autoblog — Filed under: Etc., Design/Style Ji Yong-Ho Shark 6 - click above for high-res image gallery Art and cars is always a tricky subject. We saw what happened when BMW selected art world mega star Jeff Koons to design their next art car. Long story short, confusion, blinking eyes and a whole lot...
jalopnik — Incorporating design elements from every vehicle in the VW Group, the Audi RS7 is Austrian designer Adriano Mudri's vision for future Audi products. Probably most successful are the minimal LED lights, eliminating the visual fuss of Audi's current corrective lenses. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Audi, Racing Walter Rörhl throwing an Audi Quattro WRC racer up the Col de Turini - Click above to watch video after the jump Can we pause for a moment and give it up for Walter Röhrl? Here's a racer whose professional career began in 1973, first person...
carscoop.blogspot — Fact: these official drawings of an unnamed Chevrolet sedan were filed with the U.S. patent office by General Motors. And well, that's where the facts end and the speculations start. Looking at the photos, we assume that this mystery Chevrolet four-door saloon with the Camaro-inspired rear-end design is either a...
jalopnik — The driver of this once-gorgeous silver Ford GT was cited with a misdemeanor for "failure to control the vehicle" after smashing it into a median on a stretch of Ohio Interstate 71 outside Hamilton County. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Motorcycle, Reviews Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP - Click above for high-res image gallery We're going to get ahead of ourselves a little bit with our review of the new Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP. We spend lots of time riding various two- and four-wheeled vehicles, and very few -...
wired — From jagged, snow capped mountain peaks to peaceful villages adorned with colorful prayer flags, there are perhaps no more breathtaking views on earth than from high above the Himalayas. Five paragliders are right now flying and hiking the length of the Himalayas all the way through Nepal, and they’re sharing...
autoblog — Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, Toyota As Toyota's recall issues hit a fevered pitch over the past few months, customer confidence faltered and sales predictably suffered. We were wondering how Toyota would react to the comparative dearth of showroom traffic, and the answer was to take a page out of the...
jalopnik — Wandering the aisles of my local auto parts store last night it struck me how much crap I wanted to buy. Haynes manuals for cars I don't own? Sure. Ford-logo barstools? Why not. What's your favorite auto store binge purchase. More »
jalopnik — We've seen the Mercedes SLS AMG convertible before, even in person, but these patent drawings confirm what our eyes have been telling us: it drops the gullwing doors and gains a soft top. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Etc., Videos, Fiat, Celebrities, Humor Fiat heir Lapo Elkann makes the Lakers' game-winning move - Click above to watch video after the jump Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli and is said to be heir to several Fiat thrones. While courtside at the Staples Center in...
jalopnik — Forget flying down a ski run, this Lamborghini Gallardo goes up an intermediate blue run, then back down — passing cross country skiers as it goes. More »
jalopnik — Preliminary statistics from NHTSA show Americans drove an additional 6.6 billion miles in 2009 and yet only 33,963 died in accidents, down 8.9% from 2008 and 22% from 2005. Thanks nanny state! More »
carscoop.blogspot — One of the first things that came to the minds of many Saab enthusiasts after the completion of the long-winded sale of the Swedish automaker to Spyker was the possibility of a supercar based on the underpinnings of a Spyker model. Of course, we're pretty sure that the creation of a...
jalopnik — Preliminary statistics from NHTSA show Americans drove an additional 6.6 billion miles in 2009 and yet only 33,963 died in accidents, down 8.9% from 2008 and 22% from 2005. Thanks nanny state! More »
autoblog — Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster patent images - Click above for image gallery Not that there's anything new to report from last week, when we saw a prototype Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster at the factory in Affalterbach, but if you're the type that gets giddy over sketches...
jalopnik — Bored of the deluge of perfect photographs pouring out of motor shows? We’ve taken some old and strange film cameras to Geneva to show you another side of cars. Well, of supercars anyway. More »
autoblog — Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, RumormillAlfa Romeo says it achieved its objectives with the stunning 8C Competizione. Now the brand known for the quadrifoglio wants to make the same kind of splash - only bigger - and rumor has it that it will do so by unveiling an...
jalopnik — Bored of the deluge of perfect photographs pouring out of motor shows? We’ve taken some old and strange film cameras to Geneva to show you another side of cars. Well, of supercars anyway. More »
jalopnik — Bored and unemployed programmer Alan Hartwig decided to take it upon himself to provide an important public service, devoting thousands of hours to develop a hyper-accurate "Toyota Driving Simulation," so unbelievable you should go check it out. [Toyota Simulator] More »
autoblog — Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Chevrolet, GM General Motors is working hard to improve the image of its core brands, and the largest GM division, Chevrolet, will be getting some fresh new marketing in the near future. The theme, "Excellence for Everyone" will debut in ad spots over the next two months. In a...
blogs.edmunds — Let's go ahead and throw a disclaimer out there up front. I am not receiving checks from Hyundai, nor do think all Hyundais are great. In fact, I may still have a lingering prejudice leftover from the stigma of the 1980's. But it seems with every new Hyundai I drive,...
jalopnik — This is a Vought VE-7 biplane being started by a modified Ford Model T in 1926. The mechanism is known as a Hucks Starter. Flying car, no; cool merging of cars and airplanes, yes. Until the chain snaps. [NASA] More »
autoblog — Filed under: Etc., Celebrities We know some habitually bad drivers, and we're guessing you do too. Problem is, there isn't much we can do to keep them off the road until their license is taken away. Thanks to a new show on Travel Channel, we at least have an opportunity to...
blog.hemmings — For the current issue of Hemmings Motor News, I wrote up a little introduction to the resilient wheel, a self-sprung technology that enjoyed not very much popularity in the decades before World War II. But for an idea that essentially no one used, quite a few people wrote in to...