NAIA Brings the Heat

01.25.16 - 2016 Buick Avista Concept

The North American International Auto Show, also known as the Detroit Auto Show brings us a great menu of new cars for us to admire and desire. This show is the beginning each year of a full year of discussions when it comes to the concept models as much as for those that are deemed ready for production for the next model year. What we say this year in Detroit gave us a look at some cars that are ready to be enjoyed and some exceptional new looks that should show up with the technology we want to see and enjoy.

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The Wrong Decade but the Right Cars

Toyota Celica Supra

The 1980s was a very unique decade in the automotive world.  While the time was mired by cars that felt underpowered and less capable than ever before because of the massive emissions regulations put on the industry there was also a great deal of awesome vehicles that become the bedrock for the vehicles we see today.  The Volkswagen GTI was begun in the 80s as was the BMW 3-Series.  This decade also featured such high end exotics as the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari Testarossa both of which adorned the walls of many a teenage boy during this decade.  With the good in mind from the decade that wasn’t for the auto industry here are some of the coolest cars of the 1980s.

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Car Hacking Hits BMW and Mercedes-Benz

Samy Kamkar

Hacking into car systems has been part of researching vehicles this Summer.  With so many cars offering only minor security from the different computerized systems in a car digital security researcher Samy Kamkar has developed many ways to hack into different car systems and take over control of several systems.  Thankfully, Kamkar is on the side of automakers to develop the necessary securities to make these systems less vulnerable; hopefully discovering the portals to which a system can be hacked before the hackers who are out to cause harm and eventual fatalities get to work on the different ways to hack into cars.

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BMW Gives You More and Only Asks for a Little More

2016 bmw 3 series

The BMW sedans are great to drive and some of the best luxury models on the market.  The 3-Series has been one of the top sellers for BMW for across the board and the 4-Series is really not too far behind.  Even though our inflation has leveled off BMW has done some interesting math and some great work to bring you better equipment aboard the top end M3 and M4 in order to make the offering you want in these two highly anticipated and enjoyed luxury sports cars that are built to please and give you all the equipment and power you could want.

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A Luxury Comparison Test of Leaders  in the Class

2015 BMW M3 Comparison

The admiration for the BMW M3 has been amazingly high for many years as the M3 has been the leader in the class of high performance midsized luxury sedan models.  There were times that other competitors tried to outclass the M3, there was the Audi B7 RS4 that took over for a short time and of course at Mercedes the AMG models can show up with some versions to take on the M3, but for years the M3 has been the leader and the class of only the midsized performance luxury sedans that show up as the best that is offered.

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A Car that Just Might Get Better with Age

BMW M235i

When you think of cars that appreciate in value they typically are cars that started out as ultra-expensive or they were so rare to see and find that that willing to buy one paid much more than the sticker price that was presented at the time the car was built.  The BMW 1M Coupe was one such car.  With only 740 units sold in North America because this car came with a very high price tag but came in such fanfare that it had to go up in price after only three years as those who missed out the first time started buying them for more the second time around.

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