Archive for the ‘Auto Misc.’ Category
Documentary of Speed Scotland and their attempt to break the 300+mph club out at Speed Week 2011. In order to attempt this, Speed Scotland has to prepare months in advance to have the car ready to be shipped out to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Speed Week is the only time of the year that they can race the car and provides a steep challenge.
I was pleased when Fiat announced their return to America, but, now that the brand is settling in, I realized there’s an issue. See, any new 500 driver with a flat or a dead battery is now going to have to endure the cries of “Fix It Again, Tony!” — the beloved-by-many-meatheads derogatory acronym for Fiat — from passing motorists, which many Americans have been desperately waiting two decades to once again yell  … More
The world’s most amazing car showroom: 600 Volkswagens stacked into 200ft tall silos ready for delivery
These futuristic garages are the ultimate car showroom – with millions of pounds worth of new vehicles sitting in the stunning glass towers.
Each day about 600 cars are picked up from the two 200ft tall silos by their new owners – making it the world’s largest vehicle delivery centre.
Incredibly, the cars are built at the manufacturer’s main plant, in Wolfsburg, Germany, and transported by conveyor belt to the adjacent towers’ basement  … Great pictures and more