Car Smells – And Tastes
What can your car tell you just by the way it smells - or tastes?
A lot, actually.
Let's put on our chef hats and see what's cooking...
* Car smells like maple syrup...
Not All New Car News Is Bad News!
Some of the news is good news. It's not all shrapnel-spewing air bags, annoying buckle-up buzzers and engines that shut themselves (and the AC) off at stoplights to "save gas." Here are...
2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat
I have been waiting for you...
It took 45 years, but the moment has finally arrived.
A real muscle car is once again available.
Scary. Dangerous - in the hands of a fool or...
Car Lingo
How much do you know about cars?
It's not just trivia, either. Knowing some things about cars - or at least, some car lingo - can help you come across as more...
The Old Car Hobby… Literally
Old car shows are getting old.
Not just the cars, either.
I've been going to car shows since I was a teenager in the '80s and what's changed is that now there are...
Blue Haze: Mazda RX8 (2001-2011)
Some of the greatest ideas never get fleshed out and remain... great ideas.
Mazda's rotary engine, for instance. And the car that was built around it.
The RX8.
Well, it began with the RX-7...
What They’re Not Telling You About New Cars
Did you know that some (and soon, probably many) new cars don't rely entirely on an alternator to generate the electricity needed to run accessories and - critical thing - keep...
GM’s Cobblepot: The 1971-1977 Chevy Vega
In the popular TV series, Gotham (it's a prequel to the Batman story) there's an episode called "Everyone Has His Cobblepot" - a reference to something embarrassing in one's past.
The Chevy...
The Thorium Powered Car
Why is it that alternative technologies that clearly do not work - which are so gimped by functional and economic problems as to be not-viable on the market absent huge subsidies and even...
Lock-Down Nation
While waiting for a dentist appointment, I was listening to a news report about NewYork City being on "lockdown" because of snow. Only the official vehicles of the anointed were at liberty...