It turns out that, yes, the zombie apocalypse is imminent. The tv show/videogame/movie phenomenon will become real as swarms of reanimated victims consume all that lay in their path. Our cities will crumble, our infrastructure will collapse, and the dead shall walk the earth. Still, if I’m going to get around town, I might as well do it in style.
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First Drive: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo
Quick: in five seconds, pick the most iconic Volkswagen model ever. Done? Good. Yes, the correct answer is The Beetle. If you said anything else, you’re either fooling yourself by saying GTI or trying to sound clever by throwing out Veyron. Just get out, seriously. Want my point to be cemented? 60 years ago, they just called this car “Volkswagen.” […]
First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Accent
Sustainability is what Hyundai has put forth as their main focus, a point made clear as they announce that they will have no less than four 40 mpg models in 2012. This is 40 mpg with no premiums, by the way. Hyundai are keen to point out that with other manufacturers that promise the same fuel economy, there’s always that […]
First Drive: 2011 Rolls Royce Ghost
I am certain that at some point, you’ve had a discussion with your friends or FinalGear contemporaries, the discussion of what cars you would drive if fame and fortune were immediately bestowed upon you. I know I have. It usually splinters into a conversation about the expensive car you’d want to drive and the car you want to be driven […]
First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta
Ain’t no party like an NYC party, ‘cuz an NYC party don’t stop. Unless the party is more of a fiesta, specifically the 2011 Ford Fiesta, and you mire it in bumper-to-bumper traffic. The party at the very least slows to a crawl at that point. No worries, though, since the Fiesta is specifically designed for the urban stop-and-go environment, […]