The Batmobile

Well if it isn't...the Batmobile! Damn. I'd like one of those. Apparently the car is build on a Corvette, and can do speeds up to 200 km/h. Oh, and of course it's fitted with machine guns.

Oh my...

Now this is something out of the ordinary. California-based company Singer Vehicle Design have taken a classic Porsche 911 and turned it into a beast by fitting it with a modified 993-engine producing 425 hp and 461 nm torque and lots of carbon. The result? A racing orange retro 911 that weighs only 1088 kgs and will do 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds!

My mouth is watering...

More pictures of this hottie can be found here. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the price tag yet.

Electricity = fun

Wow, perhaps there is hope after all, that an electric future can also be a fun future.

Saab + automatic transmission is still cr*p

It seems there won't be an automatic transmission with technology from this millennium in the upcoming Saab 9-5 either. I appreciate that Saab might not have the biggest budget for research and development these days, but come on, this is ridiculous:


Facsimile, Dinside.no

Saab + automatic transmission = sh*t

I had a look at the specifications for the new Saab 9-3X, and imagine my surprise when I realized the following two things:

1. There is no automatic transmission option for the Biopower version, even though it is the exact same engine as the regular 2.0T.

2. The automatic transmission available in the 2.0T is so poor that I can't believe Saab has the guts to put this on the market in 2009.

Basically, choosing the automatic transmission will make the top speed 10 km/h lower, it will make the 0-100 exercise over 1 second slower, and it will make the fuel consumption a staggering 2 l/100 km higher!!! My God, how is this even possible in this day and age?


Facsimile: Saab.no

Kia Sorento Hybrid

Wow, those green car news just keep coming, and they're finally getting my attention as well, as they are practical and with an appealing design.

The last one out is the Kia Sorento Hybrid, what will hopefully be a proper 4wd car, and with an expected CO2-emission of around 119 g/km. Now that's stunning. Of course it remains to be seen how accurate this number is. For instance, the new Lexus RX450h promises CO2-emissions of 148 g/km, but that has proven to be all but easy to achieve...

Photo: green.autoblog.com

Tesla Model S - a revolution

Tesla is preparing to launch their all-electric family sedan, the Model S, in late 2011. Contrary to the extremely expensive Tesla Roadster sports car, this car is actually very affordable, with a base price of USD 50.000. So, how about those specifications?

• 260 kilometer range during first year of production, extended to 480 kilometers on later models.
• 45 minute "QuickCharge" time.
• 0-96 km/h in only 5.6 seconds!
• Plus it looks really good.

I'll take one of those, thanks.



Have a look here for pictures of the car.

All I want for Christmas...

I know, Christmas is over. And chances anyone from the car manufacturing industry will read this tiny and very personal blog are slim, to say the least. Nevertheless, if anyone out there with any influence at at all can hear my desperate cry, this is the car I want to buy:

• 4WD
• Large and luxurious
• A desirable design
  
• Nice performance (not your average "green" car 0-100 in 10,5 seconds crap, we need numbers below 8 seconds, at least)
• Running on some kind of renewable energy, or a combination of several, for instance: A plugin-hybrid that runs on battery power or a combination of battery power and ethanol (or biogas).
  

Is this really too much to ask for? Is it???