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GMC Is Trying To Sell Its Inventory Of 4-Cylinder Trucks And It's Resulting In Some Extremely Cheap, Brand-New Sierra 1500s - The Autopian If you want a new GMC truck, now might be the time. Dealers are offering over $10,000 in discounts for certain 2026 models.

The 4-cyl is FINE you guys 👍 GMC Is Trying To Sell Its Inventory Of 4-Cylinder Trucks And It’s Resulting In Some Extremely Cheap, Brand-New Sierra 1500s www.theautopian.com/gmc-is-tryin...

What Car Would You Send Back To The Factory To Be Restored? - The Autopian Aston Martin recently released photos of a 1965 DB5 it had restored after years of disuse. The owner of this particular car had bought it as a teenager in 1972 and used it as his daily driver for a fe...

Stellantis, where do I send an Omni? 🤔 What Car Would You Send Back To The Factory To Be Restored? www.theautopian.com/which-car-wo...

No One Really Knows Exactly Why Carvana Keeps Buying Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram Dealerships - The Autopian “I think the opportunities around us feel really, really, really big.” That’s what Eddie Garcia, CEO of Carvana, told a crowd at a conference a couple of days ago. The question was about why Carvana k...

No One Really Knows Exactly Why Carvana Keeps Buying Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram Dealerships www.theautopian.com/no-one-reall...

How Chrysler Could Have Kept Richard Petty In A NASCAR Plymouth With A 'Superbird' Volare - The Autopian Brand loyalty runs very strong in NASCAR, but regardless of your allegiance, it’s almost universally understood that the greatest stock car racers ever were a couple of infamous Mopars. For over-the-t...

Chrysler could have also thrown in an even more elaborate hat 🤠 How Chrysler Could Have Kept Richard Petty In A NASCAR Plymouth With A ‘Superbird’ Volare www.theautopian.com/how-chrysler...

Holy Crap The 2CV Is Alive And Driving! - The Autopian Who likes uplifting stories of rebirth and second chances that don’t involve supernatural elements or thinly-veiled religious overtones? You do! I mean, I hope you do, because I’m about to deliver suc...

BIG NEWS 😮 Holy Crap The 2CV Is Alive And Driving! www.theautopian.com/holy-crap-th...

Six Decades Ago, International Harvester Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Eliminating The Diesel Engine - The Autopian International Harvester thought diesels weren't good enough. The IH Turbostar semi truck tried to make trucking more efficient with a turbine

Wait, did the driver have to pedal the thing? 🤔 Six Decades Ago, International Harvester Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Eliminating The Diesel Engine www.theautopian.com/six-decades-...

The 2014-2018 Chevy Silverado's Tiny Center Stack Screen Is Hilarious And I Love It - The Autopian You know how sometimes you see something so ridiculous and absurd you find yourself becoming unreasonably smitten with it? Like, say, if a kitten in a Dickies jumpsuit showed up to repair your HVAC, o...

Ha ha ha ha ha look at that thing! 🔍 The 2014-2018 Chevy Silverado’s Tiny Center Stack Screen Is Hilarious And I Love It
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Become A New Member (Or Upgrade) In March And Get A Chance To Be On A Group Chat With Your Favorite Writers - The Autopian If you’ve been considering becoming a member of the Autopian, this beautiful March might be a good time to do so. We are offering (or threatening, depending on your view) for you to be able to potenti...

(Hypnotically) Join usss 🌀 Become A New Member (Or Upgrade) In March And Get A Chance To Be On A Group Chat With Your Favorite Writers www.theautopian.com/become-a-new...

Used Four-Cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63s Are Finally Priced Where They Should've Been When New - The Autopian At $85,000, the four-cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63 doesn't make much sense. But with used prices now under 60 grand, it's getting tempting.

Eh, I'm still good 🤔 Used Four-Cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63s Are Finally Priced Where They Should’ve Been When New www.theautopian.com/used-four-cy...

Motorhomes Used To Suck So Much To Drive That A Man Thought Making An RV Out Of A Milk Truck Was An Improvement - The Autopian Old motorhomes used to be loud, hard to work on, and didn't last long. An engineer thought he had the solution with an RV out of a milk truck

... and it was! 👍 Motorhomes Used To Suck So Much To Drive That A Man Thought Making An RV Out Of A Milk Truck Was An Improvement www.theautopian.com/motorhomes-u...

