No official word from Porsche, but rumors have Porsche Design teaming up with navigation software specialists Navigon AG to launch a Porsche Design personal navigation product, the P9611.

While the Japanese are know for their manga depicting giant-fighting robots powered by unwilling human "batteries", the East Japan Railway Company is taking a less horrific but no less innovative approach in using humans for power. Sibling blog Engadget posts that the company has installed special ticket gates at its train stations that generate electricity as people go to and fro to their trains. Special plat

OK, here's the scenario: you're carving your favorite stretch of road - Mulholland Drive, say - and you're driving, um, vigorously (but not illegally, of course), with both hands firmly grasping the wheel at ten o'clock and two o'clock. Suddenly, you realize you're supposed to meet your significant other at 4:00 p.m., but you've lost all track of time. You're far too busy driving to shift your view waaaay over there to your dashboard clock and you don't dare take your hand off the wheel so you c

After General Motors restated its second-quarter losses, Ford Motor followed suit Wednesday, revising its second-quarter loss upward, from $123 million to a whopping $254 million.

Car junkies are generally a close-knit bunch. They form local clubs, stage weekly cruises and car shows, and generally spend a lot of time working on their cars and helping each other out. Over at the NASIOC forums, one member posted a story that illustrates how close these relationships become.

You know that Gram Parsons song "100 Years From Now"? The opening lyrics are "100 years from this day / Will the people still feel this way / And keep saying the things that they're / saying right now?" I thought of these words (and Gram's smooth voice) when I saw this video clip of a 1904 Baker electric two-seater electric vehicle that is driving around. The car's owner, Lew Miller, says that the car runs as well today as i

"Big, buff, and beautiful" are back on the road and we're not talking about SUVs or their shrunken offshoot, the CUVs. Despite gas prices hovering at $3-per-gallon, the quintessential "large American sedan" has not only returned to an SUV-weary public, but brings with it V8 power at an affordable price.

Understanding depreciation rates -- how well or poorly a vehicle retains its value over time -- is key to making a smart buy because it will affect how much (or little) you'll recoup at trade-in time. Depreciation rates also affect lease terms -- and can get you into big trouble over a new car loan, potentially leaving you owing more on the car than it's worth.The average vehicle loses about 10-20