Friday, December 24th, 2010
Every year, Britain’s Car Magazine sponsors a contest where noted automakers redesign Santa’s Sleigh. This year, one of the entrants is from Ferrari, a company accustomed to designing sports cars. Coming from the Flavio Mazoni-led design team based in Maranello, this super-sleigh is reputed to use many of the same design principles which make its [...]
Filed under: Ferrari, Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings by Mel
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Reporting from the Los Angeles Auto Show, last week, Automotive News shared that the Hyundai Azera is going upscale in its next incarnation, but will still come between the full-size Genesis sedan and the mid-size Sonata on the “luxury” scale. Renderings of the redesigned Azera, which vehicle is sold in Korea as the fifth generation [...]
Filed under: Buying Trends, Hyundai, Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings by Mel
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Minnesota Public Radio and the National Federation of the Blind are reporting that Daytona International Speedway will play host to the trials for the second-generation prototype of a car designed for blind drivers, early next year. Roughly a year ago, technology allowing blind people to drive independently was first implemented on a dune buggy. This [...]
Filed under: In the News, Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings, Technology at Work by Mel
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
Popular automotive blog LeftLane News is reporting a rumor that Subaru may be using rear wheel drive on their version of the FT-86, instead of the traditional Subaru all-wheel drive. The FT-86 is the automaker’s upcoming sports coupe, and the word on the street is that the driving factor in going to RWD instead of [...]
Filed under: Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings, Subaru by Mel
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
When I was a kid my Dad drove an old 1950s vintage Ford pick-up we called the Old Green Goose. I absolutely loved that thing and remain a truck adherent in my heart although right now I drive a mini-van to meet the needs of my handicapped housemate. That vehicle, sporting less than 20,000 miles [...]
Filed under: Chrysler, Ford, GM, Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings, Toyota by Shorty
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