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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
12 Common Driving Habits That Are Damaging Your Car
In reality, your automobile is likely your most significant purchase in your life, and it certainly demands more attention and care to remain a useful and trouble free form of transportation than just scheduled checkups. The way you use and operate your automobile day to day affects the wear and tear on and lifespan and […]
The Great Downsizing: Why Automakers Are Phasing Out V6 Engines
For many years, the V6 has sat at a sweet spot in terms of automotive development. It provides a unique mix of refinement, usability, and practicality that appeals to all types of vehicles and buyers, from people-carriers and SUVs, right through to mid-sized saloons. Car owners trust it for its smooth nature, while manufacturers embrace […]
Toyota Expands Recall Over Persistent Engine Debris Problem
Toyota’s most recent recall is gaining a great deal of attention in the automotive industry because of what models are affected: its key full-size truck (the Tundra) as well as a number of Lexus vehicles. But what’s of interest is what’s going wrong: not through normal use, but by the actual manufacture of the engines […]
Engineering Rebels: 11 Wild Cars That Broke All the Rules
It is a common assumption that the story of the motorcar is primarily about advances in technology, accuracy and a highly structured discipline but in actual fact, there is a universe beyond these norms and in it we find an equally fascinating one driven solely by creativity, to the point of not even bothering to […]
Jaguar’s All-Electric Reinvention Begins with the Type 01
Jaguar finds itself in the most defining phase of its already considerable automotive history. Having been once the marque for elegant combustion-engined GT cars and understated, luxurious sedans, the company now wants to fully reinvent itself as an ultra-luxury electric vehicle maker. This isn’t a slow, measured transition; it is a full reinvention. The first […]