Automotive

Automobile historians like me constantly celebrate the weird and wonderful of the automobile world, the cars that broke new ground in terms of style or technology. The little Fiat 850, however, definitely wasn’t such a thing… — It’s fair to say that, had Fiat’s engineering supremo had his way, the Fiat 850 wouldn’t have happened. The rewards of conformity Dante Giacosa had been championing front-wheel drive at Fiat for some time already, and the launch of Alec Issigonis’s Mini in 1959 clearly showed it was the way of the future.

Carvana — the car company known to many as the company that sells cars from a giant vending machine — has reached new lows, in more ways than one. The following dates are a timeline of recent happenings with Carvana: 27 April 2022: Carvana Rescued with Cash from Apollo Global Management Inc. The Wall Street Journal wrote about Carvana’s struggle to acquire…

Round 6 of the 2022 Formula 1 season is officially complete, and considering the fact that the Spanish Grand Prix is generally considered “a boring race” this was probably one of the most exciting races to watch so far this season, really showcasing the potential behind these new 2022 cars…

Institutions are doing a lot of research in the automobile sector. WARNING … Do not read this because you don’t want to know. — Many years ago Insurance Companies had statistics on the cost of owning a vehicle. To operate the average car, they came up with a calculated number. The cost was three dollars for every mile you drive, and that was 20 years ago. For some reason, that realization has always stuck…