
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 Dam Is Breaking
If the reveal of an electrified, hybrid Chevy Corvette didn’t already persuade you this morning, the world is electrifying. It’s doing it fast. The normal

Goin’ To Graceland: 2008 Chevy Avalanche vs 2005 Chrysler 300
Good morning! Today’s Shitbox Showdown takes us to Memphis, Tennessee, where a fairly well-known singer once had a modest home. Before we head south and

Chevy Corvette E-Ray: How Hybrid AWD Makes The Quickest Corvette Ever
After enthralling the public with the performance bargain Stingray and the howling Z06, it’s now time for the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray to bring hybrid

A Car That Shares My Name: Cold Start
For people of my advanced age, my name was fairly common, at least for a little while. I’m told it’s a name popular with Hellenized

The Third-Gen Mercury Capri Was Like The Miata If No One Really Gave A Shit About The Miata: Mercury Monday
It’s Mercury Monday! And, incredibly, on an actual Monday! Holy crap, right? It’s glorious, and like most glorious things, don’t get used to it. But we’re here

Carl Hahn, The Man Behind The VW Beetle’s Success In America, Has Died
Volkswagen has a lot of well-known names associated with its formation and growth — more so than most companies. Some of these names are legendary,

Wine Lunches, Oil Leaks And 36-Hour Work Weeks: Inside AMC And Renault’s Weird Marriage
When I started producing a documentary series about the history of American Motors Corporation, I thought I knew the story pretty well. I’ve been an

A Houseboat, An AR-15 Rifle, Lots Of Junky Vehicles: Here Are The Weirdest Things People Have Tried To Trade Me For My Cars
I can’t really explain why, but I’ve always found the idea of trading vehicles a bit odd. I understand that selling a car and then

The IRS Is Making It Way Too Confusing To Buy An EV With Tax Credits
If you’re an electric car or plug-in hybrid buyer, you’ve probably had a hard 2022. EV buyers have had to contend with seemingly volatile pricing

Nearly 70% Of CarMax’s Tesla Inventory Disappeared In Three Days
The sudden Tesla price drops have had the seemingly intended impact on Tesla’s inventory, with cheaper cars and government incentives colliding to move a lot

Bright Lights, Big SUVs: 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee vs 2000 Ford Expedition
Good morning, and welcome back to Shitbox Showdown! Today we’re traveling to Reno, Nevada to look at a pair of green SUVs that won’t cost

Happy MLK Day!: Cold Start
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone! We’re mostly taking it off here at The Autopian, because we think it’s important. We’ll have some features

Convert Your Car To Hydrogen Today, The Year 2015! Comment Of The Day
Here’s something a bit entertaining about our readers. Crawl your way through our comment sections and you’re bound to spot some obscure references, and some

Five Stupid Car Commercial Songs That Are Terrible And Stick In My Head Like A Freaking Railroad Spike
It’s the weekend! The time you allow your brain to relax, oozing out all of the harmful thoughts and fluids of the week, and scrubbing

How Strict Teen Driving Laws Changed Australian Car Culture Forever
G’day again, Autopians! My last article had such a good reaction here that DT asked me to write some more for you. Heartfelt thanks from

Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner, Nissan Skyline GTS25T, Kenworth K100: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, I love picking up dirt-cheap cars and motorcycles, and telling you lovely readers about the dumb things

Tales From The Slack: The Most Awkward Thing David Tracy Has Ever Said
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

The Amazing And Mysterious Citroën DS Taillights Were As Daring As The Whole Car: Today’s Taillight
It’s been a while since I’ve provided you with some of the important and soul–enhancing taillight content that I know you crave, so let’s take

Tesla Owners Are Incredibly Unhappy About Recently-Announced Discounts
It’s shaping up to be a suboptimal year to own a Tesla, unless you’re buying one now. First came accelerated depreciation, which Kevin Williams did

Our Suspension Engineer’s Thoughts On The Tech And Potential Engineering Compromises Behind This ‘Crab Walking’ Hyundai Ioniq 5
Are you tired of parallel parking your car every time you go to the store? Do you think your local driving instructor is wasting their








