Archive for August, 2008

Shoot your TV: Jesse James is a Dead Man coming soon

Filed under: Motorcycles, Celebrities
For those of you who just can’t get enough Jesse James in your life, we have good news. The rest of you, commence eye-rolling. The tattooed chopper builder will soon be back on the small screen, this time on Spike TV. His new vehicle is called Jesse James is a Dead Man, […]

SEAT Ibiza Cupra unveiled

Filed under: Euro, Paris Motor Show, Hatchbacks, SEAT
Click above for a high-res gallery of the SEAT Ibiza Cupra.
In Europe, budget-minded pistonheads have a treasure trove of hot hatches to choose from, and SEAT will be adding another model to the mix later this year.
The Ibiza Cupra will be officially unveiled in Paris, but Seat has […]

Tie a pork chop around its neck - Telegraph counts down 100 ugliest cars

Filed under: Time Warp, Etc., Euro

It didn’t start off as a way for readers of England’s Telegraph newspaper to engage in the popular pastime of bashing American cars, but it wound up that way. To be fair, there are plenty of odd and ugly vehicles from all over the place on the Telegraph’s list of […]

Weekend Entertainment: “Susie the Little Blue Coupe”

Filed under: Time Warp, Videos
Follow the jump to watch the shortThanks to frequent commenter and tipster “catgirlshyla” for sending in a link to Walt Disney’s Susie the Little Blue Coupe, an animated short that originally debuted theatrically in 1952. As you can plainly see, the Disney/Pixar gang used Susie as the inspiration for how to […]

This is the ride you’re looking for: Electric XP-34 Landspeeder replica

Filed under: Etc.
Click above for more photos of Daniel Deutsch’s Landspeeder
Daniel Deutsch is a former Lucasfilm employee, and we want what’s in his garage. Deutsch, in addition to building R2-D2s, has a full-scale functional replica of Luke Skywalker’s XP-34 landspeeder. Instead of a repulsorlift, Deutsch’s speeder is powered by an electric drive system that gives […]

Autoblog visits the San Diego Auto Museum, Part I - The Cars

Filed under: Time Warp
Click the 1948 Tucker above for more from the San Diego Auto Museum
While on a recent trip to San Diego to ride some dirtbikes, we decided to check out some the sights that the city had to offer. Of course, being the car-obsessed nerds individuals that we are, it didn’t take too […]

VIDEO: Hubinette’s BFG Charger kicks like a mule

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Dodge

Pro motor sports may draw immense crowds, but on the boob tube, the football is king. That could be the reason Team Mopar and BFGoodrich utilized the pigskin in its latest TV ad showcasing controlled drifting. Hit the jump to see Samuel Hubinette pilot the Mopar drift Charger to and through […]

2009 Honda Civic Coupe revealed in brochure

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Honda
Click above for gallery of the 2009 Civic Coupe
Just last week we revealed official images and specifications for the updated 2009 Honda Civic in sedan and hybrid body styles. Lest you coupe fans feel left out, we’ve finally found information on Honda’s newish two-door in DX, LX, EX/EX-L and Si […]

Camping is for squares… the Mehrzeller Caravan Concept debuts in Düsseldorf

Filed under: Etc., Euro, BMW, Lifestyle
Click above for high-res gallery of the Caravan Concept
Yes, we’ve got more new from the recreational and commercial vehicle show going on in Düsseldorf, Germany. After the Fiat Portofino and VW Topos Sails concepts comes something intriguing straight from the RV industry itself… with a little help from BMW. It’s […]

Pontiac most likely for second Volt

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac
Click above for gallery of production pics of Chevy Volt
When the Chevy Volt goes on sale in late 2010, it may be joined shortly thereafter by other GM-branded series hybrids using the eFlex architecture. But after the General’s bread-and-butter bow-tie division, which brands make the most sense to get […]