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Here's Everything Wrong With My Dream Car, How It Has Let Me Down, And Why I Don't Care
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (461+ words) All images by author unless otherwise stated I love the Ford vs Ferarri parts price comparisons. Rationalization is the key to tranquility. Lord, I miss the elegant simplicity of DIN radios. You said “parts cannon” and I somehow read “Party…...
Let's Just Enjoy Some Very Children's Book-Style Car Brochure Drawings About A Really Interesting Utility Car
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (564+ words) You know what bit of modern slang I really like? The use of the word “coded.” Like when people say something is, “[some noun]-coded” meaning that it has the feel of whatever the reference was. Like I have a…...
For One Year Only, BMW Sold Americans A Naturally Aspirated 3 Series With 255 Horsepower And A Beefed-Up Manual Gearbox
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (819+ words) The Autopian For One Year Only, BMW Sold Americans A Naturally Aspirated 3 Series With 255 Horsepower And A Beefed-Up Manual Gearbox By now, it feels safe to say that the traditional compact sports sedan is on the decline. First Saab disappeared,…...
A Wildly Advanced Car Made By A Ketchup Heir Was One Of The Surprise Hits At Pebble Beach
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1305+ words) The car seems to have attracted a lot of attention as a result of its appearance at Pebble Beach; the last time it was at the Concurs was almost 20 years ago, back in 2007. That’s a whole generation ago! It’s long…...
Ever Had A Friend Or Loved One Who Owned A Cool Car And Didn't Even Know It?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (191+ words) Those with cool cars tended to let you know, and I counted a C3 Corvette, a couple of GTIs, and a few BMWs in varying states of disrepair. But for the most part, friends’-cars discoveries tended to be the usual…...
My Cheap Japanese Taxi Was The Victim Of A Hit-And-Run At Monterey Car Week, Then Somehow Ended Up Winning A Prize Alongside Priceless Ferraris And Lamborghinis
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1173+ words) Our universe is a strange and mysterious place. Sometimes it giveth. Sometimes it taketh. And sometimes it does those things in equal measure, but not necessarily in that order. I brought a Japanese taxi to Monterey Car Week this year....
Dodge Daytona, Hyundai Sonata, Isuzu Oasis, Mazda 323, Or The New Kid?
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (531+ words) I’m trying something new today. Instead of a straight Friday runoff like we’ve done in the past, or two new outrageous or expensive cars, I’m giving you the choice between one of the week’s winners, or a new, fifth car....
I Think We Won Monterey Car Week With Our Little Shrunken Mazda Race Car
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (553+ words) I know this because we, The Autopian, won Car Week. With an Autozam AZ-1 dressed up to look like a Ferrari F40 with XPEL’s color PPF and then dressed up on top of that to look like a Mazda Le Mans…...
Man Finds Love Note In Junkyard Pontiac Vibe. Here's What It Says
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (715+ words) While parts-hunting at a junkyard in Wisconsin, Paul Baumgart stumbled upon a blue Vibe sitting at the bottom of a heap of junkers. He opened the hatchback’s door to take a look, only to find a love note from the…...
America's Craziest Personal Watercraft Is So Ridiculous It Hits 60 MPH Faster Than Most Cars
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (681+ words) What this means is that since these companies can’t go for all-out speed, they’re instead battling it out to create the PWC that hits 68.5 mph the fastest. Here’s what I said in 2024: BRP says the RXP-X hits 60 mph in just…...