Ford Stormed Into The Great Recession With This Wild 450 HP Supercharged V8 F-150 Muscle Truck
American automakers have been in a tough battle for decades. Each of the Big Three wants to wear the crown of having the most powerful production truck on ...
Somehow Modern German Warships Are Still Using 1970s 8″ Floppy Disks And Saab Is Involved
Other than cars, my other big ridiculous obsession is old and woefully obsolete computing devices. If you're an Autopian Member, you've likely seen evidenc...
What Car Would You Own Two Of At The Same Time? Autopian Asks
If you've been on this earth for more than, oh, a few years, you've probably heard the saying 'variety is the spice of life.' While that doesn't mean foste...
Here Are All The Weird And Wacky Cars I Spotted In Thailand
Like many humans, I love beach sunsets, puppies, kittens, and of course, traveling. I enjoy it for many of the same reasons as my fellow earthlings (experi...
Here’s What Those Small Triangular Bumps On Your Car’s Fender Flares Are
As a Chassis engineer, most of the work we do is out of sight of the consumer. Steering, suspension, and most of the braking system lives happily underneat...
How White Paint Is Saving Railways From Climate Change
Trains run on big metal rails made out of steel. These rails are simple, tough, and fit for purpose. With no surface treatment, they stand up to the elemen...
Here’s What The McLaren MP4-12C And Original Dodge Viper Don’t Have That Pretty Much Every Other Car Does
Something funny about fast cars is that you often end up paying more for less. Less weight and fewer seats than your average car, sure, but also fewer stan...
Four Decades Ago, Volkswagen Built A Humble, Capable Diesel Pickup Unlike Anything On The Market Today
Volkswagen doesn't build trucks, right? At least not for the US market. And yet, jump back to 1979, and that's exactly what the brand was doing. The very f...
The Toyota Tundra Is Quickly Replacing The Ram 1500 As The ‘Other’ Pickup
I grew up in Texas. I went to college there and got married. Bought a house. Ate a lot of BBQ and tacos. Watched football. Sat in a hot, powerless home jus...
Pan American World Airways Is Back From The Dead To Make Flying Rock Again, For Some People
We live in an era where you could fly a couple of thousand of miles in a manner of hours for sometimes less than $100. However, the process of flying seems...