Besides gadgets, cars are something we are pretty excited about. Cool cars that is. And after looking over the futuristic specs of the Porsche 918 Spyder you see above, we’d definitely slot it into the “cool car” category. Besides the downright sexy outward appearance, the 918 Spyder will also hold its own against global super cars thanks to a 4.6-liter V8 engine and two independent electric motors. One of the electric motors helps the gas fueled V8 turn...
Tired of life’s inconveniences — everything from red light cameras and speed traps to more natural hazards like traffic and falling rocks. The iRadar has it. The service and product revolves around a small device mounted in the car combined with an iPhone app from which you can control anything and everything with the device itself. Combine the hardware with Cobra’s constantly and instantly updated database of various types of road hazards and...
Consumer electronics company and mobile wireless accessory manufacturer, Parrot, revealed a new connected car audio receiver tonight at CES: Unveiled. The “Parrot ASTEROID” is powered by Google’s Android operating system and ships with a GPS key that when combined with a 3G key (purchased separately) can bring literally anything and everything into your car and display it front and center on your dashboard. Everything from weather, to news, to streaming...
If you’re a resident of Michigan and currently dote around in an electric vehicle, you’re going to want to add Meijer to the list of places to stop — for necessity and food. Julie Croll, Senior Vice President of Properties and Real estate at the popular Hypermarket, announced that the company is currently in the process of installing new electric vehicle chargers (in partner with Coulomb Technologies) at several of their Michigan stores, though the first...
Not a car blog. I know. But who’s going to hate on an 1,100 horsepower (on pump gas, 1,300 with racing gas) twin-turbo V-12 Murcielago SV that not only rockets down the road, but spews fire on downshifts? Yeah, not many people. It’s a nice addition to an already beautiful car that isn’t overly tacky or gaudy. The gear head buffet is provided by Underground Racing. The particular package that you see the after effects of costs an eye melting $129,000...
The Chevy Volt is one of those cars that manages to gain a fairly geeky image. While it’s green roots are what it’s most known for, electronics, gadgets, and complex science are never something to ignore. Unfortunately, GM utterly failed in delivering an “affordable” and dependable electric vehicle. Besides the actual price coming of of GM being a good $10,000 higher than what was expected, dealers themselves are showing their tried and true colors...
