Posted in Auto News on Oct 17th, 2010
Known as “Australia’s most famous car,” the Efijy evokes the FJs of the early 1950s. Built in 2005 on a stretched C5 Corvette chassis, it has adjustable air suspension that can lower the car to about half an inch off the ground. Which is all the low you’ll ever need. The aim of the Efijy [...]
Posted in Auto News on Sep 27th, 2010
A GM audio engineer has developed a list of Top 10 songs to test your car’s stereo. But what’s notable about the list is the songs that are not included. Golden Earring’s Radar Love, for instance, doesn’t make the list; Black Eyed Peas do. Twice. GM has posted the Top 10 tracks – which does [...]
Posted in Auto News on Sep 6th, 2010
In anticipation of the imminent release of Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the Sci-fi classic Tron, consider this flashback to 1982, the year of the original Tron’s release. Apparently GM’s marketers lifted heavily from the semi-computerized movie to promote the 1982 Pontiac Firebird and its semi-computerized Quadrajet carburetor. To read more, check out Murilee Martin’s [...]
Posted in Auto News on Mar 26th, 2010
General Motors has announced three Electric Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) concepts that showcase the car maker’s notion for what an urban mobility vehicle of the future might look like. Developed in conjunction with GM’s partner in China, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., the EN-V concept vehicles riff on a recent project that was developed with help from Segway. [...]