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America’s Most Iconic Farm Tractors Have Weird Angled Front Wheels For A Practical Reason www.theautopian.com/americas-mos...
America's Most Iconic Farm Tractors Have Weird Angled Front Wheels And For A Practical Reason - The Autopian
Have you ever looked at a tractor and wondered why its front wheels are narrow and angled? Tractor wheels are a genius solution to a problem
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January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
America’s Most Iconic Farm Tractors Have Weird Angled Front Wheels For A Practical Reason www.theautopian.com/americas-mos...
Ford (Not That Ford) Is Trying To Put Passenger Jet-Style HUDs In Cars www.theautopian.com/ford-not-tha...
Ford (Not That Ford) Is Trying To Put Passenger Jet-Style HUDs In Cars - The Autopian
This head-up display patent from a person named Rinard Ford looks like it was lifted straight from the commercial jet industry.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Ford (Not That Ford) Is Trying To Put Passenger Jet-Style HUDs In Cars www.theautopian.com/ford-not-tha...
Includes insane video 😳 Alleged Drunk Driver Ejected From Car, Lands In Swimming Pool, Has Hell Of A Story To Tell At AA www.theautopian.com/alleged-drun...
Alleged Drunk Driver Ejected From Car, Lands In Swimming Pool, Has Hell Of A Story To Tell At AA - The Autopian
A person suspected of drunk driving crashed into the backyard of a home and was ejected into the swimming pool, which feels extremely lucky.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Includes insane video 😳 Alleged Drunk Driver Ejected From Car, Lands In Swimming Pool, Has Hell Of A Story To Tell At AA www.theautopian.com/alleged-drun...
Here Are The Official Autopian Automotive Predictions For 2026 www.theautopian.com/here-are-the...
Here Are The Official Autopian Automotive Predictions For 2026 - The Autopian
There’s a myth – maybe it’s more of a legend – circulating in the automotive world about a magical elixir made from all of a car’s essential fluids: oil, gasoline/diesel, coolant, brake fluid, blinker...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Here Are The Official Autopian Automotive Predictions For 2026 www.theautopian.com/here-are-the...
Here Are The Best (And Weirdest) Things The Autopian Staff Drove In 2025 www.theautopian.com/here-are-the...
Here Are The Best (And Weirdest) Things The Autopian Staff Drove In 2025 - The Autopian
We here at The Autopian drive some of the coolest cars in the world. But even we have favorites. Here's our list for 2025.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Here Are The Best (And Weirdest) Things The Autopian Staff Drove In 2025 www.theautopian.com/here-are-the...
Four Decades Ago, A Hang Glider Pilot Tried To Turn Pickup Trucks Into Family Cars Using Giant Hammocks www.theautopian.com/four-decades...
Four Decades Ago, A Hang Glider Pilot Tried To Turn Old Pickup Trucks Into Family Cars Using Giant Hammocks - The Autopian
Riding in the bed of a pickup truck is dangerous and sometimes illegal. One man tried to solve that by putting huge hammocks in truck beds
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January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Four Decades Ago, A Hang Glider Pilot Tried To Turn Pickup Trucks Into Family Cars Using Giant Hammocks www.theautopian.com/four-decades...
So Let Me Get This Straight: You Built A Turbocharged GT Out Of A Ford Pinto www.theautopian.com/so-let-me-ge...
So Let Me Get This Straight: You Built A Turbocharged GT Out Of A Ford Pinto - The Autopian
One of the casualties of the modern-car complexity is the ability to quickly and drastically change a car’s appearance. There were entire industries built around turning your car’s sow’s-ear styling i...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
So Let Me Get This Straight: You Built A Turbocharged GT Out Of A Ford Pinto www.theautopian.com/so-let-me-ge...
BYD Sold Way More EVs Than Tesla In 2025, But That’s Not As Cool As What Kia Is Doing www.theautopian.com/byd-sold-way...
BYD Sold Way More EVs Than Tesla In 2025, But That's Not As Cool As What Kia Is Doing - The Autopian
Chinese electric carmaker finally got its annual beat of Tesla in the electric car market, which is neither that surprising nor even that interesting. Both Tesla and BYD had worse years than they proj...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
BYD Sold Way More EVs Than Tesla In 2025, But That’s Not As Cool As What Kia Is Doing www.theautopian.com/byd-sold-way...
