Photo: Nissan As I was brainstorming President’s Day posts that aren’t explicitly about actual presidents, I was looking through Nissan’s archives and stumbled across a variant of the Nissan President sedan that I had never seen before. There were four generations of President from 1965 to 2010, the latter two of which were sold in … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to take a victory lap of luxury, you could do far worse than to do so in today’s Nice Price or No Dice Bentley Continental R Turbo. Let’s see what such social climbing might appropriately cost. It’s Okay to Call the Mach-E a Mustang Ten grand is a lot of money … Read more
Image: Intechdude300 YouTube When you’re a true car enthusiast, you learn to appreciate every part of a vehicle. From the window switches to the seatbelts, sometimes the best things are in the small details. But when you’re looking over these small details on a car, sometimes you come across things that seem to have been … Read more
It can be hard to keep up with every release from Pagani, especially as the Italian hypercar brand keeps pumping out new versions of “discontinued” models like the Zonda and Huayra despite the new Utopia being out. But Pagani’s latest track-only special is worth paying attention to. Not only does the new open-top Huayra R … Read more
Image: Chevrolet GM wouldn’t start offering hybrids in its vehicles until 2004 with its GMT800 platformed pickups. The first was the Chevy Silverado Hybrid. Compared to hybrids today, the hybrid system in the truck was simple and extremely mild. Rather than having a full blown hybrid system with a battery, the system consisted of an … Read more
Screenshot: HillClimb Monsters on YouTube Look at that little car go! This little car has a big motor, that’s what makes it so fast! A Croatian genius has taken the diminutive Volkswagen Lupo, which at its most potent had just 120 horsepower when it was new on the showroom floor, and fitted it with an … Read more
I’ve never been a modern Toyota Land Cruiser guy, and by extension the Lexus LX and GX have never really done it for me either. I’ve always understood the appeal, but personally I like my high-end SUVs to be less simple and rugged and more interesting and luxurious, plus the 13-year-old GX has been seriously … Read more
I’ve long said that, despite its appearance and off-road legacy, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is one of the best cars for city driving. The G-wagen has excellent visibility, a manageable footprint and a fantastic driving position, plus it’s fun to quickly whip around and run errands in. Even the new Ford Bronco and Land Rover Defender … Read more
We all love loud, ostentatious, flashy cars, but for today’s Nice Price or No Dice we’re taking a different approach. This Subaru Legacy GT Spec.B is sleek, understated, and quiet — until you step on the gas. We’re Driving the 2024 Subaru Impreza, What Do You Want to Know? Last week’s Jaguar XKR prompted plenty … Read more
Image: Ford Heritage Vault I don’t mean to alarm any of our Gen Xers in the crowd, but 50 years ago was indeed the 1970s. I know, math and time makes fools of us all. Back in the good ol’, bad ol’ days, cars were lacking a bit of luster. We were just entering the … Read more
