“Trust the grip, Nick … just trust it!” I shouted to myself as I threw the BMW M2 Coupe into the 90-degree Rainey Curve on the Laguna Seca racetrack at speeds well in excess of 90 mph. With a swift turn of the steering wheel to the left, the car dove into the corner, my…
How long are we going to believe Google when it says it doesn’t want to be a car manufacturer? See also: Faraday Future’s 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous The tech giant has posted dozens of jobs for its self-driving Google X car project with an emphasis in manufacturing, Reuters reports. For…
Well, that’s slightly out of character. Mercedes-Benz’s truck line, Sprinter, just revealed a new concept van at the Chicago Auto Show that looks more fitting in Jurassic Park than it does in a utility van showroom. See also: BMW’s big-bodied 760i xDrive sounds and handles like a sports car The mud-slathered thing is called Sprinter…
Who says you can’t have it all? With BMW’s new 760i xDrive, you get M Performance components, a raucous V12 and a sumptuous but techie interior. See also: Faraday Future’s 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervous On the floor of the Chicago Auto Show today, BMW officially unveiled the the 760i xDrive,…
Toyota’s 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro gives the joys of distinctive but burly off-road gear and attitude, without the sacrifice in comfort or warranty coverage of a truck tricked-out in the aftermarket. See also: Nissan’s 2017 Armada shows the big SUV is back If you’re the kind of person who enjoys buying a highly specialized vehicle…
LONDON — The full Top Gear lineup has been announced and people are not sure what to make of it. There are loads of people set to appear on the show for starters – seven presenters, including the mysterious Stig, the only one that’s stayed in the job from the old format. See also: An…
Gasoline is cheap again, and high-riding, truck-based SUVs are making a resurgence. The latest in the large SUV revival is the 2017 Nissan Armada. With its big V8 engine, truck frame and boxy body, it’s here to do battle against boring, car-based crossover SUVs. At the Chicago Auto Show Tuesday evening, Nissan pulled the covers…
This is not your typical Craigslist car ad. Rob Comeau, a film maker from Newmarket, Ontario, has tried to sell his 2010 Nissan Altima on Craigslist and Kijiji for over a year with no serious offers See also: Now This Is How You Sell a Used Car To change his luck, Rob enlisted his friend,…
Tesla Motors’ earnings weren’t spectacular, but it set a solid date for unveiling the Model 3: March 31st. However, we likely won’t see all of it — maybe as little as the exterior design. And there’s good reason for that. By Elon Musk’s estimation, Model 3 deliveries won’t begin until the end of 2017. See…
And Americans thought they had big tires. Meet the Sherp all-terrain vehicle (ATV): The Russian truck that’s so tough it can drive straight through a forest, crushing everything in its path, and even ford a frozen river — without even flinching. See also: Hold on, grandpa. The world’s fastest mobility scooter just did 107 mph.…