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Beyond Cars (12)

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    Cut Through A-Pillars Like Butter With This Gun-Powder-Fired 'Jaws Of Life' Tool

    First responders know that every second matters when it comes to extracting an injured person from a crashed car. Currently, most municipalities train their firefighters, EMTs, and police on a hydraulic cutting and spreading tool known colloquially as the ‘jaws of life.’ These require an on-scene generator to run the hydraulic rams, which requires setup time and even then doesn’t cut as quickly as you might think. Let’s get back to basics and go the Save Tool way, using black powder blanks to fi

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    United Arab Emirates Planned To Make Shady Oil Deals At UN Climate Talks

    World leaders are scheduled to meet this week for a summit on climate change that’s being hosted by one of the top oil-producing nations, the United Arab Emirates. Leaked documents now show the UAE was planning to use its role as host of COP28 to make side deals that run afoul of the summit’s goal to reduce carbon emissions, according to the BBC.

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    Wider Streets Are Significantly More Dangerous Than Narrow Ones: Study

    Narrower streets in urban areas reduce fatalities, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found in a recent study. The findings go against conventional wisdom that suggests that wider lanes are safer because they leave drivers with more room for error. Based on an analysis of 1,117 streets in the seven cities, the study’s authors believe narrowing the lane width of low-speed city streets would actually reduce traffic-related collisions.

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    Ride Onboard New York's Garbage Train Built To Suck Trash Off The Tracks

    New York’s subway system is pretty gross; it’s full of hot air that’s packed with dirt and grime, has rats running rampant on tracks and stations and is full of trash. And while it might not be nice to look at, all that grime is also a safety issue, as trash that falls onto tracks can start fires in New York’s subway tunnels. To try and stop this from happening, the MTA has a fancy trick up its sleeve that really sucks.

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    DoorDash Drivers Are Paid So Poorly, It's A Human Rights Issue: UN

    The gig economy has yielded record amounts of revenue and profit this year for companies such as DoorDash, Amazon and Walmart but not much has trickled down to workers, many of whom make less than minimum wage, or worse, fall below the poverty line. The low wages are a human rights violation, according to a United Nations poverty expert who’s calling on CEOs of these corporations to recognize that workers are not being paid enough, as Vice reports.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Japanese Crows Use Cars To Crack Open Nuts For Them

    People have found some clever uses for cars over the years, like roving power supplies, homes on wheels and even sophisticated ice cream makers. Now, an ingenious murder of crows has found a new use for the humble automobile: rolling nut crackers.

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    Here's Why Your Garbage Collector Hates You

    Comedian Theo Von invited a New York City garbageman to talk on his show This Past Weekend last week. It’s an incredible three-hour look into the inner-workings of life as a refuse picker upper. You probably don’t spend much of your week thinking about your trash service people, save that moment when you lay down at 11 o’clock on Tuesday night and remember you have pickup on Wednesday mornings so you have to go roll the cans out in your bathrobe. Wayne Owen goes deep into detail on the not-so-tr

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    Robert De Niro Swears He Only Ubered A Martini From Nobu 'One Time'

    Actor Robert De Niro is in court this week facing trial as he counter sues an ex-staffer over improper use of company funds. The civil case centers around former executive assistant Graham Chase Robinson’s use of company cards, but revealed that De Niro himself used the company Uber account for his own sophisticated tastes.

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BMW (1)

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    2024 BMW 530i xDrive Is A Perfect Example Of Why Electric Cars Are Great

    Having entered its eighth generation, the BMW 5 Series is all new for 2024, and for the first time, there are fully electric variants of the iconic sports sedan. While those electric i5 models are moving the 5 Series lineup into the future, the gas-powered 530i is quietly the most important model. After all, it’s the cheapest 5 Series you can buy, starting at $57,900 or $60,200 with xDrive all-wheel drive. Hey, you gotta start somewhere. It’s the type of car for folks who want the pedigree of a

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Boatlopnik (12)

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    This Weird Boat Lets You Walk Underwater Without Getting Wet

    Every once in a while a weird little ship will catch my eye, and I have to tell you good people about it. A couple of years ago it was the RP FLIP, and today it’s the Diving Bell Ship Carl Straat and the newer Archimedes. There is a giant boom off the back of these ships that can lower an entire pressurized room to the bottom of a river. The room uses high air pressure to push all of the water out so a three-or-four person crew can hang out down there for a few hours. It’s mostly used to retriev

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    A 623-Foot Freighter Is Currently Stuck In The Detroit River

    A 623-foot freighter ran aground in Detroit, Michigan, Monday morning. The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that bulk carrier Barbro G is currently stuck in the Detroit River between Belle Isle and the city’s downtown. Efforts are currently underway to free the enormous vessel. This is the second time a freighter has run aground near Belle Isle this year.

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    Putin Linked To Two More Superyachts: Report

    When he’s not busy getting innocent people in Ukraine killed because he started an unnecessary war he’s now unlikely to ever win, Russian President Vladimir Putin likes to relax on a collection of superyachts, a collection that has apparently grown by two.

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    Bentley Will Outfit Your Yacht Now, Which Means Orcas Have The Chance To Do The Funniest Thing Possible

    Bentley Motors and Contest Yachts have announced a collaboration on a yacht with a Bentley-designed interior that was created for a mutual client. The 66-foot Contest 67CS has an entirely custom interior created by Bentley designers “based on the materials and techniques used in Bentley cars.” The release didn’t say how much the buyer paid to commission a Bentley-designed yacht of that size, but something tells us that if you’re commissioning yachts, money doesn’t really matter to you anymore.

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    Here's Why Trucks Slide Into The Water At Boat Ramps

    We all love watching videos of trucks being being dragged down into the briny depths while their drivers scramble unsuccessfully to save them. And obviously, those of us who have occasion to launch boats live in fear of becoming one of the poor saps in the videos. But why do cars slide in there, anyway? Can you prevent it?

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    Water Taxi Stops Rogue Container Barge From Hitting Seattle Tourist Pier

    The captain of a Seattle water taxi swooped in to divert disaster late last week when high winds and rough seas ripped a container barge free from its moorings at the city’s dock. The barge floated across the bay and was heading directly for Seattle’s waterfront before the water taxi captain sprung into action and used his boat to push the barge away from danger.

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    Mammoth Wave Almost Flips Boat, Sends Passengers And Baguettes Flying

    Places like Hawaii, Tahiti and Australia have a reputation for massive waves that brings professional surfers from around the world to their shores in search of the perfect break. With professional surfers comes tourists looking to watch them hang ten and shred, but boats full of tourists and massive waves can be a dangerous combo as one taxi boat recently found.

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Buying (15)

Advice (4)

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    I'm Torn Between Luxury And Sporty! What Car Should I Buy?

    Mike has a Mercedes ML63 AMG, and he likes the combination of luxury and performance, but he doesn’t like the maintenance and the terrible fuel economy. He is looking to replace it but he is torn between a full on luxury cruiser or something more sporty. With a budget up to $30,000 what car should he buy?

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    This Might Be The Worst Used Car Buying Advice I've Ever Seen

    I’ve been blogging about car buying for about ten years, and I’ve seen some pretty bad takes over that time when it comes to giving consumers advice. However, this most recent one might take the cake with the overall thesis that certain really popular models make for good used car deals because they don’t depreciate all that much.

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Culture (50)

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    How The Tesla Cybertruck's $60,990 Starting Price Stacks Up To The Competition

    We thought the day may never come, but the Tesla Cybertruck is finally here and in production… sort of. There aren’t many that are getting into peoples’ hands just yet, but even if it’s limited, production and deliveries have technically started. On top of that momentous news, we now know just how much this stainless steel monolith to tempered expectations will cost, and it only took four years to find out. (You can read about all of the Cybertruck specs and information here.)

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    Fox News Thinks It's Your Constitutional(?) Right To Drive Fast, Leave A Trail Of Corpses

    In a country where nearly 43,000 people died on the roadways last year with deaths hitting a 16-year high in 2021, you’d think any safety precaution that saves lives would be given a fair hearing. But we are not always dealing with the clearest of thinkers in this world. Fox News’ latest attempt to stir up outrage is so ridiculous and lazy, not only did we laugh about it all yesterday afternoon, here I am, writing a post about.

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    NASA Might Spend $1 Billion To Destroy The International Space Station

    The International Space Station is literally a sinking ship. Besides being a symbol of humanity’s scientific prowess and ability to cooperate, the ISS also happens to be a 450-ton spacecraft that’s subject to gravitational forces in low Earth orbit. The ISS has lasted beyond its intended lifespan, and it requires periodic boosts to stay in orbit. NASA plans to retire it by the next decade, but it could cost nearly $1 billion to do so, as the Scientific American reports.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Slow Cybertruck Production Will Cost Tesla 'Blood, Sweat And Tears'

    Tesla Cybertruck deliveries are supposed to start on November 30, but not much about the Cybertruck has materialized when or how it was supposed to. Starting with the botched demo that became a meme, Elon Musk has continued to overpromise and underdeliver with the Cybertruck. And now, Tesla is staring at a looming delivery date and a handful of production issues that threaten the Cybertruck’s success.

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    How Slot Mods Raceways Recreates Famous Race Tracks Inside Iconic Cars

    We’ve all raced a slot car, right? You pick out your car and carefully line it up with a thin groove running along the center of a track. With the remote in hand, you watch it zip around and around along a circuit you spent hours dreaming up and building. It’s a fun activity for Christmas morning or a rainy weekend with family.

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    Shoddy Officiating Is The Reason Chick Hicks Won The 2005 Piston Cup

    We talk about racing a lot here at Jalopnik, but one race never gets mentioned, and it’s one of the biggest travesties in the history of auto racing: the 2005 Piston Cup. The race between Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks and The King was a complete farce — riddled with terrible sportsmanship and even worse officiating.

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    I Might Be The World's Biggest Mini Owner

    Choosing what car to buy is always tough, but when you’re a foot taller than average and you’re an enthusiast on a budget like me, that choice becomes tougher. I bought my 2017 F55 Mini Cooper S 5-door hatchback from CarMax in 2020 because I was terrified to own one out of warranty. Did I overpay? Probably. Am I happy with my purchase? Genuinely over the moon– here’s why.

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    These Are The Top Gear Moments Jalopnik Will Never Forget

    “Top Gear,” the show that brought so much British joy into our lives, has been suspended indefinitely by the BBC. It’s a gut wrenching turn of events for those of us who grew up on the show, especially when it surged in popularity after 2002. That includes a huge percentage of the car enthusiasts reading this site right now.

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    Watch This Aston DBX 707 Tear Up The Vegas Grand Prix Track

    Aston Martin had a decent Las Vegas Grand Prix, finishing the race with both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll up in the points-paying positions. Lance even managed to improve his positions from 19th at the start to 5th when the checkered flag fell. Maybe the drivers got a little extra experience and data from a trio of car folks driving the new Aston DBX 707 right after qualifying on Saturday morning. Surely friend-of-the-site Matt Farah gave Stroll a few pointers to find that speed for the race

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    'Top Gear' Suspended Indefinitely

    Things have been touch-and-go for the television show nearest and dearest to almost every automotive enthusiast heart, and now the BBC says “Top Gear” is, for the time being, a no go.

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    A Stanley Tumbler Kept Its Ice Cool During A Car Fire, Now The Company Wants To Replace The Car

    A woman’s Kia Sorento caught on fire last week and the only thing that survived was a Stanley tumbler, which sat in the cupholder while her car burned. The tumbler made it out unscathed and the Kia’s owner, Danielle, posted a video on TikTok showing the Stanley cup’s durability. The video went viral, accruing over 80 million views since release, and Stanley is now replacing the tumbler in a show of support for the unfortunate Kia owner. It’s also replacing her burnt car.

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    Illinois High School's Racing Program Can't Race After Losing Insurance Policy

    A group of Homewood-Flossmoor High School students—dubbed the H-F Auto Club—have been working on a 1997 Ford Mustang drag racing car for several years. After making its post-COVID racing debut during the 2022 season at nearby Byron Dragway (above), the club has been forced to shelve its efforts from now on. The students can’t work on the car, drive it, or race it anymore, because their insurance provider dropped their coverage.

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    Ford, Stellantis Workers Join GM In Ratifying New UAW Contract

    United Auto Workers union members at Stellantis and Ford have now joined General Motors workers in ratifying the labor agreement between the union and the Big Three automakers this week. The vote marks the end of the labor dispute between the two parties that resulted in a six-week-long strike earlier this year.

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    All Those Grills Helped George Foreman Build Quite The Car Collection

    Get your checkbooks ready: you have a chance to own something interesting from the personal car collection of George Foreman. Yes, heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and purveyor of kitchen grills bought by millions George Foreman is auctioning pieces of the George Foreman Collection through Hagerty.

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    Improved $1,900 Tesla Cyberquad Probably Won't Hurt Your Kids

    No Tesla Cybertruck is complete without a couple of toy Cyberquads in the bed for the kiddies. At least, that was the idea when Radio Flyer made the Cyberquad for Kids under license for Tesla, which mimicked the ATV that Elon Musk showed off when the Cybertruck debuted. Shortly after release, the toy was recalled due to safety concerns. But the Cyberquad is back, and is allegedly safe for your kids to use this time.

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    Autoworkers Narrowly Approve Contract With General Motors

    Workers at General Motors have become the first of the Big Three to ratify the United Autoworkers contract agreement with the automaker, but it was a much closer vote than you may have thought. The agreement passed by a 55 percent to 45 percent margin, according to Automotive News.

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    2025 Genesis GV80 SUV Goes Fastback With The New GV80 Coupe

    When Genesis showed off the GV80 Coupe Concept, it seemed like the SUV was close to production. That turned out to be the case when Genesis said it was making the GV80 Coupe, and confirmed it would be taking the model through production mostly unchanged. Now that it’s getting a refresh for the next model year, the 2025 Genesis GV80 SUV is getting a stablemate with the GV80 Coupe, which will have similar design to smaller SUVs in the lineup, such as the GV70.

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    You'll Be Able To Legally Resell Your Cybertruck, If You Ever Get One

    Following a public flogging by the press, Tesla quietly removed the clause from its Vehicle Purchase Agreement that gave it the right to sue any early Cybertruck owner who attempted to resell their motoring monstrosity within the first year of ownership, and potentially forfeit the right to buy future Teslas.

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    These Are The Fastest Depreciating Cars Over The Past Five Years

    Depreciation hits just about every single car the second they roll off the dealer lot, but some get slammed a lot worse than others. If they’re big luxury sedans or SUVs, then you’re looking at a five-year depreciation rate of over 50 percent, meaning a vehicle has lost over half of its value in just five years.

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    Here Are The Most Interesting Cars I Saw In Aruba

    Every few years my family does a vacation in Aruba. The weather is perfect, the food is good, the flight is reasonable and the people are friendly. It’s not an adventurous vacation but it’s great for two kids under 12. We go to the beach, we hang out at the pool and I drink too many local beers. I also will spot pretty interesting rides, some of which would not normally be found on American roads.

