Ford Is Bringing Back the Puma But Now It's a Lame Crossover

The original 1997 was a fun, tiny, Europe-only two-door from a time when Ford Europe was obsessed with cat-like design cues. It even won award. The new Puma will be a compact crossover, which will be like the original, only without any promise that it will be fun. Ford’s...

May 4, 2025

Porsche Recalls Nearly 100,000 Cars for Rollaway Risk

It is a rarified class of people who know what it’s like to roll up somewhere in a , but those very people, while fielding questions about how much their “Porsch” was, could also learn what it’s like for it to roll right on away—hence a new recall of...

May 4, 2025

I'm Losing My Mind Over This Need for Speed in Real Life Video

Typically, if we’re talking about video games versus real life, you usually get a video game remake of something that happened for real or in a movie. Such as the or , both on Grand Theft Auto 5. But some original bastard went ahead and did it backwards, turning...

May 4, 2025

Comment of the Day: Airplane Parking Edition

We all had a good giggle about the comments saying the parking lot full of grounded Boeing 737s is worse than a field of wild BMW, etc., but I liked the solutions-focused idea about under-wing parking best. Surely, these airplanes need to be kept away from the public, so...

May 4, 2025

The First Bus is Way Older Than You Think

In general, the entire history of cars is much older than most people realize, partially because of Mercedes-Benz’ relentless misinformation campaign that , and partially because most people just don’t really give a shit. But I do. That’s why I’m so fascinated by the very early history of the...

May 4, 2025

AMC Gremlin vs. Ford Pinto: Who Ya Got?

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, compact hatchbacks? You were the hottest thing around until everyone got extremely parched and sunburnt and decided they were done with this shit and couldn’t wait for fall. It’s time to revive the good souls of the AMC Gremlin and the Ford...

May 4, 2025

Jay Som — 'Superbike'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. This song was recorded specifically for you to listen to while going on long sunset drives. ...

May 4, 2025

The 600 Horsepower BMW Vision M NEXT is BMW's Idea of a Hybrid Driver's Car of the Future

BMW is having its own pseudo car-show this week in Munich called “NEXTGen,”and the first of the new vehicles to come out of it is a 600 horsepower hybrid sports car concept called the . Here’s a look at every angle of this peculiar sports car, which the company’s...

May 4, 2025

This 1,000 HP Tractor Went Over 100 MPH and Blitzed The Tractor World Speed Record

What happens when you pair Williams Formula One team with British industrial equipment manufacturer JCB? You get one hell of a fast tractor that can absolutely destroy the previous British tractor speed record—and a soon-to-be released documentary about the whole process. The numbers on this bad boy are pretty...

May 4, 2025

The German Government is Plotting Against SUVs

War has begun, and it’s against “completely over-engined tank models,” as members of the German government put it. There’s war on the horizon, and it’s against SUVs. All that and more in for Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Governments around the world keep tightening restrictions on how clean cars must...

May 4, 2025

The New Lotus Electric Hypercar Could Be Called 'Evija'

When Lotus its plans for an all-new, all-electric hypercar back in April, code named Type 130, a good number of you balked at the name. Don’t expect that to stick around, though. The car will almost certainly bear a name-name, and it could very well be the Lotus Evija....

May 4, 2025

Subaru's Trying to Fix Its Quality Problem Before It's Too Late

Subaru’s lineup is one of the more focused among major automakers, and also among the most beloved, which is why it’s always been a little curious why its cars haven’t always been well-made. The definition of “well-made” has always been somewhat in dispute, with automakers usually claiming one thing...

May 4, 2025

The Hybrid BMW M Cars Are Coming

Now that most of BMW’s M cars have , I suppose it’s also time for the automaker to consider how that power is made and put down. First, it gave the M5 all-wheel drive. Soon, there will be hybrid-powered M cars. BMW’s head of engineering, Klaus Froehlich, confirmed the...

May 4, 2025

Aston Martin Thinks It Knows 'What Women Want'

Generalizations about women in the car world aren’t limited to the back corners of , often absent of any actual female voices, about how women are “naturally inclined” not to like cars while men are the opposite, or the and in “male” industries. The generalizations often stretch far past...

May 4, 2025

Here's What's Probably Going to Be Under the Hood of the 2020 Ford Bronco

An auto parts store spark plug locator kiosk has revealed that the new will get Ford’s 2.3-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine, the same engine found in the new Ford Ranger. That better not be the only option. The Ford Bronco has always—always—had a V8 engine. If we assume that...

May 4, 2025