How Apple’s New CarPlay Controls Could Make Your Car Look Like A Retro 911, Acura NSX, Or Whatever You Want
When Apple first announced that CarPlay would extend its reach to vehicles' gauge clusters, reactions were mixed. On the one hand, tech companies aren't ca...
Cheap Local Fixer-Uppers: 1987 Olds Delta 88 vs 2000 Volvo S70
Good morning! Today we're going to look at a couple of cheap cars that are local to me. Both of them run, but both need some work before being put into ser...
The Strange Story Of The Lost Cause: Cold Start
Maybe in some ways you can think of Lost Cause as a sort of proto- Singer or Icon, in that Lost Cause was a company that "reimagined" – to use the term Sin...
The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Gives The Fans Exactly What They Want
While Volkswagen pulled the covers off the updated Mk8.5 GTI a few months ago, questions remained about what the next iteration of the ultimate Golf would ...
How NASCAR Legend Bobby Allison’s Buick Engine Wound Up In Paul Newman’s Volvo Wagon
Paul Newman is a hero to many people and his abilities as an actor, great as they were, are rarely the reason why. Newman was a dedicated philanthropist wh...
No, Astronauts On The ISS Are Not Stranded Because Of Boeing’s Starliner, Despite What You Read
As we've perhaps seen too much of recently, events that are happening in the world – and above it – are becoming leaden with all sorts of extra baggage, an...
You’ll Never Guess Which New Car Has A Whopping Four Cupholders Per Person
American automakers have long led in one key area of automotive design: cupholders. Whether it's a Lunar New Year Limited Edition Stanley Cup full of whisk...
What Forgotten Car Features Ought To Make A Comeback? Autopian Asks
Usually, when features on cars get phased out, it's because the world's moved on. Think about compact cassette players, vacuum-operated wipers, or six-volt...
The Unmatched Fun Factor Of The Beloved “Bugeye” Austin-Healey Sprite Could Have Lived On In A Honda-Built 1984 Remake
"Why do you bother doing sketches of alternate reality cars when AI can do it for you?" That’s really a question I should ask myself more often. Indeed, pr...
The V8-Powered 2024 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance Makes You Wonder If Every Other Sports Sedan Is Missing The Point
Fifteen years ago, naturally aspirated V8 sports sedans ruled the earth. From the enormous 6.2-liter V8 in the C63 AMG to the four-liter screamer in the BM...