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Buyers of BMW’s latest second-generation MINI convertible will have yet another unusual offering to tick on the options list, in the shape of the Openometer. A new pod sitting next to the rev counter, it records how much time the car is driven with the top down.
Saab have partnered with Sony Ericsson to bring remote control of its latest vehicle to the touchscreen of the XPERIA X1. Demonstrated at the launch of the Saab 9-X Air concept at the Paris Motor Show last week, the system would allow XPERIA X1 owners to remotely control ambient lighting, lock the car, control seating, switch [...]
Say what you like about the Lamborghini Estoque concept - and some will love it, some will hate it - but it certainly sticks in your head. Lamborghini’s four-door 170mph saloon has been wowing crowds at the Paris autoshow, and Autoblog stopped by to grab some photos. In the metal, the Estoque apparently works as a more coherent design, [...]
When Porsche do it, I can cope. Aston Martin I can deal with. But a four-door saloon from Lamborghini? That just sounds blasphemous. However crippling economic climates demand stranger things, and so feast your eyes on the Lamborghini Estoque concept: a four-door, five meter long, V8-powered monster of a vehicle, predicted to hit showrooms in 2011 [...]
Prepare to see these clear polycarbonate wheels appearing on your favourite car-modding show: apparently the next step beyond ridiculously large alloy wheels is to do away with the wheel altogether. Made of Lexan or some other polycarbonate variant, they give you the opportunity to show off those lovely brake disks you’re so very proud of.
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It was criticised for being expensive, impractical and unsafe, but having been a happy Smart ForTwo owner I can tell you that only one of those was true. Yes, it suffered from Mercedes-style inflated prices, but it was super-economical, surprisingly capacious and capable of crashing into an S-Class without anyone dying. In fact, I only [...]
Holy Lord in his pants, what on Eath is this?! A British sports car with a hybrid engine? The Connaught Type-D H is four-seat 2.0 litre V10 that can manage 42mpg and 0-60 in 6.5s, thanks to an electric motor that kicks in when the car is stationary, so that the main petrol engine can cut [...]
When I’m not stroking cellphones or diddling Tablet PCs I’m often to be found gaping in childish lust at some of the bigger, petrol powered toys available today. So it’s a sight to make me more than a little moist seeing Michelin’s display at this year’s SEMA show - no resorting to diamanté-clad convertibles or [...]
The Boy Genius Report seems to be cornering the market in high-tech luxury gadget reviews, with their latest being a hands-on with Bentley’s Flying Spur saloon and, more specifically, its factory-fit cellphone. Controlled via a knob in the armrest and a choice of three displays, there’s even a SIM slot so that you can take [...]
Do you know what, I hate public transport. Whether it’s bad karma or just standard fare, I always seem to end up sat next to the drooling, odorous weird person. So given the choice of taking my car (where I can listen to my own choice of music and not have to worry about someone twenty stone [...]
