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To Celebrate The Strange Success Of The Data-Salami Thing, We Have A Shirt For You - The Autopian I have to be honest with you about something: for someone who makes his living producing content on the internet, I’m not sure I really have any idea why some things become popular online and others d...

To Celebrate The Strange Success Of The Data-Salami Thing, We Have A Shirt For You www.theautopian.com/to-celebrate...

05.12.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'We Strongly Shun The Idea:' I Asked Every Carmaker If They Plan To Put Pop-Up Ads In Their Cars, Here Are Their Answers - The Autopian Pop-up ads are gaining traction in the automotive industry. So I asked every automaker if they plan to implement them. Here's what happened.

β€˜We Strongly Shun The Idea:’ I Asked Every Carmaker If They Plan To Put Pop-Up Ads In Their Cars, Here Are Their Answers www.theautopian.com/i-asked-ever...

05.12.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Genesis GV70 Is An Extremely Pleasant Luxo-Crossover And Its Butt Looks Like A Porsche 928 And/Or An AMC Pacer - The Autopian I’m not really a luxury car kind of person. I can appreciate them, certainly – I’m not made of stone, after all – but my natural state is in a car where the most luxurious material I touch is theΒ good...

The Genesis GV70 Is An Extremely Pleasant Luxo-Crossover And Its Butt Looks Like A Porsche 928 And/Or An AMC Pacer www.theautopian.com/the-genesis-...

05.12.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't Be Mad: I Actually Love This Lotus Esprit Restomod - The Autopian There's yet another high-priced restomod on the market, and this one's based on the Lotus Esprit. But I actually like how it looks... a lot.

Don’t Be Mad: I Actually Love This Lotus Esprit Restomod www.theautopian.com/dont-be-mad-...

05.12.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I Drove Our Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 1,555 Miles Across Four States, Now The Real Challenge BeginsΒ  - The Autopian I drove a very broken Nissan Murano 1,555 miles through two snow storms to reach Texas, now the real challenge begins as the car breaks more

I Drove Our Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 1,555 Miles Across Four States, Now The Real Challenge Begins
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05.12.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ford Has An Ideal Small Car It Could Sell Here Very Quickly - The Autopian This week has been strange, with the government promoting the idea that both wood-panelled station wagons and Japanese-style kei cars could suddenly be sold in the United States. That’s strange. I don...

Ford Has An Ideal Small Car It Could Sell Here Very Quickly
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05.12.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why The World War II Jeep Is One Of The Greatest Automotive Engineering Achievements In History - The Autopian The Apollo Missions. The Manhattan Project. Ford successfully beating out Ferrari at LeMans. There are certain engineering achievements in American history that have seemed almost super-human, inevita...

Why The World War II Jeep Is One Of The Greatest Automotive Engineering Achievements In History - with David Tracy @ebaymotors.bsky.social #partnerpost www.theautopian.com/why-the-worl...

05.12.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This '60s Rover Brochure Is For People Who Don't Want To Do Anything The Normal Way - The Autopian The Rover P6 2000 is a pretty interesting car. It was directly inspired by the revolutionary CitroΓ«n DS, translated through a lens of Britishness, and I mean that in a positive way. Compared to most B...

This ’60s Rover Brochure Is For People Who Don’t Want To Do Anything The Normal Way www.theautopian.com/this-60s-rov...

05.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Choose Your Favorite: Fiat 500 vs Chrysler New Yorker vs Plymouth Valiant vs Chevy Blazer - The Autopian This week, we’ve been looking at cars with one obscure connection between them, and we’ve ended up with four finalists with very little in common. Rather than coming up with some silly scenario or giv...

SHOWDOWN! Choose Your Favorite: Fiat 500 vs Chrysler New Yorker vs Plymouth Valiant vs Chevy Blazer www.theautopian.com/choose-your-...

05.12.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I Wish Every Car Had A Joystick Like This New Kia Concept - The Autopian Kia has a new concept called the Vision Meta Turismo. It feels like a Stinger replacement, and it has a joystick for controlling... something.

I Wish Every Car Had A Joystick Like This New Kia Concept www.theautopian.com/more-cars-li...

