
The Ferguson Formula All-Wheel Drive Mustang Might Have Been The Best Pony Car That Never Was
The Camaro, Firebird, Barracuda, and many other competitors might be long gone, but thankfully, Ford keeps the Mustang alive and well. Most Autopians are glad





Private Equity Is Killing Three More Important Car News Sites
I’m doing a Gilmore Girls rewatch for my mental health, and last night I hit the episode with the writer Norman Mailer. In retrospect, it’s not

You Can Actually Inflate A Flat Tire With Your Engine Using This Wacky Tool
Your tire is a little low on air, and you’d like to top it up back to the factory-recommended spec. You don’t grab out a

The Feds Are Investigating 1.3 Million Ford F-150 Trucks For Violent Skid-Inducing Downshifts
If there’s one thing that’s fairly certain when life gives you lemons, it’s that complaining to the right people can set stuff in motion. Drivers

A Dealer Is Selling A Dodge Charger Daytona For $32,000 Off And It’s Not A Fluke
Dodge is in a pickle. When it brought back the Charger so many years ago, it sold plenty well for over a decade. Then Dodge

F Is For: 1977 Fiat 128 vs 2023 Fisker Ocean
Welcome back! We’re working our way through the alphabet of unusual and sometimes undesirable cars, and we’ve made our way to the letter F. One

The Renault 8 Had Maybe The Best HVAC Buttons Ever
You know what I like? Rear-engined Renaults. I think there’s plenty of reasons to enjoy the Renaults with the rear revvers, from the 4CV to

In What Situations/Settings Do You Think It Actually Makes Sense To Ban Cars?
Services like Doordash, Postmates, and Uber Eats have revolutionized food delivery. By letting you effectively hire a “private taxi for your burrito”, they enabled every

Let’s Check Out 10 Ultra-Cool Cars From Amelia Island 2025, Because Why not?
[Editor’s Note: Freelancer Jim Motavalli attended Amelia Island 2025, and offered to write a piece about what he saw. So on this fine Sunday morning,

This Vintage Japanese Motorhome Is Shorter Than An F-150 And Fits In A Parking Space, But It Has An Annoying Problem
The American RV industry is going through a bit of a recent trend where buyers are demanding smaller, more maneuverable motorhomes that can fit in

We Found The Real ‘Legacy’ Automaker: COTD
Every once in a while your favorite automakers try to do hot takes. I think pickup trucks are better than luxury cars, Thomas thinks the

This Swiss Company Made What May Be The Most Pointless Car Ever
I’m not really sure what’s going on when it comes to Switzerland and cars, but there’s something happening there. Something weird. And, for the most part, I

Are We Being Prudes Or Are We Being Prudent? Tales From The Slack
Howdy! If you’d like to have a say in how the site looks you can become a member right here. It would mean a lot

Two Decades Ago, Audi Made The World’s Only V12 Diesel Car Engine And Everything About It Is Insane
The world of German cars has been surprisingly tame for too long. Sure, you can still buy brutally quick German cars, but the cars of

Why Mercedes-Benz Owners Are Using Sacrificial Wiring Harnesses To Avoid $10,000 Repair Bills
If you’ve been tempted by a depreciated Mercedes-Benz made in the past 14 years or so, you’ve probably wondered what could go wrong on them.

How Ford ‘Fixed’ A Deadly Problem With A Sticker To Dodge The Biggest Recall In History
Twenty-three million vehicles. Even today, that would be enough to give Ford the unenviable title of having one of the worst automotive recalls of all

Let’s Talk About One Of The Few Genuinely Good Modern Car Features: Kick-To-Open Tailgates
I wouldn’t call myself a luddite, partially because I’ve found that calling myself in general rarely gets good results, but also because I’m not against

Tesla Is Now The ‘Legacy’ Automaker
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it clear for some time that the future of his company is not in building regular cars. That’s been

The Range Extender Hybrid Karma Amaris Grand Tourer Seems Like Upcycling Done Right
Building an all-new car is wildly expensive. Automakers routinely spend more than a billion dollars per major all-new product from conception to market launch, which

You Can Buy A 473-Horsepower BMW X3 M For The Price Of A New Nissan Rogue
Sometimes, you just outgrow the form factor of a sports sedan. Maybe your kid decided to play the tuba in their middle school band, or

E Is For: 1976 Excalibur Series III Phaeton vs 1990 Eagle Talon TSi
Happy Friday! We’re at the end of the first week of our tour of the alphabet, and we’re celebrating the letter E with two cars












