
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

Here Are Three Roads In The Midwest That Are Genuinely Worth Driving
If you’re a resident of the Midwest then chances are you’re well aware that our roads sort of suck. I mean, our potholes can swallow

How I Finally Fixed The ‘Jeep Cherokee From Hell’ That Broke Down 20 Minutes After I Sold It To A Nice Lady
Last night I found myself in a dumb situation only I could have gotten myself into. I had sold a beautiful 1991 Jeep Cherokee to

1969 Chevy C70 Fire Truck or 1978 AMC Matador Barcelona: Which Weirdo Wins?
Good morning, Autopians! It’s that time once again, and today we have two random oddball vehicles from opposite ends of the country. Why? Because I

Cold Start: The Most Robotheadic Fiat Truck
There’s an unusual amount of workhorse trucks, usually cabover style, with front ends that feel unusually well-suited to being the head of a robot. And

2023 Toyota Sequoia: All-New, All-Hybrid, All-Big As All-Hell
Perhaps because they’re almost synonymous with immobility, there’s just not many cars named for trees. I mean, there are some, like the Dodge Aspen, Nissan Cherry,

There Have Been Numerous Reports Of Dramatic 2021 Ford Bronco V6 Engine Failures
The Ford Bronco is pretty cool, a modern off-roader that really splits the difference between the cushy Land Rover Defender and lane-wandering Jeep Wrangler. However,

The 12V Battery In My Prius Somehow Caused A No Oil Pressure Warning Which Is Ridiculous
For a little more than a month I’ve been baffled with a bunch of issues with my future wife’s 2010 Toyota Prius. The car, purchased

Apple’s New Full-Dash CarPlay Brings Up A Really Difficult Interface Design Question
As I suspect many of you are already aware, yesterday Apple announced a new version of its popular CarPlay feature as part of its new

Four North Carolina State Representatives Declare War On Free Public Charging Stations
North Carolina state reps want to rip out public charging stations, Genesis may go bespoke, Ram readies a special TRX. All this and more on

The 2023 Honda HR-V Looks Like A Reasonably Nice Way To Leave One Place And Arrive Somewhere Else
Greetings fellow youths, how do you do? Would you like an angry-looking subcompact crossover good for carrying things and going places? Sure you do! Say

Packard Clipper or Oldsmobile 88: Which Fifties Fixer-Upper Do You Favor?
Welcome back to Shitbox Showdown! I don’t know how long I can keep the alliterative titles up, but for now I’m kinda digging them. Yesterday

Cold Start: This Reads Like An Advertisement For An Android
If you read this headline and instead focus on that outline drawing of the guy and the dog, “New Standard Companion” sounds like it could

Today’s Taillights: The Round Kings, The BMW 2002 And Ford Cortina
Ever since I started a regular place on The Autopian to focus on important taillights, I’ve been getting a lot of pressure from the Taillight

The Fiberglass Camper Trailers Of The 1970s Are Making A Big Comeback
The past couple of years have dramatically changed how many Americans live. It has also changed how people vacation, with many Americans choosing a campground

How Getting Accused Of A Felony Motivated Me To Fix A Broken Car
A few weeks ago I found myself watching a sunset from the interior of a 1994 Dodge Grand Caravan. As the van raced towards central

The Beautiful Jeep Cherokee That Blew Up After I Sold It To A Nice Lady Is Truly The Jeep From Hell
I should have been in Chicago on Sunday, but instead I sit utterly defeated here at my house in Troy, Michigan. I’m covered in oil

The BMW M Hybrid V8 Is Set To Unleash The Visual Wrath Of Giant Bavarian Grilles Onto Top-Level Motorsport
Big Bavarian grilles make it to LMDh prototype racing with the BMW M Hybrid V8, Škoda moves some wiring harness production in-house, Polestar teases a

Dodge Daytona Turbo Z or VW Quantum GL-5: Which RADwood Rarity Would You Rather Repair?
Welcome back! On today’s edition of Shitbox Showdown we’re going to take a look at a pair of almost-forgotten ’80s classics that both need some

Cold Start: Is This Lavender?
The M-Body (1977-1981) Chrysler Le Baron was, at least from my memories of the era, which is pretty much all I have to go on,

A Trained Designer Imagines What A 1980s Checker Cab Could Have Been Like During New York’s Shittiest Era
Even today, if you ask people to imagine a New York City taxi, the image that will pop into their heads is very likely to








