
This Group Of Friends Just Proved That Anyone Can Do Their Own Top Gear-Inspired Cheap Car Challenge Road Trip
Anyone who’s watched the BBC series Top Gear will know some of that show’s best segments centered around hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard





Car Prices Are Up 25% And Incentives Are Down 13% Since The Start Of The Pandemic Five Years Ago
Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of our local schools closing and sending everyone home. Hindsight being 20/20, we probably should have kept the schools open

Famed Westfalia Has A New Small Camper Van In America But It Has An Annoying Problem
Some of the biggest news in the American camper van world in the past few years was that Westfalia, the builder of camper vans with

An Under-Appreciated Wagon And A Peanuts Comic Strip That Always Pops Into My Head
See that charming green wagon up there? Or, sorry, see that charming green estate car up there? I didn’t recognize what it was at first, because it

Lego Is The Biggest (And Smallest) Tire Manufacturer In The World, So Now It’s Making Its Tires More Earth-Friendly
If you were to guess what brand is the world’s largest tire manufacturer, what’s your call? Does French giant Michelin have the global recognition to

Capacious Compact Captive Imports: 1990 Geo Prizm vs 1995 Eagle Summit
Good morning! We’re continuing our Dead Brands Week with a pair of cheap little captive imports that can hold a ton of stuff and don’t

It Looks Like Lexus Actually Fixed The RZ Electric Crossover
When the Lexus RZ electric crossover launched in 2023, it had two objectives: to be a good Lexus, and to be a good EV. Did

The Lesser-Known, British Version Of The Song ‘Panama’: COTD
A great drive in a great car needs to be complemented with a great soundtrack. If the engine itself doesn’t provide that, maybe your music

Watch A Tesla Cybertruck Go Head-To-Head Against A Dodge Ram 2500 In A Trailer Hitch Tongue Weight Torture Test
You may recall seeing a YouTuber named WhistlinDiesel torture a Tesla Cybertruck a few months ago, tearing off the rear section of its cast aluminum

Take A Trip Inside The Wild World Of Professional RC Car Racing
I have seen the sun split the morning fog over Laguna’s Andretti Hairpin, heard the crack of an impact wrench bang against the garage walls

You Can Buy A 416-Horsepower V8 Lexus IS F For The Price Of A New Corolla
The 2000s were an amazing time for performance cars. Natural aspiration, big displacement, and huge jumps in torsional rigidity resulted in cars we’ll never see

America’s Cheapest New Side-By-Sides Give You Incredible Off-Road Fun For Under $16,000
The side-by-side is a sort of off-roading cheat code. It doesn’t matter if you buy one emblazoned with BRP or Polaris on it, these specially-designed

The New Morgan Supersport Has Either The Best Or Worst Cupholder Situation Ever Depending On So Many Things
The automotive world’s favorite old tinkering uncle, Morgan, has a new and substantially improved iteration of their Plus Four sports car, the Morgan Supersport, which

How The Ridiculous Cost Of Shipping A Trailer Hitch Led Me Down A Strange Rabbit Hole Involving Pigeons
Over a year ago I managed to procure a hyper-rare Jeep Grand Cherokee spare tire carrier, and then — through some divine miracle — I

How Ford Could Make A Mad Max Falcon Instead Of A Four-Door Mustang
“One day blurring into another? You’re a scavenger, Max. You’re a maggot. Did you know that? You’re living off the corpse of the old world.

The BMW-Powered $132,000 Morgan Supersport Seems Way Better Than A Restomod
In an age of ballooning curb weights and increasing isolation, it’s not surprising that restomods are booming. Old cars offer a certain carte blanche over

How Buying A Car Became A Political Statement And Why It Sucks
I have spent most of my career arguing that the auto industry is inherently political and that ignoring politics as an enthusiast is to risk

The Neo-Brutalist Jaguar Type 00 Was Out In Public And I Feel Strange Because I Almost Like It
Back in November of last year, Jaguar seemed determined to prove that all they wanted to do was set everything on fire and then hire

I’m Still Angry About This Detail Of The VW Cabriolet/Rabbit Convertible After All These Years
I’ve only owned one convertible out of all of the cars I’ve had. Is that right? Have I only had one convertible? I think so:

Someone Drove 10 Hours To Buy My Car And Then Backed Out
Yesterday was a weird day — one that involved me feeling quite a bit of guilt. You see, a gentleman who had seen my 1954

Behold What Looks Like One Of The Most-Loved Beetles In Singapore
A very good longtime friend of mine is currently on his first trip to Asia now, a long work trip that is taking him from












