GM North America President Admits Desire for Small RWD

Now, don’t take this as any sign of things to come, but it’s definitely a good thing to hear. Mark Reuss , GM’s North America president, told Automotive News that “A really nice, light, rear-drive car that’s inexpensive — we know that rings a bell.” You’re damn right it does. That doesn’t mean that they’ll [...]

Will New Fuel Economy Regulations Kill the Regular Cab?

New fuel economy regulations set for 2017 are based on a vehicle’s footprint, calculated as the square footage between the four wheels. Thus, according to Pickuptrucks.com, “a Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab with a footprint of ...

Happy Birthday 911! Happy Birthday Martini!

This year Porsche celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 911, while Martini celebrates its 150th birthday. To celebrate these milestones and their historic association (Porsche’s first Martini-liveried vehicle was the 906 back in 1968) Martini stripes will grace a 911 GT3 Cup car piloted by Sebastien Loeb for the opening round of the Porsche Mobil1 [...]

Dodge Avenger Tops List of Cars Bought By Sub-Prime Borrowers

According the folks at Carfinance.com, the Dodge Avenger is the most popular car purchased by borrowers who have trouble qualifying for loans. And Chrysler vehicles led with four of the top ten vehicles on the list, which was otherwise dominated by Kias and Nissans. It is also worth noting that the Ram truck was the ...

SBC-Powered Rat Rod Jeep on Latest Episode of Road Kill

This is the sketchiest looking hunk of junk I’ve seen in a while. We’re talking no seatbelts, a scary suspension setup and a leaky, junkyard SBC. But for our entertainment, Hot Rod Magazine’s Finnegan and Freiburger got it vaguely road worthy and drove it off to a bar in the desert. It definitely could have [...]

Minor Ferrari FF Wreck in Shanghai

The owner hit a truck in the bike lane. D’oh! Check out the pic after the jump, when a second FF happens on the scene (maybe his buddy?). Keep in mind that an FF costs about $850,000 in China. CarNewsChina via Jalopnik

Grosser Mercedes 600 Discovered in Dutch Barn

There are countless old Mercedes lost to the sands of time across the world. So when one as rare as this shows up in a some dudes dirty garage, it’s worth paying attention to. This case is especially interesting. Most of the time barn finds have at least some kind of mileage on them. This [...]