Give The Gift That Keeps On Gifting: An Autopian Membership (With Special Bonus)
Buying gifts is a very specific sort of skill, and I think it gets harder as we get older and accumulate more and more stuff.
Here’s What The Subheads In This Postwar Vauxhall Brochure Would Be If They Were Book Titles
I’ll be the first to admit that, even for the abysmally low standards of Cold Start, this is a pretty tortured conceit. But, for some reason,
Which Is Worth A Little More Money? 2010 Mazda 3 vs 2016 Kia Forte
How do you define a “cheap” car? Where’s your cutoff? I’m slowly increasing the prices of the cars we’re looking at this week and next,
The Hilarity Of Vintage Volkswagen Complaining About How Automakers Made MPG Claims: COTD
Carmakers are a crafty bunch. In decades past, they made bombastic fuel economy claims and even more bizarre advertisements. Sometimes, ads and brochures were best
How I, A Smart Car Enthusiast Of Nearly Two Decades, Would Have Saved America’s Least Favorite City Car Brand
There’s a lot of buzz right now about automakers that have fallen from the pedestals of their reputations. Jeep recently disappointed people with the Recon,
The Hit Sci-Fi Show ‘Pluribus’ Has Some Great Cars
Who enjoys culture, of the popular variety? You do, I bet, right? Well, remember that long-running show that served as a means to elevate the
Why This Video Of The New Prelude Looking Slow Is Probably No Big Deal
Ever since Honda revealed the reborn Prelude, people on the internet have wondered whether 200 horsepower was enough. Now that this sport compact has made it
What’s Your Favorite Driving Position?
My wife has retired her 2015 RAV4 and, as a Toyota-for-lifer, she has replaced it with a Lexus NX 250. Until a recent trip to
The Feds Are Investigating Diesel Brothers Star ‘Heavy D’ Over Black Hawk Helicopter Flights During A Press Event I Attended
David ‘Heavy D’ Sparks, the influencer of Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers fame, has been catching a lot of heat lately. He recently spent two nights
Why Brenthon Might Be The Weirdest Tuning Company On The Planet
Hyundai and Kia make some pretty good cars, but they also have a bit of an image problem in North America. From the brands’ bargain-basement
I’m Halfway Through My Cheap Range Rover Road Trip, Here’s What’s Broken So Far
I absolutely love a good road trip. So when an opportunity arose to drive my cheap beater 2008 Range Rover 850 miles from New York
Nissan Reportedly Killed America’s Cheapest Car Months Ago And Nobody Even Noticed
It’s a bad time to be shopping for cars on a budget. According to the analysts at Cox Automotive, the average transaction price for a
Scout Doesn’t Know If It Should Launch A Hybrid Or An EV First
I am always excited about new automakers, and the electric car hype boom (plus low interest rates) combined to encourage a bunch of them to
It Looks Like Porsche Took My Advice On Making Its Electric Sports Car More Like A Hyundai
At my previous job at a different site, I wrote what some would consider a hot take: That Porsche should just cancel its upcoming electric
How A Broke Chrysler Got Its Cars In The Fast & The Furious Saga For Free
When Olivier François joined Chrysler in 2009, the automotive industry was “pretty broke.” It was the tail end of the Great Recession, and the Paris-born
Which Beige Yuppie-Mobile Is Yours? 1983 BMW 528e vs 1986 Audi 4000S
Good morning! This week and next, I’m giving you a break from the Chevies and Dodges and showing you nothing but import brands. Today we’re
The New 2026 Fiat 500 Takes 16 Seconds To Accelerate To 60 MPH And That’s Just Fine. Yeah I Said It
A few days ago, Fiat announced the first new update to a non-battery-electric Fiat 500 in, let’s see…the last refresh to a gasoline-powered Fiat 500
Let’s Look At The Famous 84 MPG VW Beetle From That ’70s Commercial
Volkswagen was once known for their advertising. The golden age of VW advertising is long gone, but back in the ’60s and ’70s, Volkswagen’s Dole
Turns Out You Sometimes Can Buy A New Old Car: COTD
A lot of car enthusiasts think cars were better in the past. Maybe it’s because your favorite car no longer comes with a manual transmission,
My Jeep Comanche Is Starting To Become A Money-Pit And I’m OK With It
When I bought my 1992 Jeep Comanche 4×4 5spd, I thought I got a white-hot deal. After all, $6,500 for such a rare, beautifully-spec’d truck
This 194 HP Suzuki Hayabusa-Powered Smart Car Is The Best And Dumbest Way To Spend $5,000
The Smart Fortwo is not usually a car that Americans think of fondly. Most Americans didn’t really see the point in buying a two-seat city