Uber made a calculated PR move choosing an automaker known for its safety in order to advance its driverless tech When it comes to autonomous driving, much of the conversation lately has revolved around Tesla’s autopilot technology, which has been at the center of quite a bit of controversy. However, that negative publicity hasn’t stopped Uber…
The automotive world is all abuzz about China and its growing market of car buyers. Many automakers are releasing whole lines of vehicles tailored to Chinese shoppers, and some brands are choosing to modify their current models for Chinese desires. BMW is making the second choice, and recently unveiled a BMW X1 Long Wheelbase model that…
NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t just a Chevy driver, he’s also a Chevy collector. That was made clear earlier this year when he auctioned off a classic 1955 Bel Air and a lightly used 1999 Corvette from his own garage, and he also shows off his own vintage 1973 Chevy Camaro in the latest…
Ford recently celebrated its 24th Bring Your Child to Work Day by inviting more than 230 children of its employees to participate in STEM-related activities at the Ford Research and Innovation Center. The annual festivities were led by Sandy Volk, executive assistant to Henry Ford Technical Fellow and Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Research…
The 2016 Fiat 500L is a four-door hatchback featuring a starting MSRP of $19,495. The Fiat 500L offers two extra doors and two additional feet of overall length than the regular 500 compact hatchback. The 2016 Fiat 500L competes in the same segment as the Kia Soul, MINI Countryman, and Honda Fit. Looking For A…
Traveling in a car for hours on end can get a bit unnerving, especially if the same songs keep playing over and over on the radio. Even a perfectly crafted playlist can get tiresome if you’re not in the mood to jam out while behind the wheel. If, instead, you wish to listen to some…
Photo: Royalbroil Arkansas is home to many speedways and racetracks to test your skills on. But if you just want to view some professionals tear up the dirt, you can find that in the state as well. Check out three of the coolest racetracks to visit in Arkansas. Choose Your Vehicle: Get behind the wheel…
The 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT is a two-door performance coupe that carries a starting MSRP of $111,200. This German sports car is the model that replaced the popular Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which was the first Mercedes vehicle that was designed by the automaker’s AMG high-performance division. In fact, the Mercedes-AMG GT was so well received in…
If you’ve been watching NCAA Football for the past couple of weekends, then you’ve probably noticed a couple of commercials spotlighting the 2019 Ford Edge and the new high-performance Edge ST. One spot focuses specifically on Ford Co-Pilot360, a new suite of standard driver-assist technologies that make the Edge one of the most intelligent vehicles…
Nissan Project Clubsport 23 Each year, different automakers bring a variety of inspiring and exciting vehicles to the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. This year, Nissan presented five unique vehicles at SEMA, each offering something for a wide collection of consumers. From sporty coupes and fun SUVs to a couple assistive vehicles,…
The good news: Hyundai just unveiled its nifty new high-performance i30 N Fastback in Europe. The bad news: The car won’t be available in the United States anytime soon. The i30 N Fastback will come with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that makes 246 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. Buyers who opt for the…
June is LGBT Pride Month in the United States and organizations around the country are recognizing the occasion with the movement’s rainbow theme. For example, Facebook allows users to react with a rainbow to someone’s posts, the Seattle Space Needle is flying the Pride flag, and Atlanta has announced a permanent rainbow crosswalk. Four years…
The Lamborghini Huracán Performante in all of its glory. Photo: Freddy Hernandez/Jalopnik Lamborghini unveiled the Huracán Performante supercar at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show to the pleasure of enthusiasts around the world. The Italian automaker pulled out all of the stops with the performance-oriented model to prove that beneath the eye-catching design lies the heart…
Travolta fans counting down until Friday’s release of Gotti now have a diversion to distract them until showtime. The 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham coupe featured in the movie is now for sale by Silverstone Motorcars. The original 6.0-liter V8 engine under the hood powers this iconic vehicle, which comes outfitted with tufted leather seats. Wire wheels…
These two SUVs may look similar, but they have quite a few significant differences When heading to the dealership to pick out your perfect full-size Chevrolet SUV, you will have two vehicles to choose from: the Tahoe and the Suburban. At a quick glance, the SUVs look nearly identical. However, upon further inspection, you’ll discover…
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been updated considerably for the 2014 model year. For the 2014 model year, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class will see a lot of changes. There are a number of styling changes, including a more streamlined front end, along with some interior redesigns, including some new safety technologies and an auto stop-start system. The…
