When the Ford GT dropped in 2015, people lost their collective shit. Ford’s mic drop overshadowed nearly everything else in the media that day. That’s a huge success for a company that started on a massive roll of performance greatness in the last two years. The GT inveiling started it all. Now we’re getting a […] More
Looks like kids are taking over the Formula One roster. Starting with Max Verstappen, another teenager driver for Red Bull Racing who stunned everyone at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year, making him the youngest ever driver to ever win a Formula 1 Grand Prix at the very young age of 18 years and […] More
“Want to drive a Camaro press car for Memorial Day weekend?” So far that is the leading candidate for ‘Easiest Question To Answer’ of the year, right up there with “Do you want this splinter pulled out of your foot?” “Hell yes!” I quickly responded to both. Though not knowing which Camaro I would be getting for my Memorial […] More
The styling of the BMW i8 evokes different emotions depending on the person. The tri-tone mish mash of silvers, blacks, and blues supplement the futuristic feel and theme of the entire car, but it can be off-putting to some. So when a company like Vorsteiner, an American tuning company that specializes in Porsches and BMWs, […] More
The Land Rover Defender is one of the most legendary off road vehicles of all time. Any other line of thinking when one hears “Defender” in the automotive context is just plain wrong. This old war horse has gone into battle, crossed deserts, and helped humanity forge onward into the wilderness for decades. Sadly, the […] More
So the BBC, in their infinite wisdom, seems to think that telling the public one thing will make it believe that without even looking into the matter further. Seems to be SOP for the media giant. According to reports, the BBC is saying that season (or series in UK speak) 23, the newest iteration, did […] More
Here’s one piece of information you never thought you’d be able to get: What does a Formula 1 driver look for when he races? The folks from Tobii has developed special glasses that can track eye movements, which can then be transcribed to show what the person is looking at. In collaboration with Sky Sports F1 and Sahara […] More
Road Rage is just plain stupid. You can’t control other people. People are inherently dumb as hell so getting mad at someone cutting you off is just you being even worse. Take a breath. Maybe they didn’t see you. Maybe they’re just a terrible driver (the most likely scenario here). Maybe they are just hellbent […] More
Oh the Mercedes saga never seems to disappoint. There is always so much speculation and so many rumors flying around that we can barely keep track. Apparently they favor Nico. No wait, they favor Lewis. No wait, they say they don’t favor anyone and let them have at each other for the betterment of the […] More
Maxwell Ansah, a British rapper and actor known as Lethal Bizzle, has claimed that the BBC approached him once before to audition for a Top Gear presenter spot. Now that Chris Evans has stepped down amid terrible ratings and a possible sexual assault investigation, Lethal Bizzle has come forward wanting the top spot. Speaking to […] More
You’ve all been asking for it and I’m fairly certain you may get your wish soon. Top Gear is set to make massive changes in the wake of Chris Evans leaving the show. According to a report from The Telegraph, Evans’ departure will lead to a slew of changes behind the scenes. I believe this […] More
You’ve seen all the videos and memes, Mustangs have a terrible reputation of being driven by terrible drivers who wreck spectacularly while leaving a car meet like Cars and Coffee. Now it’s the Focus RS’ turn to live up to its big brother’s reputation. The 2016 Ford Focus RS is an all wheel drive monster […] More
The one season Top Gear lead presenter had extremely big shoes to fill, not only was there a level of expectation from the usual quality banter between the C, H & M boys, but the rebooted Top Gear team had to also win over the fans angered by the BBC’s move to fire Jeremy Clarkson back in […] More
Chris Harris is hands down my favorite new Top Gear presenter, but I am a bit biased. Personally, I’ve been following Chris Harris on YouTube for a few years now before he got his big break. His show Chris Harris On Cars is a fantastic series that any die hard auto enthusiast should watch. It’s […] More
As we reported a few weeks ago, Toyota is most definitely building a new Supra and they’re partnering with BMW to conceive it. What a glorious orgy of automotive goodness, am I right? Two of the best in the business both sales and performance wise (yes Toyota is also about performance, they almost just won […] More
If this happens, Chevy has a monster on it’s hands. I, as well as the rest of Shifting Lanes, drove the Chevy SS last fall during a two day span where we also drove a Mercedes AMG GT S, Bentley Continental V8, Chevy Corvette, BMW i8, and Nissan GTR, among others. The fact that we […] More
The Ariel Atom is a piece of kit that will tear your face off, so confirmed by Jeremy Clarkson driving it in a segment when he and the boys were still on Top Gear. Ariel’s #1 seller has been the stuff of legend with it’s insane power to weight ratio and mid melting speed. But […] More
