This is probably the best of its kind to be sold in the US today.

Not as cool as Pimpstars, but you can do your own custom splashscreen when your BMW starts up. Appears to be a benefit of the V27 navgiation software release.

Taking absurdity to the highest level, GeigerCars.de GmbH has decided to put the extra stress to "S" in "SUV", making the truck looking much more like some Lambo after extensive steroids therapy combined with weight-lifting programm. Just look at those gull-wing doors...

the new Land Rover Disco 3 has received new TDV6 engine, revised as to suite EU4 strict CO2 emission guidelines and to make for better mileage.

The BMW Navigation Portable features a 3.5 inch touchscreen, a Bluetooth hands-free device with integrated speakers and microphone, an MP3 and audio

To coincide with the recent refinement of both the A-Class and B-Class models, Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH has announced that a new portable navigation system - the StreetPilot III - will be available for both models (as well as some prior A-, B- and C-Class).

If you buy a high-end Mercedes-Benz with the included navigation system, you won't have to figure out how to work the controls: Just press a help button and Mercedes will download the destination for you. This feature, called Destination Download, comes on 2007 S-Class and CL-Class Mercedes-Benzes.

BMW announced today it would be equipping select 2007 models with Real Time Traffic Information. Provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network to 44 major American cities, the service will be available on the 3-, 5-, and 6-Series models, as well as the X5, M5 and M6. What's more, it's free for four years with the cost of the navigation system.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information, and when you're driving in a crowded metro area, knowing your way around and what traffic conditions are like can be very important information indeed. A new free service from Google lets you get directions and traffic info, as long as you have a cell phone that can accommodate it.

onda's "InterNavi Floating Car System," a telematics service currently provided for the company's "InterNavi Premium Club" members, collected data of total 100 million kilometers, which is equivalent to approximately 2,500 round trips around the globe, in mid March 2006. The Floating Car System achieved this in about 2 years and a half since its commercial start. Honda also started providing the system's traffic data using "Google Earth" on March 29, 2006.

The Mountain View Dash will launch its device in the Bay Area in late April, and nationally this fall. The GPS navigation market has been on fire this year, with the market tripling in 2006 compared to 2005, said chief executive Paul Lego. He expects the device to price within the $500 to $800 range, along with the existing leading devices.

Google Maps and Earth have been popular products, and it's looking for new ways to use the information it has. It has recently teamed up with VW to develop a new in-car navigation system that uses actual satellite-based photography mapped and rendered on a 3D surface, combined with online data.

XM Satellite Radio, with more than 6.5 million subscribers announced on April 13th that XM NavTraffic - the first nationwide satellite traffic information service for GPS navigation systems - will be available in the Acura RDX beginning with the 2007 model year vehicles, which were on display at the 2006 New York International Automobile Show. \r\n\r\nThe Acura RL and many Cadillac models are already equipped with on-board XM NavTraffic. \r\n\r\nXM Nav Traffic service began with 20 markets, increased to 22 in June 2005, and yet again increased by an additional 9 new markets to cover 31 major metropolitan markets. All markets in the XM NavTraffic service are supported 24/7 for round the clock information - the only satellite delivered traffic data service tha