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    2022 E-Tron GT And RS E-Tron GT: The Hardest To Learn Is The Least Complicated

    The beauty of EVs is that they’re ridiculously simple to operate. In order to stand out, automakers are piling on the power and features, helping to justify exorbitant price tags in the face of middling range. The Audi E-Tron GT and RS E-Tron GT are the latest entries in a burgeoning luxury EV segment, promising all the trappings of a six-figure machine combined with the simplicity of an electric vehicle. Or in this case, the German definition of simple.

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Beyond Cars (1)

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    Here Is Cake's New Electric Scooter Before You're Supposed To See It

    The electric motorbike company known for its strangely attractive Swedish designs and flexible use cases has a third bike joining the lineup tomorrow, which it has been teasing on social media this week. The new bike is a smaller, lighter, and presumably less expensive model than its range topping Kalk dirtbike or Ösa city scooter. While Cake hasn’t said much about the bike it’s pretty easy to tell that the new machine will be called Makka, and will feature a tiny modular battery, foot trays rat

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Boatlopnik (5)

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    Danish Shipping Giant Maersk Has Ordered New Ocean Liners Which Have The Potential To Be Carbon Neutral

    Back in 2018 Maersk announced that it would have 100 percent carbon-neutral shipping network by 2050. At the time the announcement was a moonshot and deemed borderline impossible. While it’s still a long way from reality, it seems like the Danish shipping giant is taking the first huge steps toward such a solution by placing an eight-ship order for new flex-fuel Hyundai Heavy Industries oceanliners. The ships will be delivered in 2024, with an option for four more in 2025.

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    Every Vehicle Should Be Built Like The Weird Sea-Doo Switch

    In its new Switch, Sea-Doo has created what is not only one of the weirdest boats on the water, but one of the coolest vehicles that you can buy. The 2022 Sea-Doo Switch is a pontoon that rips around like a personal watercraft and is modular bow to stern. I got to put the Switch through its paces on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota and my impressions are coming soon, but I want to highlight one of my favorite features of the boat.

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    Russia Once Built A Very Weird Circular Warship

    I know that, generally, war machines aren’t exactly endearing-looking things. Maybe that’s why I find this very strange circular old Russian warship from the 1870s so compelling. I mean, look at it. It’s like a floating Frisbee full of naval equipment. It’s kind of the least-threatening-looking warship that I’ve ever seen. History hasn’t been too kind to this ship, called the Novgorod, but I think it’s pretty fascinating, and I’m the captain of this blog, so now you’re going to hear about it, to

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    The Operators Of The Queen Mary Left Behind A Trail Of Debt And Deceit: Report

    The trouble with the Queen Mary continues. Amid reports of worsening ship conditions, the city of Long Beach not being sure what it wants to do with the ship, and failed plans, eyes have largely been off of the company that controlled the ship. It’s all coming to light now after an in-depth report by the Long Beach Post that exposes the lies and dealings of Urban Commons.

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    This Superyacht Is So Big It's Pretty Much A Cruise Ship

    Forget the Sonmio; at 728 feet, it’s large, sure, but it’ll be dwarfed by another superyacht coming soon. As the Robb Report Robb reported, a company called Ocean Residences Development is working to bring its superyacht to the seas in the next few years.

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Buying (26)

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    Ford Can't Build Broncos Fast Enough, Decides To Stop Online Reservations

    The Detroit Free Press got its hands on a memo that Ford sent to dealers last week detailing why the automaker is pausing online reservations for the Ford Bronco. The move comes as overwhelming demand for the Bronco, supply chain issues resulting from COVID, and hard top build quality concerns have the automaker struggling to roll enough trucks off the assembly line.

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    A Dealer Is Asking $65,000 For A Veloster N

    It’s time to call out some more dealerships on their markups. This time it’s a Southern California dealership that made it’s way to Reddit, and to us via a tip from friend of the site Dutch Mandel.

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    Here Are The Leased Cars That Can Make You Some Serious Money

    Typically when a consumer leases a car, they won’t be in a position to make money on that agreement. Also, if they want to exit that lease early, it can be very costly. Due to the current madness in the used car market, however, certain leased cars can mean profits for lessees. Just be careful, there is something of a catch.

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    Is It Still Possible To Get Deals On Leftover Models?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a few of your questions and will try to help out. This week we are discussing deals on “leftover” models and a GT500 purchase.

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    I Actually Had A Good Dealership Experience Last Weekend

    I know I talk a lot about how bad dealerships are. From markups to terrible experiences to racism, those things just reinforce why the whole model is bad. We post those stories to inform people, to remind them to watch their backs so they don’t get taken advantage of.

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    What Do You Want To Know About The 2022 Porsche 911 GTS?

    Even before driving it, I can probably tell you that the 992-generation 911 GTS is a pretty good sports car. It’ll be comfortable and fast and fun and pretty, that’s a foregone conclusion. The GTS is basically a Carrera S with 30 more horsepower and all of the fancy options you’d want made standard. It’s usually the sweet spot of the Porsche lineup, offering an extra dash of the sportiness without ditching the comfort and daily usability.

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    Dealership Gives Customer New Corvette After Tech Hoons His Car At 148 MPH

    Earlier this month, a Corvette owner named Michael took his C8 ‘Vette into the dealership because of a persistent engine ticking noise (it was just a loose spark plug). After getting the car back from the dealership, the owner was looking through the video files on the car’s built-in Performance Data Recorder (PDR), and found a surprise: one of the techs took his car on a drive that culminated in a stupid street race against a Charger, where he hit 148 mph. The good news is the dealer did the ri

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    Here's All The 370Z Hiding In The New Nissan Z

    Between the reveal of the new Nissan Z and promising first impressions of the Toyota GR 86, sports car fans have had a lot to get excited about this week. In the early part of this new decade, we’re still getting reasonably priced rear-wheel-drive coupes with manual transmissions, that look swell and — at least on paper — figure to drive even better than the cars they’re replacing. And that’s great.

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    Are Certified Pre-Owned Warranties Better Than New Car Warranties?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a few of your questions and will try to help out. This week we are discussing if certified pre-owned warranties are better than a new car and can dealers sell cars with illegal window tint.

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    Carvana Banned From Selling Cars In North Carolina County Until 2022

    Despite record-low inventories across the board, Carvana has been doing good this year. Profits are up even though there’s fewer vehicles to sell. But those sales have been dealt a blow, as The Wall Street Journal reports that North Carolina’s DMV has banned the company from selling cars in Wake County, which is the most populous county in the Carolinas as well as the home of Raleigh.

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    Could The Used Car Market Finally Be Cooling Off?

    The used car market has been absolutely wild lately, with the prices of some used cars exceeding the cost of their brand new counterparts. Now, though, some experts are positing that we may be seeing prices level out.

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    Please Save This VSE Jackrabbit So I Don't Have To

    Back in the 1980s Herb Adams penned a boppy little wedge machine for VSE to sell as a fiberglass kit with MK1 Volkswagen Golf components. In a way this could be seen as an ideological evolution on the Meyers Manx. It was intended to be widely available as a compact and lightweight machine with mechanicals that could be fixed at any import mechanic. It was a great idea, but it never fully took off.

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    EVS Are The Fastest-Selling Used Cars In America

    Despite the steady increase in used car prices, drivers are still swooping in and taking these cars home relatively quick. Electric cars are now the first to go from used lots according to a study from iSeeCars, with the Tesla Model 3, Model S and the Chevy Bolt selling the fastest among 2016-2020 model years in the U.S.

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    This Conversation With A Dealer Will Hurt Your Brain

    Everyone already knows this is a difficult market in which to search for a car. Supply and demand means that dealers are less likely to give discounts and some stores are really leaning into tactics that make the buying process more frustrating than ever. This conversation with a Toyota dealer will illustrate that logic sometimes has no place in sales.

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    Do Dealers Have To Pay More For Cars Due To The Inventory Shortage?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car-buying expert and a professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve picked a few of your questions and will try to help out. This week we are discussing whether or not dealers have to pay more to buy cars from the factory and how long we can expect inflated used car prices.

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    Ford Wants To Move Away From Dealer Stock And Toward Build To Order

    The one-two punch of the pandemic and an unprecedented chip shortage have created a terrible car market right now. Unlike before, where you could walk onto a lot at any time and find over 100 cars with three other back lots with hundreds more cars, inventory is tight and dealers are greedy. The pandemic forced an industry to adapt quickly to customers wary of visiting a showroom with a potentially deadly virus going around. Ford is trying to read the room and as Car and Driver noted, wants more

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    Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD Turbo: A Perfect Blend Of Comfort, Beauty, And Performance

    If there is one indisputable fact about me, it’s that I love a good Mazda, so I’ll admit that I was primed to enjoy the 2021 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD Turbo before I even had it in my possession. But even I was impressed by this compact crossover. A beautiful body and ultra-fun turbo engine is paired with thoughtful details that make you realize that whatever you’re driving right now could be doing the whole “technology” thing a little better. The CX-5's only downside? Its travesty of an infotain

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    This Is How To Get A Car If You Have To Buy A Car Right Now

    The price of cars, both new and used, have been absolutely egregious lately, which comes down, in part, to demand that exceeds supply. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of people out there who need cars, many of whom are having trouble affording them. If you’re in that boat, then we’re here to help. We’ve got a few different tips that will hopefully make acquiring a car a slightly less painful process.

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Culture (45)

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    Audi's Great Water Balloon Video Scrubbed From The Internet

    Walter Rohrl, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Hurley Haywood, Tom Kristensen, and Doug DeMuro walk into a room. That room is full of water balloons. Walter Rohrl, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Hurley Haywood, Tom Kristensen, and Doug DeMuro proceed to have an epic water balloon fight. This isn’t the setup to a cheesy joke. This is part of the premise of Audi’s newest commercial-turned-film that Audi scrubbed from the Internet.

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    I Think I Found The Most Actively Obscene Car Part I've Ever Seen

    I just got back from the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, where I was shooting a new season of Jason Drives, so if you’d like to get excited about that, I won’t stop you. One of the cars I really wanted for this season was the Velorex Oskar, a little Czech microcar that’s sort of built like if someone stretched a leather gimp suit over a small jungle gym. Sadly, the little Velorex wasn’t interested in really staying running, so I didn’t get to drive it, but I did get to notice what may be the mos

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    Look At This Proposal For An Updated Beetle From 1968

    Volkswagen managed to build the original air-cooled Beetles with a fundamental design finalized in 1938 all the way to 2003 without any really significant major re-designs, which is pretty amazing for all you consistency fans out there. But that doesn’t mean VW never thought about changing it, or that really, everyone else who thought about car design wasn’t thinking about changing it. Occasionally, one of these re-design ideas will surface, and I’m always fascinated by them Like this one, from

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    I Picked Up A Hitchhiker In Turkey And It Was Hilariously Weird

    A jolt of adrenaline blitzed through my body when the hitchhiker I’d just picked up in the middle of Turkey began screaming at the top of his lungs. I flinched, turned toward the young man in the passenger’s seat, and was quickly relieved to find that he wasn’t screaming; he was singing. And before you knew it, I was, too, as things became supremely but pleasantly weird in my diesel, manual 1994 Chrysler minivan.

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    Blip: Making Global Warming Look Sexy

    I know in the 1980s there was less talk about global warming or climate change or any of that—it was more acid rain talk back then—but something about this picture’s focus on arid, scorching heat feels a little like what an ad agency might come up with to try and really sell the idea of 120° summers.

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    This Day In History: A Citroen Saves Charles De Gaulle's Life

    If you’re going to have an attempt made on your life while riding in your car, you’re going to want that car to be the most capable and safest vehicle you’ve ever ridden in. And on August 22, 1962, when a group of shooters opened fire on French President Charles de Gaulle, that’s just what the Citroen DS 19 did.

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    This Day In History: Oldsmobile Is Founded

    Oldsmobile may not be a brand that still exists today, but it had a significant impact on the burgeoning American automotive empire. And on August 21, 1897, the Olds Motor Works company first came to be.

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    There's One Peculiar Detail About Anti-Gravity Vehicles That Sci-Fi Always Leaves Out

    Floating vehicles that use some kind of techno-magic anti-gravity system have been a staple of science fiction for decades and decades. There’s very little that screams “THE FUTURE” like a massive thing that just hovers in the air. And yet, despite all the many and varied depictions of anti-gravity vehicles in movies and television, none of them seems to have seen fit to include a detail about anti-gravity vehicles that I think would be unavoidable.

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    The Ford Explorer ST For Track Students Seems Like It's Not Very Useful

    Ford Performance is showing off a special edition Ford Explorer ST at the Woodward Dream Cruise. This isn’t a shocking debut because a “performance” Explorer exists. When the Explorer got a refresh, an ST version was also announced, just in case drivers shopping for a Mustang were suddenly struck by the realization that they needed an SUV.

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    This Video Of A Carwash Mangling A Tailgate Is A Little Painful To Watch

    I feel like most car owners have a complicated relationship with automatic car washes: we know they can cause damage, with their huge, spinning, Muppet-fur brushes and whipping ribbons of water-saturated textiles, but sometimes the convenience and allure of a quick way to a clean car defeats our better judgement, and into the wet tunnel we go. If you want to be reminded of the risks, though, maybe watch this video of a hapless Range Rover in a car wash.

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    Blip: Just A Handsome Car Today

    The Peugeot 504 was one of those cars that had an entirely different design for its coupé version, which was designed by Pininfarina and looked, well, great. It’s crisp and tailored-looking and classy and all sorts of other positive adjectives. It probably smells like expensive cologne and steak. Just a great-looking car.

