Let’s See If We Can Figure Out What This Home-Built Wooden Car Was Based On
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a very fortunate man, for a wide variety of reasons: my family; Nissan Pao ownership; the existence of such a
My Old 150,000 Mile BMW i3 Now Has The Most Badass Sibling
When I bought my 2014 BMW i3 — then the cheapest one in America, in part because it had a dead high-voltage battery, which I
Slate Auto Is Building The Anti-Gigafactory
It feels like I’m getting asked about the Slate Auto EV every few hours as people seem desperate to know what to think. For such
The Next Porsche 911 Turbo Looks Like It’s Going Hybrid
The facelifted 992.2 Porsche 911 has only been on sale for about a year, and we’ve already seen five different standard production variants roll out,
How To Make The Raddest Floor Mats In Just Four Difficult Steps
Floor mats are one of the more mundane parts of a car. Most of us are getting around with the stock factory items, or maybe
This Kit Car Legend Is Trying To Build A $2,800 Camper You Build On A Harbor Freight Trailer
If you have an old car sitting in your driveway that you’re dying to turn into a pickup truck, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve
Rusty But Trusty Fords: 1999 Ford F-150 vs 2006 Ford Focus
Good morning, and welcome to another week of crappy old cars! This week, I’m sticking to a $2,500 price cap and featuring one make per
Here’s A Mexibeetle Spotter’s Guide For You
I just got back from Los Angeles, where I was for the Slate launch event, and then stayed couple extra days to shoot some videos
So That’s Why The Autopian Cab Ate A Bunch Of Wood: COTD
Somehow, all of the Autopian company cars live quite unfortunate lives. Ski-Klasse was beaten to a pulp off-road, the Pontiac Aztek wants to self-drive itself
A Member Preview Of ‘Night Panel’ For Autopian Members: Tales From The Slack
Do you want the secret code to see “Night Panel”? Do you want to know what “Night Panel” is? Support this website by becoming a
You Can Buy An Awesome Lotus Evora For The Price Of A New GR Corolla
If you want a sports car with rear seats that isn’t a Porsche 911, your options are slim. Most two-plus-two coupes are more focused on
Ford Once Sold A Monster Truck-Tribute Ford F-150 But Terrible Build Quality Made It A Huge Failure
America has been obsessed with big trucks for longer than most of our readers have been alive. For decades, one of the most famous American
Our 375,000 Mile Taxicab Crashed Into A Tree Before I Even Got To Touch It
Do you believe in curses? I never used to. Up until quite recently, I’ve been the sort of person that believes in science, in a
Why Dealer Lobbyists Want To Bring Weird European Cars To Canada
The car dealer lobby is a funny thing. Wealthy middlemen spending great deals of money trying to influence policy decisions, it can prove rather frustrating
Here’s The Engineering Behind Jeff Bezos’ $20K Slate EV
I just looked at the new Slate electric truck — funded, in part, by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — and I had a chance to chat
Nissan Exec Wants A New Xterra ‘Tomorrow’
There’s one truck-y SUV everyone wants to talk about today and that is, of course, the Nissan Xterra. Just kidding. What everyone wants to talk
Tell Us About Your Ideal Electric Car
Everyone is talking about the new Slate trucklette, what with it being the new battery hotness and all, and I get it. I dig it,
I Bought A BMW 335i That Can Be Totalled By Bad Fuel Injectors And Have Zero Regrets
Here at The Autopian, we’re big on “don’t try this at home.” Is the convertible top mechanism on the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet notoriously ruinous? Absolutely.
I Can’t Believe These Are 30 Years Old Now: 1995 Toyota Camry vs 1995 Dodge Neon
Good morning! On this Friday edition of Shitbox Showdown, I’m going to make you feel old. We’re looking at two cars from 1995, which was
I Just Came Back From The Slate Reveal And I’m Totally Buying Into Their Bullshit
I’ll be honest with you: I’m exhausted. I got on a plane early this morning, ended up in LA, and then almost immediately went to
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