Slowly but surely, the mainstream caught up with the Prius, and that boxed the car out into enthusiast territory. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 11 months ago

Mustang Chief Engineer Says New Car “Much More Difficult” to Tune

The S650 Mustang switches to Ford's new electrical architecture, which is totally encrypted. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

Everyone Has the Wrong Idea About EV-Converted Classic Cars

People keep asking me about converting their troublesome old sports cars into low-maintenance EVs. It's a mistake -- they're looking at the wrong genre of vehicle. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

'Pimp My Ride' Coming Back, and

British rapper Lady Leshurr is slated to host the reborn Aughts classic. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

Tesla Plaid YouTuber Boils Brakes and Crashes at 170 MPH

Brake fluid is part of the braking system, too. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

What I Learned Stealing Cars, by a Car Thief

Here's how he made a living bird-dogging, stealing and selling Porsche parts through the Eighties. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

Ford Is Going to 100% Online, Fixed-Price Sales for EVs

CEO Jim Farley says direct delivery, zero negotiation, and fully online transactions are necessary for the brand's EV business. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 1 year ago

Cobb Restricts Tuning Software for Emissions

The aftermarket is facing some real challenges as emissions regulations continue to tighten. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

The Simple Solution to Night Driving

It's that red-orange glow. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

Mercedes Drive Pilot Beats Tesla Autopilot by Taking Legal Responsibility

Mercedes will accept full legal responsibility for the vehicle whenever Drive Pilot is active. The automaker hopes to offer the system in the U.S. by the end of 2022. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

Fire on Ship Packed with Porsches and VWs Reportedly Fueled by EV Batteries

Electric car batteries could complicate the attempts to put out the fire on the Felicity Ace. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

The New York Times Misses the Point on Surging Traffic Deaths

The Times blames the emotional effects of the pandemic on the rising traffic deaths. That's not the case. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

New York Is Now Using Cameras with Microphones to Ticket Loud Cars

Own a loud car in New York City? You might receive a notice in the mail from a computer. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

Koenigsegg's Tiny Electric Motor Makes 335 HP and 443 LB-FT of Torque

Dubbed the Quark, the motor weighs just 63 pounds. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

The 25:55 solo cannonball record may have been faked

In June 2020, Fred Ashmore claimed to have driven from NYC to LA, by himself, in under 26 hours, a new record. But independent analysis suggests Ashmore doctored his supporting evidence. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

2022 Lamborghini Countach: Everything You Need to Know

The reborn Countach, now with throwback looks, standard hybrid tech, and a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12. All yours for $2.64 million. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

Automakers Use Clay to Create Beautiful Sheet Metal

A trip inside Genesis’s top-secret design studio, where old-school clay model builders and new-school digital wizards combine to create cars of the future. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

There's no middle class of cars anymore

New cars come in two categories: Extremely nice and expensive, or relatively affordable but deeply unsatisfying. Drew Magary digs into why that's not about to change. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About Ferrari's Wild 120-Degree Twin-Turbo V-6

Ferrari's newest car, the 296 GTB, uses a twin-turbo V-6 connected to an electric motor. It sports several revolutionary changes, each of which is more interesting than the last. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 2 years ago

EV Charging Infrastructure in America Still Sucks

EVs are great to drive, easy to charge at home, and important for sustainability. But using one away from home is still a nightmare. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Tesla's “Full Self Driving” Beta Is Just Laughably Bad and Potentially Dangerous

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@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Why Were Charges Dropped Against the Driver in New York Hit-and-Run Rampage?

