Lexus’s Steering Yoke Is Very Different Than Tesla’s But It’s Still Pointless
Last year, when Tesla introduced a steering yoke instead of a traditional wheel on its refreshed Model S, I wasn't a big fan. I've driven cars with yoke-st...
Drop-Top Toyota Celica or Doorstop-Shaped Subaru XT6: Choose Your Pop-Up Headlights
Welcome back to Shitbox Showdown! Time once again to get our hands dirty looking at a couple of cars that cost less than a week at an all-inclusive resort,...
Cold Start: BRAT Best, Not Bratwurst
I was tooling around town with the kiddo in the Changli this weekend when we happened to pass this wonderful specimen, what looked to be a survivor, unrest...
Shitbox Showdown Sunday Special: My Used Car Search History Has Officially Gone Off The Rails
Welcome to a special Sunday evening edition of Shitbox Showdown. Maybe you’re unwinding after the Miami Grand Prix, maybe you have a diagnostic laptop hook...
As Someone Who Loves Cars, I’m Struggling To Decide If I Want To Move From Detroit To LA
I've been struggling with this question for years. I just keep going back-and-forth — I love Detroit; it's the greatest city in the world for car people, a...
In One Of The Most Ridiculous Chip Shortage Feature Removals To Date, BMW Ditches Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Throughout the chip shortage, automakers have tried to be nimble by cutting features, shaking hands with new suppliers and doing whatever they can to get c...
Selling A Crappy Car To My Landlord Was A Mistake That Continues To Haunt Me Five Years Later
It seemed like a nice gesture at the time. My landlord had just totaled his 2003 Kia Rio and needed something to get around in. I'd just revived a broken 2...
Automakers Have Refused To Design A Full-Length Tailgate But I Think That’s A Mistake
The number of ways to gain access to, and to shove stuff into, the rear end of a car is very likely finite. Over years and years of development, those opti...
Here’s My Final Design Of A Modernized Classic British Roadster: A Car Designer Sketches Your Ideas
It’s always a minefield when a car designer is tasked with updating a much-loved and well-remembered classic vehicle – just ask Mini-designer Frank (who di...
My Expectations For The Will.i.am And AMG Collaboration Were Low, Yet The Singer’s Somehow Managed To Limbo Under A Subterranean Bar With This G-Wagen/AMG GT Mashup
Will.i.am does some heinous things with Mercedes-Benz styling, Lucid Motors isn’t having a great time, Ferrari lines up V12 fury for the whole family. All ...