The Hyundai Santa Cruz Is The Most Disappointing Car I’ve Ever Driven, But It’s Not A Bad Deal
In January of 2015, Hyundai surprised the world with the debut of a brand new concept pickup truck called the Santa Cruz. One of the
Six Decades Ago, Freightliner And Boeing Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient With An Engine That Got Only 2 MPG
The heavy diesel engines that power today’s trucks, locomotives, tractors, ships, and more are complex machines that do hard work for often over a million
Cadillac Used To Sell Cars With Wooden Bumpers Nobody Wanted
War is, I’m told, hell. I think the events and situations that inspired that pithy and concise statement are, sadly, many and varied, though I
The Hyundai Santa Cruz Is The Most Disappointing Car I’ve Ever Driven, But It’s Not A Bad Deal
In January of 2015, Hyundai surprised the world with the debut of a brand new concept pickup truck called the Santa Cruz. One of the
This Volkswagen Phaeton VR6 Is Weird As Hell And Not Just Because It’s A Manual
The Volkswagen Phaeton is Volkswagen’s first and only luxury car. When it hit the market nearly 25 years ago, the company had never built or
Tourists Donate Toyota Land Cruiser To River Full Of Crocodiles
In many ways, the Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Hilux are the unofficial vehicles of Africa. The robust trucks are used for civil service, delivery,
What Cars Just Don’t Hold Up, Styling-Wise?
We like to keep things pro-car at The Autopian, so I’m not looking to slag any cars as ugly or badly designed here, or unworthy
This Is The Show You Get When You Toss Starsky, Hutch, And CHiPs In A Blender And Give A Primer’d Chevy Nova The Starring Role: TV Tuesday
What will happen when AI starts to create our television shows, if it isn’t already? I think it will end up being like the seventies
Damn, This Is An Ugly Grille
I’m not here to car-body-shame. Hell, some of my favorite cars are ones that most people deride as being homely. Automotive beauty is in the
China Tells Carmakers To Play Nice Abroad After Years Of Encouraging Them To Fight Dirty At Home
The specter of China hangs over the rest of the car industry, which means it floats above The Morning Dump as well. The country’s government
Is One Worth Twice As Much As The Other? 1996 Volvo 850 vs 1998 Mitsubishi Galant
It’s pretty easy to set a price ceiling when you’re shopping for a car. But what about a price floor? Is it worth cross-shopping a
For Just Two Years, Dodge Built A Half-Ton Pickup Truck With A Cab So Huge It Was Longer Than The Wheelbases Of Some Cars
The crew cab pickup truck is a staple of American car culture today. These trucks are workhorses, family sedans, and luxury cars all in one
What’s Your Sketchiest Gas Station Experience?
Remember when, very briefly, and for only a few but very vocal motorists (as in electric motor-ists), gas stations were absolute hellscapes where any manner
Lexus Probably Won’t Put A V8 Back In The IS But It Will Sell You A Green One
Last year, Lexus made two big changes to its IS sports sedan: Another big facelift, and discontinuing the V8 model. The Lexus IS 500 was
America’s Last Stick-Shift Audi Sedan Is Rarer Than A Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport
The past decade or so has brought about a rapid decline of the manual transmission. In 2016, there were 92 new cars on sale that
Here’s What Happened When One Of America’s Biggest Car Museums Got Into A Bidding War For A Yugo With Someone Called ‘ILoveMyYugos’
The Yugo may be one of the most unfairly-persecuted cars of all time. I say this as a former Yugo owner myself, one very aware
Barely Anyone Actually Uses The Feature We All Knew No One Would Use: Study
Today’s cars come loaded down with more gimmicks than a circus. Some of them, like ambient lighting and headrest speakers, range from harmless fun to
If Giving Your Kid A Big Truck As A First Car For ‘Safety’ Is A Thing, Then Here’s The Vehicle That The Rest Of Us Need
I’m not sure if you saw it last week, but our Mercedes Streeter pointed out a rapidly circulating post on social media that’s causing a
You Can Now Finance An Ineos Quartermaster At 0% For 60 Months
It’s safe to say that Ineos makes some pretty cool machines. Born out of a desire to keep the old Land Rover Defender going forever,
I Bet Scout Will End Up Selling A Fully Gas-Powered Audi Before It Ever Sells A Fully-Electric Truck
I think the VW ID.Buzz might end up being the poster child for everything wrong with Volkswagen’s thinking over the last few years. A true
How This Particular Car Is Like A Package Of Toilet Paper Rolls
That headline has you intrigued, right? How is that particular car like a package of toilet paper rolls? It’s a question a child might ask, but