Rudy Stanko, a man of many court battles, has had only one that matters to driving enthusiasts. And his win is our loss. Stanko is the man who challenged Montana?s ?reasonable and prudent? speed law, which stood between 1955 and 1974 and again...
Don’t call it a comeback! Mini dropped a new Countryman for 2017, so they figured we could use a week…The post Reviewed: 2017 Mini Countryman appeared first on Autofluence. -
Selling is an art, but I never mastered it. Yet, in the late seventies, I worked as a sales rep for a major oil company. I had a territory of about 40 gas and service stations, gas bars, and a relatively small number of convenience stores. At that... -
In the age of social media, more and more are posting about their travel adventures. Perhaps you have noticed this too" Or maybe you are among those posting about travel" A 2015 Adweek article by Kimberlee Morrison notes that 76 percent of users... -
...with a little gravel fix...With a bit of time off over the Christmas/New Year period I had a little plan up my sleeve. The plan involved a day spent in the saddle eating up a few miles by riding up to Wairoa, then taking in the Lake... -
There might be subzero temperatures here at our headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but in Japan, BMW is turning up the heat. The Bavarians are treating the Japanese to an extra dose of exclusivity with limited runs of specially equipped M3 and... -
Electrification is perhaps the automotive buzzword today, but General Motors has been offering various hybrids for more than a decade. The Buick division launched its first such vehicle back in 2012: the LaCrosse eAssist, a hybrid version of its... -
You remember that guy in high school that somehow ended up with his grandparent’s station wagon" And how he would swear up and down that it was “cool.†And people would point and laugh, or perhaps his friends would try and point out that... -
Overview: As manufacturers introduce more and more SUVs and crossovers into the marketplace, it?s becoming increasingly difficult for them to stand out. Some companies have attempted bold, polarizing exteriors, while others have dropped entries... -
In the early ?80s, Chrysler was saved from financial ruin by selling the front-drive K-car, a nice Reliant automobile that would spawn numerous inexpensive-to-produce variants. As disrespected as it was versatile, the lowly K-car spread its... -
Corvette’s third generation was supposed to be ready for launch in 1967. Engineers and stylists ran into several issues transforming…The post Multiple Award-Winning 435 HP Corvette Coupe Set for Mecum Kissimmee appeared first on Autofluence. -
A lot can change when a new generation of Americans discovers its wallet. World War II resentment of the Japanese people meant that Americans in the immediate postwar era avoided Japanese goods. Japanese stuff was the original junk, and their cars... -
From the December 2017 issue
From the moment electric headlights snuffed out kerosene and acetylene lamps in the 1910s, automakers have struggled to illuminate the road without blinding oncoming drivers. The industry?s first unified effort to... -
From the December 2017 issue
Hybrids, the kind with an electric motor and an engine, are the nerdiest of vehicles. Which got us thinking: Why not group all of them (at least the ones we remember) into a table that would make Dmitri Mendeleev... -
The Toyota Camry was getting long in the tooth and the Japanese automaker just gave the popular sedan a complete makeover. Camry fans will love what Toyota has done both outside and inside by giving Camry a redo. It?s worth your time to take a... -
