About a month ago, Audi CEO Marcus Duesmann announced that the company will, from this point forward, stop developing new internal combustion engines. Instead, they'll begin phasing out fuel burning vehicles in favor of electric propulsion. Car enthusiasts and those familiar with the industry have long known and recently began to accept that internal combustion... Continue Reading →
It's no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound economic effects across all industries. What may come as a surprise though, is that not all of these effects were negative. In fact, according to a recent article by Road & Track, 2020 was a record-breaking year for car dealership profits. So how, in the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes work can be boring. Just about every working adult can relate to this struggle—even car designers. So, what better way for an automotive design team to spice up the workday than to think of some easter eggs to implement in the car they’re designing? Easter eggs are small details that most car owners won’t... Continue Reading →
Cadillac, as the USA’s foremost luxury manufacturer (sorry, Lincoln), has always had the ever-burdensome job of building cars that can compete with the storied and undeniably glorious powerhouses from Germany. 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing (image credit: Motor1) BMW, Audi, Mercedes, and even Porsche have long dominated the luxury performance sedan segment with cars like the... Continue Reading →
For over 100 years we've used the combination of air, fuel, and spark to power cars, but the way that we bring these things together has evolved over several eras. In the early years, engines were oversized, underpowered, and crude compared to what we’re used to today. For example, Cadillac’s 1930s V16, a 7.4 liter... Continue Reading →
Above perhaps anything else, reliability is the one thing that most car shoppers look for when buying a used car—and with good reason. No one wants to be burdened by their new-to-them car breaking down or giving them trouble, and car buyers are especially uninterested in the financial headache that an unreliable car can become.... Continue Reading →
Car enthusiasts notoriously slow to warm up to new models, technologies, and trends in the auto industry. They’re quick to claim that water-cooling ruined the 911, and that electronic power steering neutered the 3-series’ famously sharp sports-sedan character. In reality, most of these changes are for the better, and broaden a car’s potential audience, and... Continue Reading →
Whether it’s Audi’s famed Quattro or Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel Drive, many motorists rely on these types of all-wheel drive (AWD) systems to keep them safe when driving in snow and ice. This is largely because car manufacturers tout all-wheel drive as the end-all be-all winter weather defeater—but the truth is that AWD is only... Continue Reading →
A retro-modern Bronco, an all-electric Hummer, and a Mustang that looks like none you've ever seen before... meet the class of 2021.
While the term “tuning” has been around since even before the days of The Fast and the Furious, it has taken on a new meaning in the modern era of car modification. Back in the early 2000’s tuning was used as a blanket term to describe all different sorts of modifications to a car. Installing... Continue Reading →
