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BMW Uses A Weird 1990s AI Car To Mock 'Boring' Designs

If you know your 1990s Toyota, this should look awfully familiar.

By Adrian Padeanu

Nov 3 -

This Street-Legal V8-Powered Radio Flyer Wagon Just Sold For $75,000

Built on a shortened 1999 GMC Sonoma chassis, this Radio Flyer wagon hides a 350 V8 and a hydraulically lifting steel body.

By Brian Potter

Oct 28 -

This Copper Maserati Looks Like Nothing Else On The Road

The GFG Peralta D is a one-off 2+2 Gran Turismo coupe in hand-hammered copper.

By Adrian Padeanu

Oct 27 -

BMW Kept This Hatchback A Secret For Decades

BMW considered adding two rear doors to the E36 Compact, but the unusual 316i prototype never made it to production.

By Adrian Padeanu

Oct 20 -

Renault's Cheerful Twingo EV Gets A Weird Glass Roof

The almost egg-shaped panoramic top will be a relatively cheap option.

By Adrian Padeanu

Oct 6 -

Mazda's Electric SUV Lets You Shout Profanities Through Its Front Speaker

The Mazda CX-6e uses a front speaker to warn people ahead of the car, but it can also project custom text and live voice messages.

By Brian Potter

Oct 5 -

Watch Toyota Drop A Caravan On The Electric Hilux To Revive Top Gear Stunt

Toyota is taking a 23-year-old recipe for destruction into the electric era.

By Adrian Padeanu

Sep 30 -

You Can Buy This Six-Wheeled 2019 Ford EcoSport, No Reserve

Ford EcoSport Titanium gains a wild third axle, stretched bodywork, and carries a rebuilt salvage history into a no-reserve auction listing.

By Brian Potter

Sep 17 -

Even Mercedes' F1 Drivers Struggle To Pronounce The Name Of AMG's New V8 Coupe

Spezialanfertigung doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it?

By Adrian Padeanu

Sep 11 -

Brembo Wants You To Wear Its Brake Calipers

Brembo is taking its signature caliper design from behind the wheels and putting it on your back with a new clothing collection.

By Jeff Perez

Sep 2 -

Did You Know China Makes A Beetle Clone? And It Just Got Better

The Ora Ballet Cat is a cute Beetle knockoff that gets a new powertrain this year.

By Jeff Perez

Jul 17 -

Yikes: Ram Made An AI-Generated Shirt With A Tacoma On It

Unless this is some sort of Toyota rebadging we don't know about, this can't be right.

By Zander Sutton

Jun 2 -

This Is The Slowest Bugatti You Can Buy, Depending On Who's Riding It

Bugatti and bike builder Factor have created a limited-edition road bike that's expensive, lightweight, and actually really fast.

By Jeff Glucker

Mar 19 -

Volkswagen Is Selling A Convertible SUV With A Manual Gearbox. Yes, Really

Drop the top and row your own in the three-pedal T-Roc Cabriolet.

By Adrian Padeanu

Feb 17 -

Subaru Is Asking Customers If They Want A Manual SUV

A survey sent out to Subaru customers asks if they might be interested in a new manual SUV.

By Jeff Perez

Feb 13 -

Mercedes Is Cooking Up A Wild Minivan-SUV Mashup

The new entry-level model is "unlike anything we've seen before."

By Adrian Padeanu

Feb 12 -

Fun Fact: Three Percent Of Subaru Owners Haul Chickens

Subaru tells us exactly what kind of animals owners are hauling in their vehicles, and some of the numbers are fascinating.

By Zander Sutton

Jan 30 -

This Microcar Set The Slowest Nürburgring Lap Time Ever

The French company Ligier completed a run of the 'Ring in just over 28 minutes. Impressively slow.

By Jeff Perez

Jan 6 -

We Spotted a Lexus Minivan In California. How'd It Get Here?

The luxury minivan was spotted with California plates, despite not being legally sold here in the US.

By Jeff Glucker

Dec 16 2025 -

Oscar Mayer Seeks Fresh Hotdoggers to Drive the Wienermobile

College Graduates Can Apply for Glitzy Glizzy Gig.

By Jeff Glucker

Dec 11 2025 -

Crazy Video: Airplane Crash-Lands on Toyota Camry on Florida Highway

Thankfully, the pilot and the driver of the Camry both walked away with minor injuries.

By Jeff Perez

Dec 10 2025 -

'Haunted' Lamborghini Countach Somehow Drives Itself Into Scottish Castle

Simon Kidston's 1977 LP400 set off on its own adventure with no one at the wheel. Spooky.

By Jeff Glucker

Dec 4 2025 -

Porsche's Key Fob Configurator Is Unhinged

Porsche lets you make some of the ugliest, gaudiest key fobs imaginable. But you do you, I guess.

By Jeff Perez

Nov 25 2025 -

Jeep Recon Torn Apart in Viral Video. Jeep Calls It 'Destructive, Unprofessional'

Content creators literally tore apart pieces of the new Recon at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Jeep wasn't happy about it.

By Adrian Padeanu

Nov 25 2025 -

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