
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

Cold Start: The Yellow-Eyed Stare That Always Delights
I feel like one of the ways that I tend to differ with a lot of fellow gearheads is that I genuinely like cars without

People Have Been Asking An AI To Make All Kinds Of Wild Car Pictures And The Results Are Fascinating
In many ways, we live in fascinating times. Not all ways, of course, but there is something to be said for existing in an era where you

I Joined 650,000 People At The Humongous Oshkosh Air Show. Here Are The Wildest Airplanes I Saw
Over the weekend I finally achieved a dream that I’ve had for years: I attended EAA AirVenture. This year was the biggest yet for the

Chevrolet Redesigned Its Commercial Truck Headlight In Such A Confusing Way I Had To Get Our Designer To Explain It To Me
Most mainstream car websites don’t spend much of their time on styling changes to commercial vehicles that are almost exclusively sold to fleet operators. And

Our Designer Isn’t Done Letting You Know That You’re Wrong About Big Wheels On Designers’ Car Drawings
Wow, we had some fun in the comments of my first wheels article didn’t we? Apparently I’m alternatively lazy, immature, and on my high horse

Stellantis To Pay $300 Million Criminal Penalty Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Stellantis will pay a criminal penalty over diesel emissions, GM is fed up with flippers, Texas temporarily lifts some size and weight restrictions. All this

Here’s What Ford’s Executives Told Engineering Firm Munro & Associates About The Ford F-150 Lightning
Let’s talk a little bit about the pickup truck of the moment, the Ford F-150 Lightning. Sandy Munro and Cory Steuben of automotive benchmarking/engineering consulting

Two-Door V8 Dinosaurs: 1978 Ford Thunderbird vs 1989 Dodge Ramcharger
On today’s edition of Shitbox Showdown, it’s another Two-Door Tuesday as we consider a couple of V8 monsters from days gone by: a great big

Cold Start: Just Hear Me Out About GMC Cabover Truck Hatchback
I don’t really know what it is about these old flat-faced GMC big rig tractors that I find so appealing when relieved of their trailers,

I’m Matt Hardigree And I’m Here To Remind You How Lucky You Are To Love Cars Right Now
I’m Matt Hardigree and I love cars. Is that an admission? A brag? A cry for help? I have many feelings and The Autopian seems

Coverage Of The Chinese Rocket That’s Crashing Back To Earth Gives Me Hope That The VW Beetle Is Still A Universal Unit Of Measurement
I’m not sure how much you’ve heard about this, but if you’re outside and are the sort of person that doesn’t like getting struck by

My $1 Oldsmobile’s Suspension Rotted Off While I Was Driving And Even An Inspection Wouldn’t Have Prevented It
“Whew, finally this thing is fixed!” I cheerfully chirped to my friend sitting shotgun in the $1 Oldsmobile that has for years been breaking faster

BMW Tells Owners Of 83 Cars Not To Drive Them Over Risk Of Fiery Death
BMW recalls 83 EVs for risk of fire, Cruise has an astronomical burn rate, Mercedes prices the new SL. All this and more in today’s

The Ford Maverick Tremor Is An Off-Road Mini-Truck That’s Possibly Too Cheap
The Ford Escape-based Ford Maverick is a beloved little truck and proof that sometimes enthusiasts will put their money where their mouth is. The biggest

Cars I Grew Up In: Ridiculously Underpowered 1980 VW Dasher Diesel vs Infamous 1988 Audi 5000
Good morning Autopians! It’s August 1st, or, I suppose, July 32nd in our reckoning. Today, I hope you’ll indulge me in a little personal walk

Cold Start: My Old Scimitar’s Music Career Is Still Going
Recently, I was made aware of something kind of fascinating: a car I used to own and which was in many ways responsible for my

Automotive Would You Rather: Unholy Unions Or Gasoline Eggs?
I’ve been desperately trying to do these Would You Rathers every Friday, and I think I missed the past two weeks, so you can see

Our Daydreaming Designer Imagines A Rotary-Powered, Italian-Designed Sportscar That Never Was
Did you wake up a little cranky this morning? Did things not feel quite right? Are you just getting a little sick of all the

It’s A Crime That Modern In-Car Hot Dog Sizzling Solutions Are Not More Common
There’s no question that modern cars are pretty amazing. Say what you will about the character-laden, viscerally mechanical cars of old, but modern cars are

Honda Proposes A Lane Keeping Assist System For Motorcycles. Here’s How It Works
Honda is on a mission to save lives. The company is aiming for zero crash deaths involving a Honda car or motorcycle by 2050. That’s