Heating Steering Wheels Have Been Around Far Longer Than I Realized www.theautopian.com/heating-stee...
Heating Steering Wheels Have Been Around Far Longer Than I Realized - The Autopian
This year of our Ford 2026 has been around for over an entire day now, and that hasn’t changed the fact that it’s still as cold outside as it was last year, a magical time known as Two Days Ago. Cold ...
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January 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Heating Steering Wheels Have Been Around Far Longer Than I Realized www.theautopian.com/heating-stee...
SHOWDOWN! Get ready to repair it once more, Tony 🚗 Which Wedge Would You Drive? 1981 Fiat X1/9 vs 1985 Nissan Pulsar www.theautopian.com/which-wedge-...
Which Wedge Would You Drive? 1981 Fiat X1/9 vs 1985 Nissan Pulsar - The Autopian
Happy New Year, Autopians! 2025 was a rough road, but it’s in our rearview mirror now. Let’s greet the new year with a couple of cool old wedge-shaped sporty cars with pop-up headlights. Our final Sho...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
SHOWDOWN! Get ready to repair it once more, Tony 🚗 Which Wedge Would You Drive? 1981 Fiat X1/9 vs 1985 Nissan Pulsar www.theautopian.com/which-wedge-...
Ram Is Bringing Back America’s Craziest Pickup Truck, And It’s Going To Have 777 Horsepower
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Ram Is Bringing Back America's Craziest Pickup Truck, And It's Going To Have 777 Horsepower - The Autopian
The supercharged Hellcat V8-powered Ram 1500 TRX is back, and it has even more power than before. Oh, and it has a slightly sillier name.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Ram Is Bringing Back America’s Craziest Pickup Truck, And It’s Going To Have 777 Horsepower
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises - The Autopian
Since 2005, the Power Wagon has existed as an extreme off-road version of the heavy duty Ram 2500. With locking differentials, skid plates, disconnecting sway bars, all-terrain tires, softer springs a...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises - The Autopian
Since 2005, the Power Wagon has existed as an extreme off-road version of the heavy duty Ram 2500. With locking differentials, skid plates, disconnecting sway bars, all-terrain tires, softer springs a...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Ram Power Wagon Finally Gets The Cummins Turbodiesel It Always Deserved, But There Are Compromises
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Happy New Year!
... and that's all the work I'm doing today.
... and that's all the work I'm doing today.
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Happy New Year!
... and that's all the work I'm doing today.
... and that's all the work I'm doing today.
General Motors Was (Mostly) Right www.theautopian.com/general-moto...
General Motors Was (Mostly) Right - The Autopian
One of my favorite uses of The Morning Dump is to make big predictions and, if they come true, to feign the appropriate level of modesty while also pointing out that I was correct. One of my least fav...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
General Motors Was (Mostly) Right www.theautopian.com/general-moto...
Tomorrow Is 2026, Guess What Car With A Person’s Name And Was The Start Of A Famous Carmaker Will Turn 100 www.theautopian.com/tomorrow-is-...
Tomorrow Is 2026: Guess What Car With A Person's Name And Was The Start Of A Famous Carmaker Will Turn 100 - The Autopian
Holy crap, they actually did it: they let 2025 expire. Someone didn’t pay the year bill, and now they’re cutting off all of our 2025. Great. But don’t panic! It looks like someone got a free trial of ...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tomorrow Is 2026, Guess What Car With A Person’s Name And Was The Start Of A Famous Carmaker Will Turn 100 www.theautopian.com/tomorrow-is-...
SHOWDOWN! I shall have the Mini, always wanted one 🚗 How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair www.theautopian.com/how-would-yo...
How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair - The Autopian
Well, kids, we’ve reached the end of another one. Tomorrow the world’s odometer rolls over to the next digit. 2025 has been – let’s call it an “eventful” year and leave it at that. To finish it off on...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
SHOWDOWN! I shall have the Mini, always wanted one 🚗 How Would You Spend $9,500? 1950 Studebaker Champion vs 1991 Mini Mayfair www.theautopian.com/how-would-yo...