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    South Carolina Is Cracking Down On The Carolina Squat

    South Carolina is banning the “Carolina Squat,” which is when people raise the front of their trucks and SUVs several inches higher than the rear end. The ban comes after legislation was introduced months ago, but drivers will now receive warnings through the next 180 days. After that time, South Carolina police will be issuing fines and suspending driver’s licenses, as WSPA reports.

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    Here Are The Best Cars I Saw At The 2023 Velocity Invitational

    The 2023 Velocity Invitational was heaven on earth for car enthusiasts — an event that’s like if Forza and Gran Turismo came to life. Cars that should be in a guarded museum are lined up and hitting the track, all without any concern that this one vehicle is worth millions. It was amazing to see, and as media, I was able to get pretty close to cars that would have been roped off or locked up in any other instance.

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    Tesla Will Charge You $50,000 If You Somehow Manage To Resell Your Cybertruck

    Telsa has a simple message and plan for folks who want to flip early Cybertrucks as part of its updated Vehicle Purchase Agreement: don’t do it or we’ll sue you. On top of that, if a situation did arise where you have to sell your early Cybertruck, you’ve got to give Tesla first right of refusal before selling it to the general public. If you don’t tell Tesla about your Cybertruck sale, the company could use you for at least $50,000 and may not sell you any future cars.

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    On The Right Tires A Toyota Prius Is Almost As Fun To Drive As A Volkswagen GTI

    The fifth-generation Toyota Prius is a massive step forward in terms of driving excitement (and visual excitement) over its forebears. Since the nameplate’s launch in 1997, enthusiasts have feared what the green meanies and their compact hybrid fuel sippers would mean for the future of driving. Thankfully, it seems Toyota has managed to make the Prius so good that it not only saves fuel, but it’s pretty fun to drive at the same time. The mad scientists, Paul and Todd of EverydayDriver, benchmark

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    Bloodhound Is Looking For Someone To Drive Its 800 MPH Rocket Car

    The land speed record has stood at around 763 miles per hour since it was set by Andy Green in Thrust SSC back in 1997. The former air force pilot turned jet car driver was set to break his own record in a new racer but he’s now announced he’s stepping back from the project, which means the rocket-powered car is on the hunt for a new driver.

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    One Of LA's Most Beautiful Highways Has Been Closed For 45 Years

    Nestled among the San Gabriel Mountains is a stretch of picturesque highway that comes to an abrupt end near a scenic overlook. California closed the road, once a vital link between mountain communities outside of Los Angeles, way back in 1978 due to an emergency. The highway has never reopened.

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    The Honda Civic Mugen Si Was A More Expensive Si That Wasn't Really Worth It

    The current Honda Civic Type R is the most expensive Civic ever sold to the public. That is if you exclude the first FK8 Civic Type R that sold at an auction for $200,000 for charity and various flippers over the years. The most loaded 2023 Type R you can get, sans Honda’s accessories, will set you back $51,400, before markups of course. That’s a lot of money for a performance Civic. Just over 15 years ago another car was wearing the crown for most expensive Civic.

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    Porsche's 993 Vs. 996 911 From A Guy Who Actually Owns Both

    Obviously, I’m biased because I own a 996, but damn, it feels good to see people doing an about-face on this once very unloved and much-maligned generation of Porsche 911. Of course, the 996 is unlikely ever to be revered like its predecessor, the 993 generation, aka the last of the air-cooled 911s, but is that adoration totally warranted? Let’s find out from a dude who owns both.

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    Old Diesel Mercedes Never Die

    Car videos on YouTube — with a few exceptions — are generally bad. They fall into two camps: Someone filming on a cell phone with minimal (if any) editing, talking for half an hour before they do a single simple mod, or the most in-your-face high-energy presenting you’ve ever seen. There’s a third genre, though, that’s far too infrequently seen: Unspeaking point-of-view repairs.

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    We're Already Restoring/Restomodding Early Audi TTs

    The Audi TT will still be available to buy here in the U.S. until the end of this year, after which point it’s getting killed off by the German automaker. Despite it still being on shop floors across the U.S., one budding coachbuilder has decided that the car is in need of the kind of restomod treatment that’s normally reserved for vintage Porsches and Ford Mustangs.

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    For Akio Toyoda, The Business Of Making Cars Has Always Been Personal

    Akio Toyoda’s departure from the role of president and CEO of the world’s biggest auto maker is relatively recent. We’ll have to wait for history to judge Akio’s 13-year tenure as Toyota’s chief executive, but, by most accounts, Akio’s leadership was exactly what Toyota needed to overcome the challenges it faced in the last decade or so. One such account was featured in Road & Track, and written by former Jalopnik Editor-In-Chief Patrick George.

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Car Design (5)

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    Check Out The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe's Cleverly Integrated Grab Handle

    On a trip to Hyundai’s design center in South Korea last summer I got to see previews of five upcoming models, one of which was the rad new Santa Fe. Its unexpectedly squared-off styling was a shock to me and the other journalists on the trip, in a very positive way. There are tons of cool details, from the H-pattern light signatures to the huge tailgate opening, but one detail in particular has been on my mind ever since.

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    We Spied The Next-Gen Audi S5 Sportback

    One of my favorite car-related things about living in Los Angeles is the frequency with which I see camouflaged test vehicles. Automakers from America, Europe, Japan, Korea and more have design centers or R&D facilities in Southern California, and others will just ship cars out here for testing on some of the greatest roads (and hottest deserts) that the world has to offer.

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    A McLaren F1 Windshield Costs $33,000 To Replace

    Even with deep pockets, replacing a part on a rare supercar must be a hell of an experience. Having to track down parts, of which there probably aren’t many left or a specialist to do the work can take even more money. That’s what the owners of two McLaren F1s must be going through, as Motor1 reports that two out of the three F1s present at the 2023 Velocity Invitational had cracked windshields.

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    Honda Says The New Prelude Will Not Be The 'Sportiest, Zippiest Car'

    Honda says the Prelude concept is headed for production. Not as an EV, but as a hybrid. The new coupe could be available in as little as two years, or around the mid-2020s, according to CarsGuide. But the return of the Honda Prelude will be less about performance and more about practicality. Despite its sporty looks, the upcoming Prelude hybrid is not really going to be a sports car.

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    Buttons Are Still The Best For Adjusting Settings In Cars

    Daylight saving time ended on Sunday, meaning we gained an hour as most of the U.S. fell back to standard time. Smartphones and computers (as well as many internet connected devices) automatically rolled back an hour, but a lot of our cars didn’t. I had to change the time on my old BMW’s clock this morning, and it was a joy to press the little buttons on the dash. I remembered that even when they are laughably simple, buttons are the best for changing any settings.

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Crashes and Safety (10)

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    This Could Be The Most Massachusetts Car Crash Ever

    Sometimes you can tell where something happened without ever being told outright. Such is the case with this car crash that left two vehicles inside an abandoned Boston Market. Where did this happen? You guessed it. Massachusetts, baby.

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    'Wreck Chasers' Are Charging Crash Victims Thousands To Tow Their Cars

    The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority is warning drivers in Pittsburgh to be careful when ceding their car to tow truck drivers after a crash. The city has been dealing with unscrupulous towing companies that overcharge drivers after accidents, when people are most vulnerable and least likely to pay close attention to fees on an invoice. In some cases, crash victims have paid over $10,000 to get their cars back, according to CBS News Pittsburgh.

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    Watch A Plane Smash Into A Car During An Emergency Landing

    Residents of a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb had their Sunday afternoon rocked when a plane attempted an emergency landing at a small general aviation airport, reports KXAS. A pilot couldn’t bring their Lancair IV-P to a stop and smashed through the perimeter fence at Aero Country Airport. The single-engine plane rolled out onto a parkway and crashed into a passing car.

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    Extended Cab Trucks Are An Acceptable Alternative To Single Cabs

    It’s come to my attention that readers love extended cab trucks. I do, too, but not as much as single cabs since the most useful truck for cargo is a single cab long bed. Though, I admit that extended cabs are great. Let’s not forget the first-generation Raptor — back when it was called the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor — had an extended cab, which is the closest we’ll ever get to a single cab version.

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    Fireworks Truck Crash Produces Fiery Light Show

    A tractor-trailer on the Trans-Canada Highway collided with a pickup truck towing its own trailer stuffed with fireworks last week. The crash caused the fireworks to start going off. Onlookers saw a spectacular display of colorful explosions as the pickup went out in a blaze of glory.

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Crime (7)

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    Let's Remember When The LAPD Blew Up A Neighborhood

    The Los Angeles Police Department has a tumultuous history with the residents of LA, especially in certain low-income neighborhoods that are predominantly Black or Hispanic. Among other abuses of power, the LAPD has been accused of racial profiling and unfairly targeting minorities, but the department went above and beyond that time it bombed a city block because officers couldn’t be bothered to properly dispose of illegal fireworks they’d found and confiscated.

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    Washington D.C. Cops Hope Apple AirTags Will Solve Car Theft Problem

    Police in Washington D.C. are giving away Apple AirTags in an effort to curb car thefts, which have more than doubled in the last year, according to WAMU. The Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, calls it a “pilot program” in which police are using all tools at their disposal to keep the capital city safe — including consumer electronics whose remit was never intended to be public safety.

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    'My Friend Gave It To Me' Defense Fails In Stolen McLaren MP4-12C Case

    Lying may not always the most moral skill, but it’s one that’s worth keeping sharp. Maybe you’ll have to tell someone their new haircut totally looks great, or convince that very stern IRS agent that your shiny new Hellcat was an incredibly necessary expense for your small business. Or, you could end up pulled over in a stolen McLaren MP4-12C, with no better excuse than, “My friend gave it to me.”

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    'Kia Boys' Theft Crisis Could Have Been Prevented By A Law Canada Passed Years Ago

    After a TikTok trend taught teens how to easily break into and steal a car built by Hyundai or Kia between 2011 and 2021, auto thefts have skyrocketed here in the United States — but you might have noticed that our neighbors up in Canada, who have very similar cars, aren’t being swept up in the Kia Boys plague. Why? Well, Canada was smart enough to design one simple regulation that make cars harder to steal, Vice reports.

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Entertainment (2)

Events (11)

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    All The New Cars Coming In 2024 And Beyond We Saw At The LA Auto Show

    The 2023 LA Auto Show wasn’t the most exciting this year. There were several manufacturers missing, either by choice or because they didn’t have anything to show. Notable automakers that were absent included every German automaker and Stellantis. That didn’t stop the ones that did attend from making some big debuts.

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    Hyundai Insists The 641-HP Ioniq 5 N Will Be A 'Corner Rascal'

    On paper, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N shouldn’t be particularly fun to drive. It makes up to 641 hp and can hit 60 mph in a claimed 3.25 seconds, so straight-line speed shouldn’t be a problem. If you want to smoke a Challenger from a stoplight, go ahead. Still, with an 84-kWh battery pack and dual-motor all-wheel drive, there’s no way the Ioniq 5 N should be something you want to take canyon carving or to a race track. Hyundai, however, insists that’s not the case.

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    2025 Toyota Crown Signia SUV: This Is It

    The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia is coming to the U.S. next year to join the other Crown, which Toyota claims is a sedan rather than a crossover. In Japan, there will be a full roster that consists of four different Crown models, while, so far, only two of these have made it to the U.S. The upcoming Crown is known as the Crown Estate type in its native Japan, but will be called the Signia in the States.

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    Here Are The Best Car Builds We Saw At SEMA 2023

    Not everything at SEMA was bad. I mean, with the thousands of vendors there, there’s no way everything could leave us wanting more. So, while we highlighted some of the wildest builds we just couldn’t comprehend, we also fell in love with plenty of vehicles on the floor. Here are some of the best cars we saw at SEMA’s 2023 show.

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    The Flat Out Autos KR2 Is The New K5 Blazer Chevrolet Refuses To Sell

    Allegedly, Chevrolet still makes a Blazer that it would be happy to sell you. Unfortunately for fans of the old body-on-frame K5 Blazer, the current one just isn’t it. Sure, it says Blazer on the back, but it’s a front-wheel-drive-based crossover, and you can’t even get it with the V8. You can also get it as an EV, but if you still want that old-school K5 Blazer feel in a new vehicle, Flat Out Autos brought something to SEMA this year that might just scratch that itch for you.

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    Toyota's FJ With A NASCAR V8 And Underbody Tank Treads Is The Wildest Of Roader At SEMA 2023

    There’s really no arguing that the Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser pickup is an off-road classic. Just looking at one, you can tell that it is more than capable of holding its own on a trail. What would that generation of Land Cruiser look like if it was fitted with modern off road tech and a NASCAR V8? Wonder no more as a skunkworks team at Toyota has done just that with a SEMA concept vehicle they’ve dubbed the FJ Bruiser.

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    These Are The Worst Builds We Saw At SEMA 2023

    With the thousands of car builds on display at SEMA, it’s pretty much guaranteed that not all of them can be winners. Part of that comes down to differences in taste; I might think something is cool, and you might absolutely hate that thing. I’ve been on the floor at the show, and plenty of cars here made me question a great many things about vehicle modifications and life in general. These are some of those vehicles.

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    The Honda Motocompacto Is As Fun As It Is Cute

    On a chilly, gray fall day at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, myself and several other local journalists became the first to take a hands on look at Honda’s briefcase-sized answer to that last little bit of any adventure; the all-electric Motocompacto.

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    Hyundai Becomes First Brand To Sell Cars On Amazon

    Hyundai announced Thursday that it will be the first brand to sell cars on Amazon starting in 2024. This somewhat dystopian announcement is intended to bring ease to the car buying process, and will allow purchasers the option to receive delivery of their new car directly to their home, or pick it up from their local dealership.

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    Ural Gear Up Review: No Longer From Russia, Still With Love

    People complain that you can’t buy old cars any more. “Those modern smartphones-on-wheels,” they say, “lack character. Nothing made today could ever feel like my old Nova.” It may be true that safety regs and profit margins have numbed modern muscle, but there’s a place where those complainers can find all the nostalgia they’ve been looking for: Redmond, Washington, at the headquarters of a little company called Ural.

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    Dirt Gear Or Adventure Gear: Which Is Right For Your Ride?

    Back in August, I took a 90-odd mile mixed-surface motorcycle trip with a friend. Since we were both riding near-identical BMW F800GSs, it seemed like a fun chance to do some comparisons — hard luggage or soft, cell phone or GPS, and perhaps most importantly: Should you do your mixed-surface ride in fancy ADV gear or cheap dirt armor?

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    Tesla Cybertruck's Removable Range Extending Battery Pack Takes Up 1/3 Of The Bed

    Elon Musk presided over the first deliveries of Tesla’s controversial Cybertruck today, and some people are disappointed with the truck’s range. The Cybertruck’s range was initially marketed to max out at 500 miles, but reality must have hit Tesla like a speeding Cybertruck, because the truck’s longest available range is now an estimated 340 miles.

