Like many of you, I am a fan of fast wagons, and like many of you, the price point for these super-powerful long roofs is well beyond my comfortable budget. But that doesn’t stop me from window shopping, and I found a surprising number of Audi RS6 Avants available.
Read MoreThe sport sedan segment has dwindled quite a bit in the last decade. While we die-hards cherish these four-door deities, we are the exception, not the rule. Many sporty four-doors have been put out to pasture, replaced with fast but puzzling crossovers and SUVs.
Read MoreFrom Missouri to Minnesota, from Oklahoma to Wisconsin, America is currently experiencing an epic early summer heatwave that is causing roadways to suddenly buckle, creating dangers for drivers and headaches for departments of transportation across the country.
Read MoreThe first Amazon drone deliveries are finally set to begin in the U.S., after years of delay and disappointment for Jeff Bezos. Amazon customers in Lockeford, California will be the first to receive drone deliveries later this year, according to Reuters, but Amazon’s Prime Air drones have been around since 2016.
Read MoreCanada’s oil sands are going through an unexpected boom period, spurred on by the recent surge of oil prices around the globe. Now that the U.S. is struggling to curb the prices of gasoline, oil producers in Alberta, Canada are looking forward to renewed demand for bitumen extracted from the oil sands. But the main hurdle toward this economic revival is the same as it’s always been: Canadian oil sands produce some of the world’s dirtiest fuel.
Read MoreIf you’re after a little midweek pick me up then might I draw your attention to cycling YouTuber Safa Brian, who just posted a beautifully shot video of himself going 65mhp on a bike. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, he went 65mph on a road bike with nothing but a helmet and some lycra shorts to keep him safe.
Read MoreThe U.S. always seems to miss out on great things the rest of the world always gets, like better healthcare, or McDonald’s offering better menu items. You should also add cars to that list too, specifically wagons. We used to get wagons. But Americans were sold on the idea of SUVs and crossovers. So, while BMW gives us the X3 M, the rest of the world will be getting this new M3 Touring wagon.
Read MoreThere’s a certain subset of people out there who are really interested in buying cars that celebrities used to own, which I guess is fine. But I feel like I’d draw the line at a car in which someone was killed. Whoever ends up buying the 1996 BMW 750iL that Tupac Shakur was allegedly killed in, though, does not seem to have those same qualms.
Read MoreAfter jumping through all the necessary hoops to get my hands on an American driver’s license, it was starting to feel like the right time to hit the highways in the US of A. With years spent navigating the roads of Europe and a few months finding my way around the streets of New York under my belt, I was ready to head out and see what the highways of America’s East Coast had to offer.
Read MoreHave you heard the story about an ocean liner that hit an iceberg off the coast of North America? No, not that one. The one about the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) vessel that bashed a ‘berg and was forced to cut a bunch of holiday-makers’ trips short?
Read MoreThe enormous Jumbo Kingdom restaurant has been peacefully floating in Hong Kong harbor for almost half a century. Someone quickly ended its reign, after towing the floating ship-restaurant to an “undisclosed” location via the tumultuous waters of the open ocean. This predictably didn’t go well and it was out at sea where the three-story restaurant sadly met its demise and sank. RIP.
Read MoreIf you grew up in America, there’s a good chance you spent every November revisiting the gospel of the Mayflower. Now, a group of engineers tried to recreate the 1620 sea voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts with an autonomous version of the Mayflower — which totally failed to hit its mark and ended up in Halifax, Nova Scotia instead, the AP reports.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I always find it fascinating when you see an enormous container ship, cruise liner or tanker stranded somewhere. These gigantic vessels look as if they wouldn’t stop for anything, but they can suddenly be undone by a sandbank or unfavorable weather.
Read MoreEV prices don’t appear to be coming down anytime soon. While automakers and the government are still operating under the assumption of widespread adoption, those higher prices are what’s keeping a lot of Americans out of the market. In many cases, the thought of driving all-electric is also intimidating for buyers and a turn-off in many instances. But there are other options, to bridge that gap between ICE and EVs, in the form of plug-in hybrids. Referred to as PHEVs, drivers have the benefit of
Read MorePrint media has been experiencing a very slow, painful death over the last two decades. As more and more people access their media and information electronically, there is no longer a need for printed materials — or for companies to even offer information in print. The same goes for auto brochures. In what seems to be a first in the auto industry, Ford made an announcement that the company will no longer print those glossy brochures with all the specs, in a multi-faceted move to save money and t
Read MoreMercedes has gone to great lengths to outline its pivot to higher-end, more luxurious models in recent months. This, it says, is all in the name of better profit margins. Because of the move, the firm warned that some of its more budget-friendly models could face the chop, and now it looks like the A and B Class might be the first to go.
Read MoreThe 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is a sure sign General Motors is finally doing what we always knew it could do.
Read MoreThough you may not know it at first glance, the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are two different vehicles. Sure, they look identical, but the two are intended for two different types of buyers. At least that’s what the Jeep brand says it intended when speaking with Motor Trend.
Read MoreGas prices are high as hell right now. While the national average price of a gallon of regular gas is down just a bit, it remains just a cent away $5.00/gallon. The average prices are even worse when you get down to the state and local levels. Here in California, the average is $6.37.
Read MoreIt’s official, the 2023 Cadillac Lyric is now sold out. If you want to get your hands on the first EV from the American luxury brand then you’re out of luck. Well, unless you can wait for the 2024 model.
Read MoreThe 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is almost here, and we’re driving it this week! That’s why we want to know what you want to know about it.
Read MoreThe new Integra has been a long time coming. Whether you love it or not, it’s here. It’s refreshing to see a car back in Acura’s lineup with an actual name. While the model is just now arriving at dealers, enthusiasts are already wondering what the future holds for the model. A Q-and-A session with the Integra product planner on the IntegraTalk forum offers some insight into what may or may not be coming for Acura’s new sport-compact model.
Read MoreThe average monthly car payment in May hit an incredible $712, according to Moody’s Analytics, thanks to inflation, inventory shortages and increased demand.
Read MoreIt’s 2022 and Kia has a new SUV out. That might not sound like particularly breaking news on the face of it, but this is the all-new Kia Sorento PHEV, the first plug-in hybrid Sorento that Kia has offered. To find out what difference a battery and electric motor have made, I’m heading to the Catskills in a Sorento PHEV this weekend. What would you like to know about it?
Read MoreThe 2023 Nissan Z is here. It’s basically a heavily-updated version of the old 370Z, but it’s a blast to drive. You can’t buy one just yet — Nissan has delayed the on-sale date due to supply chain issues, and while pricing has been released, there’s still no build tool on Nissan’s US website. So we had to go to Nissan’s Japanese site to find a 360-degree viewer that showed all the available paint choices.
Read MoreChevrolet, always on the forefront of cultural consciousness, is auctioning a non-fungible token of its upcoming 2023 Corvette z06. Oh, and the winner of the NFT also gets an actual, drivable real-world version of the car.
Read MoreIt looks as if the new 2023 Acura Integra may be making slightly more power than Acura advertised. Motor Trend reports that a south Florida dyno shop got its hands on the new Integra, and it’s putting down more power than advertised.
Read MoreThe 2023 Acura Integra is a very good car, but one thing it isn’t is a purpose-built, all-out racer — it’s a comfortable, smooth sport sedan that can still tear through a twisty road when asked. But Acura wants to prove that the Integra truly can be a performance machine, and it’s taking the car to one of the most grueling races in the world to do so: The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Read MoreI got in my car on Saturday to go to the grocery store, and as soon as I turned it on, I knew something was wrong, because, after my Honda Fit started, it sounded like a racecar. The shop later told me why: The catalytic converter had been stolen, and that would only be about $3,000 to fix. I may be, unexpectedly, thrust into the terrible car market, a vast search of America for new wheels that I am only a little bit dreading.
Read MoreIn a world dominated by SUVs, crossovers and pickup trucks, it’s always nice to know that Nissan is still out there plugging away with its sedans. And now, the firm has refreshed its Altima midsize sedan for 2023 with an updated front end, new wheels and some new tech on the inside.
Read MoreThe last time Jalopnik drove a Mazda CX-30, it was a fresh face on the marketplace, and we thought of it as a more affordable Porsche Macan. Now, Mazda’s compact crossover has been around for a few years, and sports a new turbocharged engine that wasn’t available at launch. That new powerplant makes the 2022 Mazda CX-30 even more engaging. It’s the crossover for people who want to enjoy their daily driving.
Read MoreThe Lane Motor Museum is planning to breath new life into its latest acquisition, another true piece of automotive history: the Sir Vival. Once touted as the safest car ever built, the Sir Vival was an incredible, extremely weird-looking concept vehicle with visions of safety during a time of mass death on American roads.
Read MoreI might as well tell you from the jump: I did not go into this review of the Mazda3 Turbo as a completely untainted juror. I went in expecting to love it. I was excited, hoping I could reassure my fellow hatchback fans, connoisseurs of practicality and performance, that Mazda had built a vehicle 80 percent as exciting as a Toyota GR Corolla, for 80 percent of the price, with a grown-up interior and no ridiculous markups. There aren’t a lot of enthusiast-minded compacts out there anymore. We need
Read MoreIt’s a rough time to buy a car these days. Soaring used car prices and dwindling new model inventories are making it tough for anyone seeking a new set of wheels. So if you walk into a dealership and find a gleaming new sedan on the lot ready to drive away, you might feel the need to pinch yourself.
Read MoreNick and his girlfriend live in Los Angles and shared a very nice Honda Civic Hybrid until a falling tree branch put an end to their Honda. They have an insurance payout of about $14,000, but are feeling overwhelmed by the lack of quality selections in the market. What car should they buy?
Read MoreEVs cost too much. With the average price of an EV approaching $55,000, the transition that everyone from the government to auto companies want may be slowing due to unaffordability. But one startup is looking to help get people into more EVs by trying to make them more affordable. The way they’re going about it though is … questionable.
Read MoreHD’s Maserati caught fire on Father’s Day. The ideal replacement for HD would be a vehicle that can hang out on the beach but also can find a place in a fancy restaurant’s parking lot. He is flexible on his body style and has a budget up to $60,000. What car should he buy?
Read MoreFord has walked backed one of its own policies. Well... sort of. Carscoops reports that the company is letting dealers decide if F-150 Lightning owners can resell their trucks within a year of ownership.
Read MoreJustin is one of the many folks in the workforce who came to the conclusion that a nice paycheck is only as good as what you can enjoy with it. He decided to quit his stressful job in order to spend more time with family, but that transition came with a pay cut so he needs to sell his pricey Tesla and get something a bit more affordable. What car should he buy?
Read MoreRivian has had its fair share of troubles lately. From a 2021 filled with issues, to posting billions of dollars in losses, hitting customers with a price increase on vehicles they already ordered (which was then quickly walked back), and now delays for its second, badly needed model. Autoevolution reports, via Rivian owner forums, that potential R1S owners were notified that their EV SUV would be delayed.
Read MoreAhmed is 26 and has squeezed all the life he could out of his 2003 Nissan Altima. Now the repair costs are well above what he wants to pay to keep it on the road. He’s looking for a replacement with a bit of power and fun, that fits a $10,000 budget.
Read MoreJared and his wife live in Washington D.C. but will be relocating to Colorado. His wife hasn’t driven much in the past nine years because they haven’t really needed a car. He wants to get something that is comfortable for the long drive and easy for her to “re-learn” now that tech has gotten a bit more complicated.
Read MoreThe Corvette Z06 NFT that Chevrolet tried to auction off received a total of zero bids during a four-day bidding period, from June 20-24. This was Chevy’s first attempt to break into the boom market of non-fungible tokens, but not even a real-life 2023 Corvette Z06, which was included in the auction, could redeem this NFT.
Read MoreThe results of the 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study are in, and they reflect a decline in quality across the entire auto industry. Results show that perceived quality has dropped significantly, which means owners are reporting more problems with their new cars. In fact, J.D. Power says the decline has produced the highest number of problems ever recorded in the study’s 36-year history.
Read MoreThe death of the manual transmission has been talked about and debated upon for decades, and with more and more people adopting EVs, it may be in our lifetimes we see the last manual transmission car. But... today is not that day.
Read MoreNissan is recalling the Pathfinder over possibly defective latches that could cause the hood to open while the SUV is in motion. The recall applies to the 2013-2016 Nissan Pathfinder and affects 360,379 models, globally. This latest recall traces to a buildup of debris that could disable the Pathfinder’s secondary hood latch from fully closing, leaving the hood unsecured.
Read MorePerhaps you’ve seen the slogan float by on social media. Maybe you’ve spotted it on a sticker on someone’s bike. It has even flashed up on a hacked traffic alert sign:
Read MoreOn my ride into work today something amazing happened. I rode past an Aston Martin DB9 in the flesh, on the streets of New York City. One of the most timeless and elegant supercars out there, just sitting in traffic, going about its day to day.
Read MoreI’m going to say something that may be controversial: Driving drunk is bad. If you are drunk, you should not drive. If you are driving, you should not be drunk. These are simple rules, and they keep people safe, but their introduction wasn’t without protest — specifically, protest from people who seem really into drunk driving.
Read MoreOver the past few months, we’ve built up our Twitch channel with everything from modern gaming streams to retro gaming streams, but we always envisioned the channel as a platform for more. We’ve brought you the GR Corolla launch and an Indy 500 preview, but now it’s time for the content you’ve truly wanted: Jalopnik writers and editors yelling at each other about car movies.
Read MoreThe best thing I can say about the new season of Top Gear America, its second, is that it is a good, highly watchable car show. That is the best thing I can say because that can’t be said of nearly every other car show. Jethro Bovingdon, one of its three hosts — along with Dax Shepard and Rob Corddry — told me that this season is, indeed, the kind of show they always wanted to make the first time.
Read MoreThe first employee of U-Haul, William E. “Hap” Carty, died on Friday, June 24. Carty was 95 years old. While Hap Carty was not one of the founders of the company, he helped co-founders Leonard “Sam” Shoen and Anna Mary Carty turn U-Haul from a plucky upstart working out of a milk house to a household name in the moving industry — and among drivers on American roadways.
Read MoreA friend of mine, whom I respect more than I can express, once said to me that Sufjan Stevens is Michigan’s favorite son. I want to add that Sufjan Stevens is also a great fit for Jalopnik. Not only because of the songwriter’s album named after the Chevy Avalanche, but also because his work explores such Jalopnik mainstays as life-affirming road trips with songs like “Chicago” and even our weird interests like Spacelopnik, with the album Planetarium — which just so happens to namedrop the Jeep C
Read MoreHappy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you get up to doing anything nice? I marched in the NYC Pride parade with my band on Sunday, which was a pretty fun gig! And, speaking of New York City, how about a little bit of New York indie to kick start your week?
Read MoreArtist Pippa Garner’s convoluted and mesmeric relationship with the automobile started shortly after her birth, as Phillip Garner, in 1942. The first cars she recalls all had very specific facial expressions. “The Oldsmobiles had a frown. The Buicks had a sort of leering grin — like they were stupid or something. I just hated Buicks,” she told me in a wide-ranging conversation. “Fords, which were my favorites, had more of a cheerful, happy, childish look.”
Read MoreI don’t remember the first time I heard something by The Frights, but I’m fairly certain it happened during a Pandora session where FIDLAR brought me to what would ultimately become one of my favorite bands in college.
Read MoreThe Jeep Cherokee is due for a redesign soon. It’s now been eight years since the current generation was released in 2014, but a steady decline in Cherokee sales would indicate that buyers in the U.S. have moved on. And just what buyers moved onto is the pressing question for Jeep, which insists that a new generation of the Cherokee will be released sometime in the near future.
