Drum brakes are mostly gone now, though weirdly the Audi Q4 e-tron still rocks them in back for some reason. Took forever to get here. Disc brakes got invented way back in 1902, same year drum brakes
Being a NASCAR driver looks glamorous from the outside. Going fast, big crowds, massive sponsorships. But at the end of the day it's still a job, and like any job, the paycheck situation is more c
Subaru didn’t waste any time after showing off the Yellow Edition BRZ. Now there’s an even hotter one: the BRZ Type RA. The name stands for Record Attempt, and it pretty much tells you eve
Cars and cameras have been a thing forever. Whether it's capturing design details or high-speed track action, motorsport photography has come a long way from those giant, clunky cameras to the tin
It's hard to believe, but Formula 1 cars used to get refueled during races – and we're talking lightning-fast pit stops that would make your local gas station look like it's moving i
New tires cost a ridiculous amount of money. Like, painfully expensive. And somehow people are supposed to replace them constantly while old ones pile up in dumps somewhere. It's kind of a mess wh
Everyone knows the big automotive YouTube stars, but what about the talented creators still grinding their way up? Jalopnik asked their readers to recommend channels with fewer than 200,000 subsc
Remember that old saying "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday"? That was the golden rule for car companies in NASCAR's early days. But in 2025, with Formula 1 teams burning through hundreds of
We all know what Toyota, BMW, and Volkswagen do best - they make the cars we drive every day. But it turns out these automotive giants have some pretty surprising side hustles. From Olympic sports equ
So, picture this: It’s over ten years ago, and experts are already waving red flags about those nifty keyless car systems. They’re saying these gadgets are an open invitation for thieves,