Overlanding, its the vehicle based equivalent to backpacking, only without the smell or the half sized toothbrushes and for the people that do it that’s exactly the appeal: All the nature you can handle, with a modicum (or more) of comfort. As a curator on the kinja Overland & Expedition as well as in my own personal…
Do you have an exit strategy? How about an xiT strategy? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW E61 might make any exit more fun, but will its price have you saying, exit, stage left?
Well, it's a 528iT to be exact.
In the world of automotive unicorns, there are plenty of rare breeds. Exotics, supercars, one-offs, a Chevy powered van called a Skarab... But this BMW 2000 tii Touring is a unique unicorn. Given that vintage BMW's are all the rage these days, it's amazing that most car guys don't even know this thing exists. So...…
As you may have noticed there are a number of readers who are, shall we say, a bit fanatical about the wagon body style. I can’t think of anyone in particular at the moment, but trust me, they are among us. It is also no secret that in the U.S. lovers of long-roofs and ample cargo space are often forgotten by…
When Alfa built the original flying saucer — the Disco Volante — in 1952, they were on top of the world. Now there's a new Disco Volante — and while completely different from the original, it's just as gorgeous.
The big Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale's going on right now and we're already into the fourth day of hot gavel action. Here's the eight top cars that have found new owners through day three.
Being shown off at the same Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where the BMW M1 Homage was recently unveiled, is this tasty Maserati Quattroporte wagon-ization. Though perhaps with the addition of the hatchback, we should call it a Cinqueporte. But you can call it whatever you want, we just love the way it looks.…
Sweet quarts of Pennzoil, why must every automaker jump on bandwagons they have no business being on? Chrysler, the reason people put DUB wheels and parts on their cars is to be unique and stand out from the crowd. By partnering with DUB for the 2008 DUB Edition Chrysler 300 Touring and 2008 DUB Edition Dodge Charger…
The new Citroen C5 Touring is by all rights a big time traveler: comfy seats, a really nice panoramic skylight, all the modern luxury accoutrements, sleek styling if you're into the French thing, and plenty of toting space. The Achilles heel of the car is the folding seats, though. When the fronts seats are positioned…
In case you haven't gotten enough of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring that debuted in Canada, or the slightly disguised one at last year's SEMA in Vegas, we've got the full skinny here. If you don't think they're aiming at the Mazda3 five-door just put your hand in front of the front quarter of the car and see what we…
We saw a sneak preview of sorts for the Hyundai Elantra Touring with the Beach Cruiser Concept at SEMA, and again in hastily taken amateur spy video in November. But this time the utility hauler is the real deal and everyone can have a gander. Contrary to the SEMA version, it does not have massive chrome wheels,…
Honda looked to in-house tuner Modulo to take their Inspire (a.k.a. Accord) and shake off some of the Teutonic flavor. Though the new sedan does borrow heavily from European designs, the Modulo body kit certainly portrays a more typically Japanese sentiment. The new grille and front fenders, in particular, are more…
Imagine cruising in your brand new, 2007 BMW 320D Touring at 230 kph (~143 mph) along the pristine asphalt of the Autobahn, listening to the finest in German techno. All of a sudden from the roadside, a flash of fur streaks across the road and you feel a mild thump, accompanied by a spray of rouge across the bottom…
Sometimes, a soundtrack of 1980s house music or late-century London chillout provides a wholly appropriate sound bed for automakers' promo videos. But fans of sport wagons in general, and specifically of the new BMW M5 Touring, will appreciate the minimalism of this one is a more more elegant solution. The BMW V10,…
Yeah, I stuck my own name in the headline. From a dictionary: Gonzo is a style of reportage, filmmaking, or any form of multimedia production in which the reporter, filmmaker or author is intrinsically enmeshed with the subject action. Moving on; HOLY CRAP!!!! I want one, I want one, I want one@@@!!! Gimme, gimme,…
Oh the teasing. BMW's been none to clear publicly about its new M5 station wagon, but those in the know say it'll be launched at the Geneva show in March ahead of a May 2007 rollout. And by rollout, we of course mean a trip to the zoo with the kids and subsequent 200-mph race back in time for soccer practice.
It's a battle of the watermarks — Dutch magazine Auto Visie vs. Auto Spies — on these shots, which offer the latest evidence the BMW M5 Touring is nigh. There's no doubt that such a car would be the fastest station wagon in existence, outshining the 444-hp RS6 Quattro Avant and 476-hp E55 AMG estate with its 507-hp…
They haven't exactly been flying off the shelves here in Europe, but Chrysler is nonetheless adding American-style gumption to its 300C Touring, not leastwise to win it a leftward promotion on the unrestricted autobahn. Part of the company's bid to heighten the profile of its SRT performance division on the continent,…
