Monthly Archives: August 2013

Tech Thread Spotlight: 3rd Generation Ram Ball Joint Replacement DIY

There was a point in time where all ball joints in pickup trucks were equipped with grease fittings that allowed Ram owners to lubricate them and help them last for years. Unfortunately, the cost cutting bean counters who have been at fault for so many problems in the automotive world decided at some point that ...

North Carolina Museum of Art’s Porsche Exhibition May be Worth Cross-Country Drive

The coolest exhibition is coming to the North Carolina Museum of Art. If you’re near Raleigh, and you don’t pay a visit to “Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed”, you are nothing but a blemish on the face of Planet Auto Geek. Hosting one of the greatest automotive exhibitions of all time is one thing. But for [...]

Can You Find Jesus in the Cockpit of a 3 Series?

Driving a BMW 3 Series can be a very enlightening experience, but here’s something that takes the enlightenment to a whole new level. “Schapellin”, an eBay seller from Texas, recently had a 2008 BMW 328i for sale. In the listing’s description sub-heading, Schapellin wrote “Jesus in wood grain”. We’ll back up Autoweek by saying we see [...]

IIHS Small Overlap Crash Test: 2014 Scion tC Results — Acceptable

2014 Scion TC IIHS Small Overlap Crash Test Featured

Refreshed for the 2014 model year, the Scion tC has undergone the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s newest and most stringent small overlap crash test. Added to the IIHS’s testing regimen in 2012, the small offset crash test runs 25 percent of a car’s front end into a solid barrier to simulate a collision with [...]

Photos Galore: Second-Annual 86 Style Event at Fuji Speedway

You may be living through the quickest performance turnaround in the history of any car company. Sixteen months ago, the ZN6 Scion FR-S/Toyota 86/GT86, whatever you want to call it, went on sale. Prior to that, many felt Toyota was inconsiderate to the performance enthusiast. Today, innumerable hearts are throbbing for Toyota performance. In just a [...]

This Is What Happens When You Try to Draw a Ferrari 458

Next time maybe draw it on on a whiteboard or something, ok? Still, might want to keep that fire extinguisher handy, just in case. Video after the jump! via [Jalopnik]

Bob Lutz Says Pontiac Was Planning to Build a GTO

Bob Lutz recently told a Road & Track reader that Pontiac was planning to build a GTO before the brand got killed off. It would have been based on the G8 and probably would have looked something like the Holden Coupe 60 Concept above, which to me is a pretty big improvement, looks-wise, over the [...]