[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] “I want you to drive forward and close your eyes just before the kick plate throws us sideways,” says Ricky Downton. I’m sitting in the driver’s seat of a Porsche 911 GT3, at one of the stations of the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles. Downton, my enthusiastic coach, explains that when we…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] rRillustration by Paul Dolan The number of U.S. traffic fatalities in 2018 fell 1 percent despite the fact that Americans drove more miles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a preliminary report released this week. And while it’s heartening to think that measures to improve safety may be working, the truth…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Visually, the GT4 differs from the rest of the Cayman range by receiving a new rear wing and aerodynamics package said to generate 50% more downforce, as well as a redesigned front apron made up of a new lip splitter and side strakes dubbed air curtains. In the case of the Boxster, the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] De Soto owner tells tale of his first national meet road trip Only four years into his corner of the old car hobby, Mike Welsh was sold on attending an annual major meet of the National DeSoto Club, Inc. One reason he went was due to its proximity, only 220 miles from home.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2016 Tesla Model S rRphoto by Evan Sears Leave it to human beings to make technology look bad … really bad. It seems obvious that it’s not a good idea to nap while behind the wheel of moving car. But one incredibly trusting Tesla owner appears to have thrown that assumption out the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Think about what makes a Chevy Camaro different from other cars. Its engines are powerful and its suspension is beautifully composed. Its headlights and windows are sinister little slits. You spin its big dashboard vents to adjust the climate control. The new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer transfers some of that Camaro magic into the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Speaking to .com.au, the automaker’s Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Australia, Sean Hanley, said is it studying the feasibility in response to not only demand from buyers, but also the runaway success of the Chevrolet Silverado converted by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), and the Ram 1500/2500 reconfigured to RHD by American Special…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Porsche’s press blurbs are usually more about a car’s technical prowess, the engineering behind it, and yet, for the new 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, the tone is a bit different. The automaker is trying to emphasize the fact that the new GT4 stirs your emotions and that the experience of driving it…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] rRgraphic by Melissa Galicia Vega Editor’s note: This Car Seat Check was written in October 2017 about the 2018 Volvo XC60. Little of substance has changed with this year’s model. See what’s new for 2019 or check out a side-by-side comparison of the two model years. The verdict: Volvo’s redesign of its large three-row…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The brand’s first SUV will be a style-focused offering aimed squarely at the Tesla Model Y, and will enter production late in 2021. Fisker will unveil its Tesla Model Y rival in December this year, with a price below US$40,000 ($57,000) when it reaches production late in 2021. Based on the image above,…