
We Sent An Engineer To Check Out A Chinese Household-Appliance Company’s EV Rocket Car That Promises 0-60 in 0.9 Seconds. Here’s What He Found
“RSVP: A New Benchmark in EV Performance + Autonomy” was the subject of the email from the Chinese household-appliance company, Dreame. In the email was





Mike Valentine, The Patron Saint Of Radar Detectors, Has Died
Mike Valentine, the creator of the iconic Valentine One radar detector, has died. As reported by his obituary, Valentine died in his home in Cincinnati,

Planes Are Missing Several Rows Of Seats And You’ve Probably Never Noticed, Here’s Why
Yesterday, I boarded a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 for what was a routine flight. But something was different, something bothered me. As I glanced at

It Turns Out Everyone Loves The Pontiac Aztek
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the fanciest car show on earth, replete with caviar bars, oyster bars, champagne bars, huge sun-hats, celebrity sightings, and

A Brazilian Lawmaker Wants To Mandate Amphibious Cars And Yes, You Read That Correctly
By now, you’re probably sick of hearing about electric vehicle mandates from governments across the globe, be it California’s state legislature or British parliament. So,

Canada Once Tried To Build A Tiny People’s Car So Cheap You Could Charge It To Your Credit Card
For about as long as the car’s been around there have been people, businesses, and governments trying to build “peoples’ cars.” These are cars meant

What’s The Best Deal You Ever Got On A Car?
I’m sure that you, like me, are always happy to get a great deal on anything. Dawn is 30% off? Huzzah, no Great Value Dish

The Hyundai Elantra Coupe Is Not A Government Psy-op
At some point, we all acquire enough random, useless knowledge about cars that we occasionally catch ourselves for a second, wondering “hang on, was that

Chevy Bolt Owners Are Getting Bit In The Head By “Fangs Of Death”
There are a lot of elements that go into car design that aren’t exactly obvious, at least not initially. You can draw a lovely design

What Interest Rates Mean For People Who Want To Buy A Car Right Now
If you’re a car dealer or a consumer, the news that the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate target by 0.5 points (or 50 bps)

You Could Buy This Awesome ‘Skeleton’ Dodge Challenger But Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
Let’s say you’ve just bought an Alfa Romeo Giulia, and you’ve saved $15,000 because dealerships are trying to get them off the lot. What are

If You Want A 3800, You Got It: 1995 Buick Regal vs 2001 Buick LeSabre
Good morning! Yesterday in the comments, among all the unkind remarks about Cadillac’s Northstar engine, someone brought up the undisputed king of the General Motors

The 2025 Jeep Gladiator Is Automatic-Only And We’re Worried The Wrangler Is Next
There’s no easy way to say this. The 2025 Jeep Gladiator will not be available with a manual transmission. It’s a sad development, but one

A Signifcant C-Pillar You Should Be Aware Of: Cold Start
Ah, the C-pillar; of all the pillars we name with letters in the automotive world, the C-pillar is by far the thirdest. C-pillars, perhaps as a result

What’s a ‘Thermal Car’?: Comment Of The Day
This morning Matt wrote about how everyone seems to hate Stellantis right now. Not just the UAW, not just the Italian Government, not just some

New Zealand Once Had A Cottage Industry Of VW Beetle-Based Trucks And Jeeps, And There’s One On Bring-A-Trailer Right Now
One of the best things about this reality we live in is that there seems to be a nearly inexhaustible supply of air-cooled Volkswagen-based strange

Here’s The State Of My 11-Car Fleet That I Store In The Employee Parking Lot
Yesterday I did something I knew I would dread: I took inventory of my cars. How many do I own? What shape are they in?

You Are Not Prepared For How Hard This Racing Promo Goes
If you can name a single participant in the ARCA racing series, which is sort of like a minor league feeder for NASCAR, it’s probably

What Ten-Minute Repair Took You Four Hours? It’s Wrenching Wednesday!
Hey, you! Become a member. If you were a Member, you’d be enjoying this story and commenting with all the other cool car people in

The 2025 Dodge Charger Configurator Will Let You Lock Yourself In The Trunk. Seriously. Try it.
The new Charger is perhaps the most important car Dodge will make in decades. Available with an inline-six or an electric powertrain and without a

Why The Formula 1 Lego Partnership Is A Huge Deal
Formula 1 and Lego are teaming up with a launch set for 2025. Under this new deal, the two will collaborate in a way we’ve












