After more than two decades, Jeremy Clarkson finally hung up his driving gloves after the final episode of ‘The Grand Tour’ aired on Amazon Prime. When the show’s finale aired last week, Clarkson hosted a viewing party at his British pub, where he shared a few secrets from the show and its predecessor, ‘Top Gear,’……
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 25, 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…
It was a grey Sunday 32 years ago when Mark Skaife and Jim Richards stood on the top step of the podium. It was an emotional moment; not only had the Bathurst 1000 been cut short by a torrential storm, the drivers had learned only hours earlier that Denny Hulme, who was racing a BMW…
The GMC Sierra 1500 Denali is one of the most luxurious and capable pickup trucks on the market. It’s a great truck a lot of people would be happy to own. But there’s one major downside that speaks to a larger automotive industry problem that’s hardly talked about: It has a terrible backup camera at…
Cars have more than one seat for a reason, but some people throw manners out the window when they step into someone else’s vehicle. Earlier this week we asked you to share the worst things a passenger has done in your car. The responses ranged from suffering through hauling their drunk friends home to mishaps…
Joan Mir feels Honda’s double points finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was “real” and representative of where it should be in MotoGP at the moment.Despite tangling with Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez on the opening lap and dropping to last place, Mir was able to mount an impressive fightback to take 11th at the chequered…
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jensen Healey offers the British roadster experience with a side order of quirkiness not available in mainstream MGs and Triumphs. Let’s see if this one, which has lost its original Lotus motor for a V6 out of a Ford, isn’t too oddly priced. Read more…
As a triple world champion, Max Verstappen is used to being the focal point of attention on a grand prix weekend, but in Singapore the Red Bull driver caught the spotlights for the wrong reasons, caught up in a controversy with the FIA over swearing in the Thursday press conference.The saga started with an interview…
Toyota is refusing to give up the World Rally Championship fight in Chile this weekend despite previously admitting that its title hopes are “pretty much gone”.The Japanese manufacturer has won the previous three WRC constructors’ and drivers’ titles but its hopes of retaining the crowns have come under serious threat from Hyundai.Despite winning six of…
Daniel Ricciardo set fastest lap in what may have been his final Formula 1 race – and cost Lando Norris what would have been his first ‘grand slam’.
