The Freeing Joy Of A Truly Imperfect Car
Perfection is a trap. I’m not saying that perfect, beautiful things don’t have a place in our lives; of course they do! They’re perfect and
The Ford Maverick Might Outsell The Jeep Wrangler This Year, Which Is Nuts
Rarely does a car company get to reinvent a segment, let alone create a new one from whole cloth. The small unibody truck is not
Who Is The Hero Who Drove A 2018 BMW M5 Nearly 200,000 Miles?
Like many car enthusiasts, I spend a little too much time browsing classified ads. I’m also a sucker for a deal, especially when it involves
Two Of The Fastest Cars On The Interstate: 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage vs 2012 Hyundai Elantra
Good morning! We’re kicking off another week of questionable used cars with two absolute rocketships. Or, at least, two cars I’ve seen recently being driven
It’s Possible These Tires Weren’t Great: Cold Start
This weekend I needed to pick up an interesting restomod Power Wagon from Wilmington for a review, so I figured I’d take the kid and
Rivian’s First ‘Charging Outpost’ Is A Fancy EV Fast Charger Station You’d Want To Move Into
EV technology is improving at a rapid pace, but charging often still takes a little time. To ease the tedium, Rivian has been working on
Why You Can Lease a Brand New Nissan Leaf For $20 A Month If You Live In Colorado
Leasing a car can be pretty darn affordable if you’re good at hunting down a deal. If you’re in Colorado, things just got crazy, though. New
How The Brickyard Has Turned Into One Of NASCAR’s Most Exciting Tracks
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Arguably the most famous racing circuit in the world. It has hosted the famed Indy 500 every May since 1911 with the
You Don’t Want To Face The Wrath Of A British Goth Car Designer: COTD
Most journalists reviewing a vehicle’s design or performance may say a handful of critical things here or there if a vehicle deserves it. Few get
Two Decades Ago, Everyone Hated The Chrysler Crossfire, But Now It’s A Quirky Used Car Bargain
In the 2000s, DaimlerChrysler created a sports car that on paper, should have been a smash hit. The Chrysler Crossfire blended art deco styling with
Toronto’s Talking Cop Car Is An Absolute Abomination Of Automotive Anthropomorphization
As you may be aware, I have been the globe’s leading authority on vehicular anthropomorphization ever since the University of Me at The Inside of
The Manual Transmission BMW Z4 Is As Underrated As The Toyota Supra Is Overrated
For a sports car that’s soon to be orphaned, the Toyota Supra sure got a lot of media cooing and chin-chucking. Inexplicable love, in my
How GM Got Caught In An Emissions Scandal Decades Before Volkswagen
Dieselgate was a watershed moment for the automotive world. In 2015, Volkswagen was caught cheating on emissions rules by building cars that acted clean when
Think You Have It Bad Because Your Flight Got Cancelled? The CrowdStrike CEO Can’t Race This Weekend
I’m sure by now you’ve already heard about the CrowdStrike Windows Outage, said to be the largest IT outage in history. Perhaps you know about
What Examples Of Bewildering Automotive Engineering Have Melted Your Brain Most? Autopian Asks
Cars can sometimes seem to work almost through black magic. Sure, most of us know that engines largely work through the principles of “suck, squeeze,
Tesla Sales Continue To Drop In California As People Buy Hybrids Or Anything Else
It’s Friday! And Crowdstrike and Microsoft have likely given you the gift of not being able to work. Let’s enjoy it a bit by having
This Company’s Trick To Helping You Find A Great Car Lease Is Just A Big-Ass Spreadsheet
Every so often a business comes along that does things a little bit differently. AutoCompanion might just fit that bill. They’re hooking up customers with
Just Because I Think They’re Cool: 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 vs 1993 Nissan Hardbody
Good morning! It’s Friday once again, but I didn’t feel like doing another four-way shootout. Besides, Monday’s cars didn’t run, which means it wouldn’t really
This Simca Rallye Stripe Design Is Great And A Little Vampire-y: Cold Start
You know what cars we don’t talk about very often? Simcas. They tend to be one of the forgotten French marques, overshadowed by Peugeot and
The New Capri Is An Ugly Insult To My Favorite Car And I Am Livid
One afternoon, in late summer 1999, I was nonchalantly heaving a large suitcase into the trunk of my car,  in a parking lot at London’s
The Italians Made A Ridiculous Scooter That Looks And Rips Like A Sportbike, Now It’s Even Faster
Late last year, the moto-obsessives over in Italy announced something frankly absurd. The Italjet Dragster 559 blended sportbike tech and scooter convenience together into a