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6 days ago | 
theautopian.com | David Tracy
Would you like to read this story and support this website at the same time? Guess what, you can! Just become a member. It’s easy, hopefully fun, and keeps us in business. Regardless, thank you!Top photo: Depositphotos.com
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Jason Torchinsky
The difficulties of relieving one’s self while simultaneously piloting an advanced, supersonic combat aircraft are definitely real and nontrivial. Even when in command of some of the most advanced and lethal flying machines known to humankind, we’re still humankind, and that means we need to void bladders and bowels pretty regularly. We even had an incredible story on the first day this site went live about just such an event.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
The coolest motorhomes of all time weren’t made by the big brands churning RVs in Indiana, but are instead the work of crafters and dreamers with visions beyond what traditional designs have to offer. Their creativity has produced countless awesome custom builds over the decades, but one stands out as particularly spectacular and unique.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Jason Torchinsky
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like in the past decade or so, Rolls-Royce has gone from being an affably unobtainable bit of tweedy British automotive refinement to a strange sort of wealth-worshipping dream factory.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Jason Torchinsky
Yesterday, my main car-spotting operative on the West Coast, our own contributor Emily Velasco, sent me a genuinely fascinating picture of a car, taken by a friend of hers in Pomona, CA. As you can see up there, it’s a nice bright lime green 1970 BMW 2002, but quite skillfully converted into a pickup truck.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
This week, the 2025 New York International Auto Show is underway, and surprisingly, quite a few automakers are putting in a good effort, just like the old days. Unfortunately, the crowd, that’s you, may not be onboard with everything. Publisher Matt Hardigree and NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman became trapped in a Fiat Topolino for 20 minutes.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | David Tracy |Jason's friend
I’d heard that the “1990s generation Chevy truck” — i.e. the GMT400 — was good. Say the name “GMT400” in any automotive gathering, and you’ll conjure up a crowd of true believers who will talk your ears off about stout G80 differentials, torquey TBI 350s, and indestructible NV4500 transmissions. I’d never owned a GMT400 because I’m more of a Jeep person, but a few months ago I scored a rust-free five-speed 4×4 1989 Chevy K1500 for only $4900 — a deal I could not pass up.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Mercedes Streeter
Today’s work trucks are marvels of modern engineering. You can buy pickup trucks with strong diesel engines that make over 1,200 lb-ft of torque and America’s fleet of medium-duty trucks plays an important role of keeping this nation running. But what did this look like a century ago? Meet the 1925 Mack AB, an innovative truck that pushed the needle forward on heavy hauling despite having only 60 horsepower at the most on tap.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Jason Torchinsky
Time, as you may have heard, is a flat circle. This is generally accepted to mean that we’re doomed to repeat ourselves, to exhume the mistakes (and, hopefully, triumphs) of the past and bring them into being once again. I suspect we may be witnessing one of these cycles starting again, as signs are emerging, and it’s a cycle that merits a warning: we may be entering an era of non-round steering wheels. Yes, the non-round wheel.
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1 week ago | 
theautopian.com | Matt Hardigree
The cars are still good, my friends. The cars are still good. Earlier this week, Thomas posited that America might get the Kia K4 Wagon. I just saw it and it’s better than I imagined in almost every single way. Well, every single way but one, but we’ll get there. Let it be clear that the K4, as an affordable small car that’s actually nice, is right in this site’s wheelhouse. The world needs more good cars that don’t cost two arms, a leg, and your dog’s tail.