Concept Cars»
Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro (0)
Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Specialty , Design/Style , Quick Spin FireBreather Camaro – Click above for high-res image gallery Hollywood movies are chock full of kick-ass superhero cars. There are radical vehicles, like the Batmobile and Mach 5 , and then there are the gussied-up street cars like Eleanor , Greased Lightning and Austin Powers’ Shaguar . Aside from the extreme styling, most of the mechanized celebrities from Hollywood are only capable of conjuring their supernatural performance on-screen. Step aside Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and make room for FireBreather . Getting a jump on Jinn , a film due to be released next year by Exxodus Pictures, Classic Design Concepts is introducing its own superhero car.
Ferrari»
How EPA’s new fuel economy label would grade current cars (0)
Filed under: Government/Legal EPA Fuel Economy Sample Grades – Click above to view entire list Twenty years ago, the federal government made it mandatory for most food products to carry nutrition information based on a 2,000 calorie diet in the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Information Act. In doing so, the feds simultaneously ensured that graphic designers the world over would run into the headache of squeezing the now-familiar Nutrition Facts chart onto food packages and that the public at large would have at least some clue as to what they were shoving down their pie-hole. Now the EPA and the DOT are in the process of pulling a similar maneuver for vehicle fuel economy. Needless to say, this has made us a little curious as to how the current fleet of vehicles being sold here in the states would fare in the new rating system. Fortunately, the EPA has answered that very question.
Porsche»
What’s the best getaway car? GRiP Magazine seeks to find out. (0)
Now this is the type of video that I wished would have been shot in the United States (it’s in German). GRiP Magazine felt the need to answer a specific question for its viewers. If you were being chased down by the German Police, what car would you choose as your getaway vehicle. The goal of each car chase is pretty obvious; get to the finish line before the officer in the nice little BMW catches you and tosses your ass in jail. The outlaw players in the bunch are an Audi TT-RS tuned by MTM, a Dodge Challenger SRT8 that I think is supercharged and what looks to be a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S tuned by Techart
Weird Cars»
Delta Wing Racer – Adorable Fancy (0)
It’s not the next batmobile. It looks like next IndyCar Batmobile Rocket Ship. It has only 300 HP and has many advantages as compared to present technology. The lightweight of the vehicle and controlled airflow mechanism make this wired looking vehicle a speedy monster. Can you believe that the entire vehicle weighs only 1000 lbs.? [...]


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