Semi-Trucks In Michigan Are Allowed Up To 164,000 Pounds Of Weight, 44 Wheels, And 11 Axles, And The Reason Why Makes Total Sense
If you’ve ever traveled down an American interstate, you’ve almost certainly mingled with a semi-tractor. The most common configuration on the road involves three axles
I Saw The Iconic LA Fires VW Bus After Its Restoration. Here’s How It Looks Now
You could argue that the seemingly-spared blue VW Bus in that viral Associated Press photo of the charred remains of Pacific Palisades doesn’t really matter.
The ‘Cheap’ Version Of Lucid’s SUV Is Here With A Smaller Battery, Less Range, And Less Power
Lucid makes some pretty impressive electric cars. Its Air sedan can go up to 512 miles on a charge, making it the longest-range EV you
The Hyundai Crater Concept Is So Badass, Hyundai Needs To Do Whatever It Takes to Build It
Hyundai’s design team is absolutely killing it right now. Pretty much everything in its lineup (and its luxury sub-brand Genesis’s lineup) looks incredible, whether we’re
The 2027 Kia Telluride Gets A 35 MPG Hybrid Model And An Interior Made With Eucalyptus And Corn
While Kia has made some great cars over the years, none have had quite the splash of the Telluride. Not only did it successfully move
Infiniti Might Stop Being Cowards And Build The Fun Cars
Am I going to write about Infiniti two days in a row on The Morning Dump? To me, that’s preposterous. IPL, GT-R, Nismos… things of
I Was The Only Journalist At The Ineos North American HQ Grand Opening, Here’s What I Saw
Ineos is one of several startups that have managed to break into the U.S. market in recent years, but unlike other new carmakers (cough–Rivian, Lucid—cough),
Volvo’s First Concept Car Was Before The Concept Car Most Of You Think Of As the First Concept Car. Also, Concept Car
You know how most people, when confronted by an angry or aroused mob scream-asking about what the first concept car was, will usually answer “The
The 2026 Subaru Outback Is So Capable That You Won’t Care How Ugly It Is
The Subaru Outback is the automotive equivalent of an air fryer: a kitchen appliance that can actually deliver joy—slightly lower-guilt joy compared to other appliances,
Choose An Ugly But Running Project: 1969 Dodge A100 vs 1973 Mercury Cougar
For our final entry in Despised Car Week, I’ve chosen a type of vehicle I know a lot of you aren’t fond of: sketchy projects.
Technology In Cars Is Getting Weird: COTD
Matt wrote a Morning Dump that contained a story about Polestar adding Google Gemini AI to its cars. Do you want to have an AI
The Maker Of America’s Coolest Electric Commercial Trucks Can’t Even Pay Its Employees: Report
The story of Bollinger Motors has been quite the rollercoaster ride. The company first promised a gloriously blocky off-road truck before pivoting to a shockingly
I Was At A Press Event Where A Car’s Carbon Fiber Driveshaft Blew Up And The Other Journalists Told Me Not To Write About It
This is a Member’s Only Post, if you’d like to read about who the automaker in question is, if you’d like to read future “Exhaust
The Last U.S.-Market Mercedes-Benz With A Stick-Shift Is Newer Than You’d Expect
The eventual fate of the manual transmission seems just about decided. Over the past decade, manufacturers from Audi to Subaru and beyond have been phasing
Here’s Why That Awesome Holden Ute You Saw On Facebook Marketplace Could Be Illegal
If you’re like me, you probably spend an inordinate amount of time on Facebook Marketplace window shopping for cars. You can get lost in the
Not Since ‘Ready Player One’ Has A Company So Effectively Made Me Feel Weird About Video Game Nostalgia
There are certain kinds of nostalgia that I am an absolute sucker for, no question. I’m not proud of this, but it’s something I’ve accepted
How Do You Really Feel About Top-Down Motoring?
Is there anything more romantic in car-dom than the notion of carefree cruising in a convertible? The wind in your hair, the sun on your
The New Overfinch Holland & Holland Range Rover Is The Perfect Case For Your Six-Figure Shotguns
What do you buy as a daily driver when you’re truly shopping with no budget? The obvious choice is something like a Rolls-Royce. Monolithic, sinfully
The First ‘Production’ Turbo Motorcycle Was So Insane You Had To Sign A Liability Waiver Just To Buy It
Turbocharging is about as foreign a concept in the motorcycle world as diesel power. Only a handful of motorcycles in history have experimented with forced
I Guess Every Other Car In The Future Is Going To Be A Nissan Rogue
Necessity is the mother of invention if you’re creative, but for the motherless and unoriginal, there’s always necessity’s deadbeat dad: Badge-engineering. Nissan is taking it
Was The Cressida The Most American-ish Toyota?
I feel like I’ve discussed how cars sort of exude a particular sort of national character here before. It’s one of those things about the