Canadian University’s Research Seeks Extending EV Battery Life

Posted on Dec 27, 2018 in Technology | Comments Off on Canadian University’s Research Seeks Extending EV Battery Life

Entering the first major build-up in electrified vehicle construction in over 100 years, the increased use of battery-derived propulsion ushers forth automotive engineering methodology. Instead of planning a four-wheel vehicle around an internal combustion engine, electric car construction invites a new choir of design and science to dictate what many consider...

A Super Limited Edition, Flying Cars, and Great Sounds

Posted on Dec 21, 2018 in Racing | Comments Off on A Super Limited Edition, Flying Cars, and Great Sounds

The “jet black vessel of violence” Maybe you didn’t know this, but the famed Nurburgring race track in Germany is open to the public. Not all the time, mind you, but occasionally a guy such as you or me can take our Ford Focus to the track and turn some laps. Doing so is a dream for many of us. So imagine casually shooting the apexes, then looking...

Fifty-nine years later and four states away, Ohio man finds his first car

Posted on Dec 14, 2018 in Featured | 2 comments

Everybody remembers their first car, whether it be a second-hand clunker or a fine piece of machinery – typically, as the years pass, the cars somehow transform from the former into the latter. But not everybody gets to hang on to that first car, and even fewer people care enough to track down that first car decades later. Hemmings reader John Swigart, however,...

VW Golf R400 and GTI Roadster concepts ready for LA

Posted on Dec 13, 2018 in Concept | Comments Off on VW Golf R400 and GTI Roadster concepts ready for LA

Volkswagen announced that they plan to bring two new concepts at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. We talk about the VW Golf R400 and GTI Roadster, both prototypes previously seen at Beijing and Worthersee respectively. To begin with, the VW Golf R400 concept packs a massive 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine producing 400 horses and 450 Nm of torque. Volkswagen...

Animal Collisions, Roadkill and Kangaroos

Posted on Dec 12, 2018 in Safety | 4 comments

The only animal I’ve ever killed was a cat. With my car. While running studded snow tires. I felt terrible, but it was dark out, and I just didn’t see the feline in time to even attempt saving its life. Since then I’ve come dangerously close to much larger animals: an elk on the side of a North Idaho highway and a number of bucks encroaching on I-90 in Montana...

Why Can’t I Buy a Dodge Dart GT Manual in PA?

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 in Editorials | 2 comments

Duncan writes: Because I want a car that will depreciate faster than my 2014 Genesis 5.0 R-Spec, I inquired at a local Pennsylvania Dodge dealer about a 2016 Dart GT with a manual transmission. After a week of them trying to order one for me, I was told that the factory would not sell the Dart GT with a manual transmission to PA dealers because of something to...