The Future Of The Auto Industry Is Electric, With A Gasoline Backup
A few years back, the world went EV-crazy in a way that didn’t make a whole lot of sense. Numerous automakers promised to go all-EV
Google’s New Autonomous Driving Patent Sounds Terrifying And Great
Google just filed a new patent application (PA) through Waymo that would enable a car’s autonomous driving system to take over, automatically, if it detects
This Massive Field Of Taillights Makes For An Amazing Taillight Quiz – And A Taillight Mystery!
Out in Island Lake, Illinois, a town with a confusing name (island lake? Aren’t those kind of like the opposites of each other? One is
Looks Like The Volvo EX30 Is Finally Coming To America This Year After Months Of Delays
Sometime you have to wait a bit longer than expected to get the thing you want, and prospective Volvo EX30 owners have been basically waiting
Toyota Built The Craziest New Land Cruiser You Can Possibly Imagine
Here I am in the central hall of the SEMA show in Las Vegas, sitting down blogging after being struck by what looks like the
Why Did They Trash Brand New Pontiacs In The Awful ‘Smokey And The Bandit II’?
One of The Autopian’s great strengths is the powerful hive-mind that is you, the readers. On more than a few occasions, we’ve tapped that vast,
Ford In the 1960s Had Very Ambitious Ideas About What You Could Cook On A Campout
Imagine a picnic table at a roadside park, the sun sinking behind picturesque Interstate Highway 75, and a menu like the one given below, ready
Lexus Might Be Getting Rid Of The ES Sedan’s Best Part
Product homogeny is a funny thing. While it does offer a level of cohesion across a brand’s vehicles, sometimes increased unification isn’t an improvement if it
How Last Night Could Affect The Auto Industry
If you get your US political news from The Morning Dump allow me to be the first to tell you that former President Donald Trump
The Only Election Results You’ll See Today! The K-Car Showdown Winner!: Cold Start
I suspect that lots of you out there are really excited by the idea of seeing the results of an election, since there’s so little
Big Germans With V8s: 1988 Mercedes 560 SEL vs 1998 BMW 740i
Good morning! Today we’re going all the way up to the very top of our usual price range, five thousand dollars. It’s a sum that
When Your GM Family Gazes Upon Your Chrysler K-Car Goodness: COTD
The Chrysler K-car was something beautiful. This brilliant front-wheel-drive platform produced a slew of vehicles that may have been a bit slow, but were good
Here’s Why Kia Needs To Build This Crazy Adventure Camper Van
As some of you likely know, the camper variant of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz has been indefinitely delayed, and that phrase usually means that for the short
Royal Enfield Has Launched An Electric Motorcycle Brand And You’re Going To Want This One
The world of electric motorcycles is a tough one right now. Promising upstarts and established names have gone out of business while even Harley-Davidson can’t
This Interview With GM’s Software Head Reveals The Fundamental Mistake GM Made By Rejecting CarPlay and Android Auto
We’ve talked about GM’s decision to reject the use of wildly popular mobile phone projection systems, like Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto, on car infotainment
Honda Just Built A V3 Engine With An Electric ‘Turbo’ And It’s Delightfully Bonkers
Most of the innovations in the motorcycle world right now point toward greener futures. It seems like everyone is working on an EV while others
A One-Wheeled Vehicle Might Be The Ultimate Overlanding Machine
We sometimes accept rather strange things as being normal. A mile is the random-ass figure of 5280 feet. Really? What about the fact that they
My Car Is Failing In A Stupid Way I Didn’t Know Was Possible
There are many things in life I’m not confident about. I wouldn’t be confident handling an engine swap and I doubt my own abilities. But
Watch Jay Leno Teach Me How To Hand-Crank A Ford Model-T (Plus Our FULL Interview)
“INTVW OPP: Jay Leno for JAY LENO‘S GARAGE on RIG TV” read the subject line of the email I received in late September. The email invited The Autopian
The 1,019-Horsepower 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Makes You Feel Like A God
To imagine what cars will be like in the future, simply look at what’s pushing the envelope right now. After all, everything from infotainment to
The Real Election 2024: Pick The Best K-Car!
I’m told there’s some sort of election happening today? Here in America? I think they’re picking a new set of aldermen or a new comptroller