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A Sideways VW Van Makes A Surprisingly Good Race Car
By Kyle Cheromcha
Jul 26, 2017 8:53 PM
Bank Robbers Use Blacked-Out Mercedes-AMG, Donald Trump Masks in ATM Heist Spree
By Kyle Cheromcha
Jul 26, 2017 7:02 PM
The brothers repainted the car to throw off cops and managed to score over $100,000 before getting nabbed.
Tesla Model 3 Could Cost as Little as a Prius in California After Incentives
By Rob Stumpf
Jul 26, 2017 5:27 PM
Buyers in California are eligible for $10,000 in state and federal incentives.
Maine State Troopers Catch Machete-Armed Man in Clown Mask Walking Down Road
By Max Goldberg
Jul 26, 2017 5:25 PM
Not exactly what you want to come across during your average stroll. 
Need for Speed Payback Trailer Shows a Renewed Push for Car Mods
By Eric Brandt
Jul 26, 2017 5:21 PM
This game will be about much more than just driving.
Volvo XC40 Image Pops Up on Instagram Early
By Eric Brandt
Jul 26, 2017 5:19 PM
The Volvo Germany website accidentally put up a pretty official looking photo that's since been deleted.
The Upcoming Fully-Electric Mini Will Be a 3-Door Hatchback 
By Chris Constantine
Jul 26, 2017 5:17 PM
BMW Group confirmed that it has big plans for electrification in the next few years. 
Report Suggests the 2019 Ford Ranger Could Pack a 310-HP EcoBoost Engine
By Max Goldberg
Jul 26, 2017 4:51 PM
Among other powerplants, mind you.
Pirelli Confirms Cause of Raikkonen's Silverstone Tire Failure
By Gabriel Loewenberg
Jul 26, 2017 4:39 PM
The two Ferraris fell victim to two very different failures.
TRA Kyoto's Datsun 620 Is the Perfect Sequel to the 'Fugu Z'
By Danny Choy
Jul 26, 2017 4:23 PM
The Datsun 620 Pandem Wide Body injects muscle car flair to an old Japanese workhorse.
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By Mike Guy Jul 26, 2017

Hey Carmakers: Please Stop Bullshitting About Self-Driving Cars

We're looking at you, Audi.
By Mike Guy Jul 18, 2017

2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon Quick Review: Car Journalists' Favorite Real-World Car

The worst-kept secret of auto journalists: We all love station wagons. I'll take the Benz, please.
By Mike Guy Jul 13, 2017

What's Eating Lewis Hamilton?

What's the shoulda-been defending F1 World Champion so angry about these days?
By Mike Guy Jul 12, 2017

Top 10 Car Movies of All Time

What's better than a top 10 list? A top 10 list of car movies. Feel free to disagree.
By Mike Guy Jul 11, 2017

Takata Is Recalling 2.7 Million More Airbag Inflators 

The ongoing troubles of the Japanese airbag supplier just got more... troubled.
By Mike Guy Jul 3, 2017

The 1960 Jaguar XK150 S Roadster: Power Is Not a New Invention

269 horsepower is plenty to terrify and charm the English countryside.
By Mike Guy Jul 3, 2017

Bus Crash Likely Kills 18 Tourists in Germany

Dozens more escaped a fire that quickly consumed the tourist bus after a collision with a truck.
By Mike Guy Jun 22, 2017

This Dodge Demon (Or Any Car, Really) Might Just Save You From a Lightning Strike

But you'd better off pulling over and riding out a storm in a Kum & Go.
By Mike Guy Jun 21, 2017

A Reminder That F1 Is a Very Shady Business

On the eve of the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan, some important things to remember about Formula 1.
By Mike Guy Jun 19, 2017

10 Times People Used Cars to Terrorize and Murder

The latest attacks in France and England remind us that cars are the most abundant and effective terror weapons in the world.
By Mike Guy Jun 15, 2017

The 2017 Honda Civic Type R Breaks the Front-Wheel Drive Curse

Honda's newest halo car uses a mixture of magic and madness in the brilliant Type R.
By Mike Guy Jun 1, 2017
VIDEO

America's Cup Sailboats Are Actually Airplanes

This new doc explains how some of the most radical racing in the world broke the drag barrier.
By Mike Guy May 26, 2017

How Dumb Was Donald Trump's Statement About "Very Bad" German Cars?

