All my life I’ve been told that a car with a cape is an incredibly stupid idea. Magnificent childhood doodles were critiqued for being “aerodynamically-challenged,” and “downright dangerous to other vehicles on the road.” But 35 years after I abandoned my crayons, Hot Wheels and Star Wars have finally proven that a…
On May 25, Solo: A Star Wars Story won’t just be revealing the origins of characters like Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian, we’ll also get to see how the Millennium Falcon came to be the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. Well before Han Solo dumped Jabba the Hutt’s smuggled cargo, the Falcon looked…
Normally, when I talk about the cars in a Star Wars trailer, I’m messing with you, like some big jerk. This time, though, I’m not really kidding, because the just-released trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Movie effectively starts with what is, really, a car chase. Sure, they have no wheels and they’re technically …
The latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, has quickly proven itself to be one of the most trailblazing and divisive entries of the series. Ultimately, its few problems can’t overshadow its best moments, but one of the coolest moments in the movie brings up a common issue seen in many movies.
Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars movies is about as recognizable as Darth Vader or a lightsaber. It’s a smuggling ship, hot rod and plot device all rolled into one. After all, it’s the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. It also shares some similarities with another famous and strange…
Days removed from seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I still can’t believe it’s a real movie. I can’t believe what writer-director Rian Johnson did: He took all of our preconceived notions of what a Star Wars movie is and evolved them. The movie is genuinely shocking at times—multiple times—but it also feels fully…
We all have incredibly petty hills to die on when it comes to the series we love. Paul McGann is the best Doctor. Deep Space Nine is better than The Next Generation. Superior Spider-Man was good. Here is my pettiest hill, though it’s one I’m still prepared to die on: Star Wars’ A-Wings are for losers, and I am…
Even though I’m a fan of Star Wars (well, I’m really more a fan of clunky little droids and related droid culture, and Star Wars is just the delivery vehicle) I find Nissan’s aggressive Star Wars marketing tie-ins a bit baffling. I’m not the only one who’s confused, so I decided to seek out the source of it all, and…
Nissan makes a crossover called the Rogue. Last year, a Star Wars movie called Rogue One came out. The brand synergy was obvious. (It has to do with the word “Rogue.”) This year, Nissan is again a brand partner of a new Star Wars movie. Why? Who knows.
Nissan’s booth at the LA Auto Show is essentially a big display of their current line-up of cars in Star Wars cosplay. In the back of their booth, though, they’ve got this fun but strikingly un-car-related VR experience where you get to repair droids in a droid repair shop. What makes this really interesting, at least…
Jason Battersby is a designer at Audi, but in his spare time he dabbles in concept art as well. So enjoy this TIE Fighter design, and think of it as a collaboration between the Galactic Empire and a German car manufacturer.
Global geekdom is experiencing complicated and confusing sensations in their collective bathing suit areas thanks to tonight’s release of the second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. My job, of course, is to scour the trailer for interesting vehicle or droid-related information, and, boy, does it look like there’s…
With a top speed of just five miles per hour, Radio Flyer’s ride-on Landspeeder toy doesn’t provide much of a thrill for adults. But when you hack it apart and then rebuild it with one of Razor’s high-speed Crazy Carts, suddenly you’ve got a great reason to buy some more Star Wars toys.
I just spent the last week of my life building the largest, most expensive Lego set of all-time: the Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Series Millennium Falcon. But you can watch this glorious Lego masterpiece get made in just a few minutes.
Fictional droid related news and analysis is an important part of my job, so I was very pleased to learn that a new astromech droid was revealed (well, via toys) as part of the upcoming installment of the little-known laser-cutting-device enthusiast movie series, Star Wars. And if some of the old basic Star Wars…
It’s time to dig out and update the ol’ “why wasn’t this available when I was a kid?!’ list because buried in the day one Comic-Con news dump was this fantastic drivable X-34 Landspeeder from Radio Flyer that lets a pair of kids zoom across the sands at a blistering five miles per hour.
This isn’t just a video extolling the film’s special effects or praising the story (though there’s plenty of that). You also get to see new characters, new creatures, new settings, and what looks to be a couple of between-shot dance parties. This Last Jedi behind-the-scenes reel is jam-packed with so much awesome.
While fighting climate change and providing health care are both just too economically burdensome for America, members of the House believe there’s still enough cash to fund a space army that would fight off... the space enemies?
It’s the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, which happens to be something we have written about a lot here at io9. Like, seriously a terrifying amount. After combing through our archives, we’ve assembled our favorite pieces about the Star Wars movies, games, toys, books, comics, and everything else this universe…
The seats I currently have in my car are of the brace-against-the-door-while-cornering variety, and this has put me on a hunt for cool old vintage racing seats as replacements. This search has brought me to the rarer-than-rare ‘Paddy Hopkirk Carrera Recliners,’ possibly the best seats that can be put in a car.
