The annual “Race to the Clouds,” the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, experienced a paradigm shift on June 28 as Rhys Millen became the first driver to win the event with an electric-powered car. In the process he set a new electric vehicle record time of nine...
Recently, a report on style trends indicated that avocado-green kitchen appliances, a staple of the 70s, may be staging a comeback. Hot on the heels of this is news of Chevrolet’s plan to launch a hatchback version of the next-generation Cruze. General Motors CEO...
Chrysler, the company that likes to take credit for the invention of the minivan, is these days watching its invention whither on the vine. Never mind that the true roots of the minivan date back either to the introduction of the Ford and Chevy compact vans for 1961...
Island Road, the nearly mile long New Jersey highway that leads to Island Dragway, is pitted with potholes that would slow down even the most experienced racer. To the left roll acres of empty wheat fields, to the right thick brambles of forest. But even in late April...
The recently announced Dodge Viper ACR isn’t just boasting of new Carbon Ceramic brakes with six-piston calipers or specially designed high-performance tires. There’s more to it than the hand-built 8.4 liter V-10 engine, or the 645 horsepower and 600 lb.-ft. of...
In 1957, when Veasey Cullen got his first Rolls Royce at the ripe age of 12, there was no ‘antique cars’ section of the newspaper. Instead, the 1924 Silver Ghost was listed under ‘used cars’, and when a local police officer saw Cullen and his father getting the car...
