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Beyond Cars (9)

  • This Classy Camper Comes With Horns, A Playboy Magazine And... Some Flamethrowers

    Bring a Trailer is a site where you’ll find countless Porsches, tons of money and sometimes oddballs like a crashed Oldsmobile Bravada. What I don’t expect to see on the platform is a camper with more awesome than I can physically describe by typing words on a keyboard. This restored 1968 Chevrolet C20, its camper and its flamethrower longhorn hood ornament might just be the most spectacular thing ever featured on Bring a Trailer.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More

  • The GMC MotorHome Is One Of The Most Innovative RVs Ever Created

    I love to look back on the histories of General Motors’ dead divisions and platforms. I usually highlight GM’s many influential buses, but it’s time to shine a light on the mark it made on recreational vehicles. The GMC MotorHome wasn’t just innovative, but it’s a time capsule of funky 1970s design.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More

  • The Taxa Mantis Overland Is A Camping Experience You Won't Forget

    I’ve been on the move this blisteringly cold month. I started out in the Mojave Desert at the King of the Hammers, and I only just got home from scraping Harley bagger floorboards at a racetrack. Those stories are coming, but I want to kick it off with an awesome little camper that I got to spend almost a week with.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More

  • The U.S. Will Use $5 Billion To Build New EV Infrastructure

    The state of EV charging infrastructure in the U.S. is, as we in the biz say, not great. A patchwork of efforts from charging providers and auto manufacturers has left owners of electric vehicles with a mess of apps, maps, and third-party sites to sort through, just to plug in their cars. Yet, for all that complexity, most of the country still has a dearth of chargers — making EVs not just impractical, but borderline impossible to own.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Ex-SpaceX Engineers Create Self-Driving Trains To Aid Trucker Shortage

    It’s a tough time to be a trucker. If you aren’t caught for days alone on the road, then you’re left with few benefits and low wages. It’s no wonder, then, that the U.S. is currently facing a shortage of long-haul truckers. But now, one firm thinks its self-driving freight trains could be here to save the day. Whether or not it actually works, though, will remain to be seen.

    By Owen Bellwood Read More

  • Watch This Bus Fly Through The Air The Same Way Bricks Don't

    The Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed last Friday sending four cars and a large accordion bus tumbling into the ravine below. On Monday, workers used a massive crane to raise the Port Authority bus and set it back on level ground. The collapse came hours before President Biden was scheduled to give a speech in Pittsburgh about infrastructure spending.

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Boatlopnik (6)

  • A Ukrainian Sailor Tried To Sink His Russian Boss' Yacht

    A Ukrainian sailor was arrested in Mallorca, Spain on Saturday for trying to sink a yacht that belongs to a Russian CEO, who is reportedly a Russian arms dealer that supplies the Russian military. According to local news, Ultima Hora, the Spanish Civil Guard detained 55-year old Taras Ostapchuk after he opened a large valve in the yacht’s engine room and another valve elsewhere, thereby partially sinking the vessel while demanding that his coworkers abandon ship.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Luxury Cruise Line Will Sell You A Million Dollar Murphy Bed

    We’ve all seen the images of people living the van life, those care-free millennials snapping pristine photos as they live out their dreams in the back of a converted van. Well now, millionaires looking to share in this off-grid lifestyle can book their spot on a much more luxurious nomadic living experience thanks to a cruise line that is selling apartments onboard its new vessel.

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Buying (27)

  • Honda CT70H, Buick Grand National, Ariel Nomad: The Biggest Suckers On Bring A Trailer This Week

    Here on the Suckers Slideshow, we have some series favorites that seem to make appearances nearly every week. But if you’re tired of reading about Chevy K5s, rejoice — there isn’t one to be found on this most auspicious of Fridays. Instead, we’ve got a couple dark horses in the mix, vehicles we thought had topped out in price now offered from sellers determined to punish us for that optimism. Happy early weekend. Let’s see some suckers.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Dead: Acura ILX

    The introduction of Acura’s latest Integra left a big question in the minds of the brand’s fans: With a new entry-level sedan on the horizon, what would become of the compact ILX? Many assumed the ILX would simply die off, and it seems they were right — Acura has confirmed that 2022 will be the last year for its smallest sedan.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Kia Dealers Are Going To Kill The EV6

    It’s bad enough that it’s a seller’s market right now, but that advantage makes things worse when customers are being put through the wringer for simply being interested in a new model. Take what’s going on with one of the hottest new EVs on the market, the Kia EV6. Prospective EV6 buyers are reporting that dealers are putting them through unnecessary headaches — and through my own investigation, many don’t even seem to be interested in selling the EV at all. Of course, it’s mostly California de

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • Even With The New Car Supply Shortage No One Wants An Alfa Romeo

    Everyone knows it’s a bad time to buy anything, new or used. Except for an Alfa Romeo, because it’s always a good time to buy an Alfa Romeo. A few brands are still recording average transaction prices below MSRP even in this climate, and wouldn’t you know — the Italian luxury marque is at the top of the list.

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  • These Are The Brands With The Biggest Markups Right Now

    Vehicle markups don’t look as if they’re going anywhere anytime soon. Inventory-starved dealers are in an “I know what I have so I’m not budging”-mode when it comes to new car pricing. While markups are widespread, a few brands are priced a bit higher than most, with Edmunds reporting that nine auto brands have the highest markups in the industry.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • This Man Hated His Tesla Model S So Much He Traded It For A Chrysler 300

    Tesla has brand cachet. It’s really popular with Millenials and on social media where viral YouTube stars and TikTokers often make it a point to highlight the electric vehicle. And while Tesla has problems, the (unfortunate) reality is that the combination of the Supercharger network and the brand’s batteries/range makes them some of the best EVs on the market. But not everyone is wooed by Tesla. They have some quality issues that legacy automakers could never get away with nor be forgiven for.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • Someone Finally Cut The Roof Off The New Land Rover Defender

    I don’t know about you, but ever since Ford unveiled its new Bronco I thought it had one serious advantage over the Land Rover Defender, it could be ordered without a roof. Now, coach builders in The Netherlands have finally leveled the playing field with a roof-less Defender.

    By Owen Bellwood Read More

  • 2023 Acura Integra Pre-Orders Open Next Month

    The 2023 Acura Integra has been a divisive car since its first full reveal. Some have said it’s just a tarted-up Civic, or that the only true Integra is the coupe, or that Acura should have somehow just brought back the “original” third-generation car without concern for emissions, crash testing, or other modern regulations. Others have said that it’s a faithful revival of the Integra nameplate, and that it’s already earned its place in the sport compact pantheon. Neither side of the debate, how

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Buying A Car When You're Sixteen Isn't What It Used To Be

    The first car I ever bought with my own money was in 2001, when I bought a 1990 Chevy S10 for $700, bargained down from $800. It’s a common experience for American teens but one that is also apparently getting rarer and rarer. Even more so with today’s overheated used car market, according to The Wall Street Journal.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • The Alfa Romeo Tonale's NFT Service Record Is Dumb

    Earlier this week, Alfa Romeo announced the Tonale crossover. For the most part, it seems like a perfectly suitable vehicle for today’s market — a plug-in hybrid compact crossover that seats five and “Is Tall” is exactly what consumers are clamoring for. But the Tonale has something no other crossover offers: An NFT of its service history, tied to the car forever. This is extremely dumb.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Nissan's Retro Frontiers Prove Wheels Can Still Look Good

    Let’s face it: most modern wheels suck. Every car, truck, and SUV is sitting on identical black-and-silver two-tone wheels, usually with a bit of asymmetry to each spoke. Not only are the designs uninteresting, but they’re so homogenous — nothing ever stands out. Nissan, it seems, is as tired of boring wheels as we all are: The company brought three Frontiers to the 2022 Chicago Auto Show, and two retro-inspired models are wearing some pretty incredible shoes.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Actually, Nevermind, It Seems BMW Beat Tesla After All

    Cox, an Atlanta-based automotive research firm, said in January that Tesla outsold BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, and all the rest in the American luxury market last year. Except now, Experian, the credit-reporting company, says that BMW in fact beat Tesla last year, when counting new luxury car registrations in America. I don’t know what to believe anymore.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Cadillac's New GTP Prototype Will Bring The Brand Back To Le Mans

    Prototype racers: We know them, we love them, and many pine for the glory days of GTP racing from the eighties and nineties. Well, they’re in luck: IMSA is reviving the GTP class for 2023, and the competitors are already starting to roll in. Even Cadillac is on board, and today the brand teased its 2023 GTP car — one it hopes can take the crown at Le Mans.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • UK Importer Is Bringing The Ford Bronco To Buyers Across The Pond

    The Ford Bronco has always been a North American-only vehicle. With how popular the new Bronco has proven to be, I wouldn’t be surprised if buyers in other markets are hoping to get their hands on one. Luckily, one UK importer will be offering the new Broncos for sale, with a warranty, as Autocar reports.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • Chevy Blazer, Ford Mustang, Plymouth GTX: The Biggest Suckers On Bring A Trailer This Week

    The United States of America: Land of the free, home of the hilariously overpriced domestic vehicles. Since last week, American automakers have started to see some upticks in the chip supply. But as anyone shopping for cars (or consoles, graphics cards, thinly sliced crispy potatoes) can tell you, things haven’t gotten much better on the consumer side of the equation. If this week’s Suckers Slideshow is any indication, prices on everything from classic off-roaders to modern muscle are still elev

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Driving An Acura NSX Type S On A Race Track Says A Lot More Than A Spec Sheet Ever Could

    There is a point in the Acura NSX Type S accelerator pedal’s travel where the computer receives a signal that you just aren’t dicking around anymore. There’s a step point at about the three-quarter throttle mark where it takes an extra bit of shove to get past in order to open the taps and give it full beans, as they say. On my first lap of the Daytona International Speedway road course, I found that point as we exited the infield and roared up onto the banking headlong toward NASCAR Turn 1. An

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Mercedes Is Bringing Back The V8 For 2022

    It seems like just months ago that Mercedes discontinued nearly all of its V8 models in the U.S., claiming supply chain issues that forced the company to reevaluate its priorities. Well, that’s because it was just a few months ago. Since then, though, Mercedes has added a few more links to that supply chain — enough to reintroduce the V8 to the American market.

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Advice (2)

  • These Ridiculously High New And Used Car Prices Aren't Coming Down Soon, Or Maybe Ever

    It’s been two years now, and we’re all too familiar with the way pandemic has strained production lines and supply chains. The effects of the chip shortage and the cost of commercial freight have trickled into new (and used) car pricing. Dealers have been getting away with market adjustments because car supply is understandably low. The refrain we hear often about car buying is “wait it out.” It’s good advice, based on the idea that car prices can’t possibly stay this high. But they can and they

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

Culture (61)

  • Replace Your House, Boat And Bike With This Amphibious Camper Trike

    The Swiss Army Knife has stood the test of time as the ultimate multi-tool for any explorer. You can saw through wood, open a tin can and hang stuff on that weird hook thing. But now, a small engineering firm has created what it thinks could be the ultimate versatile adventuring tool: an amphibious camper trike.

    By Owen Bellwood Read More

  • Zone Out Watching The Busiest Roads In The World: Mumbai

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine is dominating the news cycle right now and while it’s a good idea to keep abreast of the conflict, it can feel disheartening to follow along without a break. So I encourage you to take a moment — even if it’s brief — from doomscrolling and just zone out while watching some of the busiest roads in the world, those of Mumbai.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • I Drove A $4M 2022 Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport And I Don't Know How To Feel

    The Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport is the fastest car I’ve ever driven. It’s expensive too, the one I drove was around $4 million dollars. From tip to tail, it’s a masterpiece. It’s fully, unequivocally worth the money. It’s an achievement the likes of which tend to inspire a certain type of guy to get wistful. Without question, it’s the most impressive car I’ve ever driven. But I can’t say I know what that means to me anymore.

    By Rory Carroll Read More

  • Jalopnik Has A Twitch Channel, And We'll Be Streaming Every Thursday Afternoon!

    Greetings! I’m coming to you on this frigid, gray morning somewhere in frigid, gray Pennsylvania, where the ice has formed a sleeve around tree branches like those weird condom things you put on a Wii Remote, to tell you that next week Jalopnik will be playing video games with cars in them live for your viewing pleasure. Yes, we’re going Twitch streaming.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

  • The Big Dumb Businesses Hoping Tesla Makes Its Big Dumb Truck

    The Tesla Cybertruck is a pretty easy vehicle to poke fun at. It’s too big, too heavy and too non-existent for anyone to actually take it seriously. Oh, it also looks really dumb. But regardless of its ridiculousness, a whole cottage industry has sprung up around its possible release, whenever that might happen.

    By Owen Bellwood Read More

  • I Bought A Diesel Manual Wagon For Cheaper Than A Cash For Clunkers Nissan Versa

    I recently dropped $2,900 on a diesel car that somehow beat the odds to be dirt cheap: a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI. This wagon wasn’t just cheaper than the Cash For Clunkers Nissan Versa that David Tracy bought, but it’s in great condition with 12 years of service records and extra parts. Here’s another example how there are still some deals in this garbage market.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More

  • The Honda CR-V And Honda Accord Are Being Investigated For 'Phantom Braking'

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a problem with Honda’s emergency braking system. The problem could affect more than 1.7 million cars from Honda, which have started acting like some Teslas by braking without warning and without obstructions in their path. The NHTSA investigation claims that there are 278 complaints, and six of these resulted in minor injuries.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Cops Continue To Make Sideshows Seem Cooler Than They Are

    A sideshow attended by hundreds of people in an industrial area outside of Toronto last week ended up with some very cool cinematography, courtesy of the Durham Regional Police Service. Now police are appealing to anyone who attended the sideshow to come forward, probably just so they can claim this sick footage for their car’s Instagram page... right?

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  • An Artist Blew Up A Lamborghini To Sell Its Parts As NFTs

    NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, seem inescapable these days. If it isn’t weird-looking monkeys and hexagonal Twitter profile pictures, it’s NFT-based cocktail menus or car service records. All pretty dumb, but all fairly inoffensive. Now, an artist called Shl0ms has destroyed a perfectly good Lamborghini to sell its parts as NFTs. And that seems like a step too far.

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  • Phoenix Is An Unlikely Hub Of Car Culture

    For one reason or another I seem to find myself in Phoenix, Ariz. at least a couple times per year. We have friends who live in the city, sometimes car and motorcycle launches will be held here, or I’m just driving through on my way to somewhere else with a couple of days to kill. This week I’m in town to visit said friends while en route to Radwood Austin this weekend. Every time, without fail, Phoenix and the surrounding areas (Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Glendale, etc.) always seem to

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  • Blip: Car Spotting On Television

    I’ve been slow to get into the Hulu series, Only Murders in the Building. Having had a little extra free time (and an extra day off) this weekend, I finally put it on and my, it’s a quirky little show. The insanely great casting alone helps as well including the likes of Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Nathan Lane and Tiny Fey.

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  • The Sunshine Special: The First True Presidential Limousine

    One of the most evocative symbols of the modern American Presidency is the presidential state car. The image of a black American limousine with the national and presidential flags mounted on each side of the hood is as synonymous with the office as “Hail to the Chief,” the two-century-old presidential anthem. Today on Presidents’ Day, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the first purpose-built presidential state car 85 years after it was commissioned.

    By Ryan Erik King Read More

  • I'm Heading Back To Driver's Ed.

    In the latest installment in “Owen learns how to do his job,” I went for a driving lesson. It’s all part of my plan to seamlessly blend into America without anyone noticing I don’t really belong here. (Fancy an Irn Bru from an aluminium can anyone?) It went well, apart from a few glaring differences for which I think I’d fail my test if I did them in the UK.

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  • Ottawa Freedom Convoy Protest Is A Perfect Example Of Why We Should Ban Cars And Trucks From Cities

    Air pollution, sound pollution, pedestrian safety, quality of life and the health of fellow citizens — all of these issues have been thrown into the consciousness of the people of Ottawa and their supporters around the world. Over the last few weeks, their city was made unbearable for residents thanks to honking trucks crowding their roads and poisoning their air with diesel fumes.

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  • Florida Woman Tries To Outrun Bike Cop By Riding Away On Suitcase

    A news outlet in Florida has discovered footage of a bizarre police chase inside the Orlando International Airport. The body cam footage retrieved by WKMG shows a woman riding a motorized suitcase fleeing from police after being denied permission to board because she was too drunk. Indeed, airports are out of control right now.

