The latest restomod from Wisconsin-based Ringbrothers is a 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer known as “Raskal.” Ringbrothers said in a press release that it spent 2,800 hours on this build, going over every exterior panel. The factory hardtop and side and rear glass were replaced with a two-piece removable canopy, while a carbon-fiber piece replaced the … Read more
Audi’s upcoming A6 E-Tron has been spotted testing for the first time as a wagon, or Avant as the automaker likes to call the practical body style. The A6 E-Tron is a midsize electric vehicle previewed by a concept of the same name at the 2021 Shanghai auto show. The concept showed the vehicle in … Read more
A few weeks ago, Chicago residents found themselves amidst a heatwave that felt like 120°F. Staying indoors and using fans and air conditioning to keep cool was highly recommended, and it is advice I’d normally heed. But Checkeditout was scheduled to make its annual return to the city for another Porsche celebration, and going off what I … Read more
Jussi Kurila‘s love for BMWs runs deep. Growing up in his home country of Finland, he was surrounded by the Bavarian vehicles at his father’s used car dealership. A passion for the brand blossomed, leading Jussi to work at a local BMW workshop when he was out of school. His girlfriend says that it isn’t normal to … Read more
I met Harold Njdr, the owner of this 2015 R35 Nissan GT-R, through a mutual friend named Adam, who, in my opinion owns the best-looking Evo X out on the East Coast. Adam reached out to me because Harold had just finished his GT-R and was looking for a photographer to shoot it. I’m glad … Read more
Welcome Back Often, the longer we spend anticipating something, the better the reward. And let me tell you, it feels like an age since our last full-blown Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge. Sure, it’s true we had a WTAC just 18 months ago, but there wasn’t much of the ‘world’ to be found outside of the title. … Read more
As Ron put it so perfectly last year, “one of the very best reasons to head along to any car event, is to enjoy the vibe with friends and fellow enthusiasts.” After spending a day at Sportsland Yamanashi (SLY) for the 2023 SLY Summit, I can confirm that this is still very much the case. This year, … Read more
If you’ve ever built something, a car or otherwise, then you would have likely obsessed over a detail or two that few will ever notice. How a wire is routed, the size and shape of a bracket, or even what hardware affixes that bracket. It’s really quite easy to get lost chasing perfection. David Freiburger of Hot … Read more
Photo: Nam Y. Huh (AP) What are your go-to lottery numbers? For an anonymous 50-year-old woman in Baltimore, the answer to that question was the numbers of her car’s license plate. When she bought her car a few years ago it came with a plate that included the numbers 9-1-1-0-4 and initially didn’t like them. … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said rumors that Saudi Arabia is in early talks with the U.S. electric automaker to set up a manufacturing facility in the kingdom are “utterly false,” referring to a story the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The report was released just hours after Turkish … Read more
