Spotted this Mitsubishi Evo spun out on the embankment this morning. The traffic report on KCRW this morning said a car had spun out westbound on the Santa Monica freeway just before the 405 interchange. Sure enough, it was still there over an hour later. Click for embiggenned version. The traffic was moving so slowContinue reading “Spun Out on the Freeway This Morning”
Category Archives: Automotive
Vanity Fair Oscar Limos
Spotted in El Segundo less than an hour ago: a private fleet of Oscar limos labeled for Vanity Fair. Most of these were new 2010 7-series. We’ve heard that there will be a large number of 2010 vehicles showcased tonight, including the new Toyota Prius. There were also a few diesel Audi SUVs. I wasn’tContinue reading “Vanity Fair Oscar Limos”
GoogleCar Due in October
It looks like a propellerless Cessna fuselage. Designyoutrust.com says it will be arriving in October. The car is being developed by a company called Aptera, but its development is being funded by Google money. Now they just need a dealership network.
Limited Parking
I just came across a story in the Guardian with some great photos illustrating an interesting problem caused by the economic slowdown. It seems that the arrival of the slowdown was so abrupt that auto manufacturers didn’t really have time to adequately ramp down production. Now, I know what my ever-so-intelligent readership is thinking: “Duh,Continue reading “Limited Parking”
Smart ForTwo
The Smart ForTwo is small. So small, in fact, that eight of them fit in three regular size parking spots. (I don't know if you can see the second row in the back, horrible parking lot lighting).
