
Why It’s Such A Big Deal That Chinese Automaker BYD Is Threatening To Sue Us
Automakers have long used celebrities to give them an aura of success, style, or authenticity. This is especially important for Chinese brands, which have started to





That Annoying Coffee Cup Warning Light On Your Dashboard Might Be Just As Useless As You Think
If you’ve rented or owned a modern car, you might’ve seen a warning message featuring a pictogram of a coffee cup appear on the dashboard,

Why It’s Such A Big Deal That Chinese Automaker BYD Is Threatening To Sue Us
Automakers have long used celebrities to give them an aura of success, style, or authenticity. This is especially important for Chinese brands, which have started to

How A Hemi-Powered, Durango-Hellcat-Based Alfa Romeo Could Be A Spicy Italian Cayenne-Beater
It’s hard to think of more unlikely partners than the current brands of automaker Stellantis. The idea of the executives, engineers, and designers of Dodge

Data Shows Electric Car Owners Are More Likely To Buy A Gas-Powered Vehicle Than A Hybrid For Their Next Car
The strange quirk of the last few years is that a certain segment of the population switched from viewing hybrids as a culture war byproduct

Why Yes, I Am Considering A Flight To Japan Just To Buy McDonald’s Happy Meals With Toyota Model Cars
When I was a kid, I was a sucker for a Happy Meal toy. Those McDonald’s commercials did a great job of brainwashing me into

Whenever You’re Having A Bad Day, Remember You’re Doing Better Than Jaguar Is: COTD
Sometimes it certainly seems like the week is becoming full of Mondays lately. Last Friday, my clothes dryer caught on fire. Then, I’d go on

My 1989 Ford F-150 Drives Again Thanks To Some Magic Blue Liquid
First of all, I hope everyone had a lovely holiday, whether you celebrated the Passover or Easter or magician David Blaine’s birthday or whatever. Personally,

Which Diamond-Star Shines More Brightly? 2004 Dodge Stratus Coupe vs 2005 Dodge Stratus Coupe
On this very special episode, we’re going to be talking about a very special car. It’s the star of the New York International Auto Show,

A Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Is Not A Great Place To Ride Out A Tornado: Tales From The Slack
It’s our fourth anniversary this month! If you’d like to become a member, now would be a great time to do it. Then you’ll get

What Car Would You Display In Your Living Room?
One of the best-known automotive gadgets in the James Bond 007 cinematic universe is the submersible Lotus Esprit. The original Aston Martin DB5, which featured

$22,000 For A 36 Year Old Mazda Miata Is A Great Deal, Actually
When it comes to buying used cars, I usually gravitate towards cheaper, higher-mileage examples, since usually, those are the only way I can afford getting

That’s Not A Mercedes: These Big Sedans Got Second Lives As South Korean Luxury Cars
When is a Mercedes-Benz E-Class not a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, or an Opel Rekord not an Opel Rekord? When do you look at a Mitsubishi Debonair

The Ferguson Formula All-Wheel Drive Mustang Might Have Been The Best Pony Car That Never Was
The Camaro, Firebird, Barracuda, and many other competitors might be long gone, but thankfully, Ford keeps the Mustang alive and well. Most Autopians are glad

Ford’s Next Infotainment System Could Use Interior Cameras To Read Your Lips And Facial Expressions If It Can’t Hear You Speak
I envy people who can read lips. Being able to see what people are saying, without having to actually hear them, feels like a type

Here’s How Automakers Tried To Make A Mostly Terrible First Quarter Sound Less Awful
The vibes at the New York Auto Show were fairly good, with automakers reflecting a sense that things will get better as soon as things

For Decades, NASA Astronauts Have Been Carried To The Launchpad In America’s Coolest Motorhomes
The launch of Artemis II has everyone thinking about space and dreaming big right now. While most people focus on the spacecraft, the mission, the

A Reader Has More Nerdy Information About The Asüna Sunrunner Than You Thought You Needed To Know: COTD
I love that every Autopian reader is an expert in something. It doesn’t matter what car we write about; there’s probably someone who knows more

Choose One To Make Me Drive: Ford Aerostar vs Volvo 940 vs Chevy Chevelle vs Smart Fortwo
Can you believe I’ve been doing this for four years? Well, almost; the site launched on March 32nd, of course, which was a Friday, and

This Looks Like A Dune Buggy But It Was Really An Autocrosser In Disguise
We’ve talked about the legendary Meyers Manx here before, and how it sparked a whole revolution by starting not just the whole dune buggy industry,

Stephen’s Screamin’ And Mark’s Steaming, But He’s Not Mad, He’s Just Oppo-Cross: Only Fanbelts
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