The fluidity of language has always impressed me. That’s not to say I’ve always understood new usage of old words, or that I’ve agreed with each new entry into the vernacular. One example is “shitbox.

“Special then, special now.” That mantra goes a long way in explaining today’s collector car market. The idea is this: If a car was unique and desirable when it was new due to style, performance, or ...

The S-Class has had some rocky iterations over the years, from the W140’s troubled birth into a hostile, more eco-conscious world that was in recession to the out-of-warranty nightmares of the ...

Underappreciated classic cars were the subject of last week’s According To You question, and your answers did not disappoint. There wasn’t a Mustang in sight, though the Mustang II certainly fits this ...

Launched in 2022, the Lotus Emira was the first new sports car that Lotus produced since the Chinese conglomerate Geely took a controlling stake in the company in 2017. It is bigger, heavier, and all ...

We’ve heard all about it on the news. Markets and governments around the world are reacting to it. Armchair economists and car people across the Internet are pontificating about it. Yet nobody seems ...

Some very strict Porsche enthusiasts disapprove of the 924, in large part due to its use of an Audi engine whose cousins powered AM General DJ-5G “Mail Jeeps.” These very same fanatics also find a way ...

No one was surprised last spring when Mercedes-AMG announced that, of its 2025 E53 sedan and wagon duo, the United States would only get the sedan. Europe may be obsessed with the station wagon, but ...

Amid the uncertainty in the automotive industry right now, good news for enthusiasts can be hard to come by. In the last eight days, however, Toyota has made three announcements about its sports cars ...

Last week, I described how, in 4 ½ days, while sleeping in the house of someone I’d met once for ten minutes, I took Louie—a 1972 BMW 2002tii that I’d bought sight-unseen in Louisville—from being dead ...

Ford noticed that gap in the truck market, as well as the aftermarket modifications some of its Maverick customers were making, and saw room for the brand to offer a street-oriented Maverick straight ...

Whether you’re into hot hatches, rugged SUVs, hypercars, German sport sedans, or Formula 1 cars, you can find something in the Hot Wheels catalog to display on your desk. The only exception to this ...