Author Archives: Memy

Kia Picanto’s amazing nail ad targeting female car buyers

The Korean car manufacturer Kia wants everyone to think that their 2012 Picanto is not your ordinary small car but a small vehicle that you can make most of. Let us just say they pay attention to details as they … Read the rest of this entry

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The Aston Martin DBS

Aston Martin DBS is a sports car of high performance that is manufactured by the UK automaker, Aston Martin. The Aston Martin is perhaps one of the most widely recognized names in automakers that are synonymous with performance. This may … Read the rest of this entry

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The Pagani Zonda

The Pagani Zonda is manufactured by Italian auto maker Pagani. These cars began production in 1999 and continue to this day. Owning one of these cars is as honor, simply because the auto maker only manufactures around seventeen or nineteen … Read the rest of this entry

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New Generation of Lignocellulose-based Biofuels discovered by Shell

Researchers of the oil giant Shell said that they discovered a new generation of biofuels which are based on the hydration of y-valerolactone (GVL). This is a substance that’s intermediately created by the hydrogenation of levulinic acid, a derivative of … Read the rest of this entry

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Krug Champagne’s Rolls Royce Van is Back Home

A lot of people had custom-made Rolls Royce vehicle in their time. In 1984, the rich and famous’ champagne maker has his own Royce van created. After all, if you’re dealing with people like Louis Vuitton, it’s highly inappropriate for … Read the rest of this entry

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First Time: Audi outpaces Mercedes-Benz on global quarterly sales

Audi AG makes history by overtaking Mercedes-Benz in global sales for the first time. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker was able to roll out 264,100 vehicles for the first quarter of 2010 while Mercedes-Benz moved 248,500 units. The Q1 achievement is an … Read the rest of this entry

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Hawaii gears up for a future of electric cars, may have 10,000 EVs on the streets by 2015

Electronic vehicles may really thrive in Hawaii for 4 reasons: high solar potential, the citizens are very eco-minded, high energy costs, and there is really no range anxiety. It has been the vision of the Hawaiian government and experts for … Read the rest of this entry

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Sofia Concept from I.DE.A Institute an eye-catcher in Geneva

The 2010 Geneva Motor Show has been a venue for a ton of hybrids and concept vehicles. It is a good thing to note though that even small players in the automotive design industry get to be noticed.  The I.DE.A … Read the rest of this entry

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Volkswagen Passat CC 4-door coupe wins Red Dot Best of the Best Award

Last March, the winners for the 2009 Red Dot Design competition were already announced.  However, the Best of the Best award was presented only last night in Essen, Germany during a presentation.  And the winner for the Best of the … Read the rest of this entry

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