Autos

Earlier in the year we gave you a sneak peak of the Fiat 500L but not many details were available at the time in terms of pricing or the available engines. Well, now that it’s about to hit the showroom floors, more details about the vehicle have emerged. Just like  the MINI Cooper, Fiat is trying to milk the 500 as much as it can by introducing a mini-“minivan” variant of the tiny 500 called the 500L.

The pricing and specifications of the 500L for the British model have been confirmed by Fiat. The 500L will have a starting price of £14,990 ($24,115 USD) for the 1.4-liter Pop Star and will max out at £18,890 ($30,385 USD) for the 1.6-liter diesel model (MultiJet Lounge). Yes, the 15 versions of the 500L all have crazy ass names as you will see below.

With continued decline in sales for Suzuki over the last few years, its no surprise that they no longer plan on selling cars and SUVs in the United States (Canada is still okay) once their inventory is depleted. At some point in time, Suzuki got left behind in the dust as other car manufacturers stepped it up and gave consumers vehicles that they wanted. I wonder if anything would be different if Suzuki continued to sell the Swift in North America? Or if at least they brought it back a few years ago when the popularity of sub-compact vehicles skyrocketed.

At the very end of the last millennium, I spent a year in Asia, traveling and enjoying the diverse cultures of the continent.  And since I’m a big car fan, obviously I took notice of some of the cool cars that we don’t get in North America.  My favorites were the big SUV’s with massive tires and huge fender flares, and out of the SUV’s, the Nissan Patrol was at the top of my list of sweet rides.  Of course, back then we didn’t get the Patrol here in North America, the Patrol is still not available here but its rebadged sibling, the Infiniti QX is available.

The Porsche 911 is one of my favorite sports cars, and the latest generation (code named 991) cars are by far my favorite of the 911 cars that have been in production for 50 years.  And within the 991 generation, I’d have to say the all-new 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 is nicest design, in my opinion.  Of course, my opinion will change when the 911 Turbo comes out, but who knows.  I really like the face of the GT3; it’s very friendly looking without being too cutesy or cheesy, if you know what I mean.

Here’s an awesome character who I could talk to for days, Ernie Adams from Maricopa, Arizona.  You see, Ernie is one of those people that would rather spend the time to build something with their own hands than go to a store and pick it up off the shelf.  Some of his most incredible creations are his famous Dwarf Cars.

Ernie lived close to the city dump and collected lots of scrap materials like steel, aluminum, zinc, tires and wheels, furniture, and everything else you can think of and find at the dump.  He used all that material to build these beautiful Dwarf Cars, all by hand and from scrap materials.