This 97,000-Mile Volkswagen Phaeton W12 Is So Clean, There's No Way It Would Ruin Your Life
The Volkswagen Phaeton is one of those cars that, at least on some level, everyone who knows it exists wants to experience. It’s basically a Bentley with a Volkswagen badge, and these days, even a Phaeton W12 can be temptingly cheap. Then again, there’s a reason they’ve depreciated so much. As it turns out, a Bentley…
People Really Want Hyundai's Cool, Affordable Ioniq EVs
Despite some of the things you may read online, demand for electric cars both in the U.S. and globally is at an all-time high, and sales are increasing exponentially. More than one million EVs were sold here in 2023, and the price premium versus gas cars is lessening. While many new EVs are big hulking trucks and…
Super Rare Abercrombie & Fitch Edition Ford Thunderbird Came With A Phone And TV In 1967
The Ford Thunderbird used to be a desirable American luxury two-door coupe back in its heyday, and in the late ‘60s the model got a very special edition that was the peak of luxury. Ford produced just five of these Thunderbird Apollos for the clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch, and one of themis up for auction on…
How To Store A Car For Any Length Of Time
At some point in your tenure as a car enthusiast you will surely find the need to put your car away for a while. If you live in a northern climate with salt-ridden streets it becomes a necessity at least annually if you want to avoid expensive welding and painting rust-removal procedures every leap year. Whether…
Water Shouldn't Be In The Air, Actually
Seven states have introduced bans on chemtrails, that clear and present threat that’s extremely real. White clouds? In the blue sky? Those shouldn’t be there. I for one have never seen white clouds in my blue sky.
The Petersen Museum’s New Exhibit Is Proof The Jet Age Was Peak Automotive Americana
The Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery in the Petersen Automotive Museum always houses beautifully curated exhibits brimming with automotive art and history, and the Los Angeles museum’s latest exhibit is no exception. Called “Eyes on the Road: Art of the Automotive Landscape,” every inch of the new exhibit is filled…
Nothing Can Prepare You For What Lurks Behind This 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII
If you’re old enough to remember, some brands of breakfast cereals used to come with cool surprises in the box. Cars are like that sometimes, in both good and bad ways. This rather mundane looking like has the potential to be one of the most surprising cars you’ve ever seen.
Toyota’s Hybrid Sales Are Far Outpacing Its EV Growth
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 3, 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.
We Hope All 37 Of You Got Incredible Deals On The Brand-New Infiniti Q60s That Sold Last Quarter
It’s first-quarter sales report time for automakers, which means I get to dig through spreadsheets to find weird little anomalies and dead cars. Some vehicles are on the chopping block, some have been dead for a model year, and some are really dead. So much so that they’re decomposing right before us. I’ve found one…
Tanker Crash Accidentally Releases 70,000 Salmon Into Wrong Oregon River
When a tanker crashes on the highway, it usually spills its cargo all over the roadway causing backups for miles as traffic holds up during the cleanup. In Oregon, however, one tanker crash spilled its precious cargo into a river, which was actually the only place that could keep its load safe and sound. That’s…
These Cars Desperately Need The Restomod Treatment, According To You
It seems like everyone and their mum is working on a restomod these days. You’ve got people working on old Volvos, engineers modernizing old Alfas and all kinds of clever people working out how to turn classic muscle cars into EVs. We’re truly living through the restomod golden age.
At $4,500, Is This 2005 Subaru Outback Limited An Upfront Deal?
The bumpers on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Outback show noticeable battle scars from parking lot encounters. Let’s see if those, and the car’s appreciably high miles, can be overlooked at its potentially low asking price.
The 2025 Porsche Taycan Is Excellence Through Engineering
Just before dinner on the first night of the 2025 Porsche Taycan drive program, model line spokesperson Mayk Wienkötter broke down what percentage of the facelift’s development cost went to improving what part of the car: 29 percent for efficiency, 25 percent for performance, 16 percent for charging, 16 percent for…
Disneyland's Autopia Decides to It Call Quits on Gas Cars
It’s been a nice 69 years for Disneyland’s car attraction Autopia, but it’s finally getting an upgrade worthy of its neighbors. Situated in the futuristic area called Tomorrowland, nestled next to Space Mountain and Star Tours, the ride has used gas-powered cars since its debut in 1955. Now though, Disney has…
The Chrysler 300 Hemi C Concept Was The Chrysler 300 We Deserved
The Chrysler 300 was a name that the brand would revisit time and again in both production and concept car form, but no 300 wore the badge better than the 300 Hemi C Concept.
Now This Is How You Market A Full-Size Pickup Truck
These days, any full-size pickup truck you buy is going to be perfectly suitable for daily driving. Even if you have no use for the Toyota Tundra’s payload and towing capability, you can still basically use it like an oversized car without hating your life, but that wasn’t always the case. Trucks used to be basic work…
Train Safety Fixed Forever: Miles-Long Freight Trains Now Require 2 Whole Crew Members
Freight railroads are using something called Precession Scheduling to run longer trains with fewer crewmembers in order to maximize profits. To hopefully curb potential accidents, the Biden Administration mandated Tuesday a bare minimumthat at least two people be aboard sometimes miles-long freight trains. Some…
Tesla's Q1 Numbers Were Way Worse Than Expected
There’s been a lot of talk about Tesla lately, but it has mostly been focused on the Cybertruck. The conversation hasn’t always been positive, but hey, at least people have been talking about Tesla. And all coverage is good for the company, right? Not necessarily. Tesla released its results for the first quarter of…
Watch F1 Drivers Learn To Drift
Formula 1 is all about precise car control, mastering the most minute movements to shave thousandths of a second off every lap. Drifting, by contrast, is all about big, flashy moves and tire smoke. So how does an expert in one discipline do when challenged to the other?
