The first full month of spring is well known to start with a day consisting of physical jokes and overall deception. April Fools’ Day 2014 produced a several hilarious moments designed to make us believe outright nonsense. This year, several members of the auto industry were involved in perpetrating their own surreal news reports. […]
Still getting over New Year celebrations entering into the second full week of 2014? After all the merriness of a previous season has passed, it appears North American people (especially motorists) are stuck in an unpleasant place where cold weather holds us without mercy. What better time for an indoor spectacle. Known for 25 years […]
We have reached Christmas day for 2013. There have been eleven ideas provided so far in the Twelve Days of Car Gifts. Starting with the Knight Rider Hallmark ornament, we transitioned towards ideas such as a BMW Motorsport Tent and a not-so holiday practical stock car racing simulator. With a good part of Christmas […]
Halloween is a time when many characters come out. It is a time for children and even adults to dress up in costumes living out a persona through the day. For other adults, Halloween horror comes in realizing the price of candy for satisfying trick-or-treaters. For automobiles, Halloween involves recognizing nightmarish creatures of four wheels. […]
Almost 60 years since General Motors publicized their vision of self-driving vehicles at the 1956 Motorama, the pipedream of a world where automobiles can handle the seemingly easy but realistically complicated task of driving. Google, Audi, General Motors and within Tesla Motors have been driving forward with vehicles that can be programmed to drive itself […]
What are some of the coolest world records that have been completed in a MINI? Various MINI models’ appeal for record attempts is linked to their…ahem…mini size and excellent handling, making them ideal for high-speed and precision challenges, as well as for squeezing loads of people inside them. At the same time, the ability to […]
We’re all used to seeing vans that allow wheelchair users to roll up on a platform and lift them into the back, but what if a disabled, wheelchair-bound person wants to get behind the wheel themselves? Normally it’d take an assistant to get them into the driver’s seat, who would then fold up the chair […]
Thanks the US government mandate that automotive fleets reach 54.5 mpg by 2025, the dawn of the hybrid supercar is upon us. And it comes to a point where- while the naturally aspirated V12 and naughty six-speed manual gearbox will always reign supreme in the fun department, the hybrid powertrain and dual-clutch gearbox are technologically […]
There are more than a few cars that I cringe at when I see them rolling down the road, always wondering “WTF were they thinking when they made that monstrosity?” But the fact that people still buy the damn things proves how terrible our tastes are. To be fair, each car is made for a […]
Italy is home to some of the most impressive roads and stunning natural landscapes in the world. As a nation with a long history of automotive achievement and a popular passion for driving, Italy’s motorways are essential to the local culture. So whether you’re a visitor or native resident, there are countless incredible drives to […]
When sitting down trying to come up with a list of the 10 sexiest classic Italian cars, a couple of things are immediately clear to me; Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. And it is not only about the looks of a car. It definitely has nothing at all to do with […]
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Six Funny and Ridiculous Street Signs
Funny comes in all shapes and sizes; just ask Danny DeVito and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. It’s in your TV shows, commercials, and hidden under every banana peel. Funny is everywhere except a mortician’s office and in legal paperwork. Even then, sometimes something funny can slip through the cracks and wind up on an official traffic […]