For $5,990, a fix it again tony time-traveler

While advanced in design, Fiat's X1/9 was ephemeral in its execution, and few have stood the test of time. Today's '78 however has not only passed time's test, it went back for some alloy-rim extra credit. It turns out big willie style was a page of the Karma Sutra that...

May 4, 2026

For $4,000, Beige Grows Balls

Few people get all hot and bothered by the Toyota Camry, as driving one is much like eating plain oatmeal. . . from a beige bowl. The seller of today's '94 Coupe seems to feel differently, but is it just its TRD supercharger that is pressurizing his passion? It's generally...

May 4, 2026

For $45,900, don’t mullet over too long

Half-baked, half-assed, half-hearted, there's lots of negatives associated with the image of halves. However, as today's 1970 and a half Z-28 proves, being awesome is half the battle. Nearly half of you yesterday found the to be Nice Price, while nearly half of you thought the updates were just polishing...

May 4, 2026

For $6,000, it’s wabbit season

You don't have to be Elmer Fudd to like hunting rabbits, and today's beige bunny seems worthy of the chase. But will its price make you go hu-hu-hu-hu-hu-hu-hu-hu? In an odd confluence of forces of nature, when VW made the switch from air-cooling for their engines to H2O, they chose...

May 4, 2026

Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew: First Drive

The CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile was a lunatic collaboration between the Michigan Aerospace Research Center and Boeing. A rocket/ramjet hybrid of the rip-roaring postwar military-industrial complex, the Bomarc was designed to hurtle itself into an advancing formation of Tupolevs at 2 1/2 times the speed of sound and detonate a...

May 4, 2026

For $9,500, that junior high shop class might just come in handy

The number of Italian V8-powered executive sedans can pretty much be counted on one hand, and most of those are Maserati Quattroportes. Today's Tipo 107 has seen better days, but could it use a better price? Yesterday, Crack Pipe votes were breeding like. . . well, rabbits, dooming the to...

May 4, 2026

For $6,000, this is a Corona with more than just a lime stuck in it

The most interesting man in the world may prefer Dos Equis, but more interesting is today's Corona. It comes with a six pack of a motor, but will its price make you interested? You can usually get a good deal by buying your crap off the mark-down table, and who...

May 4, 2026

Hennessey Venom GT: First Ride

Pilots who fly above Mach 1 sometimes speak of a supersonic moment that causes the instruments, ever-so-briefly, to blur. Charging down a track in the 1,200-hp there's a moment when my eyes pull the same trick. This isn't a car, man, this is the best way to die. Bill Clinton...

May 4, 2026

For $500, when life gives you LeMons...

As Clarkson and others have said, you're not a true auto enthusiast until you've owned (or more rightly been owned-by) an Alfa Romeo. Well, today's Alfetta might just be a cheap way to own up to that enthusiast creed. Usually you'd want to crack open an icy Corona when the...

May 4, 2026

For $21,500, be a CHiP off the old small block

If you happen to be an extrovert, like say, Charlie Sheen, then an SSP Mustang in full CHP livery might be the perfect car for you. Today's ‘92 EVOC is just such a car, although I think Charlie'd be more comfortable in back. Cue the angels on high, and the...

May 4, 2026

Would $14,000 for a diesel Caddy have you saying guten tag, you’re it?

For years the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. has been the 15-mpg average F150 pickup. With gas prices climbing like a frigid scrotum, maybe today's VW diesel pickup would be better than best? Like nationalized healthcare and coins with holes in them, higher gas prices are something Europeans have been...

May 4, 2026

For $1,200, save gas, go metro

A Geode is a hollow rock that upon cracking open reveals a crystalline interior. Geo, on the other hand, was GM attempt to crack the small car market. Today's Metro will save you on gas, but will driving it leave you feeling hollow? High gas prices or not, for 87%...

May 4, 2026

For $3,950, this big Benz is a fuel slut

They say waste not, want not, and there's no better example of that than a WVO or bio-diesel-powered car. Today's Mercedes can go vegan, but does its price make you say, what a waste? It turns out Ned Flanders isn't the role model he was cracked up to be, as...

May 4, 2026

For $139,000, Defend the realm, save on gas

Despite common thinking, you needn't have to trade Rubicon-ability for good fuel economy, as today's diesel Defender proves. You might however, need to be an oil company exec to buy it. Time heals all wounds, and while 60 years ago we may have been at war with Japan and Germany,...

May 4, 2026

For $12,000, I sing the Porsche electric

For the ultimate in avoiding high pump prices, you can go electric, however new battery-powered cars from Tesla and Fisker are pretty costly. Today's electric 914's price proves that needn't be the case, but is it still shocking? The British never had a robust space program, and seemingly to make...

May 4, 2026