Last time I opened my mouth, we travelled to Norway, the new land of the Nissan Leaf, and before that we religiously went through our monthly worldwide Roundup, spending time praising the ever-impressive performance of the Nissan Qashqai. Now it’s time to look at the 200 best-selling models worldwide. And there is a big (Chinese) surprise [...]
When a video touts itself as "probably the greatest hollywood-style RC action movie car chase ever," (sic) you should set yourself up for disappointment. That's not to say that this joint effort, a clearly well-funded partnership between...Show More Summary
There are many ways to act like a total dick at a car show and ruin things for everyone. Doing donuts in the grass is a good one. Read more...
While not the exact car that Doug Bolt of Orlando, Florida, saw as a high school shop class student, his 440-powered 1967 Plymouth GTX is about as close as he could get to it and has been restored to factory specs. Videographer Don Ashley caught up with Doug and his GTX for the latest episode [...]
You see a fair amount of customization among the inmates of a high-turnover, self-service wrecking yard; sometimes it’s a full-on time-capsule RX-7 and sometimes it’s the kind of thing Manny, Moe, and Jack would build after a week-long ether-and-DMT binge. Here’s a fairly well-executed, if puzzling, airbrush mural I spotted at a Denver yard a [...]
No one is in favor of drunk driving. Don’t do it. Now that I’ve completed the ritualistic incantation prior to writing a piece about drunk driving, let’s hit the jump and discuss the latest proposal from the NTSB. Yesterday the NTSB began a campaign using its bully pulpit to encourage state legislatures to adopt a per se blood [...]
Am I excited for one of the most successful racecar drivers in history to whip one of the fastest racecars ever built up one of the most demanding race courses in the world? In a word, yes. Read more...
Last time I spoke with you, we went to our traditional monthly worldwide Roundup, spending time praising the ever-impressive performance of the Nissan Qashqai. This week I take you to Norway, the new land of the Nissan Leaf… Contrasting with the rest of Europe, Norwegian new car sales are in great shape in April, up [...]
Ashley Freiberg is a 21-year-old race driver competing in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama. It's her first season driving race cars with fenders, having recently switched to GT from the “Mazda Road to Indy” ladder. Ride along with Ashley as she shows us the Laguna Seca GT line. Read more...
Here we see a rally driver John Lynch clip a stone wall at the Carlow Rally over the weekend. Does that stop him? No, he pulls a 1080 and keeps going. Read more...
You're driving down the highway and then BAM you see a car or motorcycle crash in front of you. What do you do? Read more...
Both the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department have become big fans of cameras that capture license plate numbers and check them against information in registration and criminal databases. The Sheriff's...Show More Summary
Adventures Into The Unknown (ACG, 1954) Third in line to the British throne, Prince Harry of Wales, is visiting the former colonies this week. After laying a wreath at Arlington [...]
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon is about to do the Mille Miglia in a vintage 300 SL. Wouldn't you do awesome stuff like that if you were CEO of a car company? Read more...
This is a Toyota Starlet, the last rear-wheel-drive economy car that Toyota sold here in the US, slotting in the range below the Corolla. And here it is flying through the air. Read more...
Racing games are pretty straightforward: you offer some cars, you drive around some racetracks, you add new paint and spoilers. Not everyone follows this formula. Read more...
You remember the song in Fiat's "immigrants" commercial last year? Well, it looks like Fiat sponsored a full music video that features Pitbull, Charlie Sheen, and Arianna. I sadly must admit that I kinda like it. Read more...
Of all the racing venues I visit during my travels as Chief Justice of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court, the ritzy clubs tend to be the weirdest. We went to the Monticello Motor Club in New York a few weeks back, and twice a year the LeMons Traveling Circus rolls into the Autobahn [...]
Once you leave the pavement, pretty much all of your on-road driving techniques become null and void. Off-road driving takes a completely different mindset and skillset, the basics of which this Land Rover-produced video – uploaded to YouTube by Anderzander in two parts – aims to teach. Not only does it cover how to operate [...]
Sometimes little things can offer up big results when you use them correctly. For instance, combine a few pint-sized toy cars, an itsy-bitsy custom camera, a little road kill and a few creative minds, and what you’re left with is one of the coolest stop motion videos I’ve seen in a LONG time. Check it [...]