Jalopnik: nice

NICE MyCar, A Study On How To Shrink A Suzuki X90

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Meet the NICE MyCar, an all-electric runabout styled by the house of Giugiaro and expected to be on sale in the UK this fall. Debuting alongside the NICE Ze-O today at the British Motor Show, the MyCar is built around a tubular space-frame draped with a fiberglass body, all powered with electrons flowing through an unknown storage and motive apparatus. With charging times running in the eight-hour timeframe, a 40 MPH top end and a 40 mile range, the $17,882 Suzuki X90 rip-off will be a tough sell to all but the most smug of envirodorks.

But hey, you can get it in an array of Duplo-inspired colors and you can even get "work 'n' play" or "drive 'n' play" options, mixing fold-down seats, sat-nav and other goodies. When the features list includes "front and rear storage," you know there's going to be limited acceptance in the wider market. Expect to see the NICE car company sell their millionth car as gas prices reach $15 a gallon; no sooner. [Carscoop

NICE Ze-O: Production Electric Car For $28,000, Ugly For Free

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:30:00 EDT

The NICE Ze-O is yet another all-electric vehicle set to be unveiled at this month's British International Motor Show. The only difference here is the Chinese-built bucket of ugly will be leapfrogging the likes of Nissan and GM, and going on sale in autumn to the Brits at a whopping $28,000. NICE is an acronym for "No Internal Combustion Engine," but it's a bit of a misnomer considering the looks. With a range of only 65 miles and top speed of just 55 MPH, the Ze-O is kind of a bitter pill to swallow, especially considering we don't even know how much power that blender motor has. [Paultan]

Don't Tell Us You Didn't Know This Was Coming: Ronin!

Davey G. Johnson — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

We have a pair of Brucetastic Ultrasone headphones. We use them when we want to block out the neighbors' bickering and/or moaning. They are very, very good. They also serve an "It's on" function, in that when something totally awesome is about to happen, we slip the gold-plated plug into the socket, don the headphones, and prepare to get rocked. This ritual carries portent. We instinctively plugged them in for this clip. And while the final car chase in Ronin is justifiably remembered as one of the greatest of all time, calling this one no great shakes is a one-way ticket to Folsom Prison. – Davey G. Johnson

Ferrari Flambe En France, Part Deux! Russian TV Host Tina Kandelaki ID'd As Suleiman Kerimov's Passenger

Ray Wert — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:05:23 EST

More details have emerged from the final ride of Suleiman Kerimov's now bent, burned and busted Enzo Ferrari. First of all, witnesses claim that Kerimov, the Russian billionaire and Duma deputy injured in an accident in his Ferrari on Sunday, was traveling at "faster than posted" speeds. Yes, that was pretty much assumed — but what's just as likely was his distraction due to the purported "unidentified woman" in the passenger seat who suffered burns on her thighs and hands. Well, now she's the "identified woman" — as the Russian press is claiming it's CTC television host Tina Kandelaki, and in addition to Russian TV host, she's also apparently a lingerie expert and model for the Russian version of FHM — as you can see from the gallery below. One thing's for certain — she's obvs hotter than "Dietrich."

Kandelaki Hurt in Kerimov Car Crash [The Moscow Times]

Ferarri Flambe En France: Russian Billionaire And Duma Deputy Suleiman Kerimov Crashes Enzo

Ray Wert — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:11:39 EST

I feel like this is a game of 99 bottles of beer on the wall, except replace "99" with "399" and "bottles of beer" with "Enzo Ferrari" — because another one's bitten the dust this weekend. This time it was Russian billionaire and Duma member, Suleiman Kerimov. The Muscovite with the big money grip (a reported $7.1 billion, according to Forbes) was driving through the French city of Nice, with a "female passenger" when he sent his black Enzo into a tree on the median in the resort city, splitting it in half. No word yet on whether "Dietrich" was involved. Full gallery below. [Hat tip to Jon!]– Ray Wert

Duma Deputy Crashes Ferrari [The Moscow Times]