
We’re Heading Back To The Moon And I’m Excited About It, Cynicism Be Damned
For the first time since 1972, human beings will visit the moon. Well, visit near the moon, because this Artemis II mission, set to launch today





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

Ford Once Decided That Focus Drivers Didn’t Need Changeable Air Filters
Sometimes, an Achilles Heel isn’t spectacular. It can be a completely mundane thing that totally destroys the economic viability of fixing a car, whether it’s

This Metal And Composite Camper Might Be The Coolest New Travel Trailer On The Market
The typical travel trailer is pretty boring. The bulk of them are pretty much basic rectangular boxes trying their best to replicate whatever’s hot in

This Cheap Grabber Tool Will Help You Keep Your Sanity While Wrenching
If there’s one thing I’ve learned while working on cars, it’s that things don’t always go as planned. You can watch that YouTube tutorial as

The Lexus LS Is Almost Dead And The Last Special Edition Model Is Dressed For The Funeral
If you’re nervous right now, imagine how much more nervous you’d be if you were a big sedan. Over the past decade or so, it

Why Subaru Is Turning Its Dealerships Into REIs
Credit where credit is due, Subaru is the best marketer in the car universe. While Ford may have more fans, and Ferrari may have the

The Vacuum Cleaner Brand Behind The Bootleg Bugatti Sedan Also Wants To Sell You A Rolls-Royce-Ish SUV
There’s always something amusing about cars that look like other cars. The original Toyota Celica’s scaled-down impression of a Mustang, and the Opel GT’s mini-me

This Life-Size, DeLorean-Shaped Flying Machine Is the Best Back To The Future Tribute I’ve Seen In Years
By now, it feels like Back to the Future tribute cars are a bit played out. The first movie has been out for over 40

Four Decades Ago, Heroic Pilots Saved A Plane Full Of Passengers After Running Out Of Gas At 41,000 Feet
The vast majority of the millions of commercial flights that are conducted each year complete without incident. Aviation’s safety culture and over a century of












