This final passion post won’t be about cars. Instead, I will write a final ‘farewell’ to CAS 137 and 138. Overall, these two courses have been fantastic, and have epitomized exactly what a freshman year communications/English course should be. At first, I was definitely nervous. English was never my strong suit and I was a […]

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/10-weird-and-obscure-car-facts-every-petrolhead-should-know-about/ I am going to dedicate this blog post to weird car facts over the past few decades. Automakers do a lot of interesting things to push their cars to the absolute limit, or to save as much money as possible. I found a bunch of these online at the link above, or I read […]

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15380025/best-small-compact-suv-truck/ In middle-class America, more and more people are purchasing crossovers. If you look at the list of best selling cars and trucks in the United States, you will of course see the Ford F-150 and Toyota Camry. But you will see many more hatchbacks, SUVs, and crossovers. Crossovers are a combination between SUVs and […]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32030576/aston-martin-works-servicing-cars-free-coronavirus/ During this pandemic, there isn’t much good news anymore. Everywhere you look on the news or read online is about how peoples’ lives are changing for the worse because of quarantine, or deaths in their family. However, I was reading an article this morning which I really enjoyed. It was from Car and Driver, […]

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51711019 China has been on the rise in the production of electric vehicles, especially sports EVs. When many think of electric vehicles, they are probably thinking of Teslas (out of California), Porsche 918s (out of Stuttgart), or McLarens (out of Surrey). They probably aren’t thinking about the many that come out of China. The city […]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31702558/uber-lyft-suspending-shared-ride-services/ It seems to be almost impossible to go a day without hearing someone talk about the Coronavirus outbreak. It is affecting every piece of society and is in every news source. Personally, this is the most concern a single issue has caused since I have been alive. Businesses are suffering too. Uber and Lyft […]

Due to the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Swiss government banned large gatherings of people. This includes the annual auto show. The Geneva International Motor Show showcases the newest prototypes and concepts of new and technologically advanced cars which will be released soon. Motor Trend recently released an article showing images of the concepts […]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/cars/electric-pickup-truck-wars/index.html Tesla’s Cybertruck was the subject of so many news headlines over the past few months, it seems that Tesla is leading the pack in electric, off-road vehicles. It’s boxy and sharp appearance seemed so ridiculous that it was the subject of plenty o criticism. A few critics came around to appreciate the shape and […]

I can’t remember the last time I went for a drive somewhere and didn’t see a Jeep driving alongside me or in the parking lot. Jeeps have been a staple of American culture, and especially now, the Wrangler is such a popular car for teens. I was never really sure what the appeal was, how […]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/30/cars/gm-electric-hummer-electric-super-bowl-ad/index.html In the recent Super Bowl advertisement, GM revealed that they would be bringing back the Hummer, but now as a completely electric vehicle. My family still owns one of the original Hummer H3’s, which we bought in 2006. The Humvee — a variant of the Hummer — was made of the military. It has […]