The new 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack enters the fray of rugged looking, moderately priced station wagons. The list of competitors is short. According to VW, the 2017 Golf Alltrack competes directly with the Subaru Outback (though it’ll undoubtedly be compared to the Subaru XV Crosstrek, too). But for this edition Read more
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety confirms what is a widely known and unfortunate reality: that roads are a dangerous and deadly place to be on New Year’s Day. IIHS looked at data from the past five years focusing on alcohol-related fatalities among drivers, bicyclists, and Read more
Florida Man was back in the news today, this time assaulting a car salesman with a golf club because he couldn’t receive a mailed promotion without buying a car. Naturally, there were puns. Read more…
Filed under: Motorsports,TV/Movies,Ferrari,Ford,Racing The film makes the best of limited footage from the era and features new interviews with nearly all the surviving protagonists. Continue reading The 24 Hour War: Adam Carolla’s new documentary brings the Ford-Ferrari battle back to life The 24 Hour War: Adam Carolla’s new documentary brings Read more
“second wave” electric cars– Fiat 500es, Cadillac ELRs and even Tesla Model Ss– are starting to return to dealerships after their first owners are done leasing them. Now apparently those dealerships are wholesaling these vehicles for, like, nothing. Read more…
Filed under: Green,Videos,Bugatti,Hyundai,Misc. Automakers,Nissan,Tesla,Green Automakers,Autonomous,Electric,Supercars Mate Rimac invites Lord Pembroke on a drive. Tesla Autopilot does pretty good in the snow at night with no lane markings. Nissan Leaf rescues a Tesla. Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell to get 348 miles of range. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: Rimac Concept One vs. Read more
Ford CEO Mark Fields dropped by the Motor Trend Detroit office for a visit while global product and technology chief Raj Nair joined by phone. Together, we had a wide-ranging discussion about the automaker’s efforts to transition into a mobility company without neglecting the core products and markets that bring Read more
In the future, autonomous cars should help us get a lot more work done on the road. But until then, Volvo is bringing Microsoft’s Skype for Business to its 90 Series cars, allowing drivers to join conference calls with one touch on the center display. The goal of the Skype Read more
Grace Roselli is a Brooklyn-based artist, photographer and motorcyclist. Her current work, The Naked Bike Project and Protective Gear Series, are results of mixing those passions. Roselli’s purpose is to explore how women riders fit into, and are perceived by, society with and without their “protective gear.” Read more…
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Ethanol “A black cesspool of trading if there ever was one.” Continue reading Trump team turns against ethanol, despite campaign rhetoric Trump team turns against ethanol, despite campaign rhetoric originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read more