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Category Archives: Car
First Video: Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Kicks Serious Ass
Now this is the sexy hybrid vehicle we want! How about 78 miles per gallon while accelerating from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds? Porsche 918 Spyder, the new poster vehicle of The Coolness Roundup. Too bad it costs $625,600. Via YouTube
Posted in Car, Hybrid Cars, Video
Tagged hybrid vehicles, Porsche 918 Spyder, Video, want
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Rapid-Fire Roundup of Cool Products
Another week down, another round up of cool products we’ve seen.
Coolness Roundup #187: 230 MPG
This week on the Coolness Roundup: The Chevy Volt gets a 230 MPG rating The duo discuss the possibility that the next iPod Touch and iPod Nano will have cameras Stephen Schleicher reviews Artisteer, a theme designer for WordPress Charlie … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Camera, Car, Podcast, iPhone, iPod
Tagged applie iphone, apps, brookstone, budget rent a car, charlie white, checkout, chevy volt, cool products, coolness, coupons, free songs, ipod nano, ipod touch, iTunes, mpg, rapid fire, roundup, schleicher, wordpress
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Coolness Lounge #132: Car Talk
Stephen talks up a new staff member for his Major Spoilers website, while Charlie ponders purchasing a used car via eBay – to which Stephen warns him of some of those dangers. Direct Download Sponsors: The Coolness Lounge is sponsored … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Coolness Lounge
Tagged car talk, coolness, coupons, ebay, free songs, ponders, purchasing a used car, staff member
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Volkswagen BlueSport sports car could be headed for production
Just when I thought the Volkswagen BlueSport was going to be just another forgotten concept car, the company starts talking about turning it into the real thing. This snazzy sports car, which looks like a cross between a Tesla Roadster … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Vehicles
Tagged corvette, tesla roadster, volkswagen, Volkswagen BlueSport
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Retro-futuristic 1930s race car to fetch millions at auction
We were fawning over that 1957 Ferrari when it fetched a world-record $12.2 million last month, but now this exquisite German prewar racecar could top that. It’s an Auto Union Silver Arrow D-Type racer, Hitler’s favorite, and this Chassis 19 was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, auction, auto union, Auto Union Silver Arrow D-Type, ferrari, hitler, racecar, silver arrow
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Tesla sells 10% stake to Mercedes and Smart car maker Daimler
Daimler, maker of Mercedes and Smart cars, just bought 10% of Tesla Motors. It’s looking to adapt that sophisticated lithium ion battery technology pioneered by the makers of the Tesla Roadster, hoping to shoehorn that into Smart Cars by 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in Car, electric cars, tesla
Tagged battery technology, daimler, lithium ion battery, mercedes, smart cars, tesla motors
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1957 Ferrari race car fetches world-record price
Here’s the most expensive car in the world. This 1957 Ferrari 250 TR was auctioned off at Sotheby’s last weekend, fetching a world-record price of $12,169,784. It’s one of only 22 “pontoon-filter” Testa Rossas ever built, fully restored in its … Continue reading
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Tagged 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, ferrari, ferrari 250 tr, world record price
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Veritas RS III supercar: open cockpit, 600hp, room for one
Open-cockpit supercar? You have my undivided attention. This is the Veritas RS III, an exotic $370,500 road rocket with a 600hp V10 engine under the hood and enough room to strap in one very lucky driver. Imagine what it would … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, open cockpit, road rocket, supercar, veritas, Veritas RS III
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