Filed under: Ford, Rumormill
Most available choices at your local car rental agency are tame appliances built to shuttle you from Meeting A to Hotel B. Back in the day, however, things were a bit different thanks to Shelby and Hertz. In 1966, the rental car company and Carroll Shelby partnered up to offer a custom [...]
Filed under: Truck, Work, Chrysler, Dodge, Rumormill
2011 Ram Truck 3500 HD – Click above for high-res image gallery
Word on the web is that engineers at Ram are dabbling in air-ride suspensions. PickupTrucks.com has pointed out that the company’s gargantuan Long-Hauler Pickup Concept rocked an impressive auto-leveling and load-sensing air-suspension package from the people at Kelderman. [...]
2011 Nissan Leaf: Fine For The Long(er) RunsWEEK SIX: June 20-27, 2011
With apologies to Dr. Seuss, would I, could I live with an electric vehicle? The length of my commute (20-30 miles) plus my leadfoot driving style suggests the answer is no, but I’m not convinced. Despite some of my colleagues — many of whom [...]
2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD Crew Cab 4×4 LTZReady for serious hauling duty.
It’s strange to jump into a heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado after coming out of a long weekend in a Mazda Miata. Even if I hadn’t just spent the previous four nights in one of the smallest cars this side of a Little Tikes Cozy [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Government/Legal
Unlikely though it may have seemed just a couple of years ago, Austin, Texas, has become the site of a battle between Formula One racing and economic development on the one hand, and government spending restrictions and fiscal responsibility on the other.
The showdown is over the United States Grand Prix, set to [...]
