14 Dec, 2024

Best of 2024: The Vehicles Vying To Be NACOTY

The Acura Integra was the 2023 North American Car of the YearPhoto: Acura The North American Car of the Year might not matter much to car enthusiasts, but the award remains a significant and coveted honor for the automotive industry. After the EV6 won in the utility vehicle category last year, Kia produced a North […]

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Honda Needs To Bring Back The Element, Damnit

Honda’s current vehicle lineup is pretty good. The Accord looks better than it has in years, the Civic is amazing, and both the Odyssey and Ridgeline are perennially great (despite the death of the HondaVac in the former). Where things could use some help is in its SUV lineup. The Honda CR-Z Was a Great […]

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Tesla Model 3 Finally Gets Feature Other Cars Have Had For Decades

Tesla unveiled its refreshed 2024 Model 3 last week with an updated face and slightly redesigned interior, but the really big news here is that the Model 3 is finally getting something that’s been available in much cheaper cars for over a decade now. That’s right, you can now get a Model 3 with a […]

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Honda Stepwagon, Case Excavator, Ford Weed Ambulance: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

Photo: Facebook Marketplace Whenever I’m browsing the Vehicles section of Marketplace, I’m always on the lookout for things that could be registered for street use — y’know, vehicles. But, thinking about it, that’s a reductive view. E-bikes are vehicles, and you can’t register those. Tanks are vehicles, and most jurisdictions would probably take umbrage with […]

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These Are The Cars You Say Had The Worst Engines

1979-1982 Monte Carlo, Malibu, Checker, Impala, Caprice. Let’s introduce you to the 4.4L (267 ci) Small Block Chevy The best first gen SBC is the 350/5.7. The 4.0 Bore works well for the engine producing good power, low emissions and decent (for the time) fuel economy when properly setup. SBC with the 350 were good […]

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Consumer Reports Says These Are The Best New SUVs You Can Buy Right Now

Photo: Toyota Consumer Reports tends to favor hybrids, and while they do cost extra, in the case of the Highlander, it’s not as much as you might expect. A Highlander LE starts at $39,020, while the LE Hybrid starts at $40,620. For the extra money, you can expect to get 35 mpg instead of 25 […]

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Off-Roading A Gold Wing, While Carrying A Dirt Bike, Is Peak Dudes Rock

We’ve all been there — you find a cool moose skull in the woods, but it’s too far off the road to hike it back. You could bring your enduro bike out to carry it, but you still need to get that bike to the trail somehow. Worse still, your Sherco isn’t exactly built for […]

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Toyota Starlet, Honda Civic Type R, Kawasaki Ninja Race Bike: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

Photo: Facebook Marketplace Everyone should, at some point in their life, own a deeply sketchy tuner car. Something with a massive turbo, aftermarket gauges that block the stock ones, mismatched wheels, and a rebuilt title. It should be a rite of passage, like those countries that make you do a year of military service when […]

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Pregnant Woman Survives After Tornado Tosses Her Car

A young pregnant woman walked away mostly unscathed after a tornado lifted her car off the ground, flipped it in midair, and caused it to crash into another car traveling alongside her on the road. The 21-year old tells WCSC that she’s grateful to be alive after the accident, but goes on to say that […]

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These Are The Most Stolen Vehicles In America

The Highway Loss Data Institute has released its report documenting which cars and trucks are the most likely to be stolen on America’s streets. The report ranks vehicles based on whole-vehicle theft claims per 1,000 vehicles for the model years between 2020 and 2022, adjusted to account for demographic and geographic factors. Without further ado, […]

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