Honda Designed An Absolutely Brilliant Powered Convertible Top For The Civic Del Sol
The Honda Civic del Sol (also marketed as CR-X del Sol in other markets) was a great little two-seat roadster that left us way too soon. First introduced to the U.S. for the 1993 model year, the del Sol was only sold for four years before it was discontinued in 1997. While the U.S. did get the del Sol in Si trim — a…
Tesla Isn’t Going To Advertise Its Way Out Of This One
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, April 23, 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.
Drive Your Corvette Around the Talladega Superspeedway on May 25 with Hendrick Driven for Veterans
BMW Classic Will Give Your Beloved Car Or Bike A Birth Certificate
If you’re as car obsessed as most of us then you likely call your car your baby, and BMW Classic will now validate your baby with a birth certificate. Well, really it’s just a digital version of the record of the vehicle’s delivery status and first buyer rather than a certificate of authenticity. BMW claims to have…
Smart eyes compact crossover territory with Concept #5
Man Cleared On Drunk Driving Charges Because His Body Is A Rare Alcohol-Making Machine
A Belgian man who was charged with drunk driving has been acquitted because he has auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition that causes carbohydrates to ferment in the gastrointestinal tract, creating alcohol. The man works at a brewery, but his lawyer called that “another unfortunate coincidence,” Reuters reports.…
How Detroit Ended Up With This 80-Foot-Tall Tire Left Over From The World's Fair
Detroit recently experienced quite the dust up over its new Hollywood-inspired roadside sign not appearing to live up to the hype, but there is one roadside landmark almost universally loved by residents. It even appears on the same freeway as the not-that-bad-you-guys Detroit sign (though on the opposite side of…
Range Rover Electric undergoes extreme cold-weather tests
At $4,000, Is This 1988 Toyota Truck 4X4 A Fair Deal?
Top Gear famously failed to kill a Toyota Pickup despite many creative attempts. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 4x4 has a few holes in the bed but also seems far from dead. Let’s see how much life there is in the price.
2025 Porsche Macan EV Is A Changed Car For Changing Times
The Porsche Macan has been the automaker’s number one sales driver pretty much since the minute it went on sale, so the Germans are taking a bit of a risk by replacing their most important model with an electric vehicle. But that hasn’t stopped Porsche from leaning in and throwing everything they’ve learned from the…
Get To Know The Redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid
You might think you already know all about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, but just you wait: A whole slew of hybrid trims are coming, too, and we’ve finally been blessed with all the details about what those trims entail. Today, I’m giving y’all a rundown of the info you need to know about those trims, along with some…
Morse Code Messages In The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Invite You To Build And Play
In early April, I had a chance to test a handful of Toyota’s latest vehicle updates. The first machine I got to drive was the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, and as I hopped out of the front seat, I noticed something: On the side panel of the truck’s dashboard, there’s a circular pocket. On that pocket’s removable cover is a…
2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Blows Away Every Truck In Its Segment
There was a moment where, with all four wheels of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid hovering through the air, I felt firmly invincible. I was jumping a pickup truck, after all — if I could do that, then by god, I could do anything. With all of its off-road capabilities, the new Taco hybrid is exactly the kind of vehicle…
Kia drops first photo of Tasman pickup due in 2025
[SPIED] Corvette ZR1 Mules Testing in Ohio Ahead of the NCM Bash
Low Income Californians Face Hurdles And Red Tape When Applying For EV Incentives
California’s EV sales continue to rise. In 2023 the state had a 17 percent increase in EV market share; that was up nearly 30 percent from 2022. But when you look deeper into the numbers you’ll see there’s a problem: EVs are mostly being purchased by wealthier, college-educated Californians. The state hopes to get…
[VIDEO] Chevrolet Was Prepared to Build the C7 and C8 Corvette Simultaneously
Russia Is Jamming Airplane GPS For Thousands Of Flights Across Europe
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Faraday curtain descended across European airspace from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. Over 46,000 planes have reported GPS issues while flying over the Baltic since last August, according to the Guardian. While aviation officials don’t believe…
Mercedes' New Charging Hub Delivers The Comfortable, Convenient Charging Experience We Deserve
America has a charging problem. It’s pretty common to have to drive several miles off your route, only to find that half the chargers don’t work, and the ones that do are charging much slower than they’re rated to. Now that everyone’s switched to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, that should definitely make…
