PG Elektrus picks up where the Tesla Roadster left off

PG has unveiled their new Elektrus which will reportedly accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than three seconds and hit a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).

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Details of 2012 Ferrari F1 car emerge in Italian press

Details of Ferrari’s unlaunched 2012 car have emerged in the pages of Italian specialist publications.On Tuesday, Autosprint publishes drawings by technical illustrator Giorgio Piola of Maranello’s…

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2014 Corvette C7 full body prototype spied winter testing

After prototype mules wearing C6 bodies first appeared in October last year, we finally have first pictures of a full body Corvette C7 prototype.

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Porsche explains the new 911′s identity [video]

Porsche has released a new promotional video that delves into the German marque’s sports car DNA to bring the new seventh generation 911 (991) into context.

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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: Lockheed Lakester Custom Roadster

Filed under: Classics , Auctions In the sea of muscle cars and hot rods here at Barrett-Jackson , this streamlined chrome roadster really stood out as being truly unique. Constructed from the wing tip tank of a Lockheed Super Constellation airplane, the “Lockheed Lakester” is built to resemble a vintage salt flat racer and features a variety of aviation-sourced parts including gunner seats in the cockpit, a vintage airplane steering wheel and an air speed indicator instead of a speedometer. Powering the roadster is a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder mated to a 5-speed manual. We had no idea what this type of car is worth given that there’s nothing really to compare it with, but there was plenty of interest in the vehicle and bidding quickly rose past the six figure mark, eventually resting at $170,000

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Video: L.L. Bean celebrates century of mucking about with Bootmobile [w/video]

Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Design/Style The L.L.Bean Bootmobile is perhaps the diametric opposite of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile , promoting outdoor activity instead of consumption of sodium and saturated-fat-laden sausages. The well-known maker of high quality outdoor goods is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the Bootmobile has been created as a way to celebrate the product that helped start it all. After being unveiled to L.L

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