Mean Automakers Dash Nation’s Hope For Flying Cars

Maybe it’s not as practical as wheels, but a heck of a lot more fun to drive. This was at Burning Man last year.

Another great possibility for Burning Man.

In case you were wondering just how much thrust a 747 puts out (50,000 lbs) and what sort of effect that might have on a light weight hippy car.

 
From MSNBC.COM:
New York couple hail cab for 2,400 mile trip
Cabbie to turn off meter for $3,000 flat fee, plus expenses, for ride to Ariz.
NEW YORK - Betty and Bob Matas have retired and are moving to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers they don’t drive, and they don’t want their cats to travel all that […]

I love the guy at the very end, he’s walking down the street, puts his hand to his chin and thinks “How the hell did that happen?”

Sick and tired of people parking like assholes? 
Ever wanted to do something about it?   Well, now you can.

From CNN.COM:
Hitler race car could fetch $12 million
Designed by Porsche, the 485-hp Auto Union D-type was revolutionary in its day.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A rare 1939 German race car commissioned by Adolf Hitler is expected to command the highest price ever paid for any automobile at auction, according to Christie’s, which will conduct the auction […]

From Yahoo News: 
Prepare to Plug in for 100-mpg Hybrids
A new strain of gas/electric hybrid vehicles called plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs, represent the latest wave of fuel-efficiency-boosting technology being explored by carmakers and third-party firms. They promise to boost gas mileage to 100 mpg and beyond by running only on rechargeable electric batteries for […]

From YahooNews: 
Mich. boy, 5, takes off in grandma’s SUV
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A 5-year-old boy hopped behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle and drove it several blocks looking for his mother following an argument with his grandmother, authorities said.
 
The child was not injured in his short drive last Wednesday, and his grandmother’s 2004 […]

From CNN.COM:
Torch My Ride: Arson for Hire, Debt-weary SUV owners unload their gas-guzzlers on insurance companies
SUV owners who are faced with rising gas prices have found a new way to get out from under their high car payments — arson.
This trend was spotted by a Southern California arson task force in the summer of 2005 […]

 
Anyone notice you’re seeing more and more Smart Cars on the road these days?  I remember the first time I saw one was maybe 5 years ago when the CEO of the company I worked at had one.  It was a novelty then, but now I see them all the time.
For those who have never […]

From MSNBC.COM: 
High gas prices lead to boom in motor scooters
Sales seen surging as pump prices top $3 a gallon
NEW YORK - With gas prices above $3 a gallon, software engineer Daniel Fry has been commuting to work over the Brooklyn Bridge in a car pool of sorts.
It’s actually more like a convoy — of motor […]

 
From CNN/Fortune:
Leave the driving to the car
Cruise control? How very 90s. These cars can brake — even park — themselves.
By Lawrence Ulrich
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Spotting an opening in traffic, my Mercedes-Benz surges forward, then settles in at a 60-mph cruise. When we hit a patch of cars, the S-Class sedan eases off the gas, […]