
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





The Slate EV Would Be A Better ‘People’s Car’ If It Had A Gas Engine (But It’s Still Cool)
A new company called Slate Auto — backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, among others — just rolled out its first vehicle, a modular truck/SUV

Jeff Bezos’ Sub-$20k Slate EV Is A Bare-Bones Truck With Crank Windows And No Paint: Here Are The Details
In the most surprising automotive debut in decades, Slate — a company funded in part by Jeff Bezos — just showed a brand new pickup

The Piece Of Apple Tech We’re Happy Doesn’t Exist: COTD
Sometimes you think you’ve seen everything. Then, Jason Torchinsky blasts through a wall like the Kool-Aid man with something that you’ve never heard of before,

Five Decades Ago, A Man Figured Out A Wild Way To Fit Road-Legal Motorcycles Into Suitcases
Flying a plane is a joy that I recommend every enthusiast experience at least once in life. It doesn’t matter if you strap yourself into

‘Cleetus McFarland’ Started As A Viral Joke. Now His YouTube Stardom Is Sweeping NASCAR
This weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, YouTube star Cleetus McFarland will make his second-ever start in NASCAR’s fourth-tier division: the ARCA Racing Series. His first came

The New Hyundai Nexo Is An Incredibly Funky Crossover You’ll Probably Never See
There’s always interesting stuff hiding out around automakers’ lots. Sometimes it’s well-preserved old stuff, sometimes it’s cars made for other markets, and sometimes it’s brand

Why We Just Bought One Of The Weirdest Cars Of All Time: A Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
The Nissan Murano Crosscabriolet may be one of the most awkwardly proportioned cars of all time, but by chopping the roof off a standard, boring

Meet The Man Driving A Bone-Stock Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV To The Arctic Ocean
It seems that every other year, we hear about a specially prepared electric vehicle going to the edge of the Earth. While that’s cool, it’s

I Drove China’s Diesel ‘Tank 300’ Off-Roader. Here’s Why I’d Buy It Over a Land Cruiser Any Day Of The Week
When it comes to off-roaders, Australia has more choice than most. We have the Nissan Patrol, the Jeep Wrangler, and both kinds of Toyota Land

Ford Says Its New Lithium Manganese Rich Batteries Will Lead To Cheaper, Longer Range EVs
One huge challenge faced by automakers right now is building an electric vehicle with both a low price and a long range. It seems that

Someone Has It Out For Rivian Founder RJ Scaringe
Pressure always reveals the weaknesses in a system, a fact that’s becoming increasingly clear to automakers. It’s tough out there right now, with a lot

This Awesome GM Fiberglass Motorhome You’ve Never Seen Before Has A Mysterious Backstory
Somewhere in Michigan is a motorhome that’s gotten me surprisingly excited. It’s a 1985 GMC Charisma, a fiberglass wonder like nothing else that has ever

This Crash Turned The Cybertruck Edmunds Bought For $100,000 Into An $8,000 Heap
How expensive is it to repair a Tesla Cybertruck? It’s a complicated question, but we now have at least one answer. That’s all thanks to

Let’s Go Mini-Truckin’: 1972 Datsun 521 vs 1979 Ford Courier
Good morning! Today we’re diving into the world of old compact pickups, from back in the days when such things existed. They’ve both seen better

Please Never Sell Me A Car With A Robot That Looks Suspiciously Like Me
This blog started with a simple question from The Autopian’s publisher, Matt Hardigree: “Did you see this, Alanis? They turned you into a robot.” I’d

You Know You Really Want To Use Your Eyebrows To Stop Your Car
I’ve been sent this at least three times in the past couple days, and I absolutely understand why. It’s a tiny, wonderful footnote of automotive

This One Quick Trick Reduces A Car’s Price By $10,000, And Frustrates Everyone: COTD
Reports suggest that Tesla is still working on a “cheap” car, but it might not be anything special. Cheaper cars would be welcome in these

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Made One Of The Worst Driving Video Games Ever
I think it’s safe to say that almost everyone knows who Bill Gates is. The founder of computer software giant Microsoft was once the world’s

The Navy Turned This Aircraft Carrier Into A $5 Billion Car Transport. Let’s Check Out What Sailors Like To Drive
Earlier today, Jason wrote about how a Ford Woody Wagon was found to be rather confusingly on the sunken USS Yorktown. That is a mystery

Porsche Brings Back Its Best Interior Option For Just 1,250 Cars
Throughout history, Porsche’s had some great entries in the pantheon of great interior colors and patterns. From the in-your-face dentist chair shade of Nephrite Green












