Honey, I Fixed the Prius

This guy spent $3000 and did it himself to soup up his Prius and get 100 miles per the gallon. (There’s a more expensive conversion with neat little lithium ion batteries available for considerably more bucks.) I think the gentleman in the video is probably the cool older guy on the block who can fix […]

Stretch Smart Car, I’ve Seen It All

Okay, this is a bit of nonsense so nonsensical I have to just give you the press release as I read it:
World’s Only Stretch Smart Car Unveiled by Carbonyte UK
Carbonyte UK, creator of the world’s first Ferrari ‘limousine’ has unveiled its latest canny conversion – the world’s only stretched Smart Car, the Carbonyte Smaaart.
The Carbonyte […]

Putting the Wheels on Someone’s XMas

I’m a little late running across this photo on OhGizmo.com of the roulette rims Lenso was displaying at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but it’s not an all-that-surprising creation from a company known for its custom parts and accessories.
If you’ve never taken a gander at Lenso Wheels, there’s a pretty good selection on […]

CarsAndTuning.org: Mad about Mods

With the advent of computerized cars came the ability for electronics geeks to get involved with precision tuning their vehicles, a hobby formerly left to those who didn’t mind getting their hands dirty, even if it mean having to scrub axel grease from under their nails. As cars progress, however, so, to does the technology […]