Christopher Smith

There are plenty of great reasons to have a pickup truck as a daily driver, and there are many ways to make it better. Just don't do any of these unless you want to ruin it...

America actually got a decent version of Toyota’s infamous AWD Celica, but if you fancy a bit more horsepower and driving on the wrong side of the car, there's always the JDM version

Electric cars are here to stay, but that shouldn’t make you sad. It’s a whole new world of performance, and we’re just getting warmed up

Most other sales-based industries understand that it’s the 21st century and people aren’t stupid. Why haven’t used car dealers figured this out yet?

If time can heal all wounds, can it also make ugly cars look better? These cars would suggest that it can!

I’m American, and I love rally. There are others like me, but we’re strangers in a strange land watching superhuman drivers that never get the glory

Barely large enough for two people with all the elegant styling of a doorstop, could this be a distant grown-up cousin to the Peel P50? You can buy it right now on eBay, and its history just might surprise you.

While AE86 Corollas aren’t impossible to find in America these days, discovering a clean, unmodified example is something special.

Some great cars never made it to U.S. shores and sometimes, even when they did, they weren’t as great as they should’ve been

In a world of big-displacement V8 engines, there are still some American mills that like to rev. In fact, some of them are big-displacement V8 engines

Some people just can’t leave well enough alone. We think that’s awesome

I don’t always get my sim racing on with Gran Turismo 6. But when I do, I avoid these tracks at all costs.

The 996-series 911s are currently the cheap ticket for entry into the world of Porsche ownership, and this one is up for auction at no reserve. It’s going to sell, but for how much?

Every petrolhead knows about horsepower and torque, but many people don’t understand how they’re connected. Here’s a quick lesson to understand the basics of torque and how it applies to performance

Don’t think you can afford a supercar? These svelte rides might not be dirt cheap, but for the price of many average new cars you can roll in style like the big shot you like to think you are!

Short of giving someone an actual car for the holidays, these miniature car replicas are always a guaranteed hit for petrolheads of all ages

Cars more or less started out the same, then evolved through the decades to best suit their surroundings. The evolutionary process each culture's automotive scene went through is really rather interesting...

It’s not about being better or worse - different markets have different demands. There are plenty of cool European rides, but for the most part they just don’t make sense in America

Yes, there are curves in America and many of us like to go around them in full opposite lock. If you have $5000 USD and a craving for tyre smoke, here are some good entry-level drift cars

There’s no denying the performance capabilities of the B5-series Audi S4. There’s also no denying the B5’s less than stellar track record for reliability. Does this car have the right mods at the right price to overcome the fear of catastrophic bank account destruction?

Minivans are the epitome of evil for petrolheads around the world. That’s especially true in America where our seven-passenger alternatives are either bulky SUVs or even bigger vans. There are, however, a few fun options for enthusiasts with families and room for only one vehicle

Youth and cars go together like hot pizzas and starving supermodels. It's a dangerous relationship that can be devilishly wonderful, but if you do something stupid you're going to get burned

Not everyone has the mechanical mastery to fix anything and everything. For those of us who don't like to hang on to cars for years, there are a few key tips to ensuring you're not losing bundles of cash each time you sell

Extremely rare and unexpectedly fast even by today's standards, the Spirit R/T has a cult following and could well become a high-dollar collectible in the next 10 years. The price for this example is tempting, but something doesn't seem right about the listing...