Auto shows are a wonderful thing. Not only do you get to peep at an abundance of sexy metal, but manufacturers usually roll out some pretty neat tricks to draw the most attention possible. Wiesmann [Thanks, Mirko!] seems to be no exception, as the German company will build an entire car live at the Frankfurt motor [...]

My first road-legal car was a 1986 Acura Legend. When I took possession, it had a lofty 214,000 miles on the clock, and though the 2.5-liter V6 had let a few of its 151 ponies escape from the farm, it was still plenty powerful for a 16 year-old in the back woods of Virginia. Mated [...]

I’ve been fortunate enough to be taken under the wings of some pretty sharp guys in the auto journo world over the past two years. Good Jonny Lieberman was kind enough to school me in the ways of the blogosphere 15 months ago and still manages to slide a little wisdom my way from time [...]

I was thumbing through Daytona Magazine–an automotive lifestyle book from Japan that I’m lucky to be on the comp list for, when I came across a story about these crazy miniature Lamborghini Murcielagos. We love Lambos here so took look  a little further. Since I do not read Japanese I really don’t have too many [...]

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the very first Austin Mini, and while BMW is rolling out a few funky aberrations of the light-weight bruiser to celebrate, we thought we’d take a look back. After the jump you’ll find a video of Mini designer Alec Issigonis. See, Issigonis was nearly entirely responsible for the design [...]

The good boys and girls at Chevrolet have decided to up the ante on the delicious Z51 package we sampled earlier in the year by transmuting it into the new Grand Sport. That means the Corvette gets a wider stance, six-piston brakes up front with four-piston grabbers toward the rear, the same beefy tires as [...]

Well, well. Looks like MINI may be in for a surprise for its 50th birthday this year. Citroen just unveiled the delicious DS3, and the car looks like it’s got the goods to succeed in knocking the Cooper from its adorably functional throne. Styling has been kept pretty close to the DS Inside concept we [...]

You knew this was bound to happen, Fiends. After all, I am a product of the south, and around these parts, there’s nothing as American as a big ol’ honkin’ pick-up truck. Of course, what you see above is about as far from the jacked up, rusted out products of the ‘70s prowling high-school parking [...]

Fila and Honda have worked up a partnership to create a new line of heritage racing shoes. The kicks come low-profile soul to give you the most feel possible, as well as durable polyurethane panels for extra wear protection at the heel. You can snag ‘em in either low or high top configurations, and there [...]

Ever notice how when you’re single you never have just one potential mate? If the cosmic order was bereft of irony, you’d stumble upon a single, perfect individual, the clouds would part and angels would sing. Unfortunately, it’s not like that. Or, at least it’s never been that way with me. After a lengthy dry [...]