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This Is The Smallest Man Made Flying Object Ever Made
Engineers from Northwestern University have created tiny flying microchips, which they say can be used to track populations, air pollution and the presence of airborne diseases.
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Amazon's AI Driver Attention Cameras Are Denying Drivers Bonuses
How far do you have to turn your head, in your own car, to see your side-view mirrors? A few degrees? It’s probably enough that your nose isn’t perfectly aligned with the front of the car. To Netradyne’s Driveri safety system, now installed in Amazon Prime delivery vehicles, that’s enough to mark down as a demerit.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Seattle's Floating Bridge Re-Opens After Sinking
On September 12, 1993, the rebuilt Lacey V. Murrow Bridge was reopened over Lake Washington in Seattle. The bridge was renowned as being a floating bridge, meaning that it was constructed in such a way as to allow it to float on top of the water rather than requiring the structure be connected to the ground.
Read MoreThese Are All The COVID-19 Tests I Needed To Take On A 3 Week International Trip
To say that taking a ridiculously long series of COVID-19 tests was shaping up to be the least anticipated part of my trip to England and Greenland would be something of an understatement. I can’t say that there’s anything I enjoy about having a long swab stuffed up my nose — but the real pain was figuring out how to organize time for all these tests.
Read MoreThis Electric RV Uses A Rotary Engine As A Range Extender
Electric vehicle technology has been revolutionizing everything from city cars to aircraft, but so far, not the RV industry. RV buyers want lots of range for long road trips but that’s a hurdle one company thinks it has solved with a Class-C electric RV that uses a rotary engine as a range extender.
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The Electric BMW iX Isn't Actually That Ugly And It Gives The Tesla Model X A Run For Its Money
If you’ve always longed to move at high speeds in a luxurious, maybe even showily-ostentatious and technology-packed panic room, but you hate gasoline and desperately want to rid yourself of $83,200, then holy crap is today a good day for you. That’s because BMW’s new electric SUV, the BWW iX xDrive50, exists, and feels like exactly whatever I just described. It’s an impressive EV, and I’m going to tell you all about it, like it or not.
Read MoreTime To Find Out What A BMW Z1 With Just 12 Miles Is Worth
The Z1 was BMW’s high-tech roadster that featured futuristic doors that rolled into the sills and body panels that could be swapped out by owners. Produced between 1988 and 1991, just 8,000 of the convertible sports cars were produced by BMW, and none were originally destined for the US.
Read MoreEurope Wants More EVs, But BMW Won't Commit To Giving Up Combustion Engines
Europe is fully committing to EVs. Volkswagen says it won’t sell a combustion engine on the continent by 2035. Audi says it won’t sell one anywhere by 2033. Britain will ban emissions-spewing vehicles in 2030, and Norway will do it four short years from now.
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A Record Number Of Cargo Ships Are Stuck Outside Of California As Ports Can't Keep Up
Just off Southern California’s coast is a traffic jam of colossal proportions. Dozens of ships are waiting up to weeks to offload cargo in Los Angeles and Long Beach while the ports are inundated with containers of goods needing to be taken to their final destinations.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Francis Drake Circumnavigates The Globe
On September 26, 1580, English seaman Francis Drake returned to England as the first British navigator to sail around the world. It took him almost three years to do it.
Read MoreE1 Wants To Create Formula E For Boats
Dubbed the ‘Formula E of the sea’, all-electric powerboat racing series E1 is hoping to add one of the most iconic racing cities to its inaugural season.
Read MoreA Ship Got Stuck In The Suez Canal. Again
For the third time this year, a ship found itself stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt. We all remember the Ever Given, which disrupted the shipping industry by wedging itself in the canal for six days. It seems the now-famous ship has imitators.
Read MoreCocaine Cowboys: The Kings Of Miami Shows How Drug Kingpins Became Championship-Winning Powerboat Racers
Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta make Randy Lanier and John Paul Sr. look like amateurs. Childhood friends, Falcon and Magluta are the the stars of the new Netflix series Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, which highlights how two Cuban exiles transformed both the culture of Miami, Florida and the American drug trade as a whole.
Read MoreTwo Autonomous Cargo Ships Are About To Set Sail
Two ships may potentially shake up the sea cargo industry. The first, as Bloomberg reports is from a Japanese group planning an ambitious test of an autonomous cargo ship. The effort, backed by the Nippon Foundation and others including Japan’s largest shipping company Nippon Yusen KK, plans to for its autonomous cargo vessel to sail 236 miles through an area known for heavy shipping traffic.
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Buying (21)
The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Gets A Hybrid Powertrain
We’ve already seen Jeep’s new three-row Grand Cherokee L, but today the Church of the Seven-Slat Grille revealed its two-row non-L sibling — and it’s got a couple of electrified trim levels up its sleeve.
Read MoreTwo Things You Should Do To Score A "Deal" In Today's Difficult Car Market
Buying a new car right now sucks, there is no other way to appropriately describe it. Inventory is difficult to find, dealers are getting away with even more nonsense, and often the best “deal” is a car with no markup. If you must go shopping for a car, do these two things to maximize your dollar.
Read MoreThe New Acura Integra Will Be A Five Door Liftback
If you saw the first teaser for next year’s Acura Integra revival, you may have expected a two-door was on its way. After seeing the faked spy shots, that’s what I expected too. Turns out, we were both wrong.
Read MoreThis Nissan NFT Comes With A Free GT-R NISMO
Nissan Canada will auction its first non-fungible token (NFT) featuring artwork of its GT-R created by artist Alex McLeod. The sale of the one-of-a-kind NFT has a reserve price of CA$280,000 ($220,000), which is a lot for a digital version of a real life car.
Read MoreAlmost Half Of Car Buyers Are Sitting Out The Market For Now: Study
The car market, both used and new, is still overheated because of pent-up demand (still) and the compounding effects of the chip shortage, which have sapped inventories and led to a run on used cars. According to a new study, lots of would be buyers have had a look at the whole situation and said, “No, thanks.”
Read MoreI Ordered A Corvette C8 But I'm Rethinking My Decision! What Car Should I Buy Instead?
James has an order in for the all-new Corvette C8. He is rethinking his decision, however, and isn’t sure if the new Vette is really “worth it.” He wants something fun, but special and can spend upwards of $60,000. What car should he buy?
Read MoreI Have No Idea How The Mitsubishi Outlander Is $10,000 Cheaper Than A Kia Telluride
I am both charmed and perplexed by the Mitsubishi Outlander, a car that successfully answers the question: Just how much can we get away with not putting in a car with seven seats and get you to buy it anyway? The big thing is the engine.
Read MoreWhy Do Automakers Offer Rebates For Cars That Aren't Available?
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 factory rebates for cars that are impossible to find and avoiding a flooded car.
Read MoreThe 2022 Infiniti Q50 Might Just Be The Oldest Looking Car You Can Still Buy New
What’s the oldest looking new car on sale in America? Not the oldest car, mind you, but the oldest looking one? The kind of car you find yourself following on the highway, thinking “that’s in really excellent condition for such an old Sequoia, its owner must be really dedicated,” before you realize Toyota still sells the thing and the one you’re behind probably rolled off the lot two months ago.
Read MoreFord Dealers Are Hitting Bronco Reservation Holders With Last Minute Markups
With owners finally starting to pick up their Broncos from dealers, some are being faced with an unfortunate situation. Dealers are springing markups on buyers at the very last minute, sometimes mere days before their vehicles are scheduled to arrive at dealers.
Read MoreCadillac's Blackwing Cars Are The Last Combustion Powered Sedans That Matter
I’ve been more than pretty sure these two cars would be special since I heard they were coming. Driving the regular CT5-V last year made me a little more sure. So when Cadillac asked who wanted to drive the Blackwing cars at VIR, I signed up. As it turns out, my suspicions were confirmed.
Read MoreThese Lotus-Engineered Cars Didn't Have Lotus Badges
Lotus has struggled to reinvent itself for the last two decades, but it seems the current rebirth might be the one that sticks. Backed by Geely, the British automaker now has the capital to reinvest in its bread-and-butter sports cars, products like the new Emira, while also expanding to decidedly un-Lotus categories, like SUVs, sedans and all-electric hypercars that weigh as much as planets. No, none of those things are central to the brand’s identity, but they are the kinds of vehicles you mu
Read MoreNissan Attempts To Distract From The GT-R's Advanced Age With Two Very Special New Colors
The R35 GT-R is very old. I know it, you know it and Nissan knows it. Rumors about a successor have been swirling for nearly as long as the car itself has been in production, which is kind of impressive given that the R35 GT-R’s been going 14 years strong by this point. Still, Nissan would kindly request that you ignore this elephant that refuses to leave the room and enjoy the new 2021 GT-R T-Spec, yet another special edition of 2007's revolutionary everyday supercar.
Read MoreA Classic Car Dealer Is Asking Six Figures For A Low Mileage Cadillac ELR
Here we go again with another example of how bad the car market is right now. Cars that would sit unsold at most used car lots are being priced into the stratosphere. Classic Auto Mall in Morgantown, PA decided to swing for the fences when they adde this 2014 Cadillac ELR in their inventory.
Read MoreI Need A Big American Family Car! What Should I Buy?
Darrell is relocating from Australia to Portland, Oregon. He wants a big, comfortable, and most importantly American family car. This is his opportunity to buy a vehicle that was not available in the Land Down Under. What car should he buy?
Read MoreThe Volvo Amazon Is That Good
I saw him first as a pair of legs, dangling out from behind a white hood. He was me, or at least I dreamt I might become him: a grad student half-submerged in the engine bay of a Volvo Amazon.
Read MoreThe 2022 Polestar 2: First Drive Of The Second Polestar
You can’t say that Polestar, the premium electric car brand Chinese parent company Geely spun off from Volvo — very much the Rhoda to Volvo’s Mary Tyler Moore — doesn’t have a way with names. First came the hybrid-electric Polestar 1, and now there’s the battery-electric five-door sedan, the Polestar 2. The name 2 is very evocative — we humans have 2 of many things: nostrils, hands, feet, eyes, anuses — all the important things, so it makes sense to name a car after this most secondest number. I
Read MoreHow Can I Avoid Getting Screwed Buying By A Dealer In This Difficult Market?
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 how to avoid being screwed even when the sellers seem to have all the power and selling an older car for way more than expected
Read MoreThese Are The States Where Used Cars Cost The Most
Used car prices are rising to record levels and finding a “value” in the pre-owned market is more challenging than ever. According to a new study by iSeeCars.com, buyers in some areas of the country are paying substantially more compared to other regions.
Read MoreDon't Expect Any Deals If You're Buying A Car This Labor Day Weekend
Car shoppers are primed to expect deep discounts on Labor Day weekend, but they just ain’t happening this year. Because they don’t need to happen, because dealerships have no incentive to deviate from their entire strategy through 2021: offer a car, possibly for thousands above sticker, take it or leave it. If you don’t, someone else will.
Read MoreI Want To Cash Out The Value Of MY SUV And Get Something With Better MPG! What Car Should I Buy?
Due to the current craziness in the used car market, Javi has some serious equity in his SUV. He wants something smaller and more fuel-efficient for his 40-50 mile commute. However, he still needs it to be spacious for his stuff. What car should he buy?
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Culture (40)
I Think I Discovered A Volkswagen Mystery That's Been Hiding In Plain Sight
Because I have a very specific sort of job, I was spending a good bit of time this afternoon trying to track down images of a certain feature of Volkswagen’s last air-cooled gasp, the Type 4. This is important work, and people were counting on me, yet I got derailed. The reason I was sidetracked has to do with a particular picture of a Type 4, one that shows up a lot in articles about the car, all over the web. But this picture is much more than it seems, and I want to know why.
Read MoreRV Dealerships Think New Campers Are Pieces Of Junk, Too
If you’ve purchased an RV recently and felt that your new rig is more of a pile of crap than you expected, you’re probably not imagining things. According to a report from RV Travel, longtime RV dealers are tired of manufacturers building RVs with terrible quality, too and they’re complaining about it.
Read MoreWhat Do You Want To Know About The 2022 Lucid Air?
Just a little over a year ago I was in Silicon Valley to hear Lucid’s pitch for the Air and peel back the curtain a little. After sitting in a show model and hearing the engineers talk about the car as though proud parents of a bouncing baby, I was pretty well convinced that the car would be a grand slam for the luxury electric market. There was a whiff of smoke and a handful of mirrors at that event, but it didn’t smell like pure bullshit. After a handful of delays it looks like the underlying
Read MoreThe Renault Avantime Was Amazing And Everyone Was Just Wrong
I have a soft spot for daring flops. Of all kinds, really: into swimming pools, ambitious but misguided movies, products like the 3DO, you name it, if it had big ideas and crashed and burned, I’m on board. So I guess you can keep that in mind when you watch me gush over this daring flop, the Renault Avantime, the answer to a question nobody asked: what would happen if we turned a minivan into a swanky executive coupé?
Read MoreNo Car Mod Will Ever Be As Good As This
While I’m not normally one for car mods, I can respect the cultural incentives that drive people to create masterpieces of technology and aesthetics. But now, I’ve changed my mind. Everyone needs to pack up and go home, because this one person has created the car mod to end all car mods.
Read MoreThis Is The One Way America's Vehicle Lighting Rules Kick The Crap Out Of Europe's
The life of an American vehicular lighting fetishist is a frustrating, if glamorous one. This is because for some perverse mix of good intentions, over-regulation, under-regulation, and probably some kind of graft, American vehicle lighting standards have always seemed to be, well, worse than European standards. But there’s one way America is much, much better, and I’d like to take this opportunity to crow about it. That one way we’re better? Side marker lights.
Read MoreGerman Tuners Have Brought A Beetle Race Car From Gran Turismo To Life, And Here's How It Looks
Late last year, German tuning companies Prior Design and JP Performance hatched a fantastic idea to build a late-model Beetle body kit styled like the one on the fictional Beetle Gr. 3 (Group 3) race car from Gran Turismo Sport. The companies announced just 53 kits would be made, an apparent nod to Herbie. Making good on their promise, they showed off the first example in a recent YouTube video.
Read MoreMeet The Winner Of The Lexus 'License To Thrill' Race
When Mike Pappas sped across the finish line at Lexus’ “License to Thrill” competition last month, his only focus was having fun. The auto enthusiast was stoked to be among the first to test drive the Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance, competing alongside more than a dozen other everyday car aficionados. In the back of his mind, he knew his fast times from the race’s two preceding rounds meant he had a shot at first place.
Read MoreCongratulations, Mini, You Made The Stupidest Turn Signals Ever
Over at the Crimson Glow, the East Coast’s fifth-best taillight-themed nightclub and massage parlor, there’s a group of us that meet every month to discuss important taillight developments, the general state of taillightdom globally, brainstorm new taillight ideas, and get really drunk. Normally, it’s a fun way to for hardcore taillight enthusiasts to exchange ideas, but last night was different. Last night I saw something awful. I saw what may be the stupidest rear turn indicators yet developed
Read MoreHi, I'm Owen, And Here's How You Say Aluminium
Hi there, I’m Owen and I’m new here. I’ve joined the team at Jalopnik after several years spent writing about the global drinks industry, where I’ve repeatedly jumped at any excuse to shoehorn in a story about cars and even managed to earn myself an invite to lunch with Claire Williams and Felipe Massa.
Read MoreMy Name's Steve And I Can't Help But Love Intricate Engineering
Howdy, Jalopnik! Now that I’ve subjected you all to my 2022 WRX take, I figure I’ve got some explaining to do. Who is this new writer, where does he come from, and does he need to update his glasses prescription?
Read MoreHere's How To Solve The Iran Nuclear Situation With Dodge Vipers
Okay, how I got here is pretty convoluted, so I’m asking you to just stick with me. I was doing some research on the oldest automotive platforms still in production, which led me to Iran Khodro, the Middle East’s biggest vehicle manufacturer, and the Peugeot 405s they build that date back to 1987. Now, couple this with the recent news that Iran announced yesterday that they’re willing to resume talks around reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with the United States, throw in the concept of the Dodge
Read MoreBlip: What The Hell, AMC
Sure, the AMC Rebel 770 was an impressive and under-appreciated muscle car, but why did AMC choose to convey this by parking it in a field, setting up a tiny, frilly tent, and then have hard-to-see, black-clad weirdos stagily cavorting in the background? Who does this appeal too, and do we really want them having such a fast car?
Read MoreRadwood PNW Was A Gloomy Good Time At DirtFish
Don’t call it a comeback, we’ve been here for years. The successful reintroduction of Radwood into society continues apace with the third such show in six weeks after a spicy NorCal, and a too-hot-to-handle Chicago event. With two years separating PNW shows, the folks of the greater Seattle region were ready for a good time, in spite of the rainy season kicking off last week and weather that threatened but never threw a punch all day. It was a total throwback with a totally rad venue, ride-along
Read MoreWhat We Do In The Shadows Isn't Where You Expect To Find A Fake Car, But Here We Go
When it comes to cars, there are two main categories of cars I like: ones that exist, and ones that don’t. But that’s it. We’ve been writing about extant cars all day, so why not take a moment to feature a car unburdened by reality? Happily, a televised fake-documentary called What We Do In The Shadows, which is about vampires (who are actually normal human actors who do not, as far as I know, subsist on human blood) has introduced me to an all-new not-real car: the Stutz Laszlo.
Read MoreThe Oldsmobile LSS Is A Luxury Highway Bomber You Forgot Existed
Yet another vehicle has found itself a home in my shared fleet. This one isn’t some horribly complicated Volkswagen but a sporty sedan from a dead brand known for selling cars to the elderly. The Oldsmobile LSS looks like your grandpa’s car, but it’s actually a hoot to drive.
Read MoreI Bought A $900 Rustbucket Minivan And Took It On A 1,500-Mile Adventure
If you haven’t noticed, buying a car pretty much universally sucks right now. It seems like everything is outrageously expensive, but if you dig deep enough you can still have some fun for under a thousand dollars. I bought a $900 Dodge Grand Caravan from Facebook Marketplace and took it on a 1,500-mile adventure to the Gambler 500 Tennessee.
Read MoreJason Drives Is Back And It Starts With A Weird 97-Year-Old Cyclecar That Makes No Sense
After some stupid virus that no one ever talks about killed last years’ Jason Drives season, I’m happy to say that we’re back, and I’ve got a great new batch of cars with all sorts of odd traits and behaviors I can exploit for our mutual, fierce enjoyment. We’re starting off at a place of comfort, the Lane Motor Museum, home to all sorts of fascinating and strange cars, specifically a strange, nearly century-old little car known as the Micron Monocar.
Read MoreWhen Shopping Carts Attack
There are few things in life that are both as banal and as terrifying as a shopping car careening unchecked toward your stationary vehicle. It’s a parking lot, so you can’t make any sudden, evasive maneuvers without having to worry about hitting someone — if there’s even enough time to get your car started up in the first place. There’s nothing left to do but cringe and hope the dent isn’t bad.
Read MoreLet's Check In On Nobe, Everyone's Favorite Estonian EV Maker
I first wrote about Nobe, the small Estonian company attempting to make what appears to be the most retro-cool three-wheeled EV I’ve seen exactly four years ago, so it seemed like a good time to check in on them and give a bit of an update. They’re still hanging in there, making some progress, and they’ve got a little EV truck now, too.
Read MoreIf You Need To Get It Done, Get A Buick
I bet you’ve got something that needs doing. An article that needs writing. A piece of furniture that needs hauling. A different car that needs moving. I just want you to know: Any Buick outfitted with a 3800 can do it, no matter what ‘it’ is.
