Archive for the ‘Car Tech’ category
Ford Fiesta Is Top Safety Pick Car 2011: Certified By IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has named the 2011 Ford Fiesta as a ‘Top Safety Pick car.’ According to them, it is the most highly-ranked safety car of 2011. Ford Fiesta was put to test where it performed well in a roof strength test and earned a score of “Good” in front, side, rollover [...]
All New Infiniti G25 This September: Budget-Minded Price Tag
Get ready for the Infiniti line-up expansion this September with the introduction of the G25, a new entry-level sedan at a starting price of $30,950. Following its predecessor, G25 packs all the amenities of the G37 sedan, but with less power and a budget-minded price tag. Three models are noted to take off first: G25 [...]
Protect Your Car Electronics From Hackers And Theives
Is your cars safe from vulnerable car attacks/hacks? “A group of researchers from Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina have just discovered that you can hack into a car’s electronics wirelessly, which means any modern vehicle could be vulnerable to an attack at any time, even while it’s being driven down the road,” [...]
5 Best Cars For The Youth: Certified By Consumer Reports
Summer is prime time for teens to get behind the wheel, so Consumer Reports has released its list of best cars for new drivers, who really want to drive the best models on the roads. So here are the top five cars for the teens to go wild over. Check them out. 1. Hyundai Elantra [...]
2010 Aston Martin V8 Vantage: All Alloy Drop-Dead Gorgeous
The all new 2010 Aston Martin Vantage grabs good grades when put to test by auto- experts. The model has been improved for better and is a lesson in automotive accomplishment. In fact, few exotic sports cars come close to matching the 2010 Aston Martin Vantage’s unique balance of distinguished handling, drop-dead gorgeous looks and [...]
Terrafugia Flying Car Can Actually Make You Drive On Skies
How about driving your car in the skies? Sounding strange but Jens Martin Skibsted and his firm has designed a Terrafugia flying car design, with a folding-wing for easy parking, which can actually make sky-roads for you. Skibsted talked about his futuristic project in an extensive interview over at BoingBoing. Here is what he revealed. [...]
New 2011 Nissan Rogue: Exterior, Interior And Pricing
The latest 2011 Nissan Rogue was unveiled at the 40th birthday of Dastun Nissan Z in Nashville, which now comes with a revamped interior and exterior. It has new exterior and interior components such as a redesigned front grille, better audio and entertainment systems, and spoilers. The Rogue goes on sale starting August 13. Nissan [...]
Evatran’s Plugless Charging Station: Charge Your Car Two Inches Away
Now here comes an easy way to charge your electric vehicles, the Evatran’s Plugless charging Station. This system works by installing an adapter about the size of a shoebox into the car, which will be able to charge the battery when the car is close enough to the power station’s parking block. The distance required [...]
How To Charge An Electric Vehicle? Spot A Blink Electric Charging Station
ECOtality and Frog Design have come up with a new Blink electric vehicle charging station design that looks super sleek and better than any Gas Pump. It seems that the world is slowly transitioning into an electric-based mode of moving. With quite a number of car manufacturers already getting into the Electric Vehicle or EV [...]
Coulomb CT500 EV Charging Station For Home Use
How often have you find it difficult to charge up things at your home? But Coulomb has a solution for you- the CT500 Level II ChargePoint Networked Charging Station, available for residential use.