“Cars so ugly their makers must have surely hung their heads in shame. If you have a strong stomach, read on.” (Ridelust)
Tag Archives: automotive
Times.UK Pans the Honda Insight
“It’s terrible. Biblically terrible. Possibly the worst new car money can buy. It’s the first car I’ve ever considered crashing into a tree, on purpose, so I didn’t have to drive it any more.” (Times.UK)
Reinventing the VW Microbus For the Eco-Age
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The Verdier
“Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier has given the cult-classic VW Microbus an eco-overhaul that tastefully updates the iconic breadbox on wheels. The result is a slammed diesel hybrid sure to make hippies swoon and make car camping a whole lot cooler.”
via Autopia from Wired.
I think what’ll make hippies swoon is the $129,000 price tag.
A short, disgusting life
Obituary for the Hummer
via Salon News.
Related:
- Hedging its bets – HUMMER dealer anticipates doom, pre-emptively downsizes
- Report: GM Caught Not Soliciting Hummer Offers [Hummer For Sale]
- More Evidence Points To Hummer Sale; Russians, Chinese Interested? [Industry News]
- GM: Sale Of Hummer Is “Urgent” [Hummer For Sale]
- Nobody Seems To Want To Buy Hummer [Industry News]
- Hummer Drivers – Colbert Report on America’s Hero’s (video)
- GM offering buyouts and bonuses to HUMMER dealers
