Splinter: Wooden Supercar – Got Wood?

Splinter: Wooden Supercar – Got Wood?From God’s own composite, Joe Harmon is making a renewable supercar.
Yes, this is a wooden car. Forget the jokes. Anyone making more than mere decorative use of wood in an automobile has heard them all. And doesn’t care. Wood is a magnificent structural material, “God’s own composite,” proclaimed the late [...]

6 versus 8

6 versus 8Can a Lincoln V6 beat the big European V8s? We found the answers at 12,000 feet.

Can a Lincoln V6 beat the big European V8s? We found the answers at 12,000 feet — the showdown at Loveland Pass.
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First Look: Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept

First Look: Subaru Hybrid Tourer ConceptWhat will the luxury crossover of the future look like?
What will the luxury crossover of the future look like? According to Subaru, it may resemble its new Hybrid Tourer concept, which will debut at the 2009 Tokyo motor show in October.
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Happy 100th Birthday Audi

Happy 100th Birthday AudiAudi has motored down a long and winding road to its centennial this year.
Audi has motored down a long and winding road to its centennial this year. The highlights of that century follow:
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Turbine Hybrids Spinning Up To Speed

Turbine Hybrids Spinning Up To SpeedWhile the turbine engine has still not yet found an appropriate automotive application, its time may be near.
Turbine-powered cars have fascinated generations of car enthusiasts. It all started when the U.S.A.F.’s first deployed jet fighters in the Korean War. It didn’t take long for the jet-based turbine engines to find [...]