About as dumb as a statement about German car imports can get.
By Mike Guy May 24, 2017

Can the Volvo XC60 Redeem the Luxury Crossover?

This (Chinese-owned) Swedish SUV is a smart and sexy argument that bigger might be better.
By Mike Guy May 23, 2017

Sitting Down With Fernando Alonso, Gentleman Savior of IndyCar

Europe's unluckiest great racer still loves F1, but he wouldn't mind just a sip of Indy 500 milk.
By Mike Guy May 17, 2017

Volvo Releases Pricing on its Crucial New XC60 Crossover SUV

This elegant lil' followup to the XC90 is priced to dine on BMW X3's and Mercedes GLC's lunch. 
By Mike Guy May 12, 2017

Tesla Boss Elon Musk Earned $99,744,920 Last Year

So he has that going for him, which is nice.
By Mike Guy May 12, 2017

Do You Want To Write For The Drive?

Are you a car freak? Can you write? Do you want to get rich?
By Mike Guy May 10, 2017

SpaceX's Massive Falcon Heavy Can Launch 35 Dodge Demons Into Space

Elon Musk goes big with the heaviest lift.
By Mike Guy May 9, 2017

Fernando Alonso Will Be Remembered For All the Wrong Reasons

Racing in the Indy 500 won't help 'Nando cement a legacy as one of the greats.
By Mike Guy May 1, 2017
VIDEO

7 Cool Things About the $450,000 Ford GT

The only truly American supercar is close to an engineering masterpiece.
By Mike Guy Apr 25, 2017

Top 10 Small SUVs in 2017

From the Nissan Rogue to the Mercedes GLC, a ranking of the best small SUVs on America's roads this year.
By Mike Guy Apr 18, 2017

Is This Tesla Model S Really Worth $539,325?

If you believe the stock market, the Tesla Model S is the most valuable mass production car on the road. 
By Mike Guy Apr 4, 2017

Hyundai Pulls Planned Ads After "Disturbing Accusations" at Scandal-Plagued "O'Reilly Factor"

The Korean manufacturer follows Mercedes in protesting allegations against host Bill O'Reilly.
By Mike Guy Mar 22, 2017

Elon Musk's Brother Is Trying to Reinvent How America Eats

Kimbal Musk has launched The Kitchen. Is it the organic food version of the Hyperloop?
By Mike Guy Mar 22, 2017

Uber's Travis Kalanick, Defended by Arianna Huffington, Will Remain CEO

The top female board members at the ride-sharing company assure reporters: Trav will behave.
By Mike Guy Mar 20, 2017
VIDEO

Top 10 Most Expensive Cars in the World in 2017

We've compiled a list of the world's 10 most expensive cars (more or less) on the market.
By Mike Guy Mar 14, 2017

How to Drive on Ice Like Juha Kankkunen

Simple winter driving tips from one of the craziest Finns ever to drive sideways.
By Mike Guy Mar 13, 2017

Mobileye and Intel Join Forces In Biggest Autonomous Car Move Ever

The future of the autonomous car just changed dramatically.
By Mike Guy Mar 11, 2017

The Sultry 1963 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Pagoda Will Make You Hate Modern Life

The restored rally car has an odometer that goes backwards—and we're cool with that.
By Mike Guy Mar 9, 2017

7 Important Things About the 2018 Mercedes E-Class Coupe

The E-Class Coupe is as good as the E-Class sedan, but with two fewer doors.
By Mike Guy Mar 9, 2017

The Best and Worst Cars of the Geneva Motor Show

With new Ferraris, McLarens, and all the cool tuners, the best auto show in the world didn't disappoint.
By Mike Guy Mar 8, 2017

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Takes Up Bicycling, Gets Flipped Off

