Rivian's Name Was A Last-Resort Portmanteau After A Hyundai Lawsuit
Even without knowing the origins, Rivian is a name that does the work RJ Scaringe obviously hoped for.
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Why Automakers Mostly Abandoned Suicide Doors After The 1960s
Fitting for the name, suicide doors earned a reputation as horrifically dangerous especially in the era before seat belts.
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These Are The Historical Figures You'd Ride Shotgun With
Presidents and musicians were popular choices.
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Hellcat-Powered 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Is The Right Truck At The Wrong Time
The new Rumble Bee comes in regular 395-hp Hemi guise, as a 392 with a 470-hp engine, or as an SRT with a massive 777 horses.
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These Are The Cars That Scream 'I Peaked In High School'
Ill-advised horsepower, poorly-maintained luxury, and a little help from their parents' purse.
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If You Could Ride Shotgun With Any Historical Figure, Who Would It Be And Why?
You are on a nice ride with a historical figure. Who do you choose?
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What Car Screams 'I Peaked In High School'?
Never mind lunchroom cliques, it's the student parking lot we're curious about.
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Sedans Poised To Make A Comeback Thanks To Gas Prices, Young People And 'SUV Fatigue'
What was cool, was uncool, and may now be cool again.
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AI And EVs Drive The Detroit 3 To Reduce Their Workforce By 20,000 Salaried Jobs
It's a bad time to be a human worker.
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These Are Your Airport Rituals
Delays, surcharges, and rising ticket prices mean "the friendly skies" aren't feeling so friendly. Here's how you make the best of the airport experience.
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This Is The Most Unbelievable Behavior You've Seen While Flying
The "friendly skies" aren't always so charming.
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IndyCar Removes America 250 T-Shirt After Backlash, But The Remaining Ones Aren't Great
Graphic art is my passion.
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These Are Your Favorite Cars Named After Places
Where would car companies be, without maps to borrow names from?
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Trump Makes Good On Promise To Hike Tariffs On European Cars To 25%
Tariffs are up, gas prices are up, and we won't ask about the state of your blood pressure.
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What's The Most Unbelievable Behavior You've Seen While Flying?
Time may not exist in the airport bar, but bad behavior is a round-the-clock indulgence.
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Forced Labor-Made Goods Are Illegal In Canada, And That Might Be A Problem For U.S. Car Manufacturers
Rules meant to police Chinese imports could - and should - apply to U.S. manufacturing, one Canadian group is arguing.
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These Cars' Cancellations Left The Biggest Holes In The U.S. Market
Surprise: You complained about more than just a dearth of small pickups.
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These Are The Cheap Cars You Could Afford With Your Tax Refund
The top answer involves at least 60 days of living large before reality rolls up in a flatbed truck.
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These Are Your Favorite Cars Named After Animals
The best part of this question were all the unexpected things I learned along the way.
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What Cheap Car Could You Afford With Your Tax Refund?
The mysterious alchemy of our tax laws will never cease to amaze.
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What's Your Favorite Car Named After An Animal?
It can either be because the car is cool or the name is cool, your justifications are valid, as are (most of) your opinions.
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These Are The Cars That Let You Down The Hardest
You'll find Volvos, Buicks and a weirdly post-apocalyptic Dodge Dart photo that definitely portents the lived-experience of long-term owning a Dodge Dart.
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These Are Your Favorite Pickup Trucks
Take a break to feast your eyes on something good and pure and simple — the best pickup trucks of all time.
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What Car Let You Down The Hardest?
Automakers believe in their products, but that can lead to bizarre ideas and designs making it to showrooms when they should have been strangled in the cradle.
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What Is Your Favorite Pickup Truck Of All Time?
We can be pretty loose with the definition of pickup here as well. If it's got a bed, it's a truck, or truck enough for our purposes here today.
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