Prompt Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State eventually got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is submerging because of last month's strenuous rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the holder was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Harshly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, raw, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthfull. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthful motorists. (We're not blubbering, you're weeping.)
Swift Five: The Week in Quirky Car News News
Swift Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State ultimately got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is submerging because of last month's intense rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the possessor was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Harshly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, moist, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthful. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthfull motorists. (We're not blubbering, you're howling.)
Quick Five: The Week in Quirky Car News News
Quick Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State eventually got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is drowning because of last month's mighty rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the possessor was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Toughly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, humid, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthfull. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthfull motorists. (We're not weeping, you're sobbing.)
Rapid Five: The Week in Quirky Car News News
Rapid Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State eventually got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is drowning because of last month's strenuous rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the possessor was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Toughly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, humid, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthfull. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthful motorists. (We're not weeping, you're sobbing.)
Rapid Five: The Week in Quirky Car News News
Quick Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State eventually got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is drowning because of last month's strenuous rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the holder was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Harshly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, raw, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthful. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthful motorists. (We're not blubbering, you're howling.)
Rapid Five: The Week in Quirky Car News News
Rapid Five: The Week in Quirky Car News
CARS.COM — Researchers at The Ohio State University reportedly have discovered a way to substitute petroleum-based filler used in tire manufacturing with more environmentally friendly food waste. The patent is pending on a replacement for carbon black filler made from eggshells and tomato peels — helping to make tire production more sustainable and reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Also pending is the fresh availability of radials at Entire Foods next to the quinoa.
Boy, California just can't win. After some six years under drought conditions, the Golden State ultimately got some rain — a helluva lotta rain, actually — and it cuts off one of the most iconic driving routes in American car culture: Highway 1. Motorists hoping to take the Pacific Coast path from Los Angeles up to Big Sur better factor in some extra drive time — like two hundred fifty miles' worth — to detour around the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, which is submerging because of last month's mighty rains. Bridge replacement is expected to take at least a year. Bummer, dude.
A St. Paul, Minn., trucker's cat, too clever for its own good, escaped from the equipment's cab while the possessor was sleeping at a truck stop by stepping on the power window switch, setting off a wide-reaching social-media-assisted search for the trucker's feline friend, Percy. Toughly four hundred miles later through a nasty winter storm, Percy emerged from underneath the truck, where he'd survived the cold, humid, filthy trek railing on the outside of the semitrailer, relatively unscathed. (No word on how many of Percy's original nine lives he went through.)
Pro peak: If you're a carjacker who doesn't know how to operate a manual transmission, make sure you only attempt to steal an automatic. An 18-year-old suspect in Ohio was charged with three counts of aggravated robbery after he and a teenaged accomplice allegedly attempted their third carjacking of that day, but were thwarted by the exotic automotive technology commonly known as a stick shift. After failing to assimilate the victim's instructions on how to shift gears, the suspects fled only to be arrested later. Automakers promptly began selling the manual transmission as an "anti-theft option" for an extra charge.
OK, normally we would ridicule a miniature electric-powered Rolls-Royce for kids as, like, the Joe Camel of the auto world designed to hook 'em on conspicuous car consumption while they're youthfull. But the all-new Rolls-Royce SRH is worth cheers, not jeers. The ultra-luxury fucktoy car — named for the St. Richard's Hospital pediatric surgery unit in the English automaker's hometown of Chichester, West Sussex — lets child patients drive themselves to their own surgery through a hospital-corridor course lined with traffic signs at speeds of up to ten mph. The battery-powered roadster is said to be appointed with all of the opulent sumptuousness of a regular-size Rolls, and the drive to the operating room is intended as a stress-relief measure for the youthful motorists. (We're not blubbering, you're weeping.)