Florida authorities, along with the Coast Guard, are searching for survivors of a boat that capsized off the Florida coast. That boat was reportedly carrying an estimated 40 migrants from the Bahamas to Florida, the New York Times reports. Read more…
Category Archives: Car Culture
The Ford Bronco Raptor Has A Size Problem
Don’t worry, fellas. The Ford Bronco Raptor has a size problem, too. However, its problem is being too big. Ford somehow managed to make a vehicle that is both too tall and too wide for its production facility. Read more…
The Chip Shortage Is Still The Problem
Ah, the chip shortage. Our stalwart enemy over the past two years, wreaking mayhem from the shadows like an arc-long anime villain. It’s taken everything from individual options to entire vehicles off of dealer lots, and in limiting supply, it has radically increased prices through dealer markups and skyrocketing used… Read more…
Ford Maverick Color Names Used To Be Fantastic
I know I’ve lamented about the collective draining of color from the global carscape for years, and if the sea of grayscale monotony that clouds every parking lot you come across isn’t enough to depress you, then perhaps this will help: color names used to be so much better, too. Look at these examples fromContinue reading “Ford Maverick Color Names Used To Be Fantastic”
Manufacturers To Blame For Self-Driving Car Crashes, Says UK Lawmaker
If many automotive experts are to be believed, we’re on the cusp of a self-driving revolution. And that means that as automakers finalize their autonomous-driving technology, lawmakers must write the rules that govern self-driving cars. And that includes deciding who is at fault when one crashes. Read more…
Proposed Florida Law Will Help Dealers Screw You Out Of Getting Your Title
Due to current inventory shortages, this has become a seller’s market for cars, with dealers getting away with even more nonsense than before. Now, a proposed piece of legislation in Florida would allow dealers to opt-out of obtaining your title after the transaction has taken place. Read more…
SpaceX Rocket To End 7 Years As Space Trash By Smashing Into The Moon
A four-ton Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2015 is heading straight for the Moon at 2.5 kilometers a second and is scheduled to strike Earth’s favorite natural satellite sometime in the next few weeks. Read more…
Ford Says It Has 10,000 Orders For Its E-Transit
The most exciting electric vehicles in the world right now aren’t anything Tesla produces but are instead electric vans, given their potential to transform last-mile delivery. Ford’s E-Transit is among them, and the early returns seem good, as Ford said Wednesday that it has orders for at least 10,000. Read more…
The Volkswagen Passat Is Officially Dead In The U.S.
After nearly 50 years in the U.S. market, the Volkswagen Passat is no more. The final sedan rolled off the assembly line in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where more than 800,000 Passats were built since production started in 2011. This may not sound like that big of a deal since the Passat has been a middle-of-the-road… ReadContinue reading “The Volkswagen Passat Is Officially Dead In The U.S.”
Flying Taxis And eVTOLs Aren’t Flying Cars, Let’s Call Them What They Really Are
It seems like every day I see something in my aviation news feed about some sort of new “flying car” being built by some random startup that says it’s revolutionizing transportation. These vehicles are neat, but call them what they really are: electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Because they’re not flying… Read more…
