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
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo Redesign

The retractable rear spoiler, while cool as f*ck, is not a new concept. VW had an active spoiler on their Corrado all the way back in 1988. But, with the introduction of the 2017 Panamera Turbo, Porsche is taking things to a whole new level. At the designated speed, the…

By Kevin McCauley
Porsche-Panamera-header
Features
‘The Race of Gentlemen’ Shot on Film

The Race of Gentlemen is an event that just begs to be shot on film. The antique machines and old school style make lugging around an antique camera feel not only natural, but necessary. Deciding to shoot film gave me a chance to break from the fast-paced action of TROG, meter the light,…

By Matt Faisetty
TROG-Cool-Material-film-header-3
Transportation
Banksy’s Graffiti Van Is for Sale

On June 29, Bonham's will be auctioning a SWAT van decked out in spray-painted decor by the one and only Banksy. The van might be part of the Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, but this is the first time in the last decade that anyone has seen the actual SWAT van…

By Cooper Fleishman
Banksy-Graffiti-Van
Transportation
Truck for Audi Concept Option B

We've seen some wild and crazy concepts from Audi (hell, even some crazy production vehicles), but they all pale in comparison to the Truck for Audi project on Behance by the team of Belorusian designer Artem Smirnov and Ukrainian CAD Sculptor/Digital 3D Modeler Vladimir Panchenko. What started as a project…

By Cooper Fleishman
audi-truck-concept-1-1
Transportation
Rolls-Royce Vision 100 Concept Car

Rolls-Royce has always been an automotive marquee synonymous with opulence and luxury taken to an extreme level, but the Rolls-Royce Vision 100 Concept Car takes those ideals to an even greater level. The concept car that measures nearly twenty feet in length and five feet in height has been described…

By Cooper Fleishman
Rolls-Royce-Vision-100