One of the big advantages of living in a country where everyone seems to have a camera pointing out the window of their car is that when something truly bonkers happens, you have lots of footage for the world to watch and say "holy shit" at.
John M. Broder, the New York Times reporter involved in now-infamous failed Tesla Model S drive up the East Coast, has responded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's claim that he greased the test and lied in his story. Broder's explanation? He did what he was told to do by Tesla employees — they just gave him bad advice.
Tow Truck Driver At Center Of Tesla Controversy Unaware Of Controversy
Rick Ibsen played a big part in a New York Times reporter's ill-fated Tesla Model S drive up the East Coast. He was the one who came to the car's rescue when it apparently ran out of power and stopped working on a Connecticut exit ramp. But until I spoke with him a few minutes ago, he was unaware that this had
The Best Cars To Put Motorcycle Engines In
No matter if it is a cheap and cheerful econobox or a shiny and pricey Ariel Atom V8, light cars can get a lot out of high-revving motorcycle engines.
'The 1990 Lotus Esprit SE Has A Quick Look'
I've loved Lotus ever since I've been alive. I'd give my left nut for pretty much any car to come out of the Hethel factory.
Has Anyone Ever Refused To Let You Save Their Rotting Car?
Is there anything worse than offering to buy a car left out in a field, getting refused by the owner, and then seeing it rot away?
Is This The World's Most Hideous Aventador?
The World's Most Stereotypical Lamborghini Owner gave his 'Concubine' this, the worst Valentine's Day present ever.
The Ram 1500 Is Getting A 3.0 Liter Diesel
The Ram 1500 will be first half-ton pickup of modern times to get a diesel engine. Interesting.
It may be the funniest show on TV, but for car nerds, Archer is like a kiss on the mouth from Bar Refaeli. The animated spy comedy is swarming with cool cars. Watch any five minutes at random and you’ll see so much automotive eye candy, it's as if Hemmings, not the FX network, produced it. We grilled executive producers Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, and the show’s art and animation wizards, on how and why Archer provides the best car spotting on TV, from the pitch-perfect choices of its main characters’ rides, to the baffling selection of automobilia creeping across the backgrounds.
They gave us the inside story on how they pick the cars, how they build and animate them, what vehicular surprises might await in future episodes and which cars helped make them the top-class creative nutbags they are today.
Rally Co-driving Behind The Scenes Part 2: The Bag
I'm back for part 2 of Co-driving Behind the Scenes and today we're going to talk about one of the most important pieces of equipment for a co-driver; the co-driver bag. From the start of recce (pronounced wreck-E, short for reconnaissance, refers to the period before the rally when competitors can slowly drive the…
CNN Is Now Trying To Drive The Tesla Model S From D.C. To Boston
As I write this, journalists from CNNMoney are attempting to do what the New York Times failed to do: drive from Washington to Boston in a Tesla Model S, making use of the company's innovative Supercharger stations along the way. Will they pull it off?
For as long as I can remember, racing games have either been a simulation or an arcade experience, but rarely have the two intermingled. But the arrival of games like Grid and Forza Horizon have merged those two categories into an interesting grey area. And now we have Grid 2, which will be making that grey area even greyer.
I Think We Found A Way To Get Couples Into Rallying
This is WRC champion Petter Solberg with his wife/co-driver/mechanic Pernilla, on their way to winning the historic portion of last weekend's Rally Sweden. If they can rally together, why can't you and your significant other?
Drifting Looks Cooler From Above
One of the coolest car events in the world is the annual drift competition in front of Romania's Parliament building. It looks even better from above.
Citroën DS, The Miracle Of Travelling
Our very own Wolverine, Nino Karotta tried to teach you some Hungarian with his review of the bonkers Renault Avantime or the two-faced BMW M5, but when it came to the roadtrip with a Scion FR-S from Barcelona to Budapest, the team took the time to shoot everything twice so you could enjoy the video in English as…
Among Elon Musk's many rebuttals to the New York Times' failed drive of the Tesla Model S is that the car never fully ran out of battery power, even when it was being towed away on a flatbed truck. Not true, says the towing company.
