Geoge Smith 
It’s no secret that modern cars collect a stunning amount of data about the people who own and drive them, but the scope of that collection and what is being done with it might come as a surprise. Automotive News recently reported that eight automakers sent vehicle location data to police without a court order … Read more
Elon Musk fired the head of Tesla’s Supercharger department late last month, along with her entire 500-person team. It was a confusing decision that raised more questions than answers, especially considering that Musk had recently convinced every other automaker to agree to make their electric vehicles compatible with Tesla’s chargers. Assuming Reuters’ latest report is … Read more
Tesla recently lowered the price of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) driver assistance tech and offered a one-month free trial of the software, but those measures don’t appear to have had the intended impact. InsideEVs reported on figures from YipitData and Moomoo Technologies that show only a tiny fraction of the trial users signed up to … Read more
Love them or hate them, Tesla Cybertrucks garner a whole lot of attention, and apparently, one guy who bought his stainless steel behemoth didn’t realize that. A Cybertruck owner in Portland, Maine – one of the more liberal and chill cities in America – has been bombarded with reactions (both good and bad) to his … Read more
When Chrysler and Mitsubishi partnered to establish the Diamond-Star Motors plant in Illinois, the first cars built at that facility were 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipses along with their Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser twins. The Eclipse went through four generations, with 2012 as the final model year. Today’s Junkyard Gem is one of the very last … Read more
IndyCar has been threatening to introduce a simple hybrid energy system to its race cars for the better part of a decade. The series finally had a plan in place to implement such a change for the start of the 2022 season, which it announced in late 2019. Then COVID happened and the electrified DW-12 … Read more
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA president, and Stefano Domenicali, CEO of the Formula One Group, at the Miami Grand Prix. (Getty Images) The contempt between Formula 1 and its governing body has softened, with both sides announcing Wednesday they’ve agreed “to commit to a strategic plan for the future of F1.” FIA President Mohammed Ben … Read more
Photo: Tetra Images (Getty Images) As we’ve proven time and time again, dudes rock. After all, an ingrained sense of responsibility and self-preservation isn’t something that leads to awesome stuff like racing Harleys and Indians around a track in King of the Baggers. On a public road where other drivers are just hoping to go … Read more
Alfa Romeo is hitting the gas on limited-edition special-edition models of late, as the Italian outfit prepares to get rid of gas entirely. Last year we got the Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio 100th Anniversario editions celebrating the centenary of the four-leaf clover trims, then came Quadrifoglio Carbon Editions celebrating that resin weave, then came Tributo … Read more
Lincoln has a reputation for producing cars that appeal to an older crowd, and the Town Car was the brand’s last “traditional” large rear wheel drive American sedan. This particular 2006 Lincoln Town Car on Cars And Bids has a few aftermarket modifications that nudge it from a blue haired barge to a total sleeper … Read more
