Batmobile or Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1?

Don’t get alarmed guys, the car in the picture is not the new Batmobile from the new to-be-released Batman sequel The Dark Knight. It is just the tangible outcome of Design Edition’s conceptual idea like if the designers were trying to make Batman even cooler. The famous design house is actually behind quite a few Porsche designs since the 1970’s. Based...

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Ford sells Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata, India

Tata is the biggest business group in India, actually it is a multinational conglomerate with interests in various sectors like automotives, communication, power and steel. Tata already runs the former British steel company Corus and recently laid eyes in two other British iconic companies Land Rover and Jaguar.The Indian giant approached Ford, which...

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New Peugeot coupe 308 RC Z

Peugeot is finally cooking a stylish coupe. Few final touches for the sleek two-door Audi TT rival, 308 RC Z and it will be ready for production, hopefully sticking to the concept car’s design revealed in Frankfurt last year. Everybody was anticipating Peugeot’s designers to get busy with a new coupe since the release of the lovely looking but outdated...

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Captain John Terry Blocks Disabled bay

What’s going on lately with famous people been caught breaking road traffic laws. It wasn’t long ago I came across the Jeremy Clarkson’s case and the storm created by a picture showing him being on the phone while driving. Now it was John Terry’s turn, England’s football team captain to face press.This time though, the offence was deliberate. John...

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No Jaguar for MPs but Toyota Prius Hubrid

The Toyota Prius is a car which created its own category, its own market and people refer to it like Blanco for correcting fluids or Post-it for sticky notes. Success came upon introduction because of its eco friendly characteristics. It wasn’t though, until it was embraced by Hollywood A-listers such as Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz though, that it became...

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2008 Road Tax

So, environmental history is written. The Minister of Environment, Heritage and local Government John Gormley delivered recently the first Carbon budget in the history of the State. The budget announcement contains a series of measures aimed at tackling climate change like the new emissions based system for motor tax with significant savings for new...

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Gas thirsty cars punished with £5,000 Congestion charge

Soon all band G cars entering the congestion charge zone will pay £25. The price spike is fuelled under the new and long anticipated plans to target the most polluting vehicles, in an urban attempt to tackle climate change.The strategy, condemned in Kensigton and Chelsea, concerns vehicles of Band G, producing more than 225 gramms/km of CO2. TFL’s...

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Lightning GT-Electric Supercar

Does your knowledge on electric cars ranges only from G-Wiz to Toyota Prius? Then there is a whole world which will unfold for your eyes only starting from these few humble lines. Before you start wondering what electric cars have anything to do with the astonishing model in the photo you can’t recognize, stop thinking for a second.When back in 2006...

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Top Gear-Jeremy Clarson Drive on Mobile

There has never been such a fuss over driving and talking on the phone as the recent incident involving poor Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson. Allegedly, Jeremy was caught on a mobile camera being on his mobile phone while driving. Apparently the incident took place in Oxfordshire, where he lives. The BBC broadcaster was driving a rare 1970s 6.3-litre...

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The Car-Radar

The idea of radar use in the automotive industry isn't not hot news. The main issues depriving the industry of this technology have been size and cost but as we speak automobile manufacturers are closing up on developing devices more suitable for commercial car use.Radar rivals devices like laser and infrared vision currently equipped extensively...

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"Auto Brake" by Volvo

Frankfurt Motor Show will host Volvo with its new Collision Warning with Auto Brake. This is a warning system which automatically pre-charges the car brakes in case a rear end collision ahead is about to happen.The system will be an option offered with Adaptive Distance Alert on and Cruise Control in the Volvo V70, S80 and XC70 and will cost about...

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Blame my Blackberry for car accident

Few months ago, a random car accident took place in Illinois, USA. Quite trivial on first glance – an unfortunate 70-year-old woman driving a small car was hit by a van; nothing special really. The story though, unfolded by US media, revealed the inevitable consequence of a recent frenzy in blackberry usage.The driver, an electric company employee,...

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German legend relives - VW Sciroco

The 70's legendary Volkswagen Scirocco has returned. Born from the divine hand of Giorgetto Giugiaro back in 1974, Sciroco landmarked a major part of the most important era in automotive design and technology.Practical sport cars and coupe vehicles for everyday use started emerging in the European market targeting an extensive consumer group. It was...

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