Of all the models that have worn the Volvo badge over the years, the first generation of the S40, which was co-developed with Mitsubishi and shared a common platform and engines with another mind-numbing model, the Carisma, ranks very high on the uncool-meter. However, this particular S40 has a little something that its regular siblings [...]
Count Tank Carradine as one of the more intriguing names in the 2013 NFL Draft. The talented Florida State defensive end was forced to sit out the pre-draft process while recovering from December surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. On Saturday, he gave NFL teams something to think about with an impressive personal [...]
As recently as February, purveyors of self-driving cars, which would whisk you to the store while you did squat, predicted the cars would be here this decade. Google has had a fleet of them since 2010; Audi, GM, Toyota and others have developed their own too. But self-driving cars won’t come anytime soon. Like [...]
How big did your stones need to be to go 172 mph on a Belgian road in 1953? So big they’d need their own seatbelt. Guess what, credit some more real estate for your cojones, because back then seatbelts weren’t fitted in a great number of cars. Longtime Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis must be [...]
If you drive a car, or have driven at some point in your life, you will undoubtedly be familiar with the concept of speeding. Most drivers do it quite frequently, and it’s not even intentional. These days the speed limit can change within a few miles, and if at the moment you were passing the [...]
The chrome “V-12” badge on the cover of the owner’s manual is the only place you’ll find a direct reference to the BMW 760Li’s engine configuration—not a single exterior emblem declares the lofty cylinder count. In fact, the mightiest 7 looks essentially identical to its lesser siblings, even after the lineup’s subtle refresh for 2013. [...]
There’s no stopping John Hennessey and the company the bears his name from shattering one speed record after the other with their Lotus Elise-based, but evidently, hugely modified, Venom GT. After being established as the world’s fastest production car from zero to 300km/h (186.45 mph) by the Guinness World Records (GWR) with an average time [...]
Nintendo’s Wii U has faced complains over slow loading and switching between menus since launch, but the company has promised a pair of updates will help the situation. Tonight it posted a video on YouTube (embedded after the break) that shows off the difference before and after the April update side by side. Showing off [...]
It’s no secret that Intel wants more of a presence in the living room, even if it’s sometimes less than welcome. The chip giant’s new Media Server Reference Design might be key to getting that foot in at least a few doors. The kit combines both Atom CE5300-based hardware with software tools, the combination of [...]
There’s a new world record for fastest car on ice, and the holder is Nokian Tyres, the manufacturer who also set the previous record in 2012, beating Bentley’s record with a 331.61 km/h (206.05 mph) top speed. The company that invented winter tyres used its test driver Janne Laitinen who reached 335.713 km/h (208.6 mph) [...]
The wise judge. (Credit: WLWT-TV/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Many believe that speed cameras were invented by Fagin. They perch there in all arrogance, waiting for the next sucker whose pocket they’ll pick. Some localities have come to admit that they don’t reduce accidents. Arizona took the decision to remove its highway speed cameras altogether. [...]
A fast smartphone will only go so far toward improving browser load times if the connection isn’t there to back it up. If a discovery within a recent build of Chrome for Android is any hint, Google may have its own solution to that bottleneck. New code flags reference Google-run proxy servers that would squeeze [...]
Award-winning ad man-cum-auto journalist Don Klein knows a good (or bad) car commercial when he sees one; the Ad Section is his space to tell you what he thinks of the latest spots. The ad’s rating is depicted via the shift pattern at the bottom, but everyone has an opinion when it comes to advertising, [...]
How would you imagine a high-ranking executive of a large gaming company like Electronic Arts (EA) arriving at work? Sure, the developer has produced some popular racing games like Need for Speed and the Burnout series, but what about its management; do they have any real love/interest for cars? We cannot speak for all the [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Ryan Swope wasn’t the first fast Texas A&M receiver from Austin Westlake High, and Swope’s eyes lit up Thursday at the mention of Chad Schroeder, who wrapped up his A&M career three years prior to Swope’s Aggieland arrival in 2009. “One of my good friends,” Swope said, chuckling, of his fellow Chaparral. [...]