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  • Let's Talk About Rally English, The Motorsport-Inspired Accent

    Do you know what “Rally English” is? If you regularly consume motorsport — ideally rallying, though the Finnish people tend to excel in various trials of piloting things moving quickly — you’ve surely heard Rally English, but you may not have known it was a thing with a name. I grew up watching Marcus Grönholm and Tommi Mäkinen dominate the World Rally Championship years before I knew who Kimi Räikkönen was. All three drivers were champions in their respective disciplines; they also all spoke wh

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  • You Can Now Brag About How Many Times Your Uber Driver Gave You A Five-Star Rating

    Uber will disclose rider ratings in detail starting Wednesday and let its users see how many stars drivers have given them after a ride. Yes, your Uber driver is judging you, and now you can see a breakdown of your average rating. There’s always been a rating in the app that applies to both Uber drivers and riders, and the ratings have become something of a point of pride and derision, too — the specifics have just been invisible to riders before.

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  • This Chart Will Tell You What Kind Of Space-Based Sci-Fi You're About To Watch Just By Looking At The Main Ship

    The other day, I was scrolling through Netflix, looking for a distraction from all the pain of my hair and all my terrible car opinions, seeking out some quality space-travel-focused sci-fi, because I love that crap. As I was scrolling, looking at the thumbnails of the various movies and shows and whatever, I realized something: when those thumbnails showed a picture of a spaceship, you could almost instantly know, generally, what that show or movie was about. I mean it! Here, let me show you.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Here's What The World's Cheapest Electric Car Is Like To Drive

    You’ve all been so very patient, but, finally, it’s time. The world’s cheapest new electric car you can buy has been ordered from Alibaba, shipped over from China, trucked to my house, unboxed, and now it’s finally time to see if this ridiculous thing actually drives. Are you excited? Of course you are; you’re human. So go ahead and watch that video up there and see for yourself.

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  • Unboxing The World's Cheapest New Car Reveals It's So Much Better Than You Think

    It’s been months since I first had this ridiculous idea to buy the cheapest car I could find on Alibaba, and there’s been so much convincing the bosses, fees to be paid, paperwork to be filled out, logistics to be handled, and just getting it from the warehouse to my house in David’s wonderfully janky-ass J10 pickup (which we’ll cover more later) that the idea that it’s finally here hasn’t even really sunk in. But here it is, and we just now pulled the damp cardboard off the Changli, and, oh boy

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • This Is The Definitive Classification Guide To Car Door Handles

    Have you ever been communicating with a friend via semaphore flags, trying to describe the door handle of a car, but then collapsed from exhaustion trying to describe the handle? Of course you have. We all have. Luckily, this is another problem I’ve solved, thanks to this definitive taxonomy of car door handles. You’re welcome.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • We Lived In The VW California Camper Van For 24 Hours And Things Got Weird

    Urinating out of a door, begging pedestrians for food, quizzing each other on the contents of a 1980 Buick sales brochure. These are just a few of the deeply bizarre things that the two of us, locked in a Volkswagen California T6.1 camper van for 24 hours, were led to do as madness set in hard. Watch us slowly drift farther and farther from sanity in VW’s tiny house-on-wheels.

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  • David Tracy And Jason Torchinsky Are Leaving Jalopnik: It's Time To Say Goodbye

    Sixteen years; 9,000 articles; a cabinet full of oily dishes; a bumper made of canned ham; clothes covered in used motor oil; squid cars. Jason Torchinsky and David Tracy have had an incredible run at Jalopnik, and now it’s time for them to say farewell. Yes, they’re leaving Jalopnik, but they’re not leaving you. This will all make sense very soon.

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  • Buying Hot Wheels Has Become Almost As Hard As Buying An Actual Car

    When was the last time you saw pegs stacked with Hot Wheels at your local big box retailer of choice? I’d estimate it was about nine months ago that I started noticing every Walmart and Target in my immediate vicinity licked clean of die-cast miniatures. This wasn’t particularly surprising over the holiday season, but we’re in February now, and the toy car aisle anywhere I go pretty much looks just like the one at the top of this post: shelves full of those five packs nobody seems to want, but t

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  • The Supreme Airstream Is A Fashion Accessory You Can Shower In

    New York-based streetwear brand Supreme has been slapping its bright red logo on clothes and accessories since 1994. Over the years, it has garnered a dedicated following thanks to its regular drops of new products and styles. Now, it’s hoping to add outdoor enthusiasts to its following, as it has created a Supreme-branded Airstream travel trailer.

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  • Polestar Is Having A Moment

    Polestar is on the attack, Jeep has a “trail-rated” scooter, and Audi. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 15, 2022.

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  • VW Things Had A Real Moment In Super Bowl Ads

    I don’t usually like to write too much about Super Bowl commercials, because, you know, screw ‘em. I’m not here to advertise for any carmaker or crypto whatever or medicated shoe insoles or whatever they’re talking about. However, I am honor-bound to report to you when mainstream culture intersects with weird car culture, and that happened in not one but two — which, is, according to some sources, nearly double one — Super Bowl commercials. Let’s see what’s going on.

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  • Picking A Super Bowl Winner Solely By The Quarterbacks' Cars

    Super Bowl LVI will kickoff at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in less than two hours. Los Angeles Rams will take on the Cincinnati Bengals to decide the championship of the National Football League. The Rams have the unique opportunity of claiming the Vince Lombardi Trophy in their home stadium.

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  • VW Of The 1960s And 1970s Owes You An Apology For Not Making An Amphibious Type 3

    Every few years, I wake up bolt upright from a deep slumber, absolutely dripping with sweat, urine, saliva — whatever I can squeeze out of pores or orifices. When this happens I’m in a very panicked state, as I once again realize that Volkswagen — the company that built more amphibious vehicles than anyone — never commercialized an amphibious car. Last time this happened, I wrote about how they should have made an amphibious Thing/Type 181. This time, my focus is the VW Type 3.

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  • Convergent Evolution Reminder: Cybertruck And This Mercury Concept Car

    Convergent evolution is a well-known concept in biology, where organisms starting from different points seem to arrive at the same general design for living. It’s why there’re so many crabs. This happens all the time in the automotive world, too — ever see an early ‘80s Volkswagen Golf, Dodge Omni, and Ford Fiesta next to one another? Sometimes, though, when a vehicle’s main point is how “different” it looks, it’s fun to realize how nothing is ever as new as you think. Like the Tesla Cybertruck

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  • We Want To Find This 3-Story V6 Engine, And We Need Your Help To Do It

    If you’ve spent any time road tripping, you know this country is home to numerous giant-sized versions of regular items. I myself just happened upon a giant barrel that serves snacks. That barrel was made in Flint, MI and today we come to you, Jalops asking for help finding another giant item with a flint connection: A three-story tall V6 engine built for the short-lived AutoWorld theme park.

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  • This Isn't Really A Bumper

    Even though most of my leisure time is spent hanging out at various taillight enthusiast bars/social clubs/bathhouses/etc., I am happy to say I’m also welcome at most community’s bumper-focused subcultural hangouts, thanks to the generous amount of attention I’ve given to bumpers over the years. Recently, I was having a drink at the Overrider, the Southeast’s seventh-best bumper-themed bar, when a pair of Five-Milers approached me, aggressively.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Singer's Next Project Is A Tribute To The 930 Turbo That's Far Less Likely To Kill You

    Singer Vehicle Design is a Porsche specialist with a specialty: naturally aspirated, 964-generation 911s. The company’s remained comfortably entrenched in that narrow lane for more than a decade now. In the off chance it turns up with something outside it, people take notice. In other words, it’s a big deal that Singer’s finally decided to do up a turbocharged 964. It’s called the Turbo Study.

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  • Get Ready To Pay More For Car Insurance

    My car insurance is up for its semiannual renewal this month, and, when GEICO sent me the bill, it contained an unpleasant surprise: An increase of about $70 on the six-month premium, which was annoying. Apparently, I’m not alone.

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  • Yes, You Can Hoon An Acura NSX In The Snow On All-Season Tires

    I’d already accepted my invitation to a Bridgestone Winter Driving School event when the company’s press officer sent me an email to let me know that, while I’d have a chance to drive solo, I’d need to have an instructor in the car with me in order to drive the Acura NSX. I read that email a few times in shock before it finally sunk in: I’d be driving an NSX on snow. It wasn’t until I arrived at the event that I received my next bit of information: The NSX wouldn’t be equipped with snow tires. O

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  • What Automaker's Lineup Would Make The Best Superhero Team?

    Here’s an important question for you: If you had to pick a carmaker’s lineup from one era, and think of their model names as possible superheroes, what company — and in what era — would have the best superhero team? I think there’s a lot of possibilities here, but there’s one lineup that I think stands out.

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  • Blip: A Wild Rover, Spotted In The Woods

    Look how that woman and her Dalmatian are standing there. It looks like they were just walking in the woods when, holy shit, they managed to spot an elusive 1966 Rover 2000, in its natural habitat, grazing on squirrel entrails.

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  • Forget The Freedom Convoy: More People Need To Know About The On-To-Ottawa Trek

    There’s this little event going on in Canada right now, I don’t know if you’ve heard about it, called the Freedom Convoy: A bunch of truckers and their supporters drove from Vancouver to Ottawa, straight across Canada, to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. It’s turned into a whole thing, leading to the complete shutdown of Canada’s capital as well as several important international border crossings.

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  • Blip: The Lincoln For Aliens

    Back in the 1980s, Lincoln was looking to expand to new markets, so they set their sights on Beta Tarquania, the second planet of the Tarquanian system, which had a population of tall, wealthy, liquid-mercury-skinned beings and a society based on comfortable, quiet travel to and from airports.

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  • These Are 8 Of The Best Cars Of Ozark (So Far)

    In a rare Blackstock family foray into popular culture, my husband and I have been streaming Ozark, the Netflix series about a family involved in money laundering for the Mexican drug cartel. In between being stressed and exhausted by the chaos, and emotional twists and turns, my man and I have been admiring the cars — which my husband has dubbed “the best of the Midwest.”

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  • Chevy's Bean Counters Turned The Vega's Taillights Into Tail Liars

    The Chevy Vega is often considered one of the true genuine shitboxes ever to befoul America’s roads, and with good reason. Though attractive enough, it was plagued with engineering, build quality, and materials issues that added up to create something truly universally disappointing to people of all walks of life. I’m sure most of you hold the car in some degree of contempt. Well, if you have any degrees left on your contemptometers, you might want to crank it up a couple of ticks to account for

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  • Blip: Grrrrr Splash

    Look how angry and determined this tiny Peugeot looks, splashing through that mud. This thing was sold as a European city car, with a little 954cc engine, so I especially like seeing it in this context, where maybe someone got tired of their daily commute to an office job in Lyons and figured they’d just go mudding instead.

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  • Subaru Owner Finds Her Car Muddy One Day, Then A Naked Dude In The Trunk

    Cars are very personal things. That’s why it feels so unsettling when you realize someone has been in your car, unknown and unbidden. It’s more personal than, say, trespassing on property. Of course, there’s degrees to how bad this can be. Finding your car, say, rifled through is no fun, but finding your driver’s seat slathered in mud is a lot worse, and I think we’d agree finding a confused naked dude in the trunk beats pretty much everything. I bet a TikToker named Bethany Coker may agree, sin

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  • Blip: Welcome, Mustardy Saffron, Capitol Of Yellownia

    Do you know the Ford 20M and 26M? They were Ford of Germany products, and used to be named as the Taunus. But mostly I wanted to show you this picture because of the color palette, which is so fiercely mustard/yellow/golden/brownish/saffronic that it’s making me dizzy. It’s a good think those dogs are Dalmatians; you’d lose a Golden Retriever in that jaundiced miasma so fast.

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  • See If You Can Figure Out What This Thing Is And Why It Is

    In modern life, real mysteries are quite few and far between. We live in a very explored world, a world of easy and ubiquitous access to information, so the sensation of being truly baffled is one that’s not terribly common. That’s why I encourage all of you to really savor those moments of delightful bafflement. Really lose yourself in the glorious, unknowable confusion of it all. It can be really enjoyable. That’s why I invite you all to consider the case of this numinously baffling car.

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  • The Shipping Backlog Is Costing Companies So Much, They're Considering Bringing Production Back West

    The logistical nightmare caused by the pandemic and subsequent high costs of shipping goods from Asia is making companies reconsider local production. At the very least, companies are thinking about “shortening supply chains” by bringing production back West, as Bloomberg reports. We may be seeing the start of a reshoring and near-shoring movement, with some companies already restarting production in the EU, the U.S. and Mexico.

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  • Lewis Hamilton's F1 Car Has Its Own Lego Set, But He's Not In It

    Lego’s new Speed Champions series for 2022 is pretty great across the board, and covers a wide gamut of cars — from oldies like the Ferrari 512 M prototype and Lamborghini Countach LP5000 Quattrovalvole to new stuff, like the Lotus Evija and Aston Martin Vantage GT3. Likely the most popular addition to the roster will be the Mercedes-AMG W12 E Performance, Merc’s F1 challenger from 2021, sharing a pack with the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar. It also comes with two minifigs, neither of whom a

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  • Blip: Important Fact Reveal About Late Edsels

    I had no idea that late Edsel—as in 1960, after they got rid of their oft-mocked ‘horsecollar’ or ‘vulva’-shaped grille—had an optional underdash A/C unit that mimicked the look of the car’s new grille. Clever!

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  • Finally, A Mitsuoka Rock Star For Me And You

    If someone asked you to describe a Corvette with adjectives, which would you choose? American? Sporty? Left-hand drive? Sure, these days the Corvette is available in right-hand drive configuration, but that’s merely a recent trend that started with the C8. For a boutique manufacturer like Japan’s Mitsuoka looking to send its Vette-aping, Miata-based Rock Star out with a bang, there was but one thing left to do: Flip the wheel and pedals over.

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  • Blip: Standards Of Luxury

    When I was a kid, our big family car—other than our ‘68 semi-automatic Beetle—was a 1973 Ford Country Squire wagon, complete with wood paneling. The up-market Mercury version, the Grand Marquis, informed my larval brain about what “luxury” was because I could compare it directly to our old Country Squire.

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Car Design (5)

  • The Latest BMW Art Car Is Trading The Museum Exhibit For The Open Road

    The BMW Art Car is back, or rather Art Cars plural, because BMW will finally make its long-standing art project a production model instead of a one-off. Granted, this latest Art Car will see a limited run of only 99 vehicles, but that’s still more than in years past. My hope is that someone will scoop one of these up and daily drive it, maybe even refill its blinker fluid regularly. One can dream.

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  • The Mid-Engined Clio V6's Beginnings Were Way More Humble Than You'd Think

    About a year ago I was doing research on cars Porsche helped design on a consultancy basis, and I came across the Renault Clio V6 Renault Sport. I’ve always loved that Clio, but never before had I stopped to think about how ridiculous it was that the damn thing was ever made. A mid-engined, rear-wheel drive hatchback with a V6 in the cargo area built not for homologation purposes like the old 5 Turbo, but simply because Renault thought “why not?” It made no practical sense, and yet nearly 3,000

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  • Rolls-Royce Redesigns Their Flying Lady To Be More Aero And Reminds Us She Never Had Wings

    When I first heard that Rolls-Royce was redesigning their famous mascot, the Spirit of Ecstasy, I assumed it was related to why the candymaker M&M/Mars had to redesign their famously sex-positive green M&M: Society was trying to move away from corporate mascots people want to bone all the time. It turns out that this isn’t the case at all! The reason is that Rolls-Royce wanted to make this small human figure standing on the front of their cars more aerodynamic, specifically for future Rolls-Royc

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  • The VW ID. Buzz Doesn't Seem To Have A Frunk But That's Okay

    One of my idiosyncratic personal requirements of a modern EV is that it really should offer storage at both ends, front and rear. That means it needs a trunk up front, or as, they’re known in the slang of hardcore enclosed-vehicle-storage fetishists, a frunk. Volkswagen’s ID.4 EV does not offer a frunk, something I went out of my way to not just complain about, but solve, and it appears that the ID. Buzz, VW’s re-born Type 2 Microbus, lacks a front trunk as well. But in the case of the bus, I th

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Concept Cars (1)

  • The DS E-Tense Performance Is A Formula E Racer Disguised As A Road Car

    We’re often told that motor racing is all about showcasing cutting edge technology that will eventually trickle down into the cars us normal humans drive. And while Mercedes may be about to put an F1 engine in its AMG Project One hypercar, we haven’t yet seen that happen in Formula E. That was, at least, until DS announced its latest concept car.

