EPautos has a new feature – CloverCam! It’s a revolving slot on the main page (bottom left, under the Auto…
Would you buy a money hog? Arguably, that’s what any hybrid – or electric – car has become given what’s…
Don’t worry – they didn’t mess it up. The “bold” and “sporty” 2015 Camry is – wisely – more or…
Soon, you won’t even be able to toss a gym bag on the back seats. Well, not if you want…
Don’t worry – they didn’t mess it up. The “bold” and “sporty” 2015 Camry is – wisely – more or less the same as it was before. Yes, it has a new face. And there is a new (and “sportier” optional gauge cluster). But it’s no Altima/Maxima/Mazda6/Accord … thank god. Toyota isn’t stupid, after all. And it would be exceptionally stupid to take the best-selling family sedan on the market and…
The Beetle is cute and lately, butch – but the VW that consistently sells best (and which has done so, for a long time) is the Golf … which was once the Rabbit … which was the car that succeeded the original (air-cooled/rear-engined) Beetle, back in the late ’70s… by which time it could no longer comply with Uncle’s ever-more-demanding laundry list of “safety” and “emissions” requirements. The reasons for the Golf’s enduring…
It’s said that good things come in small packages – but sometimes, they’re maybe a bit too small. Which accounts for Lexus’ re-bopp of the IS series sport sedan. It’s a a little bigger now – closer to being a mid-sized sport sedan – and has a passenger-viable backseat. Unlike, say, its most obvious direct competitor – the Mercedes-Benz CLA. Which is a gorgeous car with a medieval back seat (27.1 inches of legroom,…
Wastegates popping, all four tires skittering … zero to 60 in the mid-high fours. In a snarky little hatchback hot rod. STi, right? Nope. GLA 45 AMG. Mercedes’ take on Subaru’s idea. High-lined and tweaked up. Sits lower. Runs harder. Sounds tougher. Extremely turbocharged 2.0 four feeding a ground-grabbing, pavement rippling all-wheel-drive system… just sans the gold anodized wheels and super-sized spatula on the trunk. It’s an STi for grown-ups. WHAT IT IS The GLA is…
When you’re the only girl in a room full of single men, getting attention’s no problem … even if you’re only a strong “7.5”. But what happens when you’re a strong “7.5” … and you’re in a room full of perfect “10s”? Feel Nissan’s pain. The 370Z is a great sports car. But there are lots of other great sports cars out there vying for your affection (and your dollars). Some – like the…
The new Stingray Corvette is a helluva ride – but it only seats two and can’t tow a whole lot. How about the same engine in something that can (and also seats five)? Wish granted. The 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 is now available with the same basic 6.2 liter berserker used in the ‘Vette – and it’s a show you won’t want to miss. But unlike previous He-trucks (the Ford…
But, he’s not “drunk” – so it’s ok! The driver (loosely used) in the video above was almost certainly sober. But his form of impairment (incompetence? senility?) is not socially stigmatized, much less savagely prosecuted. Mind, I am no defender of “drunk” driving. I’m critical of anyone who can’t control their car for any reason. Unlike Clovers, who only care about people’s BAC levels – their actual driving being irrelevant. It seems to me that if your driving can’t be faulted – if you can keep your car between the yellow line to…
Would you buy a money hog? Arguably, that’s what any hybrid – or electric – car has become given what’s happened to the price of gas. Hybrid and electric cars aren’t selling well all of a sudden. In October of 2014, they were down 30 percent – and that was when unleaded regular was averaging $3 a gallon. It is now averaging under $2 a gallon. Very hard to make a case for a hybrid that costs thousands more than otherwise-similar non-hybrid when you can fill up the non-hybrid for $20 again. And forget…
What possible legitimate objection could any cop have to being video/audio recorded while performing his “duties”? As the saying goes, if you’ve got nothing to hide… . But of course, there is much to hide – such as the recent choke-holding death of cigarette scofflaw Eric Garner. Take away the inconvenient video and the official story becomes: Large, threatening black man resists arrest and is unfortunately killed during a scuffle. The video shows what really happened – and of course, that’s the problem. Roaches scurry away from bright lights. There are lots of roaches in Illinois.…
One of the last rickety supports holding up the rule of law was thrown in the woods by the Supreme Court a couple weeks back. In Heien vs. North Carolina, the court ruled (nearly unanimously, there was just one dissenting opinion) that evidence obtained as the result of a “mistake of law” can and will be used against you, provided the mistake was (wait for it) “reasonable.” This is an affirmation – or expansion – of the previous idea that if a cop acts in “good faith” his illegalities are to be forgiven.…
Pegasus was a horse with wings who was supposed to be able to both run and fly. Of course, he could do neither – because to be a horse means not being able to fly. A horse is too heavy too fly. He’s built for running. Which brings up Tesla… again (god help me). As with any electric car, the Tesla’s range is dramatically (and negatively) affected by use of electrically powered accessories such as the heater (and AC), lights… as well as how you drive it. But the Tesla is especially vulnerable…
I get lots of e-mails from new readers asking what a “Clover” is. I explain that it’s several things. In general terms, a Clover is an authoritarian collectivist. He can be of the Left or Right persuasion. A Democrat or a Republican. Those are superficialities (though many get hung up on them regardless). The fundamental thing…
We all do it – and that includes the cops who spend their days giving us tickets for doing it. Of course, they enjoy legal impunity to speed as much as they like, as often as they like. “Speed” only “kills,” it seems, when one is not wearing a special costume. At any rate, since we…
Cheap gas is making hybrids seem like less of a deal. Which in turn is making them harder to sell. Which is tough nuts for those trying to sell them – but could be really good news for you, if you’re thinking seriously about trying to buy one. Consider the Toyota Prius – the best-known (and best-selling)…
Would you buy a money hog? Arguably, that’s what any hybrid – or electric – car has become given what’s happened to the price of gas. Hybrid and electric cars aren’t selling well all of a sudden. In October of 2014, they were down 30 percent – and that was when unleaded regular was averaging $3…
Contempt of cop? “Officer safety”? You tell me! Sky News US is reporting that video footage has surfaced of a uniformed police officer shoving a wheelchair bound paralyzed man off the curb and into the road. Only the seat belt attached to the chair stopped the man from falling out. Devaughn Frierson had approached a group…
A woman in Hamlin, Texas is fighting charges of driving without a license and expired registration after she was arrested and jailed by cops while WALKING home with groceries. Wendy Robins is appealing for help with her case as she fears the police department is pursuing a vendetta against her by refusing to drop the…
