This Is What Happens When You Give A Rally Driver An F1 Car
Formula 1 feels a little bit like it has been intentionally siloed off from the rest of motorsport, like it’s an impenetrable fortress. That’s what makes it all the more exciting when an “outsider” gets to try their skills aboard an F1 car. Even highly-controlled corporate events like this one, featuring an old…
VinFast Is Still Trying This, Huh?
Remember when VinFast launched the VF8 in the U.S., to universal acclaim and absolutely zero problems? Well, the company has decided to replicate that stunning success by beginning deliveries of the VF8's bigger brother: The three-row VF9.
This Is Your Regular Reminder That We Didn't Appreciate The Ford Flex Enough While We Had It
For more than a decade, if you wanted the most practical family hauler you could buy that didn’t have sliding doors, it was hard to do better than the Ford Flex. Sure, it was basically a minivan, but it technically wasn’t a minivan, which made it perfect for people who knew they needed a minivan but couldn’t bring…
Here's How Netflix Built 22 Replica F1 Cars For The Senna Miniseries
Having a Senna television series without any race cars in it would be absurd, but it would be impractical, if not impossible, to get all of the great racing cars of his career out for months of filming and running them on track. So Netflix worked with Argentinian sports car manufacturer Crespi to build two dozen-ish…
Please, We're Begging You, Stop Giving Us Generic Car Gifts
It’s officially late November, which means a bunch of holidays are coming up, and often, with holidays come gift exchanges. If you’re a car enthusiast, that often means opening a series of completely random gifts that involve cars in some way. The intent is nice, but considering how many of those gifts go unused or…
Jimmy Kimmel Shocked To Learn Women Can Drive From French F1 Academy Star
Twenty-year-old Doriane Pin is perhaps the most charming and charismatic member of the F1 Academy paddock, with a mile-wide smile that matches her driving talent. After absolutely smoking everyone in the 2022 Ferrari Challenge Europe series and taking a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa, she’s been a hot commodity in…
Concrete Magnate Aims To Save SS United States From Becoming Artificial Reef
The SS United States was originally scheduled to be towed to its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico last week after its sale to Okaloosa County, Florida. However, “a tropical disturbance” in the Gulf delayed the voyage. With this delay, a Brooklyn concrete magnate is making a last-gasp effort to…
JD Power Picks Bizarre Cars For Best Resale Value Awards
Anytime JD Power gives an award for something, the automakers love to use it in their advertising, but ask any consumer what that award really means, and they probably couldn’t tell you. It just sounds so important. With the most recent 2025 ALG Resale Value Awards, JD Power has made interesting predictions about what…
Tires Are All That’s Holding Bugatti Back From Going Even Faster
Bugatti has made it its mission to make the fastest cars in the world and just set a new top speed for the fastest convertible out there at 282 miles per hour. The French brand isn’t happy with that, though and wants to go even faster, just as soon as it gets some new tires that are capable of topping 310 mph.
Operation Smash Hit Rammed A 100 MPH Train Into A Nuclear Waste Canister To Prove How Strong It Was
Researchers once broadcast a train crash live across the UK, but this wasn’t a high speed chase involving a runaway train. Instead, it was a scientific experiment carried out in the 1980s that saw a 100 mph train smash into a nuclear waste canister to show just how strong the container was.
The World-Beating First-Gen Cadillac SRX Was Basically A V8 Wagon
Cadillac is doing big things now. The brand is on an EV trajectory with a lineup of electric vehicles that are stylish and technologically advanced. Its regular gas powered line up has seen better days, though. Aside from hot models like the Blackwing cars and the Escalade, most of Cadillac’s internal-combustion…
These Are Your Worst Mechanic Stories
We asked our readers earlier this week to share their worst experiences with a mechanic. The responses featured independent shops, manufacturer service centers and a few confessions of incompetence. Beyond the thread of botched repair, there were also plenty of mechanics who squeezed every dollar they could out of…
Mini Won't Be Bringing The New Electric Cooper And Aceman To The U.S. Yet
It’s official: Mini won’t be bringing over its new J01 generation of the electric Cooper or the brand new Aceman EV to North America. At least it won’t do so yet. First reported by Mini enthusiast site MotoringFile, Mini confirmed that the brand is holding off on bringing its pair of new electric models to the U.S.…
Lexus’ December To Remember Ad Campaign Just Turned 25, So Why Has Nobody Gifted Me A New Car Yet?
The holidaysare all about one thing: materialism. Had a rough year? Wait ‘til the holidays,and if the people in your life love you enough, you’ll receive lots of material things that make it all better. Car companies, being one of the apex predators of capitalism, scramble to capitalize on the holidays as a way to…
What Was Your Worst DMV Experience?
The Department of Motor Vehicles is a grey and tan liminal space where dreams go to die. Take a number, wait in line, an irritated overworked government employee tells you that you forgot some obscure piece of paper, you’ll have to come back some other time, but now it’s illegal to drive your car. Nothing happens…
Traffic Deaths A ‘Public Health Crisis’ As 19,000 People Killed On U.S. Roads So Far This Year
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 20, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
International Space Station Is Leaking Over 3 Pounds Of Air Per Day And No One Can Agree On Why
With bilateral relations being at their worst since the 1980s and the station’s planned death in sight, persistent air leaks onboard are steadily escalating tensions between NASA and Roscosmos. The American space agency aired its concerns in public during an ISS Advisory Committee last week. The International Space…
Traffic Jams: Kasey Chambers - 'Silverado Girl'
There’s no rule that says Traffic Jams have to be transportation-related, but on the other hand, I’ve got a long list of songs I like that are, so why not work through some of those before heading in another direction? This is a car site, after all.
At $16,800, Would You Make A Beeline For This 2011 BMW Alpina B7?
Like a game of ping pong, today’s Nice Price or No Dice B7 began with a lot of back and forth. Alpina built its engine, which was sent to BMW for installation, and the resultant car returned to Buchloe for final assembly. Let’s see how much back and forth will be required in settling on its price.
2025 Mini Cooper Convertible Is Still An Exuberant Droptop That’s Unapologetic About Prioritizing Fun
I’m a massive fan of Minis, both literally and figuratively. I’m 6-foot-8 and own a four-door 2017 Mini Cooper S hatchback, and anyone who knows me knows how much I love my car. In the modern profit-driven automotive market, automakers are consolidating product lines and simplifying option packages, often leading to…
