Why Motor Trend's Dyno Test Of The 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Revealed Huge But Wrong Power Numbers

Back in October, wrote that, during its dyno testing, a had made horsepower and torque numbers well above the rated 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft. The publication concluded then that the car “produces more power than what Chevy claims.” But now in a new follow-up, the team admits that...

Dec 20, 2025

Does Aspark Want Us To Bone This Car Or What

I had forgotten about Japanese automaker Aspark and its all-electric hypercar, the , until today. It’s certainly a cool-looking thing with incredibly aspirational performance claims. But besides all that, I have this weird feeling Aspark (or whoever wrote the Owl’s press release) really, really wants us to bone this...

Dec 20, 2025

The Honda Prelude Was Controversial In Japan Because Of Something Called The 'Pervert Lever'

Here in America, the Honda Prelude is remembered as a fun, sporty little car, a reminder of a time when everything Honda made was clever and reliable, and the without sacrificing Honda quality. People in of the , which is why finding out that it is so hard to imagine....

Dec 20, 2025

The Original Pagani Zonda Still Doesn't Get Enough Credit

I was just wasting a good amount of my afternoon reading about the Orca C113. Not familiar with it? Don’t feel bad, there’s a reason for that. The Orca C113 () was going to be one of the fastest cars in the world, the product of a composites specialist...

Dec 20, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Good Tires Edition

Put a hot doggin’ sports car driver on summer rubber in the snow and even the best of us will have a difficult time. The cold temperature makes a sticky summer tire as hard as peanut brittle. The wide tread blocks sit up on top of the snow rather...

Dec 20, 2025

Elon Musk Confirms European Gigafactory Will Be Built In Berlin

Elon Musk during an awards ceremony in Germany on Tuesday and confirmed via tweet that Tesla will build its fourth “Gigafactory” in Berlin, Germany to build batteries, powertrains and vehicles. This will be Tesla’s fourth such project, following the ex-SolarCity facility in Buffalo, the Nevada Gigafactory outside of Reno...

Dec 20, 2025

Chvrches -- 'Death Stranding'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. The Norman Reedus Grunting Childcare Hike Simulator game is very weird and very good so far. Anybody else playing it? ...

Dec 20, 2025

The Toyota Camry And Toyota Avalon Are Getting All-Wheel Drive

Though crossovers and SUVs dominate the new car market as the closes in around us, some four-door cars will always be fine. The is one of them. It may have lost its U.S. sales crown to the RAV4, but no one should worry about its future. Especially after today,...

Dec 20, 2025

This Morris Is The Cutest Electric Commercial Van I've Ever Seen

Not everything was great about the 1950s, but if there was one thing I could bring back about the era, it’s the frankly adorable commercial vans that used to tool around the streets of England. Thankfully, is doing just that with its brand new all-electric Morris JE. Morris has...

Dec 20, 2025

Fiat Chrysler Is Building Too Many Damn Cars

Fiat Chrysler is allegedly building too many cars that dealers aren’t asking for, Chinese automakers have big growth plans, Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly looking for a dance partner, and more UAW contract news. All that and more in for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Fiat Chrysler is allegedly building...

Dec 20, 2025

The $1.7 Million McLaren Elva Doesn't Need A Windshield To Be Faster Than The Senna

Well damn, you may as well throw your right in the trash heap because the British supercar maker just bested itself again. The new 2020 McLaren Elva is lighter than the Senna, faster than the Senna thanks an 804 horsepower twin-turbo V8, and more audacious than the Senna in...

Dec 20, 2025

I Have One Very Important Question About Landspeeders In The Mandalorian

As many of you fellow dorks are likely aware, there is finally a Star Wars-universe television series that might actually meet or surpass the sublime quality standards set by the . That series is , the flagship series of Disney’s new scheme to take your money and make it...

Dec 20, 2025

Here's Where Painted Lines On The Road Came From

When it comes to the various bits of infrastructure that help keep us safe while we drive, most likely the greatest cost-and-simplicity to benefit ratio has to be painted lane lines on roads. They’re just stripes of paint, but they make driving vastly safer and more manageable than it...

Dec 20, 2025

The Mistakes We Make

On Monday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was roundly condemned, , for telling Axios’s HBO show that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi government was “a serious mistake,” just like when Uber killed a woman with its self-driving car. Khosrowshahi then dismissed both incidents by saying “I...

Dec 20, 2025

The New Ferrari Roma Is A Swoopy And Classy Road Trip Supercar

The Ferrari Roma’s smooth silhouette, long snout, and relaxed posture remind me of the Ferrari Maranello. That should be enough to get your attention since that super coupe was one of the greatest design triumphs of the 1990s. But it looks like the Roma will be pretty hot in...

Dec 20, 2025