More Automakers Should Bring Whimsy Into Their Cars Like Rivian Does I love a good gimmick: something that is sort of pointless other than the fact it’s meant to sort of entertain you. It’s severely lacking in the automotive world, but I’m happy to report gimmicks are starting to appear in more and more cars, especially electric vehicles. Adding more gimmicks makes sense with EVs, as en… Read more…

What’s The Best Example Of Platform Sharing? People have lamented how similar new cars all seem to look for decades, but car manufacturers don’t seem to share that concern. You see, automakers spend billions of dollars developing new vehicle platforms, fine-tuning things like structural rigidity, sound insulation, handling characteristicsand more, so they… Read more…

Dodge Charger Daytona EV Is The Return Of The Spacious Personal Luxury Coupe The most controversial car of 2024 isn’t the Tesla Cybertruck or whatever cool new BMW you think is ugly, it’s the Dodge Charger Daytona EV. This electric muscle car is so plagued by anti-woke culture bullshit that it had to be saddled with a gas engine option while the EV seems a bit doomed to fail. Still, after… Read more…

The UK’s First Cybertruck Is Doing About As Well As You’d Expect After almost a year terrorizing the streets of America, the Tesla Cybertruck has finally made it across the pond and into the hands of a buyer in the UK. The gargantuan truck has been let loose on the streets of Britain and the experience for its new owner has been far from plain sailing. Read more…

The Worst Cars To Get As Holiday Gifts, Ranked Thanksgiving comes between Halloween and Christmas, but once the trick-or-treating is done, most companies skip right over it in favor of holidays that are more profitable. Automakers are no exception to the rule, with constant ads through the month of December trying to convince you that people actually give each… Read more…

I Snuck Into A Vintage Japanese Car Rally With An American Sh*tbox And Nobody Noticed I recently took part in the inaugural Arizona Rising Sun Rallye and it was a perfect example of what car culture should be. Summer weather in Phoenix is hot enough to burn off the enthusiasm of an average car person. When the temperatures start coming down to a somewhat normal level in the area come October, they’re… Read more…

High-Tech Ferries Tarnished The Legacy Of Transatlantic Ocean Liners In The 1990s The record for the fastest transatlantic crossing typically conjures images of bygone ocean liners with opulent amenities and decadent meals featuring roast squab and foie gras. Not stuffed crust pies from Pizza Hut. During the 1990s, high-speed catamaran ferries upended the idea of what ships could be the pinnacle of… Read more…

We Should Clear Our Roads With Pickle Brine Instead Of Rock Salt Every year, the roads across America are flooded with plows that spray rock salt across our highways to clear ice and snow. And every year, questions are raised about the effectiveness of salt and alternatives that could be out there. Now, there’s a salty solution lurking at the back of your fridge that could help… Read more…

Minivans And The Myth Of Manliness If the 2024 Presidential Election has shown us anything, it’s that Gen Z cishet white men are being sucked into a world of brain rot and alt-right podcasts. These guys are feasting on the insecurities and perceived shortcomings of this group for their own financial gains, and it’s working. They don’t really have wars… Read more…

Watch The Gorgeous Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Hit 200 MPH On Track Alfa Romeo is preparing to begin deliveries of its gorgeous new supercar to customers around the world. When lucky buyers get their hands on the new 33 Stradale, they’ll be the proud owners of one of the fastest Alfa Romeos everafter the car surpassed 200 miles per hour in testing. Read more…

Skip The Yule Log And Gather Around NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace This Holiday The nights are drawing in, the weather is getting colder and the big coats are being dug out the attic. This means that instead of spending your nights drinking on trendy terraces, working away on your car in the driveway or kicking a ball around with friends, you’re probably wrapped up inside drinking a hot cocoa,… Read more…

Toyota’s GR86 Hakone Edition Looks As Good As It Goes I am of the firm belief that if everyone drove a Toyota GR86 Hakone Edition, the world would be a better place. It’s damn near impossible to drive this car without it pasting a smile across your face, and even after you’re done driving it just looks so damn good you’re compelled to keep peeking over your shoulder as… Read more…

Today, I’m Thankful For The One-Off Aston Martin DBS Shooting Brake We’ve all got those aspects of the car world that we really love, for me there are probably three facets of car culture that really tickle my fancy: Formula 1, Aston Martins and fancy station wagons. Now, I’ve discovered a one-off motor that combines two of those loves into one dream machine. Read more…

How Ford Built America’s Foundational Airliner And Then Quit Building Planes Ford is synonymous with the automobile because the Model T revolutionized car travel in the United States. It’s difficult to believe that the Ford Trimotor plane did the same in commercial aviation. This is an understandable oversight, considering it’s the only plane ever designed and produced by Ford’s short-lived… Read more…

Buc-ee’s Is The Sickness At The Heart Of America The United States may not have the kinds of pre-Christian mega-structure buildings that exist in nearly every other corner of the globe. No, we aren’t living amongst the gorgeous marble altars to a pantheon of gods, or the crumbling remains of towering temples or palaces. But what we lack in vintage we’re more than… Read more…

At $24,500, Does This 1975 Pontiac Trans Am Mean The Bird Is The Word? Today, being Thanksgiving here in the U.S., most of us are thinking about one kind of bird: the turkey. I will offer you an alternative: the screaming chicken on the hood of today’s Nice Price or No Dice classic Trans Am. Between eating, watching football, and naps, let’s decide what this bird might be worth. Read more…

These Are Automakers That Should Join F1 Next, According To Our Readers We learned this week that Formula 1 finally approved Cadillac to compete as a constructor starting in 2026. Apparently, Andretti’s involvement was an issue, but eventually they worked things out, and we couldn’t be more excited. Read more…

World’s First Auto Show Packed In Electric Taxis And Steam-Powered Buses The Los Angeles Auto Show wrapped up this week after the great and the good from the car world descended on the event to show off their new electric cars and other ground-breaking tech that’s meant to change the way we travel. While there were some cool concepts on display, a lot of the designs that were meant to… Read more…

What’s The Best Car For An After-Dinner Holiday Cruise? Even if you have the perfect family or group of friends, dinner during the holidays can be stressful. Whether it’s arguments about politics or pop culture, problems with the cooking or hosting, or maybe just built-up tension from work or other things, you’ll probably want to go for a relaxing drive after dinner to… Read more…

Here’s A Look Back At Some Of The Special Trucks We’ve Lost Nearly every crossover or pickup on the market either has a dedicated off-road trim or one inspired by it. While we all love bulky tires and useless features, there’s a real lack of variety in trucks nowadays. What if you want to go fast in your pickup? What if you want something luxurious with innovative technology? Read more…