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BMW has long had the letter "i" at the end of its model names—325i, 540i, etc. The letter was initially used to differentiate fuel-injected cars from their carbureted counterparts, which had a three-digit name denoting series and engine size. But BMW has long since dropped carburetors, and it has the "i" electric sub-brand. So after decades, BMW is getting rid of the "i" from the end of model names.
I would not call my 1966 Ford dump truck unreliable. I love it too much to say that. What I will say is that in my four years of ownership, I've never quite solved its fuel problems. Maybe, just maybe, you can help me whip it into shape.
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Modern-day sprint cars are such hilariously overpowered ultra-lightweight track cars that many of them use massive, table-sized wings just to maintain traction, especially on dirt tracks. However, traditional wingless Sprint cars are arguably more fun to watch, due to their lack of traction and classic race car looks. And this vintage Sprint car from the 1960s, packing a Ford V8, is currently for sale onBring a Trailer with a price that could make it the perfect budget track-day toy.
We live in an era where cars can accelerate ridiculously fast, reach outrageous top speeds, and even jump in the air. But what we're lacking nowadays is the kind of creative builds we used to see decades ago. Y'know, the wild Kustom stuff from a Rat Fink poster. We're too busy talking about the newest EV or beefiest pickup truck to hit the market, while we could be talking about this sweet casket on wheels that's surely to outshine the Porsche owner with the oh-so-expensive PTS color at your local car meet.
We could spend a decent amount of time talking through all the 2025 Toyota 4Runner's retro features. The wrap-around rear quarter glass? It's taken from the first-gen 4Runner. The drop-down back window? That's a staple, too. But the new 'Yota has another callback component that's maybe a little less obvious: its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine.
Want to go racing? You have nearly unlimited options. Grassroots motorsports is as diverse as it’s ever been, with pathways to competition at any budget. Out of all the motorsport experiences I’ve dipped my toes into, driving a vintage car on a race track ranks very close to the top.
In the mid 1960s, a Japanese journalist named Shotaro Kobayashi shipped his white Honda S600 to Europe, and spend the next two months and 7500 miles hitting all the highlights. He toured the Porsche factory just as it was tooling up for production of the 911 (then called the 901). He showed up at Lotus and let Colin Chapman take a spin in the little Honda—Chapman came away impressed. Perhaps most importantly, Kobayashi and his S600 were there for Honda's debut in F1 at the Nürburgring with its spidery RA271. Who wouldn't want to relive that kind of adventure? Well, perhaps you can. Up for auction on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos— is a near-identical match to Kobayashi's tiny road-tripping roadster, albeit one more appropriate for U.S. roads, with the steering wheel on the left side. It's a 1966 Honda S600, one of Honda's earliest passenger cars—almo