Month: March 2016
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Customize Your Own Ferrari and Don’t Pay For It
If you’re like us, designing your own Ferrari sounds like a fantastic way to spend 20 minutes of your life. And with Ferrari’s new GTC4LUSSO configurator, you can customize your dream Ferrari in just minutes. Join us as we pick our options and drool over a car that we can’t afford. Ferrari Fever Our GTC4LUSSO…
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Five Epic Original Top Gear Episodes You Must Watch
Top Gear is the best car enthusiast show of our time. Watching Richard Hammond, James May, and Jeremy Clarkson tear across the globe in everything from a Bugatti Veyron to a Reliant Robin (which flips more than a gymnast) is television at its finest. Whether you’re a longtime fan of Top Gear, or someone wondering…
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You’ve Seen a smart car; But You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This
Does it upset us when people modify their smart cars? Absolutely not. We love when people use their smarts to create cool projects. That’s why the three smart cars below make us so happy. 1. Vert’s smart car food truck This smart car food truck based out of Austin, Texas is a “Berlin-inspired kebap” that…
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Prime Time: Here’s What’s New on the Toyota Prius Prime
We realize that a Toyota Prius is not the most exciting vehicle ever. It’s not loud, fast, low to the ground, or particularly sporty – but as we progress further into the 21st century, we have to make compromises for the good of our planet. And for that reason, the Toyota Prius Prime is very…
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The Lincoln Navigator Concept Is Out of This World
We’re not really sure what to think of Lincoln’s Navigator concept. Its gullwing doors and retractable steps make it look like it’s ready for a summer vacation to the Andromeda Galaxy – but who wouldn’t you want to traverse the galaxy in an interior as nice as this? As always, Lincoln has styled the inside…
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The 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Is Better Than the Bat Mobile
This may very well be the most beautiful Rolls-Royce to ever Grace our eyeballs. Known around the world for its one-of-a-kind appearance, the 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom I Coupe is one of the few vehicles that become more valuable as time passes. Last we heard, the couple had been sold to the Petersen Museum for…
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Swag On! The 2017 Volkswagen Alltrack Wagon Debuts in NY
Are minivans and SUVs too bulky for your liking? We totally understand. That’s why we’re so excited for Volkswagen’s newest wagon: The 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack. The Alltrack is expected to debut at the 2016 New York Auto Show this week, and go on sale in the United States next fall. A price for the…
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Pay at the Pump: Understanding How Gas Prices are Determined
If you haven’t noticed, gas prices jumped more than 50 cents in some places last week, and as they inch closer to $2 a gallon, we have to wonder what’s making them rise. So, we did some research. Here’s what we learned: How gas are prices determined The price of gasoline is made up of…
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Will Self-Driving Cars Make Traffic Lights Go Away?
In case you haven’t heard, the auto industry is exploring ways for cars to drive themselves, and progress is being made. Members of the auto industry met with Congress with last week to talk about drafting laws for actually making this work in reality. New research from private college MIT shows that when cars can…
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Show of Hands: 2017 Sportage or 2017 Optima Wagon?
There were two stories about Kia this week. The first was the 2017 Sportage, specifically how its redesign keeps the model fresh-looking and up-to-date inside. The second story was the 2017 Optima Sportwagen, Kia’s first ever mid-size station wagon, which is for Europe only. Wagons (called “estates” in Europe) are a big deal in the…