
For A Brief Moment, The Pontiac Grand Prix Was A True ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’
What? A “personal luxury” car? Are we going to glorify “neoclassic” cars next? Have we really reached the bottom of the barrel with Pontiac cars





Why The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Is The Only Forester You Should Even Consider
Subaru has recently installed a large printer into its U.S. headquarters in order to press out millions of dollar bills that will result from the

Automotive Moment Of Gratitude: Thank Your Preferred God Car Ignition Buzzers Have Gotten Less Awful
So this morning for Cold Start I wrote about this old Volkswagen salesperson’s guide, and noted in that guide the ignition warning buzzer was mentioned

Here’s How Anyone Can Get An Incredible Deal Importing A Sweet Car From Japan
Each year, practically every car site comes out with a list of the coolest cars you can import into America from Europe and Japan. These

My Crazy Theory About Why The Cars Of Apple TV’s Severance Are So Weird
If you have not watched Apple TV’s slow-moving workplace horror comedy romance Severance then you have missed out on the pleasure of “defiant jazz” music.

What Cars From Your Childhood Should This Brewery Honor With Its Next IPAs?
With so many IPAs and other microbrews out there, it seems as if they’re going to be struggling to find new names soon. Besides, they

Why 2025 Is Going To Be So Hard On Automakers
Last night, Ford announced that it beat earnings expectations like a TEMU snare drum. Will the automaker be rewarded with a big increase in its

You Can Charge EVs On Boats Now
EVs and water don’t mix, or so we’re told. They can catch fire if submerged, and they’ve even been banned by some shipping operators. However,

The Disarming Honesty Of A VW Salesperson’s Brochure
I suppose I should have realized this already, but carmakers used to publish brochures not just for all of those people looking to buy cars,

Keep-‘Em-Forever Classics: 1964 VW Karmann Ghia vs 1965 Ford Thunderbird
Good morning! We’ve doubled our price cap again today, and we’re all the way up to eight grand. And as it turns out, $8,000 “normie”

There’s A $309k Faraday Future FF91 Up For No-Reserve Auction And It’s Currently At $31k
Ah, Faraday Future. The EV startup with the grandiose plan. It wanted to build the FF91, an electric SUV that looked like a minivan. It

These Nissan Puns Will Leaf You Laughing All Night: COTD
One of the more hilarious bits of car news lately was the announcement of Honda and Nissan getting in bed with each other. It seems

Dodge Once Butchered Station Wagons To Make Fabulous Pickup Trucks With Huge Tailfins
The pickup trucks of today can be as much status symbols as they are work vehicles. For many buyers, a high-end truck is better than

There’s A Delightfully Bonkers Japanese Retro Carmaker That’s Not Mitsuoka
If there’s one thing that I like to reflect on when the global auto industry just feels too monolithic and boring and oppressive, it’s the

Someone Needs To Buy This Manual 4×4 Dodge Nitro, And That Someone Is Not Me
I have to admit that, a few years ago, I wrote the article “We Need To Have A Talk About The Dodge Nitro,” and it

What Traffic Laws Do You Most Frequently, Uh, Bend?
Don’t @ me Libertarians, but I’m generally a big fan of laws. Yes, yes, there are plenty of dumb ones on the books, but the

You Can Turn Your Daily Driver Into A Full-Size RC Car, But You Might Not Want To
If you’re a car enthusiast, chances are there was a point in your life when you loved radio-control cars. Heck, you might still love them

Nissan Seems To Be Screwing Up The Honda Merger In The Most Nissan Way Possible
The greatest superpower available to any mortal human might be the ability to overcome one’s insecurities. With enough confidence, you’ve got a decent chance of

How This Chinese Electric Car Parallel Parks By Doing The Slowest Drift You’ve Ever Seen
From Zeekr’s absurdly capable LFP battery packs to Yangwang’s jumping supercar, incredibly interesting things are happening in the Chinese EV market, and here’s a new

Two Very Different Approaches: 1985 AMC Eagle vs 2004 BMW X3
Good morning! Today, with our price cap all the way up to $4,000, we’re looking at two cars that you might have trouble telling apart.

The 2025 Lexus LX 700h Is The ‘Real’ Land Cruiser But It’s Not Perfect
If you want a new Land Cruiser, you can buy a new Land Cruiser, but if you really want a new Land Cruiser in the