Car reviews, sneak peeks, controversy made for a lot of news the past week. Get the recap below.
- The ‘All-Access’ Tony Stewart interview from NASCAR.com
- Uber gets love from riders and drivers, but not everyone
- Sneak peek at the new Chevy Silverado front end
- Big praise for the small Buick SUV
It’s Cyber Monday and it will be the biggest online shopping day of 2012. Bring on the deals and steals. Here are some other bits and pieces of news you may have missed from over the weekend while you camped outside Toys”R”Us.
- Nobody steals a Prius Hybrid, but if they do 96.7% are found in 23 days
- Could you live in a mobile home as nice as Sumaya?
- 1975 Chevrolet Vega two-door is on eBay for a cyber Monday price
- Just some real sexy pics of cars on German Car Scene
Photo credit: Business Pundit
There was an article in the April 2012 edition of Car and Driver about wheel stand competitions and the sport is fascinating. Check out the video below and the other pieces of automotive news you may have missed during the week.
- This is what the inside of a giant tire in Detroit looks like
- March Muscle Car Madness takes bracketology to a whole new level
- The most annoying things other drivers do
Congrats to the New York Football Giants, Super Bowl XLVI champs. In other news, well, there really isn’t too much other news.
- These are all the commercials from the Super Bowl
- M.I.A. has a new music video and there’s a lot of stunt driving
- Hyundai needs to make more cars in America to meet demand
If you’re reading this and you live in or around Detroit, turn off your browser and go to the North American International Auto Show. If you’re not in Detroit and you’re reading this, here’s what happened last week in case you missed it.
- The Solowheel better not be the future of motoring
- The Pontiac Facebook page is celebrating Fiero month
- Time-lapse video of an Alaskan man saving his car buried under snow
- Maserati officially announced they will build a luxury SUV in Detroit
- Robbie Gordon was disqualified from the Dakar 2012 because of illegal engine modifications
The press preview at the Detroit Auto Show starts today, but lots and lots of pictures are already surfacing so follow us on Twitter as we’ll keep you posted with the goings-on. The picture below, however, is something you’d see in Japan, not Detroit or even the USA for that matter.
- Ever heard of Bōsōzoku? It’s Japanese and they do silly things to cars.
- The new 2012 Dodge Dart has a permanent grimace
- SPEED channel has canceled The Car Show after one season
- The Detroit Free Press has a constantly updated gallery of pictures from the Detroit Auto Show
The last full weekend before Christmas is upon us so you’re probably doing one of two things. One, hanging out all weekend because you’re done shopping or two, you’re scrambling to finish your shopping. If you need some last minute ideas, check out our Gift Guide. Otherwise, peruse the auto news from the last week.
- DiRT Showdown, slated for release in May 2012, isn’t like DiRT 1, 2 or 3
- The next-generation Viper won’t be a Dodge
- Edmunds InsideLine’s 100 Worst Cars of All Time
- The most popular trending car on Mojo Motors in November was the Subaru Impreza
- A small peak at Buick’s new crossover, the Encore
Luckily there are dashes to separate the links in this edition of The Monday Grind. Why, you ask? Because there is no way to segue a story about Dan Wheldon, alternative fuels, Grand Theft Auto, a parade of electric cars and VW’s ugly breakup with hipsters.
- IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was killed over the weekend in a fiery crash at the Las Vegas Indy 300. [link]
- Give Grand Theft Auto the credit for changing the world of video games with open world gameplay. [link]
- Alternative fuel that you probably didn’t even consider fuel. [link]
- Volkswagen doesn’t need or want hipsters anymore. [link]
- 26 cities celebrate “National Plug In Day” to support the electric car movement. [link]