When you put together star power and social media you’ll get exactly what the Grand Tour boys, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May experienced in Vicenza, Italy. Recently Clarkson just informed over half a million of his Facebook followers to meet them in Piazza del Signori, and the response was staggering. They showed up in […] More
It’s apparently crash day today. Can we stop having everyone just crash into everything please? This one comes to us from Moscow, Russia where a Lamborghini Murcielago was driving on a rain soaked highway. Driving a supercar in rainy conditions on tires not suited for rainy conditions is obviously not ideal, but you can get […] More
Today is a sad day for fans of the V8. Audi, one of the largest users of the V8 is set to retire it after this current generation runs it’s course. In an unfortunate turn of events to satisfy the ever increasing global regulations of fuel economy, a source has told Autocar that this generation […] More
Here’s the exact reason why you shouldn’t argue while driving. According to reports, this accident comes to us from Mexico where a man and his girlfriend were driving down a highway where there were motorcycles racing and the man decided it was a good (read: terrible) idea to show off and follow them. Apparently the […] More
We here are Shifting Lanes are based in the US, for those of you that did not know. Here car culture is strong, but it’s often misrepresented as a very small subset of our population. The problem with that is this country is ENORMOUS. Where as, in Europe, you have a thriving car culture and […] More
The BBC has come forward and mentioned they have no plans to replace Chris Evans, Top Gear’s presenter of only one season who resigned on July 4th amid potential sexual harassment allegations. This means Matt LeBlanc will be leading Top Gear solo, while Chris Harris, Rory Reid, Eddie Jordan, and Sabine Schmitz will act as supporting roles when Top […] More
While we are in limbo waiting for the next season of Top Gear to see if it’s any better with the talent they have remaining, and why wouldn’t it be, we have The Grand Tour to look forward to this fall! Top Gear’s first full season has come to a close and it had some […] More
Of all the cars I thought I’d see beat a Hellcat, this is pretty much the least likely scenario I couldn’t have thought up. Volkswagen Golfs are not fast cars, though their underpinnings do give us the GTI and Golf R, two of the best hot hatches on sale today. We’ve driven both the Golf […] More
There is a lot to be said about the Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg Rivalry. Personally, I’m not in either camp. I just like good racing. This season of Formula 1 has seen it’s fair share of incredible racing. Max Verstappen is a 19 year old phenom who got his first race win, the Mercedes’ […] More
Now that Chris Evans has stepped down over abysmal ratings and a possible sexual assault charges, there’s a looming question of who should take over the top spot at Top Gear. The BBC has confirmed that they have no immediate plans to replace Chris Evans, implying the rest of the crew will get more airtime when the […] More
Last week we posted a compilation of some of the most recent Nurburgring crashes and it was a 10/10 on the cringe worthy scale. Sometimes people can’t help it where it be another slow car in front of them or inclement weather, the ‘Ring just seems to claim cars an an insane rate. But sometimes, […] More
According to a BBC spokesperson is reporting this morning that after Chris Evans’ departure from Top gear after only 1 season, the show will not seek a replacement for him. This doesn’t mean there won’t be a replacement at some point, but in the near future the Evans’ casting slot won’t be filled. As for […] More
You should know by now that the controversial Chris Evans, host of the highly controversial new Top Gear, has made a not so surprising announcement that he’s stepping down. We predicted this outcome not too long ago because of dwindling ratings and general disappointment from the fans. Now the fans have spoken loudly and reacted to […] More
We now know that Chris Evans has stepped down from Top Gear and that’s making fans of the show happy. However, we’re now getting details about how and why this exactly happened. According to Evans’ Twitter post, he stepped down, but that doesn’t tell us anything. It’s looking more and more like the BBC either […] More
Some may think that the Nurburgring doesn’t have that many crashes in any given day. Those people would be pretty wrong. It’s nearly every single day that we get a new video of someone or a race car stuffing it into the barriers at the ring reminding us that this is still one of the […] More
Tragic news out of Florida where it has been confirmed that a Tesla driver has pass away due to a semi-truck making a left turn and the Tesla slamming head on into the under side of the 18-wheeler. According to reports, the Tesla was in autopilot mode when the crash happened. The truck was making […] More
The latest bit of news about the massive migraine that is new Top Gear is that the BBC’s entertainment boss, Kate Phillips, has been in discussion with Chris Evans regarding his behavior and general frosty nature toward his colleagues. A source within Top Gear has shared: He’s now going to be told there will be changes […] More