Read MoreRhode Island Is Invalidating Registrations For Imported Cars But Won't Explain Why
Rhode Island owners of imported Japanese Domestic Market kei cars and trucks are facing new, unexpected challenges in keeping their rides road legal. The state is following Maine’s lead in canceling the registrations of JDM kei cars. But while Maine is clear on why it’s canceling registrations, it’s hard to get a straight answer from Rhode Island.
Read MoreThis May Be The First Car To Have An Actual Model Nameplate
Nearly all the cars you’re likely to think of have at least two things written on them: the name (or logo/badge) of the company that built them, and the specific model name (or, as is more and more common, string of meaningless letters and numbers). The Company and Model of the car have become the absolute baseline expectation of car badging. Surprisingly, though, this sort of badging convention is more recent than you’d think, and I recently realized that I’m not exactly sure who did it first.
Read MoreWatch 1980s Drivers Freak Out About Having To Wear A Seat Belt
In the distant past of the 1980s a new wave of regulation hit drivers by surprise. Local and state governments began mandating seat belt usage, and responses from people across the nation were hilariously absurd.
Read MoreTV Flashback: Remember When Pimp My Ride Put A 120 LB Satellite Dish On Top Of A Range Rover?
Pimp My Ride was probably one of the best or worst car shows on TV in the 2000s. If you don’t know, the premise was that the rapper Xzibit would interview some beater-owning aspiring reality TV star and then hand their car over to West Coast Customs who would customize it based on their interests. Not all of the customizations were good ideas.
Read MoreLordstown Motors' Endurance EV Pickup Truck Sure Has Some Crappy Taillights UPDATE: They're Placeholders
I suppose what I really should be focused on in this post is that Lordstown Motors, the EV truck-building startup that re-purposed GM’s old Chevy Cruz factory and has been accused of faking orders and generally seeming pretty precarious, is actually building some electric trucks! A Jalopnik reader with a good eye sent us these photos of what appear to be five Lordstown Endurance trucks, all finished! That’s a big deal. But I can’t quit looking at the shitty taillights.
Read MoreThe Dodge Challenger: America's Id
Recently, I needed to get from Los Angeles to the Napa Valley. Separating me from my destination was over 400 miles of mostly arid, bare desert bifurcated by nothing but the 5. With my normal road-trip cruiser in the shop, I needed to get a rental. I booked a cheap-ass sedan — I am a Midwesterner, and therefore allergic to spending money — but when I arrived at Enterprise, I was offered a free upgrade: How’s a brand new Challenger R/T sound?
Read MoreHere Are The Coolest Cars Just Parked Around Bavaria
Just last week I was BMW’s plus-one to their home base in Munich, where the German carmaker took me on intimate dates to the IAA show (more to come on that), their heritage collection (more on that coming, too), and let me drive the new electric i4 and iX (yes, more on those as well.) Of course, in between all that, I was where I always am most at home, on the streets. Because the streets are full of cars, and cars are what I seek — to share with you. So hang on.
Read MoreLet's Give It Up To Mercedes-Benz For Making Some Really Bonkers Promo Videos
Mercedes’ EQG concept is already a bit bonkers, an all-electric version of their famous, brick-like off-roader-turned-absurd-luxo-cruiser with the rear-mounted spare tire replaced with a box for charging cables and a grille made of dancing LED lights. Whatever, it’s a fun EV concept. And, I have to give Mercedes-Benz credit for not just making the usual, forgettable, fancy people doing fancy shit kind of promo video and instead giving people what they really want: subtitled squid aliens in close
Read MoreBlip: Huh, They're Not Solid
I just want to put a persistent rumor to rest: Sunbeam Alpines are not made from a solid cast block of steel, they’re not filled with ground beef, the don’t have calcium bones like an animal, and they’re not injected full of “velocity fluid.”
Read MoreThis Is One Of The Wilder Things I've Ever Heard About Parking In New York City
In New York City, if you own a car, and you street park said car, it is your responsibility to not be too precious about it. Your car will get nicked, or someone will take up more space than they need, or you will forget to move your car and get a ticket, all of which is irritating, but you’ve learned to accept things in life. This shit, though, is beyond the pale.
Read MoreElectric Sports Cars Really Don't Need 1,000 Horsepower
Car enthusiasm has become a numbers game and we have nobody to blame but ourselves. We’ve been doomed to this fate since the first cars were treated to an objective comparison of statistics. The 0-60 test, the quarter mile run, the Nürburgring lap; each of these has contributed to the downfall of fun cars. Everything is fast, but it’s also heavy, plodding, and boring. We’re heading into a new era of car tech as the transition to electric propulsion carries on. We have an opportunity to leave the
Read MoreAmerica Is Sleeping Through A Golden Age Of Utility Taillight Design While Germany Thrives
I’m here in Munich as a guest/captive of BMW to attend the IAA Mobility show. I had a bit of a walk around the streets surrounding the hotel and will be posting a full cars-of-Munich-streets thing here soon, but before that I have something more urgent to share with you: the current state of European utility taillight design. It’s stunning, and I fear that it’s a revolution that has all but ignored America.
Read MoreThis Is What I Packed For A Late Summer Trip To Greenland
Despite the fact that going to Greenland has always been a dream of mine, I’ve never actually planned on going there. Unlike Iceland, it’s not a midway point of travel from America to Europe, and it’s so incredibly remote that getting there would be expensive, and I never thought I’d be able to justify the expense. Extreme E’s Arctic X Prix provided the perfect excuse to attend — but then I came up against another problem. I had no idea what to pack.
Read MoreMeet William Phelps Eno, The Man Who Invented The Rules Of The Road
Chances are, you probably take things like stop signs and traffic circles for granted. At least, I know I’ve never sat at a stop sign and wondered, “Who on Earth decided to make us stop in situations where there may be oncoming traffic or pedestrians?” But someone had to have done it. That someone is William Phelps Eno.
Read MoreCan You Solve The Mystery Of The Citroën Dyane Interior Door Handles?
Just recently I was back at my favorite motor museum, the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, to shoot a new series of Jason Drives episodes. While there, I was re-acquainted with a car I’ve seen and driven before, but haven’t really discussed too much on here: a Citroën Dyane. The Dyane is interesting in lots of ways, but today I want to focus on just one maddening detail: how you get out of the damn thing.
Read MoreLet's Actually Ask An Expert If Traffic Circles Could Make Tornadoes
Thanks to the unknowable rules of the internet, a video clip from a Pennsylvania news program from a couple of years ago has re-surfaced, a clip that features an irate caller who blames the creation of tornadoes (or, in this case, tornaders) on traffic circles, which he claims are made when people driving around the circles create atmospheric disturbances that cause tornadoes. He is, of course, very wrong, very cranky, and perhaps a bit drunk, but I wanted to know more, so I reached out to a wea
Read MoreWe're Finally Entering The Age Of Fun Animated Lighting
If the general state of the world is getting you down, and you’re thinking that modernity has nothing to offer you but miserable weird weather, pandemics, crazy people who disagree with you online, and a general sense of despair, then I have good news for you. Because while, sure, all of that previously mentioned garbage may be true, we’re also on the cusp of an amazing new era for automotive lighting: the fun era.
Read MoreYou Have To Watch This Hilariously Dorky Ford Promo Video About A Mostly Forgotten Car
I’ve been going down a bunch of weird automotive rabbit holes today, but at some point you just have to stop, grab the crazy thing in front of you, and come up for air. So, in the interest of actually doing my job today, allow me to introduce you to one of the most delightfully dorky promo videos I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a 1987 Ford joint about the Mercury Topaz featuring a pair of initial-named dorks dressed in the palette of a fried seafood platter and a goofy conceit.
Read MoreI Love Everything About This Volvo S90 Limo With Nearly 500,000 Miles
Limousines are an awesome way to get around and if there’s anything cooler than a regular limo, it’s a weird limo. This 1998 Volvo S90 on Facebook Marketplace is a Swedish family-hauling brick that’s been stretched and driven 485,000 miles. I love everything about this thing.
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Car Design (5)
The 2022 Subaru WRX Looks A Whole Lot Better In Person
By now, everyone’s seen press shots of the new 2022 Subaru WRX. Takes abound concerning the plastic fender cladding, the cheap-looking black rear bumper, and the CVT-only Recaro package. What most people haven’t done, however, is actually seen the thing in person. I did, at this year’s Wicked Big Meet, and let me tell you folks: it’s good.
Read More2022 Toyota Tundra: Design Breakdown
There’s a new Toyota Tundra out, finally! Toyota’s old full-size pickup design was so old that, were it a human, it would have been well-passed ready for that talk about Your Changing Body and These Strange New Feelings. But there’s an all-new design, so let’s really dig into it and see what our strange new feelings are.
Read MoreLegendary Designer Says GTA's Version Of The Supra Looks Better Than The Real One. What Do You Think?
If you’re interested in car design and play video games, Frank Stephenson’s YouTube channel was pretty much made for you. The designer of the BMW Mini, Maserati MC12 and McLaren P1 lets viewers in on his creative process and mindset with every episode, while also contextualizing some of the most polarizing designs of the modern era.
Read MoreThe Audi Grandsphere Concept Proves EVs Can Be Boats, Too
On Thursday, Audi revealed the Grandsphere: a four-door EV concept the brand describes as “a private jet for the road” that it plans to bring to the IAA show in Munich next week. As you can see, it’s obscenely massive.
Read MoreI Drove A Preproduction Kia EV6, The First Electric Kia Built On The 'Revolutionary' E-GMP Platform. Here's What I Thought
The Kia EV6 is the first car from the Korean automaker to be built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform. Here’s what I thought about the EV6 and the E-GMP bones that underpin it — bones that will act as the foundation of millions of Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis cars in the future.
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Chevrolet (3)
The Writing Is On The Wall For The Chevy Camaro: Report
Chevy sold just 29,775 Camaros last year, down over 38 percent compared to 2019, and while there are some obvious reasons for that, that is a much bigger percentage than Chevy as whole, down 11 percent. The Camaro, it would seem, may not be long for this world.
Read More2023 Corvette Z06: This Is It
There’s still one month left until the 2023 Corvette Z06 debut event, but Chevy’s seen fit to give us a little taste of what’s in store for the C8 track day special. This morning, they posted the first official image of the car in a video on Twitter:
Read MoreReview: The 2021 Corvette Stingray Is The Best Of Audacious American Power
There’s something deviously appealing about a car so painstakingly designed for the driver’s experience that it manages, at the same time to tell the passenger, “Fuck you.” The 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe has the audacity to be that vehicle — and it works.
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Concept Cars (4)
Dodge Tried To Make A Rear Engine Sports Car Using A Smart
In 2004, Dodge rolled into the North American International Auto Show with a concept that sounded like a real winner. The Slingshot was a compact sports car with a retracting soft top. It was powered by a turbocharged engine planted in the rear, powering the rear wheels through a manual transmission. This promising car was the result of an unlikely pairing with none other than Smart.
Read MoreThe Nissan Cocoon Was An Incredible Concept Car That Spit In Your Face To Keep You Awake
If a magic horse approached me and told me that he had the power to take the creative energy and overall vibe of any car company from any five-year period in history and distill that into a powder that I could use a credit card to line up into a fat rail and then snort, I would respond without hesitation: Nissan in the early 1990s. And if you doubt my choice, then let this 1991 concept known as the Cocoon remind you of how wrong you are.
Read MoreThe Chrysler Howler Was The Prowler That Should've Been
What if the Plymouth Prowler actually had some muscle and useability to go with those looks? That was the Chrysler Howler. It had things that could’ve made the Prowler a hit, but it came too late. But, before you look at what the Howler got right, you have to examine what the Prowler got wrong.
Read MoreThe Alfa Romeo 164 Protèo Concept Was The Missing Link Between The SZ And GTV
Welcome to another installment of Cars Of Future Past, a series at Jalopnik where we flip through the pages of history to explore long-forgotten concepts and how they had a hand in shaping the cars we know today.
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Crashes and Safety (3)
Flying Farmer In Hospital After Disastrous Jump Attempt
A father versus son stunt jump competition ended in disaster this weekend when North Dakota daredevil John Smith rolled his car and ended up in intensive care.
Read MoreTruck Driver Ploughs Through Mexico City Traffic Like A Battering Ram After A Highway Hit-And-Run
A truck driver fleeing from the scene of an accident along the México-Puebla highway collided with a row of cars at a stoplight last Thursday, creating chaos and panic at the edge of Mexico City. The truck’s pilot was reportedly drunk, and after being involved in a hit-and-run just moments before with a taxi, the driver doubled down and tried to force his way through traffic.
Read MoreAn Infamous Low Bridge In Pennsylvania Just Destroyed Two Cars In Shipment
While a certain 11-foot-8 bridge in Durham, North Carolina tends to get all the love, America happens to be full of extremely uncompromising underpasses that never fail to make careless drivers of tall vehicles pay for their indiscretion. One such bridge stands over King of Prussia Road in Radnor, Pennsylvania .
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Crime (8)
A Teenager Hit Six Cyclists While Trying To Roll Coal And Was Not Arrested
A 16-year-old pickup driver hit multiple cyclists on Saturday morning near Waller, Texas, a city just west of Houston. The teenager struck six cyclists in all, and two of them were airlifted to local hospitals to treat shoulder, neck and back injuries; one cyclist suffered head trauma, according to KTRK. Police questioned the teenager afterwards, but didn’t arrest or otherwise detain him.
Read MoreDetroit Cop Arrested After Crashing In A Stolen Car And Fleeing From Police
The Detroit Police Department caught one of its own officers in a stolen Dodge Challenger this past Sunday. The off-duty officer was riding passenger in the stolen car when the police attempted a traffic stop, according to Deadline Detroit. The stolen car tried to escape from police, and a brief pursuit ensued. The pursuit ended when the stolen car collided with another car.
Read MoreTeen Charged With Killing A Jogger During A Joyride, Reportedly Laughed About It
A fifteen-year-old driver has been charged with second-degree murder and felony hit and run after she ran down a jogger with a car. The teen allegedly not only rammed the jogger on purpose, but laughed about it to her friends.
Read MorePolice Release Body Cam Footage Of Incident Two Weeks Before Van Lifer's Disappearance
Moab police have released body cam footage recorded during an August 12 incident between Gabby Petito — the 22-year-old New York woman who later went missing during a cross-country road trip — and her fiancée Brian Laundrie.
Read MoreThieves Jacked Catalytic Converters From A Fleet Of School Buses
Brazen thieves have left a public school district with 19 inoperable school buses and a $70,000 repair bill after they sawed off the vehicles’ catalytic converters.
Read More12-Year-Old Boy Killed In Georgia Police Chase
A Georgia family is grieving as NBC News reports that a police officer’s choice to engage in a car chase and employ a pit maneuver resulted in the death of a child.
Read MoreA Guy Tried To Pull A Fast One By Claiming A Tesla Backed Into Him. It Didn't Work Out.
A man at a gas station tried to pull...fraud? I don’t know, something...by claiming a Tesla backed into him while he was standing there. As USA Today reports, it didn’t end well for him.
Read MoreA Cop Used A Woman's Stolen License Plate To Rack Up Nearly $1600 In Fines
After her license plate was stolen, Debra Romero of Westminster, Colorado, started getting notices in the mail informing her that she’d been skipping out on tolls, reports KIRO 7. Eventually, fines for the unpaid tolls added up to $1,592.72. As reported by the Denver Gazette, Longmont police Sergeant and president of the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Stephen Schulz took the plate and mounted it on the back of his undercover Chevrolet Silverado:
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Entertainment (7)
Horizon Chase's Ayrton Senna Expansion Is A Touching Tribute To Two Cultural Icons
Horizon Chase, a retro, low-poly arcade racer that’s been available on everything from smartphones to PC for years now, will gain an Ayrton Senna-themed expansion on October 20. Called Senna Forever, the update includes generic old-school Formula 1 cars with familiar liveries, and simplified takes on tracks like Suzuka, Interlagos, Monaco and the Detroit street circuit that staged some of Senna’s most stunning drives.
Read MoreiRacing Is Getting This And Next Year's Mercedes Formula 1 Car, And That's A Big Deal
Sim racing is huge right now, and so is Formula 1. Naturally, you’d think that F1 cars would be ripe for inclusion in games like iRacing and Assetto Corsa, but F1's stringent licensing terms and teams’ general unwillingness to share secrets tend to stand in the way. This is why iRacing’s announcement on Wednesday of a close partnership with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team comes as such a surprise to the sim racing world.
Read MoreA Secret Race Discovered In A Forgotten Dreamcast Racing Game Is The Stuff Of Nightmares
If you’ve been around the internet long enough — particularly in all the wrong parts of it — you may be familiar with the term creepypasta. Generally speaking, creepypastas are pieces of horror fiction circulated online. They needn’t necessarily involve video games, but many do, like the classic tale of the dude who found a cursed copy of Majora’s Mask at a yard sale that was haunted by the soul of the kid who it once belonged to. I think that’s how that one went. I’m paraphrasing, it’s been lik
Read MoreThis $120,000 Mini Aston Martin Lets Kids Live The Super Spy Life
Luxury toy car manufacturer The Little Car Company has created a $120,000 replica of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 to celebrate the release of upcoming James Bond flick, No Time To Die.
Read MoreGran Turismo 7 Will Be Pretty Much Unplayable If You Lose Internet
Last week’s big Gran Turismo 7 trailer gave fans lots to be excited about, save for one easy-to-miss detail: the requirement of an online connection for the game’s extensive single-player Campaign Mode. Part of GT7's appeal is the return of the old-school Gran Turismo career that was largely absent from the last game, GT Sport, but the always-online stipulation has frustrated and confused fans because campaigns tend to be solitary experiences.
Read More15 Things We Just Learned From The New Gran Turismo 7 Trailer
Gran Turismo 7 finally has a release date. It’s coming March 4, 2022 for both PS4 and PS5 — barring further delays, of course. After 14 months of radio silence since the game’s reveal last June, Thursday’s PlayStation showcase trailer spilled damn near everything. The new footage packed a lot of information along with a helping of fan service for good measure.
Read MoreWRC 10 Signals The End In Sight For An Underrated Series
Year in, year out, the official WRC series has become a model of consistency. It doesn’t quite match the punishing accuracy of Codemasters’ Dirt Rally, but developer Kylotonn’s work has been undeniably more ambitious by every other measure. If you want a straight-up, no-frills rally simulator, head for Dirt Rally; if you want a rally experience that’s more forgiving but at least contains an actual career mode, dynamic weather and time and so forth, WRC is for you.
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Events (1)
Volkswagen Says That It's Going To Make A €20,000 EV With 250 Miles Of Range By 2025
Meet the Volkswagen ID. LIFE, an electric vehicle concept that VW unveiled in Munich this week that the automaker said a production version of which would cost around €20,000, have a range of around 250 miles, and also look pretty damn good, too. It’s almost too good to be true.
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Ford (10)
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Fails The Moose Test
We’re no strangers to the famed moose test here. We’ve seen heavy hybrids fail and compact sports cars pass by the skin of their teeth. But for an electric vehicle, with its low-slung battery pack pulling the center of gravity down, the test should be a breeze — right?
Read MoreFord Wants Dealers To Stop Cooking Up Fake Customers To Get More Broncos
The rollout of Ford’s reincarnated Bronco has been far from painless. Since orders began shipping, Bronco owners have been hit with issues ranging from last minute markups to quality-control problems affecting the hard top.
Read MoreFord Extends Mach-E Recall To The US As Its Windscreen Might Fall Out
In March, the company was forced to recall as many as 1,200 Mach-Es in the US due to loose subframe bolts. This recall was followed by another in Canada earlier this month due to issues with the glue holding the sunroof and windscreen in place.
