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SHOWDOWN! Which 24-Valve Engine Moves You? 1989 Jaguar XJS vs 1994 Chrysler New Yorker www.theautopian.com/which-24-val...
Which 24-Valve Engine Moves You? 1989 Jaguar XJS vs 1994 Chrysler New Yorker - The Autopian
Welcome back! This week, I’m matching up cars that don’t go together by finding one metric they have in common, and today we’re looking at the number of valves in the engine. Both of these cars have 2...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
SHOWDOWN! Which 24-Valve Engine Moves You? 1989 Jaguar XJS vs 1994 Chrysler New Yorker www.theautopian.com/which-24-val...
What’s The Smallest Car That Could Work For You? 🤔 The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/whats-the-sm...
What's The Smallest Car That Could Work For You? - The Autopian
Settle down everyone, I’m not going to try convince any of you that you’re driving way too much vehicle, and if you CARED about the EARTH you’d not only be driving the tiniest thing you could find, bu...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What’s The Smallest Car That Could Work For You? 🤔 The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/whats-the-sm...
I’m Driving My Jeep Comanche 2,000 Miles To Pick Up 1,300 Pounds Of WWII Jeep Parts I Bought From Ebay www.theautopian.com/im-driving-m...
I'm Driving My Jeep Comanche 2,000 Miles To Pick Up 1,300 Pounds Of WWII Jeep Parts I Bought From Ebay - The Autopian
Tomorrow I’m heading to Longview, Washington to pick up a bunch of amazing parts I bought on eBay for my WWII Jeep project. Those parts — four axles, a transmission, a transfer case and maybe an engin...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’m Driving My Jeep Comanche 2,000 Miles To Pick Up 1,300 Pounds Of WWII Jeep Parts I Bought From Ebay www.theautopian.com/im-driving-m...
Subaru Is Getting In On The Annoying In-Car Pop-Up Advertisement Game, Too www.theautopian.com/subaru-is-ge...
Subaru Is Getting In On The Annoying In-Car Pop-Up Advertisement Game, Too - The Autopian
Ram, Dodge, and Chrysler aren't the only brands with cars that experience pop-up ads. Subaru has the same issue.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Subaru Is Getting In On The Annoying In-Car Pop-Up Advertisement Game, Too www.theautopian.com/subaru-is-ge...
If You’re A Freak, This Is The Best Car Auction In Decades www.theautopian.com/if-youre-a-f...
If You’re A Freak, This Is The Best Car Auction In Decades - The Autopian
The Renault Icons auction is the most fantastic car auction in ages, with everything from a gas turbine prototype to..well, you'll see.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If You’re A Freak, This Is The Best Car Auction In Decades www.theautopian.com/if-youre-a-f...
How A Guy With No Racing Experience Took A Junkyard Bronco To The Baja 1000 And Beat Everyone In His Class www.theautopian.com/how-a-guy-wi...
How A Guy With No Racing Experience Took A Junkyard Bronco To The Baja 1000 And Beat Everyone In His Class - The Autopian
We talk to the man who drove a junkyard Bronco through the Baja 1000 and somehow finished, despite never having raced in anything before.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How A Guy With No Racing Experience Took A Junkyard Bronco To The Baja 1000 And Beat Everyone In His Class www.theautopian.com/how-a-guy-wi...
Jeep’s New Recon Looks Like A Theft Recovery When The Doors Are Off, But I Can Fix It www.theautopian.com/jeeps-new-re...
Jeep's New Recon Looks Like A Theft Recovery When The Doors Are Off, But I Can Fix It - The Autopian
It’s disappointing when an automaker includes what should be a cool-looking feature with a new car, but the feature ends up not very cool-looking (or downright awkward) when it arrives. Jeep’s new Rec...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Jeep’s New Recon Looks Like A Theft Recovery When The Doors Are Off, But I Can Fix It www.theautopian.com/jeeps-new-re...
Let The Rage Flow Through You: Mercedes Wants To Charge Owners $200 For These Built-In Features www.theautopian.com/let-the-rage...
Let The Rage Flow Through You: Mercedes Wants To Charge Owners $200 For These Built-In Features - The Autopian
The new electric Mercedes-Benz CLA offers tons of range for the money but locks pre-installed features behind frustrating paywalls.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Let The Rage Flow Through You: Mercedes Wants To Charge Owners $200 For These Built-In Features www.theautopian.com/let-the-rage...
The ‘Magic Week’ To Buy New Cars Is Coming, But There’s A Catch www.theautopian.com/the-magic-we...
