Five Decades Ago, A NASA Engineer Made Trucking 25 Percent More Efficient By Turning The Truck Into A Bar Of Soap
Aerodynamics are a vitally important part of semi-tractor design today. A truck that slides through the air more easily can get better fuel economy or
Why Car Parts Giant RockAuto Plans To Stop Shipping Parts To Arizona Residents
Car owners in Arizona will soon find it harder to keep their cars on the road for affordable prices after an unfortunate court ruling. RockAuto,
That Video Of A Waymo Robotaxi On A Golf Course Isn’t Really What You Think It Is
I’m not sure how much or what type of social media you consume, but you may have noticed in between videos of people freaking out
Yamaha’s Ridiculous Motorcycle Patent Uses An Electric Motor To Spin A Piston Engine Just To Make Noise And Vibrations
One of the unique parts about riding an electric motorcycle is the lack of theatrics, as there is very little in the way of noise
Here’s What I Got In My First ‘Normal’ Shipment Of WWII Jeep Parts From eBay
I’m building a World War II Jeep from scratch thanks to support from eBay, and that means I’ll be buying as many parts from eBay
Good Luck Trying To Get Your Entire Tesla Roadster Deposit Back
I feel like you could write a book on the saga of the second-generation Tesla Roadster. The car was all the rage when it debuted
How I’d Make The Honda Ridgeline More Competitive By Boosting Its ‘Truckness’
What exactly is “truckness”? It’s a hard-to-describe quality, but you can tell when a vehicle has it or not. A Ford F-150 of essentially any
The Giant Car Parts Company That Owns Fram And Raybestos Just Filed For Bankruptcy
If you’ve been working on your own cars for a while, you’re probably familiar with brands you’d find at auto parts stores. Boxes labeled Fram
Welcome To The Great Automotive Ice Age
I’ve been struggling describe the world that’s forming in response to the burst of the EV hype bubble in the West, the rise of China,
Highlights From The 24 Hour Of Lemons Race In The Barren Desert Wastelands
I feel a little like I’m made of jerky right now because I spent the weekend out in the desert wasteland of Buttonwillow, where there
Tom Cruise Was Really Hyped About The Lexus SC In 1991
I have no doubt Tom Cruise is a real-deal car enthusiast. He’s been spotted driving all sorts of wild cars over the years, both in
Which Convertible Would You Cruise In? 2005 Nissan 350Z vs 2005 BMW 330Ci
Last week, we looked at a bunch of cars that were all the same price. This week, they’re all going to be from the same
Meet The Man Who Just Drove His NSX From Key West To The Arctic Circle
What are cars for, if not for driving? Sure, some cars are more valuable than others, and perhaps that one-of-one race car with lots of
It Turns Out Nissan’s New CEO Has A Band Called ‘Tempura Crime Scene’ And They’re Pretty Good, So I’m Now Requesting They Play A New York Auto Show Party
The best automotive executives have a schtick. Jim Farley is a racer, Bob Lutz smoked cigars in his fighter jet, and Dr. Z had a
Chrysler Once Built The World’s Loudest Air-Raid Siren, And It’s Powered By A Hemi V8
There was a time in the distant past when Americans considered the threat of nuclear annihilation to be a more imminent threat. People built fallout
Pets Make Some Of The Best Road Trip Companions: COTD
The great American road trip is something magical. There’s something so awesome about pointing your car in a direction, any direction, and just taking in
The 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Is A Tuner-Car Treat Right Down To Its Nuts and Bolts
As car generations tick off the years, automakers typically either institute minor changes—such as colors, interior materials, and tech offerings—every year, or wait until a
Kumho Flew Me To The Mojave To See If Their New ‘R/T’ Tires Are As Good As They Claim
“You wanna go off-roading?” This was the Slack message that site Publisher Matt Hardigree sent me a few weeks back. I’ve never really been off-roading
Here’s Why Nearly 200,000 BMW and Supra Owners Should Probably Park Their Cars Outside Tonight
If you’re one of the few people who managed to snag a four-cylinder Supra before Toyota ended production last year, lucky you! While I don’t
Do People Actually Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids? I Asked Every Automaker Selling A PHEV In America To Share The Data
Some questions are impossible to answer. Where did we come from? What’s the meaning of life? What happens after we die? Does anyone who owns
The Weird But Hilarious Form Of Censorship We Have To Deal With Every Day: Tales From The Slack
I’ve been looking forward to this one, and now I think I have enough examples to tell the story of a kind of censorship that