How to get perfectly smooth frosting on cake — Whether you prefer Italian or Swiss, the goal is to have a frosting that’s smooth, silky, and pipes like a dream. However, the biggest enemy to a smooth buttercream can be the most frustrating to troubleshoot: tiny air bubbles.
This ’64 LeSabre Is a Burst of Buick Sunshine — I wasn’t looking for a car as I walked through the Syracuse Nationals in July 2022. But then I spotted a Camelot Rose 1962 Buick Skylark with an Arctic White hard top for sale. I was in love, but my mechanic husband wasn’t…
The DeLorean Steals the Show in Back to the Future: The Musical — When I was 10, my dad went out of town on a work trip, and my mom took my sister and me to Lincoln Mall (now dead) for the only double feature I’ve ever seen: Spies Like Us and Back to the Future. It’s a…
Automotive | Kinja — Car culture for people who change their own oil. Engine builds, buyer guides, track day coverage, and the occasional well-deserved rant about dealerships.
Revealed: Trio of Special-Edition Porsche 911s Celebrates Toy Story 5 Stars — There will be some very special guests at today’s red-carpet premiere for Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5: Three heavily customized Porsche 911s. The cars, a product of a collaboration betwee
VW’s Golf Rallye G60 Truly Was the Golf R of the ’80s and ’90s — Nowadays, the facelifted version of Volkswagen’s eighth-generation Golf R is widely acclaimed as a potent, grippy hot hatchback. With 328 horsepower, 295 lb-ft of torque, all-wheel drive, and a sub-five-second run…
Lamborghini Miura: The Original Supercar Turns 60 — Lamborghini’s game-changing Miura turns 60 this year. To celebrate, we look at its history, key design elements, and its position in the market today. This year marks six decades since Lamborghini introduced the Miura to t
A Primer in Basic Electrical Troubleshooting (Part II: Using a Multimeter) — Last week, I stepped through the basics of automotive electrical circuits, explained how electrical current needs to flow from battery positive through the load device, to chassis ground, and back to bat
Does Analogue 3D really make retro games 4K? Here's what you should know — The Analogue 3D does a great job at upscaling old N64 games, with a few caveats.
Bugatti W16 Mistral Blanc Éternel Bridges Tradition and Tech — In 2011, Bugatti teamed up with a Berlin-based porcelain maker named Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (KPM) to design a distinctive, one-off Veyron Grand Sport called L’Or Blanc. The model stood out as one of…
The Automotive Odyssey of President Harry Truman, Part 2: To the White House and Back — In the first half of this story, I covered how when Harry Truman got his first car in 1914, it ignited a passion for automobiles and travel that lasted his whole life. From building better…
Trump welcomes Iraqi PM to White House, vows ‘a lot of deals’ — US President Donald Trump and Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House pledging to deepen economic ties.
Are Battery PoweredTrailers the Shortcut to Cleaner Long Haul Freight? — European pilot joins the quest to electrify trailers
Evel Knievel Fans Have One More Reason to Viva Las Vegas — It takes something special to become an icon in the automotive world. Few people have established themselves so firmly in the cultural zeitgeist as Robert Craig Knievel. Even using his government name, you can already tel
20 Air and Electric Impact Wrench Myths Tested — Anyone who has been wrenching for a while likely has a few tips and tricks up their sleeves. And, depending on the person, they hold those tips close to their chest or are happy tell anyone within earshot the proper way to complete
False nines? 4-4-2? The tactical trends defining World Cup so far — The return of 4-4-2? False nines? BBC Sport looks at the tactical trends emerging at the World Cup so far.
3 brilliant free, open-source (FOSS) apps students should try this weekend (Aug 14–16) — Free, open-source software that does more for your studies than most paid apps.
1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Brougham Convertible: Last Call for the Big Drop-Top! — I love Grand Villes. Knowing nothing about them, never seeing one, a person could still infer that it is something special. And big and luxurious. And they would be right! For a few brief years in…
Rubio, Jaishankar Urge Trade Deal Despite Pharma Tariff Threat — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar reinforced the importance of concluding an interim trade agreement between their two countries during a meeting in Manila on Wednesday.
The Last Piece of (And About) the Lotus’ Air Conditioning — It was nearly a year ago that I wrote my first piece discussing the pros and cons of electric air conditioning compressors. In it, I said pretty stridently that a big con is that much of the PR for electric A/C is an…
World Cup quiz: How well do you remember the last 32? — The World Cup's last-32 ties were decided in a busy six-day spell. But how closely were you paying attention?