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Crashes and Safety (9)

  • Million Dollar Lamborghini Crushed After Delivery Truck's Brakes Fail

    Many people treat Lamborghinis like the rare works of art that they are, keeping them off the streets and sealed away in safety. But one Lambo owner in California will have woken up wishing they took that approach, as the Aventador that lived in their driveway has been destroyed by an out of control delivery truck.

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  • Rising Traffic Deaths In The U.S. Are Not From Accidents, But From Car Crashes That Can Be Prevented

    Traffic deaths in the U.S. are increasing at a rate that population growth cannot account for alone. The spike in traffic deaths has forced the Department of Transportation to consider big policy changes that sound empty but may actually help, according to a new book by Jessie Singer. Even if goals like “zero traffic deaths” seem naive, Singer says these policies can make a difference.

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  • This Guy May Be The Most Distracted Driver Of All Time

    The man you see here is Mason James Cowgill, a former delivery driver in the UK who was just sentenced to eight months in prison for causing a crash while drinking on the job. North Yorkshire Police released the footage of Cowgill’s wild ride on Monday and I got to say, it would almost be impressive if it weren’t so incredibly dangerous for himself and everyone on the road.

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  • This Honda Accord Crash Shows Why You Shouldn't Engage Aggressive Drivers

    We’ve all had our fair share of run-ins with overly aggressive drivers. Whether it’s passing on the right, Jersey sliding to an exit, or just weaving between lanes like a high-speed Office Space commute, nearly everyone can name a time they’ve seen another driver doing something genuinely unsafe. When two aggressive drivers meet, however, the consequences can be be even more severe — as this footage of a Ford Raptor and Honda Accord shows.

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Crime (6)

  • A Stolen Party Bus Led Police On A High-Speed Chase

    If you’re on the run from authorities, I can see why you’d need something — anything — to get away in. But I feel like you’d want something that didn’t stand out, or something with a lot of speed. But a party bus? You might as well wear a sign that says “please lock me up.” That’s what’s going to happen to one woman, as local Southern California news outlets report that she stole a party bus before leading police on a chase across Southern California.

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  • Over $200,000 In Vehicles And 33 Keys Were Stolen From A North Carolina Dealership

    Thefts like smash-and-grabs have been on the rise across the country. Auto thefts have also spiked during the pandemic, with brazen car thieves stealing vehicles straight from the dealership. It happened to one local Greensboro, North Carolina-area dealer, that had over $200,000 in vehicles was stolen and nearly all the dealer’s keys, Fox 8 reports.

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  • Black FedEx Driver Says He Was Chased And Shot At By Two White Men

    Being chased and shot at while doing anything is terrifying, especially if you’re being chased and shot at because of the color of your skin, while just doing your job. A FedEx driver in Mississippi says he experienced just that as he was chased and shot at by two white men while making deliveries, NBC News reports.

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  • The NYPD Is Trying To Prevent Officers Being Punished For Severe Misconduct

    In 2019, writer Eric Umansky watched a New York City Police Department car hit a teenager before lining up a group of young Black boys against a wall, arresting them without provocation. The Civilian Complaint Review Board confirmed that the NYPD officers acted unlawfully. And yet the NYPD is still refusing to punish officers who engage in severe misconduct, a new ProPublica article reports.

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Entertainment (12)

  • Was Anyone Really Asking For Another Bullitt Movie?

    If there’s one thing moviegoers in 2022 are clamoring for, it’s cinematic universes built around late-sixties police procedurals. Nothing beats that classic combination of wooden acting, bland characters, and editing that makes one question the legitimacy of the 1969 Academy Awards. Thankfully, the great minds at Warner Bros are reportedly investing good money into making those dreams a reality by bringing on Steven Spielberg to direct a new Bullitt movie.

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  • Grid Legends Is Pure, Playable Motorsport Spectacle In The Best Way

    The temperature outside is beginning its slow creep upward toward something tolerable, Formula 1 teams have all unveiled their cars for the upcoming campaign, and the new season of Drive To Survive — plus that new MotoGP docuseries — are merely weeks away. Racing’s nearly back, and it feels great.

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  • Toyota Has Introduced An Exciting New Way To Get A PS5 For Gran Turismo 7

    Excited for Gran Turismo 7? Have a PlayStation 5? I’m willing to be plenty of people reading this answered those two questions in alternate ways. Particularly the “yes,” followed by “no” way. If you answered the other way around, cool I guess? I’m not sure why you’re reading this story, but you do you.

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  • A Job Listing Has Everyone Thinking A New Midnight Club Could Be In Development

    Long before Rockstar Games turned Grand Theft Auto into a racing game so it could start charging people $20 each time they wanted to buy an off-brand JDM classic and all the relevant mods, it had a series called Midnight Club. Midnight Club was great. You paid $50 — or as little as $20 for the biggest game in the series, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix — and got access to as many virtual Skylines and Supras as you liked. It was a different time.

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  • Sony Trained An AI To Be So Good At Gran Turismo It Started Driving Like A Total Jerk

    If you want to be really good at something, you pretty much do it as frequently as possible for as long as possible, making headway little by little until you achieve the desired result. Training an artificial intelligence model isn’t terribly different, and that’s basically how a team at Sony AI — the tech giant’s research division — taught its agent Sophy to be the fastest in the world at Gran Turismo. Also much like humans, the better Sophy got at GT, the more it was kind of a jerk about it.

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  • Grid Legends' Multiplayer Might Just Be The Greatest Thing About It

    Most of the buzz around Grid Legends, due out Feb. 25, has been focused around its Driven To Glory story mode. While Driven To Glory will likely entertain those who reveled in every tense exchange between Formula 1 team bosses in Drive To Survive, for me it’s Grid Legends’ multiplayer that’s secretly the star of the show.

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  • Gran Turismo 7 Might Let You Frankenstein A 911 GT3 Engine Into A Beetle

    Personally, I’m still coming down from last Wednesday’s State Of Play deep dive into Gran Turismo 7, which consisted of more than 30 minutes of very pretty 4K car footage and answered loads of my nerdy questions. But amid all the enthusiasm, it seems Polyphony Digital quietly snuck something into the trailer I missed, that more and more fans are noticing. That old Beetle up there doesn’t have a Beetle engine in it.

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  • I Raced iRacing's LA Coliseum So You Don't Have To

    When NASCAR mentioned late last year that iRacing helped develop the quarter-mile short track at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, I knew that it was only a matter of time until the stadium speedway would be available for users on the popular racing simulation. Last week, the venue for this weekend’s Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum became available for purchase.

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  • The Halo Warthog Is The Most Important Vehicle In Video Games

    The Halo series has been popping up in automotive news circles recently, after an early-aughts Chevy Tahoe showed up in a trailer for the games’ upcoming TV series. That little bit of car casting inspired a mod for the Master Chief Collection’s version of Halo 3, replacing the Warthog in the game’s climactic Warthog Run sequence with the sturdy SUV. That video, in turn, inspired some debate within the Jalopnik Slack channel about the most important video game car — and why it’s inarguably the Wa

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  • This Real Life Gran Turismo 4 Video Is The Most Charming Thing You'll Watch All Day

    One of the best parts about Jalopnik is that cool people reach out to us all the time about fun stuff they’re building or doing with cars. A few days ago, one such reader emailed me a link to a video he made about autocrossing his Mazda3 Turbo. Only, it’s not just a watch-me-go-fast dash cam video; it’s a full on real-life tribute to Gran Turismo 4.

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  • Gran Turismo 7 Is Designed To Inspire The Next Generation Of Car Enthusiasts Just As It Inspired You

    With exactly 30 days between now and March 4, Gran Turismo 7 is firmly in the home stretch. That’s exciting and pretty unexpected. Save for the initial delay from a vague release sometime in 2021 — which never seemed all that certain anyway — Polyphony Digital announced one release date for GT7 and kept it. In anticipation, Jalopnik was fortunate enough to enjoy an early look at the State Of Play presentation streamed to the public on Wednesday and attend a live Q&A with series creator Kazunori

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Events (2)

  • Here Are The Wildest Tuner Cars At Tokyo Auto Salon 2022

    While all the new unveilings at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon are well and nice, the real appeal of this show comes from the various tuners on show. While previous Tokyo Auto Salons had had a fair mix of serious performance mods and laugh-out-loud creations, this year’s installment was slightly more on the serious, commercial side of things. There were no Mazda RX-8s dressed up as bees, no cars with a replica of Osaka Castle on top. While most of the show went for a more grown up tone, there were a

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  • Here Are The Wildest Mainstream Cars That Came Back To Tokyo Auto Salon For 2022

    We’re back at Tokyo Auto Salon! After a hiatus during 2021, for obvious reasons, the silliest auto show in Japan is back smaller than ever. Fewer people, fewer exhibitors, and fewer bonkers things in general. The decrease in number of people this year is a welcome change as the last Tokyo Auto Salon, held in 2020, seemed to be something of a super spreader event. There isn’t any concrete proof, but I did get horrendously sick the week after. Hopefully that won’t be the case for this year’s outin

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Ford (5)

  • CarMax Wants $23,000 For A 12-Year-Old Ford Ranger

    The car market right now may be best described by Sofi Tukker, but some prices are still absurd enough to elicit genuine shock and horror. Usually, though, those prices are limited to new-car dealer markups or certain prestige auction sites. Now a new player has entered those hallowed high-price halls: A 2010 Ford Ranger, for which CarMax wants $23,000.

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  • Ford Keeps Sending The Bronco To Dealers Who Mark Up Prices, While Reservation Holders Are Told To Wait [Update: Statement From Ford]

    Good things come to those who wait. At least, that’s the idea behind reserving a car that’s a long time away from being delivered — if it’s ever delivered at all. When Ford opened reservations for the redesigned Ford Bronco in 2020, the carmaker invited buyers to pay a deposit for a place in what would turn out to be a very long line. But some people who reserved a Bronco two years ago are losing their place in that line, because Ford keeps adjusting the order of its Bronco deliveries, as Bloomb

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  • This Bronco Manufacturing 'Misbuild' Might Make A Cool Option

    Manufacturing cars is hard. It’s so damn hard, they’re all made with so very many parts, some of which are just so damn tiny, and they all have to fit together just the right way — it’s amazing we’re able to pull it off as well as we do, by the millions, day after day. Of course, mistakes happen, and sometimes those mistakes make it out of the factory, and then we get to see them and enjoy a sedate if slightly cruel chuckle. This Bronco provides us with just that.

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  • The Ford Maverick Is Doing Great, Thanks For Asking

    Here in the United States, bigger is often shorthand for better. We want more space, more cargo capacity, more towing and more ride height. In that spirit, many saw the new Ford Maverick as doomed from the start — its small, fuel-efficient, car-like design is everything Americans don’t like in a truck. After last month’s sales numbers, however, it seems the Maverick is an absolute hit.

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Ford Trucks (1)

Found For Sale (19)

  • This Impeccable Roadster Is A Rare American Le Mans Homologation Special

    Spring is on the horizon and convertible season is about to begin. If you’re looking for a drop top, put down that Sawzall and take a look at this absolute beauty. This 1953 Cunningham C-3 Cabriolet was built to satisfy the 24 Hours of Le Mans homologation rules and one man’s dreams to race. I can’t stop staring at this charming vehicle.

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  • Jerry Seinfeld's Porsche Carrera GT Is Going Up For Auction

    The Carrera GT is famous for a lot of things. It spent years as the apex of Porsche’s performance pantheon, and was the only road-going P-car to ever house a V10 engine. It made over 600 horsepower, took a mere three and a half seconds to reach 60 mph, and its roof came off to let in more of that gorgeous engine note.

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  • The Venturi 300 Atlantique Is A French Supercar You've Likely Never Heard Of

    I’ve been talking a lot about cars that you can and really should import to America. There are some real gems just begging to be brought here and I’ve found yet another. For about $113,000 you can own this 1997 Venturi 300 Atlantique. It’s a 1 of 57 supercar sometimes compared to Lotus from an obscure French company.

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  • This Radical Dually Van Has Real Exhaust Stacks And A 60-Gallon Tank

    I think I might have just found what is probably one of the greatest vans ever built. This 1991 Ford Econoline 350 is a dually conversion van. That alone would be radical enough, but the seller then added functional semi truck exhaust stacks and a massive 60-gallon fuel tank. It’s almost the most perfect van you’ll ever see.

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  • Is This The World's Most Clapped-Out Bugatti Veyron?

    When you think of high-dollar, high-intensity supercars like the Bugatti Veyron, your mind probably goes to one of two places: Videos of cars being pushed to their limits on British motoring programmes or the mental image of these beasts locked in cages, being traded between billionaires like diamond-encrusted Pogs.

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  • A Dealership Is Selling Two Incredible One-Off Lotus Concept Cars

    Do you ever wonder what happens to a concept car after it’s done touring shows? Many meet the crusher while luckier ones get shuffled into a warehouse. The luckiest get to spend time in a museum. Some, like this 335 HP V8 Lotus Etna and this Lotus M200 Speedster, are yours for the taking.

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  • Here's Your Chance To Buy Juan Manuel Fangio's Personal 300 SL Roadster

    It’s not something that happens very often, but occasionally a car is more than just a car. There is a point where rubber, aluminum, steel, and leather become a piece of history, a record of the existence of a human and their significance, their relationship together. This 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster is one of those cars that is more than a car. This SL was presented to legendary racer Juan Manuel Fangio as a retirement gift from Mercedes-Benz, the company for which he won his second and

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  • Citroën's Failure Of A Group B Rally Special Is Some Real Eye Candy

    I’m getting the urge to import another car again. This time I want something different, something European. While eyeballing total beater Renault Twingos I’ve come across a fantastic import that’s already made its way here. This 1987 Citroën BX 4TC allows you to live out your Group B rallying dreams, but in something a bit different than you’d expect.

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  • Someone Crammed A 303 HP LS4 V8 Into The Back Of A Geo Metro

    The Geo Metro is an oft-forgotten economy car that seemingly only gets dredged up in discussions about fuel economy or when you see one still on the road. A man in Wisconsin is giving you another reason to remember the Metro, for he managed to turn one into an absolute monster with the power of an LS4 V8 behind the front seats.

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  • Here's Your Chance To Own One Of The Most Significant Toyota Race Cars Of All Time

    Next month during the famed Amelia Island concours weekend in Florida, high end auction house Gooding & Co. will offer the world’s wealthiest an opportunity to fight over one of the most significant racing cars of Toyota’s history. Only three Shelby American Toyota 2000GT C Production racers were ever built and raced, and this is one of them. Regular road-going 2000GTs tend to sell at or near seven figures, so you can easily expect this one to sell deep into the millions.

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  • This Double-Dually, Twin-Turbo Monster Is Not For The Faint Of Heart, Or Anyone, Really

    There’s a lot for sale on the internet – including millions of cars, trucks and SUVs. However, there is only one double-dually, twin-turbo, 1,400 HP Chevy Silverado with the front end of a Cadillac Escalade for sale. Have you ever seen something so beautifully distasteful it’s come all the way back around to being cool? Of course you haven’t. That is, until now.

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  • Someone Needs To Save This Maserati Merak But It Can't Be Me

    It’s probably unwise to search eBay listings with the word “Project” in the heading, but it’s the middle of winter and I have nothing better to do. It’s probably a worse idea to make that query and then click on and seriously consider bidding on a 46-year-old Franco-Italian sports car that has been sitting inoperable for nearly as long as I’ve been alive. I definitely do not need to buy this rusty bucket of a Maserati Merak, but how cool would it be to have one of Giugiaro’s best designs, even a

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Hyundai (1)

  • Hyundai Faces Backlash In India After Kashmir Tweet

    Back in my college days, I was a marketing major. I took class after class on things like corporate identity, brand voice, and how to properly consider your target demographic in all forms of company communication. Out of all the various lessons I learned in those years, one big one has always stuck with me: “If possible, try to avoid injecting your brand into a nearly century-long geopolitical dispute.” Hyundai, it seems, missed that day in school.

