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Mother’s Day gift ideas – Part 1

This Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day. As it approaches and you consider what gifts to get that special mom in your life, think about getting her something she can use every day. Need some help? Here are 5 great car-related gift ideas for mom this year. Phone Charger Make sure that while your mom is out in her car that her phone always has enough juice to do things like use a maps app or call roadside assistance in case of emergency. If she has a car charger already, upgrade her to a new one. Maybe one with a… Read More

Mayweather and Pacquiao – two people with excellent taste in vehicles

  Tomorrow night (May 2, 2015), in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, two seasoned and well-known welterweight fighters will face off in what is being hailed as the "Battle for Greatness" and "The Fight of the Century." The fight card for the event will feature seven bouts, all between the featherweight and welterweight categories, with the Mayweather-Pacquiao match being the headliner. The event is expected to gross up to $400 million, meaning that it will be the richest fight in boxing history. So, the obvious question that we know… Read More

Movie vehicles – cool, even when not real

The entertainment world always brings us such shiny and interesting vehicles, even when they're not real. Here's what we've got for you: The upcoming movie, the release date, our favorite vehicle that can be spotted in the trailer, and, of course, the trailer itself. You can thank us later. Avengers: Age of Ultron - May 1, 2015 In the second installment of the main Avengers movie series, there will be no shortage of amazing action, excitement and digitally enhanced destruction. Hulk indeed smash. Our vehicle pick from the trailer: Black Widow's two-wheeled motorized mobilizer… Read More

The Austin Auto Show 2015 – what to expect

There are always new and exciting things coming to Austin, Texas, and this weekend promises to be no different, as the Austin Auto Show rolls into town. As I was recently driving past the popular shops and restaurants of South Congress Avenue in Austin, I noticed that the auto show festivities had already begun, as I was surrounded by unusual cars among the growing traffic. These cars were cruising down the street, or parked, with their owners and friends sitting in lawn chairs, hanging out and admiring these great works of auto art. An entire car community comes together in… Read More

If 2015 NBA playoff teams were cars – Western Conference

The 2015 NBA playoffs are underway, and it is glorious. We already did the East, so here’s the West. The Western conference teams are colorful and interesting, and so, we think you'll agree, are the cars that remind us of them. Golden State Warriors – The Warriors have had such a beautiful regular season and they are the league's number one team, finishing with 67 wins. Young, gifted, and fun to watch. If they won it all this year, fans would just smile. Lykan Hypersport – There are only a handful of these cars… Read More

If 2015 NBA playoff teams were cars – Eastern Conference

The 2015 playoff season is here, and it's going to be worth the wait. Every minute of drama and every dollar [cough!] of salaries that have led to this weekend will amount to an action-packed lineup of on-court amazement. The personalities of the players, which are considerable, are not outdone by the personalities of the teams themselves, taken as a group and those personalities remind us of - you guessed it - cars. We see these teams, and we are, by turns, impressed, enraged, tickled and shocked. And we remember cars that made us feel the same. Here are our… Read More

Top 5 hypercars from the 2015 Geneva Auto Show [Infographic]

The 2015 Geneva Auto Show marks the 85th year of the famed international motor show held in Geneva, Switzerland. Every year, prototypes, international partnerships, technical breakthroughs and new equipment are announced at the show, but it is usually the exotic hypercars that take the spotlight. These cars, from makers like British manufacturer Aston Martin and Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg, are the stuff of dreams – and that’s what they’ll remain for most of us. The huge majority of people will never even see a hypercar, much less find themselves behind the wheel of one of these exotic machines. This infographic gives… Read More

How baseball’s opening day is like getting a new car

This week, major league baseball parks across the U.S. usher in the 2015 regular season with opening day games. There’s something special about going to the ballpark or turning on the TV to see that first pitch of the year. It just screams of possibilities. Sort of like getting a new car. Being that we’re passionate about cars and sports, we thought we’d take a crack at combining the couple into a post that highlights some similarities between two of our favorite things. See below for what we came up with. Tailgating – If you’ve ever been taken out to… Read More

The cars of “Furious 7”

Things are about to get Furious up in here. In the first movie in the series, “The Fast and the Furious,” there were complex relationships within the lives and pursuits of characters from mostly the lower socioeconomic strata of Los Angeles suburbs, and the peculiar way in which their secret lives led even their enemies to see them as human, and worthy of love and respect. Now, it's all about the cars. And the crashes. And the jokes. Don't get me wrong. These movies still have stories. The interplay between talented people and the snappy dialogue that some of your… Read More

Car GIFs that will take you back. Grease, Bueller and The Dude.

This is one car GIF post that’s sure to invoke some vehicular nostalgia. Enjoy.   Cars and nostalgia seem to go hand in hand. Whether they call back to a bygone era …   … or just to a simpler time, ...   … we seem to attach a lot of significance to cars. They might represent a team, …   … a mission, …  … Read More