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Hunter S. Thompson's 'Red Shark' Caprice Convertible Is At Auction, Only Minor Damage From Bat Country - The Autopian I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but I think many of us in this absurd profession of automotive journalism tend to look up to Hunter S. Thompson as a sort of, I don’t know, spirit guide, or somet...

Literally literary 📖 Hunter S. Thompson’s ‘Red Shark’ Caprice Convertible Is At Auction, Only Minor Damage From Bat Country
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This Is The Last True Alpina You Can Buy Before BMW Takes Over And Changes Everything - The Autopian This limited-edition XB7 will be Alpina's final car before its lineup is revamped by BMW, which absorbed the brand a few years ago.

Includes luggage! 👝 This Is The Last True Alpina You Can Buy Before BMW Takes Over And Changes Everything www.theautopian.com/this-is-the-...

How A Broken 40-Year-Old Toyota Changed My Life - The Autopian On a cool April night in my cluttered garage, I sat inside the cabin of my 1985 Toyota MR2 with my shaking hands gripping the keys. What if it doesn’t start? I thought to myself, There are so many thi...

Aw, good ol' Mister Two 👍 How A Broken 40-Year-Old Toyota Changed My Life www.theautopian.com/how-a-broken...

Watch One Of Our Writers Compete In The Most Challenging Off-Road Race In America (Today, Right Now!) - The Autopian One of our writers is going racing in the Mint 400 today, and it's being livestreamed from inside the truck. Join us in rooting for her!

Watch One Of Our Writers Compete In The Most Challenging Off-Road Race In America (Today, Right Now!) www.theautopian.com/watch-one-of...

The Car Market Can’t Afford A Global Recession Right Now - The Autopian This is probably the year the car market turns it around. I don’t see a huge positive sales swing. We’re not going to hit SAAR 17 million at any point. It’s just that stability finally seemed at hand....

The Car Market Can’t Afford A Global Recession Right Now www.theautopian.com/the-car-mark...

Meet The Mad Man Racing A Tesla Cybertruck In America's Most Grueling Desert Race - The Autopian Chewy Barrientos of Kilowatt Customs built a Cybertruck to go racing in the Mint 400. Here's all that he had to do to get it ready.

YES, they beefed up the truck. Come on you guys. 🔋🛻 Meet The Mad Man Racing A Tesla Cybertruck In America’s Most Grueling Desert Race www.theautopian.com/meet-the-mad...

Ford Once Built A Minivan That Was Part SUV With All-Wheel Drive And A 5,000-Pound Tow Rating - The Autopian Make no mistake: in terms of overall sales, Chrysler won the minivan war. It wasn’t even close, and critics are quick to point out that Ford could have been in Chrysler’s all-conquering position if on...

V6 only, natch 🚐 Ford Once Built A Minivan That Was Part SUV With All-Wheel Drive And A 5,000-Pound Tow Rating www.theautopian.com/ford-once-bu...

Which One Could You Drive For A Year? Toyota Corona vs Mitsubishi Galant vs Mazda B4000 vs Ford Mustang - The Autopian Well, we’ve reached the end of another week, and this week, I’m just going to keep things simple. We’re doing a runoff of the week’s winners – with the scenario that whatever car you pick, it has to b...

Friday Four-Way! 🚗 Which One Could You Drive For A Year? Toyota Corona vs Mitsubishi Galant vs Mazda B4000 vs Ford Mustang www.theautopian.com/which-one-co...

Because COLORZZZZZ 👀 The New Four-Door AMG Will Be The Perfect Car For People Who Love To Build Their Own PCs
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Thanks To Dieselgate, Volkswagen's 70 MPG Mid-Engined Sports Car Was Doomed - The Autopian For whatever reason, I’m perpetually fascinated by Volkswagen’s long history of prototypes and concept cars that, while fascinating, never quite managed to make the leap into reality. And by “reality,...

Aw man, we missed out 🙁 Thanks To Dieselgate, Volkswagen’s 70 MPG Mid-Engined Sports Car Was Doomed www.theautopian.com/thanks-to-di...

What's The Most Expensive Repair You've Gotten A Warranty To Pay For? - The Autopian Warranties can save you from a world of financial hurt. The Autopian wants to know: What's the most expensive warranty work you've received?

