It appears that the most awaited week in automotive sports is upon us: the week leading up to Le Mans. This grueling 24-hour endurance test has changed the history of driving and made legends along the way for ninety years. No event in automotive sports has the prestige, pedigree and overall presence that is demanded by the 24 Heures du Mans. Once a […]
I’ll be completely upfront in saying that my preconceptions of Volvo left me a little underwhelmed when I got the word that one will be dropped off at my doorstep for testing. Volvos to me are the embodiment of Sweden: I look at one and what I see is a vehicle very practical, safe, and sturdy but also cold, banal, […]
Sometimes an automotive development team will have a serious challenge dropped in their lap: take a model with a legacy existing since the 50’s, which is now known for being rental car fleet filler, and make it something customers actually want to buy. After a short time with the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, it’s apparent that this particular team stepped up […]
The dream of the luxury car is alive and well in this post recession world. As America, and the world, slowly creep back to a state of economic norm, a whole generation of college educated potential employees are suddenly finding work again. The reality of the “post-recession” world is that those jobs don’t pay as well as they used to. […]
We haven’t seen iRacing at PAX East for two years now, as they decided not to attend last year, and there have been a ton of additions in that time. A line of attendees wrapped around their booth, eager to hop in one of the driving seats set up to try out the new NASCAR offerings recently added. Making my […]