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This Dope-Ass Volkswagen Van Is Like A GTI You Can Tow Another GTI With
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This Dope-Ass Volkswagen Van Is Like A GTI You Can Tow Another GTI With - The Autopian
The Volkswagen Transporter Sportline is a van that looks a bit like a GTI, and there's something delightful about that.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
This Dope-Ass Volkswagen Van Is Like A GTI You Can Tow Another GTI With
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My loan is only 99 months, I'm a smart car buyer 💸 Please Don’t Take Out A 100-Month Car Loan www.theautopian.com/please-dont-...
Please Don't Take Out A 100-Month Car Loan - The Autopian
Between rising healthcare costs, tariff-related price increases on various goods, and a housing market that drains most of the paycheck, we are reaching an affordability crisis in America. The car mar...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
My loan is only 99 months, I'm a smart car buyer 💸 Please Don’t Take Out A 100-Month Car Loan www.theautopian.com/please-dont-...
I’m Appalled That The New Jaguar 00 Doesn’t Seem To Have A Frunk Under That Massive Hood www.theautopian.com/im-appalled-...
I'm Appalled That The New Jaguar 00 Doesn't Seem To Have A Frunk Under That Massive Hood - The Autopian
By now, I suspect that everyone has exhausted their supplies of rich, creamery vitriol when it comes to the Jaguar 00, the most controversial new Jaguar since, well, I guess since the company changed ...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I’m Appalled That The New Jaguar 00 Doesn’t Seem To Have A Frunk Under That Massive Hood www.theautopian.com/im-appalled-...
The U.S. Considers No Longer Requiring Limp Mode For Running A Diesel Truck Low On DEF www.theautopian.com/the-u-s-cons...
The U.S. Considers No Longer Requiring Limp Mode For Running A Diesel Truck Low On DEF - The Autopian
The government forces diesel trucks to go into limp mode when you fail to refill your DEF. The EPA is considering getting rid of that rule.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The U.S. Considers No Longer Requiring Limp Mode For Running A Diesel Truck Low On DEF www.theautopian.com/the-u-s-cons...
Why Ford Would Partner Up With A Chinese Automaker www.theautopian.com/why-ford-wou...
Why Ford Would Partner Up With A Chinese Automaker - The Autopian
Rumors and reports have recently connected Ford to various Chinese automakers and suppliers. While nothing has been absolutely confirmed, there’s been enough heat around this idea that if you put a po...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Why Ford Would Partner Up With A Chinese Automaker www.theautopian.com/why-ford-wou...
The Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition Has One Of The Weirdest Spare Tire Setups Of Any New Car www.theautopian.com/the-lexus-is...
The Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition Has One Of The Weirdest Spare Tire Setups Of Any New Car - The Autopian
Many cars these days don't come with spare tires. The Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition? It has more spare tire than its trunk well can handle.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Lexus IS 500 Ultimate Edition Has One Of The Weirdest Spare Tire Setups Of Any New Car www.theautopian.com/the-lexus-is...
SHOWDOWN! How Much Truck Do You Need? 1988 Ford F-250 vs 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max www.theautopian.com/how-much-tru...
How Much Truck Do You Need? 1988 Ford F-250 vs 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - The Autopian
There’s an old saying: “Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.” That makes some sense, but taken to its extreme, it leads to hoarding. And in terms of trucks, it leads to e...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
SHOWDOWN! How Much Truck Do You Need? 1988 Ford F-250 vs 1992 Mitsubishi Mighty Max www.theautopian.com/how-much-tru...
Jeep Doesn’t Want To Pay For A Super Bowl Ad, So It’s Launching A Commercial Near The Super Bowl And Asking Journalists To Promote It Instead www.theautopian.com/jeep-doesnt-...
Jeep Doesn’t Want To Pay For A Super Bowl Ad, So It’s Launching A Commercial Near The Super Bowl And Asking Journalists To Promote It Instead - The Autopian
Jeep paid to create a Super Bowl-level advertisement this year to show off the Compass, but it's not paying for a Super Bowl commercial slot.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Jeep Doesn’t Want To Pay For A Super Bowl Ad, So It’s Launching A Commercial Near The Super Bowl And Asking Journalists To Promote It Instead www.theautopian.com/jeep-doesnt-...
This Forgotten 1970s Conversion Van Was Supposed To Be A Truck, A Sports Car, A Convertible, And A Motorhome All In One www.theautopian.com/this-forgott...
