Oddest casino prize of the month? YES! Roadster 9 months ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high resolution photos of the YES! Roadster The first time I ever walked into a casino, there was a BMW Z3 sitting on a turntable atop a bank of slot machines. All I needed were three red sevens and I could drive it right out of the Rio in Las Vegas. I played those ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes final winner chosen 10 months ago on Autoblog

The 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes has concluded with Autoblog reader Nam randomly chosen as the winner of our Day 7 sweeps. Nam will receive a DashDAQ Series II valued at $549. If you're him or her, please check your email to verify your eligibility and claim your prize. Thanks to everyone who ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 7: DashDAQ Series II 10 months ago on Autoblog

We've reached the final prize of our week's worth of 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes, and we think we've saved the best for last. The prize for Day 7 is a DashDAQ Series II valued at $549. If you're unfamiliar with DashDAQ and what this little box can do, let us enlighten you. The DashDAQ is ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 6: TomTom XL330S 10 months ago on Autoblog

We suspect that one of the most popular gift this holiday season will be portable navigation systems. Their prices are plummeting and every day new features are being added to these magical maps-in-a-box. TomTom is arguably one of the biggest and best manufacturers of portable nav systems, so ...

Winners for 21st Century London bus contest include... Aston Martin? 10 months ago on Autoblog

The New Bus for London competition has come to an end. Two proposals were chosen from the large group of entrants by a series of judges, and the winners have just been announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson. The Freight*Bus concept we took a look is nowhere to be found, but that's just fine. ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 5: Original Rob Ijbema "A German affair at St. Petersburg" painting 10 months ago on Autoblog

The holiday gifts keep on comin' courtesy of your friendly neighborhood Autoblog and partners such as Rob Ijbema. You may remember not too long ago that we featured Rob's website, Car-A-Day, on Autoblog. We were duly impressed with his ability to paint cars on a daily basis, and apparently so ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 4: CarMD for two 10 months ago on Autoblog

Today's prizes for the 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes are two CarMD handheld diagnostic tools. These useful little handheld scanners plug into your car's OBD-2 port (accessible on all 1996 and newer vehicles) and diagnose any problems that might be lurking underhood. They will tell you if ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 3: C'tait un Rendezvous and Snake and the Stallion on DVD (plus BONUS) 10 months ago on Autoblog

Today's prizes come courtesy of Spirit Level Films, which has a real treat in store for Autoblog readers. We're giving away copies of both C'était un Rendezvous and the Snake and the Stallion on DVD to five lucky Autoblog readers. For those who don't know, C'était un Rendezvous ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 2: Automoblox T9-SE Signature Series 10 months ago on Autoblog

It wouldn't be an Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes without giving away something from Automoblox. This year we have the toy car company's newest and most exclusive model: the T9-SE Signature Series. The first truly limited edition Automoblox model, the T9-SE will be produced in a small run of only ...

2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes - Day 1: New Additions For Your Auto Library 10 months ago on Autoblog

We begin our 2008 Autoblog Holiday Sweepstakes with a few items to bolster your library of auto-related books. All three come courtesy of Motorbooks, the world's leading publisher and distributor of enthusiast books. The first, Nissan GT-R: Legendary Performance, Engineering Marvel, is a coffee ...

24 Hours of LeMons 2008: Part III - The build 10 months ago on Autoblog

Not to be confused with the "24 Hours of LeMans" (that zooty French endurance race), the "24 Hours of LeMons" is an event comprised of low-budget $500 race cars, i.e. lemons. The so-called "crap-car enduro" has enticed various members of the Autoblog team over the years into covering, and more ...

Opel/Vauxhall Insignia wins European Car of the Year by single point 11 months ago on Autoblog

Looks like there won't be much of a fiesta for Ford this year, as the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia has captured the 2009 European Car of the Year award by just one point over the hot little hatch with the big blue oval on its snout. Scoring 321 points to the Fiesta's 320, the Insignia claimed the ...

Automotive X-Prize recommends EPA adopt MGEe rating 1 year ago on Autoblog

Now that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has an agreement with General Motors regarding how to measure the fuel mileage of the 2011 Chevy Volt, our attention turns to the EPA, which now has to decide what official mileage rating will appear on the new car's window sticker and how to ...

Ford seeking directors for Mustang movies 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high resolution photos of the Mustang Bullitt If you want to be the next critically acclaimed filmmaker, the Ford Mustang may be your ticket to an audience of millions. Ford and Filmaka.com are teaming up on a contest to see who can create the best Mustang-themed script. ...

Scion's newest ad campaign puts reader's rides on billboards 1 year ago on Autoblog

Scion owners recently submitted pics of their personalized vehicles, including tC, xA, xB, and xD models, to the company for evaluation. The loyal owners were participating in Scion's "United by Individuality" brand campaign, designed to put individuals' modified vehicles in magazines, on ...

