While other car manufacturers make one-off design exercises for show display, Ferrari focuses on creating the ultimate sports cars that a person can own. These have always been deeply tied into motorsports, state-of-the-art engineering, and Italian class and heritage. Historically this has led Ferrari to create very few concept cars; when it has, however-usually together […]
A Mechanic’s Guide: 10 Used Cars You Should Avoid Buying
In the world of used car shopping, your best bet comes from the lips of experienced mechanics, not pretty ad campaigns or the lure of low prices. These car experts can tell you which rides keep coming back with hefty bills. They know which ones are a good buy and which ones aren’t. Shopping for […]
10 Common Automotive Myths and Why They Are Wrong
Throughout the history of the car and its use there has always been a great deal of advice, stories and long held beliefs passed down from one generation of drivers to the next. Some of these thoughts come from years that have passed when cars weren’t as sophisticated and others came about from marketing campaigns, […]
Lopsided Legends: Cars That Mastered Asymmetrical Design
Automotive design aesthetics has long been dominated by the belief that symmetry is the ultimate goal. Beautiful balance and attractive shapes have always drawn car lovers. Designers have been creating beautiful shapes since the dawn of the automotive industry. However, there are those who have gone against the grain. Unusual cars had to be built, […]
Elvis Presley’s Legendary Garage: A Tour of His Iconic Cars
When people think about Elvis Presley they usually think about the white suits he wore the amazing shows he put on and the songs that changed rock and roll music for good. Elvis Presley was not a famous musician he was a big deal in our culture and his influence went way beyond the music […]
Durable Classics: A Guide to 9 Affordable Used Cars from the 1990s
As prices for both new and pre-owned vehicles keep climbing, many budget-conscious drivers are looking back at a different era of automotive excellence: the 1990s. This was a decade of real advances in design and construction, producing cars that were genuinely built to last. For anyone watching their spending, a thirty-year-old vehicle from this period […]
Volkswagen’s Legacy of Brilliantly Boring Car Design
However, there are certain car makers that aim to create cars that steal the limelight from the moment they are on the road. Whether they achieve this through unconventional styles, outlandish designs, or aggressive looks that will get noticed from miles away, for some of them the goal of the game is not just to […]
Icons of Italy: A History of Alfa Romeo’s Most Famous Cars
There’s an old saying among car people that every true petrolhead has either owned an Alfa Romeo or, at the very least, spent years wanting one. That single line says a lot about where this brand sits in the automotive world. For 110 years, the Milanese automaker has built some of the most passionate, beautiful, […]
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, […]
Britain’s Automotive Graveyard: A Tour of Defunct Marques
For more than 100 years of Britain’s motoring heritage more than three hundred different car firms have been set up around the country each striving for success in the automotive industry with technical innovation, stylish design and sheer innovation. And for a variety of economic reasons changing tastes, a cut-throat competitive industry and mergers almost […]