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    Finland's Tax Laws Gave Birth To A Surprising Number Of Camaro Trucks

    It’s strange how much automotive development, culture, and availability has been shaped by taxes. In America, we’ve had a dearth of small imported pickup trucks for years thanks to a tax involving chickens, many European countries’ engine displacement taxes played a role in the rise of turbocharging and prevented many American cars from being competitive, and, maybe most fun result, tax loopholes created some wildly improbable and delightfully non-sensical vehicles. Like the Camaro and Firebird

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    Daimler-Benz Is Claiming To Have Invented The Truck But They Didn't

    Mercedes-Benz is a company with a rich, long history and plenty of impressive achievements to crow about. They’re still one of the most respected carmakers today, one of the oldest still-extant automotive brands in the world. That’s why I’m always disappointed to see them trotting out the claim that they made “the first automobile,” which simply isn’t true. Now they’re celebrating what they claim is the “very first motorized truck in the world,” which also isn’t true. Let’s look into this.

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    Blip: A Treat From An Ex-Jalopnik Editor!

    I have to hand it to ex-EIC Travis—he has a good memory for some very obscure details about his former writers, like me. He was at the Monterrey Historics this week, saw a very rare VW/Porsche-based Denzel, and sent me the picture, because somehow he remembered I was a big fan of those.

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    Blip: David Tracy Is 30

    Everyone, take a moment to marvel at the fact that our own David Tracy, the Jeep-obsessed, rust-addled, dead-vehicle reanimating loon we all know, love, and occasionally report for grievous violations of town ordinances, turns 30 today.

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    Australia Is The Cheapest Country To Own A Car, Not The United States

    Considering the fact that America’s infrastructure was basically built with cars in mind, it’s not surprising that car ownership here is less expensive than it is in most countries — but we’re actually not topping charts when it comes to being the cheapest country to own a car. Those accolades go to Australia.

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    Here's Why The 2021 Corvette Has A Warning Light For Diesel Glow Plugs On Its Dash

    When the C8 Corvette came out, it fulfilled one of the two big, longtime Corvette dreams: a mid-engined ‘Vette. That other dream, I think we’d all agree, is the dream of a smoky, slow, diesel Corvette. Right? What Corvette fan hasn’t dreamed of that? That diesel dream seems to have an unexpected glimmer of hope, thanks to an eagle-eyed person spotting a diesel glow plug warning light on a C8 dash. But don’t get too excited just yet. Just get ready to be confused.

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    A Famous French Film Director Once Shot A Bunch Of Gag VW Beetle Ads In Africa

    I’ll admit I’m not exactly clear on why this movie was made initially, as the explanations I’ve found don’t quite add up. What I do know is that this short film was directed by the well-known French filmmaker Jean Rouch, a founder of the Cinéma Vérité film movement, it was shot in Niger, features some very charismatic actors, a really plucky Beetle, and is pretty delightful overall. Let’s watch it and talk about it a bit, why not?

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    Why The Hell Did Americans Buy So Many Oldsmobile Cutlasses

    You may recall that last week I started a new series about Ghost Cars, cars that were once everywhere, and are now vanished, nearly forgotten. Lots of readers responded with some great suggestions, and one of those suggestions caught my attention: the Oldsmobile Cutlass. Not because the car itself was especially interesting (it’s teetering on Meh territory, if you ask me) but because the Oldsmobile Cutlass line was such an unstoppable best-selling force in America from around 1976 to 1983. And I

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    The Peugeot Rifter Adds A Cot And Downsizes The Vanlife

    The Peugeot Rifter is the kind of small multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that we seldom see in the States now. Peugeot Japan partnered with an aftermarket company, RV Land Concept, to make a cool little cot that not only doubles as a shelf, but will also leave the backseat open for passengers to use. That means you can bring up to five people on an outing and still have a place to crash comfortably.

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    Blip: She's Coming

    Hear those thundering footsteps of container-ship-sized sensible flats flattening entire city blocks? Smell the choking clouds of Chanel No 5? Blinded by the gleam off those white teeth? Then get in your Sunbeam and drive, drive, drive, get the hell out of there now, before she destroys us all, go go go now go!

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    This Wooden Ferrari 250 GTO Actually Runs And Drives

    When David MacNeil bought a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO back in 2018, he paid $70 million for the vehicle, which effectively brought it up to being the most expensive car in the world. A rare machine with only 36 models ever made, it makes sense — but it doesn’t make it a friendly collector car for the average human being. So, why not carve your own out of wood?

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    This Day In History: Volkswagen Halts Production During WWII

    The Volkswagen Beetle was one of Adolf Hitler’s most pressing goals. Motor power was important to the German people, especially affordable, nationally-made vehicles, which became a point of pride for Hitler — he felt machine power was important, if not integral, to the rebirth of German influence on the international stage, as well as a way for Germany to bolster itself from the inside.

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    Can We Blame Automotive Marketing For Reckless Driving?

    Anyone who has ever bought anything knows that the goal of the seller is to make their product seem far-and-away the best product on the market, but one Bloomberg writer is arguing that the language we use to sell cars has been contributing to an excess of reckless driving.

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    Alice Ramsey: The First Woman To Drive Across America

    Alice Huyler Ramsey wasn’t the kind of woman you’d expect to be a child of the early 20th century. She was well-educated, attending Vassar College, and married well. She could drive, and she even started to race. But on August 7, 1909, the 22-year-old housewife and mother did something no woman had done before: She drove 3,800 miles from Hell Gate in Manhattan, New York to San Francisco, California to become the first woman to ever make a coast-to-coast road trip across the United States.

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    Ghost Cars: The First-Gen Honda Prelude

    Welcome to a new occasional series at Jalopnik, one that I promise will get new installments with the most rigorous erraticability I can muster. This series is called Ghost Cars, and the point is to feature cars that were once fairly commonplace but are now just about extinct. Gone. Almost erased from history. This is our place to remember these cars, fondly or otherwise, and keep them alive in our memories. We’re starting this off with a genuine charmer: the first-generation Honda Prelude.

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    The Morgan CX-T Takes The British Roadster Off-Roading

    Morgan is going off-road in the most unabashedly Morgan way possible, by modifying one of its models, the Plus Four, just enough to get it trail worthy. Because Morgan doesn’t need an SUV. Morgan scoffs at suspension articulation, and it laughs at all-wheel drive.

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    Meet The Škoda Sports Car Most Famous For Running On Blood

    I wrote an article yesterday that used an interesting car in the lead image, and a number of readers noted it. It’s hard not to notice it—it’s quite a striking-looking car. It’s a Škoda 110 Super Sport, a 1971 Škoda concept car based on a rear-engined Škoda rally car, but with vastly more dramatic style. But the car is actually better known for an acting role, when it played a bloodthirsty vampire car in the 1982 Czech horror film, Ferat Vampire. It’s as good as you think it is, whether your id

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    Do Flies Survive When They Fly Out Your Car Window At Highway Speeds?

    This fiercely important question was actually asked by our own David Tracy, who’s driving his minivan somewhere in Germany (I think), likely succumbing to a particular strain of road madness. Otherwise, why else would he be reaching out to me, clearly distraught, wondering if the fly that he just let out his window survived? Either he confided things to that fly and considered it a trusted friend, or he confided things to that fly and now hopes it’s dead, taking his secrets to the grave. Either

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    This Beach-Buried Wrecked Car Is Defying Identification And It's Driving Me Bonkers

    I always enjoy when people email me pictures of miserable, rusted hulks half-buried in the ground, asking for help identifying what those car-corpses are. Often I can identify them, and that gives me a delightful little endorphin boost and prolongs my illusion that I, you know, have worth. This time, though, I’m having to grudgingly admit, if not defeat, then the presence of a very worthy adversary. Because whatever the identity of the remains of this car is, it’s dancing just out of the reach o

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    A Bittersweet Move, A New Chapter In Life

    I never wanted to live in Philadelphia. I was never the kind of person with big East Coast dreams. I moved there for a boy, and it all fell apart before I ever arrived — which proved to be the best possible thing for me. And yet, when I left my apartment for the last time, I did it in tears.

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Car Design (8)

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    Here's How The 2023 Nissan Z Stacks Up To The Toyota Supra

    Before the new Z made its debut, the Toyota Supra was being compared to some lofty competition. Depending on what you read or watched, you could see the Toyota being compared to everything from the Corvette C8 to the Porsche 718 Cayman. With the emergence of the new Nissan Z, we seem to have a more direct competitor. So how do they stack up against each other?

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    The Lincoln Anniversary Concept Is What A Town Car Should Look Like In 2040

    Lincoln debuted a new concept at the Monterey Car Week, which is meant to show us what the brand imagines it will look like in roughly twenty years. The concept, called simply the Anniversary, is one of four that came from students at ArtCenter College of Design. The Anniversary went from being a design study, to starring in its own animated short, to being a full-sized replica for display at the Quail Motorsports Gathering.

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    The New Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Doesn't Deserve It

    The original Lamborghini Countach was a shocking, industry-altering car that became a legend, singlehandedly sustained Lamborghini for more than a decade, and remains an icon today. The new Countach LPI 800-4 is none of those things, and people seem to be getting mad. I don’t get why.

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    KM Cars? Kia's New Logo Continues To Confuse

    Back in January of 2021, Kia introduced a new logo. Instead of the old oval with KIA written clearly inside, this new logo asked a question no one needed answered: What happens if we connected all the letters in one continuous jumble? The decision has continued to leave people confused, as one Redditor has shown.

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    Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4: This Looks Like It And It's Amazing

    A new Lamborghini Countach is officially set to debut at Pebble Beach on Sunday, but we may have gotten an early look at the machine that’s going to revive the iconic nameplate. The leaked images shown here are from spy photog varryx_, who alleges they are official, but we won’t know for sure until Lamborghini takes off the car cover.

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    Here's Why The New BMW 2's Design Doesn't Work, According To Frank Stephenson

    Like any modern BMW, the 2022 2 Series is a polarizing vehicle. As my colleague David said when he wrote about it a month ago, there are a few reasons for that. For one, it’s big — 3.5 inches longer, 2.6 inches wider and at least 100 pounds heavier (depending on trim) than the coupe it’s replacing. BMW is also nixing the manual.

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Entertainment (4)

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    Forza Horizon 5 Will Handle Better, Have A More Engaging Campaign, Creative Director Says

    In a little more than two months, we’ll be playing Forza Horizon 5! That’s exciting to think about. Developer Playground Games has done a solid job drip feeding notable info about the game — even extremely nerdy audio details for those players who can tell the sound of an authentic 2JZ from a synthetic copycat. On Tuesday as part of the Gamescom conference, the team revealed some additional details about the game.

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    James May Has Finally Turned Into Willy Wonka But For Gin

    The gin is called James Gin, and this bottle is called Asian Parsnip, crafted by James May with the help of someone who actually knows what they’re doing. May eventually intended only to make something for his pub, but got so many orders that he intends to make more.

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    Forza Horizon 5's Open World Is 1.5x Larger Than The Last Game's And Way More Diverse

    The wait until November for Forza Horizon 5 isn’t passing nearly as quickly as anyone would like. At least Playground Games is easing the time by with its regular streams, gradually sharing information about the game. For the latest episode, the dev team treated us to more examples of the many biomes within its rendition of Mexico — and threw in a shot of the entire world map for good measure.

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    Some Nazi Car Won Pebble

    What car deserves veneration? For the organizers of the world’s most prestigious car show, it’s one rumored to be a gift from Hitler, the top model of his closest ally in the automobile industry.

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    The 2022 Ford Bronco Will Come In Green

    Production issues and excited buyers are making it hard to get your hands on a 2021 Bronco, especially if you’re not willing to pay a huge markup. The chaos on the dealer front hasn’t stopped Ford with updates for the Bronco, as its released two new colors for the Bronco for 2022.

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    Maverick Ecoboost Will Nudge 30 MPG Highway: Report

    The base 2022 Ford Maverick with the hybrid powertrain will supposedly get very good gas mileage (40 MPG city is all Ford claims). It will also not be frequently found on dealer lots. Fuel efficiency data for the one you can expect to see in stock, with the 2.0-liter Ecoboost turbo making 250 horsepower, has been a secret known only to Ford. Until now, perhaps.

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    Ford Is Embarrassed By The Ford Bronco Hard Top Problems, Has Decided To Replace Them All

    “I’m gonna patch you in and ... do some introductions” were a Ford representative’s first words in a surprise call to me last week. Seconds later, I found myself in a teleconference with Jeff Marentic, the company’s General Manager for Passenger Vehicles and with Mark Grueber, the Brand Manager for the Ford Bronco. I had no idea what this discussion was to be about, and it took a while before I figured it out: Ford wants me to tell you, dear readers, that it knows it screwed up with the Bronco h

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    Ford Won't Stock Hybrid Maverick At Dealer Lots, According To A Dealer

    Nobody’s driven the 2022 Ford Maverick yet, so there’s no telling if it’ll meet the hype. If Ford can make good on its promises it’ll probably be a hit. That’s how it seems, anyway, judging by all the people (us included) intrigued at the prospect of a new pickup under $20K with a hybrid powertrain that’ll supposedly return 40 MPG in the city.

