Why do we always want things we can’t have? Here’s another one to add to the list: the new BMW 1 Series sedan, which was recently unveiled at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show. Presently, the sporty compact sedan is made exclusively for the Chinese market and strategically developed for younger Read more
Filed under: Fiat,United States,Convertible,Crossover,Hatchback,Budget Fiat 500 hatches and convertibles may be getting big discounts. The 500L and 500X? Not as much. Continue reading Don’t buy a 2016 Fiat because the 2017s will be cheaper and better equipped Don’t buy a 2016 Fiat because the 2017s will be cheaper and better Read more
Large luxury cars used to be powered by throaty, grumbling eight-cylinder engines. Cadillac had its old Northstar V-8s, Mercedes-Benz a 4.3-liter, and Volvo a 4.4-liter V-8 in the mid-priced offerings. But downsizing is all the rage these days, and all three of those manufacturers’ new mid-priced offerings are powered by Read more
Filed under: Ownership At least not that much more than usual. Continue reading Don’t worry too much about your car being stolen on a holiday Don’t worry too much about your car being stolen on a holiday originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00 EST. Please see Read more
If you want a smaller and more affordable Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman or a Macan crossover, don’t hold your breath. Porsche AG global sales chief, Detlev von Platen told Automotive News it won’t happen. “There is absolutely no intention to go below what we have today,” von Platen said at the Read more
Beloved British car writer and collector Harry Metcalfe has added one hell of a vehicle to his garage: one of the ten Land Rover Defender SVX monster trucks made for that mountain chase scene in the last James Bond movie Spectre. Lucky for us, Metcalfe’s taking the opportunity to crawl Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Fisker,Volkswagen,Green Automakers,Transportation Alternatives,Electric Mueller says a VW battery factory “makes sense.” US voters want transportation initiatives. The DOE must turn over secret documents to lawyers in a case against Fisker. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: VW CEO mulls battery factory, voters approve $201B in transportation funding Recharge Wrap-up: VW Read more
There are endless documentaries that explain the clever technology that allowed World War I fighter planes to fire their machine guns through their propellers without hitting the blades. But The Slow Mo Guys use their high-speed cameras so you can finally see exactly what’s happening. Read more…
NASCAR’s hilariously intense, pushy-shovey action film series on the Chase for the Sprint Cup has come to its inevitable conclusion. The wrap-up involves Jimmie Johnson making a physics-defying fall, and it’s just as wonderfully bizarre as the rest of the series. Read more…
With a victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson won his seventh series championship on Sunday night. Johnson joins Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. in the ranks of seven all-time Sprint Cup championships. Read more…