Editorial, Reviews
Turn Your Hymnals to 2002 Verse 2
I recently spent a weekend with a very cherry 1970 BMW 2002 that some maniac/god decided to drop a racing engine into. After enjoying its many pleasures I just had to pen an homage to David E. Davis Jr.’s seminal review of the 2002 when it first arrived on our shores in 1968. Below is [...]
Reviews
Check Us Out On Petrolicous!
We’re moving to the big leagues folks! Our one-man wrecking crew (that would be me, Adam) has been picked up by Petrolicious to help them out with their text content. That means great stories about beautiful classic cars penned by yours truly. I couldn’t have made it with you, my audience. Thank you very much [...]
Reviews
Driving Road Review: Mulholland Highway
View Larger Map Route: Follow Mulholland Highway Northwest to the PCH. Total Length: 31.2 miles Directions: Turn onto Mulholland Highway from Topanga Canyon Blvd coming from either direction. PCH up Latigo Canyon is my preferred route (as you get another canyon in), but you can also reach Latigo from the 101 Freeway. Total Rating: [...]
Editorial, Reviews
Why Don’t Cars Go Into Beta?
Remember when Spotify was in private beta? Only the cool kids could get in and non-cool kids openly begged their friends for a referral code into the music site. Betas serve the dual purpose of building buzz and working out bugs in a controlled environment. So……rhetorical question: Why don’t cars go into beta? An automotive [...]
Editorial, Reviews
The Worst Car I Drove In 2012
2013 is still fresh and wet behind the ears, and all the definitive lists of the “best” of 2012 are still trickling in. Well I have no interest in telling you what was the greatest of last year. What I want to relay is what you should avoid like your mom’s underwear drawer – the [...]
News
The Zombie Apocalypse Porsche 911
Posted on 16 January 2013
Is this or is this not the the coolest Porsche 911 you’ve ever seen? The answer (to both) is YES. I love this thing, in a horrified kind of way. It’s the little details that ensure you’ll survive the zombie apocalypse. Rope? Check. Pickaxe? Check. Winch and nobby tires? Check and check. And if my [...] Continue Reading
Links
What Are Your Favorite Road Trip Apps?
Posted on 31 December 2012
The all-things technology site TechCrunch has just released a list of their favorite apps used for a road trip. Agree? Disagree? Have better apps? Put it all down in the comments! Read the TechCrunch piece here Continue Reading
Videos
Turbo Trailer Hits The Webs
Posted on 21 December 2012
DreamWorks has just unveiled the trailer for their racing themed movie Turbo. As the logo will lead you to assume, the action in this animated film revolves around a snail who for reasons I’m sure will become clear wants to be some kind of racer. Watch the first trailer below: Continue Reading
News
What is the Most American Car?
Posted on 04 December 2012
If you have an old-fashioned drunk uncle (or ARE the drunk uncle) you may want to have him leave the room. Or at least not look at this screen; yeah, that would probably also work. The reason you’re being a screen hog is because a Japanese car company currently makes the most “American” car on [...] Continue Reading
Videos
Lincoln Ad Makes Us Believe
Posted on 04 December 2012
There are Ads, and then there are ADS. This is the latter. Lincoln has just come out with a “reintroduction” video for the brand, which we are apparently also now calling the Lincoln Motor Company. I like it – both the name and the video. While the odds of management being able to turn Lincoln [...] Continue Reading
News
DeLorean Has Found a DeLorean
Posted on 03 December 2012
DeLorean has gone and found themselves a “barn find” somewhere in California. Little is known about the car, but DeLorean posted this image onto their Facebook page with a rather tantalizing message. It would seem that DMC corporate is going to rebuild this forlorn car back to its 80′s glory. Good speed you silver oddity. [...] Continue Reading
News
Vinny App Will Tell You The Wholesale Price For Your Vehicle
Posted on 12 November 2012
A new app in the iTunes store promises to give you the upper hand the next time you plan on selling or buying a car. Vinny wants to be “your buddy in the used car business” by removing the information gap between consumers and dealers. The app was created by a team who recently had [...] Continue Reading
Videos
“Long Way Round” Now Streaming On Hulu
Posted on 12 November 2012
I’ve just wasted an entire Sunday, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s epic motorcycle adventure is now streaming for free on Hulu. Wait, don’t go! I’ve embedded the series below so you don’t have to go anywhere. For those unfamiliar with the title, Long Way Round chronicles the pair [...] Continue Reading
News
Goodyear Debuts Self-Inflating Tire
Posted on 21 September 2012
Goodyear has just done its part in helping us all move into the future by showing off their new technology of self-inflating tires. The technology was shown at the 2012 Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) Commercial Vehicle Show this month in Germany. The pilot program in 2013 will be exclusively commercial truck tires, but Goodyear says that [...] Continue Reading
News
Well This Doesn’t Seem Smart
Posted on 19 September 2012
Hot off the presses and into my email inbox, a company called GoSmart has just announced their latest “smart” product – the GoSmart Clip. Feast your eyes on the magnificence and let your mind wander on what could possibly go wrong while trying to use this AND driving at the same time. But don’t let [...] Continue Reading
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