
120 Years Ago, These Were The Cars That Tried To Cross Two Continents
In January 1907 Le Matin, a Parisian newspaper, threw down a gauntlet to the world. What they proposed was an automobile race across two continents,





120 Years Ago, These Were The Cars That Tried To Cross Two Continents
In January 1907 Le Matin, a Parisian newspaper, threw down a gauntlet to the world. What they proposed was an automobile race across two continents,

Is The $25,000 Gas-Powered Truck Real? The CEO Tells Us He Can Do It
At this moment in automotive history, there seems to be a lot of interest in affordable trucks. This is a good thing! Cars are too

We Need To Discuss The Lemon Situation: Tales From The Slack
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Why Did Nobody Tell Me That The Volvo V90 Cross Country Is Getting Tantalizingly Cheap?
There’s just something about a Volvo wagon that feels right. They usually aren’t the fastest or most opulent or most efficient or most gadget-rich cars

Ford Wants To Create Its Own Giant Aftermarket Universe
I’ve just returned from Detroit, where I had the chance to meet a ton of readers and also drive a bunch of different factory-modified Fords.

Only One Major Automaker Has A Good ‘Page Not Found’ Image On Their Website And It’s Obvious Who It Is When You Think About It
This Web that we meet on every day, this world-wide one, it’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? You type some series of letters and numbers and

Which One Would Turn Your Head At A Car Meet? 1987 Audi 5000 S vs 1992 Olds Cutlass Supreme
For our final pairing this week, we’re going to check out a couple of cars that I must regrettably refer to as “classics,” even though

Chevy Corvair-Powered Dune Buggies Are A Thing, And This Story Might Make You Want One: COTD
The dune buggy is a wonderful category of motor vehicle. Take a chassis, give it a groovy and lightweight body with minimal weather protection, then

Suzuki Is Developing A Plan To Run Cars On Cow Poop
Imagine this: instead of having to deal with gasoline and all of the associated geopolitical machinations that complicate its supply, or having to deal with

America’s Second-Most Affordable New Stick-Shift Car Is Taking A Break
Outside of the unobtainable hypercar sphere, the manual gearbox is living in borrowed time. Only a couple dozen mass-produced new cars entered 2026 with available

I Spent 20 Years Tracking Down The World’s Holy Grail Cars. Now I’m Auctioning Over 100 Of Them
Even though I’m president of the large dealership group Galpin Motors, I have never looked at cars as just dollar signs. From when I was

These Volkswagens Are Cool Collectibles The Kiddos Can Play With: Toy Car Thursday
I’m a very casual toy collector. I’m not even remotely a completist, and I barely even have collecting intentions beyond “that’s neat, I want that.”

The 710-Horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak Is Still Gloriously Insane
Two days after I picked up the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Jailbreak, I woke up to some of the worst air quality in the entire

Smart Has Finally Revealed Its Awesome City Car Prototype, But As Smart’s Biggest Fan, There’s One Thing That Makes Me Really Sad
This week, the Smart #2 (that’s the Hashtag Two for you adult-sized children snickering in the crowd) showed off its heavily camouflaged curves for the

Hyundai Needs America Like America Needs Hyundai
It’s been an exceedingly strange past two years for cars. Huge global growth of Chinese models, American tariffs impacting pricing and margins, and shifting environmental

Let’s Take A Moment To Remember Joe Isuzu
The nature of media in this bold modern age is such that we don’t really have things like commercials that manage to capture the attention

I Went To Germany To Judge A Car I Helped Design – And One I Wish I Had Designed
Welcome, my American friends, to the beautiful game. I had a feeling that the USNMT had somewhat flattered to deceive in the group stages of

Which VW Dune Buggy Project Would You Finish? 1973 Manx Clone vs 1974 Sand Rail
As of this moment, I’m about an hour away from hitting the road to go to the Autopian readers’ meetup in Detroit, so I’m kind

Why The Lotus Emira Is the Only New Car I’ll Never Stop Obsessing Over
I want to tell you a secret. I review a new car every week of my life, totaling around 60 vehicles per year. Lots of

Mark’s Living The Dream And Griffin’s Movin’ OUT: Only Fanbelts
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