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- Dutch Students Ride Bike at Nearly 80 mph
- In light of all of the depressing news related to Lance Armstrong, here’s some rather interesting news from the world of human power transport, the development of the velomobile that won the 2012 World Human Powered Speed Challenge last month.
Blog Published: 10/31/2012
- Pirelli, McLaren & Nanotech
- While tire development is part and parcel of any new vehicle development, as the ride and handling engineers at the OEM want to make sure that the vehicle rides and handles (imagine) as it should, and the tires (as well as other parts of the suspens...
Blog Published: 10/25/2012
- Sometimes You Feel Like a Car, Sometimes You Don’t
- Nowadays, it seems, just having a vehicle that can transport a person on land or on the water seems to be not enough.
Blog Published: 10/24/2012
- Three Things About A123 Systems
- As the “I told you so’s” ring loudly with the announcement of A123 Systems filing for Chapter 11, as though this is still another indication of the technological failure of battery-powered vehicles, here are some other considerations that could be t...
Blog Published: 10/18/2012
- 2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD
- If you are in the market for a compact crossover sport utility vehicle, then the biggest mistake you can make is not considering the Mazda CX-5.
Blog Published: 10/9/2012
- Paris, Autoextremist, 2953 Analytics & More
- Think of it as a bit of Monday-morning quaterbacking. Yes, this is Monday. But the following occurred on Thursday, the first media day of the Paris Motor Show.
Blog Published: 10/1/2012
- Paris, Schmaris
- While we understand that much of the attention of the automotive world is focused on the Paris Motor Show, we’d like to point out something that is a little less sophisticated, and altogether cool: sketches of the vehicle that Hyundai and ARK Perfor...
Blog Published: 9/27/2012
- McLaren, Convertibles and Carbon Fiber
- While some people might think that if you have a car, say a coupe, and turn it into a convertible, chances are the convertible will be lighter than the original version, given that you’re chopping off the top.
Blog Published: 9/5/2012
- McLaren 12C Can-Am Edition Concept at Pebble
- This weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours, McLaren GT, a part of McLaren Automotive that’s charged with developing and producing race cars, is showing a variant of the MP4-12C that we had the opportunity to learn about on the Top Gear course in Engl...
Blog Published: 8/16/2012
- The Economics of Development for Electric Vehicles
- One of the primary characteristics of the auto industry since its early days has been a drive to profitably increase production.
Blog Published: 7/30/2012