Image: Pontiac Pontiac Aztek. Cars were all amorphous blobs back then, but the Aztek had sharp lines and weird angles that always caught my attention. It wasn’t until I was an adult did I learn that I was supposed to hate it. Suggested by: Eric J. Auchus via Facebook FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read … Read more
Photo: Facebook Marketplace You need a project car. Summer is just about here, and how are you going to spend it? At the beach, with your friends, drinking a crisp refreshing beer as the sun descends into the waves? Hell no. You need to be in the garage, hunched over some broken Volkswagen every sweltering … Read more
Image: Dodge Back in 2008, Dodge execs wanted to offer a small car in South America. The Neon had been already been dead for thee years. The Caliper existed, but it wasn’t exactly small, and Dodge was also trying to convince everyone that it was a miniature crossover instead of the hatchback it really was. … Read more
Image: Isuzu Isuzu was really leaning into quirky SUVs in the late ’90s and early 2000s, first with its totally alien looking VehiCROSS two door rugged off-roader, and later with the 2002 Isuzu Axiom, but neither of these boldly styled cxdx were market successes despite an Axiom prototype sharing screen time with Antonio Banderas in … Read more
Photo: Facebook Marketplace Have I ever mentioned that I love absolute garbage drift cars? Real missiles with mismatched body panels, bent frames, and the dumbest stickers and body kits you’ve ever seen? Well, I do, and this Miata counts. Sure, it’s a stock 1.6 liter engine, but the diff below that NB-swapped rear sheet metal … Read more
It could be argued that the 1980s was the greatest decade of automotive production for enthusiasts. Unlike today, manufacturers all around the world were developing street versions of racing cars, compact sports machines, hot hatchbacks, a cadre of analog machines capable of stirring your emotions. Moreover these cars were aimed at appeasing the everyman’s desires … Read more
Image: Toyota In yet another instance of of discontinued models selling, Toyota had a few that sold in 2023. The lowest selling of these dead models was the Land Cruiser (which is on its way back with a new generation soon), which found seven buyers. Second lowest was the Avalon, which was axed a couple … Read more
