38 Years Ago, Ford Tried To Make Trucking 23 Percent More Efficient And Failed So Hard It Doesn’t Make Semis Anymore
America’s market of Class 8 semi-tractors used to be very different. In decades past, it wasn’t just icons like Peterbilt, Mack, International, Freightliner, and Kenworth,
This Crazy New Self-Towing, Self-Steering Camper Is Designed For People Who Don’t Know How To Tow A Trailer
Enjoying a summer vacation out of an RV is great, memory-making fun. However, driving a motorhome or towing a travel trailer should be done by
Guess Which Failed EV Startup’s Prototype Is Now On Facebook Marketplace
It’s only been a few years and yet the EV startup goldrush already feels silly. In the race to be the next Tesla, a few
What Car Never Let You Down?
Hopefully, you’ve had a few cars that have never let you down, and today’s Ask would be better put as “Which car never let you
The Fact That Some Modern Electronic Door Latch Systems Use Supercapacitors As Emergency Backups Should Have Stopped All Of This Madness Right Then
I realize that at this point, I think most people – or at least many of us – have acknowledged the folly of the recent
This Volvo Was Supposed To Usher In A New Era Of EVs. Instead, It’s Getting Killed Off After Just Two Years On Sale
When Volvo showed off the EX30 for the first time back in 2023, it felt like it was the beginning of a major shift in
The Actual Battery From The World’s First Production Solid-State EV Got Tested And It Charges To 80 Percent In 12 Minutes
Something potentially huge is brewing in Finland. Donut Lab says it created the world’s first production solid-state battery that will be housed in new electric
Kia’s Chief Designer Just Sold A Weird Porsche He Spent ‘More On’ Than It’ll Ever Be Worth
Fixing up old cars is good for the soul. It might not always feel like it between fixing old bodges and shovelling bulk greenbacks into
The New Dodge Charger Is Already As Heavy As A Pickup, So Why Not Put A Bed On It?
Many cars were seen quite differently half a century ago. What they were back then doesn’t translate the same today. Recently, our Mercedes Streeter was
Trust Me On This, The V8-Powered Lexus IS 500 Is Going To Be A Future Classic
How does one know if a car will be a future classic? Usually, anything that’s the last of its kind is a good sign. Think
Bad EV Bets And Tariffs Have Cost Automakers More Than $100 Billion
Our brains like to compress large portions of history into small, bite-sized descriptions that allow us to understand a time in the past without fully
BMW’s April Fools’ Joke M3 Station Wagon Race Car Was So Popular That It’s Actually Been Made Real
On April 1, 2025, BMW shared on social media some images of a BMW M3 Touring—a wagon variant of the M3 we don’t get here
Over A Century Ago, A Man Tried To Reinvent Coastal Transportation With A Train That Was Also A Boat And A Pier
Traveling between two points along a coast probably isn’t something that many people have to think much about. Today, you’ll find lots of options like
2CV Update: It Now Runs From Its Actual Fuel Tank!
As you may recall from my last 2CV update, I was still driving it using a five-gallon fuel can in the passenger footwell instead of
Hyundai Tells Dealers To Stop Selling The Fanciest Palisade Trims After A Child Was Killed By The Power-Folding Seats
Hyundai announced on Friday that it’s ordering dealers to stop selling certain trims of its three-row 2026 Palisade after an issue with the second- and
Which Tiny Three-Cylinder 4×4 Would You Take Home? 1991 Subaru Justy vs 1999 Daihatsu Terios Kid
We’re starting the week off small. We’re going to look at two itty-bitty four-wheel-drive imports, both rocking three-cylinder engines. One is a US model, and
Ah, So That’s How French Fries Are Really Made: COTD
One of the wonderful quirks of the Internet is that it’s a perfect delivery vehicle for news of totally silly events. If you’re having a
I Wish I Were As Brave As This Mustang GTD Owner Who Got His Car Delivered New To A Porsche Dealer
Buying a really expensive sports car comes with a lot of extras. You get extra-special service at the dealership, a bunch of extra supplies for
This May Be The Only From-The-Factory-Van Designed For Dogs
I haven’t taken the time to look over our reader demographics and conclusively figure out just who makes up our vast, erudite audience, but I
It Seemed Like Everyone Was On Drugs This Week, But Only One Of Us Actually Was: Tales From The Slack
Would you like to see what’s going on in The Autopian Slack? All you have to do is become a member and you’ll be invited
The World’s First Production Scooter With A Carlike Airbag System Is Here And It’s Weird
Motorcycle technology generally trails behind what consumers can buy in cars today. Motorcycles didn’t get blind-spot detection until 2021 in the Ducati Multistrada V4 S,