These Are Your Worst Driving Experiences In Foreign Countries
We were trying to drop off a rental car in Madrid that we drove down from Pamplona and it was Saturday so the Hertz office was closed. The sign on …
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Winter Tires Are So Much Easier When They’re On A Dedicated Set Of Wheels
Photo: Bradley Brownell Living in the frigid clime of America’s Third Coast, just blocks from Lake Erie, I am the key demographic for tire companies when they plan their winter …
What Was Your Worst DMV Experience?
Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) The Department of Motor Vehicles is a grey and tan liminal space where dreams go to die. Take a number, wait in line, an irritated …
2025 Audi RS3 Gets A Transformative Injection Of Fun
At Circuit Parcmotor Castellolí outside of Barcelona, Audi has set up a tight chicane made from cones on the back straight, and every time I attack it in the 2025 …
2024 Audi RS3 Makes The Case For Truly Interesting And Unique Engines
At this point, nearly halfway through a decade in which electrification is accelerating at a rapid pace, most internal combustion engines are pretty similar configurations, especially when it comes to …
You Can Buy a 300-HP BMW That Looks Like A Civic For The Price Of A Civic
Image: BMW There is an updated 2025 BMW GranCoupe on the horizon. While I still haven’t figured out who exactly the customer for this car is, if you are the …
What’s The Best Car For A Solo Cross-Country Road Trip?
Image: Bradley Brownell Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin’. If you’ve got to run across a wide swath of countryside, and you have a limited period of time in …
Here’s How Much Horsepower You Really Need
Ideally, I can make anything with 120+ work, but it’s dependent on weight, and what I’ve found in a modern car that weighs two tons is about 520. Hear me …
Nothing Completely Changes A Car Faster Than A Sick Set Of Aftermarket Wheels
Most people go through life perfectly happy with a car exactly as it left the factory on its build date. It’s a handful of years of oil changes and tire …
I Raw Dogged A 2,500 Mile Road Trip And Now I’m Dead
I’m not sure I’ve ever felt older and more feeble than I do right now. I’ve just arrived back to my house in Cleveland, Ohio slightly more than 48 hours …