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    Tesla Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race Was Pure Spectacle

    Tesla’s Cybertruck Delivery Event featured Elon Musk showcasing the capabilities of the electric automaker’s long-waiting pickup truck in recorded vignettes. The most dramatic segment saw the Cybertruck drag racing a Porsche 911 Carrera. As it became clear that the Tesla was going to beat Porsche’s slowest 911 across the finish line, footage revealed that the pickup was also towing a 911.

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    Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Finally Start, Here Are All The Specs You Need To Know

    On Thursday afternoon, Tesla finally delivered a ten-pack of Cybertrucks to company employees and investors. It’s hard to call this a ‘production’ launch, as they’ll still be effectively in the hands of in-house beta testers, but it’s a lot closer to production than the truck was a year ago. During the unveil event, company CEO and political landmine Elon Musk finally, officially unveiled the real thing and gave us a rundown of what the hundreds of thousands of Cybertruck deposit holders can exp

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    Driver Crashed Into House Of Representatives Building Ahead Of George Santos Expulsion Debate

    A Florida-plated Acura driven by 28-year old Kevin Simon crashed headlong into a barricade on Capitol Hill Thursday morning just before 8 a.m. At the same time Representative George Santos held a press conference in advance of the debate and vote taking place deciding his fate in the House. Law enforcement officers told local news that there was no immediate connection between the two events, but the driver was “acting delirious and combative” at the time of the incident.

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    Consumer Reports Says These Are The Least Reliable Cars For 2024

    In general, cars are built better and last longer than they ever have in the past. That said, some cars are definitely built better than others. And while you can generally trust Toyotas, not everyone wants a Toyota. If you’re looking to buy a reliable new car, are there any that you should make sure you avoid? And how do you know which ones those are?

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    New Dacia Duster Proves Simple And Durable Designs Can Still Be Cool And Clever

    Romanian manufacturer and Renault subsidiary Dacia has sold more than 2.2 million units of its Duster SUV since the model’s launch in 2010 – 1,000 new ones are built every day! – making it Europe’s most popular SUV and a huge success in markets like Latin America. The Duster has been renowned for its off-road capability and super affordable price point, and now there’s a totally new third-generation Duster that has a fantastic design and major tech and performance improvements without sacrifici

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    Kia Owner Abandons Car At Dealership After Repeated Theft Attempts

    Kia and Hyundai cars have been the target of hot new theft trends for years, since bored teens discovered the cars lacked immobilizers and could be started with a USB jammed into the ignition. After a series of unsuccessful fixes, it seems at least one owner is turning to a more extreme measure: Throwing in the towel.

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    Upcoming "The Grand Tour" Special May Be Clarkson, Hammond And May's Last

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the co-hosts of Amazon Prime’s “The Grand Tour,” are calling it quits. At least that’s the rumor, as reported by the BBC. If the BBC’s sources are accurate, though, that doesn’t necessarily mean that “The Grand Tour” is dead. Instead, “options are being explored for a new incarnation of the show.”

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    Here's Everything That's New About The Updated 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe And Suburban

    For 2025 Chevrolet is giving a brand new look to its bread-and-butter full-size SUV pair, the Tahoe and Suburban. The Suburban in particular is considered the longest standing nameplate in automotive-dom, so it’s always going to be a big step for Chevrolet’s lineup. The new SUVs get a Silverado-aping grille and new headlights, an updated interior, new trailering technology, improvements to ride and handling, and a lot more.

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    You Can't Order A Tesla Cybertruck Now Even If You Want To

    The Tesla Cybertruck is finally going into production. Sort of. Tesla plans to hold a launch event on Thursday and hand over 10 Cybertrucks to an unknown group of customers. If you heard the production news and decided it was finally time to place your order, though, Business Insider has discovered that Tesla is currently not taking new orders for new Cybertrucks.

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    Rolls-Royce Spectre Has 291-Mile EPA Range, Black Badge Variant Confirmed

    Just a few years ago Rolls-Royce was still wary about electrification, saying it would only come out with its first electric vehicle only “when the time is right,” eventually setting a target of 2030. So the Rolls-Royce Spectre, the brand’s first production EV, was somewhat of a shock (pun intended) when it debuted in 2022. If Rolls’ engineers – and more importantly, its customers – were ready for electrification much sooner than they thought, maybe the entire industry could be, too.

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    Nearly 400 Dealers Drop Out Of Ford's EV Program

    Ford’s EV dealer requirements have caused a bit of drama since they were announced in late 2022. With EV sales slowing, some dealers are getting antsy at the thought of sinking thousands or even millions of dollars into a lukewarm EV market. Still, 2,000 dealers bought into the program. Now, Electrek reports, hundreds of those dealers are pulling out altogether.

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    Ram TRX Driver Somehow Survives A 100-Foot Fall Off Moab Cliff

    We’ve seen our fair share of off-road crashes, including this Ford Bronco Sport that rolled 400 feet down a mountain but this latest one really is something else. A Ram TRX fell about 100 feet off a cliff in Moab, Utah, and somehow the driver survived. There was also a dog in the truck, and it survived, too.

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    Malaysian Elephant Herd Tramples Car After Driver Hits Baby Elephant

    Here in the U.S., there’s always the risk of a deer damaging your car or a bear breaking in to drink your soda, but you don’t exactly have to worry about anything actually attacking your car while you’re driving. That’s not the case in a country such as Malaysia where they have elephants, and one driver recently found that out the hard way after hitting a baby elephant, CNN reports.

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    Sheeple Blindly Follow Google Maps Into Desert Road Nightmare (Update)

    We’ve seen it happen too many times before. People blindly follow GPS directions from apps like Google Maps or Waze, only to then find themselves in sticky or dangerous situations. And now it’s happened again. SFGate reports that a group of cars got led into the California desert because Google Maps directed them to do it.

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    Even A Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Can't Mess With San Francisco Parking Enforcement

    There have been a lot of Tesla Cybertruck ‘release candidates’ on the back of tow trucks lately, but they’ve all been related to breakdowns. This time a Cybertruck driver parked in the wrong place and the city of San Francisco brought down its fist of righteous retribution to enact justice. If you’ve ever parked in San Francisco, you know just how difficult it is to not only find a spot, but also understand the arcane street cleaning schedule.

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    The Director Who Allegedly Blew $55M From Netflix Used To Make Car Commercials

    A lot has come out in the last week about director Carl Erik Rinsch and his ill-fated short-form science fiction television series for Netflix called “Conquest.” While the man’s world has seemingly fallen apart in the last two years, with a divorce, alleged amphetamine addiction, and multi-million dollar arbitration with Netflix on the line. About a decade before the Netflix deal, however, Rinsch had everything going his way.

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    Porsche Killed The Panamera Wagon Because You Losers Didn't Buy Them

    Porsche unveiled a brand new third-generation Panamera last week, and everything about it looks pretty great. There’s just one catch. The totally rad Panamera Sport Turismo wagon variant is dead, and there’s nothing we can do about it except put on a Smiths record and cry. Porsche poured its heart and soul into the Panamera wagon, but we all took it for granted and now it has packed its things and left. The Panamera Turbo S e-Hybrid Sport Turismo was maybe the best wagon to have ever graced this

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    Michigan 12-Year-Old Takes Police On Low-Speed Chase In Stolen Forklift

    Forklifts are objectively awesome. That’s just a fact. So when a 12-year-old Ann Arbor, Michigan, boy found the keys hidden in a forklift outside his school on Saturday, we totally understand his desire to fire that puppy up and take it for a spin. Unfortunately for him, that’s technically considered stealing, and his little joyride ended in his arrest, ClickonDetroit reports.

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    Watch A Boomer Try To Chop Down A No Right-On-Red Sign With World's Dullest Axe

    Even if you’re not concerned about the potential for pedestrian deaths, there are plenty of intersections that are too dangerous to allow drivers to turn right on red. If drivers can’t see traffic coming from the left, it makes sense that a city would put up a sign that tells drivers they can’t turn right at a red light. Boomers, however, can’t be told what to do because that’s anti-freedom, and they’re free to do what they want. Any attempts to the contrary will be met with armed resistance.

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    Tesla Wins Suit Against Sweden Over Union Solidarity

    Tesla has found itself in an interesting pickle over in Sweden. Workers at seven of its repair shops have put together a collective bargaining agreement with the company, but Tesla refuses to sign. As more unions in the country have stood in solidarity, refusing to work with Tesla until it negotiates with its own workers, the company has now turned to the courts for help.

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    Watch Cops PIT Maneuver A Giant John Deere Tractor

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia flipped a six-figure John Deere farm tractor on its roof last Saturday as the driver attempted to negotiate the on-ramp to Highway 1. One of the cops drove his Ford Explorer into the right rear wheel of the Deere, and unlike a traditional PIT Maneuver which would pitch the vehicle sideways, it appears the tractor’s tire climbed the side of the cruiser, upending itself. The tractor was likely already somewhat unstable, taking a highway onramp at s

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    Volkswagen Is Developing Affordable EVs, But Only For China

    After Chinese automaker BYD dethroned Volkswagen as the best selling automaker in China late last year, VW said last week that it will develop a new, cheaper electric car platform using more Chinese-made components to reestablish dominance in the world’s biggest car market.

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    Netflix Gave An Unproven Director $55 Million For A Sci-Fi Series, And He Blew It On Rolls-Royces, Crypto, And Dodgy Stock Bets

    Netflix essentially took a $62 million television contract out to the shed and shot it in the head, according to an ongoing arbitration case against director Carl Erik Rinsch. After an ambitious and expensive bet on an unproven director in 2018, the deal had gone sour, the director allegedly lost his senses, and he’d blown the money with nothing to show for it. The plug was pulled on the project, Netflix washed its hands of the deal, and it came up for air missing some $55 million from its accou

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    Traffic Fatalities Are Up Almost Everywhere, But Hoboken Hasn't Had One In Nearly 7 Years

    Once a bustling industrial port town directly across from midtown Manhattan, Hoboken is now a trendy walkable/bikeable destination town with posh waterfront highrises and twee coffee shops. Despite lots of foot traffic, and considerable four-wheeled traffic, the city hasn’t seen a single traffic death since January 2017, and according to Bloomberg, traffic injuries are down about 40 percent in that same period. Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s ‘Vision Zero’ executive order, a campaign to completely eliminate

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    Valtteri Bottas' Nude Calendar Exists To Support Prostate Cancer Research

    Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas just finished competing in the Las Vegas Grand Prix where he came in 17th, butt he’s not going to let a disappointing finish get him down. He’s got more important things to focus on, such as unveiling a nude calendar for 2024. In the video that he posted on Twitter, you only get to see the photos used for three months of the year, butt based on what we’ve seen so far, we get the feeling the other nine won’t disappoint at all.

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    Tesla's Wrap Quality Might Be As Bad As Its Paint Finishes

    A Tesla Model Y was spotted clad in the electric automaker’s new colored paint protection film. The SUV in a forest green wrap was photographed by Tesla YouTube content creator DennisCW at Tesla’s location in Buena Park, California. The film was poorly applied to the vehicle, with several noticeable defects. Even ignoring the quality control issues, the finish itself was nothing to write home about.

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    Hackers Got In The Zone, Stole The Personal Information Of 185,000 Customers From AutoZone

    Cl0p, a ransomware hacker gang, breached AutoZone’s data stores back in May, according to a breach notification filed with the Office of the Maine Attorney General on Tuesday. The data included full names and social security numbers of as many as 184,995 people in the company’s massive system. The hackers exploited a vulnerability in file transfer tool MOVEit to gain access to over 2,000 organizations and their customer data, including British Airways, the New York City public school system, the

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    Toyota Admits Mass Production Of Solid-State Batteries Won't Really Mean Mass Production

    Toyota is still moving forward with its plan to produce solid-state batteries that it says will give future electric vehicles a range of more than 900 miles. And while production won’t exactly start tomorrow, the current plan to begin in 2027 isn’t too terribly far in the future, either. Except, as it turns out, production of those solid-state battery-powered EVs is going to be extremely limited for at least the first several years, The Drive reports.

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    Here's How To Change The Subject To Politics When Someone Tries To Talk About Elon Musk At Thanksgiving

    Last year, we suggested that the best way to get through Thanksgiving is to turn the conversation to cars anytime someone in your family brings up politics. The year before that, we even provided you with a list of car arguments you could start with your family. Unfortunately for everyone, though, we’re not sure that is going to work this year. If you bring up cars, inevitably, someone is going to want to talk about Elon Musk, which is guaranteed to be the most miserable conversation you’ve ever

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    'Intentional Misconduct And Gross Negligence': Judge Rules Tesla Knew About Autopilot Defect That Led To Deadly 2019 Crash

    While using the driver assist system marketed as “Autopilot” in his red Tesla Model 3 on a dark 2019 morning in Delray Beach, Fla., Jeremy Banner took his hands off the wheel and trusted the system to drive for him. It had been pitched to him as a system that could do just that. But the system’s sensors missed a tractor trailer crossing both lanes in front of him, and the car ran at full speed under the side of the trailer. The roof was ripped from the car, Banner was instantly killed, and the

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    These Are All The States That Could Ban Gas Cars In 2035

    Time is running out for gas-powered cars as lawmakers around the world implement new measures to outlaw their sale in the coming years. This week, New Jersey joined the long list of American states that have announced such laws, with a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars coming into effect in the state from 2035.

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    Testing Cars From 0-150-0, 25 Years Later

    A lot has changed over the past 25 years, but we’re grateful that the noble quest for speed and automotive excellence is still alive and well. As we approach the decline of fossil fueled cars, we’re in the thick of a golden age of internal combustion engine vehicles. Join us in celebrating this petrol crescendo with written coverage and an accompanying video of some seriously quick machines duking it out for… science?

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    Ford Is Killing The Explorer Hybrid Because Cops Are Buying All Of Them

    If you were looking for a new large SUV with a hybrid option, Ford just pulled a couple of them from the market. The 2024 Ford Explorer Hybrid and Lincoln Aviator Hybrid just got the ax, because it wants to focus its hybrid production capabilities on the Explorer Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid model. It seems that police forces across the nation just can’t get enough of the 318-horsepower 322 pound-feet of torque hybrid monster.

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    Driver Who Killed 2 In Car Crash Sues Family Of Victims For Defamation

    King Vanga killed Pam and Joe Juarez in a 2021 car crash when he was a student at Stanford. He is now suing his victims’ family members for defamation after they emailed the university to make sure administrators knew what he had done. Vanga claims they defamed him by mentioning the DUI he was charged with, as well as using the term “murdered” when he was actually charged with vehicular manslaughter, TechDirt reports.

