In the car world, we hear the word “preservation” quite a bit. For many, it means an uncompromising reverence for all-original classic automobiles that are just as they were when they were new, or ...

For many people, thoughts of amateur motorsport conjure images of sweltering days standing in dusty pits, sweating in Nomex suits during heats, and then slathering on extra layers of sunscreen and ...

That’s the issue Chrysler had, because they had a very important product to launch, and they needed to make a big splash. Or, as it turned out, crash: Chrysler President Bob Lutz picked up Detroit ...

Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun scheme up and build amazing engines for their land speed race car, which has taken on El Mirage and the Bonneville Salt Flats. We’ve toured their Southern California shop ...

Door 25 is just one of dozens, all identical and with faded blue paint, lining both sides of an alleyway in a storage facility near Charlotte, North Carolina. But when Tom Cotter lifted that overhead ...

Never say never—unless you’re talking about diesel as a mainstream fuel option in the U.S. We’re more likely to see wood-burning steam engines under the hood of future cars than we are ...

Students in the auto restoration program at McPherson College, which is expanding its curriculum to include mechanical engineering this fall. Courtesy McPherson College/Corey Nolen There are roughly ...

People often complain that those gorgeous and slippery concept cars that automakers create to tout their brand vision and design prowess get watered down to weak sauce by the time they reach ...

“A sport bike should be controlled freely as to the rider’s wish.” That’s according to the father of the CBR900RR, former career Honda motorcycle engineer Tadao Baba. Baba-san, a real rider, was ...

An Italian startup has unveiled an old-school speedster that pays homage to the country’s racing heritage. Although the Automobili Mignatta Rina is built on a state-of-the-art carbon fiber monocoque, ...

Earlier in 2025, a group of investors took everybody by surprise when they announced plans to resurrect the long-dormant Yugo brand. The news broke in February; It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. At the ...