In the early days of Formula 1, the cars were basically long metal tubes with the engine stuffed way out front. That’s just how racing worked. Nobody questioned it. It was familiar, it was wh
Most people think dual-clutch transmissions showed up out of nowhere in the 2000s, right around the time paddle shifters went mainstream. In reality, the idea is a lot older — and the journey to
Modern tires feel pretty routine now, but they’ve gone through a long, weird evolution. Back in the 1800s, wheels were literally wood and metal until rubber finally became practical thanks to Ch
Power windows feel so normal today that it’s easy to forget cars once made everyone work for it — literally — with hand cranks. But the idea of raising your window with a button isn&
When people talk about supercars, the conversation almost always jumps straight to Europe — Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, all the usual royalty. The U.S. is usually the land of muscle cars,
Back in the ’80s and ’90s, the supercar world was packed with legends — the Ferrari F40, the McLaren F1, the Bugatti EB110, the Lamborghini Countach. But among all those poster cars,
McLaren and MSO decided to have some fun ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and the result is Project Viva—a 750S Spider that looks nothing like the ones you normally see on the road. The hardwa
Cars have been part of American life for more than 100 years — and along the way, the auto world has cranked out some genuinely cool eras… and some truly awful ideas. For every ‘60s
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
Mercedes brought the W124 to America in 1985, and honestly, it might've been the last time they built a car that was basically indestructible. People bought them, drove them forever, and then just