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Hell hath no fury like "professional journalists" scorned or…satirized. A post that was meant to be all about John Neff's retirement from Autoblog.com and his successor, Sharon Silke Carty, turned ugly when the AB's new EIC took offense to my satirical/lighthearted title "Autoblog.com Loses John Neff, Gains a Mommy Blogger at its Helm – Chillax; We Just Kid About the Latter…" which was based on her own Twitter profile.
- Rare Slantnose 1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet With Under 14k Miles
One of the most interesting options offered on Porsche's classic 930-series 911 Turbo under the brand's "Sonderwunschprogramm" or special order program beginning in 1981 was the "Flachbau" or "Slantnose" styling...
- New Chrysler 300 "the Kings & Queens Of America" Spot Narrated By Got's Peter Dinklage
After the "Imported From Detroit" and "America's Import" campaigns, Chrysler has a new tagline named "Drive Proud" that focuses on the 300 and this is the first spot to hit the air. Read more »...
- This Is How The Japanese Pronounce Local Car Brands
After decades of debates on whether Porsche is pronounced "Porsh-e", "Porsh-ah", "Porsh" or "Porsh-uh-oh", the internet is now interested about the correct pronunciation of Japanese brands. Read more »...
- Zender's White-hot Abarth 500 Corsa Stradale Concept
Thanks to Ferrari and other sports car makers from Italy, most automotive enthusiasts know what to expect when the words "Corsa" and "Stradale" are used to name a vehicle(for the record, "Corsa" is Italian for "Race"...
- Toyota Presents Its First Minicar In Japan, The New Daihatsu-based Pixi Space
Toyota has decided to enter Japan's popular minicar, or as it's locally known, "kei" car segment with the new Pixi Space, which is supplied by the firm's Daihatsu subsidiary under a minivehicle OEM agreement reached in September...
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Autoblog's Sharon Carty and Other AOLers Take Offense in Mommy Blogger Reference
Hell hath no fury like "professional journalists" scorned or…satirized. A post that was meant to be all about John Neff's retirement from Autoblog.com and his successor, Sharon Silke Carty, turned ugly when the AB's new EIC took offense to my satirical/lighthearted title "Autoblog.com Loses John Neff, Gains a Mommy Blogger at its Helm – Chillax; We Just Kid About the Latter…" which was based on her own Twitter profile.
Do note that, the last part in the title was included in the original post. However, Carty and her comrades from AOL, along with a couple unidentified commentators pulled their worded guns and fired calling me a "sexists" first, and then "disrespectful" and a "nobody" who writes at a site no one has ever heard about. I'll get to that later on.
Read more »- Rare Slantnose 1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet With Under 14k Miles
One of the most interesting options offered on Porsche's classic 930-series 911 Turbo under the brand's "Sonderwunschprogramm" or special order program beginning in 1981 was the "Flachbau" or "Slantnose" styling...
- New Chrysler 300 "the Kings & Queens Of America" Spot Narrated By Got's Peter Dinklage
After the "Imported From Detroit" and "America's Import" campaigns, Chrysler has a new tagline named "Drive Proud" that focuses on the 300 and this is the first spot to hit the air. Read more »...
- This Is How The Japanese Pronounce Local Car Brands
After decades of debates on whether Porsche is pronounced "Porsh-e", "Porsh-ah", "Porsh" or "Porsh-uh-oh", the internet is now interested about the correct pronunciation of Japanese brands. Read more »...
- Zender's White-hot Abarth 500 Corsa Stradale Concept
Thanks to Ferrari and other sports car makers from Italy, most automotive enthusiasts know what to expect when the words "Corsa" and "Stradale" are used to name a vehicle(for the record, "Corsa" is Italian for "Race"...
- Toyota Presents Its First Minicar In Japan, The New Daihatsu-based Pixi Space
Toyota has decided to enter Japan's popular minicar, or as it's locally known, "kei" car segment with the new Pixi Space, which is supplied by the firm's Daihatsu subsidiary under a minivehicle OEM agreement reached in September...