Rolls-Royce Wins $230m Share of Air China Order
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $230m share of an order from Air China for V2500 engines to power a total of 22 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The contract includes a long-term service agreement, with aircraft … Continued
The World’s Strongest Truck
Thought I was going to be talking about a monster truck? This is about the world’s strongest truck, not the world’s smallest penis. The first customer of the Volvo FH16 700 truck (check the website here), Tore Aase from Norway, … Continued
Top Selling Hybrids, Good Luck No. 2-10
In 2008, Toyota sold 158,886 Prius hatchbacks. That’s more vehicles than the rest of this 10 best selling hybrids list combined. The Prius is slatted for a redesign in 2010 and Toyota is pulling out all the stops: not only … Continued
Reach Around factor
From this site, I had to publish my comment to the “best cars this dad has driven.” As a quick background, he picked a bunch of cars in categories based on putting in one car seat. One car seat does … Continued
Formula One Rebels Thwarted
This Update from the FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL: All currently competing teams have committed to the FIA Formula One World Championship. There will be no alternative series or championship and the rules for 2010 onwards will be the 2009 … Continued
"Cash for Clunkers" Bill, What’s all the Fuss?
By now you’ve heard much about the bill: Buyers of new vehicles between July 1 and November 1 will be given a voucher for $3500 if they forfeit a post-1984 car or truck that has been registered for at least … Continued
Tesla and Ford Make Tin Cupping It Look Easy
Ford Motor Co., the only U.S. automaker not receiving emergency federal loans, will get $5.9 billion in government financing to accelerate production of fuel-efficient cars. Ford will be among the first recipients of the loans in a $25 billion Energy … Continued
John and Kate Plus 8 is Enough!
Today I start a new chapter in this blog called Media Scrutiny. Since my wife watches these shows, they spill over to me from time to time. Last night Kate was having a birthday party and pointed out the photographers … Continued
"The Porsche [Who Lost Its] Way" – Film Release
Porsche recently released on June 15th a 2 1/2 hour historical movie based on the Porsche archives’ 5,000 hours of film footage with a specially composed musical soundtrack . The company promises some never-before-released film clips. Racing drivers Hans Herrmann, … Continued
How to Properly Market The "Mom Mobile" to Dudes
Look, I’m no marketing genius as far as you know, but it seems to me nobody wants to drive a minivan, they have to drive one. That’s a problem if you’re trying to advertise them. Yet, we always see the … Continued