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    LA Freeway Reopens Ahead Of Schedule But Still Looks Sketchy

    The charred stretch of 10 freeway in Downtown LA was initially slated to be closed for three to five weeks, but following extensive CalTrans investigation and excavators working around the clock, the freeway opened significantly ahead of projections at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evening. NBC News Los Angeles reported:

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    Consumers Won't Pay More For Cars Because Of Auto Worker Salary Increases

    In the recently ratified new contracts with the Big Three automakers, United Auto Workers members ensured they will receive a minimum 25 percent wage increase over the next four and a half years, plus the reinstatement of long-suspended cost-of-living adjustments to keep up with inflation. Today 145,000 autoworkers will see an immediate 11 percent raise. This is among the most substantial victories for labor in decades. Don’t worry, higher labor costs won’t do much to push up the price of your n

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    Toyota Hit With $60 Million Penalty For Scamming Buyers Into Pricy Product Bundles

    Toyota’s in-house financing unit is being hit with $60 million in fines and restitution in an effort to settle charges from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it illegally prevented borrowers from canceling product bundles – resulting in higher monthly car loan payments. Toyota Motor Credit will have to pay a $12 million civil fine and $48 million to customers it wronged, according to a statement from the CFPB.

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    Even Superfans Say Tesla Cyberbeer Is $150 Hot Garbage

    Tesla superfans are not quick to criticize their lord and savior Elon Musk, but the latest batch of Tesla Cyberbeer, yes Cyberbeer, is getting some rare backlash from the company’s faithful fans, with some going so far as to tweet about it and call it ‘hot garbage.’

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    I Refuse To Believe Evan Honer Doesn't Know About Cars

    Recently, I learned about an artist by the name of Evan Honer who sings a song called “I Don’t Know Shit About Cars,” which is super catchy and also a total lie. All you have to see to know that Evan is a total fraud is the inclusion of a beautiful 280Z in the official music video. If he didn’t know shit about cars, why would he include such a fantastic car? He could very easily have replaced it with a Toyota Camry.

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    Bask In The Glory Of This Incredible 1995 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car Edition

    Day-to-day life can be stressful. You’ve got responsibilities at work. You’ve got responsibilities at home. You’re losing your hair and just had to buy a new pair of jeans because your old ones shrunk in the wash. Your only escape is to spend your way out of that hole, and if there’s one thing that we can guarantee will bring joy to your life, it’s this 1995 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car Edition that’s currently for sale on Cars & Bids.

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    We Are Writing About The Refreshed 2024 Kia Sorento For SEO Purposes

    This may come as a shock to some of you, but our most dedicated readers don’t generally like to click on posts about three-row mid-size crossovers. Direct traffic is also even worse when we’re talking about a mid-cycle refresh that gives said crossover an updated look with no other major updates, such as a new, more powerful engine. That said, Google likes to send a lot of normal people our way when we write about non-enthusiast vehicles. S0, here is a post about the refreshed 2024 Kia Sorento.

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    Story Of Mississippi Man Hit By A Cop And Buried Without His Family's Knowledge Somehow Just Got Much Worse

    Bettersten Wade Robinson spent more than five months searching for her son Dexter Wade after he went missing only to find out that not only was he dead, but he had been hit by an off-duty Jackson, Mississippi police officer and buried in a pauper’s grave without her knowledge. Why the Jackson Police Department never told her they knew her son was dead despite her many calls, it’s still not clear. And yet, as bad as the situation was, Hinds County somehow managed to make things even worse.

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    2025 Lucid Gravity Is Queen Of The Electric SUVs With A 440-Mile Range

    Californian startup Lucid took a bold approach for its introduction to the world, launching in 2021 with the phenomenal Air, a large electric luxury sedan that entered a small, competitive segment of the auto market. Despite garnering tons of acclaim—including from me—the Air has been a slow seller and the brand has been losing a ton of money. Enter the new Lucid Gravity, a three-row SUV with super promising specs that will hopefully turn the company’s fortunes around.

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    Twing-Oh! Renault Announces Retro Rebooted Electric Twingo For 2025

    Humanity is predisposed to find three things categorically adorable, babies, baby animals, and the first-generation Renault Twingo. With recent headlines breaking news that expensive EVs are experiencing slowing sales and poor resale values, what better time for Renault to unveil its new electric Twingo. With retro-cute looks true to the original Twingo that took the world by storm in the late 20th Century, this Twingo promises to be the affordable city car Europeans especially crave, Road and T

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    Railroads Are Intimidating Their Own Safety Inspectors Into Silence

    The railways of the United States were preparing for a strike last year. Unions had raised concerns about staffing, wages, and safety — concerns that went unheard as the Biden administration forced a deal that benefitted the railway owners. Since then, railways have kept lobbying for fewer safety measures and trains have continued to dump toxic chemicals across the country. Within the railways, though, things seem even worse.

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    Mercedes-Benz's First Charging Hub Is Officially Open, And Your Local Buc-Ee's Could Be Next

    Mercedes-Benz has big plans to build out a global charging network with 10,000 chargers by the end of the decade. In North America, Mercedes says to expect at least 400 charging hubs with 2,500 chargers. By the end of the year, Mercedes plans to open several charging hubs across Texas, Florida, Alabama and Georgia. For now, though, there’s only one, and it’s just north of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, Georgia. As of Wednesday, it’s officially online.

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    Los Angeles Freeway Fire Was Set Intentionally

    Investigators discovered signs of arson Monday in the remains of the eight-acre blaze that torched and indefinitely closed a heavily trafficked section of the I-10 freeway in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend.

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    This 1998 Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech Is The Skyline GT-R Station Wagon That Nissan Refused To Build

    The R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R may not be available in left-hand drive, but it’s still a legendary sports car that has American buyers obsessed even decades later. It’s still plenty quick, handles well and can reliably make much more power than the 276 hp it officially came with from the factory. Still, a sports coupe is never going to be the most practical vehicle, so what if you could get a Skyline GT-R wagon?

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    Tesla's Swedish Labor Situation Is Getting Harder To Ignore

    A Swedish trade union is demanding Tesla sign a collective bargaining agreement - something most employees in the Scandinavian country have – or workers will expand their strike, according to the Associated Press. The Austin, Texas-based non-union automaker doesn’t have any manufacturing plants in Sweden, but 130 members of the powerful IF Metall metalworkers’ union – which represents 300,000 workers across the country – walked out on October 27 at seven workshops that service Teslas across the

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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reportedly Dodging Custody Papers From Grimes

    Elon Musk’s former partner Grimes wants custody of their three children, but apparently, serving Musk with custody paperwork is no easy feat. So far, she’s hired four process servers who have attempted to serve Musk in at least 12 different locations, Business Insider reports. As of last Thursday, he still hadn’t responded to her lawsuit.

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    Lucid Lost $433,000 For Every Car It Sold In Q3, Reports $2.17 Billion In Losses So Far This Year

    California-based automaker Lucid reported third quarter results on Tuesday, and the numbers aren’t great. The company announced that it built 1,550 Air sedans in Q3, and delivered 1,456 to customers. Each of those cars delivered accounted for $433,000 worth of red ink on the company’s balance sheets, which is particularly rough as the car has a starting price of just $77,400.

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    Darren Aronofsky Will Prove His Talent Directing An Elon Musk Biopic For A24

    Elon Musk’s life is hardly a secret. Everything he has done over the last decade at least has been under the scrutiny of the public eye. His actions play out in real time, and are rigorously documented on social media, in the news, and in a recent tell-all biography written by Walter Isaacson. In spite of that, A24 has inked a deal with The Whale director Darren Aronofsky to direct an Elon Musk biopic based around Isaacson’s book.

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    Drink Like Daniel Ricciardo At The Las Vegas Grand Prix Shoey Bar

    The Las Vegas Grand Prix is almost here and not without plenty of controversy. Still, it’s happening, and when it does, you’ll be able to enjoy a cocktail Daniel Ricciardo-style by skipping the glass and drinking right out of a driving shoe. Yes, MGM Resorts just announced that the Bellagio will have its very own Shoey Bar. Describing the Shoey Bar, MGM Resorts says:

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    Chrysler Still Believes In Cars Even Though It Doesn't Make Any

    Stellantis, when it was still just Fiat-Chrysler, scrapped any plans to introduce new cars around 2016, spelling the end of decades of Chrysler cars, and possibly leading to similar segment abandonment from Ford and General Motors. Even the long-serving 300 is about to exit production at the end of the year to make room for the Chrysler Airflow crossover. The company won’t have any cars left to hang its hat on. Heck, until the Airflow makes its debut for 2025, Chrysler will only have the Pacific

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    Elon Musk's Tantrums Reportedly So Bad After Buying Twitter, Staff Considered Calling For A Wellness Check

    It’s not exactly a secret that Elon Musk’s luck at Tesla didn’t translate well once he took over Twitter. Ad revenue is down, users are leaving and it’s become mostly useless for finding trustworthy news sources. And apparently, those problems have hit Musk hard. Even harder than any of us might have previously guessed. Following the takeover, Musk began to “spiral down,” and at one point, it got so bad that Twitter employees considered calling for a wellness check on him because they were worri

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    We're Going To Have To Cut Down A Lot Of Big Trees To Upgrade The Electric Grid For EVs

    Over 120 million wood power poles stand in the United States, literally propping up our aerial wire power grid. Every single day some of these poles age out and need to be replaced, some are damaged by fires, car crashes, or natural forces — wind, woodpeckers, beavers, and rot, chiefly. As we continue to spend more on our aging infrastructure, we’re also leaning on it more than ever to power our lives. Increased electric car adoption, large-scale solar and wind farms, and a $1.2 billion infrastr

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    Impound Lot Sells Stolen Car, Refuses To Give Proceeds To Owner

    A woman in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking compensation after her car was stolen recovered and sold. Her 2006 Pontiac G6 was recovered by the police, but the city tow lot sold the vehicle without informing the aggrieved owner that it was even found. Now, the lot is stating that the owner doesn’t deserve the proceeds from the sale.

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    Ford Really Beefed It With The Mustang California Special

    There’s a new variant of the S650-generation Ford Mustang called the GT/CS, with CS standing for California Special. This two-thousand dollar package adds a bunch of ugly blue shit to an otherwise pretty Mustang, including grille ducts, wheels, blue badges, blue leather and stitching inside, and a side stripe package. Ford revived the GT/CS as a trim package in 2007, and has been consistently offering it on new Mustangs since. Some have looked pretty okay, but this one is a real swing and miss

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    These Are The Best Winter Tires According To Consumer Reports

    It would be great if there was one winter tire out there that’s perfect for everyone regardless of what they drive. That is unfortunately not the case, though. Someone who dailies their Corvette year-round is going to want something different than someone who regularly drives their Ram 1500 up to the mountain house. Plus, not everyone wants to swap tires twice a year, and plenty would be perfectly happy with a winter-ready all-season tire.

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    Woman Swaps With Twin Sister To Avoid Arrest In Fatal Amish Buggy Crash

    A woman in rural Minnesota tried to have her twin sister take the blame for her involvement in a fatal crash with an Amish buggy carrying four children earlier this year. The crash killed two of the children and sent the other two to the hospital. Court documents revealed that the driver of the silver 2005 Toyota 4Runner that slammed into the buggy likely swapped places with her twin before law enforcement arrived.

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    Cops Can Steal Your Cash At The Airport Even If You've Done Nothing Wrong

    We’re not exactly strangers to the concept of civil asset forfeiture, but that doesn’t mean it stops being frustrating to read about people having their things stolen for no reason. Take, for example, the car broker highlighted in a recent Atlanta News First article. He was flying from Washington, D.C. to Sacramento, California and had a connection through Atlanta. As he was boarding his flight to Sacramento, officers with the drug task force pulled him aside and proceeded to take $23,850 in cas

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    Chemical Plant Explosion Near Houston Blackens Skies, Injures One

    Residents of San Jacinto County, Texas – approximately 60 miles northeast of Houston – have been ordered to shelter in place after a chemical plant exploded Wednesday morning, according to a report published by Reuters. One person is reported to have been injured in a forklift injury, but is in stable condition and a single highway was closed.

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    Forget Cars, We're All Driving Rhino Mechs Now

    If man were meant to move around at high speed, God would have given us wheels. The scourge of the automobile must be stamped out before it consumes us and society entirely. If you need something to help you stamp with more strength and authority, look no further than the Sansei SR-02 quadruped walking robot ride. This little guy will help turn society around. All we need is a weird little rhinoceros mech guy in our lives.

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    A Second Attempted Fisker Ocean Flip Has Failed

    Another Fisker flipper has failed. A little over a week ago, we reported that someone was trying to flip a Fisker Ocean One on Cars & Bids. That didn’t seem like the best idea to us because the previous attempt to do the same thing had already failed. What do we know, though? Apparently, enough to predict that no one wants to pay over sticker for an electric vehicle built by a largely unknown company because, well, once again, the auction failed to reach its reserve price.

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    Cruise Knew Its Robotaxis Struggled To Detect Children But Still Kept Them On The Road

    Things aren’t going so well for General Motors’ autonomous Cruise division right now. After a human driver hit a pedestrian, a robotaxi pinned her to the ground, and it later came out that the Cruise taxi actually dragged her for 20 feet before stopping. Understandably, California then banned Cruise from operating in San Francisco. As it turns out, though, Cruise had way more problems than just that one incident. Allegedly, it also knew its robotaxis were a danger to children but still kept them

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    Mazda's Push To Move Upmarket Is Actually Working

    Thanks to the popularity of the CX-50 and CX-90, Mazda’s profits grew significantly in the last quarter, Automotive News reports. In fact, the Japanese automaker believes this fiscal year will be the best on record from both a profit and U.S. sales perspective.

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    Price Cuts Alone Can't Save EV Sales

    Electric vehicle makers are in a tight spot right now, with sales struggling to the extent that Ford is even considering cutting a shift at the factory that assembles its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Now, EV startups are also reporting issues with their output and companies including Lucid and Fisker have found that price cuts might not be enough to draw in new buyers.

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    Owner Of High-End California Dealership Charged With Theft And Tax Fraud

    Every so often, the sweet kiss of justice comes to kiss scheming dealerships on the cheek. It doesn’t happen as often as it should, but it has happened to the former owner of a high-end car dealership in Southern California, the Daily Bulletin reports. That owner has been charged with $4 million in theft, as well as with tax fraud.

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    Road Salt Is Bad, A Proposal To Use Toxic Wastewater Would Be Worse

    Drilling for oil and gas produces a lot of wastewater. There’s tons of the stuff just sitting around, too toxic to release back into the environment, and oil companies have long wondered what they’re supposed to do with it. Recently, it seems they’ve come up with a new idea: Just dump it onto roads in winter to stop snow from sticking.

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    Watch A Rimac Nevera Set A New Top Speed Record In Reverse

    Rimac’s 1,900 horsepower electric hypercar has been breaking records all year, smashing 23 speed records back in May, and breaking the Nürburgring lap record for electric vehicles a couple of months ago. Like the photographer at a corporate retreat, after setting those records Rimac said, “Let’s do a fun one!” It slammed the car in reverse and went full send. With a full schedule of Guinness World Record measuring equipment and staff on hand, Rimac’s driver Goran Drndak stepped on board and floo

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    Keeping AM Radios In EVs Could Cost Automakers Billions

    One of the downsides of electric vehicles is that the electric motors interfere with AM radio signals. If your husband loves to listen to talk radio, you’d probably think that’s a good thing, but it could be a real problem in an emergency if you need to tune in for updates, which is why lawmakers want automakers to include AM radios with every car they sell. Making that happen, however, could be a costly endeavor to the tune of several billion dollars.

