The ARC Test Drive inaugural Test Drive Event at Riverhead Raceway is (literally) speed dating with cars. And, even better, all the potential mates are trophies. Continue reading
Luxury Automakers Bet on Sports, Help Fund Washed-Up NFL Stars’ Poor Buying Decisions
If you’re a sports fan, get ready to see a whole lot more of BMW and Mercedes on your television screen over the next 18 months. The companies are using big-time sports as an advertising platform, leveraging the gotta-see-it-live nature of sports-watching to their advantage. Continue reading
The Best Cartoon Cars
Remember when your biggest worry was waking up early enough or getting home in time for your favorite show? Cartoons, man. Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons were built for parking in front of the TV with a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and tons of animation lined up. And your favorite characters were always pulling out of the garage in sweet rides. Which drawn together vehicle had the best specs? Take a look. Continue reading
New Jersey Considers Ticketing For Unharnessed Pets in Cars
New Jersey’s state revenues are $100 million short of budget projections. The state has the country’s second-highest mortgage delinquency rate, and its credit rating was just cut by Standard and Poor’s. Continue reading
Infiniti G37 Coupe – Space is Relative
Sometimes lost in a sea of BMW, Mercedes, and Audi brand inflation, Infiniti’s G Coupe offers the type of performance and luxury that forces shoppers to peel back the veil and take notice. Come see you’ve been missing. Continue reading
Nine New Models (of the Brand Spanking Type) From Buick and GMC
Buick and GMC are doing pretty well out there in the rough and tumble auto industry. So far this year, both GM brands have sold a combined 400,000 new vehicles. If this pace continues for the brands, each will record its third consecutive year of sales increases. There are also some other interesting things occurring for Buick and GMC. Continue reading
Kia Soul – Don’t Box Me In
When it comes to driving uniquely styled multi-purpose vehicles, Kia’s got Soul. Is that enough to get into the good graces of the car buying public? Well, don’t be a square. See for yourself what the 2013 Kia Soul has to offer. Continue reading
Report Finds Children Follow Their Parent’s Driving Habits
Our country and culture are not above egregious public service announcements. NBC’s “The More You Know”, anything spoken by Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe on MSNBC, and billboards come to mind. Continue reading
Ford to Recall Its Edge Crossover
I can’t stand Aerosmith and Steven Tyler is obnoxious. So it follows that writing about the Ford Edge inevitably pushes the internal play button on Aerosmith’s 1993 hit “Livin’ on the Edge” in my head (it was, incidentally, Aerosmith’s most successful single on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, reaching #1.) Continue reading
Driving Habits that Annoy the $%!# Out of You
Here are the facts. None of us are saints when we get behind the wheel. And I’m sure that many drivers will confess to nefarious things when grilled on an open and unbiased forum. But on a day to day basis, it’s pretty much everyone around us who are the hugest douchebags. Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle makes everyone elite, and while I think that Chloe’s article took care of the basics, there are much more pressing atrocities that take place every day, and we all take the toll. Here’s what I’ve got. Continue reading
2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK
The newest GLK features enough style, grace, and technology to make the most jaded enthusiasts drool. But is it big enough where it counts? Check it out. Continue reading