David Tracy

Tire technology has come a long way since the Ford Model T first rolled out of the factory in 1908. Modern tires are not only different in dimension, compound, and overall structure, but they’re also a different color. That’s because early tires were white, and only around World War I did they turn black. Here’s why. I suppose I should say what started me down this path, as tire color probably isn’t something anyone thinks about much. When my dad came to visit Detroit back in March, I took him…

Every year, I take a trip to the rock crawling heaven that is Moab, Utah, and while that might make you think that rocks are my favorite off-road surface, it’s actually mud that has my heart. It’s a type of terrain that lots of off-road enthusiasts absolutely detest, but here’s why I can’t get enoug…

When the Honda Insight hybrid came out in 1999, its main focus was on delivering good fuel economy. The tires offered low rolling resistance, the bodywork minimized drag, and the gas-sipping engine made a paltry 67 horsepower. But this 2000 Insight for sale on eBay right now has a different mission than cranking up MPGs—namely, cranking the front tires into a plume of smoke. Back in May of 2017, my coworker Raphael Orlove wrote about how sad he was to hear from YouTuber Regular Car Reviews tha…

Earlier this year, Tesla released “Sentry mode,” a feature that uses Tesla vehicles’ already-existing cameras to provide security footage of possible threats. The feature apparently works, because it just caught someone keying the bejesus out of a Tesla Model 3. And now that person has turned herself in to face criminal charges. We’ve recently been covering the many woes of Tesla’s “Smart Summon” feature, which is meant to allow Teslas to drive themselves slowly through parking lots to their ow…

The company that owned it, Tesloop, gave me the vehicle’s full maintenance records, so let’s look at every part that had to be swapped.

The Tesla Model Y—basically a slightly lifted Tesla Model 3—has finally hit the streets. This means there are some reviews out there to help us learn what this tall-ish electric crossover is actually like to drive and sit in compared to its sedan sibling. Here’s a roundup of some of those reviews.

On Friday, Jason and I hosted the first ever Jalopnik Virtual Car Trivia Night—a two-hour car nerdfest in which 63 participants from around the world tried answering some seriously deep cuts. Many struggled and made fun of Jason and me for the obscurity of our questions, but it seems we all had a great time. For those…

Just look at this thing and try to wrap your head around it.

Sandy Munro, the manufacturing expert who once said an early Tesla Model 3 had fit and finish issues similar to “a Kia in the ’90s” now has a new Model 3. Munro just gave his company’s new car a once-over, and while he didn’t liken it it to a Korean economy car from three decades ago, he wasn’t thri…

I’m a 29-year-old single car enthusiast who has absolutely no interest in buying a crossover SUV. Why anyone thought it would be a good idea for me to review the new Audi SQ5 is beyond me — I had old Jeeps to drive. But I took one for the team and came away surprised. This little SUV is actually...…

It’s a reliable, fun-to-drive, practical, handsome little drift-van.

‘Canadian Military Pattern’ (CMP) trucks were Canada’s Jeep during WWII, and they were a big deal.

I’ve been browsing my Facebook Marketplace for the ultimate winter beater, and now I’m convinced that the SX4 is it.

There was no other way to get back home from upstate New York, so I was forced to buy a 1965 Plymouth Valiant.

Fuel prices in the U.S. are up. Meanwhile in Germany, a single fill-up cost me 24% of what I’d paid for my van. Twenty-Four percent! One tank!

Jeep sued Mahindra, claiming the Roxor violated Jeep’s trademarks. Mahindra was then forced to redesign its off-road side-by-side, and this is the result.

Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is more fun? I drove arguably the best of each type to find out.

The King of Quirk meets the quirkiest pickup on Earth, and the result is exactly what you expect.

You’re about to see the dumbest advertisements of all time. Sadly, they weren’t even uncommon among American automakers.

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