http://barbarawoodhouse.net Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:28:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Coupes, Videos, Supercars, Nissan Click above to watch video after the jump When we got our hands on a Nissan GT-R, we can admit to laying waste to a little bit of rubber. With at least 480 horsepower at our command, it was hard not to. At no point, though, ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/video-nissan-gt-r-doing-donuts-with-no-regard-for-warranty/ Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Mercedes-Benz Click above for more rejected renderings of the Mercedes-Benz CLC Mercedes-Benz took the easy route when it comes to making its current CLC, using the previous C-Class coupe as a starting point instead of engineering a new entry-level model from the latest C-Class platform. That may be ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/what-the-future-holds-for-mercedes-benz-coupes/ Filed under: Tuners, Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Mitsubishi, UK Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Evolution X MR It was only a matter of time before Mitsubishi's British engineers tired of relentlessly beating the FQ300 and FQ360 versions of their homegrown Evos. So it's no surprise that after a 400-hp version ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/mitsubishi-evolution-x-fq400-gets-the-green-light/ Filed under: Tuners, SUVs, Mercedes-Benz, Brabus Click above for high-res gallery of the BRABUS GLK BRABUS tunes all manner of Mercedes-Benzes, and even branches out by pumping performance into diminutive smart cars that have very little business going fast. Likewise, BRABUS also tunes Mercedes SUVs that usually have no business bragging about ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/brabus-turns-attention-towards-mercedes-benz-glk/ Filed under: Car Buying, Convertibles, Coupes, Euro, Supercars, Ferrari, UK Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ferrari California As you read this, journalists in Europe are getting their first taste of the Ferrari California, flogging the new coupe/convertible through the rolling hills of Italy, and periodically stopping to snack on ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/ferrari-california-priced-at-143000-abroad/ Filed under: LA Auto Show, Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, NissanInside Line was given a thorough peek at and allowed to drive the coming Nissan 370Z, and appears to like what it has seen. Many of their findings have been previously guessed at based on spy photos of the car, but ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/inside-line-sees-nissan-370z-in-person-official-photos-coming-oct-29/ Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs Click above for high-res gallery of the Tesla Roadster Tesla is now on its fourth CEO in just 12 months as the fledgling all-electric automaker has announced today that chief fund-raiser, architect and Chairman Elon Musk will take up the mantle from current CEO Ze'ev ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/breaking-layoffs-and-executive-shuffles-at-tesla-motors/ Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, SUVs, HUMMER, Toyota, First Drive Click the image above for high-res gallery of the Autoblog Comparo: H2 vs. Landcruiser The world's maddest battles usually earn a brief sobriquet: Red vs. Blue, Holyfield-Tyson, Lingerie Bowl. Although the battle we'll describe today isn't finished, the clash of HUMMER ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/autoblog-comparo-moving-mountains-toyota-landcruiser-vs-hummer-h2/ Filed under: LA Auto Show, Sports/GTs, Ford Click above to enlarge and for more teaser images of the 2010 Ford Mustang The painfully slow undressing of the 2010 Mustang continues today with a clear shot of the car's new shifter. Specifically, we can see that a five-speed stick is still standard-fare for ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/ford-releases-11th-teaser-image-of-2010-mustang/ Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Hyundai Click above for high-res gallery of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe The Genesis Coupe is being launched in South Korea this week, and we've already heard from CAR regarding their testing of the 310-hp 3.8L V6 model. Hyundai released its own performance numbers for the hotly anticipated ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/hyundai-releases-genesis-coupe-performance-numbers/ Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Supercars, PorscheClick above for a high resolution gallery of the Roock RST 600 LM About a decade ago, Roock Racing was one of the most dominant GT racing teams at Le Mans and a short time later in the ALMS with their Porsche GT2 race cars. Since ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/roock-celebrates-le-mans-win-with-rst-600-lm/ Filed under: SUVs, Plants/Manufacturing, Jeep, IndiaNo other brand is as patriotic as Jeep, boasting the WWII-era General Purpose military vehicle that helped win the war for the Allies. As it stands, current Jeeps are all U.S. made, with the Grand Cherokee and Commander hailing from the Detroit area, the Wrangler ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/jeeps-could-soon-be-built-in-india/ Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chrysler, LLC., UAW/UnionsIn an announcement that should be anything but shocking to anyone who even remotely follows the auto industry, United Auto Workers head Ron Gettelfinger says he and the UAW would be against any merger between automakers that would reduce either company's workforce. Considering that the ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/surprise-uaw-would-be-against-merger/ Filed under: Aftermarket, Gadgets, Etc., TechEverything is in line to be a convergence device, and now the boring rear view mirror has stepped under the lights to get stuffed with extra equipment. The Azentek SmartMirror has a four-inch touchscreen on the right for a 2D and 3D text-to-speech GPS display. ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/azentek-nav-equipped-smartmirror-coming-end-of-year/ Filed under: Gadgets, GreenKids, do not try this at home. Researchers at Temple University have been experimenting with what happens when an electric current is run through fuel. Big boom, right? Well, apparently not.According to a paper the Temple team has published in "Energy & Fuels", done right, a small ... http://barbarawoodhouse.net/2008/10/15/electricity-gasoline-more-mpg/