The annual Global Color Report was recently released by BASF, Germany’s largest chemical company, and shows 81 percent of new cars produced across the globe in 2023 were boring shades of white, black, gray, and silver. North America painted 80 percent of its vehicles white, black, silver, or gray, so we are actually slightly less … Read more
Cope harder, Formula 1 fan, because the world’s finest motorsport series – the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – begins this weekend courtesy of the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway. I Need A Safe Car For My Niece To Take To College | WCSYB? The first leg of endurance racing’s unofficial Triple Crown (the … Read more
Photo: Nissan The popularity of restomods has skyrocketed in recent years, both when it comes to OEM-sanctioned models and companies like Singer who are essentially creating new cars. Nissan has debuted a new restomod program in Japan for one of the unlikeliest cars — the Nissan Cube. It’s Time To Upgrade To Four-Door Performance Practicality … Read more
The Icon Of The Seas is Royal Caribbean’s newest two-billion dollar boondoggle. Boasting twenty decks and capacity for 7,600 guests (plus 2,350 crew), this is the single largest cruise ship in the world. It is scheduled to sail for the first time on January 27, and will conduct seven-night hops around the Caribbean islands until … Read more
Jeep teased its all-electric Wagoneer S last week with an image of just the illuminated grille. Now, thanks to what seems to be a social media snafu we now have a clear-as-day view of the massive upcoming EV. Mitchell Slaggert’s Rainbow-Colored Jeep Wrangler We have the eagle-eyed readers at Mopar Insiders to thank for the full … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, January 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Electric Vehicle Stocks Are Down Bad Tesla’s stock is having a … Read more
Acura has finally begun its slow march towards electrification. The brand dusted off the ZDX nameplate for its version of an EV built on a platform shared with GM and Honda. After debuting the ZDX late last year, we finally know how much it’ll cost. Acura says the ZDX will start at $64,500 when it … Read more
Image: Airbus Picture this: You’ve been relaxing on the red-eye from Paris to Toronto, hopping that jet stream from CDG to YYZ. It’s been a fairly uneventful flight, not much to complain about, aside from a crying baby a few rows away, a dude down the row thought it was a good idea to take … Read more
Paper airplanes are wonderful. Few things made a boring middle school math class go by like crafting the perfect paper bird and hurling it at the head of your best buddy across the room. I always found there was one problem with paper airplanes: they’re just two damn small. Well, it seems someone else thought … Read more
Screenshot: NBC 6 South Florida on YouTube In southern Florida, police are cracking down on a new environmental hazard: Derelict boats, left floating just offshore, that can leak pollutants into the local waterways. Yet, the focus of the effort doesn’t seem to be the boats themselves — instead, cops are more concerned about the unhoused … Read more