What’s New for the 2014 Volkswagen Passat For the 2014 model year, the Passat will see better fuel economy than ever before with a new 1.8-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine replacing the 2.5-liter five-cylinder in the SEL model. The German carmaker’s new Car-Net telematics system will also debut this year adding more technology to the car…
2013 Chevy Camaros For the 2013 model year, the Chevy Camaro LT, SS, and ZL1 models get a new MyLink touchscreen audio system, along with a new MyLink-based GPS navigation system option. For those SS models with a manual transmission, a new road-racing-inspired 1LE option package is available and hill-start assist is now standard on…
Some people just never seem to give up until they have conquered all that they see. One such person is Jessica Sterling of Greenwood, Arkansas, who was captured on video by a police video camera attached to police officer Josh Fisher (we believe attached to his head, which made the whole thing have a disturbing similarity to…
The 2016 Honda Civic Sedan Touring trim Spy shots leaked a few days ago, but it wasn’t until last night that the all-new, tenth-generation 2016 Honda Civic Sedan received its formal unveiling. As expected, it looks sportier than Civics of days past… and bigger, too. Honda is bragging that the model’s new platform and package…
The new Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator—the former having debuted in February at the Chicago Auto Show and the latter following with its debut at the New York Auto Show in April—are both making the rounds at Ford’s Dearborn campus. Both new SUVs will be on display from June 5th-9th in the lobbies of various…
Kathleen Brooks was overjoyed to get behind the wheel of her newly restored 1967 Volkswagen Beetle A little over 52 years ago, Kathleen Brooks purchased a red 1967 Volkswagen Beetle that she decided to call “Annie.” Over the years, Annie has been Kathleen’s daily transportation, acquiring plenty of dents and scratches along the way. Because…
What’s New Exterior Performance Efficiency Interior Safety 2017 Dodge Challenger GT AWD What’s New for the 2017 Dodge Challenger? The Dodge Challenger comes with a number of updates for the 2017 model year. First, a new all-wheel drive model dubbed the Challenger GT has been added to the lineup. The Challenger GT comes with a…
What’s New Exterior Performance Efficiency Interior Safety 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Exterior The 2017 Chevy Cruze comes with the same exterior style that debuted on last model year’s redesign, including the brand’s creased hood, new angular dual grille, and strong side body lines. On lower trim levels, the Cruze features technology like automatic on/off headlights and…
What’s New Exterior Performance Efficiency Interior Safety 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Exterior The 2017 Chevy Cruze comes with the same exterior style that debuted on last model year’s redesign, including the brand’s creased hood, new angular dual grille, and strong side body lines. On lower trim levels, the Cruze features technology like automatic on/off headlights and…
What’s New Exterior Performance Efficiency Interior Safety 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Exterior The 2017 Chevy Cruze comes with the same exterior style that debuted on last model year’s redesign, including the brand’s creased hood, new angular dual grille, and strong side body lines. On lower trim levels, the Cruze features technology like automatic on/off headlights and…
What’s New Exterior Performance Efficiency Interior Safety 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Exterior The 2017 Chevy Cruze comes with the same exterior style that debuted on last model year’s redesign, including the brand’s creased hood, new angular dual grille, and strong side body lines. On lower trim levels, the Cruze features technology like automatic on/off headlights and…
The 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe ©GM If you are browsing Cadillac’s website any time soon, you might notice that the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe configurator is now available. Naturally, I decided to play around with it a bit to explore all the options for the all-new model. Right off the bat, you’ll get your choice…
When you ask anyone on the street what country they associate with luxury performance cars, Germany is probably going to come up a lot. There is definitely a perception that German engineering is the best no matter what, and Infiniti is getting a bit tired of hearing about it. To fight the stereotype, the brand…
Summer is a great time for road-tripping and exploring new cities. While we’ve already touched on weird driving laws in some states, there’s plenty more nationwide rules worth mentioning. Here are some bizarre driving and transportation laws to familiarize yourself with (both for the sake of staying informed and for eliciting some laughs). Maine Apparently…
Donald Trump just got a new presidential limo from Cadillac Photo:Gage Skidmore Cadillac just delivered a new armored limousine for President Trump. The Secret Service says the limo transported Trump this week while he was in New York City for United Nations meetings. The federal government has used Cadillac limos for presidential travel ever since…
