It was a blue 1999 Honda Accord EX with gray leather, fog lights, and a power moonroof. It wasn’t sexy, expensive, or particularly fancy, but it was my first manual transmission car. Even at that…
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The Case for Carrying a Knife Every Day From Someone Who Has Done It for 20 Years
Personal knives have been an essential everyday tool for millennia for people around the world. This tradition continues today, but in a world of technology overdose, it’s not nearly as pervasive as it was a…
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Zebra Pen STEEL – The “Write” Tool for Anyone
Are you looking for a stylish and durable everyday writing tool? Elevate your writing experience and show off your distinctive style with the Zebra Pen STEEL Series. The entire month of November, Zebra Pen is celebrating their STEEL line! Combining style strength and value, their wide variety of stainless-steel writing tools in the STEEL Series ensure writing comfort with industry-leading precision and stability. This series is called a classic for a reason – they are the ”write” tool for anyone and any job.
How a New York Police Vet Helped Design Two of the Coolest Sinn Watches
Sinn-Spezialuhren out of Frankfurt, Germany is best known for its high-tech tool watches that have one of most robust cult followings in the watchmaking industry. Sinns are more often described as “tool” watches, fulfilling one…
Why Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Should’ve Been Chosen over EVs
Electric vehicles seem to be everywhere you look these days. In the first half of 2022 in the United States, electric vehicle sales hit a high of 4.6 percent of total vehicle sales, and the…
The Rise of Titanium as the ‘It’ Metal for Watches
Despite the pervasiveness of smartphones and smartwatches, analog wristwatches are still very popular. In terms of materials used for watches, stainless steel is still the overwhelming favorite because it I s strong, attractive, and reasonably…
Why Americans are Such Bad Drivers Compared to Europeans
Americans are a very specific breed of driver, and it’s not all good. We like to hog the passing lane when we’re not passing. We love gigantic, high-riding pickup trucks and SUVs, we can’t parallel…
The Best Motorcycles with Standard ABS For Safe, Enjoyable Rides
You’re likely driving a car that has an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), which debuted in the automotive industry in the late ’70s and is pretty much standard equipment on every new car sold in America…
The 9 Best Motorcycle Gloves To Get Through Any Season
Motorcycling is a thrilling and enjoyable hobby, but it can also be one of the most dangerous when you factor in road conditions, weather, oblivious drivers, and rider error. Smart and safe motorcyclists invest in…
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz
The much-anticipated return of the Volkswagen Microbus takes the form of the all-electric ID. Buzz. It design is a great blend of modern and vintage cues, but the powertrain is all 21st century. The base…
1972 De Tomaso Pantera GTS From ‘Fast Five’
Sure, the Fast & Furious movies are way, way over the top, but there are some truly epic vehicles showcased within. This 1972 De Tomaso Pantera GTS which showed up in 2011’s Fast Five is…
Paul Newman’s 1998 Volvo V90 “Volvette”
The still square-ish Volvo wagons from the ’90s are some of our favorite sporty family haulers. They were just the right amount of boxy, combined with a racy front end and wheels that made it…
Candela C-8 Polestar Edition Hydrofoil Boat
New electric car brand Polestar (a Volvo spinoff) recently partnered with Swedish electric vehicle company, Candela, to create an electric hydrofoil boat that emulates some of the same modern minimalist styling cues as Polestar’s wheeled…
2024 Aston Martin DB12
Following up the excellent DB11 is no easy feat, but the new DB12 looks like it’s more than up to the task. The styling is also more dramatic than its predecessor with a bigger grille,…
Brabus 930
Brabus makes some of the most powerful Mercedes-AMG cars on earth, and its latest is the most potent ever made by the Bottrop, Germany tuning house. It takes the already nutty 843-horsepower Mercedes-AMG GT 63…