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
BMW M5 V10, Bitter SC, Fouga Magister CM.170: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, I love picking up dirt-cheap cars, motorcycles, and campers, then telling you lovely readers about the dumb things
The BMW Neue Klasse Concept May Be Re-Introducing Something Unexpected And Important: A Real Bumper (Sort Of)
We covered BMW’s bold new concept car, the Vision Neue Klasse, over this weekend, and it’s a pretty big deal for BMW. This concept seems
The $150,000 Land Rover Defender ‘Bowler’ Rally-Car Might Actually Be A Decent Deal
Racing is a ruinously expensive business, but Land Rover seems intent on dialing that back to merely excruciatingly expensive. The Land Rover Defender Bowler may
VW Is Finally Making An Electric GTI, And It Can Mimic Old GTIs
Volkswagen came blazing into the EV space with the sort of vigor of a person being chased by a bear, except that bear was Dieselgate.
The Amount Of Money You Can Save By Fixing A Lexus Yourself Instead Of Taking It To A Dealer Is Absurd
I’ve never taken my car to a dealership, and the only time I even go to a mechanic is to get a wheel alignment or
The Bizarre Krager Kustom Koach Fiberglass Motorhome Is So Ugly It Circles Around To Being Beautiful
Just when I think I’ve reached the bottom of the rabbit hole of weird motorhomes, another creation comes to the surface. If you travel to
The Electric Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Has A Two-Speed Transmission, Lots Of Range, And Seats That Look Like Hammerhead Sharks
For the past decade, the Mercedes-Benz CLA has been the car to lease for people who just got their first professional job and own anything
The 2025 Mini Cooper E Could Become America’s Best City-Car Since The BMW i3
The Mini Cooper continues its electric push for 2025 with an all-new EV-specific model meant to bring a bit of the swinging ’60s into the
German Automakers Have To Build Good Cheap EVs Before It’s Too Late
The three major German automakers have long dominated the global automotive sector by offering world class engineering and a product range that runs the gamut
Jeep Needs To Build An Off-Road Van And Here’s How They Should Do It
It’s time for Jeep to make a van. In fact it’s beyond time for Jeep to make a van. The van scene is booming. Whether
Poorly Photographed Projects – 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite vs 1963 Hillman Husky
Good morning! I hope you all had a good long weekend. Today we’re back, and kicking off a whole week of British cars as we
The Mercury Cougar Caused Some Strange Faces But Had A Houndstooth Roof: Cold Start
I assume our audience is at least 97% human, so an awful lot of our content is targeted at that demographic. My apologies, super-intelligent mollusks
Happy Labor Day With America’s Most Laborious Vehicle!: Cold Start
Happy Labor Day, everyone! Let’s celebrate the nobility of labor by avoiding it at all costs today, which is exactly what we intend to do
The BMW ‘Vision Neue Klasse’ Concept Is Promising A Lot For The Future Of BMW
BMW once built arguably the best electric city car on earth, and while the automaker’s EV offerings have since arrived a bit more slowly than
I Installed A Ridiculous Vanity Plate On My New Jeep And The Internet Is (Maybe Rightfully) Not Thrilled
I recently bought a second-gen Jeep Cherokee (not that anyone really calls it that; it’s the XJ!), something I’ve wanted since I was in middle
What If They Made Those Fake Rolls-Royce Grilles For Other Cars Like Porsches And Teslas?
You know what is one of my all-time favorite ridiculous car accessories? Those fake Rolls-Royce grilles and hoods they used to sell for old air-cooled
Learn How To Off-Road With The Autopian At Detroit 4Fest This Month
Do you love off-roading? Have you never off-roaded at all, ever in your life? Here’s your chance to learn and drive with the best at
The Reader-Comment That Has Thrown David Into An Existential Crisis
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The World Hated The Ford Excursion. Now It’s Becoming A Collectable Friendly-Giant
If the 1980s marked the rise of the minivan, the 1990s marked the rise of the SUV. Truck-based, beefy, and thoroughly divorced in capabilities and
Rust Is Killing My Stately BMW E39 Wagon And Repair Shops Don’t Even Want To Look At It
Back in October 2022, I bought my first-ever BMW when our Daydreaming Designer, the Bishop, sold me his 2001 BMW 525i Touring for the princely