The Real Story Behind Paul Newman’s Long-Lost V8 Volvo And The Mystery Of The Unknown 6th Wagon
I wasn't sure I was in the wrong place, but I had a sense I was not where I was supposed to be. And then I saw it. A beautiful Volvo 960 wagon with an unch...
What Car Do You Find Yourself Defending The Most? Autopian Asks!
We all contain multitudes, don't we? That's from the title of a novel I've never read and if I'm honest I don't really get the significance of, but somehow...
Elon Musk Reportedly Trying To Take Chips Away From Tesla And Give Them To X/Twitter
The last four years in the automotive industry have been dominated not by electric cars or hybrids, but by the search for chips. For most automakers, this ...
Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Buy A First Model-Year Car Or A Final Model-Year Car
It's pretty well established by now that buying a first model-year car is not the best idea, especially if that car isn't based on another well-established...
Crimson Crapcans Of The Great Plains: 2003 Honda Odyssey vs 2003 Pontiac Sunfire
Good morning! We're still on the road, in western Iowa as I write this. We just had a wonderful dinner with some old friends who live nearby, and now I've ...
This Is Just A Charming Brochure For A Big Bus: Cold Start
I'm definitely a huge sucker for mid-century graphic design and illustration, and I came across a particularly charming example I'd like to share with you ...
Why The New Toyota Corolla FX Sucks And The Original Kicked Ass
Whether you work in cars, movies, or music, it's all the same—what's old is new again. Like so many automakers before, Toyota is drawing from its history t...
Scratched Daily Drivers And Ocean Farts: COTD
David is enjoying what he calls the Holy Grail of BMW i3s, the BMW i3S. It's easily the nicest car he's ever owned and one that cost him a very shiny penny...
It’s Incredible How These Smallish EVs Weigh More Than These Huge Old Gas Cars
I know it's not exactly news to state that electric cars are heavy. Really heavy. Batteries are heavy things, and it makes you realize just how spoiled we ...
Two Decades Ago, You Could Buy A Heavy Duty Chevy Silverado 1500 With A Big V8 And Four-Wheel-Steering: Holy Grails
There's a segment of truck buyers out there who want their pickups to be better than a half-ton, but they don't want a real heavy-duty truck. The "heavy ha...