Taking
the "A" Train By Cherie
Magnus
The Supte is the oldest subway in
Buenos Aires, and Cherie prefers it
to any other, especially when she
boards an original wooden car...
Pop!
Goes The Mini Cooper Culture By Mike
(Roadie) Marino
Today's slightly larger BMW Mini comes
from a huge background that started
with the tiny Minis of 1959. It was
more than a car, it was the epitome
of an era.
Exion
Scooters By Jeffrey
the Barak
How one racer in the Netherlands created
an entirely new kind of scooter using
carbon fiber. Lightweight and aerodynamic,
the Exion looks too good to be one
man's creation, but each variation
of Cees Bakker's Exion is as stunning
as the next.
The
Plugged-in Fetish Auto Show By Jeffrey
the Barak
From the exotic Fetish to the diminutive
Tango. Two ways to go really fast with
no engine.
A Comparison
of Giants The
Modern SUV versus the American Seventies
Car By
Jeffrey the Barak They're both very big and they're
both a bit silly, but which is bigger
and which is more silly? the-vu endeavors
to compare these two very different
giant beasts.
Hell
hath no Fury, like a Plymouth scorned By Mike
(Roadie) Marino
The '68-'70 Dodge Charger from the Dukes
of Hazzard, the humble '68 Plymouth
Valiant from Duel, the '71 Plymouth
Hemi Cuda from Nash Bridges and the
'58 Plymouth Fury from Christine. Daimler-Chrysler
may make quality cars today, but the
old American Chryslers of yesterday
were the ultimate movie stars.
Dog Powered
Scooters By Mark
Schuette Inventor
Mark Schuette is marketing the perfect
device for a fun ride and an ideal
way to exercise your dog. Get out
there and bond. Become a wolf of alternative
transportation.
Human
Powered Scooters By Jeffrey
the Barak
Large-wheeled human powered scooters
are here and they are extremely sensible,
great fun, silent vehicles for either
everyday transportation or for fitness
training. the-vu
tests and compares the Kickbike Millennium
Pro Racer and the Blauwerk Sidewalker
City.
Scoot Electric By
Jeffrey the Barak Revised
in December 2000 and again in August
2003
The electric scooter could well become
as common a sight as the bicycle,
if only there were better batteries.
Riding
the Range By Jeffrey
the Barak
Stress, Success and Failure at the School
for Street Motorcyclists
Learning to ride: It's fun, uncomfortable,
safe, easy and difficult all at the
same time. Ride along with the-vu on
assignment at the riding range.
The
No-Hydrogen Auto Show By
Jeffrey the Barak
V8's are king at the 2003 Auto
Show. Where are the fuel cells?
Why only two Hybrids?
The
Electric Auto Show By
Jeffrey the Barak
2002: Ignoring the Ferraris,
Rolls-Royces and giant SUV's,
the-vu goes in search of the
electrics, the hybrids and the
fuel cell cars. Electricity
is the wave of the future in
vehicles, it's time to see what's
coming.
Breaking
into the Market: The New School Entrepreneurs By Vert
James
MalagutiUSA, The story of three former
deejays who, with the help of explosive
PR and Playboy Bunnies have launched
the Italian Malaguti in the USA.
Forgotten
Hero The man
who invented the two-stroke engine By David
Boothroyd
A two-stroke engine was invented by
Sir Dugald Clark in 1881, but that wasn't
the two-stroke engine we use today!
The forgotten inventor of the MODERN
two-stroke engine a few years later
was Joseph Day. If you like motorcycle
racing, boats or lawn mowers, you need
to see this!
Italians
invade U.S. Scooters
are back! By Jeffrey
the Barak
After a long absence, Vespa scooters
are being sold in California again.
For style loving Americans who aren't
sold on giant S.U.V.s and Harleys, these
vehicles are a delight to own and ride.
The
Need for Speed: A Nation
of Drivers at Risk By Richard
Mann
We are driving too fast on roads not
designed for these speeds. We believe
that we can drive up to 10 mph over
the speed limit without danger.
The
voice in my head made me do it! A Motorcycle
racing tale By Dave
Boothroyd
Dave Boothroyd puts his ego aside and
brings us a tale of fast life at the
corner. Not the street corner but a
notorious corner known as the Gooseneck,
at Cadwell Park in England.
