ABC News Goes After BMW, Gets Response
Posted on Feb 5, 2026 in Safety | 1 comment
2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35i Oh, how automakers must fear the wrath of network news. First the Audi 5000 was targeted by CBS’s 60 Minutes in 1986, which used doctored footage to prove a case of unintended acceleration. The story had devastating effects on Audi sales for years, even though the problem was ultimately found to be caused by driver error. Then in...
Read MoreI Want To Believe
Posted on Jan 4, 2026 in Editorials | 1 comment
Three years ago, around this time, I begged the nice people at Ford to build a proper Lincoln. This was shortly after I begged Cadillac to put a V-8 in the ATS. If you put the two articles together, you might get the sense that I have the completely antediluvian mindset that an American luxury car needs a V-8 and rear-wheel drive and main-battle-tank...
Read MoreHistoric Design, Jaguar Turns 75
Posted on Dec 8, 2025 in Antique | Comments Off on Historic Design, Jaguar Turns 75
Few things in this world can still look good at the age of 75, and even fewer can remain relevant. Jaguar has done both, and this summer the marque will be celebrating 75 years since the introduction of its first car, the SS 100. Jaguar is one of the world’s top luxury car brands with a history of producing some of the most beautiful and advanced automobiles...
Read MoreA Citation Against Conventional Wisdom?
Posted on Nov 3, 2025 in Editorials | 1 comment
“V” writes: Hello Sajeev, Conventional wisdom says wait until the second model year of a new vehicle since that’s when the automaker will have fixed the glaring flaws decried by the “beta testers” who bought the first model year. Is this always true? Do automakers fix problems “on the sly” so that, say, a 2016 model year car manufactured in August 2015 could...
Read MoreGoogle Working on Driverless Cars
Posted on Oct 1, 2025 in Safety | 3 comments
Here’s a disturbing development for all those who love to drive: Google is working on technology that allows cars to drive without human interaction. In fact, the technology has already made it into vehicles and onto public roads, with driverless Google test cars logging 140,000 miles on California roads. The revelation came on Google’s corporate blog, which...
Read MoreMyFord Touch, Car Computers Just Get Cooler
Posted on Aug 14, 2025 in Technology | 2 comments
Ford recently rolled out the new MyTouch system, and it has been garnering raves for what it could possibly bring to the automotive world. Essentially MyTouch is Ford’s Sync system on steroids, a Maxi-Sync, if you will. MyTouch seeks to blend Ford in vehicle features into a cohesive experience that will feature intuitive controls, more voice activation as well...
Read MoreGreat Car Photos!
Posted on Jul 13, 2025 in Antique | Comments Off on Great Car Photos!
Here are some cool photos from a website called Crank & Piston. I have it saved as one of my favorite sites because of one photographer, Phil McGovern. This guy takes some of the best pictures on the web and seems to be almost everywhere there is an event happening. Check out some of the shots from the track, the scale and movement are amazing. You should...
Read MoreWho Makes the World’s Fastest Street-Legal Sedan?
Posted on Jun 12, 2025 in Racing | Comments Off on Who Makes the World’s Fastest Street-Legal Sedan?
Brabus and G-Power are in a back-and-forth duel for the bragging rights of holding the title of World’s Fastest Street-Legal Sedan. G-Power did it first, with the tricked-out 225-mph Hurricane M5, which is a BMW M5 with a V10 and 730 ponies. Then Brabus came with their jab in the form of the Rocket, a Mercedes CLS with a bored-out, twin-turbo V12 that was...
Read MoreNissan Wants A Cheaper Z, So The Kids Can Buy Them
Posted on May 5, 2025 in Editorials | 2 comments
The next-generation Nissan Z (which may or may not be: 1. A crossover; 2. Real; 3. Inspired by a bicycle; 4. FWD; 5. All of the above) may be less expensive than the current car, Nissan design chief Mamori Aoki told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. A lower price would appeal to a younger generation who can’t afford the Z’s current $30,000 price tag, Aoki said....
Read MoreFrom the Archives – Stutz Blackhawk
Posted on Apr 2, 2025 in Featured | 4 comments
There was no shortage of decadence in the pages of Hemmings Motor News during the 1970s. We’ve previously shown a few examples of customs, one-offs and retro-reanimations, from the Kanzler Coupe to the Cooper Markette. The Stutz Blackhawk, though, had a decent following during those days of disco and polyester, as evidenced by the fact that over 500 examples...
Read MoreShould You Buy a Rental or Accident-Involved Car?
Posted on Mar 24, 2025 in Safety | 1 comment
Enterprise Rent-A-Car ad With the price of used cars rising some 10 percent over last year, people are looking for other ways to save money and get good value. Is it reasonable to buy a used rental car? How much can you really save? What’s the risk of buying a car that’s been in an accident? Cars that have been in floods? Repossessed cars? Do these options make...
Read MoreIlmor Engineering Shows Off New Five-Stroke Engine
Posted on Feb 15, 2025 in Technology | 1 comment
Ilmor engineering, some of the best engine guys on the planet (good enough for roger Penske at least) have just shown off their new five-stroke engine that will … wait, what? Five? Hold on a second … suck … squish … bang … blow – nope that’s only four. Engines have four strokes, right? Yeah, bike engines are two, but I count only four … I thought these Ilmor...
Read MoreInfuriating Interstate Situations and How To Deal With Them
Posted on Nov 19, 2024 in Safety | 3 comments
Coming back recently from a cross-state road trip, I have to admit I was tempted at least four times to follow a car until it stopped and then remove its valve stems. Some people just aren’t good enough drivers to traverse the Interstate system. I know it’s not my place to police America’s highways, but if a little vigilante justice results in a bad driver...
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