Category Archives: Car Culture

Ask any nerd and they’ll say artificial intelligence is taking over. That may not always be for the best, but finally it seems the tech is being put to good use – in traffic lights. Read more…

Norm’s Ford Mustang did not meet its end at the conclusion of a local car show but rather the “old school” way in a big snowstorm. He is looking for a replacement ideally with some power and three pedals. What car should he buy? Read more…

We’re always told that one of the best ways to cut our impact on the environment is to reduce, reuse, recycle. So, when British Airways began retiring its aging fleet of Boeing 747s, one eco-minded events manager saw an opportunity to do their bit and reuse an old plane as an events space. Read more…

There’s a lot for sale on the internet – including millions of cars, trucks and SUVs. However, there is only one double-dually, twin-turbo, 1,400 HP Chevy Silverado with the front end of a Cadillac Escalade for sale. Have you ever seen something so beautifully distasteful it’s come all the way back around to being… ReadContinue reading “This Double-Dually, Twin-Turbo Monster Is Not For The Faint Of Heart, Or Anyone, Really”

Formula 1’s sprint race qualifying format offered a novel distraction from the typical Saturday fare last year, and Liberty Media surely enjoyed the increased attention those events brought. Some teams were less enthralled with the idea, mostly because of concerns over crash damage — both the expenses required to fix… Read more…

The Ford Bronco’s soft top roof is proving to have some functionality issues – specifically with being a mechanism to keep the elements out. Read more…

One of my idiosyncratic personal requirements of a modern EV is that it really should offer storage at both ends, front and rear. That means it needs a trunk up front, or as, they’re known in the slang of hardcore enclosed-vehicle-storage fetishists, a frunk. Volkswagen’s ID.4 EV does not offer a frunk, something I… ReadContinue reading “The VW ID. Buzz Doesn’t Seem To Have A Frunk But That’s Okay”

Tesla acknowledged another potential problem with many of its cars, the first American-made Kia Sportage was built, and GM. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 3, 2022. Read more…

We are entering day six of the Freedom Convoy’s siege of Ottawa and, with dozens of big rigs still blocking city streets in the nation’s capital and closing off most of a international border crossing in a tiny Alberta town, police officials have come to the conclusion that this might be out of their depths.Continue reading “Anti-Vax Convoy Might Require Military Intervention: Ottawa Police Chief”

The 2022 IndyCar season kicks off this month with its first race in St. Petersburg, Florida, and if you plan on tuning in, you’re liable to find a handful of names in the timing and scoring that you likely haven’t heard before. This is the IndyCar rookie class for 2022 — and it’s time toContinue reading “Meet IndyCar’s Rookie Class For 2022”