A Road Trip Down Route 66 Is Corny, But It's Also Necessary

It’s a fading, crumbling snapshot of America as aspiring industrial superpower and as self-contained promised land. It’s part self-promotion, part nostalgia and all variety of landmarks, roadside attractions and stunning natural scenery. The sum of all its parts is a story—a story about leisure, escape, progress, decline. As it stands...

May 13, 2025

Hyundai Replaces Silver, White And Gray Paint With Silver, White And Gray Paint On The 2020 Tuscon

would like everyone to know, via a this week, that like an artist changing out their paints for a new, ambitious project, the Hyundai Tuscon will feature a “refreshed color palette” for the 2020 model year. That color palette will replace white, silver and gray with different shades of...

May 13, 2025

Two Years and 180 Cars Later, Michigan Man Forced to Sell 20 Cars A Month Has Eight Days To Clear His Lot

Roughly two years ago, a . Since then, the now-76-year-old has scrapped or sold approximately 180 cars, but the township is still after him to finish the job. And time is quickly running out. “They’re back on me,” Dauzet told me over the phone after his helper, Jesse, emailed...

May 13, 2025

I've Got An Idea For A New Kind Of Truck-Friendly Drag Racing

You know what we have a lot of in America? Pickup trucks. You know what else we have a lot of? Drag strips. Most general-use pickup trucks, though, only get to drag strips in a worker’s capacity, towing drag cars or ferrying spectators. But why shouldn’t the hardworking trucks...

May 13, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Where To Get Your Kicks Edition

Today we got to read about . In a Corvette, because why not. A few commenters chimed in with some interesting footnotes, too. If you want to dig into Route 66’s history more, check out. Otherwise, go enjoy your weekend already! ...

May 13, 2025

Audi Wants To Sell You An Electric Scooter You Can Charge In Your Trunk

From the R8-based 10 years ago to the production E-Tron electric crossover , Audi has already shown us more than a few forms its brand of electrification project can take. It even thinks it can grow its marketshare by moving downmarket with of its new crossover. This week Audi...

May 13, 2025

Renault's Kangoo Be Bop was a Funky French Envoy XUV

If you’re a French florist, you might think you’ve got plenty of choices when it comes to small vans. And you’d largely be right, at least until it comes time to deliver the weekly shipment of extra-tall Birds of Paradise to the reclusive heiress in the chateau on the...

May 13, 2025

This Looks Like The First Public C8 Corvette Crash [Updated]

Less than a month after the new dropped, the inevitable first public crash involving one looks to have happened somewhere in California. According to the account, the Corvette clipped an oncoming SUV at a corner. There’s some real damage to the front quarter of the car involved, but it...

May 13, 2025

What Wacky Motorsport Should Be Given A Shot?

Yesterday, Jason showed us how incorporating to truck racing might make the sport a lot more exciting to watch. It’s a great idea for a motorsport that isn’t just about driving fast, and I know I would definitely watch some Moving Day Drag Racing. Okay, I would definitely watch...

May 13, 2025

Bentley Rebuilt a 1939 Corniche Lost in World War II

A lot of automakers are looking back to their iconic models, offering the moneyed classes an opportunity to buy brand-new versions of cars they previously only saw in movies. Aston Martin’s and Jaguar’s projects come to mind. But Bentley wasn’t satisfied with a project that reintroduced a previous success....

May 13, 2025

The 1980 Lancia Delta Deserves a Glass of Champagne

In 1980, the hatchback field in Europe was getting crowded and competition was tough. It took something extra to and the Lancia Delta had that something. Even with the legendary Delta HF and rally-bred Integrale still a few years out, the Beta, with its Giugiaro lines and delicate but...

May 13, 2025

Silver Jews — 'Smith And Jones Forever'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. . I’ll probably never be able to fully articulate what David Berman meant to me, except to say he made me feel less alone. I never saw him in...

May 13, 2025

There Is No Hybrid Future At GM And Volkswagen

Scrapped hybrids, dropping NEV sales in China, and some backtracking on big vehicles. All this and more in for Monday, August 12, 2019. As automakers around the globe lean on hybrids as a way to enable compliance with fuel consumption and emissions standards, two of the world’s leading manufacturers...

May 13, 2025

Jaguar Land Rover May Run To BMW For New Crossovers: Report

You know, I often forget that Land Rover was owned by BMW for a brief period in the 1990s. This is important information, I know, but in my defense I have a lot to keep track of in any given day. At any rate, in the latest example of...

May 13, 2025

The 2020 Ford Expedition King Ranch Will Reportedly Cost Lincoln Navigator Money

Everyone’s favorite Texas-inspired luxury pickup trim is returning to the SUV segment with the , and at a reported starting price of $74,290, putting it square in competition with the new , which should mean it’s a tough sell. But it probably won’t be! Ford’s King Ranch pickup trucks...

May 13, 2025