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. […]
It seems we automotive enthusiasts owe a great debt to Ludwig Prandtl, a Bavarian scientist whose studies into airflow theory became the foundation for what we now know about aerodynamics, drag, and streamlining. The story goes that students of his rather mockingly applied his calculations to bumble bees and ended up declaring them theoretically unable to fly. (Another version is […]
“call Vincenzo.” “would you like to call Victor?” No, call Vin-cen-zo” “vent controls” “nevermind” I didn’t expect a whole lot from the voice commands of the BMW 135i. I’ve heard people say that the brands’ “iDrive” navi-entertainment system was difficult to use, but I didn’t really think so. Spend a good half an hour with it in the driveway and […]