Saturday Night Live Perfectly Nails The Piece Of Modern Car Design Everyone Hates The Most - The Autopian Electronic and flush door handles are becoming so hated by the general public that Saturday Night Live made a video criticizing them.

Full agreement 👍 Saturday Night Live Perfectly Nails The Piece Of Modern Car Design Everyone Hates The Most www.theautopian.com/saturday-nig...

Why A Beater Volvo 940 Is The Ice Track Weapon Of Choice For The World's Best Drivers - The Autopian By 2026, an old rear-wheel-drive Volvo will have lived several lives. Especially if it was registered new in the Scandinavian countries, or Finland. This means that 30-40 years ago, when a 740 or a 94...

You can see why 👀 Why A Beater Volvo 940 Is The Ice Track Weapon Of Choice For The World’s Best Drivers www.theautopian.com/why-a-beater...

Which Rare Machine Is Worth The Green? 2000 Daewoo Nubira vs 2004 Mitsubishi Galant - The Autopian In today’s thrilling episode, we’re going to look at two cars that have the same color scheme. They’re both rare, they’re both in nice shape, and if we’re being honest, they both seem a little expensi...

SHOWDOWN! Galant me 🚗 Which Rare Machine Is Worth The Green? 2000 Daewoo Nubira vs 2004 Mitsubishi Galant www.theautopian.com/which-rare-m...

Minivans Are Popular Again For A Few Normal Reasons And One Reason That's Kind Of Depressing - The Autopian Minivans saw a resurgence in sales in 2025, so I asked every minivan automaker why they thought it happened. I got some interesting answers.

Kinda want a minivan TBH 👍 Minivans Are Popular Again For A Few Normal Reasons And One Reason That’s Kind Of Depressing www.theautopian.com/minivans-are...

Audi's Brilliant Plan To Sell AUDIs Without Rings Isn't Going So Well - The Autopian About one in every three Audis sold new last year was purchased in China. That’s almost three times as many cars as were sold in North America, or about as many cars sold in all of Europe. China is im...

Ope 😬 Audi’s Brilliant Plan To Sell AUDIs Without Rings Isn’t Going So Well www.theautopian.com/audis-brilli...

The Toyota Sienna Hybrid Is The Apex Of Minivan Mountain - The Autopian It was four years ago that I decided I was going to do a little experiment. My in-laws moved to Michigan, and it was suddenly borderline reasonable to make the 14-hour drive there for Christmas, as op...

Now I have "Minivan Mountain" to the tune of "Big Rock Candy Mountain" stuck in my head 😠 The Toyota Sienna Hybrid Is The Apex Of Minivan Mountain www.theautopian.com/the-toyota-s...

Two Silly Things About The Simca 1000 And One Is A Sorta-Dirty Song - The Autopian You know what car I’ve always liked but hardly anyone thinks about here in America? The Simca 1000. It’s really a charming little car that, even if it didn’t make much of a splash here in America, was...

(It's about car-coitus) 💏 Two Silly Things About The Simca 1000 And One Is A Sorta-Dirty Song www.theautopian.com/two-silly-th...

Winter Tires With James-Bond-Style Retractable Studs Are Now Real And You Can Buy A Set This Fall - The Autopian Want winter tires with spikes that pop out James Bond-style? Thanks to Nokian, they're going on sale this fall.

BWA-BWAAA! (That's supposed to be the horn hit from the James Bond theme 🛞 Winter Tires With James-Bond-Style Retractable Studs Are Now Real And You Can Buy A Set This Fall www.theautopian.com/winter-tires...

You Can Now Finance A Subaru WRX At Zero Percent But There's A Catch - The Autopian Subaru is now offering zero percent financing on leftover 2025 WRX sedans but it still might not be the best deal.

There's ALWAYS a catch 🚗 You Can Now Finance A Subaru WRX At Zero Percent But There’s A Catch www.theautopian.com/you-can-now-...

A GM Factory Worker Once Owned A Bar Next To The Factory And Plant Employees Got So Desperate They Climbed Over Cars To Get There On Their Breaks - The Autopian A GM worker bought a bar next to the factory he worked at. For years, GM plant workers climbed over cars and jumped fences to get a lunch beer

Related to build quality? Hmmm ... 🤔 A GM Factory Worker Once Owned A Bar Next To The Factory And Plant Employees Got So Desperate They Climbed Over Cars To Get There On Their Breaks www.theautopian.com/a-gm-factory...

