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BMW recalls 32,000 eight and 12 cylinder vehicles for fire risk

Shane McGlaun, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [4]

BMW makes some of the most popular luxury cars out there along with SUVs as well. The company uses a variety of engines, a recall has now been issued on some cars, and SUVs that use the firms turbocharged eight cylinder and 12 cylinder engines under the hood. The reason for the recall is a reported risk of fire in the engine bay of the vehicles. Read The Full Story

Ford approved 65-66 Mustang convertible body shell now available

Shane McGlaun, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

One of the most iconic and frequently restored of all mustangs is the first generation cars from 64.5 to 1966. The problem with restoring one of these old cars is that many of them have long since succumbed to rust and damage from the decades on the road. That leaves a bunch of folks that would like to have a fully restored Mustang sitting in the garage out of luck. A company called Dynacorn International is now making a fully licensed Ford Mustang convertible body shell. Read The Full Story

Epson, Avery Dennison, and Skin Wraps custom wrap a Ferrari 458 Italia

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

I already mentioned a couple of the cool cars that have surfaced at SEMA this year. Another awesome car that is on hand at the show is a Ferrari 458 Italia that has a custom wrap. The wrap was applied in partnership with Epson, Avery Dennison, and SkinWraps to showcase what you can pull off with one of the large format Epson printers. Read The Full Story

Hyundai Genesis Coupe with 5.0 TAU V8 hits SEMA

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [5]

I have seen the Hyundai Genesis coupe up close and it looks good. The versions that pack Brembo brakes are especially appealing. Sadly, the car is packing an underpowered V6 under the hood, which completely ruins the deal for me. There is a version of the Genesis sedan that has a 5.0 TAU V8 under the hood and that is the engine that the Coupe really needs. Read The Full Story

Subaru BRZ STI concept looks nothing like the production car sadly

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [7]

I admit I saw this Subaru BRZ STi concept car noted the rear-wheel drive and light weight and got a little excited. It looks really cool and will have an engine with more power than its siblings in the Toyota and Scion livery. This is the one of the first RWD cars that some of these brands have had in a long time since Subaru is known for AWD, and Toyota and Scion go for more FWD cars. Read The Full Story

Fiat 500 Abarth coming to US, to debut at LA Auto Show

Shane McGlaun, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [5]

Back when I went to the Texas Auto Show, I got my first up close look at the little Fiat 500 cars and thought they looked pretty cool. Our resident Brit, Chris Davies, pointed out at the time that if I thought the normal Fiat 500 was a cool car, I should see the hopped up enthusiast grade Abarth version of the 500. That Fiat 500 Abarth version will indeed be coming to the US. Read The Full Story

Ford and Gogo in-flight connectivity offer access to Mustang Customizer in-flight

Shane McGlaun, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are flying on an commercial jet that has Gogo in-flight internet, you can access the Ford Mustang Customizer page and customize your own Stang while you are in the air. The customizer allows you to pick any of the Mustang models including the V6, GT, Boss 302, and Shelby. Access to the Mustang Customizer is free. Read The Full Story

British court rules for Top Gear in Tesla legal row

Shane McGlaun, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [9]

What did Tesla really expect when it lent the Brits over at Top Gear one of its Roadsters for a review a while back? These guys are well known to get some of the facts on a car wrong and they are well known for bashing most things American made. The show is also going to drive the crap out of the car on the track and around the roads it is used on. With an electric car with a range that is very dependent on the way the car is driven, things were stacked against Tesla from the start. Read The Full Story

Giant Hot Wheels racetrack is awesome, but is it real?

Shane McGlaun, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

My son loves Hot Wheels cars and has a ton of them that he has collected over the years. He also has more than a few tracks that you can slip together to play with. I will be the first to say that those tracks rarely work as advertised and generally fall apart if the cat farts. The track in the video at the bottom of this is insanely large. I can only imagine how much the parts would have coasted to make the track. Read The Full Story

GM smart collision avoidance tech alerts drivers, won’t fix stupid

Shane McGlaun, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

I think most people that get behind the wheel of a car are decent enough drivers. Some of the people out there that drive are plain stupid though. You know the sort that drive 90 mph on the highway when it's raining so hard you can’t see in front of your car. Or the sort of driver in the 4x4 truck that thinks they can drive 75 while everyone else crawls along at 30 mph in a snowstorm. I don’t think there is enough tech in the world to make this sort of driver safer. Read The Full Story

GM planning to back remake of Cannonball Run?!

Shane McGlaun, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [7]

If I had to pick my single favorite film of my youth, it would be Cannonball Run. I loved that flick and it is the movie that first got me interested in cars and hot chicks in shiny purple jumpsuits. I will never forget that opening scene with the Lamborghini wailing away as it runs from the police. A rumor is making the rounds that GM might be backing a remake of the flick. This is good and bothers me a bit at the same time. Read The Full Story

Buick adds support for Pandora radio as standard feature

Shane McGlaun, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

I think many people are like me and since the mid to late 80's have thought about Buick as the sort of car that grandparents would own. I haven't seen anything that Buick makes that was appealing to me since the 1987 Grand National. Buick is trying to work its way out of the idea in younger people's minds that it makes cars for old people. One of the ways it is doing that is by making cars that look and perform better. Read The Full Story