March 2009

Twitter plus Onstar equals… TwitStar?

This from the rumormill over at Tech Crunch, Onstar may soon be adding a feature allowing you to speak your tweets right from your GM automobile.  That’s right – you talk, and Onstar converts your speech to text, and sends it to Twitter.  Tweeting while driving, ladies and gentlemen – and handsfree too. Speech to [...]

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2010 BMW Z4 Pricing Announced

BMW’s popular Z4 is all new for 2010, and comes with an all-new price tag.  The base price of a 2010 Z4 is now a whopping $46,575.  For the record, that’s about $9800 more than the base price of a 2008 Z4.  One might wonder what in the world BMW is thinking.  Ten grand is [...]

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GM CEO Wagoner resigns on Obama’s Request

That’s right – President Obama asked the CEO of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, to resign.  And Wagoner did.  Immediately.  Stepping in to fill the roll of CEO is current COO Fritz Henderson.  Wagoner has been CEO of GM since 2000, and has presided over the worst years in GM’s history.  During Wagoner’s reign, GM stock [...]

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Tesla Model S Unveiled

Like the Tesla Roadster, the Model S is an all-electric car.  No range extenders, no hybrid powertrains, just 100% electric powered.  At first glance, the Model S looks like an elegant combination of a Maserati and an Aston Martin ( rear view ).  In other words, gorgeous, and befitting of what a ~$50,000 car should [...]

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2010 Mazdspeed3 Horsepower correction

Did we say 268 horsepower?  We meant to say 256 HP.  That’s actually down a few from the 2009 model.  Oops.  Torque output will remain at a front tire-destroying 280 lb-ft, however.  ( A big goofy grin just spread across my face, and I can’t stop it. ) Even though the wrong wheels are getting [...]

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Configure your 2010 Camaro Now

That’s right, as of right now, you can configure your own Camaro online, using Chevy’s fancy flash site.  Mine ended up at a cool $48,985.  Had to get the automatic for the wifey – she’s not too keen on learning the handshaker.  Either way, 426 HP will make me forget about the automatic in a [...]

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2011 Porsche Cayenne Spy Shot

In what is perhaps the least exciting spy shot in history, we just came across this gem, which purports to be the 2011 Porsche Cayenne.  This shot only shows a single taillight and part of the rear end –though not enough to really make any judgements. Love the Cayenne ( that’s me ) or hate [...]

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Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

I’m not going to bore you with anything here.  Pretty much all that needs to be said about this car can be said with the specs, so here they are: Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce Specs 670 HP 6.5 liter V12 487 lb-ft of earth-shattering torque 212 MPH top speed That is all.  Oh, and [...]

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