Geoge Smith 
Cars are huge now. This is known. These massive vehicles kill more people than smaller cars — this is also known. Yet, when confronted with these facts, automakers seem to prefer complex, expensive, high-tech solutions to reduce crashes, when there’s a much simpler option available: Make cars smaller. Rivian R1S Design Analysis Wired spoke with … Read more
There’s no (or little) argument that the BMW 2002 set the standard for small, agile, fun-to-drive cars when it came to life in the late 1960s. No less an authority on classics at the time, David E. Davis Jr., called it “one of modern civilization’s all-time best ways to get somewhere sitting down.” Comparisons may … Read more
Photo: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that airlines will have to inspect every Boeing 737 Max after a bolt was discovered with a missing nut during routine maintenance. The potential loose bolt is attached to a linkage on the rudder control system. Boeing also found an undelivered aircraft … Read more
You’re probably already thinking that my list is going to be rather predictable. Road Test Editor … it’s probably just going to be a bunch of Road Tests, right? Well, only partially. Looking back on the year, there are a lot of stories that I’m proud to shine a spotlight on, from epic comparison tests … Read more
With its thirteen-inch lift and 37-inch tires, a running start may be required to get up and into today’s Nice Price or No Dice 4Runner. Let’s decide if its price makes it worth the effort. Matthew Gray Gubler And His Toyota 4Runner | My First Car Yesterday’s 1994 Chevy Lumina Z34 was a cool coupe … Read more
Henrik Fisker shows off the coming Fisker Alaska pickup. (Getty Images) Fisker said on Friday its electric vehicle deliveries jumped more than four-fold during the final quarter, helping it hand over about 4,700 vehicles for the year. The rise in quarterly sales volume was primarily driven by strong demand for the Fisker Ocean SUV, … Read more
It’s that time of the year again—the end— when we take a moment to look back on all the cars, price tags, as well as your comments and votes that made up Nice Price or No Dice for 2023. As they say, “Wrap it up, I’ll take it!” How NASCAR Driver Chase Elliot Preps For … Read more
Aston Martin has already launched the papa bear Valkyrie and canceled the baby bear Vanquish. The mama bear Valhalla is on its way, and as a recent test outing at the Silverstone track shows, she’s been through quite a few nip-tucks since her introduction as the AM-RB 003 concept in 2019. Compared to the … Read more
When you think about driving an old Porsche, you probably think about how much it takes to keep them up or restore them. I have a weird little collection of somewhat unloved models that the company has built, and I tend to buy well-loved examples at the bottom of their depreciation curve. There’s an art … Read more
There was a time, decades ago, when Volkswagen Beetles modified to compete in off-road desert racing (or at least to look like desert racers) were used as daily transportation by many American drivers. Modified with exposed engines and fiberglass body parts, these Baja Bugs— as they have been known since the first ones appeared in … Read more
