This Volkswagen Beetle Just Sold For A Record $300,000 At Auction
I just saw a remarkable bit of Volkswagen Beetle history happen tonight: a Beetle sold for the highest price ever recorded, an absolutely staggering $300,000.
The Autopian Has Officially Decided What Euphemism We’ll Use For [DAVID WON’T LET ME WRITE THIS WORD] – Tales From The Slack
Don’t commit the sin of missing out on The Autopian! Sign up for a membership right now! If you use this link you’ll get a
One State Offers So Many EV Incentives You Could Buy A Brand New Tesla For Under $15,000
Doing complex math and tax work is not something I find exciting. Buying a brand-new car for under $15,000 sounds like a blast though. It
Why A Basic 25 Year Old Honda Civic With An Automatic Transmission Sold For $10,800
It’s 2024 and everyone’s still looking for the next big thing in the collector car market. Hey, we get it, speculation is fun, but the
Some Geniuses Are Turning Toyota Pickups Into The Perfect Diesel Trucks By Using Refrigerator Engines
Toyota pickups are cherished as legends. They’re some of the stoutest and most reliable vehicles ever built. However, if you’re an American, you’ve missed out
How To Make Your Beater’s Crappy Clear Coat Look A Lot Less Awful
The big difference between paint on modern cars versus classics is that today, every car on the market comes slathered in clear coat. We love
Why GM’s Move To Kill Its Standalone Electric Van Brand Makes Perfect Sense
Neighborhood delivery vans should be electric. This makes an extreme amount of sense. They travel short, often prescribed routes in relatively compact areas. They also
This Glorious GMC Jimmy 4×4 Camper Is Cooler Than Any New Overland Rig
Overlanding is all the rage nowadays with seemingly everyone and their grandma with some sort of overpriced off-roading camping rig for sale. But do you
Your Choices Are My Choices: Honda CRX vs Pontiac 6000 vs Olds Toronado vs Olds Silhouette
Good morning, and happy Friday! This week, something unprecedented occurred, or at least I don’t remember it happening before: All four winning cars were the
This Mint Green Paint Scheme Is Actually A Historic Ferrari Color: Cold Start
Towards the end of the last night at the RM Sotheby’s Auction in Monterey, I had the sense that Beau might bid on something. He
It’s A Pita Getting A Bread Apology Letter After Someone Pretzels Your Car In A Parking Lot: COTD
It’s always a bad day when you come back to your car only to find out that someone’s bumped into your beloved ride. The blow
How GM Beat Everyone To The Punch With A Hybrid Pickup Truck And Then Completely Fell Off The Tracks
Several years into an actual battery-electric pickup truck market, a few things have grown to be obvious — while BEV trucks are great for urban
You Can Now Add 50 Horsepower And 100 Lb-ft To Your Ranger Raptor For $825
Ford Ranger Raptor and Bronco Raptor owners have a new performance modification to lust after and it costs under $1,000. In fact, for just $825,
Why I Wouldn’t Trade My Old Miatas For A Brand New One
I admit I have a small Miata problem. I currently own two of the small Japanese roadsters, and I will go to my grave believing
Someone Wrote An Apology Note For Hitting A Parked Car On A Slice Of Bread So We Tested The Rest Of The Sandwich
This isn’t exactly important news, and it’s not something I personally discovered – it was posted on Reddit’s r/mildlyinfuriating sub-reddit. But it’s just sort of
A James Bond-Associated Aston Martin Vanquish Is Going Up For Auction And It Should Only Cost As Much As A New Corvette
Few film cars carry a premium quite like how a James Bond car carries a premium, with a legion of fans clamoring for a drivable
Your Old Ford Focus Or Nissan Sentra Might Share Parts With A $300,000 McLaren
In reality, the scenario is more so the other way around. The 2024 McLaren 750S leverages the same tie rod ends as several types of
Hot Wheels Is Releasing A Crapbox Car So Even Your Toys Can Sit On Blocks (Update)
For decades, brands like Hot Wheels and Matchbox have allowed car enthusiasts of all ages to own perfect tiny versions of their favorite cars. But
This 200 MPG Motorcycle Is One Of The Only Mass-Produced Diesel Bikes In The World And It Can Be Yours For Cheap
One of the rarest types of motorcycle out there is the diesel motorcycle. Just a couple of diesel motorcycle designs have ever entered what could
Smart’s Huge New SUV Is Nearly Five Inches Longer Than A Freakin’ RAV4
If anything’s inevitable in life, it’s change. The latest example? Smart, the brand Americans know for building tiny two-seaters, is launching a proper family crossover with
You’ll Never Guess Which Non-Tesla Vehicle Has The Most Loyal Owners
One of my favorite measures in the car world is “buyer loyalty.” The data isn’t based on sentiment or an inference but on a consumer