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    Milwaukee Police Chief Hit By Dump Truck Leaving Reckless Driving Conference

    Not long after leaving a press conference to address reckless driving, the car of Milwaukee’s police chief was hit by the driver of a dump truck who didn’t stop at an intersection, Wisconsin Public Radio reports. The crash reportedly took place only minutes after Chief Jeffrey Norman left the conference just after 10:00 a.m. Monday morning. Norman was taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance and was reportedly seen wearing a neck brace.

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    Houston Car Meet Bans Camaros, Chargers And Mustangs

    Houston’s Coffee and Cars is taking steps to avoid the public’s ire after the show recently devolved into a wretched hive of street burnouts, donuts, rev-limiter sound offs, and general asshattery. In the hopes of keeping things a bit more civil, Houston C&C is kicking out the well-known American Muscle offenders; Mustangs, Chargers, and Camaros. Surely some wheat will be thrown out with the chaff, but maybe this step will prove that the event is serious about keeping things calmer. If they can

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    Even In Matte Black, The Tesla Cybertruck Still Looks Like Crap

    Allegedly, production of the Tesla Cybertruck will begin before the end of the year. At least that’s what Elon Musk says, and you know you can always trust a Musk timeline. As more videos come out showing pre-production prototypes, though, including quite a few broken ones, it’s starting to look like Elon Musk was probably right when he said Tesla had dug its own grave with the Cybertruck. Take, for example, the Cybertruck prototype that showed up at a Malibu cars and coffee event over the weeke

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    Final Audi TT Roadster Proves Color Makes The Car

    It’s official. The time has come for the U.S. market to say goodbye to much beloved and all-around weird little guy, the Audi TT. We love a weird little guy, don’t we folks? The 2023 Audi TT Roadster Final Edition is the last one we’ll get here, and it’s only available in this gorgeous Goodwood Green Pearl with a grey top and Palomino Brown leather interior. This color combination is a throwback to the first generation Audi TT, wrapped around a throwback to the original’s iconic “baseball stitch

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    2024 Ford Mustang Colors, Ranked

    The 2024 Ford Mustang has finally shown up at dealers, and whether you’re a Mustang fan or not, you have to appreciate the fact that Ford continues to offer a number of real color options. Yes, green is gone for now, and a lot of your choices are pretty boring grayscale options, but in a world where so many vehicles are only offered with a few boring paint choices (we’re looking at you, Hyundai Ioniq 5), we’ll take what we can get. Here’s how we’d rank the 12 paint colors that Ford currently off

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    Ford Dealers Don't Trust Ford

    Some would assume that a dealership franchise from a major automaker would have some sort of faith or trust in the brand they choose to sell. I mean, dropping millions of dollars just to sell a brand you don’t trust would be kind of crazy right? Apparently it’s not such a far fetched idea.

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    The 2024 Honda Ridgeline TrailSport Is Here To Join The Overlanding Party

    Honda’s Ridgeline beat the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz to the unibody truck world by sixteen years, and the Japanese automaker has used a lot of that time to refine and develop its lone truck offering. For the 2024 model year Honda is cashing in on the overlanding trend and building an off-road oriented rugged Ridgeline TrailSport. The Ridgeline joins the Passport and Pilot in the TrailSport model family, each offering light modifications to make them look a little tougher and go a litt

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    Britney Spears Tells Cop She Was Driving Poorly Because She Had To Pee

    ‘Princess of pop’, eight-time Grammy Award winner, and knife dancer Britney Spears was pulled over and ticketed last month for allegedly passing on a double yellow lined road near her Southern California home. In a frantic interaction with the officer, Spears explains that she was rushing home because she had to ‘tee tee’. When it was revealed that she didn’t have any form of identification, the officer delivered a ticket for the infraction.

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    Toxic Tire Chemical That Kills Salmon Comes Under Federal Scrutiny

    A chemical compound found in many car tires is coming under scrutiny after west coast tribes claimed it is killing salmon populations across America. Federal regulators will launch a probe into a preservative used in most car tires as it can be toxic to many species of fish when rainwater washes it into rivers and streams.

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    Drunk Grizzly Bears Keep Getting Killed By Trains

    The bear population near Glacier National Park is staring down a 36 million pound problem of human creation, and it’s killing as many as eight grizzlies per year. There isn’t much in the wild that can take down a grizzly, but a stretch of rail line that goes over the Marias Pass in Montana is one of the predator’s most deadly perils. The bears are attracted to the rail line because the trains frequently drop grain, and when they consume the cold fermented grain a bear can become intoxicated to t

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    Toyota Built A City For New Tech. Its Dreams Are Falling Down Around It

    Three years ago, staid and practiced Toyota announced it would build a new city. A city that would test future technologies, that would be the birthplace of a new in-house startup called Woven Planet. A city that would show the world what the next generation of transportation would look like, where the best and brightest minds could collaborate to make cars safer, more efficient, and more autonomous.

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    Cruise Played Fast And Loose With Regulations And Now That's Coming Back To Bite It

    Cruise has ceased driverless car operations nationwide. After a very public incident involving a pedestrian, San Francisco officials and California state regulators banned the company from operations in the city, just months after approving an expansion of service. After it was discovered that the company left out key details regarding the incident involving one of its vehicles pinning and dragging a pedestrian that was hit by a human-driven car to the road, the NHTSA has stepped in to investiga

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    DoorDash Can Track Your Delivery Person's Driving Behavior

    DoorDash is rolling out a new feature that follows in the footsteps of other tech companies that use drivers for business. The company is now going to track its drivers driving habits — all in the interest of safety, it says. It'll primarily be able to track sudden acceleration and hard braking.

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    Driver Plows Through Fences Around South Carolina Nuclear Power Plant

    A driver in South Carolina plowed through the security fences at a nuclear power plant with a 2002 Toyota Camry, ABC News reports. Thankfully, the sedan didn’t make it all the way to the reactor and start a Three Mile Island 45th anniversary accident a year early. The driver was able to escape without being apprehended by power station security and is still sought after by law enforcement authorities.

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    Out-Of-Control Honda Fit Smashes Into Massachusetts Building At Highway Speed

    Here at Jalopnik, we’re no stranger to cars crashing into buildings. Just yesterday, we wrote about Alan Ruck of Ferris Bueller fame crashing his Rivian into a Hollywood pizza restaurant. Also, a quick search of our site shows this one, this one, this one, this one and this one. And that’s only scratching the surface of our cars crashing into buildings coverage. So when we say a crash is truly bizarre, we really mean it. And yes, this Massachusetts crash really is bizarre.

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    The South Is Winning The EV Manufacturing Battle

    “Alabama is full steam ahead on electric,” said one interviewee on a recent report from NPR’s The Indicator. The South is “becoming the new Detroit,” claimed another. Alabama, along with Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, account for dozens of new electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plants announced in the last 18 months. “If it’s gotta be in the United States, it’s going to be in the South,” the show contends. It’s a quick 9-minute segment, go give it a listen.

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    It'll Cost Nikola $61.8 Million To Fix Batteries In Its Recalled EV Trucks

    Poor ol’ Nikola can’t catch a break; earlier this year, it had to issue a recall for every single electric truck that it has built because it identified a coolant leak that caused the battery to burst into flames. Except, it turns out the problem wasn’t actually that simple. Now it’s going to take $61.8 million to replace the batteries in all of those recalled trucks.

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    Jaguar Land Rover Won't Clear 5,000-Vehicle Repair Backlog Until 2024

    Jaguar Land Rover has recommended dealers use second-hand parts for vehicle repairs. The manufacturer currently has a backlog of 5,000 vehicles sitting at the dealership across the United Kingdom waiting to be fixed, Autocar reports. The supply chain issues stem from the delays at a new central warehouse because the backlog was formerly 10,000 cars — and a fix isn't coming until 2024.

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    Tesla Is Underperforming And Wall Street Isn't Excited About It

    Following an emotionally charged third-quarter earnings call where CEO Elon Musk announced gross margins for the company dropped to 17.9 percent (down from 25.1 percent the previous year), Tesla shares briefly fell to a six-month low in October. Added to slowing company growth, a much-delayed launch of the Cybertruck losing the company first mover advantage in the EV truck market, and tempered expectations for the company’s growth in the future, shareholders are starting to get spooked. Of the s

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    Swedish Dock Workers Threaten To Block Tesla Deliveries

    Dock workers in Sweden might prevent deliveries of new Teslas into the country’s four ports, Wired writes, because the automotive company has a disregard for local labor laws. The Swedish Transport Workers’ Union is set to begin striking on Nov. 7.

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    Who In Their Right Mind Would Turn Down $100,000 To Drive Josh Allen's Old Truck?

    Recently, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen traded in a Shelby-modified Ford F-150 Raptor at the dealership he originally bought it from. The dealership in turn decided to give the truck away through a drawing. They also offered an alternative prize of $100,000 if the winner didn’t want the truck. When the winner was chosen, well, what do you know, he took that $100,000 instead, WIVB reports.

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    Drivers Stunned To See Racial Slur On Digital Sign In North Carolina

    Drivers traveling along a North Carolina road were shocked to see a digital sign displaying the racial slur “n****r” last Friday. The North Carolina Department of Transportation stated that an unknown perpetrator had hacked the sign at some point overnight, WRAL reports. The sign’s vulgar message was removed by the following morning, but this wasn’t an outlier incident for the agency.

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    Dodge Will Now Sell You The Demon 170's 1,025-HP Crate Engine For Only $27,695

    Fill a Dodge Challenger Demon 170 with E85, and its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 can make an entirely unnecessary 1,025 hp. That’s enough power to send the rear-wheel-drive coupe through the quarter mile in less than nine seconds. Does anybody actually need a street car that can run the quarter mile in less time than it takes a Honda HR-V to hit 60 mph? Not at all. Don’t pretend you’re not at least a little impressed, though. And now, Dodge has decided to sell that engine as a crate motor so you ca

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    Hotel Valet Steals Audi RS7, Then Gets Carjacked At Gunpoint

    A hotel valet meant to be parking an Audi RS7 at a Baltimore hotel decided to take the luxury car on a joyride, according to police. The valet then claimed that the car was stolen from him while he was at a car meet. The police found the Audi abandoned and completely destroyed, with the car’s owner waking up to the bad news from the hotel manager. That's not exactly what you want to hear on your vacation.

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    New Suit Alleges 'Nissan.com' Domain Has Been Stolen

    The legal struggle for control of the nissan.com domain has taken a very unexpected turn. A lawsuit was filed by the estate of the domain’s late owner in Virginia last summer. The suit is against an unidentified thief who took control of the domain and stripped control from host GKG.net, the Drive reports. The host has acknowledged the theft but won’t assist the estate.

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    These Are All The Automakers Who Will Be Using Tesla's Charging Network

    One of the biggest hurdles to widespread EV adoption in the United States is a lack of a capable charging network that any automaker can use. Where you can fill up your gas-powered car at just about any gas station, the EV charging world is littered with multiple charge point options that limit the kind of chargers you can use. That’s compounded by the fact that charge stations in general are still few and far between. Tesla has proven to have the most comprehensive charging network thus far, an

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    Cops: You Don't Have To Stop If The Booty Patrol Truck Tries To Pull You Over

    The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office has a very important message for Florida residents — if you see a white Chevrolet Silverado with “Booty Patrol” on the fenders and a parody Border Patrol logo on the doors, the owner is not an actual law enforcement officer, and he cannot legally pull you over. The Sheriff’s Office also wants you to know that this is a super important matter that it is taking very seriously.

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    Budget Charges Driver $500 For Returning His Rental A Day Early

    A Pasadena, California man rented a car for two weeks but returned it a day early after his plans changed. He’d paid for the full two weeks, but returning the car early led to him being charged an extra $500, NBC Los Angeles reports. As it turned out, returning a rental car early is considered breaking the contract and allows the rental company to charge you a daily rate instead of a weekly rate. For Marc Schiler, that news came as a huge surprise.

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    Jaguar Land Rover Is Using Old Parts To Fix 10,000 Cars Awaiting Repairs

    British automaker Jaguar Land Rover has come under fire after the owner of a Range Rover Evoque accused the company of fixing her swanky SUV with used parts. The company has reportedly struggled to source enough new components to clear its backlog of 10,000 cars awaiting repairs, so has instead turned to used components as a quick fix.

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    Toyota Gives Non-Union Factory Workers Raises Following Union Victory

    Following the United Auto Workers union’s victory against the Big Three, Toyota has given raises to its factory workers even though they are not unionized, Axios reports. In a statement, Chris Reynolds, executive vice president of corporate resources for Toyota Motor North America, told the publication, “We value our employees and their contributions, and we show it by offering robust compensation packages that we continually review to ensure that we remain competitive within the automotive indu

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    Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck Appearing To Struggle With Some Light Off-Roading

    If you believe Tesla, it’s really super duper close to being ready to begin production of the Cybertruck. Assuming the company actually manages to start building Cybertrucks before the end of the year, it sounds like the only version it will be making is a $100,000 version that has some people canceling their reservations. And with something like five missed production deadlines since it was first announced, you might even say Tesla dug its own grave with the Cybertruck. Whenever deliveries actu

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    Ram Confirms Plans To Sell Midsize Truck To Rival The Tacoma And Ranger

    As part of the United Auto Workers union’s tentative deal with Stellantis, the automaker formerly known as Fiat-Chrysler agreed to reopen its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, The Drive reports. Stellantis then officially confirmed plans to use that factory to build a midsize pickup truck. Yes, you read that correctly, folks. Whether it’s actually sold as the Ram Dakota or something else, the spirit of the Dakota is finally making a comeback.

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    Airline Sustainability Push Would Damage Environment, Complaint Claims

    Virgin Atlantic and British Airways are the targets of formal complaints made to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over emissions reduction claims. British climate charity Possible and law firm Leigh Day are accusing both airlines of misleading customers over their progress to net-zero emissions operations. Possible also claims that the airlines’ sustainability push might be harmful to the environment.

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    Airline Crashes Two Planes On Same Runway Hours Apart

    Tanzanian airline Unity Air Zanzibar had a rough rough flight operations on Tuesday. The small domestic carrier had one of its planes crash while landing at an airstrip serving a national park. Then, another Unity Air propeller-driven aircraft crashed on the same runway six hours later and struck a nearby building. Both planes experienced landing gear failures and skidded off the runway. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured.

