• Automotive News
    The Naturally Aspirated Era of the Porsche 911 Is Over.

    Since they’re 11.5 inches wide and fill every horizontal millimeter of the fender opening, the crazy-sexy rear-end sheet metal curves are likewise as close. I register those rock walls peripherally, robotically; I register the center yellow line as a scribbled suggestion on the tight, impeccable pavement; I watch the tach needle do its insane dance […]

  • American Car
    5 Killer Cars You Can Import

    The Japanese in particular (Japan always has the best things) have always had an incredible amount of performance machines at their disposal, and Europe has had some incredibly cool luxury cars and hot hatches. But because these cars are not compliant with US safety and emissions standards they never find their way to the US […]

  • American Car
    A Look Back at Some of the Beautiful Car Engine Bays

    The cars I throw in for free since something has to hold the engines in.” And there’s no doubt Ferrari put all his heart and soul into making beautiful cars to hold those engines, but then again, he did need something worthy to frame the true masterpiece under the hood. Enzo Ferrari once said, “I […]

  • Audi
    Every 2015-2016 Car Light Truck, With Specs: UPDATED

    Many efficiency-focused gasoline cars and some hybrids have achieved stellar window-sticker fuel-economy ratings, only to fall short in the real world. Diesel cars may keep a lower profile than hybrids or battery-electrics, but they’re a good option for drivers looking to reliably save fuel. Diesels generally don’t have that problem. In fact, they’ve been known […]

  • Acura
    Enjoy First 2017 Acura NSX Rolls Off Production Line

    “Today marks the realization of a big dream,” said Clement D’Souza, engineering large project leader for the Acura NSX, in a statement. The first 2017 Acura NSX rolled off the production line in Marysville, Ohio on Tuesday, as the supercar edged closer to car shoppers’ hands. VIN 001 of the NSX features Valencia Red Pearl […]

  • American Car
    BMW Dealers Launch “Drive for a Cause” Test-Drive Fundraiser Now

    From now through September, for each test-drive taken in any BMW vehicle, BMW of North America will donate funds to support Team USA or a charity designated by a local dealership. BMW dealerships nationwide have launched the new “Drive for a Cause” fundraising campaign, in which test-drives turn into charitable donations. BMW says the new […]

  • Electric Cars
    After plans for further salt flats study, Bonneville racers accuse BLM of dragging its feet

    “We came away from that meeting bitterly disappointed,” said Louise Ann Noeth, spokeswoman for the Utah Alliance, an organization created to represent Bonneville racers. After Bureau of Land Management officials urged patience and recommended another study of the shrinking salt at last week’s Bonneville Salt Flats summit in Salt Lake City, racers in attendance at […]

  • Bentley
    From the Toolbox

    It performs a function that is seldom necessary today. This week’s stumper is a pair of specialty pliers designed for a specific purpose. Initially looking like 6-1/2 inch snap ring pliers, this tool has slotted jaws instead of the normal clamps that would hold interchangeable points for snap rings. The slotted jaws are intentionally skewed […]

  • British Car
    “The Love Bug Collection” sells in Indianapolis

    Even those with little interest in racing can recognize the white Volkswagen Beetle with red and blue stripes, wearing the number 53 in its meatball, as “Herbie, the Love Bug.” The star of six Disney motion pictures, countless Volkswagen Beetles have been modified over the years to portray the anthropomorphic automobile, and screen-used examples tend […]