Archive for the ‘Auto Misc.’ Category
… ever-vigilant spy photographers have manged to capture six images of the upcoming 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet undergoing testing with its top up on public roads in Europe.
The images reveal that the Cabriolet will follow in the footsteps of the 2012 Beetle coupe with a longer, less arched roofline than the outgoing model. The side windows also mimic the chopped-down glass of the coupe. The overall look is more masculine than before … Pictures and more
Very cool – Hand Made Mini V12 Engine.  You can skip to 8:30 to see it running.
Last week, a group of Boise State University students set a new land-speed record for a vehicle powered by vegetable oil: 155.331mph. How’d they get a diesel-swapped, 1998 Chevy S-10 to unleash such fury from mere vegetables? Read on.
The team, made up of undergraduates from Boise State’s College of Engineering, set the veggie-fuel speed record last week at El Mirage Dry Lake, Calif, at  … More