Aidan Eckhardt - SlashGear

Location

Portland, OR

School

University of Oregon

Expertise

Car culture, automotive design, motorsport history

During his senior year in college, Aidan successfully pitched a story about rally racing, which was chosen to be one of the lead feature stories in the 2025 edition of Flux magazine.
As a freelance automotive journalist, he has gotten to experience cars from manufacturers like DMC, Ferrari, and Porsche from both the passenger's seat and driver's seat.
One day, he hopes to cover the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.

Experience

Aidan is a lifelong car enthusiast who discovered an interest in writing and journalism in high school. In order to combine these two interests, he chose to pursue a degree in journalism with a focus on the automotive industry and car culture. During his time at university, he covered local car culture and events and wrote profiles on people involved in the car community for both academic assignments and for a local news outlet. During his senior year, he wrote a long-form story about a local family in motorsport as a capstone project for his university's award-winning annual magazine. which served as a gateway into professional automotive journalism and set him on his path to SlashGear.

Education

Aidan has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in philosophy and ethics.

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Stories By Aidan Eckhardt

Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

5 Of Our Favorite Cadillac Land Yachts Of All Time

These days SUVS and pickup trucks are the largest passenger vehicles on the market, but once upon a time Cadillac's land yachts sailed the streets.
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Classic Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

5 Of The Coolest Cars American Pickers' Mike Wolfe Has Personally Owned

"American Pickers" co-host Mike Wolfe is known for his dedication to American automotive history, so what sorts of cars does he keep in his personal collection?
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Electric Vehicles By Aidan Eckhardt

13 Of The Best-Looking Electric SUVs On The Market

Even though electric SUVs are quite popular, it might seem like the two don't mix well. Perhaps those striking design can help change that perception.
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Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

13 Of The Coolest Hellcat-Powered Cars, Ranked By Horsepower

Hellcat has pushed the limits of American muscle, producing monstrous powerplants with horsepower numbers once thought unthinkable. Here are the coolest ones.
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SUVs and Crossovers By Aidan Eckhardt

13 Of The Loudest SUVs Ever Made

The loudest exhaust notes are usually reserved for the performance realm, but these SUVs put the Sport back where it belongs with muscular engine sounds.
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Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

10 Of The Weirdest Gear Shifters Fitted To Modern Cars

The traditional gear shifter has been disappearing as manual transmissions fade, but a few brands have kept them around — albeit in increasingly weirder designs.
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Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

10 Of The Loudest Cars Ever Made

Auto enthusiasts love the shriek of a tuned engine at high revs. Here are some of the most ear-shatteringly loud automobiles ever to hit the asphalt.
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Cars By Aidan Eckhardt

The 10 Best And Worst Engines Made By Major Automakers

An engine can make or break a vehicle, as a good one will grant hundreds of thousands of miles of use, while a bad one will generate untold headaches.
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