Geoge Smith 
The vast majority of buyers who order a new Rolls-Royce customize the car to some extent — the sky is the limit, and we’re not talking about the one embedded into the headliner. As 2023 draws to a close, the British brand is highlighting some of the coolest requests it received. Rolls-Royce notes its Bespoke … Read more
white bicycle, or ghost bike, with a sign saying rest in peace locked to a pole on a New York City street is a memorial at the site where a cyclist was killed by a crash motor vehicle. Image: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) Biking ain’t easy; in fact it can be straight up … Read more
Pasteiner’s Collectibles and Hobbies set up shop on Woodward Avenue in Birmingham, Michigan in 1988, aiming to be the area’s HQ for vehicle memorabilia. As a car-themed store located on the same avenue where we cover the Woodward Dream Cruise every August, the folks at Pasteiner’s and the visitors keep their cameras ready for anything … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) When travel bans lifted and the activities of the world resumed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the folks who had been confined to their homes were eager to hit the road — and they haven’t stopped. This year, the car rental industry earned a record-breaking $38.3 billion, according … Read more
Automotive News Canada has the full report, backed by pictures on Facebook: The final 2023 Dodge Charger and 2023 Challenger, and the last Chrysler 300, have come off the line at Stellantis’ Brampton Assembly Plant. That means lights out for the L platform that started with the 300C in 2004; reignited a Hemi-powered era of … Read more
When the world shut down in early 2020, the whole idea of “driving a car” ground to a halt for a lot of people. All those hours that would’ve been spent commuting, stuck in traffic, were now spent at home nurturing sourdough starter. But while the amount Americans drive has yet to reach the heights of … Read more
Porsche and Audi issued recalls for more than 130,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to address two unrelated fire risks. The larger of the two campaigns is actually directed not at the cars themselves, but at the charging cables that were sold with them. This recall covers all vehicles sold with the company’s 40-amp, 220/240V … Read more
Photo: Stanislav/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) A 50-year-old Tokyo taxi driver is facing charges for killing a pigeon after plowing through a flock at 35 miles per hour. The driver is accused of violating a Japanese wildlife protection law, according to the New York Times. In Japan, all birds (even pigeons) can’t be removed or killed … Read more
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in 2022, the tech company teased a version of Apple CarPlay that would take over every screen in a vehicle — infotainment, digital gauge cluster, passenger display, you name it. A carmaker would work with Apple to create a brand-appropriate skin, a vehicle’s gauge cluster showing a series of … Read more
Photo: Rolls-Royce The Syntopia is the first Rolls-Royce to have a bespoke scent, developed for the clients by an expert perfumer that’s now known as “the Nose of the Bespoke Collective.” A specially created and patented mechanism within the headrests was developed to release the fragrance and ensure it is released delicately and will be … Read more
