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The New Magnum P.I. Reboot Kills Two Ferraris And Your Childhood
<i>Fast And Furious</i> director Justin Lin has directed a pilot for a reboot of <i>Magnum P.I.</i> and the trailer looks, uh, very destructive.<p>It seems like …
PlayStationThe Toyota RAV4 Has Become The Automotive Equivalent Of Selling Out
The other day I was walking around town handing out flyers trying to convince people that yes, the Earth is flat, but it’s <i>wrapped</i> around a spherical …
SellingApple's Original Plans For A Car Of The Future Don't Sound Very Revolutionary
Apple’s new deal with Volkswagen to build some self-driving shuttle vans for its employees marks a severe departure from the tech company’s initial …
Living RoomsWhy Volvo’s Auto-Braking System Might Have Kept The Self-Driving Uber Crash From Being Fatal
The reason an Uber self-driving car fatally struck a pedestrian in March is coming into sharper focus, thanks to the release of a preliminary report …
Autonomous CarsComment Of The Day: Honda Prelute Edition
Today’s comment has left me speechless.<p>Read more!<p>Congrats on your COTD win, and your incredible car, deviantcustoms: OEM++ builds, I... still don’t …
HondaHere's Why The 2019 Ford Raptor's New 'Live Valve' Shocks Sound So Interesting
The 2019 Ford Raptor is getting new hardware over the outgoing 2018 model, including fancy Fox shocks that detect when the vehicle is flying, as well …
Off-roadingWhat Do You Want To Know About The 2018 BMW M240i Coupe?
It’s a beautiful day here in Manhattan, Memorial Day is right around the corner and I’ve got a shiny 2018 BMW M240i Coupe to kick off this happy time …
Memorial Day WeekendThe 2018 Audi RS6 Performance Is The Ultimate Audi Wagon Right Now
The 2018 Audi RS6 Performance will be the last iteration of the company’s third-generation “C7” look for the hugely powerful people hauler, and it’s …
SiblingsWatch My Beloved $800 Jeep Break Down When I Least Expected It
We knew my $800 Jeep Grand Wagoneer project was going to have a hard time driving 1,700 miles from Michigan to Utah, especially over the Rocky …
Off-roadingWatch This Poor Baja Bug Get Punted To Oblivion By A Bigger Car
Desert racing really is like Mad Max’s world of fire and blood. While ramming competitors out of your path is generally against racing rules and …
Mad MaxWorld Rally Championship Driver Kris Meeke Fired For Crashing Too Much
Citroën fired their World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke and his codriver Paul Nagle “due to an excessively high number of crashes,” per a …
MotorsportHow One Recalled SUV Destroyed $45 Million In Cars, Burned A Massive Ship, And Sparked A Legal Battle Between Ford And BMW
Mary didn’t know anything was wrong with her old Ford SUV when it was loaded onto a container ship in Europe in mid-2015. But she found out the hard …
U.S. Department of JusticeA Blind Superfan's Ride-Along In A Two-Seat F1 Car Will Melt Your Icy Cold Heart
Charaf-Eddin Ait-Tales is the kind of Formula One fan who knows most of the turns by heart, and is so into it that he’ll shut down his physio …
MotorsportBoeing's New Plane Is So Big It Has To Have Folding Wings
The wingspan of the upcoming versions of the Boeing 777 series commercial plane is so big it can’t fit at a standard airport gate, so the company had …
AviationI Miss My Crazy But Practical Pontiac Aztek! What Car Should I Buy?
Andrea owned and loved one of the most polarizing cars ever made, the Pontiac Aztek. She ran that car to 350,000 miles and had to part with it. Now …
General MotorsTesla Making 500 Model 3s Per Day Now, Elon Musk Says
Tesla is trying to ramp up production of the Tesla Model 3 to 5,000 units per week by the end of June, and it’s starting to see some progress toward …
TeslaHonda Engineers Built A Honda Civic Type R Pickup Truck And Now I Need One
Strangely, Honda just debuted the Honda Civic Type R Pickup Truck concept, a clearly one-off, hacked-away version of its Big Wing-Having, 316 …
Honda CivicUber's Autonomous Car Had Six Seconds To Prevent Fatal Crash But Failed To Act: Feds
The self-driving car owned by Uber that fatally struck a woman in March detected her in the road about six seconds before the crash, according to a …
Autonomous CarsNobody Knows Why Bruce Willis Is Building Such A Big Airport In Idaho
If you were wealthy, like <i>Moonlighting</i>residuals and <i>Fifth Element</i>merchandising-revenue wealthy, wouldn’t you want to build your own airport? Of course …
Bruce WillisApple And Volkswagen Will Make Self-Driving Shuttles For Apple Employees
Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important …
Obama AdministrationThe Man Behind The Nissan Z Car Once Made An Amazing But Failed Microcar
The period immediately after WWII was, I think, one of the most interesting for cars, at least in the countries that didn’t come out of the war in …
NissanGotta love the 2008-only fascia on this Dodge Magnum SRT-8. The poor Magnum’s life was cut short aft
Gotta love the 2008-only fascia on this Dodge Magnum SRT-8. The poor Magnum’s life was cut short after only four model years, while the 300, Charger …
Sports CarsSteely Dan -- 'Peg'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.<p>Here we are in late May. Is it …
Steely DanAt $27,995, Could This 2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo Have You Rebel Yelling Mo, Mo, Mo?
With specs and a price similar to yesterday’s Bimmer, you might think today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 370Z is déjà vu all over again. We’ll just …
Snoop DoggMother Killed, Child In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Street Racing Teens
Jessica Reisinger, 24, was struck and killed earlier today by a street racing Ford Mustang while pushing her daughter in a stroller on Bayshore …
Tampa BayTrump Wants To Investigate The Effect Of Imported Cars On National Security
Earlier today, President Donald Trump met with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to discuss opening an investigation into the impact of imported cars …
Donald TrumpHere Are The Milk Preferences Of Almost All Of Your Favorite Indy 500 Drivers
The Indianapolis 500 is one of several races that will leave you planted in front of the TV this Sunday and it’s known for one strange tradition: the …
MotorsportI Survived NYC Traffic On A Bike Commute To Work, It Was Great
This’ll impress virtually zero of you, especially routine two-wheel commuters, but I have delightful news to share. I recently retrieved my bike back …
CommutingMore People Are Now Prioritizing Their Phone Bill Over Their Car Payment
Phones are less expensive than a car, I get that, but here’s another bullet point to help illustrate the fact that more people are struggling to make …
Mobile DevicesComment Of The Day: The Car-In-Car Craze Edition
Sometimes we all should take a step back from our work and view it from a distance—something Ferrari evidently failed to do as it didn’t catch it’s …
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