A Waymo Robotaxi Blocked An Ambulance During An Active Shooter Incident In Austin - The Autopian Instead of getting out of the way for an ambulance, a Waymo AV froze in place, requiring a police officer to drive it away manually.

Yikes 😬 A Waymo Robotaxi Blocked An Ambulance During An Active Shooter Incident In Austin www.theautopian.com/a-waymo-robo...

This Is What Happens When You Host A Fancy Car Show In Miami - The Autopian Moda Miami's last day was totally flooded out, generating a ton of wild photos and videos of exotics driving through flooded fields.

Ohhhhh that sucks 😬 This Is What Happens When You Host A Fancy Car Show In Miami
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The 2026 Kia Sportage PHEV Is A Good Reminder Of Why It’s Nice To Have A Car You Can Fill With Gas Or Plug In - The Autopian The 2026 Kia Sportage PHEV might be the most normal-feeling plug-in hybrid in its segment, and it's surprisingly agreeable overall.

Would you Sportage? 🤔 The 2026 Kia Sportage PHEV Is A Good Reminder Of Why It’s Nice To Have A Car You Can Fill With Gas Or Plug In www.theautopian.com/the-2026-kia...

Japan Is Getting Its First Acura Ever And It's Super Weird - The Autopian The easiest way to change the world is to do anything. We’re all so connected these days, our lives so intertwined, that the number of dominoes needed to cause an outcome on the other side of the worl...

How! Weird! Is it! 🚘 Japan Is Getting Its First Acura Ever And It’s Super Weird www.theautopian.com/japan-is-get...

Forget The ID. Buzz, VW Already Can Make The Re-Born Microbus You Really Wanted - The Autopian I’m not willing to give up on the VW ID. Buzz. Well, that’s actually not entirely accurate. I’m happy to give up on the horribly-named Buzz in its current state, and it seems like Volkswagen is as wel...

Yep, that'll work 🚐 Forget The ID. Buzz, VW Already Can Make The Re-Born Microbus You Really Wanted www.theautopian.com/forget-the-i...

Which Two-Door Sedan Would Make You Happier? 1976 Volvo 242 vs 1977 Toyota Corona - The Autopian Many years ago, before the Great Crossoverification, you could get the same basic car from most manufacturers in a variety of body styles. Two or four doors, sedan or wagon, fastback or notchback – th...

SHOWDOWN! Can't say no to a 242 🚗 Which Two-Door Sedan Would Make You Happier? 1976 Volvo 242 vs 1977 Toyota Corona www.theautopian.com/which-two-do...

Here's An Artifact Of The Zine Era, A Jokey Review Of Kiddie Cars I Did In The 1990s - The Autopian Have I told you that I’m old? So painfully, miserably old? I am. I’m not really exactly sure when it happened, but I think I can narrow it down to sometime in the last 40 years or so. I didn’t choose ...

Finally, some Cozy Coupe content 🚗 Here’s An Artifact Of The Zine Era, A Jokey Review Of Kiddie Cars I Did In The 1990s www.theautopian.com/heres-an-art...

In The 1970s, The British Learned A Good Way To Film Horse Racing Was To Put A Camera On A Citroen - The Autopian Back in the 1970s, the BBC used Citroëns to film horse races thanks to their hydropneumatic suspension systems.

You can't be that hydropneumatic plushness 💪 In The 1970s, The British Learned A Good Way To Film Horse Racing Was To Put A Camera On A Citroen www.theautopian.com/in-the-1970s...

A Controversial Detail To Appreciate: Wagons With The Same Rear Doors As Sedans - The Autopian Have you ever noticed that some wagons use the same rear door designs as their sedan counterparts? Here's why it happens.

Never thought about it, can't stop thinking about it 👀 A Controversial Detail To Appreciate: Wagons With The Same Rear Doors As Sedans www.theautopian.com/a-controvers...

Ford's Fastest Race Replica For 1979 Might Have Been A 460-Powered Pickup - The Autopian You’re probably all well aware the cars that act as pace vehicles for races like the Indianapolis 500 are very different from the official pace-car replicas offered to customers. The “real” pace cars ...

OFFICIAL TRUCK, the best kind of truck 🛻 Ford’s Fastest Race Replica For 1979 Might Have Been A 460-Powered Pickup www.theautopian.com/fords-fastes...