The Ripsaw On The Grand Tour
The Ripsaw tank vehicle made its debut on “The Grand Tour” last week with Richard Hammond at the helm [and he was unable to flip it]…
The Ripsaw tank vehicle made its debut on “The Grand Tour” last week with Richard Hammond at the helm [and he was unable to flip it]…
Lamborghini shows off some of its cars but the iconic Miura still looks like the crown jewel of them all…
Toyota would like to deliver your pizza – unfortunately, it is Pizza Hut pizza – in their self-driving concept vehicle that looks like a giant toaster and is called the e-Palette that was revealed at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show [CES] in Las Vegas this week. Toyota’s e-Palette is expected to begin testing as early […]
Jeremy Clarkson took the “Farm 1” Subaru out for a little spin on the farm – sorta…
It’s a new year and what a nice surprise it would be to find a 1971 Datsun 240Z emerging from your garage like it does for “Jay Leno’s Garage”…
Subaru’s Forester was named as the 2018 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick and Subaru wasted no time in touting that honor with a commercial entitled “Life Story On The Line,” that showcases the safety features of the Subaru Forester coming into play for a family. A mere 15 vehicles qualified for […]
This is the sentiment that seems to be expressed in the advertisement for UK car-buying services company, Carwow…
Last week went by so fast and we were a little busy on New Year’s Eve when a 1970 Plymouth Superbird emerged from Jay Leno’s Garage…
Jerry Seinfeld’s web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” has debuted on Netflix – sorta – it is not a new season, but merely Netflix offering Seasons 1-9 [that’s 59 shows out of 60 – the exception being the Louis CK episode] while they work on the new season 10, which is due to debut […]
The fifth episode of the second season of “The Grand Tour” got underway today, entitled “Up, Down and Around the Farm”, and consisted of Richard Hammond road-testing a Ripsaw tank, James May road-testing a Volkswagen Up! GTi and Jeremy Clarkson making a film parody of Ken Block-like Gymkhana called “Farmkhana”. First up was Hammond’s test […]
Volkswagen is advertising their Golf by showing kids dreaming about other cars – in this case, a DeLorean, Lamborghini Aventador, Bugatti, giant pink Chevy truck, etc. – in their most recent commercial entitled “Kids’ Dreams.” Of course, most of those brands are already owned by Volkswagen, so it is not as startling as if they […]
Porsche took approximately 30 seconds of time today to explain to everybody who does not know how to use Google or Wikipedia how Porsche got their name from Ferdinand Porsche [by using visual aids like a map of Europe]. Next week, Porsche will give you the answer to the question that they must feel is […]
Nissan will be revealing their new B2V (Brain-To-Vehicle) technology at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show [CES] next week in Las Vegas. Nissan’s B2V seeks to interpret signals from a vehicle driver’s brain and is intended to speed up reaction times for said drivers. The B2V uses brain decoding technology to predict a driver’s actions and […]
The trailer for the fifth episode of the second season of “The Grand Tour” – coming up on Friday on Amazon Prime…
Subaru of America is sponsoring WinterFest – a lifestyle tour celebrating winter adventure. Subaru WinterFest goes to 11 of the country’s top winter mountain resorts and features live music, locally sourced food and beverages, daily giveaways and gear demonstrations. Attendees are encouraged to kick back in one of the upgraded hang-out areas at each location […]
Taking a somewhat unexpected “turn”, “The Grand Tour” participated in the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade with a “float” that consisted of three gigantic wheels – each carrying an image of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May and being pushed by members of three different dragon boat teams down the five-mile parade route course…
Honda has been a sponsor of the Tournament of Roses Parade for 58 years and this year, the automaker is conducting a social media campaign – for every rose emoji shared on Facebook and Twitter through January 3, 2018, Honda will donate $1 to charity up to $25,000. Honda will donate to the Pediatric Brain […]
The fourth episode of the second season of “The Grand Tour” came to us from Croatia this week and was entitled “Unscripted” as a response to the common complaint that many of the current TGT episodes [and former Top Gear episodes] were too scripted and therefore predictable and unexciting. The boys – Jeremy Clarkson, Richard […]
The trailer for the fourth episode of the second season of “The Grand Tour” – coming up on Friday on Amazon Prime…
When a Mercedes Benz needs tires, we know it better be Michelins – or else the green Jell-O gets it…