Alex Kierstein
Leftist guerillas. Bankrupt organizers. Brutal terrain. The Trans-Amazon Rally may be the craziest race.
Alex Kierstein
March 4, 2026
Toyota’s new WRC27 Rally1 car, spied testing in Portugal, has the Celica revival rumormill working overtime.
Alex Kierstein
March 2, 2026
EV registrations fall off in the latest data, which captures the tax credit repeal. But maybe it’s not as gloomy as it could have been.
Alex Kierstein
February 27, 2026
Gasoline grades, toxic octane-boosting chemicals, and fraud at the pump. For something so ubiquitous, there’s a lot going on with gas.
Alex Kierstein
February 25, 2026
A suspension design often derided as archaic gets a clever tweak in a simple yet promising Stellantis patent.
Alex Kierstein
February 24, 2026
Removing the EPA’s ability to designate carbon dioxide and methane as threats to human health and the climate are part of a broader push for deregulation.
Alex Kierstein
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February 19, 2026
Ford’s upcoming low-cost EV pickup truck is an interesting mix of state-of-the-art engineering and licensed Chinese tech. This has geopolitical implications.
Alex Kierstein
February 18, 2026
The von Kármán–Gabrielli diagram is a fascinating way to illustrate the cost, however that is defined, of moving around.
Alex Kierstein
February 18, 2026
The Isuzu NAVI5 might be the most obscure of the many automated manual transmissions that came before the advent of the dual-clutch.
Alex Kierstein
February 17, 2026
JDM tuner TOM’S relationship with Toyota is long and rich. The TOM’S Century is a fun departure from the norm.
Alex Kierstein
February 17, 2026