This Forgotten 1970s Conversion Van Was Supposed To Be A Truck, A Sports Car, A Convertible, And A Motorhome All In One - The Autopian
Custom vans were the rage and this van wanted to rule all. The Sportswagon is a forgotten van that was a truck, RV, and people carrier in one.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This Forgotten 1970s Conversion Van Was Supposed To Be A Truck, A Sports Car, A Convertible, And A Motorhome All In One www.theautopian.com/this-forgott...
Automotive Ethics Question: Is Lifting Wipers On Cars That Aren’t Yours In Freezing Weather Okay? www.theautopian.com/automotive-e...
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Automotive Ethics Question: Is Lifting Wipers On Cars That Aren’t Yours In Freezing Weather Okay? www.theautopian.com/automotive-e...
I’m Beating Up Our 107,000-Mile Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Through Its First Midwestern Winter And It’s Not Happy www.theautopian.com/im-beating-u...
I'm Beating Up Our 107,000-Mile Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Through Its First Midwestern Winter And It's Not Happy - The Autopian
Our Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet has survived rock crawling, an intense road trip, and even shopping carts. Now it fights the polar vortex
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February 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I’m Beating Up Our 107,000-Mile Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Through Its First Midwestern Winter And It’s Not Happy www.theautopian.com/im-beating-u...
Banning Leaded Gas Was A Good Thing, Says Century-Old Wad Of Hair www.theautopian.com/banning-lead...
Banning Leaded Gas Was A Good Thing, Says Century-Old Wad Of Hair - The Autopian
A study conducted by a Utah university analyzing 100-year old hair shows how the EPA's lead rules have reduced lead exposure in humans.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Banning Leaded Gas Was A Good Thing, Says Century-Old Wad Of Hair www.theautopian.com/banning-lead...
What Not-Altimas Have The Biggest Altima Energy? 🤔 The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/what-not-alt...
What Not-Altimas Have The Biggest Altima Energy? - The Autopian
Sorry, I don’t mean to dunk on Altima owners here, or the Altima itself. Nothing wrong with driving an Altima of any vintage. That said, Big Altima Energy has been a thing for a good long while now, a...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
What Not-Altimas Have The Biggest Altima Energy? 🤔 The Autopian is asking! www.theautopian.com/what-not-alt...
Kia Outsold Hyundai By A Lot Last Month. Sedans And Minivans Helped www.theautopian.com/kia-outsold-...
Kia Outsold Hyundai By A Lot Last Month. Sedans And Minivans Helped - The Autopian
Sales data from certain automakers is starting to roll in this week, and there’s already a little interesting news in the numbers I’ve already got. Kia outsold Hyundai again, and it did so by a rather...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Kia Outsold Hyundai By A Lot Last Month. Sedans And Minivans Helped www.theautopian.com/kia-outsold-...
My 220,000-Mile Range Rover Continues To Defy All Pre-Conceived Notions I Have About Land Rovers By Being Legitimately Useful www.theautopian.com/my-220000-mi...
My 220,000-Mile Range Rover Continues To Defy All Pre-Conceived Notions I Have About Land Rovers By Being Legitimately Useful - The Autopian
I bought this high-mileage 2008 Range Rover as a city beater, but it's also proven to be a great road-tripper and support vehicle.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My 220,000-Mile Range Rover Continues To Defy All Pre-Conceived Notions I Have About Land Rovers By Being Legitimately Useful www.theautopian.com/my-220000-mi...
The 1970s Oil Crisis Was So Bad That General Motors Made An Oldsmobile Run On A Coal-Burning Turbine www.theautopian.com/the-1970s-oi...
The 1970s Oil Crisis Was So Bad That General Motors Made An Oldsmobile Run On A Coal-Burning Turbine - The Autopian
The 1970s oil crisis changed cars forever. Gas shortages were so big that General Motors developed a car that used a turbine that burned coal
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The 1970s Oil Crisis Was So Bad That General Motors Made An Oldsmobile Run On A Coal-Burning Turbine www.theautopian.com/the-1970s-oi...
The Problem With The VW Beetle In Wes Anderson’s Movie ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ - Jason, tearing the lid off www.theautopian.com/the-problem-...
The Problem With The VW Beetle In Wes Anderson's Movie 'Moonrise Kingdom' - The Autopian
I have a contact over at the National Council on Weights and Measures (NCWM) with whom sometimes I’ll reach out to for insider information on what’s going on in the world of standardization of weights...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The Problem With The VW Beetle In Wes Anderson’s Movie ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ - Jason, tearing the lid off www.theautopian.com/the-problem-...