Read MoreA lot of American cars are sold draped in the stars and stripes with eagles flying overhead, but how much of that is marketing and how much of that is true American pride? Well, Cars.com seems to have an answer. They ranked the most and least American-made cars today, and some of the results may surprise you.
Read MoreNearly a decade ago, Lorde surprised even jaded prog rock fans like me with some of the most thoughtful pop music in years. Lorde’s Pure Heroine was like an antidote to the saccharin and homogenous pop music of the early 2010s. How was Lorde, the phenom, going to top her debut album and early work?
Read MoreOh hey, would you look at that? We’re staring down the barrel of the last full weekend in June. And where I’m from, that means it’s time for the greatest party on Earth, the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts.
Read MoreDetroit, Michigan is not one of the busiest areas of transit in the world, despite being the Motor City, but it certainly isn’t a sleepy hub, either. According to the Airports Council International, Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) ranked number 18 in the nation for passenger travel, with over 14 million passengers traveling through it in 2020 — and that was in the midst of a pandemic. And Detroit is also along one of the busiest inland international trade routes. So, what better way to demonstrate t
Read MoreGas is expensive, there’s no denying it. But expensive is all relative, and while the price of filling your tank here in America is always on the rise, it’s still nowhere near the cost in the most expensive place to fill up. So to show everyone here in the “Land of the Free” how easy they have it, here are the 10 most expensive places to fill your gas tank.
Read MoreWhen a note came ‘round the Jalopnik office to see if anyone was interested in a few days camping in a car, it was met by stunned silence from most of my colleagues. Me? I was born under canvas, molded by it, so I was happy to try out some in-car camping. Or rather, on-top-of-car camping, as I now find myself in a Roofnest Condor tent mounted to the roof rails of a Kia Sorento. So, what do you want to know about it?
Read MoreThe late ’50s and early ’60s gave us some fascinating flights of design fancy in an era of unprecedented American optimism. Ford recent opened its Heritage Vault, full of nearly a century of archived material. It’s a reminder that the auto industry was at the forefront of sci-fi daydreams in the Jet Age. For instance, in just a five-year span, Ford came out with not one, but two nuclear-powered concept cars. Nuclear!
Read MoreRemember the halcyon year, so long ago, of 2012? I was a high schooler entering my junior year, doing my best to hide from Ho Hey by The Lumineers as it blasted through every speaker in my local shopping mall, the hos and heys echoing endlessly all the way from Brookstone to Hot Topic. I hadn’t yet read about Raphael Orlove crashing a Formula Drift car, the blog that would introduce me to the sport, and I spent my days blissfully unburdened by the knowledge that my voice would never sound like J
Read MoreListen, I need to put some rumors to bed: I really don’t hate cars. It’s true, I resent being forced to use a car for every function of my adult life. But there’s so much to love about cars. The technological quirks, the meeting of form and function in daily life. The engineering challenges, and the ways that brilliant minds have overcome them. I celebrate the car for what it says about human ingenuity and determination.
Read MoreYou ever hear a song from an artist that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention and think to yourself, “how did this not explode?” For me, that sentiment pretty much sums up the whole discography of Pinback, an indie rock trio out of San Diego that achieved modest recognition in the mid-2000s while The Shins, Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire swam in it. And look — honestly I don’t mean to put down those bands. Rather, I offer Pinback as a reminder that memory is often imperfect and unyielding to new i
Read MoreThis year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is less than a week away. The annual summer outing on the Duke of Richmond’s country estate is always a unique feast of automotive sight and sound. It’s the only event showcasing over a century of racing history in competition while taking a glimpse towards the sport’s future.It might be easy to fool yourself into questioning how competitive Goodwood’s 1.17-mile hill climb could be. The 4.9 percent average gradient might seem blasé, but the climb has an unf
Read MoreThere hasn’t been a spring since I started driving, that I haven’t rolled down the windows on the first nice day of the year (before the pollen count destroys me), and blasted Blink-182. For many years in my youth as part of the music “scene” and beyond, it was a sign of spring for myself and fellow scene kids. Well into my 30s, I still keep to the tradition.
Read MoreThe Ford Motor Company has a long history going all the way back to its incorporation in Detroit in June of 1903. Now, of the automotive history and the Blue Oval itself can experience 100 years of materials kept in the automaker’s new digital archive called the Ford Heritage Vault. And it’s all available online for anyone to peruse.
Read MoreFoals are back, baby! The Oxford-based three-piece is bringing its killer riffs, excellent lyrics and summer vibes back into our lives at the perfect time. And now, the band has dropped its 33rd single just a day before the release of sixth studio album, Life is Yours.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz G-Class 4x4² is back with its badass portal axles, huge ground clearance and thumping twin-turbo V8. Take a look at this big green monster: the 2023 Mercedes-AMG G63 4x4².
Read MoreA friend asked me if I’d ever heard of Wet Leg, and I had to admit that no, I had not heard of Wet Leg. I have since spent my week changing that. And I have since decided to refer to my degrees as “the big D.”
Read MoreYellowstone National Park is closed through Wednesday, June 15, and possibly later, as flooding has damaged roads and bridges in northern regions of the park. Floodwaters overtook Yellowstone’s North Entrance Road through Gardner Canyon — among other roads — beginning on Monday. These roadways remain impassable for now. The flooding also caused mudslides and rockslides, making evacuations difficult due to “extremely hazardous conditions.”
Read MoreThe weather is warm, pollen is subsiding (for those of us whose lives it ruins) and the spirit of exploration is alive the air. Summer is here — not officially, but it sure feels that way. Rallying is motorsport’s version of the great outdoors, and so it’s only right that this week Jalopnik settles in with an off-road racer like Dirt 5. We’ll be playing it live at 4 p.m. Eastern at twitch.tv/jalopnikdotcom.
Read MoreThe debate over which Radiohead album is the band’s best is basically a surefire way to get the Jalopnik staff riled up. The answer, of course, is OK Computer, but I don’t blame my colleagues for being wrong. Look, when it comes to the best Radiohead album, it’s a close call between works such as OKC, Kid A and The Bends.
Read MoreLast week, I road tripped from south of San Antonio, Texas up to north of Toronto, Ontario, a whopping 1,900-mile drive thanks to a quick detour to visit some friends. The notoriously poor gas mileage of my 1996 Chevrolet Suburban was no doubt going to leave a lot to be desired in terms of spending along the way — but I wanted to know if it was still going to be cheaper than flying. Spoiler alert: It was.
Read MoreRemember Wiesmann? The sports car manufacturer based out of Germany came onto the scene in the mid-00s with oddly styled BMW-powered sportscars. The company went broke in 2013, was later sold, and now it’s back. Well, almost, announcing its own EV intentions in April with something called Project Thunderball. Autocar now says that the company wants to expand even more and into places you might not expect.
Read MoreAuto shows have been around almost as long as the American auto industry has existed. The first one was put on by an auto dealers association in Detroit in 1907, and was simply called the Detroit Auto Show back then. At first, such shows were like mega dealerships, bringing together lots of automakers in one place all vying for attendees orders. In the 1930s however, as aviation and other technology seemed to develop at a comparatively rapid pace, automakers began to have been dreaming big dream
Read MoreIt’s almost Friday, baby. Ring in the weekend with some sweet-ass ‘80s vibes. Go see Top Gun: Maverick if you have the chance. It rocks, and this song is in it. I don’t think it could be considered a Top Gun movie if it wasn’t, to be honest.
Read MoreDesigning a car is hard. Our own Andy Kalmowitz learned this firsthand, after attempting to hand-render the upcoming Apple Car before getting yelled at in the office for not knowing who Richard Scarry is. But what if we could take our own feeble, flesh and blood hands and minds out of the equation? What if we could make robots do the work?
Read MoreDid you hear about that robot that a bunch of researchers made to try and hitchhike across the country? For some reason, the ill-fated tale of this robot has been on my mind this week and it reminded me of an unofficial video created for one of my favorite songs.
Read MoreBMW is gearing up to introduce the first-ever M3 Estate at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s the first time the brand has made an M3 wagon.
Read MoreSo far, Jalopnik’s weekly streams have been rather relaxed, goofy, chill affairs (at least until someone announces an Opinion) with a racing game at the center behind light discussion. This week’s installment will be a little different, because my streaming pal Steve DaSilva has chosen violence and wants us to battle head-to-head in Forza Horizon 5's Rivals mode for top times. Follow along this afternoon at 4 p.m. Eastern at twitch.tv/jalopnikdotcom.
Read MoreStop what you’re doing right now, put on your headphones and listen to this. Some beautiful human recorded one of Gordon Murray’s GMA T.50s driving through tunnels in Lake Garda, Italy. It sounds absolutely glorious. If that wasn’t enough, there are also a handful of McLaren F1s cruising with the T.50 too. And as good as an F1 sounds, the new GMA supercar is simply on a different level.
Read MoreI like to think that this song is about the struggle to keep an old car going. Obviously, I know that Paul Simon isn’t referring to a car that can’t run: to some shitbox destined for the crusher because the only appropriate description left is “ran when parked.”
Read MoreScientists have discovered fuel-eating bacteria living under the gas cap of a car that could help clean up oil spills. This new species of bacteria was found among a community of bacteria strains known to eat, or degrade, diesel fuel. And since it was found under the gas cap of a Toyota Yaris, one of the scientists says it should be called “Isoptericola toyotensis.”
Read MoreEaster eggs are so hot right now. You can forget rear light bars, glowing emblems and big screens — the real automotive trend is actually Easter eggs. You know, the little details that are left for customers to discover once they take delivery. They’re starting to become quite commonplace on new cars, especially the fun and quirky ones.
Read MoreI’ve been in a nostalgic mood lately, where I’m less interested in discovering new music that I haven’t heard before in favor of listening to the same old shit I’ve had on my playlists since I was a teenager. Welcome back to my regular rotation, Thee Oh Sees.
Read MoreWhen you see a rusted old car frame or a seized-up motor with no hope of repair, what does your instinct tell you to do with it? Most regular people would think it’s time to bid it farewell. Send it to the great scrapheap in the sky. But British artist Joe Rush sees something more in these ruined mechanical components.
Read MoreThe Porsche 911 GT3 has set a respectable new time of 6 minutes and 55 seconds at the Nurburgring thanks to the Manthey Performance Kit. And we can now see it for ourselves in this video. It’s a good account of how the symbiotic relationship between Porsche and Manthey produced an admittedly expensive set of modifications for the 911 GT3, with the kit starting at over $40,000.
Read MoreIn data analysis, there’s a concept called “regression to the mean.” In essence, it means that outlying data points will, over time, shift towards more middling values — so long as there’s a modicum of luck involved in the outcome. As it turns out, luck is unreliable, and unordinary values that rely on it are hard to repeat. Instead, values will slide towards mediocrity.
Read MoreA Porsche 911 GT3 fitted with a few modifications from Manthey has run a 6 minute, 55 second lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. That’s 4.19 seconds faster than the time set by a stock 911 GT3 in 2021. And European customers can now get the Manthey Performance Kit that enabled the lap time improvement.
Read MoreThe Toyota GR86 is getting a bright update as a limited edition with the aptly named 2023 Toyota GR86 Special Edition. Or, the GR86 SE for short, with bright orange “Solar Shift” paint exclusive to this special edition and a throatier cat-back exhaust.
Read MoreGeez, the week is halfway over! I know because I’m rushing to catch it, which means I have to focus. And nothing helps me focus like the music of Nils Frahm. So I’m going to share this track, “Fundamental Values,” originally on the album All Melody. The version here is a recording featured on the live album Tripping with Nils Frahm. At just over 14 minutes long, the song is still over too soon.
Read MoreThe Kia EV6 is one of several electric vehicles built on the E-GMP platform that will be powering plenty of EVs from Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis in the future — and from one of my very limited spins behind the wheel, the EV6 is going to be a good one. Slightly less good are the machine’s paint color choices, which could use a little bit of extra pep. Here’s how we rank those paint colors.
Read MoreHonda is finally readying an all-new 2023 CR-V. It’s such a distinct vehicle, and has carried its unique design cues that make it a CR-V from one generation to the next, to the point that we really don’t need to guess what it’ll look like. Nevertheless, Honda has been teasing us with CR-V images over the last few weeks, with images recently released of the front fascia and interior. It’s when I saw the interior, I noticed something: this is an all-new vehicle, but we’ve seen this interior before
Read MoreWhen Rolls-Royce invited me to the French Riviera to test out its updated flagship, the Phantom Series II, I knew there would be outrageous new features that would command my reverence. This is the point of a Phantom. From the constellations of tiny LED shooting stars magically traversing its headliner, to its power-operated footrests and power-closing coach doors, the Phantom is to cars what the half-million-dollar Hästens Grand Vividus mattress is to beds: a pinnacle experience, intentionally
Read MoreThe Porsche 911 is an icon in the automotive world and has been for decades thanks in large part to its dedicated fanbase, one-of-a-kind styling, and superb performance. But for my own part, I’ve always been in love more with the color palettes offered by Porsche than anything else, which have been opened up more in recent years, and the 911 configurators added quite recently by the brand, make it easy to even filter colors to your preferences, especially if you’re feeling more flat or a little
Read MoreAs a child of the ’90s, I fundamentally believe the best looking cars resemble a bar of soap. That’s why the original SN95 Mustang — not the “New Edge” refresh (which wasn’t extremely New Edge-y, let’s be real) — has aged so nicely to my eyes. I assume my opinion is partly a reaction to the increasingly agitated demeanor of passenger cars over the last 20 years, but that’s neither here nor there.
Read MorePagani, the Italian maker of exotic, overly-designed supercars, has created a new special edition model for a select few. Called the Pagani Huayra Codalunga, it’s joining the ranks as one of the brand’s most exclusive models ever built.
Read More2022 has been the year of the trucklet, and the Hyundai Santa Cruz — a vehicle Hyundai calls a “sport adventure vehicle” and not a truck — has, alongside the Ford Maverick, become one of the two vehicles helping define this trend. As such, it comes in a variety of six paint colors designed to evoke terrains from all around the world — all of which are available on every Santa Cruz trim. Here’s how they compare, according to our impeccable taste here at Jalopnik.
Read MoreThe Ford Maverick offers an array of colors for every buyer — with six to 11 colors to choose from, depending on which trim of the Maverick you decide to purchase. Of course, as with all cars, the higher the trim level, the better the color choice. These are all of the colors the Ford Maverick is available in ranked from best to worst.
Read MoreCadillac is in the midst of totally reinventing itself. The CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing are the last new internal-combustion vehicles Cadillac will make; all future products from Cadillac will be electric. First to arrive will be the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, a luxury EV crossover. Next up will be the Cadillac Celestiq, an opulent electric sedan meant to go head-to-head with the Tesla Model S and Mercedes EQS. Judging by new teaser images Cadillac released today, the Celestiq will beat all co
Read MorePredator. Darth Vader. Whatever you call it, the Lexus spindle grille has been polarizing from the day it was introduced. Lexus knows this. We know it. But now that grille is going to be used on a new generation of cars that don’t actually need grilles, as Automotive News reports via Drive.au that Lexus plans to use a solid version of the grille for its EVs.
Read MoreChevrolet appears to have been staring over at Ford, playing around in the backyard next door with its shiny new Mustang Mach-E GT — it wants an electric performance crossover of its own, and it wants it now. Enter the Blazer EV SS, a crossover that has all the makings of the perfect matchup against the Mustang: Four doors, electric power, and absolutely zero parts shared with the pre-existing car from whence its name comes.
Read MoreThe Mini has been getting bigger and bigger with each new generation. So much so that the top-tier Mini Countryman is now 49-inches longer than the classic Mini of the 1960s. And now, Mini might be setting its sights on something even bulkier as it just teased a new crossover concept.
