
I Think This Was The First Home Racing Video Game To Simulate A Manual Transmission
I’ve been meaning to write about this interesting footnote at the crossroads of automotive and video game history and interests for some time, but kept





Are Cross-Drilled Brake Rotors Worth Your Money?: Ask An Engineer
Dear fellow Autopians, welcome to another edition of Ask An Engineer. I got a question a while ago from one of our astute readers who

Here’s How A Brilliant 24 Hours Of LeMons Team Saved Me From Getting Stranded In Our Broken Mercedes Wagon
A couple of weekends ago, I found myself in what seemed to be an impossible situation. Our 1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 ‘Ski-Klasse’ wagon failed spectacularly while

Thor Will Sell You A Glamorous $178,500 Ford Transit Trail Camper Van That’s Still Cheaper Than The Competition, But Don’t Take It Too Far Off-Road
Back in November 2022, Ford unleashed the Transit Trail into the world. The manufacturer is capitalizing on the #vanlife movement by offering camper van builders

This Minivan In Massachusetts Keeps Getting Weirder And Weirder And We’re Here For It
“I’ve never emailed a website before,” Autopian user SkyChief07 begins their email with. “I love the site, love the mission, love you all as writers

‘We’re Out Here For The Middle Class, Not Just Autoworkers’ Says Striking Worker As UAW Marches On
Just to clarify, you don’t have to be a Member of Congress to be the Speaker of the House. So, if I’m not doing The Morning

Trail-Rated Paperweights: 1987 AMC Jeepster vs. 1987 Jeep Honcho OffRoadster
“Your eyes are bigger than your stomach”. Mom would say that when I’d come back to the table at Wang’s Family Buffet, a plate stacked

Check Out The Indulgent Copywriting In This Old Jag Brochure: Cold Start
You know, it’s possible this might be the best example of a vinyl top that actually, you know, works. Because I think it does! This is

You Never Need To Grow Up If You Love Cars: COTD
If you’ve loved crappy cars for long enough, you’ve almost certainly come across someone telling you to grow up. Why are you making yourself suffer

The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Has The Most Pathetic Skid Plate In The History Of Skid Plates
The Subaru Wilderness brand is like Jeep’s “Rubicon” or “Trailhawk” brand in that it’s meant to represent the most off-road capable version of a Subaru.

The Landau Bar Is Making A Stealthy Return, So Everyone Be On High Alert
Are you sitting down? You probably should be sitting down. I realize that those of you reading this currently strapped into jetpacks or deep underwater,

I Bought A $1,000 Crashed Version Of Buell’s Worst Motorcycle With 23-Year-Old Tires As My Winter Beater
Winter is coming, which means most motorcyclists in the Midwest will soon put away their toys and wait until the leaves turn green once again.

Someone Is Auctioning Their Collection Of Over 50 White Porsches And A Literal ‘Motor Trend Car Of The Year’ Trophy
A mysterious collection of white Porsche sports cars is going up for auction in Houston, but the cars themselves might not be nearly as interesting

Nine Fantastic British Vehicles Cheap, Weird, And Old Enough To Import – Adrian’s Auction Anarchy
You summoned me. I came, Autopians. It’s your goth uncle Adrian, here. I’m afraid Miss Mercedes is very much not joining us this week because

Here Are The Coolest Dirt-Cheap Electric Cars I Spotted On The Streets Of Beijing
Do you think Jason’s Changli — the cheapest new electric car that you can buy in America — is weird? Well, that’s actually quite a

The 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash Is Ford’s First Electric Pickup With A Heat Pump
The high-value trim is a time-honored automotive tradition, and the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash is the latest example of that. Basically, often to spur

BYD Is Outpacing Tesla In EV Production So Far This Year
It is the nature of attention-seeking journalism to turn any quantifiable comparison between two products, artists, companies, et cetera into a horse race. This is

That Moment When The Product That Cleans Your Fridge Is The Same That Cleans Your Truck: COTD
There have been a number of criticisms, comments, and questions about Tesla’s use of stainless steel for the Cybertruck. How heavy will it be? How

Have An Entire Life Crisis: 1984 Chevrolet Corvette vs 1983 Porsche 944
Quarter-life crises and mid-life crises are for amateurs. After all, we live in the information age, where a little rectangle in your pocket will deliver

What The Hell Is This?: Cold Start
I was out driving yesterday, following a squirrel I’m pretty sure mouthed a slur at me as he ran across the street to check on

There Is Actually One Legal Way You Can Hide Part Of Your License Plate
If I were to go outside right now with the roll of black gaffers’ tape I always keep on me (the result of a childhood