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    Virgin Atlantic's Sustainably Fueled Transatlantic Flight Comes With Some Big Caveats

    Virgin Atlantic is set to operate the first transatlantic flight to be powered entirely on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tomorrow. The New York to London flight has been years in the making and will offer a glimpse into the future of passenger airlines. The milestone service has also brought attention to the hurdles that commercial aviation faces to reaching truly zero-emissions operations, like having large enough SAF supplies for an entire airline fleet to use.

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    Largest Plane To Ever Fly To Antarctica Lands On Ice Field

    Landing a plane on a normal runway is no easy task. Landing a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on an ice runway in Antarctica is another beast entirely, but that’s exactly what Norse Atlantic Airways pilots did at 2 a.m. on November 15, according to CNN. In doing so, the 787-9 became the first widebody aircraft to land on the sixth continent.

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    Horse Gets Loose On Airplane, Forces It To Return To Airport

    A flight from New York’s JFK airport to Belgium had to turn around after a horse got loose in the Boeing 747’s cargo hold shortly after takeoff. The incident was reconstructed on the aviation YouTube channel “You can see ATC,” and claims it happened shortly after 6 p.m. EST on November 9.

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    RFK Jr. Is One Of Those Monsters Who Goes Barefoot On An Airplane: Report

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will never be president. That’s just a fact. There’s a higher chance that Ron DeSantis will win the presidency, and that’s also not happening unless a plane carrying Biden crashes into a plane carrying every other Republican primary candidate including Trump. More importantly, RFK Jr. absolutely should not be allowed to become president, and it has nothing to do with him being a crackpot conspiracy theorist. It’s because he’s one of those monsters who go barefoot on planes.

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    Pilot On Mushrooms Asked Fellow Pilots 'Am I Dead? Is This Hell?'

    An off-duty Alaskan Airlines pilot attempted to crash a flight last month following an experience with hallucinogenic mushrooms which he says caused a psychotic break. That pilot told his story to the New York Times, and it’s a harrowing and heart-breaking a tale as you can imagine.

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    Feds Say Airlines Are Somehow Getting Worse As Complaints Double In 2023

    There aren’t many people that legitimately enjoy flying, and I’m sure there’s a long list of things that most of us would rather be doing than squeezing into an aluminum tube for a few hours. In recent months, however, it feels like flying has gotten worse, and now there are stats to prove just how awful it has been for many of us.

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    Australian Cop Given 100 Hours Of Community Service For Pulling Gun On Officer Who Threatened To Spoil 'Top Gun: Maverick'

    Australian police officer Dominic Gaynor has pleaded guilty to “carrying a firearm with disregard” and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service after he pulled a gun on a fellow officer who threatened to spoil Top Gun: Maverick for him, Variety reports. It doesn’t sound like Gaynor actually intended to shoot the other officer, Morgan Royston, but at the same time, pulling out a gun, even as a joke, is no laughing matter. From Variety:

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    Your Lost Luggage Eventually Ends Up In This Alabama Thrift Store

    Lost luggage was a huge problem last year with 26 million pieces lost, damaged or misplaced. But one industry’s huge headache is just another’s stockroom. When bags can’t make it back to their owners, they often end up at Unclaimed Baggage, a resale shop in Scottsboro, Alabama.

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    These Are The Fastest Passenger Planes Ever Built

    Most airlines today seem primarily concerned with how many fare-paying passengers can be stuffed onto every flight. However, there is a renewed appetite for supersonic aircraft across the industry. Airlines have been hedging their bets by placing orders with Boom Supersonic for new planes to operate first-class-only services. With that in mind, let’s look at the fastest planes ever to grace the skies for any airline:

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    There's A Faster Way To Board A Plane, But Airlines Won't Use It

    When he’s not studying the behavior of planets thousands of lightyears away, the existence of dark matter, or its gravitational pull, astrophysicist Jason Steffen spends his hours studying human nature and the airplane boarding process. I guess when you can comprehend the deepest secrets of space, it’s nice to have a hobby that is a bit more [ahem] grounded. Steffen has seemingly uncovered the most efficient way of boarding a plane, and airlines are simply incapable of implementing it. Because h

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    Plane Takes Off, Reaches Almost 15,000 Feet With Windows Missing

    The flight crew of an Airbus A321 was forced to return to London Stansted Airport after taking off when it was discovered that the airliner was missing two windows. The flight was being operated by charter carrier Titan Airways and headed across the Atlantic to Orlando, Florida. Britain’s Air Accidents Investigations Branch noted that the aircraft was under floodlights for nearly ten hours for a film shoot the day before. The hot lighting warped and distorted the window assemblies mounted to the

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    Iconic SoCal Blimp Hangar Burns

    Originally built in 1942 as a Marine Corps Air Station, the Tustin Hangar grew to become a historically significant piece of Orange County. At 17-stories high, more than 1000-feet long, and 300-feet wide, this was one of the largest wooden structures in the world. Firefighters responded to a three alarm fire at the Tustin site around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, and arrived with the building still visually largely intact. When one of the world’s largest wooden structures begins to burn, however, there isn

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    Woman Runs Onto Airport Tarmac To Stop Her Missed Flight, Gets Arrested

    A woman was arrested after running onto the tarmac at Canberra Airport in Australia last week. She reportedly tried to stop the QantasLink flight to Adelaide that she missed as the aircraft was taxiing to the runway. Onlookers in the terminal recorded her dumb, desperate run to the plane before she decided to return inside, where the police were waiting.

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    Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines Over Off-Duty Pilot Trying To Down Flight

    Three passengers have filed a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines. The plaintiffs were onboard Flight 2059 when off-duty pilot Joseph David Emerson, riding the cockpit jump seat, attempted to shut off the plane’s engines. He was dragged out of the cockpit and restrained as the flight was diverted. Emerson told the police afterward that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms for the first time and had not slept in the 40 hours before the flight.

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    Flight Attendants Win $1 Million After Saying Their Uniforms Made Them Sick

    After American Airlines introduced a new uniform for its flight attendants in September of 2016, multiple attendants began to suffer from mysterious illnesses: violent nausea, respiratory distress, and skin sensitivities As it turns out, the company providing the uniforms had added formaldehyde, which had in turn seemed to make these attendants sick. Now, four attendants have been awarded $1 million as a result of a drawn out court case in California, the Washington Post reports.

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    Crashed Pilot Spends Nine Gator-Fearing Hours Stranded On Plane Wing In Everglades

    A single-engine Cessna 172M crashed in the Everglades at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday. To compound the problem of splashing down in a remote alligator-infested portion of Florida, the local sheriff’s office wouldn’t learn about the crash until 10:00 a.m. As a result, the pilot was forced to spend the next nine hours atop the wing of his downed aircraft to stay out of the water.

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    What The Hell Is Going On At Austin's Airport?

    An airport employee was struck and killed by a fuel truck at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport yesterday morning. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation into the fatal incident. This is the second time that a worker has been killed on the tarmac at the Texas state capital’s airport just this year.

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    Armed Delta Co-Pilot Allegedly Threatened To Shoot Captain 'Multiple Times'

    A former Delta Air Lines co-pilot is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to shoot a captain during a flight. The two pilots were arguing over potentially diverting the flight because of a “passenger medical event,” according to a U.S. Department of Transportation document. The lethal threat wasn’t empty because the pilot was authorized to carry a firearm in the cockpit.

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    What Car Are You Waiting To Turn 25?

    We get some cool cars here in the U.S., but we always want what we can’t have. Whether it’s a car you drooled over on an old episode of “Top Gear,” or one you read about in imported JDM magazines, once it turns 25-years-old it becomes eligible to import.

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    These Are The Coolest Car Companies

    We asked readers to tell us what car company deserves to be called the coolest, and the majority of you responded with esoteric automakers. Good. There was a healthy dose of automakers known to those outside the cognoscenti, such as Mazda, which is beloved by many. Also good. But not one mention of cool British automaker Bristol? Really? Anyway, here are the companies readers think are the coolest:

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    These Are Your Auto Recall Horror Stories

    Building cars is hard, and when you build a lot of cars every year, it’s especially hard to build more than a million cars a year without there ever being a mistake at the factory or a flaw in a batch of parts. That’s where recalls come in, and in general, they’re a good thing. You don’t want your car to have a dangerous flaw, but you definitely want the automaker to fix it (for free) once they notice.

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    What's Your Auto Recall Horror Story?

    Last year was one of the biggest on record for automotive recalls. The industry blamed supply chain issues and worker shortages for the shoddy build quality that caused many of the recalls. Then again, OEMs were compelled to keep churning parts to build cars for record profits, which the auto industry has lately seen.

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    These Are The Best Cars From Brands You Hate

    Psychologists and philosophers will debate sunup to sundown about whether our perception shapes our reality. Here at Jalopnik, though, we’ve got proof for one side of that fight: Carmakers you all perceive as bad, and the reality of their truly incredible cars. Last week, we asked for the best cars from automakers you hate, and today we’re peering through your answers.

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    What's The Coolest Car Company?

    There are companies that make cool cars — Porsche comes to mind immediately. There are successful car companies, like Toyota and Mercedes-Benz. And there are car companies that, despite in many cases being horrifically mismanaged and going through long periods where they struggle mightily to put out decent product, just have the fucking vibe.

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    What Was The First Car You Ever Truly Hated?

    It’s easy to talk about the cars we love, heck I could wax lyrical about how much I’d like to try out a 2010 Aston Martin Rapide. What about the cars at the other end of the spectrum? What about the cars that you hate?

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    What Is The Best Car Made By A Brand You Can't Stand?

    Think of an automotive brand you hate. There’s an automotive manufacturer that you just can’t stand — probably irrationally — and you’d never buy any of their products. Maybe you got burned once a long time ago and don’t trust the company anymore. Maybe you’re a racing fan and cheer against their team or driver every weekend. Or maybe you just don’t like the cut of their jib.

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    Which Family Member Is Bringing The Worst Car To Thanksgiving?

    It’s that time of year once again: When a large percentage of the country makes a pilgrimage for Thanksgiving. AAA expects over 49 million people to hit America’s roads for turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Besides the food, it also offers the opportunity to see what your relatives are driving.

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    What Is The First Car You Thought Was Cool?

    One of the most important family activities for me growing up was the side-lot car show. I say important, because no matter where we were off to—seeing grandma, picking up dinner, and once, even a funeral—could all be waylaid once my dad spotted the “Car Show Today!” sign on the side of the road. A hard right turn, and suddenly my siblings and I were wandering rows of classic Detroit steel. My dad would then take a picture with each of the kids in front of their own personal “Best In Show.”

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    These Are Your Biggest Gas Station Pet Peeves

    We all need to fuel ourselves, whether our cars or our souls. Having a car that can move under its own power, for example, is good for the soul. But sometimes, getting that liquid go juice can be a hassle. It’s a lot of little things, as it always is.

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    What Fictional Car Do You Wish Was Real?

    Fictional cars can be the best, specifically because they’re not real. They can be as wild as the person who created them imagines. From nuclear power to weapons systems they’re like concept cars if auto makers had any guts.

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    What Are Your Biggest Gas Station Pet Peeves?

    Owning and operating a car is full of little tasks that can range from mildly frustrating to completely infuriating. Gas stations are places where tempers can flare if a driver isn’t careful. So I got to know; what most pisses you off at the pump?

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    These Are The Cars That Make You Instantly Lose Respect For The Driver

    Both respect and disrespect is earn with enough experience. Earlier this week, we asked you what cars make you say “of course,” when they cut you off. The kind of car owned by someone camping out in the left lane doing exactly the speed limit. The ones that make you roll your eyes at the sight of their badges.

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    You Totaled Your Car. What Are You Replacing It With?

    It’s a scary thought but at some point most of us will have to replace our cars. Whether it’s because of an accident that results in total loss or a catastrophic breakdown, we’ll have to replace a beloved daily with a new one. In that case, what model would you replace your current car with?

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    These Are Your Roadwork Horror Stories

    Roadwork is one of the worst things you can encounter while you’re out on a long drive. Whether it’s highways being resurfaced, cables being laid or those random outbursts of steam you see around New York, it all sucks.

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    What Car Makes You Automatically Lose Respect For The Driver?

    Earlier today, I went for a short walk during my lunch break and passed a guy driving a Honda Fit. Immediately, “That’s a good dude right there,” popped into my head, which makes sense because I’ve never met a Honda Fit owner who I didn’t like. They’re just good people. That got me thinking, though. What are the cars that make you automatically lose respect for the owner?

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    These Are The Cars That Defined Your Generation

    We all like to argue about things being better back in our day, but is that true for cars as much as it is for top 40 hits and soda flavors? Well, to see which generation of Jalopnik readers might be in with a chance of claiming the title of best cars, we thought we should start by finding out what models you most associate with your youth.

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    What's Your Worst Road Construction Story?

    Road construction is never convenient. Sure, everyone loves the results, but the process is a pain — roads get closed, traffic gets worse, and your already-frustrating commute gets longer and more stressful in equal measure.

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    These Are The Best Cars With The Worst Drivers, According To You

    Cars are generally good, we certainly love them here, but some real assholes can end up behind the wheel of a quality auto. It’s not the car’s fault that some people have more dollars than sense, but it inevitably hurts the brand when other drivers are constantly cut off by cars with a BMW badge.

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    What Car Defined Your Generation?

    We’re always talking about artists that define a generation. People like The Beatles, Nirvana and Taylor Swift have all been lauded as such, but can the same be true for cars? Is there a vehicle out there that defines your generation?

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    Here's The Best Driving Roads, According To Readers

    Leave it to the Jalopnik readers to know the best places in the country, nay, the world, to drive. Yesterday I told you three of my favorite driving roads, and today the commentariat is here to divulge a few of their own favorites. Armed with this list, you’ve got a good enough start to figure out your next good driving road trip.

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    What Truly Great Cars Have The Worst Drivers?

    Whether you’re cruising around town or blasting through some canyon roads, there are always cars that you see that you lust after and which you know in your heart of hearts are spectacular machines. There are also cars that are incredible and are almost totally driven by talentless guillotine fodder.

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    What's Your Favorite Driving Road?

    One of the greatest parts about loving cars is the driving. Hitting the perfect line on a technically challenging road when the weather is perfect, man, nothing beats that. I’ve logged quite a lot of miles in great cars all over this wonderful nation, and while it may be a bit cliche, I’ll be damned if my favorite driving roads aren’t all within the state of California. They just make such great roads out there.

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    These Are Your Nightmare Car Wash Stories

    We asked readers for their nightmare car wash stories earlier this week. We received a thrilling and worrying array of anecdotes. We saw minor mistakes turn into vehicle-damaging problems within a matter of minutes. We also learned about teenage vandals who broke into a closed car wash to turn automated brushes into weapons. Without further ado, here are your worst nightmare car wash stories:

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    What's The Quintessential Boomer Car?

    Picture it; you were born between 1946 and 1964. You’ve pretty easily sailed through life, though your damn kids are disappointments and your wife is a nag. You express you political views via Facebook memes and your New Balances are only outshined by your belief in trickle down economics.

