How A Professional Car Designer Would Fix The Ugliest Truck In The World: The Fiat Fullback
Imagine a typical car stylist as depicted by the media. Donning a black turtleneck or cravat, the stylist takes a contrapposto stance in front of a clinica...
Small Block Chevy Or Straight Six Ford: Which Work Truck Is For You?
Today on Shitbox Showdown, it's truck versus truck as we look at two beat-up stuff-haulers, and decide which one is the better motorized pack mule. But fir...
Cold Start: Something About The Name Of This Car Feels Wrong
One of the other cars my family had growing up was a 1973 Ford Country Squire. Richer families than ours may have opted for the Mercury version of the same...
The New 2024 Ford Mustang: This Looks Like It Might Be It
It’s rare that a grainy scan of some sort of printed material makes news, but buckle up. Someone might have leaked the front end design of the 2024 Ford Mu...
Some Company Went Out Of Its Way To Turn Boring Honda Accords Into Bonkers Sports Sedans
When I was growing up, the car my parents bought to replace my dad's old 1968 Automatic Stickshift Beetle was an extremely smart, safe choice: a 1980 Honda...
If You Can Guess Exactly How Much This 1966 Ford Mustang Weighs, We’ll Give You A Prize
I recently gained access to an industrial scale, and I just can't stop using it. How much certain cars weigh is just something that fascinates me for some ...
Why China Sold Four Different Generations Of Hyundai Elantra In 2016
In 2016, Chinese car buyers were in great luck if they fancied a Hyundai Elantra. In that year, buyers could choose between four (04!) generations of the E...
The Straight Six Engine Is Back With 510 HP In The Huge New Jeep Grand Wagoneer L
The Jeep Wagoneer gets a longer body and a longer engine, BMW facelifts the X7, and Subaru’s cladding addition continues. All this on a special New York Au...
I’m A Scientist And I’m Going To Break Down The Physics Of That Crazy Tesla Jump
At the bottom of Los Angeles's Baxter Street, a Tesla Model S flashes its brights. It zooms up the hill towards a group of people tracking it with cell pho...
Here’s What Mini Did Wrong When It Modernized The Classic Mini Look In 2001
I know it tends to get eye-rolls from a lot of design snobs, but I appreciate a good retro-update design. When done well, the translation of a fundamental ...