Kia has conducted its march to respectability with discipline and sobriety.
Using a host of hamsters and the tag line “A new way to roll,’’ Kia introduced the wildly outrageous, compact 2010 Soul this spring. Even the story of how Kia designer Mike Torpey came up with his creation is off-the-charts wacky. His original design was a boar wearing a backpack. I bet that was a shock to his co-workers. He said he was going for geometric, stylish and functional. Hmm.
Have you ever overextended yourself behind the wheel, and felt your eyelids growing a bit heavy? Gazed out at that highway ahead, turned up the radio, and opened all windows to fight the lowering of those suddenly weighty upper lashes?
Dear Tom and Ray: I'm tired of waiting for the American auto industry to come up with an affordable all-electric car, so I'm looking seriously into buying a Chinese-made Flybo. I know it has
The Popular And Versatile Jeep CJ Series
Designed in 1940 as a versatile, lightweight military vehicle, the Willys Jeep proved its mettle during World War II. Most Jeeps were built by
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aggressive driving is still in the growth phase on American roadways. That’s a sad scenario, since the resultant road rage accounts for numerous traffic accidents and deaths.
Q: Greg, you did a column a long time ago on the Two Lane Blacktop 55 Chevy movie car and it being the one and the same 55 Chevy that was in “American Graffiti.” Can you give us that information again? Doug, Pennsylvania.
Dear Mike: I had some new wheels put on my wife’s 2001 Toyota Camry, and the lug nuts grab only about half the threads on the stud, because the wheel is thicker than the stock wheel.
