I Forgot To Latch Project Cactus’ Hood And Things Went Very Bad. Here’s How I Fixed It
Welcome to 2025, Autopians! We’ve been in this new year a little longer than most of you, what with Australia being 16 hours ahead of
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Cold Start: Meet Chevy’s First Quad Rectangular Headlight Car, The Monza 2+2
I know I mentions headlights in the, well, headline, and here I am showing the rear, but I just loved this old brochure-painting too much,
You Wanted a Modern American EV Wagon So Here Is My Final Design: A Car Designer Sketches Your Ideas
After a reader asked me to sketch a modern, electric interpretation of a classic American wagon in our last “A Car Designer Sketches Your Ideas” installment, I showed
The Autopian Is Two Weeks Old: Let’s Chat
The Autopian has been up and running since March 32nd, or precisely two weeks ago. We’d like to chat with you, the dear readers who
We Can’t Stop Arguing Over A Vietnamese Electric Carmaker’s Battery-Lease Plan
Compared to complex internal combustion engines, electric motors are remarkably simple, with really just one main moving part. Overall, an EV should require less maintenance
Why You Should Replace Your Tires With The Ones It Came With Originally: Ask An Engineer
Hello Autopians. Welcome to another edition of Ask an Engineer. Let’s start off this week with a question from Pieter about why his car was
Somebody Needs To Explain What 1971 Saab Was Thinking With This Bizarre Wagon Seat Arrangement
One thing I love about old car brochures are diagrammatic pictures showing the flexible interior configurations of their cars, demonstrating how people and cargo can
Here’s My Final Design Of An Electric Version Of A Classic American Wagon: A Car Designer Sketches Your Ideas
After a reader asked me to sketch a modern, electric interpretation of a classic American wagon in our last “A Car Designer Sketches Your Ideas”
Toyota Announces A Manual Transmission For The GR Supra, Finally Giving The Internet What It Wants
The GR Supra gains an extra pedal, it’s No Time To Die for the Chevrolet Trax, and Toyota issues a recall. All this on today’s
To The Arrogant Rich Guy Who Tried Pressuring Me Into Selling My Car: Get Bent
“Knock… knock… knock knock… knock…..knock knock” someone banged loudly on my front door, clearly going for the “Pop Goes The Weasel” beat. I looked over
Three Times GM Did Good Things With License Plates
There’s something about license plates that feels like the most reluctant consideration of automotive design. Other necessary requirements of car design seem to be treated
Saab Turbo, Chrysler Wagon, Or Ford Work-Truck: Which In This Triumvirate Is Your Shitbox Of The Week?
It’s Friday! We’re at the end of our second week, and we have three finalists to choose from. “Hang on,” you’re saying, “Whaddaya mean three?
Cold Start: Saab Cinema
I’m not sure I could absolutely point out every reason why, but something about this 1971 Saab brochure reminds me of a movie poster, for
The 2023 Kia Niro Brings Three Flavors Of Electrified Weirdness To All 50 States
Why are cities like Austin and Portland holding on to a history of weirdness like a middle-aged high school quarterback is holding on to his
Which Of These Two Deeply-Flawed Jeeps Should I Convert To Electric?
“Stolen” Jeep or rusted-out Jeep — which should I convert to electric power? That’s the question that we — collectively as Autopians — must face
Experience The Thrill Of Volunteer Appreciation Day At America’s Quirkiest Car Museum
Every year here at Lane Motor Museum, we thank our museum volunteers for the hard work they do with a unique opportunity: They get to
The Honda Insight Gets Killed Off For The Third Time In Two Decades
Honda kills the Insight again, Toyota raises its Crown, GMC poshes-up the Canyon. All this and more on today’s issue of The Morning Dump. Welcome
How A Professional Car Designer Would Fix The Ugliest Truck In The World: The Fiat Fullback
Imagine a typical car stylist as depicted by the media. Donning a black turtleneck or cravat, the stylist takes a contrapposto stance in front of
Small Block Chevy Or Straight Six Ford: Which Work Truck Is For You?
Today on Shitbox Showdown, it’s truck versus truck as we look at two beat-up stuff-haulers, and decide which one is the better motorized pack mule.
Cold Start: Something About The Name Of This Car Feels Wrong
One of the other cars my family had growing up was a 1973 Ford Country Squire. Richer families than ours may have opted for the
The New 2024 Ford Mustang: This Looks Like It Might Be It
It’s rare that a grainy scan of some sort of printed material makes news, but buckle up. Someone might have leaked the front end design