Believe it or not, the Furious 7 C-130 plane drop was not done using a green screen Just when you thought the Fast & Furious franchise couldn’t get any more badass (Fast and Furious 6 used an actual tank, after all), the crew goes and pulls a stunt as twisted as parachuting cars out of…
According to Karl-Thomas Neumann, the man in charge of General Motors in Europe, he could foresee the automaker eventually rebooting production in Russia. Speaking with Automotive News Europe last month, Neumann, the Chairman of the Management Board of Opel Group GmbH and Executive Vice President and President of Opel, said that the move to build…
Nissan released its sales numbers for the first month of 2015 today, and things are looking good following a record setting 2014. Compared to last January, sales were up 15.1% and set a record for the best January in Nissan history. Nissan Group total sales numbered 104,107 in the United States, with 94,449 under the Nissan…
A scene from the latest commercial in the “That’s Not a Buick” campaign Buick has spent a great deal of effort over the past several years tempering its perception in the mainstream among younger car buyers. The brand and the people behind it understood its perception among a younger generation as being a company whose…
Nissan will have a big year in motorsports thanks to a team of great drivers, a strong GT Academy program, and the brand new Nissan GT-R LM NISMO race car. Here are the races you can’t miss this year: Nissan GT-R LM NISMO 24 Hours of Le Mans Dates: June 13-14 The brand new Nissan…
The 2016 Kia Optima is one of the many reasons Kia has increased in sales for ten months in a row February might seem bleak to some, but for Kia, everything’s coming up roses. The South Korean carmaker recently announced its February sales—and they’re quite impressive. For the month of February, Kia posted a 13%…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) might not be taking anything to New York that we haven’t seen before, but the automaker is still showing off an impressive lineup of new and exciting stuff that’s worth checking out if you swing by the 2015 New York International Auto Show over the course of the next couple weeks….
Chevy is really taking an interest in print media, lately. Not only has the bowtie brand started putting digital video ads in magazines (yes, you read that right), but now the company is launching a magazine of its own. It’s called New Roads, and the very first issue is already available to read online for…
It’s not uncommon for acclaimed actors to occasionally slum it in awful movies in exchange for a nice fat paycheck. One of the most famous examples is Michael Caine, who won his first Oscar for the 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters, but couldn’t collect the award because he was busy filming Jaws 4: The…
2017 was a big year for Hyundai, as the automaker rolled out an array of redesigns and new models. 2018 looks to be even more revolutionary, as industry experts are anticipating many exciting things up Hyundai’s sleeve. While we don’t know everything that Hyundai will do in 2018, here are some of our predictions. Redesigned…
The Farmer in All of Us Finding that perfect gift for the farmer in your life just got a whole lot easier with the launch of the Ram Truck photography book, published by National Geographic and entitled, “The Farmer in All of Us: An American Portrait.” The book, which is available for $45 now, will…
This looks like the beginning of a new Batman trailer Photo: Nissan Just after noon today, Nissan tweeted this mysterious picture with the text “A new era is about to begin.” Either they’re revealing a new race car prototype, or they’ve entered into some odd product placing agreement with Warner Bros. for the new Batman…
This is the face of someone who genuinely enjoys bad television (kidding love you mean it) My girlfriend, whom I love very much and know to be a possessor of superior intellect, has an odd fixation with ABC’s The Bachelor. I don’t hold this against her by any means, but I am entirely incapable of…
Nissan GT-R NISMO Just last month, the GT Academy team placed fifth overall and second in its class at the Dubai 24 Hours endurance race. While you were sitting in your frigid apartment, bundled up under four layers of blankets, burning fragments of an old pizza box in the sink for warmth, these drivers were racing…
The first driver of the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO race car has been revealed. Marc Gene has been chosen as the first to pilot the GT-R LM NISMO in its first race, and he has quite an impressive resume. He’s raced in eight Le Mans 24 Hours races with one first place finish and has…
Still from the new Acura brand commercial “Point of View” Okay, so in the context of the ad, he’s clearly talking about the act of blazing new trails. But when Acura releases a new commercial in which Michael B. Jordan, an actor who first rose to prominence playing a drug dealer on HBO’s The Wire,…
As the largest city in the state of Minnesota, Minneapolis is oftentimes thought of as a surprisingly fun, attractive city, with approximately 390,000 residents calling it home. Though the city is landlocked in the middle of the states, it’s still surrounded by water with its location next to the Falls of St. Anthony, which is…
