Posts Written by Shane McGlaun

January 22, 2015

All-new Honda Pilot SUV Landing this Summer

All-new Honda Pilot SUV Landing this Summer
SUVs are very popular, and just about every automaker out there is making them these days. Even Porsche has gotten into the SUV market with the Cayenne and Macan and those are some of the coolest SUVs around.…
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January 22, 2015

Ford Model T Video Highlights the Most Important Car Ever

Ford Model T Video Highlights the Most Important Car Ever
Ford has been making cars for over a century now, and while some might think of F-150s or Mustangs as the most notable products from the company, one of the most important cars Ford ever made was one of its earliest models.…
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January 21, 2015

Polaris Slingshot Sales Halted Due to Safety Concerns

Polaris Slingshot Sales Halted Due to Safety Concerns
The first time I saw a Polaris Slingshot sitting in traffic I thought it looked really cool. In fact, I rather wished it had four wheels because it looks like it could be a fun track car if it wasn’t a trike.…
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January 20, 2015

Porsche Flat Six Engine Time-lapse Teardown

Porsche Flat Six Engine Time-lapse Teardown
Certainly one of the best engines in all of the sports car world is the flat six from Porsche. This engine has powered numerous Porsche cars going back for decades including the venerable 911.…
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January 20, 2015

New Hyundai Veloster Gets 7-speed DCT

New Hyundai Veloster Gets 7-speed DCT
Hyundai has refreshed its 3-door Veloster sports car somewhat – at least in Korea. It’s unclear at this time if any of these updates will make it to the US market, but we are hopeful because one of the new features sounds great.…
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January 19, 2015

Porsche 919 Hybrid Racecar Updated for 2015

Porsche 919 Hybrid Racecar Updated for 2015
Porsche was away from high-level Le Mans prototype endurance racing for a long time and came back last year with mixed success. Porsche ended up finishing in third place, with only one win to its credit.…
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January 19, 2015

Lamborghini Countach 5000: ’80s Awesome

Lamborghini Countach 5000: ’80s Awesome
As a child of the 1980s, I had posters of the Lamborghini Countach all over my bedroom walls. This is to me one of the best-looking Lamborghini cars ever made, and one of the vehicles that actually got me into cars as a kid.…
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January 17, 2015

1970 Alfa Romeo Giulia is the Most Beautiful Ugly Car

1970 Alfa Romeo Giulia is the Most Beautiful Ugly Car
When I think of Alfa Romeo, I always think of the Spider that rolled around the streets of the U.S. with the top down back in the ’80s.…
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January 17, 2015

Shelby GT350 Tipped to Start at about $50,000

Shelby GT350 Tipped to Start at about $50,000
2015 has been a big year so far for fans of the Ford Mustang. The all-new Mustang is here with independent rear suspension and a new design for starters.…
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January 17, 2015

Google Assembles Suppliers for Self-Driving Cars

Google Assembles Suppliers for Self-Driving Cars
Google is gearing up to make good on its promise of cars that can drive without any interaction from a human. I am a fan of driving and like to be involved in the process at all times, however, the appeal of getting in a car for a trip and being able to focus on enjoying the scenery rather than driving has some appeal.…
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January 16, 2015

Ford Unlikely to Create Car Bodies from Aluminum

Ford Unlikely to Create Car Bodies from Aluminum
Ford rocked the automotive world when it announced that the body of the F-150 truck would be made from aluminum starting with the 2015 year model.…
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January 16, 2015

1966 Ford F-100 Turned into Epic Baja Racing Truck

1966 Ford F-100 Turned into Epic Baja Racing Truck
The truck you see here started out as your run-of-the-mill pickup that served duty on a farm for much of its life. It was then bought by some folks with something very different in mind.…
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January 15, 2015

Driver Floors it into Car Wash and Destroys Everything

Driver Floors it into Car Wash and Destroys Everything
Sometimes people do stupid things, especially when they’re not paying attention behind the wheel. Take this driver who apparently pinned the throttle on their Oldsmobile and blasted full speed into and out of a drive-through automated car wash.…
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January 14, 2015

Toyota Refreshes Tacoma for 2016

Toyota Refreshes Tacoma for 2016
For several model years now, there have been only two mid-size trucks on the market. Those trucks were the Toyota Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier. With the added pressure of the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon in the market, The Tacoma is being updated for 2016.…
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January 14, 2015

Rumor: Ford May Ditch Mustang & F-150 V8 Engines

Rumor: Ford May Ditch Mustang & F-150 V8 Engines
A rumor has been circulating around the web the last day or so that has to do with Ford and V8 engines use in its sports cars and trucks.…
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