Hyundai's Committing $410 Million More To Make The Santa Cruz Compact Pickup Truck

Remember the Santa Cruz compact pickup thing Hyundai trotted out at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show? The company’s executives do–because in spite of skepticism, it once again seems they’re still committed to making this mini truck a reality. We’ve had a few “yes it’s really happening” updates on this...

Dec 20, 2025

The New Land Rover Defender Looks Slick As Hell In The Next Bond Movie

There’s an ungodly amount of vehicles in the upcoming movie, , but out of all of them it seems like the new 2020 is going to get the most action. We’re finally starting to get some teases for the new Bond movie, and the latest is a clip of...

Dec 20, 2025

There Was A Time When Ford Didn't Think The Mustang Brand Was Worth What A Fancy Truck Costs

How much do you think the Mustang brand identity is worth to Ford today? A hell of a lot, right? It’s a legit automotive icon, and the only non truck/crossover/SUV they’re still even willing to sell in America anymore, so you’d think it’s safe to say that the Mustang...

Dec 20, 2025

Every Alfa Romeo TZ Has A Story

Only just over 100 Alfa Romeo Tubolare Zagatos were built, many of them were raced, and every single one of them has a story. This one might have a more interesting story than most, however, as it earned an SCCA regional championship with driver Nadine Brengle before it was...

Dec 20, 2025

Mustang Mach-E: Ford's 'Mustang-Inspired' Electric Crossover Gets A Name

Ford has been saying its new is “Mustang-inspired” since last year’s . And with the official name, they really, really went there. The battery-powered performance crossover will be called the Ford Mustang Mach-E, complete with the pony logo and everything. It’s not so much “Mustang-inspired” as it is an...

Dec 20, 2025

Matthew Good Band — 'Hello Time Bomb'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. “Everyone in Canada looked like this in the late 90s,” my husband says as he shows me this music video this morning, shaking his head in disgust. “You were,...

Dec 20, 2025

The Next Generation Of EVs Is Being Marketed As All About Going Fast

Automakers may be shifting their electric car marketing strategy from environmentalism to performance, car buyers are getting older, and Daimler’s got to cut about a billion in costs. All this and more from of Thursday, November 14, 2019. Saving the planet is apparently not a good enough reason to...

Dec 20, 2025

Ford And GM's Decision To Abandon Small Cars Is Already Costing Them

Ford and General Motors, , business in America. Both say that this is because they need to invest in electrification and autonomy, and also because consumer taste has shifted. A new report says that brand loyalty for a huge chunk of buyers has also taken a hit. Now, who...

Dec 20, 2025

The Alfa Romeo 4C Is One Step Closer To Death

Our beloved , the Ferrari Dino successor we didn’t ask for but lovingly accept, is inching even further toward a fizzling demise. With the coupe already dead, the Spider has now been killed in Europe. The end is nigh. It was September of this year when you could still...

Dec 20, 2025

These Adorable Beetle-Fender Scooters Are More Complicated Designs Than You'd Think

I don’t pretend to understand the capricious whims of Arpanettia, goddess of the Internet, or how she decides to elevate certain things at various times, but at this moment Brent Walter’s lovingly-built and devastatingly charming Beetle-fender scooters have been chosen. I’ve been sent links to these things so many...

Dec 20, 2025

GM Design Boss Predicts A Future Hellscape Filled With '24- And 26-Inch Wheels'

The big-wheel trend is real. It seems as though with each year that goes by, bigger and bigger wheels aren’t just offered as options anymore, they’ve become the standard. And it doesn’t really seem like that’s going to stop, either. Not if General Motors vice president of global design...

Dec 20, 2025

My Problem With The Ford 'Mustang' Mach-E

I get it. Really, I do. You’re Ford, building what looks to be an electric Mazda CX-5, and you want people to buy it. You’re worried that because no one has ever built an electric CX-5 before, no one will buy one, either. You’re worried your electric crossover won’t...

Dec 20, 2025

Let's Take A Deep Dive Into The First Toilets Seen In The Star Wars Universe

The new Disney+ series The Mandalorian has proven quite fascinating for a number of reasons, but I think by far the most important revelation from the show has been our very first glimpse, since the series started way back in 1977, of a toilet in the Star Wars universe....

Dec 20, 2025

Remember Saturn For The Good Times We Shared

“High quality, low prices, and sensible design.” That’s what the Saturn SW2 provides in spades, according to John Davis. And according to me. Isn’t that what so many of us seek from a new car? How did the American automobile landscape get to the point where the lovely Saturn...

Dec 20, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Chill Out About 'Brand Dilution' Edition

I totally understand getting riled up about trivial details in the automotive world. Many of us are car nerds, after all. But I still found the intense vocality of people who were mad about the ’s name kind of funny. Check out Gitmuny’s “hot take,” which is actually not...

Dec 20, 2025