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
Once, You Could Buy A Car That Showed How Proud You Were Of Being A Cheapskate
There are certain kinds of cars that, conceptually, just don’t really exist anymore. Like when a company takes a mass-market everyday car and strips it
Someone Stole Nissan’s Own R32 GT-R Right Out Of The Automaker’s Collection
Stealing a car is bad enough, but stealing a classic car from an automaker itself is a bold, shocking, and incredibly stupid act. Who would
The 2025 Lexus LX 700h Is A Massive Hybrid SUV With A Neat Off-Roady Trim
It’s no secret that Lexus is big on electrification, and now that even extends to the largest SUV in the brand’s entire portfolio. Say hello
Rolls Royce CEO Says ‘We Are Not The Taste Police’ As Customers Order Increasingly Extravagant Cars
It might be hard to be a mainstream European automaker, but it ain’t so bad if you make so few cars you can charge double
The 2024 Nissan Pathfinder Is Only $2000 More Expensive Than A 1987 Model, How Much Better Is It?
The SUV craze really got going in the 1980s. People wanted to go off-road, slinging mud and water as they blasted through the terrain. Or,
Major-League Projects: 1967 Lotus Europa vs 1982 Chevy K5 Blazer
Good morning! Today we’re going to dive deep into the weeds of project-car land, a place I know some of you aren’t comfortable. But variety
Some Of The Cars Of Roku City, Which May Well Be In Your Home Right Now: Cold Start
Last night, as I was rooting deep into my sleeping litter of old rags and bits of partially-masticated foam rubber, the videophone buzzed, loudly. I
Did Iowa State Troopers Confuse KM/H For MPH In Speed Trap Operation That Nabbed 144 MPH Speeder? We Do The Math
If there’s one traffic crime police like to crack down on, it’s speeding. Catching offenders is relatively straightforward, dishing out fines is easy, and prosecuting
Ree-Cees Pee-Cees, Dispatches From Poorsville, And Other Delights: COTD
Once again, I’m comin’ in hot with Comment of the Day sneaking in right under the midnight wire, provided you’re in the USA and currently
I Can’t Tell You About The Cars On Hagerty’s Bull Market List Yet, But I Can Tell You About These Two Cars
The extremely generous and hospitable folks at Hagerty invited me out to Lime Rock Park to watch them put together this year’s Bull Market list.
Here Are Two Small But Annoying Automotive Pet Peeves Of Mine
I’ve never really liked the term “pet peeve.” It always sounded like the type of thing a sort of fussy person would keep track of
What’s A Problem You Struggled To Fix? It’s Wrenching Wednesday!
Anyone who has ever spent time wrenching on a car has been there. Despite seemingly understanding how what you’re looking at works, how it comes
Tomorrow I’m Interviewing America’s Car-Dad, Jay Leno. What Should I Ask Him?
Tomorrow I have the pleasure of interviewing America’s Car-Dad, Jay Leno, and I’d love for you, dear Autopian readers, to provide some input on the
Not The Usual Suspects: Mopar Is Teasing A Vintage Muscle Concept For SEMA, And It Looks Like A Deep Cut
First Oldsmobile ended up on a NASCAR entry sheet, now Mopar is bringing what sure looks like a Plymouth to SEMA – suddenly it feels
The Drop-Top Market’s Pretty Bleak Right Now, But The New Mini Convertible Is Here For You
It’s not a great time to like convertibles unless you’re rich. Maybe it’s just not a great time in general unless you’re rich. Either way,
‘The French Riviera Sounds Like Milwaukee,’ An SWG Wrenching Update And More: Only Fanbelts
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How Michigan’s State-Of-The-Art Facility Lets You Test Real Autonomous Car Remotely Using Both Real And Virtual Obstacles
Just over nine years ago, a first-of-its-kind test track opened in northeast Ann Arbor, Michigan. Several years after pharmaceutical company Pfizer decided to shut down
The 2024 Subaru WRX TR Sharpens An Icon, But It Does So At A Price
A few years ago, Subaru announced that its weapons-grade STI sport compact car lineage was being put on hold. It was the end of an
Why I Bought A Honda Civic Si Over A VW GTI, And Why My Porsche Boxster Is ‘Too Good’: 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
You Can Now Become An Autopian Member For Less Than $5 A Month
It was almost exactly a year ago that we launched the “Cloth” tier of membership, a plan that was a little cheaper and, in spite