June 2024

Over the weekend I attended ArtCenter College of Design’s yearly Design Invitational show, this time held at the school’s new Mullin Transportation Design Center in Pasadena. In addition to showcasing the campus and student work with an art fair, the event includes a car show full of cars owned by teachers and alumni… Read more…

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 12, 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. Read more…

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In the not-too-distant past, cramming two forms of powertrain into a single car meant heavy, cumbersome, running shoe–shaped vehicles with inelegant driving dynamics. Hybrids have improved by leaps and bounds since the days of the first Toyota Prius — now we have hybrid luxury vehicles, pickups, supercars in addition… Read more…

Lego has always been a favorite of the automotive community. It allows those of us that are creative to literally build the stuff of dreams, from working engines to full cars made out of the bricks. Since 2008, the company has continuously released special edition kits of iconic vehicles under its Lego Icons brand.… Read…

Sponsored by  F1 makes its debut – 1950 Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo 158, Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo 158Photo by: Motorsport ImagesThe first-ever world championship F1 race was held at Silverstone on May 13, 1950, with a 21-car grid including nine British drivers. Reg Parnell was the top home hope in the class-leading Alfa Romeo 158, alongside…