Screenshot: Attack Official Movie Channel on YouTube If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh … Read more
Photo: Fiat If you’re not familiar with the Fiat Topolino, you’re probably not the only one. It’s a tiny electric city car that is based on the Citroen Ami and not sold in the U.S. In fact, even calling it a city car is a stretch because it’s technically considered a quadricycle that only has … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 21, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. My Mini Is Getting A Bit Cramped For Me And My Dogs | What Car Should You Buy? … Read more
Photo: Mazda 2021 Mazda 6. Only complaint is that it isn’t a manual. No complaints about the adaptive cruise that is any different from any other cars I have driven with it (can be switched to regular cruise control by holding down the cruise control button for a few seconds). No complaints about BSM that … Read more
If you’ve ever been to Italy, there are a few things you’ll no doubt have seen: expert chefs throwing pizza dough above their heads, heaps of delicious gelato and dozens of knackered old Fiat Panda 4X4s that are somehow still running. Now, the ’80s icon is making a comeback in a new concept car that … Read more
Photo: Fiat Fiat is officially bringing the all-electric 500e to the U.S., a country that isn’t exactly known for loving either Fiats, two-door subcompacts or low-range electric vehicles. The new 500e happens to be all those things, but Fiat apparently did enough market research to believe it can successfully sell enough of them here to … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: Rivian, Lucid 2024 Production Falls On Weakening Demand … Read more
With its Ferrari-designed engine and Fiat underpinnings, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Dino is a literal red-headed stepchild. Let’s see if this classic coupe is worth its adoption fee. Rob Riggle’s First Car Loved to Burn Rubber Finding an old Volvo wagon in decent shape, like the 1998 V70 we looked at yesterday, is … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 20, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: European Carmakers Could Form Alliance To Fend … Read more
Texas-born Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, was elevated from the vice presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It’s probably not easy to be president, and it’s probably even harder to live up to the legacy of one of the most popular presidents in American history. When he wasn’t … Read more