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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Whether it’s Facebook, Nextdoor, or whatever online neighborhood group you may subscribe to, you’re probably familiar with a post that starts a little something like this: “Back in my day, traffic lights were timed!” The poster typically follows with a wall of text describing some decades-old utopia where every traffic light turned green at the mere hint of their approach. Not mentioned is the fact that back then, the entire “community” consisted of two half-full subdivisions and…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The Tesla Cybercab, aka Robotaxi, is a driverless personal transportation pod resembling a car. With no steering wheel and no pedals, I’m sure it’ll feel freaky to ride in even if you’re used to the marvels of modern automotive automation. But the differences between Cybercab and most regular cars go beyond what you can see from the seats—the brake system is fundamentally different from almost everything else on the road. As for whether or not these things…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. A while back, we said that big screens in cars wasn’t the answer—many more tiny ones are. Clever minds in the aftermarket have started to explore that concept, building digital gauge clusters for vehicles that are much more refined, and more thoughtful, than a tablet stuck in a binnacle. One such inventor is Jean, owner of Usual Suspects garage in Naples, Florida that specializes in BMWs and Porsches. He started developing his own plug-and-play hardware and software…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. REO is a “coming soon” car brand, promising something that commenters are constantly clamoring for: A simple, cheap, gasoline-powered pickup truck. The pitch is exciting: $21,500 list price, no spyware, focused on affordability and easy maintenance. But the company has also teased one luxury feature worth getting excited about—a crotch vent. Crotch vents, sometimes more crassly called “ball chillers,” used to be fairly common. Many older cars have A/C vents below the steering column, firing cool air…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. If you’re ever peeking around for public chargers when you’re in an unfamiliar area, dealerships tend to come up a lot. And, indeed, many of them are intended to be used by the public, regardless whether the driver has visited the store before. But if you’re not careful, you could endure the misfortune that one Michigan resident did, when he charged his rented Chevrolet Bolt at a Hyundai dealer, only to learn after the fact that he…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The folks at Ingolstadt sure knew what they were doing with the new Audi Nuvolari. Yes, in some ways it’s simply a stopgap supercar, but it’s also a reminder that the company employs passionate engineers who want to build emotionally engaging cars. Unfortunately for them, Audi is busy trying to relaunch pretty much its entire product line. As you might imagine, that makes it tricky to pitch passion projects. In times like these, Audi is looking to…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Everyone’s feeling the pinch when it comes to living costs nowadays, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re buying milk or a new ride. With modern cars becoming more complex, packing more technology than ever, and sometimes being subject to steep tariffs, prices have soared in recent years, often putting them out of reach of average consumers. Naturally, volume automakers like Honda are exploring various ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency wherever possible. In a recent conversation…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Mitsubishi is returning to America’s truck market with a little help from corporate partner Nissan. In the coming years, Mitsubishi will offer a pickup, very likely based on the Frontier, and return to the segment it abandoned when the Dakota-based Raider exited the market more than 15 years ago. Rumors of a new Nissan-based Mitsubishi pickup have been swirling for years. At one point, it was suggested that the resulting product might be something more closely aligned…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Back in July, Honda announced it’d pause production of two models with manual transmissions: the 2027 Honda Civic Si and its fancier sibling, the Acura Integra A-Spec. The move was initially seen as a bit of a death certificate for the fun-to-drive compacts, but the automaker later clarified that the Si will undoubtedly return with the next-generation Civic in 2028—even if it didn’t specify it’d do so with a manual. While attending the IndyCar Freedom 250 race…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. 23 years ago, the California State Legislature passed a bill (AB 844) directing the California Energy Commission (CEC) to author and implement a new tire efficiency program. According to the CEC, the program’s stated mission is to “ensure that replacement tires sold in the state are at least as energy efficient, on average, as tires sold in the state as original equipment on new passenger cars and light-duty trucks.” How’s that going so far, you ask? Well,…