Benny Kirk
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Up Close and Personal With the VinFast Lineup at the 2022 New York Auto Show, Lots to Like
14 Apr 2022, 21:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / VinFast had a lot of pressure riding on the 2022 New York International Auto Show on first impressions alone. There was a sense that if the Vietnamese electric vehicle startup had a strong showing at their second big North American auto show event,...
I Rode Shotgun in the New Hyundai Ioniq 5: It Changed My Attitude About EVs
14 Apr 2022, 19:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Anyone who knew what Hyundai was up to 15 years ago would probably be amazed by some of the cars they turn out these days. Not the least of which is the Ioniq 5, a car that stole the show at this year's New York International Auto show. It...
Spotlight USA: autoevolution's Return to NYIAS 2022 Was a Once In a Lifetime Experience
14 Apr 2022, 03:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Around this time fifteen years ago, I was nothing but a starstruck little kid in a candy store at the 2007 New York International Auto Show. Someone who marveled at the spectacle of it all while not yet mature enough to understand the nuts and bolt...
autoevolution Returns to the 2022 New York International Auto Show This Week
10 Apr 2022, 20:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We're proud to announce that autoevolution is coming to the New York International Auto Show's press day this coming Wednesday, April 13th, for the first time in over a decade. It's been 11 years since we last brought you live co...
Alaska Airlines Pixar Edition Boeing 737: A Visual Treat for Kids and Their Parents Too
10 Apr 2022, 06:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Let us paint a picture for you. It's 4:30 AM on a cold, frosty December morning at Seattle International Airport. You, your significant other, and your one to three kids are in tow. You're walking through one of the airplane terminals at ...
The Next Limited Edition C8 Corvette Could Be the World's Greatest Supercar, Here's How
10 Apr 2022, 03:23 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The all-new 2023 Chevy Corvette C8 Z06 is an absolute dream come true, especially if you've been rooting for team Corvette since the days of the C6 Z06 and ZR1. The mid-engine C8 Corvette is quite possibly the first of its kind to be taken ser...
Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport VR: About as European as a Fast Food Drive-Thru
9 Apr 2022, 22:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / American car companies would probably like to forget the years between 1975 and 1995. Why? Because some of the slop on offer between these years lets us know exactly how far up their trumpets management in Detroit's big three carmakers were fr...
The Force Was Clearly Not With The 2017 Nissan Rogue SV: Star Wars Edition, Here's Why
9 Apr 2022, 03:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Rogue will almost certainly be your culprit if you want to know how Nissan pulled off the spectacular feat of selling America's best-selling crossover SUV while also teetering on the verge of ruin. Priced cheaper than a Toyota RAV4 and ...
VW Beetle Final Edition: The Limited Edition Sendoff of the World's Most Iconic Moniker
8 Apr 2022, 18:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Volkswagen Beetle of the 21st century was a very different vehicle than the bare-basic utilitarian transport for the masses Beetle that inspired it. Safe to say, it never won over anywhere near as many hearts and minds in its lifetime as the ca...
Tata Nano Special Edition: The Fully Loaded Version of the World's Cheapest Car
8 Apr 2022, 03:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Tata Nano was supposed to be the second coming of the original VW Beetle. Or, at least, that's what the company that sold them was hoping would happen. Spoiler alert: that didn't wind up happening. Even so, Tata attempted to add a ...
Mitsubishi Evo X Final Edition: the Tear Jerking Saddest Farewell of the 21st Century
6 Apr 2022, 18:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There are a lot of bitter-end stories in the annuls of the auto industry. Stories where well-meaning, passionate engineers and their creations get stomped out by people in suits and their accountants. But for a particular generation, never did ...
P-51H Mustang: a Low Production GT500 in The Sky, the Ultimate Mustang
6 Apr 2022, 16:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The North American P-51 Mustang is an iconic airplane synonymous with its service in World War II. But to say its development ceased entirely once the war came to a close would not be entirely accurate. Had the war gone on just a little bit longer,...
Subaru Outback L.L. Bean Edition: The Surprisingly Luxurious Lexus-Fighting Station Wagon
6 Apr 2022, 02:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Subaru Outback is one of the unsung heroes of the global auto industry in the last 25 years. Despite arguably being closer to a crossover SUV than it is an all-wheel-drive station wagon these days, there are loads of fans of both older and newe...
This Miserable British "Hatchback" Might Be the Worst Special Edition Ever Built
5 Apr 2022, 22:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Do you think some of the nonsensical and gnat IQ business moves American automakers have made in the last 25 years hurt your brain? Well, we hope you have some aspirin handy. Why? Because the British auto industry of the late 70s made even less sen...
Ford Police Utility: The Special Police Explorer Making Civilian Drivers Tremble
5 Apr 2022, 19:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A short time ago, we showcased to you what, in all likelihood, will go down in history as the most famous police car ever built. For those of you outside the U.S., Ford is just as big of a player in the cop car scene as it was in the days of the ic...
Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition: A Kid Rock CD With Four Wheels and A V8 Engine
4 Apr 2022, 02:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Like chili and cheese on a hot dog, pickup trucks and Harley Davidson choppers go hand in hand in America. Something about a big Ford pickup with a great thumping V8 gets yank hearts pumping the same way a rumbling V-twin Fat Boy Harley does. T...
Crown Victoria P-71 Police Interceptor: Making American Drivers Slow Down Since 1998
4 Apr 2022, 01:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You often hear people gripe that there aren't any decent used cars around anymore. Well, the chip shortage may have made that a bit less hyperbolic, but that doesn't mean it's a complete fact. There are indeed reliable used cars for ...
Toyota Corolla Apex Edition: A Normal Economy Car With a Liberal Helping of Special Sauce
4 Apr 2022, 00:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Nobody would bat an eyelash if Honda were to release some sporty new version of the Civic tomorrow. On the other hand, with their rivals at Toyota, it's a bit more of a special occasion when they decide to let their Corolla run a lit...
Lamborghini Reventon: The Two Million Dollar Link Between the Murcielago and Aventador
3 Apr 2022, 22:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lamborghini likes to take their sweet-you-know-what time with their flagship V12 hypercars. But can you really blame them? They usually look so darn good that you'd rather not fix what isn't broken. Even so, Lambo occasionally throws us a...
Silverplate Boeing B-29: The Special Superfortress That Legitimately Changed the World
3 Apr 2022, 19:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A couple of months ago, we traveled to the Stephen Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The official annex of the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. Debatably, granted, the star attraction is the Enola Gay, an airplane that needs no intro...