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[VIDEO] 1947 Chevrolet Rat Rod Pickup Is Dragon on Wheels
A 1947 Chevrolet rad rod pickup shooting black smoke up into the air Fixing up old cars and pickups, while frustrating at times, is like breathing to most gearheads, but…
Doug DeMuro Discovers a Race Car Library in San Diego
For all of the book nerds out there, you probably have heard of Little Free Libraries. If not, they are small boxes set up throughout the country with books inside.…
Subaru Slope Taxi Scales Snowy Summits for Skiers at Shinshu Sugadaira
Skiers in Shinshu Sugadaira pose next to a Forester Subaru Slope Taxi Last winter, Subaru helped skiers ditch the cold ski-lift by giving them cool rides in 2015 Foresters, XV…
Ohio Apparently Has the Best Deals on Used Cars in the Country
Sing it with us: O-H-I-O! In news that will surely make the Ohio Tourism Board very happy, the Buckeye State turns out to be a Mecca for good deals on…
ASIMO in New York: Beginning Of Robot Uprising Chillingly Documented In “ASIMO Visits The Big Apple” [VIDEO]
“BOW BEFORE ME, PATHETIC HUMANS! I HAVE ALREADY SEIZED CONTROL OF THE BRIDGES AND SUBWAYS! THERE IS NO ESCAPING!” Earlier this year, the Honda ASIMO humanoid robot became the most…
Could Mitsubishi Bring a Pickup Truck to North America?
Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns You may not know it if you live in North America, but Mitsubishi is a bit of a pickup king in the rest of the world. The…
Kia Soul EV Ice Cream Truck Coming to SEMA
What the Kia Soul EV Ice Cream Truck will look like when it premieres at SEMA this November While most car companies cook up some high-performance vehicles for the annual…
Toyota New Global Architecture Causes More Delays
Toyota New Global Architecture could push Corolla production back Recently, we reported that production of the next-generation 2016 Toyota Prius would be pushed back six months, possibly due to last-minute…
Ford Remains Top Brand in the UK Through Q1 2019
The all-new Ford Fiesta Active Photo: Ford Motor Company With the first three months of 2019 down, Ford Motor Company remains the No. 1 brand in the United Kingdom, setting up a…
Lindsay Lohan and Billy Eichner Destroy a Car, Mourn Ending of HIMYM
Sometimes you’re just innocently watching male singers cover Alanis Morissette songs on YouTube (or wait, is that just me?) when you stumble upon something golden. Other times, you stumble upon…
Board Game Review: 'Hot Rod Creeps' Customizable Racing Game
It might come as a shock, but not everyone loves motorsports. For some, the smell of burnt rubber and the roar of a engine appear more like a billboard on…
Train’s “Cadillac, Cadillac” Brings Even More Attention to Brand
It’s possible that you’ve recently heard Train’s “Cadillac, Cadillac” single, which has just started to receive some play time on Top 40 radio stations across the country. (Listen to it…
Dodge Chance to Be Bad Sweepstakes Gives You Chance to Be Bad
Last month, Chrysler Group launched the Dodge Chance to Be Bad Sweepstakes, in which one lucky winner will take home either a 2015 Dodge Challenger or a 2015 Dodge Charger.…
Motorcycle Drag Racer Isn't Good at Drag Racing
Motorcycle drag racer is not really good at drag racing. Yesterday, the video below was uploaded to YouTube with the title “Car vs Bike” and nothing in the description except…
Porsche Cayenne Kicks Off “Dream Car Week” on The Price is Right
Jacob wins a Porsche Cayenne as part of “Dream Car Week” on The Price is Right If you’re a 12-year-old boy staying home from school because you’re sick, you may…
Sensationalist Headline: MILLENNIALS ARE (NOT) KILLING MEDIUM AND LARGE (FORD) SUVS
Ya know, it’s popular these days to accuse Millennials of killing everything. Your favorite restaurant chain with junk all over the walls can’t pay the bills? You know who to…
Honda Installs Fast-Fill Hydrogen Refueling Station
One of the largest concerns that consumers have when it comes to the emergence of hybrid fuel cell technology in automobiles is whether or not states can create the infrastructure…
Watch this Mo’ne Davis Chevy Commercial and Short Film
A still from the new Mo’ne Davis Chevy commercial, which aired last night during the World Series opener on FOX If you watched game one of the World Series last…
License Plates May Soon Be Their Own Digital Device
So, I would like to share a short story with you. Recently, I sold my old car, moving from the hard-driven, dented Pontiac G6 to a slightly less hard-driven Nissan…
Man Goes To Jail for Driving Drunk with a Bunch of Chickens
Man Goes to Jail for Driving Drunk with a Bunch of Chickens Why did the chicken cross the road? Because some drunk guy crammed it into his SUV with 99 others…
2014 Chicago Auto Show: Production Cars on Display
The Honda Fit will be at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show The Chicago Auto Show offers us the most square feet of any major auto show in the United States.…
2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Recall Alert: Yeah, They Catch Fire
Porsche has issued a 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 recall due to engine issues. Porsche today issued a statement regarding recent rumors that their cars catch fire, because they were apparently…
Mazda Parts Website Answers, 'Hey, Can I Borrow Your Miata?' in a Handy Flowchart
As any owner would agree, a Mazda Miata is a very special thing. This can make the usual familial or friendly request of “Hey, can I borrow your car?” into…
Watch This Guy Catch 55 Consecutive Green Lights in Manhattan
Everything is an art (except twerking); it just takes the right kind of artist to create a masterpiece. YouTuber Tim Burke created his own masterpiece of sorts while cruising the…
Tons of People Would Actually Buy ThinkGeek's Magic the Gathering Travel Edition
Magic the Gathering: Travel Edition = $$$ (and also, sadly, not real) Photo: ThinkGeek ThinkGeek.com has a tendency to go all-out when it comes to April Fool’s Day, and more…
What Was That Jam About? The Shockwave Traffic Jam And How to Prevent It
Have you ever been driving down the highway, and a traffic jam appears, seemingly out of nowhere? You know, those traffic jams where you sit there, thinking “There must be…
Two Ford Chief Engineers: Don't Expect a Fiesta RS Any Time Soon
Ford this week unveiled its next-generation Fiesta ST performance hatch at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, reigniting questions regarding the possibility of a Ford Fiesta RS. According to the two…
Who Plays the Family of Tree Huggers in That Subaru Outback Commercial?
