You’re Doing it Wrong: UK survey shows favorite summer driving song is… Sweet Home Alabama?!

Filed under: Etc., UK

UK firm HPI has some of the most intriguing customers in the business. The firm, akin to CarFax, provides a vetted history of a used car so buyers know what they’re really getting. It has just concluded a survey of its customers to find out what they like most for road trip [...]

Chevy Beat stars as centerpiece of European young artists competition [w/video]

Filed under: Etc., Europe, Videos, Chevrolet, UK, Design/Style

Young Creative Chevrolet awards – Click above to watch video after the jump

Just as Toyota rocks a lot more hip in Australia than it does in the U.S., Chevrolet’s got far more groove in Europe than it does domestically. That kind of juice gives rise to things like [...]

Funny Car Commercial of the Day: Audi’s musically gifted S3

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Audi, Humor

Audi’s musically gifted S3 – Click above to watch the video after the break

What is it about music and driving that make the two so inexorably linked? Hard to say, but there’s simply no doubting that the right tune can turn a boring and mundane drive home from work [...]

Build your own remote starter with a pre-paid mobile phone

Filed under: Etc., Technology

There are a lot of reasons for invention that goes beyond necessity, and pure want is right up there at the top. A clever gent named Dave tired of making the 15-minute walk to his freezing cold car, so he built a long-distance remote starter from a prepaid cellphone.
To make it work, [...]

Prodrive launches new rally-spec Subaru Impreza N2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Subaru, UK, Racing

Prodrive Impreza N2010 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Prodrive has had a number of clients over the years. They’ve raced Ferraris at Le Mans, racked up innumerable victories for Aston Martin, and even ran Honda’s Formula One team until they took the reins themselves. But few associations [...]