Screenshot: KDVR / YouTube A Colorado driver saw someone else in danger and decided to take action earlier this month on the 6th Avenue Freeway, just west of Denver. A woman suffered a seizure and lost consciousness behind the wheel. Ryan Myrick took his Dodge Ram, pulled in front of an SUV, and intentionally caused … Read more
Image: Joe Skipper (Reuters) The death toll related to faulty Takata-built airbags continues to grow as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms a 28th related fatality. On Tuesday the agency reported yet another air bag inflator death in a saga that has been ongoing since 2009, this one involving a Honda which crashed in … Read more
Photo: Dodge V10 engines aren’t particularly common in road cars, but there was a time when two of America’s Big Three automakers engineered V10s to replace big block V8s in their heavy duty truck platforms. Even before the Volkswagen Group, BMW, and Lexus built their outstanding V10 performance engines, America was already mass-producing producing 10-cylinder … Read more
I’ll vote for Atlanta. (I know, it’s not all of Georgia, but that’s only because it takes time to annex everything…) The speed limit on the interstates in Metro Atlanta are all set at 55*, but if you’re not going 80, they’re going to run you over. I used to say that you had to … Read more
Those infamous Takata airbags—the ones with the accelerator that can send shrapnel flying towards the faces of folks sitting in the front of them—are still a massive problem on U.S. roads. Worse yet, some of the most humid and therefore dangerous states are home to nearly half of all unfixed vehicles Max Burkholder’s First Car … Read more
The defining aspect of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Toronado is the wrap-around rear window, a feature limited to the seemingly rare XS package. Let’s decide if this literal barn find can find a new owner at its asking price. My (Mom’s) First Car: W. Kamau Bell and the Giant Thunderbird With its short-bed, … Read more
It’s no secret that “Twister” is one of my favorite movies (and car commercials) of all time, so you can imagine how excited I was when the new trailer for “Twisters” blasted across my TV during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. As excited as I am for the movie as a whole – especially Glen … Read more
The Toyota 4runner (and Tacoma) have a death grip on used values. It’s been this way for years. Go ahead, go try and buy any TRD trim that’s a couple of years old; it’ll cost you as much as a new one — not that you could buy a new one at that price anyway … Read more
