford had a custom Boss 302 Laguna Seca auctioned off at Barrett Jackson with the proceeds going to charity. The company has another one of a kind Boss 302 that is being put on the auction block. Read The Full Story

20 exotic supercars from Forza 4 Parked in one place!

Shane McGlaun, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you live in London you need to run, seriously run, down to the carpark called Shoreditch car park opposite the Holiday Inn on Old St, EC1V 9LN. To celebrate the pending launch of Forza 4 20 of the most famous and impressive cars for the Forza 4 game gather together at the car park after driving in as a convoy yesterday. Read The Full Story

Marchi mobile luxury camper is a palace on wheels

Shane McGlaun, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [4]

I once went on a family vacation years ago in a camper and the coolest thing about the trip was the loft bed above the driver cabin. That motor home was a dump compared to this cool motor home from Marchi. Apparently, the photos you see here aren't of a real motor home, but the company will build one for you if you have the loot. Read The Full Story

Chevy announces it will produce the Spark EV in 2013

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Chevrolet has announced that it intends to produce the all-electric Spark EV. The spark is a mini car and will be sold in limited quantities in select markets around the country starting in 2013. The Spark is an urban car, so I would expect it would be offered only in urban areas. Chevrolet isn’t offering a huge amount of detail on the car at this point. Read The Full Story

Shelby and EA show off the GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed Edition

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

EA and sports car legend Carroll Shelby have teamed up to promote both the sweet looking EA game Need for Speed the Run and the Carroll Shelby Foundation. The event was held in Las Vegas and at the event fans of the NFS franchise and high performance cars were able to get into the drivers set for a special 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed edition. The special Super Snake GT500 on hand at the event was made up to look like the one on the cover of the latest NFS title called Need for Speed the Run. Read The Full Story

Arctic Trucks sets world record for fastest trek from Antarctica to the South Pole

Shane McGlaun, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

When it comes to traveling for the most of us just about any vehicle will do the trick. There are some environments on earth where the simple act of driving requires a substantially more robust vehicle that your average car or truck. One of those harsh environments is the Antarctic region where the climate is frigid and harsh. Read The Full Story

Oxford University designs robot car

Shane McGlaun, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [3]

Some of the British geeks at Oxford University have developed a new robotic car. It sounds a lot like the robotic cars that Google has been testing around the country for a while now. The Oxford vehicle is an off-road style truck that I thought was a Land Rover, but it an off-roader called the Wildcat. The car from Oxford is called the robotic Wildcat. Read The Full Story

Nissan announces pricing for 2012 370Z models

Shane McGlaun, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

When it comes to sports cars one of the popular options that is available in the US for people shopping in the low $40,000 and under range is the Nissan 370Z. Nissan has now announced the official pricing for the models for 2012. The pricing on the 2012 370Z Roadster and 370Z Coupe are unchanged from 2011. The Z Coupe starts at $31,459 for the manual transmission version. Read The Full Story

Shelby American offers $3,000 discount on Super Snake and GT350 with caveat

Shane McGlaun, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you have been dreaming about sending your Mustang to Shelby in Las Vegas to be made over into a Super Snake or a buying a new Shelby GT350 the company has a nice deal going on until the end of the month. If you send your car out to Vegas before Halloween, you can get $3,000 off the transformation. The catch is that you have to provide your own transportation from the factory back to your home or fly out and drive home in your tweaked ride. Read The Full Story