Image: Jim Farley/Ford Ford CEO Jim Farley is a genuine car fanatic, which is something of a rarity among car company c-suite execs. It’s about more than just the numbers with this guy, because he understands where enthusiasts are coming from. He gets that the financial decisions we make as car enthusiasts aren’t always advisable, … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon’s Tesla Pay Package Faces A Ton Of Legal Hurdles In … Read more
Back in 2015, I bought a beautiful 1993 Mazda Miata. It had been a Georgia car up until 2012, completely rust-free and clean save a minor 1996 accident on the record, and it had under 75,000 miles on its odometer. It was perfect, and it cost just $5,000. In 2022, I bought another Miata. This … Read more
For better or worse, Tesla has made a significant mark on the automobile industry. The American electric car manufacturer has influenced so much change in the last decade of car making, spurring the EV boom, pushing direct-to-consumer sales, and changing the meaning of a 0-60 time. One other thing that Tesla does, however, is offer … Read more
The Mazda MX-5 Miata is an incredible car. It’s an absolute blast to drive, relatively affordable, reliable, fuel-efficient and just darn cute. It’s never going to be the quickest car on the road, but you don’t buy it to go fast. Unless you’re looking for V8-swapped Miatas, that is. Drop an LS in, and suddenly, … Read more
Photo: Mazda As much as we love the Mazda MX-5 Miata, it does have a couple of downsides. First, while it’s no Lotus Elise, it’s still not the easiest car to get in and out of. It’s also not the most spacious car out there, making it hard for tall drivers to physically fit inside. … Read more
Image: Mercedes-AMG The Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed concept, unveiled on a floating barge in the Monaco Harbor this week ahead of the F1 Monaco Rich Folks Festival, is a wild-looking two-seat sports car without roof or windshield. I have made no secret of the fact that I am a simp for car without windshields, and this one … Read more
Most car enthusiasts have specific car magazine stories that have been seared into their minds since the first read, whether they are a profile of an important figure, a review of a favorite car, or an oddball feature or culture story. Car and Driver’s Instagram account recently posted a throwback to what might be my … Read more
The ubiquitous 0-to-60 test has become a standardized measure of a vehicle’s performance chops among industry pros and car meet aficionados, but that singular measurement doesn’t paint the full picture of a car’s character. On the road and even on the race track it’s more likely that a car’s 5-to-60 mile per hour results, or … Read more
Stand aside, there’s a television star coming through! This week on Bring A Trailer, you can find the one and only Maxton Rollerskate straight from MotorWeek and Goss’ Garage! It’s the most famous example of a Maxton Rollerskate in the world. Okay, it’s probably the only one that has ever been featured anywhere notable, but … Read more
