| Hacked Cars Could Spread Malware Via Dealers, WIRED Reports |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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At a hacker conference last month, security consultant Craig Smith said a malware-infected vehicle coming in for service could potentially infect a dealership’s testing equipment, which would in turn spread the virus to every vehicle a dealership services.
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| Consumers Down on VW Brand, Diesel-Powered Vehicles, Survey Shows |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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Not only do more than half of consumers on Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader have "complete" or "general mistrust" of the Volkswagen brand in the wake of its emissions scandal, 30% of users of both sites are less likely to consider a diesel-powered vehicle.
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| Overland Essentials [Sponsored] |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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Overlanding is best described as vehicle-dependent adventure travel, where the journey is the primary goal. This can be by car, truck, motorcycle or even bicycle, but nothing is more synonymous with overlanding than the Land Rover Defender. So much so that it is widely believed that the first car most people in the developing world […]
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| What is Overlanding? [Sponsored] |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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The open-top Defender struggled against the soft sand, its turbo-diesel motor screaming from beneath the hood in an effort to clear the edge of a massive dune. The convoy of Land Rovers was deep into the Altar Desert of Sonora, Mexico and running low on fuel; the two days of desert driving had taxed our […]
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| An Overland Journey, Part 2 [Sponsored] |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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Climbing the east side of the White Mountains. Jack refuels at the base of a long climb. Geoff climbs into the Bristle Cone Pine Forest. The approach road can be seen in the background. Standing below a tree that is 4000 years old can be overwhelming. Driving through a poplar forest in search of camp. […]
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| An Overland Journey, Part 1 [Sponsored] |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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There is no vehicle more iconic than the Land Rover Defender. They were the obvious choice for this expedition from the lowest point in North America to the highest road in California. Our team consisted of Overland Driving instructor Jack Quinlan in his 1983 ExMod 110 and artist Geoff McFetridge in his 2007 NAS 110. […]
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| 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Dissected: Design, Engine, Interior, and More! |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has long been a favorite of ours. With a body only slightly larger than a Honda Civic and a massive 6.2-liter V-8 cranking out supercar power, how could it not be? Apparently others felt the same way. Globally, Mercedes managed to sell 40,000 copies of the previous-generation C63 coupe. Sans AMG […]
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| 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Dissected: Design, Powertrain, Chassis, and More – Feature |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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| New Subaru Outback and Next Impreza Previewed by Tokyo Concepts |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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While the Tokyo auto show is often a venue for Japanese automakers to get extra-weird with their concept cars, Subaru’s two show cars amount to a fairly straightforward preview of the next-generation Outback and Impreza hatchback. The star of the show for Subaru is the Viziv Future Concept—“Viziv” is said to be derived from “Vision […]
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| It’s Turbo Time for the All-Wheel-Drive Porsche 911s |
Oct 7th, 2015 |
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We sometimes set our watches by the relentless predictability of Porsche’s product strategy. Sure enough, a month after telling us about the new turbocharged engine that will be fitted to the 911 Carrera and Carrera S models, Stuttgart has confirmed that the same engine will be doing duty in the four-wheel-drive versions of the same […]
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