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Beyond Cars (14)

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How Much It Costs To Watch The Entire 24 Hours Of Daytona From The Ferris Wheel
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the most iconic races in all of motorsport. The venue itself – with its banked turns, long straightaways and festive infield all add to its mystique. One of the most iconic parts of the race, however, isn’t the Bus Stop or Internation Horseshoe. It’s the Ferris wheel in the middle of the infield. It makes Daytona instantly recognizable to just about everyone. It also got me thinking: how much would you have to spend to stay on the wheel for the entire 24-h
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Daddy Long Legs Train, Omnidirectional Orbs And The Return Of Supersonic Flight In This Week's Beyond Cars Roundup
A lot of pretty strange means of getting around have been invented over the years, with things like the steam-powered car, the hoverboard and amphibious bus all once promising to be the future of transport. They could all be beaten to the title of strangest means of getting from A to B by this elevated railway, however, as it featured a high-riding carriage, lifeboats and could only be piloted by a qualified captain. - Owen Bellwood Read More
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Congestion Charges Don't Harm Businesses, Study Shows
Even if you don’t care about pollution causing climate change, there’s no denying that it hurts air quality, and gas-powered cars are a big part of that problem in cities. As a result, countries around the world that care about their citizens being able to breathe have introduced congestion policies to limit the number of gas-powered cars in particularly crowded areas. Of course, business owners love to claim charging people to drive into the city will ruin them financially, but a recent study f
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Car Crashes Drop After NYC Institutes Congestion Relief Pricing
New York City recently introduced a new congestion charge for people who insist on driving into certain especially crowded parts of the city, and so far, it’s been going great. There’s already less traffic, buses are moving faster and New Jersey is mad. The rich are also mad. What more could New Yorkers want? If you said fewer wrecks, wouldn’t you know it, you’re in luck. Because crashes and injuries are already down year-over-year, Streetsblog reports.
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NJ Governor Begs Trump To Force New York To Let Residents Drive Into City For Free
After decades of absolutely awful traffic, New York had the neat idea to charge people money if they wanted to drive into the most crowded parts of Manhattan. You can still take public transportation, walk or ride a bike, but if you insist on driving into lower Manhattan, you have to pay $9. This has, of course, upset New Jersey, which depends on being able to drive into Manhattan for free in order to function. Now the state’s governor is begging President Trump to intervene and stop those mean
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There Are A Lot Of Weird Elon Musk Slash Fanfics On AO3
Right now on Archive Of Our Own, the internet’s preeminent fanfiction website, there are 410 works that contain the tag “Elon Musk.” Of these, 186 feature the Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and Boring Company CEO in a relationship, and 23 of those have him with the fic’s reader. I refuse to believe this many people are this interested in Musk’s sex life, but it gets even weirder when you start looking at plot details.
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Long Island Crosswalks Sound Like Lawn Guy Landers Now
When people talk about the “New York accent,” they really ought to be more specific. There’s the near-midwestern voice of Western New York, the New England-tinged sound of the Capital Region, and the various cultural influences that make up the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens And Staten accents. We’ve also got Long Island — sorry, Lawn Guy Land — which can now be heard on the island’s crosswalk signs.
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World's Biggest Fire Truck Weighs 65 Tons And Fights Deadly Airplane Blazes
A regular fire truck that fights blazes in the U.S. is about 30 feet long and weighs around 20 tons. That’s massive, no doubt, but it’s dwarfed by firetrucks that patrol your local airport. In some cases, they weigh more than double that. Those two are both put to shame by the world’s biggest firetruck, however, which entered service in the 1970s and was designed to fight deadly fires on military bases.
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New York's Congestion Pricing Has Already Given The City Less Traffic And Faster Buses
Following in the footsteps of other major international cities, New York City’s congestion pricing officially went into effect about a week ago. Now, if you insist on driving into certain parts of the city instead of using alternative forms of transportation, you have to pay $9. New Jersey is, of course, furious, but how’s this whole thing working out for regular New Yorkers? Pretty darn well, actually, with traffic already lower and buses moving faster according to the New York Times.
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I've Seen Enough Sci-Fi Movies To Have Some Serious Questions About Toyota's Woven City
Typically, when automakers take on ambitious construction projects, it’s something like a huge new battery facility. Five years ago, however, Toyota announced plans to build something more ambitious than a factory or even a new corporate campus — a whole-ass city. Recently, Toyota completed phase one of the place Toyota is calling the Woven City, and the first 100 residents will move in soon.
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Elon Musk's Boring Co. Las Vegas Tunnel Is A Chilling Example Of What's To Come
Elon Musk’s Boring Company cut a 1.7-mile tunnel beneath the streets of Las Vegas that’s meant to offer a clean way of clearing up traffic in Sin City. Since it opened, the tunnel has drawn criticism for its high construction costs and relatively low passenger numbers compared with traditional mass transit systems like trains and subways. Now, the company behind it has been accused of skirting “building, environmental and labor regulations,” amid a lack of oversight on the project.
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New Orleans Knew For Years French Quarter Was Vulnerable To Vehicular Attacks
In the early hours of January 1, while partiers were busy celebrating the new year, Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rented Ford F-150 Lightning down New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring at least 35 before dying in a shootout with police. It was a horrifying attack that stunned the nation, but as it turns out, New Orleans officials had already been made aware of the risk of vehicular attacks in the French Quarter but failed to address them due to “politics and bickering,” CNN re
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Wealthy New Yorker Horrified By Prospect Of 20-Minute Walk
New York’s congestion pricing has finally gone into effect, following years of legal and political wrangling. Basically, if you insist on driving into the most densely populated part of the city, you now have to pay to do so. You can still walk or take public transportation freely, and you can still drive if you want, but driving costs extra. Not everyone is happy about this new charge, including real estate mogul Andrew Heiberger, who told something called Freedom News dot TV that he can’t beli
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Why Honda's ATC Was Once America's Most Controversial Ride
When you think of an all-terrain vehicle, what image forms in your mind? If you’re younger you might picture a quad or a four-wheeler as your default ATV, but folks who knew the market before 1988 may know something different: This odd three-wheeler with no suspension, sold by Honda, and banned from the U.S. for the sheer number of children hurt and killed by riding it.
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Boatlopnik (5)

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'Feeling Blue' And Other Terms We Regularly Use From The Age Of Sail
The etymology, or origin, of words and phrases we say every day come from all over the place. What’s really surprising is how often the things we say all the time can trace the roots back to the sea and ships, specifically.
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Free Cruise Ends Up Costing Man $47,000 After He Fell Ill With The Flu While On Board
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but a comped BLT would never lead directly to bankruptcy. A Minnesota man now owes $47,000 in medical debt after receiving treatment for the flu while on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. He had won a free cruise and purchased travel insurance from the cruise for up to $20,000 in medical expenses. However, the insurer refused to cover the visit to the ship’s medical center.
