One Of Honda’s Weirdest Engines Had Oval Pistons, Eight Valves Per Cylinder, And Was Technically A Failure
The vast majority of piston engines that have been built throughout history have been built to a similar formula. Round pistons travel up and down
Honda CRX Straman Convertible, Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG, BMW 2002: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, I love picking up dirt-cheap cars, motorcycles, and campers, and then telling you lovely readers about the dumb
Sit Back And Hear A Tale Of A Fateful Trip Inside A Nissan Leaf: COTD
For whatever reason, someone convinced Matt Hardigree to drive David’s terrible $2,000 Nissan Leaf from his Studio City apartment to Galpin in Van Nuys. It’s
They Finally Made A Monkey Out Of Me – Tales From The Slack
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Stickshifts Can Turn Boring Cars Into Cool Cars: Prove Me Wrong
Here’s a question: If you take a boring car — like, say, a 2005 Saturn Vue or a 2010 Ford Escape — and you add
The Chevy Trailblazer-Based SSR ‘Pickup’ Was Made For Customers Who Didn’t Exist
Every so often, a vehicle comes around that’s truly groundbreaking. The Lexus RX, the Ford Maverick, the Chrysler minivans, and the Mazda MX-5 all either
Guess The Camo Car: Could This Zebra-Striped Amorphous Blob Be The Next Nissan Murano?
It’s time for everyone’s favorite game: Guess the Camo Car. This time, we have a challenging one courtesy of 57sweptside, the same reader who sent
This Startup Company Wants You To Ride Its Brutalist Electric Scooter Rather Than Drive A Car In Your City
If you’ve ever been to a big city, you’ve almost certainly encountered frustrating heavy traffic, poor infrastructure, and the struggle of taking over an hour
LIVE BLOG: Matt Is Trying To Drive My $2000 Electric Car 11 Miles To Work And He May Not Make It [UPDATE: Matt Won’t Get Out Of The Car]
Ohboyohboyohboy. Matt, who is in town for the Autopian/Galpin car show (which you should come to!), is about to take a questionable risk. He’s about
Tesla Doesn’t Want To Pay Lawyers $230 Million Over Compensation Lawsuit: Report
I intended to start today with some more union news, but I’m sitting here waiting for a UAW livestream to begin so I’ll just start
The Suzuki Spacia ‘Base’ Shouts Its Modest Trim-Level From The Rooftops, And That’s Delightfully Weird
In most cases, automakers prefer to whisper about their base models, keeping these low-spec, low-margin models around as a way to advertise an aggressive starting
The Autopian Announces A New Membership Tier For The Cheap Bastards Among You: Cloth
It just became a lot easier than ever to support the car-cult that is The Autopian, because we have a new base tier — one
Choose Your Own Misadventure: 1958 Locost 7 vs 1954 LaDawri Conquest
Good morning, Autopians! It’s Friday the 13th, traditionally an unlucky day, but I have never put much stock in such ideas. My wife and I
Micro Review: The Ford Maverick Tremor Is Made For Weekend Warriors
Three models years into its production run, the Ford Maverick is still one of the hottest vehicles on the road. With a choice of hybrid
The Kids Have Good Taste In Cars: Cold Start
One of the best events our pals at Hagerty run is not an event itself, but a program called “Future Drivers Club” at the roughly
Don’t Be Afraid To Go To A Trade School And Become America’s Next Mechanics And Electricians: COTD
When you’re young and still in grade school, or heck, even when you’re an adult, you will find yourself facing the question of what to
This May Be The Sketchiest Sort-Of-Honda Ever Crafted By Human Hands
I was going to say that I’ve been on a weird, barely known microcar kick this week, but let’s be honest – that’s my natural
This Honda Monkey Is A Fun-Size Harley Electra Glide And It’s The Cutest Thing You’ll See This Week
Back in the 1960s, Honda created something fun and silly. The Z50 “Monkey” was an amusement park toy turned into a real tiny motorcycle that
Does It Make Sense To Buy A New Gasoline-Powered Car In 2023? Autopian Asks
To the surprise of absolutely nobody who’s been reading The Autopian, David is absolutely smitten with his BMW i3. So much so that he’s sending
Why The New Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale Can’t Measure Up To The Gorgeous Original
Welcome to Damn Good Design. In this regular series I’ll be cocking a raised eyebrow and flapping my big fat smart mouth at those cars
The Strangest Thing About The Huge Fire At A British Airport Parking Garage Is How People Reacted To It
I’m not sure how much you keep up with the news of the British Parking Garage community, but there was a huge fire in London’s