The top 10 high quality, low-cost used cars through mechanics' eyes
Quality. Everybody wants it. But how do you get it in a car without having to pay more money? This is a question I have dealt with for nearly 15 years of my life as a car dealer, auto auctioneer, and part-owner of an auto auction. My life revolves around trying to, "Hit em' where they ain't." when…
MotoramicGM CEO Mary Barra tackles ignition recall questions over the web
"Processes." That's a word that you don't hear much outside of engineering meetings and the halls of government. Yet it's a word that General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra keeps coming back to in a series of short videos posted to the web this morning, in an attempt to answer concerns about…
MotoramicHomeowners Get a Bailout This Year
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AdChoices Lifestyle JournalSponsoredMarch 26: Ormond Beach, Florida hosted the first time trials on this date in 1903
On this date in 1903, the first sanctioned speed trials took place at Ormond Beach, Florida. Back in those days, paved roads were almost unheard of, so Ormond's hard straightaway of packed sand proved the perfect venue for "speeding" (see the video below). Later, neighboring Daytona Beach would get…
MotoramicThe great escapist: Flickr photo of the day
Hotchkiss isn't a well-known brand of car on this side of the Atlantic; the company's more famous for the machine guns it built during World War II. By the late 1930s, the French firm was a luxury car builder ramping up armaments for French forces in the shadow of Nazi Germany — making this 1939…
MotoramicDale Earnhardt Jr. unveils Elvis Presley's last ride
It's all but forgotten now, but in the early 1970s no car had the eye of celebrities like Stutz. Launched by a New York businessman who borrowed the name of a defunct luxury-car maker and the styling talents of former Chrysler design guru Virgil Exner, the Stutz models were sold as the most…
MotoramicHow cars become Photoshopped supermodels with a few clicks
We've all seen the demonstrations of how photo editing software can take everyday women and turn them into alien supermodels. What's less well appreciated is how much magic these pixel jockeys can work on inanimate objects, especially cars; most of the images produced by automakers has been altered…
MotoramicMarch 25: Mercedes makes its public debut on this date in 1901
"If I cannot obtain more from an automobile than from a coach and horses," said businessman Emile Jellinek at the turn of the 20th century, "I might as well go back to horses!" This insight came courtesy of Jellinek's fascination with the machines of Gottlieb Daimler, which the wealthy traveler…
MotoramicAre you Ford's next Bullitt Mustang? [w/poll]
Ford has a long history of offering special editions of its legendary Mustang. One of the most vaunted of those trim packages, though, has only been offered twice. The first time was in 2001, and then again in 2008.
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AdChoices Instant Checkmate SponsoredMan restoring '59 Chevy finds 50-year-old love letter — and delivers it
Last year's auction of 500-odd cars from Lambrecht Chevrolet in Nebraska — including some 50 ancient ones with barely any miles — spread the collection into a diaspora of rust across the world. One lucky buyer took his 1959 Chevy Bel Air home to Indiana and promptly began tearing it down for a…
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Looks like the new, " more emotional" Toyota Camry designer Kevin Hunter talked about back in January is going to arrive very soon, with news that Toyota's bread-and-butter sedan will be getting an update in just a ...
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Old tires may have been a factor in the crash that ended the lives of the “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas, based on the latest information from the police investigat...
ConsumerReports.orgNHTSA has just 51 investigators tracking America's 250M cars
How many people do you think the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has investigating automotive defects? 5,000? 2,500?
AutoblogCould the Porsche Boxster GTS be Better than the 911?
Say what you will about cars like the Panamera and Cayenne, but Porsche is a brand that is deeply in tune with its past, and knows its bread and butter. Ask any enthusiast to name five epic sports cars, and Porsche 911 is sure to be right there on the short list. But is the […]
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There's a new season of motor racing upon us, and while that doesn't always mean a new crop of cars in every series, in the case of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, that's exactly what it means. Porsche recently revealed its new 919 Hybrid and Audi its revised R18 E-Tron Quattro. Now it's…
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Plug-in vehicles, battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids are cutting US gasoline use by 45 million gallons a year, which means Americans are already saving $100 million a year in refueling costs thanks to EVs. Now, imagine how ...
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Doge just doesn’t seem to go away, does it? What started off as a simple meme, made popular by Reddit, has turned into an Internet sensation, and is now responsible for the infamous crypto currency Dogecoin. The same currency that sent the Jamaican bobsled team back to this year’s winter Olympics,…
BoldrideFive Classic American Car Steals For 15 Grand Or Less
With new high-dollar televised classic car auctions multiplying at the rate of new reality shows, you could easily be excused for despairing that ordinary folks have been priced out of the classic American car market. Happily, you’d be dead wrong. Each car on this list is a milestone car — a…
HagertyDavid Brown Automotive launches old-is-new-again Speedback [w/video]
Back in January, we reported on a new British coachbuilder called David Brown Automotive. In February, the startup released the first details and images of its inaugural project, and now it has revealed the finished product. It's called Speedback, and it's based on the Jaguar XKR.
AutoblogClassic Car Values: It’s Worth What Someone Pays For it
When you’re laying out your hard-earned cash for a new car, you can be fairly confident that you’re either getting a decent deal or you’re being screwed over. Invoice price — and even things like holdback — are readily available on the internet. The price for vintage cars, though? There’s really no…
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