Read MoreHere's How A Ford Bronco Sport Looks After Rolling 400 Feet Down A Mountain
The Ford Bronco Sport — a Jeep Compass competitor based on the Ford Escape platform — has been selling extremely well despite global supply chain issues. Given this, it’s no surprise to see some of the little off-roaders hitting trails around the U.S., and it’s also no surprise that a few are getting into trouble (off-roading isn’t easy). This latest news story out of Colorado shows the aftermath of a Bronco Sport rolling 400 feet down a mountain.
Read MoreWhat Do You Want To Know About The 2022 Ford Maverick?
Next week, I’ll be heading to Nashville, Tennessee for the first media test drive of the 2022 Ford Maverick. While my first review is going to A Girls Guide to Cars, I’ll be nabbing a review for you find folks as well. What do you want to know?
Read More2021 Mustang Mach-E Recalled Due To Risk Of Roof Falling Off
It must be tough to build electric cars. Nearly a year after the first reports of a Tesla Model Y losing its roof on the highway, Ford is recalling thousands of Mustang Mach-E crossovers for similar glass-related issues.
Read MoreFord Wants To Compete With Tesla, But Its Dealers Are Getting In The Way
Ford Motor Company is serious about offering more electric cars in its lineup. The Ford Mustang Mach-E and the upcoming F-150 Lightning are impressive products. However, the company’s approach to actually selling these products is leaving some customers frustrated and looking elsewhere. While short-term sales seem good right now, the long-term impact may not be.
Read MoreThe Bronco Raptor We've All Known Is Coming Has Leaked
Ford would be leaving untold sums of money on the proverbial table by not building a Raptor version of the Bronco. It was only a matter of time until the company did, and a little trove of information supposedly lifted from the automaker’s ordering system has teased some basic details about the biggest, baddest Bronco to come.
Read MoreRumor Claims The Maverick Hybrid Is Being Postponed, But Ford's Pushing Back [Update]
The Ford Maverick has received a lot of attention, in part due to its base hybrid powertrain offering an estimated 40 MPG in the city. Despite that, Ford won’t stock the hybrid at dealer lots — at least, not immediately. A rumor is going around that it may also postpone hybrid orders for the moment, based on a supposed dealer bulletin posted to the Maverick Chat forum. Ford’s says it’s not true.
Read MoreFord Is Moving Fast On The Bronco Hardtop Replacements
A few weeks ago, Ford very delicately announced that it was facing quality concerns with the Ford Bronco’s molded-in-color hardtops. The company said it would be replacing all Bronco hardtops, and that production of hardshell versions of the off-roader would pause until the problem had been resolved. We still don’t know when production will return to 100 percent, but a new story from the Detroit Free Press says current hardtop owners are close to getting their replacement roofs.
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Found For Sale (17)
A Great Example Of One Of The Coolest Modern Volkswagens Is For Sale
Somewhere in Connecticut sits an example of one of the rarest modern Volkswagens in the country. What you’re looking at isn’t just some everyday Passat wagon. No, this Passat has Volkswagen’s infamous W8 engine and all-wheel-drive. But not just that, it also comes with a manual transmission and it can be yours.
Read MoreThis Mint 1986 Ford Escort Gets An Incredible 44 MPG And Only Costs $5900
Do you ever think about how long ago the ‘80s really were? It doesn’t feel like nearly forty years since “Thriller,” the Yugo, or the first-generation North American Ford Escort, but I guess I wouldn’t know — I had to google “80s cultural touchstones” for this paragraph because this car is about a decade older than I am. And yet, after all these years, it still looks factory fresh.
Read MoreHonda S2000, Toyota Blizzard, Volvo 1800ES Wagon: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Another week means another entry into our series featuring the sweet cars I found for sale online.
Read MoreThis Ford V6-Powered Datsun 510 Is A Weirdo That Rips
We’ve all been there. You’re sitting around bench racing and throwing back beers with your pals, looking at a handful of non-running cars and haphazardly strewn engines and transmissions and an idea pops into your head. Your brain becomes that Patrick Star meme; What if we take that Ford V6 and shove it into that Datsun 510 and go racing? Yeah! What if?
Read MoreOne Of The Weirdest, Rarest Toyotas Ever Just Failed To Sell At Auction
When people talk about the Toyota MR2, more often than not they’re talking about the second generation SW20 model. Considered by many to be a Ferrari killer for a fraction of the price, the SW20's reputation precedes it. That’s not so much the case for the slower and smaller third-generation MR2, the W30. Still, like my colleague David, I’ve always found the W30 to be a charming car — a Boxster hit with a cute ray, that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Read MoreHarley-Davidson's Only Scooter Is Headed To Auction
In the late 1950s, a new competitor by the name of Honda began nipping at Harley-Davidson’s heels. When your bold and brash motorcycles begin losing ground to compact imported bikes and scooters, how do you strike back?
Read MoreThe Highway Is Your Le Mans With This Rare Road Legal Porsche 962 Koenig Specials C62
One of the rarest supercars in the world is for sale in California, ready to help you live out your Le Mans dreams. This 1991 Koenig Specials C62 for sale is a rare one of three road legal supercar based on a prototype racer.
Read MoreThe Best, Most Original 1968 Rambler American Anywhere Is For Sale
Usually when I feature a car for sale, it’s because there’s something really strange going on, but this time it’s a bit different. I’m posting this car for sale because I know the car, know how remarkable it is, and am disheartened no one is interested yet. But I think that’s just because this car just needs some exposure, because, sure, the set of people who are likely to be interested is small, but the quality and rarity of this thing is such that people in that set should be obviously and phy
Read MoreDestroy Your Foes And Everything Else In Your Path With This High-Speed Tracked Vehicle
Do you have an army of haters that make your commute a headache? Do you wish that you could drive through basically anything? Well, Hemmings Auctions might have just what you need as a 2020 Howe & Howe Ripsaw EV3-F4 luxury super tank is up for grabs.
Read MoreThe Only TVR T440R In The World Is Up For Sale
TVR’s never had it easy. The British carmaker, celebrated for its wild sports cars, is still working to bounce back from its collapse in the mid-2000s while under the leadership of Russian banker Nikolay Smolensky. That episode left a number of projects on the cutting room floor, one of which being this 2003 TVR T440R. It was put up for sale this week by Autolounge via Pistonheads, and it’s the only one of its kind ever made.
Read MorePlanet Earth's Best Chrysler Concorde Is For Sale Again For $18,900
Buried within the pages of eBay Motors is one puzzling time capsule. For the second time this year, an absolutely perfect Chrysler Concorde is for sale with all of 987 miles on its odometer.
Read MoreAlfa Romeo GTV6, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Honda Beat: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Another week means another entry into our series featuring the sweet cars I found for sale online.
Read MoreThirteen Epic Cars From Mad Max: Fury Road Are For Sale
Mad Max: Fury Road is a gearhead’s dream. The film dives right into action, filling your eyeballs and ears with more high-octane post-apocalyptic vehicular excitement than you can process at once. Its incredible custom cars are just as important as its cast, and now fans have a chance to own 13 epic vehicles that survived filming.
Read MoreThis Incredible Homebuilt "Mercedes-Benz AMG C8 GTR" Will Hurt Your Brain
Homebuilt cars have a real special place in the automotive world. Take an ambitious enthusiast with a dream, a fat enough wallet and a dash of skill and the end result can be charming. Some builds are charming, confusing and incredible at the same time, like this “2011 Mercedes-Benz AMG C8 GTR” buried deep on Chicago’s Craigslist pages. Don’t stare at it for too long or else you might hurt yourself.
Read MoreThis Is Definitely The Weirdest Bronco Project On Craigslist
Take an F350, hack off the back of it and kludge it together with a Bronco, and that’s exactly what you have here with the Centurion Bronco. If a Bronco isn’t big enough for you, and you need the size and heft of an F350, but require a third row of seats, then this big beefy boy is the right truck for you. This isn’t a project for the weak, however as it is going to take quite a lot of work, and probably some sketchy VIN-washing through one of those states that allows such things.
Read MoreThis Unsettling Extra-Wide Dodge Ram Isn't A Bad Photoshop
I spent much of the Labor Day weekend staring at this second-generation Dodge Ram that’s for sale on Craigslist. Its proportions don’t make any sense, as if the picture was taken with a fisheye lens or someone did a bad Photoshop job. But this truck wasn’t digitally altered, someone added a foot of width to a Cummins-powered Dodge Ram.
Read MoreThis Ford E-250 Sportsmobile Will Take You Camping Where Other RVs Can't
Camper vans are still a hot commodity as travelers continue to yearn for the outdoors. Many are built for luxury on the road while others, like this Ford E-250 Sportsmobile with its Quigley 4x4 system, will take you places no other camper can.
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Honda (2)
Do You Still Think About The Civic Si?
The 2022 Honda Civic is a good car, because it’s a Civic — what else would you expect? The upcoming Civic Si should, once again, be a poster child for reasonably priced performance. And we’ll get to see the new Si very soon, because the first examples are reportedly planned to make deliveries to dealers in November.
Read MoreThe 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Is Here With A Turbo, A Stick But No Colors
Honda’s latest Civic has won over critics of the previous generation’s loud, angular styling. In sedan form, however, it’s missed out on the incredible cargo space that the outgoing hatchback offered. Now, for a premium of $1,200 above the sedan’s pricing, the beloved hatch is back.
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Hyundai (5)
100,000 More Hyundais Recalled Due To Engine Fires
There’s a lot of qualities you might look for in a hybrid engine, such as a nice amount of power, good reliability, and decent fuel economy. One thing you probably won’t want, is a tendency to start on fire.
Read MoreThe Most Expensive Hyundai Santa Cruz In The Country Is In Southern California
A couple of weeks ago, in my quest to call attention to terrible dealership markups, I covered a few on the newly released Hyundai Santa Cruz. Hyundai teased us for years with its compact pickup and when it finally starting appearing at many of them starting asking outrageous prices for them. One dealer said “hold my beer” and has outpriced them all.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Casper Is The Coolest $12,000 Car I've Ever Seen And You'll Agree When You See The Interior
It’s been about two weeks since the Hyundai Casper entered the public eye and simultaneously became the only car that mattered. Sitting at the bottom of the South Korean automaker’s range, the teeny Casper will be sold in the brand’s home market, and maybe India too. It’ll also be absurdly cheap.
Read More2022 Hyundai Kona N: Great Things Come In Small (N) Packages
I had a chance to review the standard Hyundai Kona a few weeks prior to driving the Kona N, and I have to admit: I wasn’t super impressed. It was a decent little car to putt around in, but it never quite accelerated so much as it sighed and reluctantly went a little faster. It seemed too expensive for the amenities available in the car, like it was a few years out of date and yet still brand new. It was, on the whole, a Mostly Okay experience that I had no desire to replicate.
Read MoreLet's Hear It For The Hyundai Casper, The Cutest Micro SUV You Can't Have
That adorable bundle of form and function you see above is the Hyundai Casper, a tiny SUV the South Korean automaker quietly unveiled this morning. Details are sparse at the moment, but it seems as though the Casper is destined at least for South Korea and India. Certainly not the U.S., which is a shame for yours truly. Having now seen it, I want one in every color.
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Motorcycles (14)
Ducati Just Unveiled A More Tame Everyday Multistrada
Last week we told you about Ducati’s plan to launch six new motorcycles over the next handful of weeks, and the time has come for the first of them to launch. And let me tell you, this one was a bit of a surprise. Teased as an everyday wonder, I thought it might be a motard-ish version of the Scrambler, and others figured it would be a smaller engine Monster. We were all wrong, as it’s actually a new Multistrada twin. Interesting!
Read MoreThis Futuristic Motorcycle Is The Superbike Of Your Sci-Fi Dreams
Currently rolling across the Bring A Trailer auction block is a futuristic motorcycle that you don’t really see often, if you’ve seen one at all. This 2008 Vyrus 984 C3 2V Razzetto looks like it was ripped straight out of a video game and it can be yours.
Read MoreKawasaki's New Z650RS Looks Like The Right Kind Of Retro
Kawasaki has been building the retro-flavored upright sport machine known as the Z900RS for a few years now, and it is packed with an impressive 109 horsepower and 72 ft-lb of torque. It’s extremely cool and fun, but it is hardly a -package aimed at novice riders. As it turns out, beginners often want an old-school bike, but don’t want to deal with the headaches of carburetors and tired parts, but the 900 was just too hardcore for many of those riders. Enter the Z650RS, which is still gorgeously
Read MoreDucati Wants A Bigger Slice Of The ADV Pie With The DesertX
Ducati is bringing the heat as we head into autumn, so put on a comfy sweater and curl up in front of this two-wheeled fire that the Italian brand is about to light. As part of a 12-week campaign of episodic bi-weekly product launches, Ducati will be bringing us a handful of exciting new machines. The first five will likely be variants on current hardware, while the final is a new Dakar-style middleweight ADV. The DesertX has been in the works for a few years now, and a concept was launched for
Read MoreThe James Bond Press Tour Was So Long There's A Second Special-Edition Triumph Bike
There’s a new James Bond film coming out in a few weeks, which means we’re now knee-deep in the promotional cycle for No Time To Die.
Read MoreA Near-Flawless First 2,000 Miles Reinforces The BMW GS Myth
A little over a month ago I picked up a new-to-me 1996 BMW R1100GS “oilhead” motorcycle, and it was love at first sight. The seller assured me that the bike was ready to ride anywhere in the country, and I took them at their word in the most literal way possible. Aside from a handful of around-town jaunts, I pretty much loaded the bike down with camping gear and extra clothes and headed for the hills. I didn’t so much as check the tire pressure (do as I say, not as I do) before hitting the road
Read MoreKing Of The Baggers Kicks Off 2022 Season On The High Banks At Daytona
The 80th running of the Daytona 200 motorcycle weekend is scheduled to go down on March 12th next spring, and as always it’s sure to bring some excellent racing. This year, however, it is also bringing along MotoAmerica’s breakout star category King of the Baggers to play on the legendary high banks of Daytona International Speedway. While MotoAmerica will be involved with the planning and operations of the Daytona 200 event, it will not be part of the series championship in 2022.
Read MoreYamaha Celebrates 60 Years Of Grand Prix With A Grand Livery
In celebration of sixty years of Grand Prix racing, Yamaha has brought its decades-old livery back to the showroom floor with new World GP 60th Anniversary Editions of its YZF-R lineup. Of everything the company could have done to celebrate this anniversary, this one is pretty darn cool. The red-over-white with a yellow accent is a vintage look that works perfectly on the angular superbike look of the company’s current track-ready machines. The R1, R7, and R3 are all dolled up in vintage cosplay
Read MoreTriumph Is Chasing Lap Times With The Speed Triple 1200 RR
Using Triumph’s already magnificent Speed Triple RS as a starting point, the Brit marque has pumped things up a smidge further with the launch of the RR model on Tuesday. With a racy throwback-styled fairing, aggressive ergonomics, impressive suspension specs, and sticky tires, the RR builds on the impressive power of the trip engine to go zoom zoom really fast. Wow!
Read MoreRacing Doesn't Get More Gnarly Than One Mile Flat Track Motorcycles
There exists a level of motorsport athlete for whom skill outpaces danger. Not only do these high-level participants achieve quicker reaction times and an understanding of physics that approaches theoretical, but they can process an entire world of danger as unlikely and go fast in the face of it anyway. For all the racers hitting the track at the Sacramento Mile for this weekend’s American Flat Track double header, the old school need-for-speed-surpasses-fear-of-death desires held fast. This wa
Read MoreYour Motorcycle Is Trying To Kill Your Phone, Here's What You Can Do
Have you ever finished a motorcycle ride thinking that your bars transmitted a bit too much vibration to your hands? Apple says those very same vibrations can kill your phone’s cameras. Here’s what you can do about it.
Read MoreMoto Guzzi Is Celebrating 100 Years With An Incredible New Bike
What’s good for the Goose is good for the sport bike rider, because this new V100 Mandello from Moto Guzzi looks totally rad. With a new watercooled engine featuring a fresh cylinder head design, presumably around 1,000 ccs, the Mandello is a celebration of everything that Moto Guzzi has been working toward for the last century. Fresh chassis, fresh electronics, stunning good looks, and a new single-sided swingarm with an integrated driveshaft typify the future of Guzzi. This one is going to be
Read MoreZero Unveils Limited Edition Carbon-Heavy Quickstrike Track Package For SR/F Models
Inspired by Zero’s 2019 factory-entered Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race bike, the company has released a package for its sport naked SR/F electric motorcycle called Quickstrike. The pack is aimed to “elevate this model to new heights.” The package is more or less aesthetic, as its weight savings are negligible on a 500 pound motorcycle. Limited to only 100 examples, and looking cool as hell, the Quickstrike pack is pretty cool, though.
Read MoreBMW Has Another Totally Awesome Electric Scooter Concept
Ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, BMW Motorrad wanted to see what would happen if it mixed a Honda Grom with a skateboard and a bicycle. The CE 02 is what the design team came up with. It’s pretty cool. Almost as cool as the CE 04 launched last year, and equally worthy of reaching production. It’s not quite a motorcycle, and it’s not a traditional scooter either. It splits the difference a bit, giving urban dwellers a futuristic design and a useful form factor. I dig it.
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News (52)
Ford Might Give You $2,000 If You Buy New Off The Lot: Report
Automakers are constantly offering and withdrawing incentives to buy the cars they have on sale, and there is usually a bit of mystery about it, but I assume it usually has to do with inventory levels, in that they want to keep products moving in as balanced a fashion as possible. That remains true even in a time of a chip shortage and low inventories.
Read MoreAt $4,999, Is This 1998 Pontiac Firebird 3.8 An Exciting Proposition?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Firebird may not pack a V8, but the V6 it does have makes up for that a bit by being a newly installed replacement mill. Let’s see if that helps this flamboyantly-styled drop-top live up to its asking price.
Read MoreToyota Is Waffling On The GR Super Sport's Production Plans
Is Toyota still planning to produce the GR Super Sport, the roadgoing version of its GR010 Le Mans Hypercar? Nobody really knows.
Read MoreNo, "Dozens" Of Massachusetts State Troopers Have Not Quit Over Vaccine Mandates
By October 17th, state workers in Massachusetts must join 56% of other Americans in getting fully vaccinated against Covid-19 if they want to keep their jobs.
Read MoreKia Is Recalling Thousands Of Sedonas Because Turn Signals Might Go On In The Wrong Direction
Kia said this month that it is recalling 88,576 Sedonas from the 2015 through 2017 model years because of a software problem that could activate the opposite turn signal than the one intended. This is a weird one.
Read MoreThe UK Is Rationing Gasoline As The Truck Driver Shortage Worsens And Pumps Dry Up
Panic buying at the pump has now affected our neighbors across the pond as almost one third of gasoline stations in the United Kingdom ran dry this past weekend. The situation was bad enough that gas stations had to ration their supply by placing limits on how much drivers could pump.
Read More2022 Acura Integra: This Isn't It
Remember how excited you were when we found out that in 2022 there’s going to be a new Integra? Sure you do, moments like that stay with you and, besides, it was only like a month ago or so. Well, thanks to Twitter, we just got a look at the new 2022 Integra, and I’m happy to say it’s not the 2022 Integra we were talking and or thinking about. I’ll explain.
Read MoreConservative Democrats Demand Worse Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
American tax credits for electric vehicles are, to put it kindly, hot garbage. They don’t apply at the point of sale, they phase out once an automaker moves too many units, and they rely on the buyer having a pretty hefty tax bill to apply the credit to.
