
I Bought A Deeply Underrated Gem Of A Modern Motorcycle That All Of America Slept On
If you pay a visit to a dealership of an American motorcycle brand, you’ll see a lot of the same thing. You’ll usually find a





Here’s How Much It Cost Us To Take A Yellow Taxi 3000 Miles From New York To Los Angeles
Hopefully, you’ve all been following the saga of the $800, 375,000-mile ex-NYC taxi that we pulled out of a Copart yard, where it was leaking

We’re About To Find Out Just How Much Tariffs Screwed The New Car Market
I’ve been refreshing Ford’s investor relations page all morning in hopes that it would reveal the June sales release before publishing The Morning Dump. Ford,

The Autopian Is On The Hunt For A Great News Editor
When Jason and I first began hiring people for The Autopian, there was one rule we told ourselves we’d never break: Always remain lean. This

My $500 Vespa Scooter Broke In A Hilarious Way I Didn’t Think Was Possible
We’re now a little over three months since I revived my 2005 Genuine Stella. This scooter, which is a license-built clone of a Vespa PX,

Southern Fried Oddities: 1984 Maserati Biturbo vs 1993 Subaru Vivio
For today’s Showdown, we’re heading into the deep south, to a state that has a really famous song written about it – and it’s one

The Chrysler K-Cars Were Kinda Crappy, But Did Have This One Really Cool Detail
As a child of the 1970s and 1980s, I remember the Chrysler K-Cars very well. These were the cars that get the credit for saving

Everyone Loves The SsangYong Rodius: COTD
We’ve announced our latest car, and it’s something really exciting, or vulgar, depending on your point of view. We gently convinced resident car designer Adrian

How This Couple Put A Million Miles On Their Volvo 240s
For years, as I walked past a charming red house near my family’s place in Darien, Connecticut, I noticed an ever-shifting array of Volvo 240s

How The Cadillac Escalade Proved GM Could Learn From Its Mistakes
Several decades ago, Cadillac made the decision to hastily rebadge a mainstream GM product as its own cooking as a sudden reaction to new competition,

The 375,000 Mile Taxi That Everyone Thought Was Dead Drove All The Way From NYC To LA, Bitches
I realize it’s been about a week since the last 375,000 mile ex-NYC taxi cross-country adventure update, and that’s on me. I apologize. I’ll just

The Cima Show, And There Can Be Only One: Members’ Rides
Welcome to Members’ Rides, thanks for tuning in! In case you missed it, last week, the Modern Leper shared his Italian addiction with us, and

This Wild Supercharged Two-Stroke Prototype Engine Promises To Run On Gas, Diesel, Or Hydrogen
The two-stroke gasoline engine was once a marvel of engineering, offering up huge doses of power in small and lightweight packages. Unfortunately, gas two-strokes also

New Hampshire Is Ending Mandatory Vehicle Inspections
Change is coming to New Hampshire. The northern state is famous for its political history, its beautiful foliage, and its mandated vehicle inspections. The latter

Do Dimpled Pistons Really Offer Huge Performance Gains In Diesel Engines?
When it comes to engines, everyone is always looking for more. More horsepower, more torque, more efficiency. One company has a rather interesting take on how

Why I’m Selling The Car I’ve Kept The Longest
In the grand scheme of things, five years isn’t a long time. A typical new vehicle model cycle is now seven years, Michelin recommends you

We Promised You A SsangYong Rodius, And Now There Is One Outside My House And I’m Not Happy About It
“With everything that’s happened to you, you should be in an institution, prison or dead,” said my therapist in our most recent session. “I work

Ford CEO Says Blue-Collar Workers ‘Safe’ As AI Will Replace ‘Literally Half Of All White-Collar Workers’
I think the global pandemic sped up the inevitable reconsideration of the way our society is structured, and if you wanna buy me a beer,

Ram Has Two Cheap New Heavy Duty Trucks That Are Priced Like V8 Half-Tons
With the pricing of crew cab V8 half-ton trucks headed for the moon, it might not be a bad time to look at a heavy-duty

My Wife’s Lexus RX 350’s Ride Is Too Good To Calm Down Our Crying Baby
I never really spent a whole lot of time thinking about the Lexus RX 350, but ever since dating and subsequently marrying and subsequently procreating

Three Decades Ago, Japanese Cars Got GPS Navigation From A Game Console
These days, game consoles are barely disguised computers that play mostly the same games you can get on your PC at home. Back in the












