I Assembled A Brand New WWII Jeep Engine From Scratch. Here’s What Happened When I Tried Starting It
My eBay WWII Jeep project had hit a bit of a snag in our last update. I had cracked a piston, which required me to
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
Here Are All The Crazy Cars That Showed Up At Toronto’s Astonishing Rooftop Car Meet
While summer might be over, we still have a few months of fun car weather left, and across the northern hemisphere, that means there’s still
Let’s Revive The Ford Maverick’s Worst-Named Special Edition
“They really named it that? Are you kidding?” Sure, there were a number of instances over the years where you likely asked that question. I’m
New Study Proves EVs Are Better For The Environment Wherever You Live, Even If Your Power Comes From Coal
If you’ve ever been unfortunate enough to be trapped in a tedious argument about whether or not electric vehicles are genuinely, holistically, and completely better
The V12 Won’t Die Any Time Soon, If Mercedes Has Something To Say About It
Back in 2021, Mercedes-Benz promised it would go electric-only by the end of the decade in markets that would allow it. The company was one
What Do You Want To Know About The Ford Mustang GTD’s Engineering?
I’m in a shuttle heading from a Palm Springs hotel to Thermal, California, to drive the 800- horsepower Ford Mustang GTD around a track, and