One of the grosser symptoms of late-stage you-know-what to manifest in car culture lately has been the scalping of limited-production sports cars. Nothing, not even a legally binding contract, has yet succeeded in stopping the wealthy from flipping cars for effortless profits larger than most Americans’ net worth. So, with a Le Mans prototype-derived hypercar on the way, Toyota has […]
Forget the supercapacitor – Lambo's latest special is looking backwards, not forwards By Mike Duff / Friday, March 5, 2021 / Loading comments While some supercar makers are rushing towards our collective future of charging ports and silent urban progress, others are taking a more cautious approach. The Lamborghini Sián's supercapacitor system is a clever bit of tech that has […]
As COVID-19 swept across the country this time last year, states instituted emergency lockdowns, slowing the virus’ spread and attempting to prevent the overrun of hospitals nationwide. While active and enforced, these measures worked, though even in isolation, many Americans endangered themselves anyway via reckless driving of both the solitary and organized kinds. So extreme was America’s sudden addiction to […]
There are so many different kinds of motorcycles out there now, from pure motocross dirt bikes you can fling off ramps like Evel Knievel, to luxury long-distance moto-cruisers as comfortable as your living room couch. Each has a distinct and often narrow purpose, and most achieve that purpose with elan. But there is one category of bike that can do […]
The pandemic continues to hamper social and industrial operations alike. With the world stuck indoors and technology being more important than ever to keep people connected, electronics sales have been on the rise. Couple the increased demand with slowed production due to COVID-19 and you’ve got the perfect storm to create an industry-wide shortage. That’s exactly what happened with one […]
He previously worked on the cabins of the latest Tahoe and Yukon. The next-gen Ford Mustang is supposed to arrive for the 2023 model year. There aren’t too many details about it yet, but new info possibly reveals the senior designer responsible for the interior and exterior styling. A user on the Mustang 6G forum found the LinkedIn profile for Aiden […]
As first reported by CarsDirect, Hyundai will no longer support its Blue Link telematics system in older models after 2021, per a letter sent to dealerships. Model-year 2012-2016 Hyundais are affected by this, with the company planning to disable these vehicles’ Blue Link systems on January 1, 2022. The system’s network provider, Aeris Communications, will no longer support the 2G cellular […]
This was agreed to and all in all, I paid about 45% of the car’s on-road value as taxes (includes both Income Tax and RTO) and insurance. Archisman recently shared this with other BHPians. How a prize car became a prized car. I have two cars – A 2009 Santro Xing (red) and a 2019 Santro (the prize car in […]
I am sure that many of the seniors would have experienced and noticed this change in the way we treat a car over few decades. saikarthik recently shared this with other BHPians. I was sitting in my home on a holiday and was ordering some car care items online, which led me to this thought – why am I buying […]
The highest echelons of car collecting remain a very silly place to poke around. Take this outrageously beautiful 1958 Aston Martin DB4 that’s currently available through RM Sotheby’s Private Sales division. Ninety-nine percent of us are sold on the very idea of owning an Aston Martin—any Aston Martin would be fine. The next step above us moneyless proles ask, “Yeah, but what […]