Automotive News, Reviews, and History
Mercedes Teases New G-Class’s Interior Since 1979, or for the past 39 years, Mercedes has been pawning off it’s military off-road vehicle on unsuspecting civilians of the world, in the … Continue Reading Daily News: Tuesday 12/12/17
Volkswagen Updates Compliance System to Head Off Another Future Dieselgate Over the past two years, Volkswagen has spent an estimated $30B USD dealing with the aftermath of the diesel emissions … Continue Reading Daily News: Monday 12/11/17
The Grand Tour—Clarkson, Hammond, and May’s Amazon replacement for Top Gear—has debuted its second season, and after the rocky start that was the first season, the first episode was even … Continue Reading The Grand Tour Season 2 First Impressions
While I was down in Los Angeles for the Los Angeles International Auto Show, I made a point of visiting a couple automotive landmarks; Angeles Crest and the Peterson Automotive … Continue Reading Petersen Automotive Museum Pictures
While the focus of the Los Angeles Auto show has been on cars and SUV’s there were a quite a few awesome trucks–both OEM and custom–tucked away here and there. … Continue Reading The Trucks of the Los Angeles International Auto Show
Besides SEMA, large automotive trade shows tend to be dominated by OEM products and announcements. While 2017’s Los Angeles International Auto Show was a big event for OEM’s, the car … Continue Reading Los Angeles International Auto Show: My Favorite Builds
Hello! As I sit here editing my photos from todays press day at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, and writing the articles for the reveals, I realized it may … Continue Reading Los Angeles International Auto Show: All of the Photos
First and foremost, I would like to wish anyone reading this a very, very happy Thanksgiving, as well as safe travels this holiday season. To enjoy my own family and … Continue Reading Thanksgiving and Los Angeles Auto Show Posting Schedule
As Thanksgiving rolls around, family seems to come out of the woodwork and obligations start piling up. To keep my sanity–remember this is a one-man operation–I have decided to suspend … Continue Reading Thanksgiving Schedule
Today, I have decided to write an article to remind gearheads that they have a reason to rejoice, for luckily for us, some blessed car makers know that sometimes, you … Continue Reading What Crate Engines Can You Buy from the Manufacturer?
Monday was a slow day in the news, and as such, I decided to take this opportunity to post more pictures of the press launch of the insane 2019 Chevrolet … Continue Reading Daily News: Monday 11/14/17
While we have two months left in 2017, everything that will come out in the automotive world, has come out, meaning it is now time to crown the best car … Continue Reading TheSpeedTrap.net’s Car Company of the Year: 2017
Every year, hundreds of shops across the country rush to finish their builds, and ship them–hopefully intact and complete–to show them off at one of the automotive industry’s biggest shows … Continue Reading My Picks For ‘Best Of’ From SEMA 2017
While many of us have been subjected to the purgatory that is James Cameron’s 1997 dramatic recreation of the RMS Titanic sinking and disaster, I will be the first to … Continue Reading History Hits: The Car(s?) of The Titanic
I know, I know, this is a website about cars and the new iPhone X is certainly no car: it’ll only do 0-60 if you can throw it hard enough. … Continue Reading iPhone X First Impressions: If it Works!
When I was a child, the times were different. Being ‘cool’ was a simpler, easier task. For me, as a young boy in the 90’s, you didn’t have a chance … Continue Reading Three Growing Trends in the New-Car World
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