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I Tinkered With My BMW 128i’s Computer Coding and Didn’t Break It
By Peter Nelson / Updated Sep 2, 2022

I’m Building a Driving Game Arcade Rig Around My Old PS2
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Aug 30, 2022

DC Down Under Epilogue: Here’s What Broke With Our Kia EV6’s Brakes
By Lewin Day / Updated Aug 29, 2022

Here Are 5 Cars Under $5,000 Right Now: Raleigh, NC
By Kevin Williams / Updated Aug 26, 2022

1969 Dodge Charger Project Chronicles: Updated Steering and Outdated Induction
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Aug 24, 2022

DC Down Under Dispatch #5: Why We Pulled the Plug Just Before the Finish Line
By Lewin Day / Updated Aug 23, 2022

How Track Days Affect Your Car’s Maintenance Schedule
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 23, 2022

DC Down Under Dispatch #4: Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong From Here, Right?
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 22, 2022

Here’s How Ultra-Rich Car Enthusiasts Mod and Option Cars: Tales From the Quail 2022
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Aug 20, 2022

DC Down Under Dispatch #3: Pushing EV Range to the Limit—and Beyond
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 19, 2022

Here Are 5 Cars Under $5,000 Right Now: Atlanta
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 18, 2022

DC Down Under Dispatch #2: Catching a Charge at the Loneliest Rest Stop in Australia
By Lewin Day / Updated Aug 18, 2022

Fast Times and Million-Dollar Fines: Inside the EPA’s Messy War on Dirty Diesel Trucks
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 18, 2022

DC Down Under Dispatch #1: Into the Unknown With the Kia EV6
By Lewin Day / Updated Aug 17, 2022

Here’s How Engineers Are Achieving Lightness in the Heavyweight EV Era
By Lawrence Ulrich / Updated Aug 16, 2022

DC Down Under: We Made It Across Australia, but the Kia EV6 Did Not
By Kyle Cheromcha / Updated Aug 12, 2022

Here Are 5 Cars Under $5,000 Right Now: Des Moines, Iowa
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 11, 2022

A Minor BMW 128i Setup Adjustment Helped Earn Me a Podium Spot
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 11, 2022

Here Are 5 Cars Under $5,000 Right Now: Los Angeles, CA
By Chris Rosales / Updated Aug 11, 2022

Mini Can Still Take the States. But Where Does It Go in an SUV World?
By Mike Spinelli / Updated Aug 10, 2022

A Steering Wheel Spacer Transformed My BMW 128i’s Driving Experience
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 9, 2022

Approaching 100,000 Miles in My 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG Has Me Feeling Enlightened
By Kristen Lee / Updated Aug 9, 2022

DC Down Under: Why Crossing Australia’s Nullarbor Plain in an EV Is No Easy Task
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 9, 2022

Racing Time Is Still Family Time Thanks to a Father’s Custom RC Kart for His Son
By Aaron Cole / Updated Aug 8, 2022

Here’s How My BMW 128i Performed on the Dyno With an Intake and Exhaust
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 4, 2022

What I Learned Visiting One of Six VinFast Dealers in America
By Kevin Williams / Updated Aug 3, 2022

These Are the Weirdest, Coolest, and Most Fun Cars Killed in Cash for Clunkers
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 3, 2022

I’m Avoiding the Used Car Market by Reviving a 166K-Mile Saturn Vue
By Tony Markovich / Updated Aug 3, 2022

Why Camber Bolts Are the Ultimate Cheap Handling Mod
By Chris Rosales / Updated Aug 2, 2022

The Rush of Drug Smuggling Was Just Like the Thrill of Racing
By Randy Lanier / Updated Aug 2, 2022

We Found the Full List of All 677,081 Cars Killed in Cash for Clunkers
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 1, 2022

A Screw in the Zero FX’s Tire Showed Me How the Electric Bike Could Be Better
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Aug 1, 2022

The Drive-In: Come Chat Jewelry Heists, AMC, and Audi A4s Pretending to Be R8s
By Kristen Lee / Updated Jul 29, 2022

This Ambitious Space Shuttle Concept Was a Post-Apollo Pipe Dream We Never Got
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 29, 2022

I’ve Discovered Some Questionable Bodywork From Prior Owners on My Opel GT Project
By Tony Markovich / Updated Jul 28, 2022

Performance Cars From the ’80s Are Investments Now. After Driving 4 Icons, I Get Why
By Neil Briscoe / Updated Jul 28, 2022

Picture Perfect: Taking the Best Shot in the Worst Possible Light
By Victoria Scott / Updated Jul 27, 2022

Can 3D Printing Give Us the Future Cars We Really Want?
By Mike Spinelli / Updated Jul 26, 2022

RJ Anderson Is Wild for Being the First to Rip a Polaris RZR Around Mammoth Motocross
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Jul 26, 2022

How Mitt Romney’s Dad Convinced America to Give Compact Cars a Chance
By Joe Ligo / Updated Jul 26, 2022

Tour the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans With the Man Who Took These Photos
By Kristen Lee / Updated Jul 25, 2022

A Road Trip, Revelation, and Romance in the Mercedes-AMG GT Stealth Edition
By James Gilboy / Updated Jul 22, 2022

Here’s How to Get Started 3D Printing Your Own Car Accessories
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 21, 2022

I Tested My Mods and Set a New Track Baseline in My BMW 128i
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 21, 2022

Can-Am’s Sport Roof Makes the Maverick X3 Max Livable
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 20, 2022

Nerds Are Trolling Tesla Owners by Wirelessly Opening Charging Ports
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jul 18, 2022

I’m Turning My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Into an Overlanding UTV
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 18, 2022

How To Set Up A Modern VW GTI For The Track
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jul 18, 2022

Here’s How I, a British Person, Think US Car Dealerships Work
By Hazel Southwell / Updated Jul 16, 2022

7’s Day Was a Celebration of Mazdas, Tuners, and New York City
By Patrick George / Updated Jul 14, 2022

Hell Week on Pikes Peak
By Robb Holland / Updated Jul 14, 2022

This Cool JDM Bluetooth Transmitter Taught Me an Expensive Lesson
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 14, 2022

It’s Time to Vote on The Drive’s Best Ford Maverick 3D-Printed Accessory
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 14, 2022

My BMW 128i Really Woke Up With an Aftermarket Intake and Exhaust
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 13, 2022

I Tried the Honda Key Fob Hack on My Own Car. It Totally Worked
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jul 11, 2022

Swapping Rims on a Hot Wheels Car Turns a Cheap Toy Into Something More
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 11, 2022

I 3D-Printed a Heated and Cooled Cupholder for the Base Ford Maverick
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 7, 2022

Read James Joyce’s Only Piece of Car Writing: ‘The Motor Derby’ from 1903
By James Joyce / Updated Jul 6, 2022

James Joyce Once Tried Automotive Journalism. It Didn’t Go Well
By David Mullen / Updated Jul 6, 2022

Premium Interior Upgrades Are Always Worth the Money and Effort
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 5, 2022

Picture Perfect: How to Take Amazing Light Painting Photos of Your Car
By Victoria Scott / Updated Jul 5, 2022