by Ed Black
More than half of West Marine’s roughly 200-store footprint has disappeared in a single year. That is not a routine trim of underperforming locations, it is a structural reset of how boaters in dozens of states buy parts, outfit their vessels, and negotiate on...
by Ed Black
A 6.5% price jump on a single trim can quietly erase years of “value brand” reputation. That is exactly what happened to Volkswagen in 2026, when several core models climbed in price while Kia and Mazda largely held their ground. For anyone comparing...
by Ed Black
A brand-new Mercedes-Benz G-Class routinely sells for tens of thousands over sticker, yet the vehicle underneath the badge still rides on a ladder-frame chassis engineered in the 1970s for military use. That contradiction, a battlefield-bred truck reborn as a...
by Ed Black
A 750cc Honda now shifts gears without a clutch lever. That single engineering shift says more about where the motorcycle industry is headed in 2026 than any horsepower figure ever could. While Harley-Davidson continues to lean on the tactile, mechanical feel of a...
by Ed Black
A fully charged electric dirt bike battery now covers more trail miles than most riders can comfortably ride in a single afternoon session, yet it still charges faster than it takes to eat lunch. That single fact explains why electric dirt motorcycles have moved from...
