Posts by: Scott Webb

Tesla Announces Tentative Release Date for Model 3

Tesla CEO/super-genius Elon Musk is obviously obsessed with sex. We’ll explain what we mean in just a minute—first, here’s the latest on the Tesla Model 3. March 2016 is the slated date for the reveal of the Model 3 prototype, a fact that Tesla recently confirmed on Twitter. A fully realized version of the vehicle will be released sometime in 2017. Musk revealed the launch date for the eagerly a

Toyota Mirai Debuts in Eight California Dealerships This October

If you’re a California resident who can’t wait to get behind the wheel of a Toyota Mirai, you’re in luck. Eight dealerships in the Northern California area will carry the eagerly anticipated hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by October 2015, according to Toyota. A total of 200 Mirai cars will be carried by these eight dealerships: Longo Toyota, Roseville Toyota, San Francisco Toyota, St

U.S. Safety Regulators Close Toyota Unintended Acceleration Case

Federal safety regulators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded their investigation of alleged unintended acceleration issues with Toyota Corolla vehicles. After extensive tests, they were unable to corroborate the claims of a Bristol, Rhode Island engineer that his 2010 Corolla regularly surged at low speeds. “Taking into account the allocation of agency resou

Cameo King Stan Lee Schools Us on the New Audi S8

Aside from co-creating such iconic characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Avengers, Stan Lee is perhaps best known for his brief yet memorable cameos in Marvel movies. In fact, he’s arguably the best cameo actor in the business, which is the premise of the hilarious new ad for the Audi S8. The two-minute short is directed by Kevin Smith of Clerks and Chasing Amy fame—naturally, he

Embrace the Dark with the Chevrolet Impala Midnight Edition

If you’re a fan of shows like Netflix’s Daredevil, you know that sometimes the heroes dress in black. Similarly, the Chevrolet Impala Midnight Edition will allow you to patrol the streets and look cool doing it. Today, Chevrolet revealed its blacked-out trim package for the Chevrolet Impala, which is strongly based on the concept vehicle that debuted at the 2014 SEMA Show. The Impala Midnight Edi

Vegas Dealership Sells Over 100 Cars to Its New Best Friend, Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather’s nickname is Money, which is apt when you consider his tastes in luxury vehicles. His fancy car fetish is so extreme that one Las Vegas dealership, Towbin Motorcars, has sold over 100 cars to Mayweather—which he paid for with cold hard cash. Among the vehicles Mayweather purchased from Towbin Motorcars include 16 Rolls-Royces and three Bugattis. It’s no wonder that they literall

Google Maps Updates Itself for the Benefit of Android Users

How did people ever get around without Google Maps? Even though it hasn’t been around for long, it’s hard for most motorists to imagine doing without it. And while Google Maps seems perfect as it is, Google apparently feels that there’s room for improvement. As reported by Android Police, Google is updating its über-popular Google Maps app for Android smartphones. The latest version, Google Maps

Want a Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang? Get in Line - A Very Short Line

The 2015 Ford Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang are among the most highly anticipated products of 2015 this side of the Apple Watch. The only difference is that there are plenty of Apple Watches available for sale. As for the number of all-new Shelbys, that figures to be significantly less. Ford announced today that they’re only building 100 Sheby GT350 vehicles for the 2015 model run. As for the s

Chevrolet Goes to ‘Tomorrowland’ to Market the 2016 Volt

Product placement in films and TV is a pretty common sight these days, even if there isn’t much of a connection between the movie or show and the product. But a future leaning film that features the latest hybrid electric cars could be considered a natural fit. It appears that Chevrolet and Disney agree with this assessment, since the 2016 Chevrolet Volt (along with the electric EN-V concept car)

Chevy’s Futuristic Concept Car Will Make You Want a Time Machine ASAP

We all recognize the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 featured in the Back to the Future series. In retrospect, it wasn’t the slickest-looking vehicle, but who wouldn’t love to tool around in a sports car that can travel backwards and forwards in time? While auto manufacturers haven’t yet invented a non-gas powered time machine, Chevrolet has come up with the next best thing with its FNR c