Every year, Britain’s Car Magazine sponsors a contest where noted automakers redesign Santa’s Sleigh. This year, one of the entrants is from Ferrari, a company accustomed to designing sports cars. Coming from the Flavio Mazoni-led design team based in Maranello, this super-sleigh is reputed to use many of the same design principles which make its [...]
Reporting from the Los Angeles Auto Show, last week, Automotive News shared that the Hyundai Azera is going upscale in its next incarnation, but will still come between the full-size Genesis sedan and the mid-size Sonata on the “luxury” scale. Renderings of the redesigned Azera, which vehicle is sold in Korea as the fifth generation [...]
Minnesota Public Radio and the National Federation of the Blind are reporting that Daytona International Speedway will play host to the trials for the second-generation prototype of a car designed for blind drivers, early next year. Roughly a year ago, technology allowing blind people to drive independently was first implemented on a dune buggy. This [...]
Popular automotive blog LeftLane News is reporting a rumor that Subaru may be using rear wheel drive on their version of the FT-86, instead of the traditional Subaru all-wheel drive. The FT-86 is the automaker’s upcoming sports coupe, and the word on the street is that the driving factor in going to RWD instead of [...]
When I was a kid my Dad drove an old 1950s vintage Ford pick-up we called the Old Green Goose. I absolutely loved that thing and remain a truck adherent in my heart although right now I drive a mini-van to meet the needs of my handicapped housemate. That vehicle, sporting less than 20,000 miles [...]