Archive for December, 2010

Ford MyKey Adds Parental Control

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 17:46 by Arman Barari No Comments

Ford’s MyKey technology offers some good features which make it a nice item to have, but we’re not sure we like this new addition to it. The updated MyKey now offers a control feature that allows parent to block explicit satellite radio programming while their teens are driving. Even worse they can limit a vehicle’s [...]

This was posted under category: Ford Tags: Ford

Porsche GT3 Rally Footage With Happy Ending!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 17:22 by Arman Barari No Comments

Rally clips are always fun to watch, but there’s more to this one. For starters it’s about a Porsche GT3 dancing its way to checkpoints in 2010 German Rally championship series passing beautiful scenery. It’s also full of exhaust noise and powerslides and, here’s the special bit, a marriage proposal! At the end the driver [...]

This was posted under category: Porsche, Videos Tags: Porsche, Porsche Gt3, Videos

Top Gear Burkha Scene Sparks Dispute

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 16:58 by Arman Barari 8 Comments

Not sure if you have seen the Top Gear Boxing Day special in which the trio attempt to get from Iraq to Bethlehem across middle east, but there was a very funny scene in which the presenters use burkha – an outfit that Muslim women have to wear in some countries – as disguise to [...]

This was posted under category: Offbeat Tags: Top Gear

Video: Epic Alfa Romeo Commercial!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 15:52 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

We’ve watched this video over and over again, and we’re still not sure what the message really is! Is the Bertone Pandion the future of Alfa Romeo? Maybe it’s the only car that survives a very likely apocalypse? Don’t know and Don’t care! It’s just a good waste of 2 minutes becasue that Alfa is [...]

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First Xenatec Maybach Coupe On Sale

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 15:12 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

Since Daimler does not make a coupe version of the Maybach, a German special purpose vehicle manufacturer called Xenatec decided to do so. And loaded with €70 million from Saudi Arabia Auto Kingdom they have built the first example of the car based on Maybach 57, called the Cruiserio Coupe. And it’s now up for [...]

This was posted under category: Mercedes Benz Tags: Maybach, Maybach Coupe, Xenatec

Ferrari P4/5 Competizione Shaping Up Nicely

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 14:31 by Arman Barari No Comments

The Ferrari P4/5 Competizione, a racing version of the one-off P4/5 belonging to James Glickenhaus, is being built slowly but passionately by just a few highly skilled technicians. Here’s a few shots from the car’s bodyshell, sculpted beautifully out of carbon fiber, a Christmas gift for the fans. They just need to bolt on the [...]

This was posted under category: Ferrari Tags: Ferrari, Nurburgring

Topcar Porsche Cayenne Vantage 2

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 14:05 by Arman Barari 1 Comment

Remember that Topcar Vantage GTR Cayenne we showed you a while back? Well, here’s the regular non-GTR model! And if anything, it looks better mainly becasue it is less insane. It still gets the same stupid mouth, but they haven’t ruined the sides of the car like they did with the GTR. Specially in Black [...]

This was posted under category: Porsche, Tuning Tags: Porsche, Porsche Cayenne, Topcar