California Just Made Booster Seats Mandatory For Children Under 16, But Only If They’re Small www.theautopian.com/california-j...
California Just Made Booster Seats Mandatory For Children Under 16, But Only If They're Small - The Autopian
Aside from New Hampshire, every State in the union (and Washington D.C.) has a seat belt law for front-seat occupants. But the laws for rear-seat occupants vary wildly between States. In Iowa, for exa...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
California Just Made Booster Seats Mandatory For Children Under 16, But Only If They’re Small www.theautopian.com/california-j...
I Just Realized This 26-Year Old ‘Simpsons’ Episode Featured A Very Unusual Limousine Choice www.theautopian.com/i-just-reali...
I Just Realized This 26-Year Old 'Simpsons' Episode Featured A Very Unusual Limousine Choice - The Autopian
In order to make sure that my child does not lack in his appreciation of the finer things that our culture has to offer, sometimes I’ll sit with him and make sure he takes in some of the important fou...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I Just Realized This 26-Year Old ‘Simpsons’ Episode Featured A Very Unusual Limousine Choice www.theautopian.com/i-just-reali...
I Unironically Bought A One-Owner Manual Chrysler PT Cruiser During The Pandemic And It Was Awesome www.theautopian.com/i-unironical...
I Unironically Bought A One-Owner Manual Chrysler PT Cruiser During The Pandemic And It Was Awesome - The Autopian
I don’t remember exactly where I read it, but the line that best summarized the collective fun poking towards the PT Cruiser went something like this: “We must all remember the PT Cruiser. So it can n...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I Unironically Bought A One-Owner Manual Chrysler PT Cruiser During The Pandemic And It Was Awesome www.theautopian.com/i-unironical...
Tesla Just Did Something Weird(er Than Usual) www.theautopian.com/tesla-just-d...
Tesla Just Did Something Weird(er Than Usual) - The Autopian
It wouldn’t be the end of the year without the sometimes-automaker known as Tesla doing something strategically strange. If you’re going to attempt an out-of-the-ordinary maneuver, this is the week to...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tesla Just Did Something Weird(er Than Usual) www.theautopian.com/tesla-just-d...
Here’s At Least One New Dodge Charger Priced Exactly how It Should Be: Under $30,000 www.theautopian.com/heres-at-lea...
Here's At Least One New Dodge Charger Priced Exactly how It Should Be: Under $30,000 - The Autopian
The new Charger hasn’t exactly been the hit Dodge wanted it to be. Through October, it’s sold just over 7,000 of the all-electric coupes—a far cry from the nearly 32,000 gas-powered Chargers sold in t...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here’s At Least One New Dodge Charger Priced Exactly how It Should Be: Under $30,000 www.theautopian.com/heres-at-lea...
SHOWDOWN! It's the Maxima for me. 🚗 Which Slowpoke Wagon Is More Your Speed? 1982 Datsun Maxima vs 1986 Chevy Celebrity www.theautopian.com/which-slowpo...
Which Slowpoke Wagon Is More Your Speed? 1982 Datsun Maxima vs 1986 Chevy Celebrity - The Autopian
This week between Christmas and New Year’s is always a weird one. Nobody quite knows what to do with themselves, and time ceases to have any meaning. Which is good for today’s choices, because if you’...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
SHOWDOWN! It's the Maxima for me. 🚗 Which Slowpoke Wagon Is More Your Speed? 1982 Datsun Maxima vs 1986 Chevy Celebrity www.theautopian.com/which-slowpo...
Here’s Why Your Car Might Pelt You With Little Bits Of Foam
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Here's Why Your Car Might Pelt You With Little Bits Of Foam - The Autopian
It's not fun when your car throws little bits of foam at you, because this small annoyance can result in a big repair bill.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here’s Why Your Car Might Pelt You With Little Bits Of Foam
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Here’s How Much We Care About Each Car That Will Be Dead In 2026
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Here's How Much We Care About Each Car That Will Be Dead In 2026 - The Autopian
As anyone who has neglected feeding a fish for weeks at a time can tell you, all things must die. Eventually. That goes for cars, too, and this year the butcher’s bill is over 30 cars long, depending ...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Here’s How Much We Care About Each Car That Will Be Dead In 2026
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