Pro Cyclist Breaks 165-Year-Old Pony Express Record
If you fell asleep in U.S. history class, the Pony Express was a horseback mail service that carried letters between Missouri and California in 10 days or less.
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Most Police Cars Don’t Come With V8 Engines Anymore
Where did all the V8 cop cars go? Take a peek under the hood of modern patrol vehicles to see why police departments are leaving big engines in the past.
A Five-Door E36 3 Series Compact Exists, And BMW Classic Just Pulled The One-Off 316i Out Of Its Vault
BMW built almost 400,000 E36 3 Series Compacts between 1994 and 2000, and every one left the factory with two side doors and a tailgate. BMW Classic has now shown the exception: a five-door BMW
BMW Will Attack China With 20 New Cars By The End Of 2027
BMW is preparing a major product offensive in China, with 20 new and updated models planned by the end of next year. The announcement came during the company’s 2026 China Innovation Day, where it also
BMW’s $124,700 i7 60 xDrive Rides Closer To A Rolls-Royce Than Any 7 Series Before It
My first hours with the 2027 BMW i7 60 xDrive were spent in California stop-and-go traffic, reclined in the back seat with a 31.3-inch screen in front of me and someone else driving. That’s still
BMW iX5 Range Estimate Jumps To 450 Miles Ahead Of Launch
This is one of those rare cases when it’s perfectly fine for an automaker to change its original claims. BMW initially estimated that the electric X5 would cover 435 miles (700 kilometers) on a single
I Drove the Honda Prelude Hard in the Rain and Found Out What the Haters Are Missing
As the weather turns in the Midwest, morning temperatures are dropping fast, and roads are waking up slippery. This has given me a chance to explore a new side of my 2026 Honda Prelude long-term
Cramming a 511-Cubic-Inch Godzilla V8 Into a Ford Ranger Is a Great Way to Go Fast
Hot-rodders just can’t get enough of Ford’s Godzilla V8. Since it launched in the 2020 Ford Super Duty, the engine has found its way into lots of go-fast projects. We’ve featured our fair share of
Car Repair Costs Have Risen Twice As Fast As Inflation
It’s getting prohibitively expensive to buy a new car these days, but fixing your old one isn’t getting any cheaper either.
It Definitely Sounds Like Porsche Built the Mission S With a Manual in Mind: TDS
Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of today’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. Each story gets a short summary and a