John Coyle's first memories are of identifying makes and models while driving with his dad. His favorite vehicles smell like gasoline, shoot fire, and sound like buildings falling down. Before he began his career in the automotive field, he daily drove a 1978 Jaguar XJ6 with a fully functional electrical system. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Well, somebody at Road & Track is pissed. But they should be impressed it took this long. It’s nearly eight o’clock on the East Coast. This comes after the less-exciting Automobile cover leaked earlier today.
For Christmas, I fly to Florida to hang out with my family. And while getting ready to leave for a week can be kind of stressful, I do get to spend a fair amount of time flopped in front of the tube, eating my mom’s cooking and drinking beer with my dad. So it’s always […] More »
The automotive press has swooned over the FR-S and BRZ since they were introduced. The only complaint? There’s not a lot of power. So Weapons Grade Performance fixed it. In place of the 200hp boxer motor, they dropped in an LS2 from a GTO. The “BRZ06” isn’t running yet—note the lack of accessories or a radiator—but the […] More »
A drunk driver who crossed the center line is to blame for this brutal collision, but fortunately the driver of the C5 walked away with relatively minor injuries. According to the post on Corvette Forum, he scraped his head on the roof upon impact, his lower leg and calf got ripped open by the clutch pedal, and […] More »
Cadillac used to mean luxury above all else. But today the marque makes brutally fast sedans, and this CTS-V looks as luxurious as a Glock 19. This baby is wearing a different livery—reminds me of a Mondrian painting—than the car Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim campaigned in the SCCA World Challenge GT series, and the […] More »
This year in La La Land, GM is all about the Spark EV. And while I think it’s cool the company which brought us legendary machines like the Corvette and the Camaro is at the forefront of next-gen technology, it’s not exactly the kind of thing I personally turn back flips over. Of course, since […] More »
I was at the Los Angeles Auto Show during 2010, when it was the year of the Camaro, and some of the displays—like the one above—were awesome. This year won’t be as Camaro or LS heavy, unfortunately. The General isn’t going to take the drapes off the C7 until January, and since this is a […] More »