Seven Decades Ago, GM Thought A Front-Wheel-Drive V8 Van Might Be A Good Idea
Most automakers around the world agree: the V8 engine is a fine thing for rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive applications. GM, though, never quite agreed on that
What Luxury / Convenience Car Features Do You Wish You Had Sprung For Earlier?
As cars gain more and more features, it seems there are endless opportunities to experience new-fangled conveniences and niceties for new-car buyers – if you’re
Here Are The Most Reliable Used Car Brands According To Consumer Reports
If you’re in the market for a used car, you might want to take a look at this. Consumer Reports has issued its first ever
This Delightfully Weird Pickup Truck Was Supposed To Change The World But It Was The Victim Of A Dumb Scam
For a long time, inventors and entrepreneurs have seen golden opportunities in the developing world. The idea of a people’s car for poor regions has
Here’s Why Geniuses Are Swapping BMW Transmissions Into Everything From Muscle Cars To S2000s
Over the past 50 years, we’ve seen building modified cars go from a purely mechanical endeavour to one that blends modern electronics with internal combustion.
Cops Bust Illegal ‘Sideshow’ Car Meet, Discover 10-Foot Python In Cadillac CTS
Sideshows are a scourge across the nation and can be difficult for law enforcement to wrangle, but at least there’s some consistency on what cops
Why It’s So Damn Hard To Name Electric Cars
What’s in a name? Naming electric cars has proven to be a difficult task for automakers with existing car lineups. How do you balance the
A Matter Of Condition: 1984 Pontiac 6000 vs 1996 Mazda Miata
Welcome back! Today we’re conducting a little thought experiment: Given the same purchase price, are you more interested in a super-clean example of a boring
What Kind Of Car Do You See In This Target Shopping Cart?: Cold Start
I’ve mentioned my tendency towards pareidolia, where one tends to see faces in inanimate objects, many times before. In fact, I mentioned it in a
I Was Entirely Unprepared To See A Version Of My Childhood Minivan On Bring A Trailer
From pristine Corollas to a Dodge Avenger, Bring A Trailer is known to throw out wild cards every now and then, but none of them
Why It Took So Long For John Cena To Get His Fake Lamborghini Back: COTD
There’s been a rather hilarious story floating around about how John Cena spent in the ballpark of two decades and more than the value of
Having A Porsche 911 GT3RS Is Nice. Having Three Of Them Is Even Better: Members’ Rides
For decades now, the Porsche 911 has been lusted after by enthusiasts around the world. The model has expanded greatly from the early days, and
How These Temporary Bridges-On-Wheels Keep Drivers Out Of Construction Traffic
Road construction projects can be a massive pain in the butt. Roads either end up closed, or they go down to a single lane, and
How The ‘Black Death’ Can Destroy Certain BMW EVs Instantly And With No Warning
As a general rule, most catastrophic failures in a car offer some kind of warning, and most are at least somewhat avoidable if you take great
What Car Did You Almost Buy Instead Of Your Current Ride?
It’s a common cliche to reminisce on cars that simply got away from you. The $500 RX-7 that went to scrap, the reasonably priced E30
The Acura TL SH-AWD Manual Is The Stick-Shift All-Weather Sports Sedan You Forgot Existed
The turn of the 2010s was a transitory time for Acura. From a controversial and oft-derided styling direction to a lineup seemingly growing bigger, softer,
Amazing Studio Images Show How GM Designed The C4 Corvette For The Future
I’m going to let you in on a little secret into the inner workings of The Autopian and how we put articles together. When finding
NASA Is Going To Get Starliner Astronauts Home On A Space X Dragon After All So Get Ready For The Smugness
Remember back in June when I assured you that, according to NASA, the two astronauts who flew to the ISS in Boeing’s new crewed spacecraft,
Airstream Is Making A Ridiculous Nightclub Of A Camper Van With Underglow, Big Speakers, And A Patio
One of my favorite things is looking around the ‘net for truly weird or ridiculous RVs. Too many RVs are just boring boxes, so when
How To Fix A Tesla ‘Gigacasting’ After A Crash (Yes, It’s Possible)
Large component casting, known as megacasting in some rare cases and “gigacasting” in Tesla parlance, has become a controversial technology in the automotive industry. It’s
Porsche Reportedly Isn’t A Fan Of Fake-Shifting EVs, But For A Dumb Reason
A Porsche test driver says the brand apparently has no interest in fake shifters (like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N’s) in EVs, but his reasoning