• alternative energy

    More on the Riley XR-3 Plug in Hybrid Kit Car

    Robert Q. Riley Enterprises says its new plug-in diesel-electric hybrid is two months from launch. (It'll debut on June 16.) Purportedly, the three-wheeled XR-3 will get 125 mpg on its three-cylinder, 23 hp diesel engine alone, and 225 mpg when coupled with an electric motor driving the rear wheel. Riley, a well-known custom car builder and purveyor of kit-car plans, will offer the XR-3 in kit form. For those with more time and talent than reasons just to sit and watch reruns of "Freak Show," the company will offer it as a set of plans only. [UPDATE: Press release after the jump.] – Mike Spinelli More »

    1:04 PM on Tue Mar 20 2007
    By Mike Spinelli
    5,910 views, 5 comments

    Latest by Turboner: I saw a sweet Harley trike on my way to work last night. more »

  • auto shows

    Autorama Blowout! Unsafe at Any Speed - Blown 502 Trike

    I think Ralph Nader's infamous title is perhaps more apropos in this situation than in its original context. I first saw this contraption cruising Woodward during the Dream Cruise last summer, but couldn't seem to catch up to it. Now it's cornered quarry and far more dangerous than I'd thought. As mentioned, that's a blown GM 502 ci V8. The shock comes from the numbers: 700 hp and 733 lb-ft of torque. That goodness is running through a custom-built 200R4 transmission to a Ford 9" rear and 20" wide Mickey Thompsons. Yeah, that's more batshit craziness than most muscle cars with four wheels (and seat belts and a roll cage, and...). I can almost taste the sublimated June bugs just looking at it. – Ben Wojdyla More »

    2:45 PM on Fri Mar 16 2007
    By bwojdyla
    884 views, 3 comments

    Latest by Turboner: Don't like the color, and it needs a set of wheelie bars, for sure. What is wrong with a more »

  • custom cars/hot rods

    Let the Old World Have Some: T-Rex to Attack UK

    Those asymmetrically inclined Canadians who build the T-Rex trike are offering their creation to Londoners this week. They're hoping to win over Brits to their lightning-quick Kawasaki-powered trike, which they say can hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. The three-wheeler is powered by a 187-hp 1400 cc bike engine, inserted into a tubular chassis frame, with a carbon-fiber body dropped overhead. We'd imagine the lil' bugger will go over big in certain circles, like among the suicidal idle rich. More »

    9:46 AM on Thu Sep 14 2006
    By Mike Spinelli
    1,198 views, Comment

  • custom cars/hot rods

    What?!: T-Rex in the Hizzouse

    Spinner hubs on a three-wheeled T-Rex? Somewhere in the Bronx, there's a one-legged pimp leaning on his Jakob the Jeweler cane. [Thanks to Martjin for the tip.] More »

    3:30 PM on Tue Jun 13 2006
    By Mike Spinelli
    627 views, 2 comments

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