With its Italian styling, racing heritage and almost complete obscurity, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Hino Contessa will be a hit at any Car and Coffee or JDM car show. Let’s see if showing off can be justifiably expensive. Don Schlitz (no relation to Bear) died last April.
When the Yamaha Tenere 700 came out a few years ago, it proved to be a real game-changer. After years of adventure bikes getting bigger, heavier and more complex, Yamaha showed everyone what could be achieved with a lighter, more simplistic ADV. It proved to be a piece of pure genius as demand for the
There are some things we all have to accept in this life, and the fact that a new motorcycle will eventually depreciate is one of them. For years, Harley-Davidson motorcycles played by a different set of rules, with some models retaining their value much longer than expected. Today, this is no longer the case. Although
Porsche CEO reveals plans to reduce production capacity. Michael Leiters believes costs have gotten out of control. The 718 Boxster and Cayman are still coming back. 2023 was Porsche’s best year ever in terms of sales, with 320,221 cars shipped to customers worldwide. However, a lot has changed in the two years since. The sharp
American motorcycling has always had a personality problem – in the best possible way. For decades, riding culture on this side of the Atlantic was defined by big, blaring air-cooled machines that oozed character, produced torque at walking speeds, and didn’t particularly care whether you were comfortable doing it or not. The romance was real.
The updated Renault Megane E-Tech Electric can now go up to 311 miles on a single charge. It uses a new LFP battery with a net capacity of 67 kWh. DC charging power increased to 165 kW. When the Megane E-Tech Electric was launched four years ago, it was a major achievement. It was Renault’s
Some riders pursue the unknown more quickly at forty than at twenty. This is because they know exactly what they have lost by then. Call it a midlife crisis or a more profound realization, but for most riders in that age group, an adventure motorcycle is usually the answer. But why? The famous philosopher, Marcus
Pajiam/Getty Images Summer tires are often an option on sportier cars. But most cars come equipped with all-season tires, partly because that rubber is good for the problems you might encounter throughout the year. This includes summer heat, winter snow, and all the dirt and mud in
The traditional logic we’ve always followed says: Cruisers are supposed to be V-twins. But these engines are generally expensive to produce and weigh less than other engines. Needless to say, if you keep them for a long time, serving the heads is double the work. Thus, the parallel-twin configuration is gaining ground on the V-twin
The key to winning a race is not limited to just the driver and the car. Motorsports fans and fans know that it is a team sport and every role is important. We just focus more on the strategists, tires or fuel etc., and often forget