
For A Brief Moment, The Pontiac Grand Prix Was A True ‘Banker’s Hot Rod’
What? A “personal luxury” car? Are we going to glorify “neoclassic” cars next? Have we really reached the bottom of the barrel with Pontiac cars





Two Very Different Approaches: 1985 AMC Eagle vs 2004 BMW X3
Good morning! Today, with our price cap all the way up to $4,000, we’re looking at two cars that you might have trouble telling apart.

The 2025 Lexus LX 700h Is The ‘Real’ Land Cruiser But It’s Not Perfect
If you want a new Land Cruiser, you can buy a new Land Cruiser, but if you really want a new Land Cruiser in the

If There Was A Luxury Subaru BRAT, It’d Be This Thing
If there’s one thing I’m always a sucker for, it’s a grand idea that’s simultaneously a terrible idea. Especially if its carefully executed, like this

The 1990s Were The Era Of Peak SUV: COTD
SUVs, trucks, and crossovers dominate the sales charts nowadays, but today is not the era of peak SUV. No, SUVs were the coolest when they

This Feature For Convertibles Existed In The 1950s And I Have No Idea Why It’s Not A Thing Today
I’m not going to lie to you: it’s not always easy thinking of what I want to write about. Well, really, I should clarify that:

This Tiny Motorhome Is As Long As An F-150, Parks In A Regular Space, And Is Surprisingly Affordable
There is a growing movement of RV buyers who are fed up with gigantic coaches that cannot fit in parking spaces, cost more than a

I Can’t Stop Thinking About The Original Audi A5 Coupe
For whatever reason I’m in a not-quite-old-German-car mood lately. While thoughts of Teutonic wagons often dance in my head, it’s a coupe from Ingolstadt that’s

Harley-Davidson Has A Dirt-Cheap Chinese Motorcycle In America But You Can’t Buy It
Motorcycle riders all around the world have been voting with their wallets. They want cheap motorcycles that are still fun to ride. Numerous manufacturers from

Jeep Redesigned An Iconic Taillight Upside-Down And I’m Totally Confused
We haven’t done a good taillight post in a while here, so I think its high time we solve that. What I’m afraid may not get solved

Owning A Rare Car Is Just A Huge Pain In The Ass
Yesterday, I discovered damage on the seat of my BMW i3S and was quite upset — so much so that my wife noticed I was

What Are Your Opinions On Window Tint?
I realize this is an extremely vague Autopian Asks, but if there’s anything I’ve learned during the process of tinting my 2021 BMW i3S Rex

Here’s Everything Wrong With My 77-Year-Old Car After It Sat For Almost A Decade
At the end of July 2024, I brought home a project that was something entirely different for me. I drove 2,000 miles to pick up

Ford Is Going Hardcore Into EREVs And It’s Going To Rule
EREV is, as far as automotive acronyms go, close to perfect. There’s an onomatopoetic quality to it you don’t get with, say, BEV or HEV.

I Don’t Think These Sorts Of Truncated Trucks Exist Anymore
There’s a few categories of cars that seem to have just sort of disappeared. Anything with a rumble seat, for example, has been effectively gone

Hemi Power And A Hot Hatch, Now That’s A Renegade: Members’ Rides
Last week’s episode of Members’ Rides introduced us to Drew and his Ford collection with two Mustangs, including the EV that makes (some) people mad.

You Can’t Have It All At This Price: 1997 Ford Escort vs 2006 Scion xB
Welcome to day two of our price-doubling game! Today our budget is $2,000, and both of these cars are a little under that. But you’ll

COTD Is Arriving Before The Trade War Ends: COTD
The lore of the Autopian is something rather fascinating. David used to store groceries in truck beds and combined the acts of eating a meal

We’ve All Been Sleeping On Orchard Sprayers As The Coolest, Most Sci-Fi Looking Agricultural Vehicles Out There
You know where I’m clearly not spending enough time? Orchards. I bet many of us can say the same. The reason I’m saying this is

What Is The Most Ridiculous Concept Car?
Pretty much all concept cars land somewhere on the ridiculousness spectrum, whether it’s dubious styling cues, overly fantastical speculative technologies, or, I dunno, a lack

Help Me Talk My Friend Into (Or Out Of) Buying A First-Gen Cayenne
On a long enough timeline, many of your heroes will become villains, and vice versa. The second-gen Toyota Prius comes to mind. As does the