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
The Nürburgring 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.
Cheap And Quirky In Albuquerque: 1986 Porsche 928S vs 1985 Pontiac Fiero
Good morning! It’s time to start your day off right, with a couple of bad automotive ideas. Today’s search takes us to New Mexico, to
Everybody Meet Hangover Truck: Cold Start
Hey everybody! Meet Hangover Truck! He’s a 1956 Saviem 4164 and has a face like a spider and seems to effectively represent the sort of
Chrysler Made A Rare Electric Minivan In The 1990s, And You Can Own One Of Them Today
In the 1990s, a number of manufacturers looked to the future as they planted electric powertrains into cars. The General Motors EV1 is perhaps the
Let’s Talk About What’s Going On With The Weird Roof On The Triumph Stag
I was strapped onto the old wooden palettes that comprise the work surface of my dentists’ office – The Autopian’s dental plan is run by
It’s Wrenching Wednesday! Autopian Members: Time To Partake In Automotive Therapy
Thank you for reading The Autopian! If you’re seeing this text it means this content is for official members only. If you’d like to experience
Automaker Gloriously Trolls Rivals’ Heated Seat Subscription Services By Giving Out Free Hot-Water-Bottles
Good news! The UK division of Renault’s Romanian brand, Dacia, is trolling automakers (like BMW) looking to make heated seats a subscription service by giving
I Think Facebook Marketplace Is Starting To Take My Sanity
I believe it was Aristotle who said that nature abhors an open parking spot, ergo the sudden and surprise addition of a second place to
Turn Signals In Rear Bumpers Are Just Bad, And That’s All There Is To It
You’d think after all these years of interacting with turn indicators — this important and vital cooperation between humankind and flashing lights that goes back
Nissan Is Reportedly Considering A Small EV Pickup Truck And That Sounds Like An Excellent Idea
How’s this for a fun possible future? Automotive News reports that Nissan is still thinking about building a small electric pickup truck. Nissan’s dealers want
Our Daydreaming Designer Imagines How Brazil Could Have Modernized The Old Beetle Design
I won’t name names, but you’ve all seen actors and musicians that just flat out refuse to grow old gracefully. Sadly, in many cases, their
Why Ford Is Handing Out $2500 Rebates Just To Get People To Cancel Their Bronco Orders
Good Wednesday morning and welcome back to The Autopian’s yet-to-be-renamed morning news roundup. On tap for you today: Ford will pay you to go away,
Fresno Five-Cylinder Battle: 1982 Mercedes 300D vs 2008 VW Rabbit
On today’s Shitbox Showdown, we’ve got two cars with five cylinders each, both hailing from Fresno, California. But before we head there, there is the
What’s Missing Here?: Cold Start
1970s and 1980s car interiors are still sort of my baseline when it comes to my brain-template for being inside a car. I suppose that’s
Sen. Joe Manchin’s New EV Bill Would Force Some Buyers To Give Back Tax Credits
Just when we all thought the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV tax credit rules couldn’t get more confusing, a new proposal could make accessing those credits
Did You Know That Bears Can Open Car Doors? Comment Of The Day
Depending on where you live, dealing with bears can be a real concern. Stories about bears getting into cars then ripping them apart are common
The Adorable Aliner Is A Pop-Up Tent Camper But Without The Bear Attack Concerns
I’m always on the lookout for a small camper that could be towed by a wide variety of vehicles. Not everyone has or wants a
The 2024 BMW M3 CS Is A Hardcore Sports Sedan With All-Weather Traction
The 50th birthday of BMW’s M division may have come and gone, but that won’t stop the Bavarian marque from cranking out even more expensive
For Just Two Years You Could Buy A Practical Mazda Sedan That Hit 60 MPH In Under 6 Seconds: Holy Grails
In 2006, car buyers in America could bring home a turbocharged four-cylinder sedan that made 274 horsepower, 280 pound-feet of torque and was capable of
Here’s How Badly Rusted A Porsche 911T Has To Be To Cost Under $9,000
This is one of those things were it’s not really telling you something new; we all know air-cooled Porsche prices have been absolutely clamshit over