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ is fast approaching, and as an Official Automotive Partner, Kia is taking advantage of the attention. In the brand’s latest move, supermodel Adriana Lima and Kia teamed up for a dual-language marketing campaign called “For One Month, Let’s All be Fútbol Fans.” This campaign covers TV, print, digital, social,…
Californian drivers can’t get enough of Toyota hybrids, and now it looks like Californian sports fans will be seeing the Japanese automaker in more places than just on the roads. The Northern California Toyota Dealers Association recently announced a new partnership with the San Francisco 49ers, making the Japanese automaker the exclusive automotive partner not…
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 a nostalgic trip to Woodstock? If so, then you might have wondered who plays the vaguely familiar mom character – or the hippie grandma, or…
[wptab name=’The Road to Geneva-mania’] An Introduction: The Road to Geneva-mania Mitsubishi is promising an all-new concept SUV for the 2015 Geneva Motor Show with two shadowy images that strongly imply a design study unlike anything we’ve ever seen before from the brand: At least that’s what shadowy teaser images tend to want you to…
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the most powerful street legal production car ever made, and with great power comes great responsibility—and pretty high premiums, too. Fortunately, today Hagerty announced official insurance policies that are specifically tailored to give Demon owners specialized insurance coverage for their high-performance vehicle when it arrives in dealerships this…
As Genesis becomes its own luxury sub-brand over the coming year, the last Hyundai-badged Genesis sedan is released for the 2016 model year. This vehicle has its own upper-class refinement that sets it apart from the rest of the 2016 Hyundai lineup. Get your hands on the 2016 Genesis before it gets redesigned as part of the…
Share Chevrolet’s holiday message on social media for United Way. Today, Chevrolet released a special holiday message via social media (the big two—Facebook and Twitter). For every share or retweet of Chevrolet’s holiday message, the Bowtie Brand will donate $1 to United Way, up to $500,000. Safety First: Chevy Extended Protection Plans Chevy did something…
While the 2013 Hyundai Elantra remains mostly unchanged, coupe and hatchback body styles have been added to the car’s lineup. 2013 Hyundai Elantra Exterior Normally, you might expect a sedan to be more practically than stylish—this is not the case with the 2013 Elantra. At first glance, the slow, sleek profile hints at athleticism you…
In 1965, children’s park Kodomo no Kuni opened near Tokyo. Nissan donated 100 tiny cars to the park to commemorate the occasion. That car was the Datsun Baby, and Nissan has restored one of them and placed it on display at its global headquarters in Yokohama. The park actually had an automobile driving course for…
Photo: Pixabay As you’re watching the fall premieres of your favorite TV shows, you might be noticing a new commercial from Autotrader that’s, well, funny. That’s not because buying cars has become a laughing matter, but thanks to Derek Waters, the creative mind behind Drunk History. Ready To Go?: Make sure your ride is road trip ready See the new ad below:…
Photo: Toyota Toyota enjoyed some of its best-ever motorsport years in 2018 and 2019, and the new decade seems to be bringing more of the same. The automaker’s 2020 motorsport season was off to an excellent start with four race wins over the second weekend of February, including two victories at Daytona International Speedway to…
Every child wants a shot at playing the game that he or she loves, but video games will only get one so far. This is why Chevrolet — the official vehicle of Major League Baseball — has offered young Major League contenders the chance to play America’s national pastime. Comerica Park: Displays two Chevy vehicles…
The new 2016 Chevy Volt commercial touts the vehicle’s progressive powertrain Just a couple of weeks after the car’s Detroit debut, the first 2016 Chevy Volt commercial has arrived, showing off the plug-in hybrid’s new design and advanced powertrain. Take a look: 2016 Chevy Volt Commercial The second-gen Volt’s new powertrain enables it to travel…
This is about as badass as you can get It’s common knowledge that the Toyota Prius is one of the most badass cars out there. Camaros shy away, while monster trucks pull over to let the Prius by. In fact, the Prius is so badass that it frequently makes people pop out of the bushes…
Charles Brady King Drives First Automobile – Getting Around Detroit Detroit is known as a rough-and-tough city. Once the automotive capital of the U.S, Detroit was neglected for decades. Today, Detroit is reclaiming its place as a cultural and tourist capital with new athletic stadiums, a massively-renovated theater district, and the automotive spirit that once…
The 2015 C-Class was instrumental in breaking Mercedes-Benz’s January sales record. Automakers all across the board have been on fire as the world recovers from its recession and especially now that gas prices have dipped back down to late 90s/early 2000s prices. That’s been no different for automaker, Mercedes-Benz. In fact, according to the Mercedes-Benz…
“Back to the Future” helped make the DeLorean an Icon, but it also showcases tons of beautiful Chevrolet vehicles that set the scene and sell the timeframe. While everyone is still in shock over the biggest blunder in the history of award show mix-ups, I’m over here fangirling from the presence of an iconic vehicle…