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Your Family Won't Love You Unless You Buy This 630-HP Supercharged V8 Wakeboarding Boat
MasterCraft Boats has been at the pinnacle of luxury sport boating for decades and has been an innovator in the wakeboarding boat segment since the sport began in the 1990s. Its flagship model, the XStar is back with a ground-up redesign ready to change the game again. The new 23 and 25-foot boats are powered by an impressive 630-horsepower and 665 lb-ft of torque from an Ilmor Marine 6.2-liter supercharged V8, ready to yank your whole family up on plane, while throwing the largest possible wake
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623-Foot Cargo Ship Stuck In The Middle Of The Delaware River
It’s been a while since we had a good stuck boat story, but the rolling disaster that’s been the first 10 days of 2025 definitely wouldn’t be complete without one. This time around, it’s the Algoma Verity, a Supramax cargo ship sailing from the Bahamas that ran aground after trying to leave port in Philadelphia, WPVI reports.
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Cruise Ship Stomach Bug Illnesses Hit 12-Year High: CDC
Cruises are gross. With so many people in a confined space, vacation-goers play a game of illness roulette anytime they step on a cruise ship. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 16 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks aboard vessels in 2024, a 12-year high. While the figure is the highest total in over a decade, there are typically 12 outbreaks per year.
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Buying (16)

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These Are The Most Fuel-Efficient SUVs According To Consumer Reports
Gas mileage is one of the most important factors people consider when choosing a new car, right up there with reliability and safety. Unfortunately for everyone who loves SUVs, though, big, heavy, boxy crossovers aren’t naturally all that fuel efficient. The good news is automakers have slowly been making their SUVs more efficient, and many are now available as hybrids.
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Buy This Honda Civic Type R Race Car And Live Out All Your Racer Dreams
The current Honda Civic Type R is absolutely outstanding, but for drivers in the U.S. who hadn’t previously had the privilege of driving prior Civic Type Rs, its predecessor was a revelation. It drove better than any front-wheel-drive car had any right to, all while offering the daily practicality of a hatchback. But what if you wanted to throw that whole “daily practicality” thing out the window and double down on driving better than it has any right to? Well, a seller on Cars & Bids has
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A 70 Percent Off Car You Can't Fuel And An Electric Van Built By The Fed In The '80s In This Week's Car Buying Roundup
These days, most cars can be found at or below MSRP. Inventory levels have mostly recovered, and dealers are generally willing to work with you. That said, not every new car that you could possibly want is going to be a great deal. In fact, several new cars are still selling for more than MSRP. It certainly isn’t illegal to pay a premium to get a car you really want, but you should at least know what you’re dealing with going in. - Collin Woodard Read More
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Rivian Is Offering $6,000 In Discounts On Its Excellent Trucks And SUVs
Rivian makes excellent electric trucks and SUVs, but it’s not great at actually making money on them yet — the company loses tens of thousands of dollars on every EV it gets out the door. To rectify those financial woes, Rivian is now offering thousands of dollars off its R1S and R1T in hopes of boosting sales. Discounts start at $3,000 for dual-motor models with the Max battery pack, and go up to $6,000 for the mid-range tri-motor Max pack trim.
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Toyota Will Give You A 70 Percent Discount On The Mirai If You're Dumb Enough To Buy One
Folks, this might be the first time in history that a brand-new car has been discounted 70 percent, and it’s still not worth it. Of course, it takes a very special vehicle to achieve something like this. Enter the 2024 Toyota Mirai. On the face of it, this seems like a great deal. I mean, hydrogen is cool, the Mirai is a really pretty car and it’s not like there are a ton of options for brand-new $15,000 cars out there to begin with. The real issue with this car is that while hydrogen-fueled veh
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These Are The Most Fuel-Efficient New Cars You Can Buy According To Consumer Reports
Cars these days make more power and yet still get better gas mileage than ever before, but if you don’t want to go electric, a hybrid is a great half-step. You get truly incredible gas mileage without having to worry about the range limitations of an EV, and some even offer the ability to charge so you can drive short distances without using any gas.
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The Worst Deals On New Cars Right Now, According To Consumer Reports
These days, most cars can be found at or below MSRP. Inventory levels have mostly recovered, and dealers are generally willing to work with you. That said, not every new car that you could possibly want is going to be a great deal. In fact, several new cars are still selling for more than MSRP. It certainly isn’t illegal to pay a premium to get a car you really want, but you should at least know what you’re dealing with going in.
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These Were, Unsurprisingly, The Best Selling Vehicles Of 2024
When it comes to vehicle sales, 2024 wasn’t too shabby, all things considered. The industry finally returned to some sort of status quo after years of battling following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Of course, prices are still high, but that didn’t stop nearly 15.9 million new cars from being bought in 2024.
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The Best SUV Deals To Start The New Year, According To Consumer Reports
New cars are so expensive these days, and it certainly hasn’t helped that the pandemic sent the cost of a new SUV through the roof. Thankfully, things are improving, so it isn’t nearly as common to pay above MSRP for vehicles that aren’t in short supply. That said, some SUVs are definitely going to be better deals than others.
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A Used Lucid Air Is A Heck Of A Lot Of Car For Less Than $50,000
The Lucid Air isn’t the most affordable electric vehicle on the market, but it’s absolutely fantastic. Even the least expensive version, which starts at about $70,000, offers 420 miles of range and can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Most people can’t afford a car that expensive since most people don’t make that much money in a year, but if you like the idea of the Lucid Air, there’s some good news. The used market has continued to do its thing, and prices are coming down. In fact, I just found one
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Don't Pretend You Don't Want To Drive The Mercedes SLKarmann Ghia
The Karmann Ghia is gorgeous. You’re free to disagree, but if you do, you’ll be objectively wrong, and all the people whose eyes work correctly will yell at you. That said, there is one downside to the Karmann Ghia — It’s old. They might not build cars that look like that anymore, but new cars are so much safer, it isn’t even a contest. Get in a wreck behind the wheel of a Karmann Ghia today, there’s a good chance you won’t come back. But what if I told you there was a way to have your cake and
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Imagine How Much Joy This Cute Little Red Barchetta Would Bring To Your Life
Here at Jalopnik, we love the Mazda Miata. It’s the answer to all of life’s problems, and if you’ve never driven one, you’re missing out. Sure, the Miata has its flaws, but it’s still a perfect car, and we’re all lucky to be alive at a time when we can experience all four generations at the same time. With all that said, though, what if the thing that’s been missing in your life is a different kind of red convertible? Perhaps even a worse convertible? Maybe what you really need is this 1996 Fiat
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These Are The Best Hybrid Cars Under $35,000, According To Consumer Reports
In the 2000s, hybrids were rare enough that owning a Prius was still a novelty. These days, though, celebrities no longer drive Priuses, and pretty much every automaker has a few in its lineup. It isn’t exactly a mystery why hybrids have gotten so popular, either. They just get significantly better gas mileage. Plus, hybrids tend to drive better than their gas-only counterparts. At the same time, different automakers charge different premiums for giving their vehicles the hybrid treatment. If yo
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Stellantis Sold Over 78,000 Dead Cars In 2024
There are few things I love more than year-end sales reports. I just get such a kick out of seeing how things sold and what sorts of long-dead vehicles are still showing up on sales sheets. Every automaker has some stragglers, but no one is better at selling discontinued vehicles than Stellantis.
