It’s time to tow! While most Honda Passport owners will likely pull something fun like a camper, a boat, or maybe some ATVs, I, unfortunately, didn’t have the opportunity to go on any sweet adventures with cool machinery. I had originally thought about taking a brief road trip with the family and towing a camper

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Some folks are fortunate enough to do what they love for a living. I consider myself one of those people. But as I listen to John Penn talk about his 2019 Freightliner Cascadia, I wonder if he’s not a level or two above me. Penn is so keen on freight delivery that he won Overdrive‘s

As it stands, China is very well represented in motorsports activity and teams, but not so much in machinery. Lynk & Co. notably fields a TCR touring car, but no Chinese automaker currently builds a contender in the globally ubiquitous GT3 category. That could change soon, as Great Wall Motor recently took the stage at

Katherine Legge is set to make her fifth start at the Indy 500 come May, having been confirmed as the 33rd (and likely final) entry for this year’s race. Unlike in previous years, however, Legge will not be driving a Honda; this time, piloting the No. 11 fielded by AJ Foyt Racing and Indy NXT

Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. The Downshift is our daily summary of all the auto industry headlines you need to know. News is recapped with a few sentences with links to dig deeper if you wish, and it pairs great with a warm caffeinated beverage of your choosing. Let’s kick Monday off, shall we?

Modern ATVs and UTVs are incredibly capable, but there’s a decades-old design that can keep up with them—and then some. Recently listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, this 1970 Coot has four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering, and it’s amphibious. A seller in New Jersey wants $3,800 for it. Coot Inc. was one of host of

Stories of racetracks being put up for sale or outright closing are unfortunately common these days. Like many small businesses, owners sometimes want to move on and can’t find anyone interested in taking over. Add impatient neighbors and the value of the land these tracks sit on, and it’s no wonder the ranks are thinning.

What might be the ultimate Land Rover engine swap is for sale. A couple of years ago, Diesel Pump UK installed an industrial diesel in a Defender, preserving the Land Rover’s rugged character while increasing reliability. The build took five years, but the shop is now willing to part with it—and is willing to ship

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Williams’ last Formula 1 championship, so what better time to start mining crypto and put an example of the car that delivered that championship in your garage? Part of a sealed-bid RM Sotheby’s auction, this Williams FW19 spent the 1997 season on the sidelines, but it was driven