This Is The Only Car That Was Both A Ford And A Chevy
You know how in lots of bad sci-fi, when there's some kind of near-omnipotent evil computer running things and you have to stop it, your only hope is to as...
I Found A Coveted Pontiac Aztek Center Console/Cooler In A Junkyard. Using It Was An IQ Test
I did it, folks. I managed to snag the holy grail of junkyard treasures — a Pontiac Aztek center console/cooler. This rectangular prism that acts as both a...
That Time Porsche Thought It Was Okay To Use Wheels From The Cheapest Car On The Market
I know the Porsche 914 is often derided–I think unfairly–by Porsche purists as being somehow unworthy of the elevated status that comes with having that Po...
You Know Things Are Bad When Honda Starts Selling Decade-Old High-Mileage Cars as Certified Pre-Owned
Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized news stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little to...
Cold Start: It Begins
Hello, fellow Autopians! Here it is, the first week after the launch, and now we have to keep filling up this site with top-notch car-stuff for you to enjo...
Why I Bought A Dilapidated Kangaroo-Hunting Ute Sight Unseen In The Middle Of Nowhere, Australia
“It’s about two-thirds the height of a standard beer can,” Australian Autopian reader Laurence Rogers told me over a video chat, describing the diameter of...
How I Got My Navy Callsign By Shitting Myself In An F/A-18 Fighter Jet. Twice.
So there I was…smack in the middle of the Arabian Gulf at the helm of an F/A-18 fighter jet thirty thousand feet overhead one of the most powerful warships...
The Only Luxury Convertible Delivery Van Ever Made Has A Fatal Flaw
It's odd to think about, but some car companies have managed to find so much success that they erase themselves from history. American Bantam is one of the...
I Led The Design Of The Tesla Model S’s And Ford GT’s Suspension. Now I’m Answering Engineering Questions For The Autopian. Where Did I Go Wrong?
When I saw the Ford GT show car at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, I knew right then and there I wanted to be part of its development. I, a Ford engineer with ...
The 2023 Toyota GR Corolla is Here to Kick Ass and Take Names
It’s no secret that the last seven years haven’t been kind to all-wheel-drive sport compact cars. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution? Dead. Ford Focus RS? Dea...