Category: Safety

Editor’s Note: Can it really be 24 years since we started Autoextremist.com? Yes, and it has been one helluva ride. Peter talks about what it all means in this week’s column. In On The Table, I have a few thoughts,...

By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. Since we’re in this giant holding pattern as we wait for the Grand Transition of our transportation fleet to begin, five words come to mind that we often use around here: It Won’t Be Long Now. In...

By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Let’s face it, as consumers of all media, from a la carte apps to additional TV platforms on the Internet, we’ve become used to the financial hosing we have to put up with each and every month. Let...

Editor’s Note: Peter unloads in no uncertain terms on the current state of F1. In On The Table we wake up to realize that the Audi TT is 25 years old, and our AE Song of the Week is the riveting “Walking In...

Editor’s Note: This column displays a side of Peter that few people are aware of. The edgy Autoextremist needs no introduction, of course. But this column is special. Peter’s Rant takes the form of an ode to this...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reminds the industry that the EV “thing” is burdened by two critical issues, largely generated by the industry players themselves. In On The Table we remember industry giant...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reprises his discussion about the importance of Design, which is especially appropriate given the design atrocities from BMW and Mercedes-Maybach as seen in On The Table. Our AE Song of the...

Editor’s Note: Last week, Peter talked about the issue of Fundamental Affordability that’s overwhelming this business in “The Wrong Road.” This week, Peter addresses the precarious nature of the...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter hammers on one of his favorite topics about this business: Fundamental Affordability. A question that manufacturers refuse to address. In On The Table, GM’s BrightDrop is making some...

Editor’s Note: This week, Peter reminds us of just how far this business has fallen from its glory days. In On The Table, the Camaro fades from view – for now – and Dodge waves its freak flag high one last...

Editor’s Note: In this week’s Rant, Peter takes on the Tech Geek hordes who are infiltrating the auto biz with a terribly negative – and costly – effect. In On The Table, WG exposes a misguided move by GM;...

Editor’s Note: In this week’s Rant, Peter’s alternate persona as The Excitable Boy resurfaces. In On The Table, Acura Answers the Question that Absolutely No One is Asking, Lexus gets its Electric on, and the...