Discovery Communication’s Velocity has been coupled with TEN: The Enthusiast Network in a new joint venture, bringing together brands like MotorTrend and Roadkill, notable for nearly being all the way up the ass of Fiat Chrysler, with the TV network’s existing properties in a new massive automotive media empire.
Finally making the brave and valiant choice to cater to such an underserved market in the realm of car publications, Automobile magazine will “relaunch” in August with a goal to cater to the “modern-day car guy.” This magazine should go a long way to increase representation of men in media.
Since yesterday's Washington Post profile of a prep school-aged Mitt Romney showing the presumed Republican presidential nominee terrifying a kid everyone thought was gay, conservative outlets have been scrambling for another perspective on young Romney. They've found it in a softball piece on Romney from Automobile…
Automobile Magazine just announced that they've picked the Audi A7 as its 2012 Automobile of the Year, saying:
Back in 2002, car journalist extraordinaire Ezra Dyer set out destroy a 1984 Cadillac Eldorado with the aid of a gun club for a feature in Automobile Magazine. Video was created of the ensuing destruction. That video was just published.
Automobile Magazine's Jamie Kitman has just written a column about the demise of the station wagon, calling the world's automakers "the real culprits" and mourning our loss. Right on, Jamie. Right on. [Automobile]
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI nabbed the title of "Automobile Of The Year" for the second time in five years because of its "blend of athleticism, practicality, and performance." Talk about VeeDub fan-boys. [Automobile]
In a bid to give his 2005 Ford F-150 more power, Jackson, Michigan native Chris Lentz strapped a Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet to the truck bed, creating a 2700HP jet-powered truck. It's the coolest truck we've ever seen. Video below.
