Alex Barrientos
Editor
About Me: I’m Alex, a contributor at Stick Shifting with decades in technology journalism. Originally from Southern California, I bring blue-collar perspective and workshop wisdom to both consumer tech and automotive systems. My spare time involves maintaining vintage vehicles and classic electronics—applying the same diagnostic mindset to digital devices and mechanical systems.
Expertise: I specialize in cutting through automotive and tech industry hype with surgical precision. Whether dissecting infotainment systems or explaining manual transmission benefits, I communicate complex concepts with shop-talk accessibility. My approach treats circuit boards and carburetors with the same no-BS diagnostic methods.
Qualifications: My extensive background includes serving as gadget expert at Gadget Review, troubleshooting across multiple industries with hands-on experience. I bring workshop wisdom to evaluating both technology and automotive systems, helping readers separate genuine innovation from marketing noise through practical, real-world testing.
News
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BMW M850i Gets More Horsepower Than an M8 for Just $2,770
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KTM X-Bow Arrow Debuts with 330-HP Audi Engine at a Nearly $100K Price Tag
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NHTSA Probes Burn Injuries in 1.2 Million Ford Explorers
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EVs Show Higher Rates of Recorded Tire Defects – Here’s What the Data Actually Means
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Someone Rebuilt the Iconic 1967 Shelby Mustang in Carbon Fiber – Then Gave It 900 HP
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Two Nissan Pathfinders Just Got Wild Makeovers – One Has a V8, the Other Packs 500 HP
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2027 Chevy Trax Reportedly Gets More Horsepower – But That’s Not the Real Story
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Honda Is Building a Wilder Civic Type R for the U.S.
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Ferrari Spent $1 Million on Its Most Underrated One-Off CART Pace Car. It Just Resurfaced.
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Ariel Atom and Nomad Are Now Available in the U.S. – Starting at $117,000
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Bugatti Could Build a 1,000-HP Manual Hypercar – And Its CEO Is All for It
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He Built an Affordable Electric Pickup for Under $10,000 – From a Wrecked BMW
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Tacoma’s Speed Cameras Logged 400,000 Violations in a Month
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Cadillac May Drop Steering Wheels – But Not the Blackwing
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Honda Is Burying EV Charging Coils in a Japanese Highway
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Concealed Armor at Red Lights: BMW Unveils the Handgun-Resistant Concept 7 Protection
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GTA VI’s Launch Trailer Is Here – With More Cool Cars
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Tesla Will Take $250,000 for a Roadster It Cannot Promise Will Deliver
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Ford’s Mustang GTD Competition Just Set a 6:40.835 Nürburgring Lap – 8 Seconds Faster Than the Corvette ZR1X
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DeLorean Is Entering the Electric Flying-Car Racing Scene
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You No Longer Need to Buy a Bronco Raptor to Get Ford’s Twin-Turbo 3.0L V-6
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Fold-Down Headlights Return: Alpine Unveils the A310 Vision Electric Concept in Paris
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This Ford Super Duty Was Built to Look Unstoppable. A Left Turn Disagreed.
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Rivian Built a Working Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Out of an R1S – and Your Rivian Can Join the Hunt
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The 2027 BMW iX4 Replaces the X4 With 428 Miles of Range and a 400 kW Charger
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Car Theft Is Down 21% Nationally – Chicago Remains a Stark Exception
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Has a Cat Problem
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Mazda CX-6e Is an EV That Lets You Yell at Pedestrians Through a Speaker
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2027 Hyundai Tucson: A Practical SUV With Sci-Fi Vibes
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BMW Confirms the i3 M60 xDrive – Aggressive Electric Performance Sedan Confirmed for 2027