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Toyota Aristo Is a Reminder That Car Audio May Be Better Now, But it’s Less Fun

Toyota Aristo Is a Reminder That Car Audio May Be Better Now, But it’s Less Fun

News → News by Brand → Toyota News Carmakers stopped having fun with audio systems just as car audio got really good. byJosé Rodríguez Jr| PUBLISHED May 8, 2024 4:05 PM EDT Toyota Toyota has always paid close attention to in-car audio quality, which I’m grateful for. The Japanese carmaker’s dedication to audio dates back […]

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This Historic 1990 Cadillac Concept Car Is Headed to the Crusher

This Historic 1990 Cadillac Concept Car Is Headed to the Crusher

News → News by Brand → Cadillac News What was once a radical portent of Cadillacs to come is probably a thin wafer of steel by now. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED May 6, 2024 4:20 PM EDT The Drive At the 1990 Chicago Auto Show, visitors were greeted by the future of American luxury cars: The

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This Mazda Concept’s Weird Steering Belt Makes the Yoke Look Ergonomic

This Mazda Concept’s Weird Steering Belt Makes the Yoke Look Ergonomic

News → News by Brand → Mazda News Now that’s a chafing hazard. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024 12:45 PM EDT Mazda Steering yokes may annoy many of us, but the idea to replace the time-tested steering wheel isn’t a new one. Mazda’s 1981 MX-81 Aria concept is proof of that. Penned by Marc

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AMC’s Swan Song Was Almost a Rebadged Renault Alpine GTA Turbo

AMC’s Swan Song Was Almost a Rebadged Renault Alpine GTA Turbo

News → Culture → History This sleek AMC was on the cusp of US federalization when its fate was rewritten by an assassination. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2024 9:00 PM EDT Renault via FavCars.com The death of America’s not-so-big fourth automaker, AMC, is an oft-forgotten turning turning point for the U.S. car industry. Among

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The Mazda MX-5 Turns 35 Today. Here’s How It Changed Over the Years

The Mazda MX-5 Turns 35 Today. Here’s How It Changed Over the Years

News → News by Brand → Mazda News Let’s take a look where the venerable Mazda MX-5 is headed in the future, too. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2024 8:25 PM EST Mazda On this day in 1989 according to Japanese Nostalgic Car, Mazda would change the course of automotive history. At the Chicago Auto

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The Toyota Curren Was the Celica’s Lost JDM Cousin With Four-Wheel Steering and a TV

The Toyota Curren Was the Celica’s Lost JDM Cousin With Four-Wheel Steering and a TV

News → News by Brand → Toyota News It’s like the lovechild of a Honda Prelude and an S14 Nissan Silvia. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2024 6:00 PM EST Toyota via Auto Catalog Archive The Japanese domestic market is like that iceberg meme; it only seems to harbor more secrets the deeper you go.

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This ’80s Boston Driving Video Will Make You Appreciate How Much Cars Have Changed

This ’80s Boston Driving Video Will Make You Appreciate How Much Cars Have Changed

News → Culture → History We talk about the malaise era as a horrible time for cars, but this clip from early 1980s Boston shows us how diverse it really was. byMaddox Kay| PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2023 9:00 AM EST The holidays are a natural time for a nostalgia trip. Tis the season of ritual

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This Incredible Vintage Car Collection Was Hiding in a Crumbling Brooklyn Garage

This Incredible Vintage Car Collection Was Hiding in a Crumbling Brooklyn Garage

News → Culture → History With the 92-year-old garage slated for demolition, we went inside to see exactly what it’s been hiding. Maddox Kay On a quiet block in Brooklyn, in between a yoga studio and a daycare, sits Auto Baby Sitters, a nearly 100-year-old parking garage. You’d be forgiven for walking by it without

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The Mitsubishi Eclipse Ralliart Was the 400-HP Evo-Engined GSX We Never Got

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Ralliart Was the 400-HP Evo-Engined GSX We Never Got

News → News by Brand → Mitsubishi News It had a six-speed manual, all-wheel drive, and carbon fiber wheels—in 2005! Mitsubishi via FavCars.com After two terrific generations of the Mitsubishi Eclipse, the third iteration and onward were big letdowns. Not only was the 3G based on the Chrysler Sebring, but it also lacked the turbo,

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California Tested Different Minimum Speed Limits For Freeway Lanes. It Didn’t Work

California Tested Different Minimum Speed Limits For Freeway Lanes. It Didn’t Work

News → Culture → History Different minimum speeds for slow and fast lanes seems smart, but a test run in California showed it doesn’t work in the real world. UCLA Library The feeling when you’re caught behind a slow driver in the left lane—your gaze boring into their taillights, trying to will them to get

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