Tag: space

  • Arca Hoverboard, 2016 BMW i8, 1970 Hemi Cuda Convertible: This Week’s Top Photos

    Yes, hoverboards are real. We haven’t seen one for sale just yet but a company based in New Mexico may be about to change that. That company is Arca Space Corporation, which this week unveiled the ArcaBoard. It’s a working hoverboard that’s available for pre-order and due for delivery by April… the company promises. Toyota…

  • 2016 Detroit Auto Show Preview

    Last year’s Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially labeled, turned out to be a bonanza for performance fans with cars like the new GT supercar, Shelby GT350 Mustangs and Acura NSX all making their debut at the event. Things are looking a little more subdued for this year’s show,…

  • Pod Racers Wanted: SpaceX Announces Hyperloop Competition

    Hawthorne, California is hardly Tatooine—but if entrepreneur and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk gets his way, both will boast pod racing. Plenty of details are still to come, but SpaceX, which is also headed by Musk, has announced a competition to challenge universities and independent teams to design pods for the Hyperloop concept…

  • Believe The Hype: California Will Get Hyperloop Test Track

    In 2013, Elon Musk—not content to simply impact the world via his disruptive companies Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and SpaceX—made headlines when he released the idea for mass transit system called the Hyperloop. Simply put, the concept reads like a combination of train and pneumatic tubes, and works using a combination of magnetic force…

  • Ford GT Spy Shots

    Caught testing in production trim—or a somewhat more naked version of production trim—for the first time, this is the Ford GT. While it’ll cost $400,000 and only sell about 250 units per year, the Ford GT has stirred something in enthusiasts everywhere. With its low-slung prototype-racer stance and promise of breathtaking…