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Buy This TVR Chimaera So You Have An Excuse To Spend All Your Extra Money On Tires
If you want to risk life and limb in the U.S., we aren’t exactly short on vehicular options. From the heavily depreciated Dodge Challenger Hellcat to the Dodge Viper and even the humble superbike, you’ve got choices. But what if you want the thrill of a lifetime behind the wheel of something a little less common? In that case, look no further than this 1996 TVR Chimaera 400 Clubman that’s currently listed for sale on Cars & Bids.
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This $35,000 BMW i8 Shows They're Getting Temptingly Cheap
These days, it seems like all the desirable, interesting cars are staying expensive instead of getting cheap so they can ruin the finances of normal people willing to roll the dice on maintenance and repairs. Those may be bad decisions, but we at least want the opportunity to make them, dammit. The BMW i8, on the other hand, is getting temptingly cheap, with one blue example showing up in Virginia with 84,450 miles on the clock for just over $35,000.
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Advice (6)

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I'm Going From Small And Sporty To Family Friendly! What Car Should I Buy?
Ian has been driving older, smaller, sporty cars for a while. Now that a kiddo will be joining the household, he wants something more family-friendly that can accommodate a car seat, luggage, and three dogs. With a budget of around $60,000, what car should he buy?
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I Want To Trade My Boring Sedan For A Zippy Car! What Should I Buy?
Jennifer lives in Massachusetts and is a recent empty nester. She wants to trade her sensible sedan for something smaller and zippier for around-town driving. With a budget of up to $25,000, what car should she buy?
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I Want A Stylish Hybrid With A Nice Stereo! What Car Should I Buy?
Marie lives in Seattle and after years of driving “hand me down” rides, she can finally treat herself to something nice. She wants a hybrid because her commute is long, it has to have a good stereo and needs to be somewhat stylish. With a budget up to $40,000, what car should she buy?
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This Is The Most Ridiculous Used Car Quote I've Ever Seen
The used car market, for the most part, has shifted back in favor of the buyers instead of the sellers. With deals to be had on most of your typical cars and incredible savings on EVs, it also means that some dealers are pulling out all the stops to get you in the door even if the real price isn’t what it appears online. This NJ dealer takes the cake for one of the most bonkers used car quotes I’ve ever seen.
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I Need An Affordable Car For My Flower Farm! What Should I Buy?
Emily is from Massachusetts and is starting a farm where she will grow and deliver flowers. She needs an affordable daily driver that is good for deliveries but can also handle loads of equipment and supplies, what car should she buy?
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I'm Upgrading My Accord To An EV! What Car Should I Buy?
Kevin is moving to a new home in Baltimore and is finally getting some space where he can upgrade his Accord to an EV and charge it at home. However, parking is tight and he wants something no bigger than the Honda but reasonably spacious on the inside. What car should he buy?
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Culture (54)

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The Faraday Future FF91 Is Real And I Have Photographic Proof, I Swear This Isn't AI
Many electric car startups have started up and then shut down over the past decade or so, some of which went under before producing even one car. Shockingly, Faraday Future, perhaps the most embattled and confusing startup of them all, is still kicking and has actually delivered a handful of its $309,000 FF91 luxury EVs. “I don’t believe you,” I can hear you saying, “where’s the proof?” Well, I saw one last night and took this photo of it.
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Who Wants To Buy Palm Beach International Raceway?
At some point in all of our lives, we dream of owning a race track. Getting to turn corner after corner with no pesky club rules, honing your driving skill without any annoying tech inspection — it’s truly the dream. Now, that dream could be a reality, so long as you’ve got a ton of money and want to spend you time in Florida.
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Grasshopper Pod Turns Your Kei Truck Into An Adorable Go-Anywhere Camper
If you want a fun little camper that can go anywhere, then you’ve got a lot of good options right now. You could get a rugged Mercedes van filled with creature comforts, could fit a camper shell to your trusty truck or could opt for a Kei truck fitted with this awesome pod that transforms the tiny truck into a dreamy RV.
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Tate McRae's New Banger Single 'Sports Car' Not Having A Sports Car In The Music Video Is A Crime
Burgeoning Canadian pop girlie Tate McRae is getting ready to release her third studio album, titled “So Close to What,” in just a few weeks, and on Friday she dropped the third single from the album. It’s an absolute banger, and I’m not just saying that because the song is called “Sports Car” and this is allegedly a car website. McRae also dropped the music video on Friday, and it’s also great, but there is one huge glaring flaw: There isn’t actually a sports car in the video!
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Lada Powered By 50 Cordless Drills Is The Only EV Swap That Matters
Taking an old car and making it run on electricity is so hot right now, with startups the world over popping up with the aim of electrifying everything from old Jaguar E-Types to lovely little Miatas. Now, a rusting Lada has been given the EV upgrade, but instead of cribbing its power from a Tesla or Cascadia Motion, it comes from an unlikely source: cordless drills.
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Cleaning Car Headlights, The Death Of The Novelty Antenna Topper And A Cop Looking At 'Boobs Or Whatnot' In This Week's Car Culture Roundup
Wonder solution WD-40 seems to get used for almost everything these days, from cleaning the rust off nuclear missiles to de-greasing squeaky door hinges. It can also be used to clear chewing gum from surfaces and even helps free tree sap from your body panels, but can it also stop your headlamps from fogging up as they age? Kind of, yes. - Owen Bellwood Read More
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You (You!) Can Apply To Become A Dodge Badassador, But You Probably Aren't Badass Enough [Update]
As we all know, Dodge owners are the most badass folks out there. Former high school quarterbacks. Cellphone salespeople. Managers at Outback. It’s a high bar, but if you think you’re appropriately badass, you can be part of helping Dodge see big sales in the coming year by applying to join Dodge’s new Badassador Program.
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Wrecked $1.3 Million McLaren Senna Being Saved By Wrencher Who Bought It For $350,000
It’s never nice to see a rare car trashed in the name of digital content, and for some reason McLarens have been susceptible to this particular torture more than most. After a 21-year-old YouTuber crashed his custom McLaren 570S and another digital creator destroyed a one-of-one Senna last year, the latter is now being given a second chance at life.
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This Loaf Of Bread Is More Aerodynamic Than A Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the most versatile cars out there, as it can take on your daily commute, an adventure into the outback or even a trip to the dump. The iconic SUV’s design has been refined over the years to make it slicker and more fuel efficient, but it’s still a slab-sided SUV that’s not particularly aerodynamic. In fact, the Land Cruiser is even less aerodynamic than a loaf of bread.
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Traffic Jams: Danger Mouse - 'What More Can I Say'
Happy Wednesday, we’ve finally reached the middle of the longest week of all time. You’ve earned yourself an extra coffee this morning, nice job. While having two coffees instead of one, you might want to have a listen to two songs instead of one. That’s right, today we’re talking mashups on Traffic Jams.
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Here's What Happens When You Use WD-40 To Clean Foggy Headlights
Wonder solution WD-40 seems to get used for almost everything these days, from cleaning the rust off nuclear missiles to de-greasing squeaky door hinges. It can also be used to clear chewing gum from surfaces and even helps free tree sap from your body panels, but can it also stop your headlamps from fogging up as they age? Kind of, yes.
