These Are The Best Cars For Solo Road Trips

These Are The Best Cars For Solo Road Trips

The 2024 Subaru Outback Continues to Deliver | MotorWeek Road Test Gonna vote for the humble station wagon. I’ve done several cross country trips, but the best ones were done in a wagon. The last cross country trip in my Outback was probably the best. Haul you and all your gear and your bikes in … Read more

FADA President: C S Vigneshwar appointed FADA President

FADA President: C S Vigneshwar appointed FADA President

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Wednesday announced the appointment of C S Vigneshwar as its President for 2024-26 period. The decision was taken at the 315th Governing Council Meeting, held immediately after the 60th annual general meeting, FADA said in a statement. Vigneshwar is the Managing Director of Anaamalais Toyota based out … Read more

Nothing Completely Changes A Car Faster Than A Sick Set Of Aftermarket Wheels

Nothing Completely Changes A Car Faster Than A Sick Set Of Aftermarket Wheels

Most people go through life perfectly happy with a car exactly as it left the factory on its build date. It’s a handful of years of oil changes and tire rotations before trading it in for the next new thing. But my brain is broken (that goes without saying, I work here) in the way … Read more

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers

Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 5, 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. The GM EV1 Was a Great First Effort With No Follow-Up 1st Gear: Automakers See Sales Boost With … Read more

2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn Is Way More Fun Than A Crossover And Just As Practical

2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn Is Way More Fun Than A Crossover And Just As Practical

  Photo: Logan K. Carter Volkswagen Unveils the Jetta GLI Performance Concept I don’t take life too seriously, and if you need proof just look at my car. I’m a 6-foot-8 Mini Cooper S owner with a license plate that reads as “Yeah, I fit.” I revel in the opportunity to have fun, especially behind … Read more

Ferrari F1 Driver Charles Leclerc Bashes His Purosangue Into Another Car In Monaco Traffic

Ferrari F1 Driver Charles Leclerc Bashes His Purosangue Into Another Car In Monaco Traffic

Just because Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix last weekend doesn’t mean he is actually any good at driving regular street cars. On Thursday in his home town of Monaco, the Ferrari F1 ace blasted into the back of what appears to be a Volkswagen van while driving around in his … Read more

Your New Volkswagen ID Buzz Can Already Become A Camper

Your New Volkswagen ID Buzz Can Already Become A Camper

Photo: Peace Vans Back in the halcyon days of Woodstock, all the cool kids were living out of their Volkswagen Busses. Now that Volkswagen’s brought the Bus back to North America, it’s only fitting that a company has already outfitted it as a camper. VW’s ID Buzz Gets A Third Row For The U.S. And … Read more

What’s A Car That Nobody Else Knows About?

What’s A Car That Nobody Else Knows About?

Car nerds occupy a small niche of the wide array of folks with special interests — some might even call that wide array of folks with special interests a spectrum. Regardless of what you or medical professionals may call it, we all like cars. Judging by the fact that you’re reading this article right now, … Read more

Volkswagen Has ‘One, Maybe Two’ Years To Turn Itself Around

Volkswagen Has ‘One, Maybe Two’ Years To Turn Itself Around

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 4, 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. 1st Gear: Volkswagen Could Soon Be In Deep Trouble Volkswagen is in deep shit. Now, its finance chief … Read more

These Are The Cars You Are Sick Of Seeing At The Car Show

These Are The Cars You Are Sick Of Seeing At The Car Show

I see a lot of comments dogging on Corvettes (& their owners) here. And prior to having kids, Corvette would have been my answer, too (that, or every 2005+ Mopar). They’re every-damn-where here in the US south. And you can’t go to a cars & coffee without tripping over half a dozen “1 of 15″ … Read more