iPhone in Land Rover LRX concept design
What you’re looking at here is a picture of the iPhone being used as a secondary display/interface within a concept car design for the Land Rover LRX. Yup.. sorry - you won’t be seeing this anytime soon but it’s neat to see manufacturers use the iPhone in unique innovative ways.
If you live here in the Los Angeles area - listen up. The LA Auto Show starts this weekend and runs straight on through till Black Friday (Nov. 16th - Nov. 25th). Tickets are 10 dollars for adults and free for children under 12. You can see some preview photos over at News.com here. I’ll try and drop by at the auto show sometime this weekend.
2008 Honda Accord official launch
In 1976, Honda introduced a two-door hatchback that it called the Accord, reflecting “Honda’s desire for accord and harmony between people, society, and the automobile.” This Accord would go on to become one of Honda’s best-selling models of all time. We caught a sneak peak at the Honda Accord coupe a little over a week ago. Today, Honda introduces the much anticipated eighth generation of this car.
The 2008 Accord is available both as a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Three engines are available:
The top of the line 3.5L V6 engine has employs Variable Cylinder Management technology to operate the engine in 4 or 3 cylinder modes, to save on gas and emissions.
Delivering the power to the wheels is a 5-speed automatic transmission; the four-cylinder models have the option of shipping with a 5-speed manual transmission, and the six-cylinder model can be shipped with a 6-speed manual.
Looks like another great car from Honda.
More at Autoblog.
Volvo’s new Efficiency version of the C30 gets 52 mpg
Someone please get me this car .. even if it’s a hatchback! It’s the new 2008 “Efficiency” version of the Volvo C30 featuring a 1.6 liter turbo diesel engine which will get you approximately 52 mpg. Nice. According to this News.com blog posting, Volvo also claims the C30, S40, and V50’s with the 2 liter turbo diesel engine will feature a new “Powershift” gearbox which will reduce overall fuel consumption by 8 percent.
2008 Honda Accord coupe spotted shopping
The coming Accord coupe has finally been photographed in the wild. Sporting a sleek silver exterior, the new coupe had its identity concealed by only a few well-placed pieces of tape.
From its clean lines, to its dual exhaust and aggressive stance, the 2008 Accourd coupe promises to be one nice looking car.
The smaller V4 engine is expected to remain at 180 horsepower, while the V6 engine is rumored to have 3.5 liters and around 270 horsepower to keep up with the competition. However, gas mileage will improve, since Honda is implementing a system to deactivate up to three cylinders when they’re not needed.
More at AutoBlog.
Tesla Roadster Available November
For those of you itching to try the all-electric Tesla roadster, you won’t have to wait long. The 248 horsepower sports car will be available in November for more than $100,000.
Getting one won’t be so easy however (as if having $100,000 to spend is ever easy). Over 570 people have placed a deposit for the car, and there’s no word on availability yet.
More at MotorAuthority.
Nissan shows off concept car with alcohol detection sensors
Nissan is bring proactive in preventing drunk drivers from getting on the road with their new concept car filled with alcohol-detection sensors. These new sensors check a person’s odors, sweat, and driver awareness to see if they are capable of driving their car. If they’re not quite sober, the car locks up the ignition system thereby preventing the driver from getting on the road.
Odor sensors are located on the driver and passenger seats and monitor alcohol levels while the gear-shift knob has a sweat sensor which measures the driver’s perspiration levels.
The Nissan concept car also has a mounted camera system which monitors alertness by eye scan. If it thinks you’re falling asleep or not paying attention to the road, the car will ring bells, and issue a voice message warning the driver to pull over to rest. Oh yes - the car seat belts will also tighten if the car thinks you’re falling asleep behind the wheel.
Electric Vehicle Not only Eco-friendly, but SUPER cute!
Think Nordic - a battery & electricity-run vehicle company based in Norway - is looking to market to the States its squishy-looking and very compact, environmentally-friendly car.
According to the CEO, Jan-Olaf Willums, the car will be Wi-Fi enabled - making it like a computer on wheels! The car has collected about $78 million from Silcon Valley & European investors. Willums’ goal is to ultimately change the way consumers buy and interact with their vehicles. Even taking a tip from Dell, they are only taking orders online, where buyers can also customize the choices for their cute & little, carbon-neutral car.
Think has indicated that they look to start selling in the United States in select cities by 2009.
I would gladly trade in my New Beetle (even though it’s my baby) for this car! No more gas? What a relief that would be to me - mostly my wallet, actually.
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Delorean is back to the future
When the blockbuster trilogy Back to the Future came out, the unexpected star of the show was the DeLorean sports car. From that point on, the DeLorean has held an iconic status as one of the coolest cars ever, from its stainless steel skin to its gull wing doors.
Unfortunately, the car was discontinued in 1982, but a shop in California, DeLorean Motor Co., recently announced plans on building new DeLoreans from scratch. At the moment, the production target is a slim twenty cars a year.
More at the LATimes.
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