Read MoreCoupe, Sport, Lightweight: those are the three tenets of BMW’s CSL-badged efforts, offering a level of performance even beyond what Munich engineers for its comparatively ordinary M cars. In an official video posted to YouTube over the weekend, BMW prototyping chief Hans Rahn brand pulled the covers off three CSL prototypes designed in the early-to-mid aughts. Each is truly one-of-one, and although they never received production runs as you see them, the technologies and ideas they spawned would
Read MoreA neighborhood accident can be extremely disruptive and extremely dangerous. Local Southern California news outlets report that a crash in a San Pedro neighborhood nearly became a multi-vehicle accident after a driver hit an electric pole and fled the scene.
Read MoreSomeone’s reaction to crashing a quarter million dollar sports car is going to be largely based on their annual income and their blood alcohol level. Though, I’ve never seen anyone abandon an expensive road-going missile on the roadside. This changed earlier this week.
Read MoreDrivers on an interstate in Florida had to dodged the twisted metal of a smashed Chevy van and chunks of concrete suddenly raining down after a car carrier struck an overpass over the weekend.
Read MoreIt isn’t stated enough that the victims of road rage are often not the intended target of the perpetrator. Anyone in the immediate vicinity is a potential victim. Once someone decides to drive recklessly, they introduce an entirely unnecessary risk to their own life and the lives of everyone around them. An incident last month in Austin, Texas perfectly illustrates how everyone on the road is put at risk by a criminally aggressive driver.
Read MoreIf you’re driving along a highway and hit a deer, you might think you’ve had your fair share of bad luck for one day. But after getting out their truck following a collision with deer, one pickup owner in Minnesota then watched in horror as their truck was hit by a semi and burst into flames.
Read MoreTwo former salesmen for FCA (now Stellantis) have found themselves in hot water over giving people employee discounts. Automotive News reports that the two salespeople have been indicted on charges stemming from using discounts meant for FCA/Stellantis employees on unqualified buyers — and we’ve talked about this situation before.
Read MoreTwo vehicle heists in the span of a week from the same automaker might be a new record, but that’s just what has police in Michigan scrambling. According to the Detroit Free Press reports, there were two major vehicle thefts at two separate Ford plants within a week of each other.
Read MoreAs of today, the national average gas price is sitting at just under $5.00 per gallon. While 10 states are reporting average prices above $5.00, the highest prices are out west, mainly in states like Califonia which sits at an “I don’t think I like driving anymore” average price of $6.40. Nevada is not far behind at $5.58. It’s gotten so bad that local news outlets are reporting on thieves using modified trucks to steal hundreds of gallons of gasoline from gas stations, creating a black market t
Read MoreSince Gran Turismo 7 released in March, we’ve been supplied a drip-feed of free new content on a monthly basis; three new cars in both April and May, and a handful of additional events, not counting the sweeping changes to race payouts sparked by players’ dissatisfaction with the game’s grindy nature and emphasis on microtransactions. That’s holding true for June as well, as developer Polyphony Digital has just revealed what is due to come to the game tomorrow. This one’s kind of a biggie, thoug
Read MoreWe’ve been doing these weekly streams here at Jalopnik for some months now, and despite my best efforts to use this platform to highlight forgotten racing games, I’ve done you all a terrible disservice. That’s because we’ve yet to acknowledge Sega’s pioneering contributions to the genre. You best believe we’re righting that ship today at 4 p.m. Eastern over at twitch.tv/jalopnikdotcom.
Read MoreMotorsport Games, the publisher behind NASCAR 21: Ignition that is also working on new IndyCar- and British Touring Car Championship-licensed titles, has been served a deficiency letter from the NASDAQ stock exchange for trading too low for a period of 30 days. If it can’t boost its share price before the end of the year, it could be kicked out of the market.
Read MoreDespite the excitement around recent releases like Forza Horizon 5 and Gran Turismo 7, as well as the upcoming Forza Motorsport reboot and next Need for Speed, there’s no shortage of abandoned racing game franchises that haven’t received serious attention in a decade or more. It’s tragic, so we’ve compiled a list of 10 that are ripe for a comeback, in no particular order. We’ve also rated the possibility of a revival for each entry, based somewhat in fact but mostly conjecture, hopes and dreams.
Read MoreScooby Doo in all of its iterations has been a cultural touchstone for generations, and now you can live out all your crime-solving dreams by spending a night in the iconic Mystery Machine. The Malibu-parked van is available to rent on Airbnb for an extremely limited time for a mere $20 per night, so make sure you’re prepared to stake your claim if you’re interested!
Read MoreHard though it is to believe, it’s been five years since Forza Motorsport 7 launched. What once was an every-other-year sim racing franchise trading releases with the open-world Forza Horizon games has slowed in output, presumably so developer Turn 10 Studios could rebuild its Gran Turismo competitor from the ground up. The result is the new Forza Motorsport — no number — and it’s coming in spring 2023.
Read MoreThere are so many dormant racing game franchises that could really use a revival, like Ridge Racer, F-Zero, Project Gotham Racing or anything Sega’s ever made. Among them is MotorStorm, a series that enjoyed three entries on PlayStation 3 and a couple handheld spinoffs before disappearing after 2012. Passion for MotorStorm among its fanbase remains strong, however. If you need proof, consider what one fan’s created in Dreams, a PS4 game where you make games.
Read MoreIt was five months ago when news broke that Apple had reportedly won the bidding war to secure Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 film project. On Wednesday we received confirmation: the F1 movie indeed belongs to Apple now. It will be directed by Joseph Kosinski, hot off the heels of his critical darling, Top Gun: Maverick, and will list Lewis Hamilton as a producer alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman and Pitt’s company, Plan B Entertainment.
Read MoreThe last sport management sim officially licensed by Formula 1 was released 22 years ago, exclusively for Windows. Since then, we’ve had the excellent Motorsport Manager series on mobile and PC, where dedicated F1 fans have gone so far as the mod the game on PC to include official teams and drivers. There’s been so much untapped potential for an experience like this, and F1 is finally responding to it with an official sim targeting all home platforms. Meet F1 Manager 2022.
Read MoreSometimes thoroughly impressive, other times puzzlingly infuriating, Gran Turismo 7 has hardly gotten off to a smooth launch since its release in March. Of course, in 2022, everything working properly on a big-budget video game on day one is more of an exception than a rule. GT7 is hardly alone in that phenomenon. Still, there’s this nagging sense that, if not for a few maddening design decisions, an emphasis on microtransactions and glaring feature omissions, Polyphony Digital’s latest sim coul
Read MoreFriday, June 17th is a big deadline if you’re interested in reserving a GMC Hummer EV. It’s being reported that any reservations for the Hummer EV placed after June 17th, 2022 will see a price increase of over $6,000 on all versions of the massive car.
Read MoreElectric car maker Polestar has been quietly winning fans with its Polestar 2 electric sedan, launched in 2020. Now, the firm is preparing to release its first SUV, a style of vehicle Polestar views as essential to its success in the U.S.
Read MoreFord is manufacturing some of the hottest products on the market right now, notably the Bronco, Maverick and Mach-E. Yet, the company has made moves that could affect selling its cars or retaining its customers, for at least its EV products. The latest move is Ford Credit ending lease buyout options for owners of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, Cars Direct reports.
Read MoreAmericans never completely warmed up to the Focus, Ford’s alternatingly great and terrible compact. That’s why we lost it four years ago. In Europe, however, the Focus has enjoyed a more respected reputation. Or at least I thought it did, because the Focus’ days may be numbered there too, according to reports that surfaced Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Ford Bronco Raptor has been a long time coming, and I’m happy to report that the wait has been worth it. When Ford announced the return of the Bronco in 2020, many off-road enthusiasts in the U.S. were convinced the Bronco would be unable to depose the Jeep Wrangler as king of the hill. While the Bronco could make its fight against the Wrangler, ultimately, it would lose because of its independent front suspension. Or so they said.
Read MoreFord is issuing yet another recall. This time it’s affecting its popular Mustang Mach-E electric crossover. Automotive News reports that Ford is recalling Mach-E’s over a battery connector issue.
Read MoreFord wants to do things differently as it expands into the EV business. It’s spinning electric cars into their own sub-brand, untethered from the time-honored tradition of dealers asking “What can I do to get you in this car today?” Months after that news first came out, CEO Jim Farley is doubling down. In a speech today, the executive confirmed that under his new plan, dealerships would get rid of inventory entirely and become high-quality service centers for customers who purchased their vehic
Read MoreTwo months ago, a report broke that 2022 Ford Broncos stood to lose built-in navigation. Ford communications manager Jiyan Cadiz told us the SUV would still be manufactured with nav but that Dearborn was considering “many options to help get vehicles to our customers sooner” amidst the supply chain crunch. Today we may have received a little more insight as to what may actually be happening with the feature. In short, it’s not going away entirely.
Read MoreLast week, as I browsed through Bring A Trailer, I was struck by an image. It drilled deep into my brain, embedding itself there as an icon. But this image was no piece of artful automotive photography, no vintage sign or poster up for auction. No, this was a vehicle itself: A 1957 Zündapp Bella.
Read MoreWelcome back to Dopest Cars, your weekly collection of the best, best-worst, and most interesting cars for sale here on the world wide web. As we head into a beautiful summer weekend, why not search for something luxurious to shield you from that June heat?
Read MoreTake a moment to really submerge yourself in the epic radness that is this Toyota Space Cruiser van for sale on the San Francisco-area Craigslist. Soak in the gorgeous tan — almost rose gold — paint job. Get your fingertips pruny in the clean lines of those vinyl graphics and those powder-coated wheels.
Read MoreThe Subaru Baja is unique. A late-model ute from a Japanese automaker sold new in the United States, with all-wheel-drive, an available stick shift, and a boxer engine. There’s nothing else like it, and there likely never will be again. But all the uniqueness in the world cannot make this particular Baja worth its $59,800 asking price.
Read MoreLast week, you all missed our on your favorite selection of incredible on-sale automobiles, but never fear! It returns today, bearing all sorts of gifts — classic muscle, JDM imports, and even a bike or two.
Read MoreFellas, today is not just a nice day, it’s nice day. That’s right: 6/9. A real holiday for idiots like me. It got me thinking: what’s the best way to celebrate such a momentous occasion? That’s where this idea came from: 69 nice cars, priced at $69,000, on 6/9. Nice.
Read MoreTouring cars are the best race cars, because they epitomize the “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” ideal that so many classes of motorsport have abandoned. The Honda Civic Si that competes in IMSA as part of the Touring Car America series isn’t that different from the one you can buy in showrooms. And now, you can buy a race-ready Civic straight from Honda for right around $55,000 — relatively affordable when you think about it.
Read MoreAfter being on the market for over eight years, Honda has finally gotten around to giving the small Fit-based HR-V a badly needed makeover. More grown-up, handsome styling and new tech should get more buyers into Honda’s smallest crossover, with pricing starting at $24,895 for the base front-wheel drive, LX trim.
Read MoreSedans aren’t dead. At least they aren’t if it’s an EV. Hyundai has finally revealed the second car in its Ioniq EV sub-brand and it’s a sedan. Not just any sedan either, but a sedan with obvious German luxury design cues.
Read MoreWhen I last addressed my desire for an electric vehicle here, I came up short. Not in terms of locating a desirable ride: I found a few of those, including the Mercedes EQS580 and the Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo, and, a little later, the Audi RS E-Tron GT. No, I came up short on cash, as all of these cars are priced well over $120,000, more than a few tax brackets beyond my means.
Read MoreAnother hot hatch bites the dust. A report out of Korea from Hankyung.com and sources close to the company speaking to Korea Economic Daily says that Hyundai is discontinuing the final iteration of its Veloster hatchback, the Veloster N, effectively killing the model.
Read MoreNothing makes a noise quite like the yowling intakes of the 890-cc Yamaha CP3. With the throttle wide open, the wail of air being inhaled and detonated by this three-cylinder engine is hypnotic. Almost addictive. Imagine, as its closest analog, half a caterwauling Porsche 911 GT3. But the mighty GT3's engine signs off at 9,000 rpm, and all that rowdiness is stuffed on the other side of a beefy firewall, several feet behind you. At 9,000 rpm, Yamaha’s CP3 still has yet to reach peak horsepower, w
Read MoreVintage-styled modern bikes are an incredibly popular segment in the motorcycle world. Harley-Davidson lives to evoke its machines of the past. Japanese marques crank out modern interpretations of the famed “universal Japanese motorcycle.” Somewhere in America, right now, someone is in their garage hacking up a bike to build a vintage-style cafe racer.
Read MoreThis week, Toyota issued a recall for 46,176 Tundras (including hybrids) built for the 2022 model year. The issue stems from ten nuts on the trucks’ rear axles, (five per side) that may loosen over time, which could cause the axle assemblies to separate from the axle.
Read MoreAmericans will have to deal with near-record high gas prices for a while longer, according to President Biden.
Read MoreSonny Barger, founder of the original Oakland, California, chapter of the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club, died of liver cancer in his home in California on June 29 at 83 years old.
Read MoreAt a time when even Lamborghini has acknowledged the death of its purely internal combustion engine-powered wedges, you’d be forgiven for assuming Ferrari, too, would be imminently bidding anything short of a hybrid goodbye. Not quite.
Read MoreA court in Frankfurt, Germany, ruled earlier this month that an SUV driver who ran a red light should be charged nearly twice the normal fine as someone in a smaller car due to the increased risk his vehicle posed to pedestrians.
Read MoreWhen Canoo won NASA’s contract for an all-electric crew transport vehicle in April, the brief issued to the startup was pretty straightforward. NASA needed vehicles capable of ferrying crew and astronauts, outfitted in all their gear plus equipment, to and from the suiting facility and pad with a minimum 50-mile range. Canoo hasn’t had the easiest time getting its production line humming along, so we had some reservations that the company would be able to execute, but this week Canoo brought a t
Read MoreThe Nürburgring is a legendary track, one that draws tourists looking for a once-in-a-lifetime driving experience and the track-equivalent of beach bums in equal measure. But casual drivers and dedicated Nürburgring denizens alike told Road & Track that safety on the ‘Ring is so poor on tourist days that some created their own app to try and prevent further tragedies.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever driven around an American parking lot and looked at the window stickers adorning various double-parked pickup trucks, you would’ve noticed a trend. The rear windows of trucks from the Big Three automakers often have a signature sticker — Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes fame, peeing on the logo of a competing brand. F-150s have Calvin peeing on a Chevy bowtie, Silverados have him doing the same to a blue Ford oval. But have you ever seen him peeing on a Nissan badge?
Read MoreThe world runs on supply and demand, and the supply side of things from corn to Camaros are still struggling after the global hit from COVID-19 lockdowns. Cox Automotive readjusted its predictions for the year, and now says 2022 will see fewer cars sold than even 2020.
Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump is said to have lunged at his secret service agent and driver, Bobby Engel, while demanding to be taken to the Capitol on January 6th. This information came from a former White House aide who testified during a hearing of the House January 6 Committee, according to Business Insider.
Read MoreSheetz is truly the gas station-restaurant travel stop of the people. With gas prices still near record highs across the country, the company has decided to give some of its customers a bit of a break.
Read MoreRed Bull is looking to make a name for itself in road-going vehicles, according to Autocar. The company is now in the late stages of development for a 1,267 hp mild-hybrid V8 supercar. It’s supposedly due for delivery in 2025.
Read MoreAt least 50 people were found dead on Monday in the trailer of an abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio, Texas.
Read MoreA lone mechanic may have contributed to furthering vehicle emissions pollution, with a device he created that helped thousands of vehicles bypass emission controls, Marketwatch reports. Those vehicles would go on to pollute hundreds of times more than the legal limit.
