by Fast Machines | Jun 7, 2014 | Exterior
So we’ve all seen that guy: the one who plants his car in the far left lane of the highway and then pokes along at or below the speed limit, and then flips his hand (or finger) at you when you have the gall to flash your lights to pass. Speed-limit aficionados—which...
by Fast Machines | Jun 7, 2014 | Auto News
Welcome to the final installment of Trans Wars, a three-part miniseries exploring the automatic transmission. So far we’ve compared torque-converter and dual-clutch units, but these two gearboxes aren’t the only ones on the market today. SEE ALSO: Trans Wars Episode...
by Fast Machines | Jun 7, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
At C/D, we spend a good number of days fitting the occasional piece of writing around playing with cars, so it was pretty much status quo when an offer to attend a Skip Barber racing schools crossed this author’s desk. Skip Barber programs are offered at racetracks...
by Fast Machines | Jun 7, 2014 | Formula One Blog
“Lewis wants to fight, he wants to win, he wants to overtake. Racing is his life. “For Nico, he wants to reach excellence, the perfect lap. Perhaps it [winning GP2] was part of the motivation for Lewis because they had a long-term relationship: ‘Nico did it, so I have...
by Fast Machines | Jun 7, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
Buick has made the compact Verano hotter for 2015—with a Wi-Fi hotspot, of course. The engine choices remain unchanged—there is still the standard 180-horsepower 2.4-liter four or optional 250-hp 2.0-liter turbo—but now 4G LTE Wi-Fi is standard. Buick’s infotainment...