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    2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz: For All Of Life's In-Between Moments

    I like it when auto manufacturers take a chance, when they break out of the tried-and-true mold of nondescript SUVs, trucks that look like the vehicle version of a triceratops, or sedans that offer nothing exciting. Give me bright colors, neat features, something to talk about. And that’s why I was so excited to drive the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz.

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    The 2022 BMW R 18 B And R 18 Transcontinental Are Coming After Harley-Davidson And Indian

    BMW Motorrad is entering uncharted waters by launching two motorcycles into the competitive American cruiser market. Last year, the marque added the R 18, a retro-styled cruiser with a massive 1.8-liter boxer twin. Motorrad isn’t done yet, and it has evolved the R 18 into the R 18 B bagger and R 18 Transcontinental luxury cruiser. These bikes are a pair of canyon-carving and highway mile-eating nostalgia machines and they’re aimed right at Harley-Davidson and Indian.

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    The Only Thing Scarier Than Riding A Motorcycle Is Riding A Flying Motorcycle

    Imagine a world where motorcycles were never invented. In this parallel universe nobody made the leap from human-powered bicycle to a motor-driven two-wheeler. We made it all the way to 2021 without bikes and riders and iron horses and ATGATT. If that were the case and someone pitched the idea of a motorcycle to the world, invariably every government on the planet would call the idea ludicrous and immediately ban the thing from ever getting off the ground.

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    Triumph's New Race Replica Looks Radiant In Red

    Triumph has a new super sport motorcycle heading to market based on the batshit bonkerballs 177-horsepower 436-pounds-wet Speed Triple 1200 RS with what appears to be a full fairing and race ready aero. While the full bike hasn’t yet been unveiled, and Triumph is intentionally being vague about the bike’s specifications, it has given the world a glimpse of its new Speed Triple 1200 RR. For this track-ready monster, you can probably expect even lighter weight, a smidge more power, and crucially t

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    The 2022 Kawasaki Z900RS SE Does Retro Right

    The Kawasaki Z900RS is getting an update for its next model year, and Kawasaki is thankfully making this new release more colorful than the last models in its retro lineup. This is a good thing, because even though I’m a big fan of the retro revival that bikes are currently enjoying, I would like to see more bike makers besides Ducati come out with splashy paint finishes.

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    I Bought A Rad Motorcycle And I Already Love It

    On Wednesday morning I got up early and drove seven hours round-trip to pick up a new-to-me 1996 BMW R1100GS from a Craigslist ad for the princely sum of $3,900. Considering the bike’s rare color and legendary longevity, plus a few interesting aftermarket bits I saw in the ad, I figured it would be a great deal. When I showed up to check it out on Wednesday morning I could not have imagined just how great this bike would be for the money. It’s in exceptional condition, has most of the aftermarke

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    Throwback Ducati 860-E Concept Is The Electric Motorcycle All Electric Motorcycles Should Aspire To Be

    If there is a design house that typifies the style of the 1970s and 1980s automotive and motorcycle landscape, it’s got to be Italdesign, right? I mean, Giugiaro developed some of the most evocative design language of the era. For sure, the Italdesigned original Ducati 860 GT was a stunning bike, probably way too far ahead of its time. It looked modern for years to come. Taking advantage of a throwback design renaissance, Italdesign took it upon itself to pen an 860 GT redux, but this time powe

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    The 2022 Aprilia Tuareg Proves The Middleweight Motorycle Rebirth Is Going Strong

    Aprilia has unveiled its latest dual sport bike, the Tuareg 660. The name’s got a Volkswagen vibe, though Aprilia rocked the nameplate way before any VW crossover did. This bike marks a return to the Tuareg line, which dates from the mid-’80s and ran through the mid-’90s, but it marks an even more important return to lighter, middleweight bikes in the ADV segment.

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    Lotus Has Burned Us Before But This Time It's Different

    It has been 11 years since Dany Bahar pulled six covers off of six different Lotus concept cars at the Paris Auto Show, Ethos, Eterne, Esprit, Elan, Elise, and Elite. Not a single one of them ever came to pass, and Lotus soldiered on like Paris 2010 never happened once Dany, um, left the company. On Tuesday, Lotus made the ambitious announcement that it was developing four new electric vehicles — two SUVs, a sport sedan, and a sub-Evija sports car — all to be built in a new Wuhan, China facility

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    South Lake Tahoe Gridlocked As Drivers Evacuated To Flee Wildfires

    Thousands of people were evacuated out of South Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire approached the tourist areas surrounding the lake on Monday. Those evacuating had to deal not only with the impending fires, but with massive traffic jams as folks loaded up their cars and drove to safety, as reported by the Sacramento Bee. Evacuations were underway yesterday, but for live updates, see this report from the San Francisco Chronicle.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Rivian Seeks $80 Billion Valuation In IPO

    Rivian announced today that it has filed its S1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO filing this November, according to Automotive News. The news comes amid delays and setbacks as the company has yet to deliver a single vehicle, though our own David Tracy is scheduled to drive the R1T next month.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More
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    Why This $150,000 Porsche Costs $600,000 In Turkey

    A well-equipped Porsche Cayenne Coupe is a $150,000 car. In Turkey, though, buying cars is absurdly expensive thanks to a concept called “Special Consumption Tax.” Here’s how it turns the Cayenne Coupe into a $600,000 purchase, and how it affects other cars, too.

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    The GMC Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX Off-Road Concept Is A Sign Of The Times

    Nature is healing, in that the automakers are once again going to various shows and expos and presenting various objects. In this case, the automaker is GMC at the Overland Expo Mountain West 2021 in Loveland, Colorado, with the Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX Off-Road Concept. It seems made for Instagram.

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    The UAW's New President Has Apparently Learned Nothing

    Two of the past three presidents of the UAW have been sentenced to prison time for embezzling union funds, which might lead a reasonable person to think that there might be something wrong with how the UAW selects its leaders. But not Ray Curry, the UAW’s current president.

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    Buying A Honda Is About To Get More Difficult

    In a letter that was leaked on the Civic Forums , Honda is warning dealers that they may not receive as much inventory as they were expecting — by a lot. The chip shortage and the Southeast Asian Covid surge are taking their tolls on production.

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    Most 2022 GM Vehicles Will Have The Seatbelt Interlock All Cars Should Have Had 48 Years Ago

    General Motors is doing the right thing here, and deserves a hearty round of applause for it. The company’s new “Buckle To Drive” seatbelt interlock system will prevent any vehicle from shifting out of park if the drivers is not properly belted and buckled. Buckle To Drive was introduced in 2020 as a feature of the company’s teen driver safety suite on Colorado, Traverse, Malibu, and Canyon models. The company has already expanded this tech to the Equinox and Blazer, and will be adding it to Sil

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    Uber And Lyft's Proposition 22 Struck Down In Court

    A superior court in California’s Alameda County struck down Prop 22, ruling that it’s unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch said part of Prop 22 is aimed at preventing future amendments by requiring a 7/8ths majority in the legislature per Politico:

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    Carvana Agrees To Close Up Shop At Its L.A. County Fairgrounds Facility

    On Thursday a report came out alleging Carvana was operating an illegal vehicle storage facility at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. That’s quickly changed, as The Daily Bulletin now reports an agreement has been made between the city of Pomona and Carvana. The company has 120 days to cease operations at the fairgrounds.

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    Carvana Accused Of Operating An Illegal Storage Facility

    First, Carvana gets hit with a 180-day sales ban in North Carolina, and now, as local Southern California newspaper The Daily Bulletin reports, the company has been accused of operating an illegal vehicle storage facility at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds.

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    I Discovered 'Driving Hell' Taking A $600 Diesel Manual Chrysler Minivan 2,000 Miles From Germany To Turkey

    “Are you in Germany? Our wedding is July 10" my friend David texted me only 12 days before The Big Day in Istanbul, Turkey. He then followed up on July 7: “Crashhh the wedding.” I, a man incapable of turning down a road trip, looked outside at my 250,000 mile diesel manual Chrysler Voyager and responded: “I’m gonna try for it.” I had three days to get to Turkey. They would prove to be rough.

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    Here Are Five Great Design Details On The 2023 Nissan Z

    As you must know, tonight was the official launch of Nissan’s reborn Z-car, which they’re just calling the Z (at least in America), no more numbers. It’s a car very true to its 240/260/280/etc Z-car design roots, which I explored in some detail when the prototype—which looks just about identical to the production car—was revealed last year. Now that I’ve had a chance to peek at the new car, there are five interesting design details I’d like to talk about with you, because no one else around me w

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    The 2023 Nissan Z Is A 400 Horsepower Twin-Turbo V6 Enthusiast's Dream

    We finally have official specs for the 2023 Nissan Z, the long-awaited successor to the 370Z. And my god do those specs look good; excellent, even. Look at that profile in the photo above. That long nose, that beautifully sloped roof, that almost vertical tail, the wide fenders and quarter panels — the new Nissan Z (not the 400Z as we’d been calling it before) looks fantastic. And now there are some performance figures to go with that lovely 240Z-inspired nose and 300ZX-like tail.

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    The UAW Corruption Case Might Be The Biggest Of Its Kind Ever: Feds

    The UAW corruption case that has led to 15 convictions and a UAW deal with prosecutors is still around, but winding down as federal prosecutors have largely gotten what they wanted in terms of the big fish. As punishment for its role, the company formerly known as FCA was ordered to pay millions in fines on Tuesday, and also must have compliance monitor for the next three years. Prosecutors, meanwhile, said in court that this might be the biggest case in the history of the Taft-Hartley Act.

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    Next-Gen Subaru WRX Will Still Have A Manual

    It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that the manual is dead, right? I mean, you can’t get a Corvette or a BMW 3-series with a stick, so it’s time for us three-pedal evangelists to go kick rocks, right? Evidently not, as Subaru has confirmed with a little teaser tweet on Tuesday that the 2022 Subaru WRX will still offer a do-it-yourself shifter, at least as an option.

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    Ford Says The Maverick Is Cheaper Than The Model T Was, But That's Not Exactly True

    Ford’s clearly excited about their upcoming small pickup truck, the Maverick, and I’ll be honest— I am, too. A big part of what I find exciting is that it’s cheap, at least by modern car standards, starting at under $20,000. I’m sick of everything being so expensive. Ford seems to understand this sentiment as well, since they sent us a press release reminding us that, adjusted for inflation, the Maverick is actually cheaper than a Model T. That’s amazing! And, even better, it’s even sort of true

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    Some Assholes In Camaros Stopped Traffic To Do Burnouts On The NJ Turnpike

    Whenever I take the New Jersey Turnpike anywhere — which I generally try to avoid doing as much as possible — it kind of happens in a fugue state. I’m not conscious as I’m driving it, I repress it once it’s over, but I’m still left with that overriding feeling that I disliked every minute of the experience and I never want to do it again.

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    Ford And GM Are In The Middle Of A Legal Fight Over The Names Of Their Driver Assist Systems

    From Jeep and GM getting into it over the Hummer and its Jeep-like grille to Renault and Polestar going at it over the similarities of their logos, the the hottest trend in car company litigation seems to be filing lawsuits to prevent “consumer confusion.” That continued with a suit that GM filed against Ford. The suit is intended to compel Ford to stop referring to its driver assist system as BlueCruise, which GM says is too similar to GM’s Super Cruise. As The Verge reports, Ford wants the su

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    Jeep Grand Cherokee In Philly Wanted To Be Trolley Car, Promptly Got Stuck In Tunnel

    Trolley service in Philadelphia was interrupted over the weekend after a Jeep Grand Cherokee was discovered inside a tunnel that’s usually reserved for the trolley cars. Employees with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority found the Jeep early on Saturday, around 05:00 a.m., and it took SEPTA crews a couple of hours to pull it out of the tunnel, per local reports.

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    The Acura Integra Is Back

    The Acura Integra, a car that you lusted after in high school but never quite had the money for, is coming back in 2022, Acura announced on Friday. Maybe even a Type R, too? We can only hope.

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    Here Are All The Details On The Acura NSX Type S

    Just a week ago we were all wondering how Acura was going to pull off its teased NSX Type S. Now Acura debuted the hotter version of its supercar at Monterey Car Week and we have the full details, with less, weight, more power, a lot more carbon fiber, and a decent chunk of change added to the price tag.

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    What Was That Futuristic-Looking Car At The Men's Marathon In The Olympics?

    It seems that at least a few of our readers have been watching the Olympics. I know this not because of the real-time data coming from the vaccine-injected microchips we get our traffic data from, but because we’ve received some questions about a weird-looking futuro-car they saw driving in the broadcast of the men’s marathon event. I know what it is! I have an answer for you!

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    Tesla Cybertruck Delayed Until At Least 2022

    In a move that really shouldn’t be a shock to anyone who’s been paying attention, it now appears that production of Tesla’s Cybertruck has been officially delayed until 2022 at the earliest. This seemed pretty clear late last month, but now there’s actual confirmation on Tesla’s website.

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    You're Too Late, All Of The $2M Singer DLS Are Sold Out

    There is no doubt that Singer customizes its Porsche-based creations to the nth degree, taking things well beyond the scope of a restoration or customization project. But it has always felt weird to me that the company starts with a 964-generation 911, what many refer to as the unloved generation, a car that used to regularly sell between ten and twenty thousand dollars, and somehow spin that into a car that well heeled customers are willing to drop seven figures on. Utterly baffling.

