2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Convertible

Less Flower, More Power. Pardon our political incorrectness for a moment, but the Volkswagen New Beetle was, undeniably, a "chick car." There was almost nothing that the New Beetle offered to enthusiasts (of either gender), and by the end of its run, VW had even stripped all of the exciting engines from the car's lineup. Looking to resurrect some of the excitement behind the Beetle, the third generation of the iconic car ditched the cuteness when the coupe debuted for 2012, and now the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible aims to show how much fun drivers can have without a top.










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Chrysler recalling over 200k vehicles across its brands

With more than 200,000 units across six separate recalls and almost all of its brands, it appears that Chrysler has officially jumped headfirst into the recall pool this month. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued three official recalls for the automaker, and The Detroit News is reporting that the automaker itself has announced three more. The biggest of the recalls applies to about 120,000 Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and Chrysler 300 models for 2011 and 2012 due to faulty wiring harnesses for the seat-mounted side airbags, which could lead to these airbags not deploying in the event of a crash.

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Bugatti 'Blue Dream' plane being replicated with Kickstarter help (video)

Ettore Bugatti, the automobile designer behind the Automobiles E. Bugatti nameplate, was famed for his engine and vehicle designs. Yet few realize that the Frenchman also worked on a spectacular twin-engine racing aircraft, intended to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race, called the 100P. Designed by Louis de Monge, the low wing monoplane featured two engines, both mounted aft of the pilot (nearly end-to-end), driving twin counter rotating propellers through long drive shafts.

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MSI GE60 0NC-498US 15.6-Inch Gaming Notebook

This powerful gaming notebook ‘GE60 0NC-498US' from MSI sports a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD anti-reflective display, a 2.60GHz Intel Core i5-3230M dual-core processor, a GeForce GT 650M 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 750GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, quad speakers with THX TruStudio PRO and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The GE60 0NC-498US retails for $899.

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Google Glass Infographic Shows How They Work

Google Glass is expected to be released for the public to purchased sometime later this year for less $1,500, but up until this point, Google has just given us snippets on what we could expect from a Google Glass experience. As impressive as their video was, we're sure there are many of you who are curious just how exactly their Google Glass will work, which is why this infographic released by artist Martin Missfeldt is so interesting as it dissects Google's upcoming wearable computer.

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This is how a tunnel boring machine will burrow a viaduct under Seattle

So it's not exactly automotive, but it is a fascinating vehicle – and you'll excuse us if we don't make any puns about how boring it actually is. A portion of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is being replaced by a deep tunnel, and the machine purpose-built for the job is the world's largest tunnel boring machine (TBM), christened "Bertha." Built by Hitachi Zosen, the 300-foot-long doomsday machine is excavating a 57.5-foot-wide hole for a two-level highway with two lanes in each direction. Bertha has only recently arrived at the Port of Seattle and is still waiting to get off the cargo ship she rode in on.





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Nokia Lumia 920 Firmware Update Runs Into Plenty Of Issues

Life is not all a bed of roses for some folks, and the same adage too, can be applied to the world of smartphones. Having picked up the latest firmware update at the end of last month, the Nokia Lumia 920 has since seen handsets on the AT&T network run into firmware update issues, and folks who lived across the pond, too, managed to enjoy the Lumia 920 firmware 1308 update sometime last week as well.

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