Skip The Yule Log And Gather Around NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace This Holiday
The nights are drawing in, the weather is getting colder and the big coats are being dug out the attic. This means that instead of spending your nights drinking on trendy terraces, working away on your car in the driveway or kicking a ball around with friends, you’re probably wrapped up inside drinking a hot cocoa,…
Today, I’m Thankful For The One-Off Aston Martin DBS Shooting Brake
We’ve all got those aspects of the car world that we really love, for me there are probably three facets of car culture that really tickle my fancy: Formula 1, Aston Martins and fancy station wagons. Now, I’ve discovered a one-off motor that combines two of those loves into one dream machine.
Toyota's GR86 Hakone Edition Looks As Good As It Goes
I am of the firm belief that if everyone drove a Toyota GR86 Hakone Edition, the world would be a better place. It’s damn near impossible to drive this car without it pasting a smile across your face, and even after you’re done driving it just looks so damn good you’re compelled to keep peeking over your shoulder as…
Buc-ee's Is The Sickness At The Heart Of America
The United States may not have the kinds of pre-Christian mega-structure buildings that exist in nearly every other corner of the globe. No, we aren’t living amongst the gorgeous marble altars to a pantheon of gods, or the crumbling remains of towering temples or palaces. But what we lack in vintage we’re more than…
How Ford Built America’s Foundational Airliner And Then Quit Building Planes
Ford is synonymous with the automobile because the Model T revolutionized car travel in the United States. It’s difficult to believe that the Ford Trimotor plane did the same in commercial aviation. This is an understandable oversight, considering it’s the only plane ever designed and produced by Ford’s short-lived…
This Is Your Sign To Do A Photoshoot With All Your Friends And Their Cars
If you’re living in 2024 like me, you’re probably a part of a lot of group chats, many of which will be with people that don’t or can’t regularly get together. One of my most active chats is with eleven of my car enthusiast friends, almost all of whom live in LA and regularly hang out together whether it’s car-related…
Here's A Look Back At Some Of The Special Trucks We've Lost
Nearly every crossover or pickup on the market either has a dedicated off-road trim or one inspired by it. While we all love bulky tires and useless features, there’s a real lack of variety in trucks nowadays. What if you want to go fast in your pickup? What if you want something luxurious with innovative technology?
What's The Best Car For An After-Dinner Holiday Cruise?
Even if you have the perfect family or group of friends, dinner during the holidays can be stressful. Whether it’s arguments about politics or pop culture, problems with the cooking or hosting, or maybe just built-up tension from work or other things, you’ll probably want to go for a relaxing drive after dinner to…
These Are Automakers That Should Join F1 Next, According To Our Readers
We learned this week that Formula 1 finally approved Cadillac to compete as a constructor starting in 2026. Apparently, Andretti’s involvement was an issue, but eventually they worked things out, and we couldn’t be more excited.
World’s First Auto Show Packed In Electric Taxis And Steam-Powered Buses
The Los Angeles Auto Show wrapped up this week after the great and the good from the car world descended on the event to show off their new electric cars and other ground-breaking tech that’s meant to change the way we travel. While there were some cool concepts on display, a lot of the designs that were meant to…
At $24,500, Does This 1975 Pontiac Trans Am Mean The Bird Is The Word?
Today, being Thanksgiving here in the U.S., most of us are thinking about one kind of bird: the turkey. I will offer you an alternative: the screaming chicken on the hood of today’s Nice Price or No Dice classic Trans Am. Between eating, watching football, and naps, let’s decide what this bird might be worth.
Watch Crash Tests Of Maybachs, Range Rovers And Other Luxury Vehicles You’ve Never Seen Smashed Before
The scariest part about driving is arguably the fear of crashing, but a great way to tackle a fear is to learn more about it. Morbid curiosity has led me to YouTube to watch thousands of crash test videos over the years. I believe I have this admittedly strange infatuation because I love cars but fear crashing, so I…
Flashing Lights On Emergency Vehicles Can Cause 'Digital Epileptic Seizure' In Automated Driving Systems
Elon Musk has perpetually promised that self-driving cars are only a year away. However, today’s relatively rudimentary autonomous systems are still making errors that most humans wouldn’t make behind the wheel. New research found that the flashing lights mounted on emergency vehicles can disorient automated driving…
Liberty Walk Is Modifying A Lamborghini Miura For Real This Time
Japanese tuner Liberty Walk, creator of absurd widebody kits for everything from kei cars and semi trucks to iconic supercars and JDM legends, made waves back in 2018 when it debuted a modified “Lamborghini Miura” at the Tokyo Auto Salon. That car was actually just a replica built on a Ford GT40 kit car frame, but the…
GM Did Away With Apple CarPlay And Android Auto In Its EVs. This Aftermarket Kit Gives It Back
GM caused an uproar last year when the automaker announced it was getting rid of the popular phone mirroring systems Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles, specifically its EVs. Now one aftermarket company is bringing back Car and Android Auto via a kit that you can purchase.
The FBI May Finally Know D.B. Cooper's Identity
In 1971, a man going by the name Dan Cooper hijacked a plane, took $200,000 and two parachutes, and vanished into the night sky somewhere over the state of Washington never to be seen or heard from again. Armchair investigators have long theorized where he might have gone, and the FBI thinks he may have never landed…
Polaris RZR Pro R Can Take You Somewhere You've Never Been
From the top of a twenty story sand dune as the first trickles of sunlight crest the horizon I can feel the full vastness of the world. An incredible natural display shaped over thousands of years, the Imperial Sand Dunes, lays out for miles in all directions. Aside from my travelling companions, the only evidence of…
36-Year Driving Ban Didn't Stop Australian Man From Crashing Porsche Into Lexus Before Running From The Cops
Australia may be a gorgeous place, but it’s important to remember that everything there is trying to kill you. Including their drivers, apparently. Sydney’s 9News reports that the driver of a Porsche SUV recently blew through an intersection, T-boned a Lexus hatchback and ran from the cops before finally being…
Three Dead After Cybertruck Crashes, Bursts Into Flames
Three people have died and another person is in hospital after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed and burst into flames in California in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The truck reportedly mounted a curb, smashed through a barrier and got wedged in between a tree and a wall before bursting into flames.
I Said Keep Moving, But I Didn't Mean It Like This
Plenty of places have “Keep Moving” signs, but a little over a week ago, I learned that Getty Images didn’t have a photo of one that I could use. Conveniently, my drive home from the pharmacy takes me right by one, so when I decided to blog my frustration with drivers stopping unnecessarily in front of that sign, I…