05.12.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woah, That Lexus Concept From This Summer Is Actually The New LFA, And It's Electric - The Autopian Remember that concept from Lexus that popped up this past Summer? Turns out it was a new LFA concept. And it's all-electric.

Woah, That Lexus Concept From This Summer Is Actually The New LFA, And It’s Electric
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05.12.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toyota's GR GT Supercar Gets A Hybrid V8 And Looks Astonishingly Good - The Autopian Since the retirement of the Lexus LFA in 2012, the world has been waiting for a new halo car from Toyota. Now, after years of rumors, leaks, spy shots, and teasers, it’s finally here. The GR GT is an ...

Toyota’s GR GT Supercar Gets A Hybrid V8 And Looks Astonishingly Good
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05.12.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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I Drove Our Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 666 Miles Through Two Snowstorms, Now I'm Hopelessly In Love - The Autopian I drove America's most hated crossover, the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, on a 666-mile journey through two huge snowstorms, I'm in love

I Drove Our Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 666 Miles Through Two Snowstorms, Now I’m Hopelessly In Love www.theautopian.com/i-drove-our-...

04.12.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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If Any Carmaker Can Afford To Make A Reasonably Priced Mid-Engine Car, It's Toyota - The Autopian The affordable sports car is far from dead, but there are a lot fewer offerings than there used to be. The Mazda MX-5 Miata, the quintessential cheap performance vehicle, still exists. So do its compe...

If Any Carmaker Can Afford To Make A Reasonably Priced Mid-Engine Car, It’s Toyota www.theautopian.com/if-any-carma...

04.12.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ram's Lusty Cologne Ad Will Make You Want To Take A Shower - The Autopian Ram has launched a cologne for the holidays and I'm not sure if you can watch the ad for it at work unless you're self-employed.

I bet it has bits of real ram in it πŸ’ͺ Ram’s Lusty Cologne Ad Will Make You Want To Take A Shower www.theautopian.com/ram-has-a-ne...

04.12.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mazda Wants To Be In That Sweet Spot Just Below Premium But Still Affordable - The Autopian I don’t listen to music on Spotify, but the app was apparently telling listeners how old they were by their musical taste. That’s rude. Apple Music did no such thing. Instead, it let me know I was one...

Mazda Wants To Be In That Sweet Spot Just Below Premium But Still Affordable www.theautopian.com/mazda-wants-...

04.12.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I Can't Believe Toyota Just Renewed The Mirai, A Car That Represents 0.0008% Of Its Sales, For Another Model Year - The Autopian Toyota sold 157 examples of its hydrogen-powered Mirai through the end of September this year, yet it's just renewed teh car for 2026.

I Can’t Believe Toyota Just Renewed The Mirai, A Car That Represents 0.0008% Of Its Sales, For Another Model Year www.theautopian.com/i-cant-belie...

04.12.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If You Desperately Need To Know Of A Carmaker That Had A Logo Surprisingly Like Coca-Cola's, Boy Do I Have Good News For You - The Autopian I bet this has happened to all of us, probably multiple times: a crazed millionaire, in a tattered dinner jacket, askew top hat, and monocle dangling by a ribbon, approaches you in the street, one fis...

If You Desperately Need To Know Of A Carmaker That Had A Logo Surprisingly Like Coca-Cola’s, Boy Do I Have Good News For You www.theautopian.com/if-you-despe...

04.12.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Which T-5 Would You Rather Shift? 1984 Chevy S-10 Blazer vs 1985 Ford Mustang - The Autopian It’s not uncommon for auomakers to buy components from other companies, and there’s rarely any exclusivity agreement saying that company can’t sell that component to someone else as well. Because of t...

SHOWDOWN! Which T-5 Would You Rather Shift? 1984 Chevy S-10 Blazer vs 1985 Ford Mustang www.theautopian.com/which-t-5-wo...

04.12.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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President Trump Said He Just Legalized Cheaper, Smaller β€˜Cute’ Kei Cars In America - The Autopian The White House just announced that it's legalizing kei cars for production and sale in America, but what does that really look like?

