As end-of-year wrap-ups go, this one is pretty straightforward: In between the automotive news and review coverage we ladle out every day, we occasionally went off the rails. Let our hair down. Walked on the wild side. To wit: During 2014, we tried using a 0.3-hp electric children's toy to commute across Ann Arbor, Michigan; attempted to not lose our cool piloting a 130-mph lawn mower; played Uber driver with a Rolls-Royce; went drinking and biking in downtown Indy; tested a 1000-hp Nissan GT-R without blowing anything up; and raced a state-of-the-art Tesla Model S against an archaic Ford Model T. Unhinged? Sure. Fun? Most definitely.
Driving the Honda Mean Mower, a 109-hp, 130-mph Lawn Tractor
You may not be surprised to learn that there is an internationally recognized speed record for ride-on lawn mowers. Our human impulse for speed is such that there's a record for pretty much anything with an engine. So, we did this. READ MORE >>
Testing Razor's Crazy Cart, the Best $400 Emetic Around
Kids aren't into cars, you say? Look at the sales of the latest Gran Turismo or Forza video games, or the number of hits on any Ken Block gymkhana video. They're into cars, all right; they're just getting their kicks from the couch. But how to instill an appreciation for the visceral world over the virtual one? READ MORE >>
Testing the 1000-hp (!) AMS Ronin Nissan GT-R
Meet the 1000-hp Nissan GT-R called the "Ronin." The name, which translates roughly as "a warrior without a master," would seem to overdo it on the samurai imagery, but this car, this barn-built Bugatti, is the quickest road car to 150 mph we've tested in our 59 years. So maybe the name fits. READ MORE >>
Our Night as an Uber Driver—Using a $500,000 Rolls-Royce
Want a Silicon Valley tech job? Hop on the ride-sharing bandwagon that's giving fits to gentlemen with "India Out of Khalistan" bumper stickers and try life as an Uber driver. While the service's users are accustomed to riding in Civicsand Priuses, our disdain for the ordinary is somewhat legendary. Which is how I found myself swanning around San Francisco as a completely amateur and entirely untrained (and, indeed, unlicensed) taxi driver behind the wheel of a $490,215 hunk of weapons-grade plutocracy. READ MORE >>
Drinking and . . . Pedaling? We Try Out the Pedal Pub, a 16-Person Alcohol-Fueled Party Bike
When bored, horses often chomp down on a fence post and suck air. One theory holds that this gives them a buzz. Another holds that this is baloney. But whether or not horses get lit, horsepower certainly can. And that is the purpose of a pedal tavern. READ MORE >>
The Race of the Centuries: 2013 Tesla Model S vs. 1915 Ford Model T
A century from now, let no man or robot or digital personal companion embedded in the cerebellum at birth say that Car and Driver didn't look at this thing from every possible angle.Thus, we proceed with yet another trial of the Model S. This time we compare the electric car to its direct predecessor, the hydrocarbon-burning automobile, much as our forebears must have compared the first motorcar to the trusty nag, which was soon to be advertised with hefty cash rebates and complimentary oat bags. READ MORE >>
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