The usual history of the rearview mirror is wonderfully neat. Ray Harroun entered the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with a mirror attached to his Marmon Wasp. He drove alone while his competitors
The Corvette Grand Sport name goes back to the 1960s, when Chevrolet built a lightweight racing version of the original Corvette. The badge returned in later generations, usually marking a car with ex
Speed has become ridiculously easy to buy. A modern electric crossover can pin its passengers to the seats while carrying three children, a week’s shopping and a suspicious amount of sports equi
Why do British buyers love sporty vans so much? Mercedes has another answer. Meet the Vito Sport-X, a UK-only version that gives a practical diesel van the visual treatment of a performance car while
Most race teams rely on performance SUVs or cargo vans to keep things running behind the scenes. Hyundai had a different idea. Instead of building a track-focused support vehicle, it transformed the r
Aston Martin has revealed a new version of its ultra-expensive racing simulator, and it’s aimed at the kind of person who thinks a normal sim rig looks a little too sensible for the living room.
Toyota badges can get weirdly confusing once you start paying attention. For years, TRD was the name people knew. Toyota Racing Development. Simple enough. If a Toyota had a little extra attitu
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