Read MoreThe Bring A Trailer Instagram Page Was Hacked Today
Fans of the site responsible for making all of the shitboxes you coveted as a youth wildly unaffordable today, Bring A Trailer, appears to have had its Instagram site hacked today, or perhaps the car-sales site is making a move into the lucrative Turkish TikToker fan space, since the Instagram page now seems to be exclusively pictures of Turkish TikTokker Yaren Azer, and was previously full of pictures of Elif Arma?an, another Turkish TikTokker with 150,000 followers and a penchant for cat’s-eye
Read MoreCaterham's New Seven 170 Weighs Under A Thousand Pounds
The Caterham Seven has never been, in any iteration, a heavy car. The range-topping Seven 620, with all its amenities (a heater! In this economy?) weighs in at just under 1,350 lbs. With the latest entry into their lineup, though, Caterham’s set a new personal best.
Read MoreBlip: Look At This Tidy Little Fellow
The Audi 50 was also badged as the Volkswagen Polo soon after it was introduced, and is a remarkably clean, we-only-had-a-ruler design for a supermini One weird thing about it was that round cabin air extraction vent on the C-pillar, which I bet a lot of people attempted to fill with gasoline.
Read MoreChicago Fines Man For Removing Speed Bump After Ignoring His Complaints
Speed bumps keep idiots from speeding in places like neighborhood streets. Sometimes though they can be a hassle, as CBS reports one man was fed up with the one on his street so he destroyed it. The city ticketed him for destroying city property.
Read MoreThe First Rivian R1T Crash Has Happened And It's A Weird One
If you’ve been considering buying a Rivian R1T electric truck as soon as they’re available, but are waiting to see how they handle driving through a hedge and smacking into cars in a parking lot, boy are you in luck. It seems that’s exactly what happened to a camouflaged R1T prototype, as seen in photos taken by a user on the Rivian Owners Forum. Nobody appears to have been hurt, thankfully, in this inaugural wreck of a Rivian R1T.
Read MoreThis Is Why Your Car Remote Works From Farther Away If You Hold It To Your Head
We’ve all been there, right? You’re walking toward a store after having parked way out in the back of the lot to avoid door dings from inconsiderate degenerates, and the thought crosses your mind that you don’t remember if you locked your car or not. So you turn around and point your keyfob at it and wait for the beep beep to let you know it’s locked. It never comes. You’re too far away.
Read MoreVolvo Updates Its Logo And I Think It Works
Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader named Steve who noticed this on Volvo’s Facebook page, it appears that Volvo has updated its famous iron, men, and Mars-based logo into something flat and simple, in keeping with current graphic design trends. In general, logos tend to get simplified over time, and I think this latest revision distills the logo down to its essentials, and looks pretty good.
Read MoreFord Wants To Sell The Mach-E To Cops
Police fleets across the US could soon switch their Ford Explorer-based squad cars for fully-electric Mustang Mach-Es, if a pilot scheme in Michigan goes the way Ford hopes.
Read MoreAt $7,500, Could This AWD 1995 Honda Today Make For A Bright Tomorrow?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Today is a car that Honda never officially offered in the U.S. In fact, we never received any of Honda’s charm bracelet tchotchke Kei cars. With enough age on them, now we can. Let’s decide if, now that it’s here, this one is priced with staying power.
Read MoreCar With 'Free Car' Sign On It Had Dead Body In Trunk
For a certain type of person, a type that is very likely the core demographic of this website, the lure of a car—almost any car—with a sign that reads FREE CAR is as appealing as a bowling-ball-sized sphere of ground beef would be to nearly any dog. It’s a potent lure, and, as expected, when a car with such a sign and the keys in it showed up outside of Jackson, Mississippi, two men took that free car. Then they found that there was a dead body in the trunk.
Read MoreKen Block To Work With Audi On Electric Vehicle Development
Just months after signing with Subaru, Ken Block is adding another automaker to his resume. This time, he’s gone German, partnering with Audi for development of electric vehicles.
Read MoreLotus's Last ICE Car Now Has A Price
The Emira, Lotus’s last ICE car, got its name in April ahead of its full debut in July. It will be powered by a Mercedes-AMG four-cylinder or a “Lotus-honed” V6, the latter of which will come first, with deliveries next spring. Even better, Lotus said Monday it will also have a cheaper, “entry-level” Emira in 2023, starting at an almost-manageable £59,995.
Read MoreWoman With Bag On Her Head Drives Motorized Shopping Cart Onto Highway
First off, I should say that, incredibly, nobody was hurt in this whole mess, so that’s a relief. It’s also probably worth noting that while we really don’t have many details on what went on here yet on this Minnesota highway, it really does seem like the main person involved here, the one who appears to be wearing a bag on their head and driving one of those grocery store motorized carts onto a highway, likely is dealing with a whole host of issues.
Read MoreGeneral Motors Issues Stop Sale On Certain Heavy Duty Trucks
General Motors has asked dealers to stop selling the 2021 Chevy Silverado HD and 2021 GMC Sierra HD, GM Authority reports. Right now, all we know is that there’s a purported fire hazard.
Read MoreCalifornia Highway Patrol Is Still Doing 30 Day Tows Despite Unconstitutional Ruling
California’s Highway Patrol has been ignoring a 2017 court ruling. According to CalMatters, the agency has been conducting 30-day tows despite a 2017 ruling the practice unconstitutional. The agency is now being sued over the tows.
Read MoreWhy The Suzuki SX4 May Be The Ultimate Cheap Winter Car
Car prices are ridiculously high right now, and yet one vehicle — a relatively reliable, manual, all-wheel drive one perfectly suited for winter duty — remains dirt cheap. So consider this a service to all in search of a good winter beater: The Suzuki SX4 might be the Chosen One.
Read MoreMy Volkswagen GTI Has Been A Nightmare And I Need To Replace It. What Car Should I Buy?
Alex lives in Chicago and bought a 200,000-mile GTI during the pandemic. His maintenance and repair costs are exceeding what he paid for it, so it’s time for him to cut his losses and move on. He has a $10,000 budget to get something that is also fun, but won’t be a money pit.
Read MoreWatch A Reportedly Stolen Range Rover Violently Ram Its Way Through London
In the hilariously-named East London neighborhood of East Ham, a stolen Range Rover wreaked some significant havoc on a street, damaging at least 10 street-parked cars including a BMW 6 Series convertible that was blocking the vehicular rhinoceros’ path. The Range Rover eventually shoved the BMW out of the way before driving off, severely damaged. The footage of the event looks like a scene from a movie or video game, the kind where you crash cars for fun — because, you know, that’s not somethin
Read MoreA $375,000 Parking Space In Boston Is For Sale
One of the major reasons real estate is so expensive in cities and space is at a premium is because of the city planner and developer requirement to build a minimum number of parking spots for a given building. In older eastern seaboard cities where infrastructure was built before, well, the need for parking, space for your four-wheeled friend is much more rare. As the Boston Herald reports, parking spaces themselves can go for more than the national average price of a home.
Read MoreWhy Do Websites Show So Many Cars That Aren't Available?
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 why it’s hard to find accurate information for dealer inventory and how to evaluate a unique trade-in situation.
Read More2022 Zero Motorcycles Are Getting An Electronics Revamp
According to Zero demand for electric motorcycles is higher than it has ever been, and the company has already sold through its 2021 production run. As a result, the company is pushing out a round of updates for the 2022 model year S, DS, and DSR to bring next year’s bikes up to speed with the company’s top products. The revamp includes a gorgeous TFT screen that we’ve already played with at the FXE launch a few months ago.
Read MoreU.S. Democrats Propose Expanded EV Tax Credits To $12,500 To Favor Big 3
On Friday, United States Democratic lawmakers officially proposed a significant expansion of the current electric vehicle tax credits that would highly favor union-made vehicles that produce zero-emissions and are assembled in America. Important to note is the fact that this doesn’t involve a reduction in tax credits for other, non-American vehicles.
Read MoreDead, In The US: Ford EcoSport
The Ford EcoSport starts at $20,395 and is Ford’s smallest SUV. It’s even smaller than the Escape, which starts at $25,555. But apparently in part because of Ford’s retrenchment from India, the EcoSport will be dead here after mid-next year.
Read MoreYou Can Finally Make Your Donkervoort Pink If You Want
As flyweight Dutch-built supercars go, Donkervoort really has no competition. It’s truly the best at this tiny little niche of the automotive universe. We’ve always loved this weird little brand on this site, not least of which because the company’s founder is a dude named Joop. The D8 GTO is a wild machine that has a better power-to-weight ratio than the McLaren F1 — yes, I’m going to keep doing this — and looks as bonkers as the people who buy them. With the new Individual Series, the company
Read MoreI'm Starting To Worry A Bit About Mercedes' Wagons And Convertibles
There are just two Mercedes wagons for sale new in the U.S., the E-Class wagon and the AMG variant of that. In Europe they sell those cars, but also the C-Class wagon and AMG C-Class wagon. It sure sounds like in both places their days might be numbered. Maybe coupés and convertibles, too.
Read MoreAMG Is Downsizing The Cheap Stuff
AMG has a new boss, and with a new boss comes new plans. According to an interview done with UK’s Autocar, new AMG head ??Philipp Schiemer plans to make the brand smaller and with a focus on higher-end models. He wants you to blame electrification for that, not its overstuffed lineup right now.
Read MoreDetroit-Area Jalops: Let's Cruise Woodward On Friday
Are you a car fan living in or near Detroit? Do you sometimes make people around you feel weird with your nerdy car talk? Are you looking for people you can be nerdy around without judgement? Well, look no further.
Read MoreItaly Isn't Worried About Climate Change As It Moves To Protect Supercar Makers From ICE Ban
It’s t-minus 14 years and counting until the EU’s 2035 gas engine ban. But if Italy has its way, those with enough money may still be able to get their brand new petrol-powered kicks. Bloomberg reports that the Italian government is looking for ways to exempt supercar brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini from the ban.
Read MoreHere's The Most Extreme Version Of The Radford 62-2
About a month ago Radford unveiled its stunning 62-2 sports car, a modern revamp of the Lotus 62 race car with modern materials and modern running gear. The company already showed off the Classic and Gold Leaf variants of the car. On Wednesday it finally took the wraps off of the track-focused John Player Special edition. This model features a 600-horsepower supercharged Toyota-sourced V6, dual-clutch transmission, full downforce aero kit, carbon fiber Dymag wheels, and carbon ceramic brakes. It
Read MoreThe Lotus Emira GT4 Seems Like A Proper Send-Off
Lotus is the kind of sports car company that is a little too in love with its past and not concerned enough with its mediocre present, which is still pretty good, by the way. I mean have you ever driven a modern Lotus? Nice car! Still, the winds are changing, and Lotus is changing with them.
Read MoreHonda Enters The Adventure Game With Its New TrailSport Models
Honda is set to take on Subaru and its Wilderness trim packages. The brand announced that a new off-road trim called TrailSport will make its debut on select models.
Read MoreToyota Has Added A More "Agile" Trim To The 4Runner For 2022
Toyota has announced a “road-focused” version of the 4Runner called the TRD Sport and I’d be very interested to speak with the customers who asked for it.
Read MoreStellantis Will Finally Get Its Own Finance Arm
Stellantis will soon have its own financial arm after years of being the only large US automaker without one. Bloomberg reports that the company is paying $285 million for First Investors Financial Services Group, a Houston-based auto lender.
Read MoreA Storage Tank At A Ford Assembly Plant Leaked A Lot Of Gasoline Into The Sewers Of Flat Rock, Michigan
Some residents of the city of Flat Rock, Michigan were asked to evacuate their homes following a chemical leak that traced back to Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant. A tank at the “Mustang plant” leaked 1,400 gallons of unleaded gasoline into the city’s sewer system, according to CNN and the Detroit News. Firefighting foam has been sprayed into the sewers, apparently.
Read MoreThe BMW I Vision Circular Concept Has A Weird Name But A Great Design
We all know concept cars are generally made from a formula of 60 percent marketing bullshit, 30 percent technical wish-magic bullshit, and 10 percent actual new good ideas that will move a company forward. I’m not saying the BMW i Vision Circular concept necessarily breaks this formula, but I do think what’s in that 10 percent is very worthwhile, and shows an interesting path for BMW’s future car design. I like this concept a lot. But let’s deal with that required 90 of bullshit first, just to g
Read MoreAmerican Roads Are Getting Significantly Deadlier: NHTSA
2020 was a super deadly year for traffic accidents. Despite the pandemic keeping a lot of us off the roads for much of the year and driving way less than normal, incidents of death were up something like 8 percent across the board. A lot of that had to do with increased speeds, increases in substance abuse, and apparently massive increases in people not wearing their safety belts.
Read MoreThe South Dakota Attorney General Who Killed A Guy With His Car Is Still Driving Like An Asshole
If you killed someone driving, you’d probably go to jail. If you didn’t, or you were released, you might reassess the way you drive, or make an effort to be more responsible behind the wheel. But, not Jason Ravnsborg, who received a pretty sizeable speeding ticket days before he was to stand trial.
Read MoreHere's Another Reminder That The Police Can Just Steal Your Money
In late February, Stephen Lara was on his way from Texas to Northern California to visit his daughters. Along the way, he was stopped by a Nevada State Patrol trooper. The trooper offered a bizarre explanation for the stop, that he was just educating drivers about minor infractions they may not know they’re committing. But before it was over, Lara became another victim of civil asset forfeiture.
Read MoreMorgan Is Making An All-New Three-Wheeler For You Practical Car Buyers
First off, let’s all just be happy that a new Morgan 3 Wheeler is coming, insuring that people cross-shopping Honda CR-Vs and Toyota RAV4s will always have a reasonable alternative. The new 3 Wheeler appears to retain the crucial elements of its predecessors, namely a bathtub-like body with a pair of wheels in front framing an engine, and one at the rear. There’s a new engine this time, and some styling changes, but it looks like it’ll still be the wonderful, charming oddity it always was.
Read MoreAt $5,900, Will This 2000 BMW 528i Wagon Prove A Quick Estate Sale?
If today’s Nice Price or No Dice BMW 528i were a person, it’d be old enough to drink. Let’s find out if its price is worthy of a toast.
Read MoreFord Created A Rainbow 'Very Gay' Ranger Raptor In Response To An Online Troll
The internet is a magical place where you can drool about your dream cars and learn new skills. It’s also a soundboard for all sorts of opinions. One internet commenter called Ford Germany’s Ranger Raptor color ‘very gay’ and the company responded in the best way. The Very Gay Raptor is a Ranger Raptor sporting Pride colors and a sparkly gold wrap.
Read MoreCan I Turn My Lease In To A Different Dealer?
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 where you need to turn in your lease, and the challenges of using “supplier pricing” in this difficult market.
Read MoreAfter School Bus Drivers Quit Over Vaccine Mandate, Chicago Is Looking To Uber And Lyft For Help
Thousands of kids across Chicago were set to show up to school for their first day Monday, only to be told they had no way to get there. The Chicago Sun Times reports that a mass driver resignation over covid vaccine mandates left the district and parents to scramble to figure out what to do. Now the district and the Mayor are looking to rideshare to help.
Read MoreAt $36,000, Could This Low-Mileage 2005 Chevy SSR Pick Up Your Spirits?
The retro look may be kind of old hat, but today’s Nice Price or No Dice Chevy SSR still does old school right. Let’s see if it’s also priced for the here and now.
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At $23,000, Will This S52-Transplanted 1987 BMW E30 Convertible Win Our Hearts?
For whatever reason, BMW’s E30 3 Series has reached collector car status. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice drop-top adds an e36 M3 drivetrain to the equation. Could that make it all the more collectible?
Read MoreAt $26,000, Is This 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Diesel The Right Size And The Right Price?
While pickup trucks are perennial best-sellers here in the U.S., today’s Nice Price or No Dice Colorado represents a model that remains relatively rare. Let’s see if that can equate to its value and the seller’s asking.
Read MoreAt CAD$8,900, Could This 1998 Kia Elan Vigato Get You To Assume The Lotus Position?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Kia Elan is a car you may have never heard of before — that is, outside of its original Lotus incarnation. Now that you know it exists, let’s see if its price makes it all the more memorable.
Read MoreAt $16,950, Is This 2003 Lexus SC 430 The Granddaddy Of All Deals?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice SC 430 has a cassette player in its dash and the model is notable for being one of the last sold in the States with that feature. Let’s see if that alone can make its price worthwhile.
Read MoreAt $30,900, Is This 2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe With Modest Mileage A Marvelous Deal?
When looking for German sports cars of a certain age, most people go straight to Stuttgart. That’s too bad since cars like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Z4 M Coupe can give its contemporary Porsche competitors a run for their money. Let’s see how much money that takes to do that.
Read MoreCould The World's Nicest 1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4WD Be Worth $21,900?
After a home and school loans, a vehicle is typically a family’s biggest expenditure so it makes sense to keep that purchase as nice as possible. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Explorer is a one-family truck that’s probably the nicest you could possibly find. Could that make it worth its premium price?
Read MoreAt $15,500, Could This Custom 1995 VW Cabrio Get You To Take Up Golfing?
We all know that while it’s nice to be important, it’s more important to be nice and the seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cabrio calls it “one of the nicest in the country.” Let’s see what you think that might be worth.
Read MoreAt $16,900, Would You Race To Buy This 2005 Dodge Ram Daytona?
Although not exclusive to the brand, the Hemi engine has become synonymous with the products of the Chrysler Corporation. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ram has a Hemi, plus AWD and some pretty cool decals. What might all that add up to in price?
Read MoreAt $10,000, Is This 1987 Ford Mustang GT A Horse Of A Different Color?
If you’re indecisive about what color Mustang to get, then today’s Nice Price or No Dice GT is the pony for you. Let’s see whether that unique paint scheme is worth dropping a cool ten-grand.
Read MoreFor $21,900, Could This 1983 Plymouth Sapporo Be A Captured Import That Captures Your Heart?
The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice Plymouth claims that it has to be the “nicest on the planet.” Let’s see if it’s also the nicest value on the globe.
Read MoreAt $6,500, Does This 1986 Toyota Van Move You?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Toyota Van has a layout that was once de rigueur for small vans — with fronts seats over the wheels and the engine in between. Let’s see if this survivor is priced to bring that sexy back.
Read MoreAt $22,000, Will This 2000 BMW M5 With 'All Maintenance Done' Prove An All-Done Deal?
It’s said that time heals all wounds. The hurt of not being able to afford cars like today’s Nice Price or No Dice M5 back when it was new can be particularly stinging. Let’s see whether time and its current price offer sufficient healing.
Read MoreAt $13,000, Could This 1973 VW 181 Be Just The Thing?
The Corvair wasn’t the only car that Ralph Nader considered questionably competent, he also railed against the VW Thing for its own safety shortcomings. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 181 may not be Nader’s cup of tea, but will its price prove palatable for one risk-bearing new owner?
Read MoreAt $10,000, Would You Do A Lap Of Luxury In This 1995 Rolls-Royce Flying Spur?
Rolls Royce used to promote by saying that, in motion, the only thing you could hear was the clock ticking. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Flying Spur is a prime opportunity to test that claim. That is if nobody howls over the price.
Read MoreAt $33,900, Could This Factory Five Cobra Replica Sink Its Fangs Into Your Wallet?
Factory Five Racing calls cars like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cobra the “best-selling, best-engineered, and best-performing replica of all time.” Let’s see if this turn-key edition is also an all-time best deal.
Read MoreAt $4,995, Is This 2004 Lincoln Aviator The Ultimate Bargain Luxury SUV?