Read MoreThe car market and overall car buying has fallen into quite the hellscape for buyers. With dealers short on both new and used inventory, they’ve been pulling out all the stops to take advantage of making as much money as possible. Dealer markups have been the name of this game, but there are other slimier things going on. And the government has taken notice. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule that would prohibit dealers from doing things like creating certain fees or false ad
Read MoreA few months ago we explained why a Jeep owner was being sued for a mechanic’s death during an oil change gone wrong at a Stellantis dealership in Michigan. Now, Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge has agreed to settle with the mechanic’s family.
Read MoreDaniel Ricciardo may not be enjoying a 2022 campaign with McLaren that’s meeting his or his team’s expectations, but he nevertheless remains among Formula 1's most memorable, well-liked personalities. That’s in part due to Netflix’s Drive To Survive, where the Aussie’s sense of humor really shines. If you feel you could use more Danny Ric-adjacent content in your life — couldn’t we all — you’ll appreciate the latest from The Hollywood Reporter, who tells us the eight-time Grand Prix winner is ex
Read MoreDepending on the card you use and where you top off, gas stations can place holds of $100 or more on your account each time you start refueling. The hold is of course only temporary, and the amount you didn’t spend is given back to you eventually after the transaction is over. However, as gas prices have risen, so too have those holds — and they’re up to $175 if you pay via Visa or Mastercard, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreVolkswagen has rapidly electrified a significant portion of its model range over the past five years. VW introduced a variety of electric vehicles, from a hatchback and a microbus to a trio of crossover SUVs. Though, the German automaker has yet to offer an electric sedan. Today, Volkswagen has unveiled a pre-production concept of what it hopes will become the global flagship model of its electric vehicle lineup.
Read MoreCadillac thinks it’s ready to run with the really big dogs of automotive luxury. An exclusive report in the Wall Street Journal shows just how big Cadillac plans to go. Citing unnamed sources, WSJ says Cadillac will price its upcoming EV, the Celestiq, at $300,000 to start. That’s right, different packages and options might make the Celestiq even more expensive.
Read MoreFollowing the success of Bentley’s Blower Continuation Series, the automaker has once again reached into its vaults to resurrect a classic; 12 examples of the Bentley Speed Six, which won Le Mans in 1929 and 1930, will be handcrafted by Bentley’s coach building arm, Bentley Mulliner.?
Read MoreThe Ford Motor Company may be hitting home runs with products like the revamped Bronco and mid-sized Maverick, but that batting average is suffering under the weight of multiple massive recalls of some of its latest and greatest products.
Read MoreSwedish electric car maker Polestar has become the latest startup to go public, with plans to raise $850 million through the sale of its stock. But, as with many of its predecessors, the company found its spot on the NASDAQ after merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.
Read MoreThe feds have ordered Harley Davidson to chill out. The Verge reports that the FTC has ordered the motorcycle brand to follow right-to-repair rules. The company has been engaging in shady and outright illegal practices when it comes to vehicle warranties, parts, and repairs.
Read MoreCalifornia ranks dead last in the nation when it comes to school bus access for kids. Strangely, the state doesn’t require that school districts offer school bus services to communities. On the other hand, California’s more temperate climate makes it easier for students to walk or bike to class. However, school leaders look to change that as the L.A. Times reports leaders are hoping state lawmakers provide state-funded school bus access statewide.
Read MoreAs Los Angeles is seeking to outlaw the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, city council members have taken aim at gas stations. The policy’s backers announced Thursday that they’re drafting a proposal to prevent the construction of new stations, per a release from environmental advocacy nonprofit Stand.
Read MoreNew York City turned thousands of motor bikes, four-wheelers and illegal mopeds into confetti Tuesday with a stirring photo-op of a bulldozer crushing the outlawed vehicles.
Read MoreFormer South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is out of both a job and a career after he was convicted in an impeachment trial on Tuesday for a bizarre hit-and-run crash that left one man’s body on the side of the road for hours.
Read MorePeugeot has a 208, 308 and 508. If automakers have taught us anything, it’s that gaps in numerical naming conventions will inevitably always be filled. It’s with that in mind that I present to you the newest member of the French automaker’s range: the 408.
Read MoreThere’s a truck driving shortage. Covid threw a wrench in the worldwide supply chain, but that shortage couldn’t have happened at a worse time. As The Wall Street Journal reports, now that infrastructure money is reaching states, companies are having a hard time finding and retaining drivers for construction jobs. So some have moved to offer drivers nice benefits to keep them happy and on the job.
Read MoreWhen the fine folks at Prodrive revealed plans to resurrect the Subaru Impreza 22B STi, the car internet appeared to receive the news with a vague mix of heightened interest and exhaustion. Interest because who wouldn’t be excited at the prospect of a modern interpretation of the baddest Impreza ever made? (It’ll always be an Impreza first to me, WRX be damned.) Exhaustion because high-dollar restomods aren’t exactly uncommon these days, and coupled with the stratospheric rise of secondhand pric
Read MoreEarlier this month, we reported on the email Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent saying the company needed to cut 10 percent of its workforce after he had a “super bad feeling” that the economy was heading for a recession. If you thought that was just another dumb whim from the world’s richest man, you’d be wrong.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV has been out in the world for almost a year now, winning fans and awards for its boxy styling, lush interior and impressive performance. And now, Hyundai is preparing to release the next model in its Ioniq line and has released a sketch of what that could look like.
Read MoreFor the first time in a long time, gas prices across the country are consistently going down. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas is back under $5. It’s $4.97 to be exact, according to AAA.
Read MoreA recent study has shed light on an unfortunate reality for those who share the road. As reported by The Grio, a new study finds that the traffic fatality rate for Black cyclists is 4.5 times higher than for white cyclists — even though fewer Black people ride bicycles.
Read More“POTUS in a bicycle accident.” The opening for the pilot episode of “The West Wing” centers around the White House’s response to the political drama’s fictitious President of the United States awkwardly crashing his bicycle. President Jed Bartlet, portrayed by Martin Sheen, rode into a cypress tree off-camera. It feels difficult to believe that an actual American President would end up making a bicycle accident an even bigger blunder than Aaron Sorkin could ever conceive.
Read MoreThe White House hosted this year’s Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate yesterday. The highlight of the forum was the address of António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, to the leaders of the world’s major economies. Secretary-General Guterres didn’t restrain himself in his critical comments toward President Biden on his administration’s response to the actions of fossil fuel companies recently.
Read MoreA crash on Thursday left two participants in the Crown Rally West dead after their Porsche 911 Turbo left the roadway at 140 mph on a country highway in Colorado.
Read MoreAfter some initial hesitation, ultra-luxury, low-volume performance brands have thoroughly embraced SUVs. Lamborghini has had one for a while. Aston Martin added one to its roster a bit more recently. And of course Ferrari will soon have one, too. McLaren, though? As it happens, team orange has historically been a holdout on the SUV front — though that may not be the case for much longer.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, SpaceX workers wrote an open letter to the company’s president, asking for action to be taken regarding Elon Musk’s Twitter account. The letter, shared internally but shown to The Verge, called Musk’s tweets “a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment” and said that “Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX — every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company.” By the end of the next day, some of the organizers behind the letter had been fired.
Read MoreWhile most of the country has been hit by a heat wave, it’s been especially hellish here in the west. Death Valley has seen temperatures of 120 degrees nearly every day the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, that extreme heat has taken a life: news outlets are reporting that a man was found dead in Death Valley after he apparently ran out of gas and went on foot to find help.
Read MoreFor the first time in a long time, there is some not-terrible gas price news. The average price of a gallon of regular gas is actually going down. Don’t get too excited. It hasn’t dropped something like 50 cents overnight. In actuality, it’s dropped about half a penny from yesterday.
Read MoreIt’s all change at Ferrari. The race team is finally winning in F1 again, the firm has plans to come back to Le Mans in 2023 and it is continuing its experiment with electrification in the quite lovely 296 GTS. But now, that progress is set to ramp up a gear as the Prancing Horse has outlined plans to release 15 new models by the end of 2026, including its first SUV and a fully electric Ferrari.
Read MoreGeneral Motors is thinking of returning to Europe — and as Bloomberg reports, the company is thinking of making a comeback starting with the huge GMC Hummer EV along with other EV models. The Hummer might pose a problem for European drivers, though: Most of them wont be able to drive it without a commercial driver’s license.
Read MoreUpdate, June 16, 12:40pm EST: This article was initially published on June 15 with the headline “Ford’s Cost to Build the Mach-E Increased $25,000 Per Car Due to Battery Prices Skyrocketing.” Our report was based on an article from CNBC which included that $25,000 figure. Today, CNBC has issued a correction on that piece, stating that the article “has been updated to remove an incorrect figure for cost increases associated with building Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. Ford CFO John Lawler did not provide
Read MoreIn a move that is just about the only thing he can really do, President Biden sent a letter to the nation’s largest oil refineries in hopes the companies will boost supplies and lower prices, according to NPR.
Read MoreThe classic UPS truck is an icon, recognized around the world as the distinctive brown box delivering your ‘pakidge’ to your door. It’s so iconic, in fact, that you can’t even buy one secondhand. But online ordering enthusiasts in New York City may soon be greeted by something new bearing that familiar shield logo — something smaller.
Read MoreWe were excited to learn last year that Microlino, Swiss makers of BMW Isetta-inspired electric microcars, had survived a rough several years and was back on track with a new design and a production plan. This month, that plan comes to fruition: the Microlino 2.0 has entered production in Turin, and the company has sent its configurator live with pricing. This is good stuff.
Read MoreThe manager of a Shell station in Rancho Cordova, California, who accidentally listed a gallon of regular, unleaded gas at 69 cents rather than the actual eye-watering $6.99 price last week lost his job and $16,000 for his now-former employer in the process.
Read MoreIt’s been a whole twenty hours since Ford issued a broad, newsworthy recall affecting a huge swath of vehicles, and it seems the company didn’t want to spend too long outside that spotlight. In fact, the Blue Oval went out of its way to outdo yesterday’s recall with this: 2.9 million crossovers, sedans, and vans, all at risk of losing connection between the shifter stalk and the transmission itself.
Read MoreA Sheriff in Michigan posted to Facebook last week that his department would only respond to active crimes and life-threatening calls due to officers exceeding their gas budget for the year months away from the start of the new budget. That Facebook post is now gone, but officials are still scrambling to find more money to fuel officers’ vehicles.
Read MoreTraffic safety campaigns are often incredibly lame, but a new deep dive into the depressing world of state-funded PSAs by Slate shows they aren’t just lame, they’re expensive and completely ineffective as well.
Read MoreLook, I get it. You bought your black, gray, white, or silver car because you thought it would rake in more cash than a yellow or purple one when it came time to sell. After all, that’s just common knowledge, right? Buy the most banal, inoffensive car color you can imagine in the hopes that it’ll net you an extra twenty bucks in eight years?
Read MoreWhen it comes to Ford Mustang recalls, it would appear that it never rains but pours. Shortly after recalling the electric Mustang Mach-E over battery circuit issues, the blue oval has been forced to announce similar measures for the gas-powered Mustang thanks to some faulty sensors.
Read MoreRight now, Polestar has only one car: the Polestar 2 crossover, which you’ll soon be able to rent from Hertz. There was a Polestar 1, but that flagship coupe was discontinued, kicking off the brand’s trend of skipping numbers. Its replacement will be the Polestar 5 sedan, due to launch in 2024. The brand has announced we’ll be treated to a preview of it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next week.
Read MoreFour Republican state senators introduced a strange bill in North Carolina this week that would cut haughty EV owners off from getting a little free juice at the grocery store or library unless those places also offered free gas and diesel.
Read MoreSix months ago, a battery startup called Our Next Energy ripped the batteries out of a Tesla Model S and replaced them with a battery of its own design. Engineers then took the Tesla, aimed it at the far side of Michigan (in the freezing cold of January, mind you) and drove for 752 miles before they needed to stop for a charge. That’s huge — the longest-range Model S available today is rated at just 405 miles. Now, the company wants to once again nearly double the range of an electric vehicle —
Read MoreGeneral Motors, Stellantis, Toyota, and Ford all have one thing in common: Aside from making cars, they’re all going to Congress to beg for more carrots to entice customers. CNBC reports that as automakers come close to hitting their EV tax credit caps, they’re now looking to Congress to raise the cap to effectively eliminate it so more buyers can take advantage of the credit.
Read MoreGM is looking to broaden, and yet sharpen its talent pool by moving to skills-based hiring from more diverse and inclusive backgrounds, Automotive News reports.
Read MorePorsche does a lot of things well, but one area where the company does better than just about anyone else is this: special and commemorative editions of cars. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the company’s latest offering, the 2023 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet America Edition. That name may be a mouthful, but the only words you need to know are the last two: America Edition.
Read MoreIn April, a gas station in Chattanooga, Tennessee accidentally sold fuel at 45 cents per gallon. I genuinely thought this would be a rare oddity and would happen again, especially as gas prices in the U.S. are soaring to historic highs. However, a Northern California gas station made the same error earlier this week.
Read MoreThe Washington State Patrol is frustrated with the State of Washington’s relatively new law heavily restricting when police officers can engage in a pursuit. The State Patrol is also reporting nearly one thousand incidents of drivers refusing to stop for state troopers, but fatalities caused by pursuits have dropped significantly. Law enforcement agencies across Washington are now attempting to get this law amended.
Read MoreHyundai is adding weekend production at its massive complex of five factories in Ulsan, South Korea. The increase in production days is to compensate for the decrease in output caused by a strike and to catch up to the automaker’s production targets. Currently, there’s an ongoing strike action in South Korea by a truckers union provoked by rising fuel prices that began earlier this week.
Read MoreA sobering investigative report published Friday by Bloomberg puts into the perspective the lengths 3M and local governments have gone to obscure the severity of global exposure to PFOS, or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. And it wouldn’t have come to light if not for a tunnel project in Antwerp.
Read MoreI’ll tell you something: Until about two weeks ago, when I landed in a Best Buy parking lot to purchase something I bought later that afternoon from an online retailer, I wasn’t entirely convinced Polestar actually manufactured cars for people to buy. Oh sure; you could drive them, if you were a journalist with the right connections (not that I have driven one). But I’d never actually seen a Polestar in the flesh, despite being repeatedly reminded they were definitely a real thing for two whole
Read MoreIt’s the Mom n’ Pop shops that make the world go ‘round, especially when it comes to gas stations. One shop owner in Massachusetts has had it with selling gas at record prices while oil companies clean up with record profits.
Read MoreCar company Lightyear (no affiliation with Buzz) has spent the past six years working on its new car, called the “0” (zero). That may not sound terribly interesting, as carmakers come and go all the time, but what really stands out about the Lightyear 0 is it can be recharged with the sun. That’s right, the Dutch have made a solar-powered car.
Read MoreIlluminated badges: the fad every automaker seems infatuated with. They’re a nonfunctional accessory that doesn’t do anything to help you see the road, which makes a recent technical update from GM especially concerning: It seems a bunch of GMC trucks are having their headlights go out unexpectedly, and it’s all due to a malfunction in the light-up badge.
Read MoreBuick, much like Chrysler, is a brand I’m continually impressed is still with us. Unlike Chrysler, though, Buick has historically enjoyed strong success in China. After all, China kept buying Buicks when the brand was nothing but rebadged Chevys in North America. Yet as EVs and home-market brands have gained favor in China, Buick’s standing has slid. GM is hoping to recapture that enthusiasm with the Buick Envista — a gasoline-powered crossover revealed a week ago with a sloping roof that appear
Read MoreWe’re at the dawn of a new era for BMW M cars: hybridization and electrification. We knew it would be coming eventually. In a recent interview with German website BimmerToday, M CEO Frank van Meel confirmed that the upcoming BMW M2 will be the last non-hybrid M car ever.
