
Why It’s Such A Big Deal That Chinese Automaker BYD Is Threatening To Sue Us
Automakers have long used celebrities to give them an aura of success, style, or authenticity. This is especially important for Chinese brands, which have started to





VW’s Dieselgate Emissions Cheat Was Terrible, Sure, But It Was Pretty Clever If You Think About It
It’s been a solid decade since the whole Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal went down, which I think may be sufficient time that we can start saying

Here’s How The 9,100 Pound Cadillac Escalade IQ Keeps Up With Sports Cars On Backroads
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ doesn’t stray from the internal-combustion formula that put “Escalade” on the map decades ago. It’s huge, with plenty of space

This Is The Last Subaru Legacy
It feels like just yesterday when Subaru announced it would be ending production of its long-running Legacy sedan after the 2025 model year. In reality,

I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills Every Time I Read A Faraday Future Email
I’ve met an actual Faraday Future FF91 owner last month, which is only about three times more likely than meeting someone who has literally walked

This New Aerodynamic Camper Is A Canadian RV Legend Made Even Better
For a brief period of around a decade, Canada and the United States got to enjoy some forbidden fruit from the United Kingdom. During the

Pontiac Wanted To Make A New LeMans In The Worst Way Possible, And They Did
Not everyone is happy when certain vaunted car names are revived on vehicles that they deem less than worthy. Few K5 fans or former owners

The 325-Horsepower Ford Fusion Sport Is A Wolf In Rental Car Clothing
The term “Sport” is now absolutely meaningless when it comes to trim levels and model names. It could mean a cut-down, more budget-friendly version of

Why Police Crushed A Durango Hellcat Even Though They Wanted to Keep It
There are dozens of stories about how police departments seize cool cars and place them into the agency’s fleet, adorning them with a police livery,

What Is The Best Car With A Diesel Engine?
Diesel used to be a big deal. A couple of decades ago, some governmental authorities and plenty of automakers thought that, one day, we’d all

Today Is The 10th Anniversary Of Dieselgate And Volkswagen Is Still Haunted By Its Ghost
I consider today to be the anniversary of Dieselgate because it marks ten years since Volkswagen received a notice from the Environmental Protection Agency stating

The Strange Indignity Of The Sedanbulance
As someone who has ridden in the not-fun part of an ambulance, I have to say that one of the things I most appreciated about

Here’s What It’s Like Owning A Volkswagen Cheater Diesel A Decade After Dieselgate
One decade ago today, the Environmental Protection Agency served a Notice of Violation to the Volkswagen Group for violating the Clean Air Act. The allegation?

Hyundai To Launch A Tacoma-Fighting Midsize Truck In America, 600-Mile Range EREV
It feels fair to say that the midsize truck segment is hotter than ever. Toyota makes one, Nissan makes one, Jeep makes one, Ford makes

Delivery Driver Killed Unloading Andy Warhol BMW M1 Art Car
I’ve loaded and unloaded dozens of cars from trailers at this point in my life, and while I think I’ve gotten pretty good at it,

2009 Kia Spectra vs 2009 Chevy Cobalt: Which One Could You Put Up With For A Year?
Remember the movie Brewster’s Millions? It’s an old tale, told many times throughout the years, always involving a wealthy eccentric relative and a set of conditions

The New Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Is Secretly A French EV. Here’s Why That’s Smart
It’s no secret that developing a new electric vehicle platform is expensive. We’re talking a bill in the billions, a timeline of years, and the

Chrysler Ordered This Jet-Inspired Lamborghini Concept Car Well Before Jet-Inspired Lamborghinis Became A Thing
Lamborghini has long been associated with the greatly overused term “fighter jet for the road.” The company has openly said it draws inspiration from jets,

Hold Onto OUR Hats, It’s Swag Swednesday!
Welcome to our first-ever installment of Swag Swednesday! Each week, we’ll kick down some sweet, sweet swag to Autopian Members, the cool-kids club for car

Electric Aviation Makes A Ton More Sense Thanks To This Weird New Plane
Electric vehicle technology is on a steady course to eventually take over much of the world’s transportation sectors, from the automobile to the urban scooter.

How One Component Of The Mustang GTD Has The Potential To Allow Ford To Build The Worst Mustang Ever
The Worst Mustang Ever. It’s been a dream for decades, and while Ford has made some valiant efforts to achieve it in the past –












