Image: Jeep Jeep has been on a roller coaster ride the last few years. Sales have suffered, dealers are sitting on inventory they’re heavily discounting to move, quality has suffered and worse yet, their vehicles have become too expensive for many would-be buyers — something the company acknowledges even though it just released a $70,000 … Read more
When a car blogger gets invited to a movie screening, said blogger is led to believe that cars play a big role in said movie, something like “The Italian Job” or “Bullitt” where cars play a central role in the plot. But in the new “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” movie, which I recently attended … Read more
Seeing a blue blooded American pony car prototype hitting the nearly 13 miles of Germany’s most famous race track is a bit incongruous, but the new Mustang GTD is built different. The GTD’s supercharged V8 is targeting uncharted territory for the humble Mustang; over 800 stock horsepower. Aside from the herculean power numbers that Ford’s … Read more
Photo: TFLclassics / YouTube It has been nearly 100 years since the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. While no one would bat an eye if Ford refused to service the once-ubiquitous vehicle, TFLclassics found a dealer willing to perform an oil change on its 1915 Model T. However, the most difficult … Read more
Screenshot: E-Motion Engineering When a customer in Las Vegas gives you carte blanche to build an off-roading 991-generation Porsche 911, you pull out all the stops. At least you do if you’re Joey Seely, owner of E-Motion Engineering. There is something of an off-roader craze going on in sports car land right now, in case … Read more
Ford created something special with the Mustang GTD. An 800-horsepower muscle car with the bones of a race car is the stuff of dreams. Unfortunately, not many will get to enjoy its performance thanks to its $300,000 price tag and the fact that you have to apply to Ford to buy one. Whoever gets the … Read more
Image: BMW Once, there was a time where convertibles existed across the automotive spectrum. From sub-compact to full-size, there used to be a convertible for many different price points. Then the SUV/crossover was created and buyers couldn’t get enough of them , to the detriment of other segments. Today, convertibles still exist, but the segment … Read more
To send off its V8-powered muscle cars in style, Dodge created a series of Last Call models that took the capabilities of the Challenger and Charger cars to new heights. Chief among those was the Challenger SRT Demon 170, which packed in an eye-watering 1,025 HP when running on E85 fuel and cost well over … Read more
Screenshot: Attack Official Movie Channel on YouTube If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh … Read more
Back in 2014 I was stuck with a Jeep Compass rental as a complimentary “upgrade” from the original subcompact I booked at National. To this day I have never driven a more miserable machine. The 2 liter four-banger and CVT made for an absolutely awful drivetrain that buzzed and protested anytime I came near the … Read more
