The F-35B recently completed wet runway and crosswind landing tests, which is good, considering that we’ve already bought 47 of the $252M fighters. Hopefully this isn’t the first time the good folks at Lockheed Martin have tested the F-35B’s that ability, since weather is still a thing that happens. Read Read more
Filed under: Spy Photos, Minivan/Van, BMW, Luxury In what enthusiasts will likely see as a continued attempt to dilute the BMW brand, the German manufacturer is testing a three-row variant of its already controversial 2 Series Active Tourer. Our trusty spy photographers captured images of the new, front-drive MPV testing Read more
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Nissan, Rumormill, Design/Style The Nissan IDx seems like the type of concept that auto enthusiasts wish they could be driving. With a compact size, style inspired by the classic Datsun 510 and a rear-wheel-drive powertrain, it certainly ticks many of the boxes that people Read more
Filed under: Classics, Convertible, Coupe, Videos, Chevrolet, Pontiac Every few a decades, the folks running General Motors lose their minds briefly try to market a car that public doesn’t see coming and often aren’t ready for. In the ’60s there was the rear-engine, air-cooled Chevrolet Corvair, then the mid-engine Pontiac Read more
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, SUV, Truck, Work, Chevrolet, Land Rover, Luxury, Off-Road, Racing, Ram 2015 Corvette Z06 wins on power and price We started off this happy Friday by learning that the 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 would come to dealers with a starting price of $78,000. That’s not an insignificant Read more
Anyone with the cojones to launch a new car in this day and age has our utmost respect. It’s a fool’s errand, but we’ll give them points for gumption. But crowdsourcing a supercar that’s ran out of development cash? That just reeks of desperation. Read more…
At the Monterey Historics, BMW handed Sam Smith the key (yes, it starts with a key) to its freshly restored 1970 Alpina 2002ti race car. It’s a former Alpina works racer that was later campaigned by Vasek Polak in the SCCA 2.5-liter Trans-Am. Read more…
Cooking Up Italian on a Hot Rodder’s Budget While working for Alfa Romeo’s U.S. Engineering Office, Hank Bernstein was surprised to see the company clearing out its inventory of old emissions-testing parts; the powers that be relegating several prized pieces to that great dumpster in the sky. All it took Read more
Filed under: Budget, Minivan/Van, Performance, Safety, Work, Hatchback, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Fiat This or That: Fiat 500 Abarth vs. Ford Fiesta ST Two of Autoblog’s editors argue the finer points of hot hatches in a point/counterpoint rundown between the Fiat 500 Abarth and Ford Fiesta ST. Arguments are made, but Read more
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Crossover, Kia, Electric It’s official: Kia’s adorable Soul-hawking Hamsters have crossed that line. It was one thing when they first hit the scene, and we got a small chuckle out of their trimmer looks for the refreshed, 2014 Soul. This, though, is too much. This is Read more