Team TFLcar was up at the crack of dawn this morning to check out the official practice sessions for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The guys are pretty bleary-eyed but they’re getting some great shots that will be updated here throughout the day. There will also be videos and interviews coming up later. [...]
When one first beholds Ducati’s Diavel in any of its trim levels, it’s more than just a little intimidating. Is it a sport bike? A Cruiser? Is it a touring bike? Is it a naked bike? The answer, is that it’s really none of the aforementioned, and at the same time, it’s a blend of [...]
That’s right! The 2014 Nissan Versa Note hatchback can be had with a good old 5-speed manual transmission and at a very affordable $13,990. There are three trim levels of this new economy hatch: S, S Plus, and SV. They all share the same 1.6-liter 109 hp normally aspirated four cylinder. The S Plus and [...]
Maybe you can’t have it all in a full-size, fast, ultra-luxury sedan, but the 2013 Lexus LS 600h L hybrid sure makes it seem like you can. It should satisfy most spoiled—and some hard-to-please—luxury car buyers. Rivals to the LS 600h L are the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid and BMW 7-Series ActiveHybrid. The Lexus LS 600h [...]
It was shown as a concept car at the Detroit Auto Show, but now we’ve got your first look at the 2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe in its production form. The car’s official debut will happen at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September and it’s expected to appear in dealer showrooms later this year. The 2014 [...]
It was the early 1960′s and one of America’s quirky car companies was on the ropes. The company was Studebaker and sales of their somewhat dowdy and conservative cars was decline. So what did the designers at Studebaker decide to do? They swung for the fences and designed and eventually built the Studebaker Avanti. Was [...]
If you think you’re being safe by using hands-free calling or texting while you’re driving, AAA says you should think again. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study to determine what affect the mental distraction of talking or texting hands-free has on a driver’s ability to, well, drive. The results weren’t good for [...]
In this episode of The Fast Lane Car, the guy’s take the all new Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD 0-60 MPH performance test. But as always the boys have a little too much fun. Nathan surprises Roman with a unusual T-Shirt. The intern screws up and the photographer gets scared….very scared. Pay close attention to [...]
The 2014 Ford Fiesta has earned a best-in-class fuel economy rating of 41 MPG highway in EPA testing making it the only subcompact to beat the 40 MPG mark. A 30 MPG city rating gives the vehicle a combined rating of 34 MPG. Specifically, it’s the 2014 Ford Fiesta SE model with the Super Fuel [...]
It’s Colorado Drift Week on TFLcar and we’ll be giving you sneak peeks of our two-part drifting series all week long. In this video things go nicely sideways and you get a look at just what the driver is doing behind the wheel as the car screeches around the corners. Nicole Wakelin fell in love [...]
Ford built the 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition to celebrate the companies 75th year in the automobile business. A grand total of just 5,159 cars were built. To help celebrate the the 75th anniversary and to distinguish the car from other Lincoln Mark V the Diamond Jubilee was available in only two [...]
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The Toyota Camatte57s Concept bridges the gap between child’s toy and real automobile. Like a model car that comes in several pieces, the Toyota Camatte57s Concept comes in 57 pieces – ready for assembly. Parents work with their child to create a unique model car with three seats. Power comes from an electric motor and [...]
The Lexus ES 300h delivers the comfort of a luxury sedan with a gas-sipping hybrid engine that is more fun to drive than its purely gas powered cousins. One of the biggest drawbacks to hybrids is that although they let you cruise past the pump, they generally do so with about as much excitement as [...]
It’s Colorado Drift Week on TFLcar and we’ll be giving you sneak peeks of our two-part drifting series all week long. This video has drivers drifting around a track and “Driving for Boobies” because, well, do you need a reason? Check out the smoke-clouded, drifting action! Nicole Wakelin fell in love with cars as a [...]
