Confession time: In addition to being a car nut, I’m an ardent fan of Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
And so tonight, as the first US screenings of Quantum of Solace get underway, we have a feature on the cars appearing in the latest Bond film.
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Life is often divided into questions of nuance. No matter the subject, clear cut answers are hard to come by. For instance, when is enough enough? When does indulgence become decadence? Bentley, an automaker well acquainted with indulgence, will release their newest convertible at the LA Auto Show next week.
Since 1988, when the 524d and 524td sedans left our shores in a cloud of their own soot, the Soviet Union fell apart and Germany reunified. We’ve had two Bushes and a Clinton in the White House and watched oil prices surge to dizzying heights. Now, even as crude oil prices continue to fall in the dour economy, BMW has returned with a pair of oil-burners. We’ve got the inside line on both. Continue reading BMW ships, prices first US-market diesels in 20 years I know what you’re thinking. What the hell is a fungus-flocked petri dish doing being featured a car blog? Gilocladium roseum is its name. Dr. Gary Strobel discovered it in the rainforests of Patagonia. What he’s found could be the solution to our energy needs for the next century and beyond. How? Because it . . . → Read More: Rare fungus munches cellulose, pees diesel, solves energy crisis? Since Troy Sumitomo founded Five Axis Design in 2002, his Toyota-centric carrozzerria has always been known for unconventional designs executed with great skill. Well, this year’s SEMA project car was no exception. Who else but Troy could look at the plain-jane, commuter car lines of a Yaris hatchback and think of building a . . . → Read More: Five Axis injects 60′s racecar cool into…. a Yaris? |
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