Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Ford, Earnings/Financials Ford had a bit of a recall spree around this time last year, with a pair of issues on the then-new 2013 Escape, followed by a recall of 423,000 2001 to 2004 Escapes because they might accelerate of their own accord. Accordingly, Uncle Read more
Who has the best job in the world? If you guessed Ken Block, a man who travels the world racing and drifting around things, you’d be correct. Ken is getting ready for the X Games right now, but is around to answer your questions for the next hour. Have at Read more
Pagani wasn’t the first carmaker to build a Zonda. Car Design News has a great recap right here on the 1971 De Tomaso Zonda concept. Read more…
Filed under: SUV, Crossover, Lexus, Luxury There’s been a lot of news regarding future Lexus products recently, including spy shots of new RC coupe and NX compact crossover, and reports that a 2+2 coupe based on the LF-LC concept is heading for production. Now, Automotive News says that Japan’s #1 Read more
Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari, Racing Luca Cordero di Montezemolo does not strike us as the kind of person we’d want to cross. We imagine the Chairman of Ferrari as sort of like an automotive Don Corleone, a thought that is further confirmed when we hear about the aftermath of last Read more
If you thought things couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous than the catcopter, you were woefully gloriously wrong. Now, the same disturbed minds that brought you flying cats have an all-new monster. Enter the OstrichCopter. Read more…
Non-car people. Sure, we have to interact with them every day, shaking our heads in disgust and pity as they curb-scrape their 2009 Corollas with clouded headlights into parking places. Sometimes, though, a car passes by which draws the attention of even these poor car-blind folks. What are those cars? Read more
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