
We’re Heading Back To The Moon And I’m Excited About It, Cynicism Be Damned
For the first time since 1972, human beings will visit the moon. Well, visit near the moon, because this Artemis II mission, set to launch today





The New Ferrari Testarossa Doesn’t Have 12 Cylinders, But Let’s Give It A Chance
The Testarossa name is making a triumphant return. Ferrari on Tuesday took the wraps off the replacement for its SF90 supercar, opting to revive the

Ford’s Modern Hatchbacks Would Be A Great Used Buy, If Not For This One Problem
Once upon a time, Ford sold sedans and hatchbacks in America. The Fiesta and the Focus were two entry-level options that delivered good value and

The Plastic-Panelled Saturn Vue Was GM’s First Real Crossover And You Could Get It With Honda Power
It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago, GM didn’t have a modern crossover utility vehicle. The closest thing in the portfolio was the Chevrolet

You Can Now Get The Nissan Z In The Goodest Color
As an enthusiast, I have an obligation to encourage you to get it in the good color. And if you’re really going for it, I

The Pope Is On A Motorcycle
I’ll happily admit that the whole motivation for this story is that BMW released a picture of the Pope on a motorcycle. That’s not something

Players Are Taking Matters Into Own Hands After Ubisoft Removes Access to ‘The Crew’ Racing Game
Earlier this year, video game publisher Ubisoft shut down servers for The Crew, a 2014 open-world racing game. This would be expected and arguably even

What Car Is Unexpectedly Good At Something It Wasn’t Designed To Do?
Many vehicles are designed to be really good at certain tasks, which comes at the expense of other abilities. A Ford F-350 can tow 20,000

The 2026 Lexus IS Gets A New Interior But Where’s The V8?
The more new cars I drive, the more appealing cars from about 10 years ago get. After all, they’re still quiet and comfortable and safe, and

Why Porsche’s CEO Thinks ‘The Party Is Over’ In The Auto Industry
I could have put the quote in the headline of this Morning Dump in the mouth of the Volkswagen CEO because, as regular readers know,

Wait, Maybe The Mini G-Wagen Will Be Good After All
Whenever a carmaker decides to expand a model line to include multiple cars, I worry. When Ford came out with the Bronco Sport—a unibody crossover

I Pray The Production Hyundai Ioniq 3 Looks Exactly Like This Concept
Hyundai keeps hitting home runs with its EVs. Every electric car it sells is a sales hit, and it doesn’t take a data engineer to

An Experiment: Can Car Names Be Improved By Incorporating ‘Clam’ Into Them?
I was woken up at 5:51 am this morning by the loud mechanical klaxon that acts as the ringer to my land-line phone. Only six

Some-Assembly-Required 4x4s: 1956 Land Rover vs 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser
Good morning! For the second installment in what I think is going to be a week of project cars, we’re going to look at a

A Company Wants To Build A Humongous Airship 300 Feet Longer Than A Boeing 747 With Twice The Cargo Space, And For A Very Specific Reason
The logistics companies of the world are always looking for a quicker, more efficient way to move cargo around the planet. Armadas of cargo ships,

Don’t Forget To Czech Local Laws Before Driving A Racecar On The Highway: COTY
There is a funny meme on the Internet, and it’s about people who let their intrusive thoughts win. For a car enthusiast, this might mean

You Can Use A Dodge Journey Transmission Cooler And Fluid To Make Your Graphics Cards Faster, But You Probably Shouldn’t
Essentially, here’s what’s going on: as you may or may not know, there’s a never ending quest to extract as much performance as possible out

If ‘We’re So Back’ Was A Car, It Would Be The C4 Corvette: GM Hit Or Miss
Picture this: It’s the early 1980s, and you’ve survived the bleakest period for automotive performance since, well, ever. The first era of regression, the Malaise

An Heirloom Diesel ‘Benz And A Buncha Bikes: Members’ Rides
It would seem you lot thoroughly enjoyed the crazy custom Frankenfire last week, I did too! That thing is awesome! Today, we’re going to

How Learning Saxophone in 1990 Led Me To Rescue A Dead Xterra From A Bouncer’s Driveway
I’ve played music since my mother read somewhere (in 1990) that kids who learn to play music score higher on SAT tests. That next fall,

It’s Time For The RV Industry To Ditch Tropical Plywood For Good
If you’ve purchased an American RV at any point in the past several decades, there’s a pretty good chance that at least some part of












