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Car Culture Roundup: Wild Genesis Wheels, Tesla Fanboy ‘Shadowban’, and Buc-ee’s Brilliance
I was recently driving a sleek Genesis G70 sedan and noticed that the 19” wheels on it looked like a stick-tortoise trying to escape from a starfish caught in a giant whirling asterisk. Compelled, I Googled the designs of other Genesis wheels and discovered that they were similarly complex, fractalized, and…
Toyota Reduces EV Goals | Giga Gears
Good morning! It’s Friday, September 6, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Introducing the 500-Mile Electric Car: Giga Gears
The Arizona-made Lucid Air is perhaps the king of modern electric car luxury. It’s got its own aerodynamic design aesthetic, efficient layout, tons of power, but the new 2025 Grand Touring model is also the king of EPA-rated EV range, supposedly delivering more miles per charge than any other EV on the market. And it…
“Forgotten Wagons: Discover Giga Gears’ Hidden Gems”
The introduction of the SUV into the American Zietgeist surely went a long way towards killing the beloved wagon. Vehicles like the Ford Explorer convinced people that they need something that looked tough, rode high and drove big. People forgot that they really just needed something that had room to carry people and…
“1999 Mercury Cougar: A Timeless Beauty | Giga Gears”
I fear that I’m in the minority for even thinking about the now-defunct entry-level luxury brand Mercury and its cars, but I should not be in the minority when I say that I think the 1999 Mercury Cougar is one of the best-looking cars ever sold in the U.S.. I was a huge fan of most of the Ford Motor Company’s new-edge…
