UAW Boss Had the Worst Taste in Corruption

Back in April, United Auto Workers Vice President Norwood Jewell (left) to a number of charges related to , in which Norwood enriched himself by using funds for a training center on stupid stuff for himself instead. At a recent sentencing hearing, federal prosecutors detailed what Norwood did with...

May 12, 2025

Quick Question: Which Is Engine Sauce, Oil or Gas?

There’s a lot of important questions to consider when it comes to the vast and complex world of automobiles, but perhaps the most neglected questions are the ones relating to the analogies of automotive fluids, like, which is engine sauce, oil or gasoline? Personally, I think the engine’s sauce...

May 12, 2025

The BMW Z4 Could Get Axed After This Generation: Report

Philosophically, BMW’s Z lineup began with the Z1 in the late ‘80s and grew to the volume-seller Z3 in the ‘90s. The cars are BMW’s take on the idea of a sporty roadster, but the line could end after this current generation Z4, a new report claims. It’s been...

May 12, 2025

Nissan Will Axe 10 Percent of Its Products Following a Catastrophic First Half of 2019

Nissan has had a rough go at the whole making and selling cars thing this year, as evidenced by the company’s June financial statement released Tuesday afternoon and covered by . indicates that Nissan’s global production shrank by 10.9 percent in the first half of calendar year 2019, as...

May 12, 2025

Porsche Says the Electric Taycan Will Outsell the 911

Porsche has already taken about 30,000 pre-orders for its all-electric sports sedan. The car has not yet been seen in final production specification, but simply the idea of an electric Porsche has people all over the world champing at the bit to get in line for one. The car...

May 12, 2025

Blondie — 'Atomic'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Please, everyone, don't forget to pray to our goddess of sweet beautiful jams, Debbie Harry, today. ...

May 12, 2025

The New Chevrolet Blazer Has Become a Punching Bag

The new Chevrolet Blazer is under fire over where it’s built, Aston Martin’s stock is plunging, and BMW and Audi are skipping the Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more in for Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Chevy Blazer, the 4x4 that everyone’s uncle drove, , as we know,...

May 12, 2025

Run Through Seven of the Most Beautiful Cars Ferrari Has Made in the Last 60 Years

I know it’s fun to rag on because it’s a pretentious Italian brand that consistently does and , but there’s also no doubt that it’s an Italian brand that’s produced some of the coolest and most beautiful cars ever. At just under five minutes long, this new video walks us...

May 12, 2025

Should Lapped Cars Be Able to Fight Leaders for Position?

The relative merits of a driver’s ability to unlap himself by fighting for position with the leader of a race has been a pretty hotly debated subject this week after IndyCar’s race at Mid-Ohio. And I need to know what the fans think. The big question was raised by Chip...

May 12, 2025

Reminder: the Other Truck in The Terminator Was Extremely Good

There’s lots to take in from the classic film The Terminator. There’s Arnold Schwarzenegger murdering dudes when he’s naked. There are also several explosions. But also: this wonderful Chevy pickup. In the pantheon of famous vehicles attached to Terminators of all kinds, this is not The Truck. That role...

May 12, 2025

Let's Debunk The Idea That It's Not Safe To Use Cruise Control In The Rain

The internet is really useful for many things, ranging from letting your wi-fi enabled refrigerator to blast Yoo-Hoo ads 24/7 to letting you play Canasta with a naked man halfway across the world. But one of the things it truly excels at is spreading misinformed hysteria, often about driving....

May 12, 2025

Meet the Hero Who Owns Two of the Biggest Auto Maintenance Nightmares of the Modern Era

Expensive Volkswagens don’t exactly , serviceability, or cost of maintenance, so when the company decided to build the ridiculously feature-laden luxury cars known as the and , they, in some ways, unleashed two maintenance time bombs upon the earth. And one British man owns both of them. “,” my...

May 12, 2025

It's Possible to Take Your Hooning Too Far

Do it for the Vine. I ain’t gonna do it. Whenever a nice build gets hauled out to the Hoonigans Burnyard for an ill-advised shred, I get nervous. I’m a big fan of the electric hot rodders over at EV West. I like that they’re bringing electric tech to...

May 12, 2025

The Coolest Part of the New Pagani Huayra Roadster BC Is its Shift Knob

These days every sports car interior is packed with carbon and Alcantara, Pagani included. That makes for a very dull and drab color palette. Carbon is great as a material, but it never works as an aesthetic, making the inside of your car either too shiny or too dark....

May 12, 2025

Ghost Funk Orchestra -- 'Seven Eight'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. I heard these folks here in New York the other night and they were great. Enjoy. ...

May 12, 2025