Why Yes, I Am Considering A Flight To Japan Just To Buy McDonald’s Happy Meals With Toyota Model Cars
When I was a kid, I was a sucker for a Happy Meal toy. Those McDonald’s commercials did a great job of brainwashing me into
How I’m Saving The Autopian’s Hideous SsangYong From The Junkyard
I don’t need any more projects. Of the seven I have or am directly involved in or responsible for, none are roadworthy (Curse you, GTO
The Dacia Duster Pickup Has The Tiniest Bed I’ve Ever Seen
How small can a pickup truck bed be while still maintaining some usability? Some settle for nothing less than an eight-foot bed, some find that
How Did The Honda Prelude Become A Finalist For An Award Before Anyone’s Ever Driven It?
Equally valid question: How did the new Nissan Sentra become a finalist for an award before anyone’s seen it? Yes, we’re doing inside baseball today
Let’s Enjoy The Oddly Intense Drama Of These Renault Brochure Pictures
Do you know the artist Cindy Sherman? She’s fantastic. If you’re not familiar with her, a good use of your work time today would be
What Car Would Also Make A Great Or Terrible Boat?
There are two weird automotive niches that refuse to die, no matter how many times they don’t really work out: the amphibious car, and the
Mercedes Says It’ll Put More Buttons In Its SUVs. What About Its Cars?
Of all the automakers that have removed physical buttons from their interiors, Mercedes-Benz is among the worst offenders. Most of the German automaker’s cabins are
Six Decades Ago, General Motors Made Semi Trucks Carry More Weight By Turning The Truck Into A Cracker Box
Trucking companies and owner-operators have long been on a relentless quest to save money. If they can stretch that dollar just a little further, it
Which One Would You Drive Cross-Country? 1999 Mercury Sable vs 2006 Nissan Altima
Welcome back! Today’s scenario is all about winning a bet. We’ve all shot our mouth off about something sometime and then been forced to back
The Ridiculous Engineering That Turned A Regular Ford Mustang Into An 815 Horsepower Track Monster Called The ‘GTD’
The two complaints I hear most about the $330,000 Ford Mustang GTD are: 1. “That’s barely even a Mustang” and 2. “Why would you spend
The Memories That Old Bad Cars Can Dredge Up: COTD
One of the best parts about being a car enthusiast is seeing how cars impact people. Cars create memories, and sometimes, in just the right
The F-150 Lighting Just Missed Out On America’s Most Important Safety Accolade
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Moderate Overlap crash test has taken another victim. And no, I’m not talking about the crash test dummy in
A Big Specialized Vehicle Maker Loaned Me A Vehicle For A Really Long Time And I Can’t Really Review It For A Very Silly Reason
If you would like to read about my crazy conundrum, you can do so by becoming a member. It’s fun, easy, and mostly painless.
This Turning Radius Visualization Tool Will Have You Reconsidering That Hummer Joke
Unless it’s exclusively a weekend toy, one of the big concerns with any car purchase is usability. Buying something on a whim is cool until
This Weird All-Metal Amphibious ‘Supercar’ Can Do 60mph On The Water
Amphibious cars are machines of wonder. Imagine showing up at the lake, driving your car directly down the boat ramp, and having a fun day
Why The Pontiac G6 Convertible Was Simply Too Ambitious
In the pantheon of foreshadowing phrases, nestled between “hold my beer” and “watch this” sits “how hard could it be?” While there’s no way of
How A Guy In A Rented Pacifica Minivan Beat The 2-Minute Lap At One Of America’s Best Tracks
Minivans are way more exciting than the internet gives them credit for. Their unique shape and weight distribution make them surprisingly fun to sling around
The Buick Road Hawk Was So Embarrassingly Bad I Feel Guilty Just Telling You About It
The late 1970s and early 1980s weren’t the best time for American cars. To put it charitably, it was a fetid sea of garbage and
Vintage Car Owners Are Adding Modern Power Steering To Their Cars. Here’s Why That’s Not Weird
I’ve driven a lot of cars in my time as an auto journalist, but the lowly BMW E30-generation 3 Series is still among my favorites.
Robert Redford Was Never In A Great Car Movie, But He Was Once In A Great Movie Car
Whenever an actor from Hollywood’s Second Golden Age passes away, my immediate instinct is to think about the iconic car movie/s they starred in. Paul
The Feds Are Investigating Model Y Door Handles That Might Leave Your Kids Stuck Inside A Hot Tesla
Sometimes technology isn’t actually an improvement over the thing it replaced. Smart TVs over regular TVs, software-as-a-service as opposed to just buying a perpetual licence,