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This Kei Truck-Based Dakar Racer Makes Me Think The Future Is In Safe Hands
Certain sections of the internet like to call out the younger generations’ interest in electric vehicles and concerns over the state of the planet as a sign that car culture is on its way out. That’s probably not the case and instead young people just aren’t interested in your V8 muscle car anymore, Gramps. Instead, they’re all about tiny Japanese trucks and turning them into incredible Dakar racers.
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Australia Has The Best Words For Car Crashes
Australians are doing the English language better than any of the rest of us. I once heard one of them refer to “eating gas station food” as “smashing a dirty servo bite,” and from that point on I was absolutely sold on their perfect dialect. Recently, though, I discovered another type of automotive word that Australians are doing perfectly: Car crashes.
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Traffic Jams: José González - 'Line Of Fire'
Happy Monday! Apparently today is officially the bleakest day of the year, but I’m not sure I buy into that theory as I’m pretty sure it’s just a means of selling more holidays for the year ahead. Holidays are pretty good though, so make sure you’re taking time off when you can.
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UK Seizes Illegal Cybertruck Caught Driving On Its Mountains Green
Police in the UK finally did something useful after officers in the northern city of Manchester impounded one of the first Tesla Cybertrucks to make it across the pond. Officers cleared the Manchester streets of the electric menace Thursday and impounded the Cybertruck as it is “not road legal in the UK.”
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What Those Spikes On Semi-Truck Wheels Actually Do
Next time you’re on the highway, check out your surroundings. Take a long look at those semis, tractor-trailers, and 18-wheelers in the adjacent lanes, and see if you spot any spikes sticking out of their wheels. Have you ever wondered what those do? Well, the answer may be less interesting than you expect.
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Traffic Jams: Victoria Canal - 'June Baby'
Happy Friday, we made it through another week unscathed — just about. How was yours? Mine has been mixed, truth be told, after I found out I don’t have to move apartments next month (good), went to see Sigourney Weaver in The Tempest (bad) and got a hefty repair bill for my saxophone (ugly).
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David Lynch Directed Some Of The Most Surreal Car Commercials You'll Ever See
On January 16 David Lynch died at age 78 after a lengthy illness. To many, including myself, he was one of the best directors and creative minds Hollywood has ever seen. I could go on for hours about his projects like Twin Peaks, “Mulholland Drive,” “Eraserhead” and “Blue Velvet.” But this is a car blog, and that’s not really what you’re here for.
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Jeep Rushing To Launch Recon EV, Could Add Hybrid Model
Jeep may add an all-electric model to its lineup here in the U.S. sooner than expected if a new report is to be believed. The Stellantis-owned brand is said to be bringing up the release of its Recon EV, which could now launch with a hybrid powertrain as well as battery-powered options.
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Restoring The Rarest And Weirdest Bus Ever Made Is A Five-Year Passion Project
If you’re talking about the world’s rarest vehicles, your mind might wander to things like the Ferrari 250 GTO, of which less than 40 were ever made, or the Lamborghini Veneno, with only five of these ultra-rare models ever built. Both of these are put to shame by a wacky Citroën bus, however, as just three were made and only one is now left in existence.
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Traffic Jams: The XX - 'Fantasy'
There have been a lot of very gloomy days over the past week, filled with freezing temperatures, gray skies and drizzle. Maybe it’s a sign of things to come, or maybe it’s a sign that we need to be listening to more gloomy music. I can’t say which it is for certain, but I’m assuming it’s the latter.
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Scout Thinks A Gas Range Extender And Global Satellite Connectivity Will Get Off-Roading Enthusiasts To Buy Its EVs
Hardcore off-roaders aren’t a particularly open-minded group. In fact, one group was so averse to the new school that they started a car company dedicated to producing a new old-fashioned off-roader called the Ineos Grenadier. Thus, the announcement of the revival of vintage American truck maker Scout as an all-electric off-road vehicle manufacturer had some traditionalists concerned. The minds behind Scout’s revival unveiled some tools at CES 2025 that they feel might convince some skeptics to
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Modern Cars Are Outgrowing Parking Spaces
Here in the United States, purchasing a vehicle is treated like buying a gun and bulletproof vest all in one. A car is meant to protect you in a crash, sure, but it’s also meant to make sure you win that crash — meaning your car needs to be bigger than the other guy’s, and his next car needs to be bigger than yours, and so on and so forth. This arms race leads to ever-increasing vehicle sizes, and it’s spreading across the globe. Now, even vehicles in the United Kingdom are outgrowing their park
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You Can Turn Your Toyota Crown SUV Into A Ferrari Purosangue If That's Something You're Into
I’d be sleeping on the couch if I ever bought a fake Louis Vuitton bag for my significant other. If I tried passing off a Toyota Crown Sport as a V12-powered Ferrari Purosangue, I’d be killed. Japan’s Aero Over, for its part, did an admirable job producing a bodykit to elevate the crossover into a facsimile of a $393,350 Ferrari SUV. However, the end product is still only as Italian as a chicken parmesan sandwich.
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What The 'B' On Your Gear Shifter Means (And When To Use It)
Toyota may not have the most exciting electric car in the world, but it’s done an incredible job of helping the hybrid go mainstream. And while it certainly has more competition in the market than it did when the Prius was first introduced, it’s still one of the automakers that appears most committed to offering hybrids throughout its lineup. While you’ll probably love the great gas mileage, if you’ve recently bought a Toyota hybrid, you may notice a few things are different from your old car, i
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Jaguar XJ-SC, Aston Martin Lagonda And Citroën SM Star In Kesha's "Joyride" Music Video
America loves a good car chase whether it’s broadcast live on the news or in a Hollywood blockbuster. Kesha, the music artist behind hit songs like “TiK ToK,” “We R Who We R,” and “Your Love Is My Drug” recently resurfaced on the pop charts with her single “Joyride.” The song uses the powerful feeling of unbridled freedom when jumping in a car and going out for a drive to reflect Kesha’s liberation from the horrific treatment she was subjected to by her former producer. “Joyride” is Kesha’s firs
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Traffic Jams: The Mountain Goats - 'Going To Some Damned English City'
As I write this, here in my bed at 1:22 AM, my dear roommate is up the hallway in her room. She’s packing, to leave for Some Damned English City, and she’s going to be there for years. Maybe longer.
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California Wildfires Not Enough To Kill This Toyota Tacoma [Update]
Wildfires have devastated swaths of Los Angeles County, and while it’s still far too early to know the true toll of these fires, we’re able to see some glimmers of hope and resilience. Maybe that’s too much to put on a now slightly melted Toyota Tacoma, but here we are. Anyway, one thing that showed true resilience in the face of these fires was one man’s 2013 Tacoma.
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Chevrolet's Steering Wheel Spinner Was The Coolest Wheel Out There
The modern steering wheel might be an engineering marvel with all its safety features and extra controls, but I think steering wheel design really peaked in the 1940s with the creation of what Chevrolet called the Spinner Wheel.
