Tesla Model S Battery Swap In 90 Seconds
Elon Musk and Tesla are at it again. The latest bit of innovation is around a swappable battery system that can swap the battery in about 90-seconds. One of the main mental sticking points with regards to consumers switching to an electric vehicle is range and recharge time. The Tesla does a great job at […]
Turbo Charged Subaru BRZ Makes Just Under 500-HP
When the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S came out folks guessed that the underpowered rear wheel drive cars would be prime for tuners. Looks like the folks at Crawford Performance agree. This Crawford Performance tuned Subaru BRZ comes with a large turbocharger and intercooler. Horsepower is loosely quoted as "between 400-500 hp" with 550 lb-ft […]
Tru-Flate Car Jack
Changing a tire on your car just got easier, and cooler. This cool little car jack is portable, runs off of your 12V cigarette lighter port, weighs about 8-lbs, and can lift a full 1.1 tons between 6 to 14-inches. The Tru-Flate Car Jack uses a hydraulic unit that is sealed and makes lifting your […]
VW iBeetle
The Volkswagen iBeetle does deeper integration with the Apple iPhone, hence the “i”. The iBeetle is Volkswagen’s newest Beetle and comes with an iPhone docking station right in the middle of the dashboard. Read on for more details of this Apple and VW collaboration.
Ford 2013 Shelby Raptor
The Ford/Shelby relationship lives on, and has evolved from Mustang mods to truck mods. This mash-up starts off with an already capable Ford Raptor and adds a Shelby Borla exhaust, Shelby leather interior, custom wheels with 35-inch Goodrich All-Terrain tires, three graphic kit options, and a 2.9L supercharger. The 2013 Shelby Raptor ($18,000+) horsepower is […]
Mercedes B-Class All Electric Car
Mercedes Benz plans to release their own all-electric car as a B-Class. The car skips right over the hybrid style and runs purely on electricity. We can expect to see the Mercedes B-Class in the USA at the beginning of 2014. Read on for details of the electric B-Class after the break,
2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT
If you compare the 2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT to the XKR-S (the non-GT version) you will notice they both sport the same engine. That engine is a supercharged 5.0 liter V8 making 550 horsepower. That main difference between the Jaguar XKR-S and the XKR-S GT comes in the track friendly bits. The XKR-S GT comes […]
3D Printed Car Is Close Production
3D printing has made huge strides in the last few years with folks printing everything from toys to gun parts. The Urbee 2 is taking 3D printing to a much larger scale by making an actual car. This 3D printed car is as strong as steel while weighing about half as much as a typical […]
Ferrari LaFerrari
Like the Ferrari Enzo, the LaFerrari is another limited edition model. Only 499 of these beauties will be built. Starting off with the important part, a 0-62 mph time that is under three seconds. Yes, you will be in the 2 second club. Heck, the 0-124 mph time is even amazing at under seven seconds. […]
Google Maps & Places Coming To the Kia Sorento CUV
The Korean car manufacturers (think Hyundai and Kia) are making a serious go at it. There cars are improving massively, looking better, and stealing market share from the older goats. In this case, Kia is going to improve their UVO eServices telematics in a big way by teaming up with Google. The Google/Kia system will […]