" It has worked for software and t-shirts, but could 'crowdsourcing' work for something as tangible as a motor car? Massachusetts based enterprise Local Motors would certainly like us to think so. In case you've never heard of it before crowdsourcing "
" It's comfornting to know that there's a new hot launch on the way that's not either stratospheric and ridiculous (think Aston 177, or Lexus LFA) or pious and overly eco-righteous (think almost everything else). Next month's Geneva salon may contain more "
" Talk about a green car. Every now and then we like to post pictures that make you fall in love with the idea of moving fast along a well-tarmaced road. The CSL is the epitome of cool German design. Lightweight, "
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] Fashion is at once the most vacuous and the most vital, ever-changing cultural force. And rather than being all about handbags, high heels, sharp suits and frilly frocks, the amorphous animal that is fashion applies "
"There’s a good reason why DCI Gene Hunt drives the cars he does in Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes. Few things scream seventies louder than a golden-brown Mark III Ford Cortina, or eighties louder than a red "
"First there’s the price: £425 for a plain colour, rising to as much as £600 for a pattern and more for a limited edition. The price may be a shock, but Ruby have elevated helmet design and manufacture beyond pure safety, "
"The blogosphere is awash with paens to Steve McQueen as an icon of cool. Why is Steve McQueen such an important figurehead for (mostly) blokes who like cars and motorbikes. It can't be just about how good he looked, can "
"If ever a car project demonstrated the linkage between the way a fashion designer interprets a brief and the way a car designer images a new project, then The Chanel Fiole is it. Unveiled in early 2009 the Fiole was a "
"-Lemmy of Motorhead famously referred to them as ‘hairdryers.’ To him and his ilk, they are whining little machines whose performance an attitude are a joke compared to the brawn and substance of the classic piece of English Iron. Hundreds "
" Well, he may have made the kicking-est Country and Western suits this side of the Rockies, but we really dig the way Nudie Cohn kitted out his Caddies in appropriate style. Known for dressing luminaries such as Elvis Presley and "
"The worlds of fashion and cars and bikes have always intertwined. Right from the early days of internal combustion, the car was seen as an accessory of style more than a purely utilitarian device. While the industrial revolution was motored "
" OK: so it goes without saying that the Porsche Turbo is probably the most iconic performance car brand in Automotive history. So, when the company releases a new edition of the Turbo, it's going to cause waves. The 2010 Turbo S, "
" Ok, so you're about to bin your Corolla, you can't get an extension to your mortgage to build that third bedroom you so desperately need, and you're working out how your favourite Premiership side is going to last the season "
" War: what is it good for? Absolutely Nothing. Unless, of course, you happen to own a technology company, that is. Then, the war-like future could well be bright. Sadly, it’s difficult to deny the fact that the military-industrial complex "
" Every manufacturer of performance cars is obsessed with power-weight ratio. You don't have to be a physics professor to realize why. If you take away the adornments of luxury and concentrate all efforts on optimizing performance you’ll give yourself "
" No city in the world is more geared toward the motor car than Los Angeles. It's a commonplace to discuss the fact that the vast majority of Angelino interactions take place through the windows of a car; that no one "