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    Truck Crashes Into Insurance Agency Which I Guess Is Convenient

    A Chevy Silverado being driven by a 51-year-old man crashed right into the front windows of a Farmers Insurance agency in Caledonia, Michigan. The crash was caught on surveillance video and looks as alarming as you are imagining it does. Incredibly, even though the agency was open with workers inside, nobody was injured.

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    Alleged Dirtbag And Confirmed Bland Boomer Car Guy Resigns

    We’ve already covered New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s bland taste in cars on this blog, so I feel it is my duty to report that the bland boomer car guy said Tuesday that he is resigning, after the release of a 165-page report that accused him of sexually harassing 11 women.

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    Report Claims Toyota's GR Super Sport Hypercar Is Dead, But Don't Lose Hope Yet

    One of the coolest things about Toyota’s new GR010 Hybrid hypercar program — perhaps the coolest thing — is that the Japanese automaker is also promising to build a limited run of road cars based on the prototype, called the GR Super Sport. The GR Super Sport first emerged as a concept three years ago, and Toyota has been developing it since, using the car to run demonstration laps ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sending out questionnaires to potential owners.

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    Undercover Cop Kills Passenger Of Car That Hit Him While Doing Donuts

    A stolen 2021 Dodge Charger collided with an unmarked police car while doing donuts late on Sunday evening, August 8, 2021 in Detroit. Immediately after the collision, officers claim that the front passenger got out of the car holding a handgun, and an undercover police officer in the unmarked car shot and killed the young man.

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    Ferrari Wants To Sell You A Tiny Testa Rossa

    The 1957-61 Ferrari Testa Rossa is an iconic design that has proven itself gorgeous all these decades later. With only 33 built in the history of the car, across all variants, these are incredibly rare and valuable machines often trading hands into the tens of millions. Well now you can get one, admittedly not a full-sized one, for a fraction of that cost. Only $110,000!

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    Radford Just Launched The Lotus Reboot You Didn't Know You Needed

    Okay, you’ve heard the story of Radford by now. It’s a name that has been around for decades, and it was recently revived by Formula One world champ Jenson Button, TV personality Ant Anstead, and car designer Mark Stubbs. The company has a history of coachbuilding working with famed British marques. A few months ago the company announced that it would be bringing a modern version of the Lotus 62 race car to life with modern bits. Here it is.

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    Barris Kustom Industries Car Shop For Sale, In Danger Of Closing

    Barris Kustom Industries has been a mainstay in the Hollywood automotive scene for years, responsible for crafting some of the most iconic vehicles in film history, like the Munsters Koach and the Batmobile. Now, its 18,000-square-foot corner lot with a 10,000-square-foot warehouse, shop, and showroom is going up for sale — and that means it might possibly be closing.

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    NHTSA Is Investigating Ford Over Its Backup Camera Recall

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has its eyes on Ford. Not for something it didn’t do, but for something that it didn’t do fast enough, as the Associated Press reports. The agency is investigating whether Ford acted quickly enough during its backup camera recall last year.

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    Sturgis Is Back This Year Despite The Delta Variant

    It was wild last year when the South Dakota-based biker rally was held in the thick of the pandemic. This year though, despite a more contagious variant of Covid, the super spreader event is back. NBC News reports that it’s expected to be bigger than ever.

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    Ford Wants To Cut 1,000 White-Collar Jobs: Report

    Ford confirmed Thursday that it is seeking to cut around 1,000 salaried jobs. “We have offered a voluntary separation program to eligible U.S. salaried employees in select skill teams,” Ford said in a statement to The Detroit News. “This action is to further enable us to match our business priorities with the critical skills needed to turnaround our automotive operations and deliver the Ford+ plan.”

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    The White House Had A Good Reason For Not Inviting Tesla

    Joe Biden had a big event today at the White House to announce that his administration would be tightening fuel economy regulations and to talk EVs, alongside leaders from the Big Three. Biden also drove a Jeep. It seemed like a nice time. Tesla, conspicuously, was not there, and wasn’t even invited.

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    The Wrangler 4xe Just Got Another Price Hike Because It's Selling Too Well

    Jeep’s plug-in hybrid Wrangler is pretty good. It’s also selling like proverbial hotcakes. Wanting to capitalize on a sales success, Jeep has announced a second price hike for the 4xe models, up another $1,220 for both the Sahara 4xe and Rubicon 4xe models, which now start at $52,520 and $56,220 respectively. Considering that the 4xe launched with a base price of $49,490 just eight months ago, it’s gaining price creep pretty quickly.

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    Ford Tells Executives To Shut Up When It Comes To Diversity

    One annoying part of trying to get people to understand racism and the need for diversity and inclusion is having those things explained to you by people who have never had to deal with those things in their life. How can you explain something to someone who’s lived through or experienced it when you haven’t? Nothing gets solved that way. As Automotive News reports, Ford is at least saying the right things about who will lead the conversation about diversity and inclusion at the company.

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    The Toyota Yaris We Really Need Right Now Is The ECOVan

    This is the ideal automobile. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. The new Yaris ECOVan is pretty much just the regular Yaris Hybrid but with the rear seats removed and replaced with a flat load floor and a cage separating the driver compartment from whatever they’re carrying. For urban dwellers, white van people, and ‘last mile’ deliveries, I can’t think of a much better vehicle than this to get around town while still carrying pretty much everything you’d ever nee

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    It Sure Seems Like Mazda Is Working On A New Flagship Sports Coupe

    Last week, the internet discovered Mazda had trademarked a new “R” logo, similar in appearance to the Spirit R badge that’s appeared on final editions of some of its sports cars. This week, another performance-related Mazda filing is making the rounds, this time showing detailed schematics of an all-aluminum space frame for a theoretical coupe.

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    The New York Auto Show Has Been Canceled

    The New York Auto Show, which didn’t happen last year and was delayed till August this year, has been canceled, because of the spike in Covid cases resulting from the emergence of the Delta variant. The show was supposed to begin in just 15 days.

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    It's Never Enough For Wall Street

    General Motors, a highly profitable car company, reported profits of $2.8 billion in the second quarter on Wednesday. You might think that earning billions of dollars would delight investors, because what is the point of big business other than to earn billions of dollars. You would be wrong.

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    The Bentleys Are Long

    Back in 2015 Bentley had these five Mulsanne Grand Limousines hand assembled by Mulliner. They were painstakingly put together and shipped off to their new owner in the United Arab Emirates. For the next six years, however, the cars were never driven, registered, or used in any way. Now Bentley has retaken possession of the five rarities and plans to sell them off to new owners. Who buys something like this and then never uses it?

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    Rivian Trademarks Boring Name For EV Delivery Van So Let's Make A Better One

    We’ve written about the electric delivery van that Rivian developed with Amazon a good bit before, as it is a pretty big deal—100,000 highly-visible electric delivery vans that will likely be the first mass-deployment of modern EV last-mile delivery vehicles is worth talking about. As such, you’d think Rivian would have put a lot of thought into what they wanted to call this vehicle, but, based on trademark documents, it looks like they decided to phone it in instead.

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    Wild Car Market Means Some Dude Only Paid A Dollar A Year To Own His Tesla

    At this moment, the new and used car market in America is, to use the technical term, absolutely batshit. This is bad news for car buyers, but great news if you’re looking to sell a car, like this 2019 Tesla Model 3 owner, Kyle Peavley of Maineville, Ohio did. Peavley bought the car in 2019 for $39,999 and just sold it to a dealer for $39,997.

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    Enter The Toyota Grand Highlander

    Sometimes when reading Automotive News or other industry publications like it, you’ll come across a detail in a story that is somewhat bigger news than the story makes it out to be, probably because the reporter has heard about the thing for a while and knows it is real but it’s only ever been mentioned off the record or at cocktail hour. Here, probably, is such a thing (emphasis mine):

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    Drunk-Driving Detection Is Required In Congress's Big Infrastructure Bill

    We have been talking about drunk-driving detection systems in cars for as long as I can remember. They are a pretty basic way to ensure fewer deaths on the road and also a way to keep some drivers out of trouble. And yet, we still haven’t done it because, every time it is talked about, someone screams privacy. That seems like it’s about to change.

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    I Drove The 257 Horsepower Toyota GR Yaris In Germany. Here's Why I Can't Stop Thinking About It

    The Toyota GR Yaris wasn’t even on my radar until last week. I’d seen a few headlines about the all-wheel drive subcompact, but that was about it. Last week, though, I found myself at the German Car Of The Year test event near Frankfurt, Germany, and among the 50-ish cars there for journalists to drive was the little red hatchback you see here. I chucked it around Franconia, and now I just have to tell you about it. Because the machine is incredible.

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    Acura Is Sending The NSX Off With A Type-S Bang

    Ahead of its official debut at Monterey Car Week in a couple weeks, Acura dropped a few teasers of its upcoming NSX Type-S. Of course it followed up this totally rad news with some sad news that the NSX’s run as one of the most exciting hybrids ever built—and the most exciting car ever built in Ohio—is coming to an end after the 2022 model year run. The Type-S, then, will be the proper high-power high-intensity send off that the NSX has been begging for. Only 350 will be built for worldwide cons

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    Jalopnik Is Hiring!

    I started at Jalopnik just shy of 10 years ago after I responded to an open call on the site. Now it could be your turn.

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    A Block Of Raw Chicken Took A Ride Around An Airport Baggage Carousel

    Even routine flights are complex operations with a lot of different things that can go wrong. If it’s not the the process of getting through security, it could be your baggage getting hucked into the void. The Transportation Security Administration recently shared novel example of things going hilariously wrong with a video showing a pile of frozen chicken taking a ride on a baggage carousel.

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    I'm Already Missing Carefree International Travel

    I’m one of those people who has always wanted to spend a few months backpacking around Europe. The thought of a good, old-fashioned aimless wander from one place to whatever happens to strike me as a fun option next has always been appealing, and while I’ve never quite gotten the chance to make it happen, I’ve always tried to pad my international travel with a few side trips — three days in Dublin, a 24-hour stay in Lisbon — to achieve something of the same effect. And realizing that that isn’t

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    Watch A Dude Get Trapped On The Baggage Conveyer Belt At A Moscow Airport

    I’m pretty sure many of our readers have been at least a little tipsy at an airport before, because, really, why not? You’re not flying the plane. All you have to do is pass out in a seat and get flung through the air, so why not get a little drunk, right? But there are limits. Ideally, you should still be able to generally navigate the airport environment and be able to, say, tell the difference between your boarding gate and the entrance to the baggage loading conveyer belt system. This dude i

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    Winnebago Made A Flying RV That Camped Where No Other RV Could

    I recently made the claim that there are no flying RVs, but apparently I was wrong. While Winnebagos bolted to some wings à la the Spaceballs Eagle 5 do not exist, there is something that comes somewhat close. The Winnebago Heli-Home is an RV that cancamp just about anywhere.

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    Serious Airline Delays Will Only Get Worse With Climate Change

    As my husband drove me to the San Antonio airport in the wee hours of a Tuesday morning, streaks of lightning dappled the sky so regularly that I thought I was still dreaming. We pulled into the departure lanes to find a startling number of people curled up outside, asleep, while the baggage check line snaked through Terminal B with an intensity I’ve never seen so early in the morning. Normally, you’d expect the first flight of the morning to be packed with business travelers. Instead, these wer

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    Only The Devil Would Put Touchscreens On The Back Of Airplane Seats

    Let me set the scene for you: it’s just after seven in the morning, and you’re tired. You woke up at one for an interview that was pushed back an hour, and you were so jazzed about your interviewee that you couldn’t sleep that extra hour in between the end of the interview and your trip to the airport. Now, though, you’ve finally boarded your flight. You’ve slipped on your sleep mask and have rested your head on your (still fully upright) seat. And then you feel it. An insistent tap tap tap on t

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    DHL Wants The First Airborne Electric Express Network

    Deutsche Post, otherwise known as DHL, wants to be the first courier service with its own airborne EV fleet. The company has ordered 12 all-electric planes from American EV aircraft company, Eviation. The model making up the proposed electric fleet is the new (read: untested) Alice eCargo plane, which is still awaiting its maiden voyage.

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    GT3 Vs GT3 Cup: Head To Head

    Earlier this year I wrote a post on Porsche’s new 992 GT3. I started off that post talking about how a lot of manufacturers talk about their cars being “race cars for the street” and how very few of those cars actually live up to that billing, Porsche GT3 being the exception. The problem with that post was that it was all a bunch of bullshit.

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    These Are The Ways You've Ruined Your Own Car

    We love car mods, but the mods don’t always love us back. Many of our rides have been ruined, ironically, by us. Our own Mercedes Streeter took a Sawzall to her Gambler 500 Festiva, as she pushed the go kart-like handling analogy to its logical conclusion. But another modded hatch comes to mind.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    What Was The Best Car Nobody Bought?

    Many drivers have heard stories of low dealer stock, or of cars that have been reserved in advance so that prospective buyers could be waiting weeks or months to see a car that’s unspoken for on a dealer lot. But some other cars sit on lots forever because nobody buys them. They don’t go unsold because they’re bad cars, per se.

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    Have You Ever Ruined Your Own Car?

    As car enthusiasts, we try to make our rides better and keep them in tip-top shape. But sometimes things don’t really work the way we think they should, and you end up with a ruined car. Have you ever ruined your own car?

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    Here Are Your Most Underrated Cars Of All Time

    While the third-generation Ford Taurus gets hate because of how oval-shaped it was, you have to appreciate the third generation SHO. A 3.4-liter V8 with Yamaha-developed heads and a block from Cosworth shoved into a FWD family sedan? We’ll never see another car like that.

