Category Archive: BangShift News, OTHER
‘Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Tesla Set To Unveil The “D”
Elon Musk, the CEO at Tesla, has one hell of a sense of humor when it comes to naming his products. The Roadster was kind of safe, but then you got the Model S (sedan), with the proposed “Model...
The Ferrari Modulo Concept Car Has Just Transferred Ownership
Buying a high-end, rare Ferrari takes the kind of connections and money normally used in Mafia and cartel drug deals. There is an actual process Ferrari uses to pick current Ferrari owners when a...
Found: An AMC Pacer That Nobody Should Be Embarrassed To Be Seen In, 401 And All
Richard Teague could take the jokes. Wayne’s World brought them to celebrity via Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody a’la karaoke. You can even drive one around in Grand Theft Auto...
Lotus To Pull Out Of The U.S. Market Next Year
Lotus Cars is almost done in North America next year. The British sports car maker, known for focusing on light cars with killer handling, will wrap up this year with the Evora road car. An airbag...
Cadillac Moves Headquarters to NYC, Distancing Themselves From GM Headquarters. Is This A Good Move?
This is sure to raise eyebrows: in a rather surprising move, Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen has received permission to move headquarters from Detroit to New York City next year in a plan that aims to...
Some of Nissan’s Employees Turned a Leaf Into a Ute, And It’s Not As Bad As You Might Think
The Nissan Leaf is pure electric, pure environmentalism, and pure birth control. I can give credit to the company for not half-assing about and going full electric, and making the car useable. But...
Craigslist Find: V8 Swapped Early Celica
The first couple generations of Toyota Celica were great examples of Japan copying the styling of muscle cars and pony cars and transferring the look onto a sporty chassis. The first-gen Liftback...
Behold, The First 3D-printed Car From Local Motors
Local Motors has no boundaries when it comes to vehicle design. Nothing but nothing will stop them from pursuing a goal. I’ve seen it for myself during their Open House events at the Chandler,...
Forgotten Concept: 1970 AMC AMX/3
American Motors never had a really decent budget to work with. Parts were shared, engines were limited, and if the company didn’t make it they sourced it from other manufacturers. But AMC did...
Cadillac To Bring Out Hands-and-Feet Free “Super Cruise” System Within Two Years. Are You Ready For The Self-Driving Caddy?
It appears that Cadillac is going to be the first to offer a hands-and-feet-free driving mode for one of it’s vehicles. Announced by General Motors CEO Mary Barra during a keynote speech, the...
Georgia Auto Dealers Association Wants Tesla’s One Store In The State To Lose Their License
Tesla’s “sell directly to the consumer” approach has been grating nerves ever since they started operations. The newest case comes from the state of Georgia, where the one Tesla...
BangShift Exclusive: Check Out Our Tour Of Stacey David’s Rattletrap Productions and Gearz Studio!
It’s not like I ever need a reason to go to a car show, but when our buddy Jeff Lee at Hammerhead IRS suggested that I make an appearance at the Fontanel Car Cruise-In, we were intrigued. When he...
This 1941 Willys Is The Last Vehicle You’d Expect To Find For Sale At A Volvo Dealership!
Volvo dealerships pride themselves on selling for a company that believes first and foremost in the safety of their customers. It’s a nice thing, if not a little dull. But Volvos have never...
Chevy Mailbu Trike: Somebody Grafted A Chevy Malibu To The Back Of A Motorcycle Frame And We Have Photos
Someone once looked at a 1997-2003 Chevy Malibu and said, “You know, that thing would be awesome as a propulsion unit for my motorcycle!” That person actually followed through with the...