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
This Brazilian Ford Has To Be The Weirdest Way To Drive Around 9 People
I’ve been on record as saying that what Australia was to mammals, Brazil was to Volkswagens. By that I mean it was a closed environment
Which Noisy Four-Door Hatch Would You Take? 2001 Subaru Forester vs 2008 Saturn Astra
The majority of new vehicles on the market these days have four passenger doors and a large rear hatch that open onto a cargo area.
The Chevy Silverado’s New Infotainment System Has Lots Of Screens And Carplay. Here’s A Close Look
The Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickups are both getting substantial redesigns for the 2027 model year. Apart from updated designs, the biggest changes
The 2027 Ford F-150 Can Finally Tow A 10,000-Pound Trailer Down A Highway Without You Holding The Steering Wheel
For the past 49 years, the Ford F-Series has been America’s best-selling pickup truck. Nearly a million new F-Series trucks find their way to driveways,
Mercury’s Last Car With A Manual Transmission Was The Kind Of Honest Car That We Need Today
For 72 years, Ford had a brand for buyers who wanted something a little nicer than a car that had a Blue Oval, but was
America’s Most Interesting Automotive Museum Is Selling Some Really Interesting Cars That Could Change Your Life
I think I’ve made it pretty clear that one of my favorite automotive museums of all time is the Lane Motor Museum. Over a decade
There Is No Good Way To Photograph Someone Taking A Breathalyzer Test
Have you looked at photos of people taking a breathalyzer test online? No, of course you haven’t. Given how precious every minute of existence is,
The Fuel Door On The New Corvette Doesn’t Lock Anymore And The Official Reason Is Weird
In the path of a car’s model cycle, it’s not unusual for things to go missing. The carbon fiber engine cover on the BMW i3,
Jeep’s New ‘JL-2A’ Is A Fun Part Of The Brand’s Comeback. Here’s How I Would Save Jeep
It’s a weird time for Jeep, who recently launched a ~$65,000 SUV that can only drive ~230 miles on a charge. The Wagoneer (the Grand
How Did Everyone Get This Wrong? VW’s New ‘Mission Efficiency’ Doesn’t Get 900 Miles Of Range Out Of A Small Battery
You may have seen a lot of stories floating around about how VW’s new Mission Efficiency concept has a range of about 900 miles; that
This Weird Folding Box Wants To Turn Your VW ID. Buzz Into A Camper So Complex It Would Make Rube Goldberg Proud
For several decades, the humble camping box has allowed van owners around the world to quickly convert their vehicles into small RVs. Usually, camping boxes
The Kia PV7 Is A Ford Transit-Sized Electric Van That Would Be Perfect For America
It’s hard not to love a van. The concept of a box on wheels for moving stuff is so perfectly utilitarian that it satisfies the
Why I’d Wait A Little Longer To Buy A New Car
It’s always hard to give general car advice given how much can vary from brand to brand, market to market, or even between two dealers from
What’s The Best Car We Never Got?
It’s a lesson we learn all too soon as car people: the best-looking, most interesting car designs often go unproduced. This is most understandable when
Would You Rather Go Older, Or Newer? 1980 Mercedes 240D vs 2012 Nissan Sentra
When you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel, sometimes you don’t have a whole lot of choice. Drop below $2,000 in the used car market
Holy Crap There Was A 3-Row, 7-Seat Nissan Cube
I have a certain fondness for small, unashamedly boxy cars. That’s why I used to own a Scion xB (which later became the Autopian Test
Corrections And Whale-Ections: COTD
One of the missions of the Autopian is to provide the most accurate information we can on a subject. We spend a lot of time
The Seemingly Random Tiny Ledges You See Above Airplane Doors Serve A Simpler Purpose Than You’d Think
Today’s commercial aircraft are marvels of engineering designed to get millions of passengers safely to their destinations over a lifetime of tens of thousands of
The Real Story Of How Whale Penis Leather Became The Most Infamous Upholstery Of The 21st Century
Remember way back in 2009, during the heady days of the early Obama administration and the release of the VW Routan and our collective obsession
I Drove An $11,000 Jaguar XF Trade-In And It Was Shockingly Good
“Hey Dave, an old Jaguar just got traded in for a Polestar 2,” our video manager Griffin told me. “Oh boy,” I thought. A 16-year-old