
The Famous Detroit Diplomat Has Turned Up At The Junkyard, And It’s In Better Shape Than You Think
Being friends, and a local contact, for David Tracy is a very special thing. On one hand he is a kind, clever guy that wants

Some Hero Put Nearly 323,000 Miles On A Honda S2000 Then Sold It For Surprisingly Good Money
In April of 2004, someone walked into a Honda dealership and bought a brand new S2000. In September of 2026, the same person sold their

These Are The Car Movies You’d Like To See Remade, And You’ve Turned Me On To Some Gems
Yesterday’s Ask was all about the silver screen, and the car movies you’d like to see return to it in sequel or remake form. As

Volkswagen Just Made A Rear-Wheel-Drive GTI And It’s Not A Fluke
For the past half-century, the letters “GTI” have served as a byword for front-wheel-drive performance. From the archetypal Mk1 Golf GTI hot hatch to the

Racing In A Crapcan While Trying To Drive Onto A Moving Trailer Is Racing At Its Best
I’m not really the biggest follower of motorsports, at least not in its more, um, professional contexts. I respect all that goes into NASCAR racing

New Chevrolet Silverado And GMC Sierra V8 Pickup Truck Owners Will No Longer Be Able To Physically Check Their Own Oil
Oil is the lifeblood of your car or truck’s engine; too little of it, and your engine will not be long for this world. For

Rejoice California Car Lovers! Gavin Newsom Just Went To Jay Leno’s Garage And Signed ‘Leno’s Law’
Yeeehawww! What an amazing day it is for California car enthusiasts. After years and years of fighting against draconian emissions rules that make owning 1970s

McLaren Will Kill Its Hybrid Sports Car So It Can Build An SUV: Report
The entry-level supercar market is in a weird spot right now. Some contenders are nigh-on as potent as their bigger brothers, some are chasing lap

Time Might Prove That GM Was Right
General Motors is the most EV-forward brand in America that isn’t an EV-only brand, which has earned them the second place spot behind Tesla… a

These Are The Most Cynical Porsche-Branded Things You Can Buy
Porsche is one of those companies that has a shockingly vast selection of branded products designed to allow the Porsche owner to remind everyone around

Which Fixer-Upper Would You Tackle? 1984 Ford F250 vs 1997 Jeep Wrangler
The idea of buying a car you can’t drive until you fix it strikes fear into the hearts of many people, but others see it

A Reader In PR Explains Why They Might Have A Publication Publish News At A Weird Time Of Day: COTD
One of the weirder parts of car journalism, at least from the perspective of a reader, is the embargo. You may wonder why your favorite

This Is The Crucial Detail Of The Renault Fuego, So You Can Stop Fighting About It
There’s an automotive detailing shop around here that, after business hours, re-opens as a semi-legal bar/ketamine den targeted at the automotive detail enthusiast crowd. It

What Car Movies Are Crying Out For A Sequel Or Remake?
I love movies and I love cars, and so, I love car movies. Great ones, especially, but all of them, really. Even such gems as

This New Camper Trailer Wants To Fix The Problem With Bad RV Quality By Being Designed Like A Van
It’s no secret that America’s recreational vehicles can be a mixed bag. Almost every RV owner has a horror story about something breaking that had

I Drove A Traded-In 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer And Now I’m Convinced This Might Be One Of America’s Most Underrated Cheap Cars
What the heck just happened? The Autopian’s video manager Griffin is always trying to find a good car for Trade-In-Tuesday, and this time around it

Seven Of The Best Cars That Should Have Made It To Production, According To The Experts (You)
I goofed yesterday. Multiple times, actually, mostly because it’s a day that ends in Y. Specifically, I goofed with yesterday’s Autopian Asks question, which should

Cops Need A Reason To Look You Up On Flock, But The Reasons Can Apparently Be ‘LOL’ And ‘HaHa’
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that government and law enforcement agencies need to have a warrant to access a person’s location history, as stored/logged

Kid’s TV Used To Be Post Apocalyptic Van Life In A Badass Vehicle Built From A Garbage Truck
Producers of Saturday-morning television programming in the seventies were truly inspired. Their outstanding work attempted to educate our elementary-school-age selves about grown-up things like how

Here’s Why So Many Outlets End Up Posting News And Reviews At Three In The Damn Morning
I adore my life as someone who has somehow made a career out of writing about whatever’s rattling around my brain at any given moment.

Why Jeep Will Reportedly Help Its Off-Road Rival Land Rover Build A Pickup Truck In The US
There’s a report out today that attempts to answer some questions about how Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis are going to suddenly make cars in











