Is it any surprise that the design offices of Mattel’s Hot Wheels division are stocked full of actual vehicle designers? After all, why spend a year of your life working on perfecting a sedan’s bumper when you can churn out countless hot rods, dragsters, and supercars? The folks at Cool Hunting got a sneak peek at what goes into designing Hot Wheels toys, and not surprisingly, it looks like a pretty wonderful gig.
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The Toyota Prius was one of the few viable hybrid vehicles on the market for a long time. The vehicle has continued to be one of the most popular hybrids out there and Toyota has made some changes to the vehicle for 2014. Most notably, the MSRP has been reduced to woo more buyers to […]
Chevrolet has announced an interesting feature that is included on its 2014 Malibu. Like most automotive manufacturers, Chevrolet is making efforts to help reduce distracted driving by integrating features into the vehicle for hands-free calling and texting. Chevy has announced that the MyLink infotainment system for the 2014 Malibu features Text-to-Voice for smartphone users. The […]
As a kid, my favorite Hot Wheels toy cars were the ones that changed color in cold or hot water. Tons of fun in the bathtub! But eventually, we all grow up and accept the fact that real cars don’t change colors (or jump through waterfalls). Or, you could hang on to those childhood dreams and paint your real car in thermochromic paint—like these crazy gearheads from the UK. Now to find a bathtub it’ll fit in.
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Some people are movie fans. Others are fanatics. And then there’s Lenny Hochteil, the man who built a DeLorean time machine just like the one in Back to the Future. It’s got a flux capacitor, gullwing doors and ground effects. And yes he does dress up like Doc Brown when he drives it.
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New York’s State Supreme Court just put the brakes on the Taxi of Tomorrow, ruling that the Taxi and Limousine Commission doesn’t have the power to make Nissan’s NV200 the universal yellow cab. But how could NYC riders have benefited from it?
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Ford has shown off a self-driving car of its own, though the automatically parking prototype – which can also avoid running down pedestrians – isn’t expected to arrive on US roads any time soon. The new “obstacle avoidance” systems build on Ford’s existing parking assist, but where that commercial system demands drivers be both behind […]
Hyundai has announced that it has joined forces with ARK Performance to create a new concept car based on the Hyundai Genesis. The concept car will be put on display at SEMA in Las Vegas on November 5-8. The concept is called the Legato Concept. Legato is an Italian term having to do with music […]
Cadillac has taken the wraps off its 2015 Escalade luxury SUV, showing off a new design — most of which takes place in the interior — as well as some changes to the body itself and a new engine under the hood. The vehicle is slated to go into production in spring of 2014 in […]
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