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
Watch Me Help NBA Superstar Dwyane Wade Learn How To Drive A Porsche Tractor
One thing I’ve never really written about is how much I love the NBA. It is by far my favorite sport to follow, in large
Nissan Screwed Up With The Leaf And Chevy Succeeded With The Bolt: The Loyalty Data Proves It
There is not always glory in being first. The Betamax famously beat the VHS to market, but the VHS format prevailed. The Nissan Leaf went
The $200,000 Electric 2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS680 SUV Has 950 Maybach Logos Just On The Outside And It’s Just One Reason I Love It
One of the biggest trends in fashion this year has been “quiet luxury,” high-end clothes that look classically chic and subtle, avoiding announcing to the
Gaull-ing Gallic Garbage: 1971 Renault 16 vs 1984 Renault Le Car
Mark! Mark? Are you back from France yet? I know you said something but I just can’t seem to find the memo. Well, even if
The First Car To Be Called A Lotus Had A Great Shocked Spider Face: Cold Start
I think it’s safe to say that our brains process the front ends of cars in the same way we process faces. This isn’t just
You Just Can’t Get Enough Stephen Walter Gossin: COTD
If I’ve learned anything from three years of writing about planes, trains, and automobiles, is that readers love stories of sorrow, triumph, and catastrophic failures.
The Most Ridiculous Shifter Of All Time Started Off As The Most Misogynistic Shifter Of All Time
If you have a choice, I can’t think of any situation where misogyny beats ridiculousness. Misogyny is inexcusable shittiness, but being ridiculous can often be
You’ll Never Guess How We Lost An Hour Of Our Morning This Week: Tales From The Slack
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Porsche’s Massive ‘Rennsport Reunion’ Showed Me Just How Powerful The Porsche Brand Is: Which Other Brand Could Pull This Off?
Rennsport Reunion finished up this past weekend at Laguna Seca in Monterey, with over 91,000 people attending between Thursday and Sunday, per Porsche. I drove
Kawasaki’s Clever Electric Motorcycles Are Finally Here, But Don’t Use A Pressure Washer On Them
Last year, I wrote about how Kawasaki had some innovative electric motorcycles in its pipeline. One of them was even a parallel hybrid. Team Green
The Honda Talon 1000R-4 Fixes The Most Boring Part About Hooning A Side-By-Side
Side-by-sides are a sort of an off-roading cheat code. Want to look like a rallying hero despite never doing much more than driving a Jeep
A Giant 52 Million Vehicle Airbag Recall Might Be Coming, Here Are The Affected Automakers
The Takata airbag recall was the biggest automotive safety recall ever, with more than 67 million inflators recalled in the United States, covering a huge
ShitBox Showdown: The British Are Back In The Cape Fear
I was 17 in ‘97 and around that time, British rock group Oasis once ruled the world of Rock n Roll from their tiny island
This Brochure Picture Of A Beetle Convertible Is Very Weird And I Think I Found Something Amazing: Cold Start
So yesterday when I was doing a bit of research for my article about car badging, and especially Volkswagen’s strange badging habits, I happened to
Amazing Adventures In Car Badges: The Times That Volkswagen Took Their Own Name Off Their Cars
You know what is deceptively interesting? Badges. Car badges, specifically. Car badging is its own very specific and peculiar art, and while in modern times
The Only Way To Win With A German Car Is Not To Buy One: COTD
There are amusing sayings in the vehicle world. The best days of boat ownership are the day you buy your boat and the day you
One Year Later, The Ute Nobody Expected To Live Is Thriving
It’s hard to believe that one year has passed since what many thought was an impossible, or even downright insane goal of myself and David
What It’s Like Judging The World’s Best Worst Car Show
I remember once, long ago, when I was still young and beautiful and full of hope, back when I worked at the Old Site. I
Kia Actually Sent My Dad A ‘Club’-Style Steering Lock Because They Built A Car That Teens Could Steal With A USB Cable
My dad is a complex person like all dads are, but he’s not a complicated one. So when I saw that his 2012 Kia Soul
EV Startup Lucid Hires Manufacturing Genius From Munro, Offers Cheapest Model Yet, Is Clearly Making Moves
Lucid Motors has been making some dramatic moves lately. The company scooped up major engineering talent in Cory Steuben, the now former President of Munro