Read MoreWe are on the precipice of a major (and miserable) gas price milestone here in this country. The average price of a gallon of regular fuel now sits at $4.97, according to AAA. That’s a 26-cent increase from just seven days ago. Don’t be surprised if we crack that $5 mark sometime in the next few days. It is, of course, a new all-time record for gas prices (if you don’t take inflation into account).
Read MoreI wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t read it with my own eyes. In what is likely a first, The Kansas City Star reports that GEICO has been ordered to pay $5.2 million after one of its customers failed to disclose his HPV-positive status before engaging in unprotected sex in his car.
Read MoreThe Feds have their eyes on Ford again. This time though it’s one of its dealers. The NHTSA investigation concerns allegations that a Ford dealer in New York state sold a new car with an open recall, Automotive News reports, which is a violation of federal law.
Read MoreIt’s late at night, the skies are pitch black, and you’re driving on unfamiliar roads. Maybe you’re coming home from a party, maybe a date, or maybe you’re just out for a nighttime drive to clear your head. There’s not a star in the sky, and the woods on both sides of your narrow, twisting road seem to stretch on endlessly. Where are you?
Read MoreAmid record-high prices across the country, Costco continues to offer a nice discount on fuel compared to most major gas station chains. For most folks, there’s a catch: You have to be a Costco member to use the store’s gas pumps. That wasn’t the case at New Jersey Costco stores. But now, the discount grocery giant says it’s ending its policy of letting anybody fill up at Costco pumps. Sorry, freeloaders.
Read MoreImagine being so dangerously drunk that you drive your own vehicle into the center median of the highway, lose a tire, and then drive your smoking wreck to a dealership to try to get rid of it. Local Indiana news outlet the Evansville Courier & Press reports that this exact scenario allegedly played out last week for Jordon Mattingly, son of former New York Yankees player and current Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly.
Read MoreMadeleine Wolczko is the second officer and primary navigator of the President Wilson, a 277-meter long, 65,792-ton cargo ship. She’s also been cataloguing the lives of the crew as they’ve sat trapped aboard the Wilson for months in Shanghai.
Read MoreThe Honda Pilot is a fairly inoffensive crossover that does a good job of getting you from A to B. Well, until the stop/start feature messes up and kills your engine, then it’s less good at getting you to your destinations. It turns out that enough people have run into this particular problem for U.S. safety regulators to launch an investigation into the issue.
Read MoreIf you’re looking to buy an electric vehicle in Texas, things just got a little easier. The state recently announced a list of 142 light-duty EVs that will now be eligible for a $2,500 rebate. There is, however, one glaring omission: Not a single Tesla is included on that list, despite the company establishing Austin as its new home base.
Read MoreA Super PAC supporting Herschel Walker, republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, handed out $25 gas cards in downtown Atlanta over the weekend, angering Georgia Democrats but generating shrugs from campaign law experts.
Read MoreWhen the chief engineer behind the McLaren F1 makes something, everyone takes notice. It honestly does not matter at all what it is. Of course, Gordon Murray’s most recent mind progeny just so happened to be a lightweight supercar powered by a naturally aspirated V12, but I’m half convinced the man could create a new kind of vacuum cleaner and the world would stop. I bet he’d even give that Dyson guy a run for his money.
Read MoreGas prices continue the long march up, up, and away from what we all can afford, and now almost no one is left unaffected. In fact, 13 states and D.C. now have average gas prices over $5 per gallon of regular. The national average now sits at $4.92 per gallon, and that is actually a 5 cent jump from just yesterday, according to AAA. It is, of course, a new record high price.
Read MoreSome interesting Tesla Supercharger plans have leaked. Electrek reports, via a discovery made by the Twitter account for all things future Supercharger-related @MarcoRPTesla, that Tesla has plans to build a Supercharger with a restaurant and movie theater so drivers can eat or watch a film while their vehicles charge.
Read MoreUpdate: pretty much every aspect of driving is bad for the environment. That’s not really news, but if you want another area of your car to worry about over its impact on the planet, then I’ve got good news for you. It turns out that tires are even worse for the environment than we thought, so much so that the particulate emissions from tire wear could be as much as 2,000 times greater than from your tailpipe.
Read MoreWe here at Jalopnik love a good sport trim. Cars like the Veloster N, Civic Type R (or even Si), or the GR Corolla regularly come up in our Slack when we’re goading each other into making impulsive extremely well-thought-out motor vehicle purchases. But what happens when you add a sport trim to an already fast, powerful vehicle? Turns out, not much changes.
Read MoreIn what can only be considered a master class in what Not To Do, a couple ended up with some interesting “minor” injuries after wrecking their SUV head-on into a FedEx van while naked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last Thursday evening.
Read MoreIt’s a day of the week, which means gasoline and diesel prices have hit a new record high! The national average for a gallon of regular gas now sits at $4.87. That’s a two cent jump from yesterday, and 25 cents higher than just one week ago, according to AAA. It’s also up just about 60 cents in the past month.
Read MoreWe know that the world is growing increasingly more interested in adopting more electric vehicles, but the reality here in America is still pretty bleak. And one new Wall Street Journal article by Rachel Wolfe shows just how bleak it can be.
Read MoreAn electric vehicle is only as green as its power grid, and California’s grid right now is about as green as its parched landscape. A new report from the federal U.S. Energy Information Administration shows three years of drought have sapped hydroelectric options, causing California to turn to dirtier sources of power.
Read MoreEarlier this week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it was issuing an out-of-service order against a Houston, Texas-based trucking company for a seemingly surreal reason. The company, JPL Logistics LLC, had been previously served an out-of-service just 24 days earlier under a different legal name and USDOT number. This is a tactic I expect from a drunk college student kicked out of a bar, not a company sending 35,000-pound trucks onto the nation’s highways.
Read MoreFiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. pleaded guilty to one criminal felony count of fraud conspiracy yesterday. FCA US, now known as Stellantis North America, has agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay about $300 million in fines and forfeiture penalties. The investigation centered around the automaker’s efforts to skirt diesel emissions regulations with the 3-liter EcoDiesel engine used in the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500.
Read MoreWhile it hasn’t been discussed much, more than a few Ford Bronco owners are having trouble with their 2.7L V6 EcoBoost engines. Not anything simple like lower than reported fuel economy ratings or oil leaks. Serious problems. Engines are failing, and no one knows why. Owners want answers and now the NHTSA is looking into what’s going on with the Ford Bronco’s engine troubles.
Read MoreTwo weeks after Boston firefighters responded to several manhole fires in the city, two more explosions happened in the city’s Financial District on Thursday morning. Two individuals were reportedly injured in the latest incident, with one woman transported to Tufts Medical Center after suffering flash burns.
Read MoreAfter a specially tuned, experimental Polestar 2 electric sedan nicknamed the “Beast” burned up the blacktop at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year, Polestar realized it had something special on its hands. So special, they had no choice but to build a couple more — not too many though — and unleash them on Europe and North America’s roads. Meet the Polestar 2 BST Edition 270.
Read MoreGas prices have continue their historic climb after a brief lull before the Memorial Day holiday this past weekend. Average gas prices hit $4.67 Wednesday, and yet another state, Illinois, joined the $5 on average for a gallon club.
Read MoreThe scope of the Takata airbag recall is shocking. Nearly a decade on, a $1 billion fine placed on Takata, over 42 million vehicles recalled, 19 deaths, and 400 injuries, and things are still happening. And in some instances, all the blame isn’t being placed on Takata. Automotive News reports that Ford and one of its dealers in Texas are being sued. Allegedly the dealer failed to perform a recall replacement of an airbag, resulting in a woman losing her eye.
Read MoreEvery half-decade or so, an automaker with a background in motorsport touts a new high-performance, hyper-exclusive vehicle imbued with “Formula 1 technology.” To be honest, my brain’s been kind of trained to ignore that statement when it appears in press releases. It doesn’t really mean anything anymore, now that every modern hypercar incorporates electrification in some manner. However, I’ll let Mercedes-AMG have it this time, because the production version of its Project One revealed Tuesday
Read MoreThere’s a saying about the world’s oldest profession, but I think scam artist is just as ancient a career as sex work. When times get tough, you can count on a shyster to get exploiting. Rising gas prices are the perfect crisis for such shady characters: a substance just about everyone needs to function subject to an incredibly volatile price fluctuations will separate fools from their money in no time.
Read MoreDoc Brown may have made a time machine out of a DeLorean, but the seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Miata has taken on an even greater challenge, turning a roadster into an off-roader. Let’s decide if that was a good idea, and what the result might be worth.
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Morgan claims it to have some rally racing heritage and to have been sold to its present owner way back in 1970. Let’s see what it might take to sell it today.
Read MoreThe most remarkable thing about today’s Nice Price or No Dice Chevrolet HHR is that it comes with a clean title, rather than as the result of a post-totalling reimagining. Let’s imagine what such a custom beast might reasonably be worth.
Read MoreWhile some people may espouse that size doesn’t matter, the interior space afforded by today’s Nice Price or No Dice Town Car proves that bigger can sometimes be better. Let’s decide if this classy Lincoln’s price is right-sized as well.
Read MoreNicolas Cage possesses two Academy Awards for his work, both in the Best Actor category. According to the seller, he also once possessed today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ducati. Let’s see if that makes its price seem award-worthy.
Read MoreOwing to its unusual but desirable specs, today’s Nice Price or No Dice V50 is described by its seller as that most magical of imaginary beasts: A unicorn. Let’s see if the asking price on this cool wagon is just as fantastical.
Read MoreThe 7.3L Power Stroke in today’s Nice Price or No Dice Excursion is one of the holy grails of Ford’s big oil burners. Let’s see if this 4X4 truck’s price might have you shouting “holy smoke!”
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or No Dice MR2 Spyder looks more like a Ferrari than a Toyota and suffers from a mechanical issue more befitting those looks than its heritage. Let’s see if this Hawaii-located roadster is right-priced for all those factors.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or No Dice Isuzu is one of the best-looking cars ever to come out of Japan, which makes it a shame for it to have never been officially offered here in America. Let’s see if the price on this privately-imported example is equally as handsome.
Read MoreCalifornia has long taken the lead on automotive emissions standards which has made for cleaner air. Those standards can cause headaches for people with older vehicles like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mitsubishi — worn to the point of not passing the bi-annual test. Let’s see if there’s hope left in its price.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever wanted a car that could pop wheelies while you are sitting atop those wheels, then today’s Nice Price or No Dice Isetta is for you. Let’s see if this wild custom micro is as dangerous to your wallet as it likely is to your person.
Read MoreI’ll bet the last time many of you thought about a car like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Buick was… well, never. That’s too bad because they make for typically comfortable and reliable cruisers. Today, I’m gonna make you not only think about this LeSabre, but also what it might be worth.
Read MoreThe phrase, “Down but not out,” originated in the boxing ring, but could just as easily describe today’s Nice Price or No Dice Volvo V70 R. Let’s decide what the prospect of going a few rounds with this hot Swede should rightfully cost.
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Grand Wagoneer calls it “unmolested” in the ad, and it does seem to be all original, right down to the factory paint. Let’s see if its price tag is just as original or if it feels old hat.
Read MoreIn case you haven’t noticed, the Datsun S30 has skyrocketed to the top of the charts, value-wise. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 240Z isn’t crazy expensive, but that’s because it’s a project car. Let’s see if it’s worth charting a course for its restoration.
Read MoreThe ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice Saab 900 claims that “Anyone that wants one of these knows how hard it is to find one that isn’t rusted, or broken beyond repair,” and touts this one as being neither. Let’s see if, what it is, is worth its asking price.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or No Dice S2000 has a lot of miles and a number of particular updates that might actually reduce its appeal to potential buyers. Let’s see if a relatively low price can make up for those demerits.
Read MoreDespite popular belief, NSYNC’s catchy Bye, Bye, Bye dance tune isn’t actually about cars like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Maserati Biturbo. Let’s see if this much-maligned classic is priced to convince a new buyer to pull a Lionel Richie and say hello.
Read MoreConsidering the close relationship between the Porsche Speedster and VW’s Type 1, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Speedster replica having lots of Beetle parts feels less of a blasphemy and more of a blessing. Let’s see if its price is equally blessed.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or No Dice 3000GT hails from an era when both super coupes AND Mitsubishi were both ongoing concerns. While neither is quite the hit anymore, we’ll still have to see if there’s life — and value — left in this one.
Read MoreNot wearing any skivvies is colloquially known as “going commando.” Owing to its rust and tetanus traps, it would be advisable to wear as much clothing as possible when going near today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jeep Commando. Let’s see if this project 4X4 is worth the risk.
Read MoreThe GTI has long been one of the best cars out there, and these days it is the last of the Golf line sold in the U.S. Let’s see if today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mk7 SE is priced to keep that streak going.
Read MoreFor however many companies you think turned up out of nowhere with the dream to build a supercar, there were always more. And they’re easy to forget, especially today, when cynicism has never run more rampant.
Read MoreThere’s no way to sugarcoat this: Fourth of July weekend air travel is going to be a nightmare for everyone involved — especially if you’re traveling on Delta.
Read MoreIn February, Frontier Airlines announced a planned $2.9 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. JetBlue Airways revealed its rival $3.6 billion all-cash bid in early April, sparking a bidding war for Spirit between the two carriers that has continued ever since. Either potential merged airline combination would become the fifth-largest in the United States. Though, it seems the war is finally coming to an end with Frontier and Spirit reaching agreeable terms.
Read MoreJets are tremendously complicated machines, and without constant maintenance and replacement parts they can quickly become unusable and unsafe. Since March, Boeing and Airbus have been unable and unwilling to supply Russia with parts for their planes and the results could be disastrous.
Read MoreThe Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, is making quite the comeback right now. It was recently considered the plane of a bygone, pre-pandemic, era, according to Bloomberg. However, overwhelming flight demand has brought it back from the near-dead.
Read MoreBetween the shrinking seat space, increasing fees, and sometimes rowdy passengers flying to your destination isn’t exactly enjoyable. If you are a disabled traveler, flying presents a new set of challenges as a British woman found out when she was stuck on the plane for over an hour and a half because the contractor assigned to assist her didn’t show up.
Read MoreAfter months of lobbying from the travel industry, the Biden Administration, following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, announced Friday that the country is lifting COVID-19 testing requirements for air travelers entering the U.S.
Read MoreBack in June of 2019, then President Trump raised eyebrows when he announced a redesign of the presidential plane to a red, white and dark blue color scheme much closer to his own personal 757. It turns out, this paint scheme might not even work, as it might make the plane way too hot.
Read MoreYou don’t have to be punk rock to have tattoos, but tattoos are very punk rock. Virgin Atlantic airlines, therefore, is slightly more punk rock after announcing this week that cabin staff will finally be allowed to bare their tattoos while in uniform and on the job.
Read MoreA passenger on an American Airlines flight is suing the airline, saying he was put through mental and physical anguish after being falsely imprisoned when the airline gave police his name as the sole suspect in a terminal robbery.
Read MoreThe negotiations for the acquisition of Spirit Airlines are intensifying between the two carriers in contention, Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways. Both airlines have now offered termination fees of at least $200 million if federal antitrust regulators don’t allow the industry reshaping merger to take place.
Read MoreIt’s great to have two of something, if you can, for a backup. This applies to many facets of life, like your kidneys — but especially air travel, where many redundancies are in place so one point of failure doesn’t inevitably result in disaster. Commercial airlines have two engines, for example. They also have two pilots, to switch off and rest during those long hauls.
Read MoreDelta airlines announced ticket bookings are back up to pre-pandemic levels just days after a hectic holiday weekend that saw thousands of flight delays and cancelations. With Delta and other airlines preparing for more cancelations on the horizon and fuel (for airplanes as well as the family car) as expensive as ever, this summer’s travel season is sure to be a mess.