Eugene Onischenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images For those of us who aren’t too interested in the Olympics (what kind of a sport is equestrian dressage, anyway?), and are looking forward to sports that are a bit more…American, the kickoff to NFL season 97 is less than a month away. Mark your calendars for Sep. 8 at…
Chevrolet has been hard at work with its “Real People, Not Actors” marketing campaign, as well as its subgenre, “Real Kids, Not Actors” (even though some of the kids actually are actors). In the latest installment, the bowtie brand promotes both the 2016 Chevy Traverse and the upcoming EA game “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.”…
Finally, we know the identity of the actor who starred in Buick’s new commercial for the 2017 Envision SUV Buick quietly released a new commercial last month titled “Bringing Home More than You Expected.” The commercial has attracted lots of attention recently on YouTube, particularly from visitors who are keen to know the identity of…
Photo: osseous If you hate the annoyance of getting a new credit card when hackers compromise your old one or feel a headache just thinking about fighting fraudulent charges with customer service, consider going inside the gas station to pay for filling your tank. A new report from Visa suggests that criminals are coming for…
SO MANY SPORTS EMOTIONS!!!!! Last month, Toyota announced an app that would allow sports fans to use a football-centric emoji keyboard on their smartphones to chat with other football fans about their love of the game. FanMojis help you express your feelings while watching the game, whether you’re jumping for joy at your team’s success,…
: Psyonix Studios With the North American, European, and Oceanic regions represented, the best Rocket League players in the world gathered in the Copper Box Arena in London this past weekend. Thousands of dedicated fans showed up, with thousands more watching the live stream, cheering for the 10 teams who have paved the way on…
If you’re a fan of the Cars franchise from Disney•Pixar, or are the parent of a young enthusiast, get ready to be excited. The automotive stars of the latest installment Cars 3 are getting ready to take a “Road to the Races” trip this spring to meet America before the film comes out this summer….
Jeep is encouraging its fans and owners to share their own Jeep stories with the “My Jeep Story” campaign It’s no secret that Jeep has something of a cult following. Jeep lovers support their favorite brand almost religiously, sacrificing countless paychecks on aftermarket tweaks and gas money to make their Jeep vehicle as perfect as…
Honda is continuing to promote its all-new 2017 CR-V SUV, and today debuted an inspirational social media campaign aimed at the Hispanic demographic. The new campaign will run from March 2nd through the 31st on Honda’s social channels @HondaLatino Twitter and Instagram, as well as Facebook. Paying off of Honda’s belief in “The Power of Dreams,” the new CR-V…
Are you ready for some football. Honey. Honey, are you ready for some football? We were supposed to be ready for some football five minutes ago, I don’t want to have to explain to the football why we were late. Could you please get ready for some football faster? Ford is ready for some football,…
When it comes to safe driving, there is plenty we can do in order to avoid an accident including obeying speed limits, staying focused, and driving defensively. Did you also know that certain days of the year, produce more drunk drivers, and are therefore more dangerous days for driving? Here is a list of the…
Show your remaining team spirit with a Dolphins-themed Ventura Photo: Mecum Auctions For those Miami Dolphins fan who have stuck around through the bullying scandals, the revolving door of quarterbacks and coaches, the disappointingly average seasons, and life after Dan Marino, we might have the car for you. If you’re still holding onto the glory days–like…
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid History Full-size luxury SUVs have never been known for their fuel economy, so Cadillac set out to alter that perception in 2008 when the luxury Detroit automaker unveiled a hybrid variant of its flagship SUV – the Escalade. The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid was among the first of its kind and delivered the…
The tail of this ’16 Buick Regal could be looking very different sooner than later Photo: © General Motors General Motors has not offered a wagon in its lineup since the company discontinued the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon back in 2014, but all that could soon change if a report from GM Inside News turns out…
Hyundai loves football and the sport’s fans. If you haven’t learned that by now, you probably are oblivious to the brand’s sponsorship of the NFL, college football, and all the commercials it’s run during televised games. If Hyundai’s dominance over professional football as its official automotive sponsor isn’t enough to grab fans’ (i.e. potential customers) attention,…
McCarthy claims “breakthrough game-changing crossover that gets over 40 miles per gallon combined and is really fun to drive” may not look right on the back of the Niro The Kia Niro originally debuted as a concept in 2013 at the Frankfurt Auto Show and had a slightly different look at the time. But since…
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