This is probably going to be the shortest post on The Car Files. When we thought the Hellcat Challenger was raising the bar to unobtainable heights, the bar got raised higher. The boys down at Dodge decided to take the Hellcat, add a wide boy kit, and a "race gas" button. Also add more power... Continue Reading →
Remember when any Kia model was a hoy, steamy load of garbage? The quality was junk, the performance was junk and buying one would get you laughed at. I mean, my grandmother had two of them. She first had the Sportage, which she had to trade in due to mechanical issues, for a Sorento which... Continue Reading →
Someone, tell me something. How does the new GT get a worse fuel economy rating than the old GT? Apparently, the 2017 Ford GT gets 11mpg city, 17mpg highway, according to the EPA. The 2005 Ford GT gets 12mpg city, 19mpg highway. Here's my problem with this. The new GT is powered by a twin-turbo... Continue Reading →
I don't even remember the genesis of this post. All I know is, I was checking out another blog or post of mine or whatever, and I used this as a response. Saturn never had an identity until the Vue, Sky and Aura. The Ion was a rental lot queen, except for the Cobalt based... Continue Reading →
Typically, the North American International Auto Show showcases what we will see coming from our beloved automakers. Ford has had two major wins in my honest opinion. First, they confirmed that they would bring back the Ranger by 2019, the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon fighter, this time,with a European look. Secondly, the announced the return of... Continue Reading →
In the previous post you saw the following crudely drawn graphic: This post features even more crudely drawn graphics, as I explain the term "badge engineering". For those of you who don't know, badge engineering is the process in which an automaker produces multiple vehicles off of one body style with mild to major changes... Continue Reading →
Originaly, this post was going to be about the new Aventador S. Then I read on Flipboard about a configurator for the Aventador S and that caught my attention off gate. Now, normally when I do reviews on car configurators, it features one main ride not the whole line. This time Lamborghini has a configurator... Continue Reading →
Unlike the Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger, a lot of newer cars that were designed with retro influence, didn't achieve as great success. See...most cars, especially these slight pinnacles of design, can be victims of badge engineering or doomed to rental car lots. Tha can ruin any car, no matter how impressive it may be look... Continue Reading →
Post number 200. I thought to myself..."what would be the best subject for the 200th post on The Car Files?" I pondered on the subject for the past few weeks seeing as I was getting closer to the 200th post. Then, out of nowhere, i came up with the topic. Well, maybe the time of... Continue Reading →
