Car badges may look like simple marks on the front of cars, but they contain much more meaning than most people appreciate. Every symbol is a visual narrative built on a foundation of history, culture, personal anecdotes, and the development of industry. The simple logo on the front of a vehicle is in fact a […]
Buick’s Enduring Legacy: 12 Cars That Shaped Automotive History
Buick is a brand that’s been with American automotive culture for over a century, it’s a marque that has always combined performance, power, and luxury without being too flashy or aggressive and instead focusing on the comfort, quality and reliability for its customer. Throughout Buick’s history it has seen and evolved alongside dramatic change within […]
Report: Toyota Dealers Exploit Highlander EV Shift to Pressure Buyers
A very clear transformation is happening to the automotive marketplace, as electrification influences the way vehicles are planned, manufactured and perceived by customers. Amongst the discussions within this transition, even classic names like the Toyota Highlander are being discussed in somewhat unique and confusing ways. Often, the plans at a corporate level do not transfer […]
The Enduring Spirit of Pontiac: Stories of Dedication and Restoration
For most people a car is just transport, an object to get them from A to B and around town. However for a car fanatic, the story that a car holds, and can build throughout its ownership, creates something more valuable-a trip through one’s past and connection with another person, and time. These stories do […]
The Supercars Time Forgot: 10 Rare Speed Machines
Supercars have always possessed a weird type of magic. Even for those who are unlikely to ever step into a Supercar they are more than just transport; they are the ultimate statement of desire, creative release and the extremes of engineering. The appeal isn’t about performance or price, but about what happens when constraints are […]
Beyond the Mainstream: 12 Cars That Slipped Through the Cracks
Within the automotive world a small number of cars consistently dominate: models that epitomise style, spark debate and become national icons, forever imprinted upon the national psyche not just for their performance but for the feelings that they evoke. Beyond the headlines however lie countless other machines that were never able to achieve anything approaching […]
BMW’s New M3 CS: A Manual-Only Masterpiece for North America
The high performance car market has been developing in a definite direction for years now. Transmissions have become faster and more intelligent and efficient, all wheel drive has changed our definition of traction and stability. However, there remains a passionate segment of drivers who believes that a key part of the driving experience is being […]
The ME Four-Twelve: Chrysler’s Lost American Supercar Dream
For most people, the word ‘Chrysler’ isn’t exactly conjuring up images of exotica; family minivans, ordinary saloons and the occasional bit of muscled muscle car seems to be the brand’s image. Chrysler, traditionally the automotive provider for the man in the street, not the speed freak who constantly requires ultra high-tech supercar engineering. In many […]
Vector W8: The Fighter Jet on Wheels America Almost Forgot
The Vector W8 was born into a world where the identity of the American supercar wasn’t established. The traditional supercar images of Italian curvaceousness or German precision had already claimed the European landscape, whilst the US was still predominantly identified by brute American power. That alone was supposed to make an “American” supercar in any […]
Boyd Coddington’s Legacy in Steel: The Iconic Cars of a Hot Rod King
Boyd Coddington’s name remains one of the sturdiest pillars in custom automobile history. For Coddington, building cars was never simply mechanical; each of his creations was essentially a study in proportion, flow and feel formed in steel. Moving from a Disneyland machinist to an automotive trendsetter with his own hot rod shop, Boyd proved a […]