How I’d Fix The Design Of The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made
One of the little known pieces of car design history is that in the early 1930s Harley Earl descended from the Hollywood hills bathed in light. In his arms...
It’s Wrenching Wednesday! What’s The Best Lesson You Learned From Your Dumbest Wrenching Mistake?
One of the greatest parts of the human experience is that everyone is perfectly imperfect. Yes, even you are imperfect. Besides, a world full of perfect pe...
‘0-60 MPH < 1 Sec' And Other Absurd Claims Elon Musk Has Made About The Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk, Tesla boss and modern-day Joe Isuzu, has made some grand claims about the forthcoming second-generation Tesla Roadster that are difficult to tak...
Toyota’s Rad 20-Year-Old RAV4 EV Is Surprisingly Usable Today
With the earliest modern-era EVs now a decade or two old, enthusiasts are finding out some of these trailblazers aren't aging that well. David Tracy's $2,0...
Should Honking Your Horn Be Considered Free Speech?
I assume all United States Supreme Court Justices, be they active, retired, or dead, are avid Autopian readers. You don't get to a position like that not r...
Let’s Try Figuring Out Exactly Which Axle Nuts Are Causing Toyota To Recall 381,000 Tacomas
Whether you're talking about commuter cars, SUVs, or pickups, Toyota has a near-unimpeachable reputation for quality (some of it earned, some maybe a bit e...
BYD Exec To Competitors Hesitant To Invest In EVs: ‘You Will Die, You Have No Future’
The gloves are freakin' off this week as we've got analysts telling automakers to watch the southern border or else, fancy car auctions brawling, and now t...
Projects You Can Drive Home: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass vs 1971 Dodge Van
Welcome back! Today we're looking at two older vehicles that you can actually, you know, drive. I mean, they're not perfect, but not having to call a tow t...
See If You Can Guess What Car This AC Unit Is From: Cold Start
Here's a fun way to start your dreary, dreary morning! You can do something that royalty and religious leaders have been doing since at least the time of U...
Today I Learned That Some Jeep Grand Cherokees Can Read Body Temperature Like The Freakin’ Predator
If you've seen Predator (1987), you're familiar with the alien being that was capable of destroying Schwarzenegger's entire military rescue team, and very ...