I Think This Was The First Home Racing Video Game To Simulate A Manual Transmission
I’ve been meaning to write about this interesting footnote at the crossroads of automotive and video game history and interests for some time, but kept
Do You Like Yours Plain Or Fancy? 1985 Jaguar XJ12 vs 1987 Ford Escort
Some people just love a car with all the bells and whistles. Power equipment and luxury touches aren’t options to them; they’re requirements. Others just
I May Have Come Up With A Revolution In Crapcan Race Car Stencil Manufacturing
Everyone, everyone, get over here, I have big news! Big news for the thriving and important cottage industry of making “BRIBED” stencils for cars participating in 24
The Best Ways To Spend $230 Million On An Automaker: COTD
A ton of money flows through the car business. Just one platform can cost hundreds of millions to develop and some car brands have been
It Took 27 Years, But There’s Finally A Port Of ‘Out Run’ For The Game Boy
If you’ve been considering buying a Nintendo Game Boy, but have been on the fence since 1989 because you really didn’t want to plop down
I Don’t Think I Can Deal With Jeep’s New Cherokee Ad Campaign
The theme of the latest Jeep campaign for the revised Cherokee is “America’s Original Influencer,” featuring the all-time classic “Mama Said Knock You Out” from
It May Not Feel Like It, But It’s Probably Cheaper To Own A New Car In 2025 Than It Was Last Year: Study
I feel like I probably spend a lot less on cars per year than the average person. Not because I don’t own any cars, but
Let’s See If We Can Figure Out What Is Going On With The Extra Equipment In This Old VW Bus
For all of the likely societal problems the internet may have visited on the head of humanity, there is at least one thing that the
This EV From The 2010s Can Be Bricked Just By Turning It On The Wrong Way
The early 2010s were a weird period in modern electric car development. The cars of the era often had pretty lousy range, lofty price tags,
I Took A 250,000 Mile Diesel Minivan And Did A Full Refresh. Here’s How It’s Held Up 5 Years Later
For many, there is a point in car ownership at which the repairs become “too much,” and buying a new car becomes a proposition too
Four Decades Ago, Toyota Unveiled The Modern Camry And Challenged America’s Best
Long before SUVs and crossovers took over the streets of America, it was the sedan that ruled the country. In the 1980s, you couldn’t turn
My Last Day With Tom Matano, Father Of The Mazda MX-5 Miata
I met Tsutomu Matano, the renowned car designer known as one of the fathers of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, in San Francisco just over a
Here’s How I’d Make That Audi Concept C Into Something That Would Actually Sell
It’s not a great feeling to realize that you’re currently living out the plot of some eighties or nineties movie. The fact that I live
Warren Buffett Made Billions On Chinese EVs, Here’s His Reason For Selling His Investments
I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I got a ride from BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu in one of his plug-in hybrids back in 2008, just
What Car Manufacturer Would Make A Great RV?
Car manufacturers tend to stay out of the RV market. They’ll happily provide cutaways, powertrains, and chassis to the RV industry, but will largely stay
This Old Saab Brochure Is A Riot Of Color And Joy
I feel like I do these sorts of illustration-delight Cold Starts fairly regularly, and I hope you don’t get sick of them. I sure don’t.
Miracle At Turn 6: Pilot Makes Emergency Landing At Historic Race Track
There’s a lot of crossover between people who are into race cars and people who are into small planes. While I’ve never flown a plane,
Which Project Truck Are You Taking On? 1976 Dodge D100 vs 1981 Ford Bronco
Good morning! This week, all the vehicles I’m going to show you have exactly one thing in common: the same asking price. They’re all being
The Fastest Production Car In The World Is Now A Chinese EV
At this stage in the game, anyone who still has doubts about China’s amazing electric car game has either never driven one or has their
Porsche Is Bringing Back The Gas 718s And This Is Why I Have Trust Issues
Ever since that time my parents left me waiting outside after school for, like, four hours when I was 8, I’ve basically stopped taking people
The Subaru Outback Might Be The Last Car In America To Get A CD Player
If you keep up with the ins and outs of new cars, you probably know that Lexus is notorious for hanging onto physical media players