Skoda wants the new Fabia to be “one of your favourite things.” To really prove to you how totally “sweet” this car is, Skoda gathered the country’s finest chocolatiers, bakers and bricklayers to help create a life delicious size version of the Fabia with cake and candy. According to the Czech manufacture, “rivets were for raisins, metal for marzipan and spark plugs for sugar.” The process was
The technology is here and waiting for us. All you have to do is put a bit of personal work in it. Trust us, it ain’t hard. Look at what this Russian comrade managed. Doesn’t matter whether you own a dazzling new bimmer or a 30 year old Opel Monza. Throw out those blood sucking petrol motors and fill your engine bay with half a dozen of batteries. Do the same with the extra storage place in your
Continuing our report on VW’s super-impressive 650Hp strong Golf GTI W12 Concept, we just got our hands on the full English press release that answers most of our questions concerning the king of GTI’s. But that’s not all. As you can see, we also added high-res images (including the very first picture of the interior) and a short video, all from VW’s presentation at the GTI meeting “Worthersee
Mitsubishi announced that it has launched two special limited edition Black Hawk Colt 3-door 1.1 and CZT models for the UK market. As their name suggests, the Black Hawk’s are solely available in black with two silver stripes running from front-to-back -plus privacy-glass fitted to the side and rear windows. Not so successful if you ask us, as the twin stripes up front make the Colt look like
Seems like every country has its own sports car today so when we discovered the Mastretta MTX it didn’t struck as a big surprise. Developed by Mastrettadesign, a company founded in Mexico City in 1987 that specializes in industrial design, the MTX sports coupe will be launched at the 2008 International Mexican Auto Show in December 2007 with sales (Mexican & International) starting in the first
Now this is more like it; Bumblebee standing up on his own two feet, Starscream mucking around in the air and a whole lot more. The final theatrical trailer of Michael Bay’s Transformer Movie is probably the best thing you’ll see until the film hits the big-screen on July 4th. Excited? We most certainly are. Via: Motorpassion Technorati: Transformers+Movie, Cinema, automobile, cars, automotive,
What a glorious day for all ya gearheads: Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) announced that that first Chinese built MG’s have rolled off the production line!!! We hope you know what that means –seriously now, cause we’re kinda left speechless with all this excitement that the news brought us… Well, I supposed I should say a thing or two about NAC MG. The latter obtain the rights to build MG
A re-usable water bottle is part of the attire of any serious enviro. But its uses are limited and, frankly, they aren’t that cool. Which is why we’re pretty excited about this solar powered, water bottle lamp. Using a photovoltaic cell on the top of the cap and LEDs on the bottom, the LightCap becomes a lamp as well as a bottle. It seems pretty well thought out, even including a switch that turns on a low drain red LED allowing you to keep it on during the night. Also a light sensor on the cap turns the light off when it isn’t dark.
The bottle holds 32 oz of liquid goodness and the battery will last at least 300 cycles. Of course, it is a little pricier than most bottles at $24.95. The only element we question is their use of toxic Cadmium batteries. Metal hydrides are so cheap these days that that seems like an unfortunate oversight. Continue reading Solar Powered, Water Bottle Lamp
EcoGeek loves giant metaphors. In New York, an area called the Iron Triangle – it’s in Queens near Shea Stadium and is presently home to auto shops and a ton of pollution – may be in the sights of the old eco-rifle. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like to see the area overhauled and turned into a “vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood” in the city’s largest ever green development project. Continue reading Lest Rust: More Green: NYC’s Iron Triangle
With temperatures on the rise we’re on the lookout for new technologies that can help us keep cool and save energy too. One new tech is the refrigerant known as “R-718”, or more commonly “Water Vapor”. Continue reading The Future of Refrigeration: R-718 (also known as water vapor)
Dynamic logo highlights flexibility of the new Porsche Arena
Stuttgart. After acquiring the name rights in October 2005, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has now presented the official logo of the new Porsche Arena: Oval, gradated dynamic lines are paired with classical design. The familiar red Porsche logo combined with an energetically depicted arena silhouette in metallic gray are particularly eye-catching. The word “Arena” written in the manner otherwise used exclusively on the rear end of the Zuffenhausen sports cars completes the striking yet discrete expression.
“The dynamic logo is also a symbol for the highly flexible concept of the new Porsche Arena,” summarizes Anton Hunger, Head of Porsche AG Press and Public Relations, on the advantages of the multipurpose hall. In addition to the Annual General Meeting of the car maker and the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix a great variety of sports and cultural events are possible due to the short change-over times. The Porsche Arena is to be opened on May 27, 2006.