One of the more eye-rolling things we encounter as car enthusiats is the often ridiculous messaging from the automakers’ marketing and design groups. Whether they’re attempting to justify their positions or make it appear like they’re operating on a higher plane than the rest of us, they often spount ornate […]
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If you have a functioning internet connection, you’ve likely gotten word that there appears to be massive fraud going on at CNC Motors in Upland. The YouTube channel Normal Guy Supercar has been chronicling the absolutely heartbreaking stories of CNC clients who have lost cars and money at the hands […]
Today is a very sad day in the car world as Sabine Schmitz has passed away at the age of 51. A racer, ‘Ring taxi driver, car show host and all around kick-ass personality, Sabine literally grew up inside the ‘Ring as her parents owned a business inside the storied […]
We car enthusiasts can be quite a DIY bunch. I’m perpetually tinkering on projects, doing light fabrication work and patting myself on the back when things actually come together without the need for a fire extinguisher. Jay Jarvie, however, is on an entirely different level. You see, Jay, who’s YouTube […]
Hey you…Yeah, you. Car lover. Wanna hit the next Cars and Coffee in style? Well, you’re in luck, as SoCal Car Life has a bunch of cool apparel for ya. Tees…long sleeve shirts…hell, we even have pullover hoodies. And because we think buying this stuff should be easy, we’ve got […]
The upcoming 2020 Kia Telluride proves one thing above all else: Kia respects their customers. To prove my point, lets do a mental exercise: look at the above pic and forget it’s a Kia. Pretend it has a BMW badge on the grille. Or better still: a Range Rover badge. […]
If you’re old like me, you may remember a famous dance song from 1960 called The Twist by Chubby Checker. “C’Mon baby! Let’s do the twist!” was the big chorus. People loved it, everyone danced to it…things were just dandy. Chubby Checker was the man. Now, while twisting the night […]
One of the things that sets car us guys/gals apart from the general population is our desire to save cool old cars. Where a “normal” person might see the above Alfa Romeo Spider and something say like “What a junky piece of crap.” or “That’d be too much of a […]
See that car above that looks like the Ferrari 488 GTB’s fancy cousin? That’s called the Pininfarina Battista. It’s electric…and has 1900hp. That the Battista generates more power than a small industrialized nation should be shocking, but somehow it just isn’t these days. At the same Geneva Motor Show, Koenigsegg […]