Hydrogen combustion motors aren’t a new idea. Back in the early 1800s, hydrogen was the fuel of choice because gasoline was too unstable to use. Everything changed when engineers added carburetors to the petroleum engines, a raw form of the fuel injection we’re familiar with today. Gasoline became safer to use since they could now …
The Pebble Beach Concours is quite the place for exotic car announcements and 2019 was no exception. McLaren has ambitious plans to launch 18 new models between now and 2025 based on its “Track25” business plan. At a private gathering, McLaren CEO Mike Flewett announced a new addition to the Ultimate Series McLaren entering production …
You may have heard of the term ceramic coating as it relates to cars but you don’t know a lot about it. Ceramic coating is a liquid polymer that is applied to the exteriors of cars, and the coating serves as bonding for the car’s regular exterior paint. The good thing about ceramic coating is …
The average American drives more than 13,000 miles each year commuting, traveling, and adventuring. Decade-old vehicles, however, hold an average of 11,987 miles per year. But some cars are better designed for longevity and reliability than others and are driven for many more miles than the average. The people at iSeeCars.com analyzed more than 2.3 …
When it comes to tuning cars, few companies do it better than Ruf Automobile. Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire recently had the chance to test drive a Ruf RTurbo, which is a unique sports car that’s based on the 996 generation of the Porsche 911. Here’s a little background on why the RTurbo is …
iSeeCars just released its study of the most-driven cars in 2019. Some of the trends that it mentioned aren’t unusual, such as SUVs being the most popular car body type. Indeed, all of the most-driven vehicles in urban areas were SUVs. Before you take the study’s findings as gospel though, do note that iSeeCars stated …
What would you think the average age of a muscle car buyer is? 40? 60? 75? He or she would need to have the bread to purchase it in the first place, right? Or at least be able to get a loan—which these days is anyone with a pulse. So maybe money isn’t a factor? …
After the big publicity push behind the auction of the “first” Porsche ever built, the Type 64, slated for this past weekend in Pebble Beach, the auction turned into a nightmare for auctioneers RM Sotheby. With a reserve that many thought was $30 million, the auction was started at $10 million. It quickly escalated to …
If you’re into old cars and fancied doing a project someday but were turned off by what you think it takes in both ability and cha-cha, you should watch this Icon vid at the bottom of the post. Really. There was a time when something old was not considered used up. If it was an …
Vehicles are often taken for granted. We forget about all the complex systems that make our cars run. Ever wonder what an automatic transmission actually does?
A good clear coat is important to maintaining that sleek look your car had when it first drove off the lot. So what should you do when it starts to fail?