Aston Martin Celebrates 100 Years With 180 MPH Roofless Concept
Birthdays call for celebrations. And when you hit 100 years, you deserve something special. That’s exactly what Aston Martin created to commemorate its centenary with the CC100 Speedster. Autopia More...
Prius of the Sea: Danish Firm Preps Launch of World’s Biggest Hybrid Ferry
A Danish ferry operator has begun converting a diesel-electric ship into a diesel-electric hybrid. When it’s done, it will be the world’s largest hybrid passenger ferry. Scandlines commissioned the More...
‘Dream Chaser’ Spacecraft Arrives at NASA to Begin Flight Tests
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft is being prepared for its first test flights. The lifting body vehicle arrived at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California today More...
Airbus Pulls Covers Off New Composite Airliner
Airbus pulled its newest airliner, the A350 XWB, out of the paint booth this week and may well be the big story at the upcoming Paris Air Show. Autopia More...
‘The Egoist’ Is Proof Lamborghini Has Lost Its Mind
The crew from Sant’Agata has lost its collective mind. There’s no other explanation for the Lamborghini Egoista concept. Autopia More...
After 3 Decades of Service, Amtrak’s Aging Locomotives Get High-Efficiency Replacements
Amtrak passengers along the Northeast Corridor and in Pennsylvania will start seeing new hardware up front, with brand new locomotives replacing ones that are between 25 and 35 years old. Autopia More...
Take a Look Inside the First Steer-by-Wire Car
Steering wheels, watch your backs. This summer will see the world’s first production steer-by-wire car — the steering wheel talks to a computer, and the computer talks to the wheels. Here’s a More...
Fatal America’s Cup Crash ‘Was Not on the Radar for Any of Us’
Sailors of catamarans — those light, fleet, double-hulled sailboats — accept capsizing as a part of the game and train for flips before they ever grasp a tiller. Without the massive center-weighted keel of More...
At Long Last, an Affordable Electric-Vehicle Charger
Electric vehicle prices are coming down, but the cost of chargers has always hovered in the $ 1,000-$ 2,000 range. That’s changing with the introduction of a residential charger for a scant $ 450. Autopia More...
Pinpoint Your Car’s Troubling Rattle With a ‘Sound Camera’
It’s a common problem encountered by shade-tree mechanics. You can hear the noise inside the engine bay, but you can’t figure out where it’s coming from. That’s where a sound camera comes More...