Benny Kirk
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383 Stroker Swapped Ferrari 400 Should Be Blasphemous, But It Really Isn't
17 Oct 2021, 19:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ferrari fans tend to be purists in the most sincere form, and they don’t like it when someone who only has half an idea of what they’re doing tries to mess around with what they see as masterfully crafted Italian sports cars. If that&rs...
British EV Battery Gigafactory Builder Chooses London as Home Stock Exchange
17 Oct 2021, 19:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The all-electric revolution is finally coming to the UK with the same swiftness it has elsewhere in the world. That’s a momentous achievement in itself, but it brings its own new set of problems to solve. Chief among those being, just who ...
One of a Kind 2009 Viper ACR Hurst Edition is Worth More Than Some Houses
17 Oct 2021, 19:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / MaxMotive is a Western Pennsylvania-based classic car dealer we’ve featured on a number of occasions. Most of the time, their bread and butter are fully restored or original condition classic American iron. Every now and then, though, they ge...
Mercedes-Benz Branded Bicycle Selling for Outrageous Price, We All Roll Our Eyes
17 Oct 2021, 19:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We have a love/hate relationship with tacky retail items branded with our favorite automotive monikers and sold at markups so high that they should be illegal. But even in that realm, the price Mercedes-Benz is charging for an AMG Petronas Formula ...
Skoda Production Craters Due to Chip Shortage, Volkswagen Forced to Step In
17 Oct 2021, 19:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Czech Republics’ largest automaker is the latest to fall victim to a global microchip shortage that’s turning into a blight that could see the entire industry brought to its knees. Reuters reported that Skoda, now under the leadersh...
LS-Swapped Checker Marathon Is Better Than Whatever Your UberXL Driver Has
17 Oct 2021, 07:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Getting in an Uber or Lyft service car can feel about as memorable as walking onto a dusty city bus. At least the bus won’t charge you 15 dollars for the privilege of traveling five minutes to the grocery store. In days gone by, though, you u...
Here’s Why American Tuners Fell in Love With the Modern Dodge Charger
17 Oct 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The modern revival of the Dodge Charger is a car people outside of These States United have a hard time wrapping their heads around. They'll quip and jest at it for being a big, dumb American land-ship of a sedan that can't go around corn...
$30 Mil Worth of New Bugattis Battered by Arizona Desert Heat, All Pass With Flying Colors
14 Oct 2021, 19:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Extreme heat can break any typical car. It’s a good thing then that the Bugatti Centodieci isn’t just a typical car. It’s more like the automotive equivalent of a science fiction spaceship come to life and given four wheels. It...
Bombshell: 2022 Subaru WRX Sportwagon Confirmed for Australia, No Word on the U.S.
14 Oct 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you can believe it or not, automakers occasionally actually listen to the feedback their customers provide. The confirmation of the 2022 Subaru WRX Sportswagon coming to Australia in the near future is proof in real-time. The new WRX Sportswa...
Lamborghini Factory Accelerates Path to Decarbonization, Renovates for Sustainability
14 Oct 2021, 11:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lamborghini challenged the notion that it won’t take well to new environmental sustainability initiatives sweeping the auto industry in its latest press release. The Italians also vowed not to lose their soul as the company is dragged kicking...
Dodge Challenger Outsold the Mustang This Year, Camaro Lags Far Behind
14 Oct 2021, 09:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you scratch your head and wonder how Dodge gets away with selling a Challenger with the underpinnings of a two-decade-old platform, the proof is almost always in the profit. The latest report from Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu shows...
120 Year Old DeDion Buton Vis-a-Vis Has a Funny Hat for a Roof
14 Oct 2021, 05:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We can forgive antique cars for looking a little bit goofy, but there’s a fine line between goofy and downright ridiculous that this 1901 DeDion Boutton doesn’t bother even slightly to navigate. The bottom portion of this horseless...
Morocco's Auto Manufacturing Industry is the New Gold Standard of Africa, Here's Why
14 Oct 2021, 05:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you believe every nation on earth deserves the right to build and drive its own automobiles, your team just scored a major win. In a world dominated by European, Asian, and American automakers, Morocco has quietly become the first African countr...
Ouster Lidar Starts Automotive Division, Challenges Argo.AI and Waymo
13 Oct 2021, 20:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Competition in the American autonomous vehicle sector is starting to heat up in a big way. The San Francisco-based LiDAR manufacturer Ouster announced it would begin developing systems for autonomous vehicles, making for the third major American co...
Genuine Formula One Brake Disk Turned Into Beautiful Wall Clock for the Classy Petrolhead
13 Oct 2021, 19:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most of the time. when you’re gifted something mundane as a wall-clock, it’s probably going to either sit in a closet or a garbage can within a few minutes of receiving it. We’d think twice about binning this clock fashioned from ...
Blue Origin: Captain Kirk Successfully Beamed Up to Space, Not by Scotty, but Jeff Bezos
13 Oct 2021, 15:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / October 13th, 2021 was a great day for space fans and Trekkies alike as the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket and space capsule system took Captain James T. Kirk – world-famous William Shatner –, and three other people for a sub-orbital flig...
Scientists Predict Incoming Nickel Shortage, Could See EV Production Grind to a Halt
13 Oct 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The all-electric revolution is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean the path forward will be all smooth sailing. The latest reports by Rystad energy foresee a profound shortage of nickel could be imminent as soon as a few years from now. Ni...
U.S. Army Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Competition to Start Next Year
12 Oct 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The old-fashioned American HUMVEE is so 1997, and it appears the U.S. Army feels the same way. The competition to determine the next generation of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will begin in earnest early next year. It’s going to take a vehicl...
Wireless Apple CarPlay Free for Infiniti Customers on 2021 and Newer Models
12 Oct 2021, 13:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti announced this morning that 2020 and newer models are eligible for a no-strings-attached upgrade to wireless Apple Car Play. The technology will allow for seamless connectivity without wires that will keep t...
Canada's Car Industry The Next Domino to Fall to the Chip Shortage
12 Oct 2021, 05:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It appears that Canada is the latest in a long line of auto-producing nations to feel the profound effects of the latest global microchip shortage. The country, which provides manufacturing facilities for brands worldwide, is often lauded as having...