What goes into making a car suitable for various markets? Could it be retuning the suspension? Figuring out steering feel for rough roads? A crazy car enthusiast with a penchant for furry marsupial suits? Maybe it’s a little of all three. As seen in …
Archive for August, 2011
Video of the Day: A Furry Kangaroo Suit and the 2012 Kia Rio
First Pics! Audi’s Strange Urban Concept
It’s been a busy month for Audi. Earlier this month we saw sketches of the Urban Concept ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, yesterday we reported on the Audi S models that will also be on display, including the buzz-worthy S7. Now we’ve got…
First Pics! Audi’s Strange Urban Concept
It’s been a busy month for Audi. Earlier this month we saw sketches of the Urban Concept ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, yesterday we reported on the Audi S models that will also be on display, including the buzz-worthy S7. Now we’ve got…
Video: German enthusiasts show true passion for rockabilly and rat rods
Filed under: Classics, Europe, Videos, Specialty, Design/Style
The event is called Rust and Dust, but this year that dust was replaced with rain and mud. Still, the attendees of this automotive festival in Teterow, Germany arrived in large numbers to …
Video: R/C F16 jet with swiveling pilot’s view blows our tiny little minds
Filed under: Etc., Videos, Toys/Games
Toys are infinitely cooler these days than they were when we were kids. While we had to subside on crappy Lego houses and weak Nerf guns, youngsters now get to craft accurate models of the Millennium Falcon and pl…
Rendered Imagination: Jaguar E-X50
Filed under: Etc., Jaguar, Design/Style
The Jaguar XKR is a sultry beast, but no one is going around calling the low-slung sports car in icon of the industry. That tag is still reserved for the similarly slinky E-Type. This year marks the 50th anniver…
