Welcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Green Car Reports, Vice, and Road & Track.
Road & Track's 2013 Performance Car of the Year — Road & Track
I was at this test, so I'm obligated to share it with you. Plus, a great read from Jack Baruth.
"The runway next to this one," the man says, using the sheaf of remarkably comprehensive waivers that we've just signed to point behind us, "is active. Don't enter that runway. There's a $10,000 fine. And there will be aircraft using that runway during your test here."
Which City Has The Worst Fuel Economy For All Its Used Cars? — Green Car Reports
Interdasting. Most interdasting.
If you want to buy a used Toyota Prius, don't go shopping for one in Detroit.
The Motor City has the worst fuel economy among used cars, according to a new study by iSeeCars.com, as reported by WardsAuto.
I'm on a Solar-Powered Boat (In the Galapagos) — Vice
Because hey, why not.
"How fast can this thing go?" I ask Jackson Vilema, the guy driving Solaris, a new, solar-powered boat that's designed to putz around the bay surrounding the Galapagos Islands' Puerto Ayora.