News1/22/21Jan 22SaveNews1/22/21NewsWaymo CEO Throws Shade At Elon Musk Saying Tesla Autopilot Will Never Achieve Full AutonomyJason Torchinsky50I know I’ve been harping on the idea that the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems Tesla currently offers or…
Car Technology1/22/21Jan 221Car Technology1/22/21Car TechnologyWe Need To Talk About How Nissan Made The Best Fuel Gauge EverJason Torchinsky124This is kind of a difficult concept to describe, but I love wonderful things that are at least on some level…
Trainlopnik1/22/21Jan 223Trainlopnik1/22/21TrainlopnikWhen Adobe Stopped Flash Content From Running It Also Stopped A Chinese RailroadJason Torchinsky156Adobe’s Flash, the web browser plug-in that powered so very many crappy games, confusing interfaces, and animated…
Torchlopnik1/21/21Jan 21SaveTorchlopnik1/21/21TorchlopnikThis Is It. This Is The Whole PostJason Torchinsky29May as well get in on the fun, right? Enjoy.
Car Buying1/21/21Jan 211Car Buying1/21/21Car BuyingThis Is Very Likely The Only Bulletproof VW Beetle For Sale AnywhereJason Torchinsky91One of the things I like best about old-school, air-cooled Volkswagen Beetles is that so many of the damn things…
Blip1/21/21Jan 21SaveBlip1/21/21BlipBlip: In The Bag? Oh, Nothing ImportantJason Torchinsky28“Hello, friends! Thanks for stopping! Say, are you fellows and ladies headed by that book depository? Could you drop…
Car Culture1/20/21Jan 20SaveCar Culture1/20/21Car CultureIn Case You Needed A Reminder Tesla Fans Are Creepily Culty, Here You GoJason Torchinsky166I know that we often get accused of having a strong anti-Tesla bias on our site, but that mostly comes from hardcore…
Car Technology1/20/21Jan 203Car Technology1/20/21Car TechnologyFord's Door Edge Protector Was A Brilliant Little Thing That Should Be Standard On EverythingJason Torchinsky184I’m a firm believer in the idea that technology should be forgiving. We’re humans, we’re distracted and busy and…
News1/20/21Jan 20SaveNews1/20/21NewsVolkswagen Announces The Name For Their New EV Flagship And Some Very Confusing DetailsJason Torchinsky43 Volkswagen is planning an all-new halo electric car, and today VW brand emperor Ralf Brandstätter announced the…
News1/20/21Jan 20SaveNews1/20/21NewsBlizzard Causes Colossal 134-Car Wreck In JapanJason Torchinsky32I know in America many gearheads love nothing more than to see huge groups of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars,…
Blip1/20/21Jan 20SaveBlip1/20/21BlipBlip: Where's The Bean?Jason Torchinsky36Here you go: two of the three main things known as “Pinto.” All in a glorious sea of earthtones. For some reason, it…
Torchlopnik1/19/21Jan 19SaveTorchlopnik1/19/21TorchlopnikImportant: Should VW Have Blacked Out The Beetle's B-Pillars 30 Years Ago?Jason Torchinsky60As you likely know, one of the most crucial parts of my job, as delineated by a United Nations mandate known as UN…
Car Culture1/19/21Jan 193Car Culture1/19/21Car CultureWatch This Russian Nissan 350Z Donut-Cut Itself Into An Icy LakeJason Torchinsky90I’ll admit, normally I prefer to know the full context of these random videos but there’s something so perfect about…
Blip1/19/21Jan 19SaveBlip1/19/21BlipBlip: Lost In AspenJason Torchinsky37“Huh. According to the map, even with all those stickers, our car is still slow as shit. I guess it’s because we…
Torchlopnik1/18/21Jan 18SaveTorchlopnik1/18/21TorchlopnikIf SUVs Are Going To Take Over Everything, Mini Should At Least Consider ThisJason Torchinsky37Smart’s announcement yesterday that it is planning on releasing two full-size SUVs. The vague memory that, yeah, Mini…
Torchlopnik1/15/21Jan 15SaveTorchlopnik1/15/21TorchlopnikThis 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Brochure Makes One Of The Weirdest Claims I've SeenJason Torchinsky60I always like it when old car ads or brochures go out of their way to tout features and details that are, to modern…
News1/15/21Jan 15SaveNews1/15/21NewsOur Crazy Pals Over At DARTZ Are Actually Working On An Affordable City EVJason Torchinsky13I have a soft spot for a company that makes cars of a kind I’ll never own — wildly opulent, often armored SUVs. It…
Blip1/15/21Jan 15SaveBlip1/15/21BlipBlip: Formal Freaky FridayJason Torchinsky20Hey! It’s finally Friday! I hope you’re enjoying it like this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda is, with, um, a kooky necktie.…
Autonomous Cars1/14/21Jan 141Autonomous Cars1/14/21Autonomous CarsNobody Seems To Have An Answer To Autonomy's Biggest Problem But I Have An IdeaJason Torchinsky248I’m finding myself banging on one particular autonomous vehicle drum more and more recently. It’s the annoying drum…
News1/14/21Jan 14SaveNews1/14/21NewsRenault's New Electric Renault 5 Concept Looks Pretty FantasticJason Torchinsky83Renault had already announced they’d be digging in their past for inspiration for new electric vehicles, and at today…