When people think about American cars they almost immediately think about muscle cars; the Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, and so on. They also might think about The Ford Motor Company, that big blue oval that basically started it all with their mass production assembly line. But now there’s a new kid on the block by the [...]
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Big Blue: Make Way For Big Red
Posted: July 4, 2010 in Automotive TechTags: American Car, Electric Cars, IPO, Model S, Muscle Cars, Roadster, Tesla Motors, The Ford Motor Company
Back to Basics for Toyota
Posted: February 7, 2010 in Automotive TechTags: Auto Industry, Future, Toyota
Toyota appears to be stuck in quicksand lately, and the harder they try to free themselves from the mess that they find themselves in the faster they seem to be sinking into it. The best thing to do would be to stop and use this precarious situation that they find themselves in as an opportunity [...]
Tesla Motors Going Public
Posted: January 30, 2010 in Automotive TechTags: Initial Public Offering, IPO, Model S, SEC, Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors, Inc. filed the Form S-1 Registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday. It is essentially a proposal for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. There has been rumors and speculation about Tesla going public since late last year, but until now the company has remained silent about [...]
New Audi A8 World Premiere From Miami On November 30 (Update: 2011 Audi A8 Debuted)
Posted: November 26, 2009 in Automotive TechTags: A8, Audi, Audi tv, Design Miami, Lucy Liu, World Premiere
Hollywood star Lucy Liu will be hosting the presentation of the new Audi A8 at Design Miami (Dec. 1 – 5) according to a new Audi press release. You can watch the event live on Audi tv @ tv.audi.com starting around 6:35 PM EST on Nov. 30. Meanwhile, you can check out the new Audi [...]
Saab Grounded For the Foreseeable Future
Posted: November 24, 2009 in Automotive TechTags: Agreement, Deal, Falls Through, GM, Koenigsegg Group AB, Saab
The future of the car company best known for its “Born From Jets” moniker is in doubt as Koenigsegg Group AB terminated the agreement to purchase Saab from GM today (according to this GM press release). The Swedish super sports car maker looked poised to close the deal just recently, yet alas it was not [...]
BMW Unveils 6th Generation 5 Series In Munich
Posted: November 24, 2009 in Automotive TechTags: 2011 BMW Model, 5 Series, 528i, 535i, 550i, 6th Generation, BMW, Munich, Unveils, VALVETRONIC
The new iteration of the iconic (and benchmark for all sport sedans alike) 5 Series sedan from BMW has been debuted in Munich on Monday. Much like Audi these days, the new 5 Series sedan is stepping away from big and cumbersome engines and instead relying on more nimble and refined engines to produce all [...]
Pantural Presents ‘My Cars’ Showreel: One Awesome 3D Rendering Video… For Fun Of Course
Posted: November 14, 2009 in Automotive Tech, Computer TechTags: 3D, computer graphics, Pantural, rendering, video
Besides this video being a killer example of what is possible in the realm of computer graphics today, it’s also a nice reminder how the color black goes well with pretty much any car out there. Remember that before you decide to butcher that new sweet ride of yours with cliché flames and epileptic lights [...]