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Jalopnik Explains (1)

  • The Comprehensive Guide To Subaru Engines

    So you’re interested in buying a Subaru. Maybe you want to stand out in a sea of same-looking commuter cars, or maybe you just appreciate the all-all-wheel-drive (BRZ aside) lineup. Either way, you’ve made an erudite choice. Before you buy, though, you should know about the single biggest Subaru uniquity: the company’s engines.

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Motorcycles (9)

  • Electric Motorcycle Builder LiveWire Aims For 100,000 Bikes Sold In 2026

    There’s no way it’s a secret by this point that we really like Harley-Davidson’s electric spin-off brand LiveWire by now. The LiveWire One, formerly the Harley LiveWire, is one of the all-time great bikes I’ve ridden, and in spite of the bike’s incredibly high launch price, lack of highway range, and somewhat disappointing infrastructure, it’s always on my mind as something I should purchase. It’s also no secret that the bike didn’t exactly set any sales records.

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  • GasGas Is Finally Working On Street Legal Motorcycles

    If there is one thing that the Pierer Mobility Group really knows how to do, it’s re-skin existing motorcycles to grow market share. The company that owns KTM and Husqvarna has completely revamped the latter motorcycle brand since it was acquired from BMW in 2013 by putting fresh plastics on existing KTM models. And it seems the company is about to use the same playbook to revamp the Spanish GasGas brand, which it purchased in late 2019.

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  • Ducati Partnered With A Furniture Company To Develop The Ultra-Lux Limited XDiavel Nera

    Ducati’s XDiavel has always been a somewhat enigmatic machine. With muscular motorcycle stance and sporty demeanor, the standard Diavel is an absolute joy to ride, but with the XDiavel’s forward controls, it becomes something known only to itself. Ducati is trying to capture an upmarket client that wants the badassery of an American cruiser, but with a more refined palate.

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  • This Martini Motorbike Is The Raddest Custom On Earth

    Sometimes I am completely blown away by the creativity and unique detail that goes into a custom motorcycle, and this is one of those times. The Workhorse Speedshop FTR AMA is over a year in the making, and the end result is an absolutely incredible motorcycle that I’d be absolutely ecstatic to be seen on. As dorky as I look on motorcyles, this one is cool enough that it might even make me look pretty cool. I love Martini liveries, it’s one of the only liveries left that I do love, and while I’v

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  • LiveWire's Next Big Move Is The Del Mar Middleweight

    When it comes to mainstream brands building electric motorcycles, there aren’t many of them around right now. Harley-Davidson’s all-electric spin off brand LiveWire is the most prominent of them for the time being. Lots of armchair riders claim the LiveWire One is too expensive and doesn’t offer enough range, but everyone I know who has ridden it, myself included, has walked away with a huge smile. For my specific riding needs, I have previously called it the best motorcycle on the market right

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  • Triumph Is One Step Closer To An Electric Sport Bike

    One of the most famous names in having fun on two wheels is ready to step into the next generation of bikes. The Triumph TE-1 is an electric sport bike prototype aimed at an all-electric future. Instead of being stuck in the past, Triumph is getting a jump on the future with this alien-looking machine. While it certainly won’t be the first motorcycle manufacturer to get into the electric bike game, it looks poised to beat the major names in the industry to the punch.

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  • Sébastien Loeb Is A V-Twin Rider

    Seb Loeb has been having a really good year in 2022. Not only did he kick ass at the Dakar Rally by coming in second overall, but he followed that up with a Rallye Monte Carlo win and this weekend past secured his fifth Race Of Champions victory. Considering he’s 47 years old, and quasi-retired three years ago, the guy is on fire! And now comes the news that he’s signed a partnership with Indian Motorcycles as the company’s new brand ambassador.

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  • Arizona And Virginia Next To Consider Legalizing Motorcycle Lane Filtering

    Lane filtering is an extremely common practice in the civilized world. The act of moving between lines of cars to pull up to the front of the queue at red lights is not only safer for riders, but it alleviates a lot of traffic congestion by making lines shorter for everyone. This is a practice that should be in place across the United States, but it is currently only legal in California, Montana, and Utah. There’s a long list of states with legalization bills on the books, and two more were just

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  • India's Government Is Pushing For Swappable Battery Stations And It Could Usher In Standardization

    The Indian government is enacting policy to make swappable battery stations for two-wheelers ubiquitous throughout the South Asian country. Companies like Gogoro, Hero and Honda had already announced their own plans to build more swappable battery stations in India, but the government is officially pushing for wider use of the technology, according to a report from Reuters.

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  • This Two-Cylinder BMW Vintage Racer Has The Most Gusto

    Forgive me for a moment if you will, but I am absolutely obsessed with rear-engined cars built in Germany. There’s something about that country, maybe something in the water, that made Germans believe that sticking an engine in the butt of a car was the best course of action. Some of those frickin’ weirdos still do it today!

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  • Skoda Restored The Only 1100 OHC Coupe In The World

    Look at this little guy. He’s a special little guy, and there isn’t another little guy in the world like him. Back in 1959 Skoda produced a little 1100cc racing car with overhead cams and a roof called, creatively, the 1100 OHC Coupe. At the time it was literal state of the art technology, an advanced fiberglass endurance race car that kicks all kinds of ass and punches above its weight class. Of course two were built in period, but only one remains. This one is freshly restored, thanks to the f

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Planelopnik (21)

  • The World's Largest Cargo Plane Is Confirmed To Be Destroyed In Ukraine

    Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, one critical airport has been the site of a days long battle. In all of the fighting the world-famous one-off Antonov An-225 Mriya has been confirmed to have been destroyed. How bad the destruction of the world’s largest aircraft remains in question, but the country has hopeful news.

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  • Face Masks Are Still Required On Flights Despite New CDC Guidelines

    Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an amendment in its mask guidance. The relaxation in the CDC’s recommendation means that most people in the United States will be allowed to not wear a face-covering in public indoor spaces. Though, you will still be required to wear a mask if you’re traveling in a cramped metal tube 36,000 feet in the sky or waiting in line to get through a TSA airport checkpoint. However, it’s not clear how much longer this will last.

    By Ryan Erik King Read More

  • Bessie Coleman Wrote History A Century Ago Refusing To Let Racism Win

    Bessie Coleman is often remembered for a quote about never taking no for an answer. But there is more to the first Black and Native American woman to earn a pilot license, overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges along the way. She left her home and country behind to pursue her dreams, and when she returned she died flying to open the skies to Black people.

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  • Pan American Has Been Dead For Over 30 Years, Yet A Part Of It Lives On

    On December 4, 1991 Pan American World Airways closed its doors after 64 years of being one of America’s iconic airlines. Today, only bits and pieces of Pan Am live on, from former staff to the occasional railroad car still painted with the globe. There’s also a division of Pan Am that’s still up and running long after its bankruptcy.

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  • Amazon Might Just Be Involved In Actual Torture Now

    Amazon is a giant of a company responsible for 39 percent of all U.S. e-commerce and $33.36 billion in income in 2021. The website with the little orange smile seems to do everything, so why not help transport prisoners for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security?

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  • How The Pandemic Turned Being A Flight Attendant From Dream Job Into Nightmare

    If you’ve got the wanderlust bug like I have, I bet you’ve probably considered a career as a fight attendant. Decent pay, incredible perks, plus your screw ups are more like serving decaf when you meant to serve regular and not, you know, crashing a whole damn plane. But like so many things in this world, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned a dream job into a nightmare.

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  • There's A Wordle For Airport Codes Now

    Have you, like seemingly everyone else on the planet, logged into your favorite social media app only to find your feed overrun with tiles of black, yellow, and green? Do you want to participate in the fun that’s happening on every Facebook, Twitter, or BBS page but lack the mastery over English vocabulary to score well? Are you just really, really into planes?

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • This Plane Crash Shows What Not To Do When You Lose An Engine

    Another nightmare aircraft engine failure is making the rounds on aviation social media. This time the pilot at the controls has not much altitude or airspeed to work with. It’s almost the worst-case scenario, but thankfully everyone survives and the video serves as a lesson in handling emergencies.

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  • Airline Has Had It With These Snakes On Its Planes

    I am certain you will find this tale of a snake on a plane delightful for obvious reasons. A flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau made an emergency landing last week after a passenger spotted this stowaway slithering through a light fixture in the fuselage. The passenger did what any of us would do, and immediately uploaded video of the reptile to TikTok.

    By Erin Marquis Read More

  • KLM Suspends Flights To Ukraine As Tensions Rise

    Dutch airline KLM has stopped all its scheduled commercial flights to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as the chances of a military conflict increase. The United States and its NATO allies believe that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. In a statement, the airline expressed, “KLM always puts the safety of passengers and employees first in the conduct of its operation. Choosing safe and optimal routes is a standard part of our daily practice.”

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  • Man Restrained On Flight After Accusing Passenger Of Trying To Steal His DNA

    While 2022 is promising to be a calmer year in the skies some airline passengers are still exploding into odd fits of rage. This latest instance coming out of a Frontier flight is surprising for its Michael Bay-levels of absurdity. A man started an incident requiring some six passengers to restrain him after trying to break a window and accusing someone of stealing his DNA.

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  • This Plane Tried To Be A Camper And A Fishing Boat At The Same Time

    I’ve seen and written about some truly odd recreational vehicles. The ones that seem to be wildest out there are the ones that try to be multiple types of vehicles at once. Near the top of that list has to be the MVP Aero Model 3, a plane that could touchdown on land, water or snow and then be used as a small camper and fishing boat.

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  • Anger, Sadness And Sleeping With Roaches: The Nightmare Of Getting Stranded At An Airport

    Last week, airlines canceled over 11,000 flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of people all over the nation. That was just the beginning of something so brutal that people cried in public. I spent a day with thousands of stranded travelers in Phoenix, Arizona, where customer service lines stretched beyond five hours and the only option for a place to stay had roaches.

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  • Delta Is Tired Of Your Crap

    It’s hard to remember now, but flying before the pandemic was a pain in the ass, but a gentle one — exciting even. Everyone has their airport rituals, or did in the Before Times. Flying during the pandemic is a different pain in the ass entirely, and Delta is sick of it.

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  • Retired Boeing 747 Bought For $1.30 Begins New Life As Party Plane

    We’re always told that one of the best ways to cut our impact on the environment is to reduce, reuse, recycle. So, when British Airways began retiring its aging fleet of Boeing 747s, one eco-minded events manager saw an opportunity to do their bit and reuse an old plane as an events space.

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  • Goodyear Made A Plane That You Had To Inflate Before You Flew It

    Back in the 1950s, Goodyear had a concept for a kind of plane that some thought was improbable. Designed as a way for stricken pilots to extract themselves from behind enemy lines, the Inflatoplane was a rubber aircraft that could be air-dropped in a box, inflated in just five minutes, then flown to safety.

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QOTD (38)

  • These Are The Most Exciting New And Upcoming Cars

    What new car are you most looking forward to? That’s the question we posed this morning, and you all answered back with a slate of exciting, highly anticipated vehicles. Quite a few of them were pickup trucks, imagine that?

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  • What New Or Upcoming Car Are You Most Excited About?

    There are always new cars on the horizon, and every now and then it’s worth taking stock and asking: What are y’all excited about? That’s the subject of today’s Question Of The Day. What new or upcoming vehicle especially has your attention — either as an enthusiast or a potential buyer?

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  • These Are The Worst Cars With Pop-Up Headlights

    You might be shocked to hear this, but not everyone is a fan of pop-up headlamps. I know, it’s atrocious to hear. But, some people think there are cars out there that look dumb with these little bulbs of joy.

    By Owen Bellwood Read More

  • What's The Worst Car With Pop-Up Headlights?

    In yesterday’s QOTD, we asked what the ugliest supercar of all time was. It got some pretty good responses across big name brands and fledgling car makers. But, one of the more divisive answers was the Ferrari F40. That response came with a major caveat, it was only ugly with the headlights popped up.

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  • What's The Worst Looking Supercar Of All Time?

    There are few who would argue against my very hot take that the Lamborghini Miura is a beautiful car. The flowing Italian lines exude 1960s elegance, and it manages to pair this effortless class with a slight aggressive supercar stance. Sublime. But not every super car can look this good, some are just plain ugly.

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  • These Are The Cars That Will Carry You To Valhalla

    Unfortunately, few of us are likely to live forever. But with that fact of life in mind, we can all try to live a little with the time we have. This morning, we asked for the cars that you’d want to see out your last days in, and you gave us some responses from across all walks of automotive life. Let’s dive in.

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  • What's Your Perfect Final Car?

    It’s possible, given a long enough timeline, that Elon Musk’s Neuralink will upload all our consciousnesses to the San Junipero of our dreams, where we can all continue wringing out high-revving sportbikes and big-block V8s forever. But in the incredibly improbable event that no one figures out how to transfer the entire human mind to a server in perpetuity, and do so within our lifetimes, we’re all at the mercy of these fleshy husks we call bodies — and those bodies can fail. The question then

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  • These Are The Best Second-Generation Cars

    Sometimes, automakers don’t quite get it right the first time. Maybe there’s a limit to the available technology or budgetary constraints that impose some harsh limits. But once in a while, that automaker will come back for round two and make a car that puts the first generation to shame. This morning, we asked for your favorite second-generation cars, and you picked some great ones. Let’s see what you came up with.

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  • What Car Had The Best Second Generation?

    Today marks a rare occasion: A date of all twos, on a Tuesday. In honor of “Twosday,” or “2-22-22esday,” it’s time to finally settle an age-old question. Plenty of cars have seen various generations come and go, but which car had the absolute best second generation?

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  • What's The Most Luxurious Cheap Car Out There?

    Ask any older relative and they’ll tell you that travel used to be an occasion. It was a big deal to take a train, plane or automobile anywhere. As such, travel came with an element of luxury. But as driving has become a commodity, luxurious features have been lost along the way. So, if you want to recapture the golden age of travel, what’s the most luxurious cheap car you can do this in?

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  • These Are The Best Cars Cast In Movies And TV

    Sometimes, a character’s car in a show or movie is clearly the result of some behind-the-scenes brand deal with an automaker. Other times, though, you’ll find car casting that’s just inspired — perfect for the character, the situation, and the show or movie itself. This morning, we asked for your favorite examples of car casting in film and TV, and you came back with some great responses. Here are ten of our favorites.

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  • What's The Best Car Casting In Movies Or TV?

    In TV and movies, much like in real life, characters often need to get from one place to another. Quite often, at least for stories set in the modern day, they do so just like we do: In cars. But someone has to pick those cars, to decide what fits a character’s role, personality, and pricing. That’s the art of car casting, and it is hard.

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  • These Are The Most Overrated Off-Roaders Of All Time

    From off-road trim to purpose-built trail machines, a lot of OEMs have a lot of cars targeting this burgeoning trend to head off-piste. But not every off-roader that rolls out of the factory has the performance prowess of a Land Cruiser.

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  • What's The Most Overrated Off-Roader Of All Time?

    When it comes to creating an off-road monster, there are a few marques that spring straight to mind thanks to their rugged reliability and go-anywhere attitude. In contrast, there are others brands that build a reputation for themselves as honest off-roaders, which they just can’t live up to. These are the overrated off-roaders we’re after.

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  • These Are The Best Car Accessories

    Car enthusiasts love to personalize our vehicles. We hack things off, add things on, change form or function to turn a factory-fresh car or truck into something that works for us. This morning, we asked you all for the best accessories you’ve added to your own cars, and you delivered in spades. Here are some of our favorites.

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  • What's The Best Automotive Accessory?

    Yesterday, Ford released a set of 3D models for the interior of the Maverick, with the hope that owners would use them to design and 3D print their own accessories. It’s a neat concept, building a vehicle with open receptacles just waiting to be used to hold cups, cell phones, or a Nintendo Switch. But the breadth of capability in that system creates a problem: What do you build first?

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  • These Are The Cars That Deserve Retro Versions

    Sure, there’s no sense living in the past forever. But automakers like to remind us of the wonderful vehicles they’ve made over the years, so they can tug at our nostalgia bones and make more money. Earlier today we asked you what modern cars deserve retro versions or trim packages. The query got a little muddied up, as sometimes happens with Question Of The Day — so many of the responses are nameplates that should come back, or come back a certain way. That’s OK! We’re not upset about it; besid

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  • What Car Deserves A Retro Version?

