
Ford Made A Fake Two-Seater Thunderbird That Caught The Eye Of Elvis, But It Didn’t End Well
Two-seater cars have always been a bit of a conundrum for most manufacturers. The glamorous or sporting “halo” status they provide to a brand is





In The 1970s, Evel Knievel Was The King Of The Stuntmen And The King Of The Toy Aisle
Does Evel Knievel really need any introduction? The motorcycle stunt performer was perhaps even more famous for his spectacular crashes and long list of broken

Even The Birds Are Getting Into Big Pickup Trucks Now: COTD
Here in America, giant pickup trucks roam the lands like majestic creatures, hauling trailers, getting stuck in drive-through lines, and getting jacked to the sky.

Here’s What Happens When You Fat-Finger A $100,000 Bid On Bring A Trailer
Online auctions have put cars for sale in front of more people than ever before, but they can also come with pitfalls you likely wouldn’t

The Dirt-Cheap Electric Reborn Citroën 2CV Is Almost Here And I’m So Stoked
There’s a critical lack of cheap new cars that are proud to be inexpensive these days. Everything’s aspirational, soft-touch, and as a result, expensive. However,

Gene Hackman Costarred With A Pontiac To Create One Of The Most Iconic, Reckless, And Dangerous Chase Scenes Ever Filmed
The most famous Pontiacs on television and in the movies are generally flashy things like the K.I.T.T. Firebird, Burt Reynolds’ Trans Am, and the GTO

The Ramcharger Is Finally Coming Back As An SUV Like Nature Intended
We as a society place huge value on nostalgia. New TV shows set in decades past, the bizarre idolization of drinking from the hose, and

The Dodge GLH Is Coming Back As An Affordable Hot Hatch To Give ’Em Hell
As you may have noticed, we’ve got the Stellantis Fever real bad here at The Autopian, and the only cure is what you’re seeing now:

Dodge Just Teased A High Performance Car For 2030, And It Could Be A Viper Or A New Superbird Or Barracuda. Update: It’s The Copperhead!
The Dodge Viper was, for about 26 years, one of the scariest cars on the road. From its slithery styling to its charismatic V10, there

Chrysler Is Going To Be The Affordable Family Brand With New $25k Crossovers, Including Airflow And Arrow
The big Stellantis ‘Investor Day’ presentation just ended, and ‘platform utilization’ seems to be the most popular term as the company has to reposition itself

This May Be The Best Worst Batmobile
Are you one of those people who always wanted to be a big fan of Batman, but just couldn’t get into it because instead of

Ram’s Officially Bringing Back The Rampage And Dakota In A Bid For Smaller Truck Domination
For the past 15 years, fans of smaller-than-half-ton trucks haven’t had any options at their local Mopar dealerships. That’s about to change quickly. After years

The New Jeep Scrambler Is Going To Be Extremely Cool (UPDATED)
The Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler is one of the most beloved Jeeps of all time. It took the fun convertible Jeep CJ, and threw a somewhat

Which Pair Is The Winning Hand? 1982 & 1984 Renault Fuegos vs 1977 & 1979 Alfa Romeo Spiders
Building one good car out of two damaged or questionable ones sounds easy enough: just figure out which one is the “good” car and which

Autopian Comment Sections Keep Mentioning Star Trek In The Best Ways: COTD
Something I love about our site is that our readers aren’t just nerds about planes, trains, and automobiles. Spend enough time in our community, and

This Man Is Beating High Gas Prices With A Gas-Powered Barbie Dream Camper
How about those gas prices? I’ll admit, when the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, I didn’t imagine such a dramatic increase in fuel prices,

Baby Birds Keep Dealership From Delivering Truck, With Backing From The Federal Government
Every week, it seems, we get another angry letter (sent via carrier pigeon) from a livid ornithologist. “Why do you never cover any bird-related news?”

Ram’s 777-Horsepower 170-MPH Hellcat-Powered Rumble Bee Street Truck Is The Fastest Production Truck Of All Time
It’s amazing what can change in three years. Flash back to 2023, and Ram was getting ready to nix the V8 entirely from its half-ton

Register Now For The 1rd Autopian Track Day At Lime Rock Park, The Greatest Track Day In History And Also You Can Just Come For Lunch And Hang Out It’s Cool
If you live within 2,000 miles of Connecticut and are a member of The Autopian, you should really clear your schedule to make it up

Can You Start Making New Old Cars Again? In The 1990s, This British Company Tried
I love discussing the idea that automotive manufacturers should bring back classic models improved with new tech. While relaunching old cars is extremely unlikely due

U-Haul Will Now Rent You A 36-Foot Peterbilt Truck And It Comes With The First-Ever Cummins Gasoline Engine
Every year, over two and a half million people rent a U-Haul to move long-distance. Since seemingly the beginning of time, U-Haul’s familiar white and












