Entries Tagged as ‘Automotive’

March 18, 2009

Terrafugia Transmission completes successful first flight

It doesn’t look like a Ferrari, but it sure can fly…
From Autoblog:
“Terrafugia Transmission completes successful first flight

Filed under: Etc.

Terrafugia Transmission first flight – Click above for image gallery
While only the passing of time will tell if today’s first registered flight of the Terrafugia Transmission measures up to such important milestones of aviation as the Wright [...]

March 5, 2009

2010 Toyota Prius: The steering wheel wants your Touch (Tracer Display)

I like it. Great example of an improved user interface.
From Autoblog:
“2010 Toyota Prius: The steering wheel wants your Touch (Tracer Display)

Filed under: Green, Tech

There is one aspect of the 2010 Prius that AutoblogGreen didn’t highlight in its recent info overload post on the 2010 Toyota Prius: the Touch Tracer Display. There is usually nothing [...]

February 15, 2009

Geneva Preview: 2010 Audi A4 allroad quattro ready for its closeup

Nice looking.
Geneva Preview: 2010 Audi A4 allroad quattro ready for its closeup: ”
Filed under: Wagons/Estates, Geneva Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs, Audi

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the new Audi A4 allroad quattro<br /
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While every other automaker was pumping out SUVs by the truckload (so to speak), Audi insisted that its wagons could offer the [...]

February 1, 2009

Coming to America: Volkswagen GTI R-Series

Mmmmmm. Another item for the lottery list.
From Autoblog:
“Coming to America: Volkswagen GTI R-Series

Filed under: Sports/GTs, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen

Click above for a gallery of the Volkswagen GTI
As good as the Volkswagen GTI is, an infusion of extra power couldn’t possibly hurt. VW’s GTI R32 was a highly refined car, but buyers quickly realized that the 3.2L [...]