Modern steering wheels do more than control which direction a car goes. They’re festooned with buttons that drivers can use to make phone calls or change radio stations. But the first cars didn’t even have steering wheels, as you’re about…
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Ford pushes back launch of first self-driving service to 2022
Ford announced Tuesday during its first quarter financial results presentation that the launch of its first service involving self-driving cars will be pushed back from 2021 to 2022. The automaker blamed the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and specifically mentioned how the…
Former McLaren design chief remembers when he penned the first modern Mini
Designer Frank Stephenson has penned a wide variety of cars over a career spanning decades, ranging from compact cars to SUVs to supercars. He previously worked as design chief of McLaren, where he created the design language for the British…
Buy Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay’s first car
It’s well known that Jay Kay, frontman of the British jazz-funk band Jamiroquai, is a lover of cars. In fact, the music video of Jamiroquai’s 1996 hit “Cosmic Girl” featured a number of his cars, most famously a purple Lamborghini…
First McLaren Speedtail is delivered
After revealing the Speedtail two years ago, McLaren has now delivered the first customer examples of the hypercar. The first car, finished in a shade of purple, was handed over to its owner at the McLaren dealership in Brussels, Belgium.…
First drive review: 2019 Saleen S302 White Label evokes 1980s style with modern performance
The year is 1988. Five Marquette University dudes hop into a white 1988 Ford Mustang Saleen convertible to head to the hotspots of downtown Milwaukee, feathered hair and mullets flapping in the breeze. I’m one those dudes with one of…