Is an Old Packard Worth Reviving? Ask a Man Who Owns One — The Packard Motor Car Company’s slogan was “Ask the man who owns one.” Although it has been decades since anyone has been able to buy a Packard off the showroom floor, it’s still possible to own one of these incredible…
From Peking to Paris in a Pontiac GTO — One of the things I didn’t consider was the dust. It is so fine and it gets… everywhere. There were times when we couldn’t see the end of the GTO’s hood, it was so thick. A lot of Kazakhstan was that way, so many old roads they’d…
I created my own cheap VR headset using this phone and glasses combo — Skip the expensive headset—this lightweight pairing does what I actually use VR for.
Your Project Car Anti-Guide — The path for tackling a project car successfully is varied and meandering, even in the best scenario. Navigating it either forces you to go with the flow, or else you live a frustrated life until you either sell the car or reluctantly get it to a poi
Picture Car Confidential #42: Citroën Rendezvous and the Miraculous M35 — Much as I like cars, I don’t go to a lot of car shows. In fact, I make a special point of avoiding such gatherings where the competitors’ enthusiasm for correctness borders on obsessive. To be clear, I’m…
Bovensiepen 05 GT Is an M5 Touring-Based Follow-up to the Alpina B5 — Alpina began writing the next chapter in its story when it joined the BMW Group in January 2026. The Bovensiepen family that started the company is no longer involved in running it, but it’s staying in…
Secret Mission: ID These 8 Cars from the Greenwich Concours — Dear Gumshoe, Once again, your expertise is required. The Board needs intel: Deep-cover reporters agents snapped several high-res detail images of cars from The Greenwich Concours last weekend. These were hard-won; the
Another 5 “Bad” Cars I Want Anyway — At this point, now 15 cars and three installments into this exercise in aspirational automotive masochism, it might seem like cars with bad reputations are my real passion. That’s not strictly true, but my interest in the…
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 16, 2026 — Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.
Piston Slap: On a Long Enough Timeline, Unobtainium Is Obtainium — John writes: Sajeev, My daily driver is a 2013 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG. I adore this car and want to keep it as long as possible. I am approaching 100K miles and have only had to do routine maintenance; I probably ove
Offy: Four Letters. Four Cylinders. Four Decades as the Engine to Beat. — Chew on that for a bit. We now live in an age when memes are born, flourish, and are forgotten over the course of a week. So how did the Offy manage to spend four decades as the undisputed heavyweight…
Never Stop Driving #195: The Craftsmen — Next week, Monterey Car Week will once again lure thousands of enthusiasts to the California coast for auctions, concours, and the usual parade of eight-figure Ferraris. The mid-August week is a reminder that California is a hotbed of…
2026 GMC Yukon AT4 Ultimate Review: Denali in Danner Boots — Recently, my wife was in the market for a vehicle to replace her beloved but 15-year-old V-6 Toyota RAV4. (I lost the argument to get a minivan, given our 1-year-old and second baby on the way.) Some kind of three-row…
How $51 and a Hammer Saved My Corvette Road Trip — Few things get me as excited as a road trip. It is one of the only experiences in life that I actually prepare for; everything else is a feat of just-in-time execution that usually—usually—comes together. A few weeks ago, ahead…
Final Parking Space: 1942 GMC CCKW “Deuce and a Half” — The 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America is this Saturday, so it seems fitting that we should have a heroic World War II truck as this…
At Under $11K, a TVR S3 Is Fast, Frugal Fun — These days, the average price of a new car in the United States is nearly $50,000. The absolute cheapest new vehicle right now is the 2026 Hyundai Venue, which starts at a little over 20 grand. Gas is over $4.50 a gallon (6 bucks, if
2027 Maserati Grancabrio Trofeo First Drive: Rational Irrationality — There’s no shortage of supercars, and the Maserati GranCabrio intentionally steers clear of them all. Despite the numbers on the spec sheet, it’s more of a grand tourer that’s at home…
The Deadliest Decade: The Battle for Aero Supremacy — Thus commenced the Battle for Aero Supremacy. Not another race passed where a new wrinkle wasn’t introduced. It wasn’t immediately clear whether this was a testament to the technical ingenuity of Formula 1 or to…
Final Parking Space: 1982 Chevrolet S-10 — Right now, the smallest new Chevrolet pickups available for sale in the United States are behemoths that scale in at nearly 5000 pounds and have wheelbases that stretch beyond 126 inches (Silverado—up to 157 inches) and 131 inches (Color
What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course — A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to improvements in cognitive function.