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    What's The Unluckiest Car Company?

    The Citroën SM is one of the great cars. It is comfortable, powerful, stylish, and technically unique, in part because was orphaned the moment it came into being.

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    What's The Most Underrated Car Of All Time?

    I’m gonna keep the ball rolling here with over- and underrated cars because it’s clear that a lot of drivers have strong opinions. Let’s turn the previous question on its head. What do you think is the most underrated car of all time?

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    What Is The Most Overrated Car Of All Time?

    There are car icons and there are cars that merely coast off iconic status. Well, I’m playing the iconoclast right now, and I invite you to do the same. We just asked what you thought was the most overrated car on sale today, but I’m going to up the stakes. What do you think is the most overrated car of all time?

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    What's The Most Overrated Car On Sale Today?

    We’ve all read a review of a car that we’ve actually driven, then taken a second to confirm that yes, the reviewer is fully in love with a car that we didn’t connect with, or that we think is garbage, or vice versa. We’ve also all had the most intense version of that feeling, when what seems like the entire press and every card-carrying car enthusiast on the internet goes absolutely head-over-heels for a car that you just don’t get. “Is it me? Did I miss something? Have I misjudged? Are people r

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    These Are Your Favorite Slow Cars To Drive Fast

    If you didn’t see the Mazda Miata coming (at a leisurely pace) as one of the favorites among slow-car-fast enthusiasts, we need to have a conversation. We might even consider running a PSA about the unbridled joy that the Mazda MX-5 brings to its drivers, despite being what many would consider “slow.”

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    What's Your Favorite Slow Car To Drive Fast?

    One of the oldest yarns in the car world is that’s it’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than the other way around. It’s kind of a cliché, but it’s true. What’s your favorite slow car to drive fast?

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    What's Your Most Embarrassing Border Agent Story?

    I’ve become well-acquainted with border control after getting married to a Canadian, so the anxiety I used to feel about talking to some professional about my intentions in their country has long since abated. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t ever made a fool of myself in front of the people who can make my life very difficult if they want to.

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    Show Me Your Worst Packing Jobs

    I spent a few years thinking of myself as something of a packing connoisseur. After flying on nothing but extremely cheap airlines that charge you extra for everything, including breathing their air, I’d turned packing a single bag for a two-week trip into a fine science.

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    Here Are The Mods That Make Your Car Worse

    In a lot of cases, modifying a car isn’t as straightforward as it seems. You might ruin the way the car drives, void your warranty or set yourself on a path where one modification causes another problem, which leads to another, which causes another problem, etc.

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    What Mods Actually Make Your Car Worse?

    Modding our cars is a fun and worthwhile way to tailor our machines to suit us, but sometimes our mods have a way of breaking our cars instead of making them better. What are some mods that actually make your car worse?

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    This Is The Best Food To Eat While Driving

    I don’t know why Jalops in Texas are particularly interested in what we eat inside our cars. Some drivers say they don’t eat in their car at all. I wouldn’t eat in someone’s car unless they gave me permission to do so, but I’ll happily eat in my hatch. Especially on a road trip that’s going to take hours to get through.

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    Here's What You Think Of The New Nissan Z And Toyota GR 86

    I applaud Toyota and Nissan. Even though the future looks like it may be electric and people can’t get enough of SUVs and crossovers, both companies are bringing two of the purest expressions of a sports car to market. So please people, open your wallets if you can and go buy these things so the idea of small, fun, manual sports cars can stay around.

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    Here Are The Cars That Just Needed More Power

    The infamous Sith are a ruthless bunch, but they’re not altogether wrong. Sometimes all you need is power, though maybe not quite unlimited power. More than a few good cars could have been great cars if only they’d have come from the factory with a little more oomph.

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    What Car Needed More Power?

    The answer to what makes a fun car is not more horsepower, despite what many drivers would lead to you believe. High horsepower alone does not a good car make, like the new GR 86 shows, but there are definitely some cars that would have been better with more mustard. What cars do you think needed more power to be considered one of the greats?

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    Here Are The Cars You Prefer With An Automatic Transmission

    I have a confession to make: I prefer automatics. I know. I’m supposed to like the pure experience of a manual. The thing is, I have bad knees (Osgood–Schlatter disease combined with football wear) and I’ll take no pain and discomfort in my knees over a driving experience any day. With that being said, one car I prefer with a slushbox even though it was never offered with a manual (even though people always asked for it) is a Charger SRT. It’s a muscle car sure, but it’s also a boat. An auto kee

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    What Did You Want Your First Car To Be?

    Growing up, my family had a pole barn in the backyard that was amply filled with plenty of vehicles, and for as long as I can remember, my dad would point to our red Mustang with white racing stripes and tell me, “That’s going to be your first car.”

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    What Were Your Parents' Dream Cars?

    Last week, I was telling my mom about my upcoming press trip and let her know that I’d be driving the Corvette C8 Stingray in a performance driving school. I could see her eyes glaze over with the memory of forgotten dreams, but she smiled and told me, “That used to be my dream car.”

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    These Are The Cars You Want To See Brought Back

    Porsche got me thinking about electric minivans when it showed off the interior of its futuristic Renndienst. That naturally led to me thinking about the Astro van, which is an awesome machine except for the whole being discontinued bit.

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    What Car Do You Want To See Revived Again?

    The Countach is coming back and the Integra, too. To be honest, the latter makes me happier than the former, because the Integra is a car that a lot more drivers will actually buy. It made me think of other nameplates that I would love to see on modern machines, especially as the industry pursues electrification. What nameplates do you want to see again?

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    Here's The Coolest Car Tech That Never Went Mainstream

    Four-wheel steering is making a comeback on some brand new high-tech machines, like Chevy’s electric Silverado. I say comeback because, well, Honda, among dozens of others, had experimented with the technology decades ago and for some reason, it just never took off.

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    What Is The Best Production Engine Ever Made?

    As the end of the internal combustion era appears to be coming into view, we’re reflecting on some of the great engines to have made their way into production. What do you think is the greatest production engine ever made?

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    These Are The Best First Cars For Teenagers

    Bruce Springsteen is absolutely right about what cars represent to young drivers. The key to the universe really is in the engine of an old parked car. Which “old parked car” is best for teen drivers, though, is another mattter altogether and often left up to the parents and guardians of those teens. And deciding between those options is now a little more complicated (or easier, depending on who you ask) with all the used EVs and hybrids around.

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    These Are The Most Reliable Cars You Say You Can Buy For Less Than $5,000

    It is usually a bad idea to buy a car for less than $5,000, unless you are buying it to wrench, or unless you’ve had it inspected and are going into it eyes open, or unless that is simply all you can afford, full stop. That’s because cheap cars are unreliable cars, and, if you spend a small amount of money now, you’re probably going to be on the hook for a lot more later when it breaks. And yet.

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    If Motorsport Was In The Olympics, How Would You Format It?

    The Summer Olympics are wrapping up this weekend, which means it’s time to wave goodbye to impressive feats of physical strength for the next four (well, three) years. And I’d like to imagine a scenario where motorsport is involved in the next Summer Olympics. How would you format it?

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    What's Your Favorite Bit Of Automotive Slang?

    There are a lot of weird phrases and terms that gearheads use to communicate. It can be hard to decipher sometimes, but it’s fun to learn how car (and bike) lovers talk about the machines that bring us joy. Whether that’s referring to Toyota Tacomas as “Tacos” or calling single-cylinder bikes “thumpers.” There’s no end to the weird things we say. What’re some of your favorites?

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    Here Are The Worst Car Loans You've Ever Seen

    Some of you know I’m interested in auto loans, both good and bad. I used to do a whole series on them back in my Oppo days. One that still shocks me is the story of a college student who got duped into an $800/month lease on a 2019 Lexus IS and then tried to get out of it after realizing how screwed they were.

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    Here Are The Road Trips You'd Take Again

    I’d been turned off of road trips for years after a road trip from hell (That I’ll get into another time.) left me and my family snowed in at a random gas station in the country near the Texas/Arkansas border. I started to come around though just recently and decided to stick to in-state road trips here in California.

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    What's The Road Trip You'd Do Again?

    Yesterday, I got a text about a car I thought I might not see again. It’s on the East Coast and the current caretaker is ready to move it along, which means that I need to pick it up. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately I’m headed into a busy couple months of travel, so I hatched a plan to fly into Boston/NY, grab a truck, a U-Haul trailer, and drag my old car back. Ideally, one of our East Coast staffers would drive it back after a visit to the Empire Hill Climb in September. Fool

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    Here Are The Cars You're Surprised Haven't Died Yet

    Some cars seem to fly below the radar of enthusiasts, the media and whoever is responsible for cancelling cars that everyone forgot about. We asked readers what cars they were surprised weren’t dead yet. These were their answers.

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    What Car Are You Surprised Hasn't Died Yet?

    The automotive industry is experiencing a sea change, and the causes are many. You’ve got electrification making smaller vehicles no longer viable — especially in Europe — while long-dormant brands attempt to reinvent themselves with a sustainable, youthful glow. Oh, and then there’s the ever-rising popularity of crossovers and SUVs killing off sedans, wagons and hatchbacks left and right.

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    Tell Me About The Car That Sucked The Life Out Of You

    As I watched the Suburban be dragged away from a Texarkana hotel on the back of a tow truck, I felt a little piece of my soul wither away and die, never to be found again. I don’t normally have passionate love affairs with unreliable cars, but the Suburban has been a whole different story. Every time I get behind the wheel, I send out a little prayer to The Car Gods that everything will run smoothly, and I’ll get where I need to go. When it all goes well, my soul is sustained.

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    It Took 58 Years For The Only Black NASCAR Cup Winner In History To Get His Trophy

    On December 1st of 1963, Wendell Scott won the Jacksonville 200. He didn’t win by two tenths or even two seconds, he won by two laps. In what has been alleged a callous racist bullshit move, the trophy that night was presented to second-place finisher Buck Baker. A few hours after the event ended, race officials looked at the lap charts to discover that Scott had actually taken the victory, lapping the field twice.

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    If Formula 1 Regrets The Belgium Grand Prix Farce, I Know A Way To Prove It

    Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix was a pretty miserable one for everyone except Williams employees. The event will go down as the shortest in Formula 1 history, due to a deluge of rain that intensified after qualifying and made safe racing impossible. The spray from leading cars was so severe, drivers would’ve been running blind out there. FIA Race Director Michael Masi and his team were right not to run the race, lest the sport risk another terrible accident in the wet at Spa-Francorchamps.

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    Darron And Rebecca Schnell Are Racing Through The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Series

    One of the biggest stressors in relationships that feature a race car driver is the constant travel. You are, to put it simply, just never at home. But for Darron and Rebecca Schnell, two Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live series racers —drivers behind the wheels of the Bigfoot and Midwest Madness, respectively — competing against one another means that the road is home.

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    You Can Order NASCAR Track Food On DoorDash Now And It's Extremely Cursed

    In most cases, race track food is not a delicacy to be sought after; it’s a necessity engendered by harsh track rules about what you can or cannot bring through the gates, a truly unprecedented hunger, or a few too many drinks. Now, though, NASCAR has partnered with DoorDash to provide a service called Refuel, where you can order NASCAR-inspired fast food items to be delivered right to your door. And I hate it.

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    Kyle Larson Takes NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Victory

    Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 driver Kyle Larson has made one hell of a comeback after his enforced absence from the NASCAR Cup Series after his usage of a racial slur. Since his return, Larson has scored five wins and nine other top-five finishes — and that saw him take home the regular season championship at the end of Daytona International Speedway’s Coke Zero Sugar 400.

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    F1 Officially Revises The Rest Of The 2021 Calendar

    Formula One has officially revised the remainder of its 2021 calendar to take into consideration the fact that the changing COVID-19 situation has necessitated some cancellations and additions. The season will still see 22 races held this season.

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    This Day In History: American F1 Champion Phil Hill Dies

    Phil Hill didn’t seem like the type of guy who would become a successful race car driver. As he put it in The Cruel Sport, “I’m in the wrong business. I don’t want to beat anybody, I don’t want to be the big hero. I’m a peace-loving man, basically.” And despite that, he became America’s first Formula One World Champion — the only American Champion to have been born on U.S. soil. On this day in 2008, he died, leaving behind an incredible legacy.

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    Touring Extreme E's Arctic X Prix Track

    Driving to Extreme E’s Arctic X Prix track from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland means you descend upon it from above. The paddock, start, and finish of the 5-mile (8.1-kilometer) circuit takes place in a sandy scar carved out of the tundra by a glacier that would have run through the mountains thousands of years ago. It seems unassuming — until you step foot onto it.

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    Science Experiments And Climate Tourism With Extreme E

    It was raining as I, along with the rest of Extreme E’s Arctic X Prix crew, first stepped onto Greenland’s ice sheet. It was a rare occurrence, some of our local guides told us, something they’ve only seen a handful of times in their lives, but not impossible. What should have been impossible, though, had happened days earlier: It had rained at the summit of Greenland.

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    Verstappen On Pole, George Russell P2 Ahead Of F1 Belgian Grand Prix

    Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix was delayed due to some extremely rainy weather, and after a lengthy red-flag for a crash, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured pole on his way to the championship. The big news, though, was Williams’ George Russell, who was quick all day but very nearly nabbed pole.

