Taxi Trek Day 2: Surprisingly Smooth Sailing Except For The Wiper Thing
Even though my journey started yesterday, in a 15-hour slog from North Carolina to New York, I suppose our official start to our cross-country taxi journey
The Pope’s Best Excuse To Beat An Emissions Test: COTD
If you somehow missed the big news, the Vatican is getting its first Chicago-style Pope. Sport peppers and Lou Malnati’s deep dish for all! The
New Rule: No More Reporting On Flying Cars Until You Can Actually Buy One
Hey, everyone, gather ’round. Listen up, because I have an announcement! An important announcement! Maybe you’ve heard how a gutsy Slovakian company hoping to build
A Man Built A Camper So Stealthy It Looks Like A Random Stack Of Pallets
There is a movement of people out there who live in an RV, but don’t really want to advertise it. But how do you live
The French Once Built A Wild Hovering Cargo Truck That Drove On Any Surface
The truck, in all its various forms, ranging from tiny Keis to mammoth mining machines, is perhaps one of the most important motor vehicles in
How A Hail Mary Fix Kept Our 375,000 Mile New York City Taxi Cab’s People-Hauling Dreams Alive
My wife was 7.5 months pregnant with our first child, but I had to leave her for a week because of important business on the
Here’s The New M2 CS, Which BMW’s Weirdly Tight-Lipped About
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is taking place in Italy this weekend, and since it’s sponsored by BMW, all the latest models will be on
How My Team Tracked Down Over 35 Weird, Original AMC Cars To Film For Our Documentary
Nearly three years after quitting my job to produce a six-part documentary series about American Motors Corporation, The Last Independent Automaker has finally begun to
It’s Time To Address The Breast-Based Argument In The Whole ‘Pixar Cars Headlights Should Be Eyes’ Controversy
Sometimes, it’s good to have evergreen causes you believe in. Of course, these causes should be ones of deep, ideally global importance, causes worthy of
Pioneer Just Launched A Brand New ’80s-Look Radio And It Has Some Serious Competition
We’ve come a long way since the era of cassette tape hiss. From optical media to digital downloads to streaming, the way we’ve listened to
The Average Three-Year-Old Used Car Now Costs More Than $30,000
Used cars are getting more expensive. It’s not great. While it’s always possible some magical production boom in the United States makes everything grander and
You Can Buy A Sumptuous Lexus LS 460 For The Price Of A New Versa
Even as a sports car guy, I do love a proper executive sedan. There’s likely a bit of tradition behind it, but the fact is
Tesla Owners Are Fitting Emergency Escape Ripcords To Avoid Getting Trapped Inside Their Cars
If you’re in a car and it starts burning, you’re going to open a door and get out as quickly as possible. However, in some
It’s Supposed To Look Like That: 1964 Dodge D200 vs 1967 International Travelall
Welcome to the end of the week! We’ve been looking at ugly but good-running cars all week, and we’re finishing off with a couple of
We Know Who You’re Guessing This Mufflermobile Was Originally Built For But You’re Probably Wrong
There’s something inherently fun about cars that look like things that are not cars. There’s the Weinermobile that looks like a hotdog, and Plantar’s Peanutmobile
Let’s Cast This Old NSU Brochure As A Wes Anderson Film
I realize that, generally, old car brochures are very rarely used as the basis for major motion pictures. But maybe that’s a mistake? Movies have
Americans Just Cannot Live Without Lots Of Cupholders: COTD
One funny quirk with cars built for America is that so much space is dedicated to putting drinks in places. Remember, there was a time
One Of Ford’s Coolest Big Truck Engines Is A Beefy Gas V10 That Pulls Like A Power Stroke Diesel
For decades, diesel truck engines have offered an intoxicating cocktail of power and efficiency. Diesel remains king here in America, but there are situations when
I Just Spoke To Nissan’s Cupholder Guy And Got All The Hot Dirt That Beverage-Receptacle Insiders Aren’t Telling Us
You know what’s been a defining trait of modern cars? Cupholders. The drinking of liquids has definitively overtaken inhaling a small paper tube of burning
The California EV Mandate Was Never Realistic, But It Was Useful
The United States Senate just voted to strike down California’s ability to set its own environmental standards, an ability Congress gave the state over half
California’s Smog Rules Are Pushing Me To Sell My Beloved 1985 Jeep J10, And The Improbable ‘Leno’s Law’ Is My Only Hope
My only hope for my 1985 Jeep J10 is “Leno’s Law,” Senate Bill 712. The state of California requires me to get my beloved old