Japan’s Last Turbo Motorcycle Of The 1980s Was So Fast It Outran Nearly Every Other Bike On The Road
The 1980s were a wild time to be a fan of Japanese motorcycles. All four of the nation’s big motorcycle brands were going all-out to
The Best And The Worst Part About Building Your Own Car: COTD
Some of the braver car enthusiasts among us go beyond just modifying our cars to actually building the things. Why drive something off an assembly
What Modern Engines Are Way Heavier-Duty Than They Need To Be?
Most automakers today are known for some fabled engine in their past. The General Motors small block V8 has moved so much of the world,
Japan’s Last Turbo Motorcycle Of The 1980s Was So Fast It Outran Nearly Every Other Bike On The Road
The 1980s were a wild time to be a fan of Japanese motorcycles. All four of the nation’s big motorcycle brands were going all-out to
The EPA Just Eliminated Automaker Benefits For Stop-Start Tech, Here’s What That Means For Your Next Car
If you’ve driven a car built in the past decade, it’s likely you’ve dealt with auto stop-start technology before. This piece of software shuts off
Aston Martin’s First Twin-Turbo V12-Powered Car Is Now Cheaper Than The Corvette
When I was a kid, Aston Martin was known for big, beautiful grand-tourers with striking looks and silky smooth naturally aspirated V12 engines. Whether we’re
The Failed First Pontiac Grand Am Was A Euro-Style American Car Ten Years Too Soon
“Euro.” It was the biggest trend of the eighties at the Big Three, with all of them desperately attempting to make products that at least
This Porsche 911 Prototype Was So Brightly Painted That It Needed Special Permission To Be Driven On The Road
Porsche’s 911 Carrera RS 2.7 is one of the more famous versions of the classic 911. It combined real power (over 200 horsepower) with light
Ford Wants To Use Deployable Running Boards To Sense Whether You’re About To Get T-Boned
Back in 2017, Audi came up with this trick piece of software for its big-boy A8 sedan, where sensors along the side of the car
Which Are The Most Deluded Automakers Right Now?
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) conference in Las Vegas is over, and every dealer seems to have been told basically the same thing: We
Volkswagen’s Famous Currywurst Sausage Proves A Smash Hit In China
One of the most successful and well-known Volkswagen products is … the humble currywurst, a type of sausage that Volkswagen has been producing for decades.
RIP Bud Cort So Let’s Talk About The Jaguar E-Type Hearse He Made Famous
Sometimes actors do something so memorable at the beginning of their careers that is tends to define them for the rest of their lives; actor
Hybrid Minor Or Shooting Brake Vette? 1960 Morris Minor vs 1973 Chevy Corvette
This is the last pair of these I’ll subject you to, I promise. But I couldn’t let this week of weird customs go by without
Thank Goodness: BMW Only Ruined The Alpina Logo A Little Bit
If you’ve spent even a fraction of the time I have obsessing over weird, old, obscure BMWs, you’ve very likely heard of Alpina. It’s a
Matchbox Cars Hit Different When They Come In Little Boxes: Swag Swensday
It’s Swag Swensday! That’s when we kick down some sweet, sweet swag to Autopian Members, the cool-kids club for car people that you really should
The Tesla Semi’s Price Has Finally Been Revealed And At $290,000 It’s Somehow Cheaper Than The Competition
Back in 2017, Tesla unveiled concept vehicles for what was going to be its future semi-tractor. The Tesla Semi entered limited production in 2022, but
For Just Two Years, Bentley’s Weirdest Production Car Was A ‘Triple-Charged’ V8 Diesel-Powered SUV
When I think Bentley, I think of big sedans and coupes with huge engines, tuned to deliver big power subtly through large swaths of uninterrupted
What Common Car Feature Will Seem Weird In 30 Years?
Some say the only constant is change. Okay, the existence of gravity as a force might be up there, but there’s a certain truth to
The Bonkers Hyundai Crater Concept Is So Much More Functional Than I Expected
It’s easy to feel a bit sad about the state of today’s auto shows. I totally understand that private unveilings result in less competition than
How I Built An Entire WWII Jeep Suspension Using Only Parts From eBay
I have until March 30th to put together an entire WWII Jeep from scratch, and if I’m honest: I have a long way to go.
The Biggest Improvement On The New Mercedes-AMG GLC 53 Might Not Be Its Inline-Six
When Mercedes-Benz launched the second-generation GLC crossover, it made a bold decision: Every U.S.-market model from the GLC 300 to the range-topping AMG GLC 63