What Driving A Hillclimb Does To Your Brain

You’ve all . Cars screaming up hills, some with . Pikes Peak comes to mind. These are hillclimb races, where the only thing you compete against is the clock. I got to try it out. It did weird things to how my brain perceived time. (Subaru flew us out...

Sep 13, 2025

Byton's Former CEO Has Some Salty Things To Say About Byton

In a different lifetime (last year), I was in a small room at a casino in Las Vegas with Carsten Breitfeld and Daniel Kirchert, the co-founders of electric car startup . You may remember them as the one with the giant screen. Anyway, they had just introduced and were...

Sep 13, 2025

Mazda's Chinese Branch Just Teased A Big Rotary Announcement

Our sources in China have informed us, via coded telegraph, that Chang’an Mazda, the joint venture between China and Changan Automobile, is planning a “rotary announcement in six days.” Could this be the introduction o The picture shows an original Mazda Cosmo, but I think it’s unlikely we’ll be...

Sep 13, 2025

These Are The Unforgettable Sights Of The 2019 Goodwood Revival

Polka dots, bomber jackets and pearl necklaces in 2019 can only mean one thing. The came and went and brought back to life one of the greatest eras of motoring to date. Here’s your master gallery. (Subaru invited me to attend the 2019 Goodwood Revival on its dime. It paid...

Sep 13, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Welcome To The Jungle Edition

This big orange Scania semi-autonomous truck is really a sweet child o’ mine. It’s one in a million, and I have the patience to love it until I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door. If you have an appetite for destruction, this driverless truck will help you tear down an entire...

Sep 13, 2025

Aimee-Leigh & Baby Billy -- 'Misbehavin''

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Does anyone else love this show as much as I do? ...

Sep 13, 2025

The 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback Has 591 HP, Finally Seats Five

I feel like the Audi RS7 has been around for a very long time, but apparently it’s only in its second generation. Meet the . It’s not quite as powerful as the —but with looks like these, do you even care? And as an added bonus, it finally seats...

Sep 13, 2025

The EPA Is Threatening California's Federal Funding Now

The United Auto Wokers’ strike continues today, but there’s a lot of car news around the rest of the world as well. All that and more in for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The fight over fuel economy between the Trump Administration’s EPA and California’s Air Resources Board is getting...

Sep 13, 2025

Will A 542-HP AMG Engine Make You Feel Better About The Aston Martin DBX?

Judging by the lackluster response from you all regarding the , Aston’s upcoming SUV, it doesn’t appear to be a particularly Internet Car™. But what if I told you it was just confirmed to have a 542-horsepower V8? Would you care then? Today, Aston Martin announced, via a ,...

Sep 13, 2025

Watch All Of The Beautiful Bits Of This Rimac C Two Fly Apart During Crash Tests

Crash testing is a pretty significant part of car development—if your car can’t handle a big impact, then it probably shouldn’t be on the road. We’ve talked about how a smaller automaker like its hypercars before. Now, we’re diving into it a little deeper with a video that shows a...

Sep 13, 2025

This Startup's Electric Van Is A Packaging Triumph

One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles is that they can potentially have far more packaging flexibility than combustion-engine cars. Companies have been taking advantage of this, as you can see in Tesla’s twin-trunk designs and Volkswagen’s volume-maximizing reborn electric Microbus. is taking a similar approach as VW,...

Sep 13, 2025

Au Revoir, Assholes, I Am Escaping To The French Countryside Forever In My Peugeot Boxer 4X4 Concept

I have grown weary of life in the big city. The stress, the noise, the trash smells, the 19-year-olds in Brooklyn who ironically wear t-shirts featuring bands that were popular when I was 19—all of it has struck me with an unbearable case of l’ennui. Thus, now seems as...

Sep 13, 2025

Need For Speed In Real Life Part Two: More Cars, More Racing

A few months ago, I lost my mind over a very fun, video. It was only a minute long, but the joy sustained me for quite a while. Now, Part Two is out and it’s nearly five minutes long! You guys. is back again with a second upload, this...

Sep 13, 2025

It Has Come To My Attention That The Alfa Romeo 4C, A Good Car, Is Still For Sale

There I was, as I usually find myself on Wednesday afternoons, conscious in a coffin buried six feet under the ground with only a flashlight and my bare hands to get myself out. As I finally clawed my face free, I glimpsed around the dark cemetery to realize that...

Sep 13, 2025

Mathematics Finally Used To Determine The Best Place To Park Your Car

When it comes to finding a place to park in a crowded parking lot, people tend to employ different strategies. Is it better to search for a spot closest to where you want to get to, or should you spend less time looking and just take whatever spot is...

Sep 13, 2025