The fate of a Range Rover is in your hands, people 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to watch Ryan's call to action Ryan Mickle, seen above and apparently afraid of no ghosts, has had a change of heart since purchasing his Range Rover Sport new in 2006. Since then, gas prices have shot through the roof and fighting climate change has become a favorite global pastime. ...

Grease Me Up: Lube sweepstakes giving away a '57 T-Bird 1 year ago on Autoblog

Spend a couple of minutes surfing the net and you'll find all sorts of contests giving away all sorts of prizes. The best of them – ahem, like the Autoblog Relaunch Celebration Sweepstakes we ran a year back – give away a new car. But how about an old car? We mean, like a classic... a ...

End of Autoblog's Father's Day Sweepstakes, congrats to the winners! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Our week long string of sweepstakes to celebrate Father's Day has concluded with DJohnson being randomly chosen as the winner of our final sweepstake's prize, a TomTom ONE 3rd Edition GPS navigation system. All of the winners have been contacted and we'll be sending the prizes out next week. Thanks ...

Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 5: TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've reached the end of our week-long marathon of Father's Day sweepstakes, and we think you'll agree, we've saved the best for last. Our final sweepstakes is for a TomTom ONE 3rd Edition portable navigation system. Valued at $199, the ONE 3rd Edition is TomTom's entry-level model but features a ...

Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 4: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Dual Shock Controller 1 year ago on Autoblog

I had preordered Gran Turismo 5 and a new Dualshock 3 controller for myself before they were available, but Sony sent us a copy of the game and a controller to try out before my own stuff arrived (Our review of the game is pending as we're still working on getting as far into the game as possible). ...

Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 3: Automoblox, of course 1 year ago on Autoblog

What's a sweepstakes on Autoblog without some Automoblox cars as prizes? Not much, so we rang Patrick Calello, the designer who dreams up these heirloom-quality toys, and he's graciously provided both a C9R sportscar ($39.99) and S9R sports sedan ($39.99) for us to give away. Unlike the last two ...

Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 2: Bentley and Bond in Devil May Care 1 year ago on Autoblog

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's sweepstakes prizes who include bfaukner, policyvote, Shortt Sirket, Ralph M and Nora Scott-Platt. As for which won the mind-numbingly bitchin' Chevy Astro keychain, they'll all have to check their mailboxes to find out. As promised, the prizes get ...

Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 1: Wholesalekeychain.com Keychains! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yesterday was Father's Day and we decided that a series of sweepstakes was in order to celebrate the modern day patriarch. We'll be hosting one sweepstakes per day this week in honor of dear old Dad, so whether you are one or just have one, we hope you enter for a chance to win some fun stuff. ...

Automobile Mag hands out Funky Ergonomics Awards 1 year ago on Autoblog

The scholars over at Automobile magazine have handed out their "Funky Ergonomics Awards" this year. As expected, BMW's iDrive and 7 Series interior (shown above) remains their favorite pincushion. Rightly so. Their list includes convenience keys that are downright inconvenient, window switches that ...

Anna Kournikova can always fall back on car washing 1 year ago on Autoblog

Honestly, who cares if Anna Kournikova never won a Grand Slam title in single play? She seems to be doing just fine these days, buoyed by her budding modeling career. So, while certain statistics may cast a shadow over her professional tennis career, there is no doubting her physical beauty. ...

Tata to enter two vehicles in Automotive X Prize 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano. Up until today, there were no major automobile manufacturers taking part in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. That changes with Tata Motors signing a letter of intent to compete in both the Alternative and Mainstream classes. The ...

Design students envision a modern Model-T 1 year ago on Autoblog

Photo: KEVIN A. WILSON, Autoweek Recently, Ford Motor Company sponsored a contest with the goal of modernizing the iconic Model T, a car which revolutionized motorized transportation the world over. The winner of the competition, a 24-year-old junior at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit ...

In India, Kama Sutra inspires young car designer 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've heard the styling of some Italian cars being referred to as sensual before, so it comes as little surprise that the Italian styling firm Pininfarina's interest was piqued when it heard that a young Indian's car designs were inspired by the ancient love-making guide Kama Sutra. Ramesh Gound, a ...

VIDEO: Six records broken at Crusty Demons Night of World Records 1 year ago on Autoblog

After a three-way jump-off between Robbie Maddison, Ryan Capes and Seth Enslow at Calder Park on March 28 in Melbourne, Australia, a new world record for the longest distance jump from ramp to ramp on a motorcycle was set at over 351 feet by Robbie Maddison. In fact, the record was beaten twice ...

Anybody want to win a Mario themed VW Beetle? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Mario Kart would continue its succession up the ranks of Nintendo gaming systems with the Wii version appearing on April 27. As we said before, we're more interested in realistic driving simulators, but when we found out that a real car would be given away ...

Grand Prix: Renault F1 opens internship program 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to view in high resolution If you're a recently graduated or soon to graduate student in a technical or scientific field, listen up, because this could very well be the internship that could jump-start your career. Every year for the past five, the Renault F1 team has picked ...

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Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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