Read MoreWhen you think about it, the seat in your car is the part of the vehicle that you’ll spend the most time around. So really, it’s the part that we should spend the most care and attention deliberating over.
Read MoreThis past weekend saw the 100th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, where driver Randy Pobst and his heavily-modified Model S Plaid were set to run a blistering time up the mountain. Through the first section, Pobst and Plaid did exactly that, but the two got slower and slower as the race wore on. But what hampered the time of the thousand-horsepower EV? Its climate controls.
Read MoreThe world of motorsport is vast, with some race or series to tickle the fancy of nearly any genre of enthusiast around the world. But there’s so little time to see them all, sometimes you have to prioritize — say, make a list. Yesterday, we asked what races top your bucket list, and you have us some very interesting answers. Here are some of the best.
Read MoreWhen you think about it, car seats are probably one of the most important feature in a modern vehicle. Sure, the engine gives you power and the wheels keep you moving, but the seats are what keep you snugly nestled behind the controls. So it’s an area that shouldn’t be skimped on!
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen, it’s road trip season. A record number of people are expected to hit the roads in the coming days for 4th of July weekend. That’s what got us thinking about yesterday’s question of the day.
Read MoreYou know the concept of the bucket list, right? Everything you want to do, see, or experience before you kick that proverbial bucket. We’ve talked about the cars you’d (regrettably) want to drive, but today there’s a new thought exercise for your list-making efforts: What’s the number one race you want to see before you die?
Read MoreMost of the race cars that history will look back on are the ones that dominated races, brought victory for famous faces and basked in the eternal glory of claiming a championship. But there are cars at the opposite end of the automotive spectrum that deserve recognition.
Read MoreFolk, we are in prime road trip season, and that leads us to today’s question of the day. We want to know what’s the best thing that ever happened to you on a road trip.
Read MorePeople always say “you get what you pay for,” but that’s not always the case - especially when it comes to cars. These days, you can pick up some surprisingly lovely runarounds for a lot less than you might think. Well, only if you can find a dealer not charging ridiculous markups.
Read MoreIf you’re thinking about the most successful race car of all time, your mind might jump straight to Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2004, which won him his fifth straight F1 drivers championship. Or, you might think of the Mercedes W11 that helped Lewis Hamilton claim his seventh world title.
Read MoreRightly so, Honda has earned itself a reputation for churning out some quality products across a raft of different sectors. But in a history that spans more than 75 years, not everything can have been a hit, can it?
Read MoreThe price of a new car seems to always be on the rise, but the amount of car you get for your hard-earned dollars also seems to be improving. So much so that more budget-friendly vehicles now come with some pretty bougie features and luscious interiors. So with a more expensive car, you’d expect to get a lot more bang for your buck, right?
Read MoreWhat’s Father’s Day for, if not retelling stories about your dad’s glory days? The locales visited, the laws broken, and the vehicles that enabled all those violent delights. Yesterday, we asked you for the coolest cars your dads ever owned, and you gave us hundreds of answers. Here are some of the best.
Read MorePlanes, trains and automobiles – over the year, Honda has taken a crack at building them all. As well as robots, jet skis and a bunch of other stuff. But not everything it’s made has been as successful and iconic as the humble Super Cub. So, what is the worst thing this Japanese marvel has ever cooked up?
Read MoreFrom baseball and competitive eating to patriotism and pickup trucks: There are a few things in this world that America doesn’t do better than anyone else. So, to honor the icons of this blessed land, we asked you for the cars that scream “America” whenever they pass you in the street.
Read MoreThis past Sunday, I woke up to a text. It was a single image, sent first thing on Father’s Day morning from my actual father, depicting a first-generation Mazda RX-7 reaching takeoff speed as it crested a hill in the road. Three out of four wheels were off the ground, with the last primed to leave just moments after the shot was snapped. It was, unequivocally, an extremely rad shot.
Read MoreFor as long as you live, you’ll likely remember your first car. It was your bridge to freedom, the machine that let you live your own life on your schedule and your terms. But nothing gold can stay, and every car eventually leaves you with one single last look as it races away. Yesterday, we asked what happened to your first cars, and you gave us some fantastic stories — from heart-wrenching tales of loss to the joys of perpetual ownership. Here are some of our favorites.
Read MoreAmerica, what a country. Land of the free, home of the brave. It’s a proud nation and one whose inhabitants are always eager to point out its achievements to any passer-by who’ll spare a moment to listen. And pretty high on that list of achievements are some of its cars. But, is there a vehicle out there today that screams “America” whenever you see one driving past?
Read MoreIt takes a lot to make a good infotainment system. You need intuitive menus, simple controls and everything within easy reach of your driving position. Sadly, not every carmaker has found a way to seamlessly integrate these requirements into their dashboards.
Read MoreAh, your first car. Do you still remember how it felt the first time you sat in your own car, two hands on the wheel and an endless world of possibility ahead of you? Or did you, like me, never give your car the respect it deserved?
Read MoreEverybody knows about NASCAR and Formula 1, but too many forms of racing have slipped through the cracks in the public consciousness. We here at the jello picnic won’t stand for that — we think every motorsport deserves its day in the sun. With that goal in mind, we asked yesterday for your favorite overlooked motorsports. Let’s see what you came up with.
Read MoreA great infotainment system can make using a car a breeze. Most modern cars will let you control most of the vehicle’s settings, the music, the navigation and your cellphone through an intuitive interface that’s pretty simple to use. But that isn’t the case with every car out there.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a good badge, right? From the most obscure of features to the longest of oddly-translated sayings on the back of a Kei car, there’s just something nice about having words and images on your vehicle. Yesterday, we asked for your favorite badges in automotive history, and you came back with hundreds of answers. Here are some of the best.
Read MoreThis past weekend was a big one for racing. Formula 1, Indycar, Le Mans, NASCAR, and Formula DRIFT, all packed into two days? How is any one person supposed to keep up with everything? Well, if you’re me, the answer is simple: You only watch Formula DRIFT, because you prefer the forms of motorsport that are just a little bit weird. But as I laid Covid-stricken on my couch, watching a genuinely fascinating round of FD, I wondered: What other motorsports am I missing out on?
Read MoreBridges are pretty excellent when you think about it. They can have a stunning design that enhances the landscape around them or can simply be an efficient means of getting from A to B.
Read MoreFor many automakers, printing the make, model, and trim on the back of a car is an afterthought. They grab some silver letters, slap a couple words (or some alphanumeric gibberish) on the trunk lid, and call it a day — simple, right? But some automakers go further, designing badges that actually manage to stand out among the pack. What’s your favorite?
Read MoreSometimes, the worst experiences make for the best stories. An almost-crash may feel like the end of the world in the moment, but when everything ends up okay it can become great dinner-table conversation. Yesterday, we presented you all with that table (plus a wealth of food options, many of them vegan) and you treated us to a ton of great stories. Here are some of our favorites.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I bloody love a good bridge. Whether it’s something simple that spans a beautiful site or a creation with a stunning design that merely connects point A to point B, I love them all. But I’ve always wondered, where is the best bridge?
Read MoreElectric cars have come on a long way in recent years. A 200-mile range is now almost standard, nice design comes with almost all of them and every automaker packs their electric cars full of the latest tech. So really, we’re running out of excuses not to take the battery-powered plunge.
Read MoreMost of us have probably been in a fender bender once or twice in our lives. Not necessarily a major crash, but maybe something that added a couple of scrapes and bruises to your front or rear bumper. Those stories don’t usually make for the most engaging dinner-table conversation, but something else does: Stories of the time you almost crashed.
Read MoreSo, you need a car. Just a couple of years ago, that would have been fun — you would have had an excuse for all the classified-ad browsing you were probably doing anyway. But things have changed. The car market is bad, and not getting better.
Read MoreThere’s no denying that the days of driving a gas-powered car are numbered, and soon we’ll all have to switch to something that runs a little cleaner. But, of the current crop of electric vehicles on sale today, are there any that you actually want to own?
Read MoreYour cars have broken down a lot, and so have mine. All I see and feel in this post is pain, but what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, right? I sure hope so.
Read MoreLike many of you, I’ve been car shopping recently. With my track-prepped Miata listed for sale, I need a new chariot that can spirit me away to track days and car meets — something reliable, fun, and most importantly, cheap. But I’ve come across a problem, one you all are familiar with: Buying a car right now sucks.
Read MoreElectric cars are the future, but they don’t necessarily require the same manufacturing skillset as traditional ICE vehicles. That means there’s an opportunity: Companies that are good at electronics rather than cars have the chance to get a foot in the door. On Friday, we asked you all which companies should make a play for the EV market, and you turned in a ton of good answers. Here are some of the best.
Read MoreWe’ve all been there. You’re out for a drive, miles from home and suddenly your gauge cluster lights up like the Griswold’s house at Christmas time. Your car sputters or shuts down, and you’ve got to pull over to the shoulder… hopefully. A vehicle breakdown is almost like a right of passage for car people, and that’s why we want to know your worst breakdown story.
Read MoreAs well as carrying people from A to B, cars are also used to transport all manner of things. And from time to time, some of these objects are lost into the many cupboards, cubbyholes and creases you find throughout your car.
Read MoreElectric cars are so hot right now, and why shouldn’t they be? They’re comfortable, efficient, and (usually) a blast to drive. But for the companies that build them, EVs can be so much more: An entryway to new markets, a testbed for new tech, or maybe an entirely new product line altogether.
Read MoreYour bag is packed. Your route is set. You’ve got your sights set on the horizon, and all the time in the world to get there. All you need is a car, a chariot to parts unknown, a steadfast companion with which to enjoy a true road trip. Just, if you can, try not to make it one of these.
Read MoreSummer’s here, which means it’s time to clean out the car and give it the tender loving care it deserves before you undertake your big summer travel plans. And that means you might be about to unearth some strange artifacts that have been lingering around the footwells. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever found in your car?
Read MoreIf you’re here at Jalopnik, there’s a good chance you’ve got a pretty hefty collection of tools of all shapes and sizes. But you can’t love using every single one of them, can you?
Read MoreSo, you’ve done it. You’ve decided to take Mercedes’ advice, and set out on that road trip without a destination. Good for you. But now, you’re faced with a choice: What car do you take for your soul-searching endeavor? Possibly more importantly, what cars should you avoid?
Read MoreAnother day, another debacle that sees an aging human of single-seater motorsport say something offensive. This time instead of a former world champion, it’s ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone who has crawled out from under a rock to sing the praises of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreOver a hundred years ago, the mining entrepreneur scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family set his sight on Colorado Springs. He started construction on a swanky, European-inspired hotel back in 1916, but decided he needed an attraction to lure tourists to the region. Setting his sights on a nearby carriage road, winding its way up a neighboring mountain, he had it built up into a highway fit for motor vehicles. Then, he held a race.
Read MoreEstonian racing driver Juri Vips will keep his seat in F1 feeder series Formula 2, despite being dropped from the Red Bull junior program following a racist outburst online.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, how to watch this weekend’s Formula 1, NASCAR, and IndyCar racing, and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreFormula 1, the FIA and the Mercedes F1 Team have all condemned racism across the sport this morning following comments made by ex-world champion Nelson Piquet. The team, sport, and its governing body have all rightly come out against the racist language used by Piquet in a podcast that saw him discuss Lewis Hamilton’s performance at the British Grand Prix last year.
Read MoreAs I am wont to do, I glibly cracked a joke on Twitter about Grand Prix being the best racing movie ever made, and subsequently received many emails and direct messages from folks who were very upset about my Rush erasure. Today, I’d like to set the record straight. I did not forget about Rush. In fact, Rush is the whole reason I’m writing about motorsport today.
Read MoreWinning a Formula 1 World Championship generally requires a vast skillset. You’re going to need to be fast but also reliable. You’ll probably have to be as good at qualifying as you are in the race. But in the history of Formula 1, there have been two drivers who took a season’s World Championship without scoring a pole position all year: Denis Hulme an Niki Lauda.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Cup Series started its final stretch of ten regular season races today with the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. With twelve different race winners going to Nashville and sixteen playoff berths, there’s a big chance this season will break the “win-and-you’re-in” playoff qualification system and potentially have a race winner missing the playoffs.
Read MoreOver an exceptional four-day event, the biggest highlight of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was the breaking of the outright record up the hill climb. Max Chilton, a former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver, drove the McMurtry Spéirling up the 1.16-mile hill climb in 39.081 seconds.
Read MoreThe Safari Rally in Kenya is arguably the most grueling round of the FIA World Rally Championship schedule. For almost 70 years, Kenya’s rough stages have challenged the best rally teams in the world and put their cars to the ultimate test. Understandably, when mistakes are made, drivers and co-drivers expect to receive assistance to escape any dangerous situation they might find themselves in. It didn’t turn out that way for M-Sport Ford’s Gus Greensmith.
Read MoreThis weekend, The FIM MotoGP World Championship made its annual pilgrimage to Assen, the Cathedral of Motorcycle Racing. This year’s Dutch TT did not disappoint and provided the quality of racing that earned the circuit its moniker. The race was a frantic crash and pass-filled struggle that will play a significant role in determining this year’s world champion.
Read MoreThe Goodwood Festival of Speed might be the best place to see rare vintage racing machinery every year, but also the stars of yesterday at the controls of the vehicles where they gained their fame. For example, Nigel Mansell is going to drive the Williams FW14B this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1992 Formula One World Championship. Surprisingly, he will be joining his motorcycle racing counterpart from that season. Wayne Rainey rode his world championship-winning Yamaha YZR50
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, how to watch this weekend’s NASCAR, IMSA, and SRX racing, and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MorePorsche looks to be very ready for hypercar racing. Or as close as any of the manufacturers signed up for the first season of Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) racing for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and World Endurance Championship (WEC) seasons. Porsche Penske Racing debuted their race-ready car, in near full uniform Friday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, over in the UK.
Read MoreThere are some Formula 1 records that make sense. You can understand why you might want to secure the record for the most wins overall, or why you might want to be the youngest-ever World Champion. But one man named Hans Heyer managed to score one of the weirdest records in history: He’s the only driver in the history of the sport to earn a DNQ, DNF, and DSQ in one race.
Read MoreNot all Formula 1 records are exactly equal on the level of prestige. Max Verstappen being the youngest driver to ever win a Grand Prix? That’s pretty cool. Being the driver who set an all-time record for being passed the most in a single season? That is admittedly less cool, but that’s a distinction Charles Pic must bear.
Read MoreRemember Nikita Mazepin? The Russian was a Formula 1 driver who competed in the sport for one season and made a name for himself by constantly not finishing, or at least finishing near the back of the pack. He was then fired at the start of the 2022 season after the Haas F1 Team cut ties with Russian title sponsor Uralkali, which was his dad’s firm. Now, the disgraced racer say he suing the team for wages he lost out on as a result of his sacking.
Read MoreWhen a Formula 1 World Champion retires, what is he to do? Create his own F1 team? No, that’s too boring. Raise his child to become a next-generation driver? No, no — too predictable. Instead, you could follow Jacques Villeneuve’s path and become a singer-songwriter, releasing your very own album titled Private Paradise.
Read MoreI’m not exactly a very good racer, but I’ve always thought it would be pretty neat to be able to start a race at some point in my life just to say that I did it, even if I only managed to make it six and a half feet before my car decided to die. Just like one fine fella named Ernst Loof.
Read MoreBeing a successful Formula 1 driver requires a complex series of skills that all need to work in concert — but not everyone is able to achieve all those skills at once. Take, for example, Italy’s Andrea de Cesaris, who still holds the record for the most Formula 1 races without a win: 208.
Read MoreJuri Vips, an Estonian racing driver, has been suspended from the Red Bull Racing Junior Program pending an investigation into his use of the n-word slur during a livestreamed video gaming session.
