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What Was The Coolest Car From The Year You Graduated High School?
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (345+ words) I'm dating myself here, but I graduated from high school in the brief period of hope between surviving Y2 K and before the towers fell. Having been raised on American car mags, German car toys, and Japanese car racing video games,…...
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Is Back, Again, And It's Not A Sports Car, Again
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (874+ words) Great news! The Mitsubishi Eclipse is back. It's been such a long time since the Japanese carmaker offered the sports coupe it originally introduced back in 1990, and also offered to Chrysler to sell as the Sebring Coupe " hold on, I'm…...
The Next Honda Accord Is Going To Look Very Different
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (1249+ words) I like the current look of the Honda Accord, which has a sleek profile that suits both its desire for efficiency and its status as one of the few remaining sedans on the market. Honda, a company that's so far…...
The Most Detailed Review Of The Rivian R2 You Will Ever Read
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (1902+ words) Engineering is the art of making intelligent compromises. Strength vs weight. Styling vs efficiency. Ride vs handling. And on and on. In the world of engineering, one compromise always has and always will stand highest as the king of all…...
Subaru Is Officially Building The Next Best Thing To A Brand New WRX STI
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1429+ words) That particular six-speed gearbox is a hugely popular swap in high-horsepower Subaru builds, and while we haven't seen it in a new car for quite some time, it's coming back from the dead. According to Subaru's Japanese website, at least…...
Four Decades Ago, Cadillac Missed An Opportunity To Build A Cheap Sedan That Wasn't A Disaster
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1167+ words) I've been trying to crack to code for the last four years here at The Autopian. What could Cadillac have done in the early eighties to make an affordable and sensibly-sized car to bring in new buyers but still have…...
Please Send Us Photos Of Ford's $30, 000 Electric Truck If You See It Testing
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1736+ words) Would you like to be able to repair your own vehicle? The automotive industry met with President Trump last week and asked the President, along with Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno, and were allegedly against it. While legislators in the United…...
The Humble 'Luxuries' Of The Volkswagen Type 4
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (863+ words) And, in that context, I think the Type 4 was pretty successful! VW kept a horizontally-opposed air-cooled, rear mounted engine, but this was an all-new design " not a re-working of the original like the Type 3 engine " with an aluminum block and…...
I Busted My Knee Doing A Massive Wheelie While Learning To Ride A Dirt Bike, And It Taught Me A Great Life Lesson
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1980+ words) (Full Disclosure: Stark Future and Dirtastic invited me out to Jacksonville, Oregon, to experience an all-women's moto and camping event on a Stark Varg EX. Stark Future paid for my travel and accommodations.) I will be writing a story solely…...
I Drove My e Bay WWII Jeep For The First Time Just 10 Days Before The Big Trip. It Didn't Go Well
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1485+ words) I had 10 days to get my brand new WWII Jeep ready for a 900 mile trip from LA to Moab, Utah. There was only one problem: It had never driven a single mile under its power. Not one mile. The stakes…...