The 'Magic Week' To Buy New Cars Is Coming, But There's A Catch - The Autopian
The so-called ‘Magic Week’ is the time of the year when dealers are so desperate to get rid of cars that they’ll sell them for a loss. Is this a real thing? It can be, although there are all sorts of ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The ‘Magic Week’ To Buy New Cars Is Coming, But There’s A Catch www.theautopian.com/the-magic-we...
Which Makes Better Use Of 135 Horsepower? 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix vs 2013 Fiat 500 www.theautopian.com/which-makes-...
Which Makes Better Use Of 135 Horsepower? 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix vs 2013 Fiat 500 - The Autopian
Coming up with two cars that have something in common is sometimes tough. Often, I’ll find one car that I really want to write about, and then struggle to find one that goes with it in some way. For t...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Which Makes Better Use Of 135 Horsepower? 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix vs 2013 Fiat 500 www.theautopian.com/which-makes-...
This Old Mercury Brochure Image Could Be a ’70s Sci-Fi Paperback Cover www.theautopian.com/this-old-mer...
This Old Mercury Brochure Image Could Be a '70s Sci-Fi Paperback Cover - The Autopian
There’s certain kinds of art-related crap that I’ve always really loved. And I use the word “crap” very fondly here; I just mean artistic works that don’t really fall into the admittedly arbitrary and...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Old Mercury Brochure Image Could Be a ’70s Sci-Fi Paperback Cover www.theautopian.com/this-old-mer...
The King Cobra Was The Trans-Am-Ripoff-Edition Of Ford’s Disrespected But Top-Selling Mustang www.theautopian.com/the-king-cob...
The King Cobra Was The Trans-Am-Ripoff-Edition Of Ford’s Disrespected But Top-Selling Mustang - The Autopian
In the seventies, Ford tried to reimagine the Mustang as a smart and sporty coupe that put style and economy over performance substance, but soon realized their error. The resulting attempts to shift ...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The King Cobra Was The Trans-Am-Ripoff-Edition Of Ford’s Disrespected But Top-Selling Mustang www.theautopian.com/the-king-cob...
The Camaro-Beating Blacked-Out Shelby GLH-S Was America’s Rowdiest ’80s Hot Hatch www.theautopian.com/the-camaro-b...
The Camaro-Beating Blacked-Out Shelby GLH-S Was America's Rowdiest '80s Hot Hatch - The Autopian
The blacked-out Shelby GLH-S took an initially disappointing car and turned it into America's original enfant terrible hot hatch.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Camaro-Beating Blacked-Out Shelby GLH-S Was America’s Rowdiest ’80s Hot Hatch www.theautopian.com/the-camaro-b...
This Wild Three-Row SUV Six Wheel Pickup Truck Is Either A Genius Idea Or Just Insane www.theautopian.com/this-wild-th...
This Wild Three-Row SUV Six Wheel Pickup Truck Is Either A Genius Idea Or Just Insane - The Autopian
Here is a wild meshing of two different vehicles. This Nissan Armada has the bed of a Nissan Titan, making a 6 wheel 3 row SUV pickup truck
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November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This Wild Three-Row SUV Six Wheel Pickup Truck Is Either A Genius Idea Or Just Insane www.theautopian.com/this-wild-th...
Name one hornier! 🤔 For This Black Friday, Please Enjoy The Horniest Car Ad Of All Time www.theautopian.com/for-this-bla...
For This Black Friday, Please Enjoy The Horniest Car Ad Of All Time - The Autopian
There’s a debate in our Discord right now over what a car designed by coke might look like, with me completely on the side of those who say Lamborghini Countach. But if there was a car driven by booge...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Name one hornier! 🤔 For This Black Friday, Please Enjoy The Horniest Car Ad Of All Time www.theautopian.com/for-this-bla...
Give The Gift That Keeps On Gifting: An Autopian Membership (With Special Bonus) www.theautopian.com/give-the-gif...
Give The Gift That Keeps On Gifting: An Autopian Membership (With Special Bonus) - The Autopian
Buying gifts is a very specific sort of skill, and I think it gets harder as we get older and accumulate more and more stuff. A good gift, I think, is something that someone desires, but is reluctant ...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Give The Gift That Keeps On Gifting: An Autopian Membership (With Special Bonus) www.theautopian.com/give-the-gif...
What’s The Point Of Stepside Pickup Trucks?
