A dedicated space for the industry’s most pressing controversies. We break down conflicting perspectives on technical, economic, and market-driven topics, providing a critical look at the arguments that divide the automotive community.
Downsizing: The Big Lie That Is Killing the Real Automobile When politics decides what engine you can have There was a time when engineers designed engines with performance, durability, and driving experience in mind. That time is dead. Brussels killed it. The obsession with figures on paper that don’t reflect reality killed it. Downsizing killed … Read more
Spain’s DGT Environmental Label: The Biggest Bureaucratic Scam of the Century (and the Working Class Always Pays) Let me tell you a story you probably already know if you live in Spain—but nobody has laid out the data quite like this, unfiltered and raw. The story of how Spain’s environmental vehicle labeling system was designed … Read more
I’m the One Paying for Ecology… Twice Over. The Green Scam Nobody Talks About Welcome to the Ecological Circus They’ve told you a beautiful story. The planet is dying, you’re the one to blame, and the solution requires you to empty your bank account. First through taxes, then by buying what they tell you to … Read more
Why Swedes Design Such Strange Cars: Nordic Philosophy vs German Obsession By Not Enough Cylinders If you’ve read the other articles in this series, you already have three concrete examples of Swedish cars doing things nobody else did: engine installed backwards, odd five-cylinder motor, supersonic-fighter-named front-wheel-drive car with no electronic aids. This isn’t coincidence. It’s … Read more
Biting the Hand That Feeds You: The Hypocrisy of Hating Fossil Fuels There’s something deeply ironic about a person typing on their iPhone, sitting inside a reinforced concrete building, wearing synthetic clothing, eating food that traveled 3,000 kilometers in a refrigerated truck, posting on social media that fossil fuels are humanity’s enemy. It’s like spitting … Read more
They’re Not Cars. They’re iPads on Wheels. We’re not the majority. But we’re not few either. And that’s not the same thing. Some people look at a car and see transportation. Four wheels, a steering wheel, something that gets you from A to B. And that’s fine. Not everyone has to feel what we feel. … Read more
Why Restomods Are Exploding: The Nostalgia the Industry Won’t Admit Not Enough Cylinders — Unfiltered Automotive Opinion We live in the era of the electric SUV-coupe with a 15-inch screen, voice assistants, and OTA updates. The auto industry tells us this is progress. That the future is autonomous, connected, and sustainable. And yet, the cars … Read more
Low Emission Zones: The Green Trap That Punishes Those Who Can Least Afford It Spain’s LEZs don’t filter pollution. They filter income. And they sell it to you as ecology. I’m going to say something a lot of people think but very few dare to write: Low Emission Zones are not an environmental measure. They’re … Read more
Rolls-Royce: From Silent Symbol of Power to Instagram Prop The Fall of the World’s Most Exclusive Brand into the Hands of Digital Posturing There was a time when seeing a Rolls-Royce on the street meant something. It meant that inside that car sat someone who didn’t need to prove a thing. Someone who had climbed … Read more
Pony Cars: The American War That Changed the Automobile Forever Not Enough Cylinders — Unfiltered Automotive Opinion There is a category of automobile that wasn’t born in an engineering lab or a high-end design studio. It was born from a gut feeling: that millions of young Americans wanted a car that was beautiful, fast, and … Read more
Rat Style & Sleeper Cars: The Art of Deception Not Enough Cylinders — Unfiltered Automotive Opinion We live in an era where everything has to shine. Polished lips, ceramic coatings, wraps in impossible colors. Every modified car seems to be competing for the same prize: a desperate cry for attention. And then there’s the other … Read more
Pickups: The Unnecessary Necessity The Truck That Rules a Continent The best-selling vehicle in the United States isn’t a fuel-sipping sedan, a soccer-mom SUV, or a Tesla with a minimalist tablet. It’s a pickup. The Ford F-150 has held the title of the best-selling vehicle in the country for over four consecutive decades. Not the … Read more
