Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Scanner to detect stolen cars in Indiana

USA today carried an interesting article yesterday about the police office who requested the system after his collegue was killed by a 15 yr old driving a stolen car plouwed into the sergent's car. The system has two cameras fitted to the squad car which scans the license plates and compares against the national stolen cars directory. In this way they found atleast 21 cars so far.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Lamborghini MurciƩlago LP640 pictures


Lamborghini has released pictures of its latest car. The car is powered by a 6.5-litre V12, longitudinally mounted behind the driver which churns out 631 hp at 8,000 rpm and rockets the car from 0 to 62 mph in under 3.4 seconds. The carbon fiber exterior enhanced with sharper lines combined with 18 inch rims and 13.5 inch wide wheels makes it a traffic stopper. The interior has also been revamped for extra comfort. The vehicle is expected to be sold a premium model above the standard Murcielago for around $322,972. Click here for more pictures.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Most expensive Keychain


Mercedes Benz of Canada has come out with an expensive keychain made up of 0.950 platinum and has a brushed finish with Mercedes logo on the side. It costs about $22,239.99 Can($19,999 US). Yes, it is just the cost of the keychain not the car!
Interested buy it here

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Design your VW beetle


Now you can design your own beetle. VW UK has been offering customers to design their own VW beetle. Users can choose four different vinyl stickers to decorate the exterior to give a unique look of distinction. You can also mix and match colors to come out with your particular color for personalization. The feature is designed to attract selective women to create the design and possible win the car if their design is selected.