Bertone Pandion Concept: Simply… Gorgeous [Geneva Motor Show]

Bertone Pandion Concept...

The Bertone Pandion bears more than a passing resemblance to the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept, but then holy crap, the doors open and everything changes. Still, it’s saving the best trick ’til you get up close. The real genius in the Pandion is in the front and rear...
Trabant-Themed Art From The Bathroom Stalls of Geneva [Geneva Motor Show]

Trabant-Themed Art From...

What do Trabis and Hitler have in common apart from Godwin’s Law and the lack of steel after World War II due to heavy Wehrmacht usage? I don’t have a clue, but the Swiss deserve mad kudos for their organizational skills: even the graffiti in the men’s room is...
What’s Lurking In the Swiss Shadows: A BMW M3! [Geneva Motor Show]

What’s Lurking In...

At first glance, BMW’s vast stand is nothing but a sea of compulsory hybrids and Herr Reithofer giving the thumbs up . But a dark doorway beckons into M-land. Here it is compared to the entire BMW area, a single red dot in a maze of yawn: Get inside and it’s all that matters...
How Green Was My Volvo for $8,999! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

How Green Was My Volvo ...

Kermit the Frog once intoned that it isn’t easy being green . As much as Nice Price or Crack Pipe respects the opinion of our friend with a hand up his ass, this bio fuel-ready Volvo wagon could prove him wrong. As expected, yesterday’s sheep in tumorous wolf’s clothing...
The Porsche Boxster Spyder Says Good Morning From Geneva [Geneva Motor Show]

The Porsche Boxster Spy...

Nobody does iterations like Porsche. A simple, lightweight take on the Boxster with a camping tent on top is love at first sight yet again. One day the placid design studios buried beneath Porsche headquarters will be brought to light, grottos where designers whittle away on blocks of...
A Truly Featherweight Prototype [Geneva Motor Show]

A Truly Featherweight P...

With wings, added lightness and sure-footed handling, what appears to be a pigeon on the Geneva show floor is most likely a secret Lotus prototype on the loose. If her choice of cigarettes is any clue, Detective Orosz and his trusty sidekick Petrány are spot on: Photo Credit: Máté...
Commenter Of The Day: Loller Coaster Edition [Commenter Of The Day]

Commenter Of The Day: L...

When I was little, I spent a great deal of time worrying about things that might get me when I wasn’t looking. I’d lie in bed and worry about death, or meteors falling from the sky, or that kid that I purposely hit in the head with my lunch box in kindergarten. (He was asking...
Hyundai Pulls Jeff Bridges From Oscar Ads, The Dude Abides [Ad Watch]

Hyundai Pulls Jeff Brid...

The Academy prohibits nominees and award presenters from appearing in ads during the Oscars, a problem for Korean automaker/adspace devourer Hyundai who uses Jeff Bridges as their pitchman. The solution? Use a bunch of losers, instead. Standing in for Bridges will be Kim Basinger,...
I See London, I See France, I See The Nissan GT-R’s Roll-Caged Underpants [Car Porn]

I See London, I See Fra...

The guys at Brass Monkey Racing recently announced plans to enter two Nissan GT-Rs in the 2010 World Challenge championship . The build process for both cars is being documented on the team’s website. Naked Godzilla? Those are some large undies. Two points of interest here: First,...
How Quick Is A Roller Coaster? [Roller Coasters]

How Quick Is A Roller C...

Car and Driver took a road trip to Cedar Point and brought their Racelogic Vbox testing rig. How quick is a roller coaster? Watch the video and find out. (Hint: Below 60 mph, it’ll smoke almost anything on wheels.) Just for reference, this is what C/D’s video-capable Vbox...

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