
Nine Decades Ago, An Automaker Tried To Reinvent Transportation Using A Train With Four Car Engines, 32 Cylinders, And A Conning Tower
Trains and cars don’t often mingle with one another, with exceptions for oddities like the versatile hi-rail truck. While automakers have owned divisions that built





One Last Ride: 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood vs 2005 Cadillac Deville
Good morning! Since it’s coming up on Halloween, I just had to do another round of hearses, didn’t I? Today we’re looking at one freshly-retired

The Cars Are Already Putting On Their Halloween Costumes: COTD
Halloween is a fun time. You get to pretend to be your favorite movie character, get creative decorating your lawn, or if you’re like me,

I Don’t Really Understand What’s Going On With This Viral Range Rover Video
Archaic as I am, I generally don’t feel “old,” at least not what I perceive to be whatever “old” is. This is true for almost

Michigan Backs Down From Banning Imported Cars After Enthusiasts Fight Back
Winds of change are hitting the American Japanese Domestic Market car import scene. States that passed policies against registering beloved tiny cars and trucks are

How Two People And A Canyon Road Changed California Car Culture Forever
J and Nicole Ryan may not yet be household names, but the marks they’ve made on car culture are indelible, especially in Southern California. The

I Think About The Ford C-Max More Than You Probably Think About Actually Good Cars
The old, good version of Deadspin used to do this great series called “Let’s Remember Some Guys” where they’d just sit around, often on Facebook Live,

I Asked Jay Leno What Gives A Car ‘Soul.’ Here’s What He Told Me
I love cars that have “soul.” It’s a concept that, in car circles, is fairly well understood, but outside of the car world, it seems

We Should Have The Right To Put Ourselves In Danger With Our Cars
The fairly recent boom in importing Kei-class cars to America (for those unfamiliar, this is a class of Japanese Domestic Market cars that are very

Chevy Made A Hot Version Of The Vega With A 5.7-Liter V8, But You Could Only Get It In One State For A Single Year: Holy Grails
One of the sadder stories in General Motors history is the Vega. On paper, the Vega was supposed to be a revolutionary compact built with

The New Porsche 911 Carrera T: Less Weight, Less Roof, And A Sticker To Show The World You Can Drive Stick
The latest Porsche 911 Carrera T is here, and it comes with a free sticker. In fact, the sticker is sort of a nod to

Someone Converted A Classic Mercedes Sedan Into A Pickup And We’re Thinking About Buying It
The Autopian is proudly partnering with Copart, a one-source auto solution where car enthusiasts can get all kinds of cars in all kinds of conditions.

Ford Knows It Can’t Survive On Just Gas-Powered Trucks And Mustangs
Ford joined other companies in putting out its third-quarter financials yesterday, and the numbers are up year-over-year, but the medium-term guidance is a little mixed.

I Regret To Inform You That The Lancia Delta Integrale Is Somehow Better Than You Thought It Was
A little while back in our ‘Tales from the Slack” series, Matt told you your professionally cranky goth car designer (moi) had been invited to

Look At These Wonderfully Wrong Guess-Drawings About Mopars: Cold Start
Much like yourself after drinking an entire 64oz Big Gulp of your preferred beverage (I’m guessing a mix of Ginger Ale and Grape Fanta, a

A Chinese Carmaker Just Crushed Tesla At The Most Important Track In The World
When it comes to setting lap times, no one really cares that your car was the fastest around Road America or Interlagos. For reasons both

Scary Downeast Drop-Tops: 1978 MG Midget vs 2000 BMW Z3
Good morning! Since Halloween is near, I decided to take another stab at finding some spooky cars. And where better to look than in the

What A Car Enthusiast Probably Shouldn’t Say On A First Date: COTD
A first date is perhaps one of the scariest experiences you can have in life. Will they like you? Are you going to say something

Morgan, Mercedes, A Whole Lotta Lotus And More: Members’ Rides
Welcome to Members’ Rides! This is where we share the cars and stories of Autopian Members. The potential to be featured here is a perk for Autopian Members

What New Car Would You Buy With $15,000 Cash In 1985? Autopian Asks
It’s the summer of 1985, and you have a cool $15,000 burning a hole in your pocket. You’ve just been blown away by the band

This Bus Filled With Random Computers And A Faraday Cage As A Shower Might Be The Craziest RV I’ve Seen
Every day I search the Internet for weird things in the RV world and over the years I’ve found some great stuff, like airplanes turned












