Once, Big Copper Built Some Amazing Electric Cars

It’s come to my attention that many people out there aren’t thinking about copper, the element with atomic number 29, all the time. In fact, many people only think of it as that stuff meth-heads like to strip from the walls of houses, but it’s really so very much...

Dec 19, 2025

What's The Worst Thing You've Ever Seen While Flying?

Anyone who travels by air enough likely has a very specific set of pet peeves based on all the terrible things they’ve experienced while flying—but there are some things that go totally above and beyond small annoyances. You know, those things that you just cannot believe someone actually did,...

Dec 19, 2025

These Are The Mazdas Of Rotary Engines

As we are to a Greek hero undone by a tragic flaw, so are we drawn to rotary-engine powered Mazdas. They may be an engine . They may have never met their promise to be the next big thing in internal production, but they are strange and wonderful and it’s...

Dec 19, 2025

Electric Cars Are Outselling Manual Transmissions In America: Report

You read that right: in 2019's third quarter, electric vehicles outsold manual transmissions, , citing numbers compiled by J.D. Power research. I knew this day would come. In easily digestible terms, here’s what J.D. Power found, per Driving.ca: That intersection of falling M/Ts and rising EVs happened at 1.6-per-cent...

Dec 19, 2025

Let's Remember Some Hero Rocks

The government of the United States of America, and those of individual states, have collectively determined it is fine to have people who don’t know how to drive large vehicles driving large vehicles. But among us are some heroes, heroes that refuse to accept this state of affairs. They...

Dec 19, 2025

Mercedes Doubles Down That The New G-Class Is A Status Symbol With New Electric Version

has spent a lot of time convincing all of us that the newest generation of the would continue its . That’s been mostly true, as it has and the sort. But that’s not why it sells. The G-Class sells because it looks big, mean and expensive. Its legacy began...

Dec 19, 2025

It's Infiniti's 30th Anniversary So Let's Remember When It Had A Vision

I know it’s rude to throw shade on a sweet, innocent multinational carmaker on their birthday, but I don’t think it’d do anyone any good to hide it: Infiniti is a disappointment. I don’t actually think the cars it makes are necessarily any worse than those from Acura or...

Dec 19, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Bridge-Rock Interchange Edition

We all seem to enjoy a bit of vehicular schadenfreude around here. This might explain . But as you probably have heard, the infamous Low Ass Bridge . And like any respected publication might do when a long story comes to a natural conclusion, we’ve been forced to ....

Dec 19, 2025

What Are Your Best Hitchhiking Stories?

Sharing a ride with a stranger isn’t uncommon. If you use ride-hailing services, you’re probably doing it all the time. But for most people, riding with strangers conjures up images of traditional hitchhiking and all of the baggage that comes with it. Depending on where you live, hitchhiking can...

Dec 19, 2025

The Maserati Biturbo Was A Bad Car That Saved A Brand

is in right now, but I’d be lying if I told you it was the first time. Now, as Groupe PSA gobbles up Fiat Chrysler and Maserati along with it, it’s worth remembering the last time Peugeot bought Maserati’s owner back in and sent the brand into turmoil, and...

Dec 19, 2025

In Your Head, What Counts As Warp Speed In Your Car?

Let me preface this first by acknowledging that this is, by any rational accounting, stupid. Let’s just get that out of the way and let the reality of it wash over us. All good? Great. Now, here’s my question: when you’re driving, and mind is wandering, and you’re sort...

Dec 19, 2025

Two Dead After New Jersey Driver Crashes Porsche Into Second Floor Of Building

Early this morning, a Porsche crashed into the second floor of an office building in Tom’s River, New Jersey leaving two dead. According to , the building was unoccupied at the time of the crash and the casualties were the occupants of the vehicle. Patch reports that police say the...

Dec 19, 2025

Your Leafy Lotus Elise Wallpapers Are Here

I’ve never owned a convertible, and the length of my legs means I’ll probably never get to drive a Lotus Elise. Luckily for me, I can live vicariously through these photos of a Lotus Elise out on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park as the leaves are peaking, because...

Dec 19, 2025

A Giant Dog -- 'No Cars Go'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. This Austin-based band did a rowdy cover of Neon Bible for their latest album. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ...

Dec 19, 2025

Ferrari Thinks It Can Stay On Top In Our Electric Future

Ferrari has stabilized over a year after the death of Sergio Marchionne, the UAW is worried about a federal takeover, Tesla shows its first China-made cars, and a lot more in for Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Louis Camilleri took over as CEO of Ferrari in July 2018 following the...

Dec 19, 2025