    Last week, Nissan showed off a new Frontier styled with inspiration from its classic Hardbody pickups, and in one fell swoop made me a truck guy. It got me thinking: What’s a car out now that could really benefit from a retro version or package? Assuming it’s well done of course, and assuming it doesn’t pan out like an embarrassment of the vehicle it’s intended to tribute.

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  • These Are The Worst Automotive Super Bowl Ads

    The Super Bowl may be football’s biggest night, but it’s also the largest stage for another sport: The sport of professional advertising. Every year, agencies from around the world come together to compete for a Cannes Lion — or at least to be a trending Twitter topic on Monday. We asked for your least favorite automotive super bowl ads of all time this morning, and you came up with some great ones. Here are ten of the best.

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  • What's The Worst Super Bowl Car Ad?

    The tradition of watching the Super Bowl “for the ads” runs almost as deep as watching it for the sport. It’s home to some of the biggest budgets in advertising, and both brands and agencies are aiming to break into the Monday news cycle by making something memorable. Sometimes, they hit. Other times, they miss. Hard.

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  • These Car Models Have Gotten Worse Over The Years

    Many successful cars have proven their worth over countless iterations that have been on sale for decades. But while plenty of models are given generational improvements, others are destroyed by facelifts, updates and tweaks over the years.

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  • What Car Model Has Gotten Worse Over The Years?

    Carmakers are always tweaking their models; adding new color options, altered styling, different engine options from generation to generation. But not every alteration improves an automobile as it ages. Sometimes, cars can get worse over the years.

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  • These Are The Worst Automotive Product Placements In Film

    Ah, product placement. A time-honored tradition of sacrificing artistic integrity at the feet of capital, and appeasing the bean counters with yet more Integrations for Brands. We asked for your least-favorite examples of automotive product placement in movies and TV, and you delivered in droves. Here are some of our favorites.

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  • What's The Worst Automotive Product Placement In Film?

    You know the feeling. You sit down in the theater, the lights begin to dim, and suddenly you find yourself watching a car commercial. No, it’s not a pre-roll advertisement, it’s the movie you paid to see — but it’s suddenly decided to veer hard into product placement. We’ve all seen it, but what’s the worst example you’ve seen?

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  • These Are The Most Underwhelming Cars

    Sometimes we pin our hopes and dreams to a car and it doesn’t quite match the idea we had in our head. It’s human. It happens. Earlier today we asked you for the cars you expected more from that disappointed you, and you answered. These were the most interesting responses. Fair warning: Many sacred cows are about to meet their unexpected demise.

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  • What Car Did You Expect More From?

    Some say there are no truly awful cars anymore. For the most part, every new car out there is good enough. I don’t entirely disagree, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to be disappointed. What car did you expect more from and completely underwhelmed you?

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  • These Are The Worst Car Shows On TV

    A great TV show should be able to instill an interest, spark debate and leave you wanting more – and a good car show is no exception. Car shows can offer an introduction to the automotive world that many may never have gotten otherwise.

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  • What's The Worst Car Show On TV?

    For me, and I assume many of you reading this, old school Top Gear was my introduction to the fantastic world of cars. Watching James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson attempt to make stretch limos or traverse Africa showed how much fun you could have with anything with wheels and an engine.

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  • These Are Your Favorite Road Trip Stops

    Ah, the great American road trip. Packing up the car, hitting the road, and finding your destination along the way. But if you want to plan just a little bit in advance, plot out a few points on your itinerary before you leave, we’ve got you covered. Or, really, you do — we asked for your favorite road trip stops this morning, and boy did you deliver.

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  • What's The Best Road Trip Stop?

    At some point, everyone starts to think about their dream road trip. For some, it’s a jaunt to the Grand Canyon in a decked-out RV. For others, it’s taking a performance car diagonally across North America. No matter the destination, though, everyone needs to make stops on the way. What are some of your favorites?

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  • What Are The Dumbest Automotive Accessories You've Seen?

    When you buy a car, it’s your duty to personalize it and make it your own. It might be an update to the interior, some decals to spruce up the design or you might want to install a handy gadget that increases the in-car experience. Whatever you choose, there are a host of innovative accessories to help you out.

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  • These Are The Tools Your Garages Wouldn't Be Complete Without

    Wrenching on cars is a blast. At least, it can be if you’re prepared for whatever the car may throw at you. That preparation usually comes in the form of tools, from the breaker bar you use to free a rusted-on nut to the 12-point socket you use with the breaker bar to inevitably round off that rusted-on nut. At least, that’s the situation I’m generally prepared for. You all seemed to have some slightly better advice when we asked for your favorite unusual tools this morning, so let’s hear your i

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  • What's One Tool Your Garage Wouldn't Be Complete Without?

    Every garage needs a few basics. Screwdrivers, pliers, a constant influx of 10 mm sockets to replace the ones that disappear in the night. Many garages, however, expand on those basics to include some tools that you may not immediately think of — but, once you’ve tried them, you’ll never go back.

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Racing (100)

  • Ukraine Motorsport Commission Asks The FIA To Ban Russian Drivers

    As you’re probably aware by now, you know, if you’ve watched the news at all this week, Russia has invaded the Ukraine. As a result many attempts are being made by international governments, businesses, and financial institutions to get Russia to, um, not do that any more. Russia and Russian athletes have already been banned from pretty much every other sport on the planet save motorsport. Ukraine’s motorsport federation has requested that the FIA follow other sports examples and commence with t

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  • The Jalopnik IndyCar Fantasy League Experienced Some Technical Difficulties. Here's How We're Fixing It

    If you signed up to join the all-new Jalopnik IndyCar Fantasy League, there’s a good chance you experienced some technical difficulties on Sunday just before the start of the race. Some folks struggled to get their picks selected in time, which means we have quite a few folks starting off the League on the back foot. But don’t worry — we’re going to fix that for you.

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  • From Driver To Team Owner: Sam Hunt Is Ready For The Challenge Of NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing

    Not long ago, NASCAR Xfinity Series team owner Sam Hunt was living out of his van outside an engine shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping he’d manage to transform his fledgling race team into something great. In 2021, the team scored an unprecedented third-place finish at Richmond Raceway during its first full-time season. That’s a pretty massive change in the blink of an eye.

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  • The Flyin' Hawaiian Danny Ongais Dies Age 79

    Danny Ongais, an icon of the Indianapolis 500 and the only Hawaiian driver to contest the iconic race, has died in his home in Anaheim Hills, California on Feb. 26 as a result of congestive heart complications. He was 79 years old.

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  • Exclusive: Here's Where The WRC Is Looking To Hold Its First U.S. Rally In 35 Years

    The World Rally Championship is evaluating a number of locations for its first U.S. rally in more than three decades, including Washington State, the Great Smokies section of the Appalachian range, New England and the stretch of the Rocky Mountains between Utah and Colorado, the sport’s director of business development Marc de Jong told Jalopnik in an interview.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

  • Formula One's 2022 Liveries, Ranked

    With the 2022 Formula One season firmly upon us and all of the team’s color schemes released, it’s time for a yearly tradition: The ranking and roasting of each F1 team’s new livery.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Penske's Scott McLaughlin Wins The Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, IndyCar's Season Opener

    The 2022 IndyCar Series season began today in St. Petersburg, Florida. After a less than stellar 2021 season, Team Penske was back out in front on the streets of St. Petersburg. Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin started his sophomore year with a bang. The New Zealander beat his teammate Will Power to secure his maiden pole in qualifying. Then, McLaughlin went on to take his maiden victory, but it certainly wasn’t an easy trip to victory lane.

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  • The Stripped Paint Origin Of The Silver Arrows Is A Lie

    For the 2022 Formula One season, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team will race in a traditional silver livery after two seasons of entering black-liveried cars. The silver racing cars of Mercedes-Benz have been synonymous with success in Grand Prix racing for 99 years. Every tradition has an origin, and this origin has been thoroughly mythologized.

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  • Peugeot's Radical Hypercar Won't Be Ready In Time To Race At Le Mans

    Peugeot’s 9X8 hypercar is a radical departure from the typical Le Mans race car from the last twenty years or so. With no rear wing, Peugeot is hoping to run with less aerodynamic drag, banking on a higher top speed for Le Mans domination and ground effects to handle the rear downforce the car may need. It’s totally unlike anything that has raced at Le Mans in a long damn time, and for that reason it’s pretty damn cool. Unfortunately, Peugeot has confirmed that the car will definitely not be rea

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  • IndyCar Is Racing In St. Petersburg, Florida This Weekend, Not St. Petersburg, Russia

    I am so sorry that I have to be the one to tell you this, but the NTT IndyCar Series does not need to cancel this weekend’s race. I know. You’ve probably heard about Formula One cancelling its Russian Grand Prix and may be wondering why IndyCar has failed to cancel its season opener in St. Petersburg. I understand the desire for some performative outrage. But folks — IndyCar’s St. Petersburg is in Florida, not Russia.

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  • Jalopnik Is Hosting An IndyCar Fantasy League. Come Join Us!

    Are you a big IndyCar fan? Are your foresight skills so on point that your friends call you Cassandra? Do you just like cool prizes? Whatever the case, we’ve got something for you: Jalopnik is hosting our first-ever IndyCar Fantasy League, and we want you to join us for a season of good racing.

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  • F1: It's 'Impossible' To Host The 2022 Russian Grand Prix

    For the first time in three years, Formula 1 was hoping to have a stable calendar of races in 2022. After canceling, postponing and rescheduling events through 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the sport was looking forward to a stable year in 2022. But, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Wednesday night, it was clear this couldn’t happen.

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  • 10 Reasons Why You Need To Start Watching IndyCar In 2022

    The IndyCar Series will be hitting the track in St. Petersburg, Florida for the first race of the 2022 season this weekend— and that means it’s time to start getting excited. This year is a great year to start watching IndyCar if you’re not already a fan of the series, and we’re going to tell you everything you need to know to step into that first race with confidence.

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  • That Might Be It For Nikita Mazepin

    Nikita Mazepin turned in probably the worst season in Formula 1 history last year, a grim spectacle at times, and, though he kept it, Mazepin deserved to lose his seat on merit, not to mention the other stuff. Now, after Haas disappeared its biggest sponsor on Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the team says that Mazepin’s role with the team is also in question.

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  • Haas Will Lose Russian Colors, Uralkali Sponsorship For Final Barcelona Test Session

    This morning, Haas F1 driver Nikita Mazepin — son of Dmitry Mazepin, who chairs the Russian fertilizer producer that sponsors the team — said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ultimately of no significance to him, because he’s “a big supporter of sports without politics.” This was mere hours before sports and politics clashed in an entirely predictable way that has directly impacted Mazepin, because now his car has lost its biggest sponsor.

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  • If You're Not Watching IndyCar Yet, Roger Penske Wants You To Start In 2022

    Roger Penske is a formidable icon of motorsport. His teams have won countless championships. He’s competed in everything from Formula One to the Australian Supercars series. He’s been inducted into six Halls of Fame, and he’s won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. When this man tells you that you should be watching IndyCar, you might want to listen.

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  • Sebastian Vettel Is Right To Boycott The Russian Grand Prix

    Formula 1 is testing in Barcelona this week as teams get to grips with their new machines. But after yesterday’s fairly uneventful day, which saw Lando Norris top the timings, the paddock has been rocked today by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine overnight. And now, with clouds of doubt surrounding this year’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, Sebastian Vettel has said he will boycott the event if it takes place.

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  • Motorsport Does Not Exist Without Politics, Nikita Mazepin

    No matter how many times we’ve had evidence to the contrary, racing drivers like Nikita Mazepin still insist that sports can exist without politics. In fact, that’s the Formula One driver’s current reasoning behind the fact that he still wants to race in Russia, despite the fact that the country has just invaded Ukraine to begin a new war.

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  • Lando Norris Puts McLaren On Top In F1's First Day Of Pre-Season Testing

    McLaren had a pretty good 2021 season, all things considered. It scored its first race win in years, scored some good points, its financial woes seemed to be behind them, and the team’s driver lineup seemed to gel pretty well throughout the year. The team has been developing the MCL36 for over two years now, so it’s good to finally see the car on track. Hell, it’s good to see any new-era F1 cars on track, because they all look significantly better than the prior generation of regulations. It’s n

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  • Netflix's RACE Unpacks The Prejudice Bubba Wallace Has Faced As A Black Man In The NASCAR Cup Series

    For people outside of the motorsport world, there’s a pretty good chance the name “Bubba Wallace” comes with plenty of controversy. As the only Black man in the NASCAR Cup Series, Wallace took it upon himself to be the voice of racial justice in a historically white, Southern sport — and his name hit the headlines in a big way after a rope tied in the shape of a noose was found in his garage just after NASCAR banned the Confederate flags from race tracks due to Wallace’s influence. And a new Net

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  • Everything You Need To Know About F1 In 2022: The Cars

    There are just 24 days until the 2022 Formula 1 season begins, and I for one am very excited. It’s a monumental season for the sport, with a new reigning champion, new sporting regulations and sweeping changes to the technical rules. So, in preparation for the new season, we thought now was a good time to roundup everything you need to know about F1 in 2022.

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  • Let This Motorcycle-Powered Fiat Brighten Your Day

    Fiat’s little 850 Special is a cutesy Euro city car built to ferry mustachioed ciabatta to their meetings with silken-hair prosciutto. It’s a ben cotta pasta noodle, wriggling around on tall skinny tires with an asciugacapelli stuffed under the lid out back powering the rear axle. But when you take said 850 Special and swap the blowdryer out for a Kawasaki ZX-12R motorcycle engine, you’ve got the kind of power Il Duce could have only dreamed of.

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  • Jamie Chadwick Has Nothing To Gain From A Third Season In The W Series

    Earlier today, the newly-formed Jenner Racing W Series team announced that two-time series champion Jamie Chadwick would be joining them for the upcoming 2022 season. And that’s truly terrible news for a whole host of reasons — most of them being the lack of progression the W Series has provided for promising women in motorsport.

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  • These Are Jalopnik's Predictions For The 2022 IndyCar Season

    This Sunday, the IndyCar Series will be taking the green flag at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the first race of the 2022 season — and this year promises to be a good one. We have six rookies competing for Rookie of the Year, there’s a first-time championship defender looking to maintain his crown, and anyone can win at the Indy 500. But we’re still going to try to make some predictions anyway.

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  • Red Bull/Porsche Formula 1 Tie-Up Is Just A Mere Formality Now: Report

    Every couple of months, there are new headlines about how Porsche and, to a slightly lesser extent Audi, are very interested in Formula 1. So interested that they’re attending every meeting constructors are, offering opinions on how future regulations should look and chatting up top execs at different teams behind closed doors. Still, neither Volkswagen-owned brand has officially confirmed its involvement. That may change in as few as two weeks, however, according to a report out of Germany.

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  • There Are More Americans On The Ladder To Formula One Than You Think

    When I first got into racing, I knew of maybe two Americans in the junior categories that lead to Formula One: Conor Daly in GP3 and Alexander Rossi in GP2. Pickings have always been pretty slim — but 2022 looks to be the year that things change. By my count, there are as many as 25 American racers in international open-wheel racing, depending on how you count. And you bet I’m going to run you through them all.

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  • Austin Cindric Wins The Daytona 500 In An Overtime Finish

    The 64th Daytona 500 marked the competitive points-paying debut of the Next Gen cars in the NASCAR Cup Series. The new cars put on a spectacular show on the iconic superspeedway. It still required a good package, collaborative effort, driver skill and some luck to stay out front.

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  • When NASCAR's Crumbling Daytona Birthplace Was On Reality TV

    With the popularity of the Formula One-centered Drive To Survive on Netflix, other racing series have started renewing their presence in the television and streaming landscape. MotoGP is on the verge of releasing its own docuseries in partnership with Amazon Prime Video. A NASCAR docuseries covering the 2021 Cup Series Playoffs is slated to air on the USA Network. This new wave of content is interesting and exciting. This wave has also pushed previous brief moments that racing has appeared on re

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  • Extreme E Begins Its Season With A Huge Crash In Qualifying

    The second season of Extreme E started in Saudi Arabia with a dramatic moment in the first round of qualifying for the Desert X Prix. The reigning Extreme E champions Rosberg X Racing started its season with an impressive qualifying run, but the team wasn’t out of reach of the field. Veloce Racing was in contention to be the fastest in the session until Christine GZ (Giampaoli Zonca) crashed the team’s Odyssey 21.

