May 29 2010
Photos of the new Carrera BMW and Audi R8 LMS
A few photos of the recently released Carrera BMW M3 GT2 American LeMans Series car, and the Audi R8 LeMans Series car.
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May 27 2010
RTR to debut Mustangs at SEMA show
Formula Drift points leader Vaughn Gittin Jr. launched his new brand RTR at the 2009 SEMA show with the debut of the RTR-C Mustang. RTR will be unveiling a new Mustang dubbed the RTR-X that will be based on a 69 Mustang reproduction body, a one-off frame and be packing the power of a 2011 [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 27 2010
Nissan’s Ghosn gambles big on electric cars
Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn made the rounds in the U.S. the last two days pumping up his electric-car plans. He said the automaker and its global partner, French carmaker Renault SA, will be able to build 500,000 electric cars a year by 2014. To back up his bold plan, he announced a $1.7 billion investment in a lithium-ion battery plant in Smyrna, Tenn. All told, Nissan is dropping $5 billion from 2007 to 2012 for its ambitious play to be the leader in electric cars. The U.S. government loaned Nissan $1.4 billion of the cash for the battery plant. So in essence, we all have a piece of his gamble.
Just a few weeks after Toyota pulled the plug on the Lexus GX 460 for problems with traction control, theyve now issued a stop sale and recall of the Lexus LS 460 and 600h models effective immediately. This cease in sales is due to an issue with the steering wheel becoming temporarily off-center and waiting [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 25 2010
Shelby GT500 video brings the noise
Ahhh, nothing beats a video full of rip snarling goodness that makes you want to run out and jump behind the wheel! The snarl of the exhaust, the whine of the super charger, the wind through your hair you get the picture! Check it out. Read the rest of this entry »
May 22 2010
Carrera "Race Centers" in North America
Just for reference. The question of “where to get …” comes up so I thought I’d post this.
–Race Centers around North America–
Sacramento CA-R/C Country Hobbies
San Mateo CA-Talbots Toyland
May 21 2010
Knight Rider Mustangs sold at auction
The 2005 Mustang depicted as the shows normal, mild mannered car side-kick KITT was sold at Mecum Auctions in Indianapolis for $30,000. The 2008 Attack Mode version of the Mustang complete with a JC Whitneys catalog full of stick on parts, pieces and doo-dads sold for $40,000.
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