Posts by: Eddie Mejia

Lexus Is a Designer Brand

If one randomly asked a stranger: what does Lexus do? They would of course respond make cars. However, the luxury automaker does not see it that way, and after their debuting the SLIDE hoverboard, (which was not the first bit of proof on the subject) others might not either. The Lexus brand is a collection of designers that abide by the L-Finesse philosophy. Their philosophy is to be leading the e

Lexus Hoverboard Is Important

Most people know Lexus as a Toyota’s luxury branch. They make luxury cars comparable to those made by prominent names in Luxury like Mercedes, and outsell them. Granted Toyota makes cheaper cars than most of their competitors in any market, that is how they have been the number one seller for so long (though their thronewas taken by Volkswagen this year). Now Lexus has taken an important ste

Jeremy Clarkson Without Top Gear

After Jeremy Clarkson was fired from Top Gear for punching a producer in the face, fans of the show panicked. Immediately they all took to their internet podiums and drafted a petition to have their favorite presenter reinstated, over a million fans signed. Because of their efforts, the BBC went back on their decision, and offered Jeremy Clarkson his old position as host of Top Gear but without hi

Hoverboards: Lexus Was Not Joking

It has been well documented that Lexus has been working on a Hoverboard. The internet had a field day as soon as the video teasers started being released in June. The company asserted that they would be officially releasing the prototype in all its Glory August 5th. While it still the 4th here in the US, Lexus proved that it was not all a joke; unlike a similar story that involved celebrities and

Top Gear Without Jeremy Clarkson

Top Gear is the most successful car show ever. Its weekly viewership was 350 million, before it stopped presenting episodes midseason earlier this year. Since then the future of the show has been open to speculation. Not in that people were worried that it was cancelled, anyone that knew anything about Top Gear knew that it would be back in some form or fashion with or without Jeremy Clarkson. Vi

OnStar or OwnStar?

It seems that hacking cars is the new big thing, and GM’s Onstar has been the latest victim. One of the Defcon Events will actually be to Hack a Tesla Model S Live on stage. This will be the first live debuting of an automotive Zero-day. OwnStar as it was dubbed by its creator has the capability of tricking the car into thinking a hacker is the car’s owner using the OnStar Mobile app. This hack i

Why Did Tata Motors Buy Bladon Jets?

Tata Motors made Jaguar and Land Rover an offer they could not refuse. When both brands had their backs against bankruptcy Tata swooped in and saved the companies. Though, through very little effort from the Indian’s company’s end. All they really did was provide some much needed fixing funds and a solid infrastructure to the British brands. Now Tata Motors has bought a share of Bladon Jets, why d

The Amazing Auto Jaguar Almost Made

2010 was Jaguar’s 75th anniversary. To celebrate that fact, the cat car company made a one-off hyper car that was designed to demonstrate their technological and mechanical prowess. The result was figuratively (and potentially literally) breath taking. Jaguar made a Hybrid with a amazing statistics, the car was so popular at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, it almost reached the production line. When it

The Best Car Jaguar Will Never Make

The Jaguar brand did not exist until 1935. Before then, the father of Jaguar was a coach builder; he made stunning bodies for cars that already existed. That year he made his first car, the sporty SS100. 75 years after the unveiling of their first production car, Jaguar made the best car under the badge; the C-X75, unfortunately, the completely conceptual concept will never hit the streets. That

Can Toyota Reclaim Number 1?

Toyota has been the number 1 automaker in the world for quite some time. Their Corolla alone as sold 40 million copies since its inception in 1968. Despite this, Volkswagen AG just usurped Toyota for the highest sales for first half of 2015; can the Japanese motor corporation do what it takes to reclaim the number 1 crown in the next half? Honestly, that is a tough call. Toyota’s biggest str