Slow Transition to EVs Is What Booted BMW CEO: Report

In the case that you thought anyone wasn’t taking the transition to EVs seriously, go ask Harald Krüger, out of the job as BMW CEO. All that and more on for July 8, 2019. Over the weekend we reported that BMW’s CEO Harald Krüger is , but another report...

May 5, 2025

The De Tomaso P72's Copper Details Are Simply the Best

Thank God. Thank God and all the known and unknown car lords the new De Tomaso isn’t hideous, or worse, a crossover. No, the is gorgeous, retro, petite and has a manual. Everything we could hope for. And its copper detailing is simply to die for. As I scrolled...

May 5, 2025

Why The Datsun 510's Hood Prop Rod Was Perfect

One car part that hasn’t changed much in many decades is the prop rod—yes, the metal stick that holds your hood up while you try to figure out where the heck all that steam is coming from. Still, there are quite a few variants out there, some better than...

May 5, 2025

You Can Drift a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Through Second, Third, Fourth Gear (If You're Chris Harris)

host and known drift enthusiast Chris Harris reviewed the extremely powerful and the results are something you would never have seen on old Top Gear. The 911 GT2 RS is a 200+ mph, but instead of just doing the usual test of seeing just how fast you can drive...

May 5, 2025

The Bears Are Evolving

In life, there are a few fundamental facts: Grass is green, the sky is blue, and are bound to get stuck in . But bears aren’t just getting stuck in Subarus anymore—no, these days, they’re closing the door behind them and taking off, even if their journey ends by...

May 5, 2025

The 2020 Nissan GT-R Got Another Big Price Increase

Each time a new model year of the comes around, it’s a reminder that we’re all a year older, and, like the GT-R, probably haven’t grown much or significantly improved ourselves during that time. But the GT-R has one thing on all of us: the ability to keep going...

May 5, 2025

I Finally Got to See Volkswagen of Mexico's Secret Car Collection

I was in Puebla, Mexico recently to help Volkswagen out building the last of the Beetles (more on that soon), and while I was there I finally found something I’d long suspected existed, but have never seen: Volkswagen of Mexico’s heritage collection. Over in Wolfsburg, VW has a massive...

May 5, 2025

Goodwood's Favorite Daredevil Is Still Living on the Edge

Terry Grant knows his way around the . His jaw-dropping, world record-breaking antics have become a staple at the event. This year, he completed the hill climb again in his signature style: with two tires hanging in the air. in driving, such as the most amount of donuts in 100...

May 5, 2025

The Trailer for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Has the Meat

Jerry Seinfeld insults a deli worker, Ricky Gervais eats avocado toast, and funny Eddie Murphy returns in the trailer for the upcoming season of . I know a show featuring men talking about beards, men talking about meat, and Ricky Gervais being allowed onscreen all sounds pretty bad, but...

May 5, 2025

Incredibly, Jar-Jar Binks is Trending on Twitter, So Now's My Chance to Do This

Look, like most of you, I’m not happy at all that and social media right now. Like the rest of the population of sentient beings on Earth, I’ve been enjoying the 20 or so years of not having to remember that Jar-Jar Binks was ever a thing, at all,...

May 5, 2025

The Beatles -- 'Dear Prudence'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. See the sunny skies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

May 5, 2025

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE Goes Electric, but Is the Range Enough?

A punchy, little electric car is some people’s idea of the perfect city car. Just ask Smart, before . And now, Mini is taking a stab at it. Meet the all-electric 2020 SE, with a range of a very much estimated 114 miles. This range estimate comes from ,...

May 5, 2025

Hyundai Reaffirms That Yes, Its Affordable Truck Is Happening

Hyundai gets off its ass, finally, on pickup trucks, Mini gets off its ass, finally, on electric vehicles, the UAW gears up for slower times and are women turned off by Elon Musk? You will get these stories and so much more on of July 9, 2019. It was...

May 5, 2025

Elon Musk: Actually the Tesla Model S and Model X Aren't Getting a Refresh

Back in May, that the and would be getting a overhaul, adopting the style of the minimalist interior of the while getting a few additional hardware upgrades. Tesla CEO Elon Muskhas tweeted that it isn’t happening. Earlier this year, that Tesla was working on updates for the Model S...

May 5, 2025

Lamborghini Reminds Itself That It Doesn't Want to Sell Too Many Cars

Lamborghini, like many other automakers, has recently seen the effects of the most simple equation in car manufacturing: that making SUVs skyrockets sales, because people buzz toward them like bugs to lightbulbs. But, Lamborghini’s now having to remind itself, it doesn’t want sales to skyrocket too much. With its...

May 5, 2025