It may not have the production specs that everyone’s waiting for, but the new Lexus IS-F website makes up for it by providing just about every other detail you could possibly want, including five previously unseen videos, a ton of new photos and even the story behind the performance sedan: The IS F began with just two people - and a lot of desire. They knew instinctively that Lexus was more than ready for a true high performance car, even though there wasn’t anything like it in Lexus’ long term plans. (Read the full post about ‘Lexus Launches IS-F Website’…)

Last May 26th, the first known US incident where a failure of the natural gas fuel system lead to a fatality occurred when a man was refuelling a SuperShuttle. Further investigation by the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has shown that the cause of the failure was corrossion crack in the fiberglass over-wrap. Acid from the battery had split on the tanks, probably because of a rear-end collision that happened three weeks before the incident. (Read the full post about ‘US CNG cylinder incident report released: Be careful with your gas tanks’…)

I will never stop being amazed by some of the future energy tech research that’s going on. This story is so unusual, “out of the box” doesn’t even get close. And out of the shell just sounds cheesy.

But out of the shell thinking is exactly what is going on at Ohio State University, where two researchers, L.S. (Read the full post about ‘Stop me if you’ve heard the one about the eggshells who want to help make hydrogen’…)

There is a lot of debate about the real world economics of electric cars, hybrids and other alternative power-trains relative to a conventional gas or diesel fueled car. Over at Electronic Design News, Paul Rako has taken a different approach to evaluating the value proposition. He hearkens back to the old TV commercials with Sally Struthers urging viewers to donate money to help feed starving children. (Read the full post about ‘Do electric cars, hybrids and solar panels kill third world babies?’…)

According to Helen Clark, Chevron Corp.’s manager of corporate brand and reputation, roughly 10 percent of Americans “hate us and our industry and there’s nothing we can do to change their minds.” The reason, according to Peter Beutel, president of oil commodities consultant Cameron Hanover, is because most consumers don’t understand the industry because they only know about volatile gasoline prices and news reports about big oil’s record profits.

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BMW has annouced the new 1-series Cabriolet, and it’s got a few surprises. Remarkably, the 1-series does not have a retractable hardtop but one made of cloth, quite unlike most of the compact cabrios sold in Europe. One benefit of the retractable hardtop is obvious: they can’t be ripped into with a knife by nefarious types, but they also help by reducing fuel consumption at highway speeds.

Diesel convertibles were not common until the late ’90s.

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It features trans am type fender flares, custom spoiler, corvette rear lights, mustang front end, chevy nova front bumper, custom hand made rear bumper, custom hood scoop and leather 4 point harness seats.

Quite an impressive job!

2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: In Detail 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: In Detail
The all-new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle (SUV), now in its seventh generation, continues to carry its incomparable reputation for quality, durability and reliability. This Land Cruiser, known as the 200 Series, adds significantly to the quality, dependability and reliability (QDR) equation by including new components, and more comfort, sophistication and value than ever before. (Read the full post about ‘2008 Toyota Land Cruiser: In Detail’…)

Dodge Ram Mega Cab Resistol Edition Revealed Dodge Ram Mega Cab Resistol Edition Revealed
Buy a truck, get a hat Only in Texas, the Lone Star State where everything is bigger and better, you can buy a truck and you get a hat. Actually, you get a hat with your truck. The sales line goes for the limited edition Resistol Edition 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie Mega Cab which is due to arrive in showrooms early next year and includes Resistol’s best selling Black Gold 20X felt cowboy hat. The Dodge Ram is powered by the new 350 hp 6.7 liter Cummins turbodiesel which is ready for the 2010, 50-state emissions standards three years early and is available as a 4×2 or 4×4. (Read the full post about ‘Dodge Ram Mega Cab Resistol Edition Revealed’…)

Porsche 911 GT2 - Newly Released Video

Porsche 911 GT2 - Newly Released Video

It seems Porsche are feeling generous, and we have yet another video of the New Porsche 911 GT2, this time you get to see the sports car in the workshop at Weissach Motorsport Center before it goes flat out on their test track.

Available exclusively with rear-wheel drive and a manual six-speed gearbox, this high-performance athlete accelerates to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 329 km/h.