We asked a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney how a supercar owner ended up getting off despite video where he appears to flee the scene of a massive wreck. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Tesla's “Full Self Driving” Beta Is Just Laughably Bad and Potentially Dangerous

If you think we're anywhere near fully autonomous cars, this video might convince you otherwise. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Why the New USPS Mail Truck Looks Like a Shoe

Design constraints from USPS forced Oshkosh to come up with one seriously funky final product. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

The Misguided Mythology of Ayrton Senna

The award-winning documentary Senna (2010) shows French racer Alain Prost as the Brazilian driver's cartoon-ish archnemesis. Their relationship wasn't that simple. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

NHTSA Makes Tesla Recall 133,951 Cars After Concluding They'll 'Inevitably' Fail

The 2012-2018 Model S and X had a memory issue that eventually kills the touch screen, which NHTSA deemed a safety issue. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

1937 Film Perfectly Explains How a Car Differential Works

Even if you already understand the concept, this vintage visual illustration breaks it down beautifully. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Cannonball Record Broken: 25 Hours, 39 Minutes from NYC to LA

The drivers who set the November 2019 Cannonball record have bested their own achievement with an average speed of 112 mph. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

The Insides of a Rolling Tire

A view you've likely never seen before. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

Driving a Modern Formula One Car (2019)

Life in the belts of a modern Formula 1 car: Light, loud, & on top of the 19,000-rpm world. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

The New Ford F-150 Onboard Generator Can Power a Ridiculous Amount of Equipment

So you want to plug an entire metal shop's worth of equipment into your pickup truck? Ford says the 2021 F-150 can handle it. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

A Man Drove Solo Across America in 25 Hours 55 Minutes in a Rental Mustang

Fred Ashmore rented a Mustang GT, crammed it full of fuel tanks, and drove from New York City to Los Angeles in under 26 hours, shattering the solo Cannonball record. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

New Two-Stroke Engine Design Could Help Keep Internal Combustion Around Longer

Engines using "entry ignition" could be up to 14 percent more efficient than a traditional internal combustion system. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 3 years ago

A Team Exploited the Coronavirus Pandemic to Set a 26-Hour 38-Minute Record

Cannonball purists are criticizing the run as grossly irresponsible while the nation deals with an emergency of unseen magnitude. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Koenigsegg’s 2.0-Liter No-Camshaft Engine Makes 600 Horsepower

The "Tiny Friendly Giant" is a game-changer for internal combustion. Christian von Koenigsegg explains this camless wonder. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Cross-Country Cannonball Record Broken – 27 Hours 25 Minutes

The Cannonball Record has been broken again. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Aspark Owl Is a 1984-HP Electric Hypercar Claimed to Hit 60 MPH in 1.7 Seconds

The first hypercar from a Japanese maker will reach 50 customers worldwide at prices in excess of $3 million. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

The First Benz Was a Dirty, Finger-Hungry Machine That Was Easy to Drive

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was the original road tripper. We got to drive it. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America (2017)

In a secret location in a windowless warehouse, Kevin Hines of McLaren Philadelphia is the only person in the US certified to work on your F1. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

It Feels Like Jaguar's Making a Point with Its I-Pace Ring Taxi

An electric car doing high-speed laps at the Nurburgring? What a strange coincidence ... | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

The Million-Mile Lexus

Crossing seven digits in the luxury car that changed everything. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Honda Self-Balancing Motorcycle – Autonomous Motorcycle Drives Itself

The Honda Riding Assist concept motorcycle keeps itself upright at a stop or during low-speed maneuvers. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Koenigegg Jesko – The 300mi/h super car

It's one of the most powerful production internal combustion engines on the planet. It's also one of the most technically advanced. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Bugatti Chiron Breaks 300 MPH, Becomes World's Fastest Car

A modified Chiron with a long tail and 1578 horsepower went 304.77 MPH last month. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Jesse Combs (of Mythbusters) Killed in Land-Speed Record Crash

She was 39. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Keeping Tesla Roadsters Alive Is Serious Work

If you have a Tesla Roadster and you live in the Pacific Northwest, you probably know Carl Medlock. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Tesla-Powered Honda Is the Raw, Funky Future of Hot-Rodding

The "Teslonda" is silent mayhem on drag radials. We interviewed its creator, and got behind the wheel. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago

Bob Lutz Talks Panel Gaps, Tesla, and Why Every Detail Matters

Getting it right starts at the top. | Continue reading


@roadandtrack.com | 4 years ago