Online-only motoring 'magazines'

[V8mate]

Do any of you follow any of this new breed of publications? I'm thinking more of independent digital start-ups rather than an existing print magazine simply introducing online content.

Fancy recommending your favourites for the rest of us?

[ismellburning]

Watching with interest.

My 2c is that existing titles from bigger publishers will produce the best interactive/tablet titles, simply because of money. Look at what Evo does with its video for instance - that kind of stuff costs an utter fortune. A startup journo can easily blag a press drive; blagging a cameraperson, HD kit, microphones etc is another kettle of scaly chaps.

[Risotto]

http://www.petrolicious.com/

[Rochellc01]

Speedhunters is pretty good, if your into the modified cars sort of thing.

Google it

[PaulMoor]

Um.... http://www.pistonheads.com ???

This isn't just a forum you know :P

[W00DY]

Risotto said:

http://www.petrolicious.com/

Definitely

And www.sniffpetrol.com if that counts, otherwise they're mostly dull.

[petrolsniffer]

speedhunters is good when they're not writing about the stanced bks

[Jacobyte]

I've been signed up with the American title "Winding Road" since it started, which often has some very good articles.

http://www.windingroad.com/

[excel monkey]

www.thetruthaboutcars.com is a US online magazine, but they cover the global car market, and have some great feature writers including Jack Baruth.

[JDMDrifter]

Anyone remember driver's republic ? I think its either disappeared or been morphed into something else. It used to be pretty good though , I think you had to pay for a subscription unless you were one of the first to register.

[storminnorman]

Risotto said:

http://www.petrolicious.com/

They have been pumping out some absolutely fantastic videos, really surprised they haven't got more coverage

[Chris71]

I dunno if you'd consider it a magazine as such, but the reviews on Car Buyer are well worth reading. Ditto Parkers.

There are dozens of smaller car websites. Skidd Mark, Car Throttle, Cars UK, New Motoring...

[petrolsniffer]

http://jalopnik.com/ almost forgot about this one

[excel monkey]

petrolsniffer said:

http://jalopnik.com/ almost forgot about this one

Not a great Jalopnik fan. Just seems to be click-baiting nonsense. Current top story is a video "Watch A Ferrari Owner Go Nuts On This 'Pee Prankster'".

[V8mate]

Very US-centric so far. Does nobody in the UK write about cars?

[W00DY]

excel monkey said:

petrolsniffer said:

http://jalopnik.com/ almost forgot about this one

Not a great Jalopnik fan. Just seems to be click-baiting nonsense. Current top story is a video "Watch A Ferrari Owner Go Nuts On This 'Pee Prankster'".

Jalopnik is awful. Take other people's material and add a sensationalist headline.

[jon-]

storminnorman said:

Risotto said:

http://www.petrolicious.com/

They have been pumping out some absolutely fantastic videos, really surprised they haven't got more coverage

+1. Whoever is in charge of their arts and videos is really good.

www.carthrottle.com are putting out some good stuff, and particularly funny if you're into memes etc. Very new world.

[sparkythecat]

V8mate said:

Very US-centric so far. Does nobody in the UK write about cars?

Have you seen how many automotive titles are on the shelves of WHS these days?
At £4.00 + each, I don't know how they manage to shift them all

[V8mate]

The Crack Fox said:

V8mate said:

Very US-centric so far. Does nobody in the UK write about cars?

Yes !

I should put yours in the 'things which annoy me beyond reason' thread.

All I could see was an RSPCA ad taking up the bulk of the front page. Took me a while to work out that if I clicked through it took me to another page where a third 'oh so humorous' ad for the Pug was. From the front page, all I could see was the two dog ads.

So annoyed that your site appeared to be mega-intrusively advertising heavy that I didn't want to read any more.

[V8mate]

The Crack Fox said:

I genuinely appreciate the feedback though, thanks, I'm still learning

It was very much a 'today' issue. Your most recent article looked like an annoying ad. Tomorrow or the next day I'm sure it'd be a completely different experience.