“I think it’s always a difficult question to say if you miss someone. I think the sport would naturally miss him, yeah,” Lewis Hamilton said about Kimi Räikkönen after the 2018 Italian Grand Prix when asked if he would miss the Finnish driver following his Formula One retirement. But nobody seems to know whether he…
GM used official Chevrolet performance parts to take the Camaro Track Concept to the next level of performance Photo: © General Motors Even though General Motors agreed to sell both its Opel and Vauxhall brands to PSA Group earlier this week–signaling GM’s exit from Europe’s small passenger car market–that didn’t stop the company from bringing…
The 2019 Yenko/SC Stage II Corvette Photo: Specialty Vehicle Engineering Feel like owning a 1,000-horsepower 2019 Corvette? Now you can, but you’d better hurry. Only 25 are being made. Specialty Vehicle Engineering, a major GM supplier, is manufacturing the 2019 Yenko/SC Stage II Corvette, based on the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. Here’s how it…
The GM Silver Volt resurfaces in Agent Cody Banks Photo: Internet Movie Cars Database The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has a little-known ancestor from 1980: the General Motors Silver Volt. The Electric Auto Corporation built the Silver Volt as part of a special contract with GM. This plug-in hybrid car could hold five passengers and…
Yelling “shotgun” to secure the front passenger seat is a well-known practice, and with many well-known practices its origin is a bit well, more unknown. Why is the word “shotgun” the key to riding up front? According to Best Life writer Eric Spitznagel, the word “shotgun” harkens back to the 1880s and ‘90s when financial…
As a former “old Top Gear” viewer, The Grand Tour was everything I wanted it to be. I had tried not to raise my expectations and to remain only cautiously optimistic; it would have been far too easy to buy into the hype that had the internet abuzz since TGT was first announced and that…
The new 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck Today Honda released official EPA data and pricing figures for the newly redesigned 2017 Ridgeline, which starts at $29,475 and is priced as high as $42,870 for the top-level “Black Edition.” All Ridgeline models feature a direct-injected 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission, and…
Nissan Leaf Hearse Photo: Ana Ulin Over the years, many vehicles have been turned into hearses and put to solemn work. Usually we think of stately luxury brands that are given the duty of conveying the dead to their final destinations; however in the UK one funeral home has turned the zero-emissions Nissan Leaf into…
This weekend, February 22nd -25th, the Dayton Auto Show takes over the local convention center to give the Miami Valley a good look at all the best vehicles on sale today without the pressure of a dealership visit. Editor Whitney Burch and I attended the show on Thursday, and after examining the vehicles we write…
2016 Porsche Cayenne The 2016 Porsche Cayenne is a luxury crossover SUV that comes with the distinct performance and stylish nature that the German automotive manufacturer is famous for. Every 2016 Cayenne comes standard as all-wheel drive and with an eight-speed automatic transmission, but each of the seven Cayenne models feature its own distinct engine, with…
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage GT You spend a lot of time in your car. Too much time, probably. If a lot of driving is a necessary part of your existence, the following products listed by Bustle writer Megan Grant might be what you need to make your life on the road easier, better organized, and more…
At Auto Shanghai 2017, Wuling and Baojun, General Motors’ brands exclusive to the country, each revealed a new model aimed at expanding its respective reach with retail customers. Shopping for a New GM Vehicle? See current national sales incentives and offers Wuling, primarily a commercial vehicle venture and looking to gain footholds among individual new vehicle…
Sleeping like a baby has never been something I have aspired to in my quest for a good night’s sleep. Babies wake up every three hours, and, whether it is to eat, have a change, or to party with their sleep-deprived mamas, this behavior qualifies as awful, broken sleep for grownups. But, sleeping like a…
A custom, autographed 1D 2015 Honda Civic In the never-ending battle for the almighty Millennial dollar, car companies have started decorating their vehicles with the imagery of hot young pop stars, much like Steve Buscemi putting on a “Music Band” t-shirt in order to investigate the goings-on at a local high school. This weekend, Chevrolet…
2014 Toyota Rav4 There’s a new Technology package for the 2014 RAV4, which offers a blind-spot monitoring system with a lane departure warning system and automatic high-beam control. 2014 Toyota RAV4 Exterior Toyota RAV4 EV History 2014 Rav4 badge 2014 Rav4 Wheel Gone is the boxy RAV4 of yore. With the 2014 model year, expressive…
The all-new 2017 Lincoln MKZ represents the ever-evolving brand’s latest step forward, and it is now taking another step toward global recognition by launching in South Korea. Coming Soon from Lincoln: Get a load of Lincoln’s 2018 lineup, including everything from the MKZ to the new Navigator Ford Sales and Service Korea officially welcomed the…
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