
We’re Heading Back To The Moon And I’m Excited About It, Cynicism Be Damned
For the first time since 1972, human beings will visit the moon. Well, visit near the moon, because this Artemis II mission, set to launch today





Mazda Just Teased The Coolest Small Car With A Gimmick So Dumb You’ll Want To Punch A Wall
The small car is seemingly an endangered species. Crossover SUVs dominate much of the world, and even once beloved small car nameplates have become chunky

It Sure Looks Like Toyota Is About To Get Weird With The Corolla
What’s the best-selling car ever? If you define it by a single generation, it’s the Volkswagen Beetle, but if you define it by a nameplate,

Toyota Sure Looks Like The Smartest Automaker On The Planet Right Now
Japan is freaking out a little right now, much like the rest of the world. The country has a new prime minister, a new sense

Daihatsu Is Fixing The One Thing I Didn’t Like About The World’s Last Kei-Sized Japanese Sports Car
The Daihatsu Copen is one of my favorite cars that has yet to reach American shores. It’s a tiny, two-seater convertible that’s been on sale

Honda’s New Electric Hot Hatch Kei Car Is Going To Be The Coolest Thing To Import In 25 Years
It’s late October during an odd-numbered year, so that means it’s time for the biennial Japan Mobility Show. Unlike in America where auto shows have

Some Guesses About How Computer And Video Game Controllers Would Work For Driving A Car
You know how there have been experiments over the years where various companies have tried alternatives to the traditional steering wheel/pedals model of driving a

C’mon Mazda, This Is the Third Rotary-Powered Concept You’ve Shown In a Row
It feels like Mazda is perpetually stuck in a cycle of showing off stunning concepts to the world, suggesting they might come to production one

Orange You Excited To Look At Some 4x4s? 1961 Jeep CJ-5 vs 1980 Chevy Blazer
If you woke up from a coma and had no idea what time of year it was, you could probably tell just from what colors

It’s Not The Car That Makes The Enthusiast: COTD
There is a misconception among some car enthusiasts that your car is what makes you an enthusiast. Basically, you’re an enthusiast if you own a

I Took A 720 HP Pickup Truck To A Giant Party In The Desert And It Taught Me A Lesson About Life
Life is full of decisions, from easy calls like choosing what to wear, to more difficult situations, like selecting your career. It can be hard

Google Is Why Grandpa Thinks A Mustang Truck Is Coming And It’s Why The Autopian Needs Your Help
I like to say that advertising is not how we make money, but how we avoid losing money. But that’s no longer the case, because

How On Earth Did This Driver’s Jeep Not Hit Anything After Their Grand Cherokee Took Off In Reverse?
When you bring a car to a stop and intend to exit the driver’s seat, it’s a good idea to ensure the car won’t move

Tesla Really Doesn’t Want To Put A Steering Wheel In The Cybercab, But Knows It Might Have To
For a while, everyone thought Tesla’s Cybercab—known by many an analyst as the Model 2—would be the brand’s affordable car to slot below the Model

The UK ‘Personalized’ Number Plate Market Is One Of The Most Ridiculous Things In The Car World
Cars are not rational. They never have been, and they never will be, at least I hope not. The day cars become really rational is

How VW Brake Pads And Mazda RX-8 Cabin Filters Make An Aston Martin V8 Vantage Surprisingly Cheap To Own
When it comes to the coolest cars of the 2000s, nobody consistently knocked it out of the park quite like Aston Martin. From the Vanquish

Here’s Why I Sold My Miata And Why I’m Having A Hard Time Choosing A Replacement
After a couple of months of dealing with flaky buyers from Facebook Marketplace, I finally managed to sell my 2003 Mazda MX-5 Miata. I got

This Gigantic 48-Foot Camper Comes With Its Own Volvo Semi Truck And A Smart Car Escape Pod
Earlier this month, I declared the 47-foot-long, 27,000-pound, and 12-bed Axiom Vendetta as the most ridiculous new camper for sale in America. I just found

Why Automakers ‘Aren’t Going To Have Any Incentive’ To Build More Electric Cars
Electric cars are not Beanie Babies or Labubus or whatever, although the hype cycle around them has felt as extreme at times. It turns out

Here’s How I Manage A Dozen Project Cars at Once While Not Going (Too) Broke Or Being Murdered In My Sleep By My Wife
I do not have a problem. Instead, I have about a dozen problems on any given day. Sometimes even a few more. Many of my

’90s Stick-On Car Graphics Were Fantastic So Let’s Look At A Whole Bunch Of Them
Nostalgia is often a trap, but it can genuinely have its bright spots. Sure, many of the cheap-and-cheerful cars of the ’90s aren’t especially good












