In the wake of recession-era models we’d all rather just forget about, American carmakers appear to have somewhat miraculously pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. Say what you will about bailouts, but the new GM has delivered on the promise of better cars, and nowhere is it more apparent than in Cadillac’s V-series models. These cars have been with us for more than a decade now, and ...

Spectacular Two Tone Classic Cars

Today, few cars are offered with a two tone exterior color scheme. Sure they exist (usually as options), such as the Honda Element, Rolls-Royce Ghost, Toyota FJ, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Mini Cooper, Ford F-Series, Ram Trucks, or even on the Bugatti Chiron hypercar. Other modern cars could be mistaken for a two tone paint job, although they aren’t what they seem. For instance, the Pontiac ...

A Look at Rolls-Royce through the Eras

Early Years The dawn of the Rolls-Royce brand started when Henry Royce, a successful engineer and Charles Rolls, an owner of one of the United Kingdom’s original car dealers, agreed to sell motor cars under the name Rolls-Royce. That moment marked the beginning of an extraordinary partnership between two innovative men and in 1904 the Rolls-Royce brand was born. Only three years following ...

Porsche Eye Candy – Beautiful Porsches through the years

What is car eye candy? You may or may not have heard the term before. Car enthusiasts who throw the term around are mixed in their definitions, but we’d simply like to define it here as “Porsche”. Porches have been natural beauties since the dawn of the brand. Ok ok, a good many regard the Panamera as Porsche’s ugly duckling, so let’s steer clear of that controversial one. Not too many ...

Classic Cars that Look Best in Black

Like Johnny Cash or Darth Vader, some things just look better in black. Cars are no exception. Black paint can wear many hats and, depending on the vehicle, this can range anywhere from classy to sinister. Even the subtle differences in a car’s black paint can rework its look. Today many automakers offer their top-end models in a choice of blacks such as the current Mercedes S-Class, ...

Rolls-Royce Dawn Review – All Rolls-Royce Without the Phantom Price Tag

You’ve got to wonder if they’re big on scary stories at Rolls-Royce. Most cars that come from RR’s legendary Goodwood factory have spooky names like “Phantom,” “Ghost” and “Wraith.” Maybe Rolls is trying to suggest their cars float above the road. “Buttercream” just doesn’t demand respect the way undead spirits do. Now, there’s a new Rolls, and no séance is required to summon it. All you ...

Scion FRS Release Series 1.0 Car Review

The Scion FRS has been on sale since 2012. We recently picked one up as a dealer loaner car (yup, that’s odd), and figured it was due a review. This isn’t your girlfriend’s base model, but the limited edition FRS Release Series 1.0. Yeah, that name is too long, but Scion went under in 2016 so they don’t care. Here’s what the car is like. The Scion FRS is often called a Toyobaru due to the ...

Range Rover Velar Review | Just Another Luxury SUV?

In the wake of the ever-increasing SUV popularity, the last thing we need is more niche segments. Sport Utility Vehicles, or SUVs for short, are quickly becoming the norm. We won’t be surprised if they phase out the wagon and perhaps even the sedan altogether in the next decade or so. With the proliferation of hybrid and electric SUVs just around the corner, it’s not a question of fuel ...

New BMW 7-Series Review | Big Sedan. Big Price. Big Appeal.

The BMW 7 Series has traditionally delivered some of the highest levels of technology, performance, comfort and luxury to the driver and passengers. Tradition is fine, but is this still true in 2017? We headed down to our local BMW dealer to take a test drive and find out. What’s New New for 2016, the 6th-generation 7 Series updates and modernizes the top of the line Bimmer. Beyond just ...

Power-to-Weight Better than a Veyron

The various iterations of the Bugatti Veyron are collectively in a very rare class. The 300 cars built are some of the priciest and fastest cars ever, and still hold the top speed record for a production car at 270.49 mph. With 1,000 hp and weighing in at a not so svelte 4,162 lbs, you have a power-to-weight ratio of 4.2 lbs per horsepower. Impressive, but we’ve compiled a list of ten cars ...

Top 25 Frightening Car Names

While some car names sound harmless like “M5”, “Civic” or “F-150” and carry no sinister or scary meaning, others, however, range from ghoulish and ghostly to dreadful and dangerous. This is our list of the top 25 scariest, creepiest, meanest, most threatening and frightening car model names ever. AMC Gremlin Gremlin: A mischievous invisible being Campagna ...

Acura NSX Review | Does it live up to the hype?

Like Air Jordan Sneakers, the iPhone 7 or the latest installment of “Star Wars,” the 2017 Acura NSX has been saddled with an unfair burden since the moment it was conceived. That burden is the legacy of what came before it: a car resolute in its uniqueness, one that has carved out a special niche in the purist community as one of the greatest ever. Old crushes may die hard, but market ...

Green Machines | 30 Classic Cars that Look Great in Green

Some cars look best in red, others in black, and still others seem to look good in any color, including green. One of the first cars sporting green paint was the 1893 Duryea Motor Wagon, which was equipped with a 1 cylinder engine producing a whopping 4 horsepower. Green is one of those car colors that not all vehicles can pull off. The following list of green cars is comprised of ...

Bad Automotive Ideas, Designs & Features

Everyone makes mistakes. Especially car designers, engineers, and corporate bean counters. Usually mistakes are made when trying a new daring design, or following a trend, or trying to get ahead of advanced safety technology. Unfortunately for them, when these mistakes hit the production line, they become infamous advertisements for the next few decades, showing off terrible ideas or poor ...

Toyota Avalon vs Lexus ES – Is the related upscale model worth it?

Everyone knows what a luxury car is, even when the term “luxury car” is a bit hard to define. It gets even more difficult with platform sharing, due to the complexities of modern industrial production and demands of cost cutting. Most luxury vehicles are built on the same chassis as a lesser, non-luxury model, which brings up the inevitable question of buying the luxury ride, or the same ...

Drag Racing 101: How to Drag Race

Ever wanted to go drag racing, but don’t know how to get started? You’re in luck friend, as we recently hit up our local quarter mile drag strip to check out the action and get some advice from several people that have been doing it for years. Take the jitters out of your first run, with our complete guide to your first time at the drag strip! Newb: So, what is drag racing ...