Celebrate Jeep 4×4 Day with the “Jeep Hair, Don’t Care” Snapchat Lens
Replicate the look of driving a Jeep Wrangler with this new Snapchat lens
Last year, Jeep proclaimed that April 4 would henceforth be known as Jeep 4×4 Day, a holiday to celebrate the freedom that Jeep vehicles provide to drivers. Today marks the second annual Jeep 4×4 Day, and as such, Jeep has developed a unique way for enthusiasts to share their love of all things Jeep. For the […]
The 10 Most Iconic Cartoon Family Vehicles
Not too long ago, we all found out exactly what type of vehicle cartoon patriarch Homer Simpson drives, which then got me thinking, “What types of cars do other cartoon families have?” Instead of simply listing off the make and model of each animated family’s mode of transportation, here’s some info regarding the 10 best cartoon […]
Dice Drivin’ Review: Press Your Luck in This Fast-Paced, 8-Bit Car Racing Game
Good board games don’t just come from America and Germany; these days, they’re being made all over the world. Thanks to the popularity of tabletop gaming–and the possibilities of crowd-funding–all kinds of creative gaming titles are being released. Last year, Vorpalia Games in Spain created and released Dice Drivin’, a street racing card […]
Car News In the Rearview: Not Good, But Don’t Panic
Welcome once more to In the Rearview, where I, like a mother bird, bring bites of car news to your open, cheeping mouths. This is not a perfect metaphor. First up this week, we have Dodge releasing another teaser for the Challenger SRT Demon. However, rather than releasing more details about the car, Dodge just […]
The EV List: Every Mainstream Electric Car Available in America Right Now – Updated Once More
A while back, I read a little bit about the Chevy Volt, and thought to myself, “Wow! This electric car stuff is really awesome! I should really buy a Volt!” However, then I thought, “I wonder what other electric cars there are.” This is the result: A list of all the mainstream electric vehicles–that is, […]
Blame Cell Phones For Your High Car Insurance Rates
There are a lot of factors, such as age, driving history, and vehicle, which go into figuring out how much we all owe for car insurance. However, even the best drivers are seeing rate increases, with the Insurance Information Institute reporting that the average price of car insurance has risen about 16% since 2011. Besides […]
Trump Administration Pondering Self-Driving Cars
We’ve been talking about autonomous cars pretty much non-stop on The News Wheel for months, if not years. Self-driving cars are the future, so we have been told, and will make our roadways infinitely safe. The innovations in autonomous cars were spurred on in the past few years by support from the Obama administration, which […]
Mazda6 Awarded The Car Book’s ‘Best Bets’ Title
You would think that, eventually, Mazda would get sick of all the awards its vehicles win. Of course, it isn’t, as it has now proudly announced that the Mazda6—the brand’s four-door full-size sedan—has won the distinction of The Car Book’s ‘Best Bets.’ The Car Book is an annually-published car buying guide created by the Center […]
What Goes Up: General Lee Replica Crashes After Leaping Into the Air
Police Sirens, the tune of “Dixie” playing on a horn, and a streak of orange in the sky should all seem familiar to anyone who watched television in the early 1980s. These are all hallmarks of The Dukes of Hazzard. If there is one thing that the classic television show is known for above all […]
Study: Humans Drop Baton in Autonomous Car Control Hand-Off
As humans, we are good at a lot of things—we can create art, ponder the deepest recesses of the universe, and create fantastic machines to make our lives easier. However, when it comes to taking back the wheel from a self-driving car, it seems that Google was right and we may as well leave it […]
What Car Does Bill Murray Drive in the Movie ‘Groundhog Day’?
There’s a lot to love about February 2nd. Apart from it being my birthday (woohoo!) and giving us unprecedented insight into the weather every year, it’s also the subject of the classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. Directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray at his wise-cracking, cynical prime, Groundhog Day has many classic scenes–many of […]
Stockholm Ambulances to Interrupt Car Radios to Warn They Are Coming
I would think ambulance drivers would hate people with big in-car stereos. They could be driving with siren on, lights flashing, and then get stuck behind some doof in an SUV, his vibrating windows tinted dark enough that the lights just haven’t registered yet. Well, in one place, at least, that will no longer be […]
Gleeful Car-nage: The Violent, Vehicular Legacy of the ‘Death Race’ Franchise
How outrageous cars "drive" the subtext of these controversial movies
Few films are as polarizing as Roger Corman’s gruesome, irreverent, and shameless low-budget satire Death Race 2000. Met with scorn by conservative critics, it was decried for its debauchery and brutality–yet in the years to follow, it has become a cult classic. With the upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of Roger Corman’s long-awaited follow-up to Death Race […]
Exclusive: The Cars and Drivers of ‘Death Race 2050’
Death Race 2050, the reboot of Roger Corman’s cult classic Death Race 2000, hits Blu-ray and VOD this Tuesday. Starring Malcom McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Manu Bennett (Arrow), Marci Miller (Days of Our Lives), and Yancy Butler (Witchblade), Death Race 2050 modernizes the original’s premise of a dystopian future where the highest form of entertainment […]
[VIDEO] Lightning McQueen Faces “Mid-Size Crisis” in New ‘Cars 3’ Trailer
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The latest trailer released for Cars 3 reveals more about the mature narrative and tone surrounding the third film in the franchise
In a movie industry that has become saturated with animated features, one name that has continued to shine through year after year is Pixar. With classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo under the company’s belt, it can be difficult for some of the studio’s more mediocre movies to meet such a high standard. That […]
What Should I Do If I Accidentally Hit or Scratch a Car in a Parking Lot?
Parking lots are danger zones for potential disasters. From drivers blindly backing up to pedestrians darting among cars to shopping carts on the loose, there’s always something lurking among the parking spaces. If your bumper accidentally collided with a nearby parked car, or your door damages another, or your shopping cart swipes someone’s side mirror […]
Self-Driving Cars Could Spell Trouble for Organ Donation
Autonomous cars are becoming a priority around the world, because removing human error from driving will make roadways safer and cut down on fatalities in accidents. However, it has recently been pointed out that this piece of cutting-edge technology might get us where we least expect it—organ donation. According to Slate, we all carry organ donation […]
Volvo Crowned Europe’s Safest Brand with 3 Top Safety Pick+ Cars
The IIHS Top Safety Pick Award began in 2006 as a way to aid consumers in finding the automobiles with the finest overall safety performance. In the years since, the IIHS has also introduced the Top Safety Pick+ Award and the criteria for earning each prestigious honor has grown even more difficult. For 2017, the […]