Archive for May, 2010
BMW in 3D: think big!
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
Imagine a screen so wide and tall that it stretches across two office buildings in Singapore. German automaker BMW is making a massive entry into the world of 3D TV with a two-minute ad highlighting the joys of driving a BMW.
Happy birthday, McLaren!
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
In 1988, McLaren decided to put its Formula One expertise to good use by creating a genuine road-going supercar, the McLaren F1. As it celebrates its 20th anniversary, the model remains the most powerful naturally-aspirated production car ever. It also gave birth to a number of innovations that were later copied by other manufacturers.
The ultra-exclusive Hulme Can Am
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
At £295,000 (about $450,000), the limited-edition Hulme Can Am from New Zealand is the very definition of an exclusive automobile.
Daimler AG and BYD Company Limited Sign Joint Venture Contract to Develop Electric Vehicles
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
BYD Company Limited and Daimler AG today signed a contract creating a 50:50 research and technology joint venture called “Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd,” that will develop an electric vehicle for China.
Turbocharging Equals Fuel Economy and Performance on Cruze Ecotec
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
The turbocharger’s on-demand performance in the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is like having two engines in the same vehicle – one for fuel economy and one for power.
Ecodriving bonanza at the 2nd edition of Toyota’s Rendez-vous des véhicules verts in Kingsey Falls
Friday, May 28th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
For the second year in a row, the Marie-Victorin Park in Kingsey Falls, in the Centre-du-Québec region, will host Toyota’s “Rendez-vous des véhicules verts.”
The Kia hamsters are back!
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
The Korean automaker won numerous awards last year for its Kia Soul ad in which a group of hamsters drove around to the sound of hip hop.
Subaru and Cosworth partner for the CS400
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
The CS400 is the sportiest Subaru of all. This revamped, black-coloured STI comes from a partnership between the Japanese automaker and Cosworth, the English manufacturer known for its racing engines and successful projects with Ford Motor Company.
Cruising through Seoul in a Kia (part 3)
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
(Seoul, Korea) – Anyong asseo. Good morning, Good evening. Those are the first words you learn in Korean. And accompanied by a discrete little bow, these are the words you’ll speak most often if you ever visit the country. In fact, those are the exact words, and gestures, I used most often when visiting Hyundai and Kia’s Research and Development Centre in Namyang, in the suburbs of Seoul.
Because the Koreans have regained their pride and because Kia’s executives know that they are well on their way to becoming one of the most influential automakers in the world, they decided to bring the world to them.
Be careful who you lend your car to!
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 | Car News | Comments Off
Driving is an art, especially when you’re driving a super-mighty automobile like a Lamborghini and your margin of error is just a few centimetres.
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