
A Daydreaming Designer Imagines The Corvair Surviving Into Days Of Disco
Like a river that don’t know where it’s flowing I took a wrong turn and I just kept going The above lyrics to Springsteen’s Hungry

Never Leave A Trail Worse Than You Find It, Or Else You May Lose It

I Drove A VinFast VF8 And It Wasn’t As Bad As I Expected



Tales From The Slack: Matt (Maybe) Finally Buys A Car
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The Frazer Vagabond/Kaiser Traveler Was The Most Amazing Car That Becomes A Truck That You Never Heard Of
I wish I fully understood my unceasing interest and appeal for cars that aggressively bite off more than they can chew. What I mean by

I Caught A Cold Visiting America’s Largest Train Museum. Here’s Why It Was Totally Worth It
This week has been rough on my high-mileage immune system. During the weekend, I stood outside in freezing temperatures and snowfall at the reopening of

Jay Leno Involved In Motorcycle Crash While Recovering From Steam Car Fire
It’s been a rough few months for Jay Leno. Just a few months after the 72-year-old comedian and car enthusiast was burned in a fuel

Let’s Appreciate The Amazing Performance Cars Made While Akio Toyoda Was In Charge Of Toyota
Whether a critically-acclaimed novel or a chapter in life, it’s unfortunately still true that all good things must come to an end. With word of

If You Only Own One Car, Make It Count: Member Rides
If I had unlimited resources and unlimited space I assume I’d end up with something that looks a lot like our cofounder Beau’s collection, or

Toyota’s New CEO Is A Car Enthusiast Too
Happy Friday, fellow Autopian superusers! What a whirlwind week of news it’s been in the car world, from Tesla financial returns and Cybertruck delays to

What It Was Like Being Forced By The Government To Give Up My Dream Car To Reduce Emissions
“Is there anything I should know before my drive?” he asked. “Nope, it’s all good” I replied as I walked away. That was a lie.

One Car From Above The Border And One From Below: 1997 Acura EL vs 1992 VW Beetle
Happy Friday! Today, we’re taking Shitbox Showdown international and visiting cities just to the north, and just to the south, of our fair country, looking

Did Renault Solve Battery Swapping In 1959, Kinda?: Cold Start
Okay, look, just hear me out: I’ve been going down a bit of a rabbit hole about Renault Estafette vans – did you know they

I Want To Love The Insane Audi Activesphere Off-Road Sedan Concept
If I asked you what manufacturer would build lifted sedan with a GMC Envoy XUV-style sliding liftback, you probably wouldn’t guess Audi. Yet here’s the

Akio Toyoda Kept Fun Cars Alive At Toyota: Comment Of The Day
A funny thing about being a car enthusiast is that you may love a brand and its vehicles, but you may not know who runs

Chrysler In Australia Was Weirder And More Fascinating Than You Can Possibly Imagine
If you’re a regular reader of this site, there’s a good chance you know about the rivalry in Australia between Ford’s Down Under operations vs.

2022 Proved Real Car Colors Aren’t Dead Yet
I’ve been grousing about the grim, grayscale, paying-the-gas-bill-level of excitement that is the current state of the automotive colorspace for years and years, to the

Harley-Davidson Might Be Importing A Small Motorcycle Into America From China
This year, Harley-Davidson is celebrating 120 years of selling motorcycles. To celebrate the occasion, it has announced a bunch of limited edition models, as well

Porsche’s New 357 Concept Is Supposed To Be An Homage To The 356, But It’s Just A Blob
A couple of years ago, Porsche released an official coffee table book called Porsche Unseen. It contained fifteen or so studio concepts that as the

Our Professional Car Designer Took On An AI Program. Here’s Why It Can’t Measure Up
Goodbye cruel world, it’s been a ride. The time has come for me to give up and settle into a comfy non-existence, devoting my remaining

The Cybertruck Is Turning Into Tesla’s BlackBerry Storm
Want to hear something entirely predictable? During Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Elon Musk moved the goalposts for Cybertruck production once again. According to the CEO,

Akio Toyoda Was The Enthusiast’s CEO. But He May Have Gotten The Future All Wrong
Off the top of your head and without doing a quick Google search, how many auto industry CEOs can you name? There’s the obvious one,

The NĂĽrburgring Is Finally Getting Fixed
Few religions entirely abstain from describing a higher, better condition after death. There’s the heaven of Islam or Christianity that meets believers in the afterlife.