The Autopian

The 1990s Škoda Octavia is one of the great success stories when it comes to rebooting car brands. The Octavia wasn't the first model from Škoda's Volkswagen era, but it was the first one developed completely under Volkswagen's corporate umbrella. 30 year

A construction equipment company just set a world record. The JCB Hydromax sped to 368.347 mph, going faster than any other hydrogen car

You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way? Imagine buying a brand-new, fancy, premium-grade car. From an automaker with a respected name. Like, say, BMW. This is a machine with some status! Let's say

California smog was once so bad it made lungs black. To fix emissions, diesel city buses were converted to steam power, but there was a catch

"David, you need to call eBay and give them a heads up. You're supposed to leave soon!" my wife told me every night as I walked into the house, demoralized, covered in grease, mumbling about how doomed my WWII Jeep project is. "There's no point," I respon

There's a shortage of lubricants used for engine oil due to the war in the Middle East, and GM isn't providing much relief for suppliers.

Ads are coming to Apple Maps this summer, and as the owner of older cars, I'm not especially happy about it.

I was just out in Los Angeles for one of our periodic Autopian Leadership Synods and ayahuasca-fueled vision quests that eventually form the basis for our future business plans. While there, we had use of a Polestar 4 press car - you know, the one without

Three major car part brands that you bought from are disappearing. Due to the First Brands bankruptcy Raybestos, Centric, and StopTech closed.