Meet ‘Cars 2′ newest character: Holley Shiftwel

It’s official, Cars 2 will introduce new characters, including Mrs Holley Shiftwell, a British spy who will partner with Lightning McQueen and Mater. Press release and video after the jump! Read More  Read More

The magic of the Citroen DS shown in CHiPS

What other brand has cars capable of driving on only 3 of their 4 wheels?  Read More

Veritas RS III Roadster inspired by Death Race vehicle?

Were the Veritas designers inspired by the 70's cult classic?  Read More

Ferrari 412 in Daft Punk’s Electroma

The Dafts cruising through the California desert OK, we thought the movie was boring as h…, never seen that many people leave a theater before, but we stayed until the end just in case something good would happen. My favorite part turned out to be…. hold on…. the one with the Ferrari 412 that the two robots chose as their mean of transportation. Good choice, it fits them well. Sporting a “HUMAN” California license plate, the Daft-Punk-mobile reflects... Read More

GTA IV: The Lost and Damned

The Lost and Damned looks damned good Rockstar Games does it again and delivers a promising new installment of the mighty succesful Grand Theft Auto franchise. Taking place in the bike gangs universe (think Sons of Anarchy as a video game), this add-on to the full verison of GTA IV will be available exclusively for download on the Xbox 360 on Feb. 17. According to Dan Houser, from Rockstar, “The story will show you a different side of Liberty City.” You will play... Read More

Johnny Cash’s “One Piece at a Time” car

Johnny Cash is at the wheel in this picture from 1976. In one of our all time favorite “One Piece at a Time” by The Man in Black, a.k.a Johnny Cash, a guy working on a GM assembly line uses his big lunch box to take home a part of the car he’s working on, every day. And for the big ones, he uses a friend’s RV. The car you see above is the “official” one, since it was built specifically to promote the song. The work was executed by Bruce Fitzpatrick... Read More

We’ll be right back.

You might have noticed, a decrease in the amount of posting recently here, and we’d like to apologize for that. But don’t worry, we’ll be back in full force soon! CARS+MOVIES is simply moving to a new office, and things have been a bit hectic. We’re excited about the future of the website and want to thank you for your patience. See ya soon!  Read More

Mach 5 and Mach 6 gallery

We’ve added a cool gallery in our Speed Racer: Mach 5 vs. Mach 6. article, with high quality pictures. We know you’ll like it, so we put it here too! Find it after the jump, and don’t forget to push the “Full screen” button below the gallery. To the gallery! Read More  Read More

Speed Racer: Mach 5 vs. Mach 6. What’s your favorite?

Update: now with a gallery! digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/07/speed-racer-mach-5-vs-mach-6-whats-your-favorite/'; If you’ve wandered in the toy section of any store recently, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a big battle between Iron Man and Speed Racer. Which is a bit ironic, considering that the first one is PG-13 and the second one PG… but it doesn’t matter, the kids love them. And ourselves, we couldn’t resist the new Hotwheels... Read More

Iron Man first review: “Supercharged”

Here’s the very first Iron Man review, from the guys at Reelz Channel and Variety. Apparently they like it a lot and we can see our friend the Audi R8 on set. CARS+MOVIES is going to see it tonight and will share its thoughts tomorrow! For those of you who are going tonight too, enjoy the show and easy on the popcorn.  Read More