Which Scruffy Toy Would You Rather Play With? 1993 Jeep Cherokee vs 2001 Mercedes SLK www.theautopian.com/which-scruff...
Which Scruffy Toy Would You Rather Play With? 1993 Jeep Cherokee vs 2001 Mercedes SLK - The Autopian
Since this is the second day in a row with cars meeting this criteria, I might as well make it official: it’s Cheap Stickshift Week. Manual transmissions are generally preferable for inexpensive used ...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Which Scruffy Toy Would You Rather Play With? 1993 Jeep Cherokee vs 2001 Mercedes SLK www.theautopian.com/which-scruff...
The World’s First Range-Extended Electric Motorhome Comes From A Large RV Company And It’s One Of The Industry’s Greatest Ideas In Years www.theautopian.com/the-worlds-f...
The World's First Range-Extended Electric Motorhome Comes From A Large RV Company And It's One Of The Industry's Greatest Ideas In Years - The Autopian
The largest RV company in America makes the best idea in years. The Entegra Embark is an EV motorhome with tons of range thanks to an engine
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The World’s First Range-Extended Electric Motorhome Comes From A Large RV Company And It’s One Of The Industry’s Greatest Ideas In Years www.theautopian.com/the-worlds-f...
This Is The Official 2026 Report About The State of Amber Rear Turn Signals In America
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This Is The Official 2026 Report About The State of Amber Rear Turn Signals In America - The Autopian
Imagine an auto enthusiast version of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. We start down at the foundation with essentials like horsepower and sharp handling. Take it up a level to see manual transmissions an...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This Is The Official 2026 Report About The State of Amber Rear Turn Signals In America
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This Dealer-Made Nissan Sentra NISMO Is The Kind Of Affordable Fun The Car Market Needs More Of www.theautopian.com/this-dealer-...
This Dealer-Made Nissan Sentra NISMO Is The Kind Of Affordable Fun The Car Market Needs More Of - The Autopian
Nissan doesn't build a Sentra NISMO, but this Arizona dealership will sell you one of its own, complete with graphics and suspension upgrades.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This Dealer-Made Nissan Sentra NISMO Is The Kind Of Affordable Fun The Car Market Needs More Of www.theautopian.com/this-dealer-...
I Impulse-Bought A Cheap 200,000 Mile Luxury Car And Then Beat The Snot Out Of It. Here’s Why I Was So Impressed www.theautopian.com/i-impulse-bo...
I Impulse-Bought A Cheap 200,000 Mile Luxury Car And Then Beat The Snot Out Of It. Here's Why I Was So Impressed - The Autopian
If there’s one thing about me, it’s that I absolutely hate missing out on a good time. Whenever there’s an opportunity to have fun behind the wheel, I try to get myself involved. Track days, back road...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I Impulse-Bought A Cheap 200,000 Mile Luxury Car And Then Beat The Snot Out Of It. Here’s Why I Was So Impressed www.theautopian.com/i-impulse-bo...
A Dealer Is Selling A Volkswagen ID.Buzz For $16,000 Off And It’s Not A Fluke www.theautopian.com/a-dealer-is-...
A Dealer Is Selling A Volkswagen ID.Buzz For $16,000 Off And It's Not A Fluke - The Autopian
Want a Volkswagen ID.Buzz but can't stomach the official asking price? Deep discounts mean now might be the time to buy.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A Dealer Is Selling A Volkswagen ID.Buzz For $16,000 Off And It’s Not A Fluke www.theautopian.com/a-dealer-is-...
These Are The Cars That Might Have Been If Chysler, Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo Were Herded Together In The 90s Instead Of 2021 www.theautopian.com/these-are-th...
These Are The Cars That Might Have Been If Chysler, Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo Were Herded Together In The 90s Instead Of 2021 - The Autopian
Mergers and acquisitions often make for some bizarre products. In many cases they’re done to create “synergies” between companies for “efficiencies” or some other nauseating word, even if those firms ...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
These Are The Cars That Might Have Been If Chysler, Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo Were Herded Together In The 90s Instead Of 2021 www.theautopian.com/these-are-th...
No One Knows How To Make Cars Affordable www.theautopian.com/no-one-knows...
No One Knows How To Make Cars Affordable - The Autopian
I’m not trying to be clever when I say that plenty of companies make affordable cars, but no one has figured out how to make cars affordable. The government? Nope. Dealers? Definitely not. Automakers?...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
No One Knows How To Make Cars Affordable www.theautopian.com/no-one-knows...