Posted in Auto News on Apr 3rd, 2010
BMW’s Mini, the AC “Shelby,” the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing,” and Volkswagen’s Microbus are just a few of of the 10 “damn-near perfect” cars recently picked in a survey conducted by readers Of Wired’s Autopia. Many of the “near perfect” cars are rare, vintage and pricey. Like the original Aston Martin DB5 made famous by [...]
Posted in Auto News on Mar 12th, 2010
The Car-puccino — a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco that has been modified to run on gassified coffee grounds — will be driven from London to Manchester for the BBC show Bang Goes The Theory. The Car-puccino uses a kilo of grounds to go just three miles. Not great mileage, but there’s no shortage of Starbucks — [...]
Posted in Auto News on Mar 9th, 2010
Volkswagen’s new hybrid Touareg’s cool feature is that it can shut down its V-6 engine while going as fast as 99 mph. VW spokespeople call this “sailing” Shutting the engine down like this increases the engine-off operation of the Touareg into a range other hybrids have yet to achieve. Take your foot off the gas [...]
Posted in Auto News on Nov 11th, 2009
Volkswagen – Porsche has replaced Toyota as the world’s largest automaker. VW – Porsche largely benefited from the state-backed stimulus packages around the globe. VW has produced 4.4 million vehicles so far this year, while Toyota has only seen 4 million cars roll off the production line since January. VW reached this milestone after taking [...]