2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (953+ words) In particularly restrictive regions, engineers got wacky to make the most of the regulations. In Illinois, for example, trucks weren't allowed to be any longer than 35 feet. Car haulers got the most creative. To carry a maximum number of cars,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1525+ words) Save for a few full-size trucks and SUVs, diesel-powered passenger vehicles are dead in America. Despite diesel's advantages, it never really, actually caught on in America as it did in Europe. Volkswagen had its thing going for a few years…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (2023+ words) We're all car enthusiasts here at The Autopian, and I think the "enthusiast" part is more important than the "car." Passively buying a sports car you don't care about doesn't mean you love cars, whereas falling head-over-heels for a 1994 Chrysler…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (577+ words) The reason why so many vehicles are registered in states where they're not operated has to do with what is called the International Registration Plan, which was signed into law in 1973. Here's what the official website explains: The journey of…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (551+ words) It's amazing how the human mind can adapt to vastly new situations. In the span of 2. 5 years, I went from being perpetually single and owning a bunch of rusty junkers in a rental shack in Troy, Michigan, to getting married…...