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    The 2022 Formula One Grid Is Starting To Take Shape

    On Friday two more Formula One drivers confirmed they will be staying with their teams for the 2022 season. In the Alpine garage, the team from Enstone re-signed 40-year-old Fernando Alonso to partner with Grand Prix winner Esteban Ocon. Over at Red Bull one of the big question marks has been answered, as Sergio Perez (another 2021 GP victor) has had his one-year contract extended another year into 2022.

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    Six W Series Drivers Miraculously OK After Horrific Six Car Pileup At Spa-Francorchamps

    Friday qualifying for Saturday’s W Series race at Spa-Francorchamps was momentarily red-flagged after a serious crash at Raidillon, one of the fastest corners on the circuit. Six drivers — Fabienne Wohlwend, Beitske Visser, Sarah Moore, Abbie Eaton, Ayla Agren and Belen Garcia — lost control independently while negotiating the high-speed right-hander, and were collected near the wall inside the apex of the subsequent left. Another car, seemingly that of Academy driver Nerea Marti, could be seen

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    Formula 1's Summer Break Is Over And The Bottas/Russell Saga Is Still A Thing

    Are you feeling sufficiently rested after Formula 1's summer break? Personally, I felt like it was here and gone in a flash, maybe because there was MotoGP weirdness to tide me over in the interim, and then Le Mans happened. The perception of time was also likely impacted by the fact we’re evidently no closer to knowing who the hell Mercedes plans to partner with Lewis Hamilton next season.

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    Mitsubishi Wants To Relive Its Dakar Glory Days At The 2021 Rebelle Rally

    Mitsubishi is feeling a little nostalgic right now. It’s getting set for a return to the Rebelle Rally this year, running in a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander that nods to one of the company’s most important historic victories, when Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to take the overall victory at Dakar twenty years ago.

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    Cadillac Will Be Competing For The Win At Le Mans 2023

    Cadillac has confirmed that it’s going to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 in the LMDh category. The American carmaker is showing off a preview of its prototype, the LMDh-V.R, and I’m getting a strong Bruce Wayne vibe from this thing. Yes, Cadillac is running the Batmobile at Le Mans and Daytona.

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    Formula 1 Is Making This Up As It Goes

    The Australian Grand Prix got canceled and then rescheduled for November this year, before that got canceled too, leaving a fresh hole in Formula 1's calendar. It sounds like Qatar might be its replacement.

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    Extreme E Is Set To Run Its First Rookie Invitational Test

    Earlier this week, Extreme E — the all-electric SUV off-roading series — announced that it’s going to be hosting its first-ever rookie invitational test as a way to get more drivers interested in competing in the sport. That test will take place on Monday, October 25 following the event in Sardinia, Italy.

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    The Toyota No. 7 Finally Takes A Well-Earned 24 Hours Of Le Mans Victory

    With a massive lead over the rest of the field, Toyota Nos. 7 and 8 pulled into the pit lane to get cleaned up and sent out for their 1-2 finish. And after 24 hours of chaos and effort, that’s just how they finished. The Toyotas certainly shared a moment of sympathy with the LMP2 leader as No. 41 slowed to a stop on the Dunlop Curves on the final lap, losing out on the lead. But it was triumph — and a long time coming— for the No. 7 Toyota. Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Jose Maria Lopez are

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    Josef Newgarden Wins Crash-Filled IndyCar Race At Gateway

    The 2021 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was destined to be a chaotic one, riddled with crashes and mechanical failures that shook up both the race order and the current championship standings. But at the end of the day, it was Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden who took victory, managing to stay clean and steady as many other cars fell apart around him.

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    Michael Andretti Better Give Us A Damn American In Formula One

    We’ve reached the point now where I am honestly pretty tired of American bosses or American teams entering Formula One with the intention of marketing to an American audience… by totally refusing to entertain the notion of hiring any American racing drivers. Sure, Haas as a concept is cool and all, but I’m fairly certain the one thing that would have attracted Americans out to Haas Hill in droves at the Circuit of the Americas would have been an American to serve as the cherry on top of the whol

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    Colin Chapman: The Man And His Cars Delves Into One Of F1's Engineering Geniuses

    Motorsport history will remember Colin Chapman as an innovator, but I think it’s safe to say that, after the man’s early death, the small details of his personality and business practices have fallen by the wayside, eclipsed by his introduction of aerodynamic wings, his two-chassis F1 car, and ground effects. But those smaller details are just what Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars by Gérard Crombac does.

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    Extreme E Is Shaking Up Its Rulebook For The Arctic X Prix

    All-electric off-roading series Extreme E is heading into its third-ever event next weekend with the Arctic X Prix in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and it’s changing things up. The series has amended its sporting format fairly drastically, with each competition session enabling teams to transfer directly to a five-car final event.

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    Michael Andretti Wants A Second Shot At Formula One, This Time As A Team Owner

    Back in 1993 Michael Andretti got his shot at Formula One partnering with Ayrton Senna at the McLaren team for the first 13 rounds of the season. With a string of retirements and alleged sabotage, Andretti scored no more than 7 World Championship points while teammate Senna scored ten times as many that season. Ultimately Andretti was canned from the team and sent back to CART in deference to Mikka Hakkinen, who would be far less expensive for McLaren to employ. He burned out in F1 once, but now

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    Maverick Viñales And Yamaha Are Through

    The weird saga between Maverick Viñales and the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team has ended, as both parties announced Friday that they would not race together for the remainder of the 2021 campaign. This comes after Viñales was suspended from last weekend’s race at the Red Bull Ring. The team had also decided to suspend him for the upcoming British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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    IndyCar Signs Deal To Return Iowa Double Header To Schedule

    After IndyCar ditched Iowa from its schedule for this year, grocery chain Hy-Vee will be paving the way to bring the open wheel series back to the short 0.875 mile oval in 2022 for a new multi-year deal. The banked D-shaped short oval is generally regarded as among the more fun IndyCar ovals. It’s certainly better than that shit show they put on down in Texas every year.

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    Bentley Is Working On An Electric Continental Race Car For FIA EGT

    The Winged B has been slowly winding down its Continental GT3 program for over a year now. As the company has already begun its slow transition to all-electric street cars, there isn’t much to be learned by racing an old internal combustion machine these days. According to a report from Motorsport.com, Bentley has contracted with Ray Mallock Limited to develop the current Continental GT3 chassis into a potential FIA eGT class competitor.

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    Mercedes Is Officially Leaving Formula E Next Year

    Over the weekend the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team took the season Teams and Drivers championships in something of an upset that saw many title contenders crash out of the E Prix. Three days later the team announced that it will be leaving the sport at the end of next season around this time in 2022. The impetus for the departure is interesting, as the German automaker says it will be redoubling its efforts to develop battery electric street cars and push forward in Formula One.

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    Sadly There Will Be No F1 Japanese Grand Prix In 2021 Either

    The daily rate of new COVID-19 cases surged in Tokyo during the Olympics, and vaccines have been slow to roll out throughout Japan. Thankfully that’s beginning to change — the jabs are picking up the pace, and today Bloomberg reported the country should have half its population fully vaccinated by mid-September if things continue at the current rate.

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    Travis Pastrana Smoked His Own Mount Washington Hill Climb Record

    When Travis Pastrana’s “Airslayer” Subaru was first unveiled ahead of Gymkhana 11, some of the more savvy motorsport fans quickly figured out that this was more than just a Gymkhana build. Subaru, Vermont Sportscar, and Pastrana had built a wicked powerful machine for climbin’ hills, kid. Pastrana is a speed demon of the highest order, and he’s always looking for the next death-defying stunt to tackle. That’s why he’s so obsessed with the Mount Washington Hill Climb. It’s sketchy as shit, and he

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    MotoGP Rider Accused Of Blowing Up His Yamaha Officially Signed To Ride For Aprilia In 2022

    The story of Maverick Viñales’ suspension from the Monster Energy Yamaha team continues to get weirder with Monday’s news that the top-level MotoGP racer has been signed as lead rider for the Aprilia factory team in 2022. Having been riding for Yamaha since 2017, and Suzuki before that, Maverick has been lauded as among the best riders on the grid, winning just shy of 10 percent of Grands Prix he has entered and scoring podiums in over 20 percent. He started off the 2021 season in typical Viñale

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    Will Power Becomes 9th Winner Of 2021 IndyCar Season At Big Machine GP

    Team Penske driver Will Power scored his first win of the 2021 IndyCar season and his first win since last year’s Harvest Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The Australian was near untouchable all day long, leaving him to become the ninth different winner of the 2021 IndyCar season.

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    It's Time To Make Moto3 Safer For Riders

    Moto3, one rung on the ladder to international MotoGP competition, has a problem. Massive starting grids, inexperienced riders, and disparate packs have contributed to a dangerous sport that has resulted in the deaths of young riders like Jason Dupasquier and Hugo Millán. But how do we fix the problem?

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    Certified Man Of The People Ryan Eversley On His NASCAR Debut, Dinner With Racers, And Social Media

    If you’re a motorsport fan that uses social media, there’s a good chance you’ve come across Ryan Eversley before. The Georgia native is a full-time competitor in sports car racing with plenty of cameos in other series like the ever-delightful Stadium Super Trucks — but you’re always going to find him on Twitter chatting with fans, debriefing after a shitty race, or commenting on any other racing that happens to be going on that weekend. Eversley is, in a lot of ways, a man of the people.

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    Alex Taylor Is Taking On The Boys One Drag Race At A Time

    When Alex Taylor was 16 years old, she lined her 1968 Camaro up on the start line during Hot Rod Magazine’s 2013 Drag Week. It was her debut on the big stage, and she was looking to prove herself on multiple levels. She was young. She was a woman. And she and her family had prepped what she called the Badmaro for both competition and daily driving. She was there to start living her dream.

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    Motorcycles Will Never Race At Pikes Peak Again

    Following the 2019 death of Ducati rider Carlin Dunne (above) the Pikes Peak organizers decided to ban motorcycles from competing at the mountain. In spite of motorcycles having been raced on the mountain off and on for over one hundred years, and that motorcycles made up over one third of entries, the organizers had decided that the speed of motorcycles and the condition of the mountain were becoming incompatible. PPIHC organizers decided to test the event without bikes in 2020 and 2021 to see

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    A MotoGP Team Just Accused A Rider Of Trying To Blow Up His Own Bike

    Sometimes, drivers (or riders) and their teams don’t get along. We’ve witnessed it a million times in motorsports, how little disagreements can create deeper fractures within a garage. That’s not what makes this week’s story about Yamaha rider Maverick Viñales on the outs with his squad so unusual.

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    Valentino Rossi Will Probably Race On Four Wheels In DTM: Report

    Ever since The Doctor announced his departure from MotoGP at the end of this season, there has been a bunch of speculation about where his talents might end up. Much like the narrative of Mark Webber “retiring” from Formula One only to go on and win Le Mans and a WEC championship, the motorcycle world is treating this decision as a retirement from racing, when in fact Valentino could still have several years of stellar four-wheeled motorsport ahead of him. At the moment it looks like he could be

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    IMSA Launching A New Program To Promote Driver Diversity

    On Tuesday IMSA announced a new initiative to help develop a more diverse grid of drivers from a variety of backgrounds. As part of the “IMSA Diverse Driver Development” program, an annual scholarship of around a quarter million dollars will help provide talented but underserved new drivers a leg up into the top-tier of North American sports car racing.

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    F1's First Miami Grand Prix Planned For May 2022

    Formula 1 has been obsessed with racing in Miami for what’s felt like an eternity. After all the preliminary agreements, pushback from the community, relocation and even a lawsuit, the show somehow seems destined to go on. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed the inaugural race is provisionally penciled-in for the first half of May 2022 during a recent investor call, per PlanetF1.

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    The Chevrolet COPO Camaro Is Back With A Big Block V8

    Chevy is going back to the drag strip with an updated COPO Camaro for 2022, and it will be powered by a big block engine. The latest muscle car to be named after the the Central Office Production Order system — wow, that is one boring acronym — will be powered by Chevy’s biggest engine, its 572-cubic-inch V8.

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    Renee Brinkerhoff Wants To Be The First Woman To Race On All 7 Continents

    To say Renee Brinkerhoff is ambitious might be a little bit of an understatement. This winter, she and her Valkyrie Racing Team aim to take her 1956 Porsche 356A out to Antarctica to complete her dream, which she’s been calling the Project 356 World Rally Tour. Essentially, Brinkherhoff is a massive motorhead who’s looking to achieve a goal: to become the first woman to race on all seven continents.

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    How Formula E Used An Exhibition Center As A Race Track

    When Formula E announced its return to London as an ePrix venue, it did so with style: the series was going to run a race through the ExCeL Center, an exhibition and convention center. That meant we’d see an event take place both indoors and out, one that utilized a wacky layout no one had dreamt up before. And this is how it happened.

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    IndyCar's Nashville Street Circuit Looks A Little Bumpy

    This weekend will see the first-ever Music City Grand Prix, an IndyCar street races hosted in Nashville, Tennessee and one of the most highly anticipated events of the season. It’s been positioned as a portent of IndyCar’s growth, since the series has enough clout to close off some roads in a busy city for a weekend. It is also incredibly bumpy.

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    Ladies, Start Your Engines Is An Incredible Collection Of Stories On The Way Women Relate To Cars

    Women and cars have proven to be an inseparable duo over the years. While the automobile signifies freedom for men, it does so especially for women, who saw the introduction of vehicles as a sign of liberation, one that let them venture beyond the confines of the home or the farm and become players in the wider world, able to eat up longer distances and conquer different roads. And that’s exactly where Elinor Nauen’s Ladies, Start Your Engines comes into play.

