Benny Kirk
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General Electric Starts Testing Second Adaptive Cycle Engine
9 Sep 2021, 19:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The paper trail for the budget of the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter is about to get a little bit longer. American defense contractor General Electric announced they’ve built a second prototype of the new XA100 adaptive cycle turbojet engine f...
This Special Edition London Black Cab Spent Its Whole Life in Florida
9 Sep 2021, 19:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The London Black cabs are a symbol of English culture that permeates around the world. That said, not every one of them was destined to roam the streets of the British capital. Every once in a while, a handful find their way onto the streets of...
Ford Doubles Down on Home Delivery, Adds Tiers to FordPass Loyalty Program
9 Sep 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At the height of the health crisis last year, American automakers like Ford were hard at work producing ventilators for hospitals in need, while their sales model shifted to an at-home delivery service. With the crisis still a very real danger, For...
Eight of James Bond's Most Famous Cars Parked Together in America for the First Time
9 Sep 2021, 15:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you thought the privilege of seeing your favorite James Bond vehicle was reserved for people in Bond’s native England, the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is ready to prove you wrong. Indeed, the largest gathering of Bond veh...
Here's Your Chance to Race Honda's Best Drivers in Forza Motorsport 7
9 Sep 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Honda’s Performance Development team is joining forces with Xbox Game Studio’s Forza Motorsport 7 during the Forza Rivals Challenge throughout the month of September, and you're in for a lot of fun. This month-long event is giv...
New Surround View Camera System From Garmin Will Make Yachting Even More Leisurely
8 Sep 2021, 19:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Garmin is one of the leading names in the vehicle guidance and navigation systems in the industry. It's helped to bring top notch equipment to sailors and pilots, and is the recipient of awards like manufacturer of the year by the National Mar...
Mystery Automaker to Get Millions Worth of German-Made Parts for EVs and Hybrids
8 Sep 2021, 19:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It’s not often news about something as mundane as electric and hybrid drive cooling pumps generated so much mystery. That's what German auto-tech firm Rheinmetall created with its latest announcement, saying it had agreed to a substantia...
This 1993 Geo Metro Convertible May Be the Most Affordable Drop-Top Around
8 Sep 2021, 19:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A few misconceptions about buying a used car have some people feeling a bit down in the dumps these days. The most pervasive of these is the notion that there just aren’t any good, interesting used cars at an affordable price anymore. If...
This Century-Old Cummins Turbo Dually Rat Rod Is A Beautiful Disaster
8 Sep 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As far as any of us are aware, the love affair between Dodge vehicles and Cummins diesel engines didn’t begin until at least the late 80s. Don’t tell any of that to the exceptionally talented and mildly bonkers set of folks who fashione...
You Can Have This Vintage Douglas DC3 Instead of a Private Jet
8 Sep 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / A fair few aviation enthusiasts claim that the golden age of flight was not in the modern-day, but rather almost 70 years ago. Only after taking a look at a vintage Douglas DC3 airliner in the flesh does this notion start to make sense in earnest. ...
This Classic Datsun 720 King Cab Is In Better Shape Than Trucks 30 Years Younger
8 Sep 2021, 11:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you want the long and short answer as to why Americans never got Japanese light-duty trucks in the 80s and 90s, we have two words for you: chicken tax. Yes, that wonderful little devil of a law designed to tax imported potato starch somehow l...
2022 KTM 450 SMR Could Be the Next Darling of the Supermoto Scene
8 Sep 2021, 06:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Austrians are not the first nation you think of when it comes to quality-built performance vehicles, but KTM is one of those companies bringing the fight to larger manufacturers, many of them operating right across the border in Germany. Th...
This Classic Mercedes-Benz 190SL Has More Class Than Any Modern Merc
7 Sep 2021, 18:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / They say there aren’t many machines in the history of the world that were built at the extreme level of quality as vIntage Mercedes-Benz cars, but the 1963 190SL sure makes the list. So when one U.S spec model was uncovered and put up for...
Honda's New TrailSport Package Is Ready to Make Them a Legit 4x4 Contender
7 Sep 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Honda light trucks consistently rank among the highest customer satisfaction numbers across the board. One place however that they may have been behind the ball somewhat is in their off-roading capability. In this category, brands like Land Rove...
This Bonkers XP-82 Twin Mustang Is The Only Airworthy Example, And It's For Sale
6 Sep 2021, 19:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Most people with more money than they know what to do with generally spend their cash on a pre-set list of things—expensive cars, houses, lavish vacations, etc. But it takes a person cut from a very particular cloth to consider spending their...
This 1974 Alfa-Romeo Montreal Is One Of A Handful In The US
6 Sep 2021, 19:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / U.S Emissions restrictions can be a real devil if you’re trying to get a European supercar ready to hit the streets of America. The Bertone-designed Alfa-Romeo Montreal was one of those examples that could never quite make the cut when it cam...
Expensive NYC Bridge Tolls Every Smart Gearhead Must Avoid (And Ways To Get Around Them)
6 Sep 2021, 15:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / New York City has a vast and vibrant car culture, but E-ZPass tolls are one thing every gearhead from Long Island to New Jersey will start to panic sweat when they hear them mentioned. There are endless articles online with horror stories of peo...
This Replica Shelby Daytona Coupe Is Faithful to the Original (Except Where It Isn't)
6 Sep 2021, 15:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The original mid-1960s Shelby Daytona Coupe was a race car designed to turn heads and shock its competition when it rolled out onto the track. The Shelby Daytona for sale at Hillbank Motor of Irvine, California, definitely still does that, but this...
The 2022 Sea-Doo Switch Is a New Breed Of Luxury Water Transportation
5 Sep 2021, 18:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Sea-Doo is one of the longest operating and most well-known names in American-made jet-skis and watercraft. It makes perfect sense that such a company would be the one to bring about an entirely new way of cruising your favorite rivers and lakes. ...
Lamborghini Flaunts Retro-Styled Countach LPI 800-4 At Milan Design Week
5 Sep 2021, 16:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Some sentimental people say that supercars are not constructed like normal cars are, but rather crafted by skilled artisans in the same way an artist or a painter would make their creations. If this is the message Lamborghini wants to send about it...