Why Fitting A Brand New WWII Jeep Body Onto A New Frame Was So Hard
You’d think that a brand new World War II Jeep body would fit perfectly onto a brand new WWII Jeep frame, especially since both parts
Eight Decades Ago, A Man Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Putting Two Engines, Four Front Tires, And Five Axles On A Truck
Most semi-tractors in America are built using a familiar formula. Manufacturers place a cab behind a long nose that houses a powerful diesel engine, and
It Fits Our Core Rule: Tales From The Slack
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Why Fitting A Brand New WWII Jeep Body Onto A New Frame Was So Hard
You’d think that a brand new World War II Jeep body would fit perfectly onto a brand new WWII Jeep frame, especially since both parts
This Corvette ZR1 Is What Happens When GM Throws Everything At A Car
I have a theory about the C7 Corvette. The company line is that Corvette was simply approaching the engineering limits of what was possible to
Rivian’s Head Of Software Thinks CarPlay And Android Auto Will Be Replaced With AI Agents You Talk To And I Think That’s Stupid
Who are these people who want to talk to their car to make it do everything? Who are they, where are they, and what the
There’s A New AC Cobra Coupe, And It’s A $537,000 Lump Of Carbon Fiber With Tires As Thin As Rubber Bands
Since 1962, the AC Cobra and the Shelby Cobra have been car enthusiast catnip, with a lightweight, curvaceous body and a powerful V8 under the
Sixty Years Ago, Ford Would Happily Sell You An Uncomfortable Street-Legal Death Trap To Rule The Drag Strip
Years back, there was a David Letterman Top Ten List of “ways that cars would have been different if Ralph Nader had never been born.”
Lotus CEO Said Desire For Gas Engines ‘Initially Made No Sense’ Until He Started Driving On The Track
I am bullish on Lotus, which is historically a dangerous thing to put in writing. The British automaker has bounced around from owner to owner,
90 Years Ago, Florida Converted A Railroad Into One Of America’s Greatest Highways, And It Spanned 113 Miles And 42 Bridges Across An Ocean
America’s highways are marvels of engineering. There are roads to take you just about anywhere in this country, and these surfaces support everything from motorcycles
I’m Pretty Sure The First All-Plastic Car Was Also The Only Car Made By An Aspirin Company
Quick, what was the first all-plastic car ever made? Ford’s 1941 soybean-plastic car? The original fiberglass Corvette from 1953? Both of those are sort of
Nissan Hardbody, Alfa Romeo Milano, Toyota RAV4, or… 1991 Geo Storm?
Traditionally, on Fridays, I show you a roundup of the week’s winners and let you make your final choice for the week. But sometimes, I
Where Do You Even Put 47 Speakers In One Car? COTD
News on the street is that China is trying to one-up the world of car audio by putting 47 speakers in the Nio ES9 SUV.
The Hyundai Kona Iron Man Edition Was Gloriously Weird And Strangely High-Effort
I must admit, I do quite like a strange special edition. Cars that aren’t necessarily faster or sharper than the standard model, but instead have
It Was Impossible For Ferrari To Get The Luce Right
As it should be clear to anyone who regularly reads this website, we sometimes have spicy takes. People still have extreme reactions to David’s timing
Holy Crap, Febreeze Now Makes Cabin Air Filters Holy Crap Holy Crap
Stop, stop everything you’re doing! Pull that truck over, drop those dental instruments right into that mouth, let go of that ladder, unhand that safety
Slate Electric Truck Orders Officially Open On June 24 And We Should Finally Know What It Costs By Then
The Slate EV might be the most interesting planned car launch of the year, not because it’s a technological moonshot or a revamp of a
80s Kids Loved These Low-Speed, High-Torque 4X4s That Made Slow Cool
You’re sitting in front of the 15-inch Trinitron on a Saturday morning in 1980, chowing down on a bowl of Count Chocula to top off
An RV Owner Just Dumped Their Waste Tank Into A Gas Station’s Diesel Supply, And Somehow It’s Not Even The First Time
The ugliest part about RV ownership is not water leaks or wood rot, it’s taking a dump. Regardless if you use a cassette or a
Toyota Just Recalled Another 43,566 Tundra Trucks Over Engine Problems
For decades, Toyota trucks had a reputation for being incredibly reliable workhorses with powertrains that just keep on going. Then the Tundra went turbocharged. After
How Pontiac Tried To Out-Aero Ford For NASCAR Wins With A Big Glass Bubble
Nobody really wants one entity to dominate in any sport; even if it’s your favorite team or player, nothing but wins can get dull pretty