Let me set the stage. It’s the early 2000’s… and I’m vacationing in Myrtle Beach with my family. Fresh off the heels of the original The Fast and the Furious movie, the 'barely high school' version of me is utterly infatuated with tuners. Thus - I’ve crammed my...

In 2021, Ford CEO Jim Farley made a bold statement along the lines of - We’re not going to make the boring cars anymore; we don’t want to make commodities. It was a declaration that signaled a major shift for the Blue Oval. Although even then, having recently killed...

Slammenuff Sevierville (formerly Gatlinburg) is one of Ben Battles' favorite events of the year. He was out there filming for his social channels... @Battles.Digital on every platform. But he also managed to grab the ol' trusty camera and knock-off some shots for S3....

Check out this story from MAZDA Australia. Like many countries, Australia continues to tighten their emissions regulations. And starting January 1st 2025, they’re tightening them even more… continuing to put a boa-constrictor squeeze on carmakers (and ultimately...

Stellantis is in trouble in the US. In August, 6 out of 10 vehicles with the highest Market Day Supply (MDS) were Stellantis vehicles. Meaning - these vehicles are sitting unsold at dealerships the longest, and inventory is stacking up on itself. US dealers sent a...

Walking into a car dealer is a lot like walking into a casino. Everything’s shining, everyone’s smiling… and the house always wins. We’ve all heard the stories haven’t we? When those payments start to settle in & people finally realize how upside-down they’ve...

Toyota recently held a press event in Japan to show off a couple rolling projects they’ve been working on behind the scenes. As you may remember, over the summer, Toyota hinted at bringing back the MR-2 and Celica with an all-new Toyota-designed 2-liter turbo. Now the...

Ford submitted a patent to run in-vehicle advertising on their infotainment screens. To be clear, that does not mean it’s guaranteed to be in your next new Ford. All it means (for now) is that Ford is protecting the idea from being stolen by the competition. But...

Authenticity… it’s one of the few things money CAN'T buy. And here’s the thing: Authenticity is often undervalued by the people who have it, and obsessed-over by the people who don’t. Let that sink in & maybe read it twice. Because no amount of ‘adding to cart’...

It was 2003 - back when I had a full head of hair & my jeans were a lot baggier. Dad and I were doing what we did best—channel-surfing on an overly comfortable couch. We had just finished watching some car show on one of those Discovery-owned channels. Probably...