Mazda Takes Driver's Seat Aboard The Struggle Bus

Hard times continue for automakers across the world, BMW CEO asks Boris Johnson to not screw up Brexit, and hackers are going to ruin cars. All this and more in of Thursday, August 1, 2019. If you’ve been reading this website at all over the last, oh, I don’t...

May 13, 2025

Here Are The Standard Features On The Sub-$60,000 2020 Corvette C8 Base Model

When we heard that the mid-engine would start at under . Especially since a bit that the vehicle would cost over six figures. Now Chevy’s released its order guide showing the equipment that the sub-$60,000 car comes with. Let’s take a look. No, if you were worried (or hopeful,...

May 13, 2025

No Automaker Would Ever Make A Car This Wild

The auto industry loves to incorporate little elements of aftermarket style into production vehicles. Look at . But there is a level of style, of modification, that would make even the wildest automaker blanch. Look at this 1991 Toyota Cresta, with its slant nose, covered-over lights, external oil cooler...

May 13, 2025

We Need More Entry-Level Electric Cars Like The 2020 E-Tron 50 Quattro

My biggest gripe with the () is that it is expensive. It , hardly a price most people could pay for a car, let alone an electric car. Which is why I think we need more entry-level electric cars like the 2020 Audi E-Tron 50 Quattro. The car is...

May 13, 2025

Netflix’s Hyperdrive Drives Cars The Way You're Too Chicken To

Chances are, you are an average American driver. Which means you get into your car, back it out of the driveway or garage, go to work/school/the store and then put it back in the driveway or garage when you’re done. There is no stunting. But on Hyperdrive, there’s more than...

May 13, 2025

A Big-Ass Truck Does Not Make You Tough

Yesterday, I shared with a few of my closest internet friends. Even though I had praise for the massive truck’s capabilities, I found it—not shockingly—not great for everyday driving and errands. I nevertheless found myself inundated with comments and emails that suggested that, most likely, this truck was just...

May 13, 2025

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Tunnel Kind Of Sucks?

In Elon Musk’s mind-brain, the future is autonomous cars (Teslas) getting sucked into the earth and then fired through tunnels at speed in a clean, orderly new system for navigating cities. The reality has... not quite been that good. Now in Las Vegas, Musk’s tunneling venture is trying for...

May 13, 2025

The Acura Type S Concept Previews A Sportier New Direction For The Next TLX

Acura has not had a sporty model wearing the Type S moniker since the Canada-only Civic-based CSX Type S, which left the world in 2011. In the 8 years since Acura has spent some time developing sporty hybrid models, including , and a series of performance minded A-spec badged...

May 13, 2025

This Deleted Scene From The Godfather Reveals A Strange Fact About WWII-Era Cars In America

A while back I encountered a clip of a deleted scene from The Godfather that caught my attention because of what was being discussed. Sure, there was plenty of mob stuff being talked about, but I was interested in one detail: a new car that came with wooden bumpers....

May 13, 2025

Pink Floyd — 'Wish You Were Here'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Still gets me every time. ...

May 13, 2025

July Wasn't Entirely Terrible Unless You're Nissan

In a surprise turn, things could be going better for the company that hasn’t debuted an interesting new car in, what is this now, eight or nine years? All this and more in for Friday, August 2, 2019. As we’ve covered ad nauseam here at The Morning Shift, this...

May 13, 2025

The Big Strong Fast and Furious Men Have Very Fragile Egos: Report

You would think, given the advanced state of musculature, experience, and career level of action stars like The Rock, Jason Statham, and Vin Diesel, that all three would feel very secure and self-actualized. You would, reportedly, be wrong! The hilariously says that all three top stars in the Fast...

May 13, 2025

The Very Green Toyota 86 Hakone Edition Package Will Cost You $30,825

Hey gang. It’s Friday. We made it to the end of another week! I think it’s time for a little self-care, don’t you? I can think of nothing better to make yourself feel rejuvenated and sparkly new just in time for the weekend than gazing upon the oh-so-green ....

May 13, 2025

In Desperate Attempt To Get Buyers Below Retirement Age, C8 Corvette Ditches Chrome Wheels

For as long as I can remember, you could always get your with a set of chrome wheels. Always. Everyone was so focused on whether or not they could that no one stopped to ask if they should. (The answer to that is nobody should.) With the new, C8...

May 13, 2025

Still Underrated: The First-Gen Lexus IS

Carspotting: Astoria Lexus For years, the first-generation was a wannabe BMW with a weird clock dashboard. But slowly, surely, the car has revealed its true self. These cars are absolute classics and icons in equal measure. (Welcome back to ! We’re back with The Worst Walking Tour of New York...

May 13, 2025