By: Silvio Calabi One of the pleasant “little things” in the Subaru Outback is the switch for the e-brake, which is near the shift lever on the console. E-brake means emergency brake or electronic brake. To set it, we no longer step down hard on a pedal hidden in the leftmost bowels of the footwell; […]
By: Tim Plouff A self-taught engineer created not only a car for the masses way back in 1906, but a construction process and a car brand that would re-shape global life not only then but for decades to come. Henry Ford was a lot of things during his 83-years living large, yet in an age […]
By: Silvio Calabi The only “little” thing about the Ford Ranger is that it’s smaller than a full-size pickup. Which means that even this four-door version fits into my driveway, although it’s too long for my garage. Its name is too long for my garage: 2020 Ford Ranger Supercrew – 5’ Box Lariat, 126” Wheelbase, […]
Middleborough, Mass., June 5, 2020 —The New England Motor Press Association today announced the organization’s annual NEMPA Winter Vehicle and Ragtop Awards. NEMPA President, John Paul presents the awards at the 2019 NEMPA Annual Awards Dinner “NEMPA members live in unique weather and road conditions unlike any other market in the country,” said NEMPA President […]
By: Tim Plouff On Monday March 30th, 2020, U.S. Crude-oil prices cratered to a 19-year low, barely reaching $20 @ barrel. Suffering from the one-two punch of a global pandemic outbreak plus an ill-advised battle over market share gallons between Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the USA, the world economy now teeters on depression. Normally, low […]
—Silvio Calabi This umpteenth generation of the Wrangler traces its ancestry back to the early 1940s, when the US Army’s “light reconnaissance vehicle”—the jeep—became one of the Allies’ most valuable weapons of war. Any GI of that day would recognize the silhouette and grille of the Wrangler of today, but he would be gobsmacked by […]