"Ain't no way in hell I'm going to let anybody see me ride through the infield wearing spandex."
By Mike Guy Mar 7, 2017

The Mercedes-AMG GT Concept May Destroy the Porsche Panamera

By Mike Guy Mar 7, 2017

The New Ruf CTR Is an All-Carbon Daydream Porsche

The rather yellow Ruf CTR is the analog star of the Geneva Motor Show.
By Mike Guy Mar 7, 2017

Misery Persists at McLaren-Honda After Another Engine Swap

A problem-plagued testing session and an antsy top driver do not bode well for McLaren's season.
By Mike Guy Mar 7, 2017

2018 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet Is the Most Expensive SUV Ever Made

And we love it for that.
By Mike Guy Mar 6, 2017

Elon Musk Tweets Photo of Hat For His Tunneling Company

Tesla and SpaceX mastermind, the Sage of South Africa, takes an important step in going underground.
By Mike Guy Mar 6, 2017

General Motors Ditches Opel for $2.3 Billion

After 20 years of taking losses on its European outpost, GM cuts and runs.
By Mike Guy Mar 3, 2017

New F1 Car Speeds Could Cause Drivers to Lose Consciousness

It wouldn't be the first time that G-forces affected a racing series.
By Mike Guy Feb 27, 2017

Watch This Tesla Autopilot 2.0 Fail Terribly in a Model S

This Tesla Model S Autopilot 2.0 failure is a bracing reminder that humans should still drive cars—for now.
By Mike Guy Feb 21, 2017

2017 Mercedes-Maybach S550: 7 Reasons Why We Love This $166,200 Oligarchmobile

How do you make a Maybach? Take a Mercedes S-Class by either end, stretch it out, and then deck it out in all the stuff.
By Mike Guy Feb 18, 2017

SpaceX Postpones Historic Launch of Falcon 9 

Rocketeer Elon Musk and his team detected irregularities just 13 seconds before taking off from Complex 39A.
By Mike Guy Feb 17, 2017

The Bloody 2-Year Rise in Car Fatalities Will Only Get Bloodier

Highway deaths will keep going up, year after year, as long as people are behind the wheel.
By Mike Guy Feb 16, 2017

Paul Walker Lawyer Claims Porsche Concealed Damaging Carrera GT Info

Court filings also reveal emails in which alleged Porsche employees joke about Carreras crash rates affecting the car's value.
By Mike Guy Feb 15, 2017

Why Is a Car Called a Whip?

From a horse's stable to Kanye West's garage, the whip has been around for more than a century. What's up with that?
By Mike Guy Feb 15, 2017

Harrison Ford Almost Crashed His Airplane Again

This time, the aging Star Wars actor nearly took out a commercial jet.
By Mike Guy Feb 13, 2017

Fernando Alonso Earns $37,000,000 More Than Max Verstappen 

2017 Formula 1 driver salaries run the spectrum from the superrich to the not-quite-enough to live in Brooklyn.
By Mike Guy Feb 10, 2017

Danica Patrick Is "Long In The Tooth," Says Very Old NASCAR Guy

Ex-NASCAR racer and current broadcasting gadfly Ricky Craven accuses relatively young Patrick of being too old for a sport full of much-older-than-her drivers.
By Mike Guy Feb 9, 2017

NASCAR Is Banning Badly Damaged Cars From Returning to Races

NASCAR has added time restrictions fixing damaged cars, and limited repairs to pit lane. 
By Mike Guy Feb 6, 2017

Did Boston's Mayor Just Doom the New England Patriots to a Watery Grave?

