It’s winter, 35 degrees Fahrenheit, and dumping rain… so I thought I’d write down some of the youthful car adventures that shaped my future endeavors, before I forget them. I am getting older, fast. Isn’t reminiscing the right thing to do in the winters of your life? When I was about 13 a free-ranging kid, […]
GM CEO backs away from 1M EV target, says market’s “not developing”
GM announced in 2022 it could build 1M EVs annually in 2025 It aimed to make 400,000 EVs over 2022 and 2023—later extended into 2024 Backpedaling on both targets, CEO Barra now says an undeveloped EV market is to blame General Motors CEO Mary Barra has walked back the automaker’s target of having production capacity […]
Jay Leno’s Mind Blown After He Tours SpaceX with Elon Musk
Jay Leno usually reviews some of the most amazing cars in the world, and there is nothing we like more than watching him talk about them. But the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage is a little bit different. There is no car featured. Instead, it features one of the biggest car guys of the […]
Hemmings.com Weekly Round Up: Shelby GT350, Prowler, AMX
Highlighted Auction and Make Offer Sales from July 7 to July 13, 2024. This week’s list of highlighted sales on Hemmings Auctions and Hemmings Make Offer features vehicles from the 1930s all the way to the current century, with three 1960s muscle cars making the highlight reel. With smooth flathead V12 power and a 145-inch […]
Skoda Kodiaq review – Automotive Blog
We get behind the wheel of the latest version of Skoda’s big seven-seater SUV… The Kodiaq has been a success for Skoda. Since its launch in 2016, more than 866,000 have been produced. After Germany, the UK is the big SUV’s second biggest market in Europe, with 55,000 sold – that’s 6.4{aa25fa8b82bb550df44f4514fef8e475020994699e2c082d49d75b275e3029cc
Novitec works their Magic on the Tesla Model 3 » MotoringExposure
Style, Handling, and Comfort. The electric vehicle revolution is starting and Tesla is spearheading the change in the automotive world with their range of cars and SUVs. The Tesla Model 3 is the electric alternative to German mid-size sedans such as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, and BMW 3-Series. Now, Novitec is making it even […]
Parallel parking a drag? Let RuPaul teach you how
Parallel parking can be a drag. Who better to teach you how to parallel park, than drag expert RuPaul? The Emmy-winning TV host explained last week on TikTok how to parallel park, from the driver seat of one of his fleet of classic cars–in this case, a silver Mercedes-Benz SL. While the video ended up in […]
Reconsidering My Accomplishments at Scottsdale’s Auction Week
Our family vacation to Arizona, a sunny respite from the rain and politics of Oregon, coincided with Scottsdale Arizona’s week of car auctions; I stopped in at three of the auctions and what I saw radically challenged my confidence and bank account. But, I saw some beautiful cars and trucks, and I’m glad I walked […]
The first electric-car president? Ike Eisenhower liked them
At least a couple of presidents have been drivers of electric cars, but they’re not all in the recent past. Our 34th President, Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, may have been one of the first. Long before Ike became perhaps the 20th century’s most famous general, Eisenhower drove around in an early electric car that belonged [
KPDN to meet oil companies this week for quicker SKDS fleet card issuing mechanism for diesel subsidy
The ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN) will meet with the five major oil companies on Thursday, July 18 to identify a quicker mechanism for issuing fleet cards to eligible applicants to the subsidised diesel control system (SKDS), Bernama has reported. The ministry had taken note of the delays in approving company […]
Cropley meets Capri: First ride in Ford’s new headline-busting EV
Onward we sped, and it was a breeze. The car was quiet and quick. It stayed in line (which didn’t please my driver, who’s used to oversteer he can provoke with a big lever to a powerful hydraulic handbrake). We also avoided two wheels, another Paul Swift speciality. In fact, the car felt planted, docile […]
There Is No Substitute For Porsche Legend Kevin Jeannette
“Porsche: There is no substitute.” That company tagline imparts respect for what the automaker has accomplished through the years. Along the same lines, Kevin Jeannette is clearly the most respected Porsche specialist in the world. The owner of Gunnar Racing in West Palm Beach, Florida, Jeannette has “touched” almost every