March 28 was Media Day at the New York International Auto Show (the first of two Media Days, to be precise) and the team from CarShowSafari wore ourselves out covering the entire show floor all day and visiting the manufacturers’ parties all evening. What did we...
The first mass-market modern hybrid-electric car was the Toyota Prius, and with each passing year the market has seen additional hybrids and, more recently, fully electric cars ranging from the earnest Nissan Leaf to the over-the-top Tesla Model S with “ludicrous...
CarShowSafari will be on hand for the press days of the upcoming New York International Auto Show Wednesday & Thursday, March 28th & 29th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, looking for news and items of interest. New York City isn’t really a...
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. The speed of a Boeing 747 is 614 miles per hour. The speed of the new Tesla Roadster is 0-60 in 1.9 seconds at over 250 miles per hour, making it officially the fastest street legal car to accelerate to sixty miles per...
Valentine’s Day may or may not be your holiday of choice, but whether you celebrate or disparage, it’s damn near impossible to ignore. Valentine’s Day happens to be my dad’s birthday as well, so I’ve always associated the kitsch and candy with a birthday family...
The Antique Automobile Club of America, sponsors of vintage car events nationwide but perhaps best known for the enormous “Hershey” event each October, holds its annual meeting in Philadelphia every February, and this weekend brings the 82nd such meeting. Unlike your...
