
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 ‘Jeep Cherokee From Hell’ Drove To Chicago Flawlessly And Reminded Me That Love Is All About Timing
As I cruised up Lake Shore Drive through Chicago’s prettiest neighborhoods on a perfect 75 degree sunny day, I realized that the Jeep I had

The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Draws A Piano Black Arrow From Its Quiver And Aims It Directly At The Heart Of The Ford Mustang Mach-E
After months without pictures, we now finally know what the Chevrolet Blazer SS will actually look like thanks to a Twitter post from General Motors

Take A Look At The Rarely-Seen Automotive Library At The Quirkiest Car Museum In America
We get asked often: “What’s the most important tool at a car museum?” Most folks would guess an impact wrench, a two-post lift, or a

The Lockheed L-1011 Was An Incredibly Advanced Aircraft That Ended Up A Total Failure
Just over 50 years ago, a widebody trijet aircraft took to the skies with the promise of being the most advanced airliner on earth. The

Porsche Unleashes An Assault On Good Taste With The 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America Edition
Porsche releases an America-themed 911 GTS, Lada sends safety standards back to the ‘90s, Ford issues a strange Mustang recall. All this and more on

The Folly Of Youth: Slip-Slidin’ Corvette or Greasy-Kid’s-Stuff 300ZX?
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend. Time for more cheap-car foolishness, but this week we’re going to make a little change:

Cold Start: The Marshal Gets A Prize
This past Saturday was the Carolina Rad meetup at the fantastic NC Museum of Transportation, a 117-year old locomotive depot now filled with old cars

The Fascinating And Tragic Story Of General Motors’ Short-lived ‘Jinbei-GM’ Joint Venture In China
Once upon a time, in a faraway city in cold northern China, existed an unknown and unloved joint venture named Jinbei-GM — one that brought

There’s A Rare Tatra Being Auctioned That Appears To Be The Car From That Lemony Snicket Movie
For many Americans of a certain age, their first exposure to the incredible world of Czech rear-engined air-cooled V8-powered cars known as Tatras came via

Here’s How A Simple Adapter Can Let You Plug A Regular EV Or PHEV Into A Tesla Level 2 Charger
The Tesla charging network is really annoying if you happen to own any electric car that isn’t a Tesla. I mean think about it, at

Using An Autel Diagnostic Scanner To Fix Broken Cars Is Like Having A Superpower
There is a huge downside to my affliction for owning over a dozen cars, most of them German. Yes, my insurance is astronomical and my storage

Digital Rearview Mirrors Are Garbage And I Can Explain Why With Science
There are some things that sound great on paper, but in practice are awful, just awful. Things like, say, a popsicle made of chowder or

Leave It To Cadillac To Unveil An Absolutely Stunning Race Car
Cadillac unveils a gorgeous race car, NHTSA expands its Autopilot investigation, news on the next BMW M2, and more. Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized

Rabbits, Quantums, Clippers, Matadors: Quite The Foursome, Which One’s Yours?
Hello Autopians! Well, would you look at that. It’s Friday again already! Time for another weekly roundup. Of course, we need to know what the

Cold Start: The Lotus Pickup Truck, Sorta
Proton is one of those carmakers that’s barely known in America, and when it is even recognized, tends to be more of a punchline than

Here’s A Firsthand Look At The Glitz And Spectacle And Bonkers Cars Of The Gumball 3000
Toronto isn’t exactly a modest city when it comes to its supercars. If someone were to ask me, “Hey, did you see that XJ220 this

Someone At Popular Science In 1968 Had To Be Spying On Ford Because This Drawing Is Just Too Damn Good
In my quest to bring you all only the most cutting-edge, extremely current automotive stories, I was doing some research by flipping through a 1968

Autonomous Robotic Boats Are Being Tested In Amsterdam And Are Clever As Hell
Most of our current discussions about automated vehicle driving revolve around cars, which makes sense, as those are the types of vehicles that we tend

How Off-Roading A Smart Fortwo Completely Changed My Life
A common question that I get is why do I love the Smart Fortwo so much? Car enthusiasts will rightfully point out its less-than-optimal fuel

Big Altima Energy Just Got Even Bigger With The 2023 Refresh Of Nissan’s Perennial Midsize Sedan
Nissan updates the Altima, the EU moves forward with banning new combustion-powered cars, a French company drops a stunning Porsche 928. All this and more








