
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

Shitty In Pink: 2000 Daewoo Leganza vs 2015 Chevrolet Malibu
Welcome to another edition of Shitbox Showdown! Today’s search takes us to fabulous Las Vegas, home of cheap buffets, a giant black pyramid, Penn &

Starring Jaguar The Car: Cold Start
When I saw this brochure cover for a 1958 Jaguar XK150, there was something oddly familiar-feeling about the unusual layout and design. The layout doesn’t

We Have To Talk About This Astounding Wide-Body V8 VW Beetle David Spotted In Australia
Like many of you, I fought my way through David Tracy’s most recent recounting of his elaborate self-flagellation via decomposed Valiant Ute in the wilds

Here’s A Look Inside The World’s Quirkiest Car Museum’s Cabinet Of Bizarre Keys
Here at Lane Motor Museum, where I work as Education Director, I’ve noticed recently that along with odd and unique cars that we have in

Washington DC Wants To Restrict America’s Greatest Contribution To Driving
Earlier this month, the District of Columbia voted to significantly restrict the single greatest American contribution to motoring – turning right on a red light.

Hyundai Flexes Their Design Chops With Their New Flagship, The Grandeur
I have to say, the Kia-Hyundai-Genesis family is really bringing it design-wise, lately. Over the past couple of years the designs coming out of these

Holy Grails: The Mercury Tracer LTS Was An Underrated Performer With The Body Of A Practical Sedan
Welcome to Holy Grails, a new series here on the Autopian! If you’ve been reading our bylines for a while, chances are you’ve caught David

People Are Obssesed With Sleeping In Cars – The Autopian Podcast
It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for another The Autopian Podcast. Today’s episode is a hodgepodge of important topics: Jason gets very upset about the

Stellantis Wants To Build So Many EVs It’ll Need Two More Battery Plants In North America By 2030
Stellantis plans more North American battery plants, Mitsubishi has another Outlander Sport replacement up its sleeve, China’s car market is slowing down. All this and

Bay Area Odd Couple: 1980 Mazda GLC Wagon vs 1990 Jeep Wrangler Islander
For your consideration this morning, we have a bit of a mashup — two vehicles for which I could not find comparable mates, at least

Before SUVs Everything Was An SUV: Cold Start
You know how part of the alleged appeal of crossovers and SUVs, usually conveyed via large wheels and tires and black cladding and fake plastic

The Porsche 911 Carrera T Is The Cheap Way To Get A Great 911
A few years back for the old 911, Porsche rolled out a bit of an enthusiast special. Sure, the GT3 was brilliant and the Turbo

The New Peugeot 408 May Be The First Good-Looking Fastback Crossover ‘Coupé’
This is the Peugeot 408 and it may just be the best-looking crossover to ever share a name with Glenwood’s area code. Alright, so that’s

The Little e.Wave X Is Exactly The Kind of Fun Small EV We Need So I Probably Shouldn’t Get My Hopes Up
On the same day that I’m telling you about how Cadillac announced a $300,000+ massive electric luxury road-locomotive I’m also going to tell you about

The Moke Californian Is Officially Coming Back To America As A Highway-Legal EV But There’s Some Controversy
Moke International has announced that it’s bringing a famed classic back to America with modern propulsion. The Moke Californian signals the official return of the

Plasma Cutters, Welders, Huge Spiders: My Hail Mary Attempt To Fix An Impossibly Broken $900 Ute In Australia Begins
“I’m not asking anymore,” my Australian host Laurence declared as he wielded a plasma cutter and slid under the ute that was supposed to have been

The Audi RS3 Performance Gives Europeans What Americans Have Enjoyed All Along
This is the Audi RS3 Performance and like Burger King, it brings something America enjoys quite a bit to Europe. See, Europe has fairly strict

What Would Modern Cars Look Like If America Still Only Allowed Two Kinds Of Headlights?
This next one might seem strange to you, until I mention that it’s part of a homework assignment for Professor Torch; then it will seem

Someone Spent Over A Half Million Dollars Making A Modern Interpretation Of The GMC Motorhome
Sometimes I love to look back at General Motors’ incredible history of innovation outside of passenger cars. Aside from the handsome Rapid Transit Series bus

The Cute Modern-Isetta Microlino Is Getting An Even More Adorable Fiat Jolly-Inspired Beach Car Version
After years of waiting, residents of European countries are finally getting their hands on what’s possibly the most adorable modern microcar in the world. Production








