As gearheads, we’re really not keen on seeing any car dumped in a river, field, or really anywhere else (garage finds can be cool, but still sad when you see the decay). That’s why it’s always sad to see a cool car left to rot by someone who didn’t have […]
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Bespoke 1950 Bentley Mk VI Special Is Automotive Artwork
Post-war cars marked a key evolution in car design thanks to their unique, passionate style, and this 1950 Bentley Mk VI Special is an example of how cars from this time period are true automotive art. Before the Mk VI, Bentleys were rolled off the assembly line as a bare […]
Android Auto vs Android Automotive: What’s the difference?
Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. There was a time when having an infotainment system and satellite navigation in your car was a luxury. Now, thanks in part to computer components being more affordable and […]
Chevy Is Hosting a Week of (Chevy-related) Automotive Celebration
From Autoweek Chevrolet isn’t letting a little thing like the Woodward Dream Cruise cancellation kill its summer. The company is hosting a weeklong virtual car show called Cruisin’ the USA in your Chevrolet, hosted on the company’s social media channels all week. “Classic car events have served as a place […]
The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 Is the 654-HP, 2174-Pound Successor to the F1
From Road & Track Gordon Murray holds weekly weight-watchers meetings. He’s not helping people diet, of course. He’s making absolutely certain his new supercar is lighter than his last. Murray takes about six hours every week to meet with his teams and analyze the car’s every component down to the […]
Here are a few of our automotive guilty pleasures
It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. The world is full of cars, and just about as many of them are bad as are good. It’s pretty easy to pick which fall into each category after giving them a thorough walkaround and, more important, driving them. But every […]
Petersen Automotive Museum Set To Reopen Soon
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious At long last, we can make our pilgrimage to this hallowed car museum. During the coronavirus shutdowns, we gearheads have seen races, shows, and other events canceled right and left. Even car museums shuttered their doors. Thankfully, many of these fine facilities from […]
Automotive Rewind: The Wildest Rust-Wrapped Cars
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious Call it nostalgia, or confusion, Motorious revisits this strange trend. Rust wrapping, and wrapping in general, is a trend that had some major steam for a few years around 2014. Some of the wraps from this era look like the car had been […]
Take The Virtual Petersen Automotive Museum Pre-War Vault Tour
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious This is a nice way to walk through automotive history from home. Thanks to the coronavirus scare and subsequent social distancing measures, gearheads have seen many events and venues cancelled throughout the world. Plenty of places are still closed down, including the Petersen […]