
I Drove A Semi-Truck For The First Time And The Shocking Part Was Just How Easy It Was
There are roughly three million semi-tractors registered in America at any given moment. These big rigs are a critical part of the backbone of modern





No Longer Cheap, But Still Cheerful: 1985 BMW 535i vs 1985 Toyota MR2
Good morning, and happy Friday! I’m mixing it up a little this week, and doing two new cars for your end-of-the-week pleasure. These cars are

Will This Suitcase Fit In This Goliath’s Trunk?: Cold Start
Are you familiar with the Goliath GP700? These are kind of under-appreciated cars, I think, considering how they had transverse front engines driving the front

Playmobil Didn’t Have To Go This Hard On Magnum’s Ferrari 308, But We Sure Appreciate It
Since you’re enough of a car person (and cool person) to be hip to our little website here, there’s a solid chance you’re also into

How Have I Not Known That There’s A French Company Making Amphibious Boats With Caterpillar Treads
Just when you think the world has shown you all she has to offer and you’ve allowed yourself to slip into that deceptive but warm

The Only Way To Go Is Up With This Daydreaming Designer’s Three Story Camper Concept
With campers today, it’s more than just about overall size. The big trick for most of them is the number of so-called ‘slide outs’ the

All Members Get A 10% Discount On Merch Using This Code
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Do You Love Hats? You’ll Love The New Autopian Hat (And Stickers)
Our friend (and your friend) Syd has been hard at work and we now have new dad hats and a new, larger sticker. You can

Holy Crap Did Chrysler Ruin The Look Of The Pacifica
I’ll admit I feel a little bad ragging upon Chrysler, which barely seems to be hanging on. The once-iconic marque is now reduced to selling two

I Drove The ‘Ultimate Overland Vehicle’ And The Off-Road Beast Is How Every Lexus LX 600 Should Leave The Factory
For the past couple of years, Overland Expo has been teaming up with show exhibitors and aftermarket part suppliers to build its vision of the

Why Wall Street Is Also Kinda Meh On Tesla Right Now
Earlier this week, Ford decided to be more like Tesla by dropping prices and Wall Street responded by handing the company a big L. I

I Bet You Thought These Were Extinct: 1981 Datsun 510 Wagon vs 1981 Subaru GLF Coupe
On today’s Shitbox Showdown, I’m showing you around my own stomping grounds again, looking at some old forgotten Japanese cars that not only run and

I Think I Have To Post This Old Atari Pole Position Commercial With The VW Rabbit And The Real Jerk: Cold Start
I’ve written about this before at the Old Site, but I was reminded about it because my kid absolutely loves this old commercial and he always wants

Automakers Sometimes Make Putting A Car Into Gear Harder Than It Needs To Be: COTD
When you get into a car with an automatic transmission, you expect pretty simple and easy operation. I mean, you click on your seat belt,

Hey New Members, Tell Us About Your Current (Or Dream) Project Cars
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There Are Cheap EV Conversion Kits For Classic VW Beetles On Alibaba Now
As I feel I have demonstrated, I’m fascinated by the automotive offerings on that massive online retailer of questionable crap, Alibaba. Recently, I noticed some

Let’s All Remember The Weird ’90s Racing Series That Had A Dodge Stratus Beating BMWs
The 1990s were a trip. We had not one, but two North American open wheel racing series (CART and the Indy Racing League). While we

This Big Electric Scooter Can Go Highway Speeds OR Over 124 Miles For Just $7,000
It seems like every week there is some new electric motorcycle or scooter unveiled with its sights set on the American market. Something I see

What’s One Annoying Feature On Your Otherwise Perfect Car?
“No one’s perfect,” as they say (except for my wife, obviously, in case she reads this), and the things we ones make are imperfect too.

The Widened Tech Honeycomb Will Be The Visual Car Cliché Of The 2020s
Like many of you, I have been greedily and perhaps a little jealously looking at the pictures and videos our boy David Tracy has been

The Airstream Caravel Has Everything I Need In A Classic Shape
My wife and I have this dream. It’s not even a huge dream. It seems very approachable. I’m not sure a ‘second home’ is ever












