How One Man's Simple Vision Produced Some Of The Most Beautiful Cars Ever Made
If you don’t spend your days thumbing through car magazines and religiously watching reruns of “Top Gear,” the name Ian Callum probably won’t ring a bell.But if you have even a passing interest in...
View ArticleBMW Explains Why Its New Electric Car Looks So Strange
The 2014 World Car Awards were presented at the New York Auto Show this morning, and BMW's all-electric i3 came away as the star, winning World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year.The latter is...
View ArticleThe Guy Behind Failed Fisker Automotive Is Back With A Motorcycle Design
Henrik Fisker, the founder of recently bankrupt electric car venture Fisker Automotive, is back in the public eye with his first motorcycle design.Fisker made his name as a designer, creating...
View ArticleHere's An Awesome Video Of Fighter Jets Streaking Through Mountains
Almost every day, villagers in Western Wales feel their homes tremble as waves of fighter jets rumble overhead.Fortunately, the residents aren't experiencing the beginning of World War III, but of...
View ArticleThe Incredible Isolation Of North Korea — In One Map
North Korea is often referred to as "The Hermit Kingdom" in the west — and one map demonstrates why.The website MarineTraffic displays live data of cargo ships over 299 gross tonnage, and while South...
View ArticleSpaceX Makes Its Second Attempt To Launch Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX will make its second attempt on Friday, April 18, to send the Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station on its third resupply mission.The launch is scheduled for...
View ArticleCadillac Doesn't Mind That Lots Of People Hate Its Electric Car Commercial
Cadillac has been lampooned by Ford and criticized by others for "Poolside," the 2014 ad for its electric-hybrid ELR that praises rich Americans who work constantly and enjoy material benefits such as...
View ArticleThe $100,000 Aston Martin Vantage Signals The End Of An Era
Automakers are slowly but surely pushing the traditional manual transmission toward obsolescence, and that's bad news for drivers who prize the skill and control of a manual gearshift.The case against...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Cruise Lines In The World
Cruise ships seem to be getting more and more extravagant, with cool extras like glass viewing capsules, laser-shooting ranges, heated pools and movie theaters. We've found the 10 best cruise lines in...
View ArticleBritish Airways Wants To Fuel Its Planes With Garbage
British Airways is teaming up with Washington D.C-based Solena Fuels to spin garbage into jet fuel in a project called "GreenSky" (via Jalopnik).Solena is using something called plasma gasification to...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner: Here's How The Taxi Industry Can Save Itself From Uber
There's a fierce fight between ridesharing app startups and the taxi companies currently raging around the country and I think I know a way to make peace, let both sides walk away with a win, and most...
View ArticleThe 15 Coolest Cars On Display At The New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show, the most popular auto show in North America, opens to the public this weekend. If you're in the area and want to see the future of the auto industry, it's worth...
View ArticleDelta Flight Ordered To Remote Part Of Denver Airport After Bomb Threat
A bomb threat discovered on a Delta Airlines plane led authorities to direct the plane to a remote section of Denver International Airport for further investigation, The Denver Channel reports.During...
View ArticleIran Explains Why An American Plane Was Spotted At Tehran Airport
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran says that a plane which landed in Tehran airport flying the American flag was leased to Ghana's presidential office and carrying a business delegation from the African nation.The...
View ArticleSenator Almost Gets Hit By A Train At Press Conference On Rail Safety
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) had a close call with a passing Amtrak train on Friday during a press conference dedicated to commuter rail safety.As Blumenthal stood behind Milford Mayor Ben Blake...
View ArticleHere's The 'SUV Coupe' Mercedes-Benz Made To Battle BMW [PHOTOS]
In 2008, BMW introduced the X6 and created a new kind of car, the sport utility coupe. An odd blend of high-riding SUV and sporty coupe, the X6 was a hit.Now Mercedes-Benz is getting in on the action....
View ArticleRolls-Royce's New $300,000 Ghost Is Absolutely Loaded With Technology
For the first time since the Ghost hit the market in 2009, Rolls Royce has released a significant update to its "entry level" model.The updated "baby Rolls," called the Ghost II, will not feature any...
View ArticleSOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT: Actions Of Sunken Ferry Captain 'Akin To Murder'
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has likened the actions of the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol to murder.CNN reports the captain of the South Korean ship, "Lee Joon-seok,...
View ArticleTeenage Stowaway Survives 5-Hour Flight To Hawaii In Airplane's Wheel Well
A 16-year-old runaway hid in the wheel well of a flight from San Jose, California to Hawaii and survived, FBI and airline officials said.The teen allegedly chose Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 at...
View ArticleThis Super-Luxurious Chinese Sedan Just Sold For $800,000
What do a Bentley Flying Spur, a Ferrari 458, and a 1,900-square-foot South Beach Condo have in common with each other?They all cost less than the $803,000 a Chinese businessman paid for his Hongqi L5...
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