Archive for August, 2008

Weird- An Underwater Scooter for your swimming pool

Scooter rentals are popular at seaside resorts, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see someone trying to translate their appeal into an underwater equivalent. Intended for short-term tourist rental, the Aqua Star brings a scooter’s ease of use to undersea exploration.

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Entry posted on August 31st, 2008 and filed under Bikes, Funny

Coolest ever Proxima Car-Bike Hybrid

Coolest ever Proxima Car-Bike Hybrid

For all those who are wondering whether this is a car or a bike, well its a combination of two wheeler fun and four wheeler comfort. Proxima, a car-bike hybrid vehicle is designed beautifully by Alvino, an Italian based designer company. They are not the first to do so, but they have definitely got one of the best looking car-bike hybrid vehicle.

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Entry posted on August 31st, 2008 and filed under Bikes

Yamaha’s second assault – The FZ 150 coming by October

Well the news about Yamaha planning to launch the YZF-R15 created a big uproar and everybody was rejoicing that Yam was getting back to its good old ways of making cool bikes. The R1 should have actually succeeded the RX-135 way back. So, after the R15 has got off to a good start, Yam is not resting on its success but rather readying its next model based on the R15 platform, the FZ 150.

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Entry posted on August 30th, 2008 and filed under Bikes, Yamaha

Motivational Posters for those who love bikes

Here is a collection of some of the finest pictures that define the absolute joy of Biking/motorcycling… The experience from this is unparalled…

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Entry posted on August 30th, 2008 and filed under Bikes, Specials

Update- Hyundai to export CKDs from India

Nothing appears to be slowing down Hyundai’s pace, and at the rate at which they are growing, they might turn out to be one of the top 3 automotive brands within the next decade.
As a portion of the plan to grow into one of the biggest names in the Auto industry, Hyundai has decided [...]

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Entry posted on August 30th, 2008 and filed under Hyundai

30th August in Automotive history

30th August 1916:
Studebaker announced the release of the Heaslet Special, a semi-custom touring car. The car was named in honor of Studebaker’s vice president of engineering, James G. Heaslet.
30th August 1945:
A pale green Super Six coupe rolled off the Hudson Company’s assembly line, the first post-World War II car to be produced by the [...]

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Entry posted on August 30th, 2008 and filed under History

Seat Brisa—A solar powered car sails in for leisure driving

Allow the breeze to take you on a smooth ride on a lazy Sunday morning. I am not penning any poetic lines and I seriously mean what I just wrote. “Brisa” is the Spanish word for “breeze,” and fitted with a seat and wheels it becomes Seat Brisa, a solar-powered sports car. Taking a [...]

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Entry posted on August 29th, 2008 and filed under Future cars, Seat

Full Size Star Wars Drivable Landspeeder

Does this look familiar to you? Chances that you would recollect it quite easily are bright as this looks to have come straight out of the Star Wars movie! It is named the ‘Landspeeder’ and was done completely by Daniel Deutsch in his own garage.
This is a  fiberglass replica landspeeder from the ground up [...]

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Entry posted on August 29th, 2008 and filed under Future cars

Gadget of the day- Zero gravity R/C Car

This is by far one of the most cutest stuff we’ve ever figured on IAB- A little R/C car that looks cute and can take on anything- even a perpendicular wall!
The R/C car costs a mere $55 USD and comes with fully functioning headlamps and taillights. The headlights flash if the battery is low, [...]

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Entry posted on August 29th, 2008 and filed under Gadgets

Indian-designed Chevrolet Beat spotted testing

The Chevrolet Beat a.k.a next-gen Matiz/Spark, was photographed while testing a few days ago. The car has nearly come to the completion of its test cycle and is set to encounter a production line very shortly. Designed by Indians and developed by the Koreans, the Beat will undoubtedly be introduced in India right after [...]

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Entry posted on August 29th, 2008 and filed under General motors, New Chevrolet Spark

New range of Exhaust System by HARTGE for M3

Hartge is a third party tuning company specializing in BMW, MINI and Range Rover cars, founded in the year 1971, in Merzig, Germany. Now it has launched wide range of stainless steel exhaust system for the BMW M3E90 and E92. According to Hartge these exhaust system not only improves the sound and looks but [...]

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Entry posted on August 29th, 2008 and filed under Tuning

28th August in Automotive History

August 28th 1921
Erection of the Paragon Motor Company factory began in Cumberland, Maryland. The company’s production was limited to just four prototypes, and the factory was never finished.
August 28th 1922
The famed Autodromo, an automobile-racing track, was opened in Monza, Italy, on this day. Set in a active industrial center along the Lambro River, this [...]

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Entry posted on August 28th, 2008 and filed under History

PEUGEOT Design Contest 2008

Peugeot makes one on the funkiest looking cars in this world. Just look at their current line-up and you would believe it. So how do you expect the design entries for the Peugeot design contest 2008 be? They would have to be insane! Just have a look at the design entries and comment on [...]

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Entry posted on August 28th, 2008 and filed under Future cars, Peugeot