Su’s Favourite TV Car Shows

Produced by MTV and presented by rapper Xzibit, with some help from Tim Westwood, Fat Joe and Lil Jon, Pimp My Ride went on air back in 2004, and is about a creative team of experts who takes car customisation to a whole new level. Some of the saddest vehicles on the road are made into unrecognisable swanky rides.

Is Jeremy Clarkson assembling a box more interesting than new Top Gear?

There’s now a video of Jeremy Clarkson on James May’s “Unemployment Tube”, a Youtube channel he started when his contract with Top Gear was coming to an end, and the video has now become somewhat of a viral phenomenon. It has nothing to do with cars and simply shows Jeremy taking a long time to assemble a shipping box from DHL, one of the sponsors of their new show, The Grand Tour (we’re a little disappointed that it’s not called Gear Knobs).

Elon Musk is an Alien!

Just this week, a report carried by most of the world’s press quoted Elon Musk, the founder of various things including Tesla and Space X, as suggesting that the Earth is just a simulation from some alien’s video game. Of course this has led me to surmise that he said this because he is indeed one of those aliens playing the game.

Will Norway ban the combustion engine? India next?

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As a follower of Elon Musk’s Twitter feed, I got a heads-up on on some possible legislation coming from Norway where the four main political parties have been locked in a debate on the best way to ban combustion engines by 2025.

Volvo to phase out Diesel and phase in Electric

With the reputation of diesel vehicles now marred and emissions standards getting stricter, maybe it’s time to let diesel die. At least, that’s what Volvo seems to think.

The Swedish automaker presented two concepts which are previews to its upcoming 40 Series models due to appear in 2017, and they are powered by a new plug-in hybrid powertrain with a T5 Twin Engine.

Tesla’s Pick-up Truck…Imagined

There are a few pick-up truck brands that are prominent and Tesla Motors is definitely not one of them. There’s been attempts in the past by owners and tuning companies to convert various passenger cars – even BMW’s and Jag’s…