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I Can't Drive A New York Taxi, And Neither Can You
New York City is full of yellow cabs. So full of them, in fact, that you might begin to wonder what it takes to drive one. With that many drivers, how strict can the licensing criteria really be? As it turns out, it’s strict enough that I didn’t pass, and I’m willing to bet you don’t either.
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The Vegas Tesla Loop Is A Glorified Crosswalk
While attending CES in the affront to nature that is Las Vegas last week, I got to ride its shiniest transit system: The Vegas Loop, a dumb tunnel full of non-autonomous Teslas and AliExpress LED strips. I knew it would be bad, but I didn’t know quite how bad — or how short. See, the Vegas Loop serves a whopping two buildings that are across the street from one another, making it not much of a transit system at all. It’s a glorified crosswalk.
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Let's Solve The Snow Driving Tire Pressure Debate Once And For All
When it comes to driving in the snow, it can help to adjust the air pressure in your tires, at least theoretically. Annoyingly, depending on who you ask, there’s a good chance you’ll get conflicting answers to whether it’s better to add more air or let a little air out. Those who argue the former say increasing the tire pressure reduces the size of the contact patch, which should increase the pressure and therefore the grip. Proponents of the latter say that letting air out of the tire increases
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Traffic Jams: The Decemberists - 'Los Angeles, I'm Yours'
Los Angeles is a beautiful, complicated place where darkness lurks in every corner, hiding its face from the bright light of the southern California glare. The first true crime book I ever read (when I was way too young) was the famous Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger and I was hooked. You’d think that book would turn me off, but as any true crime fan knows, it only made me want to go to the Best Coast more. I love LA.
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Canoo Must Survive Long Enough For Its Adorable Royal Mail Delivery Van To Take Over
There are a lot of electric vehicle startups designing a lot of cool looking EVs, each having varying levels of success. Canoo is one such startup that’s had a tumultuous few years but now, after dodging death countless times, it’s got a new delivery van out on the road that I can’t help but fall in love with.
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Spend 3 Hours Listening To The Lexus LFA's V10 Roar
The Lexus LFA is an undisputed motoring icon. The Japanese supercar won fans around the globe with its understated styling, nerdy dedication to performance and roaring V10 motor. Now, if you aren’t one of the lucky 500 LFA owners around the world, you can while away the hours listening to the glorious V10 rumble for yourself.
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Honda Better Use The 0 Saloon To Bring Back Pop-Up Headlights
Japanese automaker Honda took to the stage at CES in Las Vegas Wednesday to unveil two electric vehicle concepts that showcase its battery-powered future. The 0 Saloon and 0 SUV concepts boast slick styling, a new operating system named after Honda’s dead robot and, most importantly, pop-up headlights.
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Traffic Jams: Miike Snow - 'Paddling Out'
There’s a great series on Netflix called “This Is Pop” that dives into the history of pop music. It’s got episodes dedicated to autotune, the impact of music festivals on charts and the special place in music history that is held by boy bands. There’s also an entire episode about Sweden’s impact on music.
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Every Car You Can Get With A Manual In 2025
The death of the manual transmission has been talked about for decades at this point. With the advent of electric vehicles and a general attitude shift as to what a car should be, stick-shift cars are getting left by the wayside. Still, some soldier on, undeterred by what has been said about them and their lack of popularity.
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These Are The Quickest EVs You Can Buy In 2025
There was once a time when if a car was able to go from 0-60 in less than four seconds, it was astonishingly quick. Well, not anymore. In the age of EVs, if your car takes four seconds to get to 60 mph, you’ve got a one-way ticket to Gapplebees. Now that we live in an age of ostentatious torque and clever AWD systems, a sub-3 second 0-60 is the new norm for performance cars.
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Traffic Jams: Electric Six - 'Gay Bar'
There’s nothing quite like a hard rockin’ band with a sense of humor. If you like Ween or Primus, might I suggest the Detroit band Electric Six and their hit, “Gay Bar?”
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Tell Me A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Wouldn't Buy This House
When you mostly write about cars for a living, you usually don’t get to write much about houses except to remind people that you can sleep in a car, but you can’t drive a house. Ricky Bobby’s house from Talladega Nights did sell recently, and then over the summer, we saw the most divorced condo of all time, complete with a second-gen Impala on a rotating car bed. This house, on the other hand, doesn’t have a direct car connection, but look at the photos of the interior, and tell me this house wa
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'Another Critical Flaw In The Cybertruck' Found In WhistlinDiesel's Latest Test
The Tesla Cybertruck has been caught out with all kinds of issues since it launched, like sandy beaches that stuck it in place and water that stopped it in its tracks. YouTuber WhistlinDiesel proved a bit much for the truck when he snapped its frame during a reliability test, and now the channel is back to see just what else the Cybertruck can take.
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Chinese Supercars Can Jump Over Potholes On Awful Roads
Chinese automakers are leaving every other brand for dust right now. They’re dominating in terms of electric vehicle capabilities, are catching up with legacy automakers in sales and now are jumping ahead with the kind of tech they’re packing into their latest models. Nowhere is this more true than in the Yangwang U9, which comes with special suspension system that can hop over potholes and other debris in the road.
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Pontiac GTO Name Explained: The Faux Racing Branding That Led To Unexpected Success
The Pontiac GTO was the prototypical muscle car. The iconic three-letter initialism today is more associated with Pontiac than the racing category it usurped. Back in the 1960s, the GM division’s management wanted to appeal to young drivers and tie its brand to performance despite a self-imposed company ban on factory racing. Without a doubt, it worked.
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Traffic Jams: Wet Nuns - 'No Death'
Happy Tuesday, I think I’ve decided that the second day of the week is actually the worst one, because you always expect Monday to be rough and you realize you’ve not even made it to half way through the week just yet. Increasingly, the remedy for this Tuesday slump has come with the kind of angsty, grungy music that I’ve not really listened to since I frequented the rock bars of the town I grew up in.
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This Is Why Gas Engines Get Worse Fuel Economy Than Diesels
You don’t see diesels on the road as much ever since Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal broke, but they’re still out there, and the people who love them still love them. That’s partly because they’re so torquey, but it certainly doesn’t hurt that they also generally get better fuel economy — not gas mileage since technically, diesels don’t use gasoline. But why is that?
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Here Are 26 Reasons Why You Probably Shouldn't Buy That Cheap Ferrari
The start of a new year is a great time to pick up a new hobby, whether it’s getting in the kitchen more often, learning to build a bike or taking on a new project car. If you are considering undertaking a restoration project, this video might convince you to avoid anything from Ferrari.
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Dodge Sold 1 New Viper In 2024
Automaker Stellantis didn’t have a great year in 2024, with sales down, calls to offload its brands and even the sudden departure of its CEO. There was one glimmer of hope for the company, though, as it managed to sell a new Dodge Viper in 2024 despite the car going out of production years ago.
