Filed under: Government/Legal, Green, Read This ProPublica has put together a very deep look at the past, present, and future of the federal gas tax, and why it hasn’t been increased since 1993. The article is a fantastic read. Continue reading How the federal gas tax exemplifies problems in Congress Read more
Fiat Chrysler has recently drawn the ire of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over “a litany of failures” with millions of vehicle recalls , including older Jeeps linked to fatal fires. According to a Wall Street Journal report, we now know Fiat Chrysler will face penalties from the feds Read more
If you haven’t picked your summer vacation yet, might I suggest one of these thoroughly-catalogued road trips from some of America’s greatest road-tripping stories? Steven Melendez and Richard Kreitner have teamed up for Atlas Obscura to plot the course of the cross-country trips detailed in some of America’s finest nonfiction. Read more
Filed under: Earnings/Financials, Government/Legal, Recalls, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, RAM, Safety, United States The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will reportedly levy a $105 million fine against Fiat Chrysler Automotive over lapses in the reporting and handling of recalls and safety defects. Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to get $105m fine Read more
Starting at 9:30 a.m. ET, there will be twenty-four hours of brilliant racing on Belgium’s fantastic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps that won’t see a second of air time on American television. The solution? Watch it all right here via Nismo.tv’s livestream. Read more…
Filed under: Videos, UK, Classics, Performance, Specialty Mark Walker and a co-pilot run the 1905 Darracq 200 up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car has 200 hp from a 25.4-liter V8, and no bodywork. Continue reading Watch a 110-year-old French car blast around Goodwood Watch a Read more
Filed under: Videos, Subaru, Racing, Autoblog Minute Red Bull Global Rallycross makes its first ever visit to Detroit halfway through the 2015 season. Continue reading Autoblog Minute: Redbull Global Rallycross makes its first ever stop in Detroit Autoblog Minute: Redbull Global Rallycross makes its first ever stop in Detroit originally Read more
There are lots of companies on Earth. Some make mining excavators. Some of them test innovative construction techniques using fungi. Some of them do neither of those things. One of them is Autodromo. Read more…
Filed under: Government/Legal, Jeep A cyber-security gap that allowed for the remote hacking of a Jeep Cherokee has federal officials concerned. Continue reading Feds fretting over remote hack of Jeep Cherokee Feds fretting over remote hack of Jeep Cherokee originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:13:00 EST. Read more
I think the Alfa Romeo 4C is very possibly the best sports car you can buy right now. That’s not because of what it can do — it’s more because of what it doesn’t do. Read more…