
Vermont Beats The Odds To Become America’s Next State To Fully Legalize Tiny Imported Cars
Over the past 15 years, scores of American states have silently attacked a niche of enthusiast cars. The Japanese kei-jidōsha (kei) cars are the smallest





The $1.2 Million Lotus 66 ‘Can Am’ Car Is A Lie
Well it had to happen I suppose, now that David and Jason are successful heads of an automotive media empire. They have cast off their

Two-Door Fords With Toupées: 1988 Lincoln Mark VII vs 1974 Ford Mustang II
Good morning! I seem to have inadvertently stumbled on a theme for this week, in the form of two cars from the same corporate family

Guess What Aaron Paul From ‘Breaking Bad’ And I Are Talking About: Cold Start
I just got back from Pebble Beach and the whole Monterey Car Week Luxperience last night, and I’m still reeling from the realities of my

Plug-In Hybrids Still Have An Important Role In Our Increasingly Electrified World: COTD
As EVs continue their trek for world domination, you may wonder if plug-in hybrids are worth keeping around. After all, you retain the maintenance of

This $16.5 Million Ferrari Junkyard Is The Strangest Thing I Saw At Car Week
Downtown Monterey during Car Week is a truly strange place. You walk by thousands of barking sea lions as Paganis and PT Cruisers fight for

The V8-Powered 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Is The Rebirth Of The Original SLC
This is the new Mercedes-AMG GT coupe, and my word does it ever lean into its name. Bigger, plusher, and with more seats than before,

The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime Is A Champion At Never Using Gas
My favorite movie in the Rocky franchise is the fourth one. You know, the one where he fights the Soviet superman who killed his friend.

BMW 3200 CS, Honda Accord Aerodeck 2.0 Si, Lincoln Zephyr: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, I love picking up dirt-cheap cars, motorcycles, and campers, then telling you lovely readers about the dumb things

The Green-Over-Tan Kia EV6 North American Utility Vehicle Of The Year Limited Edition Has A Preposterously Lengthy Name
Marketers typically want snappy product names, so it’s quite amusing when manufacturers bestow cars with comically long names. Think BMW Individual M760i xDrive Model V12

Why We Tried To Buy This Incredible ‘Frisky’ Three-Wheel Microcar From A Pebble Beach Auction
Every year, countless fabulous cars roll into Monterey Car Week, dazzling the public and journalists alike. It’s not just water that flows around Monterey, but

Here’s How GM Is Working To Move Faster On EVs
Now that another weekend of Fancy Person Things® at Monterey Car Week is in the books, it’s time to return to reality: an auto industry

A Salute To TVR’s Very Weird Door Release Knob: Cold Start
One thing I love about cars is that even after all my years covering this business, I’m still learning new stuff every day. Case in

Uncommon GM Drop-Tops: 1991 Geo Metro vs 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Good morning, and welcome to another Shitbox Showdown! For your Monday morning reading pleasure, I have a couple of convertible versions of General Motors cars

How An Australian Town Came Together To Help An American Fix The Most Hopeless Car On Earth
My eyes transitioned from a squinted state of sharp concentration to wide-open when the smell of rotten kangaroo flesh flooded in through my air vents.

This 850 Horsepower Slantnose 911 Turbo Is The Most Tubular Porsche Imaginable
Second chances are beautiful. This 1988 Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose was suffering from corrosion and fire damage when it landed at Porsche Santa Clarita. After

The Maserati MCXtrema Is A Bonkers 730-Horsepower ’70s-Inspired Trackday Toy
In many ways, Monterey Car Week is a festival of excess. And what’s more excessive than a track day-only supercar special? This time, it’s the

The True Last-Ever Pontiac Has Been Found, And Thankfully It’s Not A Total Wreck
Late last year, General Motors-focused news sites were aflutter over reports that someone located the last-ever Pontiac. The car, a 2010 G6 with VIN 1G2ZA5EB5A4166962,

How This Shabby Lincoln Town Car Became One Of The Rarest Chinese Cars In America
Driving from Los Angeles to Pebble Beach for Car Week means that you adjust your car-spotting expectations significantly. You go into this knowing you’re going

The Adorably Utilitarian Toyota Rangga Concept Pickup Truck Looks Ready For Anything
We love small trucks. From the Daihatsu Hijet to the Ford Maverick Hybrid, there’s just something admirable about a hardworking vehicle that doesn’t use a

I Never Thought I’d Say It But: The $340,000 Cadillac Celestiq Is The Car Cadillac Needs Right Now
I just saw the Cadillac Celestiq in person at a party at Monterey Car Week. This is a $340,000 electric sedan/hatchback that the entire internet












