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
My 260,000 Mile Diesel, Manual Chrysler Voyager Still Runs Like A Dream, But I Need Your Advice On What To Do With It
I just attended the wedding of an Autopian reader in Nuernbreg, Germany, and you won’t be surprised to hear that it was located in an
GM Isn’t Done With Gasoline Engines Yet, Announces New Small-Block V8
General Motors is one of few automakers that’s said it will stop making internal combustion engines entirely by 2035 to focus on electric powertrains. But
Volkswagen Allegedly Fires Design Chief For Being Too Awesome
Brands are, famously, not your friends. That doesn’t mean you can’t like brands — that doesn’t mean you can’t love brands, really. I love Skoda,
Battle Of The Salvage Titles: 1980 Pontiac Trans Am vs 2005 Aston Martin DB9
Good morning, and welcome to another Shitbox Showdown! Today it’s Two-Door Tuesday, as we take a look at a mismatched pair of sport coupes with
Children Of Fury: Cold Start
Car advertising has gone through a lot of strange periods and affectations, but I think one of the most consistently peculiar ones involves the use
2024 Polestar 2 Makes Unprecedented Switch To Rear-Wheel Drive In Mid-Cycle Refresh
The Polestar 2 electric sedan — which competes with the Tesla Model 3 — has been out since 2019, and is now getting what the
You Got To Know When To Hold ‘Em, Know When To Fold ‘Em: Comment Of The Yesterday
For many of us, cars are far more than transportation appliances. Our cars dutifully serve our families for decades, making memories along the way. Your
Here’s What A Sub-$9,000 Car Looks Like From China’s Largest EV Maker
Electric cars seem to keep getting cheaper and cheaper, so long as you don’t live in America. Japan has the astonishingly cheap Nissan Sakura kei
After More Than A Year, I Finally Got My Nissan Pao Back And Damn It Feels Good Except For A Coolant Leak
I’m still a little stunned when I think about how I haven’t really been able to drive my usual go-to daily driver, a 1990 Nissan
States Banned Japanese Imports For No Good Reason And The People Are Fighting Back
For almost two years, many owners of Japanese Domestic Market cars have been living a nightmare. Maine and Rhode Island began revoking the registrations of
Volkswagen Is Suing So It Doesn’t Have To Pay What You Pay For The Same Repair Work
There’s a fight brewing over Volkswagen warranties in Illinois. Automotive News reports that a year-old act requiring, at the very least, equal pay for warranty
Data Shows That SUVs Are Devouring All Other Types Of Car On The Market
Even in a year of production challenges, the Great Heightening of America’s roadscape continued. Crossovers and SUVs are coming for us all, and that now
Why Do Autonomous Cars Keep Shutting Down On This One San Francisco Street?
Remember this past summer when a shocking number – some sources say up to 20 – of Cruise self-driving cars converged on one San Francisco
This Ingenious ‘Tire Within A Tire’ Could Save Your RV From A Violent Blowout
Tire blowouts have long been one of the worst nightmares of a motorhome operator. If you blow a steer tire—the ones up front, doing the
What It Was Like Taking A $58 Round-Trip Flight From Chicago To Florida
This week I spent four days in warm and sunny Tampa, Florida. While I was officially there for the 2023 Florida RV SuperShow, it was
The Next Big Global Electric Carmaker Is… London’s Black Taxi Company?
The alternative headline for this morning’s news roundup, soon to be called The Morning Breakdown (if I can persuade everyone [Ed Note: It seems a
German Mechanic’s Specials: 2004 Audi A4 vs 2001 BMW 525i
Good morning! Today on Shitbox Showdown, we’re heading to the San Francisco Bay area to check out a couple of broken Germans. But first, we’ll
Meet The Spokepants: Cold Start
I’m not really sure if there’s any other example of a pair of disembodied legs used to sell cars other than this 1964 brochure for
Holy Altezza Lights! Bankrupt Tuner Leads To Mother Of All 2000s Parts Auctions
Do you yearn for the days of Britney vs. Christina, blasting your burned copy of Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water at max
Tales From The Slack: What Germans REALLY Think Of David And Torch
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