Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 6:54 a.m.

In 1859, long before the first automobile engine coughed to life, a French physicist named Gaston Planté submerged two lead pla…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 6:12 a.m.

There is a unique and terrible silence that follows the turn of a key when all you get in return is a single, hollow *click*. I…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 5:57 a.m.

In the early days of the 20th century, starting a diesel engine was a feat of brute force. It wasn't the turn of a key, but a v…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 5:03 a.m.

It began with a moment of chivalry that ended in tragedy. In 1908, on a cold bridge in Detroit, Cadillac founder Henry Leland’s…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Imagine you are miles from anywhere. The sun has dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of fire and violet. A quiet…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 4:35 a.m.

Imagine the scene: the air on a vast construction site is thick with dust and the cacophony of diesel engines. A Komatsu WA470-…

Published on Nov. 23, 2024, 4:14 a.m.

There is a visceral conversation that occurs between a driver and a powerful machine. It’s a dialogue written in throttle input…

Published on Nov. 22, 2024, 6:42 p.m.

Imagine the scene: you are behind the wheel of your truck, the bed loaded with supplies, descending a long, winding mountain pa…

Published on Nov. 22, 2024, 6:24 p.m.

In the humid, pre-dawn air of June 1953, a revolution was quietly unfolding on the Mulsanne Straight. At the 24 Hours of Le Man…

Published on Dec. 3, 2024, 4:11 a.m.

That familiar, heart-sinking tension is an experience almost every driver knows: the slow, careful dance of reversing a large t…