The Fate of Sports Cars
20 May 2011, 06:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Up until a few days ago, when it came to the future of sports cars - and the future of cars altogether - I was probably one of the most pessimistic persons in the world. I had this idea in my head t...
For Us, By Us
3 May 2011, 15:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Unless your name is either Abe Vigoda or Betty White, there's scarcity of reasons for why you should remember the fact that chicken was considered a luxury delicacy before World War II. But, t...
Distracted Living
23 Mar 2011, 12:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hard facts: in 2009, the proportion of fatalities associated with driver distraction increased from 10 to 16 percent (of the overall traffic fatalities) compared to the levels of 2005. 5,474 America...
The Auto Show That Never Was: The 2011 NAIAS
17 Jan 2011, 10:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Judging by the numbers, the North American International Auto Show is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, auto events in North America, not only because it takes place in Detroit, but also becau...
autoEVolution
30 Dec 2010, 15:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Have you seen Iron Man 2? Remember the ex-wife bullet/mini-rocket used by Stark's rival to arm the unpainted Iron Man suit? A lot of noise that bullet made, before harmlessly hitting the oversi...
Coachbuilding - A Long Lost Art
24 Oct 2010, 04:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As many of you know, in the first half of the twentieth century, car manufacturing used to be a little bit different than it is today. Apart from car makers who were already perfecting series car pr...
Chevrolet Volt – Jack of all Trades, Master of None?...
19 Oct 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...As I'm sure most of you are already aware, this past week has been hellish for GM's PR managers, and I'm not using my strongest words for the situation. First, they had to take car...
Volkswagen Group's Matryoshkas...
10 Oct 2010, 15:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...Matryoshkas are Russian dolls, usually made out of wood. Alas, that's not the interesting part about them. They all come in sets - usually five or more – and the curious bit is the fac...
Post-Paris Auto Show Impressions...
2 Oct 2010, 15:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...It's Saturday and I'm sitting in a French hotel lobby, realizing that my laptop's battery is getting depleted by the minute and I have absolutely no idea about what were the best q...
Are Retro Cars Here to Stay?
20 Sep 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... The first modern successful retro automobile is most definitely the soon-to-be-replaced Volkswagen New Beetle. There were many other retro cars prior to it, but none were as successful. Designed...
Our Test Drive Section Facelift...
8 Sep 2010, 12:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... According to Merriam-Webster, a facelift is an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize. This definition is dead on for pretty much everything, w...
Are Modern Car Seats Too Firm?...
30 Aug 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... I might be called a weirdo after this article, but as the comments here might already suggest, I'm more than OK with getting flamed for exposing my opinion. So, here it goes. Am I the only ...
EVs Versus PHEVs, Which Will Be Smarter To Own?...
12 Aug 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...Oil reserves are depleting - either by actual consumption or by accidental spilling – gas prices are about to rise once again and the recession is probably yet to have claimed all of its au...
Ignorance, a Bliss that Kills...
5 Aug 2010, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...Yesterday, autoevolution ran a story about a new OnStar feature meant to help drivers remember not to forget their children in the car. As we all know, high temperatures are scorching the planet,...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles...
26 Jul 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...For some time now, I've started to have this inexplicable hatred towards trains. Yes, I hate trains, sue me! I don't hate all them, actually, but mainly the idea that you depend on them...
The Rise and Fall... and Rise of Mercedes-Benz...
14 Jul 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...I don't know how many of you remember this, but there was a time, not so long ago actually, when the sales performance of the German triumvirate of premium car manufacturers was completely d...
The SLS AMG is NOT Based on a Defunct Viper Project...
28 Jun 2010, 16:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ..."I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who." Rudyard Kipling About a week ago, a rumor started...
Toyota Redux
18 Jun 2010, 12:13 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / I have to admit it, the Japs from Toyota can really overcome any barrier. Maybe the word "man" is written deep in their genes. Maybe their brains have a few connections which are missing f...
Gasoline Versus Diesel, The Last Round...
15 Jun 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... In twenty to thirty years, fossil-fueled cars we all know today might become history. I guess everyone knows by now that both usage and pricing of gasoline all over the world varies because of a...
Facts and Unanswered Questions About the BP Oil Spill...
1 Jun 2010, 12:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... "Thousands of people are attacked by sea creatures every year. We at BP are dedicated to bringing that number down. You're welcome." Obviously, this quote isn't actually comi...