Taxi Trek Day 2: Surprisingly Smooth Sailing Except For The Wiper Thing
Even though my journey started yesterday, in a 15-hour slog from North Carolina to New York, I suppose our official start to our cross-country taxi journey
You Used To Be Able To Get Anything With A Stick: 1987 Dodge Mini Ram Van vs 1990 Chevy Corsica
The automatic transmission first appeared just prior to World War II, and really hit its stride in the 1950s, when cars got big and powerful
This Is The Wildest Story You’ll Read Involving A Nissan Altima: COTD
The poor Nissan Altima has a bad rap it doesn’t really deserve. You’ve almost certainly heard of Big Altima Energy before. Cars exhibiting BAE might
Citroën Had Some Genuinely Funny Newspaper Ads
Okay, yes, I’m still a little obsessed with Citroën 2CVs, mostly because there’s one sitting in my driveway right now. It’s a little frustrating because
The World’s Toughest Bus Is Now A Seriously Awesome Motorhome Built To Camp Where No Prevost Can Go
For years, the wild minds at Torsus have built a bus for the most extreme parts of the planet. The Praetorian doesn’t just have the
This Monster 1,421-Horsepower Super Mustang Mach-E Race Car Will Tackle Pikes Peak With An Entire F-250 Worth Of Downforce
If you were to build a car for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, what would it look like? It would probably be electric since
Here’s How Well This $111,000 Diesel Truck’s Interior Stood Up To A Rain Storm
Rain is something that most car owners never really have to worry about. Vehicles are pretty well shielded from the weather, and modern tires can
No, A ‘No Touch’ Cell Phone Law For Drivers Didn’t Just Go Into Effect In 31 States
The Internet has created a perverse incentive that values interactivity over quality, and virality over accuracy. Comedian Stephen Colbert predicted this when he created the
A ’90s Impala SS Is One Of The Coolest Cars You Can Still Buy For Less Than $10,000
Every so often, manufacturers build a car with immense want-one appeal, machines with huge X-factor and personality greater than the sum of their parts. Sometimes
How I’d Design A 1980s Fox Body Mustang For The Modern Era
Every generation thinks the era that they grew up in produced the coolest cars, music, and fashions. Those of us who came of age in
Mitsubishi Announced A Battery Swap Program For EV Trucks In Japan So Why Are So Many Companies Against Battery-Swapping?
One of the interesting things about my job is that I get to talk to engineers and product planners and designers and other Important People
One Of Automotive’s Most Successful CEOs Just Quit The Entire Car Industry
Lately, all the talk of CEO departures has been preceded by phrases like “fired out of a cannon” and “catapulted into outer space by an
The 604 Horsepower Mercedes-AMG E 53 Hybrid Feels Like A Cheat Code
Plug-in hybrids and AMG have had a difficult history. The S 63 E Performance pumps out some outrageous figures, but the four-cylinder plug-in hybrid C
The Unloved Jeep Wrangler JK Is Becoming The Modern-Day Jeep YJ
While browsing Cars & Bids, something caught my eye: Jeep Wrangler JKs — built between 2007 and 2018 model years — are surprisingly cheap. In
Cozy Three-Pedal Coupes: 2004 Toyota Solara vs 2009 Nissan Altima
Good morning! This week, we are sticking with sticks – every car will have a traditional three-pedal manual, what used to be called a “standard”
One Of The Strangest “Costumes” For The VW Beetle Was Also One Of The Most Normal But Was Nicknamed For A Creepy Weirdo
I’ve always said that what Australia was to marsupials, Brazil was to air-cooled Volkswagens. Usually when I say this I’m greeted with either blank stares
The Autopian’s Project Cars Go through So Much Torture: COTD
One of the things that I love most about our website, aside from the great people I work with and the rockin’ stories we put
A Company Wants To Build A Humongous Plane 100 Feet Longer Than A Boeing 747 With 12 Times The Cargo Space, And For A Very Specific Reason
The wind power industry has long faced a bit of a frustrating problem. Gigantic blades are more efficient, but they’re also hard to ship. A
Here’s Everything Wrong (And Right) With My New Citroën 2CV And I Couldn’t Be Happier
I know I mentioned this before, but I’m now the proud owner of a Citroën 2CV. This is quite literally an automotive dream come true
Are Hot Rods Camp? Tales From The Slack
Howdy! If you’re reading this it means you aren’t a member. That’s totally fine. However, if you’d like to become a member, you not only
The 278 Horsepower Cup 2 Equipped Peugeot e-208 GTi Is An Entry Level EV You’ll Actually Want
In jurisdictions where every automaker is eventually legally mandated to go electric, what’s going to happen to fun, affordable cars? While manual transmissions and revvy