How A Hail Mary Fix Kept Our 375,000 Mile New York City Taxi Cab’s People-Hauling Dreams Alive
My wife was 7.5 months pregnant with our first child, but I had to leave her for a week because of important business on the
GMC Once Made A Work Truck That Looked Like A Zombie
You know what pareidolia is, right? Sure you do. It’s when you see faces in things, inanimate things like cars and trucks. This is something
Why The Hybrid 2026 Toyota RAV4 Benefits The Environment More Than Some Fully Electric Vehicles
A few years ago, electric pickup trucks seemed to have huge environmental potential. After all, by slinging a huge battery pack underneath a half-ton truck,
‘A Car Is Not a Car If It’s Not Fun’ Says Toyota’s President
The classic line from any autojournalist is to complain that, if car companies listened to car enthusiasts, they’d all be broke. But that is lazy
Let’s See How Accurate This 1:64 Toy Citroën 2CV’s Engine Is
There was a lot of enthusiasm for the Cold Start earlier this week about a drugstore-die-cast toy Toyota AE86 earlier this week, the one with
Cosmetically Challenged Chevrolets: 1985 Chevy Camaro vs 1987 Chevy Astro
Welcome back! We’ve got another pair of ugly but good-running vehicles today, both from the Heartbeat of America. One is like the car that every
Sometimes, Doing Something The Hard Way Is Still Deeply Gratifying: COTD
One of my favorite sayings is “time is money, and money is time.” It can be applied to so many parts of life. I can
The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Is Tougher, More Powerful, And Hybrid Only
When Toyota invited us to its North American headquarters for an event this week that included the global reveal of a new product, those of
The Maker Of The Craziest Camper In America Now Has A Roof Tent Built Like A Plane
The rooftop tent tries to offer the best of both worlds. They offer the ease of camping offered by a ground tent, but without having
Could This Be The End For The Awesome V8 Lexus IS 500?
Automakers love a special edition because it’s a great opportunity to keep the product planners busy and squeeze out a slightly greater margin. Take one
A Bunch Of Autopian Readers Took On A Bonkers Project To Find Every Car With A Number For A Name From 1 To 2500
I’ve said many times before that I firmly believe that the Greater Autopian Car-munity is the single greatest, smartest, kindest, and, yes, sexiest automotive community
What’s The Oddest Celebrity-Car Pairing?
In today’s Morning Dump I mentioned that, much to my surprise, Danish supermodel Helena Christensen has apparently owned and primarily driven a 1968 Morris Minor
Not Hiring Movers Was A Mistake
“Hiring movers was the best money I’ve ever spent,” fellow domesticated dads told me for weeks as I planned to move my wife, son, cats,
A Startup Wants To Make The Harley-Davidson Of Diesel Motorcycles With A $50,000 Bike That Gets 70 MPG
Diesel power is a rarity in the motorcycle world. There have been only a couple of mass-market diesel motorcycles in history, and the chances of
What Are Those Weird Vans Driving Around Los Angeles And Arizona?
We all love a good bit of identify-that-car, and a recent addition to the roads has opened up another round of this game. People have
The Toyota RAV4 Used To Be Way Weirder Than You Remember
It still feels a bit weird to write, but the obvious choice for someone who just wants a new car is a Toyota RAV4. It’s
Why Subaru Is Raising Prices On Most Of Its Models
The most likely outcome of tariffs is that consumers will, at least in the near term, see higher prices and fewer choices. It’s possible some
Beat-Up Six-Speeds: 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT vs 2015 Ford Fiesta ST
Good morning! Continuing with what might as well become a theme for the week, we have two visually-compromised but good-running cars for your consideration today.
The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq Is A ‘Baby Escalade’ For Families Wanting Some EV Swagger
Flashback to January 2019 and the Detroit Auto Show. While automaker participation in this and other shows had been waning for many years, there were
The 335-Mile Hyundai Ioniq 9 Might Be The Best Value 3-Row EV On The Market
Several years ago, Ford jumped out to an early lead in the battle to challenge Tesla for the battery electric vehicle sales crown in the
I Just Found Out My Hometown Had A VW Rabbit Police Car Back In 1980
I was filling out some form the other day, and they asked what my “hometown” was. I had to pause a moment to recall that