News: Monday May 22nd, 2017
This week starts off slow for the automotive news world, but expect more exciting news as the week heats up. Ford Confirms the Leaving of Mark Fields As reported yesterday, … Continue Reading News: Monday May 22nd, 2017
Automotive News, Reviews, and History
This week starts off slow for the automotive news world, but expect more exciting news as the week heats up. Ford Confirms the Leaving of Mark Fields As reported yesterday, … Continue Reading News: Monday May 22nd, 2017
Another normal news day in the automotive realm: Subaru Joins “Black Edition” Craze One of the most prevailing trends in the automotive industry currently is the proliferation of trim packages … Continue Reading News: Thursday May 18, 2017
Yesterday was a quiet day for the automotive industry, but read on for the most exciting news from May 17th, 2017: 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Priced While the Ford … Continue Reading News: Wednesday May 17, 2017
This week, instead of the normal two articles, I will be trying out a daily news recap. I will try and get them out as early as possible on the … Continue Reading News: May 15th, 2017 + Weekend
On Wednesday, I wrote my installation and comfort oriented review of my Fiesta ST’s new ISC N1 coilover system. Look, I know that isn’t why people buy coilovers, which is … Continue Reading Review: ISC Coilovers on a 2016 Fiesta ST, the On-Track Test
While it may seem like TheSpeedTrap.net may itself have turned into history over the past few weeks, I merely had to take a break from writing to do real-life, boring, … Continue Reading History Hits: First Powered, Wheeled, Creation a.k.a the First Car
Our lessons from pre-school have never seemed so pertinent in today’s ‘sharing’-based economy. We share our homes, our skills, and even our cars with complete strangers. Internet-based services like Airbnb … Continue Reading Review: Turo
Depending on where you live, the following opinion of mine will seem stupid, or painfully applicable. This opinion regards one of the most commonly done—often illegal—car modifications; heck, chances are … Continue Reading Opinion: Window Tinting–Worth it?
Buying a car can be scary. Heck; buying a car is scary. The experience only gets scarier when budgets—strict budgets—are imposed. If you are a car person, chances are you’ll … Continue Reading Five Tips for Buying a Car on a Budget
John Davis of Motorweek fame described the topic of this week’s History Hit—the Avanti—as a “rarefied exotic”. He continued to provide a qualification for what separates exotic cars from their … Continue Reading History Hits: Avanti Motor Corporation
While most people baby their new car, protecting it from any and all damage, dirt, and any other imagined slights—at least for the first few months—I have taken a bit … Continue Reading Fiesta ST: Mountune Symposer Delete Install and Impressions
Season greetings from myself here at The Speed Trap. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and scores some awesome car swag (Fiesta ST Pedal Spacer and Mountune Symposer Delete … Continue Reading Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! TST is taking a break…
For the previous five decades, while the automotive world has grown and evolved, wheel diameter sizes have stayed relatively the same. While early economy cars could be had with extraordinarily … Continue Reading Review: 17in Wheels and Tires—Odd Man Out
Well before the automobile was invented, humanity has pitched itself against one another in races of speed, distance, and time. Anytime humanity gained more mobility—be it with wheels, hooves, or … Continue Reading History Hits: Louie Mattar’s Fabulous Cadillac
Anyone who watches Top Gear/The Grand Tour will know what the trio think of Americans. We are fat, stupid, and stubborn. It isn’t a good combination, and sadly this view … Continue Reading Desktop Drives: Audi S3 vs BMW M240xi