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  • Yamaha Is Done With Dakar After Decades Of Disappointment

    The famed blue bikemaker from Japan has been a part of the equally famous Dakar since 1979. For decades Yamaha was a contender for the motorcycle title, and indeed has taken nine of them over the years. for the last 20-ish years, however, the company’s bikes have become an unlucky also-ran running in the shadow of the Honda and KTM factory squads. The last time Yamaha won a Dakar title was with Stephane Peterhansel, back before he switched to four wheels.

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  • Lewis Hamilton Is Over It

    Lewis Hamilton lost last year’s Formula 1 title on the final lap of the final race of season, a result still argued over and one which resulted in Michael Masi, Formula 1's race director, losing his job. Lewis Hamilton subsequently took the next two months off, which was understandable, with some fans and media questioning whether he would return at all. For the first time Friday, talked to the media about Abu Dhabi and the upcoming season.

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  • Extreme E Launched Another Cool Motorsport Series That You're All Going To Hate

    Motorsport is in a funny place these days, fighting to find its identity in a world that is increasingly turning its back on gas-powered performance. Historic series such as NASCAR and IndyCar are struggling to keep up with the times as hybrid and electric power takes over. In contrast, a new wave of electric racing series have sprung up to try and shake up the status quo. And now, there’s a new hydrogen-powered series demanding your attention.

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  • Praise Be! Circuit Of The Americas Will Host F1 Until 2026

    At the end of 2015, the Circuit of the Americas was reeling. That year’s race had seen a desperately low attendance due to poor weather — it doesn’t just rain in Texas, it pours — and the state of Texas was thinking about reducing the amount of money it gave to COTA to host Formula One racing. And, of course, F1 was then threatening to leave the Austin, TX venue in response. I can think of no clearer picture of the back-and-forth, always-on-the-brink-of-destruction relationship between COTA, F1,

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  • Formula E Will Be The First Racing Series To Present At SXSW

    Every year, hundreds of brands, bands, artists, and techies descend upon Austin, Texas for the annual South By Southwest festival — and this year, Formula E is going to be one of those many brands showing up to introduce the world to its product for the first-ever motorsport-focused session.

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  • Ferrari May Have Built The Prettiest Formula One Car Of All Time

    Folks, it is with a heavy heart that I must admit Scuderia Ferrari built a real banger of a car for 2022. It’s pretty easy to dislike the longest standing team in F1, as they continue to make dumb mistakes and haven’t really been title contenders for several years, while pushing their drivers to be ever more aggressive. Things seem to have changed in recent years, however, as the current driver lineup of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc is one of the highest regarded, and while they had a bit of

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  • Josef Newgarden Knows IndyCar Is On The Cusp Of Something Great

    “I know this surprises a lot of people, but I’m really a natural introvert,” two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden told Jalopnik in a recent interview. I do love getting out and promoting this series and our Team Penske partners, but until recently I was never super confident in my abilities to do that.”

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  • The MotoGP Drive To Survive Clone Looks Really, Really Good

    It was almost year ago that we got our first hint that MotoGP was prepping its own documentary series, a-la Formula 1's Drive To Survive. Eleven months later, we now have a trailer and a release date. It’s called MotoGP Unlimited, and it’s coming March 14 to Amazon Prime Video — incidentally three days after the fourth season of Drive To Survive drops.

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  • F1 Race Director Michael Masi Replaced With Two New Controversial Race Directors

    Never has a change in a sport’s governance been more hotly anticipated than right now in Formula 1. Fans on both sides of the court have been waiting with bated breath to find out how governing body the FIA would handle the fallout from the Adu Dhabi Grand Prix, and now we know. Race director Michael Masi is out, with his position set to be filled by a new management team.

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  • Drive To Survive Is Back! Here Are Three Made Up Storylines To Expect

    On March 11th, Drive to Survive will return for a fourth season of antics from the Formula 1 paddock. Since it first aired in 2018, the show has sparked a revolution and brought many new faces to the sport. But like any self-respecting modern media, it’s been hit with its fair share of allegations of editorial bias.

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  • Porsche And Penske Motorsport Seem To Be The Only Team Making Progress On New LMDh Prototype

    We’re just 11 months shy of the debut of the latest class to join the IMSA and WEC circuit: the LMDh (Le Mans Daytona Hypercars), or I guess now the GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) for IMSA, as of January, whereas WEC is keeping it simple with “Hypercar.” Regardless, while manufacturers like Acura, Audi, BMW and Cadillac have pledged to participate in this new hybrid series, Porsche stands quite alone so far in being the only car that’s actually been on the track. And Porsche says it’s going reall

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  • Here's Ferrari's 2022 F1 Challenger A Day Before Everyone Was Supposed To See It

    Formula 1 car reveal season is almost through, with only Ferrari, Mercedes, Alpine and Alfa Romeo left to go between now and February 27. Next up is Ferrari, which will be debuting its F1-75 on Thursday at 8 a.m. ET. The bad news for the horse team is that the car seemingly leaked a day early; the good news is that it looks really, really good.

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  • Lewis Hamilton Is Officially Back For His 16th F1 Season

    Formula One fans can finally put the back-and-forth rumors over Lewis Hamilton’s retirement to bed. Both the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team and ESPN F1 Twitter accounts have teased that the driver will be returning for a 16th season. The news comes just 32 days before the 2022 F1 season is set to begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 20th.

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  • How American Racer Oliver Askew Is Handling The Swap From IndyCar To Formula E

    To say that Oliver Askew likely didn’t expect to be competing in Formula E would be an understatement. The American driver grew up racing his way through the Road to Indy program with his eyes on an IndyCar ride, and in 2020, he landed a great seat with Arrow McLaren SP. And then things went awry, leaving Askew without a seat to end the season. Now, thankfully, he’s found a home with Avalanche Andretti in the world’s only electric open-wheel racing series.

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  • NASCAR Is Already Trying To Fix Its Skew Problem

    The NASCAR Cup Series finally hit the track for official practice ahead of the Daytona 500 on Tuesday, Feb. 15 — and the series is already putting new regulations in place to prevent the skew of its Next-Gen cars.

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  • Williams Was Right To Remove The Senna Logo From Its Car

    Listen, Ayrton Senna was a great of the sport, and he deserves to be remembered. But it’s also important to remember that Senna died 28 years ago, and Williams hasn’t employed him as a driver in all that time. There’s probably no reason for the Senna S logo to have still been on a Williams car in honor of his death any longer. When the 2022 Williams FW44 was launched this week, the team, no longer owned by anyone named Williams, explained the move as an effort to look forward rather than continu

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  • Formula E Is Ready To Become A World Class Sport

    As Formula E headed into the the 2021 season finale in London, 18 different drivers were mathematically eligible for the World Championship in a series that featured 25 drivers over the course of a season. But CEO Jamie Reigle says that kind of parity isn’t what Formula E is looking for in its pursuit of becoming a tier-one sport — the Formula One of electric racing.

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  • The FIA Doesn't Seem Terribly Concerned About 'Transparency'

    Last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi was controversial, to say the least, with Max Verstappen beating Lewis Hamilton on the final lap after some super iffy decisions from race director Michael Masi. Afterward, the FIA said they would conduct an inquiry into what went down, and, presumably, present those findings to the public. Well, you can forget about that last part for now.

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  • Every Formula One Weekend Should Have A Sprint Race, But Sadly Only Three Will

    After experimenting with Sprint Qualifying rounds in 2021, Formula One had originally decided to expand that program to six rounds in 2022. Sadly, it announced on Monday that Sprints would stick to just three rounds this season to curb costs in light of the fact that the sport requires a totally new chassis design. I’m slightly disappointed, because I truly enjoyed the sprint qualifying rounds last year, and more racing is always good. It wasn’t perfect, but with just a couple of the newly appro

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  • Formula One Wants To Make Sure The Belgium Incident Never Happens Again

    Looking back on the 2021 Formula One season brings memories flooding to the front of mind, including some stellar drives, some incredible mistakes by teams and drivers, and one of the closest title battles in a long damn time. Unfortunately for everyone involved, last season was also packed with more awful calls by the race director than I can count. One could argue that the most egregious of these adjudicating missteps came at the decision to call the Belgian Grand Prix a completed race after t

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  • Busch Light Is Dedicating $10 Million To Develop Women In NASCAR

    Longtime NASCAR sponsor Busch Light is ready to dedicate $10 million and three years toward the development of women on the path to the sport’s top-level Cup Series in what could be. The only requirements are that those women be at least 21 years old and already be on the path towards NASCAR.

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  • Motorsport Needs Series Like Extreme E To Survive

    Motorsport is at a crossroads in 2021, according to McLaren Extreme E driver Tanner Foust. Ecological and economic pressures around the world are raising serious questions about the viable future of motor racing. But, McLaren’s latest signing thinks electric racing series like Extreme E could secure racing’s longevity.

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  • NASCAR Cup Drivers Form Council To Serve As A United Voice

    From their struggle to receive information about the Next Gen car during its development to not being sought for advice on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s reconfiguration, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers are frustrated by the lack of communication with the sport’s decision-makers and have decided to take action.

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  • Formula 1 Agree To Race In Bahrain Until 2036

    The FIA Formula One World Championship announced on Friday that it had extended its contract with the Bahrain International Circuit to continue visiting the venue until at least 2036. The race contract is the longest currently held by any F1 Grand Prix. To illustrate the length of this considerable extension, the current world champion Max Verstappen would be 38 years old at the start of the 2036 season, his 22nd year in F1 if he’s still competing.

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  • How Romain Grosjean Used The rFactor 2 Simulator To Prepare For IndyCar

    In the modern era of racing, racing doesn’t just take place on the track — it takes place on virtual circuits around the world, which means drivers can learn the ropes of a new track long before they even see it in person. And in his second IndyCar season, Romain Grosjean has found simulations like rFactor 2 an absolute necessity when it comes to learning new tracks.

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  • Race Car Looks Good

    The new generation of Formula One is here, and Aston Martin is the first team to actually have the balls to show off its real race car. Haas showed off a mostly fake car as a render last week, and Red Bull launched little more than a new livery on an FIA display car, but Aston pulled up to the plate and knocked this shit out of the park. Aston understood the assignment.

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  • It's No Surprise Most Motorsport Isn't Sustainable Enough: Report

    We can all agree that most motorsport isn’t the best use of the planet’s resources, right? But as global motorsport now ranges from electric off-road racers to IndyCar monsters, are some mitigating their impact on the environment better than others? According to a new ranking of eco-friendly global motorsport series, that’s a no.

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  • Formula 1 Teams Are Getting Weird About Their Car Reveals

    On Wednesday Red Bull pulled the covers off its RB18 chassis, and straight away those with keen eyes noticed something depressingly peculiar about it. It was basically the show car Formula 1 itself trotted out last year, with a new livery applied to it flexing the team’s latest title sponsor, Oracle. Red Bull boss Christian Horner unconvincingly tried to pass it off as an early design that would quickly evolve by the time of the first race in Bahrain, but those who knew — like Twitter’s in-resid

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  • Romain Grosjean Is Ready To Win His First IndyCar Race

    Romain Grosjean wasn’t the first Formula One driver to find a new home in the IndyCar Series, but he’s certainly been one of the most immediately successful. After signing on with Dale Coyne Racing for 2021, Grosjean scored three podium positions and finished 15th in the championship, which isn’t bad, considering he didn’t contest any of the ovals. Now, after moving to Andretti Autosport, Grosjean is ready to win.

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  • McLaren Thinks Lando Norris Is The Future Of The Team

    The McLaren F1 team’s 22-year-old Brit driver, Lando Norris, has committed himself to the Papaya Orange team until he’s 26 with a new contract extension through the end of the 2025 season. As of right now, he’s the only driver on the grid to have a contract in place for the 2025 season, so he’s got that going for him. It’s a sign of confidence on behalf of both parties, with McLaren indicating the team thinks Norris is potentially a world championship talent, and Norris believing McLaren are cap

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  • How Extreme E Puts Its Lofty Sustainability Goals Into Real-Life Practice

    Earlier today, the all-electric SUV rallying series Extreme E released its first-ever sustainability report that detailed the series’ efforts to go carbon neutral. There’s a lot of data there, but I want to talk about how Extreme E is actually doing something in tangible ways that you can see and take part in rather than just talking about it.

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  • I Tried iRacing For The First Time On A Controller. It Was Bad.

    Last night, I did something truly awful. I tried iRacing on a laptop and controller. I won’t say that it was the worst experience of my life, but I will say that after an hour of practice, I had managed to clock a single lap around the Watkins Glen International short course.

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  • Formula 1 Drivers Won't Be Kneeling This Year

    Athletes across the sporting world have been kneeling before competitions for years now to bring attention to police brutality and race inequality, and most Formula 1 drivers weren’t any different, kneeling before races the past two seasons. This year, though, that appears to be coming to an end.

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  • Out Motorsports Is Introducing A Scholarship Program For LGBTQ+ Racers

    Last week, Out Motorsports — an organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community that love cars and racing — announced its first-ever scholarship program. For two events in 2022, Out Motorsports will offer $600 to five different competitors who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford the cost of attending one of the organization’s trackcross events. The goal? To get as many new faces at the track as possible.

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  • Red Bull Racing F1 Boss Wins Mercedes Factory Tour In Charity Auction

    Formula 1 is a sport shrouded in secrecy, where teams keep all their greatest innovations under wraps and away from prying eyes. So if you’re the person in charge of the Red Bull F1 team, you’re unlikely to get a glimpse inside the factory at rival team Mercedes. Unless a tour of said factory is up for sale at a charity auction.

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  • A Race Car Driver's Perspective On NASCAR At The LA Coliseum

    I’m not sure whose idea it was to build a quarter-mile racetrack inside the LA Memorial Coliseum, but I want to shake their hand. The Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum was one of the most entertaining sporting events I’ve been to in a long time. I have no idea how it came across on TV, but I can tell you being there live was an amazing experience. Mix 60,000+ spectators (a fair few of whom had never been to a NASCAR race I’m guessing) and more than 20 stock cars in a stadium designed for footbal

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  • Watch Max Verstappen Chill Out With An F1 Car On Ice

    One of the more recent great events added to the motorsport calendar is the GP Ice Race event in Zell Am See, Austria. While Red Bull Racing is based in the UK, the energy drink brand is actually based in Austria, so it’s a bit of a homecoming for the RBR team. This year the 2021 Formula One World Champion (with an asterisk) took to the ice in a 2012 Red Bull RB8 chassis, a car which helped propel Sebastian Vettel to the world championship that year, his third in a row, with Renault power.

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  • Kitty Brunell Was The First Woman To Win A British RAC Rally

    In 1933, 22-year-old Kitty Brunell won a Royal Automobile Club rally at Hastings in England behind the wheel of a four-seater AC Ace sports car. With that victory, Brunell became the first — and only — woman to ever win a RAC rally. Soon after, though, Brunell’s name faded from the history books; it’s not clear what she could have achieved had her career lasted longer, but we can only imagine her further success.

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  • The Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Was Awkward And Underwhelming

    I wouldn’t be surprised if rapper Ice Cube didn’t include “It Was a Good Day” in his set because it simply wasn’t a good day. NASCAR’s widely-hyped exhibition adventure to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum took place today. Joey Logano won the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum after outrunning Kyle Busch and bringing his Team Penske Next Gen Ford Mustang across the finish line first. It seemed to be a Hollywood spectacle that attempted to resonate with everyone and only won over a few.

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  • How NASCAR First Visited The LA Coliseum In 1999

    While today’s Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum is the first time the NASCAR Cup Series will visit the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, it’s not the first time that a NASCAR-sanctioned series visited the iconic stadium. In a post-practice press conference, Kevin Harvick said, “I’m probably the only guy that’s been here. But, I think it’s way better than racing through the streets of LA that we did in the Southwest Tour car back in 1999 with the jump through the gutter and things like that.”

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  • This Weekend's Kyalami 9 Hour Only Had 13 Cars

    The final international motorsport championship of 2021 was decided yesterday in South Africa. The 2021 Kyalami 9 Hour was initially scheduled to take place on December 4th, 2021 but was postponed due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge’s final round was rescheduled to February 5th, 2022. Timur Boguslavskiy, Jules Gounon and Raffaele Marciello won the endurance race driving the #89 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 against only twelve other cars.

