Monthly Archives: November 2012

Los Angeles Auto show wrap up.

The end of the year is approaching and the cold weather and snow is covering a good deal of North America. Therefore, all the automotive journalists are going to LA for better weather and the Auto Show. (not me unfortunately) … Continue reading

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The Old-School review, the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI 8V

Regular readers will know how I lament about modern sports cars. In a way, they are too good, so to get any sort of driving feel or sensation, you have to drive way too fast, which usually ends up with … Continue reading

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The Edonis, the forgotten sports car?

When we all grew up, we always had our poster supercar. If you grew up in the 70s, it was a Miura, in the 80s, it was an F40, in the 90s, probably a Mclaren F1. I grew up in … Continue reading

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Is technology and the government actually taking over?

A few weeks ago, I moaned about how technology and automatic gearboxes were making cars worse. Turns out that is only half the picture. Things may actually be taking a turn for the worse. You see, for example, Volvo just … Continue reading

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The Car World is changing

Here’s an interesting fact that everyone already knows: The automotive industry is changing. Cars are becoming lighter, engines are becoming smaller and technology is taking over. However, there is another point that people tend (usually on purpose) to forget. The … Continue reading

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