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Gabrielle DeSantis

Gabrielle DeSantis brings her passion for exotic European cars, automotive adventures, and car DIY to our space daily since joining our team in 2020. As an exotic car owner and rebuilder, she finds autos writing inspiration behind the wheel and under the hood of her Lotus.

Gabrielle is a graduate of Florida Tech in Interdisciplinary Sciences and is part-owner of CarFemme, a social automotive group dedicated to promoting women in the industry.

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A mechanic measures a tire's pressure using a handheld gauge
Trends

Cars Explained: How Do Tires Work?

Tires are an essential part of our car. While most people understand the basics of tires, like how to use the quarter trick to see if your tread is okay, we don’t give much thought to how tires actually work. Likewise, we know that there are different types of tires, like snow tires and all-weather, …
2021 Lotus Evjia Hypercar | Lotus-3
Crossovers

Did Lotus Just Copy Off of Lamborghini?

The popularity of SUVs is indisputable. With the more modern styling, SUVs can look as nice and aggressive as passenger cars, provide just as much performance, and drivers get the added bonus of cabin space and practicality. There are a lot of reasons to make the switch over to SUV, even for sports car lovers …
Trends

What Happened to Column Shifters?

Whether we like it or not, the days of the manual transmission are slipping away. Perhaps when the first hydramatic automatic transmission came out, people never believed they would take over the auto industry. While the most popular cars to hold on the stick shift, like the Chevrolet Corvette, has ditched the clutch pedal, there …
The SSC Tuarata is the world's fastest production car.
Trends

Could We Ever Drive 1,000 Miles Per Hour?

The battle for the fastest car seems to be never-ending. While the spot has been held strongly by Bugatti for a while now, many other supercar manufacturers have made their own attempts at breaking the record. No matter how fast we go, Donut Media made a good point: it would be impossible to drive 1,000 …
Trends

Audi Driver Wins a Record Three Titles in Four Years

While we know car brands most popularly by their high-production number cars or even their rarer flagship models, it’s easy to forget that most car manufacturers also have racing teams. Racing might not seem that important to you, but as a sport, there is a lot to it. Motorsports might not be as popular in …
A blue 2021 Kia Forte displays its commuter car prowess while driving on the highway
Trends

Kia Reports Best October Ever

Kia seems to be the talk of the automotive world this year, with the new Telluride being quite a show-stopper. In the past few years, Kia has continued to outdo itself, developing sporty sedans like the Stinger and upgrading its already established vehicles like the Soul. In the past few months, however, the automotive industry …
Trends

The 2021 Geneva Motor Show is Already Canceled

The yearly Geneva International Motor Show is the event that many manufacturers and car enthusiasts look forward to every March. Whether you’ve ever attended or just viewed all of the awesome content from home, you know that the cars that make it to Geneva are going. The Geneva International Motor Show The annual Geneva International …
A photo of the Bentley Bentayga on the road.
Trucks & SUVs

When Are They Going to Build a Bentley Truck?

The popularity of standard passenger cars like sedans has been decreasing over the years. All the while, SUVs and pickup trucks are more popular than ever, and the best selling vehicle in America fits the bill as a Ford F-150. With all of the luxury brands finally make the move to build SUVs to fit …
Trends

How Do Helicopters Land When Engines Fail?

We’ve seen videos of car crashes and even plane crashes, and while those make sense, or at least we think they can sometimes be prevented, that isn’t quite what comes to mind when we think of helicopters crashing. In fact, you probably don’t give helicopter much thought unless you see one in the news or …
Workers assembling full-size trucks
Trends

Safety Feature Must-Haves When Buying a Car

In the past several decades, the expectations for car safety have increased drastically. While you could say cars aren’t built like they used to be, they are safer now than ever before. Part of that is because of the materials being used in cars today, where composites are improving cars in numerous ways. The new …
2006 Pontiac Solstice on stage for its Debut
Coupes

Is the Pontiac Solstice a Good Car?

The Pontiac Solstice is one of the most underrated sports cars on the used car market. They are fun to drive, sporty, and surprisingly rare. In fact, they are all around great cars, and maybe not for all of the reasons you would expect. But, is a Pontiac Solstice actually worth buying? The Pontiac Solstice …
The Jeep Gladiator is a pickup truck version of the Wrangler.
Trucks & SUVs

The Jeep Gladiator Didn’t Live Up to Our Expectations

The Jeep Gladiator was once one of the most talked-about truck releases in the past few years. Since then, the hype has died down a lot, and as we’ve seen more and more of the Gladiator hitting the roads, they’ve just become another vehicle we see on our daily commute. Before all of that, we …
Trends

Safety Tech We Are Actually Using

Car’s aren’t built like they used to be. From the materials used to all of the fancy features we get inside, cars have become so much more convenient and luxurious, but more importantly, they’ve also become safer. Just like any other car feature, however, some safety features sound a lot more useful than they actually …
Coupes

Want to Lease a Bugatti?

If you’ve ever wanted to sit behind the wheel of a Bugatti but just didn’t want the commitment of buying one, have no fear. Apparently, you can lease one, though the payments are more than the average person pays in rent every month. With so many additional costs to take into account when leasing such …
DTC cleaning staff chemically disinfect and sanitize a taxi as a precautionary measure in view of coronavirus concerns
Trends

5 of the Worst Things You Can Leave in Your Car

In our day-to-day lives, it’s so easy to leave things behind in our cars. In fact, there are a lot of things that can actually be useful to leave in our cars, like an extra pair of shoes or a cell phone charger. On a different level, there are items that are OK to leave …
Audi E-Tron GT is displayed during the second press day at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show
Hybrids & EVs

The 2021 Audi e-tron GT is the Coolest Electric Car Under $100k

Electric cars are becoming more and more popular on the market. While new buyers might tip-toe their way into the comfort of a hybrid instead, many manufacturers are putting their best foot forward with all-electric models. If you love to have the latest and greatest technology but don’t want to sacrifice luxury and performance, the …
Trends

Why Headlight Restoration Kits Don’t Really Work

You see them advertised all over the place, but headlight restoration kits are just a bandaid for a bigger problem. We don’t often consider how headlights are a crucial safety element to our car, and as they dull over time, this increases our risk of a crash because it decreases our visibility at night. Unfortunately …
A 2020 Audi Q7 on display at an auto show
Trucks & SUVs

New Audi Recall Leaves SUV Owners Stressing

We know Audi for their luxury cars and SUVs, and over the past decades, they’ve been the obvious answer for everything from family vehicles like the Audi Q5 to sports cars like the Audi R8. Unlike some other luxury brands, we expect Audi to be somewhat reliable, especially when you’re spending a ton of money …
A technician performing a recall
Trends

Can You Drive Your Car With a Recall?

The word recall strikes fear into the hearts of many drivers. Whether it is something trivial or something potentially deadly, recalls are made when driver or passenger safety is at risk due to a manufacturing defect. There are so many ways to be notified that your car is under recall, and thankfully the manufacturers are …
2021 BMW i4 EV | BMW-
Hybrids & EVs

BMW Takes Electric Performance to the Next Level in 2021

We know BMW for a lot of things. Being reliable is questionable, depending on the year, but they are undoubtedly luxurious and capable of providing a performance-oriented experience. With the spiking popularity of all-electric vehicles, it is no surprise that 2021 begins the release of many completely new electric vehicles from so many different big-name …