Italy's Love Affair With Fast Cars Has Fizzled
Italy's love affair with fast cars has become the latest victim of the eurozone crunch after figures revealed that domestic sales of Ferraris and Maseratis had more than halved.Sales of Ferraris, which...
View ArticleBoeing Filled A Plane With Potatoes To Improve In-Flight WiFi
Passengers on Boeing planes who are benefiting from improved WiFi have the work of 20,000 pounds of potatoes to thank.Boeing's goal is to provide wireless internet without "hot" and "cold" spots, so...
View ArticleMost Buyers Don't Have A Clue How To Buy A Car In The Internet Age
It's nearly two decades into the age of Internet car shopping, but despite the information explosion, most buyers don't have a clue.In fact, at least one shopping expert argues, neither do some of the...
View ArticleHow Having A $347,000 Bentley Changes Your Life
I recently spent the better part of a week driving a brand new 2013 Bentley Mulsanne, and was really impressed by the sheer beauty and solid performance of the $347,000 vehicle.But what really stood...
View ArticleEstonia's Capital Made Public Transit Free To Make People Give Up Driving
The 400,000 residents of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and the largest city in the northern European country, can now use the city's public transportation system at no cost.As of January 1, anyone...
View ArticleMan Says United Airlines Flight Attendants Attacked Him And Called Him A...
An Arab man is claiming United Airlines flight attendants mistakenly believed his camera was a bomb and threatened to have his flight from Peru landed in Mexico so he could be arrested.In his lawsuit...
View ArticleLondon Residents Are Freaking Out Over A Growing Group Of Millionaire Arab...
Residents in one of London’s most exclusive neighborhoods have accused the police of double standards for allegedly failing to clamp down on millionaire Arab playboys who race their supercars around...
View ArticleHere Are The West Coast Car Markets Keeping Hybrid Sales Afloat
Despite the presence of more than 43 models available in the United States, hybrid car sales are hovering around three percent, and look like they are going to stay there, according to a new report...
View ArticleThe Coolest New Status Symbols Among China's Wealthy Are Old Cars And Grand...
With many of China’s wealthy elite turning away from public displays of wealth and enjoying high-priced toys within the privacy of their own homes, new status symbols like antique cars and grand pianos...
View ArticleA Man Is Selling The Lamborghini He Built Because It Deserves A Better Owner
In 2008, Ken Imhoff of Wisconsin got a lot of attention when he revealed the Lamborghini Countach he had spent 17 years building in his basement.But just a few years later, he is putting the homemade...
View Article10 Exciting New Cars Most Americans Won't Get To Drive
2013 looks set to be a fantastic year for new cars.Here are 10 exciting models due in showrooms this year.Alfa Romeo 4CThe beautiful 4C will be powered by a mid-mounted, 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol...
View ArticleYACHT OF THE WEEK: Take The Family For A Cruise On The $875,000 'Mr. Ed'
Family vacations are as much about spending time together as they are about getting away from it all. The "Mr. Ed" is the perfect yacht for a family vacation — and it costs under $1 million. It is not...
View ArticleA Man Was Arrested For Allegedly Using Play-Doh To 'Fix' Damaged Cars
A Florida man was arrested in December for allegedly defrauding car owners by promising to do body work on their cars but then merely patching them up with Play-Doh.Nicholas Johnson, 33, of Port...
View ArticleHow Subway Drivers Deal With The Horror Of Watching Helplessly As Their...
In recent weeks, two men have been pushed to their deaths onto New York's subway tracks.The deaths of those men highlight the most gruesome aspect of subway operators' jobs, The New York Times reports...
View ArticleBoeing Will Finally Upset Airbus To Be The World's Biggest Planemaker
Boeing booked 1,203 commercial airplane orders and delivered 601 airplanes in 2012, an especially strong year that should put it ahead of rival Airbusfor the first time in a decade.For nine years...
View ArticleFord's Big Plan To Make Lincoln Relevant Again Looks Like It's Working
Last month, Ford began a major push to rebrand its luxury brand Lincoln, which is languishing in eighth place in the American luxury segment.The plan involves the debut of four new cars over the next...
View ArticleTeen Brags About Drunk Driving On Facebook
Facebook came in handy for police in Oregon working to solve a New Year's Day car accident after a teen used the site to admit his drunk driving was to blame.Jacob Cox-Brown, 18, posted a Facebook...
View ArticleAn IcelandAir Passenger Was So Drunk That The Crew Taped Him To His Seat
A passenger on an IcelandAir flight was reportedly so drunk that the crew had to tape him to his seat with duct tape and zip ties to subdue him.According to the Reddit user who posted a photo of the...
View ArticleAn American Eagle Pilot Was Arrested For Reportedly Failing A Blood-Alcohol Test
An American Eagle pilot has been arrested after failing a blood-alcohol test at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the AP reported, citing an airline spokesman.The pilot was preparing for...
View ArticleNYC Subway Operators Expect To Hit Someone At Least Once Every 5 Years
A New York Times story published this morning addresses the long-term problems subway conductors face after trains they are operating strike people who have fallen, jumped, or been pushed onto the...
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