Read MoreWhat a time to be a Formula 1 fan. Ferrari is back to winning races, we’ve got a close mid-field battle, and Red Bull has two drivers fighting for the championship once again. On top of all that, the 2022 season has seen new circuits and familiar favorites appear on the calendar. One of these returning tracks is Montreal, where F1 raced yesterday for the first time since 2019.
Read MoreLike many racers, Willy T. Ribbs’ ultimate motorsport goal was Formula 1, but the record-setting Black driver only got as far as one test behind the wheel of a Brabham in 1986. And while that test never led to further F1 opportunities for Ribbs, it was an incredible moment for motorsport — one that helped pave the way for a future dominated by Lewis Hamilton.
Read MoreFormula 1 has produced iconic drivers from each generation, men whose names will go down in the history books: Schumacher, Lauda, Hamilton, Fangio. But not every driver who has competed in the pinnacle of motorsport has been lucky enough to win a Championship — or a race — no matter their level of talent. Today, we’re looking back through time to remember some of the most underrated drivers in all of F1's history.
Read MoreThe FIA Formula 1 World Championship has finally returned to Canada after three years away due to the pandemic. After an exciting wet qualifying session on Saturday, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won pole by seven-tenths of a second. In Q2, the reigning world champion was over a second faster than the rest of the field.
Read MoreToday, the FIM MotoGP World Championship visited its German kingdom without its king. Eight-time world champion Marc Márquez had won every German Grand Prix since 2013. With Márquez out indefinitely as he recovered from the surgery on his right arm, the paddock wondered who would succeed him as a race winner on the Sachsenring. As a point of reference, the 2012 German Grand Prix winner Dani Pedrosa has been retired from full-time competition for close to five years now.
Read MoreThe safety concerns surrounding porpoising have been at the forefront of discussion in the Formula 1 paddock, but rumors of a potential driver salary cap have been simmering in the background. While the exact details of a salary cap haven’t emerged, it is assumed that it would be similar to the salary caps in some of North America’s major sports leagues. There would be a hard limit on annual driver salaries with a prohibition on teams compensating drivers through other means like endorsement de
Read MoreOn June 5, former NASCAR racer and current FOX commentator Clint Bowyer struck and killed a pedestrian in a fatal crash as he was leaving World Wide Technology Raceway after the conclusion of a NASCAR Cup Series race, Fox4 reports. Incident reports show Bowyer was sober at the time of the crash, but the pedestrian walking along the side of a highway ramp may not have been.
Read MoreFormula 1's new-for-2022 ground-effects chassis have exhibited a chronic bouncing issue, and some teams and drivers are experiencing it worse than others. Lewis Hamilton, seen above holding his lower back during a post-race interview in Baku, needed help getting out of his car following last Sunday’s event; Mercedes’ chief strategist James Vowles admitted after the fact that his crew went “too far” in deciding the aggressiveness of Hamilton’s setup. F1 has noticed this trend, and plans to do som
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, how to watch this weekend’s Formula 1, NASCAR, and MotoGP racing, and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreYou might expect that the biggest talking point this Formula 1 season has been the revived fortunes of Ferrari, or the reliability issues that are keeping the fight between Max Emilian Verstappen and Charles Leclerc exciting. But no, the biggest talking point since day one of testing way back in February has been ‘porpoising,’ and some teams are impacted worse than others.
Read MoreThis weekend, the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec is finally happening. After a brief hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada has opened its borders to the F1 circus, and we’re celebrating with some of the greatest moments from Canada’s Grand Prix history.
Read MoreNext year, Formula E will debut its new Gen 3 cars, which promise more performance and better racing. But, the cars follow wildly different principals to the current crop of racers, and Jaguar driver Mitch Evans has warned that this could see everything the teams have learned over the past four years “almost go to waste.”
Read MoreDuring this weekend’s Formula 1 race in Baku, Azerbaijan, we were treated to a rare appearance of the black and orange flag. The black flag with an orange spot in the middle is one of 12 different color-coded messages that can be used by marshals to signal to drivers. But, what do all these colorful flags and lights actually mean?
Read MoreToday, the NTT IndyCar Series visited Wisconsin for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America. After a caution-filled opening portion, the race was highlighted by a duel between Josef Newgarden and Alexander Rossi with one million dollars on the line.
Read MoreThe FIA Formula One World Championship didn’t have the most entertaining race in terms of overtaking today in Baku, Azerbaijan. Though, the dramatic results will have a massive effect for power unit penalties in upcoming races and the ultimate outcome of the championship itself.
Read MoreThis year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans has primarily been a transitional edition of the French endurance classic. Most of the attention is focused on the next year’s impending influx of manufacturers into prototype racing, as well as the introduction of modified GT3 machinery. Despite the lack of competition for the overall victory this year, there still has been some enjoyable wheel-to-wheel racing and stunning moments.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, how to watch this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, NASCAR, and IndyCar racing, and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreChanges are happening across the endurance racing world, and they’re all being announced as the 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway this weekend. Global manufacturers are using the legendary race as a pivotal time to have prepared or debuted their new Project GTP Hypercars for the GTP, formerly LMDh, class running at IMSA starting in 2023. Meanwhile, another change is in the works overseas, as Sportscar 365 confirms the ending of the World Endurance Championship’s GTE-Pro Class.
Read MoreLe Mans is back this weekend for the 90th running of the iconic 24-hour endurance race. And included in the swarms of professional and amateur race drivers ready to take on the roads of the Circuit de la Sarthe, the line up this year will also include X-Men actor Michael Fassbender.
Read MoreA driver has been banned ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans “for the safety of himself and other competitors,” per race stewards after multiple crashes in the run-up to the event.
Read MoreIf your morning commute needs a little bit of spice, then it might be time to put in the headphones and turn on a Formula 1 podcast. We’ve put together a list of some of the best (currently active) F1 pods you can find today to help you start your adventure!
Read MoreThis weekend kicks off the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious motor race in the world. Whether you’re new to the World Endurance Championship, you haven’t followed all the news in the build-up to the race, or you’re an avid fan who just needs a refresher, we’re here to help you follow the event.
Read MoreIt’s been more than 20 years since Cadillac competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The brand has had lots of success in IMSA, with the DPi-V.R claiming the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2021 — plus four wins at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. So it makes sense that the next move is to go global with the sultry looking racer you see here.
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend is a cornerstone of the motorsport world, where Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix leads into IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500. Both are longstanding events that have defined the history of racing, both with their own traditions and stories — but how do they compare from a driver’s perspective? To find out, Jalopnik sat down with Marcus Ericsson and Romain Grosjean, two drivers who have taken part in both events.
Read MoreThe Isle of Man TT is one of those events that you’ve probably heard of even if you don’t follow motorsport. The incredible display of speed and precision has been run since 1906 and every year sees hundreds of riders tackle the 37.73-mile circuit around this chunk of land in the Irish Sea. But sadly, it doesn’t always capture the headlines just because of the sporting prowess on display.
Read MoreWhen Romain Grosjean left Formula 1 in 2020 (after walking away from a horrific crash at Bahrain) and made his way to IndyCar, he did so with a plan: He would compete on road courses and street circuits, but ovals were a no-go for the European driver. Then, for the 2022 season, one thing changed his mind: His kids.
Read MoreAs I embark (as a passenger) upon a truly prodigious road trip across the country, I’ve been digging through my impressive collection of YouTube playlists filled with videos that I’ve been meaning to watch but never actually got around to viewing. So, I finally downloaded “A Year in the Fast Lane,” a 1997 documentary following the Benetton Formula 1 team.
Read MoreI know why this happened. Or at least understand why it did.
Read MoreBMW has publicly revealed its new LMDh prototype participating in next year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. The German manufacturer, is one of three manufacturers preparing to begin testing the purpose-built racer ahead of the LMDh, or the actual GTP class debut at the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona, in January. The BMW M Hybrid V8 will be fielded for the 2023 season by Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan, a familiar duo in the IMSA paddock.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Cup Series visited World Wide Technology Raceway, more commonly referred to as Gateway, for the first time today. Sitting just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, the venue waited nearly a quarter-century for its first Cup Series race date. The Enjoy Illinois 300 was the first event ever to sell out Gateway in the track’s history.
Read MoreFor the final time, the NTT IndyCar Series raced at Belle Isle Park in Detroit today. The Detroit Grand Prix will return to downtown Detroit in 2023 on a circuit in the shadow of the Renaissance Center. Formula One and then the CART IndyCar World Series raced on a course around some of the same streets until the race moved to Belle Isle in 1992.
Read MoreThe FIM MotoGP World Championship held its second of four rounds in the Kingdom of Spain today with the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona. The race was a largely dull affair book-ended by two dramatic moments on the first and final laps.
Read MoreThe ABB FIA Formula E World Championship held a round on the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia for the first time today. Though, it’s a stretch to call the venue a street circuit. The circuit itself was purpose-built for the event, resulting in a slightly wider track than the usual Formula E street circuit. The scorching temperatures and the new pavement provided drivers with a low-grip surface and a significant challenge.
Read MoreHere’s a heads-up for my fellow Jalopnik IndyCar Fantasy League competitors: Don’t forget to make your picks for the Detroit Grand Prix! All you need to do is head over to the official IndyCar Fantasy League page and make your picks for the Jalopnik League.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, how to watch this weekend’s IndyCar, NASCAR, and Formula E racing, and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreWith just six laps remaining in the 2022 Indianapolis 500, NASCAR veteran and Indy 500 rookie Jimmie Johnson crashed into the wall and brought out a red flag. At the front of the grid, his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson had established a commanding lead — but with that red flag, it very well could have been over.
Read MoreIf you have even the most basic motorsport awareness, you’ve probably heard of the “Drive to Survive bump” — the sudden growth of interest in Formula One as a result of the Netflix series. Now, every series from Formula E to MotoGP to IndyCar wants a similar show — but honestly, IndyCar is already doing it better than anybody with Bus Bros.
Read MoreEach year, June 1 heralds sudden waves of corporate “support” for Pride Month. In many cases, these public statements of support are wholly contradicted by the publicly visible donations these corporations make to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians. This year, NASCAR is yet another one of those companies.
Read MoreNext year is going to be such an exciting one for global sports car racing. That’s when the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Peugeot, Acura and Cadillac join Toyota on the world’s circuits, campaigning everything from the World Endurance Championship to IMSA and, of course, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Among that group is BMW, which has set its sights on the 2023 IMSA title. We’ve known the car has been coming for some time, and we’ve even been treated to official renders. Now, we’re getting a peek at it
Read MoreYou don’t know what Indy means. I lost track of the number of times I saw that phrase on a t-shirt, coozie, or cooler as I wandered around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 2022 Indy 500 race weekend. It’s a phrase that used to make me roll my eyes, that still makes my husband scoff. But this year — my first time as a member of the Indy 500 media and my first time at the race since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — that phrase stuck with me. It rang in my head all weekend. You don’t
Read MoreFor years, Toyota has run a one-make racing series in Japan specifically for its own GR86 and the Subaru BRZ, appropriately titled the 86/BRZ Race. That series is finally coming stateside, in a sense, as Toyota has announced it will kick off a single-make GR Cup for North America next year with help from sports car racing promoter SRO, featuring race-ready GR86s built by TRD.
Read MoreWe, as people, tend to forgive a lot of flaws when we fall in love. I know I’ve spent many a night ignoring red flags because I was distracted by how someone made me feel. Now, I fear I’m experiencing that willful blindness yet again, this time with a vehicle: the 2022 Ram 1500 TRX.
Read MoreThey’re coming fast now, one after another: Electric and hybrid performance cars, so inevitable and implacable that weary traditionalists barely bother to shake a fist or gnash their teeth.
Read MoreI love cycling around cities. When you’re new to a place, it’s a great way to get your bearings, and you can discover much more about the city than you would taking a train. For me, a recent New York City transplant, this has meant turning to a trusty road bike with narrow tires and dropped handlebars to get from A to B. But after a week riding the VanMoof S3 electric bike, I think I could be converted to this battery-powered way of life. Well, if NYC can fix one small issue first.
Read MoreElon Musk spends so much time spewing trash on Twitter that you’d be forgiven for forgetting that he’s in charge of two pretty big companies in the vehicular space. Now, employees at Musk’s SpaceX have had enough, circulating an open letter that seeks to distance themselves from his “embarrassing” behavior.
Read MoreRecent unsatisfying Congressional hearings on unidentified flying objects stirred up way more questions than answers for the American people, but there seemed to be some movement Thursday towards a deeper, scientific investigation of UFOs now that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency is joining the hunt.
Read MoreLet me say this now before I get into everything else: I love the Lexus LC. That’s not to say that this is a faultless vehicle. But this beautiful machine is Lexus at its best.
Read MoreApple is adding a feature to CarPlay that’ll let drivers buy gas from their car’s dashboard. The feature is in its early stages for now, but the idea is to have a number of CarPlay apps that can navigate to gasoline stations, pay for gas and start the pump all through Apple’s own interface.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX has beat its own EV range record by traveling over 746 miles on a single battery charge. The Vision EQXX had driven 626 miles on one charge in April of this year, but there was enough range left (about 15 percent state of charge) to take another shot at the record. So, this latest journey saw the Vision EQXX travel 1,202 kilometers from Stuttgart, Germany to Silverstone, UK under real-world conditions, according to Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreTesla is reintroducing Enhanced Autopilot — software that includes some but not all features of the company’s more expensive “Full Self-Driving” semi-autonomous Level 2 suite — for half the price of FSD, based on an update to the EV maker’s website that went live this week.
Read MorePolestar is drawing out the debut of the Polestar 5, its upcoming flagship EV, but the company has shown that the Polestar 5 is meant to compete with EVs from Porsche, Lucid and Tesla. At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, a Polestar 5 prototype took on the hillclimb to show off its capabilities, courtesy of two electric motors making 884 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque.
Read MoreAutomakers and tech startups have been pushing autonomy on consumers for the last few years. While it appears no on asked whether or not anyone was really interested it, they just started developing it. It turns out people actually still want to drive their cars. A recent IIHS survey published this month showed people want some autonomy, but still want overall control over their vehicles, GM Authority reports.
Read MoreGM is hoping that technology can help speed up some of those time-consuming happenings at the dealer level. Rather than invest in more people, computers or software, however, The Verge reports that the company is hoping an A.I. startup will aid in faster and more thorough dealer vehicle inspections.
Read MoreThe Ford SuperVan has returned as a fully-electric performance van making close to 2,000 horsepower. The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan is the latest in the Supervan series that, historically, has drawn from Ford’s motorsport efforts to create unique and radical vans with race car performance. In 2022, that performance is all about EVs, which is why Ford put four electric motors in the latest SuperVan to make it rip on track, going from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds. Yes, I believe thi
Read MoreThe Citroën My Ami Buggy has sold out, and it only took 17 minutes and 28 seconds. Every single reservation for the tiny Citroën EV was spoken for within minutes, with a limited production run of 50 electric cars. Keep in mind that Citroën offered the My Ami Buggy only in France, and not throughout the EU.
Read MoreThe Citroën My Ami Buggy Concept is getting a limited production run to be sold starting on June 21. Citroën will make just 50 of these EVs, so I’ll lead with the bad news first: They will not be sold in the U.S., presumably because we don’t deserve the My Ami Buggy. Many other neat EVs haven’t made it to the U.S. and probably never will, but this is quite a shame given the timing. Because the Citroën My Ami Buggy looks like the perfect summer EV.
Read MoreSelf-driving trucks could be on Texas highways as early as 2023 due to lax autonomous vehicle regulations in the Lone Star State. The Texas Department of Transportation is taking a collaborative approach with the budding industry, which has brought self-driving semi-truck companies like Aurora and TuSimple to the state. But not everyone is happily along for the ride. Safety advocates are suspicious, claiming it’s too soon to deploy autonomous trucks on public roads.
