2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Offers Up 194 Horsepower, More Tech Subaru was ahead of the curve when it came to selling car-based all-wheel-drive crossover vehicles. Its lifted off-road capable wagons were seen as quirky novelties back in the 1980s, but once the crossover craze struck the car-buying public Subaru was ready with decades more experience than most other car makers. Its… Read more…

Trump’s Proposed Tariff Against Canada Would Implode The U.S. Auto Industry Alongside threatening to annex the Panama Canal and buy Greenland, Donald Trump is defending his proposed 25-percent tariff against Canada. The soon-to-be-again president stated last week that we didn’t need cars produced north of the border. However, effectively cutting off Canada’s automotive industry would hurt… Read more…

At $7,900, Is This 2002 Ford Focus SVT A Hot Hatch That’s A Hot Deal? It’s safe to say that today’s Nice Price or No Dice Focus brings the goods when it comes to driving fun. Let’s see if this oft-forgotten hot hatch is priced to make good on those performance promises. Read more…

New Midsize Ram Pickup May Be Coming If CEO Gets His Way Trucks are big business in the U.S., and we’re not just talking full-size pickups such as the F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado. Midsize trucks have also been popular enough that Chevrolet brought back the Colorado and Ford revived the Ranger. For some reason, though, Ram still has yet to give us a new midsize pickup… Read more…

Which Automakers Should Merge Next? Mergers have been in the news a lot lately. Whether it’s the announcement that Honda and Nissan are joining forces or rumors that Stellantis may end up selling off some of its brands, automakers working together have been at the forefront of a lot of people’s (read: my) minds. That’s what led me to today’s question. Read more…

This Tesla-Swapped Ariel Atom Might Be The Most Fun Way To Burn Electrons When it comes to having fun and going fast, minimalism is often the name of the speed game, and the old-school lightweight speed ethos is on full display in this Ariel Atom track car. Instead of the 205-horsepower supercharged General Motors four-cylinder found in the Brammo-imported Atoms of the era, this wild… Read more…

That Pink Fire Retardant Being Used On The LA Fires Won’t Really Hurt Your Car’s Paint Firefighters in the Los Angeles area are slowly containing the Palisades fire, and local residents have started returning to some affected areas to sift through the rubble. Folks are finding their cars covered in this weird pink sludge, and they’re beginning to wonder: Is this bad? Read more…

Gorgeous Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Lets You Feel The Wind In Your Hair Plugs We’re big fans of the updated Aston Martin Vantage around here. It may have an AMG-sourced V8 instead of one developed in-house, but who cares? It’s absolutely gorgeous. The part where it makes 656 horsepower and can top 200 mph isn’t bad, either. For an entry-level car, the Vantage sure doesn’t feel very entry-level.… Read more…

Be The Envy Of Boomers Everywhere With This Pristine Purple Plymouth Prowler And Matching Trailer There aren’t enough convertibles on sale these days, let alone purple oneswith exposed suspension components and a matching trailer. Luckily, this perfect 1997 Plymouth Prowlerpainted Prowler Purple provides the pinnacle of topless turn-of-the-century retrorevival motoring, and with just over 1,000 miles on the… Read more…

AI Could Pump Out More Air Pollution Than All Of California’s Cars In Five Years Despite concerns over energy-intensive production and fossil fuel powering the electrical grid, electric vehicles don’t hold a candle to generative artificial intelligence in terms of environmental damage. A recent CalTech and UC Riverside study estimates AI will produce more air pollution than all of California’s… Read more…

At $27,000, Is This RHD 1994 VW Corrado VR6 A Right-Good Bargain? Pairing still-handsome styling with VW’s sweet VR6 engine, today’s Nice Price of No Dice Corrado looks quite the package. The downside is that it’s a British model and, hence, that package includes RHD. Let’s see if a decent price makes that annoyance potentially palatable. Read more…

New Trackhouse Livery Looks Just As Good On A MotoGP Aprilia As It Does On A NASCAR Camaro Trackhouse Racing bought the flailing RNF Racing MotoGP team at the end of the 2023 season. As the satellite team for Aprilia, it struggled across its premier 2024 season. The American squad, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., finished the season ninth in the Teams Championship with a pair of sixth-place finishes… Read more…

Modern Cars Are Outgrowing Parking Spaces Here in the United States, purchasing a vehicle is treated like buying a gun and bulletproof vest all in one. A car is meant to protect you in a crash, sure, but it’s also meant to make sure you win that crash — meaning your car needs to be bigger than the other guy’s, and his next car needs to be bigger than yours,… Read more…

Royal Enfield Has Tripled Its Sales In Ten Years Since its revival efforts and re-joining the North American market in mid-2015, the Royal Enfield brand has grown leaps and bounds by focusing on building good stuff and expanding its product lines. In 2015 the company’s products weren’t anywhere as polished as they are today, and it still managed to shift just over… Read more…

The Acura RSX Is Back, Baby (As An Electric Crossover) Acura recently brought back the Integra name, and the result is a Type S that’s an absolute riot to drive. It isn’t as track-focused as the Honda Civic Type R that it’s based on, but who cares? Most people don’t take their car to the track anyway. Now, Acura has announced that it’s bringing back another name — RSX.… Read more…

Biden Administration Bans Chinese Cars, Hardware, Software American automakers have long feared Chinese competition, worrying that cheaper cars built just as well would knock the floor out of a profitable industry. Now, regulators have found a way to protect American brands by outright banning Chinese cars — or automotive hardware or software — used for communications or… Read more…

United Airlines 737 Max Hits Coyote, Damages Landing Gear During Takeoff A Boeing 737 Max was forced to make an emergency landing back at Chicago O’Hare Airport on January 13 shortly after takeoff because of damage it sustained on the runway. The issue? It was damaged during takeoff when the United Airlines plane hit a coyote on the runway. Read more…

Sergio Perez Didn’t Have A Backup Plan And Doesn’t Know What To Do Next After fourteen seasons in the Formula One paddock Mexican ace driver Sergio Perez doesn’t have a job. The 34-year-old was given his walking papers ahead of Christmas in 2024, replaced by Liam Lawson, despite having a contract with Red Bull Racing to run with the team in 2025. Following the poor on-track performance… Read more…

Here’s Every State Where You Can Drive Your Jeep Without Doors If you’re a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Bronco owner who just wants to maximize your freedom and cruise around with your doors off, here’s how to do so without breaking any laws in your state. That way you can rid yourself of any worry next time a cop suddenly appears in your rearview mirror, with mirror being a very… Read more…

You Could Buy This One-Mile Dodge Challenger If You Have Trouble Counting That High Buying a car with the express intent of keeping the miles low is perhaps the single worst investment anyone can make. Collector cars have not proven to appreciate significantly, and regular daily-driver-grade NPC-ass traffic cars like this 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 definitely aren’t worth the space they take up in… Read more…