You may remember Ian McElroy. A while back he wanted to stick a Subaru boxer four cylinder into a motorcycle. Well, that simply wasn’t awesome enough for him. Now he wants to build a motorcycle equipped with a turbo-charged diesel mill. And both-wheel-drive.
Citroën is brilliantly batshit. But to truly reach new heights of insanity, it had to hit up the Royal College of Art in London. This is the winner of the automaker’s Double Challenge contest, the E-3POD. And it looks like the head of a Corythosaurus. Read More…
We covered the announcement of the ESFLOW earlier this month. Way back then we only had these computer renders and a lame video to pique our interest in the little runabout. Now we have photos of the real-deal rolling concept vehicle in the flesh . . . er, sheet metal. And it’s right sexy.
Good news for all us Yanks who lust after the reborn Norton 961 Commando: The Bike is roaring across the Atlantic as you read this and, with any luck, will be terrorizing U.S. roads in April or May. Read More…
Cheap oil is a thing of the past. That’s why everybody and their collective mothers are trying to figure out ways to make vehicles burn less fuel. Chrysler’s working with the EPA to make nifty hydraulic hybrid transmission . . . that’s actually been around for ages.
Announcing that you’ve just invented synthetic fuel that produces zero carbon emissions and costs just $1.50 a gallon is a great way to get oil company commandos to burn down your house. But that’s just what a company in the U.K. has done. Cella Energy, an advanced materials lab, says it can turn hydrogen into a fuel that’ll free the world from grasp of fossil fuels. Read More…
Kid’s these days, I tell ya. This is the Auto Union E-Tron Concept racer by Audi. It was made for kids. Really rich kids. Read More…
This is what happens when a skilled builder lavishes all his attention on a near-forgotten 1972 Datsun 240Z. It’s an absolutely gorgeous custom Z powered by a mean, lean, 2.0-liter turbocharged Nissan four with more than 350 horsepower. And the car is for sale. Price? Only $125,000.
Vans used to be cool. People tricked them out. They had little perspex bubble windows and murals of sorcerers battling dragons on them. Then the minivan came along and nobody wanted them to be cool. Well, Kia thinks it’s about time to revive the awesome custom van, man. Check out the KV7. Read More…
