In the car world, we hear the word “preservation” quite a bit. For many, it means an uncompromising reverence for all-original classic automobiles that are just as they were when they were new, or ...

For the eight of you who’ve been following my Brougham-A-Palooza indulgence these past few years, you know I am a major fan of what I term the “Nimitz class:” grand, giant American land yachts of the ...

“It has long been the desire of Cadillac to build each year a few highly individualized cars which would possess supreme possibilities.” Now that customers will soon receive their cars, we decided to ...

People often complain that those gorgeous and slippery concept cars that automakers create to tout their brand vision and design prowess get watered down to weak sauce by the time they reach ...

That’s the issue Chrysler had, because they had a very important product to launch, and they needed to make a big splash. Or, as it turned out, crash: Chrysler President Bob Lutz picked up Detroit ...

Never say never—unless you’re talking about diesel as a mainstream fuel option in the U.S. We’re more likely to see wood-burning steam engines under the hood of future cars than we are ...

Tom Peters with the C6 Corvette shortly after its introduction in 2005. His vision greatly drove Corvette styling through the last three generations of America’s sports car. Courtesy Tom Peters Tom ...

For many people, thoughts of amateur motorsport conjure images of sweltering days standing in dusty pits, sweating in Nomex suits during heats, and then slathering on extra layers of sunscreen and ...

“A sport bike should be controlled freely as to the rider’s wish.” That’s according to the father of the CBR900RR, former career Honda motorcycle engineer Tadao Baba. Baba-san, a real rider, was ...

A Mini Countryman built to tackle the toughest terrain has been developed by off-road experts X-raid and delta4x4. With its lifted suspension, wider track, 4×4 tires, bull bars, roof rack, and no less ...

Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun scheme up and build amazing engines for their land speed race car, which has taken on El Mirage and the Bonneville Salt Flats. We’ve toured their Southern California shop ...