Do you know who these actors are? Well you’re about to! Have you seen that Subaru ad for the 2015 Outback that features a family of literal tree huggers taking…
Ms. Frizzle Got Nothin’ on this Jet-Powered School Bus That Hits 367 MPH
Check out this jet-powered school bus. Kids of the 1990s may remember a certain magic school bus, driven by Ms. Frizzle, that could do everything from explore outer space to…
2015 Mustang Pricing Information Leaked for EcoBoost, GT Models
2015 Mustang pricing information has been unveiled for the EcoBoost, GT This morning, Ford announced entry level pricing for the 2015 Ford Mustang, which comes in at $24,425 for a…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Tank Crushes Stuff
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a tank, and he wants to crush things in it with you. Ever wanted to crush a bunch of junk (or even some priceless heirlooms) inside of…
China Shifts Focus from EVs to Hydrogen-Powered Cars
China’s using its EV blueprint to promote hydrogen cars https://t.co/7PC1pj0T1T pic.twitter.com/nStsU3ygrT — ilwareed Online (@ilwareed) January 29, 2019 Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been thriving on a global level. Particularly in…
Electric Cars Will Soon Flood the Market
Many drivers these days are considering buying an electric vehicle. These drivers are tired of buying expensive fuel and are usually concerned with their vehicles’ environmental impact. Indeed, today people…
New Honda Museum in Ohio Has Grand Opening
From left to right, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Honda executives Tom Shoupe and Rick Schostek admire an Accord V6 engine and transmission at the new Honda museum in Ohio.…
If You Call the Youabian Puma Ugly, You Could Get Sued
Youabian Puma Source: YouTube The Youabian Puma shocked the world to its core back in November at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show by doing just like your mother told…
Behold the 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang
2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang The rumors were true: the mysterious performance car that Ford rolled out just days before the Los Angeles Auto Show is, indeed, the 2016 Shelby GT350…
Open Source Tesla Patents Are Now a Thing
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made Tesla patents open source material. Earlier this week, Musk hinted that he might be opening up all Tesla patents to the public. Just a…
What Is the BMW Hofmeister Kink?
BMW Hofmesiter Kink on the 2018 BMW M4 Coupe Photo: The News Wheel Every automaker has its own design cues that it employs to differentiate its vehicles from competing brands.…
Elio Production to Start Next Fall
Elio production to start this fall Photo: Elio Motors Back in May, I reported on a tiny, three-wheeled car that could very well become the future of city driving. The…
Teen Drunk Drivers Can Earn $1,000 Scholarship in Colorado by Admitting Mistakes
Nerdy high schooler “McLovin” and two irresponsible cops do drunken doughnuts in the teen comedy Superbad Hey kids, crack open another cold one: a fun-loving Colorado defense attorney is offering…
Watch Karma Strike with a Vengeance in Redneck Road Rage Video
The saying goes that karma is a pejorative term for a woman that is derived from a word referencing a female dog. The notion that you get back from the…
Toyota and the Environment: True BFFs
From the early-2000s introduction of the Prius to the recent debut of the Mirai fuel-cell vehicle, Toyota is one automaker known for its love of all things eco-friendly. But it’s…
California Woman Jumps Out of Moving Hyundai, Lets Car Roll into Oncoming Traffic
If there’s one type of news we at The News Wheel love, it’s crazy driver escapades caught on dash cams. One case of inexplicable antics took place in California and was…
Rainy Weather Confounds Self-Driving Cars in Michigan State Study
Photo: pxhere Recent Michigan-based research shows that self-driving cars have a long way to go before they can safely handle nasty weather conditions. Autonomous vehicles have managed to operate effectively…
Focus ST-H Rent-A-Car Coming to U.S.? Whoa.
With some luck, you’ll be able to rent Hertz/Ford’s Focus ST-H for your next business trip According to the United Nations, the Netherlands is the fourth happiest nation on earth,…
GM's China Sales Tumble 14.9% in 3rd Quarter
Buick’s 2018 lineup for the Chinese market. In China, the Buick brand is a popular seller for GM Strong sales in China have been a major bright spot for General…
BLU-RAY GIVEAWAY: Enter to Win the New Movie Roger Corman's 'Death Race 2050'
UPDATE: THE GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. LOOK FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS FROM THE NEWS WHEEL. Infamous B-movie film producer Roger Corman is back in his official follow-up to his 1975 cult classic movie Death…
Buy My Volvo Commercial Makes Convincing Case
In September of last year, Luke Aker impressed the hell out of pretty much everybody by delivering a ridiculously-well-done commercial for his 1996 Maxima GLE beater. So impressive was Aker’s…
Jeff Boyer Urges Drivers of Recalled Vehicles to Use a Single Key
Jeff Boyer urges drivers of recalled vehicles to use a single key. Yes, really. The entire GM recall has been one big mess. It’s been a tragedy for families and…
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