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What's The Point Of Stepside Pickup Trucks? - The Autopian
Conventional front-engine pickup truck design is, once you distill it down, pretty basic. A low, enclosed box in the front for the engine, a taller, enclosed box with windows, ideally, behind that for...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
What’s The Point Of Stepside Pickup Trucks?
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If you wanna hang with Mercedes and Griffin, here's your chance! 👍 I’m Driving Our Lifted Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 3,400 Miles Across The Country To Take Part In America’s Silliest Rally www.theautopian.com/im-driving-o...
I'm Driving Our Lifted Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 3,400 Miles Across The Country To Take Part In America's Silliest Rally - The Autopian
I'll be driving Nissan's hated Murano CrossCabriolet 3,400 miles across America. Our convertible crossover is beat and it's going to be silly
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November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you wanna hang with Mercedes and Griffin, here's your chance! 👍 I’m Driving Our Lifted Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet 3,400 Miles Across The Country To Take Part In America’s Silliest Rally www.theautopian.com/im-driving-o...
Here Are More Amazing Chinese EVs You’ve (Probably) Never Seen Before www.theautopian.com/heres-more-a...
Here Are More Amazing Chinese EVs You've (Probably) Never Seen Before - The Autopian
Today, we return to China for a brand new NEV MegaSpot Story® with the latest New Energy Vehicles on the streets of Beijing.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here Are More Amazing Chinese EVs You’ve (Probably) Never Seen Before www.theautopian.com/heres-more-a...
People Pay Way More For Ford F-150 Raptors Than Any Other Truck www.theautopian.com/people-pay-w...
People Pay Way More For Ford F-150 Raptors Than Any Other Truck - The Autopian
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, which means home cooks around the country are collecting what they need to make a meal for their loved ones (and/or family). You’re my little family here, and I’m col...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
People Pay Way More For Ford F-150 Raptors Than Any Other Truck www.theautopian.com/people-pay-w...
Here’s What The Subheads In This Postwar Vauxhall Brochure Would Be If They Were Book Titles www.theautopian.com/heres-what-t...
Here's What The Subheads In This Postwar Vauxhall Brochure Would Be If They Were Book Titles - The Autopian
I’ll be the first to admit that, even for the abysmally low standards of Cold Start, this is a pretty tortured conceit. But, for some reason, when I was looking at the subheads – I think they’re subhe...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here’s What The Subheads In This Postwar Vauxhall Brochure Would Be If They Were Book Titles www.theautopian.com/heres-what-t...
The Hit Sci-Fi Show ‘Pluribus’ Has Some Great Cars www.theautopian.com/the-hit-sci-...
The Hit Sci-Fi Show 'Pluribus' Has Some Great Cars - The Autopian
Who enjoys culture, of the popular variety? You do, I bet, right? Well, remember that long-running show that served as a means to elevate the Pontiac Aztek’s status in our national culture, Breaking B...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Hit Sci-Fi Show ‘Pluribus’ Has Some Great Cars www.theautopian.com/the-hit-sci-...
Why Brenthon Might Be The Weirdest Tuning Company On The Planet www.theautopian.com/why-brenthon...
Why Brenthon Might Be The Weirdest Tuning Company On The Planet - The Autopian
Brenthon might be the strangest tuning company on the planet because it only really sells badges. Yep, DIY badge engineering.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Why Brenthon Might Be The Weirdest Tuning Company On The Planet www.theautopian.com/why-brenthon...
The Feds Are Investigating Diesel Brothers Star ‘Heavy D’ Over Black Hawk Helicopter Flights During Press Event I Attended www.theautopian.com/the-feds-are...
The Feds Are Investigating Diesel Brothers Star 'Heavy D' Over Black Hawk Helicopter Flights During Press Event I Attended - The Autopian
The FAA is investigating Diesel Brothers star Heavy D Sparks for his Black Hawk helicopter flights. I was a passenger on one of the flights.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Feds Are Investigating Diesel Brothers Star ‘Heavy D’ Over Black Hawk Helicopter Flights During Press Event I Attended www.theautopian.com/the-feds-are...
I’m Halfway Through My Cheap Range Rover Road Trip, Here’s What’s Broken So Far www.theautopian.com/im-halfway-t...
I'm Halfway Through My Cheap Range Rover Road Trip, Here's What's Broken So Far - The Autopian
I drove my cheap, old, high-mileage Range Rover from New York City to Chicago. Here's what broke so far, and how I plan to get back.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m Halfway Through My Cheap Range Rover Road Trip, Here’s What’s Broken So Far www.theautopian.com/im-halfway-t...