Report: Toyota ‘Gs’ performance division in the works

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Japan, Scion, Toyota

Toyota G Sports FT-86 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Be still our hearts. A Toyota post that doesn’t involve a recall. Instead, we’ve got an unsurprising report about ToMoCo’s plans to start a new, in-house performance division dubbed “Gs” sometime in 2010.
Earlier this month, Toyota trotted out [...]

Tesla to kill the Roadster in 2011, new version coming in 2013?

Filed under: Convertible, Tesla, Electric

Tesla Roadster – Click above for high-res image gallery

You read that right. Tesla Motors will stop building the Roadster in 2011.
Wired’s Autopia was digging through the papers filed by Tesla to the Securities and Exchange Commission for its IPO and came across with this nugget:

“We do not plan to sell [...]

Tesla to kill the Roadster in 2011, new version coming in 2013

Filed under: Convertible, Tesla, Electric

Tesla Roadster – Click above for high-res image gallery

You read that right. Tesla Motors will stop building the Roadster in 2011.

Wired’s Autopia was digging through the papers filed by Tesla to the Securities and Exchange Commission for its IPO and came across with this nugget:

“We do not plan to sell [...]

Artist transforming Hummer into horse cart, i.e. why we love modern art [w/video]

Filed under: Aftermarket, SUV, Etc., Hummer, Specialty, Design/Style

What is art? – Click above for high-res image gallery

In 1948 American born artist Man Ray wrote, “There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it.” This is nearly 30 years after he glued [...]

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 1.29.10

Review: Need For Speed Shift fills gap between Forza 3 and GT5
We take Need For Speed Shift for a virtual spin and determine that it’s the perfect ‘tweener to everyone’s favorite racing sims.

Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 2
In the second installment of our Ice Racing series, we discuss technique, vehicle choice and how to prep [...]