by Fast Machines | Jun 5, 2014 | Formula One Blog
The public will simply be waiting to see when the next blow up occurs. “Untouchable” Hamilton on song Away from the inter-team antics, Jenson Button left Monaco singing his old team-mate’s praises. His argument, from experience, was essentially that...
by Fast Machines | Jun 5, 2014 | Spares
CEO Mary Barra “More than a dozen” employees are departing General Motors as a result of the probe into its ignition switch recall linked to at least 13 deaths, a company source has told CNN. “It’s not layoffs,” said the source....
by Fast Machines | Jun 5, 2014 | Exterior
The latest thing in the automotive industry is making cars that aren’t cars. Well, that aren’t real cars, anyway. Mitsubishi has joined Mercedes (AMG Vision Gran Turismo), BMW (Vision Gran Turismo), and VW (the killer GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo Concept) in...
by Fast Machines | Jun 5, 2014 | Auto News
In yesterday’s installment of Trans Wars we explored the benefits and downsides of conventional automatic gearboxes, ones that feature fluid-filled torque converters. This type of transmission has been around for more than 50 years; it works well and has pretty much...
by Fast Machines | Jun 5, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
From the “Stuff We Found on the Internet” file comes this Eastern Europe–sourced dashcam clip in which a Lada 2107 is partially pancaked by some heavy machinery that rolled backward after failing to make it up a mild grade. Unsurprisingly, the Lada doesn’t take the...
