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Snow Rally Crash

Crashing and rally racing just go hand-in-hand. There have been all kinds of crashes in the history of the sport, including cars hitting fan...

Everyone Needs to Stay Off Their Phones on the Roads!

I don't know about everyone else, but one of my biggest pet peeves is almost being hit by someone who is driving while using their cell ...

Why You Should Always Tie Down Your Load

In many places it's illegal to drive around with anything in the back of a truck that isn't properly secured. As you can see from th...

BMW Drivers are Jerks!

There have been plenty of jokes over the years about what jerks BMW drivers are. I worked in real estate back in the day, and I knew quite a...

When Gangsters Run From the Cops

I've never advocated anyone running from the police. It's difficult to truly outrun law enforcement in modern times with helicopters...

Truck Tire Rockets Mechanic Through the Air

We've seen all sorts of crazy Russian dashcam videos, but this is something completely unique. The following video also shows the hazard...

Cops Chase a Smart Fortwo

Truth is often stranger than fiction, and the video below of police in Houston, Texas chasing a suspect in a Smart Fortwo is excellent evide...

The Flame-Shooting Corvette of Your Nightmares

C6 Corvettes are pretty potent machines, but they take well to certain modifications. One of the best things you can do to them is strap on ...

Uber Makes Sydney Hostage Situation More Expensive

Photo credit Flickr TheTruthAbout In case you've been under a rock for the past several hours, you should know that there's a major ...

Dangerous River Crossings

Image courtesy of Land Rover River crossings can be pretty dangerous, especially if you don't know what you're doing. I've cross...

Proof that Germans are Weird

Photos courtesy of Daimler As an automotive journalist I get all kinds of press releases and other things sent to me. Since I deal with comp...

Minivan With a Helicopter Engine

This is just plain nuts: someone plopped a gas turbine engine from a helicopter into a minivan. The back window as deleted to make room for ...

Apparently Driving an Electric Car is Good For Your Health

Photo courtesy of GM It might seem odd, but there is some unscientific (read: anecdotal) evidence that suggests driving an electric car is b...

Crazy Videos Starring a Bear and a Biplane!

I've seen a lot of crazy videos recently, too many to share on here. I do want to give you all a taste for the insanity I've viewed ...

Can a Smart Fortwo Be Fast?

People dream of fast cars, or at least enthusiasts and people who have places to be do. Of all the cars sold in the United States, the Smart...

Is the S-Class a Women's Car?

2014 S-Class. Photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. For quite some time now there have been people inside and even out of the automotive industr...

Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake!

2015 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG, Photos courtesy of Daimler. Mercedes is continuing to generate an insane amount of new models as it quests to take...

Follow These Tips to Avoid Getting Stranded This Winter

Image courtesy of GM Have you ever had your car battery die? It's the pits, especially if you are somewhere remote, or at a parking lot ...

Configure Your Fantasy Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Now!

2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. Image courtesy of Chrysler. If you've been fantasizing about the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, you ca...

Chevrolet Looks to Make New Volt Easier to Charge

2016 Chevrolet Volt. Photos courtesy of GM. Chevy's been pretty tight-lipped about the 2016 Volt, which launches a new generation of the...

The GT350 is Back!

2016 Ford Shelby GT350. Photos courtesy of Ford. The Shelby GT350 will return to the Mustang lineup in 2016, after a long hiatus. Most young...

BMW Drivers Are Jerks

BMW M 135i Concept. Photo courtesy of BMW. What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? The pricks are inside the car. There are...

Jeeps are Gonna Roll! (with video)

Image courtesy of Chrysler I laugh every time that I hear someone ask if Jeeps are good, stable vehicles. These people obviously have never ...

Why All the Hate for Fuel Cell Vehicles?

Honda FCV Concept. Photo courtesy of Honda. There has been considerable push-back against fuel cell vehicles recently, leading some automake...

Winter is Here: It's Time for Everyone to Drive Like Idiots Once More

Even behind the wheel of one of these you still need to drive carefully. Photo courtesy of Land Rover. I've posted on here before about ...

The Corvette is too Raucous for Korea!

2014 Corvette Stingray. Photo courtesy of Chevrolet. The automotive industry has very much become global, which means that all sorts of inte...

The Marvel That is the Electric Turbocharger

A Volvo experimental electric turbocharger. Photo courtesy of Volvo. You're probably not aware of it right now, but electric turbocharge...

Legendary racer Warren Agor passes away at 72.

We were saddened to learn of the passing of driver Warren Agor. Warren Agor was one of a kind. He was one of the few very successful private...

Mercedes Changes Things Up

GLK-Class. Photo courtesy of Daimler. If you have the growing array of Mercedes vehicles memorized, like the M-Class, GL-Class, C-Class, SLK...

Gas is Getting Cheap, and That's Bad

Photo by Markus Spiske Everyone's getting excited that gas prices are dropping, because everyone knows that's just a good thing, rig...

Tesla Model X Delivery Postponed. Nobody is Shocked.

2015 Tesla Model X. Photos courtesy of Tesla Motors. At this point, it's pretty much a given that the Tesla Model X will be delayed. The...

Use Your 4WD or Lose It

Photo courtesy of Toyota. Winter is coming, and that means people who live in snow-prone areas like here turn their attention to the SUV or ...

Toyota Prius Hatred is Very Much Alive

2012 Prius. Photo courtesy of Toyota. After all these years, people still really hate the Toyota Prius. The Chicago Tribune last week ran a ...

Mechanic's Fees Aren't Always What You Think

Photo courtesy of GM A few weeks ago I was reading somewhere about a person who was complaining that his mechanic was charging for five hour...