Toyota Declares New Design Philosophy for Future Vehicles
It may be a bit unfair but the word that crops up most often in journalist's reviews of Toyota vehicles is "bland." Not that the company's designers aren't capable of producing r…
Automobile Horn Pollution vs. The Sound of Silence
My son Philip Jr. has some very graphic and unuseable (by his slightly more conservative father) words to describe people who unnecessarily blow their car's horns. Philip complains that "horn…
Sales Stats Suggest Americans Now Accept That Small is Beautiful
Automotive News magazine is, as most of us know, the Bible of industry information in North America. Thus we journalists pay attention to the contents. The magazine's latest issue chronicles the b…
World Record for Production Car Ought to be the Last
Well, I'm happy that someone has finally set a new land speed record for a production car because, in these times, I can't think of a more useless accomplishment, other than winning a "ho…
Cheaper car insurance through admiral multicar insurance
Some things in life are just inevitable and it's fair to say that owning a car is inevitable for most of us. Another thing that seems to be inevitable these days is that kids stay at home longer. …