Why It Was So Hard To Love The Ford ‘CVH’ World-Car Engine From The 1980s, Even Though It Was Pretty Solid
Ford’s Compound Valve-angle Hemispherical (CVH) engine, produced for a quarter of a century, was its world car engine from the ’80s onwards. It lasted the
Fifty Years Ago, Car Makers Gave Us A Worthless Gauge And Now They’re At It Again
Ignorance is bliss. Well, that’s how most people are with cars. They know vaguely that pushing the STOP/START button will make something happen with sparks
Ram Delays Its All-Electric Truck So It Can Sell Its Extended-Range Hybrid Ramcharger First
If you told someone in 2020 that four short years later, automakers would start rolling back aggressive battery-powered vehicle roadmaps, you’d have received one of
Miata Is Still Always The Answer
I’ve been trying to think of a car that’s been iteratively improved for as long as the Miata (or MX-5 if you prefer) without becoming
This Video Of Tesla’s Self-Driving Cybercab Being Driven By A Human Raises Lots Of Questions
Everyone remembers the Cybercab, right? The gold, self-driving, strangely-only-seats-two robotaxi thing Tesla first unveiled at their event back in October? Sure you do. One of
Colorado Enthusiasts Seem To Win Battle Against One Of The Worst Proposed Car Bans
This year was a good year to be a fan of tiny cars from Japan. Enthusiasts in Texas, Michigan, and Massachusetts banded together, successfully reversing
The $22,910 Nissan Kicks Play Is Almost What Nissan Needs
As soon as a new car’s out, the old one becomes basically irrelevant, right? Not always. Thanks to continuous refinement in the automotive industry, most cars have
The Electric Porsche 718 Sports Car Has Reportedly Been Delayed And I’m Worried It Might Flop
There’s nothing quite like a new frontier to get people going. For years now, Porsche fans have been holding their breath for the electric Porsche
Why Honda Is Making Nissan Merge Right Now
The news of a potential Honda-Nissan merger, aka Nissonda, isn’t news to anyone who reads The Morning Dump. I’ve been calling for Nissan and Honda
Let’s Look At Some Over-A-Century-Old Ads This Morning: Cold Start
Did I fall asleep last night before I could write a Cold Start this morning? Maybe! And by maybe I mean, yes, yes I did,
What A Luxury Car Used To Be: 1970 Lincoln Continental vs 2010 Lincoln MKZ
Good morning! If you’re a regular reader, you might recall that a few weeks back, we looked at a pair of Cadillacs several decades apart,
It’s Hard To Use An ATM Machine Without A PIN Number And Your Car Has A VIN Number: COTD
Redundancy is something that’s seemingly inescapable in daily life. You’re almost certainly unnecessarily repetitive. Heck, I know I am. But it is much weirder when
We Now Live In An Era Where You Can Look At So Many Speedometers At Once
The switch from analog to digital instrument clusters is now at a point where the default new car can be expected to have a full-color
This Is What A Billionaire’s Junkyard Looks Like
Earlier this year, all eyes were on an auction that RM Sotheby’s dubbed “The Junkyard.” A collection of disused and some thoroughly crashed classic exotics
The PEZ Factory’s Visitor Center Is A Surprisingly Fun Roadside Attraction
“That was actually more fun than I thought it would be,” said the middle-aged woman walking out of the Visitor Center of the PEZ factory outside
You Can Buy A 500 Horsepower Supercharged Shelby GT500 Mustang For The Price Of A New Civic
As a rule of thumb, many heavily depreciated performance cars are probably a bad idea to rely on. The German ones often require heaps of
This Cheap Tool Is Great For Getting Stubborn Decals And Residue Off Of Your Car
There is one thing that will usually stop me from buying a car, no matter how much I like it otherwise: I’m always turned off
What Are Your Favorite Obscure But Spot-On Castings Of Cars In Film and Television?
It might not surprise you to hear that I have a lot of quirks. One of my wife’s least favorite ones is my inability to
Become An Autopian Member And You Might Get A One-Of-A-Kind Physical Car Drawing
How’s your life going? Well, I hope? I’m sure all of you reading this have rich, fulfilling lives, but it’s still possible, during some quiet
It’s Insane How Much Cheaper The BMW i3 Got Over The Years (And I’m Not Talking About Price)
The average person probably believes that the first model year of a car is the worst, and in many ways: That is correct. As much
Toyota’s bZ4X Electric Crossover Is $6,000 Cheaper For 2025, Which Is Still Not A Good Deal
Another model year, another round of price hikes, right? Not always. Details on the 2025 Toyota bZ4X electric crossover just dropped, and the news is that