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It used to be that car owners went to dealerships for servicing and warranty repairs, but that’s not practical for those far away from the closest Toyota or Honda dealership. So automakers are shifting their sights to mobile servicing and, in essence, bringing the dealership’s service bay to the customer’s home or office. Admittedly, we’ve…

There are so many gorgeous and delightfully varied places to go on this ridiculous marble floating in space. I have gone on ridiculously long road trips for basically no reason at all other than I could, and been stunned by the scenery, the cultures, and the communities around every turn. I can’t recommend a good road trip enough…

Law enforcement officials announced the indictment of six people in connection with 117 car thefts in Washington, D.C. last year. Findings of a federal and local investigation alleged that this theft ring used a key programmer to steal cars with blank key fobs. Transportation theft is as old as the hills. Before cars, thieves stole horses,…

Building a project car can easily turn from a fulfilling experience to a hair-pulling one, especially when working with ’80s and ’90s project cars with plastic trim. You could end up holding a broken piece of trim from your 30-year-old German or Japanese car, something that went out of production during the Clinton era, and…

There’s nothing quite like the high-revving, smooth-running performance of a V12 engine, and for a lot of folks, there’s no replacing the soundtrack, either. Unfortunately, their expense and complexity meant they were almost always going to be rare beasts, most often reserved for the upper echelons of the auto world. (Although GM once built a…

I’ve got a hot take for you: Ferrari’s first hybrid hypercar, the 2013-18 LaFerrari, is easily the worst car Ferrari has built in decades. I’m not anti-hybrid, I think that is the only cool part of this car, in fact. But I hate everything else about this car. The name is bad, it looks atrocious, and it’s…

At first glance, the list of the missing and the dead makes for a terrifying read. The general who ran the Air Force’s most advanced, secretive aerospace laboratory. Another former Air Force officer who was about to enter whistleblower hearings. Three scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Two people from the Los Alamos National Laboratory,…

When you do the math, it turns out that an alarming number of Uber and Lyft drivers are earning less than minimum wage. Between fuel, proper insurance, maintenance, and vehicle depreciation, it’s easy to see how the ridesharing math just doesn’t add up for a lot of drivers. Add food delivery to the mix —…

Folks, it’s been a month. I’ve had travel, illnesses, travel-related illnesses, the whole gamut. Needless to say, I’ve missed you all in my time away from this hallowed collection of good, bad, and batshit automotive listings, and I’m happy to be back at my computer. Writing this at 11:23 p.m. I didn’t say it was…

Just two weeks ago, Hyundai revealed two concept cars that were created with China in mind: the Earth SUV and Venus sedan. I’m not exactly sure why Hyundai bothered showing off the Venus, as in what may be the fastest concept-to-production turnaround ever, it just revealed the production version of the sedan at Auto China in Beijing. Now called Ioniq V,…