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The joint venture of Volkswagen with First Automotive Works Corporation (FAW), which is one of the top Sino-foreign car partnerships, proved to be a good venture as they now expect their 2007 profits to increase by at least a quarter, helped by brisk sales and cost-cutting efforts. “The venture, FAW Volkswagen, in the northeastern city [...]
The latest specification and details on Volkswagen’s new compact off-roader, the 2009 Tiguan Crossover has been disclosed. This compact crossover is not due to come out until September at Frankfurt’s Auto Show, but Volkswagen has decided to let people in on the latest features their 2009 Tiguan has. The 2009 model year for Tiguan is [...]
When Gary Eden needed some raw materials for his new ultra-efficient, ultra-light, millimeter-thin plasma lamp, he went to the grocery store. The lamp is mostly aluminum foil. Granted the lamp is not 100% aluminum, but part of the project was to try and make it as cheap and simple to create as possible, hence the [...]
Our friends over at Inhabitat took the opposite tack from our recent piece about the top 10 green skyscrapers and produced an article about the Top 5 Tiny Prefab Houses. These include such standouts as the Microcompact Home (pictured) and the Tiny Tumbleweed House. In addition to all the other wonderful features they offer, these [...]
It’s not gonna get you anywhere very fast, but if you’re lucky, it could get you out of some tight scrapes in the post-apocalyptic Australian Outback. In any case this home-made, wind-powered tricycle is ridiculously cool, I’m just not sure why. It’s not a practical design or anything, but I just feel like it’s necessary [...]
Plastic is made from oil, unfortunately, it’s hard to make oil from plastic. Or, at least, it used to be. Global Resources Corporation has created a special kind of microwave that zaps plastic at very specific wavelengths in order to release the hydrocarbons. As an example, put a tire into the GRC Hawk-10, and the [...]
Volkswagen of America is offering a vacation including their very own Volkswagen Touareg. Volkswagen has rolled out new vacation packages to Moab Utah, which they called the “Toureg Adventure.” This three-day adventure package costs $2,000 per person but it does not include airfare. This program will start in July and ends in October 31. “Participants [...]
Ferrari is showing off it’s green with a new concept, high performance vehicle, the Ferrari FFX Millechili. Yes, it’s a hybrid, and uses it’s electric drive train not just to boost power but also to increase efficiency. But we’ve seen hybrids. What’s really exciting about the FFX is that its made of lightweight materials including [...]
Going through our inbox this morning, an anonymous reader tipped us off to a new animation appearing on Mercedes’ AMG website – one which depicts the above-shown vehicle along with a message stating ‘In July… the fog lifts.’ As for what model is making its debut, that we cannot say, although the grainy vehicle in [...]
As you may remember, back in March we brought you the first details of the new BRABUS-tuned variants of the new smart fortwo: the smart fortwo BRABUS and the smart fortwo BRABUS Xclusive. Although at the time, the full list of specifications and performance figures were revealed, the one thing absent from the press release [...]
The new Multivan, Volkswagen’s seven-seater vehicle, has had some added features on it for a more luxurious look. Volkswagen has always been connected with small cars with their Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, and Passat, with prices not exceeding $57,000(which would be the highest-priced Passat from Europe). But they actually have vehicles over that price range and [...]
Many Prius and Insight owners feel the need to own a second vehicle for towing, hauling and other occasional mass-moving tasks. Whether it’s taking the kayak out on the weekends or just bringing home a Christmas tree once a year, it seems like there’ always an excuse to keep that gas guzzler in the garage. [...]