
Bring Your Car To The Autopian Section Of The Galpin Car Show, Score An Awesome Shirt
This Sunday, October 11th, we will once again be a part of the absolutely enormous Galpin Car Show at Galpin Square in Van Nuys, California.





How I Got To Power Up An Incredibly Rare Surviving GM EV-1, Decades After Its Demise
As we near the end of 2026, I’ve been reflecting on how many once-in-a-lifetime, extremely nerdy car enthusiast experiences I’ve had in the span of

Once You Have Experienced The Ford Mustang Burger Tray, There Is No Turning Back
This past weekend I visited Staunton, Virginia, where my older brother got married. My wife and I have a tradition of going to McDonalds after

Bring Your Car To The Autopian Section Of The Galpin Car Show, Score An Awesome Shirt
This Sunday, October 11th, we will once again be a part of the absolutely enormous Galpin Car Show at Galpin Square in Van Nuys, California.

For Just A Single Year, Nissan Made A Jacked-Up Pickup Truck That Was So Cool You Didn’t Care It Couldn’t Haul Anything
Some of the coolest pickup trucks in American automotive history are the ones that are sort of bad at being a truck. A GMC Syclone

Why We ‘Shitpost’
Would you like to learn about how shitposting works at The Autopian? Become a member and support independent media, lose the ads, and maybe even
A Terrible New Car Can Actually Be A Good Used Car
“In a comparison test, an Avenger SXT equipped with the 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine finished in last place behind a Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord,

Your $100,000 Car Purchase Choices Are Not The Usual Suspects. Good!
Yesterday, The Bishop asked, “You Can Spend Up To $100,000 On One Car. What Will It Be?” That’s plenty of dough for some very expected

Rivian’s Strong Sales Show There’s A Market For Good, Affordable Electric Cars
Next to Tesla, Rivian is the most popular all-electric brand in the United States, which is somewhat remarkable given that up until recently the company

Citroën Is Teasing A New Electric 2CV And It’s Looking Pretty Fun And Hopefully Will Be Cheap
Oh, Citroën, you tease! I hope you’re not playing with my feelings here. The company has been teasing the idea of a re-born 2CV since

The Kia EV3 Is A Surprisingly Nice 321-Mile EV You Can Actually Afford
For years, Americans have asked when we would actually be able to afford long-range electric cars. Good news: The answer to that is right here,

Which Six-Cylinder Chevy Would You Fix Up? 1961 Corvair vs 1974 Nova
It’s weird how classified ads line up sometimes. In just a few minutes of searching, I found two cars today by the same manufacturer, for

Can You Solve The Mystery Of The Errant Screw In My Mom’s Fiat 500?
Like many of you, I have a mom. My mom has been around for a long time, and happily she’s still going strong. She’s also

I Wish I Could Build A Model Car Or Plane Half As Well As This Reader: COTD
I like to think I have many skills, be it returning a plane to terra firma in one piece or driving a diesel-electric locomotive. But

Is This Possibly The Best Thing One Could Do With A Dodge Nitro?
The Dodge Nitro has come up more often than you’d think here on our lovely webbed-site, and, aside from singling out very specific and rare

I Found One Of The Ultimate Accessories For The Mazda Miata, And It Doesn’t Even Add A Single Horsepower
Earlier this year, I finally figured out why so many car enthusiasts say “Miata Is Always The Answer” when I picked up a 2016 Mazda

BMW Just Quietly Killed Its Most Important Diesel Car
In all the excitement over the new G50 BMW 3-series, there was one detail that quietly slipped by me. The whole point of the new

Mazda Will Now Sell You A Car That Enhances Your Ability To Scream Profanitities At People
Technology, when used well, gives us the ability to amplify and enhance the sorts of tasks we’re capable of doing. My waterwheel-powered trip hammer, for

These Are The Cars Kid-You Wanted That Make Adult You Say ‘Nah, I’m Good’
I asked, “What cars did you want as a kid that you wouldn’t buy today?,” and a lot of the answers were not unexpected. Exotic

Fiat Sold Less Than One Car Per Day Across America Last Quarter
Forget rebates and climate consciousness, sky-high fuel prices might just be the thing that makes America go electric. With a national average gasoline price of

Ford Created The Best Of Both Worlds When It Made An Electric Parking Brake That Acts Like A Physical Handbrake
There was a time when you could reasonably expect that any car or truck you bought had a physical pedal or handle that, when actuated,







