Why is Cuba full of classic cars?

What’s the deal with Formula 1 racing? Is it just a bunch of European adrenaline junkies with a death wish? And how does it differ from something like the American-based NASCAR or IndyCar series? In reality, there’s way more to it. F1 combines some of the world’s great engineerin ...  Show more

In this episode of CarStuff, Ben and Kurt discuss the amazing adaptations that car companies can make when called upon by circumstance.

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Si piensas en Cuba, seguro que tienes una imagen de calles llenas de coches antiguos norteamericanos de los años 40 y 50. ¿Sabes cómo se llaman esos coches tan típicos de Cuba? ¿Sabes por qué hay tantos? En este episodio te lo cuento todo y, además, reflexionamos en voz alta sobr ...  Show more

13 years ago, Jack Rix and Rowan Horncastle went to Cuba to meet Havana’s underground drag racers who turn their classics up to eleven and compete on the streets. In this episode of the Top Gear Magazine podcast, they relive that adventure, explain how to modify a car during a tr ...  Show more

Crash testing has been around since the 1930s, but only got serious in the 1970s. Today we dive in and learn all about why companies and the U.S. government purposefully wreck cars. 

The Jeep was created in the 1940s to serve the battlefields of World War II. It glided into France on D-Day, it slogged through the Bulge. Today you can find Jeeps cruising the Jersey shore, or parked in someone’s garage next to a Mercedes-Benz S-class. But it still remains true ...  Show more