When it comes to mid-sized luxury SUVs, Range Rovers, Land Cruisers and Mercedes models with a G in their name immediately spring to mind. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Aviator is one option most people have probably forgotten. Let’s see if its price means it should be better remembered.
Read MoreAt $19,999, Does This Low-Mileage 1992 Mazda Miata Deserve High Praise?
It’s Labor Day here in the U.S., and in honor, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Miata is a labor of love. With just 36,000 miles under its tires, let’s see if it’s also underpriced.
Read MoreAt $9,000, Is This 1990 Ford Bronco 4X4 A Bucking Good Deal?
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Bronco channels Rick Astley by saying that it too will “never let you down.” Let’s see if this Ford’s price makes us think we’re getting Rick Rolled.
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Watch Ken Block Hoon A Secret 700-Horsepower Audi Rally Prototype
Most Jalopnik readers are probably familiar with Group B, the 1980s rally class full of big wings, big fenders, and big turbos. But before the class’s demise in 1986, it very nearly spawned an even wilder successor: Group S.
Read MoreThe 'Worst Car In The History Of The World' Is One Step Away From Sounding Incredible
When Top Gear called the Lexus SC430 the worst car in the history of the world, I kind of understood where it was coming from. It was a bloated retiree coupe with a big V8, successor to the brawny SC300 and 400, grandpa Supras you could get with a legendary 2JZ. But we shouldn’t be so quick to judge.
Read MoreRadwood Chicago Brought The Nostalgia Heat To The Lake Shore
After a successful return to running 80s and 90s nostalgia-fueled automotive festivals in July with the NorCal show, the Radwood wave hit the midwest this weekend with a fiery blast of mid-summer throwback. While the show felt like a total throwback to the 1990s with a live cover band, hundreds of totally rad cars and motorcycles, and era-appropriate attire, the weather felt like a throwback to a time before the Earth developed an ozone layer. Damn, it was hot.
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JetBlue Passenger Reportedly Choked Flight Attendant With His Tie, Begged To Be Shot
The trend of disorderly and even occasionally violent passengers on flights this summer has been exacerbated in a big way by a recent JetBlue flight that allegedly saw a passenger choke a flight attendant with his necktie, attempt to break into the cockpit, and beg to be shot.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Mid-Air Jet Collision Kills 153 People
A Pacific Southwest Airlines jet collided mid-air with a small Cessna over San Diego, California on September 25, 1978. In the accident, 153 people were killed, while the wreckage of the airplanes fell into highly populated neighborhoods.
Read MoreFormer Boeing Pilot Expected To Be Charged Over Misleading Regulators About 737 MAX Safety: Report
The Boeing 737 MAX is fixed and flying safely, but the fallout from two crashes that killed 346 people isn’t over for Boeing. According to a recent report, its former Chief Technical Pilot for the MAX program may be facing criminal charges for misleading regulators.
Read MoreThe New Air Force One May Not Be Ugly: Report
Air Force One is the call sign for any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president, though that is usually a Boeing VC-25 that has been painted blue and white, a livery that has been tradition since the 1960s. The Trump administration wanted a far uglier one, though it sounds like cooler heads will prevail.
Read MoreAirline Passenger Arrested After Racist Rant And Growling At The Flight Crew
A Las Vegas man has been arrested and cited following a baffling scene aboard a flight. The man could be seen arguing with the captain, growling at flight attendants and chewing on a face mask.
Read MoreA Pilot Spent 17 Years And 40,000 Hours Building A 1:3 Scale B-17 Flying Fortress
Jack Bally was a veteran and aviation enthusiast with a knack for building and flying kit planes. His list of builds includes a bush plane and a parasol monoplane. But in 1999, he would take on his greatest challenge yet, spending 17 years and 40,000 man hours building a near-perfect replica of a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress in 1:3 scale.
Read MoreHere's Why Planes Still Fly With Leaded Fuel
The United Nations Environment Program recently announced that the era of dangerous leaded fuel has finally come to an end, but it’s not exactly true. A couple hundred thousand planes are still flying with leaded gasoline. Here’s why.
Read MoreMom Sues TSA After Agents Try To Strip Search Her Transgender Teen
Everyone knows that the Transportation Security Administration is a joke, but every once in a while it finds a new way to disappoint. A North Carolina mom is suing the TSA after its agents at Raleigh-Durham International Airport tried to get her transgender teen to undergo a strip search.
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The 2022 Porsche 911 GTS Is The Best New 911 You Can Buy
Why on earth did you click on this review? Everything you need to know about it, you probably already know. It’s a brand new Porsche 911, so of course it’s Good with a capital G. Yes, it has great steering, the handling is impeccable, the braking will shatter your perception of time/speed/distance all at once, and of course a day of driving it will cause it to burrow into the back of your brain to sit there, taunting you forever about how anything else you drive will never hold a candle to it.
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These Cars Were Good Ideas, Executed Poorly
Oh, Honda. The CR-Z could have been great! It could’ve been so, so much more. As readers pointed out, the styling has indeed held up, and the idea that guided the so-called sporty hybrid through to production was good. But the hybrid car that eventually emerged from this idea was anecdotally a dud. Not even its manual transmission could save it.
Read MoreWhat Car Was A Good Idea But Was Executed Poorly?
A lot of production models that either come from a good idea, or start their design phase as a Good Car, end up falling short of their promise. Even if cars start with a clear answer to a problem, the follow-through can falter. What car do you think was actually a good idea, but was executed poorly?
Read MoreHere Are The Best Cars For Passengers
There are luxury cars like Mercedes Maybachs, Bentleys, and Rolls Royces. But many people will never experience that kind of luxury first hand. More attainable cars can be just as luxurious and comfortable. Take the Lincoln Navigator for instance. Second-row passengers get access to the huge Vista Roof, heated and cooled massaging seats, dual 10.1-inch screens with 16 GB of storage for each screen, and their own center armrest with a touch screen for the tri-zone climate control. That’s comforta
Read MoreWhat's The Best Car For Passengers?
We tend to focus on driving enjoyment when we talk about the best cars, but driving often involves a driver and co-driver. Or co-drivers, plural. Whether that’s friends or family members, we could also consider how comfortable cars are for those not behind the wheel. So, what is the best car for them, for our passengers?
Read MoreHere Are The Great Cars You'd Never Own
A car can be great, or excellent or even the ultimate driving machine, and still not be the right one for you. Many so-called enthusiast cars won’t always the right choice for every single person, and there’s a bunch of beloved machines that will just never work out for certain car lovers.
Read MoreWhat's A Great Car You'd Never Own?
Car ownership is not a rational thing for most enthusiasts, but it’s just a basic necessity for the majority of people. Most folks approach owning a car with at least a degree of sensibility that enthusiasts happily ignore. Still, there are plenty of cars we know we’d love, but pass on because even if we’re enthusiasts, we’re not necessarily masochists. And then there are cars that we know are good, maybe great, but could just never see ourselves in. What’s a great car that you would never own?
Read MoreHere Are The Cars You Think Improved The Most From One Generation To The Next
Nissan lets a lot of their products linger on the vine for a long time. But the one vehicle that sorely needed a redesign was the Frontier, which was last redesigned for the 2005 model year. That was 15 years ago. They did give it a new V6 and nine-speed auto last year but it was still old as hell. The new 2022 Frontier is almost shocking in its newness because of how old the previous truck was.
Read MoreWhich Car Improved The Most From One Generation To The Next?
I’m a firm believer that you have to go out of your way to buy a truly awful car these days. They still exist, but the relentless advancement of technology and manufacturing has raised the proverbial floor. I think this is especially obvious when considering nameplates that were once a punchline and have now become solid options in their respective classes.
Read MoreWould You Rather Watch Your Racing On Cable Or A Streaming Service?
After the hit of Drive to Survive, Netflix has reportedly noted its interest in streaming Formula One races live on the streaming service. But is that something that the fans actually want? I turn the question to you, Jalopnik readers.
Read MoreThese Cars Were Ahead Of Their Time
We praise the wagon every chance we get. It’s just one of the best car body styles, if not the best. A gnarly off-roading wagon, like the Volvo XC70, makes for an even cooler car. But as you know, a car like this came and went decades before the XC70. The AMC Eagle Wagon wasn’t really as appreciated as it should’ve been. The car world just wasn’t ready.
Read MoreWhat Are The Most Overlooked New Cars On The Market?
The Mitsubishi Outlander could be the right car for drivers who want a third row, but don’t want to deal with tracking down best-seller models like the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade. Dealers are having trouble keeping those in stock, meanwhile some other decent cars go overlooked. What other new cars do people pass up in favor of models that get the hype? What are the current most overlooked cars?
Read MoreHere Are The Best Racing Venues
The cars are why we watch races, obviously, but the venues where these races take place have become just as iconic as the machines. Most of the places on this list are familiar to me by way of Gran Turismo or some other racing game, which I likely played with varying degrees of success. OK. Probably badly. Those stupid licenses in Gran Turismo 2 were no joke!
Read MoreWhat Car Was Ahead Of Its Time?
While some cars seem like they’ve been around for too long, some others blow us away with innovative designs and prescient ideas of what the auto industry will look like in the future. Usually, concept cars do this best, but every now and then, a radical roadgoing model will come out that we fail to praise because we just didn’t get it. What car do you think was truly ahead of its time?
Read MoreThese Are The Most Underrated Movie Cars
Cars make the best movie stars, but some of the neatest models were sadly overshadowed in the films that featured them. We’re here to correct that oversight, and give some credit to these movie stars that may have been given less screen time in favor of their car cast-mates.
Read MoreWhat's The Best Racing Venue?
Motorsport is not just famous for its machines and the drivers that pilot them. It’s also famous for some of the places that racing happens. Monaco, Monte Carlo, and LeMans come to mind immediately. But what do you think is the best racing venue ever?
Read MoreWhat's The Most Underrated Movie Car?
The Porsche 928 from Risky Business just sold for a shade under $2 million at Barrett Jackson in Houston over the weekend. That’s way too much for a 928, even one that Tom Cruise supposedly learned how to drive stick in. It wasn’t the only 928 used for filming, though it was the one shown on screen the most, that’s since received the most TLC from Porsche itself. It even has autographs from members of the cast.
Read MoreHow Are You Combating Climate Change?
As a person who frequently writes about her own life, especially as it regards the automotive and motorsport worlds, I can get a lot of criticism — and I’ve definitely received the same criticisms with my recent trip to Greenland to cover Extreme E. Those concerns are very valid, but I do want to turn the question back on you fine folks: What are you, specifically, doing to combat climate change?
Read MoreWhat Was Your First Parent Car?
There comes a time in every parent’s life when they must move on from their truly beautiful pre-child vehicle to something designed for backseat comfort — and not the fun kind. What was your first parent car? And what car did you have to give up?
Read MoreHere Are The Coolest Features You Found In Cheap Economy Cars
Say what you want about Suzuki, but they offered Hyundai-like value for the money back in the late 2000's. Take the SX4 for example. In addition to offering standard AWD, it was the cheapest vehicle in the U.S. that had a standard in-dash nav system. And it wasn’t just some cheap run-of-the-mill system either. Suzuki partnered with Garmin to specifically develop the system called T.R.I.P. (Travel, Real-time traffic, Information, and Play). For under $16,000 you got a 4.3-inch screen and it had B
Read MoreWhat Are The Coolest Features Ever Found In A Dirt-Cheap Economy Car?
Cheap cars tend to get a bad rap. People call them econoboxes or transport appliances, but sometimes these economy cars can surprise us with clever features that more expensive cars don’t have. What are some of the coolest features you’ve seen in a dirt-cheap economy car?
Read MoreHere Are The Hardest Jobs That Involve Driving
There’s no question about it. Driving for a living can be a rough gig, and that goes double for drivers tasked with transporting people. Maybe that’s why the U.S. is facing a shortage of school bus drivers in public schools. Low wages and high stress add to the problems these drivers face; as you can imagine, there’s lots of care and attention required when transporting kids.
Read MoreAre Old Cars Better Than New Cars?
Cars have never been as safe or as fast as they are today. Modern cars handle better, are more comfortable on the highway and are more fuel efficient in most segments. New cars also come with tech that makes our lives easier and more convenient. So, why then do we cling to our old cars so hard? Could it be that old cars are better than new cars?
Read MoreWhat Are The Hardest Jobs In Driving?
For as much as most of us love driving, I’m not sure too many of us would jump at the chance to sign up to do it for a living. Driving a big rig can’t be easy, but because trucks are such a common sight on our roads, it’s easy to forget that piloting a huge, heavy machine over long distances can take its toll on any driver. Obviously endurance racing seems grueling, EMTs see all kinds of horrible situations and being an Amazon driver seems like an absolute nightmare. What do you think are some o
Read MoreWhat's The Worst Car Myth?
Cars are surrounded by wild myths. There are myths about how they work, how they should be cared for and how they should be modified. Some car myths were true, or sort of true a long time ago while others have no basis in reality. Some will just waste your money while others are actively harmful for your car.
Read MoreWho's The Most Underrated Race Car Driver Of Our Era?
We all know that Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Scott Dixon, and Kyle Larson are some of the greatest race car drivers of our era. This comes as no surprise to anyone. But I want to know your thoughts on the other end of the spectrum: who’s the most underrated?
Read MoreTell Me About Your Best Car-Themed Birthday Party
I’m sad to say that my family was never big on the whole “themed birthday party” thing. We used to get those party favor catalogs in the mail, and I’d flip through them, dreaming big dreams about how cool it would be to have a Barbie/Batman combo party, but it never happened. And then one birthday, I got a race car cake.
Read MoreThese Are The Most Outrageous Incentives Automakers And Dealerships Have Used To Sell Cars
There’s seemingly nothing dealerships won’t do to get potential customers onto lots — like those silly mailers that look like lottery scratch-offs. I hate those things, but some of the schemes actually do work out in favor of buyers, as long as they mind the fine print.
Read MoreHere Are The Worst Things About Driving In America
One of the most annoying things I encounter on a daily basis, and something I think is probably specific to the U.S. is the CONSTANT need for everyone to have to always be first. People don’t like it when you simply get in front of them. They’ll have to get from behind you, speed past you, and get back in front. Some are damn near willing to cause an accident to keep you from merging in front of them. It’s worse when you’re in a nice car, or a new version of the car they’re in.
Read MoreWhat's The Most Outrageous Incentive Automakers And Dealerships Have Used To Sell Cars?
Back during Chrysler’s darkest days between 2006 and 2009, the company offered a “Lifetime Powertrain Limited Warranty,” promising replacement of any major engine or drivetrain that ever fails during the life of the vehicle’s first owner. It was an incredible deal, and amazing that Chrysler even offered it.
Read MoreHere Are The Most Boring Cars That You Love
I love this list of cars. It’s boring, basic and bland. It’s chock-full of the most common cars on the road. That’s what stuck out to me most in this collection of boring cars that we love. So many of these machines are those we see all the time.
Read MoreWhat's The Worst Thing About Driving In America?
America is, on paper, one of the easiest countries in the world to own and operate a motor vehicle. Virtually all of our infrastructure is tilted toward car ownership, and so are regulations, too. And yet.
Read MoreThese Are The Greatest Pickups Ever Made
I’ve never tried to count how many pickups I see on the road here in Texas . There’s almost no winning that game, because I would be totally overwhelmed. I couldn’t keep track, because they’re basically every other machine on the road. Texas loves trucks, and the data apparently shows that the U.S. loves trucks, in general.
Read MoreWhat Is The Most Boring Car That You Love?
Minivans seemed boring to me as a member of a family with a strict trucks-only policy. That is, until I hopped into a minivan, and I had to rethink my opinions of the “boring” minivan very carefully. I finally accepted that minivans kind of kicked ass. What is the most boring car that you love?
Read MoreWhat's The Dumbest Thing Someone's Asked You About Your Car?
There are three things you can rely on in this life: death, taxes, and someone who’s going to ask you an astoundingly dumb question about your car.
Read MoreWhat Automotive Documentary Or Movie Are You Still Waiting On?
We’ve had a pretty damn solid run of automotive documentaries and movies these last few years, which is a beautiful thing to see as a car enthusiast. Even if it’s a documentary that’s not going to teach me anything I don’t know, it’s nice to see care being given to subjects that mean a lot to me — with the tradeoff being that there are, of course, many things I don’t know. But that doesn’t mean I’m totally satisfied.
Read MoreHere Are The Most Interesting Cars Not Sold In America
Premium vans meant for chauffeured luxury are a thing, particularly in Asia. One of the more interesting luxury vans that the U.S. will never get is the recently introduced Hyundai Staria. It can seat up to 11 passengers in two different wheelbase sizes and can be had with either four-cylinder diesel with a manual (!) or a V6 engine. If you want ultra-luxury you can get it in a two-passenger configuration with two second-row captains chairs and tons of rear-seat room.
Read MoreWhat Is The Greatest Pickup Truck Ever Made?
The pickup is as ubiquitous in America as the cheeseburger and hot dog. It’s a vehicle with nearly endless versatility from work and hauling to taking the kids to school. There have been many awesome pickups built throughout history, but what pickup truck is the greatest ever made?
Read MoreHere Are The Best Cars No One Bought
The Chevy SS was so hyped leading up to release that General Motors projected sales of 15,000 to 20,000 per year. After reality set in, the company lowered that estimate to between 2,000 and 3,000. Hundreds were sold a month, and by the time the sedan was discontinued in 2017 — its best year — 4,055 rolled off lots with a total production run of just 12,860 across four model years. Some called it invisible and argued that Malibu-esque styling, plus a high price starting just under $49,000, turne
Read MoreWhat Is The Most Interesting Car Not Sold In America?
By now you’re aware that Americans miss out on the opportunity to buy some really cool, interesting cars that are available in other parts of the world. Maybe the manufacturer believes that it may not sell well here or perhaps the vehicle doesn’t stand a chance at meeting U.S. regulations. Regardless of the reasons, we miss out on some cool cars. What’s your favorite?
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No One Has A Clue Who Will Be Formula 1 Champion This Year And It's The Absolute Best
This Formula 1 season has been a delight insofar as before it started most people thought that Lewis Hamilton would likely repeat as champion, if not so nearly as comfortably as he did last year. What happened instead is that Max Verstappen has finally emerged as a true contender. With seven races to go, no one seems to have any idea how it will go.
Read MoreIndyCar Champion Alex Palou Takes A Unique Car For A Victory Lap
On Sunday the young Spaniard Alex Palou Montalbo took his first championship at 24 years old in his first year with Chip Ganassi Racing and second year in IndyCar. From the very beginning of the season he was on form, winning the season opener, finishing highest among full-season racers at the big-points Indy 500, and scoring eight total podiums in the 16-race season (three of them wins). This week the phenom took his trophy back to Indianapolis to celebrate at the series’ namesake race track.
Read MoreHere Are The NASCAR Xfinity And Trucks Series 2022 Schedules
While NASCAR released the 2022 Cup Series schedule a few weeks ago, the schedules for the sanctioning body’s lower divisions have remained under wraps. An email from NASCAR leaked to Jalopnik, though, has revealed those schedules, and fellow stock car fans: They’re pretty damn good.
Read MoreFormula 1's New Rule Will Make Sure Young Drivers Get Their Shot
Where would Formula 1 be without the likes of Lando Norris, George Russell, Charles Leclerc and, need I mention, Max Verstappen? I don’t want to think about it. These youngsters put on the best show every weekend, routinely outperforming their high expectations and occasionally breaking my heart. But it’s ok, because every victory or disappointment — big or small — is another step on the way to race wins and, possibly, championships.
