With spring and summer coming soon for many, there’s no better time than now to plan for a long road trip somewhere, but before you do so, here are some extremely useful life hacks for the road. Starting off, this nifty rubber band on air vent is perfect for those who use their smartphone as navigation device. Just make sure you wrap your phone around twice before driving off. Continue reading for more tips.
F&R Auto Sales in Westport, Massachusetts decided to hassle Palace Pizza employee Jarrid Tansey over $7. Simply put, the order totaled $42.xx. After handing two $20 bills and two $5 bills to the Tansey, the driver quickly left, but they called him back to return with their change. So, Tansey returned and the ensuing conversation was uploaded to YouTube, which caused quite an uproar online. These Yelp reviews prove it. Continue reading for the video (not safe for work language).
Tesla’s Model X crossover SUV may still be a couple years away, but there are already knockoffs surfacing, and the GAC WitStar from China is one of them. It was unveiled earlier this week at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and in addition to the falcon wing doors, it boasts an extended-range electric powertrain as well as autonomous drive technologies. To top things off, there’s a built-in fish tank armrest. Continue reading for a video, more pictures and additional information.
Unlike other modern automotive lighting systems, the BMW M4 Concept Iconic Lights employs “High Power Laser” diodes for projecting driver information directly onto the road in front of the vehicle, allowing them to concentrate on traffic even in pitch black darkness. Selective Beam technology helps the headlights adapt themselves to oncoming traffic, to make sure the drivers are not blinded by the light, thanks to laser technology. Plus, the Dynamic Light Spot function warns drivers of incoming pedestrians or animals from a distance of 100 meters. Click here to view the first image in this week’s geek life gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of Japanese carpenters fitting together perfectly cut pieces of wood.
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When sports car-styling meets pickup truck, you get the Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Concept, unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit yesterday. It’s nimble enough to navigate city streets and cramped parking lots in daily driving, but large enough to transport cargo on the weekends. Equipped with Hyundai’s HTRAC all-wheel drive system, it’s powered by a 2.0L turbo diesel engine that generates 190 hp (142 kW) and 300 lb-ft (407 Nm) of torque, with fuel economy in the high 30 mpg (around 6.2 L/100 km) range. Continue reading for the full unveiling, more pictures and additional information.
Unlike its predecessor, the 2016 Acura NSX is more than just a mid-engined supercar, as it uses a twin-turbo V6 engine, paired with 3 electric motors to achieve a blistering 550-plus-horsepower and mated to a 9-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Acura Vice President Erik Berkman says that it will be priced at around $150,000, and the company will begin taking orders this summer. Continue reading for the 35-minute unveiling event from NAIAS, more live pictures and additional information.
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The all-new Ford GT has just been unveiled in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show, and it’s a stunner. Featuring a twin-turbocharged 3.5L EcoBoost V6 that churns out more than 600-horsepower, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox housed inside a carbon fiber tub. According to Ford, it will “exhibit one of the best power-to-weight ratios of any production car.” Continue reading for another video, more pictures and additional information.
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a French car manufacturer of high-performance automobiles, founded in 1909 in the then German city of Molsheim, Alsace by Italian-born Ettore Bugatti. Bugatti cars were known for their design beauty (Ettore Bugatti was from a family of artists and considered himself to be both an artist and constructor) and for their many race victories. Famous Bugattis include the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the Type 41 “Royale”, the Type 57 “Atlantic” and the Type 55 sports car. The image above shows a Veyron placed next to a Bugatti 22. Continue reading to see more. Click here to view the first image in this week’s WINS gallery.
Birmingham (UK) police unveiled a Formula 1-inspired police car, based on the Caparo T1, that can not only hit speeds in excess of 200mph, but also go from 0-60mph in a mere 2.5-seconds. Unfortunately, it won’t be used to catch speeding motorists, instead officers are going to utilize the vehicle to help them get their road safety messages through to motorists. Click here to view the first image in this week’s demotivational poster gallery. Continue reading for a viral video showing what happens when ballet meets magic show.
Located in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the 4,000 sq m (43,000 sq ft) Porsche 918 Spyder assembly line employs 100 people who hand build the hypercar. The factory itself consists of 18 stations, where the carbon fiber monocoque, engines, leather finish, and chassis are assembled. Each car takes approximately 100-hours to assemble, and includes continuous testing before the vehicles are taken by a lift to a testing area on the floor below for a final check out. It takes one technician 40-hours to make each engine for the 918. Continue reading for the 11-minute video and more information.