Since 2008, we’ve run another website called Subcompact Culture, which is all about small cars. We wanted to create a place for enthusiasts of small cars; a place to show the world that some people drive small because they want to not because they have to. But the small car market has been slowly disappearing…
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Oregon is among a handful of states that don’t allow kei vehicles to be registered for use on public roads. However, there’s now a group that is advocating to have this changed. The group, JDM Oregon Advocates, is organizing for a move to allow kei cars to be road-legal there and to have a level…
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Most of my cars have been slow, reliable, fuel-efficient, and practical. Yet, every so often, I get a hankering for something fast, or at least quick and sporty. Despite having a fast car at the moment, I keep looking at slow cars online. What’s my problem?
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It’s the beginning of October, and that means the auto manufacturers are releasing their third-quarter sales figures. Of particular note for me is Mitsubishi. For Q3 of 2024, its sales are markedly up, and that includes sales of one of the least expensive vehicles on the market, the Mirage. It’s sales are up a shocking…
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The Autopian considered the 2018 BMW 540d xDrive, the last BMW diesel sold in America, as a Holy Grail, despite the 5-series still occupying showroom space at dealerships. BMW announced pricing on the 540d in January 2018, only to kill off all diesels by September. After VW Dieselgate and the rise of electrification, economical diesel…
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Imagine if you will, a parallel universe where Mitsubishi vehicles, specifically the Eclipse Cross and Outlander PHEV, are some of the most popular cars on the roads. They’re like every fifth vehicle! While a lot of them are rental cars catering to the masses of tourists on the Nordic island, needless to say, Mitsubishi cars…
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As electrical things break and need fixing on our small fleet of 1990s JDM cars, specifically our 1991 and 1992 Mitsubishi Pajeros and 1994 Delica Space Gear, it’s ironic how much I could use a local Radio Shack these days. Connectors, wiring, capacitors—all in one shop open seven days a week. Yet the brick-and-mortar stores…
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I was in the Phoenix area last April so I could meet up with a couple friends and drive with them to Radwood Vegas. We had a day to kill and we heard about a unique junk yard with a bunch of pre 1980s American Iron. This was our type of sight seeing. A petrified…
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As you may have heard, the new Ford Maverick compact pickup debuted today. It’s a compact unibody FWD or AWD pickup truck. It comes as a crew-cab only, seats five, gets up to 40 MPG, and isn’t intended to be a Super Duty. Sure the Honda Ridgeline has been out for a long time and…
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Crossovers are money makers for car companies these days. Part car, part SUV, these hatchbacks are possibly the hottest segment in the automotive market today, and pretty much all manufacturers sell them. Mitsubishi has offered a crossovers for years including the Outlander and the compact Outlander Sport (or RVR in Canada). For 2018, Mitsubishi added…
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