Amazing Video Of Cruise Ship Taking A Beating From Heavy Storm
The video (after the break) shows the inside of a cruise ship taking on some serious weather off the coast of New Zealand. You will see passengers and furniture dancing about. The boat is the Pacific Sun Cruise liner which was carrying 1,732 passengers and 671 crew members.
Car Manufacturers Diagram
The chart above (and here in full size) shows how each car manufacturer is connected to one another., They sure are incestuous little fellows., Several of the relations are well known, some are a bit shocking., Porsche is owned by Volkswagen, Lotus is owned by Proton, GM is 11.7% Canadian owned, Toyota owns Daihatsu, you […]
Lemur Vehicle Monitors EconoDriver Giveaway
** Congratulations to Debra B our latest winner., ** I am a bit crazy when it comes to trying to squeeze a bit of extra mpg's out of my daily commute., I tend to coast whenever possible and try and anticipate traffic ahead to eliminate excessive accelerator or brake pedal use., It has become a […]
Honda Jazz Hybrid
Honda has just lifted the veil on their latest hybrid, the first in this class, the Honda Jazz. The Jazz Hybrid will borrow most of the propulsion bits from the Honda Insight. The main motor is a 87bhp 1.3-liter i-VTEC with a 14bhp electric motor. The battery pack is going to be nickel metal hydride. […]
$80,000 Electric Bike
The BlackTrail BT-01 e-bike is basically a bike with a battery, an electric motor, and a huge price tag. $80,000 to be exact. The bike is built by a German company called PG-Bikes. The BlackTrail BT-01 is made of carbon fiber, has a 1.2-kW electric motor, and can go over 100 miles on a full […]
Lemur Monitors Releases New Line Of Driving Tools
Lemur Monitors is proud to announce the immediate availability of a trio of auto monitoring solutions designed to empower consumers with additional insight into their vehicles' operation., EconoDriver increases awareness of fuel consumption and inefficient driving while SafeDriver and AlertDriver ensure that your car is driven with caution and care., Each product installs within minutes […]
Can-Am Commander
For those of you with acreage (lucky bums, I still live with my mother in a 1 bedroom apartment) and about $12K to burn, you have to get a Can-Am Commander, and let me drive it. The Can-Am Commander is a serious offroad ATV. The Commander has two seats, a choice of a Rotax 800 […]
VeloMini Folding Electric Bike
There are plenty of folding bikes, and plenty of electric bikes. But not too many bikes that are both electric and folding. The Santa Clara California company ELV Motors released their latest bike the VeloMini fold-and-carry electric bike. You can pedal the bike the old fashioned way, or do nothing and use full electric mode, […]
Toyota Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater
Remember the Party-A-CarGo? Well it suddenly seems a bit ghetto compared to the Toyota Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn. The ultimate tailgating vehicle starts off with a Toyota Tundra and adds a slide-out tailgate, BBQ grill, beer tap, ice chest, 42-inch HDTV, kicker sound system, and more. Too bad it is a […]
A Flying Car That May Actually Make It To Production
We have seen our fair share of flying car prototypes, and they look good but never actually seem to make it to reality. The Maverick shown above should be available next year (eh, heard that before) and can be driven with a normal drivers license and flown with a sport pilots license. This flying car […]