What’s The Most Expensive Repair You’ve Gotten A Warranty To Pay For? The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/whats-the-mo...

Mitsubishi Once Built A Four-Door, AWD, Rear-Engined Passenger Car That Everyone Forgot About - The Autopian Back in the early 2000s, the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation laid an egg. Because Mitsubishi Motors makes cars, it gave the egg four wheels, one in each rounded corner. The Mitsubishi i, as it was calle...

*I* didn't forget 🧠 Mitsubishi Once Built A Four-Door, AWD, Rear-Engined Passenger Car That Everyone Forgot About www.theautopian.com/mitsubishi-o...

How One Company Tried To Sell Firebirds As Fake Ferraris With The Help Of A Miami Vice Co-Star - The Autopian There’s really nothing wrong with kit cars; those assemblages of body parts that convert a flat-out pedestrian machine into something that looks rather glamorous and beyond the means of the typical ow...

Tubbs full of baloney, you might say 😀 How One Company Tried To Sell Firebirds As Fake Ferraris With The Help Of A Miami Vice Co-Star www.theautopian.com/how-one-comp...

The Honda Insight Is Back As An Awesome-Looking Electric Crossover, But It's Not Coming To America - The Autopian I am a staunch defender of the original Honda Insight. The two-door, streamlined hybrid hatch looked stunning thanks to its aero-focused rear wheel covers, and even came with a manual transmission. It...

(Whiney voice) Aw man 🙄 The Honda Insight Is Back As An Awesome-Looking Electric Crossover, But It’s Not Coming To America www.theautopian.com/the-honda-in...

This Might Be The Wildest Before-And-After For A Car Sold On Bring A Trailer - The Autopian A cool thing about Bring A Trailer is that it’s been around so long, that by now, several cars will have gone through their system several times. BaT marks those cars as “Alumni”; when a BaT Alumni ca...

Oof 😳 This Might Be The Wildest Before-And-After For A Car Sold On Bring A Trailer www.theautopian.com/this-might-b...

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Is About To Become The Best Used Car For People With Taste - The Autopian I have some sad news for people who enjoy weird cars that are also nice to drive: Hyundai is dropping the Ioniq 6 from its lineup for 2026. The South Korean automaker confirmed the news to multiple ou...

Nothing else looks like it, that's for sure 👀 The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Is About To Become The Best Used Car For People With Taste www.theautopian.com/the-hyundai-...

Why America Needs Even More EV Fast Chargers As EV Sales Slow Down - The Autopian If I could go back in time to college, I probably would stop my ex-girlfriend from serving me that vodka drink she thought up freshman year. I’d also take more economics classes. I love the merger of ...

Why America Needs Even More EV Fast Chargers As EV Sales Slow Down www.theautopian.com/why-america-...

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People Are Looking For A Lost One-Off 1977 'Star Wars' Toyota Celica So Maybe We Can Help - The Autopian When it comes to merchandizing movie properties, I think we can all agree that the Star Wars franchise is one of the most ardent and consistent practitioners of the art. Ever since the first Star Wars...

If you find it and it's in ratty condition, you have to say, "What a piece of junk!" 🚀 People Are Looking For A Lost One-Off 1977 ‘Star Wars’ Toyota Celica So Maybe We Can Help www.theautopian.com/people-are-l...

Which Badge-Engineered Pickup Can't Be Beat? 1994 Mazda B4000 vs 2000 Isuzu Hombre - The Autopian In the 1970s, American automakers sold small trucks built in Japan. Twenty years later, the tables turned, and the Japanese nameplates were relying on their American partners for their small trucks. T...

SHOWDOWN! Totally getting the Hombre, because Hombre 🚗 Which Badge-Engineered Pickup Can’t Be Beat? 1994 Mazda B4000 vs 2000 Isuzu Hombre www.theautopian.com/which-badge-...

It Took Honda 20 Months To Fix The Screens Going Blank On Its GM-Built EVs - The Autopian The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX have a recall fix for glitching screens, but it's taken 20 months to identify and develop.

At least it wasn't a full two years 🤷‍♂️ It Took Honda 20 Months To Fix The Screens Going Blank On Its GM-Built EVs www.theautopian.com/it-took-hond...

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...

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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...