Tesla Motors’ is not your ordinary car company. Just for starters, the Tesla Roadster Sport has a 0-60 of 3.7 seconds and a range of 240 miles. And it’s 100% electric. So, when it comes to dealerships, Tesla isn’t taking the traditional route. Like Apple, Tesla will own and operate its own shops. With only [...]
Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame legend and five-time World Series title winner has also been a car collector for forty years. 15 vehicles from Jackson’s original series will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. Reggie’s infatuation began with the Olds-powered Ford he bought in high school before he had a drivers [...]
The 2011 Kia Sportage has the kind of style that will make it a stand-out. I just returned from driving it in San Francisco. Here’s the scoop: Heads up: The Sportage is a 5-passenger CUV, otherwise known as a crossover utility vehicle. Kia claims the young single guy as their target audience. Thus, the raked [...]
The Car of Light concept from designer Jong Won Lee is driven by the sun. A solar panel on top of the car powers the electric motor. The exterior design takes cues from the motion of waves on a river surface. On the inside it’s lit by a purple haze…
A few weeks ago, Volvo created a magical way to bring name recognition to a younger crowd. To promote their cars, the company built a temporary outdoor movie theatre called Starlite Urban Drive-in in London’s East End. The audience watched the big screen from 25 pre-parked brand-new Volvo’s (including the XC60, C30 and convertible C70), [...]
smart USA is hip to what makes car owners feel special. This week the company launched a vehicle customization program called “smart Expressions”. The idea is that customers can choose from an unlimited palette of paint colors and a variety of body wrap designs to make their wheels a work of art. “The smart fortwo’s [...]
Here’s another reminder to keep your mind—and vision- open to new possibilities. Next year the National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech will reveal a prototype vehicle equipped with technology that will help a blind person drive independently. The technology, called “nonvisual interfaces,” uses sensors that help a blind driver maneuver a car based [...]
Yes, we know that texting and calling is NOT SAFE while driving! But, once you’ve taken the Oprah pledge, check out these smart-phone apps from the August issue of Consumer Reports. They can help you with everything from finding a parking space to when to service your wheels. Car Finder. Price: 99 Cents. Phone: iPhone. [...]
This Thursday, July 1, Range Rover is celebrating their 40th birthday in partnership with Vogue magazine at a “star-studded event in London”. The party will host over 350 players from the worlds of film, fashion, design, music, media and sports including Manolo Blahnik and Amanda Wakeley. In the world of cars, it’s not so unusual [...]
