Posts by: Eddie Mejia

Sports Injected Honda Civic?

For many years now the words Civic Si have inspired awe. Not because the car is super fancy or ridiculously fast, but because it was usually indicative of a smart gear head. It was considered to be a sports car, injected with more livability than even the base Honda Civic, which by the way is a fantastic car. Allow me to reiterate, objectively speaking, the Si is a spectacular car. To find anythi

Mazda Miata: Is it a Sports Car?

The Mazda Miata has been around for years. It is small, accurate two-seater, with a proven sales record. In fact, it is the highest selling ‘sports car’ in history, selling over 900,000 units. Do not get me wrong, it is a great little car. A light little convertible with rear wheel drive, and barely enough power to get the back-end out. That (in theory), is all a sports car needs. However, I propo

Last of the Mustang Beating Chevrolet Camaro

The fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro was huge for GM, it was the first time that Chevy ever outsold Ford in the mid-range muscle car category. This was even after Ford had regained prominence themselves with the nameless marketing campaign. For those who have a life, the nameless campaign I am referring to was a series of innovative commercials that reinvented the Ford Brand. The campaign only s

Android Auto: Patenting the Future

A user friendly in-car infotainment system has been a long time coming. Android, Microsoft and Apple have made it easy, but all of the initial attempts by car makers have been thoroughly underwhelming; awkward interfaces and touchy touch screens add up to a big distraction in a 2 ton death machine. Infotainment systems are easily the most consistently flawed aspect of the modern automobile. But th

Takata Corporation Recalls Keep Rolling in

A company that I had to google when when I first saw them on news.google.com is now a company I will never forget. Takata Corporation, is a company that makes safety supplies for millions of cars including seatbelts, airbags and car seats for children. Sometimes they are very good at what they do, last year they won an an X award for making the best car seat for kids. But this year and for a while

Scion FR-S: Not for the Squeamish

The Scion FR-S is a car that I have been craving a spin in for a while and I recently got my chance. I went into Don McGill Scion off of I-10 in Katy, Texas and was delighted upon walking into the showroom. The car they had dead center of the showroom first to be seen when walking in wasn’t even technically a Toyota, it was a white Lexus LFA. The LFA was widely considered to be one of the best ca

Uber Joins Autonomous Auto Race

Uber is the biggest of the main ride sharing companies. Ever since it officially changed its business model from a being a black car taxi service to a ridesharing company, it has jumped from headline to headline. It is not only flattering stories either. They have had huge crimes and controversies surrounding the company, but none of the bad press can stop Travis Kalanick’s gravy train. If his lat

A Chevrolet Camaro After 3 Years

In honor of the unveiling of the Sixth Generation Chevrolet Camaro over the last weekend, I decided to give the fifth Generation a proper goodbye. I drove the top of line SS a few days back and the article on that one is here, but before we get into that almost masterpiece it is necessary to test the middle child of the fifth generation. I drove a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro after 3 years of life being

2016 Chevrolet Camaro: What Is new?

Belle Isle got hit with some big waves yesterday. So large were these waves that a few 2016 Chevrolet Camaros washed up and appeared in all their glory for the first time. After all the teasing, Chevrolet finally called together a group of Camaro fans to pass the torch from fifth to sixth generation; sans formal Auto Show. What seems to have occurred is that the new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was not

Secret Project: Apple Inc.

Apple lives in the headlines, but recently they made the papers in totally new way. They were accused of poaching workers and violating non-compete clauses in February. The court case has been dragging on, until recently. On May 13, 2015 the Cupertino based company finally agreed to settle. It is interesting that the case went this long, as they were clearly in the wrong on this one. They blatantl