The pride and joy of General Motor was slowly pinning around front and center amongst a field of Cadillacs at the Miami Auto Show. Although the Converj concept car made it’s debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, it’s slipery shape and and jaw dropping presence was good enough to stop us judges dead in our tracks and take the trophy for the 2009 Concept Car of the Show. This plug in gas/electric hybrid vehicle was almost disqualified as one of the judges deemed it to be too production ready for the concept award, and it did loose some points for wearing too narrow rear rubber, however streamlined shapes and low rolling resistance is what an efficient future is all about. Maybe it was the 21st century luxury car’s plush interior and electroluminescent gauges or the roof mounted solar panel the put the Cadillac Converj over the top.
You know those moments in life when you simply have to say: "This is everything I have ever dreamed of, and more?" Well, this is pretty much the case with this BMW M3 movie. Or at least for us!
Called "Living in the Lights," the movie was produced by Mouse McCoy as part of a new advertising campaign.
A cool car put under extreme situations, a beautiful girl next to you? What else can you wish for? Oh, yes... to actually be you behind the wheel! But, until then enjoy the video and start dreaming!
Mini has released a pretty cool commercial that teaches us how to recognize a Mini driver! Apparently, according to the company at least, a Mini driver is characterized by a mixture of life, individuality and spontaneity. And of course his pet!
We are always sorry to report about crashed Ferrari, but it happened again! This time a Ferrari 599 GTB was hit by a Renault minivan. The incident was spotted by one of our readers last Monday on Paris.
According to him the Renault was about to leave the roundabout around the Triumphal Arch but has overlooked the Ferrari on its right and cut its nose. After the incident, the 599 GTB was later towed. Apart from the fender bender, the left headlight wasn’t working anymore.
Spada Vetture Sport, an Italian supercar maker, recently released a new promotional video about its latest creation, the Codatronca. Directed by Mr. Kobayashi, the video takes advantage of the Codatronca’s unique similarity with Batman’s favorite ride, the Batmobile. While it does bear a little of the qualities of the Batmobile, the Codatronca is a powerful machine in its own right, thanks in large part to a Z06 engine underneath its hood that’s capable of clocking a 0-100mph time of 3.4 seconds.
Shot in 2D and 3D modeling, Kobayashi created the commercial by infusing the two visual elements and creating an environment that emphasizes the Codatronca’s cutting-edge look and incredible driving qualities.
The latest Gran Turismo PSP commercial features two of the greatest supercars of all the times: a 1969 Corvette Stingray and a 1988 Lamborghini Countach. And what is even greater is that they are scraping sides on a race track. But, what do you think? Is this for real or just a computer generated scene? Let us know!
While we all still fret over the still-to-be-finalized release date of Gran Turismo 5, another equally important question has surfaced recently: which car will have the privilege of gracing the cover of the most hotly-anticipated car racing game in five years?
Well, if you take the word of GT5 Creative Director, Kazunori Yamaguchi, then he has an opinion on one car that’s in the running – so to speak – to grace the cover of GT5: the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Gullwing.
Sony has not made anything official as of yet but according to Yamaguchi, the SLS AMG is one of the favorites to be featured on the cover of GT5. “"The foremost reason is that the SLS AMG will probably be the most exciting car in the world when Gran Turismo 5 is released ... Also, in terms of styling and driving performance as well, it’s probably the hottest car around right now," he says.
We’re not arguing the fact that the SLS AMG is right up there at the top of a lot of people’s holiday wish list and in the event that it does end up as the face of GT5, then we have no oppositions on that too.
General Motors is the only automotive manufacturer to offer OnStar, a service that provides a variety of subscription based communications like: in vehicle security, hands free calling, turn by turn navigation and remote diagnostics systems. However as one lucky California resident learned, the little blue button in his Chevrolet Tahoe can do so much more. Thanks to the advent of Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, only 16 minutes after Jose Ruiz and his cousin were accosted by a carjacker wielding a firearm, The satellite service was able to bring his 2009 Tahoe to a halt, bringing what could have been an exhausting and endangering car chase to a halt.
This occasion marks the first time that the OnStar SVS technology has been activated to help in a carjacking situation. SVS helps take high speed pursuits out of the equation, and reduces the chance that a stolen vehicle will be crashed during a chase. Once a subscriber has reported a stolen vehicle they can call and request the service. The advisor will then use advanced GPS technology to pinpoint the location of the vehicle and notify law enforcement. When police have the vehicle in sight, they can request the advisor send a signal that interacts with the vehicle’s engine, gradually slowing it down, aiding in a safe recovery. So the next time that any carjacker thinks about boosting a new car, they ought to think twice about stealing a GM vehicle.
This week they are going inside to infamous House of Porsche to see how one of the world’s most popular sports cars, the Porsche 911, goes from bare sheet metal to one of the most influential and recognizable performance machines of all time. Starting off at the Zuffenhausen factory in Stuttgart, Germany, a historical industrial monument in which Porsche cars have been conceived since the early 1930s. The program will examine the factory’s innovative system of lifts, elevators and bridges, which conveys car bodies 50 feet above a public highway and facilitates the production of one of the world’s most iconic rear engine speed machines.
Ultimate factories: Porsche premiers tonight on the National Geographic Channel at 8 PM Eastern. Check your local listings for the time and station in your area.
It has been less than 24 hours since Lexus officially unveiled their latest super car, the LF-A. However the crack team of automotive journalists at AutoCar have already had a chance to take a closer look at what makes this machine tick. According to them, the LF-A quite possibly the best performance machine ever built, but you can watch the video to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth.
Reminder: the Lexus LF-A is powered by a 4.8 liter V10 that delivers a maximum output of 560 HP at 9,000 RPM and a peak torque of 354 lb-ft at 6,800 RPM. It sprints from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.7 seconds and won’t stop until it reaches a top speed of 202 MPH.
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