Cars that are visually very quick do have an appeal. The low profile, the body shape, large tires and other aerodynamic and sporty looking characteristics evoke a positive emotional response that is quite tangible, even if you’ve yet to turn the engine key. From the way it’s sitting on its wheels, this car is telling […]
Rebadged and Obscure: 12 Cars That Wore a Disguise
There’s no industry like the auto world for bizarre partnerships, strange short-cuts and out-of-left-field business deals. And there’s no story more baffling than that of badge engineering-taking a car from another manufacturer, slapping a different badge on it and calling it a new model. It sounds easy, but for every intelligent collaboration, there’s a downright […]
The Renault 16: The Forgotten Revolution That Shaped Family Cars
Some cars are remembered because they were fast and others because they looked good or they raced well. The Renault 16 will forever be remembered for another reason. It revolutionised manufacturers approach to the concept of the family car. Perhaps it does not have the same recognition now that it did once in its life […]
Subaru’s Smart Pivot: Why Hybrids Are Leading Its Future Road Map
The automotive world is navigating through the most interesting times in the company’s history. With the rise of electric cars as the center of conversation concerning future mobility, automobile manufacturers throughout the world are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to transition away from their existing gasoline powered vehicle technologies. In spite of the continued […]
A Comprehensive Guide to the Best Used Electric Cars
The used EV market has seen a huge evolution in the last few years, and by that, I mean one quite easily detectable thing: prices. In what seems like no time at all, used electric cars are significantly less expensive than they were, finally making them available to a whole lot more of the population […]
Unearthing Automotive Legends at a Colorado Junkyard
Deep in the Colorado high desert, in the isolated high plains and scrubby pinon of La Jara, Colorado, there’s a place that’s more of a graveyard of American Automotive History than a wrecking yard. Ernest Auto Wrecking & Truck does not use slick corporate branding, nor do they advertise in fancy magazines; the narrative of […]
A Deep Dive into 11 Problematic Corvette Model Years
When it comes to high-performance engineering, no vehicle epitomizes America more than the Chevrolet Corvette. Since its birth in 1953 it has worn a mantle of sharp styling, brute horsepower, and an all-American personality that cannot be mistaken. From humble two-seat convertible to a world-class sports car that can challenge the most advanced European sports […]
Germany’s Wildest Rides: 12 Unforgettable and Unusual Car Designs
When we talk about German cars, we think about things like German engineering, precise and disciplined, or quality, reliability and performance with brands such as BMW, Mercedes, Porsche or Volkswagen but behind that quite organized face is a whole parallel history, more experimental, where engineers and designers came outside of their typical role to discover […]
A Global Look at the Coolest Police Cars
Police vehicles are primarily recognized for their utilitarian, disciplined, and robust nature. What one generally envisions is a standard sedan or sport utility vehicle, built primarily for patrolling and the daily operations of law enforcement. They are critically important to the functioning of civil society, and can typically be identified solely for this pragmatic reason. […]
The Art of the Fin: 14 Cars From a Legendary Era
There was a point in time when automotive design wasn’t merely about function; it was about pure imagination. Cars weren’t just machines to take people from point A to point B; they were statements of emotion, of ambition, and of an age in rapid transformation. And from all the experiments in style during that era, […]