
Chris Harris And Shmee150 Say Ferrari Acted Paranoid Around Luce Reveal. Shmee Says Automaker Threatened Journalists With A $699,000 Fine
The static reveal of a new car usually goes something as follows: After agreeing to an embargo, bleary-eyed journalists board a jet, arrive at a





Volkswagen Is Killing Its Last Stick-Shift Car In America And I’m A Bit Sad
If you want a new car with a manual gearbox, your slate of options is about to get smaller. A few short years after discontinuing

Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time making aerodynamically-sound flush door handles that are

This Man Built A 29-Foot-Long, 800-Pound RC Airbus A380 And Its Level Of Detail Will Blow Your Mind
The radio-controlled airplane is one of the most accessible ways to get into aviation. It’s deeply satisfying to build your own scale aircraft and fly

Chris Harris And Shmee150 Say Ferrari Acted Paranoid Around Luce Reveal. Shmee Says Automaker Threatened Journalists With A $699,000 Fine
The static reveal of a new car usually goes something as follows: After agreeing to an embargo, bleary-eyed journalists board a jet, arrive at a

Honda Has To Stop Building The 21 MPG Ridgeline Over Emissions While Ram Brings Back The 12 MPG V8 1500 TRX
There is no fairness in this world, only a collective allowance for a generalized unfairness. The Honda Ridgeline is a truck I’ve long enjoyed driving.

SEAT Sure Loved Doubling The Doors Of Little Fiats
Before they were a tentacle in modern Volkswagen’s mighty kraken, Spain’s biggest automaker, SEAT (Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo) was a builder, primarily, of

Which Cars Have The Most Wholesome Owners?
We’re all at least a little guilty of assigning personality traits and cultural quirks to people based on the cars they drive, and frequently not

High-Tech Japanese, or Stylish Italian? 1987 Mazda 626 GT vs 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano
Today, we’re looking at two different visions of 1987. Japanese automakers were riding their bubble economy to new technological heights, and infusing their cars with

The 2026 Lexus ES Would Be A Fantastic Car For The Son My Mother Would Rather Have Had
I should probably clarify that headline a bit first. Before anyone begins to needlessly worry, I promise you that my mom loves me and I,

The Autopian’s Readers Keep Clowning On The Poor Ferrari Luce: COTD
Ferrari and Apple alumni Jony Ive collaborated on a 4,982-pound electric car. The Luce has a nice interior, but the exterior design is easily the

This New Camper Promises To Be Built Like Your Car And Function Like A BMW i3
One of the biggest, most common complaints that I hear from RV owners is that far too many rigs aren’t put together very well. You’d

What Cars Did People Just Not Understand?
Most people “get” most cars pretty easily. There are very few economy cars that would be mistaken for luxury and vice-versa; anything sporting or muscular

What Cars Equate To What Elements Of Chex Mix: The Definitive Guide
I’m just a human, and I have limits. That means there’s only so much I can take before I’m going to have to do something:

The Soviet Union Once Tried To Revolutionize Motorcycles By Strapping A Rotary Engine To A Bike That Looked Like A Hearing Aid
There was a time when the Wankel rotary engine was thought to be the future of internal combustion. The potential advantages of the Wankel were

The New LEGO E30 BMW M3 Is Cool, Even If It’s Just Slightly Off Proportionally
Right off the bat, it’s extremely cool that BMW and LEGO are marking the 40th anniversary of the legendary BMW M3 (E30) with a Speed

Here’s How Saturn Could Have Made The Ultimate Full-Size 300-Horsepower V8 Luxury Touring Sedan
I’ve only owned two American cars in my life, and they were both comically big body-on-frame barges. Why? Well, they made sense for the Midwest,

This 1,019-Horsepower Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Depreciated By Nearly $190 A Day
As far as electron-powered head-benders go, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT runs with the front of the pack. We’re talking 1,019 horsepower, zero-to-60 mph in

Would We Be Mad About The Ferrari Luce If It Were The Apple Car?
It sure feels this morning like there was no way to design the electric Ferrari Luce that wouldn’t have made people mad. The company’s stock

Honda’s Tiny Motocompo Scooter Fits In The NSX So Perfectly It Feels Like That Was The Plan All Along
The Honda Motocompo is one of the coolest scooters I know. It’s basically a briefcase on wheels and it folds up to take little more

I No Longer Want To Fling The Volkswagen Golf R’s Infotainment System Into The Nearest Lake
I love a properly fast hot hatch, but the first iteration of the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf R was a conflicting machine. Compared to the Mk7.5









