REO Says It Will Build A $21,500 Truck For The Masses, I Spoke To The CEO To See If They’re Legit
There’s been a lot of talk lately about upcoming new cheap pickup trucks, and if that’s somehow a bad thing, that’s news to me. The
The New $130k Cadillac Escalade IQ Promises 450 Miles Of Range But Doesn’t Look Like An Escalade
Nothing exceeds like excess. From the gratuitous cinematic destruction of Michael Bay’s blockbusters to the finned land yachts of the ’50s, America has spent most
What It Was Like Staying At A Car-Themed Hotel With An Epic Museum You Can Visit At 3AM
Holy crap. HOLLLY CRAP. I cannot believe what I just experienced in Munich: The greatest hotel in the history of humankind. It’s called “Motor World,”
Is This Porsche 997 From The Mid-2000s Really A Restomod?
What constitutes a modern car? One could argue that the presence of OBDII, side airbags, stability control, or simply the Antique Automobile Club of America’s
UAW Boss Throws Latest Stellantis Offer Into The Literal Trash
We’ve been telling you that the United Auto Workers’ contract negotiations are worth keeping an eye on this time because this union’s leadership has a
Mobile Isolation Chambers: 2000 Buick LeSabre vs 2002 Toyota Avalon
Good morning! Today’s Shitbox Showdown is all about comfort. Not luxury, just good old-fashioned comfort: cushy seats, a quiet engine, and a smooth ride. To
I Think This 1967 Ford Brochure Predicted Pod Racing: Cold Start
I really adore this coarse-brushwork style of midcentury brochure illustration, and this 1967 Ford Fairlane brochure is a fantastic example of the genre. But this
Chevrolet Was So Crazy In The 2000s It Wanted You To Deliver Flowers In A 260 HP Retro-Style Panel Wagon: Holy Grails
General Motors of the 2000s is known for a number of not-so-flattering traits. Its interiors were plastic, some ignitions were faulty, and the General was
The New Nissan Skyline Nismo Sweats The Small Stuff
“Nissan Skyline Nismo” is an evocative nameplate, conjuring up images of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, touring car racing, and some of the hottest Japanese speed
Why I Bought This Teal 46-Year-Old BMW Airhead Motorcycle
Over the weekend, I dragged yet another vehicle home to my junkyard vehicle refuge. After writing numerous pieces for this site about vintage motorcycles and
Electric Bike Manufacturer Super73’s One-Off ‘Barbie’ And ‘Oppenheimer’ E-Bikes Look Wicked
Super73 makes some incredibly dope electrically-assisted bicycles for jetting around the city. Sure, they’re expensive, but they’re utilitarian and set up to have tons of
This Little Indian Van Costs $4,300 And Could Easily Be A Daily Driver For Lots Of Americans
It’s been a good while since I checked in to see what was going on in the world of inexpensive and tiny Indian vans and
What You Need To Know About This Rare Dodge Motorhome With A Bubble Cab And Wild Circular Grille
I’ve long said that if you want an RV that has character and style, you have to look to the past. Rewind your calendar back
The ‘Reality Check’ Era Of The EV Transition Is Upon Us
Make batteries instead of engines, they said! It’ll be fun and perhaps even profitable, they said! Toward the end of the previous decade, and on
The New Class Of Freshmen: 2011 Kia Soul vs 2012 Chevy Cruze
Welcome back! Today on Shitbox Showdown, we’re leaving the ’80s nostalgia behind (finally, I can hear some of you saying) and looking at two cars
Pagodas Are Lovely, So What’s This Dude’s Problem?: Cold Start
I was thinking, as one does, about how achingly lovely the old Mercedes-Benz W113 “Pagodas” were, and thought that I’d like to have one for
The Autopian, Your Home For Racy Oysters, Shower Spaghetti, And All Things Ass: COTD
If you haven’t noticed already, the Autopian is run by a group of people who claim to be adults, but may really be three Peel
This Odd Little Collapsable Trailer Seems Like A Great Idea That’s All But Extinct
Sometimes I feel like my head is so full of automotive obsessions it’s hard to keep track of all of them. Lighting minutia, taillight variations,
The Cheapest Vehicles Up For Auction At Monterey Car Week Are Also Some Of The Coolest
Monterey Car Week is nearly upon us, a festival of internal combustion and opulence as impressive as you could imagine. It’s a place where the
The 1984 Camaro Berlinetta Featured An Incredibly Useless ‘Reminder Spool’ Feature. Here’s How It Worked
Camaros have all sorts of cultural connotations and associations, most of them reasonably well-earned. Generally, though, the Camaro has never really been seen as a
What It Was Like Living With An Electric Adventure Bike In A City Lacking EV Charging Infrastructure
A few weeks ago, an electric motorcycle temporarily joined my large fleet of gassers and diesels. The 2023 Zero DSR/X is hailed as “the world’s