
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

Porsche Once Built A Wild One-Off Convertible Cayenne With Two Rear-Ends. Yes, Two Rear-Ends
Porsche is celebrating 20 years of its Cayenne super SUV. When it released, fans couldn’t believe their eyes, calling the Porsche SUV blasphemy. But the

IIHS Changes Side Crash Test To Simulate Impact From Today’s Heavy SUVs. Watch Several Midsize Sedans Get Rocked
Several midsize cars fare badly in the new IIHS side impact test, Volkswagen drops details on the new 62 kWh ID.4, the Nissan Maxima exits

25-Year-Rule French Delicacies: 1995 Citroën C15 vs 1995 Peugeot 306
Good morning, Autopians, and happy Friday to you all! Today we’re lifting our price cap so we can take a look at a couple of

Cold Start: This One’s For David Tracy
As you likely remember from reading this article here or, perhaps more likely, hearing recent sermons from your local clergyperson, our own David Tracy was

Auto Union 1000, BMW 760Li, Suzuki RE-5: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you all know, I have an affliction that involves drooling over and buying too many vehicles of all kinds. And

This Incredible Old Amphibious Isuzu Concept Reminds Me Of The Wrongest Assumption In The Automotive Industry
I’ve certainly been accused of liking weird cars or having non-mainstream automotive tastes as some kind of performance, as though I’m just doing it for

The Latest Formula 1 Shitshow Explained
If you’re even slightly interested in Formula 1, you probably know that all hell has broken loose over the past few days. From driver disputes

A Startup Is Launching A Practical Electric Motorcycle That Costs Just $1,500
One of the barriers to getting people into an electric vehicle is upfront cost. Even cheap EVs are more expensive than some can afford, and

How Mechanics At The World’s Quirkiest Car Museum Are Preparing For The World’s Fanciest Car Show In Pebble Beach
Lane Motor Museum’s restoration shop is one part of the museum that isn’t really open to the public. Thankfully, the shop staff allowed me to

Volkswagen Might Kill The Ninth-Generation Golf
Volkswagen might not make another generation of Golf, new car demand may be falling, BMW gives hydrogen another whirl. All this and more in today’s

Where Did They All Go? 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera vs 1987 Ford Escort GL
Good morning, and welcome to the Thursday edition of Shitbox Showdown! Today we’re taking a look at two cars that used to be so common

Cold Start: So Many Lights
Last night, David and I were talking on the phone, our usual nightly conversation where we confirm that the Masonic messages embedded into every story

The UAC TurboTrain Was America’s Failed Plane-Engined High-Speed Train Of The Future
The 1960s were a wild time to be a traveler. Jet aviation made the world feel a bit smaller by making far off lands accessible

I’m A Former Tesla Suspension Engineer And I Need To Tell You Why The ‘Double Ball Joint’ Suspension Is So Incredible
Hello fellow Autopians and welcome to another edition of Ask An Engineer. Today we’re going to discuss the front suspension setup found on the Tesla

Nissan Owes Us This Cheap Commercial Truck
One of the joys of going to the 24 Hours of Le Mans is seeing the rare-to-me European cars that usually inhabit my dreams; Cerberas,

Today’s Taillight: The Dream Of The Ombré/Gradient Taillights
The Scarlet Lighter is the only taillight-subculture bar I can think of that has a Nathaniel Hawthorne theme. Integrating Taillight Culture and Early American fiction

This One-Of-13 Mercedes AMG Hammer Coupe Was A World-Beating Wolf In Luxurious Sheep’s Clothing. And It’s For Sale For More Than A Quarter Million Dollars
Perhaps one of the more satisfying things to discover is when a car’s purpose matches its name. A Smart Fortwo seats two, and a Chevrolet

Here Are America’s Most Stolen Cars Of 2021: Report
Chevy trucks top 2021’s stolen car list, GM plans a Super Cruise expansion, Hino’s emissions woes are worse than previously thought. All this and more

Look At How Much Nicer China’s Ford Explorer Is
The Ford Explorer has been an American icon for decades. From its infamous rollover scandal to its current status as a popular family hauler, it

Same Engine, Different Trucks: 1986 GMC S-15 vs 1986 Jeep Comanche
Welcome back! Today, we have a pair of pickup trucks that are the same model year, both compact, both four-wheel-drive, both manual, and have the








