The Car Tech thread

coyoteshockeyfan · August 6th, 2008, 07:16 PM

Thread dedicated to automobile technology news and whatnot.

Honda is releasing a new hybrid Insight in the US for the 2010 model year. It hasn't been officially unveiled yet, but is rumored to get up to 71 miles per gallon with a sticker price under $20k.

http://www.dailytech.com/Honda+Insig...ticle12582.htm

BIGTONY · August 6th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Its kind of fugly..I like hondas but not in love with them..My new toy will be a 2009 vw gti sweet..With the dsg automatic,awesome trans Its quicker then a manuel and has paddle shifters.I test drove one last saturday QUICK as lightning 200 hp ..That not even putting a chip in.If you put a chip in 260 hp..quick

dreamcastrocks · August 7th, 2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by coyoteshockeyfan

Thread dedicated to automobile technology news and whatnot.

Honda is releasing a new hybrid Insight in the US for the 2010 model year. It hasn't been officially unveiled yet, but is rumored to get up to 71 miles per gallon with a sticker price under $20k.

http://www.dailytech.com/Honda+Insig...ticle12582.htm

And this is why the Japanese are cornering the market. They come out with this type of stuff first.

BIGTONY · August 7th, 2008, 07:37 AM

Chevy is tring to mass produce a new electric car.They want it to be a 2010 model

coyoteshockeyfan · September 3rd, 2008, 08:31 PM

And from the "what in the world is that?" department: The BMW GINA.

Its a concept car and as such will never see the light of day in this form, but its fabric coating over a metal frame allows the car to literally shape shift. Those "eye-opening" headlights have to be quite an interesting sight.

More pictures: http://www.baekdal.com/design/automotive/bmw-gina

Little video: http://www.bmw-web.tv/en/video/gbiXGRR/BMW%20GINA%20Light%20Visionary%20Model%3A%20Premie re