Report: NHTSA doesn't have any software or electrical engineers on staff to investigate Toyota
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Technology "NHTSA officials told investigators that the agency doesn't employ any electrical engineers or software engineers." So says The Washington [more...]
Drift United beim Fast Car Festival 2012
drift-united-fast-car-festival-2012-1 Bild 1 von 34(Klick aufs Bild zur XXL-Ansicht) Was für ein Auftakt! Mit 13 Fahrern konnte Drift United am 12. Mai beim Fast Car Festival in [...]
Busfahrer haben mehr Respekt verdient fuer ihr Fahrkoennen
Ich durfte gestern einen Online-TV-Beitrag über den neuen Mercedes-Benz Citaro (Linienbus) in Wiesbaden drehen. Das war ein echtes Fahrerlebnis und eine große Herausforderung. Eigentlich [...]
40 Jahre BMW M GmbH
Seit nunmehr 40 Jahren steht das “M” bei BMW für die sportlichsten Modelle und begeistert nach wie vor die Autofans rund um den Globus. "Eine Firma ist wie ein Mensch. Treibt sie [...]
The Return Of The Renault Alpine Concept Cars
This leaked photo is the first of the new Renault Alpine concept, due for official unveiling in Monaco on Friday. Under the skin is purportedly a tube-framed Megane Trophy complete with a [...]
Conquer The Snowpocalypse With A Propeller-Powered Sled Planelopnik
What if you removed an ultralight airplane's wings and replaced its wheels with skis? You'd end up with something much like the Snow Glider, a Czech-built contraption capable of 75MPH on ice and snow [...]
GM Says Hummer Sale to Chinese Is Off. Brand To Be Shuttered.
By Dave Thomas GM's planned sale of the Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. has fallen through. GM says it will wind down all operations for the brand. "One year [...]
GM Kills Hummer, Officially Carpocalypse
GM will officially wind down Hummer operations as a deal with a Chinese automaker stalled over Chinese environmental concerns You gotta love Hummer — a brand so quintessentially American, so [...]
Who The Hell Is Uwe Gemballa? Where In The World Are Uwe
German Porsche tuner Uwe Gemballa disappeared last week, and his whereabouts are still unknown. The exotic-car world is in an uproar — kidnapping! aliens! Butzi! — but we keep returning to [...]
This Is What A Ferrari F1 Piston Looks Like Engine Porn
This piston was used by Ferrari during the 2001 Formula 1 season. It's tiny, it's light, and it's made of Italian kitten whispers. All the prancing-horse talk of late reminded me that it was tucked [...]