Volkswagen Group's Matryoshkas...
10 Oct 2010, 15:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...Matryoshkas are Russian dolls, usually made out of wood. Alas, that's not the interesting part about them. They all come in sets - usually five or more – and the curious bit is the fac...
Post-Paris Auto Show Impressions...
2 Oct 2010, 15:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...It's Saturday and I'm sitting in a French hotel lobby, realizing that my laptop's battery is getting depleted by the minute and I have absolutely no idea about what were the best q...
Are Retro Cars Here to Stay?
20 Sep 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... The first modern successful retro automobile is most definitely the soon-to-be-replaced Volkswagen New Beetle. There were many other retro cars prior to it, but none were as successful. Designed...
Our Test Drive Section Facelift...
8 Sep 2010, 12:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... According to Merriam-Webster, a facelift is an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize. This definition is dead on for pretty much everything, w...
Are Modern Car Seats Too Firm?...
30 Aug 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... I might be called a weirdo after this article, but as the comments here might already suggest, I'm more than OK with getting flamed for exposing my opinion. So, here it goes. Am I the only ...
EVs Versus PHEVs, Which Will Be Smarter To Own?...
12 Aug 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...Oil reserves are depleting - either by actual consumption or by accidental spilling – gas prices are about to rise once again and the recession is probably yet to have claimed all of its au...
Ignorance, a Bliss that Kills...
5 Aug 2010, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...Yesterday, autoevolution ran a story about a new OnStar feature meant to help drivers remember not to forget their children in the car. As we all know, high temperatures are scorching the planet,...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles...
26 Jul 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...For some time now, I've started to have this inexplicable hatred towards trains. Yes, I hate trains, sue me! I don't hate all them, actually, but mainly the idea that you depend on them...
The Rise and Fall... and Rise of Mercedes-Benz...
14 Jul 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...I don't know how many of you remember this, but there was a time, not so long ago actually, when the sales performance of the German triumvirate of premium car manufacturers was completely d...
The SLS AMG is NOT Based on a Defunct Viper Project...
28 Jun 2010, 16:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ..."I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who." Rudyard Kipling About a week ago, a rumor started...
Toyota Redux
18 Jun 2010, 12:13 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / I have to admit it, the Japs from Toyota can really overcome any barrier. Maybe the word "man" is written deep in their genes. Maybe their brains have a few connections which are missing f...
Gasoline Versus Diesel, The Last Round...
15 Jun 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... In twenty to thirty years, fossil-fueled cars we all know today might become history. I guess everyone knows by now that both usage and pricing of gasoline all over the world varies because of a...
Facts and Unanswered Questions About the BP Oil Spill...
1 Jun 2010, 12:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... "Thousands of people are attacked by sea creatures every year. We at BP are dedicated to bringing that number down. You're welcome." Obviously, this quote isn't actually comi...
The Cons of Automotive Marketing...
24 May 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / …This may come as a bit redundant for some of you, but I consider man as a being that has been quite an inventive mofo over the course of history. The only major problem I find with this line...
The Fall of the Supercharger...
17 May 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... Don't believe the hype! Contrary to what most of the automotive media is currently trying to feed you, the internal combustion engine (also called ICE) is far from being dead. Even though i...
How GM Stole Taxpayers' Money to Become No. 1 Again...
10 May 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... Technically, the above headline is wrong. Or part of it, anyway. That's because the new, or should I say, "current" General Motors is a separate and somewhat independent company ...
Weight, Fuel Consumption, Future of Cars. The Electric Apocalypse...
3 May 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... This communist effort to "somehow" reduce car CO2 emissions in every part of the world - for which the whole planet is now trying to take part in - is hilarious, ridiculous and totally...
Are You Driving a Car or a Taxi?...
15 Apr 2010, 09:39 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... The guys living in the Republic of Maldives are probably some of the luckiest people in the world when it comes to nice weather, sunny beaches 365 days/year, turquoise water, palm trees, incredi...
Daimler-Renault-Nissan – Threesome Made in Heaven?...
9 Apr 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... or is it the foundation stone for a future disaster? I'm pretty sure of the former, but I'd like to think that I'm doing more than just giving a factoid opinion about it. I'm...
Pedigree of the Brands - A Different View of the Story...
18 Mar 2010, 14:50 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ...Many of us own cars which come from rather famous brands. Plenty of times, even if you hate to admit it, the badge is the main reason to look at a certain car and, in the end, it's the decis...