Some Geniuses Are Stuffing Jaguar Engines In Mazda Miatas And Going Crazy Fast
Question: If you want a Mazda Miata with more power than the stock four-cylinder engine can provide, what would you do? You could go with
You Can Buy An Original Porsche Boxster From The Man Who Designed It
What makes a car more special than usual? Sometimes it’s rarity, sometimes it’s personal meaning, sometimes it’s pedigree. Sometimes what makes a car extra special
I Got To Drive The Hyundai Inster And It’s The Kind Of Cheap Small EV Americans Should Have The Option To Buy
I’ve been fascinated with the Hyundai Inster EV ever since it was called the Casper and unveiled in Korea a couple of years back. It’s
These Awesome Customized Broncos Are Here To Crash The Easter Jeep Safari Party
For decades, the Jeep Wrangler enjoyed an environment with no natural predators. That all changed when Ford brought back the Bronco. The Ranger-based off-roader has
The Lucid Gravity Is The Best Big Luxury Electric SUV You Can Buy Right Now
Like most startups in the history of the automobile, Lucid Motors has had what could charitably be called a bumpy history. Its first product, the
Why This Week’s New York Auto Show Might Actually Be Good And Worth Paying Attention To
It’s been a long, long time since an auto show has provided an actual surprise. Auto shows have supposedly died, and with them, the excitement
V Is For: 1982 Volvo 244 vs 1987 Volkswagen Jetta
Good morning! Today, for the letter V, I’m taking the easy way out, and taking the two obvious choices. But we’re going back to a
I Found A Strange Brazilian Counterpart To That Famous Dustin Hoffman VW Commercial
For most people, their first real exposure to the actor Dustin Hoffman – you know, the guy from the famous Kramer vs. Kramer, Ishtar, Tootsie,
We’ve Found A New Way To Get Rid Of Our Terrible Cars: COTD
Getting a free car is almost always a blessing. It’s hard to go wrong with free, even if the car is a total pile. However,
The First All-Woman Crew Went To Space, But Here’s The All-Woman Crew That Should Have Gone Back In 1985
You may have heard that the first all-woman spacecraft crew launched today for a sub-orbital flight, on a Blue Origin New Shepard re-usable rocket. That’s
America Is Probably Getting A Small Kia Station Wagon And It Absolutely Rules
The 2025 New York Auto Show is right around the corner, and while we don’t know everything about what’s going to appear at the show,
Which Cars Don’t Get Enough Credit For Being First?
“Originality is the fine art of remembering what you heard, but forgetting where you heard it” as I once famously said. The same is true
Let’s Revisit The Alternate Reality Of A Big Three Without Chrysler In 1987
Three years. Thirty-six months. Countless hours that I’ve wasted of nights and weekends creating drawings and renderings of cars, trucks, campers, buses, lawnmowers and God
I’ve Been A Car YouTuber For A Year Now. Here Are All The Weird Lessons I’ve Learned
About a year ago, I lost my job to a layoff. It was one of three layoffs in 18 months for me, and it made
This Unholy Mashup Of Beetle And BRAT Works Way Better Than It Should
Let’s say, hypothetically, you’re out going for a nice hike in the woods, when you happen to see a discarded chili dog glowing and hovering
One Guy Has Single-Handedly Put Two Million Miles On Two Toyota Tundras
One of the greatest tales in automotive lore is that of the “million-mile car.” Enthusiasts love hearing about odometer-spinning achievements by drivers so devoted to
A Pound Of Your Car Is Probably Worth A Lot Less Than A Pound Of Cheese
I’m a huge fan of cheese. Hey, not all of my paychecks go toward rent and the care and feeding of depreciated European automobiles. As
Why It’s A Big Deal That Volkswagen Just Admitted It Doesn’t Know Everything
There are no easy CEO jobs in the automotive world, merely narrow degrees of extreme difficulty. Right near the top of the difficulty-o-meter is running
The Crotch Cooler Is Finally Back To Save Your Junk This Summer
Summer is around the corner, and you’ll soon be sweating in your pants. You might be seeking relief, the kind that you could only get
The Yugo Has Yugone To A New, Better Home With An Autopian Member
While there are as many different types of car geeks and hoarders/collectors out there as there are iridescent colors in a puddle of motor oil,
Why Did The Audio Suck So Badly On The Formula 1 Broadcast?
Formula 1 has a problem. Well, it has lots of problems, like tires that sometimes last forever, and tracks where passing is apparently impossible. But