Read MoreLando Norris Really Fucked That One Up
In a Formula 1 season full of intrigue, Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix was, on paper, not really that intriguing. Championship contender Max Verstappen started at the back of the grid in a race that everyone assumed Lewis Hamilton would win. Hamilton did, but only because of an epic Lando Norris fuck-up.
Read MoreAlex Palou Wins His First IndyCar Championship While Colton Herta Takes Victory In Long Beach
For the 16th year in a row, the IndyCar title fight came down to the final race, but the spice was taken out of the fight after a first-lap crash guaranteed Alex Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing his first-ever championship, which also made him the first teammate of Scott Dixon’s to outperform the New Zealander since Dario Franchitti was part of the team. Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport took victory in the race, his sixth of the IndyCar Series.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Bill France Sr., NASCAR Founder, Born
William Henry Getty France was born in Washington D.C. on September 26, 1909. He would go on to be known by the name Big Bill, but motorsport history will remember him as Bill France Sr., the man who founded and managed NASCAR.
Read More50 Years Of Motorsport Marshalling Gives A Great Picture Of British Motorsport Volunteering
One of my great friends works in the Autosport archive, and when her team was moving offices and purging some of the books they no longer wanted, she nabbed me a few that she thought I’d like, and one I was most excited about was 50 Years of Motorsport Marshalling by George Copeland. And folks, let me tell you: what a book.
Read MoreThis Is How Drastically Formula One Lap Times Have Evolved Over The Years
It makes sense that, as the years go by and technology improves, Formula One cars would get exponentially faster — but that hasn’t always been the case, and a new video illustrates exactly how F1 lap times have changed over the years.
Read MoreExtreme E Releases Its Provisional 2022 Schedule
Extreme E, the new series dedicated to off-road electric SUV racing, has announced the provisional schedule for its upcoming 2022 season. The biggest thing to note: It isn’t finished.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton Takes His 100th Victory At A Weather-Stricken F1 Russian Grand Prix
The Formula One Russian Grand Prix looked fully sorted for McLaren’s Lando Norris, who handily led the race until the final five laps, when rain began to fall and Norris opted to stay out on his slick tires. After running wide, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was able to pass by and take a victory margin of almost a full minute. Championship contender Max Verstappen took second after starting at the rear of the grid in what was a fully stunning drive. Hamilton, though celebrated his 100th race victory
Read MoreWhat's Your Stance On Double-Points Races?
To keep motorsport events fair and consistent, most race series implement a standard points-scoring system that remains the same throughout every race. But some races are anomalies. IndyCar, for example, offers double points for the Indianapolis 500 and used to offer double points for the season finale. But should it stay that way?
Read MoreJosef Newgarden Takes Pole At IndyCar Season Finale
Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden needed a pole position to keep himself in contention for the IndyCar season finale tomorrow at the Long Beach Grand Prix — and that’s just what he did after an extremely contentious qualifying session.
Read MoreThe Monaco Grand Prix Weekend Will Be 3 Days Instead Of 4 In 2022
Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix is one of the series’ more traditional events, and nothing epitomizes that quite like the four-day Monaco weekend. Rather than the standard Friday-Saturday-Sunday calendar, Monaco has opted for Thursday-Saturday-Sunday. But in 2022, that will be changing, and Monaco’s weekend will look a lot more like a standard F1 event.
Read MoreWorld Superbike Race Cancelled After Death Of 15-Year-Old Dean Berta Viñales
This weekend’s first race of the World Superbike Championship has been cancelled after a feeder series crash took the life of 15-year-old Dean Berta Viñales.
Read MoreF1 Fan Mistaken For Mafia Boss, Arrested During Dutch GP Weekend
When Mark L., a 54-year-old man from Liverpool, decided to head to the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, it was likely that he didn’t have “getting arrested” on his list of things to do. And yet that’s exactly what happened, because Mark was blindfolded at dinner, arrested, and led to The Hague, the BBC reports.
Read MoreLando Norris Takes First F1 Pole In Russia, George Russell On Second Row
It’s been a stunning year for McLaren, and it has only gotten better after Lando Norris crossed the line with the fastest time set in qualifying ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. But perhaps as equally stunning is the story of Williams’ George Russell, who took the car to a third-place starting position.
Read MoreRomain Grosjean Is Finally Getting A Top Ride With A Top Team
Ten seasons spent racing in Formula One never really gave Romain Grosjean a chance to show off his talents. His stint in the Renault-turned-Lotus was perhaps his best opportunity, where he grabbed an odd podium finish, but the team sank into mediocrity. Then came an opportunity at the totally useless Haas team, from which he retired (following a near-death crash) in 2020. With a move to IndyCar for 2021, RoGro has proven himself worthy of the sport, grabbing three podiums from a partial-season D
Read MoreHere's How To Watch Formula One, IMSA, IndyCar, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; September 24-26
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreLewis Hamilton Might Not Be Getting A Holiday Card From His Front Jack Man This Year
The Russian Grand Prix is this weekend and Red Bull have already more or less conceded by changing Max Verstappen’s power unit and sending him to the back of the grid. More exciting, on Friday, was the second practice session, in which Lewis Hamilton sent a jack man tumbling over.
Read MoreMiami Grand Prix Is Definitely Happening I Guess
The U.S. market is getting a second Formula One Grand Prix next year with the addition of a new street-ish circuit on the grounds of the Miami Dolphins stadium. With Circuit Of The Americas currently still on the 2022 schedule, it looks like F1 fans in America will have an extra reason to get excited for the zoom zoom go fast cars. It seems that Netflix has done a lot to raise the value of F1 in this country, and this might be the first major piece of growth as a result.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton Is Trying To Get In Max Verstappen's Head
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are currently in the best Formula 1 title fight since Nico Rosberg nicked one in 2016. It has had it all so far, with words exchanged and iffy crash after iffy crash. Ahead of the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday, Hamilton tried to verbally twist the knife.
Read MoreThe 2022 Acura NSX Type S Gets A Perfect Retro Makeover
Motul has been all-in on retro cars recently. From developing specific oils for ‘80s and ‘90s engines, through to becoming an official partner of Radwood, it seems dedicated to automotive nostalgia. Now, it has brought those vintage vibes to a modern chassis: the 2022 Acura NSX Type S.
Read MoreNetflix Would Be Dumb Not To Buy The Rights To Stream F1
There are almost twice as many people routinely watching Formula 1 in the U.S. on average in 2021 than in 2018 when ESPN acquired the rights to live races, as The New York Times reports. The third season of Netflix’s Drive To Survive also outperformed the first in viewership — a very rare feat in this era of streaming platforms striking the next big thing and making everyone tired of it almost immediately. But F1's stock keeps rising, which leaves a logical next step for Netflix: Buy the live TV
Read MoreFormula E Champ Di Grassi To Make DTM Debut
On Tuesday former Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi announced he will make his DTM debut in the final four races of the 2021 season. The Brazilian racer, who drove for the Audi Sport ABT Schaffler Formula E team between 2014 and 2021, won the series’ first race in Beijing. He went on to clinch the 2017 driver’s championship, and supported the Audi team in its constructor’s win in 2018.
Read MoreSmall Friend Makes Big Flames
It is common knowledge that you should never bring a knife to a gun fight, right? What if you brought a knife that was so heavily modified that it could call in a drone strike? Then that knife would be far more useful in said fight. That’s kind of what I think this 450-horsepower Fiat 500 is. It may have started life as a knife, but now it’s circling overhead for a laser-focused carpet bombing attack on your puny little gun.
Read MoreFormula 1 Is Still Blaming Drivers For The Belgian GP Farce A Month Later
Nobody was really thrilled with how the shortest race in Formula 1 history went down. Not the drivers and teams, who would’ve rather raced. Not the FIA and the event organizers, who — at least as of a month ago, anyway — were “working through” options to recompense spectators for a waste of a Sunday. And certainly not the fans.
Read MoreIt's A Good Old Fashioned Mini Bash
Every year at the Goodwood Revival I look forward to the absolutely bonkers John Whitmore Trophy race, which is a 45-minute sprint for 1250cc Mini race cars with a mandatory driver change. Some of the most talented racers in the world take part in this race, giving everything they’ve got. It’s full-throttle madness with slipstreaming, four-wheel drifts, and panel banging. It’s everything you want in racing!
Read MoreColton Herta Once Again Dominates The Grand Prix Of Monterey At Laguna Seca
Polesitter and race winner: Colton Herta takes victory again at the Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.
Read MoreHere's What You Need To Know About The 2022 IndyCar Schedule
IndyCar has officially released its 2022 schedule, and the 17-race season looks set to be an absolute banger. Here's everything you need to know.
Read MoreMeet The 15-Year-Old Drag Racing On A Learner's Permit
Rocky Mountain Race Week bills itself as the ultimate test of drag racers. Basically, up to 250 drivers compete on quarter-mile drag strips in different states every day for a week, with many racers traveling between events. There are tons of different classes and a cash purse that totals over $30,000 for the winners. For drivers, you basically just have to have a license as well as registration and insurance for your vehicles. Or, in the case of 15-year-old Michaela, a learner’s permit and a pa
Read MoreKyle Larson Wins NASCAR Playoffs Race At Bristol
Kyle Larson may already have more victories in 2021 than any other driver, but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down any time soon. The No. 5 driver took victory last night at Bristol Motor Speedway by a mere 0.227 seconds over an impeded Kevin Harvick. And while he didn’t need to secure his place in the next round of playoffs — he’s already won a race — Larson is further padding his chances at victory.
Read MoreParler To Sponsor NASCAR Xfinity Driver's Car At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Parler — a website that calls itself a free-speech social media platform, finds favor among far right-wing conservatives, and has been embroiled in its fair share of controversy, including the fact that it was endorsed by then-President Donald Trump during the January 6 storming of the Capitol building — is set to sponsor J. J. Yeley’s No. 17 car during the NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Alsco Uniforms 302.
Read MoreSchumacher Crafts The Myth That Surrounds One Of F1's Greatest Icons
If you’ve been holding out on watching Schumacher, the new Netflix documentary that follows the life and career of iconic Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, until you knew it was good, then take this as your sign. Stop what you’re doing, and go turn it on right now. Because it isn’t just good. It’s a great tale of the myths we build around our heroes.
Read MoreMigrants And Refugees Make A Home At Spain's Abandoned Valencia F1 Track
Spain’s Valencia Street Circuit housed Formula One racing for a five-year period during 2008 through 2012, when it was known as the venue for the European Grand Prix. Now that the sound of engines have died down, however, the track is now home to an entirely different group of people: migrants, refugees, and unhoused people, Al Jazeera reports.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Legendary F1 Designer Derek Gardner Born
On September 19, 1931, Derek Gardner was born. Gardner became known for designing advanced transmission systems as part of his Formula One career, where he developed some exceptional tech that hadn’t been used in the sport before.
Read MoreDid You Work For The Rich Energy Haas F1 Team In 2019? We Want To Talk
Did you work for the Rich Energy Haas Formula One team during the 2019 season? We would love to chat with you for a book.
Read MoreColton Herta Takes His Second Pole At Laguna Seca In Two Years
With Laguna Seca being the penultimate race of the season and five drivers contesting for the IndyCar championship, Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session was set to be an important one — and a stressful one. Though both of the top-two championship contenders made it through to the final round of qualifying, both suffered some pretty serious issues along the way. That allowed Colton Herta a perfect opportunity to score pole position — his second pole at Laguna Seca in as many years.
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
This week saw the official release of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series calendar, and it came with some pretty big surprises. We’ll run you through everything that you’ll need to know coming into next season.
Read MoreNASCAR Xfinity Series Race At Bristol Ends In Chaos
A late-race caution at NASCAR’s regular season finale left Austin Cindric in what appeared to be a great position to take victory — but those two laps of overtime proved otherwise.
Read MorePato O'Ward Is Hungrier Than Ever For That IndyCar Title
The first time I met IndyCar driver Patricio O’Ward, it was during the 2019 event at Circuit of the Americas. Because it was my wedding weekend, my then-fiancé and I decided to attend the race as fans instead of having me work it — and that meant we ran into O’Ward during the autograph session. He’d just cobbled together a ride after his promised full-season debut with Harding had fallen through, so my soon-to-be husband told O’Ward how glad he was to see him racing. O’Ward’s face broke into a b
Read MoreHow Good Was Valtteri Bottas, Really, At Mercedes?
After five years with the Mercedes Formula One team, each of which he spent in the shadow of his World Championship-winning teammate Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas will be moving on and taking Kimi Raikkonen’s place at Alfa Romeo. But how good was Bottas, really?
Read MoreHere's How To Watch IndyCar, MotoGP, NASCAR, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; September 17-19
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreThere Is Only One Seat Left In Formula One
In a totally expected, if slightly disappointing, move on Thursday Cognizant Aston Martin F1 confirmed that it would be retaining Lance Stroll in its second seat on the Formula One grid for his fourth year with the team and sixth year in the sport. This news comes months after the team re-signed Sebastian Vettel for a second season, and was allegedly held up in contract clause finalization. Lance is the son of team owner Lawrence Stroll, so I’m not really sure what the contract negotiations poss
Read MoreToto Wolff Thinks Sprint Race Qualifying Is A Waste Of Time, Too
Formula 1 has had two sprint race qualifiers so far: one at Silverstone and another at Monza. The next one will be at Interlagos in Brazil in November. The first attempt was a little more amusing than the latest, as the Italian Grand Prix sprint was pretty much a procession from the moment the lights turned green. And Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says you can expect the next one to go down that way too, because the concept inherently discourages exciting racing.
Read MoreCasey Currie Ran A Stock UTV In Brazil's Most Grueling Rally And Still Finished Eighth
The Sertões Rally is among the most grueling high-speed point-to-point rally raid events in the world. The problem is, most of the world has never heard of it. Casey Currie, looking for a new challenge, packed up his stuff and shipped it all down to Brazil to see what he could do. As it turns out, he could do a whole heck of a lot. For the racer who has already done Baja and Dakar and the Mint and various other famed events all around the world, it was the challenge of the new that drew him to S
Read MoreFormula One Says Fridays Are For The Rookies
Formula One teams have pretty much always been allowed to run anyone they wish to during free practice sessions. Obviously there are some limits to that, they need to hold a Super License, for instance. Theo Pourchaire (above) sat in on a private test with Alfa Romeo earlier this season, but teams rarely use their weekend track time to test new talent. F1 wants that to change, permanently.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton Did A Nice Thing At The Met Gala
Lewis Hamilton contains multitudes, many of which, like music, don’t have much to do with racing Formula 1 cars. Another interest of his is fashion, on display again last night at the Met Gala, which, in the fashion world, is one of the biggest nights of the year.
Read MoreNo News To Report From F1
A predictable scenario ended in predictable fashion when Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, racing hard into Monza’s first corner during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, collided and took each other out of contention in a flash. Both drivers were coming off botched pit stops — though Verstappen’s was considerably more delayed than his rival’s — and ended up meeting in the tightest turns on the calendar’s fastest circuit. If either’s stop had taken a second more or less time, it never would have hap
Read MoreAlex Palou Wins Grand Prix Of Portland After Chaotic Start
Don’t let the headline fool you; Alex Palou’s win at the Grand Prix of Portland was no easy jaunt from green to checkered flag. After having to take evasive action to make it through the first corner, Palou was left to fight his way up through a competitive field where truly anything could have happened to take victory.
Read MoreRacing While Black Delves Into The Frustrations Of Trying To Run A Racing Team As A Person Of Color
There’s a tendency for motorsport fans to acknowledge that racing has historically discriminated against minorities but to not fully understand what, exactly, it takes for a person of color to break into the sport. We know there will be racism, yes, and poor treatment at the track. But Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on NASCAR by Leonard T. Miller highlights just what a fruitless task it can be from the ownership and sponsorship side of things.
Read MoreFormula One Will Keep Losing Its Best Talent To IndyCar
This weekend, Formula One hopeful Callum Ilott will be making his IndyCar debut at Portland with Juncos Hollinger Racing. Earlier this week, it was announced Ilott would be competing in all of the final three races of the IndyCar season and that he would consider a full-time IndyCar ride for 2022. Ilott, currently a test driver for Ferrari and reserve driver for Alfa Romeo, was also runner-up in the 2020 Formula 2 championship and a presumed F1 hopeful. But as we’ve seen fairly consistently over
Read MoreDoes Max Verstappen Deserve A 3-Place Grid Penalty At The Russian GP?
After a collision during the Italian Grand Prix took both championship contender Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen out of the race, Formula One stewards have decided to award Verstappen a three-place grid penalty for the next race, the Russian Grand Prix. What’s your take on the situation?
Read MoreWhy The 1970s Were Such A Pivotal Era For Safety In Formula One
When we look back on the history of Formula One, it’s quite obvious that the 1970s stand out as pivotal in countless ways: technology, race organization, driver preparedness, and more. But today, I want to focus on one of the big ones. Safety.
Read MoreDaniel Ricciardo Takes Well-Earned F1 Victory At 2021 Italian Grand Prix
The 2021 Italian Grand Prix will go down in history for countless reasons, but none so impressive as Daniel Ricciardo’s first win for McLaren — a well-earned victory that began from the green flag and lasted all the way to the checkered.
Read MoreAlex Palou Takes His First Ever IndyCar Pole Position At Portland
There’s a new top dog at Chip Ganassi Racing. Alex Palou might have lost his championship lead after suffering a series of bad luck races — and even a crash in practice for this race — but the Spanish driver is back in fine form with his first-ever pole position in IndyCar at Portland International Raceway. He’s now within nine points of championship leader Patricio O’Ward.
Read MoreValtteri Bottas Takes Victory At Monza Sprint Race But Will Start From Rear Of Italian GP Grid
Formula One’s second-ever sprint race, this one at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, saw slightly more chaos than the first sprint race but once again proved to be very much a train from start to finish. As a result, first-place qualifier Valtteri Bottas managed to lead from start to finish.
Read MoreHow Do We Need To Change Eau Rouge At Spa-Francorchamps?
A recent series of accidents at Spa-Francorchamps’ Eau Rouge and Raidillon corners has raised a pressing question that has involved passion on both sides: should we change the circuit’s iconic corner? Increasingly, the question has evolved to be how we change the corner.
Read MoreThis Day In History: British Motorcycle Racer Barry Sheene Born
On September 11, 1950, British motorcycle racer and certified icon Barry Sheene was born. Sheene would go on to win two Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championships. His final 500cc championship title in 1977 would be the last time a British solo motorcyclist scored a world championship until 2015, when Danny Kent won his championship in the Moto3 category.
Read MoreHere's How To Watch Formula One, IndyCar, IMSA, WRC, MotoGP, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; September 10-12
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreThe Best Way To Watch Rallycross Is From A Drone
We have been totally wild about drones filming drifting for years, so it’s only natural that we’d also be enamored with drones filming rallycross. Perhaps even more so. There are so many motorsport applications for filming with a drone. Could you imagine if the F1 live feed showed in-the-mix drone shots from the Monaco hairpin? Oh man, that would be rad. In any case, the action from this weekend’s World Rallycross event in France was filmed, at least in part, by this incredibly talented drone op
Read MoreAlex Albon Is Back In Formula 1, This Time With Williams
One of the things that stinks about Formula 1 these days is that even if you’re above the high bar for talent required to get into the sport, it’s still tough to break in and even tougher to hold on to your seat. There are only 20 slots on the grid and just a few of them are vacant between seasons. It’s especially difficult if you’re a Red Bull driver and paired with Max Verstappen. Alex Albon was in such a situation in 2020 and lost his ride for 2021, but he’ll be back on the grid next year wit
Read MoreVery Good Car Alert
It does not bother me to say that I am all but legally obligated to post this Very Good Car alert, in this case for a Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis, the company’s V10-powered Le Mans legend.