President Trump Said He Just Legalized Cheaper, Smaller β€˜Cute’ Kei Cars In America
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03.12.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 8
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I Took Our Lifted Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Off-Road And It Impressed Everyone - The Autopian The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet was never built to go off-road. We put all-terrain tires on it then went rock crawling, impressing everyone

I Took Our Lifted Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Off-Road And It Impressed Everyone www.theautopian.com/i-took-our-l...

03.12.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You Can See Me, Griffin, And The Autopian Murano CrossCabriolet Tomorrow In Texas - The Autopian The Autopian's writers are having a meetup, and are bringing our weird Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet for the ride. Meet us in Texas tomorrow!

You Can See Me, Griffin, And The Autopian Murano CrossCabriolet Tomorrow In Texas www.theautopian.com/you-can-see-...

03.12.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oops, A Loophole Allegedly Allowed GM Customers To Pay Off Their Loans By Gaming Points Rewards - The Autopian Gaming the system is everyone’s dream. Tricks, tips, loopholes, back-door solutions to problems, or rewards that are normally time-consuming, costly, or difficult to obtain. As the digital world becom...

Oops, A Loophole Allegedly Allowed GM Customers To Pay Off Their Loans By Gaming Points Rewards www.theautopian.com/oops-a-looph...

03.12.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Designer Behind The Most Controversial Jaguar Ever Has Reportedly Been Fired In A Dramatic Way - The Autopian I’m not going to lie: yesterday was not my best day, nor our best Morning Dump. It started out fine and then went quickly off the rails. And, sure, it was a privileged sort of bad day where I felt mis...

The Designer Behind The Most Controversial Jaguar Ever Has Reportedly Been Fired In A Dramatic Way www.theautopian.com/the-designer...

03.12.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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If This Kia Stinger Successor Is Electric, That Means There Will Have Only Ever Been One Truly Fun Gas-Powered Kia - The Autopian Kia is teasing an replacement for its fun-to-drive Stinger sedan. If it's electric that means Kia will have only built one fun gas car, ever.

If This Kia Stinger Successor Is Electric, That Means There Will Have Only Ever Been One Truly Fun Gas-Powered Kia www.theautopian.com/if-this-kia-...

03.12.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CitroΓ«n H-Van Is One Of The Best Examples Of Unstyling - The Autopian There’s a sort of strange phenomenon in the world of automotive design, one that seems a bit like a paradox. It’s the realization that sometimes, the best designs aren’t designed at all, they just sor...

The CitroΓ«n H-Van Is One Of The Best Examples Of Unstyling www.theautopian.com/the-citroen-...

03.12.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Which People-Mover Is The Pride Of Saint Louis, Or Windsor? 1963 Plymouth Valiant vs 1994 Dodge Caravan - The Autopian Good morning! We’re exploring connections between cars this week, and today I’ve got an interesting one for you. We’re going to look at two family cars, thirty years apart, that were built in the same...

SHOWDOWN! Which People-Mover Is The Pride Of Saint Louis, Or Windsor? 1963 Plymouth Valiant vs 1994 Dodge Caravan www.theautopian.com/which-people...

03.12.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, We Have Finally Cracked The Problem Of Storing Data On Salami - The Autopian If you’re Italian or of Italian decent, I bet you’ve heard a grandparent or uncle or some relative use the expression β€œcondividi i tuoi segreti con una mortadella,” which translates to β€œshare your sec...

Yes, We Have Finally Cracked The Problem Of Storing Data On Salami
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02.12.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If You Dream Of Working With Cars And Love Data, This Legendary Testing Firm Is Hiring Right Now - The Autopian If you work with data and love cars, Consumer Reports is hiring for a position right now that covers both extensively.

If You Dream Of Working With Cars And Love Data, This Legendary Testing Firm Is Hiring Right Now
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02.12.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Time We Admit That The Dodge Caliber's Liftgate Speakers Were Kinda Cool - The Autopian The Dodge Caliber might not have been Chrysler's greatest effort, but its tailgate speakers were actually kinda cool.

It’s Time We Admit That The Dodge Caliber’s Liftgate Speakers Were Kinda Cool www.theautopian.com/its-time-we-...

02.12.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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