Seven Decades Ago, An Engineer Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Turning The Truck Into The Trailer
Throughout most of trucking history, manufacturers, fleets, and owner-operators had to contend with state-imposed regulations on total truck lengths and weights. These regulations often varied
If We Don’t Stop Them, Car UX Design Will End Up With On-Screen Steering Wheels
Who’s in the mood for a chilling glimpse into our possible future? You are! I mean, I assume you are. The glimpse into the future
What’s The Best Car To Carry Pets In?
Companion animals are often more than just your best friend who speaks a language you can’t understand. Your favorite animal is a member of your
The Maserati Barchetta Was A Forgotten ’90s Supercar Too Early For The Trackday Toy Trend
Over the past 20 years, dedicated trackday toys have found a real niche among the silver-yachts-and-mega-spoons crowd – stripped-out, occasionally ruthless chariots for the one
What It Was Like Attending An R34 Nissan Skyline Festival In Hong Kong
On March 1st, I attended the 2026 R34 Skyline Festival in Hong Kong, and again, it was amazing! Last year I attended the Festival (And
One Of Honda’s Weirdest Engines Had Oval Pistons, Eight Valves Per Cylinder, And Was Technically A Failure
The vast majority of piston engines that have been built throughout history have been built to a similar formula. Round pistons travel up and down
What It Was Like Driving A $25,000 Chinese Luxury Minivan
It is not controversial to say that the modern minivan is one of the most versatile vehicles on sale today. Nothing else can transport eight
The Mazda MX-5 Finally Gets A New Green, Barely
For much of the past decade, if you’ve wanted a new, standard-model Mazda MX-5 in an actual color, you only really had one option. Okay,
Mercedes Could Be Banned From Selling Cars In The US Over Chinese Ownership
Welcome back to the working week. If you’re a fan of the complicated interplay between industrial policy, economic nationalism, and global car production it might
You Know You Have A Problem When The Tow Truck Driver Remembers You
I’m what a number of standardized testing procedures, trained professionals, friends, peers, pets, and random highly-qualified individuals (and groups) on the internet call, colloquially, an
A Faster Honda Civic Type R Is Coming And It Looks Certifiably Sweet
The Tokyo Auto Salon is essentially Japan’s SEMA show, a conference showing off the latest and greatest in the automotive aftermarket. It’s enough of a
Which Crime-Fighting Sedan Would You Pick? 1996 Dodge Intrepid vs 2006 Chevy Impala
Good morning! It’s a new week, and a new month, and for this week I’m getting back to basics and reinstating the $2,500 price cap.
A Couple Of Big Updates For Our 1rd Autopian Track At Lime Rock Park
One of the days I’m most looking forward to this summer is our 1rd annual track day at Lime Rock Park on the fantastic FCP
Eight Decades Ago, A Man Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Putting Two Engines, Four Front Tires, And Five Axles On A Truck
Most semi-tractors in America are built using a familiar formula. Manufacturers place a cab behind a long nose that houses a powerful diesel engine, and
It Fits Our Core Rule: Tales From The Slack
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Why Fitting A Brand New WWII Jeep Body Onto A New Frame Was So Hard
You’d think that a brand new World War II Jeep body would fit perfectly onto a brand new WWII Jeep frame, especially since both parts
This Corvette ZR1 Is What Happens When GM Throws Everything At A Car
I have a theory about the C7 Corvette. The company line is that Corvette was simply approaching the engineering limits of what was possible to
Rivian’s Head Of Software Thinks CarPlay And Android Auto Will Be Replaced With AI Agents You Talk To And I Think That’s Stupid
Who are these people who want to talk to their car to make it do everything? Who are they, where are they, and what the
There’s A New AC Cobra Coupe, And It’s A $537,000 Lump Of Carbon Fiber With Tires As Thin As Rubber Bands
Since 1962, the AC Cobra and the Shelby Cobra have been car enthusiast catnip, with a lightweight, curvaceous body and a powerful V8 under the
Sixty Years Ago, Ford Would Happily Sell You An Uncomfortable Street-Legal Death Trap To Rule The Drag Strip
Years back, there was a David Letterman Top Ten List of “ways that cars would have been different if Ralph Nader had never been born.”
Lotus CEO Said Desire For Gas Engines ‘Initially Made No Sense’ Until He Started Driving On The Track
I am bullish on Lotus, which is historically a dangerous thing to put in writing. The British automaker has bounced around from owner to owner,