Read MoreGeorge Russell Is Ready To Take The Throne
George Russell was finally confirmed Tuesday as Mercedes’ newest driver, taking Valtteri Bottas’s seat for 2022, confirming what had been the worst-kept secret in the racing world. This could be the start of something special.
Read MoreValtteri Bottas Move To Alfa Romeo Confirmed
Valtteri Bottas will leave the Mercedes team after the 2021 season sharing a wild statistic with Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Stirling Moss, and Juan Manuel Fangio. They are the only five drivers in history to have won a Grand Prix in a Mercedes. He can hang his hat on that, for sure. In five seasons with the Mercedes team he has managed to bring home nine race victories. It’s quite clear that he’s nowhere near Hamilton’s equal in the same car, but he’s been an alright-but-not-great number-two
Read MoreHow Abu Dhabi And Australia's F1 Tracks Are Changing
Formula One racing is a perpetually evolving sport, and as competition changes, so does the need for race tracks to change to accommodate higher speeds. This season, we’re set to see some pretty radical changes to both the Australian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix track layouts — and we’re going to lay out just what’s changing and what difference that will make when it comes to competition.
Read MoreMax Verstappen Wins Dutch Grand Prix From Pole Position
It’s been 13,159 days since the last Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, which took place in 1985 and was won by the legendary Niki Lauda. This year, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took victory at his home race in a fairly processional race.
Read MoreHere's How The Media Covered Extreme E's Arctic X Prix
When I told the readers of Jalopnik that I was heading to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to cover the Arctic X Prix, one of the main questions I received was: how does the media cover this event? Are they sitting in tents, like you see the crew members doing on television, or can you actually watch the event? I’m about to draw the curtain back on the glamorous world of motorsport coverage.
Read MoreGo Behind The Scenes For This IMSA Team's Rookie Season
When gentleman driver Frank DePew purchased the assets of Rebel Rock Racing in 2018, he knew he was in for a rough ride. Not only would he be testing his skills as a race car driver, but he’d also be rebuilding this team from the ground up. And now, we get an inside look at what it was like to go racing with the “Rookie Season” documentary, directed by Adrian Bonvento.
Read MoreThis Day In History: F1 Championship Leader Jochen Rindt Dies At Monza
On September 5, 1970, in preparation for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Lotus driver and Formula One World Championship leader Jochen Rindt crashed during practice. He died on impact. By the end of the season, no one had been able to usurp his points lead, and he became F1's first and only posthumous World Champion.
Read MoreWhat It's Like To Drive A Stock Car Through A Drive-Through
Picture this: you’ve just wrapped up your stock car race, and you’re hungry. Nothing sounds like it’ll hit the spot quite as well as some McDonald’s chicken nuggets, but your street car just isn’t going to get you there fast enough to satisfy your craving. Why not just head to the drive-through in your racer instead?
Read MoreMax Verstappen Takes Pole Position At 2021 Dutch Grand Prix
Despite being summoned to the stewards over a red flag infringement, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen has secured pole position for the first Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in decades. With this being one of his home races, it’s a significant win for Verstappen even before the race begins.
Read MoreArt Of Rally Is The Challenging But Zen Racing Game You Never Knew You Needed
Imagine a world where Group B racing was never cancelled and where a giant Buddha introduces you to the concept of the world you’re in. This is how we kick off the zen-like Art of Rally, a racing game that stands out for its relaxing, meditative atmosphere as opposed to the high-energy chaos of your traditional racing game.
Read MorePace Cars Of The Indy 500 Is A Quaint Slice Of Motorsport History Packaged In A Coffee Table Book
We take for granted many of the Indianapolis 500's traditions, including the introduction of the pace car, so any book that focuses on detailing the year-by-year changes of those traditions has me hooked long before I even open the cover. And that’s exactly what happened with Pace Cars of the Indy 500 by L. Spencer Riggs.
Read MoreThis Day In History: Darlington Hosts Its First NASCAR Race
On Monday, September 4, 1950 — Labor Day — NASCAR ran its first ever Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
Read MoreHere's How To Watch Formula One, NASCAR, World Rallycross, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; September 3-5
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreGlickenhaus Wants Toyota Slowed Down So His Team Can Have 'A Fair Chance'
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus managed a very respectable though not stellar 24 Hours of Le Mans debut. The SCG 007s, its Hypercar-class contenders designed to fight for overall victory, finished four and seven laps behind the race-winning #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. They also finished behind the lone Alpine, a tweaked LMP1 car that was grandfathered in for this year’s event. The gap between the Alpine and the faster of the two Glickenhaus machines was about 2 minutes and 30 seconds by the end of the
Read MoreHere's An Insightful Dive Into The Challenges Of Zandvoort's 'Rollercoaster' F1 Redesign
After a year delay due to COVID-19, Formula 1 will finally get to go to Zandvoort this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix. I anticipate the race will be impossible to watch because of the ever-present orange fog blanketing the track, given that this will technically be Max Verstappen’s first home race. (Verstappen was born in Belgium — so Spa is also kind of his home race — but he races under the Dutch flag. Also, there wasn’t really much racing at Spa last weekend.)
Read MoreKimi Raikkonen Is Retiring
Lots of drivers say they prefer to do their talking on the track, but none has ever meant it more than Kimi Ra?ikko?nen. I don’t know if he’s ever actually uttered those words (or anything that’s not monosyllabic), but it holds true over the course of his 18-year-long Formula 1 career, which will conclude at the end of the current season.
Read MoreI'm Pretty Sure Toto Wolff Just Announced George Russell To Mercedes Without Actually Announcing It
Word around the paddock is that Mercedes has made up its mind about where its drivers are going. It’s believed that George Russell will partner with Lewis Hamilton next season, while Valtteri Bottas will likely get a soft landing — or, rather, as soft a landing as one could hope after being dropped from a top Formula 1 outfit — and head to Alfa Romeo.
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This Day In History: Jimmy Carter Files Report On UFOs
On September 18, 1973, future President Jimmy Carter filed a report with the International UFO Bureau claiming that he had seen a UFO with his own two eyes in October of 1969.
Read MoreI Can't Believe I Haven't Written About How SpaceX Is About To Launch The Best Toilet Into Orbit
At about 8 pm EST today, the first all-civilian—as in no professional astronauts, no backing from a national space agency or military—crew will orbit the Earth in a commercial space capsule. This is a big deal, but all I can really focus on is the fact that the capsule will include a toilet with a glass dome over your head, so as you evacuate your bowels and void your bladder, you can marvel at the unending wonder of the universe.
Read MoreNASA Chooses SpaceX To Launch Final GOES Satellite
NASA has chosen Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch a geostationary weather satellite, awarding SpaceX a contract to launch its GOES-U weather observation satellite.
Read MoreTech Icon Steve Wozniak May Be Starting A New SpaceX Rival
Okay, I don’t really know that this new company, Privateer Space, will end up becoming a direct rival to SpaceX, but I do know that it will be doing things in space, and that if I reference SpaceX in the hed, people are more likely to click. Look, I’m just being honest, here. I also know that one of the partners is Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who is someone I’ve always liked and respected. The company is still pretty enigmatic, so let’s see what we know so far.
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Colin McRae's 1996 Rally Car Is For Sale After 25 Years Locked In A Barn
There have been plenty of iconic race cars over the years, but the 555-branded Subaru that competed in the World Rally Championship in the mid 90s is one that holds a special place in many hearts.
Read MoreThe 2022 Subaru WRX Is A Sport Sedan That Looks Like A Crossover
Subaru is known for two things in the U.S.: SUVs with a flair for adventure, and the WRX. SUV fans like their SUVs, and WRX fans sure as hell like their vape pe- er, WRXs. With the 2022 WRX, which is truly all-new for the first time in a very long time, the company has seemingly tried to design a vehicle that appeals to both camps.
Read MoreSubaru Adds The Rugged Wilderness Package To The 2022 Forester For $32,820
Fans of the Subaru Forester have something to look forward to for 2022. The brand has given the model a refresh with the big news being the addition of a Wilderness trim to the lineup.
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Lordstown Motors Will Sell Its Factory To The Company That Makes iPhones: Reports
Lordstown Motors, which is trying to bring an electric pickup truck to market but has been in dire straits as of late, is planning to sell its factory to Foxconn, the vast Taiwanese manufacturer that makes electronics like the iPhone, according to reports.
Read MoreDeep Sea Mining For Battery Metals Presents A New Frontier And Poses New Problems
The demand for the metals used in batteries is surging. Mines are developing around the globe, in the world’s most arid places. Companies are moving on to the world’s wettest places, too. Miners like the Metals Company plan to start deep sea mining for rocks referred to as nodules on the seabed of the Pacific. TMC claims we will have no choice but to “plumb the ocean depths” in order to transition to EVs, according to a report from the Guardian.
Read MoreThe Most Powerful Jeep Grand Cherokee Is A Plug-In Hybrid
Being outdoorsy is all about loving the environment, right? Leave things the way you found them. If you pack it in you pack it out. Don’t hike off the trail. Preserve nature. So then it makes perfect sense that your off-roading-oriented SUV would be environmentally friendly as well, and it doesn’t hurt that the new Grand Cherokee 4xe is not only the most efficient version of the model, but also the most powerful.
Read MoreThis Is Basically The Entire Subaru Solterra
Subaru is really drawing out this Solterra reveal, huh? We got very green, very Subaru-type high-resolution shots nearly a month ago, which followed a name announcement and some shadowy images in May. We’ve already seen Toyota’s version of this crossover — the bZ4X — so you have to wonder why Subaru’s so committed to playing this game of hide-and-seek. Everybody knows the thing you’re going to do, so please, just do the thing already!
Read MoreThe All-Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre: This Is It
Rolls-Royce is a luxury automaker for whom the entire point is to be extra, an automaker that makes cars to see and be seen in, cars for royalty, or those who pretend to be. But they aren’t much use if they are banned from city centers for having internal combustion engines. Enter the all-electric Spectre.
Read MoreThe Chip Shortage Has Claimed Super Cruise On The Cadillac Escalade
Super Cruise has hit a snag. The semi-autonomous driving functionality launched in the now-discontinued Cadillac CT6 and due to appear in other General Motors models in the near future has been temporarily pulled from the 2022 Escalade, marking yet another casualty of the chip shortage.
Read MoreThis Strange AI Video Morphing Cars Into Other Impossible Cars Is Unsettling And Amazing
Artificial Intelligence is, I think, more artificial than intelligent, sometimes. And that’s why it’s so fascinating. AI networks that use massive datasets of images to work with one another (or against one another, in the case of generative adversarial networks (GAN), somehow) have been shown to be capable of creating alarmingly-natural-looking human faces, for example. I’ve played with and written about (easily acessible) AI generative systems and cars before, but there’s something about the d
Read MoreTesla Is Now Ranking Drivers With A 'Safety Score' And Of Course It's Already Going Weird
I’ve driven a number of cars that attempt to rate your driving on some criteria: safety, efficiency, performance, whatever. And you know what I’ve learned? These practices do not make you a better driver. What they do is train you to drive to fit the idiosyncratic criteria of whatever algorithm is evaluating you, and that almost never translates to better driving in the real world. Tesla’s new judgey system, Safety Score Beta, is looking like it won’t change how I feel about these things.
Read MoreA Brief History Of Gasoline: Better Things For Deader Living ... Through Chemistry
As we will see throughout this series, the business of adding known deadly toxins like lead to an already dangerous product like gasoline would take a special kind of amorality and disregard for human life and the environment. America’s new corporate form proved uniquely suited to such reckless commercial endeavors. Like Standard Oil, with its long years of ruthless acquisition and gross pollution, an even longer history of antipathy to human life prepared DuPont, which would come to control Gen
Read MoreA Tesla Bricking Itself On The Highway Is A Reminder That Electric Cars Need To Solve Their Neutral Problem
Cars break down.We all know this is true. As someone with decades of experience driving barely-operable shitboxes, I have lived this truth many times over. One saving grace of dealing with broken down cars is that they’re almost always still able to roll, the bare, absolute minimum you can expect from a car, and as such were at least able to be pushed out of harm’s way. This isn’t the case with electric cars, though, and I think this is a real problem. A recent scary incident with a Tesla on the
Read MoreUsing Your Android Phone On The Road Is About To Get A Little Easier
For all the complaints about how complicated new cars are, phone projection software is an objective win for modern vehicles. Plug in your handset and Android Auto or CarPlay is right there on your infotainment screen, feeding you directions and media controls without forcing you to use an annoying mount or cradle the phone between your thighs. But not everyone has or wants a new car, so it’d be great if the experience of using your phone while driving sucked less, too. A new update to Android a
Read MoreWorkhorse Is Apparently Trying To Be The Saddest Of The Car Startups
Workhorse, the electric van startup that failed to get the new USPS mail truck contract, then protested that decision, then, last week, withdrew that protest in failure, said Wednesday that it was suspending deliveries of its flagship C-1000 van. This is apparently because it needs modifications to meet federal safety standards.
Read MoreThe Mercedes EQS Will Start At More Than $100,000
In August, Mercedes said the EQS would start at €106,374 in Europe, or around $125,000, leading me to speculate that pricing here would be similar, given, too, that the S-Class starts at $109,800. Well, that was wrong, as Mercedes said Tuesday that the EQS will start at $102,310 in the U.S.
Read MoreRIP Clive Sinclair, Iconic British Computer Pioneer And Less Successful EV Pioneer
Clive Sinclair, one of the driving forces behind Britain’s computer industry and a major player in making computers cheap and available to everyone, died today, at the age of 81. Sinclair was best known in America for the astoundingly cheap Timex-Sinclair 1000 computer, which sold for $99 back in 1981. In the UK, he’s perhaps most famous for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer, and most infamous for the strange, 3-wheeled electric almost-car he made, the C5.
Read MoreTwo Unflattering Tesla Videos Got Taken Off Social Media Yesterday
Yesterday I was off for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and as you may expect was pretty busy atoning and apologizing to the many, many people I’ve been a jackass to or whose jackets I accidentally peed on or whatever. In the middle of all this, I saw that at least two videos showing unflattering depictions of Teslas had suddenly been removed, causing lots of (mostly unfounded) speculation online. It’s all interesting and strange, so let’s see what happened.
Read MoreThe All-Electric Lucid Air Just Received A Staggering EPA Range Rating Of 520 Miles
The Lucid Air Dream Edition, which is planning to begin deliveries later this year, gets 520 miles of EPA-estimated range, Lucid announced Thursday. The figure, already on the EPA’s Fueleconomy.gov website, is 115 miles higher than that of the longest-range Tesla, which is the benchmark in the industry.
Read MoreI Dispelled A Big Tesla Autopilot Myth By Running Tests On A Tesla Model Y
I’ll admit that no matter how many times I hear this particular myth about Tesla Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (FSD), I’m always surprised. I’m surprised because it’s something that Tesla itself makes very clear in its documentation, but somehow the truth hasn’t gotten to many Tesla owners. The myth has to do with what a Tesla on Autopilot or FSD does if it does not get a response from the driver. So, to settle this once and for all, I tested it, and videoed what happened.
Read MoreIoniq 5 Production Actually Hasn't Been Delayed, Hyundai Says
Hyundai has a lot riding on the Ioniq 5, the first battery-electric vehicle built on its new E-GMP platform that will underpin a multitude of future models. The retro-styled crossover has been on sale in Europe and South Korea since the second quarter of this year, while Hyundai’s U.S. website initially listed a fall 2021 release. That ETA was updated to winter 2021 this week, triggering concern that production had been delayed.
Read MoreWhy A Tesla Using FSD Running A Stop Sign Isn't Necessarily Terrible
Videos showing people using the latest version of Tesla’s still misleadingly-named Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta v10 have been showing up on the internet lately, and as seems to be the case with every release, there’s a pretty varied mix of impressively competent, even mundane drives, and alarmingly bad ones where the car seems confused and hesitant and disengages constantly.
Read MoreThe Polestar 3 Is Starting To Take Shape
The Polestar 1 is a plug-in hybrid electric coupe that was mainly made to lay down a marker for the Polestar brand, while the Polestar 2 is an all-electric crossover-y thing that’s intended to challenge the Tesla Model Y. The Polestar 3 is full-size all-electric SUV that will NOT have three rows.
Read MoreBMW Is The First Carmaker To Offer The Ability To Record And Play Back Driving Maneuvers
I was in Munich last week, flown out there by BMW, who wanted to show me their new i4 and iX electric vehicles, and possibly get some time alone with me to confess their true feelings, which never happened. I’m not allowed to talk about driving impressions of the cars just yet, but I can tell you about some interesting features of the cars, like a new one that will let you record your possibly complex parking maneuvers and then have the car play them back, freeing you of the hassle of doing it a
Read MoreElon Musk Thinks He Knows Who To Blame
Elon Musk’s non-union woes keep piling up, it seems. First, he doesn’t get invited to the White House, and now, union lobbyists are hurting Tesla. Musk claimed via Twitter on Sunday that the EV credit expansion proposed by U.S. Democrats was written by lobbyists representing Ford and the United Auto Workers.
Read MoreGM Might Buy Back Your Potentially-Fiery Chevy Bolt
GM has been having a time of it lately with the Chevy Bolt, issuing recall and then recall because of potential fire due to its batteries. Its current advice is for owners to park their Bolts outdoors, which according to a new report, has some of them hopping mad and demanding a buyback.
Read MoreSony Doesn't Know Why They Made A Car Either
It was nearly two years ago that Sony showed up to the Consumer Electronics Show with a semi-autonomous EV called the Vision-S. The car’s mere existence confused everyone — Sony is not a carmaker, and from the get go, the tech giant proclaimed the Vision-S would not see production. But Sony does make a lot of things that go in cars, and so the Vision-S was intended — at the time, anyway — as a testbed for and showcase of all it does as a supplier.
Read More1,200 Miles And A Volvo XC40 Recharge: Will A Modern EV Survive An America Road Trip?
The father-son baseball tour remains a time-honored summer diversion. Hop in a car and head to a series of distant ballparks with nothing on the agenda but companionship, tasty snacks and America’s national pastime. What could be finer?
Read MoreSeeing A Green Leaf On Google Maps Navigation? Here's What It Means
My husband and I were heading out for a final goodbye dinner before the two of us embarked on trips to separate countries when I first noticed a little green leaf on Google Maps navigation. It popped up next to my time remaining indicator and remained there during the whole of our (very brief) trip. I took a screenshot of it and wondered aloud what it was. If you’ve seen it, too, then here’s what it means.
Read MoreElon Musk Sent Another Email
It’s that time of the year, or more specifically, that time of the quarter, again. I’m talking, of course, about the time when Elon Musk sends an email to Tesla workers asking them to work.
Read MoreElio Motors Still Wants You To Believe That It's Real
Elio Motors has been out here for so long not making cars that it is easy to forget that it still exists. But it does, I guess, somehow? It exists enough to push out a press release Thursday saying that it will be making an electric version of its three-wheeled car, the one that doesn’t exist.
Read MoreTesla Model S Plaid Finally Set The Nurburgring Record For Production EVs
Earlier today some video was posted showing Tesla running a brand new Model S Plaid at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and the presumption was that the California EV brand was aiming for a new record. The electric car production record at the ‘Ring was most recently claimed by Porsche with the Taycan Turbo in 2019 just before the car was officially launched, with the German entry running a 7:42.3. Today, as confirmed by company CEO and PR man Elon Musk on Twitter, the Plaid has run a 7:30.9. Not b
Read MoreRivian R1T Gets 314 Miles Of Range — But Not With The Biggest Battery
How much range is enough in an electric pickup? Nobody really knows yet, but automakers are hurling estimates at the wall in hopes of finding out. The EPA rating for the launch editions of Rivian’s R1T truck and R1S SUV have been published, and they seem pretty respectable among the rest of the options that’ll soon be available.
