by Fast Machines | Dec 12, 2019 | Auto News
We’ve uncovered another Ferrari patent. It’s not a joystick this time, but it’s something similar to what we’ve seen in F1: a central pillar ahead of the cockpit. Modern car design is at a crossroads. Safety regulations demand thicker and thicker A-pillars, but the...
by Fast Machines | Dec 12, 2019 | Fast And Dangerous
The 35 nameplate is not a novelty for Mercedes-Benz’s lineup of compact cars. The A-Class wears it, as does the CLA, so it’s only natural for the GLA to receive the same treatment. In the GLA 35, the AMG-boosted inline-four unit mates to an eight-speed dual-clutch...
by Fast Machines | Dec 12, 2019 | Fast And Dangerous
Tesla AutoPilot – What You Blame When You Don’t Want to Admit Fault As it turns out, two cop cruisers were on duty helping out a disabled car parked in the left lane of I-95. The police parked their cars behind the stranded vehicle and had their emergency lights...
by Fast Machines | Dec 12, 2019 | Exterior
When the Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled, my friend Lance and I were in a homesteader’s cabin in the Mojave Desert, cooking dinner and watching the livestream, and we were certain it was a joke. Elon attempting to troll us, and the world, with an unrefined, scalene...
by Fast Machines | Dec 12, 2019 | Exterior
What a Rolls-Royce customer wants, a Rolls-Royce customer gets. An entrepreneur from Stockholm, Sweden, named Ayad Al Saffar recently commissioned this bespoke Phantom with the dream of being enveloped in an elegant floral arrangement. Using a rose garden at the House...