James Riswick
@jriz.bsky.social
My job is car. Former editor at Autoblog and Edmunds, current writer for many car sites. I also like Star Trek and the Toronto Blue Jays, so that’ll get sprinkled in here, too. Proudly 🇨🇦
I think the auto-social robot may need a tweak.
In fact, it's the quickest automatic car we've tested to date.
Tested: 1981 Datsun 280-ZX Turbo Is One Serious Slushbox
In fact, it's the quickest automatic car we've tested to date.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I think the auto-social robot may need a tweak.
Reposted by James Riswick
Lieutenant, why the hell is the start button in the middle of the bridge’s floor?
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines reut.rs/4ioUZOq
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines
Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw's efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Lieutenant, why the hell is the start button in the middle of the bridge’s floor?
The new Audi Q5 turns out to be a cargo-carrying all-star in the compact luxury SUV segment. It's bigger and more useful than before, but retains the sliding back seat to expand the space even further. My @edmunds.com cargo test is up here: www.edmunds.com/car-news/aud...
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The new Audi Q5 turns out to be a cargo-carrying all-star in the compact luxury SUV segment. It's bigger and more useful than before, but retains the sliding back seat to expand the space even further. My @edmunds.com cargo test is up here: www.edmunds.com/car-news/aud...
When you’ve spent several months being miserable in too damn hot SoCal and suddenly find yourself in 42-degree Portland
a man in a yellow uniform says " was it always this freezing on earth ? "
ALT: a man in a yellow uniform says " was it always this freezing on earth ? "
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
When you’ve spent several months being miserable in too damn hot SoCal and suddenly find yourself in 42-degree Portland
I’m in Portland. Holy shit, this warzone is rough.
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’m in Portland. Holy shit, this warzone is rough.
LAX runways going in the opposite direction today and, as always, it’s WEIRD! Cathay Pacific 747 taking off over the 405.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
LAX runways going in the opposite direction today and, as always, it’s WEIRD! Cathay Pacific 747 taking off over the 405.
There is so little happening at the LA Auto Show today, why the hell were the Kia and Hyundai press conferences scheduled with only a 10-minute gap when they’re in different halls???
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There is so little happening at the LA Auto Show today, why the hell were the Kia and Hyundai press conferences scheduled with only a 10-minute gap when they’re in different halls???
So today’s going well. VOLVO!!!
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So today’s going well. VOLVO!!!
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is this week's Cargo Test @edmunds.com. It's a weird cargo area. Full story: www.edmunds.com/car-news/hyu...
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is this week's Cargo Test @edmunds.com. It's a weird cargo area. Full story: www.edmunds.com/car-news/hyu...
Ah, yes. The weather report would indicate it'll be one of those LA Auto Show years where everyone is whinging about it not being 72 degrees and sunny. That includes people flying into LA and those actually from here.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ah, yes. The weather report would indicate it'll be one of those LA Auto Show years where everyone is whinging about it not being 72 degrees and sunny. That includes people flying into LA and those actually from here.
“New” “Nissan” “Rogue” PHEV.
It’s a rebadged Mitsubishi. Didn’t think I’d see that again. Also, no one told the photographer that they were breaking a car photo tenant of not having a tree growing out of the car?
It’s a rebadged Mitsubishi. Didn’t think I’d see that again. Also, no one told the photographer that they were breaking a car photo tenant of not having a tree growing out of the car?
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“New” “Nissan” “Rogue” PHEV.
It’s a rebadged Mitsubishi. Didn’t think I’d see that again. Also, no one told the photographer that they were breaking a car photo tenant of not having a tree growing out of the car?
It’s a rebadged Mitsubishi. Didn’t think I’d see that again. Also, no one told the photographer that they were breaking a car photo tenant of not having a tree growing out of the car?
If there was ever one piece of evidence that proves I belong in Oregon rather than Southern California, is that when it rains, I'm much much happier.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If there was ever one piece of evidence that proves I belong in Oregon rather than Southern California, is that when it rains, I'm much much happier.
The front of the new Telluride X-Pro looks like a sewer grate. This era of grille embigification will not be looked back upon fondly.
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The front of the new Telluride X-Pro looks like a sewer grate. This era of grille embigification will not be looked back upon fondly.
Reposted by James Riswick
When your wife sends you a vanity plate pic, you know it has to be good
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
When your wife sends you a vanity plate pic, you know it has to be good
Look, I love Christmas. I love Christmas music. But dude, it’s November 8th. Fuck off.
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Look, I love Christmas. I love Christmas music. But dude, it’s November 8th. Fuck off.
Gave our backyard’s squirrels a gift.
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Gave our backyard’s squirrels a gift.
This thing is so cool. Manual and the best color (the one featured in The Saint). I drove the C70 convertible (it was a creaking flacid noodle 👎), but I’d love to try the coupe out. carsandbids.com/auctions/98w...
1998 Volvo C70 Coupe - ~53,400 Miles, 5-Speed Manual, Saffron Pearl, California-Owned
This 1998 Volvo C70 Coupe is for sale on Cars & Bids! Auction ends November 11 2025.
carsandbids.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This thing is so cool. Manual and the best color (the one featured in The Saint). I drove the C70 convertible (it was a creaking flacid noodle 👎), but I’d love to try the coupe out. carsandbids.com/auctions/98w...
Just when I thought I was out of the woods, nope, yet another neighbor's fucking gardener shows up with the leaf blower. All this noise, exhaust and particulate matter in the air, and just for some shitty-looking lawns. Man I miss my Portland neighborhood.
You know, I try to keep the AC off and open my windows while I work from home, but it gets a little tough when every fucking neighbor has their gardeners blaring shitty gas engines from every direction.
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just when I thought I was out of the woods, nope, yet another neighbor's fucking gardener shows up with the leaf blower. All this noise, exhaust and particulate matter in the air, and just for some shitty-looking lawns. Man I miss my Portland neighborhood.
You know, I try to keep the AC off and open my windows while I work from home, but it gets a little tough when every fucking neighbor has their gardeners blaring shitty gas engines from every direction.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You know, I try to keep the AC off and open my windows while I work from home, but it gets a little tough when every fucking neighbor has their gardeners blaring shitty gas engines from every direction.
Brian, you forgot the part where you drive into a bridge abutment because you've been pecking at a touchscreen for 3 minutes.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Brian, you forgot the part where you drive into a bridge abutment because you've been pecking at a touchscreen for 3 minutes.
I love that current #BlueJays PA announcer Tim Langdon announced Joe Carter and Devon White exactly how old PA announcer Murray Eldon used to do it. Awesome.
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I love that current #BlueJays PA announcer Tim Langdon announced Joe Carter and Devon White exactly how old PA announcer Murray Eldon used to do it. Awesome.
The last time the #BlueJays played a World Series game 6, I was there. I was also 10. And they won. Watching from (very) afar 32 years later, but hoping the rest of history repeats itself.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The last time the #BlueJays played a World Series game 6, I was there. I was also 10. And they won. Watching from (very) afar 32 years later, but hoping the rest of history repeats itself.