Almost every car on the road nowadays has some form of alphabet soup glued to its trunk or rear bumper. Most of the time, a car will have the brand’s logo, the model name, and then a badge that denotes trim level or engine size, and sometimes a combination of both. The brand logos and... Continue Reading →
We’ve all seen people going out for test drives in new cars with the requisite salesperson in tow… most of us have even been that person, taking a drive to see if we like the way a particular car drives. And most of us have politely returned to the dealership without wreaking havoc of any... Continue Reading →
Every January, the latest technology innovations are introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in (where else?) Las Vegas. Across its 2.9 million square feet, CES is the place to see the most innovative and useful new ideas, and the completely ridiculous—and everything in between. One of the most interesting parts of CES is always the... Continue Reading →
In previous articles, I have discussed the automotive industry’s incredible ability to innovate regularly, and produce technologies and designs that we’d have only dreamed of just a decade ago. But in their innovative efforts, designers and engineers sometimes come up a bit short, or just miss the mark altogether. Most of the time this results... Continue Reading →
Wait... how did it get to be 2020? Weren't we supposed to have flying cars by now? We might have a lot of tech that George Jetson would envy, but we're still riding on four tires. And it's the start of another new year. So along with our resolutions to work out and eat better,... Continue Reading →
When we get behind the wheel of a car, we should definitely be driving—not perusing our iTunes library or taking a selfie... and certainly not texting or Googling anything. But it’s so tempting... because most of us have such a close, constantly interactive relationship with our phones, and phones can do so much now! And... Continue Reading →
image credit: TRED.com We’ve all heard about how the second you drive off the dealer’s lot, your new car starts to depreciate. In fact, most cars lose 10% of their value on that first drive-off. That first year after buying a new car is a killer: the value often drops 20% or more. After that,... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, when you’re looking for a very specific car—maybe a particular combination of options, an unusual color, or just a car that’s rare overall—your only option may be buying it from out of state. Buying a car in a different state is definitely possible, but there are a few more things to consider, and do,... Continue Reading →
With all of the recent advances in technology and materials, it’s easy to take car safety for granted. The bar is high, and most modern cars are very safe compared to previous decades. But if you have a family, a new baby, or are regularly driving children around, you’re probably interested in the very safest... Continue Reading →
College is a special and unique time in a person’s life. It represents an often unharmonious collision of academia and celebration, of studying and having fun. It’s the only time in our lives when delivering a presentation on the Hawthorne studies and eating pizza bagels for breakfast can happen in the same 24 hour period... Continue Reading →