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    These Are The Juiciest Automotive Scandals You've Heard About

    Scandals make the world go ‘round. It’s human nature, not just to try to fudge the rules, but also to gossip about all the other people out there who could be fudging the rules. Last week, we asked you to share some of the juiciest automotive scandals you’ve heard of — and boy, did y’all deliver. Without further ado, lets get into it!

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    What Are Your Nightmare Car Wash Stories?

    Halloween was earlier this week and car washes across the country usually try cash in on this time of year by transforming their establishments into haunted houses. These tunnels of terror with employees in costume offer a few thrills and jump scares for paying customers, but some of the regular days at a car wash can be even more horrifying.

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    These Are The Worst Car Toys Of All Time

    When I was younger, I had a remote control Volvo S60 that was awesome. It’s not the coolest RC car to have as a kid, but on the laminate flooring in my childhood home, it was a makeshift drift monster. I also had a slot car set that launched the cars into orbit every time you thought about hitting the gas. Guess which one I had more fun playing with?

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    What Are The Juiciest Automotive Scandals You've Heard Of?

    I’ve been working my way through a series of different Enzo Ferrari biographies, and I have to be honest: We keep talking this guy up as if he was some engineering legend, but mostly he was just pretty good at organizing business and sleeping with a lot of women. It’s that latter part that had me wondering what other juicy automotive scandals have floated around that I haven’t heard about.

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    Here Are The Most Over-Valued Old Cars

    We asked readers what old cars they think are overvalued, as in overpriced thanks to people willing to pay more than certain classic models (ahem, Toyota and BMW) may be worth.

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    What's The Worst Car Toy You Had Growing Up?

    For most of us, our first encounters with cars were either in the back of our family runaround or in the form of a chunk of plastic that we played make believe with all day, every day. And while some toys like classic Bond cars will always hold a special place in my heart, other car toys are just plain awful.

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    These Are The Worst Car Builds You've Ever Seen At SEMA

    It’s that time of year again. The Specialty Equipment Market Association is hosting its annual show in Las Vegas, and the modified cars are out in force, too. For SEMA this year, Toyota brought out a Tacoma X-Runner concept with 421 hp, and Ford had an off-road Ranger that’s not a Raptor. Oh, and we got an incredibly dumb ride in the Tesla tunnel.

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    What Old Car Is Most Overvalued?

    If you’re trying to buy a cheap, old Toyota Tacoma, then good luck. These trucks are famous for holding onto their value better than most trucks of their time, if not better than most contemporary cars, period. Some would say these Tacomas are overpriced thanks to an enthusiastic market that overestimates their worth. Could be. What other old cars do you think are similarly overvalued?

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    These Are The Local Cars That Drive You Nuts

    Every hero has their villain. Batman has the Joker, Luke Skywalker has the Emperor, and polite society has the Nissan Altima. But if the Altima is our roads’ overarching enemy, spanning coast to coast, then each local pocket of drivers must have their own heels with which to contend. Earlier this week, we asked you all for the villains of your local roadways, and I do not exaggerate in saying you gave us hundreds of responses. Here are fifteen of the best.

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    Lewis Hamilton's Car Was So Bad This Year He Doubted His Own Talent

    The 2023 season will certainly go down in the history books as among the worst in seven-time Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton’s 16-year career. Despite beating everyone in the World Drivers’ Championship bar the two Red Bull teammates, he saw just six podiums from 22 races, his lowest ever in the sport. He scored just 234 points this year, which is his lowest points tally in a decade. That kind of performance will weigh on a guy who won six championships and 81 races between 2014 and 2021.

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    Mercedes Formula 1 Driver Calls For Shorter Schedules, More Humane Working Conditions

    As the Formula 1 calendar expands yet again to 24 races in 2024, racers and their teams will be stressed beyond breaking with intercontinental travel, and an ever increasing number of back-to-back race weekends. The 2023 season ended with seven Grands Prix in nine weeks. Mercedes driver George Russell has recently been quite vocal about reducing the number of races that an individual non-driver member of the team can attend. Is there a reason a data engineer or right front tire changer needs to

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    The Only New Toyota Camry That Won't Be A Hybrid Is Racing In NASCAR

    With the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season just a couple of months away, Toyota has unveiled its new Camry XSE Next Gen race car that will take to the track on February 4th when the series returns to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the Clash. The new-style Camry has been aerodynamically optimized while still reflecting the redesigned hybrid-only Camry street car’s styling fairly faithfully. Of course, as required by the series the Camry XSE Next Gen NASCAR racer will still be powered by a fuel

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    640-HP ABT XGT Is A Street-Legal Audi R8 GT2 Race Car

    With 23 years of DTM racing experience, dozens of race wins, and over 250 podium finishes, German tuner and race shop ABT Sportsline knows a thing or two about a thing or two. For its latest project, ABT spent over two years developing Audi’s R8 GT2 race car into a street-legal car capable of negotiating road traffic. Called the ABT XGT, only 99 examples will be produced at a cost of around $653,800 each. If you’re looking for the raw race car experience without actually getting a racing license

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    Verstappen Ends Most Dominant F1 Season In History With Over 1,000 Laps Led

    It’s Monday, November 27, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. Formula One ended its season in Abu Dhabi with yet another Max Verstappen victory. Unlike F1, the MotoGP title fight went down to the season-ending Valencian Grand Prix. Pecco Bagnaia sealed his championship defense as contender Jorge Martin put himself and Marc Marquez in the gravel.

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    Michael Mann's Ferrari Is An Authentic Portrait Of One Of Motorsport's Weirdest Guys

    If you’re familiar with the oft-mythologized story of Enzo Ferrari, there are a few things you’ll know about the man. He rarely left Modena, the small Italian town he called home, after he and his wife Laura founded Scuderia Ferrari. He ran the most iconic race team in the world from the comfort of his home, office, or workshop. His greatest dramas were of the more domestic type, featuring financial concerns, a long-running affair, and an Italian public as eager to demonize him as praise him. He

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    Valtteri Bottas Cycled 5,500 Miles To 'Unwind'

    This year, Formula 1 will host 23 races in 20 countries around the world. The calendar is intense for teams and drivers as it packs in back-to-back races, long travel and countless time zones. To unwind during the “hectic” schedule, Alfa Romeo racer Valtteri Bottas has found solace in the saddle and spends hours riding his bike whenever he can.

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    A Modern F1 Driver Will Take On Historic Icons In Upcoming TV Special "Lap Of Legends"

    If there’s one thing Formula 1 fans love, it’s comparing drivers of different eras to determine who’s better. Of course, in the sport’s 70-year history we’ve seen technology evolve and demands on drivers change, so it’s hard to make any legitimate comparisons. But what if we could directly compare two drivers of different eras at their prime by putting them on the same track at the same time? That’s exactly what an upcoming television event called “Lap of Legends” intends to do.

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    Acura's $125,000 360-HP Integra Type S Touring Car Is Sold Out

    Acura has quietly continued Honda’s tradition of offering factory-built touring cars. The luxury brand introduced a factory Integra Type S touring car called the Integra Type S DE5 for teams planning to run it in the TCX class of the SRO TC America Championship, and likely the Sports Car Championship Canada, pending approval. Sadly, it is sold out.

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    Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix Proved The Doubters Wrong But There's Still Work To Do

    As the dust settled on the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, one thing became clear: Despite all of the frustrations in the build-up to the race and all of the chaos during practice, the event was a success. Fans packed the stands for what turned out to be one of the most compelling races of the year, and many of the worst-case-scenario fears held by locals didn’t come to pass. However, F1 shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief quite yet.

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    Verstappen Wins Formula 1 Race After Turbulent Thriller On The Vegas Strip

    It’s Monday, November 20, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend had a rocky start after a drain cover destroyed a Ferrari, but Max Verstappen emerged victorious after a surprisingly entertaining race. In Qatar, Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia extended his MotoGP points lead with only one race remaining.

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    Formula 1 Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Canceled Las Vegas Grand Prix Session

    A law firm representing Formula 1 fans has sued the organizers of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after they missed out on almost any on-track action during the event’s first day. Spectators were asked to leave the Las Vegas Strip Circuit early on Friday morning when practice sessions were delayed due to track maintenance issues.

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    Formula 1 Drivers As Casinos On The Las Vegas Strip

    It’s finally here. After months of talking, planning, and strategizing, cars are hitting the track for Formula 1's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The course cuts through the heart of the Strip, and iconic casinos like Caesars Palace and MGM Grand line the track. But if each of the drivers on the race’s starting grid were a casino, which casino would they be? Here are Jalopnik, we’re doing all the tough reasoning for you.

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    Here's Every Cool Thing I Saw At The Start Of The Baja 1000

    For the first time in the history of the Baja 1000, the race is doing a full ‘peninsula run’ from La Paz, where the race traditionally finishes, to Ensenada, where the race traditionally starts. I’m embedded within the factory-backed Can Am Maverick R team, supporting Phil Blurton’s efforts to win the Pro UTV Forced Induction class. This is the 56th running of the Baja 1000, and the 50th anniversary of the race’s long-time sanctioning body SCORE, so it would certainly be an extra exciting one to

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    Every Formula 1 Team Running Special Liveries For The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix [Update: There's More]

    After years of planning, months of construction and weeks of chaos for the city’s residents, Formula 1 is back in Las Vegas this weekend for one of the most hotly-anticipated races of the year. As the excitement builds in the run up to lights out on Saturday night, Formula 1 teams up and down the grid have unveiled special liveries to match the glitz and glam of the Sin City.

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    2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Everything You Need To Know

    Late on Thursday night, race cars will hit the streets of Las Vegas for the first practice session of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The race marks Formula 1’s return to Vegas for the first time since the 1980s, so as we prepare for lights out in Sin City, we thought it was time to round up everything you need to know about the race.

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    It Looks Like Formula 1 Placed The Wrong Bet On Las Vegas

    Earlier this week, I was speaking to Magnus Greaves of RACEWKND magazine about his perception of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and he pointed out something fascinating about the event: Somehow, the event has managed to piss off the ultra-rich, the poor, and plenty of the folks in between. It’s the perfect summation of an event that has placed all its bets in the wrong places.

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    Great News, F1 Drivers: Your Next Brothel Visit Is Free!

    Being a Formula 1 driver has always seemed like a pretty good gig, but for the fellas hitting the track at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, things just got even better: The Chicken Ranch brothel is offering free “special one-on-one sessions” with any driver looking for a taste of Nevada’s other type of action ahead of the race, TMZ reports.

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    The Sun-Scorched Parking Lot That Hosted F1's First Las Vegas Grand Prix

    Las Vegas is set to host the FIA Formula 1 World Championship later this week. This impending half-billion-dollar gamble isn’t the first time that the Grand Prix circus has visited the Entertainment Capital of the World. Unlike the state-of-the-art facility awaiting today’s teams, F1’s original two-year foray to the casino oasis was spent in the parking lot of Caesars Palace.

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    Pato O'Ward Says IndyCar Can Stop Competing With F1

    It’s no secret that Mexican racer Pato O’Ward is one of the hottest commodities in motorsport right now. As an official member of the McLaren Driver Program, O’Ward will be taking a Formula 1 car out for practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix later in November, but during the racing season here in America, O’Ward is firmly focused on being the best he can in IndyCar. The 24-year-old driver is on his way to becoming a marketing guru, and so I wanted to know: What can IndyCar do to take advant

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    Cadillac Will Build A Formula 1 Power Unit For Andretti If It Makes It To The Grid

    General Motors has announced that it will be developing and building a Formula 1 power unit for the potential Andretti Cadillac entry. The automaker has formally registered this status with the FIA, F1’s governing body. Several F1 team bosses had previously stated that GM’s participation would just be a branding exercise and should be a reason to reject Andretti’s bid to join the world championship.

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    The $1 Billion Southeast Asian Formula 1 Team Bid That Failed: Where LKYSUNZ Goes From Here

    When the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Formula 1's sanctioning body, opened an expression of interest for prospective new teams to join the series, many of us assumed we knew who that application was designed for. Andretti Global, helmed by Michael Andretti of the American motorsport empire and backed by General Motors, had told the world it intended to compete with the best of the best in the pinnacle of open-wheel motorsport. No one was expecting the bombshell announcement t

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    F1 Will Sell Ads On The Sphere To Recoup Vegas Costs

    It’s Monday, November 13, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. MotoGP had a bland, uninteresting procession in Malaysia. Formula 1 has finally descended on Las Vegas with the street circuit on the Strip finally coming together for next Saturday’s spectacle.

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    'I Hope It Bankrupts Them': Las Vegas Residents Enraged Ahead Of Formula 1 Grand Prix

    Listen to the powers that be in Formula 1, and you’ll likely believe that the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix will be a smashing success. It’s an unprecedented event, the series says, one that will transform the Las Vegas Strip into a high-speed race track for just four days in November. It’s going to be a riotous success, they’ve said, and it’s going to set the tone for all racing events going forward.

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    Formula 1 Didn't Realize Las Vegas Would Be Cold In November

    Desert climates are fascinating. While you might be roasting under a beating sun during the daytime, cool temperatures sweep in at night to bring you the opposite form of misery. According to Ross Brawn, who left Formula One Management ahead of the 2022 season but who had been around for initial talks regarding the Las Vegas Grand Prix, no one in Formula 1 seemed to realize that it might actually get pretty cold in Nevada at night in November, PlanetF1 reports.

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    F1's Sky-High Vegas Ticket Prices Cratering As Race Approaches

    When Formula 1 announced the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the reaction of most racing fans was primarily the sticker shock at the prices of the available tickets. The race was on pace to sell out, but sales have slowed as excitement for the lavish event has tempered. Unsurprisingly, prices have started to plunge to meet the new level of demand and fill out stands.

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    Competitive Forklift Driving Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport And We Want To Get Certified

    As auto enthusiasts, many of us labor under the assumption that not only can we drive pretty much anything, but that we’d be pretty good at driving it, no matter what it was. For example, I used to work at a BMW dealership parts department and an important part of this job (and generally the high point of my day) was driving the forklift. I really wheeled that thing, often down a public street between buildings, and took pride in my being #ForkliftCertified.

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    Machine Gun Kelly Knows Exactly How To Deal With Martin Brundle

    Grammy-nominated Cleveland, Ohio native Colson Baker, professionally known as Machine Gun Kelly, spent the weekend in Brazil for the Formula 1 race at Interlagos. As has happened many times in the past, Sky Sports host Martin Brundle attempted to awkwardly stumble his way through an interview with celebrities on the grid and zeroed in on MGK. The pop punk rap artist weathered the storm better than most, turning the tables on Brundle and putting him in the awkward spotlight.

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    Formula 1's Best Moments At The Brazilian Grand Prix

    Brazil is home to some of the most passionate drivers and fans in Formula 1 history, making its every Grand Prix a delight. This weekend, we’re heading back to Interlagos for the penultimate round of the 2022 Championship, and to celebrate, we’re going to look back at some of the greatest moments in the event’s history.

