
Here’s How The BMW i3 Performs As A Family Car
My wife just took a step out of the house for a couple of hours, leaving me with my one-year-old, who is undoubtedly going to





The 2026 Toyota C-HR is Part Of Something That Toyota Is Quietly Bringing Back From The Past
So the embargo to write about the 2026 Toyota C-HR happened a couple of days ago, but for whatever reason I didn’t feel an intense

Here Are The Cars Your Autopians Are Fantasizing About: Tales From The Slack
If you want to know what we’re into you, you can probably guess from reading the website. If you’re really curious, become a member and

I’m About To Put My 215,000-Mile Audi A8 Through Its Toughest Test Yet: Two Straight Days Of Drifting
A few weeks back, I bought a car I never expected to: A 2014 Audi A8L with over 215,000 miles on the clock. I wasn’t

I Have Fallen Down The Rabbit Hole Of A Nonsensical Activity Called ‘Hobbycrossing’ And I’m Going to Drag You Down With Me
One of the many reasons I love the internet is its ability to teach me about stuff I’ve never heard of before. Without fail, if

The EPA’s Move To Dismantle America’s Plan For Electric School Buses Could Give Another Fuel Source A Chance To Shine
Back in 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and with it, granted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $5 billion over the course

There’s A New Car Guessing Game On The Internet And It’s Going To Piss You Off
One of my favorite morning rituals is a shot at Cardle. Wordle? No, Cardle. Cup of coffee in one hand and my phone in the

Why Ford Killed The Cobra Jet Torino Just When They Finally Got It Right
What can you say about a car unknowningly introduced literally months before the world it was designed for came crashing down? You have to feel

Federal Lawmakers Want To Close The Loophole That Says The Polaris Slingshot Is A Motorcycle
What is a motorcycle? If you’re most people, a motorcycle has two or three wheels, a saddle that has you sitting astride the vehicle, and

The Supreme Court’s Move To Strike Down Tariffs Probably Isn’t A Magic Wand For Carmakers Or Car Buyers
One of the two major cornerstones of President Trump’s economic agenda just got struck down by a Supreme Court that didn’t seem to buy any

I Flew My Friend From Australia To LA To Help Me Finish My Impossible eBay Jeep Project
I’m in a race against time. In early April, I have to drive a World War II Jeep from LA to Moab, Utah. The only

The Plan To Save Ram Is Exactly As Simple As It Sounds
I have a hard time writing Stellantis in a headline, mostly because I don’t think the average person knows what a Stellantis is. If you

Here’s Another Great Almost-Microbus: The Goliath Express
Have you heard of the concept of carcinization? It’s a type of convergent evolution where animals keep evolving into crabs. Or at least very crab-like

International Harvester Once Built A Wild Turbine-Powered Tractor That Looked Like A Car And Burned Almost Any Fuel
There was once a time when the gas turbine engine was seen as the future. Turbines had proven themselves in aviation, and it wasn’t long

Audi’s New Car Philosophy Seems To Be To Complicate, And Then Add Heaviness: COTD
Cars come with the baggage of having stereotypes. American cars are built like crap, Italian cars break down, Japanese cars run forever, and Chinese cars

Which Old Ford Looks Like More Fun? 1951 Ford Custom vs 1995 Ford Escort
We’re wrapping up our week of single-make Showdowns with a pair of Fords. They’re about as different as you can get, and there’s 44 years

For Whom The Chicken Screams: Only Fanbelts
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JC Whitney Used To Sell Knockoff Hubcaps With Weird Bootleg Brand Names On Them Like ‘Food’
One of the most common “tells” of images created with artificial intelligence (AI) is that things like logos or written text are often strange, corrupted

The Hummer H3 Was The Right SUV At Precisely The Wrong Time
Why doesn’t GM have a Ford Bronco competitor? You’d think that one of America’s major truck and SUV manufacturers would jump at the chance to

What’s The Weirdest Thing You’ve Found In Your Engine Bay?
When cracking open the hood of an old car for the first time, you’re bound to find some surprises. Rusty bolts, mangled wiring connections, cracking

This Mazda Miata Driving Simulator Was Reborn As Namco’s Legendary Ridge Racer Arcade Game
One of my lasting childhood memories is the Saab 900 based driving simulator at the Saab dealer in the next town. It was an OG