"Fire up the duck boats," Mayor says. What could possibly go wrong in these terrible death machines?
By Mike Guy Feb 2, 2017
VIDEO

Bicycle Commuting in Brooklyn Is Not Smart

Riding a bicycle to work in Brooklyn is the dumbest thing I do every day. And I do a lot of dumb things every day.
By Mike Guy Feb 2, 2017

Cadillac Sales Decline in the US, Continue to Surge in China

After Cadillac's billion-dollar makeover, it finally discovers a market in mainland China.
By Mike Guy Feb 1, 2017

Mercedes AMG Unveils the New E63 S Station Wagon

The Mercedes E63 S Wagon will set a new speed record in the class. And that's just one reason true American car nerds will love it.
By Mike Guy Jan 30, 2017

The 7 Things We Love About the New Lamborghini Aventador S

Testing the midcycle refresh of Lamborghini's natural-breathing V-12 Aventador leaves us, well, breathless.
By Mike Guy Jan 29, 2017

Uber Is Under #DeleteUber Attack After Trump's Immigration Order

Uber, not exactly a bastion of moral leadership, fails again in airport refugee protests.
By Mike Guy Jan 27, 2017

What the Deadly NASA Apollo 1 Capsule Accident Taught Us

50 years ago today, three good men died.
By Mike Guy Jan 26, 2017

Carl Edwards Is Just Too Weird For NASCAR

For all his talent, Cousin Carl was always just a too much of a snowflake for the sport.
By Mike Guy Jan 25, 2017

Trump's Infrastructure Plan Falls Short of $1 Trillion

Leaked documents detail 50 projects nationwide.
By Mike Guy Jan 24, 2017

Is NASCAR's New Racing Format a Suicide Mission?

Chasing viewers, NASCAR is doubling down on its flaws.
By Mike Guy Jan 16, 2017

How Pedestrians Will Destroy the Autonomous Car

In the Self-Driving Carpocalypse, urban bipeds will find their vengeance.
By Mike Guy Jan 10, 2017

New Mercedes-Benz USA Boss Takes a Wait-And-See Approach to Trump

American politics don't weigh heavily on the mind of Dietmar Exler.
By Mike Guy Jan 2, 2017
VIDEO

The 2018 Mercedes AMG E63 S Goes Like a Bat out of Hell

This immodest sedan will terrify your neighbors and seduce all the wives.
By Mike Guy Dec 30, 2016

Nico Rosberg Is the Biggest Disappointment of 2016

To not stick around and defend your first championship is a betrayal of Formula 1.
By Mike Guy Dec 29, 2016

The New Owners of F1 Want Every Grand Prix To Be Like the Super Bowl

Liberty Media apparently wants to add more 'Murica and more tech into the mix.
By Mike Guy Dec 28, 2016
VIDEO

Watch Mercedes-Benz Build the Iconic G-Wagen

The Magna Steyr works in Graz, Austria, churns out the coolest luxury tractor ever made.
By Mike Guy Dec 27, 2016

What Car Would You Buy with $10,000?

The Drive's uncle gave us ten grand for Christmas. What car should we buy with it?
By Mike Guy Dec 27, 2016

The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond Links Ice Cream to Homosexuality

Turns out the Hamster has strong socio-sexual feelings toward certain puddings. 
By Mike Guy Nov 18, 2016

Don’t Bet Against the Audacious, All-Electric Jaguar I-PACE SUV

After a year of astronomical sales, Jaguar is going after the Tesla Model X.
By Mike Guy Oct 6, 2016

According to Everything, You Are a Really Terrible Driver

Congratulations, your shitty driving killed more Americans this year than terrorism, gun violence or AIDS.
By Mike Guy Sep 16, 2016

Someone Crashed a McLaren MP4-12C Spider Into a Fancy Cannes Hotel Lobby

The driver confused forward and reverse.
By Mike Guy Sep 15, 2016

Robby Gordon’s Father Among Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Gordon's father, Baja Bob Gordon, was a desert racing legend.
By Mike Guy Sep 12, 2016

How Much Do Carmakers Spend on Ads During NFL Games?

