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.
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
Stance Culture: When Destroying a Car Becomes “Art” There is a very fine line between personalizing a car and ruining it. Stance doesn’t just cross that line—it erases it, runs over it with a scraping undercarriage, and then complains that the pavement was “too high.” For decades, tuning has been the expression of a legitimate … Read more
Do You Really Need All-Wheel Drive( AWD )? The Truth the Dealer Won’t Tell You 80% of those buying AWD are throwing their money away. They know it, but they won’t admit it. Let’s be direct: All-Wheel Drive (AWD) has become the automotive industry’s greatest empty sales pitch. It’s not that the technology is bad—it’s … Read more
The Green Lie Nobody Wants to Admit: Why Your Tesla Isn’t Cleaner Than My 23-Year-Old Car I drive a 23-year-old car. It’s in great shape, with over 180,000 miles (300,000 km) on the clock. It averages about 28 MPG (8.5L/100km). And, according to data that the auto industry and the government prefer to keep in … Read more
SUVs: The Greatest Four-Wheeled Fraud in Automotive History Something doesn’t add up. And it hasn’t added up for years. Every day, I see vehicles that weigh over two tons, with a ground clearance that is a joke compared to what they promise, all-season tires that are neither good for the road nor for the dirt, … Read more
Leasing vs. Financing vs. Cars as Assets: The Truth Nobody Tells You (With Real Numbers) Introduction: The Elephant in the Showroom People don’t like talking about this because it forces them to face the bad decisions they’ve already made. When you’ve just signed a 72-month financing deal for a car that loses 20% of its … Read more