Read MoreSmart Is Reborn, Again, With Its Largest Vehicle Yet, A 14-Foot Electric SUV
We’ve been waiting (or maybe it’s just me) to see what Smart has been brewing up and it’s finally here. The brand is being revived yet again, not with a cutesy city car but a premium electric SUV. The Smart Concept#1 is a preview of Smart’s serious, not so playful future.
Read MoreThe World Could Use More EVs Like The Ora Cat
Here at Jalopnik we often champion affordable, attainable electric cars, because what’s the point of this whole push away from internal combustion engines if it only impacts folks with six-figure salaries? The market could use more EVs for the masses. It’s with that in mind that I submit the Ora Cat, the little electric hatchback from a sub-brand of Great Wall Motors that’s destined for Europe in 2022, and just made its local debut at the IAA show in Munich this week.
Read MoreL.A. Is Getting An Autonomous Taxi Test Fleet Of Hyundai Ioniq 5s
Boston-based autonomous tech company Motional has expanded its operations into Southern California. According a report from the L.A. Times, Motional is bringing a fleet of driverless Hyundais to L.A. Even if autonomous cars haven’t proven themselves to be safe enough for prime time yet, at least this startup is basing its effort on a car that actually looks good.
Read MoreThe Cupra UrbanRebel Concept Is The Electric Hot Hatch The World Needs Right Now
It has been a hot minute since we’ve seen anything quite this wild from a concept. Mini has been bolting big wings and wild aero to compact boy-racer hot hatches for a while, and the current JCW GP is probably about as close as you can buy right now to something this extreme. Remember when it seemed like the way to get attention in the automotive space was to build a compact sedan or hatch with a ton of power and a big wing?
Read MoreMercedes' 2023 AMG GT 63 S E Performance Hybrid Packs Over 1000 Ft-Lbs Of Torque
The first of Mercedes growing lineup of ‘E Performance’ plug-in hybrids, this week Mercedes debuted the all-new 2023 AMG GT63 S E Performance Hybrid. And yes that’s its full official name. Honestly, it could be a little longer. Let’s throw a 4Matic MAGIC BODY CONTROL badge on there for good measure.
Read MoreThe Best New Electric Car Is A Tiny Little Beast That Can Swap Batteries In 3 Minutes
Almost all the mainstream EVs on the market are sleek, fast, high-tech-looking things with operating ranges of about 200 miles or more. And while all of those are desirable traits, they don’t really do you a hell of a lot of good when you’re crawling through city traffic at 27 mph or stuck at a charger for 45 minutes.
Read MoreSubaru's First Big EV Is Almost Ready For Its Debut
Subaru is showing off some more teasers of its Solterra in the company’s latest announcement, which also gives us a clearer timeline of the release date for the BEV. The Solterra is set to go on sale in the middle of next year, and it will make it to dealers as a 2023 model.
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Tesla Really Doesn't Want You To See How Its Beta Tests Are Going
It’s been nearly a year since Tesla dissolved its PR department, and even longer since our own Jason Torchinsky started getting cabin fever from their lack of official communications. Now, we’re starting to unravel the complex web of YouTubers, Twitter users, and general stans that serves as the company’s new media wing.
Read MoreTesla Sues For Defamation Over Social Media Posts
Last year, a Chinese court found Tesla guilty of sales fraud after a Model S sold as accident-free was found to have major structural damage. Now, after losing an appeal on the case, the company is suing to have evidence of the case stricken from social media.
Read MoreTesla Is Getting Sneaky Now That The Feds Are Watching
Last month, we reported on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation into Autopilot-related Tesla collisions with emergency vehicles. Now, it seems Tesla has quietly updated their Level 2 driver assist software to detect and react to emergency vehicle lights.
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CarMax Is Making So Much Money
With used-car prices going absolutely out of control right now, used-car mega-retailer CarMax is absolutely raking in the cash. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 30, 2021.
Read MoreAmerica Just Welcomed Another Car Company Into Production
It is neat that America has been seeing new car companies not only sprout up but get cars into production. Feels like it’s been a long time. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 29, 2021.
Read MoreFord Is Feeling Itself
Ford is throwing lots of money at EVs, Tesla’s third-quarter delivery numbers are expected to be good, and Jony Ive. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 28, 2021.
Read MoreI Don't Like What Volvo's Electric Wing Is Up To
If there’s one big grift in the world of electric car startups, it’s using a SPAC to hide information usually disclosed when you go public. I had hoped Polestar, the EV offshoot of Volvo, would be different. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 27, 2021.
Read MoreSan Francisco Has A Tesla Problem
San Francisco is bracing itself for Tesla’s update to its never fully self-driving Full Self Driving feature, Volkswagen may have done a bad thing again, and Carlos Ghosn wants everyone to know he has no skin in Nissan’s game anymore. All this and more in this Friday edition of The Morning Shift for September 24, 2021.
Read MoreTesla Wants The U.S. To Do The Right Thing
Tesla wants the U.S. to raise penalties for automakers who don’t comply with fuel economy requirements, a man got a job, and Volvo is just about done with leather. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 23, 2021.
Read MoreSomething Weird Is Still Going On In Germany
I’ve been waiting decades now for hydrogen cars to become anything but a way to convince regulators you’re going green without ever actually doing anything. I might yet be waiting longer, if a fight in Germany continues. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 22, 2021.
Read MoreGM Says It Has A 'Comprehensive Action Plan' To Fix That Chevy Bolt Fire Thing
GM says new batteries are in production for the troubled Chevy Bolts, a man named Manley has a new job, and there’s a new Ford Expedition. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 21, 2021.
Read MoreFeds Slam Tesla Autopilot Again
A new day breaks and Tesla’s misleading “Full Self Driving” name hasn’t been banned by the Feds. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 20, 2021.
Read MoreElon Musk Calls Chinese Automakers The 'Most Competitive In The World'
The chip shortage took another bite out of GM, Ford is boosting F-150 Lightning production, and also Tesla. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 17, 2021.
Read MoreThe Chevy Bolt Fire Thing Has Really Been A Disaster For GM
Auto sales are bad in Europe, Rivian wants to raise billions more, and the Chevy Bolt fire thing sure seems bad. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 16, 2021.
Read MoreRivian 'First' To Build EV Pickup Decades After Ford And GM
Long after Ford and Chevy stopped making their own fully-electric pickup trucks, a startup has stepped in to take their place. This sounds familiar. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 15, 2021.
Read MoreAston Martin Is Serious About This
Aston Martin is spending all of its SUV money wisely, American dealers are being remade, and Tesla. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 14, 2021.
Read MoreBMW Pledges To Keep Prices High As Costs Drop
The chip shortage will at some point come to an end, and when it does, BMW and Daimler want to assure their shareholders that prices will not come down. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 13, 2021.
Read MoreNow The Apple Watch Guy Is Overseeing The Apple Car
What do smartwatches and cars have in common? Aside from the fact Apple is trying to make both, I’m not sure. The tech giant’s wearable software lead is taking the reins of its turbulent car project. In other news, Tesla is skirting New Mexico’s anti-direct sales laws by building a store on tribal land, and there’s actually a new Dodge for what feels like the first time in a lifetime. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Friday, September 10, 2021.
Read MoreFord Is All But Giving Up On India
Ford is mostly getting out of India, New York is banning the sale of gasoline cars, and should teens be allowed to drive semis across state lines? All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 9, 2021.
Read MoreThings Look Bad For The Apple Car
It’s possible that things are doing just fine at Apple’s beleaguered car project and that Ford is just looking to nab a headline or two poaching the head of the tech company’s program. I mean, it’s possible. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 8, 2021.
Read MoreToyota Is Finally Almost All In On Electric
Toyota is spending billions on batteries, VW is confident that it will have billions to spend as well, and Lotus. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 7, 2021.
Read MoreAmerica's EV Incentives Are A Joke
Other countries discount EVs at the point of sale. Americans wait until next tax season. All that and more in The Morning Shift for September 3, 2021.
Read MoreGenesis Is Going Very Electric, Very Soon
Genesis will lead Hyundai’s electrification efforts, Takata airbag recalls are still a thing and, surprise, the Tesla Roadster has slipped back another year. All this and more in this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift for September 2, 2021.
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Toyota (7)
The 2022 Toyota Tundra Will Use High-Tech Hardware And Software To Challenge Apple And Google
The latest Toyota Tundra has new grilles, new design, new payload ratings and even a new hybrid drivetrain. It also has a new interior, which features one of the biggest upgrades in a recent Toyota vehicle. The new Tundra will be the first Toyota model to get the reworked infotainment system the carmaker developed for its next-generation cars.
Read MoreThe 2022 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Has A Lower Payload Rating Than The Ford Ranger [Update: Maybe It Doesn't]
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Read MoreThe 2022 Toyota Tundra Is A Hybrid Pickup That Doesn't Want To Be A Work Truck
The all-new Toyota Tundra is finally here, about a decade and a half after the truck’s last redesign. Even if I dislike the term “all-new,” I think it applies here since the 2022 Tundra is Toyota’s first full-size hybrid pickup, complete with a new platform, drivetrain and design — both in and out.
Read MoreHere Are All Of The 2022 Toyota Tundra's Giant Grilles
I don’t need to tell you that pickups are bigger and more shouty about being big than they’ve ever been. The trucks are not OK and haven’t been for a while now. With the reveal of the 2022 Tundra, Toyota’s full-size has become that teensy bit more jacked, to match the ‘roid rage of its contemporaries in the field.
Read MoreThe 2022 Toyota Tundra: This Is The First New One In 15 Years
This is the third-generation Toyota Tundra. There is a twin-turbo V6 instead of the V8 for 2022, though the V6 makes 479 lb-ft of torque, which is more than the 401 lb-ft the current 5.7-liter V8 makes. There is a now a 10-speed automatic. And there is a new (very large) front grille, which seems like a troll.
Read MoreThe 2022 Toyota Tundra Debuts In Five Days. What Do You Want To Know?
The 2022 Toyota Tundra makes its public debut late on September 19, which is this Sunday night. I got to speak with its engineers at an event ahead of the launch and gleaned lots of info about the Tundra that I’ll cover in-depth, but in the meantime, what do you want to know about the new truck?
Read MoreToyota Wants You To Believe The 2022 Corolla Cross Is Not A Crossover
Slowly but surely, the Toyota Corolla Cross will take over roads in the U.S. Forgive the trite turn of phrase. It’s just that in the case of this new Corolla, there isn’t a better way to get the point across. The emphasis here is on “slowly,” because the Corolla Cross is almost unbearably slow. Despite its lack of speed, I can easily see this thing flying off dealer lots. OK, maybe rolling off lots instead.
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This Vintage Train Rotting In The Woods Of Tennessee Has A Sad Story
I recently took a junker of a $900 minivan on a road trip through Tennessee. While beating on the van off-road I came upon a mysterious train abandoned in the woods. The battered and vandalized locomotive and its cars have a sad story to tell.
Read MoreAmtrak Train Derails In Montana, Killing 3 And Injuring Over 50
On Saturday, an Amtrak train derailed in Montana, injuring over 50 and killing three. The cause is of the accident is unclear and the National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into why the train toppled over.
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Transportation (6)
United Kingdom Uber Drivers To Be Eligible For Pensions
Uber drivers in the United Kingdom have won a huge victory for their livelihoods. On Friday, Sept. 24, the ride-hailing company announced that drivers will now be auto-enrolled in a pension plan and will even receive back pay through May of 2017, The Guardian reports.
Read MoreNYC Food Delivery Workers Are About To Win Landmark Protections (Including The Right To Use The Bathroom)
Lawmakers in New York City are finally joining food delivery workers who’ve been pushing for fair standards of pay and working conditions. New York City officials will vote on a set of bills that could grant app-based food delivery workers overdue workplace protections, the first city in the country to do so. The vote is scheduled for Thursday, according to a report from the City, which refers to the slate of six bills as “landmark” legislation.
Read MoreBus Driver Shortages Are So Bad That The National Guard Is Driving Kids To School In Massachusetts
The governor of Massachusetts is calling in the National Guard to help get students to public schools due to bus driver shortages. Governor Charlie Baker announced on Monday that up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard will be deployed, with 90 of them set to start vehicle training on Tuesday.
Read MoreHow We Can Turn The Tides On Ineffective Idling Legislation
There doesn’t seem to be any simple way to combat car idling. Legislation hasn’t worked. Educational or press campaigns haven’t worked. Even automakers adding the automatic start/stop hasn’t worked, since most of those systems feature a manual override and many folks dislike the feel of a car turning off when they stop for a moment at a light. It seems like one of those problems never destined to be solved, but anyone who has walked through a sweltering New York City street packed with idling ca
Read MoreThis Neighborhood Is Completely Car Free
A new community in Arizona is being built that’s being called the first no-driving community built from the ground up in the country. As Bloomberg reports when the community, called Culdesac Tempe, opens next year, residents will be “ contractually forbidden from parking a vehicle within a quarter-mile radius of the site.”
Read MoreThis Is What International Travel Is Like Now
On my current international trip, I’ve talked about what I packed and all the COVID-19 tests I had to take, but that doesn’t quite clear up the physical act of travel through border control and on airplanes. Today, I’m going to run you through just what international travel is like now.
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Trucks (5)
We Heard From The Guy Who Designed That Fabric-Bodied Electric Off-Roading Truck
Last week I wrote about the Fering Pioneer, a dual-motor electric off-roader with a diesel range extender and, among other things, body panels made of durable canvas fabric. I had a lot of questions about the merit of a fabric body for the sort of scenarios the Pioneer is designed to tackle. This is an expensive vehicle purportedly built for use in the “remotest areas of the globe,” so surely there was some rationale for the unusual design choice.
Read MoreIt's Official: Ford Bronco Raptor Coming In 2022
I’m pretty certain we all knew this was coming, but now we all know that it’s coming. The “it” is a Raptor version of the new Ford Bronco, which will likely use the 450 horsepower, 3-liter Ecoboost V6, with Fox shocks, big tires (likely BFGoodrich KO2s), increased ride height, and, thanks to the clue of those three lights on the grille, width.
Read MoreA Startup Just Revealed A Fabric-Bodied Off-Roader And I Have So Many Questions
How do we feel about cars with fabric bodies? I ask because, to me, it’s kind of an unsettling proposition. Many fabrics turn pretty gross when exposed to the elements, and cars are exposed to nothing if not the elements. Fabric must be stretched taut to suggest any sort of shape, and the moment there’s any slack in there, it gets all baggy and ill-fitting. Cars move and twist and rattle, so you’d think that material isn’t going to hold its form forever.
Read MoreThe 2022 Chevy Silverado ZR2 Wants To Be The Most Truck
The Chevy Silverado is in the middle of its fourth generation, a truck that strives in vain every year to take down the mighty Ford F-150, but a truck that nonetheless prints a lot of money for G.M. A fifth generation is probably a few years out, which means, in the meantime, a bit of a refresh in the form of aesthetic updates and an all-new trim.
Read MoreYouTubers Destroy Hyper-Rare 'Holy Grail' Jeep Grand Cherokee For Clicks
Using a sawzall on a car is a lot of fun. Driving around in a convertible version of a car that only ever came with a hard top is even more fun. Trashing that car on jumps is the most fun. But when that car is a rare manual transmission Jeep Grand Cherokee, it’s hard not to feel just a little bit sad.
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The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Is A Reminder Of What Volkswagen Used To Be
Volkswagen isn’t the manufacturer of the wacky and comically complex cars that it used to be. It was known for cramming silly engines in everything and its obsession with diesel, but now it makes a long line of normal, boring family cars. The Volkswagen ID.4, despite being a novel vehicle, is a product of normal, safe VW. That’s changing a bit with the ID.4 AWD.
Read MoreI'm Driving The Volkswagen ID.4 AWD, What Would You Like To Know?
Volkswagen is spicing up its competent ID.4 electric SUV with a two motor, 295 HP all-wheel-drive model. The ID.4 AWD is the automaker’s latest entry into the EV market, and this week I’ll get to see how it performs. I’m going to cover what’s good and what’s weak about it but what would you like to know about the ID.4 AWD?
Read MoreThe 2021 Volkswagen Jetta GLI: What Do You Want To Know?
You may have heard of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which is a gateway drug for so many car enthusiasts, relatively affordable and classic as it is. Less fanfare is afforded the Jetta GLI, which is a living testament to why sport sedans shouldn’t die. I’m driving a 2021 GLI this week. What do you want to know?
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I Bought The Most Reliable American Car Ever Built. Now I'm Putting It To The Test
I just finished a 3,000-mile road trip from Los Angeles to upstate New York in a U-Haul truck and Mitsubishi Montero (I was helping my friend and former Jalop Andrew Collins move). Since I need to somehow get back to my house in Michigan, I had no choice but to buy a car. So on a whim, I purchased a 1965 Plymouth Valiant, and though it may look like just a standard old 1960s sedan, trust me: There was a method to my madness.
Read MoreEvery Garage Should Have A Parts Washer And You'll Be Surprised By How Cheap They Are
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked a crowfoot wrench, a tool that allows you to turn a fastener in a cramped space; a huge battery that can provide power out in the field without emissions or noise; and a propane heater, a device to keep your butt and your hands warm this coming cold season. This week’s cool tool is a parts washer. It’s an often overlooked tool that comes in handy with the dirty job of working on cars.
Read MoreI Went To Sweden And Found One Of Canada's Greatest Contributions To World War II
Last week, I wrote about how I visited Swedish supercar company Koenigsegg after bathing in the smelly Kattegat Strait. You may think that seeing such pristine, state-of-the-art machinery would make it difficult for me to appreciate rusty junkers, but then you’d be wrong. Because the following day, I fell in love with the Canadian Military Pattern truck.
Read MoreHow To Do An Oil Change For Under $20
When we’re all driving EVs, oil changes will be a thing of the past, but until then, they’re a minor annoyance that we have to deal with far too frequently, especially if we own old cars. So here’s how to save cash by doing the cheapest possible oil change.
Read MoreI Visited Supercar Company Koenigsegg After Sleeping In A Van And Bathing In The Sea
“It’s so cold!” I couldn’t help but yell as I resurfaced from the chilly Baltic Sea, having lost my glasses and wearing only underwear. I lathered soap on my body as quickly as I could, not just to escape the painfully frigid water, but because I had an appointment at Swedish supercar company Koenigsegg’s headquarters. I was running late.
Read MoreHow A Professional Welder Fixed The Absurd Manufacturing Defect Preventing My Jeep's Door From Closing
A few weeks ago over 50,000 of you read my story about how car doors are built and why my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s driver-side door refused to close. Multiple tack welds had broken, and a giant hem flange had failed, resulting in a crack and causing my door to sag so far that the latch no longer aligned with the striker. Now my Jeep is fixed thanks to a professional welder; here’s what he did.
Read MoreKeep Yourself Warm Camping And Wrenching With A Handy Propane Heater This Fall
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked a vacuum purge and refill kit that helps ensure your cooling system is tip top; a crowfoot wrench, a tool that allows you to turn a fastener in a cramped space; and a huge battery that can provide power out in the field without emissions or noise. This week’s cool tool is a propane heater, a device to keep your butt and your hands warm this coming cold season.
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