The simple answer is: more than any other industry—by a lot.
By Mike Guy Sep 11, 2016

Ryan Newman Calls Tony Stewart “Bipolar” After Richmond Wreck

Chase hopes dashed, the RCR driver rages against his former employer.
By Mike Guy Sep 9, 2016

Making Night Moves With the 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63S

By the light of the moon, a torrid affair with the Mercedes baby brawler.
By Mike Guy Aug 30, 2016

Tony Stewart’s Twitter Tirade Against Colin Kaepernick Quickly Backfires

It's easy to forget the increasingly reclusive Stewart has opinions. And then this happens.
By Mike Guy Jul 20, 2016

Fernando Alonso Is Really Bored by Formula 1

The cars are too damn easy to drive, and he'll never win again.
By Mike Guy Jun 30, 2016

The Ferrari GTC4Lusso Is Fast, Ferocious, and Close to Perfect

The best all-wheel-drive car in the world just got better.
By Mike Guy May 11, 2016

The 10 Most Influential Car People in Sports

The Drive 50: Auto's players, owners and tastemakers in the world of sports.
By Mike Guy May 5, 2016

Meet Volvo’s 2017 Polestar V60 and S60

With its brilliant new turbocharged 2.0-liter engine, the Volvo Polestar takes dead aim at the Audi S4.
By Mike Guy May 4, 2016

The Drive 50: The 50 Most Influential People in Cars

Meet the prime movers in the automotive world today.
By Mike Guy Mar 30, 2016

What the Hell’s Wrong With Oregon Drivers?

There is a place so devoid of urgency that cars slow down for corners on the interstate. It is Oregon.
By Mike Guy Mar 25, 2016

Critics’ Notebook: The 2016 Lamborghini Huracan Spyder

What car is faster than the rain? This car right here.
By Mike Guy Feb 19, 2016

Is the Daytona 500 Rigged?

Chase Elliott’s pole run drags up some disturbing questions.
By Mike Guy Jan 22, 2016

Critics’ Notebook: The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

Like Jackie Gleason on wheels.
By Mike Guy Jan 19, 2016

Adios, Glenn Frey, and Thanks for the Driving Tunes

Take it easy, man.
By Mike Guy Jan 18, 2016

Tony Stewart’s Chili Bowl Tantrum Is Inexcusable

File under: Rich celebs behaving badly.  
By Mike Guy Jan 11, 2016

On David Bowie and Car Crashes

Did a cocaine-fueled accident really inspire one of The Thin White Duke’s greatest tracks?
By Mike Guy Jan 5, 2016

BMW iVision Debuts at CES

What does a connected car really look like?
By Mike Guy Jan 1, 2016

Tesla Model S Catches Fire in Norway

No injuries reported; EV pride burned to crisp.
By Mike Guy Dec 29, 2015

Qatari Emir Flies Nine Airplanes to Switzerland for Doctor’s Appointment

Breathe easy; he’ll be fine.
By Mike Guy Dec 29, 2015

The Affluenza Kid Takes His Last Joyride

Drunk Driving killer Ethan Couch busted in Mexico.
By Mike Guy Dec 28, 2015

The Worst Drivers in the World Live in Boston

What rhymes with “Masshole”?
By Mike Guy Dec 11, 2015

Floyd Mayweather’s Ferrari Enzo Sells at RM Sotheby’s for $3.3 Million

The hits keep coming for the champ, who's sold two Enzos and bought a Bugatti.
By Mike Guy Dec 8, 2015

John Lennon Was a Terrible Driver

Murdered 35 years ago today, the Beatle nearly died in an Austin Maxi in 1965.
By Mike Guy Nov 30, 2015

Is Your Kid’s School Bus a Deathtrap?

No seatbelts, no airbags. Just seats.
By Mike Guy Nov 23, 2015

Autodromo Pays Homage to Bloodiest Era in Rally Racing

Latest timepiece from our favorite racing-themed watchmaker recalls the glory of Group B.
By Mike Guy Nov 12, 2015

The Man Who Steals Trains Strikes Again

How transit superthief Darius McCollum nabbed a Greyhound.
By Mike Guy Nov 11, 2015

The Google Self-Driving Car Gets an Artsy-Fartsy Paintjob

Can community artwork make the Google car look cool? Nope.
By Mike Guy Oct 25, 2015

Lewis Hamilton Wins Another F1 Championship in a Wild U.S. Grand Prix

A soggy, slick weekend in Austin ends with King Lewis nabbing his third F1 crown.