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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
RPMGO.com (former Auto Unleashed) |
- 12V portable pizza oven: stupidest gadget ever created?
- Chrysler to keep the Viper brand and vehicles
- Party invitation teases new Bugatti model
- Top Gear Season 13 Episode 4
- Convertible Mercedes Benz E Class spotted at Nurburgring
- 74 yo Chinese man fights unsafe drivers with brick
- Peugeot RCZ teaser photos released
| 12V portable pizza oven: stupidest gadget ever created? Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:36 AM PDT  I’ve been looking at this “product” for about 5 minutes and I still can’t think of a way this 12V portable oven could be useful in any way, except for setting your car on fire or getting yourself involved in a crash. So, who the hell cooks while driving? I assume no one. Then it must the passenger who does the cooking, right? But why? I mean, how much in a hurry can you be not to stop for a few minutes somewhere and get something decent to eat? The only real use I can find for this is when you go camping and you can use it to quickly cook something to eat. Still, I think this is one of the worst ways you can spend $36, because this is how much this costs and you can find it on Stupidiotic. [Source: Stupidiotic / Via Jalopnik] Post published on Rpmgo.com 12V portable pizza oven: stupidest gadget ever created? Related posts:
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| Chrysler to keep the Viper brand and vehicles Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT  As we’ve reported several times in the past, Chrysler has been trying to find a buyer for the Viper brand, but the best offer they received was a $5.5 million bid from Devon MotorWorks. Since the Detroit car maker was not pleased with the offers, they’ve decided to keep the brand, which was transferred to Fiat after Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy. “We’re extremely proud that the ultimate American-built sports car with its world-class performance will live on as the iconic image leader for the Dodge brand,” Dodge brand President and CEO Mike Accavitti said in a statement. InsideLine has also spoken with a Chrysler spokesman (who asked not to be named) about what Viper versions will be built in the future (the both the Viper SRT10 coupe and roadster were slated to cease production in December 2009) and he added: “My sense is that, since we did not mention any exceptions, we’ll build both models, plus the ACR package.” I’m sure this is great news for car enthusiasts, because the Viper has been an iconic name in the sports cars market for the past decades and it would’ve been a shame to go down like that. Good to have you back, Viper! [Source: InsideLine] Post published on Rpmgo.com Chrysler to keep the Viper brand and vehicles Related posts:
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| Party invitation teases new Bugatti model Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:26 AM PDT  One of the highlights of this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show will defintely be the new Bugatti, a car the whole world has been waiting for a while now. The German show will be around the same time the French car maker will celebrate its 100th anniversary, so the new car launch couldn’t have happened at a better time. And here’s a scanned invitation to the party where the car will first be shown, allowing to get a glimpse of what to expect from the new super Bugatti. Unlike other car maker, Bugatti has managed to keep the car a secret, so all we have is pure speculation. Judging by the scanned invitation, the new car looks like a modern interpretation of classic Bugatti cars, with that awesome vertically mounted LED CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop Lamps). This proves Bugatti will remain in the ultra luxury market, where it will compete the Phantom range from Rolls Royce and the upcoming Grand Bentley flagship, which will debut next month at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. And it seems this will be some kind of fratricide war, because according to some rumors, VW Group will use the Bentley platform for the new Bugatti, instead of creating a whole new one for the new model. But, like I said, this is only speculation and we hope that, as the launch date approaches, Bugatti will get more sloppy and more details about the car will leak. [Source: Jalopnik] Post published on Rpmgo.com Party invitation teases new Bugatti model Related posts:
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| Posted: 14 Jul 2009 07:10 AM PDT  Last night I finally had time to watch the latest Top Gear episode which was really entertaining, as usual. The episode debuted with Jeremy presenting the new Ford Focus RS, which seems to be an incredible car. I remember reading about it in the Top Gear magazine and Jeremy was very impressed with it. But of course, Richard must mess with Jeremy’s tastes, because he challenges him and his RS to race a Renault Megane R26R. After a few laps where they also exchange cars, they both agree both cars are fun to drive, with a little plus for the RS (even though the Megane was faster around the track), which is much more practical than the Renault. Watch this part here. After the news part, Richard and James went on and tries to raced the Royal Mail service in the new Porsche Panamera. How exactly did they do that? Well, they sent a letter from the Scilly Isles (the most south-westerly part of Britain) to Orkney Islands, up in the north and then tried to see if they could beat it in the Panamera. We’re gonna let you watch the race (part 1 and part 2) and see who won. After this part, it was time for the “celebrity in a reasonably priced car” part, where Jeremy had the fastest man on Earth, Usain Bolt, as his guest. Bolt, which is a big car fan, was very funny and he even talked about his BMW M3, which we wrote about some time ago and about the recent crash he was involved in. Watch this part here. As for the final part of the show, there was Jeremy racing a Mitsubishi Evo VII (this one) against some “creatures” from the British army. I don’t know why, but I didn’t really liked this part as it seemed to be a little too staged for my tastes. Still, this part was also pretty entertaining and you can watch it here (part 1) and here (part 2). Below is the Focus RS presentation and the race against the Megane R26R. Enjoy!
