Open the door of a large American sedan from the 1950s and the front seat looks less like a modern cockpit than a particularly comfortable sofa. There is no center console dividing driver and passe
A classic car could provide a cigarette lighter within easy reach of the driver, another for the front passenger and sometimes individual ashtrays for the people in the back. Yet bring a cup of coffee
Pulling into a gas station should not require advance planning. Yet anyone driving an unfamiliar car knows the little moment of uncertainty that arrives before choosing a pump. Which side is the fu
Drivers spend hours holding the steering wheel without giving much thought to what lies behind it. Remove the trim, switches and wiring, and the basic arrangement appears simple. A shaft carries th
The woodgrain paneling on an old station wagon rarely fools anyone. Even when new, the printed vinyl was not likely to be mistaken for hand-finished mahogany. It was wood in the same way a kitchen
Bentley has found a way to make an electric SUV sound surprisingly cozy. The upcoming Torcal will bring something you won’t find in any other production car: a cabin trimmed in 100% Merino woo
There was a time when fuzzy dice actually meant something. Now they mostly mean the person driving either likes old-school car culture, enjoys ironic throwback accessories, or found them online for
Few supercars have ever looked quite like the Spyker C8. The car helped put the small Dutch brand on the map and quickly stood out in a world dominated by Italian, British, and German exotics. Even to
A year ago, car executives sounded like tech CEOs in black turtlenecks. Every presentation was the same. Electric-only future. Bold transformation. Internal combustion? Ancient history. If yo
Everybody blames winter when a car battery dies. The freezing morning. The weak crank. The sad little clicking noise that instantly ruins your day before coffee. People act like cold weather pe