Trucker Drops Lambo, California Drops Tesla From Future And A 'Keep Moving' Sign Meets It End In This Week's Car Culture Roundup

The United States may not have the kinds of pre-Christian mega-structure buildings that exist in nearly every other corner of the globe. No, we aren’t living amongst the gorgeous marble altars to a pantheon of gods, or the crumbling remains of towering temples or palaces. But what we lack in vintage we’re more than making up for lost time clearing space in our lives for modern day gods. We’ll absolutely clear a couple dozen acres of pristine natural land to plop down a giant fueling depot with hundreds of gas pumps, miles-long car washing robot tunnels, and a grocery store/barbecue restaurant/junk store packed with shit nobody needs. Buc-ee’s is our Parthenon, The Automobile is our Athena, and that chubby and cheerful wood-chewing rodent is her symbolic owl stand-in. - Bradley Brownell Read More

There’s nothing more exciting for a car fan than seeing a low-loader pulling up to drop off a new car. That excitement will quickly turn to dismay if the driver of the delivery truck takes those instructions a bit too literally, as one unlucky Lamborghini owner found last week when their Diablo was physically dropped off the back of a transport truck. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 26, 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. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 27, 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. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Every year, the roads across America are flooded with plows that spray rock salt across our highways to clear ice and snow. And every year, questions are raised about the effectiveness of salt and alternatives that could be out there. Now, there’s a salty solution lurking at the back of your fridge that could help clear our roads: pickle brine. - Owen Bellwood Read More

Last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the most impressive seats I sat in weren’t in a sports car or a super-luxury sedan, but in an electric three-row crossover. Kia debuted the new EV9 GT at the show, a 501-horsepower performance version of its excellent family hauler, and the seats in all three rows are simply awesome. - Daniel Golson Read More

Plenty of places have “Keep Moving” signs, but a little over a week ago, I learned that Getty Images didn’t have a photo of one that I could use. Conveniently, my drive home from the pharmacy takes me right by one, so when I decided to blog my frustration with drivers stopping unnecessarily in front of that sign, I walked to the intersection and took a photo of my own. It’s a good thing I risked the reckless walking ticket when I did, too, because the sign is dead. RIP “Keep Moving” sign. You will be missed. - Collin Woodard Read More

Back in the good ol’ days of truck heists, you could get your four best friends together in three matching Honda Civics and steal yourself a truck full of all the DVD players your heart desires. In modern times, however, things are more complicated: You’ll need some high-tech GPS-spoofing equipment if you want to make off with a pair of trucks full of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hager tequila, as an unknown number of thieves did earlier this month. - Amber DaSilva Read More

From the top of a twenty story sand dune as the first trickles of sunlight crest the horizon I can feel the full vastness of the world. An incredible natural display shaped over thousands of years, the Imperial Sand Dunes, lays out for miles in all directions. Aside from my travelling companions, the only evidence of human existence within my ken are the tire tracks of their full send escapades. I’ve never felt the full depths of alone anywhere more than here, right now. - Bradley Brownell Read More

If the 2024 Presidential Election has shown us anything, it’s that Gen Z cishet white men are being sucked into a world of brain rot and alt-right podcasts. These guys are feasting on the insecurities and perceived shortcomings of this group for their own financial gains, and it’s working. They don’t really have wars to go off and fight in, so they feel the need to prove their manliness (as silly as that may be) with demeaning language, actions and physical goods they feel project a machismo aesthetic to everyone around them. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More