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| Convertible Mercedes Benz E Class spotted at Nurburgring Posted: 14 Jul 2009 06:35 AM PDT  Some time ago we were invited to a Mercedes Benz event were, among others, we had the chance to see and drive the new E Class Coupe. We didn’t get the chance to completely see what this car can do, but we were really impressed with its look. It’s an almost perfect mix between sporty and elegant and for the first time since the A5 was born we had the feeling something’s about to change in our wishlists for Santa. And while Audi has waited a few years before launching the cabrio version of the A5, it seems that Mercedes have their homework done, because here is a recent set of spy photos showing a convertible E Class almost completely undisguised doing some high-speed testing on the Nurburgring track. Mercedes hasn’t released any official info on the car so far, but the engine line-up will probably be the same from the E Class and the E Coupe and rumors keep showing up about Mercedes launching an innovative new wind protection system on the E Cabrio. As for the AMG version, Mercedes is still saying there won’t be any (for the E Coupe or Cabrio) but that doesn’t mean we can’t go on hoping they’ll change their minds someday. Meanwhile, check out more spy photos on World Car Fans. [Source: World Car Fans] Post published on Rpmgo.com Convertible Mercedes Benz E Class spotted at Nurburgring Related posts:
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| 74 yo Chinese man fights unsafe drivers with brick Posted: 14 Jul 2009 06:16 AM PDT  Yan Zheng-Ping is a 74 year old retired literature teacher from the Qilihe district in Lanzhou, China who has decided to take a new approach in protesting against drivers who drive through red lights…he used a brick to vandalize 30 vehicles that broke the law and passed through the red lights. That’s a little odd, but I guess the situation must be kinda desperate over there, because in an interview for the Beijing Times, the man said that during the past 6 months, 6 people had been killed by cars on the city’s zebra crossings. What’s interesting is that there weren’t any angry drivers to get out of their cars and beat the crap out of him, as I imagine it would’ve happened in any other country. However, what he did was pretty risky and he didn’t get away without a few scratches: “That evening when I smashed cars, one vehicle rushed behind me wildly, scrapping my body. I turned around and wanted to throw the brick at it, but I couldn't raise my arm as it had been injured." You can read more about Zheng-Ping, what made him do this and the consequences in a full interview by Beijing Times. [Source: China New Wrap / Via CarDomain Blog] Post published on Rpmgo.com 74 yo Chinese man fights unsafe drivers with brick Related posts:
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| Peugeot RCZ teaser photos released Posted: 14 Jul 2009 05:38 AM PDT  There are still two whole months until the Frankfurt Motor Show will debut, in September, and we’ve already got a few great cars whose debut is scheduled for the German show. After yesterday we wrote about the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Gullwing and the Kia Cee’d facelift, today we’ve got another one, the Peugeot RCZ. Exactly two years after the 308 RCZ concept debuted at the Frankfurt show, Peugeot will now introduce the production version of the concept, a 2+2 Coupe which the French car maker promises to be “full of emotion, aimed at enthusiasts who are particularly discerning with regards to driving enjoyment.” So far there’s not much official info available about the car, but we’ve seen several spy shots in the past and now these teaser photos and we can tell Peugeot has managed to keep the car’s styling pretty close to the original concept, which is really great. As for the engine range, there are some rumors about the RCZ being powered by the high-end units from the 308 range, but that’s only speculation; we’ll know more when Peugeot will release further details, closer to launch date. Full Photo Gallery: Peugeot RCZ teaser photos
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