
For Decades, Americans Intentionally Crashed Trains Into Each Other Just For The Fun Of It
A train crash is usually a serious event, one where property damage, injuries, and even fatalities can reach depressing levels. Usually, everyone avoids trying to





What Car Has The Best Seats For Sleeping On A Road Trip?
There comes an inevitable point in a road trip when you feel the need to shut the drive down for the night and get some

VinFast Is The Car Company That Just Won’t Quit
I’ve started to see VinFast EVs on the road in New York, and I have to explain to anyone I’m with why my head just

Cadillac Will Custom Build Your CT5-V Blackwing By Hand, For A Price
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is pretty great, right? In an age where almost every manufacturer seems to be chasing metrics, Cadillac has conjured up a

Trucks With A Little Something Extra: 1980 Datsun 720 vs 1989 Dodge Dakota
Good morning! Today, we’re going to talk about trucks. Not just any trucks, but two single-cab short-bed trucks that each have a feature you don’t

Why Did Trunks Open Like This And The Amazing Variety Of Traction Avant Trunks
Today was a busy day of David and I trying to abuse the Nissan Murano Cross Cab that you may recall from my embarrassing attempt

You Can Buy A V12 Gated Manual Ferrari For The Price Of A Mustang Dark Horse
A manual transmission and a V12 go together like a kick and a snare. There’s just something so inherently right about that combination that poster

A Stealth-Missile Minivan And The Genesis Of Luxury: Members’ Rides
Good day to you all! How’s your week been? Mine was fantastic! My family has been out of town hanging with family for the last

This Honda CR-V Is The Most Honda CR-V To Ever CR-V
One of the bigger regrets I had with my Subaru Forester was that it was silver. This is not Subaru’s fault. This was my fault.

It’s Absurd That You Still Can’t Buy A True Full-Sized RAM Family SUV
Car makers are rather predictable. When the Mustang stampeded onto the scene in 1964, it didn’t take more than a few years before we saw

What Cars Are ‘Hidden Gems’ That Everyone But You Seems To Have Forgotten About?
I probably should be asking what you’re wrenching on or how your summer plans are going here in an Autopian Asks, but I’ve got more

The Ford Escape Is Dying So Ford’s $30,000 Electric Truck Can Live
It’s a big day for Ford, with the automaker announcing a new electric platform that will first spawn a $30,000 electric crew cab midsized pickup

I’ll Be Racing A Vintage BMW For The Autopian At Laguna Seca This Weekend, Come Say Hi
For reasons I still don’t understand, BMW invited me to race an E46 M3 GT, a real GT2 car run in the American Le Mans

Ford Pulled a 113-Year Old Logo From The Vaults And It’s Pretty Clear Why
Ford is making a huge announcement as we speak, about a new electric car/truck platform that will be used for a wide variety of cars,

How Tariff Madness Is Good For Gas Engine Suppliers And Bad For Oil Companies
I haven’t quite come up with a way to refer to this trade/tariff business that’s felt quite right, mostly because I don’t know how it’ll

Ford Is Building A $30,000 Electric Pickup As Part Of A $5 Billion Investment Into ‘Affordable’ Electric Cars
A few months ago, a Jeff Bezos-backed newcomer in the car world, Slate Auto, got the world’s attention by debuting a dirt-cheap electric pickup truck.

Rezvani Put Old-Looking Headlights On A New Porsche 911 And The Result Is Weird
It seems like every 20 minutes, a different company unveils its take on a Porsche 911. Singer, Tuthill, RML, Sportclasse, the list goes on. Well,

Used-Car Unicorns: 1991 Honda CRX HF vs 1991 Toyota Corolla GT-S
There is a decent chance that, by the time you read this, one or both of the cars I’m about to show you may be

Here’s A Great VW Beetle Year-Identification Challenge With A Faux Mexico City Taxi
I arrived in Los Angeles today, because there’s Important Autopian Business to be done that requires me to nod thoughtfully to and feign understanding, as

Ford Debuts New Cat Alongside Refreshed SUV
Ford let the cat out of the bag when it unveiled a new puma alongside its refreshed compact crossover, the Territory. Okay, I’m talking about

Why This New Zealand Man Spent $151K Importing And Modifying A Big American Pickup For An Epic Adventure
You might think that, if someone needed a truck in New Zealand, they’d have tons of options — Nissans, Toyotas, and probably even some new