To paraphrase the old saying, “As Audi goes, so goes the rest of the nation.” We are not referring to an impending mandate for all drivers to wear pretentious leather driving gloves, nor to increasing interest in the regions and soil patterns of Australian white wines. Believe it or not, we have an automotive fact […]
Archive | March, 2014
These Cities Swapped Out Freeways for Gardens and It Worked Out Fantastically
Editor’s Note: We are going to acknowledge right off the bat that this post is based on Gizmodo’s fantastic piece, “6 Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever” Once upon a time, the automobile was born. Wheat-chewing farmers and cigar-chomping industrialists regarded the new machine with wonder and avarice, respectively. Baseball-loving boys and gradually-liberated girls […]
Seriously? Another Reboot of the Blog? Yes, Actually
Good Vibes. You’ll notice a few things about the new design: Space – Do you remember how cramped the old blog was? Reading an article there was like navigating a game of Tetris. Focus – A blog has one purpose: to be read. You don’t need pop-up chat windows, dozens of links, scads of unrelated […]
Honda Bets U.S. Market on Fit and New Model Vezel
Honda is known for producing mass-market vehicles that grab huge chunks of market volume for a few simple reasons: low price, reliability, safety and quality of construction. Given that this is the case, it shouldn’t be much of surprise to notice that these attributes come at the expense of others, namely: high-performance, luxury, and a […]
Classic 1980s Civic CRX is Man’s Favorite Daily Driver
There can be artfulness in how we live our lives, even down to our relationships with the things we own. Some things gather a nostalgic or sentimental quality: an old t-shirt, a lamp from 15 years ago, maybe a poster that used to hang on a wall or a metal cylinder for collecting umbrellas. Sometimes […]