May 27 2011
Friday BeerBlog: Cars on Trucks – Part 2
Last week we explored the idiocy of driving a car onto a flatbed. It turned out disastrous. This week we go big scale and watch as a double decker car carrier that flipped over is righted by a crew with some tow trucks, even though wrecked is a much better name especially in this [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 26 2011
Black boxes destined to come to automobiles
It sounds like in the near future the NHTSA will be mandating electronic data recorders (EDR), or black boxes, to be installed in all new vehicles. As you may have already guessed some vehicles already come with such devices that can help give insight to an automobiles systems in the event of an accident. General [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 26 2011
Slot Miniauto 80-June
SLOT MINIAUTO 80 JUNIO
Dos grandes Sperdeportivos, el McLaren MP4/12C de Superslot y el Mercedes SLS AMG Coup de Carrera llegan a las pistas de Slot. Ellos son los protagonistas de nuestra portada de Junio. Adems destacamos una entrevista en exclusiva con Salvatore Noviello en la que descubrimos algn secreto de NSR, – en Facebook se podr leer la versin ntegra en italiano – , y las pruebas del nuevo Corvette C6R de NSR, el que ha de ser el rival del mtico Mosler, el Alpine A310 de Le Mans Miniatures, y 2CV Sahara 4×4 de Scalextric.
May 26 2011
Chrysler antes up and pays back the government
Even though it took a little longer than General Motors, Chrysler has paid back $7.6 billion to the U.S. And Canadian governments. This money was part of a bailout package by both countries to keep Chrysler from going under and help regain footing in the marketplace after restructuring. Italian automaker Fiat owns a majority stake [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 26 2011
New Ferrari 458 Italias coming
New Carrera 458 Italias coming to North America in both Digital 132 and analog.
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May 25 2011
EPA revises new window stickers
You may remember hearing about the new, improved, window stickers that the EPA was coming up with to give more information to consumers regarding fuel economy and emissions. Well a part of those new stickers was a grade from A to D based on their efficiency, but manufacturers claimed it was a little too subjective [...] Read the rest of this entry »
May 25 2011
New Autoworld HO’s-Dodge Fever
X-TRACTION ULTRA-G RELEASE 9
NO.49 Dodge Challenger Concept
NO. 50- ‘03 Viper Competition Coupe
NO. 51- ‘69 Dodge Charger
NO.52- ‘71 Dodge Challenger
NO. 53 – “69 Dodge Daytona
NO.54 – ‘70 Dodge Challenger Convertible
May 24 2011
New Sideways Dallara, Autosport Pacific
This model will be available very early in June. Please mind photos are still relevant to a preproduction sample.
Something that has been contested for years, has been revised by some manufacturers, and always leaves possible questions to be asked — when is engine oil done doing its job? Whether it’s 3,000 miles, 7,000 miles, conventional or synthetic there are just too many factors that play into if your engines oil is still doing [...] Read the rest of this entry »