A Bonkers Volkswagen Beetle Limo Sold For $300,000 At Auction, Setting A New Record
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.
Big SUVs Make You Feel Safer But Crash Tests Show They Can Lag Smaller Cars
A big vehicle feels safe. It does. When I’m in a giant landwagon it’s as if nothing could stop me. That’s not exactly how physics works.
Where Did ‘Dick Wheels’ Come From?
There I was, casually browsing the Internet, on the hunt for the next big story, when I came across a Twitter post. Some berk was
This Is Likely The Best Defense Of The Dodge Journey You’ll Ever Read: COTY
Some cars carry a reputation from the start of their production and long after they’re gone. Some of these cars don’t deserve the ink spilled
SUVs (Spectacularly Ugly Vehicles): 2003 Honda Pilot vs 1986 Ford Bronco II
Good morning! I’m writing this from a motel in Springfield, Ohio, after a grueling day including 100 miles through the worst rainstorm I’ve seen in
Consider The Cosmonaut’s Corvette: Cold Start
In America, in the early days of the space program, the expected astronaut car was a Corvette. Six out of the seven original Mercury astronauts
The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Will Get The Job Done
The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia is part of a new era for the manufacturer. Gone are the Avalon sedans and Venza SUVs, and in their
Boeing’s New Spacecraft Launches To The ISS And Is Only Humanity’s 10th Human-Crewed Type Of Spacecraft
After two scrubbed launch attempts capping off years of delays, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner lifted off today, and became the tenth type of spacecraft ever to
Ford Made A ’60s Concept Car So Wild It Had A Double Oven And 12 Headlights
There was once a time when concept cars sat at the apex of imagination. Anything is possible in a concept car, and ideas that may
My Jeep Smells Like Gas When I Let Off The Throttle And I Can’t Figure Out Why
The summer is here, which means it’s top-down Jeep weather. But there’s a problem: My Jeep stinks like gas, and my neighbors are complaining, so
How Clay Car Models Really Work And Why Designers Still Use Them
When he was 16 years old, Harley Earl discovered he could make small cars out of clay by hand. Over a hundred years later, clay
Forget The Grumman LLV, Studebaker Made The Ultimate Mail Truck
For years, the legendary Grumman LLV has been a forbidden fruit for the kinds of postal vehicle enthusiast who wants a durable way to haul
We Asked An Actual Australian What He Thought Of ‘Furiosa’
The Mad Max film series is as much an insight into elements of the Australian psyche as the now-celebrated band Cold Chisel. Both of these
It’s Wrenching Wednesday! Tell Us The Next Automotive Repair Skill You Want To Learn
Fixing cars can be likened to an art form. Every day, skilled technicians and backyard wrenchers perform what can sound like sorcery to keep cars
Here Are Some Of The Strangest And Best Cars From The Now-Dead Geneva Motor Show
Things were better in the old days, so often goes the call. And yet sometimes, it’s true. In the case of the Geneva International Motor
The Real Story Behind Paul Newman’s Long-Lost V8 Volvo And The Mystery Of The Unknown 6th Wagon
I wasn’t sure I was in the wrong place, but I had a sense I was not where I was supposed to be. And then
What Car Do You Find Yourself Defending The Most? Autopian Asks!
We all contain multitudes, don’t we? That’s from the title of a novel I’ve never read and if I’m honest I don’t really get the
Elon Musk Reportedly Trying To Take Chips Away From Tesla And Give Them To X/Twitter
The last four years in the automotive industry have been dominated not by electric cars or hybrids, but by the search for chips. For most
Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Buy A First Model-Year Car Or A Final Model-Year Car
It’s pretty well established by now that buying a first model-year car is not the best idea, especially if that car isn’t based on another
Crimson Crapcans Of The Great Plains: 2003 Honda Odyssey vs 2003 Pontiac Sunfire
Good morning! We’re still on the road, in western Iowa as I write this. We just had a wonderful dinner with some old friends who
This Is Just A Charming Brochure For A Big Bus: Cold Start
I’m definitely a huge sucker for mid-century graphic design and illustration, and I came across a particularly charming example I’d like to share with you