
Why It’s Such A Big Deal That Chinese Automaker BYD Is Threatening To Sue Us
Automakers have long used celebrities to give them an aura of success, style, or authenticity. This is especially important for Chinese brands, which have started to





Toyota Just Teased Five New Sports Cars Including A New Supra
Outside of toys for the rich, it’s not a great time for sports cars right now. People don’t have tons of money and the status

China Put An Absurd 8 Cylinder Motorcycle On The Market And It Costs More Than Your Car
What in the world is going on with China lately? The region’s been cranking out some patently absurd vehicles, from a Porsche lookalike that slays

Why Don’t We Make Tires Like This Anymore, And Weird NASCAR Trivia: Cold Start
My friend and Autopian contributor Emily Velasco seems to have fallen down a deep rabbit hole of old Los Angeles photos, and from deep within

Sweet Treats To Help With Your Candy Hangover: 1972 Honda N600 vs 1979 Chevy LUV
Good morning! I figured since I’ve been showing you scary stuff this week, I’d give you a break today and show you a couple cool

This Newish Honda Has A Retro Sony TV In The Dash
Car radios stretch back all the way to the 1920s, and quickly caught on in the following decades. Despite their success, in-dash televisions never had

Never Launch Your Starship Prematurely: COTD
Some vehicles are great but suffer from the most unfortunate timing. The Chevy Monza could have been greater had it been launched in the 1960s

It’s Halloween, Here Are The Scariest Cars Out There
It’s the season of pumpkin spice (cinnamon) and ghosts (apparitions of the dead, like Adrian). Yes, Halloween is upon us, and that had us thinking—what

Our Pontiac Aztek Has Been A Great Daily Driver Except For One Major Issue: Unintended Acceleration
The Pontiac Aztek is a bit of a pop culture icon. Its polarizing looks — combined with its stardom in Breaking Bad — has led

It’s Time For 2024’s Bestest Halloween Car-Costumes!
Happy Halloween! Is it Halloween without a post about car-costumes? No, no it isn’t, because I’ve been doing goofball posts like this one for every

One Of The Most Underrated Tow Vehicles Isn’t A Truck, But A Ford Plumbing Van With A Power Stroke Diesel V8
It’s no secret that Americans love towing things. We love buying large trucks and using them to tow even larger boats, campers, and cargo trailers.

Current Dodge Lessees Can Get $1000 Off The Electric Daytona, Plus The $7500 EV Rebate [Correction]
It’s no secret that the new Charger Daytona EV is incredibly important for Dodge. The brand has marketed it as a purebred successor to the

You Can Buy A 365-Horsepower Kia Stinger GT For Less Than A Base Corolla
As enthusiasts, we’re occasionally prone to having our heads in the clouds dreaming of depreciated luxury car bargains before realizing that anything with a “V12

Hyundai Shows Off A Great New Look In A Hydrogen Concept For No Good Reason
I think of all the major mass-market carmakers operating today, you could argue that Hyundai/Kia are making the boldest design decisions and have some of

What Is The Worst Possible Getaway Car? Autopian Asks
Hello, dear reader, I have great news! You just successfully robbed a bank! You and all of your best buds managed to get 30 duffle

Complex Audiobooks Are More Dangerous For Drivers: Study
We all have our own preferences for what we listen to when driving. Some of us like to rock niche EDM tracks, others get around

What We Know About McLaren’s Proposed Sale To The Abu Dhabi Government
If there’s one thing that’s almost guaranteed in the world of supercars, it’s some level of corporate instability. Case in point: McLaren Automotive is expected

The Price Gap Between New Cars And Used Cars Is Higher Than Ever
Almost every major economic indicator in the United States points towards the improbable “soft landing” scenario wherein we get out of the pandemic and post-pandemic

Hyundai’s Vampire Fetish: Cold Start
It’s Halloween! The day we can finally dress like sexy cats and roam the streets without people judging us as we sexily slurp tuna from cans. You

Fear Of The Dark: 2002 Pontiac Grand Am vs 2008 Honda Civic
Happy Halloween, Autopians! I hope you’re all ready for a good scare, because today’s choices are absolutely terrifying. And there is a scenario to go

The Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 Isn’t The German Muscle Car You Expect But It’s Perfect If You Can Ambush Someone With A Cup Of Coffee
By now you are probably aware a few weeks back I spent an enjoyable few days at the Car Design Event Classic in Germany. I












