Posted in Cars on Jun 27th, 2008
As oil prices keep soaring car makers are investing more and more into alternative fuels. Several car makers have plans to introduce electric or hydrogen powered cars but Mercedes seems to be the first that has plans to completely ditch petroleum cars. According to some sources like Tree Hugger the German car makers aims to [...]
Posted in Cars on Jan 14th, 2008
GM presents a concept model of the Hummer HX at the Detroit auto show. This car is powered by a 3.6l V6 and features a slightly more green approach as it can run on E85 ethanol fuel without any modifications.
I’m not too fond of the Hummer H3’s design but this concept looks pretty interesting. The car looks quite futuristic [...]
Posted in Cars, Personal Ramblings on Sep 29th, 2007
A couple of weeks ago I started driving with a learner’s permit, so far it’s going OK but it will probably still take about half a year or more before I’ll try to get my driver’s license .
This week I also got my first own car - well actually my mother’s old Mercedes. She [...]
Posted in Cars on Sep 11th, 2007
Lamborghini announced a new car for the very rich. Their new Lamborghini Reventon is expected to cost about 1 million EUR ($1.4 million) and will be very limited:
To be dubbed Reventon, it’s based on the Murcielago LP640, and it’ll cost a breezy one-million euros. Only 20 are set to be constructed, and all have been [...]
Posted in Cars on Jul 24th, 2007
Filming of a commercial for the game Project Gotham 4 went a bit less smooth than planned. They got a nice Ferrari but the driver didn’t seem up to the job as he crashed the Ferrari F430 into a wall while performing a drifting stunt:
Here’s a video of the damage:
Posted in Cars on Jul 20th, 2007
Ferrari unveiled its 430 Scuderia car today. This 2-seater coupe features a 4.3l V8 engine that produces 510hp at 8,500rpm, the car weighs only 1,250kg and has a weight-to-power ratio of just 2.45kg per horsepower.
According to Ferrari the new model is a special series based on the F430 and is aimed at Ferrari’s most passionate and sports-driving [...]
