Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Rockstar Games
Rating: T (Teen)
Playstation 3/ Xbox 360
Midnight Club: Las Angeles (MC:LA) is the latest in Rockstar’s Midnight Club franchise, and does an excellent job as it successor. MC:LA drops players into the fast-paced, NOS-fueled world of underground street racing in Los Angeles. You start from scratch with an old beater car and work your way up the ranks, earning respect, parts, and new cars along the way-not to mention precious money. As with previous installments, LA’s strong point is the full customization of the cars. Players can change everything from gauges and wheels to paint color, exhausts, NOS tanks, and virtually anything they can stick on to their cars…Â Details
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 Raser Technologies will unveil a 100+ mpg SUV at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress later this month. The vehicle will be powered by Raser’s E-REV powertrain and was developed in conjunction with Raser’s integration partner, FEV and an as-yet-unnamed global automaker. The full-size SUV is a four-wheel drive Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) designed to achieve over 100 mpg in typical local daily driving with near zero emissions by driving up to 40 miles per day in all-electric mode.
Just one year ago, at the 2008 SAE World Congress, Raser announced it was … Details
Chrysler’s big debut at the New York Auto Show this year is the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which has been fully redesigned from the ground up. The new SUV is built on a proven rear-wheel-drive unibody platform sharing the same underpinnings as the Mercedes-Benz ML-Class.
The launch of the new Grand Cherokee marks the first application of company’s new, flexible fuel 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine, which features Variable-Valve Timing, 280 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque at 4,800 rpm. Also available is a 5.7-liter HEMI V8, generating 360 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque at 4,250 rpm. The HEMI features… Details and Pictures