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    What State Has The Worst Drivers?

    I enjoy a nice cross-country road trip, but I’m going to be honest — nothing sucks quite as bad as arriving in a beautiful part of the country only to realize that all of its drivers are assholes. I want to know: in your opinion, what state has the worst drivers?

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    Formula 1's Sprint Races Are Likely Here To Stay

    Was Formula 1's first-ever sprint race qualifier good? Who knows! I mean, everyone seemed to watch it, if for no other reason than the novelty and the proposition of additional racing. The drivers seemed to be ambivalent, while the teams probably hate it because it risks yet more damage — and they can’t stop complaining about having to spend money to repair their cars under the cost cap as it is.

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    Lamborghini Will Race An LMDh Prototype In 2024

    Lamborghini historically isn’t known for its efforts in racing, especially in comparison to pretty much all of its competitors. Where Ferrari has historically been a racing team which sells road cars to fund its on-track efforts, Lamborghini has never really given a shit about winning. That changed fairly recently with a handful of Gallardo-based racers and a slew of competition victories with the Huracan GT3. On Wednesday the Automobili announced that it would be joining the slew of manufacture

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    No Track, Not Even Spa, Should Ever Be Above Safety

    The motorsport world held its collective breath over the weekend when Jack Aitken, a Williams reserve driver competing for Emil Frey Racing in last Saturday’s Spa 24 Hours, suffered a heavy crash exiting the ascending right-hander Raidillon.

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    The Last Fifteen Minutes Of The Spa 24 Is All That Mattered

    After 23 hours and 45 minutes of on-track action, the Spa 24 sports car race this weekend came down to a battle in the closing fifteen minutes to decide the whole shooting match. In the rain. At one of the most daunting race courses in the world. Between seriously qualified racers Dries Vanthoor and Alessandro Pier Guidi. It was just the perfect piece of endurance racing, and just continues to prove that it isn’t over until it’s over.

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    Red Bull Set A Dangerous Precedent Demanding Competitors Pay For Crash Damage

    We have spent a lot of time over the last three weeks talking about crash damage, placing blame, and off-track demands for reprimand and fair compensation in Formula One. It’s all a mix of bullshit grandstanding and seeking absolution, as it distracts from the on-track action and makes F1 all about the post-race litigation. A couple of weeks ago Red Bull called for Mercedes to pay up when first-lap contretemps led to Max Verstappen’s multi-million dollar car being a total write off. Other teams

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    Lewis Hamilton Says He's Still Fighting COVID-19 Effects Eight Months Later

    Amidst all the excitement of yesterday’s surprise Hungarian Grand Prix podium was cause for concern. Lewis Hamilton finished third after an impressive recovery following a botched call to remain on wet tires for the restart, while the rest of the field changed to drys. That result may ultimately be bumped up to second depending on what happens with Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification.

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    Place Your Bets: Which City EV Will Be The Slowest?

    There are few things better than a good, old fashioned, ultra-slow drag race. Forget clocking record speeds and fraction-of-a-second times — I want to see a race so slow that I could be in contention with the winner. And that’s exactly what happens when you pit four city EVs against each other.

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    This Day In History: Niki Lauda Severely Injured In F1 Crash At The Nurburgring

    August 1, 1976 changed the face of Formula One as we know it. On the second lap of the German Grand Prix, Niki Lauda lost control of his Ferrari, which snapped to the right and collided with the metal barriers. The force shoved Lauda back into the track, where he was struck by another car. When he was finally pulled from the flames, it was unclear if Lauda was actually going to live. It became the turning point of the season.

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    Racer Brad Perez On What It Takes To Secure Your First ARCA Race

    “The thing that drives you the most pushes you to do the craziest things because you can’t live without it,” Brad Perez told me in a recent interview with Jalopnik. The 24-year-old was referring to his upcoming ARCA ride at Watkins Glen International, where he’ll be making his NASCAR series debut behind the wheel of the No. 60 Josh Williams Motorsport.

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    Marshal Killed In Devastating Brands Hatch Rollover

    A classic touring car race at the Brands Hatch Circuit turned disastrous after a collision saw a car fly into the air and roll across the top of the protective metal fencing before coming to rest on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at about 3pm local time. A marshal was killed in the accident.

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    Meet The Newest Partial Robot That Made It To Space

    SpaceX and NASA’s partnership is likely not slowing down any time soon. Falcon rockets keep launching into orbit, on missions to deliver payloads of seemingly random things to the International Space Station. The latest launch mission had an especially useful passenger aboard, a space robot named S1.

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    NASA's Defense Of Picking SpaceX For Lunar Landing Reveals Details Of Plan And Throws Real Shade

    You know we’re planning to go back to the moon, right? We left some electric cars there, after all, and we should probably check on them. You also may recall that NASA selected SpaceX’s proposal for a lunar lander based on their in-development Starship spacecraft, and you may recall that Jeff Bezos didn’t take that so well, and issued a protest about the decision via Blue Origin, Bezos’ spacecraft company, whose lander was not selected. The third company considered, Dynetics, also protested, so

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    Remember The Charred Tesla Model X Left On The Frozen Lake? New Theft Allegations Paint A Clearer Picture

    You may recall the story of a Tesla Model X that burned down on the frozen surface of Lake Champlain’s Shelburne Bay in Vermont in February of 2019. The police report at the time stated that the owner drove the Model X onto the lake to fish, and the car struck a rock. Sometime after that, it combusted (surprisingly, without falling through the ice). Nobody was hurt, and that’s really all anyone knew.

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    A Tesla That The Driver Says Was On Autopilot Crashed Into A Stopped Police Car, Again

    Recently, we reported about the NHTSA opening an investigation about Teslas with their Autopilot Level 2 semi-automated driving system active that have crashed into emergency vehicles, like police cars or fire trucks. It appears that another such crash may have happened this Saturday morning, when a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a police car that was stopped on the side of the road to help a motorist in Orlando, Florida. Thankfully, nobody was injured, but this does seem to reinforce the idea that

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    Ferrari's Patented Climate Control System Kinda Looks Awesome

    Ferrari is a marque known for technical innovation and performance vehicles, but it’s not one of those automakers we turn to for any impressive comfort innovations in things like air conditioning — I’d rather look to a minivan for those, thank you very much. But according to a Ferrari patent shared on the ferrari296forum, the Prancing Horse is getting in the innovative climate control game.

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    Mitsubishi And Nissan Are Teaming Up On A Mini-EV

    There are two routes in the world of making an EV. You can cram as many batteries as possible into a car, weight and lithium mining be damned. See: the GMC Hummer EV, every Tesla. The other route is how little range, weight, and performance can we get away with? Japan can expect a new challenger in that realm from the company that brought you the MiEV.

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    The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Is Trying To Change The Conversation About Cadillac

    Cadillac’s best-selling vehicle last year was not the Escalade, it was the XT5. Escalade was second, though you can be forgiven for thinking it might have had the top spot, as Escalade is modern Cadillac, with a presence that overshadows almost everything else. Did you know, for example, that Cadillac makes sedans, too?

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    This GM Design Concept For A Steering Tablet Breaks My Brain

    Wheel-shaped steering wheels are so passé. They’re still objectively the best solution for handling road cars that have conventional, 900-degree lock-to-lock steering systems, but the tastemakers have arbitrarily decided yokes are cooler. And so I fully anticipate more automakers following Tesla’s example over time, not because the idea is good but because they all desperately want to be Tesla.

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    What Is Mazda Doing?

    The Mazda MX-30 is a weird electric pseudo-crossover that is sort of too small and raked in the back to really be a crossover, with RX-8-style rear-hinged half doors. It’s also due to get paltry range among modern EVs, with the EPA quoting 100 miles on a single charge. And this week Mazda released the pricing for it here in the U.S., where it’ll start at $34,470 before incentives.

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    The Alpha Wolf Is A Cool Electric Truck That I Hope Exists Someday

    Alpha has debuted the Wolf, an electric pickup that looks good but no guarantee that it will make it to actual production. The company claims to have moved on from providing pitches to investors and neat renders, to having an actual model of the Wolf to debut at the Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A.

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    The Lucid Air Dream Edition Is Two Cars

    The major bullet points surrounding the range-topping version of the Lucid Air, the Dream Edition, have been making the rounds for a while now: 1,080 horsepower, more than 500 miles of range on a single charge and 0-60 MPH in two-and-a-half seconds. But the sedan’s been delayed a few times, and deliveries have shifted to the end of this year. In the meantime, Lucid’s had to tweak those estimates a bit, though the changes are so minimal that I don’t think anyone’s going to care much.

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    The Opel Rocks-E Does In Fact, Rock

    The Opel Rocks is a new Citroen Ami-based EV with about 46 miles of WLTP range. It is a little under eight feet long, weighs just over 1,000 pounds, and has a top speed of around 27 mph. It has a 5.5 kWh battery pack, that is fully rechargeable in less than 4 hours with a regular electric socket, too. It is the perfect car for teens.

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    Ram Says It Will Have An Electric ProMaster In 2023

    Ram said Tuesday that it would have an electric ProMaster in 2023 “in response to customer demand.” Ram casually mentions this in one line in a big press release all about the 2022 Ram ProMaster, which is what we’ve come to expect from Ram and Stellantis, even as they finally start to go electric albeit somewhat kicking and screaming.

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    Lots Of People Seem To Completely Misunderstand The Autonomy Levels, So Let's Clear This Up

    This is something I’ve been noticing for a while, and it’s becoming common enough that I think a whole post is in order to clear some things up. I’m talking about the way autonomous vehicles are classified, as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in their SAE J3016 Levels of Driving Automation standard. This standard defines a series of six “levels” of automated driving, in hopes of making classification of the capabilities of these vehicles easier. It’s a good idea. Too bad it’s

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    The Acura NSX May Be Going Away, But Not Forever

    The Acura NSX is almost dead. To send it out in the big, bad blaze of glory befitting a hybrid supercar that never really got the attention it deserved, Acura is producing a limited run of 350 Type-S models with a combined 27 extra horsepower and a new beak that I actually don’t hate, for the record.

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    Ford Performance Introduces A New 281 HP Electric Crate Motor

    Looking to start swapping your internal combustion engines for electric power? Ford’s got something for you. Meet the Eluminator crate motor, which is set to debut at the SEMA show in November but which Ford has teased during its Woodward Dream Cruise events.

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    Carmakers Are Making Deals With Mining Companies For Dibs On Battery Metals

    As carmakers prepare for the shift to EVs, the relationship between miners and carmakers is getting serious. Carmakers are now looking for what Bloomberg calls “intermediary roles” in mining, and they’re partnering up with mining giants to make sure they can get battery metals, like lithium, cobalt and nickel.

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    The NTSB Chief Has Some Real Talk For Tesla

    If you didn’t know better, you might reasonably assume Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving are the names of technologies that safely allow the car to drive itself, even though that’s not true and even though the gulf between consumer expectations and reality is dangerous and bad. It seems the new NTSB chief agrees.

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    Tesla's AI Day Event Did A Great Job Convincing Me They're Wasting Everybody's Time

    Tesla’s big AI Day event just happened, and I’ve already told you about the humanoid robot Elon Musk says Tesla will be developing. You’d think that would have been the most eye-roll-inducing thing to come out of the event, but, surprisingly, that’s not the case. The part of the presentation that actually made me the most baffled was near the beginning, a straightforward demonstration of Tesla “Full Self-Driving.” I’ll explain.

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    Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Build A Humanoid Robot

    Tesla did their big AI Day presentation today, which is where the company gives a progress report cyberdog and robopony show about the state of their artificial intelligence systems, which have to this point been used to run the Tesla’s Level 2 semi-automated driver assist system known as Autopilot and the still very inaccurately named Full Self-Driving beta. Even though these systems are nowhere near being complete for driving a car, the company is leveraging the tech into an entirely other dir

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    Audi Is Bringing The EV Heat With Three-Motor 496 HP E-Tron S

    Audi has expanded its e-tron performance lineup with the addition of two new S models. If you aren’t happy with the Porsche Taycan-derived swoopy sedan shape of the e-tron GT, you can now get snappy S performance in the CUV-shaped e-tron and e-tron SportBack. That’s not confusing at all.

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    If Waymo Can't Do It Then I Wonder If Anyone Can

    Self-driving cars are not close to being a real thing, not even a little bit close, but the smart money in the ecosystem of companies that are trying to make self-driving cars real things has always been on Waymo, which has seemed furthest ahead for years. Except according to a new report, they might not do it either.

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    The Way EV Range Is Measured Doesn't Really Make Sense But Don't Worry I Can Fix It

    In general, the way we measure how far any car can go on whatever kind of fuel or energy you cram into it is pretty flawed. There are a lot of reasons for this, but a big part of it has to do with the fact that we’re trying to get one or two definitive numbers for something that is definitively variable and sloppy. How many miles you can go on a full tank or charge has an absurd number of variables affecting it. I’ve talked about this for combustion cars before, and now I want to address EVs. So

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    This Electric Motorcycle You've Never Heard Of Set A New Land Speed Record

    During last week’s SCTA Bonneville Speed Week event, a slew of hot fancy new electric streamliners were hauled out to the salt seeking the overall speed record for electric propulsion. None of them managed to do it, as EV West’s streamliner kept shredding drive belts and all the other contenders fell short of last year’s record setting run. One conservative EV project did manage to set a new record, however, as the Delfast Dnepr electric motorcycle managed to set a Special Construction (A-class

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    A Company Has Created A Camper For The Tesla Cybertruck Despite It Not Existing

    Remember the Tesla Cybertruck? The stainless steel, futuristic-looking EV pickup that debuted way back in 2019? It’s now 2021 and … still no Cybertruck. It’s been delayed again with the new production date being sometime in 2022. We know how Tesla can be with its deadlines. But that’s not stopping the aftermarket. As Business Insider reports, one company has “developed” a camper for the Cybertruck, despite the truck technically not existing.

