After 68 years of production, the Land Rover Defender is being retired. It received an honorable discharge from Land Rover at the Solihull plant. It was accompanied by more than 700 current and former employees as well as the very production Series I, which it is a descendant of. The Defender, which is an icon in... Continue Reading →
2015 in Review
Here we are. The final day of 2015. I hope that everyone has had a great year and wish the best of fortune in 2016. With all of that said and with 2016 looming on a little over 12 and some change hours, I'm going to join the "2015 in Review" band wagon and say... Continue Reading →
2017 Lamborghini Urus: The Short Throw
Before I begin, I know I have been on a two week hiatus from writing. Between moving into a house, changes in hours at work, and the end of my school semester, I've been slammed with life and it's issues. Luckily, I've been able to regain control of these occurrences and I actually have a... Continue Reading →
Whatcha Learn?
So someone tell me something. Remember the Nissan Murano cross cabriolet. You know. The funky looking, convertible SUV that Nissan graced us with some years ago. Does anybody remember that waste of R&D time/money, metal, payroll and the earths precious materials? If you do, continue reading. If not, STOP HERE, Google, Bing, Yahoo search the... Continue Reading →
C’mon Jeep
So I was scrolling the endless pages on the internet and came across a new Jeep concept, dubbed the Wrangler Red Rock. Its a beautiful example of what the engineering and design team at Jeep, could do it they wanted to. As much as I like the Red Rock concept, I know it will probably... Continue Reading →
You Had One Job
Certain cars should have stayed on the drawing board. Other cars should have seen a couple revisions before rolling off of the assembly line. You ever wonder which ones? Don't worry here's a list of a few since the turn of the millennium. 1. Ford Excursion Sadly enough, I actually like the Excursion. It's closest... Continue Reading →
2016 Tesla Model X: The Short Throw
This week's The Short Throw is about a crossover that has graced my blog a few times. If you haven't read the title, I'm refering to the Tesla Model X which is probably one of the baddest vehicles of year. 3.2 0-60 time from a 5000+ pound Crossover is epic...its just too bad. "Too bad?"... Continue Reading →
Dieselgate: VW’s Nightmare
And y'all thought "Deflategate" was bad. 11 million VWs and Audis equipped with the 2.0L 4 cylinder TDI engine, were equipped with software to beat emissions tests. How bad is that you say? Well, VWs "sophisticated software algorithm" allowed for those engines to emit up to 40 times more pollutants in our air supply, in... Continue Reading →
2018 Rolls Royce Cullinan: The Short Throw
Well, I am going start a new weekly post series. And guess what? It starts today. I'll call it...The Short Throw. Get it? Like a short throw shifter...anyway. All I'm going to do is give a quick post concerning a chosen car or topic. It something that won't take you all day to read, while... Continue Reading →