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    Vegas Residents Tear Down Film Placed Over Pedestrian Bridges To Blocks View Of F1 Race [Update]

    Construction of the Formula 1 track and its related infrastructure has Las Vegas residents up in arms. Speaking to residents there, it would seem that many don’t actually want the race to come at all; construction for everything is causing many headaches. Now residents have another headache they’ll have to deal with: blocked public viewing of the race. Police have already placed view-blocking film over pedestrian bridges, meaning current visitors to the city can’t see.

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    Conservative Legal Group Claims NASCAR Is Racist Against White Men

    It’s getting tough out there for the poor folks who have never faced systemic inequality but desperately want to feel oppressed. That’s why America First Legal — a conservative legal group led by Stephen Miller, a former adviser to former President Trump — is claiming that NASCAR is actually racist against white American men. That’s a first!

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    Tens Of Thousands Of Las Vegas Strip Workers Could Go On Strike Before Formula 1 Grand Prix

    Over 35,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union members employed on the Las Vegas Strip have been working without a fair labor contract, and now they’re prepared to strike. If negotiations aren’t complete by Nov. 10 at 5 AM, tens of thousands of workers are prepared to walk off the job — just before the start of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which kicks off on Nov. 15 with a much-hyped opening ceremony.

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    It Takes 24 People To Pull Off A Two Second F1 Pit Stop

    People watch Formula 1 for all sorts of reasons; maybe it’s the on-track action, the off-track drama or the mind-bending technology on display in each race car. For some, it could even be the synchronized beauty that is the sub-three second pit stops that every team carries out each race. If that’s the kind of thing that floats your boat, then good news! We’re about to take a deep dive into everything that has to fall into place for the perfect F1 pitstop.

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    Bubba Wallace Heads For A Galaxy Far, Far Away From NASCAR's Playoffs

    Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota Camry will be doing a special Star Wars paint scheme for the NASCAR Cup Series season finale this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. The livery is intended to promote 23XI Racing sponsor Columbia Sportswear’s upcoming Star Wars collection, but the design is far more than just a couple of logos and movie characters slapped onto some bodywork.

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    Spot The World's Most Expensive Toolkit As It Floats Free From The ISS

    Amateur astronomers have a new wonder of the cosmos to spot from their back yard after a pair of astronauts dropped a toolkit from the International Space Station while completing a space walk. The crew lock bag was dropped from the ISS earlier this month and is now visible from Earth with nothing more than a pair of binoculars.

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    In Space, No One Can Smell Your Many, Many Farts

    Becoming an astronaut is a fairly romanticized career path, but there are a lot of less-than-romantic aspects to working 50 miles or more above the Earth’s surface. Case in point: just being in zero G makes the human body do all sorts of embarrassing things.

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    Volvo's New Flagship EX90 EV Starts Just Under $80,000

    Volvo has released pricing for its next EV, the 2024 EX90 SUV that will take the place of the gas-powered XC90 in the lineup. While it’s not cheap, its $77,990 starting price — which includes the $1,295 destination charge — undercuts many competitors and isn’t that much more than the existing XC90 plug-in hybrid.

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    Elon Musk's Boring Company Has Drilled A Grand Total Of 2.4 Miles In 7 Years

    At the outset of the Boring Company’s plans to build a network of underground tunnels in Las Vegas, Elon Musk claimed that the Boring Company would build one mile of tunnel per week. At that rate, the proposed 68-mile network would have taken little more than one year to build out entirely. But seven years on, the Boring Company has completed only 2.4 miles of tunnels in Las Vegas, as Fortune reports.

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    2024 Fiat 500e Will Start At $32,500, Be One Of The Cheapest New EVs You Can Buy

    We need more cheap EVs. That’s not just a matter of opinion; for EV adoption to work people have to be able to afford to buy them. Some automakers are coming around to selling cheaper EVs. Volvo is promising a starting price under $40,000 with its coming EX30, Kia plans two new affordable EVs — hopefully sooner rather than later — and now Fiat is coming back to the market with a new 500e that’ll be priced under $35,000.

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    Get Hit By A Self-Driving Car For Science

    If you live in a municipality that allows driverless car testing, you may already be accustomed to taking your life in your hands every time you have to Frogger your way through a crosswalk. In London, though, such experiences aren’t always widely available — so, not wanting to miss out, enterprising Brits have turned the experience into a game.

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    2025 Volvo EM90 MPV Marks The Debut Of The First Volvo Minivan

    Volvo released a fully-electric minivan called the EM90 in China on Monday, where the luxury MPV segment is hugely popular. The Volvo EM90 will be the Swedish automaker’s first minivan, and it just happens to be a rear wheel drive EV, though Volvo says the EM90 traces its roots back to the Volvo Duett from the mid-20th century.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Exxon Plans Domestic Production Of Lithium In The U.S.

    Exxon Mobil plans to begin domestic production of lithium which could soon supply EVs that are “Made in America,” right down to the lithium used in their batteries. That would make them eligible for more money in federal EV tax credits, but the point of domestic production is mostly to lessen dependence on China and bolster the U.S. supply chain.

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    EVs Will Get Easier To Fix Thanks To A Feature Gas Cars Have Had For Decades

    California is proposing regulation mandating an industry standard diagnostic system for EVs. The standardized system is set to debut in 2026 in the Golden State but could usher in the creation of something like OBD-II for EVs, which is currently lacking. EVs have some diagnostic capability now, but they are not subject to an industry standard for OBD. They all work differently, making diagnostics across make and model difficult, according to Automotive News.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Claims Electricity Costs $17 Per Gallon

    The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative organization funded at least in part by Chevron and ExxonMobil, recently published a paper condemning the production and purchase of electric vehicles on the basis that they’re socialist nightmare garbage or whatever. The paper asserts that the true cost of electric cars is obscured by government subsidies, credits, and incentives. The crux of the paper the argument, which conservative writers parrot uncritically, claiming that when all costs ar

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    Vinfast Wants To Sell The Cheapest EV In America At Under $20,000

    Vinfast is considering adding a small EV to its lineup in the U.S., which could cost under $20,000. The Vietnamese automaker is struggling to gain a foothold in the U.S. with models like the Vinfast VF8, but the upcoming VF3 could be sold in America to appeal to those looking for an affordable EV, according to Automotive News.

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    The First All-New Toyota Tacoma In Over Eight Years Starts At $32,995

    Toyota seems to be very aware of just how anticipated and popular the 2024 Tacoma is going to be. It’s trickled out information about the truck for months now. Probably the most anticipated information – just how much this thing is going to cost – is finally here. The 2024 Tacoma starts at $32,995, including a $1,495 destination charge, making it $2,900 more to start than the outgoing generation.

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    The Crown Signia Is A Wagon Regardless Of What Toyota Says

    American car buyers, for the most part, are not fans of wagons. The long roof body style has almost disappeared from the U.S. car market with only a few models remaining. There is the ever-popular Subaru Outback, and some more expensive options from Audi, Mercedes, and Volvo. The all-new Crown Signia sure seems like a wagon, even though Toyota doesn’t want to use the term in its marketing language.

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    Toyota's Gorgeous New Crown Sedan Can Be Had With Hybrid Or Hydrogen Power

    Toyota has been busy expanding its Crown lineup to include everything from a sport focused crossover to the weird but strangely attractive lifted sedan we get here in the U.S. While a rumored Crown crossover is expected to make its debut for the U.S. soon, we aren’t getting every variant as evidenced by Toyota’s announcement of a new Crown sedan for Japan.

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    'There Was A Loud Bang Explosion': 71 Disney World Guests Evacuated From Monorail With Flat Tire

    Guests onboard a Walt Disney World monorail were evacuated on October 31 after a flat tire on the train caused it to stall on the tracks. In total, 71 passengers onboard the monorail were removed by the Reedy Creek Fire Department and Orange County Fire Rescue, and the process took about an hour and 20 minutes, according to Fox Business. A spokesperson for Disney told Fox that the incident happened near the EPCOT parking lot toll plaza.

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Transportation (6)

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    I Bought An E-Bike, And It's Now Become My Entire Personality

    Ever since I moved back to Atlanta, I’ve had my eyes on one thing: an e-bike. I happen to live in an area where I don’t really need a car for day-to-day activities, which is great since my old BMW keeps breaking. So when I saw that Rad Power was offering $700 off the RadRover 6 Plus, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. And after riding it around all weekend, I can say I’m officially hooked. E-bikes have become my entire personality, and I will not apologize for it.

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    BMW's Electric Gravel Bike Puts A Very Big, Very Fast Smile On Your Face

    Automakers around the world are looking for a way into the burgeoning electric bike market. Porsche bought up European bike builder Greyp to further its two-wheeled ambitions, Jeep partnered with American outfit QuietKat, and now BMW has a range of e-bikes built in partnership with carbon-fiber specialists 3T. BMW and the Italian company came together to create the Exploro Gravel, an all-singing, all-dancing electric bike that lets you ride faster and farther than you could have hoped.

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    These Laser Lightshows On Chinese Highway Are Meant To Keep Drivers Awake

    Chinese road officials are utilizing a unique method of combating nighttime driver fatigue: lasers! Drivers have recorded the surreal light show projected above a lengthy highway segment across northern China. The beams of bright colors are meant to keep drivers awake, but it could be a distraction on its own with the right soundtrack.

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Trucks (6)

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    Ford Robbed Us Of The Old Four-Door Ranger To Give Us The Explorer Sport Trac

    By definition, a big truck like a Ford F-150 or Chevy Silverado struggles to be small. Even in its smallest, most trucky configuration — a two-door single cab — a full-size truck is relatively large and comes with a sizable bed for hauling cargo. But a small truck like the third-generation Ford Ranger can do a pretty good impression of a big truck by adding two doors.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    There Was Once A Glorious Compact Chevy ZR2 Truck

    Those who saw the meteoric rise of off-road vehicles through the 2010s and onward probably associate the ZR2 badge with the Chevy Colorado. The Colorado ZR2 was Chevy’s halo midsize truck when it was released in 2016, but the ZR2 badging goes all the way to the 1990s when Chevy made the S-10 ZR2. It’s gnarly.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Is The Hybrid Truck America Probably Needs

    In addition to the all-electric Ram REV, the Stellantis truck brand announced this week that it will also release a Pentastar engine gasoline-powered hybrid version of its electric pickup, called Ramcharger. The goal here is to use the V6 engine as a generator for the electric powertrain when the 92 kWh battery is depleted. The two power supplies together can power the truck to a projected 690 miles of combined range, which is pretty impressive for a 663 horsepower truck that runs from 0-60 in 4

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    Deer Flies Directly Into Pickup As Its Prospective Buyer Arrives

    No square inch of the Northeast is safe from deer, as video out of New Jersey shows. A deer, tearing through the suburbs, managed to leap over a Pontiac Vibe and Honda CR-V before landing on the bedside of a 2007 Chevy Silverado — just as a prospective buyer arrived to check out the truck’s condition. NBC 10 Philadelphia has the story:

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    These Are The Midsize Trucks You Probably Forgot

    Pickup trucks are not immune to model bloat. Trucks may be even more guilty than other vehicles of getting bigger with each successive model — to the point that today’s midsize trucks are not far from being as big as old full size trucks.

    By José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
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    Bring Back The Single Cab Pickup Trucks

    Besides the midsize trucks, sports cars and SUVs Ford brought to SEMA 2023, there was also a pretty basic Ford F-150 that was supposed to showcase Ford’s new vinyl wraps. But what the F-150 ended up doing instead was serve as yet another reminder that pickup trucks look so much better as single cab models.

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    Ineos Grenadier Reaches Past $100K With Options Like A Heavy Duty Winch And Safari Windows

    The spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender, the Ineos Grenadier is now officially on sale in the U.S. Before you head to one of Ineos’ 19 retailers across the country, you can now build one using the company’s build and price tool on its site. Prepare for a bit of sticker shock, though. The Grenadier starts at $71,500 before destination, around $10K more than a new four-door Defender, and prices rise fast.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More
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    GMC Put A Six Month Ownership Requirement In The Warranty For The 2024 Canyon AT4X

    The act of buying a popular or desirable car just to resell it to someone else for more money, also known as flipping, is a pain in the ass for every automaker with a desirable model. Even with plenty of examples of people placing the wrong bets that they’ll be able to sell their car on some auctions site and losing, greedy buyers still engage in the practice. Some automakers have made moves to stop this though.

    By Lawrence Hodge Read More
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    I Went Overlanding Once And Now I Want To Spend All My Money On Rooftop Tents And Old 4x4s

    If you’ve been into cars at any point in the last five to 10 years, it’s likely that you’ve been exposed to “overlanding.” This is the off-road phenomenon that prizes longevity, reliability and comfort for long distance over the ability to do crazy rock crawling, etc. Seen a 1990s Land Cruiser with a fridge and a roof tent and desperately desire both it and the lifestyle it promises? You’ve been overlanded-ed-ed-ed.

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    The Volkswagen ID.7 Is The Electric Passat VW Needs

    The world’s largest automaker was built on the back of mid-sized sedans. Volkswagen has always been great at building Passats, and the Passat has always been a pretty middle-of-the-road quasi-luxury German sedan with at least a veneer of quality. For the 2024 model year, VW’s new sedan for the everyday driver is going electric, and the ID.7 is taking that space. The ID.7 is a perfectly acceptable Passat replacement. The Passat is dead, long live the Passat.

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    Cool Tool: Jewelry Pliers Get Those Hard-To-Reach Spots

    This past weekend, I ran over my own glasses with my motorcycle. I pulled off this impressive feat through a carefully honed method called “not drinking enough coffee,” and its successful execution left me in a bit of a pickle. Without my glasses, I could still ride the bike — my vision isn’t that bad — but reading deli signs would be nigh impossible. Truly, what worse thing can happen to a person?

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    UFC Champ Credits His Knockout Power To Working In A Tire Shop

    Working in an auto shop can be hard physical labor; torquing lug nuts and hoisting motors on a daily basis will give you some serious arm strength. MMA fighter Alex Periera credits his humble beginnings working in a tire shop in Brazil with being able to put his opponents on the canvas.

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    I Watched A Clean Bugeye WRX Die So A Rally Car Could Live

    Jimmy Pelizzari and his co-driver Kate Stevens are recently back from the Lake Superior Performance Rally, their first outing in a new car. They finished, but not as well as they’re used to, having risen through the ARA ranks from novices struggling in a cool but snakebit Mazda 323 GTX to regular podium finishers in a GC 2.5RS. It was a shakedown in a new car, and some little new car issues held them back. The new car was a 2002 Subaru WRX they’d just finished building. Before it was hurtling do

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    Crappy Jack Stands Can Kill You, But Which Ones Are Safe?

    Everyone who has worked on their own car has likely heard approximately one million times that you should never get underneath a vehicle that is only supported by a hydraulic jack and that it’s only safe once that vehicle is resting securely on jack stands. What if your jack stands suck, though?

    By Kyle Hyatt Read More