Byron Hurd

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

On paper, the Chevrolet SSR may not have been your cup of tea. After all, it was a heavy, slow, complicated answer to a question nobody was asking. But oftentimes, weird (and even undesirable) cars make the best collectors’ items, not to mention the best oddball finds. Looking every bit like something that was just pulled out of the Everglades, this 2004 model falls pretty far outside “survivor” territory thanks to the astonishing amount of rust visible, well, everywhere.

1 week ago | freerepublic.com | Byron Hurd

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchGeneral/ChatTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Why the 2026 Subaru Outback Has a Ruler Built Into Its TaillightsThe Drive ^ | April 17, 2025 | Byron HurdPosted on by Red BadgerThese days, there’s an app for just about anything. But if you ask anybody who has tried to use a smartphone to measure something accurately, they’ll tell you it’s often a fool’s errand.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

Feast your eyes on the 2026 Hyundai Palisade in the proverbial flesh. While we’ve seen the redesigned three-row family SUV in computer-generated form, Hyundai made us wait for the 2025 New York Auto Show to get our first look at the real thing—not to mention confirmation that the hybrid offered overseas is indeed coming to the USA. The new Palisade Hybrid is based on a turbocharged four-cylinder and will offer more power (not to mention more range) than the V6.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

These days, there’s an app for just about anything. But if you ask anybody who has tried to use a smartphone to measure something accurately, they’ll tell you it’s often a fool’s errand. When it comes to precision, it’s hard to beat an old-fashioned, easily verifiable physical implement such as a tape measure, a yardstick, or a 2026 Subaru Outback. What, you don’t measure things with your car? What are you even doing here? Believe it or not, this convenience comes in the form of a taillight.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

This past week, we got our first crack at the updated 2025 Ford Maverick along with its new street performance trim, the Lobo. And while we’re quite impressed by what Ford has managed with its compact pickup, there’s no getting around the fact that it’ll cost you 30% more to get into a base model than it did five years ago. And in a world of $45,000 Lobos, a fully customized truck for $57,000 doesn’t seem quite as outrageous as it would have in the past.