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Traffic Jams: King Crimson - '21st Century Schizoid Man'
The teens we employ forgot to post a Traffic Jam, so you know what that means: Auntie Erin is going to serve you up the dankest of prog rock so you can start the first real week of 2025 deep in the atonal guitar and eerie sounds you love. A song once dedicated to Spiro Agnew seems apt as we face down Donald Trump Part II: Oligarchical Boogaloo
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Oxen Rescue 550-HP Ferrari California Stranded On Beach
In the olden times, people believed that a horse was twice as powerful as an oxen, which is why horses have been called on to pull everything from plows to carriages for centuries. Now, it turns out that a couple of oxen may actually have more oomph than 550 horses, after two of the animals rescued a Ferrari that was stranded on a beach.
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Traffic Jams: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - 'Jimmy Mack'
Yeah, we’re cool kids at Jalopnik. We’ll post techno and indie and the coolest of all music, progressive rock. But sometimes, you want to go back to the sweet succor of your childhood. There’s nothing like a little Motown to start your day, a music allegedly inspired by the steady beat of the automotive production line.
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Traffic Jams: Midé - '1950'
Congratulations, we all made it to a new year - look at us go. Did you do anything exciting to celebrate the start of 2025, or have you set yourself some goals for the coming 12 months? If you’ve not settled on a resolution for the new year just yet, then might I suggest trying to listen to more new music over 2025? It’s manageable, won’t take much training and could lead to a well-rounded Spotify Wrapped in 11 months time.
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I Watched 136 Movies In 2024 And Ranked Them By How Well The Cars Are Used
I watch a whole lot of movies every year. Cinema is pretty much my only non-car-related hobby. It combines my twin passions of storytelling and sitting in a comfortable chair eating snacks. This year I saw more movies than any year previous, and some of those movies had some pretty rad cars in them. I thought it would be a good idea to give you all a rundown of the ten most rad and ten worst disappointing use of cars appearing in film this year. Why not, right?
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The Average Car I Drove This Year Was A $108,000, 415 HP Crossover
I drove a lot of vehicles in 2024. To be exact, I got behind the wheel of 31 crossovers, nine sedans, eight coupes, seven convertibles, seven pickup trucks, four SUVs, three liftbacks, two minivans, two hatchbacks, one bonafide supercar… and two motorcycles. All in all, that works out to 76 vehicles tested… which is a lot. OK, technically there are two cars I’m slated to drive this year that I haven’t completed testing of, but that’s just a small detail.
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Car Design (3)

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Renault Rodéo Is An Underappreciated And Quintessentially French '80s Beach Buggy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the automotive industry could use more whimsy. You know who understands that better than almost anyone? The French, of course. French cars have always been a bit out-there, a bit iconoclastic, and always with a heaping helping of cool. The relatively unknown Renault Rodéo is a prime example of this. A miniature SUV that was initially produced by French automaker ACL for Renault from 1970 to 1987, the Rodéo was meant to compete with the similar Cit
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The Citroën 2CV Is The Latest Retro Icon Getting An EV Rebirth
Retro revivals are so hot right now, with Ford launching a reborn Capri, Renault working on a brand new Twingo and now Citroën is set to follow suit with an electric reincarnation of one of its most iconic cars: the 2CV.
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Why Doesn't Your Car Have A Headliner With Illuminated Dragons On It?
2024 was the Year of the Dragon, which, sorry to say for everyone else, is definitely the coolest of the Chinese zodiac signs. (I’m a Rooster, which I at least enjoyed as we grew up with pet chickens.) To mark the conclusion of the lunar Year of the Dragon, a “discerning” Rolls-Royce client in China commissioned a one-off Phantom Extended with wild dragon art throughout.
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Crashes and Safety (3)

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Florida Cop Looking At 'Boobs Or Whatnot' On His Phone Crashes Patrol Car
A Florida sheriff’s deputy and apparent porn enthusiast had to resign from his job after crashing his patrol vehicle into a woman’s car while she was stopped for a school bus. The fact he was looking at pornography on his phone meant he never saw the car coming.
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Watch A Reckless Friend Crash Lando Norris' Ferrari F40
After Lando Norris helped McLaren defeat Ferrari in the F1 constructors’ championship last year, another Ferrari in Lando’s life was crashed on the roads around Monaco: His own personal F40. A friend of the British driver lost control of the F1 star’s F40, spinning it back first into a guardrail. While the damage is certainly repairable, it won’t be cheap to find replacement parts for the Ferrari. The preowned section of the Italian automakers’ site has a used F40 for sale at $3.5 million.
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Drive With Snow On Your Roof
A semi truck driver in Kansas caught the horrifying moment a block of frozen snow smashed through their windshield on Thursday. The driver was plowing along Highway 50 near Cedar Point when a huge block of frozen snow flew off the roof of a passenger car and hit the front of their truck, reports Fox Weather.
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Crime (3)

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My Motorcycle Got Stolen And I'm Not Even Mad
Three weeks ago, I left my apartment to an unusual sight: My bright blue BMW, usually sitting so proudly at the curb in front of my apartment, had been replaced with a street-parked SUV. The bike wasn’t ahead of the car, nor behind it. It wasn’t on its side somewhere, it wasn’t at the corner, and a quick glance at the AirTag hidden under its seat showed me it was, in fact on its way to Queens.
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Why Cops Tap Your Car's Tail Lights During A Traffic Stop
Next time you get pulled over, in between frantically shuffling through the Wendy’s napkins and totally-still-in-date insurance paperwork in your glove box, take a look in your mirror as the cop walks up. You might see them tap your tail light on their way up to ask for your license and registration. But why do cops do that?
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Driver Busted For DUI After Reporting Someone Else Driving Erratically
If you’re going to drive drunk – which you definitely shouldn’t – maybe you should avoid calling the police to report other motorists. Back in on New Year’s Eve, a Canadian driver wanted to call in a suspected drunk driver after he saw them driving erratically down the road. Sounds like a Good Samaritan, right? Well, as it turns out, that 50-year-old Canadian driver was drunk himself.
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Entertainment (3)

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Forza Horizon 5 Is Coming To PlayStation 5 This Spring, Which Is Great For Me Because I Sold My Xbox
I’ve always been pretty brand agnostic when it comes to the video game console wars. I’ve owned Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox systems and enjoyed console-exclusive games from each of them. In recent years, though, I’d only really kept an Xbox in the house to play Forza Horizon, the open-world series of racing games that’s a more fun counterpart to the Forza Motorsport sim titles. As good as the most recent Forza Horizon 5 is, I sold my Xbox about a year ago — partially because after g
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The Next Batmobile Should Be An Electric Vehicle
The Batmobile is an iconic vehicle for one of the most popular superheroes. From the retro-futuristic convertible on the 60’s TV show, the Tumbler from the Nolan films and most recently the monster-muscle car creation from the Matt Reeves movies, and more, the Batmobile has undergone an interesting evolution. Here is why the next version should be electric.