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  • Lewis Hamilton Returns From Social Media Hiatus

    Before the 1993-94 NBA season, Michael Jordan shockingly announced his retirement from professional basketball. He was 29 years old, still in his physical prime and the most successful basketball player on the planet. The Chicago Bulls legend lost his desire to play basketball and wanted to pursue a baseball career. Jordan’s decision was primarily influenced by the brutal murder of his father during the prior offseason. Many Formula 1 fans thought they were in a similar boat when Lewis Hamilton

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  • Haas Built A New F1 Car For The First Time In Two Years

    If Formula 1 were a video game (it technically is, but you know what I mean) Haas of 2021 would’ve been the sort of non-threatening, non-playable character that didn’t stand in anyone’s way — without the appearance of a blue flag, at least. A presence that didn’t so much advance the plot, but took up space and occasionally added a little flavor to the story. In 2022, the team’s striving to change that with a car that’s actually new. It’s called the VF-22, and the world got the chance to see it o

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  • Switching Pit Stops For Push Starts: How NASCAR Struck Bobsled Gold

    It was 1992 and the brightest and best from the world of snow sports had gathered in Albertville, France, for the 16th Winter Olympic Games. Team USA had once again sent a squad of its top sliders to go for gold in the bobsled competitions. Once again, they came home without a whiff of a podium.

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  • There May Be Only Three F1 Sprint Races Again This Year Because Teams Can't Stop Bickering

    Formula 1's sprint race qualifying format offered a novel distraction from the typical Saturday fare last year, and Liberty Media surely enjoyed the increased attention those events brought. Some teams were less enthralled with the idea, mostly because of concerns over crash damage — both the expenses required to fix it and what a serious wreck could mean for a driver’s Sunday chances. The hope was to work these issues out so F1 could go ahead with its plan for six sprint race weekends in 2022,

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  • Meet IndyCar's Rookie Class For 2022

    The 2022 IndyCar season kicks off this month with its first race in St. Petersburg, Florida, and if you plan on tuning in, you’re liable to find a handful of names in the timing and scoring that you likely haven’t heard before. This is the IndyCar rookie class for 2022 — and it’s time to get to know these drivers so you know just who to root for.

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  • Three-Day MotoGP Sepang Test Ends With Maverick Viñales Setting The Pace

    Spanish rider Maverick Viñales had a really weird 2021 season. He started off racing for Yamaha, even winning the season opener at Losail, but the relationship eventually soured and the two parted ways in the strangest of fashions. Yamaha claimed Mack intentionally tried to blow up his own motorcycle and they eventually parted ways. Two races later the rider was on the grid once more racing for Aprilia. Now, in pre-season testing, he’s far and away the fastest man on two wheels!

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  • McLaren's F1 Team Is Keeping Its Parts Supply Light Because It's Already Obsolete

    Seasons like the one we’re about to have in Formula 1 bring many question marks. With an all-new approach to aerodynamics carrying the potential to shake up the running order, it’s quite possible we’ll see former champions further down the field than anyone would expect, alongside unlikely challengers. Everyone will be feverishly pouring over the data, making revisions to aero parts and trialing possible solutions. Things are going to move very fast, and teams know they can’t wait around — which

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  • Here Are All Of Ferrari's Dumb F1 Car Naming Conventions

    A lot is about to change in Formula 1, new drivers are coming in, new regulations are bringing in new cars and there are even a few new circuits popping up on the calendar. One thing you’d have thought might stay the same, though, is the way famous teams name their cars.

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  • McLaren Might Take Mercedes' Place On The Formula E Grid

    The Mercedes EQ Formula E team is on its way out at the end of this season, despite being the reigning world champions. Gen 3 is set to kick off by the end of 2022, and Mercedes doesn’t want to invest in developing a new racing electric drivetrain. The three pointed star company still owns a slot on the grid moving forward, but it will otherwise sit unused as the company abandons the series. But wait, this could give McLaren an easy entry into the series!

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  • Helio Castroneves May Be Unstoppable

    Age is just a number, and I can attest to that as I come away from the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend another year older. But another aging hero has truly earned some well-deserved attention, as he proved yet again over the weekend that age is just a number and by no means an indicator or worth. Now two-time winner of the Rolex 24, Helio Castroneves, is an unstoppable contender on the track.

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  • I Took A Dump The Same Way The Apollo Astronauts Did — And Dear God Was It Awful

    Ever since human beings have been jamming themselves into little metal canisters and shooting themselves off into space, there has been one thing everyone wants to know: how do you go to the bathroom? Sure, you can read about how it’s done, and for most people that’s enough. But not for me. I wanted to experience the process. I wanted to know, really know.

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  • Most Of The Satellites Starlink Launched Last Week Are Now Trash

    When you think about space, your mind probably conjures images of zero gravity zen — quiet, serenity, a seemingly impossible stillness. Storms, those wrathful furors of wind and rain, probably don’t appear in your mind’s eye. But while you may only be able to feel the rain on your skin down here on Earth, the upper atmosphere isn’t free from its own damaging winds — winds that just cost Starlink almost an entire payload of satellites.

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  • NASA Wants To Bring Pieces Of Mars Down To Earth

    Space may be the final frontier, but over the past few decades scientists have started to encroach on its territory. They’ve sent rover after rover to Mars, each one built to examine the planet’s surface for valuable information about its composition and history. But there’s only so much testing equipment that you can fit on a rover, let alone design with the durability to land, completely functional, on another planet. That’s why NASA is trying a new method: Bringing Martian rocks back to Earth

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  • NASA Plans To De-Orbit The ISS By 2031 So We Have 9 Years To Figure Out How To Hijack It

    NASA has revealed their timeline for what they see as the lifespan of the International Space Station (ISS), which commits to operating the station until 2030, and then de-orbiting it into the Pacific ocean in 2031. Now, I certainly get why NASA is planning to do this — the station is getting pretty old, with the first components docked together way back in 1998, and everything has a lifespan, of course. But, not all of the station is that old, and I suspect that even nine years from now, the IS

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  • Subaru Is The Latest Automaker To Shame Its Dealers Over Markups

    There’s a local Subaru dealer in Orange County, Irvine Subaru, that has a pretty healthy inventory, especially if you’re in the market for an Outback. They have 57 to choose from, 12 of those are the Outback Wilderness. But it’ll cost you, as every single one is marked up to the same price: $45,673. The markup is one example of many that led to Subaru of America’s CEO to send out a letter telling dealers they need to stop.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • In Japan You Can Buy A Stripped-Down BRZ Cup Car That Comes From The Factory With A Roll Cage And Now I'm Sad Again

    We should all be thankful for accessible performance cars, like the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86. That duo, alongside the Miata, are the poster children for attainable, sub-$30K thrills. If you happen to live in Japan, however, you have even more reason to be thankful. Toyota and Subaru run a one-make racing series in their domestic market called the GR86/BRZ Cup, and both companies offer stripped-down, race-ready versions of their rear-wheel drive coupes direct from the factory. Subaru’s just rel

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  • The All-New Subaru WRX Gets Surprisingly Terrible Gas Mileage

    From an engineering perspective, Subaru is mainly known for two things, weather conquering all-wheel drive and a commitment to using horizontally-opposed (flat/boxer) engines. However, the most recent application, Subaru’s 2.4-liter turbo flat-four, in the 2022 WRX has resulted in some disappointing fuel economy.

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Technology (33)

  • A Brief History Of Gasoline: Charles Kettering, Prophet Of Profit

    In our last installment, we saw that far from being the product of a brilliant and thoroughly scientific inquiry, as its makers would later claim, the experiments that resulted in the introduction of the lead additive to gasoline were more than a little haphazard, with many dead-ends along the way. Had things been slightly different, lead could and should have been one of those dead ends. But there were powerful forces at work that made it seem to its inventors and marketers the right idea at th

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  • The U.S. Wants To Boost Its Domestic EV Metal Supply

    The U.S. wants to decrease its dependency on foreign countries as the transition to electric vehicles ramps up. It’s no secret that right now, China has a big advantage in the production of EV batteries. That’s mostly down to China having a near-monopoly on refining the minerals and metals used in battery production, but sourcing the raw materials in the first place will matter just as much. The U.S. thinks it already has all the minerals it needs in the country, and we are possibly going beyond

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • The Faraday Future FF 91 Is Apparently Going To Actually Happen

    Faraday Future was founded all the way back in 2014, and it has been through some seriously tumultuous times since then. The company has been passed through a series of financial struggles, the departure of its founder, bankruptcy, multiple failed plans for factories, and a SPAC. For at least the last couple of years the company has seemed to be on the ropes with no hope of recovery. Somehow, through all of that, optimism has reigned and the production-ready car has finally come to fruition.

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  • Fisker Buyers Learned Nothing From Cyberpunk 2077, Continue To Preorder Unrevealed Cars

    Preordering cars is all the rage now. Customers get the satisfaction that they’ll be the first to have something and the company gets an interest-free loan from you to keep things going until the car debuts. But preordering a car from a company with an unproven track record is bad, and even worse when you haven’t ever seen the car. But according to Automotive News, Fisker is claiming over 1,000 people have done just that and reserved a vehicle they never set eyes on.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • The Polestar 0 Project Is Looking For Redemption From Carbon Emissions

    Polestar has given itself a short deadline to make the first climate-neutral car, so the company has started looking for partners to make its wide-eyed dreams come true. Polestar has been planning its climate-neutral car, the Polestar 0 Project, since 2021. The company contrasts this to a carbon-neutral car by the impact throughout its whole life cycle. The idea being that a climate-neutral car will have zero carbon emissions not just when in use, but also when made.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • The Hyperloop Hyperdream Is Hyperdead

    Big tech is always looking for creative [expensive] solutions to problems that have been solved for decades. The hyperloop program, funded by Virgin and millions of dollars in tax incentives from the Nevada government, was created to put people in a super fast shuttle that could only travel at high speed inside of hundreds of miles of vacuum tubes. The news came on Wednesday that Virgin Hyperloop would be laying off 111 employees effective immediately, and transitioning its business plan from t

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  • The U.S. Has A Battery Problem That Could Turn Into A National Security Threat

    The transition to electric vehicles is going to require a lot of EV batteries, which the U.S. doesn’t currently have. Our lack of batteries and the raw materials needed to make them is just another reason why the gradual transition to EVs has been a little too gradual in the U.S., and experts claim this battery problem could turn into a threat to national security, as CNN reports.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Spotify's Awful Car Music Gizmo Is Now Available To The Public

    Spotify’s Car Thing — a music-playing gizmo that mounts to a climate vent or CD slot and connects to older cars via Bluetooth or an aux jack — is now available to the pubic after a lengthy limited-release, invite-only phase. Initially, Spotify Premium subscribers could get them for free. “Free” happened to be the right price for the Car Thing, because it requires an active Premium subscription to work. However, with this wide-scale release, the Car Thing will cost money: $90.

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  • Germany Is The Latest Country Investigating The Safety Of Tesla's Autopilot

    Regulators in Germany are looking into Tesla’s Autopilot features and whether or not these are safe enough to use on German roads. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt confirmed that it’s opened a new investigation, as reported by CNBC and German news site Bild am Sonntag. The investigation is pending the results, but the use of Autopilot in Germany could hinge on the KBA’s ruling.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Tesla's FSD Beta Struggles To Navigate Detroit's Nightmare Roads

    A ton of Tesla FSD Beta videos are popping up lately as select owners with the beta version of the software show off their cars bumbling along city streets, but there’s something particularly terrifying and heartless about this one in Detroit, where even a minor car crash can literally ruin a person’s whole life.

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  • The Rimac Nevera Will Keep You Relatively Safe Should You Decide To Wrap The Hypercar Around A Pole

    The Rimac Nevera is that much closer to production now that it’s passed the last of its crash tests. Four years of impact testing and ten pre-production cars later, the Rimac Nevera is ready to protect drivers and co-drivers in dozens of crash scenarios. This latest and final test certifies that the Nevera will protect occupants should they happen to smash against a light post (or similar object) sideways at a speed of around 20 miles per hour.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Canadians Wary Of EVs Because Of Cold-Ass Weather

    With the push for electric vehicle adoption, one thing that may be overlooked by automakers is how extreme temperatures due to climate change will affect EV battery performance. Canadians seem to be keen on this, however. Multinational accounting firm KPMG published a study that showed that, while Canadians are warming up to EVs, they’re still skeptical about how well they’ll handle the frigid temps of the great white north.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • Consumer Reports Dropped Tesla In Its Rankings And It's Because Of The Yoke

    People who are paid to promote Ford’s products are very excited today, because today Consumer Reports released its “best cars” of 2022 list, and the Mustang Mach-E pointedly beat the Tesla Model 3. Connoisseurs of Tesla’s struggle with Consumer Reports will also note that the automaker dropped in CR’s new rankings of car brands, and it was because of that dumb yoke.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • The Fisker Pear Sounds Like An EV With Actual Promise

    Pretty much every new EV startup ends up being a disappointment sooner or later, either by flaming out before they have an actual product (several examples), or by delivering questionable products (Tesla), or by overpromising on product (Tesla and several others). The EV startup Fisker still has a shot at being in any or all of those categories, but I like what it’s doing with its second car, which they call the Pear.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • An Extremely Detailed Look At The Porsche Taycan's Engineering Designed To Take On Tesla

    Porsche’s first fully electric car is here, and depending on whom you ask, it could be the most serious competition the Tesla Model S has faced yet. It’s called the Porsche Taycan, and it is an all-electric sport sedan promising up to 750 horsepower, acceleration from zero to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds, and a fast-charging 800 volt battery with 280 miles of range based on the European WLTP cycle.

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  • The Chevy Bolt Is Back

    The Chevy Bolt, General Motors’ EV with potentially fire-y batteries, hasn’t been in production since last year as GM worked to solve the problem of the bad batteries. On Tuesday, GM said the Bolt would go finally back into production in April.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Self-Driving Cars Still Have A Lot To Learn

    Every year, we’re told that this is the year we’ll get self-driving cars. And every year, come December, those autonomous vehicles fail to materialize anywhere beyond the research facility. But now, a report from California has outlined some of the things self-driving cars still need to learn before they can be let loose on the public.

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  • Stellantis Will Let Alfa Romeo Build A New Sports Car But Only If Alfa Can Prove It's A Viable EV Business First

    Alfa Romeo, an automaker that is possibly too old to die, has been kicking on in recent years with cars that look all right but suffer from the expected dependability issues. What Alfa Romeo also doesn’t have is a car that is genuinely desirable except, perhaps, the Giulia Quadrifoglio. Its CEO said recently that that might change, though it has to get its business in order first.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Lincoln's EV Plans Are Getting Clearer

    Lincoln is still trying to get your attention. While the North American head of the luxury brand recently said a lot about nothing regarding the brand’s plans to go electric, we may finally have a glimpse into what those plans are. Sources close to those EV plans spoke to Reuters and gave a little insight into what to expect from Lincoln in a few years.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More

  • NYT Opinion Page Editors Double Down On Being Dangerously Wrong About What Automated Driving Is

    Last week, I wrote about an opinion piece that appeared in the New York Times that was written by a writer who had borrowed a Cadillac Escalade and spent an entire road trip being very confused by how the Level 2 driver assist system was working. The author of that piece desperately and potentially dangerously confused a car with driver-assist features with a car that could actually drive itself. There is a massive difference between the two things, and the general public’ confusion about it is

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • This Tesla Using FSD Beta Trying To Drive Into A Cyclist Is Comedy Gold

    We all know that there’s plenty of wildly dedicated, glassy-eyed Tesla fans out in the world who will seize your arm at a party and talk toward you about the Glory of Elon and the Good News about Tesla, gripping your bicep tighter and tighter until you emit an involuntary gasp of pain. Sometimes they make videos showing off the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta release, and breathlessly remind you how incredible and life changing it all is. Then, sometimes, we get videos like this one, where t

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  • Nissan Is Mostly Done Developing New Engines: Report

    Nissan, which everyone kind of thought might have been toast in the wake of the Carlos Ghosn debacle, has instead seemingly found new footing, moving on from the Ghosn plan of volume to something more focused, especially on EVs. So much then, reportedly, for new engines outside of the U.S.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Lincoln Is Trying To Change The Conversation About Lincoln

    Lincoln said last year that it would have a new EV this year, though that was later changed to 2023, and then changed again to 2024. What hasn’t changed is Lincoln’s timeline of three other new EVs by 2030, or four EVs total, presumably replacing Lincoln’s current four-car gas lineup. Still, that all feels like a ways away, with Cadillac, for example, saying that the all-electric Lyriq will get here this spring.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Norway Underestimated How Fast It Could Phase Out Gas-Burning Cars

    Norway broke records in 2021 by becoming the first country where fully-electric cars accounted for more than 50 percent of new car sales. The Nordic country is back with more record-breaking, this time covering a noteworthy month rather than a year. In January of 2022, nearly 84 percent of new cars sold in Norway were EVs, as Bloomberg reports. The report goes on to say that Norway could be three years ahead of schedule for phasing out ICE cars altogether.

