One of the interesting things about modern electric cars is their ability to be modified relatively easily, via software. Tesla, of course, understands this and takes full advantage of it by offering things like an “Acceleration Boost,” a $2,000 option for dual-motor Model 3s that unlocks an extra 50 horsepower and…

Greetings from the Nebraska/Colorado border where my wife and I are about 1,300 miles into a 3,000ish-mile quest from Los Angeles to the northeast. We’re running my old-but-OK 1998 Mitsubishi Montero, on its biggest validation run since I adopted it. Theoretically, we’ll head home eventually, too. Here’s how I prepped…

You know how everyone who sees the Rolls-Royce badge and famous Spirit of Ecstasy flying lady hood ornament always asks “Rolls-Royce? Aren’t they Hyundai’s entry-level car brand?” Well, Rolls-Royce, the 116-year-old maker of the most carefully-crafted luxury automocarriages in the world has decided to finally put an…

The Kia Seltos is America’s third-fastest selling car. We are clamoring for them, risking our lives to get them. I wanted to know if it was worth it. As it turns out, the 2021 Kia Seltos S 1.6T is not a bad car. Then again, it’s not trying to be a car at all.

General Motors seems to have no trouble producing desirable, affordable electric cars. We just don’t get them in America.

Bristol was once a builder of some lovely cars, powerful grand touring cars that sometimes had grilles like a BMW and sometimes like trapezoidal maws with a cyclopean headlamp. In more recent decades, though, Bristol decayed into a sort of incredibly British zombie, with zombie-grade build quality and subsisting on a d…

McLaren has finally mapped out a foundation for going all-electric within a decade despite signaling that it had some wild ideas just a few months ago, and Tesla, Ford and more are going after their chip suppliers. That’s not all in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

Spending 92 years doing anything is an accomplishment, so let’s cheers to Exxon Mobil Corp., which spent more than nine decades as a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, pillaging the planet, lying about climate change, and making rich people even richer.

The Volkswagen Passat has been with us since 1973 in eight official generations and a shit ton more facelifts, including one for the American market this year. Still, given the demand for SUVs and VW’s big push into electric vehicles, it wasn’t always clear if Passat would get a ninth generation, or even stick around…

Remember when Oldsmobile was trying to corner the sophisticated, modern shepherd market? The Delta 88 was considered the pinnacle of the erudite shepherd’s whip, with its pillarless hardtop design ideal for grabbing and dragging an entire sheep into the car, in comfort. Since the demise of Oldsmobile, GM has pretty…

BMW’s Z3 Coupé has always been one of the modern era’s most comically-designed cars, and today’s Nice Price or No Dice example is no different. Let’s see, however, if its price means makes it no laughing matter.

There is an incredibly good tweet going around the bird site right now which posits that you can tell whether a man is worthy of your time based upon his bookshelf. Things such as a well-worn copy of Infinite Jest—or anything by Ayn Rand—should be enough to get you to turn around and walk your ass right out of their…

While the Tesla Model Y is mostly just a crossover version of the Tesla Model 3 sedan, there were some key differences when the new model was introduced. Now, though, the Model 3 has been updated with the Y’s frunk design, which could mean it’ll get more range soon.

It’s a 30-year-old sporty coupe that shares an engine with a pickup truck. It’s a vintage Nissan that’s not a Skyline or Z. It’s an In-N-Out spec Nissan 240SX, and this one just went for $32,750. I think I can explain why.