I don’t know quite why but I’ve found myself missing my father’s old C5 Corvette Z06 this week. And high-strung naturally aspirated V8 engines in general.
Linkin Park -- 'Crawling'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Is Finally Here and It's Worth the Wait
If you’ve never checked out Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale, what are you even doing on Kinja Deals? The retailer puts thousands of fall and winter styles, plus Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives, on sale way before they go into the stores. Once the sale is over, you’ll only be able to get them for full price, so you’d better…
For $7,500, Would You Flash The Plastic For This 1970 Citroën Méhari?
Can you think of any car more elemental than a Citroën Deux Chevaux? Well, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Méhari is a 2CV stripped of all pretensions, and you’ll now have to decide if its price should have someone paying that stripper.
The New Ford F-150 Police Responder Is A Police Car That Can Handle The Load Of The Law
Ford has been extremely rude lately developing a new generation of police pursuit vehicles, and now it’s introduced the F-150 Police Responder. It’s getting really hard to keep track of everything I’m supposed to spot from a mile down the road.
This Is How The New Holden Non-V8 Supercars Sound And I'm Not Sure I Like It
I know Australian Supercars haven’t always been V8 Supercars. I know. I know! But darn it if listening to the new twin-turbo V6 Holden Supercars engine leaves me with a big sad hole in my heart to the tune of some less impressive higher-pitched V6 noises.
New Honda Patent Shows Off Mysterious Mid-Engined Car Again
Are you excited for a new Honda S2000? Well don’t be, because who knows when or even if that will actually ever happen. Another patent showing off a weird, expensive-looking mid-engine Honda has come up, though, so who knows what this could be.
Pour One Out For Your Other Growlers And Go Buy MiiR's
MiiR, maker of our favorite camp cups, made a damn good growler a while back. Now they’ve perfected it.
Ethics Experts Want Self-Driving Cars Approved Like New Drugs
U.S. legislators are in the midst of approving landmark driverless car legislation that would make putting semi-autonomous and autonomous test cars on public roads a whole lot easier. But from an ethics perspective, these rules may be too lax—leading to lawsuits, injury and potentially scaling back innovation.
Comment Of The Day: Weight Reduction Special Edition
New Lotus isn’t like old Lotus. Well, actually, I have no clue what new Lotus is. They keep making special edition cars though, which seem nice! But how?
Skip Astronaut Training and Explore the ISS Right Now in Google Street View
Sometime between your marine biologist and professional ninja phases, you probably dreamed of being an astronaut as a kid. But have you seen all the work that goes into actually becoming one? Save yourself years of G-force training and wearing onesies and just shortcut your way onto the International Space Station,…
Cold Brew, Philips Hue, a Metal Lightning Cable, and the Rest of Thursday's Best Deals
The last chance to preorder and save on Anker’s truly wireless earbuds, the simplest cold brew coffee maker, and the Philips Hue White starter kit lead off Thursday’s best deals.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Replacement Hasn't Competed In NASCAR Full Time Since 2015
No matter how many weird rituals or blood sacrifices Junior Nation has done to prevent the retirement of NASCAR’s favorite son Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the end of the season, it’s happening. And as of Wednesday, his replacement is officially lined up: 24-year-old Alex Bowman will drive the No. 88 car in 2018.
If You're Between 30-50, I Bet You Learned The Word 'Ajar' From A Car
I should be clear here that I’m not an official expert in words; I’m no entomologist. You can tell that’s true because I just typed the word for someone who studies insects, not “etymologist,” someone who studies words. But this hasn’t stopped me from formulating a theory that there’s a large number of people who…
The Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain 4x4²: When Your Luxury Wagon Needs Portal Axles For Some Reason
Last year, a Mercedes engineer named Jürgen Eberle got ahold of a Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain, and let his childhood off-road fantasies run wild, installing portal axles and monstrous meaty tires to create what is now called the E-Class All-Terrain 4x4². It’s pure madness.
Sign Up For a Free Audible Trial, Get Two Audiobooks To Keep
Amazon always offers a free one-month trial of its Audible audiobook service, but for a limited time, they’re also tossing in an extra free book credit to sweeten the pot. That’s in addition to the book you normally get with the trial, and each credit is valid for any title in the Audible library. The best part? The…
The Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody Still Wants To Kill You
Dodge has a problem. The hilarious 707-horsepower Challenger Hellcat is entering its fourth model year, and pretty much everybody who’s willing to spend $70,000 on one has one. And the 2018 Dodge Demon has stolen all the hype. The solution? Giant fender flares and even wider tires, baby. That’ll teach you to say…
There's Something Eerily Beautiful About The Earth Reclaiming Its Forgotten Race Tracks
Abandoned race tracks are some of the most eerily mesmerizing things there are. In a way, it’s beautiful to see the earth reclaim something its inhabitants couldn’t keep alive. But you know that not even the eery beauty will last forever, because eventually, there won’t be anything left.
Street Lights Of The Future Will Talk To Cars And That May Not Be A Good Thing
Cars won’t just be driving themselves one day—they’ll be communicating things like traffic conditions and the weather with everything else around them. Connected cars will be masses of sensors and outpouring radio signals, but if carmakers aren’t careful, this data sharing will open itself up to hacks and cyber…
The Drive-By Dunk Challenge Is The Meme Of The Summer
Teens with way too much time on their hands struggling to entertain themselves is a hallmark of summer. This can be a bad thing when those teens take their cues from dipshits like Jake Paul, but it can be a very good thing when it leads to something like a summer full of pool dunks. The Drive-By Dunk Challenge fits…
