Screenshot: BBC It may take years to recover from all of the damage caused by last week’s Hurricane Helene landfall. Flooding and high winds conspired to down trees and power lines and tear up concrete and asphalt, making the thoroughfares that the people of the region rely on impassable. Over the weekend reports from North … Read more
Photo: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) The National Transportation Safety Board warned over 40 foreign airlines on Tuesday that their Boeing 737 planes may be fitted with potentially dangerous rudder components. The agency identified 271 parts that could fail and jam the rudder control system. The NTSB discovered the issue while investigating a February landing incident … Read more
Photo: Ford As enthusiasts, we generally like cars. You probably wouldn’t be reading an enthusiast site if you didn’t like them in some capacity. And yet, the more you drive and learn about cars, you’ll inevitably start to become a hater. Not necessarily of the cars you already liked but of the cars that don’t … Read more
The CEO of the company behind the doomed Titan submersible that imploded killing five people last year was reportedly prepared to go to extreme measures to get his controversial craft in the ocean. Former OceanGate boss Stockton Rush reportedly told colleagues that he was prepared to bribe lawmakers if it meant his missions to the … Read more
Over the course of two seconds the planet we live on moves about 37 miles through space, the universe expands by about 100 square miles, five million emails are sent, and Porsche’s Taycan Turbo GT can go from zero to sixty miles per hour. In Car And Driver’s comprehensive instrumented test of the new German … Read more
I am a sucker for a Ducati Monster of any flavor, but particularly the pre-2001 carbureted models. I have been looking for a nice rider-grade example for a couple of years, but never got inspired enough to pull the trigger. Until this little chromey guy came along. When the listing on Bring A Trailer loaded … Read more
Image: GM Tesla’s Supercharger network has become the North American Charging Standard and tons automakers are building their EVs with this network in mind. While this is good for mass EV adoption, it’s turning out to be a headache in practice. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week First spotted by InsideEVs, owners of GM EVs … Read more
Photo: Charles McQuillan (Getty Images) After a four-month delay caused by maintenance issues, the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast, Northern Ireland, and steamed out of port on Monday, only to stop a few hours later. The 31-year-old cruise ship was still in Belfast Lough, the bay connecting Belfast with the Irish Sea. Its crew … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) Hurricane Helene made landfall in the U.S. on September 26 near Perry, Florida, with winds blowing at Category 4 strength, killing at least 128 so far. Many of the stories we see focus on much of the devastation in North Carolina where people living in towns and cities … Read more
Have you ever been looking for a home and encountered an infuriating shortage of properties with attached airplane hangars, or frustrating HOAs that prohibit you from taxiing your plane on public roads? Then gird your loins, because the picturesque town of Cameron Park, California, is the ideal Sacramento suburb for you. Bring your Corvette, your … Read more
