bring on the apocalypse: t800 diesel motorcycle

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From Gas 2.0.

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Despite the latest advancements in automotive hybrid and flex-fuel technologies, motorcycles and scooters remain one of the most efficient ways for energy-conscious commuters to get around town. Unfortunately, there haven’t been any real “alt fuel” options open to motorcyclists. As such, despite the incredible efficiency of some 2-wheelers (my own Honda Ruckus gets over 100 mpg), motorcycles remain petroleum-dependent gas addicts. They may be sippers - rather than guzzlers - but still, that will be cold comfort when the oil runs out and we're all scrambling for vegetable oil and kerosene to power our generators.

Enter Europe’s EVA, manufacturers of the Track T800CDI diesel motorcycle - a bike so full of exotic features and new technology that I’m almost at a loss for words … almost.

CLICK HERE for more apocalypse-baiting specs and pictures.

survive the coming apocalypse

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Once again proving that they are the funniest automotive news site on the interwebs, Jalopnik has just posted the 12 best cars to help you survive 12 different kinds of coming apocalypses (apocalypsi?). At the top of the list (which Jalopnik claims to be "in no particular order") is the RENN's very own GLK 350 Spec.R hybrid rally-racer! Woo-hoo!

Also on the list: that Decepticon what got it's head cut off by Optimus Prime in the first movie (below) and the ultra-clean, all-electric Pow-Pow-Power Wheels Jeep Wrangler.

Enjoy!

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Photos by Ben Wojdyla - CLICK HERE for the original article.

while we're at it

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Since today's posts are more "bikini-based" than "car-based", it may be a perfect day to post all manner of random bullshit ... in this case, an episode of Penn and Teller's cable TV show, "Bullshit".

This episode (embedded, above) is all about the apocalypse, the end of the world as we know it, and all the whack-jobs, psychopaths, and Southern Baptists that make their livings fleecing good people who don't know any better. Now, as Penn points out, this may just be a case of "Christians" conning Christians, but that hardly makes the "doom and gloom" industry any more appetizing, you know?

Penn and Teller (wisely?) resist the urge to go after the green-weenies at the Sierra Club, Al Gore, and every mush-brained liberal arts major that has an opinion on economic or environmental policy. Despite the glaring omission, it's still a fun episode, and a great way to kill some time at work (not that we read blogs at work, of course).

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NOTE TO THE LIBERAL-ARTS MAJORS:
yes, I think I will have fries with that.