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  • Electric Cars Sold In Record Numbers Globally In 2021

    New electric vehicle sales are increasing at such a rapid rate that pretty much every month of 2021 set a new record for sales. November saw just over 720,000 new plug-in vehicle registrations, and that record was soundly trounced when the December numbers came in at over 907,000. The new December record represents a nearly 60 percent increase in new EV registrations over December 2020.

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  • Joe Biden Has No Time For Tesla Or Elon Musk And Elon Can't Stand It

    There are few things that Joe Biden, who is the President of the United States, likes to talk about more than American automaking. Except when it comes to Tesla, which Biden ignores because its CEO Elon Musk is anti-union and because Elon doesn’t like NHTSA and because Elon’s kind of a weirdo, but mostly it’s the NHTSA and union thing.This would be unremarkable if not for the fact that it seems like Musk can’t stand it.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Steering Wheel Sensors Won't Save Us From Distracted Drivers

    Driver monitoring systems that watch for distracted driving through steering wheel input are terrible at keeping drivers focused on the road, according to a study from the American Automobile Association. Carmakers are building driver monitoring into the ADAS in new cars, but as Reuters reports, the AAA study found that tracking steering wheel input is not enough. Not by far.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Watch Toyota's Autonomous Drift Supra Shred A Track

    Remember Pacific Rim? “The Drift. Jaeger tech, based on DARPA jet fighter neural systems. Two pilots, mind-melding through memories with the body of a giant machine.” Apparently someone at the Toyota Research Institute remembers that phrase well, and wanted to one-up the Pan-Pacific Defense Force with a new type of machine: a Supra that can drift all on its own.

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  • Here's Yet Another Scary Tesla FSD Beta Video To Fret Over

    We’ve shown plenty of very questionable Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta videos a number of times before, and while I think that most of you, our athletic, witty readers, pretty much get the idea of what the reality of the state of FSD Beta is, I keep posting them because certain people from Tesla itself keep making claims about the system, claims like how it will achieve “full self-driving this year.” The person who claims this has a lot of reach online, so I think it’s worth continuing to pu

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  • It's Time To Get Used To Seeing The Lexus RZ 450e

    Lexus first showed its new all-electric RZ 450e in December while giving few other details about the car. New images of the prototype released Tuesday are a bit clearer, with the RZ 450e looking something like a fancier Toyota bZ4X or Subaru Solterra. This is because it probably shares the same e-TNGA platform as those cars.

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  • Owner Plugs Ford Escape Dash Into Base Maverick And It Works

    Modularity in cars and car parts is, I think, a wonderful thing. And, really, it does exist, even though it may not seem like it to the average consumer. But cars are built on some common platforms within carmakers, and standards and parts are shared. This was proven recently by a Maverick owner who bought a Ford Escape digital dash — a full digital, LCD screen setup that’s normally not available on the Maverick — and plugged it into the Maverick. And it worked. Mostly. This bodes very well for

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  • Jaguar Is Hanging In There

    Around this time a couple of years ago, Jaguar was cutting production due to lack of demand. Then the pandemic hit, and I began to wonder how long for this world Jaguar was. Except it keeps hanging around amid the losses.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

Tesla (6)

  • Tesla Is Being Sued For Allegedly Faulty Suspension After Florida Crash

    Last September, a Tesla Model 3 crash in Coral Gables, FL sparked a fireball that killed both of the car’s occupants. The car had been traveling at up to 90 mph before appearing to hit a bump and veer off the road. Now, the family of the car’s driver is suing Tesla, Tesla Florida, and an individual Tesla service manager over the car’s alleged faulty suspension.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

  • Tesla's 'Phantom Braking' Problem Is Now Being Investigated By The U.S. Government

    Tesla’s “phantom braking” issue just got a whole lot worse for the company and buyers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has now opened a formal investigation into Tesla over reports of the issue. The organization has received 354 complaints in the past nine months saying the cars can jam on their brakes without reason while Autopilot (Tesla’s advanced driver assistance program) is engaged.

    By Andy Kalmowitz Read More

  • Elon Musk Declares NHTSA 'Fun Police' For Banning Inane Gimmicks

    Plenty of comedians right now are up in arms about cancel culture. From Louis C.K. to Dave Chapelle to Ricky Gervais, former comedy heavyweights are constantly trying desperately to remain in the spotlight despite their shitty behaviors and opinions fighting for the freedom of their art form in the face of criticism. The latest name to join this hallowed crowd is an unexpected one, a dark horse of hilarity, a person whose humor drawn the ire of everyone from Twitter haters to regulators: Elon M

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  • Made Up Company Will Turn Your Made Up Truck Into A Made Up Boat

    Despite the endless delays to Tesla’s Cybertruck, dedicated fans seem intent on creating accessories for the yet-to-be-released electric pickup. Now, a Seattle-based engineer has designed a set of amphibious add-ons so reservation-holders can dream about sailing their made up trucks across made up lakes.

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  • This Free App Gives The Tesla Model 3 A Real Dashboard

    When the Tesla Model 3 debuted, it followed in the Apple idea of courage: Removing something people use constantly without giving a great explanation as to why. But unlike Apple’s approach to the headphone jack, Tesla offered no adapter or dongle or accessory to bring back the functionality lost with the traditional gauge cluster — just a corner of the existing center screen.

    By Amber DaSilva Read More

The Morning Shift (18)

  • Volkswagen Starts Talking Numbers For Porsche IPO

    Porsche’s potential initial public offering is taking shape, sanctions against Russia are already hitting automakers that produce there, and this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans just got considerably less interesting. All that and more in this Friday edition of The Morning Shift for February 25, 2022.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

  • One Of America's Dumbest Car Laws Is Going Away

    It’s far from the biggest issue that faces American drivers, but we’re going to be ditching one of our most pointless laws that sends blinding light into the eyes of oncoming drivers. We’re going to ditch our adaptive headlight ban. All that and more in the Morning Shift for February 16, 2022.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • Oil Companies Are Doing Too Well, Again

    I would not expect rising gas prices to go anywhere, but it’s interesting to see how one hand of the economy (the oil industry) is attacking the other (consumerism) and I don’t know how it’ll eventually shake out. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 14, 2022.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • Carmakers Are Begging For The Canadian Trucker Bridge Blockade To End

    The Ambassador Bridge blockade over trucker vaccine mandates continues to take its toll on automotive production, Volvo had a better year than most everyone, and Formula 1 is still comfortable with Bahrain, human rights abuses and all. That and so much more in this Friday edition of The Morning Shift for February 11, 2022.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

  • Biden Says 'Tesla'

    Joe Biden says that Tesla is an automaker, Toyota’s sales forecast is down, and the car repair business is booming. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 9, 2022.

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  • Subaru Is Having A Time

    Subaru announced its third-quarter financial results and it looks like the chip crisis has kicked its ass. Profits are down by 66 percent, output by 20 percent, and sales by 35. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 7, 2022.

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  • Midwesterners Are Waiting Longer For Cars Because They Have No Choice

    You may be more willing to wait for your next car depending on where you live, the U.S. Commerce Secretary says the government harbors no hard feelings toward Tesla, and BMW is conservative about ending internal combustion engine production. All that and more in this Friday edition of The Morning Shift for February 4, 2022. Congratulations — we made it.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

  • Yet Another Massive Tesla Recall

    Tesla acknowledged another potential problem with many of its cars, the first American-made Kia Sportage was built, and GM. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 3, 2022.

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  • Nobody Wants To Sell You Affordable Cars

    Carmakers last year saw profits swell amidst the global pandemic as they cut production down to only their most expensive, profitable vehicles. Now they’re afraid to go back to the cheap stuff. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 2, 2022.

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  • Tesla Will Disable Rolling Stops

    Tesla will recall tens of thousands of cars because of rolling stops, Lexus is almost doing better than ever, and live car auctions are still a thing. All that and more in The Morning Shift for February 1, 2022.

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Toyota (1)

  • $120,000 Late-Model Land Cruisers Are Just Normal Now

    It’s amazing to think that two or three years ago, when we first caught wind that the Toyota Land Cruiser was on the chopping block here in the States, it seemed completely inevitable and — though I take no pleasure in saying this — entirely deserved. Sure, enthusiasts were sad, but clearly average buyers weren’t willing to pass up all those German brands and Land Rover just to drop $90,000 on a Toyota. Even one with an international reputation for rock-solid engineering and off-road chops.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

Trainlopnik (3)

  • Here's What A Train Sees When It Splits A Car In Two

    A private train line cut a small car in two Wednesday morning after the driver maneuvered around the safety gate and into the path of an oncoming train in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. It’s the third such incident in four days for the rail line.

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  • You Guys, The Poop Trains Are Coming Back

    In 2018, the Associated Press brought us this horrible tale of a small Alabama town suffering from a train full of what can only be called 10 million pounds of northern aggression—a sludge-hauling train full of solid human waste from New York and New Jersey. The train was left to sit in the ’Bama heat for months due to zoning issues, poisoning the tiny town of Parrish, Alabama. That train moved on once the AP report came out and the company responsible, Big Sky Environmental, pinky swore it was

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Transportation (3)

  • Pennsylvania Avenue Is Set To Be Drastically Transformed

    If you’ve ever been to Washington, D.C. on a random weekday and been down to Pennsylvania Avenue, it can feel strange how empty a street in the center of the federal government can be. You don’t even have to be there in person. You can just pull up a traffic cam. Yes, D.C. has rush hour traffic like any other major American city. Though, outside a few relatively brief periods of the day, Pennsylvania Avenue is basically empty. There are even very few pedestrians on the sidewalk. The National Cap

    By Ryan Erik King Read More

  • Bel-Air Wants To Stop A Subway For A Monorail

    Plans are being finalized to supplement one of Los Angeles’ busiest freeways with a new subway line. Though, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city has other ideas. Through the Bel-Air Association, Bel-Air residents want to stop a subway tunnel beneath their luxury homes. They also would like a monorail built in the subway’s place around Bel-Air. Yes, a genuine, bona fide, electrified monorail. Say it with me, monorail.

    By Ryan Erik King Read More

  • São Paulo Subway Tunnel Project Floods And Collapses Roadway

    Public transportation infrastructure projects in heavily populated areas can be costly and lengthy endeavors. For example, New York City’s Second Avenue Subway took a decade to complete the line’s first phase, with the rest of the project still under construction. Delays can be caused by numerous variables, from funding shortfalls to equipment failures. Though, São Paulo, Brazil has somehow found a way to raise the bar.

    By Ryan Erik King Read More

Trucks (2)

Unpaved (8)

  • The Ram TRX's Base Price Jumped Nearly 10 Percent In One Year

    Just like everything else in this godforsaken world, the 2022 Ram 1500 TRX just got a lot more expensive. And no, I’m not talking about dealer markup insanity. I’m talking about the MSRP of a new Ram TRX. Of course the TRX is known for taking sick jumps with its beefy suspension, but so far the biggest jump its taken may be the price.

    By Andy Kalmowitz Read More

  • The Ford Ranger Raptor Reveals A Sneak Peek At The New Volkswagen Amarok

    The 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor is almost here, and it’s looking a lot like the Ranger’s stablemate, the Ford Everest. There’s another new model that’ll possibly share the Ranger’s appearance and platform. Not the Ford Maverick, but the new Volkswagen Amarok. VW is keeping a lid on the upcoming Amarok’s specs but has revealed early impressions of its midsize truck.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • The Electric Bugatti Baby From The GP Ice Race Is The Coolest Bugatti I've Seen All Year

    Bugatti is back on ice, celebrating its participation in the GP Ice Race that dates back over half a decade. Bugatti brought a Type 51 to the ice, but also brought a small EV called the Bugatti Baby II that’s based on the Type 35 that originally raced at Zell Am Zee. The Little Car Company makes the electric toy car, which is capable enough that it was the unofficial safety car for the event.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • The Hyundai Tucson "Beast" From The Uncharted Movie Plays It Too Safe

    Hyundai is getting in on the latest off-road craze with what it calls the Tucson “Beast” concept. This gussied-up Hyundai Tucson will appear in the upcoming Uncharted movie, based on the video game series that goes by the same name. But I think Hyundai is being generous with the “Beast” designation, because this is basically a Tucson that Hyundai’s designers bolted an off-road starter pack onto and called it a day.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More

  • Ford Patents In-Bed Magnets To Keep Your Pickup's Cargo In Place

    We’re fans of the Maverick’s “Flexbed” — basically Ford’s name for the bed on its smallest pickup that contains a lot of handy features, like slots for wood planks to divide cargo, threaded holes for DIY rails, convenient 12-volt power point access and tie downs that double as bottle openers. If the company’s recent patent filings are any indication, future Ford truck beds may gain yet more nifty hidden capabilities, thanks to magnets.

    By Adam Ismail Read More

Volkswagen (1)

  • Rumors Put VW's ID Buzz At Over $60K

    One of the most eagerly anticipated vehicles to come out this year is VW’s all-electric ID Buzz. The new EV takes VW’s classic bus design and packs it with electric tech. But the cost of all that electrically-charged loveliness might upset any aspiring hippies hoping to recreate the Summer of Love.

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Wrenching (13)

  • There Are Libraries To Loan You Tools To Fix Your Forever Broken Car

    Sitting inside the garages of countless homes in America are cars waiting for their day to go on the road again. Unluckier cars await the same, but in driveways or backyard mud pits. Many sit because their owners don’t have the time and sometimes because they don’t have the tools. While I can’t help you squeeze more hours out of your day, there is a certain kind of library to lend you some tools.

    By Mercedes Streeter Read More

  • I'm Taking On The ASE Certified Mechanic Gauntlet For My Own Enlightenment. Here's How It's Going

    A few years ago, I had interviewed with a publication (that shall not be named), to be their Automotive Editor. While I made it to the final round of interviews, I was passed over because I simply didn’t have enough mechanical knowledge and experience. I had readily admitted it and suggested that my inexperience could be beneficial in opening up the world of repairing cars and other motor vehicles to the inexperienced readers while I attempted to learn. They still passed. That one still hurts a

    By Lalita Chemello Read More

  • My Stupid Plan To De-Anodize A Bike Derailleur Silver Actually Worked

    Today’s bike parts are almost universally better than bike parts of 20, 30 years ago, but for each bit they function better, they look worse. Most bike riders live with it. Some work out little hacks to make old parts work with modern components. I wondered: Why not just take a modern part and give it vintage looks? If what was bad about a modern bike rear derailleur was that it was all black, why couldn’t I make it silver?

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • I Had Three Strange Run-Ins With The Police In My $500 Postal Jeep

    I still have so many stories to tell about my $500 Postal Jeep adventure from Michigan to Utah, including what the final legs were like, what it was like to off-road, and of course, what it all cost. But first, it’s time to describe the three bizarre and hilarious encounters I had with police while driving my most Hail Mary project car to date.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • Do Not Wash Greasy Car Parts In Your Dishwasher

    Look, I’ve had some great ideas in my life, and I’ve had some terrible ones. Trying to wash my greasy timing-chain cover in my dishwasher falls squarely into the latter category, as I’ve been eating off dishes laced with oily residue for nine months now.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • A Few Tips On Dissolving Part Of Your Bike With Chemicals

    I didn’t need to be doing this, I told myself, putting long rubber gloves back on, and two masks, and a hat, and eye protection. Sure the aluminum seatpost on this steel 1986 Fuji Sundance was seized solid, but it was in a good spot. The bike was rideable. I didn’t have to be working with a chemical solution that would dissolve my skin to the bone.

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  • Roadside Repairs Saved My Cross-Country Trip

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