Electric cars are commonly introduced as the next step in the evolution of the automotive industry, which promises to be silent, emit less, and offer a smoother ride. They sound out on paper. However, a very different story can also be told in the real world use not always the one that is featured in […]
A Legacy of Flaws: 10 of America’s Worst Military Aircraft
Most folks imagine sleek fighter jets when they hear U.S. military flight dominance in the skies, famous battles carved into time. Machines such as the F-22 or bold propeller-driven planes from wartime tend to grab all the praise. Yet buried beneath each triumph is a trail of trial runs, wrong turns, expensive flops hardly anyone […]
10 Vintage Rides Baby Boomers Still Adore That Totally Leave Millennials Scratching Their Heads
The Generation gap fact is hard when it comes to old cars. To Baby Boomers born about 1946 to 1964 those giant, polished American classics of the 1950s through the first 1970s are vehicles of another sort. They are bound to an era when living was full of potential: cheap gas, open roads, booming burbs, […]
Tony Stewart Recalls Nothing of Terrifying 335 MPH Crash
On the track, time can be measured in micro-seconds, each moment a decision that can be a life and death. One blink, a moment of doubt and it can all go horribly wrong. These cars are not fast, they are built for blistering acceleration, pushing forward with an acceleration that defies description. The sound of […]
Dodge’s Overlooked Masterpiece: The Rarest V8 Muscle Wagon
American muscle cars are known for their engines, aggressive look and two-door bodies built for speed. Names like the Charger, Challenger and Super Bee instantly bring images of speeding cars racing tracks and loud V8 engines. In the 1960s and early 1970s car makers competed to create the fastest and most powerful cars on the […]
Olinia: Mexico’s Bold Leap into Electric Vehicle Production
This all-electric Mexican Olinia car looks poised to give electric mobility a boost-at a very low price. The Olinia is a 6-seater all-electric car, designed and produced entirely in Mexico, and priced so low that it could make owning an electric car attainable for many Mexicans. Set to begin production in 2027, the Olinia is […]
RAM Roars Back to NASCAR and They’re Doing Everything Right
The last ten or so years have been the desert and a dry period to Mopar fans. Dodge exited NASCAR in 2012, and when the brand was rebranded under Stellantis, it appeared that the stock car racing was never going to be seen again. The trucks continued to win at showrooms, however, at the track? […]
Automakers Eye Marelli Parts in Strategic Supply Chain Rescue
The delicate collapse of Marelli Holdings, a troubled supplier of auto parts to both Stellantis and Nissan Motor Co., has set the giants circling for assets, another sign of how interconnected the global auto-manufacturing industry has become. It’s far from a typical deal as automakers seek to safeguard their supply chains during a time of […]
Subprime Auto Borrowers Face Scrutiny Amid Rising Defaults
Evidence of stress in the U.S. Auto loan market is starting to emerge, and these developments are increasingly difficult to brush aside. A sector previously perceived to be resilient and functioning smoothly due to credit availability is now experiencing fractures, with a particular focus on the subprime sector. An upward trend in consumer complaints, delinquency […]
America’s Automotive Shift: The Hybrid’s Surprising Comeback
For the past few years, there seemed to be just one inevitable place the entire auto industry was destined for: a future wholly electric vehicles. Companies poured into billions of dollars into making battery vehicles, governments came up with all sorts of green goals and industry leaders predicted the demise of gas cars in no […]