Innovations

By Stephen Edelstein Published October 24, 2013 Digital Trends Would you buy a flying car? How about one from Slovakia? This Eastern European country isn’t known for its car industry, which might explain why it birthed such an outlandish vehicle. The Aeromobil 2.5 made its first test flight this week, a culmination of more than two […]

By Nick Mokey Published October 14, 2013 Digital Trends Next SlidePrevious Slide Brad Baker’s workshop looks less like the cluttered den of a crazed mechanical genius and more like an operating room. Recessed lighting beams down on a surgically clean desk in the middle. Screwdrivers and wrenches lie spaced out evenly like scalpels and forceps, at […]

Published October 07, 2013 FoxNews.com CUMMINS CUMMINS Next SlidePrevious Slide Cummins has revealed additional details about its upcoming diesel engine, recently announced as an option for the next generationNissan Titan half-ton pickup. The all-new 5.0 liter V8 will be available to other automakers, as well, and was designed to fit in practically any truck engineered […]

By Ben Lucareli Published October 04, 2013 Road & Track HONDA ISTOCK Next SlidePrevious Slide Karting is one of the simplest and cheapest ways for kids to get involved in motorsport, and it’s where a ton of big names in all forms of racing have gotten their start. In an effort to help the Kid Karting […]

By Gary Gastelu Published October 01, 2013 FoxNews.com TEXAS ARMORING Talk about American muscle. Bulletproof SUVs are all the rage among celebrities and high-profile biz types these days, but one company builds a unique vehicle that’s a little harder to hit in the first place. Texas Armoring of San Antonio offers a Chevrolet Camaro SSconversion that can’t exactly […]

By Nick Jaynes Published September 19, 2013 Digital Trends Elon Musk reveals Tesla Model X crossover concept (Tesla Motors) Elon Musk is the king of one-upmanship. It seems that virtually whenever an automaker brags about a forthcoming technical breakthrough, Musk is compelled to take it one – or several – step further. And today is no different. […]

A terrestrial ride for extra terrestrials H. R. Giger, your car is here. Sebastian, Florida’s The Car Factory is offering a custom ride on Ebay that looks like it drove right off of the set of Alien. Source: The Car Factory The ETV features slithery bodywork wrapped around a custom frame that covers the wheel openings for full hovercraft […]

Published August 01, 2013 FoxNews.com AVWeb It’s still not a flying car, but it certainly does fly. The Terrafugia Transition street-legal aircraft made its first public flight earlier this week at the EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, The Times reports. The vehicle, which can fold its wings to be driven on public roads at speeds […]

Published July 31, 2013 Associated Press July 24, 2013: This photo shows the Organic Transits ELF bike in a parking lot in Reston, Va. (AP/Valerie Bonk) Mark Stewart turns quite a few heads as he zips through the streets on his neon green ELF bike. With each pedal, his feet take turns sticking out from the […]

By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Published July 23, 2013 High Gear Media Next Slide Previous Slide Can’t afford a new Mercedes-Benz? Well how about a Mercedes-Benz golf cart? No, the automaker famous for building some of the world’s most luxurious cars isn’t about to launch a golf cart but it has given us a preview of what such a […]