Here’s a great example of what kind of crib an affluent car junkie would own – a garage condo. Literally speaking, it’s a condo unit that’s built like a garage. Or perhaps a garage that’s built like a condo unit. Way. Too. Cool.

Can’t say that this isn’t for single guys that love cars almost as much as they love hanging out in bars after work. Well, except if your wife loves cars as much as you do, which is highly unlikely. She’ll probably be nagging you about the exhaust fumes sticking to her clothes. We’re sure you can handle that. At least, you’ll still be sleeping in the living room if your wife kicks you out of the bedroom.

Source: Jalopnik

This is probably the worst idea ever. Mitsubishi is planning to screw the only car worthy of attention in their lineup – the Lancer Evolution – by transforming it into a hybrid.

Are they serious? It’s not like it’s a Ferrari or Lamborghini. The Evo is known, almost respected, by many as a true rally car, rivaling Subaru’s Impreza. But now that they’re thinking of putting in an electric motor to give power to the front wheels, and limiting its 2.0-liter MIVEC four banger to splash juice on the rear wheels, it just ain’t gonna’ be the same Evo no more.

Have you ever heard of a hybrid AWD rally car? Even the KERS system met with a lot of criticism in Formula One. It looks like Mitsubishi is really in the midst of an identity crisis right now, no thanks to the crisis looming over the entire automotive industry.

If their plans materialize, we might be looking at a sans rival status for the Impreza, which probably pleases the hell out of Subi fans everywhere, including yours truly. So sad for the Evo, though.

No offense to ecomodders and lovers of all things economical. Peace!

Souce: Jalopnik

Sometimes, it’s better just to let that reckless driver pass. There’s no harm in being overtaken, aside from your ego being stepped upon. But it just isn’t worth getting yourself involved in a stupid accident. Take your anger on the video game consoles instead.

Set to be released next week in Europe and Canada, Need for Speed Shift should give you reason to add more sleepless nights indulging in some high-octane action. It’ll be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Portable, PC, Mobile and iPhone.

Apart from being a worthy substitute for, or alternate with, Gran Turismo, this latest installment of the NFS series now offers Car Battle game mode. If you’re all too familiar with Best Motoring’s racing videos on YouTube, you’re going to love this. It doesn’t take a Keiichi Tsuchiya to enjoy going head to head with your favorite, or most hated, car or driver.

Start living out your racing fantasies. But here’s the catch – the cars available are unmodified models. The point is to find out how hard you can push a stock car to beat another stock car. And the best part is, you can pick any track you want. What’s the use of the steering wheel if all the racing you’re going to do is on a straight stretch of open road? Show them that you’re no ten-second racer with Need for Speed Shift.

Source: Autoblog

With all the hoopla surrounding the release of The Dark Knight this week and the buzz generated by the stolen shots of the vehicles slated to appear in the next Transformers installment, one just had to wonder, what would happen if these two worlds collide? What if during the time that the All Spark was busy blasting inanimate objects and converting them to robots, it accidentally hit the Tumbler Batmobile? What would happen? Well, no need to imagine. This is what would probably happen:

No, this isn’t real (unless the studios holding their rights make it), but imagine if it were. Thanks to the efforts of Jester and Jolin from Jester pictures, we are now able to get a glimpse of Batman’s Tumbler in Transformers mode. Of course, being a good guy means that he’s going to side with the Autobots. What made this rendition so cool is that they were able to capture the same design used to create the Transformer robots. Not only that, but Jester and Jolin were even able to come up with the robot’s specifications. Now if only both studios of the Batman and Transformers franchise could come to terms and come up with a movie involving the two products. That would be totally awesome.

Sources: Bat-Blog, AutoBlog

Remember the prom? That was a big event for you right? That would’ve been the day of many firsts. The first dance, the first kiss, the first…well you get my point. An event as big as that should not be missed. That’s why Porsche is planning to do something big next year. Not to be outdone by its competitors, Porsche has just recently announced that they will be unveiling the 2009 Porsche Boxster at next year’s Geneva Motor Show.

The Porsche Boxster, which is a combination of the words “boxer” and “roadster” was designed by Raymond Barth and launched in 1996 as a roadster. It’s been the company’s best selling automobile from 1997 to 2003 thanks to its sleek, sporty appearance and its powerful engine. Since then, the Porsche Boxster has spawned two more trims after the launch of its first model. 

The new 2009 Porsche Boxster will be equipped with a set of Cayman-inspired headlights and indicators. Its front air dam will be given a trapezoid air intake – a departure from the oval aperture the car uses today. It’s given a new interior design and a hard drive sat-nav system with a bigger screen. On top of that, the 2009 Porsche Boxster will be carrying a 2.7-liter direct injection engine that’s capable of producing 260 bhp.

Just like the prom, next year’s Geneva Motor Show is going to be big so find a way to get in. Getting a glimpse of this rockin’ new 2009 Boxster from Porsche is definitely going in your list of firsts.

Sources: TopSpeed: 2009 Porsche Boxter, TopSpeed: 2008 Porsche Boxter, Wikipedia