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    Testing The Real-World Range Of Electric Cars

    We all know that there can be a pretty big disparity between the range numbers that car manufacturers give us and the reality of the situation — especially when it comes to WLTP, or the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure numbers we get when it comes to electric vehicles.

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    Ford And SK Will Expand Partnership To Europe To Feed The Insatiable Battery Monster

    Those in the business of making cars and those in the business of making batteries have become fast friends in this EV-hyped market, mostly out of necessity. Some battery manufacturers, like Panasonic, lucked into partnering with the world’s most popular EV brand pretty much from day one (though it recently started to diversify). Others, like SK Innovation, already supply a number of marques, but have chosen to get especially cozy with a select few of them.

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    A Brief History Of Gasoline: How Standard Oil Got Away With It

    The last installment of this series covered the rise of Standard Oil, the blueprint for every murderous modern corporation, but this week’s entry does not cover its fall. There has been no great defeat of Standard, as the little companies that it was broken into continue to evade judgement — real judgement — for their crimes. After each blow, Standard grew a new head; at each grasp Standard, became more slippery.

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    Mercedes-Benz Cars Will Warn Each Other About Potholes, Shun Lesser Vehicles

    Cars of the future are going to be chatty as hell. And it’s not like they don’t already communicate in little ways, sending data to Google Maps, Waze and the like to inform each other (and us dumb meat sacks) of traffic patterns, obstructions and other annoyances. Things are only going to continue in that direction — especially as cars need each other more and us, less. I imagine one day they’ll say mean things about us behind our backs in their own secret language.

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    Polestar Has A Quiet Confidence

    Polestar’s Polestar 2 is one of the more attractive alternatives to Tesla, mainly because it seems like a sensible car built by sensible people and is not a Tesla. Polestar said Thursday that it was making Polestar 2s slightly more sensible.

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    It Sounds Like The Successor To The Dodge Journey Will Be The Hornet

    You might recall that the dreaded Dodge Journey died last year, leaving a mid-size SUV/crossover-shaped hole in Dodge’s lineup, which currently consists of three cars — the Charger, the Challenger, and the Durango — along with about ten million different trim options. Enter, possibly, the Dodge Hornet.

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    Tests Show All Driver Assist Systems Can Be Fooled, Not Just Tesla

    In a series of tests conducted by our pals over at Car and Driver, it was demonstrated that the Level 2 driver-assist, semi-automated systems used by pretty much all major carmakers are able to be fooled to allow a driver to be completely inattentive, even to the point of leaving the driver’s seat. This is, of course, bad if not terribly surprising news, and is really another reminder that all Level 2 driver-assist systems are inherently flawed.

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    Here Is Your Reminder That The BMW iX3 Exists

    BMW is updating its oft-forgotten electric “sports activity vehicle,” the iX3. I guess it’s a bit of unexpected good news for drivers in the EU who just can’t wait for the iX to come out, but find themselves in need of an electric SAV with a roundel on it. This latest BEV is for the EU only; no U.S. plans were announced.

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    Honda's Four-Wheel Steering Test Mule Was Better Than You Knew

    Four-wheel steering seems to be making a bit of a comeback, with GM announcing that its upcoming electric Silverado will offer it as an option. The lure of all wheels being able to turn has been around for quite a while, popularized by Honda’s clever mechanical 4WS setup on the Prelude back in 1987. While we’ve covered the Prelude’s 4WS system before, it wasn’t until today that I knew what Honda’s 4WS test mule looked like, and it’s so much better than I dared to hope.

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    The Silk-FAW S9 Thinks It Can Take On Ferrari And Lamborghini

    A truism of the automotive world is that there will always be overconfident upstarts who think they have a shot at taking down the entrenched heavyweights. These upstarts usually include executives who used to work at said heavyweights and Silk-FAW, a U.S.-China-Italy startup that is making a supercar called the S9, is no different.

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    The Audi Skysphere Concept Is A Fast Electric Car For Those Who Don't Want To Drive

    Audi has debuted its latest concept car, the Skysphere. The EV is strictly a concept, which means that Skysphere models won’t be rolling around on public roads, unlike Audi’s E-Tron. The Skysphere’s showstopper feature is that the wheelbase can expand and contract based on the type of driving it’s doing. The concept is is not only electric, but autonomous, too.

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    The Mercedes EQS Is Probably Going To Start At Well Over $100,000

    The Mercedes S-Class currently starts at $109,800 in the U.S., and, when Mercedes announced the all-electric version of that car — the EQS — most people assumed it would cost six-figures as well. On Tuesday, Mercedes announced EQS prices for Europe, and it seems most people were right.

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    This Kia Soul EV Makes An Unlikely Perfect Beach Car

    Kia has saved one of its pre-production cars from the crusher and turned it into a weird beach cruiser. I guess that makes it part of the reuse-reduce-recycle loop to prove that it’s hip and very much into being eco-conscious. But you know what? It works!

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Convert To The Beach Life: VW Surf Bus, Electrified

    We all have a soft spot for old air-cooled VWs, especially the classic buses that were so intertwined with surf culture that when Hot Wheels made one, they included little surfboards. They have transcended normal car enthusiasm and become cultural icons of a free-spirited era and carefree travel. However, the reality of old buses is that they were generally ... quite anemic. The most powerful flat-fours ever included in them still measured in at a scant 60 horsepower, which is certainly enough f

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    One Road Fork In Yosemite Seems To Have Caused Multiple Tesla Autopilot Wrecks

    A Reddit user posted about a wreck in their 2020 Tesla Model X, a wreck that occurred while the car was in Autopilot. What’s interesting about this wreck is that it happened at a location where, allegedly, five other Teslas in Autopilot have also wrecked, in very similar ways. What’s going on with this innocuous-looking split section of road?

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    I Desperately Want This Lada Flamethrower

    I don’t have many hobbies in this world, but two of my favorite pastimes are driving things and burning things. You can argue a combustion engine achieves these two goals simultaneously, but I also have a flair for the dramatic. And that is why I think we need more cars like this Lada 2106 that has been transformed into a flamethrower.

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    Volkswagen Is Building Another SUV And This Is Madness

    Of course we already know that it’s impossible to identify every Volkswagen SUV on sale today. VW just made it a little bit harder to figure out, as the company is launching a new version of the ID.4 with a slightly different angle to the rear window treatment called the ID.5. Shown here still in VW’s totally trippy camouflage, the “high performance” version of the ID.5 dubbed GTX (which is now the electric version of GTI) is slated to bow at the IAA show in Munich later this month. The “disguis

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    Those Stupid Fuel-Shark-Like Scams Are Still Out There, Somehow

    Years ago, I had a good time debunking one of those stick-it-in-your-cigarette-lighter-to-save-gas doohickies, the Fuel Shark, and then did it again when they demanded an apology. These things are absolute scams, and I kind of thought they’d have died out by now. I was wrong. A reader sent me a link to the same thing, now called FuelSave™, and it’s the same bullshit. Maybe even more, because this one claims they used the “tech” to drive an old Beetle 2,096 miles on a tank of gas.

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    This Is Why A Diesel Engine Can't Use A Carburetor

    If you ever suspect that you’re getting a little too comfortable with your own level of knowledge of the world, there’s a nice simple trick you can try to humble yourself, quickly and decisively. When some fact that you know pops into your head, take a moment and ask “why is that?” I bet it won’t take too long before you hit one that stumps you. I know it didn’t take long for me, and the fact that stopped me was “diesel engines are only fuel injected, never carb’d.” Okay, why is that? I realized

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    Dodge And Jeep's Electric Future Will Take Shape In The Next Two Years

    Stellantis is planning to make a lot of electrified and battery-electric vehicles over the next decade, and they’re planning to contextualize them with cringey slogans. Of course, these vehicles will take some time to arrive, but a presentation given alongside the automaker’s first-half 2021 results has given us a rough idea of when we can expect them.

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    The 2022 Nissan Leaf Is Affordable Now

    New electric cars are currently not very affordable, and have never really been, as even with the $7,500 federal tax credit and various state incentives, even the cheapest EVs come in at over $20,000, often well over. Nissan said Tuesday that, for the 2022 Leaf, that will change.

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    Track Modified Tesla Plaid Sets Laguna Seca Electric Record With Surreal Near-Silent Lap

    Last weekend the Unplugged Performance-modified 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid — the company’s Pikes Peak racer known as Dark Helmet — ran an astonishingly fast lap of Laguna Seca with track specialist Randy Pobst onboard. Set during this weekend’s Tesla Corsa track event, the weather was perfect and the track was ready and willing. With track-ready aero and suspension, but unmodified propulsion, the car made the most of its lightweight wheel and sticky tire package to put down a 1:28.21 lap.

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    Why Electric Cars Still Use Ordinary 12-Volt Batteries

    Manufacturers are investing huge sums into battery technology to maximize the range and performance of new electric cars. However, if you pop the hood of a modern EV, you might find a regular old 12-volt car battery. That may be a confusing experience, but fear not — we’ll explore why that’s there, and uncover the secrets of an electric car’s 12 volt systems while we’re at it.

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    U-Haul's Car Trailer Is The Best Trailer Money Can't Buy

    When you have a one-ton diesel van at your disposal, you find a reason to put it to work. I hauled the van out for Radwood Chicago loaded down with merchandise and the ephemera needed to host a car show, but while I was on this side of the Mississippi, I volunteered to haul something quite interesting that you’ll certainly see more of on Jalopnik in the near future. After a bit of searching around, I found a U-Haul location en route from where I was in Chicago to where the car was in the suburbs

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    What Is The Real Payload Capacity Of The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz?

    A big part of why people buy pickup trucks is because then they can haul things around in that big empty box at the rear. Often heavy things. That’s why the payload capacity of a pickup truck is a big deal—buyers want a sense of how much heavy stuff they can actually haul around. People who are interested in Hyundai’s exciting new small pickup truck, the Santa Cruz, are no different, and will use that payload number to help them decide if they want this new truck. That’s why it’s a big deal that

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More
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    The 2021 Ford Bronco Riptide Doesn't Need A Hard Top

    The Bronco is going through some production issues, specifically, with its hard top. It looks like there’s no time like the present for Ford to show drivers that with or without a roof, the Bronco is still cool, so Ford is showing off a concept it calls the Riptide. Ford may be right about the Bronco being cool even without a roof, but it’s still funny that the release of this concept coincides with its production snafu.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    You Can Buy A Toyota Hilux With Corn In Brazil

    Toyota Brazil says it will now let soy and corn farmers trade grains for a Hilux. The Japanese auto giant wants some of that sweet, sweet harvest, and it will take the grains as payment not just for the Hilux, but the Corolla Cross and the SW4 (Fortuner), too. Crypto is out; corn and soy are in!

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

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    The 2022 Volkswagen Jetta Is Still Here

    Compact cars are an endangered species in the American market. There is no more Fit; no more regular Golf; and maybe no more standard Veloster, while cars like the Cruze, Fiesta, and Focus are long gone. And yet the Volkswagen Jetta is still here.

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    The 2022 MK8 GTI Is The Most Trackable GTI Yet

    A week or so ago, I drove to M1 Concours in Pontiac, MI to drive the Mk8 GTI on the facility’s road course and on an autocross course they put together for the event. I drove both the manual and DCT versions of the new car back to back with some MK7s.

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    The Volkswagen Arteon Is Getting Even Better So Hopefully You Won't Ignore It Anymore

    You may not think about it as often as you should, but the Volkswagen Arteon is pretty awesome. It looks phenomenal and it’s roomier than you’d suspect given its low-and-wide stance. Although it’s not the most exciting car to drive in the world, it’s also not really supposed to be, and ti’s lively enough in its own way. For 2022, the Arteon is getting a little more fun, in exchange for a little more dough.

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    Check Out This Huge Battery Power Bank That Can Replace Your Smelly, Loud Generator

    Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at the humble digital caliper, a tool that makes measuring easy, if not fun; a vacuum purge and refill kit that helps ensure your cooling system is properly serviced; and a crowfoot wrench, a tool that allows you to turn a fitting in a cramped space. This week’s cool tool is a huge battery that can provide power out in the field without emissions or noise.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More
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    The Tiny 'Crowfoot' Wrench Fits Into The Cramped Spaces That Other Wrenches Can't

    Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at an advanced diagnostic scanner for deep down diagnostics; the humble digital caliper, a tool that makes measuring easy, if not fun; and a vacuum purge and refill kit that helps ensure your cooling system is properly serviced. This week’s cool tool is a crowfoot wrench, a tool that allows you to turn a fitting in a cramped space.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More
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    Save Your Engine From Overheating By Filling Your Coolant With This Incredible Tool

    Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at a ratcheting brake caliper piston spreader, a tool that’s better than a C-clamp, an advanced diagnostic scanner for deep down diagnostics and the humble digital caliper, a tool that makes measuring easy, if not fun. This week’s cool tool is a vacuum purge and refill kit that helps ensure your cooling system is properly serviced.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More