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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...

Why A Freezer And Grill Have Been Such Useful Tools For My eBay WWII Jeep Project - The Autopian You may think of your freezer and grill as places where only food goes, and where nasty, oily car parts very much do not belong. But, having now rebuilt a transmission, transfer case, and engine, I ca...

Mmmm, pass the ring-gear sauce! 🔥 Why A Freezer And Grill Have Been Such Useful Tools For My eBay WWII Jeep Project - with @davidntracy.bsky.social #partnerpost @ebaymotors.bsky.social www.theautopian.com/why-a-freeze...

GM To Export Freedom To The UK In The Form Of Giant Trucks - The Autopian I have a sense from reading the news and talking to friends in Britain that things are extremely not alright over there. Not since the heights of Thatcherism have different levels of society eyed each...

GM To Export Freedom To The UK In The Form Of Giant Trucks
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For Just A Single Year, Honda Tried To Sell Americans A Weird 50cc Motorcycle That Went 55 MPH And Could Fit A Real Adult - The Autopian In 1982, Honda sold a bike that was both a moped and a motorcycle in America. The MB5 went 55 mph, and carried an adult, now it's forgotten

I'm fascinated by these things 🏍️ For Just A Single Year, Honda Tried To Sell Americans A Weird 50cc Motorcycle That Went 55 MPH And Could Fit A Real Adult www.theautopian.com/for-just-a-s...

Which Mid-Engine Money Pit Is For You? 1977 Lotus Esprit vs 1991 Acura NSX - The Autopian We look at a lot of cheap, terrible cars on here, and once in a while I like to mix things up on Fridays and show you some non-terrible cars that are also not cheap. Today is not one of those days. To...

I shall have the NSX 🚗 Which Mid-Engine Money Pit Is For You? 1977 Lotus Esprit vs 1991 Acura NSX www.theautopian.com/which-mid-en...

I Had No Idea These Ubiquitous Truck Mirrors Had A Specific Name - The Autopian There’s a strange kind of joy that comes from finding out something you’ve seen many, many times in your life has a specific name, a name you’ve never actually heard spoken, or read, but nevertheless ...

You'll never guess 🚗 I Had No Idea These Ubiquitous Truck Mirrors Had A Specific Name www.theautopian.com/i-had-no-ide...

What Regular-ish Cars Will Collectors Eat Up In 30 Years? - The Autopian I’ll probably be in the ground in 30 years (darkest Autopian Asks into ever), but you whipper-snappers will probably still be here, reading about the latest Shitboxes in the Showdown and David’s rebui...

What Regular-ish Cars Will Collectors Eat Up In 30 Years? 🤔 The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/what-regular...

If Americans Don't Want Small Cars, Why Did This Honda Fit Only Depreciate $1,180 In Eleven Years? - The Autopian Want proof that some Americans still want well-engineered subcompact cars? Look no further than second-hand Honda Fit pricing.

Who misses the Fit? (raises hand) 🚗 If Americans Don’t Want Small Cars, Why Did This Honda Fit Only Depreciate $1,180 In Eleven Years? www.theautopian.com/if-americans...

There's A Fancy New Version Of The Polaris Slingshot And It's Going To Be The Loudest Thing In Your Town This Summer - The Autopian The 2026 Polaris Slingshot Signature Edition is a sports car with truck parts and it's totally ridiculous. Now, it's sort of luxury-like, too

BASSSSS 🚗 There’s A Fancy New Version Of The Polaris Slingshot And It’s Going To Be The Loudest Thing In Your Town This Summer www.theautopian.com/theres-a-new...

Dodge, Jeep, And Ram Workers Get $0 Bonuses After Tariffs Take Bite Out Of Profits - The Autopian Today’s Morning Dump is a tale of two Fiat heirs. No, not Lapo and Ginevra. I’m talking about Stellantis and Ferrari. If you’re an employee of one, you probably just got a humongous bonus. If you’re a...

Not even Jelly of the Month! 🚗 Dodge, Jeep, And Ram Workers Get $0 Bonuses After Tariffs Take Bite Out Of Profits www.theautopian.com/dodge-jeep-a...

Magnus Walker Auctions His Shoes, Porsche 911 Starter Kit Included - The Autopian Everybody loves a scale model kit. The only thing better is a life-size version that makes Porsche noises, and it’s exactly what you’re going to get with this one – provided you combine the parts in t...

Who's gonna (Nike) Dunk on this? 🚗 Magnus Walker Auctions His Shoes, Porsche 911 Starter Kit Included www.theautopian.com/magnus-walke...

Three Decades Ago, Pontiac Managed To Offer More Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Per Liter Than Any Other Sport Sedan - The Autopian “We attempt what others achieve.” Unkind critics would say that this was General Motors’ mantra in the malaise era. I think that’s a bit of an overstatement, but it’s true that in those dark days the ...

The color is "Cocaine White" 🚗 Three Decades Ago, Pontiac Managed To Offer More Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Per Liter Than Any Other Sport Sedan www.theautopian.com/three-decade...

Nissan Delaying The Cheapest Leaf Isn't As Bad As It Looks - The Autopian The sub-$30k short-range Nissan Leaf has been indefinitely delayed, but that might not be an enormous loss.

How bad is it? 🚗 Nissan Delaying The Cheapest Leaf Isn’t As Bad As It Looks www.theautopian.com/nissan-delay...

Which Convertible Makes You Think Warm Thoughts? 1983 Ford Mustang vs 1985 Renault Alliance - The Autopian I don’t know about any of you, but I am getting really sick of winter. I’m sure part of it is just the hassle of moving in the middle of it, but this winter feels colder and drearier than normal, and ...

'Stang me 🚗 Which Convertible Makes You Think Warm Thoughts? 1983 Ford Mustang vs 1985 Renault Alliance www.theautopian.com/which-conver...

No One Talks About The Other Powell Motors Cars From 'The Simpsons' - The Autopian I suppose it shouldn’t be that surprising given how long the show has been on, but I still find it kind of remarkable how much automotive content the long running animated sitcom The Simpsons has prov...

There's more to Powell than The Homer, folks 🚗 No One Talks About The Other Powell Motors Cars From ‘The Simpsons’ www.theautopian.com/no-one-talks...

Surprise, America's Cheapest New Stick-Shift Car Is Now The Mazda Miata - The Autopian The Mazda MX-5 Miata is now America's cheapest new car with a manual transmission. How on Earth did that happen?

Remember when every cheap car had a stick as the default? 🚗 Surprise, America’s Cheapest New Stick-Shift Car Is Now The Mazda Miata www.theautopian.com/surprise-ame...

The New Face Of The Chrysler Pacifica Is An Excellent Way To Understand The Modern Face Of Auto Design - The Autopian When you’re surrounded by something, especially something that changes gradually over time, it’s easy to miss how things are changing. It’s like the thing with the frog and the boiling water, which I ...

Which one is Nic Cage? 🚗 The New Face Of The Chrysler Pacifica Is An Excellent Way To Understand The Modern Face Of Auto Design www.theautopian.com/the-new-face...

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