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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...
Happy Black History Month! Let’s Talk About The C.R. Patterson & Sons Car Company www.theautopian.com/happy-black-...
Happy Black History Month! Let's Talk About The C.R. Patterson & Sons Car Company - The Autopian
Happy Black History Month! I love any excuse to talk about very obscure, long-gone car companies, and this seems like the right time to talk about the C.R. Patterson & Sons car company, because, so fa...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy Black History Month! Let’s Talk About The C.R. Patterson & Sons Car Company www.theautopian.com/happy-black-...
Watch As This New EV Accelerates To Seemingly Dangerous Levels On Its Own Just To Maintain 4 MPH www.theautopian.com/watch-as-thi...
Watch As This New EV Accelerates To Seemingly Dangerous Levels On Its Own Just To Maintain 4 MPH - The Autopian
The VinFast VF8's creep function seems to have no safety parameters, meaning the car will accelerate no matter what when left alone.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Watch As This New EV Accelerates To Seemingly Dangerous Levels On Its Own Just To Maintain 4 MPH www.theautopian.com/watch-as-thi...
SHOWDOWN! Which Manual Coupe Is More Your Speed? 1995 Olds Achieva vs 1995 Nissan Sentra www.theautopian.com/which-manual...
Which Manual Coupe Is More Your Speed? 1995 Olds Achieva vs 1995 Nissan Sentra - The Autopian
Two things seem to be almost completely absent from the US auto market these days: manual transmissions, and two-door versions of four-door sedans. They used to be everywhere, though, and I for one mi...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
SHOWDOWN! Which Manual Coupe Is More Your Speed? 1995 Olds Achieva vs 1995 Nissan Sentra www.theautopian.com/which-manual...
What It Was Like Visiting The Workshop Of One Of Car Design’s Greatest Outliers
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What It Was Like Visiting The Workshop Of One Of Car Design’s Greatest Outliers - The Autopian
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve likely had your eye arrested by one of his creations: Consumer, which resembles a flash drive on wheels; Reboot, a radical re-interpreting of off-road iconograp...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
What It Was Like Visiting The Workshop Of One Of Car Design’s Greatest Outliers
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What’s The Most Hilarious New Or Old Car Review You’ve Ever Seen? www.theautopian.com/whats-the-mo...
What's The Most Hilarious New Or Old Car Review You've Ever Seen? - The Autopian
Car reviews are normally boring and straightforward, but every once in a while, they make you laugh. What's the most hilarious car review?
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January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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"Look out, hellspawn comin' through." The New Nissan Leaf Has The Most Haunting Sci-Fi Horror Movie Reverse Sound I’ve Ever Heard www.theautopian.com/the-new-niss...
The New Nissan Leaf Has The Most Haunting Sci-Fi Horror Movie Reverse Sound I've Ever Heard - The Autopian
The Nissan
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January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Look out, hellspawn comin' through." The New Nissan Leaf Has The Most Haunting Sci-Fi Horror Movie Reverse Sound I’ve Ever Heard www.theautopian.com/the-new-niss...
72 Years Ago, Kenworth Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Chopping Its Truck Cab In Half www.theautopian.com/72-years-ago...
72 Years Ago, Kenworth Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Chopping Its Truck Cab In Half - The Autopian
Trucks used to be limited by length laws, trucking companies had to get creative. Kenworth made a semi that carried more by being cut in half
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January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
72 Years Ago, Kenworth Tried To Make Trucking More Efficient By Chopping Its Truck Cab In Half www.theautopian.com/72-years-ago...
Depending On How You Spec’d Your Ford GT When New, You Now Might Be Out Six Figures In Resale Profit www.theautopian.com/depending-on...
Depending On How You Spec'd Your Ford GT When New, You Now Might Be Out Six Figures In Resale Profit - The Autopian
The Ford GT, released in 2005, is one of the coolest American supercars I can think of. Inspired by the company’s GT40 race cars of the late 1960s, it delivers a retro flair without being too gimmicky...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Depending On How You Spec’d Your Ford GT When New, You Now Might Be Out Six Figures In Resale Profit www.theautopian.com/depending-on...
How The Unloved Ford EXP Was Declared Dead Then Returned With A New Face www.theautopian.com/how-the-unlo...
How The Unloved Ford EXP Was Declared Dead Then Returned With A New Face - The Autopian
You won’t be seeing a reboot of Cop Rock or The Chevy Chase Show anytime soon; television failures do not inspire sequels. In that same way, cars that don’t live up to expectations rarely get a second...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
How The Unloved Ford EXP Was Declared Dead Then Returned With A New Face www.theautopian.com/how-the-unlo...
A Car Website You All Know Is Pushing Mercedes-Benz’ Lie That They Invented The Car And I’m Not Having It - with Jason Torchinsky www.theautopian.com/a-car-websit...
A Car Website You All Know Is Pushing Mercedes-Benz' Lie That They Invented The Car And I'm Not Having It - The Autopian
Look, I’m not trying to get into a micturating contest with our pals over at The Old Lighting Site, but there was a story on there repeating a lie that I simply cannot abide, something that, during my...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A Car Website You All Know Is Pushing Mercedes-Benz’ Lie That They Invented The Car And I’m Not Having It - with Jason Torchinsky www.theautopian.com/a-car-websit...
Toyota’s Hybrid Strategy Has Made It An Unstoppable Colossus www.theautopian.com/toyotas-hybr...
Toyota's Hybrid Strategy Has Made It An Unstoppable Colossus - The Autopian
For yet another year, the best-selling carmaker in the world is Toyota. They say if you come at the king, you best not miss. Toyota came at the old king (Volkswagen) and very much didn’t whiff. Can an...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Toyota’s Hybrid Strategy Has Made It An Unstoppable Colossus www.theautopian.com/toyotas-hybr...
Let’s Figure Out What Kind Of Car Is Shown In The Rick and Morty Interdimensional Cable Show ‘Man vs. Car’ www.theautopian.com/lets-figure-...
Let's Figure Out What Kind Of Car Is Shown In The Rick and Morty Interdimensional Cable Show 'Man vs. Car' - The Autopian
When I’m hanging out with my kid and we’re feeling a little lazy or doing some really focused snacking or something like that, one of the things we like to do is watch Rick and Morty. I’m sure you’ve ...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Let’s Figure Out What Kind Of Car Is Shown In The Rick and Morty Interdimensional Cable Show ‘Man vs. Car’ www.theautopian.com/lets-figure-...
Choose A Rare Red Convertible: 1970 Citroën Méhari vs 1992 Nissan 240SX www.theautopian.com/choose-a-rar...
Choose A Rare Red Convertible: 1970 Citroën Méhari vs 1992 Nissan 240SX - The Autopian
Well, we’ve made it to the end of January, which has been approximately eleven years long. To celebrate, I thought we should take a look at some cool red convertibles – but not the typical fare. You d...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Choose A Rare Red Convertible: 1970 Citroën Méhari vs 1992 Nissan 240SX www.theautopian.com/choose-a-rar...