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Top movie lies about cars – part. II

Here we go with the second part of our unveiling of the most usual movie lies about cars. Oh, the fun you’ll have…
11. Movie passengers either don’t pay cabs at all, or have the exact change.
12. Movie people can get cabs instantly, unless they are in danger, whereupon no cab can be found.
13. Sudden accelleration [...]

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Paris Auto Show: Paris 2010: Seat Ibe concept

All the car manufacturers are focused on creating and producing zero emissions vehicles that one would not be ashamed to be seen driving. Seat has done a very decent job in this area, sticking to its sporty, edgy style that it has us accustomed to.
At the Paris Auto Show they presented the Seat Iba, [...]

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Paris Auto Show: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

Yesterday, our friends from RpmGO got a glimpse at what seemed to be a new concept from Lamborghini: Sesto Elemento.
They were, in fact, right, as today, at the Paris Auto Show, Lamborghini announced the new concept, which, according to the numbers, more of an aircraft than a car.
Here’s why: all-wheel-drive, 570-hp, V10, 0-100km/h in 2.7 [...]

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Citroen Survolt gets driven by Autocar

Oh, how we drooled when we saw the first renderings of the Citroen Survolt concept! It looked very well on paper (well, computer, actually), but we feared that it wouldn’t come out quite as it was designed. Boy, were we wrong and I am glad we were.
The Survolt is one hot looking electric devil! [...]

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Concept: De Tomaso Ghepardo

Designer Frederick Tjell tried out his hand on designing a new De Tomaso car, inspired by the Panthera. This concept is said to want to measure muscles with the Aston Martin Rapide, the Porsche Panamera and the Fisker Karma. Design-wise, the press release says the following:
“the Ghepardo concept takes inspiration from a tailor-made Italian [...]

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“Senna” movie will bring the greatest racing legend on the big screens

Ayrton Senna, the biggest racing legend of all times, is about to be revived and brought to the big screen. The documentary called simply “Senna“, because anyone who knows anything about racing needs to hear no more. The magic, passion and drama in Senna’s life has made him a legend and his early death grieved [...]

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Top 20 movie lies about cars – part. I

Have I got a treat for you! After I stumbled upon this Facebook page: Movie lies about cars, I started to do a little bit more digging on the subject and I’ve come across a handful of movie cliches about car related action. You’re in for a massive laughing session, so I’d advise you to [...]

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Koenigsegg funding a space programe

Well, what do we have here? In my web adventures, I’ve come across an interesting fact: Koenigsegg is funding a space program. They call themselves the Copenhagen Suborbitals and they run a “non-profit suborbital space endeavor”, as they call it. Yes, apparently this car maker is no stranger to the astronautic field either.
So, apart [...]

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Jeremy Clarkson’s lawn decoration: a Jet Fighter

When you’re Jeremy Clarkson, nothing is too much when it comes to the love for insane engines and mind-blowing speed. The Top Gear presenter is known for having, more than once, disturbed the peace of the little, quiet neighborhood in Oxfordshire. No, he hasn’t done it by turning up the music, but by driving a [...]

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Transformers 3 on set in Detroit and Chicago

The filming for the Transformers 3 movie are in full development and we can’t wait to see all the car-transforming, blowing-up-everything, robot-fighting action! Sneak peeks from the movie sets have toured the Internet and we want to share them with you.
Here’s a picture of the Transformers 3 set on the old Packard Plant in Detroit:

And [...]

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