Build your own remote starter with a pre-paid mobile phone

Filed under: Etc., Technology

There are a lot of reasons for invention that goes beyond necessity, and pure want is right up there at the top. A clever gent named Dave tired of making the 15-minute walk to his freezing cold car, so he built a long-distance remote starter from a prepaid cellphone.
To make it work, [...]

Prodrive launches new rally-spec Subaru Impreza N2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Subaru, UK, Racing

Prodrive Impreza N2010 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Prodrive has had a number of clients over the years. They’ve raced Ferraris at Le Mans, racked up innumerable victories for Aston Martin, and even ran Honda’s Formula One team until they took the reins themselves. But few associations [...]

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 1.20.10

Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic weathers the storm with aplomb
2010 Mercedes-Benz E350 Sedan – Click above for high-res image gallery A November Nor’Easter had chewed its way up to New England, delivering a cataclysmic combination of rain and wind as we…

All-New 2011 Mazda5 coming to Geneva
2011 Mazda5 – Click above for high-res image gallery [...]

Hyundai dealer auctions Genesis Coupe for $16k, doesn’t want to honor deal *UPDATE

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Hyundai

File this one under the dangers of mixing traditional Brick & Mortar business practices with the immediacy and transparency of the internet. Glenn Hyundai of Lexington, Kentucky placed a slightly used Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T on eBay Motors. There was no reserve, and a gencoupe.com forum member [...]

VIDEO: In Da Club Cherokee? Enterprising kids go all Jeep techno

Filed under: Etc., Videos, Humor

Jeep Cherokee beatbox – Click above to watch video
If your Jeep Cherokee has been sitting around for a while, it probably makes a few noises. You might not mind, though, if they were noises as well orchestrated as those in the video shown above.
British saxophonist Julian Smith spent a [...]