PigTones offering Yoda, Terminator and Stewie nav voices
September 30, 2008
Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, Celebrities, Humor
“Left at the next exit you’ll turn,” or so we envision none other than Jedi Master Yoda telling us as we attempt to pilot our land speeders toward some unknown destination. You can now download Yoda as the voice of your TomTom or Garmin GPS unit courtesy of a company named PigTones and a fee of $12.97. Not a Star Wars fan? Well, you should be (at least of the original trilogy). There’s always the… Continue reading
BMW releases second X1 teaser
September 30, 2008
Filed under: Concept Cars, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW
If the overly contrived teaser video wasn’t enough for you, there’s now another image of the BMW X1 for those who care. There’s not much to see in the teaser, just a very dimly lit shot of the car that’ll slot below the pugnacious X3. A tiny Photoshoppery doesn’t shed much more light, but it does make the profile more clear. When we… Continue reading
Aw Snap! Owner crashes KTM X-Bow first time out
September 30, 2008
Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Safety
It was bound to happen, but it hurts nonetheless. The KTM X-Bow is hot off the presses, and it didn’t take long for some brand new ones to show up on the ‘Ring in Germany with their new owners behind the wheel. That hallowed circuit has led to the demise of more than a few machines, not to mention their drivers, and will inevitably continue to claim casualties as racers test their skills on its winding… Continue reading
Harley-Davidson developing corner-carving trike
September 30, 2008
Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Misc. Auto Shows, Motorcycles, Rumormill
Harley-Davidson introduced its first official trike in years earlier in 2008 and now looks to flip things around a bit with a new reverse-trike that leans into corners. Rumors indicate that the big American Motor Company will bring the corner carving trike in concept form to a motorcycle show set to take place next month in Cologne… Continue reading
Lamborghini concept might be named Estoque, not Urus
September 29, 2008
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedans/Saloons, Paris Motor Show, Supercars, Lamborghini
While we’ve pretty much had it up to our Hans device with the speculation surrounding Lamborghini’s Paris surprise, another salient detail has emerged about the rumored front-engined, four-door sedan due to be unveiled on Thursday at the Paris Motor Show.
Previous reports about the Lamborghini concept wearing a Urus badge are thankfully… Continue reading
Possible sketch of Lamborghini’s Paris concept leaked
September 29, 2008
Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedans/Saloons, Paris Motor Show, Supercars, Lamborghini
Lamborghini has now released three official teasers of the Urus, Estoque or whatever the Italian automaker is rumored to be calling its four-door concept for the Paris Motor Show these days. Now it seems that a sketch of the complete concept may have been posted in a thread on FerrariChat. While someone could have easily faked these sketches, they do show elements of the… Continue reading
Ford makes Fiesta Panel Van official
September 28, 2008
Filed under: Economy, Wagons/Estates, Euro, Hatchbacks, Ford, Misc. Auto Shows
Well, it wasn’t the Paris unveiling we’d expected, but Ford has indeed pulled the covers off its Fiesta Panel Van at the 2008 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany. Based on the three-door Fiesta hatchback, the new Panel Van is designed for commercial and private users who only need to haul non-human goods and want to use the most economical car possible… Continue reading
Sneak peek at Mitsubishi’s LA Design Challenge entrant: MMR25 Rally Racer
September 27, 2008
Filed under: Concept Vehicles, LA Auto Show, Motorsports, Etc., Mitsubishi
The LA Auto Show is once again hosting its annual Design Challenge in which automakers are asked to let their minds wander and think freely about what future cars might actually be like. Last year’s theme was green, but this year designers are being asked…… Continue reading
VIDEO: Cloaked BMW X1 Concept is a hip-hop wannabe
September 27, 2008
Filed under: Concept Cars, Paris Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW
Rocking graffiti styles we haven’t seen on the street since the late 90s, BMW has put out a 40-second teaser video of a covered X1 Concept being unloaded from an enclosed trailer ahead of its debut next week at the Paris Motor Show. Our skateboarding, urban protagonist tags the letters “M,” “C” and… Continue reading
Read your OBD-II with iPhone using REV
September 26, 2008
Here’s another iPhone application that demonstrates that soon there is nothing you won’t be able to know if you have just one device. DevToaster has created an app called Rev that reads information straight from the OBD-II port on your car and displays it on your iPhone. When it’s fully operational, Rev can display things like automobile speed, RPM, fuel consumption, calculated engine load, and a host of other parameters. You’ll even be able to check and reset engine and error… Continue reading
