
It’s New Autopian Member Shirt Reveal Time!
Exactly one Earth-year ago today, we announced our latest member T-shirt, which featured a 29 hp Citröen 2CV and a 1479 hp Bugatti Chiron, and

Traditional Carmakers Keep Making This One Mistake And It’s Killing Them
You know what the single biggest gripe I have about automakers is? Well, if you regularly read The Morning Dump you can probably list out

This Strange Handbuilt VW Beetle-2CV Hybrid Is Confusing The Hell Out Of Me
I’ll admit, I do sometimes worry that I focus too much or too often on my own idiosyncratic fetishes for Cold Starts. I do try

Which Twin-Cam Sedan Is Your Style? 1995 Saturn SL2 vs 1997 Plymouth Neon
On today’s menu, we have two small domestic sedans from the 1990s, both of which are equipped with their optional twin-cam engines. One has a

Come Hang Out With The Autopian In Ohio And Detroit This Week (Now With David)
Ford just dropped off a new Explorer Tremor that I’m excited to drive to Ohio tomorrow, if only because it’s that new Marsh Grey color

Missed It By That Much: COTD
Most of The Autopian‘s writers have a habit of sliding pop culture references into their work. I drop Star Trek and Pitch Meeting references into

How To Throw The Greatest Track Day In The History Of Track Days
When we announced that we were hosting our first official track day (or, 1rd official track day), I half-jokingly said it would be the Greatest

This Famous New York Mets Player Was Allegedly Given An Amphicar Because He Was So Damn Cheap
I’ll be honest: I know Jaqueline Squat about most sports, baseball included. The only baseball players I know anything about are Terry Forester (because David

The One Thing I Hate About Almost Every Jeep Since 1941
I’m so obsessed with Jeeps that I studied engineering to become a Jeep engineer, then I became a car journalist who has basically been writing

This Mazda Had One Of The Weirdest V6 Engines Ever Sold To The Public And I Own Three Of Them
All being well, you’ll be seeing my name popping up here on The Autopian a few times over the coming month, and by way of

Here’s What It Actually Costs When You Win A Ten Dollar Car From An Auction
What’s the least you’ve paid for a running car? I once got a Volkswagen for 60 bucks, but that one was in severe need of

The US Car Industry Can’t Beat China Without Canada And Mexico
My grand thesis out of the automotive industry, espoused many times in The Morning Dump, is that the most pivotal and yet under-appreciated force in

Here’s How I’d Use Bolt-Ons To Make The Slate Into Discovery-Style Seven Seater
It’s been over fifteen minutes since we last wrote about the upcoming Slate truck. I don’t think that we can realistically continue today without another

AMC Had Some Strange Ideas For Brochures In 1969
I’ve always been fond of AMC. They’re like America’s lovable losers of the car industry, always seeming to be up against the ropes, coming up

This Could Be The Most Expensive Corvette Ever Sold
A one-of-three Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupe is expected to break the record for the most expensive Corvette ever sold when it crosses the block

One Of The Craziest Motorcycles Built In America Has Up To A 10-Liter V8 Engine And Handling Like A Cruise Ship
Most modern motorcycles tend to have relatively compact, high-revving engines. Even the bikes that do have large powerplants put out less displacement than many crossovers

Which Uncommon Manual Would You Take? 1979 Ford Fairmont vs 2004 Pontiac Grand Am
Good morning! We’re sticking with stickshifts today, because two cars came up on the Underappreciated Survivors group on Facebook that caught my eye. They’re both

Jason Has A ‘Router’ That We Want Him To Test With A Hot Dog

The Cheapest New Diesel Pickup Truck In America Gets 28 MPG, And Here’s What You Get When You Buy It
The American diesel pickup truck is an impressive workhorse. These trucks tow tens of thousands of pounds while returning respectable fuel economy and coddling their

A Parking System In A Cute Canadian Town Was Sending People To A Porn Site
QR codes are, if you think about it, pretty incredible things. A compact, optical way to store information? That can be easily reproduced and created?

The Most Serious Car In The World Is This Harlequin Golf Converted To Single Color By A Dealer
National stereotypes are usually tired tropes, but one that keeps coming back is German humor – or the lack thereof. Imagine, then, a car buyer











