Archive for June, 2010

The car you see in the above image has been conceived by an 18-year old designer from Tunisia by the name Khalfi Oussama, and doesn’t it look stunning. The car has been christened the BMW Concept X9. The car looks like a prime candidate to replace Batman’s Batmobile as his choice of ride in his next movie and the designer seems to have had that in mind while penning down this design. The [...]

The Ssanyong Korondo has been spied without camouflage and is in production-ready form. Based on the C200 concept revealed back in the 2008 Paris Motor Show, the Korondo’s styling is very much in-tune with what SUVs look like today. The rear tail lamp and windshield resemble the Chevrolet Captiva’s styling. The dashboard is extremely simple and functional. You won’t have to study [...]

The Volkswagen Phaeton was the pinnacle of VW engineering and probably is one of the best built cars in the world. The Phaeton was Volkswagen’s attempt in making the perfect luxury car, it succeeded but sadly the car didn’t succeed in the marketplace. The main reasons for the Phaeton’s misfortunes at the market place are the ‘Volkswagen’ badge and a very plain design. [...]

A company by the name Luxury Carts has dedicated itself to build golf carts that bear a resemblance to the cars of brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Cadillac and Hummer. The golf carts are available in two-seater, four-seater and six-seater versions. The golf carts have a lot of the features found in the cars they bear resemblance to such as air-conditioning, alloy wheels, seats [...]

Designer Flavio Adriani has created this concept Lamborghini supercar, which has been dubbed the Lamborghini Concept EV. As the name suggests this is an all-electric Lambo. The designer has created this concept as a tribute to Lamborghini’s founder, Ferrucio Lamborghini. The concept looks to have borrowed a lot of styling lines from Lamborghini’s Gallardo and Diablo supercars and the car [...]

TxtStopper is a gadget which completely eliminates the risk of texting or conversing on one’s mobile phone while driving by creating a complete no-phone zone within one’s car. It works by shutting down all cellphones within the car when the vehicle is in gear. TxtStopper is a 12-volt device and requires professional installation, after which it is ready to use. Once installed, it automatically [...]

If you love tuned cars, then you’ll definitely be smitten by this one. Created by 21-year-old Domien Courtens from Deerlijk in Belgium, this is basically a 1980 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. The car has been created with a mix of styling cues from the 80′s along with some bling thrown in for good measure. The car has been kitted up with a Berg Cup skirt kit, Billet Hot Rod wheels, a shaved [...]

A Professor by the name Dr. Werner Pachero Lujan, working at the University of San Marcos has come up with an ingenious idea to replace the two-stroke petrol motors which currently power all the mototaxis which flood the streets of Lima city in Peru. His idea is to retrofit the mototaxis with a roof mounted solar panel, thereby enabling them to operate on a battery connected to the panels or on pedal-power, [...]

A survey by personal finance website Bundle has revealed that Americans spend more money on cars and car related expenses than they do on normal household expenses such as groceries, clothes, entertainment and travel. The survey reveals that an average American household spends  $ 2,208 on fuel bills alone and $ 3,269 on other expenditures related to the car. The survey has found Connecticut to be [...]

This rendering by designer Eduardo Oliveira gives us a glimpse as to what the next-generation Volkswagen Beetle could look like. The designer has even created a rendering of a four-door adventure version of the Beetle based on his rendering of the next-gen Beetle. The car in the rendering features the classic lines which have been a feature of all the VW Beetles till date, integrated with the current [...]