
How A Broken 40-Year-Old Toyota Changed My Life
On a cool April night in my cluttered garage, I sat inside the cabin of my 1985 Toyota MR2 with my shaking hands gripping the





Hunter S. Thompson’s ‘Red Shark’ Caprice Convertible Is At Auction, Only Minor Damage From Bat Country
I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but I think many of us in this absurd profession of automotive journalism tend to look up

You’ve Got All The Money You Need To Race Anything You Like. What’s It Gonna Be?
Like most car enthusiasts without an unlimited budget to blow on cars and track days, I like to daydream about what I’d have if I

Here Are Some Random Images Posted To Slack, See If You Can Make Sense Of Any Of It: Tales From The Slack
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This Is The Last True Alpina You Can Buy Before BMW Takes Over And Changes Everything
For the past 60-ish years, enthusiasts have known Alpina as the German tuner firm that puts its own spin on BMWs, delivering a distinct driving

How A Broken 40-Year-Old Toyota Changed My Life
On a cool April night in my cluttered garage, I sat inside the cabin of my 1985 Toyota MR2 with my shaking hands gripping the

Somehow Two Consecutive Owners Of A Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Car Didn’t Realize It Can’t Be Refueled Anywhere Less Than 350 Miles Away
I think it’s safe to say we have a bit of a morbid fascination with the Toyota Mirai here. There’s something about this car, which

Watch One Of Our Writers Compete In The Most Challenging Off-Road Race In America (Today, Right Now!)
I absolutely love the people I work with. Not just because they’re just as weird as me when it comes to cars, but because they

The Car Market Can’t Afford A Global Recession Right Now
This is probably the year the car market turns it around. I don’t see a huge positive sales swing. We’re not going to hit SAAR

Meet The Mad Man Racing A Tesla Cybertruck In America’s Most Grueling Desert Race
The Mint 400 is not for the weak. Held in the rural desert hills and mountains south of Las Vegas, it’s America’s biggest and most

Ford Once Built A Minivan That Was Part SUV With All-Wheel Drive And A 5,000-Pound Tow Rating
Make no mistake: in terms of overall sales, Chrysler won the minivan war. It wasn’t even close, and critics are quick to point out that

Which One Could You Drive For A Year? Toyota Corona vs Mitsubishi Galant vs Mazda B4000 vs Ford Mustang
Well, we’ve reached the end of another week, and this week, I’m just going to keep things simple. We’re doing a runoff of the week’s

The New Four-Door AMG Will Be The Perfect Car For People Who Love To Build Their Own PCs
If you know anything about building your own computer, you’ll know there’s an entire industry dedicated to integrating bright (but useless) customizable RGB (red, green,

The Piaggio Mototaxi Was An Attempt To Make Tuk-Tuks For Europe, It Seems
Before I get to far into this I feel compelled to note that I’m basing pretty much everything I’m saying on speculation based on the

Face It, The Tata Nano Would’ve Failed Miserably In America: COTD
Car buyers in America say they want cheap, economical vehicles, but when it comes to actually buying those cars, that demand never materializes in a

Wrenching, Painting, Spacefaring … We Do It All Here: Only Fanbelts
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Thanks To Dieselgate, Volkswagen’s 70 MPG Mid-Engined Sports Car Was Doomed
For whatever reason, I’m perpetually fascinated by Volkswagen’s long history of prototypes and concept cars that, while fascinating, never quite managed to make the leap

What’s The Most Expensive Repair You’ve Gotten A Warranty To Pay For?
Having a warranty for your car can mean the difference between a slight inconvenience and a month-ruining four-figure repair bill. My disposition to constantly buy

Mitsubishi Once Built A Four-Door, AWD, Rear-Engined Passenger Car That Everyone Forgot About
Back in the early 2000s, the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation laid an egg. Because Mitsubishi Motors makes cars, it gave the egg four wheels, one in

How One Company Tried To Sell Firebirds As Fake Ferraris With The Help Of A Miami Vice Co-Star
There’s really nothing wrong with kit cars; those assemblages of body parts that convert a flat-out pedestrian machine into something that looks rather glamorous and

The Honda Insight Is Back As An Awesome-Looking Electric Crossover, But It’s Not Coming To America
I am a staunch defender of the original Honda Insight. The two-door, streamlined hybrid hatch looked stunning thanks to its aero-focused rear wheel covers, and