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Nintendo Is Finally Giving Us A New Mario Kart Game For The Switch 2, With Up To 24 Racers At Once
After basically the whole thing had already been leaked online and by vendors at CES, today Nintendo announced the Switch 2, the follow-up to the original Switch that debuted in 2017 and has since become the third best-selling video game console of all time. There’s a lot to be excited about with the Switch 2, from its magnetic joy-cons to the bigger screen and better kickstand, but what we’re here to drone on about at Jalopnik is the new Mario Kart game that also got teased for the first time i
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Events (3)

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Great Wall Motor's Flat-Eight Touring Bike Is Cool As Hell
CES is a show full of wondrous electric cars and improbable autonomous vehicles, but I managed to wander through its halls and find a gas-powered motorcycle with eight whole ass cylinders. It’s the first bike from Great Wall Motor’s new Souo moto brand, the S2000, and I love it.
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Honda's 0 SUV Is A Near-Production Space Hub Crossover
Way back at last year’s CES, Honda rolled out two concepts for its electric future: The Saloon, a Countach-looking wedge, and a screen-covered van called the Space Hub. Now, a year later, the Space Hub has become has evolved into something much nearer to production: A new concept called the 0 SUV.
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Honda 0 Saloon Looks Extremely 'Miami Vice,' But Are We All Still Doing The '80s Thing?
Remember the wave of ’80s nostalgia that tore through the world a few years back? The one that gave us “Stranger Things,” a surge in synthwave, and the revived Lamborghini Countach? That wave is finally cresting, giving way to the Y2K revival, and that puts Honda’s 0 Saloon concept in a tough spot.
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EVs and Hybrids (3)

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Volkswagen Kicks Off The 2025 EV Price Wars With $149 A Month Lease On An ID4
Sales of electric vehicles reached record numbers in 2024, and the momentum looks to carry over into 2025. Even with the federal tax credits in jeopardy with the new administration, automakers are likely to continue to offer competitive programs to move their EV units. Volkswagen fired the first shot of the new year with a $149/mo lease on the ID4
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The Nissan Ariya Is A Forgotten EV Bargain
You have probably heard things haven’t been looking good for Nissan. While it’s likely that an alliance between Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi will materialize sometime in 2026, right now is a great time to score a used car deal on the Nissan EV that most people forgot about.
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Steam Coming Off Your Fast-Charging EV Might Look Scary, But It's Not Dangerous
Electric vehicle fires are extremely dangerous and difficult to extinguish, but they actually occur a lot less frequently than gas car fires. That said, if your EV appears to start smoking while charging in cold temperatures, don’t call 911 just yet. It may just be steam from the heat pump, which is necessary to get the battery up to the ideal temperature to maximize charge speeds. All new Tesla models and many other new EVs have heat pumps, and can warm up or precondition the battery to the opt
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Found For Sale (16)

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Bring A Trailer Sold $1.5 Billion Worth Of Cars Last Year
Automotive auction platform Bring A Trailer has surpassed one billion dollars in sales for three consecutive years, and 2024 marks the site’s biggest sales year ever with over $1.5 billion worth of units moved, and I was one of them. Not only has the average transaction price gone up on the site, but the site is seeing more listings than ever before. In calendar year 2024 the site saw nearly 45,000 listings hit the market, sometimes seeing as many as 1,000 new listings in a week.
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This Mid-Engine Toyota Van Can Deliver Way More Tofu Than Some Dumb Corolla
So your father has a tofu delivery service and tasks you with driving the tofu up a mountain without spilling any of the goods. Don’t worry, he already has a car, a trusty 300,000 mile Previa with a 5-speed manual transmission. Naturally, as one does, you fall into a mountain racing gang and you’re the best downhill driver the group has ever seen. Thank god your dad didn’t have something dumb and boring like a Corolla Sprinter Trueno. How would you fit even a reasonable amount of tofu in a
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This Half-Price Polestar 1 Is The Best Kind Of Questionable Financial Decision
The idea of a high-powered hybrid-electric personal luxury grand touring coupe is strangely appealing to my sensibilities. The Polestar 1 served as both the capstone and the launching point for Volvo’s electric Polestar brand spinoff, and it was the absolute pinnacle of what the brand was capable of at the time. With a complex arrangement of electric motors and a tiny 2-liter four cylinder with both a supercharger and a turbocharger, Polestar pushed 619 horsepower and 738 pound feet of torque
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Craigslist Is The Last Place You'd Expect To See A Basically New 22-Year-Old Dodge Viper For Sale
Auction sites like Bring a Trailer have become the go-to place for owners to list their unique, rare, and often low-mileage cars for sale. What better way to get rid of a cool car than to have it go to the highest bidder, with tons of enthusiast eyes on it? Not everyone seems to want to do that, as evidenced by the owner of a low-mileage Dodge Viper who’s listing their car in a place you wouldn’t expect: Craigslist.
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An Automatic Chevy C6 Corvette With 65 Miles Sold For $330,000 At Barrett-Jackson
We’ve seen a lot of absurd car auction sales these last few years, both at traditional auction houses and sites like Bring a Trailer. Sometimes we suspect there must be some kind of illegal stuff going on, because the high prices make no sense for what the car is. Of course, that likely isn’t the case, but sometimes a normal car sells for so much, we’re left with more questions than answers. Take this week’s Barrett-Jackson auction of a 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, which sold for a record-breaking
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$25,000,000 Wasn't Enough To Buy Jerry Seinfeld's Porsche 917 Used By Steve McQueen In 'Le Mans'
Bidding for perhaps the most iconic Porsche in the history of the German automaker failed to meet the lofty reserve set by seller Jerry Seinfeld. In spite of the fact that no Porsche has ever sold for more than $14 million, and this very 917 sold for just $1.32 million back in 2000, Mr. Seinfeld turned down a bid of $25 million for the car, preferring to keep the car in his stable than accept the world-record bid. In fact, it seems that if he’d accepted the bid it would have been the 19th highes
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It's A $20,000 Bentley Continental GT, What's The Worst That Could Happen?
When it comes to luxury cars, Bentley and Rolls-Royce are on a completely different level than more mainstream brands such as Audi and Mercedes. Yes, their interiors may include leather, wood, and metal accents, but they just aren’t ever going to be quite as nice as a proper Bentley. Plus, there’s the part where you can get your Bentley with a W12 engine. And what if I told you that you could take home that your very own 2004 Bentley Continental GT for just under $20,000?
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The U.S. Government Commissioned A Private Company To Build This Electric Dodge Ram Van In The 1980s
Automakers have been experimenting with electric cars for over a century. While many consider the GM EV1 to be the first mainstream electric car for the masses, some American automakers were experimenting with bringing an EV to market decades before General Motors, including Dodge, GM’s direct rival. One of Dodge’s early efforts is currently for sale online.