Read MoreIt looks like vehicle reservations have revealed an ugly truth: buyer mistrust. Automotive News reports a recent survey shows that EV buyers who plunk down money for reservations are often reserving more than one vehicle. And it’s all because they don’t think they’ll actually receive the vehicle they reserve.
Read MoreElectric vehicles are pretty great at cutting down your environmental impact. But there’s no denying that as electric cars age, their range and battery life begins to drop. And with the ecological message EVs are championing, trashing these batteries isn’s an option. So Audi has begun investigating uses for its old power packs, including fitting them to some of the slickest rickshaws out there.
Read MoreLast June, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made a new rule: Every automaker that ships cars with Level 2 or higher driver-assist systems has to inform NHTSA when a car crashes under the system’s influence. A year later, the administration has released the first ten months’ worth of that data, as reported in the New York Times, and it shows the vast majority of crashes are concentrated in one automaker: Tesla.
Read MoreTesla and NHTSA have been spoiling for a fight for years now, or maybe have actually been fighting during that time, given the Biden Administration’s renewed interest in flexing its regulatory muscles in the name of safety (at least compared to Trump’s). NHTSA struck a new blow on Thursday, saying it would be expanding an investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot, after several crashes into emergency-scene vehicles.
Read MoreAfter spending years working with autonomous driving companies to try and replace human drivers on its ride-sharing app, Uber now apparently wants to do the same with professional truckers. The tech company has just partnered with Waymo with the hopes of bringing autonomous trucks to Uber Freight, the part of Uber that connects truckers with companies that have trailers that need delivering.
Read MoreDeep in the heart of Texas, you might be a little alarmed to find a big ol’ box truck roaming the road with nobody at the wheel. That’s not quite about to happen, but Gatik, an autonomous-vehicle startup, is planning to put some self-driving prototype trucks on the road in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this summer, delivering toilet paper and Dixie cups to Sam’s Club stores throughout the region — thankfully, with a human back-up driver in the cab.
Read MoreI can’t get this paper, Electric Truck Hydropower, a flexible solution to hydropower in mountainous regions, out of my head and it’s not just the catchy title. The idea behind it is incredibly ingenious: a system that uses electric trucks to generate power in mountainous regions using gravity and regenerative braking.
Read MoreCar infotainment, when designed by automakers, is generally bad and getting worse. Modern cars are constantly knocked for infotainment failings, yet companies insist on adding more and more screen real estate anyway. But what if all that space could go to something else? Say, Apple CarPlay?
Read MoreBack in March, Sony and Honda jointly announced an initiative to come together for the “development and sales of high value-added battery electric vehicles.” This company doesn’t yet have a name, but according to Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, both parties have agreed it should stand on its own. From Nikkei Asia, which recently sat down with the tech giant’s chief executive:
Read MoreEarlier this week, Volvo revealed a partnership with Epic Games, the producers of Unreal Engine and, among other things, Fortnite, to bring the company’s state-of-the-art rendering technologies into the car for “photorealistic” graphics on in-car displays. Volvo’s forthcoming electric flagship, planned for debut later this year, will be its first product to benefit from the collaboration.
Read MoreMercedes has finally released pricing for the newest member of its growing EQ family of electric vehicles, the Mercedes-Benz EBQ crossover. Including destination, the EQB will start at $56,800.
Read MoreNow is a good time to ask whether EVs actually pollute less than ICE cars. Well, it’s always been a good time to ask, but now that the 2023 Chevy Bolt will offer a truly affordable electric car in America, the EV versus ICE debate is that much more relevant for drivers in the U.S., and the answer is all about CO2 emissions.
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a damning report on Tesla’s Level 2 driver assist systems, called Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Over 750 Tesla owners have reported their vehicles have mysteriously stopped on roadways for no clear reason. While that should be a concern for Tesla, it’s also far from the only safety problem the automaker’s semi-autonomous technology has faced.
Read MoreGeneral Motors is cutting the price of the base Chevy Bolt to $26,595 for 2023. That’s over $5,000 less than the price of the base Bolt EV for 2022. But, perhaps more importantly, it’s also less than the price of any new EV sold in the U.S. right now, according to CNN. Meaning that the 2023 Chevy Bolt will be the cheapest EV in America.
Read MoreGM is looking to downsize its pickup engine offerings. If a report from GM Authority is to be believed, the General is currently considering a range of straight-six gas engines for use in its pickups and SUVs.
Read MoreBuick is leaving combustion-powered cars behind and going all-in on EVs. The GM brand is currently planning the release of its first EV, called the Electra, in the U.S. by 2024. And by 2030, Buick says its entire lineup will be all-electric.
Read MoreTesla is raising the prices of its cars once again. This time, the price hike is being blamed on global supply-chain issues, according to Reuters. Raw material costs – including aluminum used in Teslas – have been on a big upswing recently.
Read MoreLast time we saw the Tesla Cybertruck prototype, it was looking rough and dirty at the company’s Cyber Rodeo event in Texas. Back then, it sported a single wiper that reached nearly to the apex of its triangular roof, which was so soundly mocked that Elon Musk himself came out on Twitter to reassure fans that it would never see production.
Read MoreElon Musk, the electric car #disruptor known for calling trans people’s pronouns an “esthetic nightmare” that “suck” and calling the fight for LGBTQ rights and support for Ukraine “the current thing,” has innovated in yet another sector: Avoidably awful ways to kick off Pride Month. Most companies and influential people prefer to make simple, straightforward posts voicing support for LGBTQ rights, but Musk has a new approach — calling the state of being LGBTQ a “personal choice.”
Read MoreTesla’s brand loyalty is an “ominous” trend for the rest of the car industry, Ford’s numerous recent recalls are hurting the automotive giant and nightmare working conditions at a Buick-GMC dealer. All that good stuff and more in The Morning Shift for June 30, 2022.
Read MoreTesla is laying off hundreds of Autopilot staff, Mercedes’ CEO doesn’t think the chip shortage is ending any time soon, and Volkswagen can’t make enough batteries. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 29, 2022.
Read MoreFord’s electrified pickup gets its first recall, Volkswagen thinks the chip shortage is ending, and Kia and Hyundai have been raided by German emissions inspectors. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 28, 2022.
Read MoreThe average cost of buying an electric car is now $10,000 more than purchasing a gas-powered vehicle, Japanese lawmakers want to cut targets for zero-emission vehicles, and the Hyundai Ioniq 5. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 27, 2022.
Read MoreNot content with just launching a range of electric SUVs, Vietnam’s VinFast might also enter the electric pickup segment, and Stellantis has been forced to halt production at one of its Italian factories yet again. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 24, 2022.
Read MoreElon Musk has an alarming metaphor for the state of Tesla’s newest factories, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants black boxes to be better and Toyota’s first big EV has received a facepalm-inducing recall. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 23, 2022.
Read MoreTesla seems to be leading the pack when it comes American-made cars, Senator Joe Manchin killed your hope of getting a bonus tax credit for EVs made with domestic union labor, and General Motors is hitting the pause button at the Hummer EV factory... but it’s a good thing. Plus: my cat is still missing. All that and more The Morning Shift for Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
Read MoreElectric vehicle manufacturers know the clock is ticking for an extension on federal subsidies, Tesla is being sued again, and Renault and Nissan are also being sued, but for a different reason. All that and more in this litigious Morning Shift for Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Read MoreItalian icon Ferrari outlined its vision for the future yesterday, a future that will never include a self-driving supercar. Also, Porsche was ordered to cough up over allegations of fuel economy fixing and VW bosses questioned America’s capacity for battery manufacturing. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 17, 2022.
Read MorePeople are falling behind on their car loans, Toyota is idling production lines, and Audi is suing NIO over copyright infringement. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 16, 2022.
Read MoreTesla is now well behind in the rest of the pack when it comes to the EV truck market, Stellantis is laying off workers at a Michigan stamping plant and Polestar has some pretty big sales goals for its upcoming vehicles. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
Read MoreElon Musk is again trying to inspire productivity with emails, General Motors can’t build its in-demand trucks any faster and Ferrari has gained a new executive to kick off a new era for Maranello. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Read MoreTroubled electric van maker Electric Last Mile (ELM) announced plans to liquidate, trucker strikes in Korea are hitting the automotive industry and Jeep says it’s ready to electrify Europe. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 13, 2022.
Read MoreFerrari is building out its electric production capacity, car dealers have guarded optimism, and Tesla. All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 9, 2022.
Read MoreThe federal government is about to issue its requirements for states that want in on charging station funding, Mercedes expects to reach half electric sales in the U.S. by the end of the decade off the back of its impenetrably-named EVs, and Tesla’s learned it has to finish one lawsuit before it can start another. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Read MoreFive automakers are rallying in support of California’s desire to set its own emissions requirements, used car prices are up but not quite as much as you’d probably think and a Chinese automotive giant believes it will soon make batteries for Tesla. It’s unclear if Tesla is aware. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
Read MoreGoodyear recalled a terrible tire, Lynk & Co has a new concept called The Next Day, Elon Musk is perturbed, and the U.S. is asking questions about workers’ rights at a Stellantis plant in Mexico . All that and more in The Morning Shift for June 7, 2022.
Read MorePublic electric vehicles chargers need to be better than they are, Elon Musk is walking back the Tesla job cuts he announced Friday and Mercedes-Benz has a big recall on its hands. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Monday, June 6, 2022.
Read MoreTesla boss Elon Musk told executives at the electric car maker it must dramatically cut staff, Ford outlined its plans for a $3.7 billion investment in electric vehicles and Stellantis has been charged for selling vehicles that don’t meet emissions standards. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Friday, June 3, 2022.
Read MoreFord doesn’t see the point in expensive, flashy advertising campaigns around its EVs, the United States Postal Service wants you to know it intends to purchase a handful of EVs, and Mercedes latest EV — which happens to be a $3 million hypercar — will not be sold in the United States. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Read MoreThe CEO of automotive giant Volkswagen warns that Tesla is moving “twice as fast” as the rest of the industry, chip shortages continue to hit car factories around the world and the Indy 500 tries to go green. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Read MoreLast January, around the time of the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota Gazoo Racing related a corporate desire to “commercialize motorsports cars” rather than relegating them to concepts in a press release. Like most proclamations made in PR blasts, it was easy to read with a healthy, depressing dose of skepticism, especially after Toyota appeared to quietly shut down development of the GR Super Sport road car in 2021.
Read MoreThe Toyota Compact Cruiser EV recently won the 2022 Car Design Award, even though it’s still in the concept stage. According to Toyota, the award’s generic name belies its prestige. To be fair, the off-road inspired design of the Compact Cruiser EV is not at all generic. I’d call it nostalgic instead, resembling the long-gone Toyota FJ Cruiser. And, dammit, this (concept) EV looks good.
Read MoreIn this day and age, there are very few reasons why we shouldn’t all be driving some form of hybrid. And now, Toyota has four new reasons for you to switch to something more economical thanks to the new hybrid models added to the 2023 Corolla lineup. Some of them even have all-wheel drive. See? You totally don’t need to buy a crossover or SUV now.
Read MoreThe Toyota GR Corolla was revealed barely two months ago, but it seems the Gazoo Racing team took that time to find a bit more performance lurking within that five-door body. Sure, the car already has a Circuit Edition for its first model year, but what would a true track-day special GR Corolla look like? Here’s your answer: The GR Corolla Morizo Edition, a four-door hatchback with only two seats.
Read MoreFor 2023, Toyota is adding an eleventh hybrid to its lineup in the form of the Corrolla Cross Hybrid. Already one of the most efficient crossovers on the market, the Corolla Cross Hybrid’s efficiency moves it to the top of the pack with 37 mpg.
Read MoreFour people were killed and an unknown number injured after an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck and derailed in Missouri.
Read MoreA low flying hot air balloon crashed into a moving train on the evening of June 1 in Burlington, Wisconsin. The unusual crash sent all three occupants in the hot air balloon to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and two of them were transported via helicopter for immediate medical attention.
Read MoreGermany is lowering transit fares to encourage the use of public transportation this summer. As of June 1, a one-month pass that covers unlimited rides on all subways, buses, trams, and regional trains will cost just 9 euros (or $9.58 at current exchange rates). Germany is making a pretty compelling argument for travelers and commuters here, and the message is clear: Take the train, not the car.
Read MoreIn an age where everything is getting more expensive, it seems one thing isn’t: Owning a Bugatti. That’s because the cost of admission into one of the most prestigious automotive brands in the world just got a whole lot lower. No, the French manufacturer didn’t make a budget supercar — it made an electric scooter… that you can buy… for under $1,000… at Costco.
Read MoreFor the second time today, let me just say that I like bridges. For a start, they’re a great way of fording a gap, but they also can look utterly majestic. So now I’d like to introduce you to my new favorite bridge, a tiny span that connects Canada with the U.S.
Read MoreSo, you’ve looked at the Rivian R1T, and you like what you see. The sleek looks, attractive proportions, and advanced powertrain make the truck a tempting proposition in your book. But you’ve got things you need to carry behind the seats that won’t work with a truck bed — a dog, some antique furniture, a lesser-loved child who hasn’t earned Chair Privileges yet. A truck just doesn’t work for you. Well, Rivian’s R1S may be the SUV you need.
Read MoreCan you believe it, Ford has been peddling its F-Series trucks for almost 75 years. What started with the F-1 half-ton truck in 1948 has since grown to a range that encompasses the ever-present F-150, an electric offering and countless heavy-duty models. To mark its impending 75th anniversary, Ford has premiered a new Heritage Edition of the F-150.
Read MoreThe 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor is big and wide, but it’s the many little things that make it great. Little things like its fenders and wheels and turbos and ten-speed transmission — the point being that the Bronco is great in aggregate. But some of my (actually) favorite little things about the Bronco Raptor are the buttons and switches found inside and out of the beefy SUV, which make it a joy to pilot and establish a connection between the driver and this overgrown off-roader.
Read MoreSo I walk out of Jalopnik World Headquarters in the heart of New York City to go grab my usual lunch — two Nathan’s hot dogs with mustard and kraut, crinkle fries, iced tea — and wouldn’t you know it, I spot two GMC Hummer EV pickup trucks trundling down 5th Avenue. Now, we’ve seen the new electric Hummer before in photos, but this is the first time I’ve seen one in its natural habitat: Looming over conventional utility vehicles and taking up every last inch of its lane. It is hard to convey jus
Read MoreThe Ford F-150 Raptor is getting a V8 very soon, Ford has officially confirmed. At the media event where journalists got to test drive the new 2022 Bronco Raptor (our review will be published shortly), the Ford Performance team gave attendees a tantalizingly brief look at the long-awaited, V8-powered F-150 Raptor R. I’m truly sorry, Ram 1500 TRX fans, but your favorite overpowered pickup won’t be the only supercharged V8 around for long.
Read MoreStellantis loves its special editions. From the Dodge Challenger and Charger Jailbreak editions, and Hellcat Redeye, to whatever part of America the Jeep Wrangler is celebrating, when a special edition rolls out — buyers eagerly line up with cash waiting. These special editions don’t typically have much technically different on them, rather many are appearance or feel-good packages. Which brings us to Ram’s new for 2022 TRX Sandblast Edition.
Read MoreThe new Volkswagen Amarok is getting a generous increase to its max towing capacity. The beloved VW Amarok will now tow up to 7,716 pounds, up from 6,614 pounds in the previous generation. Surprise, surprise: that’s the same as the max towing capacity of the 2023 Ford Ranger.
Read MoreSince the untimely death of my 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E late last December, I’ve been poking away on “Project Baby Benz,” hoping I would be able to revive it and return it to the road. I’m here to report, that revival will never come, at least under my care. My heart is broken.
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