What is a drifter? If you are talking about a lifestyle you might be describing a self-proclaimed gypsy or someone who moves from town to town that never puts down roots. On the other hand if you are describing someone in the automotive world it would be those drivers who love to see a car slide and move against what it normally would be capable of. For most of us a vehicle that can drift isn’t all that important, but if you have good control of the car and know the capabilities drifting while driving can be a lot of fun.
How Will This One Play Out?
Over several years of Super Bowl ads we have seen a lot of different ways manufacturers have tried to present their products in a way that would entice us. Some of these ads have amused us, others have touched our hearts to bring us close to tears and others have simply entertained and informed us. The point is every company that is part of an ad campaign that has been given some of the time for this big game has presented us with some form of a polarizing ad to make sure we would remember the company.
When You Want Something a Little Better
The Chrysler 200 is a car that gives us entry level love in a midsized sedan that is the smallest sedan offering from Chrysler. This car shows itself with a great engine, an attractive build and enticing interior features that make it a car you can be proud to drive, but if you are tired of playing in the base model area of a car the 200 offers you a couple choices you can make to have an improved driving experience.
A Look in Review at Scion
With the recent announcement that Scion will no longer be its own brand after August of this year it seems fitting to take a look at what this brand has meant to us over the past thirteen years. Yes, Toyota has only allowed Scion to be around for thirteen years, but when the overall sales penetration for the entire brand is only 2.2 percent of the Toyota sales this brand has had its day in the sun and the remaining lineup will be absorbed into the Toyota lineup to add more fun and youthful style to the parent brand. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some highs and lows of Scion over the years.
2016 Buick Verano: A Small and Mighty Sedan
We seem to be in a world that has ever changing trends which eventually make their way back around to us. The Buick Verano is a perfect example of this as one of the smaller cars on the Buick lineup but is one that still carries the Buick luxury features and great ride along with a highly efficient engine. While some people may enjoy the larger vehicles, SUVs and sedans have gotten smaller on the entry level portion of the market, giving us vehicles that are easy to maneuver and enjoyable to drive on any road.
Saving You More Fuel
Let me put this one together for you and you will see just how much this makes perfect sense. Why don’t we take the most popular truck on the market today and make it as efficient as possible while maintaining the power and strength of the vehicle? That seems to have been the goal for the new Ford F-150 lineup. First Ford introduced us to the F-150 with the aluminum body and high strength steel in the build all in an effort to save weight. This weight savings was significant enough that Ford felt comfortable using smaller engines to achieve similar power numbers to the larger engines which resulted in immediate fuel savings for those of us driving the most popular trucks on the road today.
NAIA Brings the Heat
The North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show brings us a great menu of new cars for us to admire and desire. This show is the beginning each year of a full year of discussions when it comes to the concept models as much as for those that are deemed ready for production for the next model year. What we say this year in Detroit gave us a look at some cars that are ready to be enjoyed and some exceptional new looks that should show up with the technology we want to see and enjoy.
It was Only a Matter of Time
The Toyota Prius was the first affordable hybrid car we saw on the market, giving us a car that we could enjoy giving us the added benefit of increase fuel mileage form a hybrid powertrain. The Prius has been so popular, arriving at the right time when gas prices were on the rise, that it now has come into its fourth generation of the car. As the most popular hybrid car on the road today the Prius has given us a great deal of joy, but other companies have seen the positives of using hybrid technology with the engines of some super sports car to create higher performance.
Why are So Many Car Companies at the Consumer Electronics Show?
Kicking off the new year this year was the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You might expect to find a wide array of gadgetry at this show as different companies and inventors bring their latest electronic creations to the show to display and demonstrate but what you might not expect most of the time is finding a plethora of automobile manufacturers there. What is going on, why do we see so many automakers showing up at this type of show? You would think the fact that there are auto shows they would have enough of their own, but there are at least five great reasons to be at CES.
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Where Did the Engines Come From?
When you see a high powered sports car on the road or track your first thought is to wonder what’s under the hood. Many times these vehicles have engines that are made specifically for the car, but in some cases these engines were borrowed or shared with another model. What might surprise you is to learn that some of the most amazing sports cars we have loved had engines from some of the most mainstream cars on the road. This allows you to see what can happen when a car tunes up the engine to let out the performance the engine can provide.