Say it Ain’t So! Last Minute Mergers Are Actually Helping Traffic?!
Perhaps it’s a trick of the gods designed to play with us silly humans or simply an inevitable coincidence due to favorable weather, but summer travel and road construction are…
Sauber Confirms Charles Leclerc Will Participate in Four Practice Sessions
The Sauber F1 team has confirmed that Charles Leclerc will be participating in four of the free practice sessions throughout the rest of the 2017 Formula One season. Charles Leclerc…
Sanctions to Decimate North Korea's Car Makers
Image: Pyeonghwa Motors It has been a long time since it has been a good thing to live in North Korea. This is especially true if you are a car…
Safety Tips for Driving Solo this Summer – Part 1
Whether you’re trying a new outdoor activity, participating in a food festival downtown, or hitting the road to explore new destinations, solo driving has unique safety risks. Enjoy the freedom…
Russia’s Google Totally Building An Autonomous Car Too
This is not the Yandex vehicle. This is the Olli car that was developed first with the same principals. Love it or hate it, you have to admit that Google…
Rory Harvey Announced as CEO of Opel Ireland
Rory Harvey has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that it is appointing Rory Harvey…
Romance IS Alive! Girl Takes Cab from Arkansas to Florida to See Boy
Girl Takes Cab from Arkansas to Florida to See Boy Today’s news is full of awful stories about shootings, terrorism, and people generally being turd buckets, so it’s heartwarming to…
Romain Grosjean Crashes After Drain Cover Comes Loose in Malaysia Practice
Romain Grosjean was involved in a strange crash today during the second free practice session of the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix. It’s not unusual to see Formula One drivers lose…
Road Trip Gear: Roof Top Tent
Photo: mountainpete Road trips require a lot of packing, especially if you’re camping along the way. On top of all of your luggage with clothing and other necessities, you have…
Road Trip Destinations to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
With Halloween a mere day away, chances are you have candy on the brain. The candy your kids will get, the candy you’ll hand out to costume-clad trick-or-treaters, or the…
Risky Moves You’re Making in Your Garage
Your garage does a good job at protecting your car. But other than that and the fleeting idea and occasional attempt to organize it, you probably don’t give your garage…
Rio Olympics Gets Wi-Fi Thanks to iPass and Uber Partnership
The Rio Olympics will have Wi-Fi thanks to a new partnership Photo: Dave Catchpole It’s no secret that Rio de Janeiro has had some difficulty getting ready for the magnitude…
Review of “The Art of the Classic Sports Car” by Codling/Mann
The term “sports car” has been criminally overused in today’s automotive marketing, being used in ill-fitting, exaggerated ways to sell even the most nonathletic vehicles. As ones who saw this…
Review: Motorsport Manager Mobile 2
Platforms: iOS, Android Price: $3.99 (three optional in-app products: $7.49 – $11.99 per item) Launch date: July 13 (iOS), August 10 (Android) Developer: Playsport Games Ltd Size: Approx. 600 MB…
Revel in the Complex Simplicity of a Hybrid Classic Pickup Conversion
Some of the coolest converted and customized vehicles on the road are classic cars which under the skin are outfitted with more modern drive components—the concept of “LS-swapping” (putting one…
Report Scientifically Names Most Popular Cars In Hip-Hop
“Pull the rag off the ’64, hit the switch, show the whole world how it go.” – Game Luxury rides and sport cars have long held a special place in…
Report: GM Venezuela Lays Off Employees Via Text After Plant Seizure
Photo: Intel Free Press The text message has become a convenient means for quick and dirty communication that is used for everything from setting up plans for the weekend to…
Report: GM Agrees to Sell Opel and Vauxhall Brands to PSA Group
General Motors previously tried to sell Opel to Canadian company Magna before the deal fell through in 2009 Photo: © Thomas Kohler Reuters reported earlier today–March 3rd–that General Motors and…
Report: F-150 Limited to Start Around $60,000
Earlier this year, Ford laid down the gauntlet and tossed its name gladly into the proverbial luxury truck hat with the revelation of a line-topping Limited trim. According to a…
Report Claims Uber's Software Labeled Victim of Fatal Crash as 'False Positive' To Be Ignored
More news has emerged about the self-driving Uber crash, where an autonomous vehicle operated by the ride-hailing company struck and killed a woman as she pushed her bike across the…
Real-Life Video Game: Anki Drive Remote Control Race Cars
Footage from the commercial for Anki Drive, the real-life video game. Photo: Anki Remember the old electric slot car tracks you used to play with in your basement with your…
2016 Belgian Grand Prix Recap: 55-Place Grid Penalty Doesn't Stop Hamilton
Nico Rosberg gets out of his Mercedes F1 car triumphant, but he won’t be happy to see Lewis Hamilton behind him. And we’re back! After a month-long summer break, the…
15 Best Road Trip Movies Ever
Road trip movies are an important segment of cinema. They capture the freedom that the road can bring you, the laughs you can share among friends, and the failures and…
Ray Rice Auctions Car for Boston Bombing Victim
2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition Ray Rice just sold his new 2013 Jeep Wrangler at an auction this week. And by new, we mean really new—the running…
[QUIZ] What Kind of Car Should You Drive?
Ever wonder what kind of car you should buy next, but aren’t sure how to make the decision? The News Wheel is here to help. Take our fun personality quiz to…
