Before you all freak out on me because you think I’m just going to smash and trash electric vehicles, hear me out. I’m not poo-pooing them because I think they’re too slow or ugly looking. I have valid arguments that I want to bring to everyone’s attention. And now that you haven’t read that and [...]
We all have to deal with it at least once a day: traffic. It’s inevitable, unless you live in a super small town with one main road and your neighbors are cows. Traffic is a daily annoyance that us city dwellers just can’t escape. And I’m fine with that. However, it seems that the majority [...]
As cars become ever more technical with every new model, I got to thinking: Are all these cool new gadgets helping us be better drivers, or making us uber lazy behind the wheel? I thought this as I popped my Lincoln MKT tester into Active Park Assist, took my hands off the wheel and let [...]
After waiting eagerly for the funky little Ford Fiesta to hit North American soil, I got to thinking; why are all the cool cars in Europe? It’s not the we don’t have “cool” cars here, just that they are so much cooler across the Atlantic. And you might think it’s just a case of the [...]
Alright, so after much driving, it has come to my attention that you, the general public, need a little lesson in driving safety and etiquette. I’m sure more than one of you scoffed and laughed at the title of this piece, wondering why you (the best driver in the world) would need a reason to [...]
Many a teenage boy has asked just this question — and you might not think it’s relevant or even worth talking about. But it plays such an important role in car-buying situations that it must be discussed. There’s no denying it; the curb appeal of a car is part of the buying process. And if [...]
Nissan began it’s online reservation process of the Nissan LEAF a few days ago. In lieu of Earth Day today, what better time to launch the first all-electric vehicle to hit the North American market? Eager customers were given a questionnaire to answer, then asked for their credit card information for the $99 (refundable) reservation [...]
Why Manual Is So Much Cooler
As I drive my automatic test vehicle this week (the uber big Ford Taurus SHO), I find myself looking longing at my manual transmission WRX as I pull out of the driveway each day. And it’s not just the Taurus that gives me transmission envy; it’s every automatic vehicle. There’s something about the control a [...]