A Strange And Uncommon Automotive Detail: The Nose Handle
I remember years – shit, decades – ago, when I was still a young collegian, full of collagen, I was walking with my friend Chris in a parking lot somewhere...
Halo Warthog, Amphicar 770, Cadillac STS-V: Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness
Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, working with cars is a blessing and a curse for me. I have what, 21 vehicles now? Crap. But hey...
A Daydreaming Designer Looks At An Alternate Reality Rebirth For The Unloved Mustang II
Does "cancel culture" exist in the automotive world? I’m not talking about the results of some car executive or race driver being exposed saying or doing t...
Canadians Will Have To Pitch Themselves To Buy A GR Corolla Morizo Edition Like They’re Ford GT Applicants
Toyota Canada recently announced on Instagram that the country that brought you Nathan Fielder is getting just nine GR Corolla Morizo Edition models, all o...
Experience The Magic Of Pebble Beach Through The Eyes Of A Couple Of Dirtbags
You may recall that a few weeks back the Autopian founders – me, David Tracy, and Beau Boeckmann – all went to the fantastic Monterey Car Week. We've alrea...
The Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Ultimate Is A Compact Crossover For Surviving The Vibe Shift
It’s difficult to carry expectations for new generations of South Korean cars, especially in an era when the vibe has definitely shifted. While many automa...
Fun Things You Can Do With Fiberglass: 1966 VW “Maxi Taxi” vs 1963 VW “Buggatti”
Good morning, and happy Friday! We've made it through another one. To celebrate, we're looking at a couple of cars outside our normal price cap, and in th...
Sir, Your Certified Pre-Owned Bugatti Veyron Is Here
Even Bugatti is hopping on the certified pre-owned train, Pizza Hut goes three-wheeling, Toyota gives up on production in Russia. All this and more in toda...
Magnum, P.I., If Those Letters Meant Something Brazilian: Cold Start
Did you know Brazil had their own version of the Dodge Magnum? And it had a special fiberglass front end with that beaky grille and the quad-headlamp setup...
Doing A Gambler 500 In Missouri Is Some Of The Most Fun You’ll Have On Wheels, And You’ll Do Some Good, Too
A few weekends ago, I took my broken Volkswagen Touareg down to southern Missouri for the state's flavor of the Gambler 500 endurance rally. I expected dru...