Mark Vaughn

3 days ago | autoweek.com | Mark Vaughn

A computer survey in the UK analyzed selfies people took with their cars, determined whether those people were smiling, and used the data to come up with the top 25 cars that make people smile. The software analyzes facial attributes of the person in each selfie and returns a confidence score for each attribute. Maybe the definition of happy is different in the UK. Once you see this list you’ll be howling with outrage because your car is probably not on it.

4 days ago | autoweek.com | Mark Vaughn

Karma is still making the Revero swoopy sedan and we drove one. It’s called the Gen 3 but it’s not really that much different from the GS-6. Prices start at $123,099. Karma is still around, with a design facility in Irvine, California, and an assembly plant in Moreno Valley, Calif. And cars are coming out of factory doors at the rate of 160 a year. Last week we got to drive one of those cars. It wasn’t bad. Kinda reminded us of a PHEV Rapide. Maybe.

4 days ago | autoweek.com | Mark Vaughn

Honda will donate $1 million over four years to the Los Angeles Olympics, coming in 2028, and to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next year. Numerous Honda vehicles will be part of the deal, from minivans and SUVs to ATVs, SxSs, motorcycles, and even Motocompactos. The donations will also cover the Paralympics. Honda has contributed much to various charities and good causes over the years, including donations and loans of vehicles.

5 days ago | autoweek.com | Mark Vaughn

Morgan has been around since 1910, and while it refuses to let go of hand assembly, it has made concessions to modernity with this all-new Plus Four. A bonded aluminum chassis now cradles a 2.0-liter BMW turbocharged four-cylinder mated to a ZF automatic. It’s imported through the The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act. The Plus Four starts at $84,995. On sale now at 12 Morgan Dealers in the US.

5 days ago | autoweek.com | Mark Vaughn

So much has been written, recorded, and rehashed about the life and times of NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt that you may wonder why Amazon Prime is even running this four-part one-hour-each-episode documentary. But this one was made by Imagine Entertainment producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, who between them and their company have 62 Emmys, 11 Golden Globes, and 10 Academy Awards.