Bentley absolutely dominated endurance racing in the pre-war era, winning Le Mans five times between 1924 and 1930. You might associate those wins with the famed Bentley Boys and the almighty “Blower Bentley,” but it may surprise you to learn a Blower never even finished a 24-hour event until last week. All of Bentley’… Read…
Elon Musk may be the richest person in the world, CEO of the most overvalued car company in the world and was rumored to functionally be Trump’s co-President. Yet, despite all of his financial success, he’s never been able to escape one simple truth: He is a deeply unlikable person. He can blame it on…
For decades, if you wanted a mainstream family sedan that was actually fun to drive, it was hard to do better than the Mazda 6 or its predecessor the 626. Sure, it was front-wheel drive, but the engineers delivered in the handling department. Now that Mazda’s moved upmarket and begun selling the rear-wheel-drive-based… Read more…
Cars are tools. Primarily we use cars for transportation, but they can also be tools of diversion and fun, tools of community building and human interaction. I don’t need to touch grass, I just need to go for a drive in an old rusty Honda van on the sand dunes. That might fix me. Read…
For an electric truck that’s been touted as the perfect vehicle for the apocalypse, the Tesla Cybertruck is proving to be a bit of a snowflake in the real world. Since deliveries of the electric pickup started, Tesla’s flagship has been damaged by water, slippery accelerator pedals and even an angsty YouTuber. Now,… Read more…
The famously patient New York City public has been clamoring for an update on the brazen attempted insurance fraud that went viral in October. Now, the police have actually charged one of the participants, but the actual driver and two other suspects remain at large. Read more…
When Aleix Espargaro steps off his Aprilia RS-GP for the final time at this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix finale, he will be able to look back at a long and ultimately successful MotoGP career that few – including the man himself – are likely to have predicted unfolding the way it did.In fact, celebrating his…
I absolutely love renting trailers from U-Haul to transport my garbage vehicles around the country. Trailer rentals are significantly less expensive than buying, insuring and registering your own trailer with minimal downsides. The Auto Transport has long been a favorite of mine, and the company’s motorcycle trailer… Read more…
If Jorge Martin is crowned the 2024 MotoGP champion in this weekend’s Barcelona Grand Prix finale, he will become the first rider to win a premier class title with a satellite team since Valentino Rossi 23 years ago.Having led the championship for almost the entire season, the Pramac rider holds a substantial 24-point lead with…
The automotive world is filled with amazing technology and design choices, like vented seats and the rear quarter of the Kia EV6. There are also some automotive additions that leave us questioning the great car designers in the sky, the kind of features that leave you asking, why? Read more…
