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Marietta Square Cruise-In

If you’re looking for a low-pressure, show-up-and-hang kind of car night, the Marietta Square Cruise-In (sometimes referred to online as Cruise Night on the Square ) is the vibe. You roll in, find a spot, and spend the evening talking cars with folks who love them as much as you do. Because event...

2024 Self-Driving Tech: What’s New and What Works

Every year, automakers get a little bolder with the words they use around “self-driving.” And every year, I find myself repeating the same shop-floor truth: these systems can be genuinely helpful, but they are still driver assistance . They are not a substitute for an attentive human in the seat....

8 Must-Visit Automotive Festivals and Track Days for Hardcore Gearheads

There are car events you attend, and then there are car events that recalibrate your standards for the rest of your driving life. The kind where the smell of hot brakes follows you back to the hotel, where you meet the exact stranger who knows your obscure platform, and where you leave with a phone...

Top 5 Global Auto Shows in 2024

Auto shows are still one of the best ways to see the future of driving up close, from next-gen EVs and hybrids to the kind of wild concepts that would never survive a shop parking lot. If you’ve ever wanted to plan a real car-nerd trip around the biggest events on the calendar, 2024 has some great...

Essential Gear Checklist for Surviving Your First Overland and Off-Road Expo

Your first overland and off-road expo is equal parts candy store and endurance test. You are going to see dream builds, sit through classes, crawl vendor aisles until your feet hate you, and then end up in a dusty campground swapping stories with total strangers who somehow feel like old friends....

Bidding at Classic Car Auctions

Walking into a classic car auction for the first time feels a little like stepping into a foreign country where everyone speaks in trim codes, lot numbers, and hand signals. The good news is you do not need to be a seasoned collector to buy smart. You just need a plan, a clear budget, and the...

7 Automotive Regulations and Policy Shifts in 2024 Drivers Should Know

If you have felt like the rules around cars are changing faster than the cars themselves, you are not imagining it. 2024 brings a mix of safety updates, emissions enforcement, and EV policy tweaks that can affect what you pay at the dealer, what features show up on new vehicles, and even how you...