Category Archives: Transportation

A single picture shows clearest view yet of the carbon-fiber Murciélago replacement. The picture you see here is the best glimpse yet of Lamborghini’s V-12–powered Murciélago replacement, the supercar that’s all but certain to be called the Aventador LP700-4. The snapshot reached the light of day thanks to the Lamborghini Club of Los Angeles, who posted the photo on its … Continue reading →

The THINK City EV has received approval by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to qualify as a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV).  This approval allows THINK to sell the electric-powered City in California and 12 other states, including the District of Columbia, which have adopted California’s ZEV requirements. The THINK City is a tiny coupe, available in two or four-passenger format. … Continue reading →

Porsche’s GT racer gets an update. Building race cars is a huge business for Porsche. Talk to team owners who run the firm’s cars, and they’ll tell you all about the high prices Porsche charges for parts and support. But this doesn’t scare many of them off, as most keep coming back, filling out orders year after year.

Electric cars are known for running in almost total silence, but this hasn’t stopped Nissan from making plenty of noise about the company’s first delivery of an electric-powered and zero-emission Leaf hatchback. Tomorrow the Japanese automaker will deliver the first Leaf EV to San Francisco Bay Area resident, Olivier Chalouhi.  The keys to the black Nissan Leaf SL will be … Continue reading →

With a starting price of approximately $2,200, the Tata Nano was supposed to be the car that transformed Indian roads forever. But sales of the jellybean-shaped four-door have dropped precipitously, due in part to concerns over the car catching fire. According to sales data released by Tata Motors, November sales of the Nano dropped to only 509 units.  This is … Continue reading →