Australia 2011 — And We’re Off!
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:18:06 +0000

Here we sit on March 27th, 2011, the start of the 2011 Formula One season.  The most anticipated start to a season in a long time.  Cars sit on the grid, each one on equal ground, all with the same chance to take home glory, each with the same chance to go home in failure.  [...]

4-cylinder Audi A8 is a Go!
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:09:24 +0000

In a recent interview by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn confirmed that a 4-cylinder version of the large A8 luxury sedan is in the works. Asked if a 4-cylinder luxury car could work emotionally, Winterkorn insisted that today’s technology made it possible to acoustically de-couple the engine well enough to completely mask the [...]

Horsepower Wars in Germany
Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:20:42 +0000

Greenies, bring out the (green) pitchforks: The average new car horsepower rating in Germany was the highest in history, for January. Expect the average speed on the Autobahn to rise considerably, because the average German-market car sold in January has… one hundred and thirty three point six horsepower. That’s right, 133.6-hp. Digging deeper into the numbers and [...]

2011 Formula One: A Season Preview
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:20:42 +0000

Here it is, another year and another season of racing is upon us.  Endurance racing is on its merry way and NASCAR is revving up as well.  Now on to the important stuff, Formula One is starting back up.  The season is only a few weeks away (or more) and testing is well underway, and [...]

AB Podcast #37: The NAIAS Roundtable Episode
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:24:13 +0000

With another grueling North American International Auto Show behind us, Justin and Joel round up Adam Barrera, from Highmileage.org, and Zane Merva, from autoinsane.com,  to discuss their winners and losers. The ‘Garage’ is brimming with all sorts of Japanese metal this time around. Joel even has a funny story about his MazdaSpeed3 vs. a Bobcat. Garage: 2011 [...]

AB Podcast #36: The "Bad Beak" Episode
Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:54:11 +0000

With only a few days to go before the North American International Autoshow, Justin and Joel invited Nick Saporito from GMInsidenews.com and FordInsidenews.com to come on the show and catch up on the latest news and preview the Detroit Show. The ‘Garage’ is brimming with all kinds of great vehicles as well as some Feder-Phrenology [...]

Mazda5 ‘Speedpacking’ at LA Auto Show
Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:23:58 +0000

The Mazda5. The mini-minivan, euro-van, microvan. What ever you wish to call it, Mazda shows that owners do not have to sacrifice the desire for a smaller car while having the need to haul a massive amount of stuff. The newest generation was unveiled at the 2010 L.A. Auto Show in a way that [...]

AB Podcast #35: Some Humor, Some Serious, Some Green, and Some Kia!
Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:33:21 +0000

In this edition of the "birdcast", the title really tells you all you need to know about what we discussed. We enjoyed having our special guest: Craig Cole from the Roundabout Show join Joel and Justin. For all you loyal listeners out there we got in a little weather conversation, discussed some cool new radar [...]