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Zach Bowman

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Zach Bowman has been scribbling about cars since 2007 as a way to fund his addiction to rusty projects. Though he's had a handful of features published in the likes of Sport Compact Car, Turbo and Traction, he moved to the Web in 2008 and never looked back. Bowman got his internet sea legs with Autofiends.com and DriverSide.com, though most recently spent his days as the managing editor of the WebRidesTV.com blog. He was proud to join Autoblog in the spring of 2010.

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    Video: Watch the Lamborghini Egoista fire up on stage
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    Seeing the wild Lamborghini Egoista is one thing, but hearing the single-seat concept car fire to life in all its glory is something entirely different. Visitors at the Lamborghini 50th anniversary celebration in Sant' Agata got that rare opportunity when the Egoista made its presence felt. ...

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    Report: NHTSA opens investigation into Ford Super Duty trucks over steering woes
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    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into certain 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks. The investigation covers some 340,000 trucks after the government agency received five complaints of steering box failures. Owners claim internal ...

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    Report: Facebook buying nav/traffic app Waze for $1B?
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    TechCrunch reports that Facebook is moving to purchase the navigation and traffic app Waze for a lofty sum. The buy would be the latest in a long line of high-dollar acquisitions by the social networking site, and both sides of the acquisition have reportedly entered into advanced due diligence ...

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    Study: More drivers than ever are dying on US roads
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    Our sister site, AOL Autos, reports more people are dying in car accidents in the US than ever before. Fatalities jumped by 5.3 percent last year to 34,080 deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The increase is due in part to the fact that Americans are also ...

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    Video: Meet the inventor of the BMW 3 Series wagon
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    It's hard to imagine, but once upon a time, there were only two BMW 3 Series variants: the coupe and sedan. Back before gran coupes, convertibles and yes, even touring models were available, buyers could only get their 3 Series fix if it came with two or four doors and a fixed roof. Back in the ...

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    DIY: Turn your GoPro into a 24-hour dash cam [w/video]
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    If you've noticed a disturbing lack of dash cam in your life, our friends at sister site Translogic have just the thing for you. They've worked up a quick play-by-play for how to turn your GoPro Hero3 into a go-anywhere camera to record everything that goes on in front of your vehicle. The steps ...

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    Video: Baby not keen on VW's stop/start tech
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    Babies and cars go together like screaming blobs of insomnia and sleep machines. New parents quickly find that nothing soothes an irritable newborn quite like a quick drive around the block, and Volkswagen employed that truth in the company's newest ad for its stop/start technology. The spot ...

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    Report: 2005-2007 Corvette investigated for faulty headlamps
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    The Detroit News reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into 103,374 Chevrolet Corvette models built between 2005 and 2007. The administration is currently looking into a headlight issue after receiving 30 complaints from owners saying that the ...

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    Official: Bentley Continental, Mulsanne get Le Mans limited editions
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    Bentley is celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with two special edition model. Both the Mulsanne and Continental lines can now be fitted with six new specification packages to mark the event, each named after a famous racer from the automaker's past. Each package one ...

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    First Drive: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado
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    The Fullsize Pickup, Refined No one's underestimating the importance of the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. While General Motors continues to shovel the current generation off dealer lots at an impressive pace, it would be too kind to simply say the old mule has started to show its age. The ...

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