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It’s charming. It’s VW-derived. It’s sporty. And like early Porsches, it’s from Austria. But it’s not a Porsche.
Alex Kierstein
March 16, 2026
The weird (seriously) history of gasoline octane ratings. Variable compression test rigs, crazy blending pumps, and more.
Alex Kierstein
March 11, 2026
Connecting some nerd dots between a Mad Max obsession and Peter Arcadipane’s other work.
Alex Kierstein
March 10, 2026
A realer Land Cruiser.
Rory Carroll
March 10, 2026
Leftist guerillas. Bankrupt organizers. Brutal terrain. The Trans-Amazon Rally may be the craziest race.
Alex Kierstein
March 4, 2026
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Alloy asks Jonny Lieberman what's good.
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February 26, 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
There’s no big, dramatic explanation for how I gave up on the desirable air-cooled Porsche 911 that was once a huge part of my life.
Rory Carroll
February 20, 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