An investigation into what witnesses initially described as a violent robbery perpetrated by two men impersonating Detroit police officers has led to the arrest of two actual police officers, both long-time veterans of Michigan police departments. The reported reason for the crime? The recovery of a cell phone stolen from Read more
Filed under: Videos, Porsche, UK Porsche has been spending the majority of 2013 celebrating the 50th birthday of the 911, with its latest stunt taking the German brand to the home of British motorsports, Silverstone. To celebrate, Porsche invited enthusiasts to take their personal 911s on a lap of the Read more
Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal Automotive News is reporting a serious backlash from car dealers regarding the North American Dealers Association’s choice of keynote speaker for the annual industry confab in January: former first lady and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton. AN spoke to one dealer that not only cancelled Read more
Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we’ve got reports from Wired:Autopia, Vanity Fair, and The Truth About Cars. Read more…
In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, several of them showed up to parade around England’s Silverstone Circuit this weekend. And by several, I mean a record-breaking 1,208 of them. Read more…
Filed under: Videos, Mercedes-Benz Worker anthems are always dicey (Exhibit A: the Hyundai Steel song), focused as they are on ideologies and products that usually don’t register beyond the bounds of the factory floor and burdened with dirge-like tunes and queerly reverential lyrics. Mercedes-Benz created a peppy tribute to its Read more
Top Gear! It’s on TV tonight. Or, if you’re not a Brit, on your computer screens thanks to the power of the Internet. Read more…
Filed under: Videos, Motorcycle, Design/Style This motorcycle embraces two very different dynamics. On the one hand, it’s quite possibly the most expensive motorcycle ever built, with some experts speculating that the frame alone is worth $1 million. On the other hand, it looks old and beaten up, like a steampunk Read more
Filed under: Classics, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, TV/Movies The conductor and orchestra – and the chap who’s tap-dancing on the rear fender – are life sized. The Studebaker they’re having a ball in and on, however, is ginormous; it’s a massive wooden prop for a promo film from 1930 called Wild Flowers, Read more
Phil Fish is the creator of a very popular and much loved video game called Fez. He’s also the target of a lot of internet hatred. The latest hate burst has been so intense that he’s calling it quits, canceling the second part of his original masterwork. Read more…