BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — The trope of the tech firm built in a ranch-house garage has become firmly established within American startup culture. And while Volkswagen operates on a scale that would confound even the most entrepreneurial Valley upstart, Scout is nonetheless fully embracing that attitude. Nowhere is that more obvious than at the site of … Read more
Screenshot: Outdoor Boys Let’s say you’ve recently bought a remote Alaskan homestead. Not necessarily “only accessible by seaplane” remote but still remote enough that you need to put in your own road on the property. We can’t imagine many people reading this have actually done that, but let’s not pretend most of us haven’t fantasized … Read more
Something we’ve been told to look forward to with the electric transformation and skateboard platforms is return of body styles that didn’t make sense when powered by gas, like coupes and convertibles. And any time the words “Volkswagen” and “coupe” appear near one another, you won’t need to wait long to hear the word “Scirocco” … Read more
The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice BMW 316 claims it to have been imported from Germany and to have all its papers in order. Let’s see if it’s priced to make another big move. Listen To The Dodge Challenger Swinger Edition’s Symphony Of Internal Combustion Masterpiece Based on the comments, there was … Read more
Beleaguered electric trucking company Nikola has sold the Badger electric pickup truck assets it was once supposed to build with General Motors. The buyer? A new company called Embr Motors created by vehicle builder and television personality Dave “Heavy D” Sparks, one half of the former TV duo the Diesel Brothers. Embr now owns the … Read more
Not that I would know, but apparently a crack cocaine high can last around 15 minutes, depending on the efficacy, quantity, and purity of the substance, and the size and tolerance of the user. A person could get up to all kinds of mayhem with 15 minutes of excess crack-based energy and a spare surplus … Read more
The 2024 Ford Maverick and 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz are each other’s most obvious competitors. They’re also each other’s only competitors. This pair of compact pickup trucks, both of which are based on car-like “crossover” platforms, hit the market several months apart and gave rise to an entirely new vehicle segment. Because the Maverick and … Read more
Image: Jaguar Sometimes it can be amazing to watch a billion dollar corporation put millions into developing and building a new car, and then fall completely flat when it comes to marketing it. From doing no marketing, and then wondering why no one bought the car (looking at you GM) to the subject of our … Read more
NOTTINGHAM, England — During the final days of British Leyland, the sprawling corporation that once owned hallowed British marques including Jaguar, Austin, MG, Rover, Triumph, Wolseley and Daimler, the company entered into partnership to develop cars with the Honda Motor Company. The only products of that relationship that we were able to buy new in … Read more
The global pandemic has given way to another pandemic in America, where distracted driving is causing thousands of deaths on public roads and shows no signs of abating. New data shows the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in distracted driving specifically involving cell phone use in cars, which surged by 20 percent between 2020-2022, … Read more
