The latest entry on the Tesla Motors corporate blog focuses on the heart of the new Roadster. The range and performance capabilities of the Roadster wouldn't be possible without a way to store a lot of energy on board and the Tesla energy have created what is arguably the most sophisticated automotive battery pack ever created. It is almost certainly the most complex and comprises roughly one third of the weight of the whole car.
Remember Dietrich? He was the mystery German man Stefan Eriksson first said was driving that Ferrari Enzo last year when it crashed. After Eriksson admitted to being the driver, Eriksson said he must have fabricated Dietrich due to the blackout he suffered after the crash.
Another new automotive magazine just launched. Joining the growing list of online-only publications, Motive promises to be everything to a select few. Rather than going after the wide consumer audience, it is focused on the enthusiast. Offering a unique blend of original material, newsfeed summaries, galleries, video, and a forum, Motive gives visitors the best of what the web format has to offer. Where Winding Road and Frank Filipponio
Having trouble finding a 2008 Impreza WRX? You try looking on eBay yet? Apparently not, because eBay member fbdodgesubaru's auction for possibly one of the very first U.S. 08 WRX's ended with no bids. "Just off the truck," the auction says, with cloth seats, CD, 17" wheels, auto climate control, no mods and only 7 miles.
Former Ford exec Nick Scheele is joining former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser as potential buyers of the Blue Oval's remaining British marques. Scheele has joined Ripplewood Holdings as an advisor, as Sir Nick has intimate knowledge of Jaguar from his time as leader of the brand in t
Drinking and driving has been a dangerous gamble taken by millions of motorists around the globe since the first cars hit the road. Police have gotten very good at spotting, arresting, and prosecuting offenders, but many still slip through the cracks, and thousands of innocent people die in accidents as a result. In Germany, this major problem is being combated with urine. No, bodily fluids aren
