Overlanding ASMR [Video]
Combine the best sounds from camping and off-roading with some of the best views you can imagine, and you have a perfect recipe for an overlanding ASMR video. If you haven’t heard of ASMR videos yet,...
View ArticleEibach Honda Meet 15: The Best in the West Keeps Getting Better
I have a secret to confess. I’ve never really been in love with the Honda scene.Don’t get me wrong—I love Hondas. My first car was a Honda, and my first engine swap, nitrous installation and trip down...
View ArticleHow Travis Reeder Slid His Way Into the Drivers Seat of the First Electric...
On May 10, 2019, Travis Reeder slid into history as the driver of the first electric drift car to qualify for Formula Drift in his Napoleon Motorsports EL1 Camaro, earning 67 points on his second...
View ArticleFrom a Totaled Car to Podium Finish: Ryan Tuerck Takes Second at Formula...
The first event of the 2019 Formula Drift season was not a fun one for Ryan Tuerck. After qualifying seventh in Long Beach, Tuerck’s Toyota GT86 had a major collision with the wall in practice,...
View ArticleRide of the Week: ‘94 Mazda RX-7 [Video]
Whenever we look for cars to participate in our Driver Battles series, we look for ones with that “it” factor. They need something that sets them apart from the sea of other track cars, be a ton of...
View ArticleDoomsday Overlander Anyone? The Ultimate HMMWV Restomod
Aside from the Jeep Wrangler, possibly the next most easily recognizable vehicle on the planet is the HMMWV. Short for High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle, the HMMWV was originally designed for...
View ArticleDriver Battles Season 2 Episode 2: FD RX-7 vs. C6 Corvette [Video]
It’s the battle of the motors on this episode of Diver Battles, with the rotary power of an FD RX-7 against the LS3 in the C6 Corvette Grand Sport. They may come from different worlds, but they’re both...
View ArticleStraight Six & RWD? Mazda Moves Toward the Future
While the Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda have long been mainstream players in the auto industry, Mazda has more and more worked to establish itself as a niche premium brand with cars that are...
View ArticleHow to Keep the VP44 in Your ’98.5-’02 Cummins Alive
The dead pedal, the long-crank hot restarts, the engine dying suddenly while driving down the road, never to restart again. Yep, sounds like a ’98.5-’02 5.9L Cummins. This version of Cummins’ 359 ci...
View ArticleNever Gonna Grow Up: Why the Latest Matchbox Cars Are Cooler Than Ever
Who doesn’t love toy cars? For many auto enthusiasts, they paved the way for the real cars to come and the toy aisle is a required detour on every trip to the store. There are even still plenty of...
View ArticleWhat Killed Off the Manual Transmission?
With the arrival of the 2019 Ram Heavy-Duty came the death of the manual transmission option in North American diesel pickups. To be fair, the writing was on the wall for years with Ford having dropped...
View ArticleCarbon Fiber Truck Bed? The Technology of the New 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali...
If you’re looking for a truckload of technology, you’ll find it in the 2020 Sierra 1500 Denali CarbonPro. While carbon fiber parts are nothing new to vehicles, it is a novel material for the business...
View Article5 TV Trucks We Miss the Most
TV trucks might not have gotten the same celebrity treatment as their automobile equivalents (we're pretty sure General Lee posters outsold anything with a cargo bed by a factor of about 50 to 1), but...
View ArticleNew Product Spotlight: S&S Diesel Motorsport’s CP4.2 Bypass Kit
Today’s diesel trucks are nothing short of phenomenal. No matter which horse you pick, it’ll have an engine that turns out more than 900 lb-ft of torque, be capable of safely towing 35,000 pounds and...
View ArticleFamily Fun: The 2019 Ford Focus ST Wagon We Can't Have in the USA
When Ford debuted the newest European market Focus ST a few months back, it was a bittersweet moment for enthusiasts in the U.S. The new ST looked like a significant improvement over the old car, with...
View Article10 Most Memorable Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars
Pace cars occupy a strange slice of the automotive sphere. Wedged between the race cars they briefly share a track with for a few shining moments each year on the one hand, and the standard street...
View ArticleMid-Engine LS-Swapped Rear-Wheel Drive VW Golf “R59”
In 2002, Volkswagen debuted the crème de la crème of the Golf line up: the 237hp VR6-powered, all-wheel drive Golf R32. At a time when the GTI made 180hp, the R32 was the most powerful Golf ever made....
View Article9 Weirdest Car Safety Features of All Time
Remember when airbags were a big deal? It turns out that car safety could have gone down a much weirder route—and in some cases did—if more rational decisions hadn't been made about how best to protect...
View ArticleTurning 50 in Style: 5 Best Pontiac Trans Ams of All Time
This year not only marks the 10th anniversary of GM shutting down the storied Pontiac brand in 2009, but it also marks the 50th anniversary of one of Pontiac’s most popular and iconic cars: the...
View ArticleRepurposed Storage Cases: The Cheap & Easy Way to Display Your Diecast Cars
If you are like us, chances are you have at least a few diecast cars sitting around somewhere. Maybe you have dozens or even hundreds of them sitting in closets or boxes somewhere in your house and...
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