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Are the days of dirty diesel behind us? When I was growing up I would get nauseous if I caught a whiff of big rig diesel exhaust.…

If you have never watched nature shows that look at rams in the wild, and seen how these animals battle with insane head butts, you are missing out.…

NASCAR fans can be nasty, and a lot of them hate Jeff Gordon. I hate Jeff Gordon, too. Why? Because I root for Dale Earnhardt Jr.,…

Google and Apple are both doing their part to help make it easier and safer to use your smartphone while you drive and stay focused on the road.…

As a child of the ’80s, I have very fond memories of all the car shows I got to watch growing up. There was the Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky and Hutch, and Knight Rider to name a few.…

When you buy a Lamborghini, you are basically purchasing something that you want to scream “LOOK AT ME!!!” with all its might as you tool around town making everyone who sees you feel insufficient and inadequate.…

I can safely say that the only cool car that Mitsubishi offered in the U.S. for a number of years was the Lancer Evolution (aka “the Evo.”)…

People who love their cars are very particular about them and pay close attention to every detail – especially when they come out of the shop.…

There are times when you really need a truck, even if you don’t have one. We all probably know at least one person that has a pickup, but either the owner is an asshole and you don’t want to ask them for help, or perhaps you just don’t want to be that guy who only calls when he needs something.…

I have been to Los Angeles many times, and, like everyone else who visits there, I have seen tons of celebs. I have seen them in restaurants, bars, coffee shops and on the street.…

When I was a growing up, I was lucky enough to have a dad who loved Porsches and drove a 911. Unfortunately, he made the huge mistake of letting me drive his bright yellow Targa to school when I turned 16, and I came within about an inch of totaling it because of an unadvised high speed turn that I took while leaving my high school’s parking lot.…

Many of today’s cars are built with unibody frames, with the increasing use of lightweight materials and improved safety through the use of crumple zones. But in the early days of the automotive industry, carmakers were just figuring out the best way to make frames that could even hold up to the everyday act of driving down a road.…

If you’ve ever driven on a track, there are three distinctive aromas you’ll quickly become accustomed to: 1) smoking brakes; 2) gasoline; and 3) burnt rubber.…

With the all-new Mazda MX-5 orders underway and cars rolling off the assembly line, a new advertising campaign with a new slogan has surfaced. Mazda appears to be ditching their long running Zoom-Zoom campaign for a new one with the slogan Driving Matters.…

So you want a Ferrari and are too cheap to buy a real one? While I’d personally never drive a replica, there’s surely a market for these mutant vehicles, given the large number of crazy kits I’ve seen on the market over the years.…