Ferrari Luce: Blindsided by the Light — The moment has come. The Luce, Ferrari’s first battery electric vehicle, is here, and it’s quite unlike anything ever to emerge from Maranello. The Luce—Italian for “Light”—shines in a very different direction. Much of that is d
Final Parking Space: 1978 Ford Pinto 3-Door Runabout — What was the best-selling Detroit subcompact car of the 1970s? The Ford Pinto and its Mercury Bobcat sibling, of course, and I’ve found a good example of Dearborn’s little horse at a car graveyard in the shadow of
Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while court case plays out — The delay, filed in court on Friday, can cost Paramount $1.7bn in fees if the deal is not closed by next June.
This Porsche Flat-Six Goes to 11 — These days, there is no shortage of people putting in serious time, effort, and attention to detail in order to take old cars and make them… not old. Near-modern performance packed inside a 60-year-old form factor has been a trend going…
GPS Trackers: The Last Line of Theft Defense — A total of 659,880 vehicles were reported stolen nationwide last year. Most of those are used cars like Hyundai Elantras and Honda Accords, which are easy to part out. But classic cars are hardly immune. In 2025, 207 total loss…
10 Vintage Rides Racing up Pikes Peak This Weekend — Ask any driver attempting to run the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb what their goal is, and they will undoubtedly answer, “Make it to the top.” It seems simple enough, seeing as that is the whole point of the race, but…
Trump hits out at Italy's Meloni after pushback on G7 photo claim — Trump said the Italian leader asked "over and over" for a picture at G7, after she said the US president "made-up" a story that she "begged" for a photo.
Zelda. Again. Still. Always. — I’ve been down for the past couple of weeks with an odd combination of gut and back issues. It’s all minor; it’s being resolved, but I’ve been running at quarter speed, and long wrenching sessions where I’m bent over or twisting under an engine…
Apple Watch to get ‘major overhaul’ next year, says leaker - 9to5Mac — Apple Watch Ultra 4 is rumored to have major design changes, and per a new leak, the ‘Series’ line could get its own big upgrades next year.
One-Family, Low-Mile ’78 Ferrari 308 GT4 Is a Rare Specimen — Though it is over 50 years old, the Ferrari 308 GT4 Dino remains controversial among automotive elitists, contrarians, drivers, designers, and anyone with an interest in Ferrari’s history. Is the 308 GT4 a…
Our Two Cents: Cars That Look Shockingly Similar — Thanks to the tales of connective tissue told across the internet for decades, we all have opinions on things that look like other things. Some person looks like another person; that building in Europe looks like one built in…
Spy Shots Reveal V-8–Powered CLE AMG 63 Coupe — After some of the sportiest AMG models lost their V-8 powerplants, replaced by inline-six engines or hybrid turbo fours, even the AMG faithful were beginning to wonder about the future of the brand’s V-8. While there are…
Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and… — When I learned this issue of the magazine was devoted entirely to American cars in recognition of the USA’s 250th anniversary, I was reminded of a catchy 1970s jingle that many car fans over 55 can probably still sing to this day: “We…
Getting to the Bottom of Ford’s $28,350 Fathom — Vaguebooking is defined as a cryptic message posted on social media, with the intention of eliciting a response from followers. There’s a new Ford on the way, and it might be among the most anticipated vehicles in…
Iran prepares to keep economy alive as US threatens further sanctions — Iran’s authorities say they could shift to offensive operations as Washington considers further sanctions.
Michael Wright, ‘The Five Heartbeats’ and ‘Oz’ Star, Dies at 70 — Michael Wright, star of 'The Five Heartbeats,' 'V,' and 'Oz,' died at the age of 70.
Big Vehicles Need Bigger Brakes: Brembo Boldika Answers the Call — How heavy are big pickup trucks and high-performance electric SUVs these days? Heavy enough that domestic manufacturers asked Brembo for bigger, more powerful brakes. The Italian outfit’s solution: the…
Barn Finds — Unrestored Classic And Muscle Cars For Sale
Instagram's New Video Editing Tool Quickly Makes a First Draft — It creates a rough edit in 10 seconds.