http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/automobile http://io9.com/tag/automobile

Who invented the first car? If we're talking about the first modern automobile, then it's Karl Benz in 1886. But long before him, there were strange forerunners to the today's cars, including toys for emperors, steam-powered artillery carriers, and clanking, creaking British buses. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5816040&view=rss&microfeed=true

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! ROBOSAURUS LIVE! Ever felt like yelling that in a crowd? Now you can if you just purchase this real-life Robosaurus and a simple PA system. The 42-foot tall, car-eating, Transform-tastic, fire-breathing, automobile-automaton can be parked in your very own backyard. Find out how you can get the keys to the behemoth who was parodied as Truckasaurus on The Simpsons. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341419&view=rss&microfeed=true

Now this is a fire engine that kids from 5 to 105 would like to see under the Christmas tree next year. How sleek and shiny does this thing look? Instead of the boxy fire fighting vehicles of the past, this baby looks streamlined enough to win a race or two as well as do some good. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340914&view=rss&microfeed=true