Tesla officially unveiled their newest child, who may become the next big hit among the stars of Hollywood. Tesla Model X electric SUV to be that the U.S. will attract customers.The new SUV will be the next Tesla Motors brand position in the market of electric vehicles. While the electric drive has become a fairly common technology is what most lik
1969 Boss 494 Mustang – The Real Thing
Here's a Mustang that I never knew existed. It's a 1969 that was build for Mario Andretti to race in the Can AM series, and featured an all aluminum 494 engine. This was excellently built by Bodie Stroud, and it's one of the most impressive Mustang's I ever seen. Check out this video. Here's Jay Leno taking a peek at this Musta
Oh the Cars You’ll Drive: Or Isaiah Doesn’t Ever Learn
As my wife pushed my MGA back to the garage last weekend, after the fuel pump went out in the parking lot, I realized little has changed in terms of my automotive growth. For the last 15 years I’ve been (or friends) pushing cars and I can’t say that they’ve (the cars) really gotten any better.My first car was a 1951 Ford F-1 my father gave me for
The New Ford Focus ST
Excellent performance and handling are two things the Ford Focus ST is known for. This car comes equipped with plenty of safety features and has a solid interior drivers are sure to love. The question many want answered though concerns how it holds up to other cars in its class. Here are some facts drivers are looking for when it comes to buying a
GM Applies for Trademarks on El Camino and Nomad
GM may be planning a revival of the El Camino and Nomad models, as earlier this year, GM applied for trademarks on both with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. A GM spokesman explained the move: “Chevrolet benefits from a rich history of iconic names and monikers. We trademark these names as needed to protect them as a matter of practice.” Or GM
Consumer Reports: Chevrolet Volt is loved the most
Summary: Consumer Reports releases annual owner-satisfaction ranking Consumer Reports: Chevrolet’s Volt is Loved the Most “Considering all factors – price, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, et cetera – would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?” Consumer Reports asked this question of 350,000 owners with vehicles canvassing the 2010-
A Consideration of Jerome (AZ Ghost Town), Changing Culture and Hillclimb Races
My wife and I recently spent a day in the AZ hill town (also one time ghost town) of Jerome Arizona. Throughout Jerome, I found evidence of a significant motorcycle and car history. Viewed through the lens of a large time gap between Jerome’s heyday and now, cultural changes were apparent.To those of you unfamiliar with Jerome, in the early 20thce
Lexus gives LF-CC a green light
The sleek LF-CC coupe by Lexus was first unveiled during the auto show in Paris last September. Just recently, Lexus announced during the motor show in Los Angeles that the LF-CC will head into production by 2015. Reports say that the carmaker has assigned an engineer to lead the project and look into the production engineering starting 2013. Accor
The Future Middle Class Classics
The Future Middle Class ClassicsHere’s a forecast of the cars I believe will be the future average Joe’s classic cars from this recent time period (1980 on). There’s been a lot of consideration regarding future classics lately, and frankly I haven’t seen one I’d put stock in so I decided to make my own. For example, although Jay Leno is a great am
Aston Martin up for sale. Will the company go full circle?
It’s not new news that Aston Martin are up for sale. The luxury car manufacturer, based in the UK, have been struggling for a number of years – they may have beautiful cars and a hell of a lot of automotive knowledge, but we all know that in business that counts for nothing unless you’re making a profit too! So, the time has come
Purchasing a Used Jaguar From Jaguar Dealers
Often referred to simply as “Jaguar,” the Jaguar Cars Ltd., is a vehicle manufacturer based in England. Jaguar was founded in 1922 by Sir Williams Lyons. The company was formerly known as the Swallow Sidecar Company. After World War II, the name was changed to Jaguar. Jaguar vehicles are known for their high-performance, stylish nature,
Honda set to release Hybrid Accord by 2015 in the United States?
It seems Honda is planning to move the production of the hybrid version of the Accord to the U.S. by 2015. A plug-in hybrid Accord assembled in Japan will be marketed in the U.S. by next year while it will be followed by a regular hybrid version before the end of 2013. The Accord Hybrid will be exclusively built in Japan but this may change by 2015
The Lemay Museum and the Lucky Car Auction 2012
Author: Isaiah CoxSeveral weeks ago I received an email special offer for the LeMay Lucky Car Auction, forwarded by my in-laws with a note, “Is this something you’d be interested in?”. Remembering that the LeMay’s recently opened what is billed as the US’ largest automobile museum in Tacoma, Washington, I jumped at the chance to allow my wife to s