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I’ve mentioned what it’s like coming to automotive realizations before. One of the biggest realizations is coming to terms with the fact that the Pontiac Aztek isn’t as bad as it was made out to be when they were new. In fact, if it were put on the market today the Aztek would probably be pretty successful thanks to…

The new sixth-generation Toyota 4Runner was recently unveiled, marking the end of the fifth-gen’s 14-year production run. The new model comes with optional hybrid power, but since all new cars are too damn expensive, what can you do to your fifth-gen 4Runner to keep up with the rich kids in their new trucks? In a new…

Coinciding with this weekend’s Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and taking advantage of the fact that a bunch of rich car folks would be in town, Bonhams held a high-end car auction. The results were, uh, not great, but one lot in particular was truly unique, and managed to find a new home. The only 1996 Heuliez Intruder…

It’s understandable to assume that yacht racing is solely the purview of ascot-wearing socialites. However, hydrofoiling catamarans used in the highest level of international competition aren’t toys. SailGP yachts are capable of reaching 60 miles per hour. Higher speeds also mean bigger incidents, and Team USA found…

Fisker just can’t catch a break. The automaker is still currently teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. And despite huge discounts on the Ocean, the vehicle is mess ofissues. If a recent earnings call is to be believed, however, the Ocean itself might not matter much anymore.

Riding aboard the Steamship Authority ferry, a Tesla Cybertruck finally made its way to Nantucket last Thursday, and once it was off the boat, its owner wasted no time becoming enough of a nuisance that he earned his own local news article. Later the same day, the Nantucket Current published an article with the…

Some of the coolest and weirdest cars from the late-1900s are up for auction right now, but I can promise you won’t find a good deal among them. Multi-hyphenate music star Pharrell Williams started an auction company recently, called Joopiter, and has teamed up with New York high-end car collection business Morton…

Headed into MotoGP weekend in Austin, Texas, I really didn’t know what to expect. Despite getting my first motorcycle at 19, it was still my first time attending a race. It was hot and very loud, which wasn’t much of a surprise. As it turns out, MotoGP still has grid girls, which was more of a surprise since I’d…

Back in 2014, the United States held its own little internal space race. NASA chose two companies to bring us back to the International Space Station, providing them with funding to build a crewed space vehicle: One established, long-proven aerospace engineering firm, and one upstart run by a guy who names all his…

Dudes Rock and “hell yeah, brother” have long been two pillars of what I decide to post about on this website, and I think I have found something else that follows through on that ethos. You see, I stumbled across an Instagram video that shows a “Talladega Nights” Wonder Bread NASCAR stock car tearing it up on the…

Peter Wheeler, the enigmatic CEO who built TVR from a British also-ran into a company with strikingly-designed world-beating supercars, was truly like nobody else. An actual engineer with actual talent, Wheeler worked diligently to develop some of the most interesting cars ever made road legal. This designation…

Miami Grand Prix organizers may not have allowed presidential candidate Donald Trump to host a high-dollar fundraiser at its Formula 1 event, but that didn’t stop Trump from making a big appearance on race day. The former president apparently requested to visit McLaren Racing’s garage, The Race reports, and McLaren…

The NASCAR Cup Series finish at Kansas Speedway on Sunday night was virtually a dead heat, the closest finish in series history. The finish was so close, in fact, that electronic timing and scoring had the wrong car in first place. Plus, Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix had its own surprise winner as Lando Norris took the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is further isolating himself at the top of the automaker’s pyramid as his number two, Tom Zhu, goes back to his responsibilities as VP of Tesla China. Zhu has long been the leader of Tesla’s operations in the country and was one of the key figures in the automaker’s Shanghai Gigafacgtory project.

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared. Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right? After several days of searching, experts determined that the sub most likely imploded, killing everyone on board. Debris and possible human remains were eventually…

Japan’s Kansai airport, located on a slowly sinking artificial island in Osaka bay, opened in September of 1994, and despite handling millions of bags per year, has never lost a single piece of luggage. According to reports from Forbes, the airport prides itself in its ability to get every piece of luggage from the…

Good morning! It’s Monday, May 6, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

I envy anyone who has never had a problem with their car. Certain models are less prone to issues; some drivers never have to lift the hood or call a mechanic. My used 2016 Toyota Corolla was basically bulletproof. However, regular maintenance isn’t the only reason why dealership service centers and repair garages…

The 2024 Miami Grand Prix may have been the Florida event’s most competent Formula 1 showing yet — aside from the fact that the men in the trackside commentary booth simply couldn’t be normal about the young women competing in F1 Academy. The junior series composed entirely of female talent hosted two races at the…

I just drove the all-new sixth-generation Subaru Forester, more specifically the Forester Sport, through some of the wilderness of western Montana. When I was first handed the keys to this Sapphire Pearl Blue crossover, it was spotless. That quickly changed as I went up and down mountains, through flooded roads and…

There aren’t many mainstream automakers with a DNA as powerful as Subaru. The second you step into one or see one on the road, you automatically know what it is. For the most part, the new Forester — Subaru’s middle child between the compact Crosstrek and the ever-growing Outback — still has that. It may have grown up…

Almost all of nature experiences a renewed sense of life once the short days and long nights of wintertime gradually become distant memories. Trees grow their bright green foliage back, flowers bloom, and days mercifully become warmer and longer. Animals come out of hibernation and brumation ready to start fresh, but…

I pride myself in knowing at least a few things about every car I see on the road, but the other day I was walking in Los Angeles and came across a black Ford Mustang Mach-E with gold racing stripes that I had never seen before. I frantically Googled everything I could about it, and found no information on Shelby…

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jag attributes its high mileage to a prior owner who used it for trips between San Diego and Boise, Idaho. That means it’s a suitable cruiser, but will its price let it cruise to a win?