GM Is Trying to Avoid Recalling Takata Airbag Inflator-Equipped Trucks and Some Folks Aren't Happy

Japanese auto safety supplier admitted that certain airbag inflators that it supplied to General Motors for use in GMT900 trucks were defective. But GM continues to petition the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying that the trucks are actually safe and don’t need to be fixed. Unsurprisingly, some folks...

Sep 9, 2025

Volkswagen Wins Copyright Battle Against Daughter of the Designer of the Original Beetle in Confusing Decision

A (a German court) on June 19th has decreed that the daughter of Erwin Komenda, the designer of the original Volkswagen Beetle, is not entitled to any compensation from the alleged use of her father’s design in the 2012 (and up) version of the Volkswagen Beetle. The decision comes...

Sep 9, 2025

I Have a Complaint About the Toyota Camry and It's Super Petty

Turn your nose up at it all you want, but the 2019 is solidly a . Especially when you order it with the . It’s the king of the sedans for being reliable and spacious. I only have one complaint about it. And it’s petty as hell. ( Toyota...

Sep 9, 2025

I Am Dumbfounded by the Absurdity of This 1,000 HP Toyota Hilux Rat Rod

Josh Mazerolle’s truck is a 1977 Toyota Hilux (cool) with an LS V8 (whoa) twin-turbocharged (what?) to “about 1,000 wheel horsepower” (!) and the build process itself sounds just as improbable. This video is the first in a new series profiling car enthusiasts and their machines called Terminal Apex...

Sep 9, 2025

I Designed a Car for Sloths and You’ll Agree It’s Brilliant

Sloths are perennial contenders for the title of Earth’s Cutest Creature, due partially to their inherent helplessness. They’re pretty much just sentient compost piles, and on the rare occasions that they have to traverse the ground, they’re in danger. So you know what they need? Sloth-sized cars. Actually, what...

Sep 9, 2025

Ferrari Cruise Ended Very Badly for This F50 That Couldn't Stop in Time

An armada of Ferraris has been cruising around the island of Capri for an exclusive event called the , which sounds awesome, and probably was, until a 488 Pista inexplicably stopped short and got plowed into by a skidding F50. Occupants appear to be OK but the vehicle looks...

Sep 9, 2025

What Do You Want to Know About the 2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR?

The is as much an exercise in absurdity as every other vehicle with those three letters in its name. This is a medium-sized crossover SUV with 550 horsepower and an exhaust note that sounds specifically tuned to scare monsters. I’m looking after one for a few days, what do...

Sep 9, 2025

The First Ever Concept Car Was Way Older and Weirder Than You Think

If you were to approach a random stranger on the street, seize them by the shirt (or bib overalls, necktie, spaghetti straps, ascot, whatever) and demand they tell you what the first ever concept car was, chances are they’ll bark out “Y-Job! The 1938 !” before quickly attempting to...

Sep 9, 2025

I Helped a Michigan Man Fix His Late Father's Highly-Modified Pontiac Fiero and My God Does it Rip

When a reader named Dan emailed me in February asking for help getting his late father’s prized small block Chevy-swapped back up and running, I could tell the vehicle meant a lot to Dan. So gladly, I headed over to his house and got to wrenching. Now, a few...

Sep 9, 2025

These Are the Ten Best Car Names Nobody Is Using Yet

Normally, when I come up with , my goal is to try and find the , but this time, for some inexplicable reason, I decided I want to really try. I’m tired of made up names that sound like sleep-aid medications or the interminable strings of alphanumeric names. I’m...

Sep 9, 2025

This Amazing Porsche 356-Powered FWD Camper is Up for Auction and May be the Slowest Porsche Ever

Every now and then, something really special emerges from the aether and goes up for auction, and I think this is one of those times. In August at Monterey, Mecum Auctions is going to be putting on the block a very rare (one of three) In case you, like...

Sep 9, 2025

Subaru Impreza WRX and STI VS. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: Who Ya Got?

One is a legend of rally racing, a fearsome and dominant machine piloted by some of the greatest drivers of its time, a car that would redefine the kind of performance we expect from a four-cylinder motor. The other is... well, pretty much the exact same, except with a...

Sep 9, 2025

Lana Del Rey — 'Doin' Time'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. In the words of my husband: “It’s one thing to want to listen to Lana Del Rey. It’s entirely another to seek out a Lana Del Rey cover of...

Sep 9, 2025

Citroën C4 Cactus: Dead

It is with great regret and sorrow that I bring you this particular bit of news on a Monday morning. Believe me, I wish it weren’t the case, but it is: The is dead after this generation. Pardon me while I go and scream until my lungs give out....

Sep 9, 2025

GM Hopes Increased Fuel Economy Will Save Chevy Silverado Sales

The Chevy Silverado hopes for a boost in sales by stealing the fuel economy crown from the Ford F-150, Renault-Nissan and the FCA just might still partner up, and Daimler is back at it again with the emissions problems. All this and more in for Monday, June 24, 2019....

Sep 9, 2025