Skip to Content
Gear
Tech
Watches
Fashion
Lifestyle
Guides
steals

Get the Cool Material Newsletter

Insider recommendations, the best deals, and the most unique products & experiences, delivered right to your inbox.

Subcribe
Lifestyle Transportation

Transportation

1
Transportation
Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley
By Cool Material
Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives
Transportation
Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives

There are several great options for those wanting to drive emission free—without baggage.

By Xavier Harding
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025
Transportation
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025

Premium automakers might be paring back their electric ambitions, but these top-tier hybrids and plug-ins have beauty and efficiency to spare. 

By Amos Kwon
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait
Transportation
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait

The modern reimagining of VW’s iconic microbus ranks among the best automotive releases in recent memory.

By Amos Kwon
Transportation
Volkswagen’s Autonomous I.D. BUZZ Bus

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Volkswagen unveiled a new I.D. BUZZ Concept Bus, their autonomous version of the classic big family van. If the modern microbus looks familiar, that's because it's based on the original Type 2 (aka Kombi/Transporter/Microbus/Camper/VW Bus) that's been popular since the '60s. This…

By Cooper Fleishman
volkswagen-id-buzz-concept-bus
Transportation
Ford Is Officially Bringing Back the Bronco and Ranger

We know, we know. We already told you the Ford Bronco is officially coming back. But now, at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Ford officially announced they're resurrecting both the Bronco and the Ranger pickup. And that's actually about all we do know. The only…

By Cooper Fleishman
ford-is-officially-bringing-back-the-bronco-and-ranger-1
Transportation
Honda Self-Balancing Motorcycle

There have been quite a few great reveals at CES this year, but Honda unveiled a self-balancing motorcycle and associated piece of tech that blows almost everything else away. Honda's "Riding Assist" technology was derived from the Asimo robot and the Uni-Cub personal transporter and, in essence, uses the wheels…

By Cooper Fleishman
honda-self-balancing-motorcycle-1
Transportation
This Defender Has a Corvette Stingray Engine in It

East Coast Defender making any Land Rover even more badass is nothing new, but Project Pedigree is different because it's powered by a Corvette engine. Some of you might consider that sacrilegious, but we're totally on board with the 6.2L Corvette Stingray LS3 V8 outputting 430hp and the BM 6L60…

By Cooper Fleishman
east-coast-defender-corvette-stingray
Transportation
Faraday Future’s FF91 Is a Tesla Challenger

For a long time, it's felt like Tesla has had a monopoly on functional electric cars. The Nissan Leaf might have provided some competition, but most of us were holding out for something more futuristic. But the FF91 might finally be what creates the futuristic electric car arms race we've been…

By Dillon McLaughlin
faraday-future-ff91