A 1982 Lancia Stradale Emerges From Jay Leno’s Garage
A 1982 Lancia Stradale – Lancia’s street version of the famous 037 rally car – is the newest car to emerge from Jay Leno’s Garage this week…
April 2018
ASN Formula One Driver Standings – After 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is in the books and although there was some chaos in the race itself, the ASN driver standings remained relatively stable. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the race, but it was as a result of early Christmas gifts from his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and both Red Bull drivers […]
Hamilton Handed Victory At 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton finally won his first Formula One race of the 2018 racing season, but not in the dominant fashion he has become accustomed to over the years. Instead, it took a crash by both Red Bull drivers, a mistake by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and a tire puncture of his teammate Valtteri Bottas to have […]
Audi Already Reminiscing About The Past In The Future
You may notice that Audi is not at the forefront of the rush to provide self-driving vehicles for the future – there may be a reason for that as exemplified in their latest advertisement for the 2018 R8 Spyder…
Jay Leno Goes To The Movies
Jay Leno – or should that be “Lane-o” – goes to the movies this week for his episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” spotlighting famous and infamous cars from movies ranging from the recent “Baby Driver” with his special guest, Jamie Foxx and professional stunt driver Ben Collins [also known as The Stig] to the original […]
DeLorean Estate Sues Universal Over Back To The Future Car Payments
The iconic DeLorean from “Back to the Future” fame is back in the news again as the estate of John DeLorean is suing over payments for the rights to use images of the car specifically from the film. Universal Pictures has been paying money to use the image of the car, but in a new […]
Mercedes First In Social Media
Mercedes-Benz was the top automotive brand on social media in 2017 according to a report from social media data analytics company Shareablee. Mercedes-Benz racked up 340 million “actions” across all social media platforms to top the report. BMW placed second with slightly more than 237 million total actions, while Lamborghini finished out the podium in […]
Fast & Furious Animated Series Driving To Netflix
An animated version of the wildly popular “Fast & Furious” feature film franchise is coming to Netflix as a series – most likely in 2019 to accompany the next film release in the franchise. DreamWorks Animation Television will handle the animation for the series. The storyline for the “Fast & Furious” animated series has teenager […]
A 1966 Lincoln Continental Emerges From Jay Leno’s Garage This Week
A 1966 Lincoln Continental – one of the classics – emerges from Jay Leno’s Garage this week…
Hyundai Tries To Avoid Rookie Mistakes
The National Football League’s annual draft is coming up next weekend and Hyundai [an official NFL sponsor and the league’s official car/SUV] has decided to take advantage of the interest in the annual event by “Rolling with the Rookies”, a four-episode content series focused on potential NFL rookies [in this case, Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, […]
Infiniti QX-50 – The Superhero’s SUV
Infiniti is launching their 2019 QX50 luxury crossover SUV and tying that in with the impending release of [April 27, 2018] “Avengers: Infinity War” – the newest superhero-laden movie. Up until May 31, 2018, superhero movie fans will have the opportunity to experience Infiniti exclusives such as; a behind-the-scenes featurette that explores the origins of […]
The Rolls-Royce Turns To The Ghost
Rolls-Royce gives up the ghost [no relation to Space Ghost] in an advertisement that, if you are old enough, is reminiscent of those made for jeans and perfume back in the day…
Today Is National Mustang Day
Today, in case you were unaware, is National Mustang Day – which you may feel free to interpret any way you like, automobile or equine or any other interpretation – but, naturally, the people at Ford will be interpreting it in the automotive way. To celebrate the 54th birthday of Ford’s Mustang – as well […]
A 1951 Hudson Hornet Emerges From Jay Leno’s Garage
A 1951 Hudson Hornet – or Doc Hudson from “Cars” if you prefer – emerges from Jay Leno’s Garage this week…
ASN Formula One Driver Rankings – After 2018 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix is officially in the books and if that is an example of how Formula One racing will be for the remainder of the season – well, it should be interesting. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo eventually came away with the victory – thanks to some mob hit work from his teammate […]
BMW Tops Study As Most-Loved Brand
BMW sits atop the standings as the “most-loved” automotive brand according to the 2018 study of “brand intimacy” by marketing agency MBLM. BMW was followed by Jeep, Toyota, Honda, Harley-Davidson, Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes, Chrysler and GMC in the Top 10 for automotive brands. The Jeep brand ranked first among women [with BMW ranking first among […]
Daniel Ricciardo Wins 2018 Chinese Grand Prix
What looked like a boring procession for the first 20 laps turned into a wild free-for-all in the latter portion of the race as Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo ultimately won the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix thanks to some help from his teammate Max Verstappen who crashed the pole-sitter, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel into non-contention and harassed […]
Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Factory Inner Chambers
With the Tesla Model 3 scheduled to come rolling off the robotic assembly lines in the coming months, Tesla founder Elon Musk decided to allow a peek into the inner chambers of his Silicon Valley factory…
Jay Leno’s Garage Premieres Next Week On CNBC
A new season of “Jay Leno’s Garage” premieres next week – specifically, April 19, 2018 – on CNBC and this season features the celebrity likes of Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, Trevor Noah and “Weird Al” Yankovic…
Conan O’Brien Briefly Tours Italy In A 1962 Fiat 500
Conan O’Brien is six feet and four inches tall – which makes the 1962 Fiat 500 a car that he should consider more as possible closet space for his house than an actual vehicle to get in and drive around – much less when the driving around is in the Italian countryside. To his credit, […]