Category: Car Blog
CYCLOPS Forever!
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Nobody asked me, but . . . I must say that I am more than a little miffed that Autoweek (It oughta be called Auto[EVERY OTHER]week) writer Mark Vaughn totally missed the significance of the “class of three Cyclop ...
Mazda Reaches New Heights
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Nobody asked me, but . . . Mazda reached new heights in North America today with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new North American headquarters in Irvine, CA. Mazda employees say working at their new HQ...
2016 BMW M3
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I’ve got an absolutely gorgeous 2016 BMW M3 sitting in my garage. But it’s not mine. Belongs to a relative. Simple story. Relative gets dream job in Silicon Valley. Leases dream car: the M3. Six months later dr...
A Hack-Proof Computer. Really?
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Nobody asked me, but . . . A press release popped up in my email recently and immediately caught my attention with the words WE MAKE EVERYTHING ELECTRONIC MORE SECURE as part of the headline. Identity...
An Irwindale Tale
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Nobody asked me, but . . . So I’m sitting behind the wheel of my daughter’s Mazda 6, which is straddling the finish line at Irwindale Speedway, and staring up into the grandstands on a rather warmish Saturday a...
Sebastien Bourdais at Full Chat
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Nobody asked me but . . . During my career as an automotive journalist I have had the privilege of calling two French racing drivers my friends. Both had long retired from ...
Lingenfelter Reaper
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Nobody asked me, but . . . So you’ve decided you need a seriously badass off road truck. Ford got there first with the SVT Raptor back in 2010. But neither Chevy nor Ram picked up on the Raptor’s scent. So it w...
PS I Love You
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Nobody asked me, but . . . Dear Kevin, I know you’ve been wondering about the whereabouts of that S550 4Matic Merc you and your bride Jill dropped off with the valet at your hotel at LAX prior to y...
T Hoover Passes . . . in a Hemi
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Nobody asked me, but . . . The father of the Chrysler 426 Hemi passed away last week. Tom Hoover. But we called him T Hoover when I worked a three-month assignment in the Product Planning Race Group while a memb...
Long Beach Formula E
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Nobody asked me, but . . . If there were any lingering doubts about fan reaction to the first race of electric cars at Long Beach, they were all dispelled by the cheering, waving and applause of the 23,000 spec...