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New Year's Resolutions for Carmakers
New Year's Resolutions for Carmakers

3 Jan 2018, 16:52 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We are at the dawn of a new year, so it's only natural for most people to try and become better by creating resolutions and sticking to the plan

 
Elon Musk Is Not the Manipulative Mastermind Everyone Takes Him for These Days
Elon Musk Is Not the Manipulative Mastermind Everyone Takes Him for These Days

21 Nov 2017, 15:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Tesla CEO may have turned all eyes from the Model 3 situation to the new products, but this wasn't a plan hatched millions of years ago

 
Shell Angry at Bans on Fossil Fuel-Burning Cars Because of Course They Are
Shell Angry at Bans on Fossil Fuel-Burning Cars Because of Course They Are

22 Sep 2017, 14:20 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The big oil companies are starting to feel the rug being swept from under their feet, and even though there's still plenty of time, they need to act fast

 
German Combustion Engines Have Six Years To Walk The Plank
German Combustion Engines Have Six Years To Walk The Plank

25 Aug 2017, 17:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In a somewhat surprising turn of events, one of the largest German automotive suppliers has predicted that ICE are on the way out

 
Who is Still With The “Save The Manuals” Crowd?
Who is Still With The “Save The Manuals” Crowd?

16 Jun 2017, 15:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It's been getting harder and harder to make a business case out of a sports car with a manual transmission, but carmakers are still trying

 
Why the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Is Late to the Party
Why the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Is Late to the Party

12 Apr 2017, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Much of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's cult car shine is based on the fact that it borrows racing solutions, bringing them to the street

 
Spare The Tires: Why Most New Cars Are Not Built For Road Trips
Spare The Tires: Why Most New Cars Are Not Built For Road Trips

4 Apr 2017, 17:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The way evolution happens in automobiles is not always ideal, and one of the best examples involves the lack of spare tires on new cars

 
The End of Sedans is Nigh!
The End of Sedans is Nigh!

22 Mar 2017, 15:10 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Even though the following diatribe may be just that, a meaningless and baseless harangue against an invisible foe, I could also be right

 
Mercedes-Benz Model Nomenclature is Getting Ridiculous
Mercedes-Benz Model Nomenclature is Getting Ridiculous

27 Feb 2017, 16:34 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / For the past three years or so, Mercedes-Benz has been on a reinvention path, which includes among other things a constant change of its model naming procedure

 
If Peugeot Citroen Buys Opel it's all Downhill for Volkswagen
If Peugeot Citroen Buys Opel it's all Downhill for Volkswagen

16 Feb 2017, 14:51 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In a surprising turn of events, the French PSA Group seems to be in talks with General Motors about a potential acquisition of Opel

 
Has Ford Pulled a Prank on Everyone With the 2017 GT?
Has Ford Pulled a Prank on Everyone With the 2017 GT?

26 Jan 2017, 18:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / I know, this is the second time in less than a year that I'm blabbering about the camera shy 2017 Ford GT. Seriously, though, where is it?

 
How Cars Are Getting More Expensive Every Year
How Cars Are Getting More Expensive Every Year

16 Jan 2017, 12:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When Mazda charges over $30,000 for a good Miata, it's clear that the sprit of the affordable Japanese roadster is dead and buried

 
Was 2016 The Year of Electric Cars or Autonomous Ones?
Was 2016 The Year of Electric Cars or Autonomous Ones?

26 Dec 2016, 18:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The short answer would be “neither,” but the truth is always a little bit more complicated than that, especially looking at the bigger picture

 
Why “Special Edition” Cars Aren't Usually Worth Your Money
Why “Special Edition” Cars Aren't Usually Worth Your Money

19 Dec 2016, 19:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Almost every carmaker seems to have gone crazy about jump starting the sales of new models with all kinds of extravagant “special editions”

 
Do We Really Want Electric Supercars?
Do We Really Want Electric Supercars?

22 Nov 2016, 19:47 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Almost all carmakers are under the impression that the vast majority of the population is craving for supercars that go “whooosh!” instead of “vrooom!”

 
A Story about Expensive Car Warranties and Respect
A Story about Expensive Car Warranties and Respect

7 Nov 2016, 19:41 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Most of us have a distorted view on supercar owners and the way that they pamper their beloved toys. It turns out most of them are right not to abuse their cars

 
Could Hyundai Be a Porsche Alternative?
Could Hyundai Be a Porsche Alternative?

28 Oct 2016, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With Porsche taking its cars farther and farther away from the non-millionaire aficionado's reach, we're forced to look for alternatives. Hyundai might be one

 
What if Jaguar and Land Rover Weren't British Anymore?
What if Jaguar and Land Rover Weren't British Anymore?

12 Oct 2016, 18:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Some of you may say that this had already happened, but I'm talking about the real deal. It's not even funny how Brexit could actually make this happen

 
Why Apple and McLaren Should Probably Not Hook Up
Why Apple and McLaren Should Probably Not Hook Up

26 Sep 2016, 17:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / This week's most astonishing piece of automotive news came from Financial Times, which announced a possible tie-up between Apple and McLaren

 
The Most Disruptive Carmaker From 2020 Onward
The Most Disruptive Carmaker From 2020 Onward

26 Aug 2016, 18:00 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A lot of people are betting on Tesla, since it has achieved so much in so little time, but there are plenty other carmakers that could end up at the top