I haven’t driven my dirtbike in a very long time, and I almost never drove it in the rain or on wet roads. But sometimes you get caught in the weather, and highway speed become extremely dangerous. Luckily the two riders managed to keep each other safe in this clip Read more
Filed under: BMW, Sedan, Luxury BMW is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a limited-edition 7 Series, only five of which are coming to America, and all of them in M760i xDrive spec. Continue reading BMW M760i all dressed up for hundredth birthday festivities BMW M760i all dressed up for hundredth Read more
Filed under: Design/Style, Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows Marine launches Mercedes, the first example of the new Arrow460-Granturismo designed by Mercedes-Benz Style on the French Riviera. Continue reading Mercedes-designed Silver Arrow motor yacht hits the open sea Mercedes-designed Silver Arrow motor yacht hits the open sea originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, Read more
While solid front and rear axles are uncommon today (Jeep Wrangler is one exception), many early automobiles used the simple set up. In this video, a vintage 1916 Ford Model T shows off its capabilities on an RTI (ramp travel index) ramp. An RTI ramp is used to measure axle Read more
Federal regulators gave Volkswagen until April 21 to come up with a suitable solution for its diesel cars, and that just may have happened. According to Reuters, VW and U.S. officials have finally agreed on a plan to buy back certain diesels affected by the emissions scandal. VW will offer Read more
When most people think of a rally co-driver, they immediately think of the person sitting shotgun, shouting out all sorts of letter and numbers, potentially including obscenities, while the driver goes flat-out down a mountain road. We at DirtFish like to think that they are the unsung heroes in the Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal, Green, Volkswagen, Diesel Volkwagen’s efforts to define ‘fix’ for diesel emissions will likely be too late to meet late-April deadline. Continue reading Volkswagen’s diesel software reportedly developed in 1999 Volkswagen’s diesel software reportedly developed in 1999 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:27:00 EST. Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal, Green, Africa, Diesel, Military Boko Haram extremist group is making its own biodiesel for motorbikes after government shuts off fuel lines. Continue reading Boko Haram terrorist network resorts to homemade biodiesel Boko Haram terrorist network resorts to homemade biodiesel originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 19 Apr Read more
The LaFerrari, with all of somewhere north of 900 horsepower, is a very fast car. You can measure its raw acceleration in time, or distance. Me, I prefer to measure it in neck. Just look at that dude’s neck. Read more…
Our colleagues at AUTOMOBILE are reporting that Mini’s future hinges on five “superhero” models that will leverage the UKL platform developed by BMW for front- and all-wheel-drive applications. This comes as a result of the current slowdown in Mini’s sales and the fact that niche models like the Coupe, Roadster, Read more