Time has not been kind to this Rolls-Royce Silver Spur. In 1981, this was just about the coolest damn thing on the street for anyone to have been driving. Not only is this the long-wheelbase version of Rolls’ luxury sedan, but it was delivered to a coachbuilder in Toronto where the roof was cut off … 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
Happy Friday! It’s February 2, 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: Could Tesla Move To Texas? After a Delaware court ruled that Elon … Read more
The Volkswagen Arteon hasn’t sold well in the U.S. since it was first introduced, so Volkswagen has expedited its initial plan to discontinue the nameplate after the 2024 model year, and instead decided to unplug the Arteon’s life support system one year early. Sadly there won’t be much outcry for the passing of this dashing … 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
Picture this: You’re a mail carrier in the USSR, 40 years after the fall of the Tsar. You’ve got places to go, letters to deliver, but the infrastructure around you isn’t exactly replete with bullet trains and six-lane highways. How are you going to cross the hectares separating you from your mail route? Jon Cryer’s … Read more
Ignacio has relocated from South America to New York state and is looking for an affordable car ideally with all-wheel drive to manage his commute to the train and eventually pass it down to a teenage driver. With a budget of up to $20,000, what car should he buy? (Welcome back to What Car Should … Read more
Back in 2021 Mazda announced plans to introduce three new crossovers in the U.S. — first came the CX-50, which rode on an existing platform, and then last year saw the debut of the CX-90, a large three-row replacement for the CX-9 that uses a new rear-drive platform with new inline-6 and plug-in-hybrid powertrains. The … Read more
Photo: Mic / Wikimedia Commons Either consciously or subconsciously, we all make mental notes after every interaction we’ve had with other vehicles on the road. Some drivers try to never end up side-by-side with a tractor-trailer, typically never pulling alongside a big rig unless there’s enough space to quickly blast past entirely. Others binge-watch dashcam … Read more
I just gave back the Chevrolet Trax I’d been borrowing for the last week. I didn’t put a ton of miles on it because it was equipped with all-season tires and it was blizzarding pretty much the whole time I had it. Plus, we’ve already reviewed the Trax at least twice, and Andy did a … Read more
