Benny Kirk
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Jaguar and Land Rover: Separated from the Hip and Re-Conjoined Thrice
15 Feb 2022, 23:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A short while ago, we showed you how the once-mighty British automotive industry slowly and painfully lost nearly all of its most famous brands in a manner that makes Mercury's and Pontiac's deaths overseas seem like a slap on the wrist. ...
Defender V8 vs Bronco Raptor: Will Dealer Markups Make These Two Instant Rivals?
15 Feb 2022, 21:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's as exciting of a time to be a 4x4 enthusiast than perhaps at any point in the last 30 years. No matter what price range and specific market segment you're looking for, someone somewhere has exactly what you're looking for. But w...
Sub $1000 Mercedes CLK Proves Only Depreciation is Stronger Than Gravity
15 Feb 2022, 21:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When this 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 was brand new, it was true to form $40-ish thousand luxury sports coupe that hedge fund investors and .com beneficiaries something pretty gosh darn fantastic to commute to their company-owned Lower Manhattan par...
Here's Why the Old Space Shuttle Landing Facility Makes the Perfect Hyper Car Test Track
15 Feb 2022, 20:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At 15,000 feet (4,572 m) in length, the Shuttle Landing Facility was so long that it'd tower over everything but the most prominent mountain ranges in the world if stacked into the sky. Most normal airplanes could land comfortably on the ...
Tupolev TU-4: The Soviet B-29 Copycat That Made NATO's Blood Boil
15 Feb 2022, 18:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, the Soviet Tupolev TU-4 should have made Western Nations tickled pink. But quite the opposite was the case. In fact, the impression on American Air Force leader's faces when they first lai...
Gaijin Devs Appear to Confirm Fourth Gen Fighter Jets Coming to War Thunder
15 Feb 2022, 07:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you've been playing War Thunder for long enough, you remember when the game's aircraft selection topped out somewhere in the early stages of the Cold War, maybe even the mid-Cold War, in some instances. But us War Thunder faithful ...
1966 Chevy Biscayne With the 454 V8 is an Underappreciated Sleeper Muscle Car
15 Feb 2022, 07:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A short while ago, we showcased a late 60s Chevrolet Caprice with the iconic 454 GM V8 most Camaros of the period only wished they had under the hood. Now, it's time for another perpetually underrated GM classic to take center stage. Say hello...
XC-90 Swapped Volvo PV444 Turbo is More Swedish Than a Fika Party at Ikea
15 Feb 2022, 06:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Think of the most overly-Swedish thing you can possibly think of. Iconic furniture outlet stores, Draken fighter jets, Fika parties, and those little meatballs everyone seems to think are made from horse meat. You still wouldn't come close to ...
Lockheed Martin Almost Buys Iconic American Rocket Company, Backs Out At Last Minute
14 Feb 2022, 21:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Lockheed Martin has made the shocking announcement that it will be terminating its pursuit to purchase the Aerojet Rocketdyne company this week and their parent company, Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings. Being one of the largest and most profitable mil...
Ambassador Bridge Reopens After Trucker Protests, Auto Industry Losses Near $1 Billion
14 Feb 2022, 21:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The situation at the U.S.-Canadian border pertaining to the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, was a crisis the North American auto industry couldn't afford to endure. But the dust has finally settled from th...
New Jersey Ford Dealer Marks Up New Bronco 43% Over Sticker, Some Buyers Unhappy
14 Feb 2022, 20:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There aren't too many professions that get such a bad rap than the car salesman, be it new or used. But the latest report via the New York Post about outrageous price hikes over MSRP for the new Ford Bronco has our blood boiling for more reaso...
F-111B: This U.S Navy Epic Fail Paved the Way to the F-14 Tomcat
13 Feb 2022, 21:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In the world of Navy jet fighters, think of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat as built like a heavyweight boxer. A strong, flexible, and supremely powerful machine with deadly accurate weaponry. By comparison, the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B that pre...
Is Taking the Train Your Idea of a Nightmare? This Kia Spectra Will Spare You for $1000
12 Feb 2022, 10:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Suppose your city is one of many in America without an extensive public train or bus network. Or perhaps one that's pathetically small or in a miserable state of disrepair. In that case, you essentially own a car or never leave your home. ...
James Webb Telescope Snaps First Blurry Images of Far Off Star, Science to Start Soon
12 Feb 2022, 10:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Time and money are two constructs we, as humans, are constantly running out of. But 30 years and several billion dollars later, the first calibration images for the James Webb Space Telescope are worth every single second and penny. The first a...
Minecraft Mod Adds Drivable Cars and SUVs, Makes Us All Feel Warm and Happy
12 Feb 2022, 09:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We bet you thought Minecraft wasn't going to occupy another headline ever again. That the low texture quality sandbox title marketed at children had finally left the cultural zeitgeist of modern gamers. You may believe this because the game is...
Custom 2021 Model S Plaid Blitzes Quarter Miles in Camo Wrap, an AWD Stealth Bomber
12 Feb 2022, 08:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We've all heard the stats by now. Zero to 60 in under two seconds, a quarter-mile time in the low nines to the high eight-second range. Acceleration forces like a race car and all the looks and tech of a proper luxury car. But if you're o...
George Washington Bridge Named Biggest U.S. Traffic Bottleneck Again, Shocks No One
12 Feb 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We're no stranger to the George Washington Bridge between New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey, here at autoevolution. So when we heard that one of the most congested and scariest bridges on the planet was named the worst traffic bottleneck ...
Modified Grumman Widgeon Flying Boat Sure Beats a Wingless Speed Boat
12 Feb 2022, 08:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We love vessels that float along the water just as much as we do cars and planes. If you're able to take one of those two paradigms and combine them into something altogether different, that's even better in our book. Check out this beaut...
800 Mile Suzuki RG500 Gamma Begging for Owner Who Revs the Snot out of It.
12 Feb 2022, 02:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / 1986 was a weird time in history. Mullets were unironically in style, and the New York Mets were actually a decent Baseball club. At this time, this is Suzuki RG500 Gamma was what a handful of truly dedicated speed demons the world over were rippin...
This 1969 Caprice Packs a Beastly Engine Most Camaros Only Wish They Had
11 Feb 2022, 21:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / All too often, a select handful of names take up all the spotlight when talking about the apex of 1960s General Motors cars. The Corvette, Camaro, Nova, and a few others were purpose-built sports coupes with the engines to match. But even the avera...