Let’s get one thing straight, Chris Evans is still very much employed by the BBC. He’s still the lead host of Top Gear. He’s still making gobs of money. So don’t use this as a basis to say that Shifting Lanes is spewing lies. We’re not. This is simply a prediction that I am making […] More
How do you turbocharge your cooking? You use a turbo, you dummy! Rob Dahm, lover of rotary things and former Bachelorette contestant, created an infomercial selling the hottest performance upgrade-turned kitchen appliance available today. While we don’t question the slicing ability of Turbo Slice, we do caution everyone feeding carrots and celery stalks into the […] More
Clearly Toyota is not boring anymore. The GT86, or better known as the Scion FR-S (which is now dead), the Subaru BRZ, or the Toyota 86, is a barebones two-door, rear wheel drive sports car that makes just enough power to give you lots of thrills, but not enough to get you into a lot […] More
Old Top Gear, you know, the one with those ambitious but rubbish blokes, had an insane amount of adventures. In the same vein, those adventures equaled their quantity in lunacy. They were, to this writer, the highlight of the show itself. They brought the boy together in a way that no other part of the […] More
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that The Grand Tour just released information on how exactly to be on their show. Clarkson, Hammond, and May are looking for people to flock to their traveling, tent-based auto show. You can find all the info you need at the link above. However, the boys […] More
#CHREXIT is the latest phrase being thrown around Top Gear’s fanbase, calling for the Chris Evans’ departure from the struggling rebooted show. Reports are floating around that the BBC executives are searching internally for a new producer to save the show from falling viewership. According to Express: It is said they’re also hoping the new […] More
The redesigned 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo just did its best impression of Megatron by deploying its two-stage wing. The wing foldout action is embedded DEEP in this two minute advertisement, where the Panamera’s presence, for some reason, makes people pause and look. The wing, in its retracted position, is tastefully hidden within the confines of the rear […] More
Volkswagen has recently agreed to settle claims of almost a half million U.S. owners to the tune of $10.2 billion. Now the courts have presented documents detailing the exact applicable models and years that will generate cash, in exchange for Volkswagen’s cheating software and false advertising with their ‘Clean Diesel’. As recompense for their dirty diesel deeds, […] More
This is it! Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are back to shoot their first episode in Johannesburg, South Africa. They’ve ditched the studio format and instead they will be going from one location and setting up a tent for the audience. We CANNOT WAIT to see how this will look when they stream […] More
The plain ol’ vanilla Camaro is decent enough as seen in our group drive video. But the one we really wanted is the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which was seen flying around the Nürburgring, giving our patriotism some goosebumps. The ZL1, which might be a better bargain than the Corvette Z06, just made an appearance at […] More
Lowering your car may look cool, but it should be done smartly and responsibly. Changing the suspension geometry (that has been figured out by nerdy engineers) willy nilly to get that hella-flush-stance-bro look, is unwise. Take for instance this Saab 9-3 that’s been dropped and stanced beyond its limits. The driver basically saabotaged his Swedish […] More
Top Gear. Might as well call it Flop Gear now, as many of our followers have expressed. The UK Top Gear has been in a ratings slump ever since it was rebooted under Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc’s watch. It seems like the frown-faced sentiment about the Top Gear brand has flown over the Atlantic Ocean and invaded the […] More
Warning: The following post contains SPOILERS. Proceed at your own risk. Episode 5 is not how you turn around your ratings downward spiral. Ever since the first episode debuted the ratings for each successive episode has been more disappointing than the next. And the 5th iteration does not make a case for more viewers. Zenos […] More
The rumors about the souring love affair amongst the new Top Gear crew turns out to be true all along! Months ago we heard reports about a rift developing between hosts Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans, maybe because of the Cenotaph stunt that generated a lot of negative criticism from the public, or the producers’ […] More
What’s better than NASCAR or Wrestling? How about NASCAR AND Wrestling! And there’s a video for that! During the Drivin’ For Lineman 200 race, a wreck occurred within 7 laps of the finish between Jon Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher. After the wreck they climbed out of their busted NASCAR trucks and exchanged a few words […] More
The rumors were true! The Focus RS500 looks like it’s going to be a thing and has been spied screaming around the Nürburgring. And it looks very gnarly! The metallic gray hatchback looks almost identical to the Focus RS save for the vented hood, a slight drop in suspension, and blacker wheels. The Focus RS already […] More
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