Crossovers are selling like hotcakes, and Lexus models are no exception. The RX was the brand’s best-selling vehicle in the U.S. last year, and the smaller NX also experienced significant growth. Oddly enough, the rising popularity of crossovers even has one executive worried about the future of sedans. Speaking with Read more
My esteemed colleague Michael Ballaban spent a few minutes this afternoon on the Wikipedia page about continuously variable transmissions, which references the “former Dutch annual backward driving world championship.” Since we exist on the Internet, that led us to YouTube and onto the video you see above. I can’t… Read Read more
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held every March at a posh Ritz-Carlton resort just North of Jacksonville, Florida, presented 10 vintage Camaros this year, along with Bumblebee from the Transformers movies and a new Camaro Nürburgring test car, to celebrate the model’s 50th anniversary. Bill Warner, Amelia Island Founder and Read more
Few names have endured longer in the automotive industry than Holley. When a couple of enterprising brothers, George and Earl Holley of Bradford, Pennsylvania, founded the Holley Motor Company in 1896, their objective was to design and build motor vehicles. The three-wheeled single-cylinder Runabout was their first undertaking, followed by Read more
If you’ve seen any of the last four movies in The Fast and the Furious franchise, you’ve probably noticed they’re heavy on the FCA product placements – especially when it comes to Dodge products. It should come as no surprise then that Fate of the Furious star and producer Vin Read more
Filed under: Ferrari,Coupe,Supercars This car was made famous on the Tax the Rich YouTube channel. Continue reading Early Ferrari F40 prototype destroyed in roadside fire Early Ferrari F40 prototype destroyed in roadside fire originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 01 May 2017 14:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use Read more
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing,GM,Automotive History GM returns to its roots. Continue reading GM returns to its birthplace with renovated Flint factory from 1886 GM returns to its birthplace with renovated Flint factory from 1886 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 01 May 2017 13:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use Read more
When watching this crash from the Pirelli World Challenge weekend at Virginia International Raceway, it’s hard to decide what’s wilder: how violently this race car tumbled off of the track, or the fact that the driver climbed right out of the car and was released from a nearby medical center. Read more
The 2018 McLaren 720S is either a masterpiece of automotive design, or a weird Hot Wheels-y flying fish thing, depending on whom you ask. I’m crazy about the look myself, and when I got closer I found even more amazing details to freak out over. Read more…
California has approved a bill that will increase gas taxes and vehicle fees to fund transportation projects across the state. On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a bill that will raise $5.2 billion a year for mass transit initiatives as well as road and bridge repairs. The Read more