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This 1991 Chevrolet Astro Tiger GT AWD Camper Has Me Seriously Considering Van Life
The concept of van life really blew up during the early days of the pandemic. Social media was suddenly teeming with crunchy millennials documenting their experience converting sketchy school buses into cringey “live laugh love” mobiles decked out in dream catchers and culturally appropriative fabrics. Mercifully it seems like the van life craze has settled down, but the more I come to terms with the fact that I’m unlikely to ever own a home in Los Angeles, I’ve indulged in fantasies about not p
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You Don't Have What It Takes To Race Dakar In A 28-Year-Old French Off-Road Supercar
Racing in the grueling two-week desert endurance spectacle known as the Dakar Rally is not for those weak of constitution. You have to be at the top of your game, mentally, physically, and emotionally, just to make it to the end of the race, and that’s if you have zero on-course issues. You might think you can handle the Dakar, but you just don’t have what it takes, you’re not built of tough enough stuff. Add in an extra level of complexity by running an exotic mid-engine French 4x4 rally raid m
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This Tesla-Swapped Ariel Atom Might Be The Most Fun Way To Burn Electrons
When it comes to having fun and going fast, minimalism is often the name of the speed game, and the old-school lightweight speed ethos is on full display in this Ariel Atom track car. Instead of the 205-horsepower supercharged General Motors four-cylinder found in the Brammo-imported Atoms of the era, this wild machine has had a bit of a powertrain swap, now sporting the large Tesla motor from an older Model S P85 that’s pushing about 540 electric ponies to the ground. In original trim this car
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You Could Buy This One-Mile Dodge Challenger If You Have Trouble Counting That High
Buying a car with the express intent of keeping the miles low is perhaps the single worst investment anyone can make. Collector cars have not proven to appreciate significantly, and regular daily-driver-grade NPC-ass traffic cars like this 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 definitely aren’t worth the space they take up in your garage while you’re not driving it. Someone purchased this car brand new in 2009 for $42,640, and across three different owners, it has been insured, stored, and kept up for 16
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Bankrupt Yourself With This 500,000-Mile Bentley Continental GT
I’ve come across something we’ll likely never encounter again: a wrecked 2005 Bentley Continental GT that has been driven more than 500,000 miles.
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This Domino's DXP Will Make You The Ultimate Food Delivery Driver
Are you a food delivery driver looking for a new ride or a huge fan of Domino’s Pizza? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, I’ve got the perfect ride for you: this 2015 Domino’s DXP delivery vehicle, currently for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Just think of the tips you’ll get pulling up in this sick little car.
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Get This Maserati MC20 For A $83,000 Discount
Maserati’s gorgeous MC20, the brand’s sole supercar and the successor to the MC12, debuted in 2020. A subsequent convertible version and five model years later and it doesn’t seem as if many buyers have been heading to their local Maserati dealership to buy one. This has resulted in some massive discounts on more than a few examples.
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Start Your Super Villain Era With This Perfect Plymouth Prowler Woodward Edition
Want to look like you have a scheme to take over the world? Or maybe you just want something cool and unique to drive around in? If either of those sentiments speaks to you, Bring A Trailer has got the car for you. This Plymouth Prowler Woodward Edition currently for sale has a cool two-tone paint job and double-digit mileage, and if you have deep enough pockets, you should definitely bid on it.
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Jalopnik Explains (3)

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Why Don't Turbocharged Cars Need Hood Scoops Anymore?
You never know what you have until it’s gone, and the proliferation of hood scoops on turbocharged cars is a perfect example of that. Looking back in time a decade or two, it was more common for turbocharged or supercharged road cars to have functional hood scoops, from station wagons to muscle cars to pickup trucks. Nowadays, though, cars leaving the production line with these attention-grabbing features are less common, and that sucks.
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Here's Every State Where You Can Drive Your Jeep Without Doors
If you’re a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Bronco owner who just wants to maximize your freedom and cruise around with your doors off, here’s how to do so without breaking any laws in your state. That way you can rid yourself of any worry next time a cop suddenly appears in your rearview mirror, with mirror being a very important word. We all know what it’s like to get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach when you see a police cruiser pull up behind you in traffic even if you aren’t doing anythin
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Here's How To Clean That Nasty Haze Inside Your Car Windows
Picture it; you met a Tinder date at a restaurant and it went well enough that you want to take things to the next level. You suggest extending the night by taking a trip to paradise, aka Dairy Queen, but all they see when they hop into your passenger seat is a hazy windshield. You were waiting to expose your poor cleanliness habits until the second date, but the inside of your car windows just did that for you.
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BSA Motorcycles Then And Now: What Happened?
BSA Motorcycles are on the verge of a comeback, reviving the heritage of the brand’s 1960s heyday — by 1969, the conglomerate of BSA and Triumph made up 80 percent of Britain’s overseas motorcycle sales. Yet, by 1971 the company was deeply in debt, and by 1973 production stopped altogether. What happened?
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KTM Is $2.3 Billion, Possibly More, In The Hole
KTM is in dire financial straits right now. The company is billions of dollars in debt with an expensive race program chewing through funds and hundreds of thousands of unsold bikes piled up without buyers. This is what’s known in the business world as “bad,” but it’s been unclear up to this point just how bad. Now, though, we’re getting a clearer view: Actual legal documents demanding funding are coming through, and they’re looking bad for the motorcycle maker.
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I Bought Another Motorcycle Sight Unseen And This One Turned Out Great
Last time I bought a motorcycle sight unseen, it wasn’t fantastic. In fact it was the single sketchiest motorcycle ride of my life, thanks to that bike’s myriad problems — dead bearings, old tires, a shot battery, and plenty more. So, to replace that GS, I decided to do exactly the same thing: Buy another motorcycle sight unseen and ride it back home, only this time I did it in sub-freezing temperatures. Two hours, from north-central Jersey. At sunset. Look, no one ever said I was smart.
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Honda's Most Entry-Level Cruiser Is Going Clutchless To Make It Even Easier To Ride
Back in the 1950s, Honda struck gold with the Super Cub — a compact, lightweight scooter built to take anyone anywhere for any reason. It appealed to non-motorcyclists, it beat walking, and to this day it’s the best-selling motor vehicle in the world. Honda’s been chasing that high ever since, constantly making bikes for people who don’t know how to ride, and its latest attempt is this: A low-seat cruiser with manageable entry-level power that doesn’t even need you to learn a clutch.
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Wheels Are For Dorks, Your Motorcycle Needs Omnidirectional Orbs
Motorcycles are pretty rad, but there are some issues with them, like the fact that they can only turn corners by leaning your meaty flesh sack from side to side, and they can’t easily go backward or side-to-side. No, wheels are over. It’s time for all-electric belt-driven self-balancing omnidirectional orbs. This is the future of riding, and one day we’ll all be riding around on two big balls. If you could never fall over, quickly zip around any obstacle in the road, and look this future-cool d
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Royal Enfield Has Tripled Its Sales In Ten Years
Since its revival efforts and re-joining the North American market in mid-2015, the Royal Enfield brand has grown leaps and bounds by focusing on building good stuff and expanding its product lines. In 2015 the company’s products weren’t anywhere as polished as they are today, and it still managed to shift just over 300,000 units. In 2024, less than ten years later, Enfield sold an impressive 944,000 machines (up 4.7 percent from 2023). These figures make RE the seventh-largest motorcycle brand
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Every Rider Needs A 210-HP Ducati Dirt Bike
Ducati’s Panigale V4 is one of the most advanced superbikes on the market with a 210 horsepower MotoGP-developed four-cylinder engine. It is built almost exclusively for the race track, meant more for turning quick lap times than being comfortable on your daily commute, and definitely not built for any kind of rough terrain. So naturally the best thing to do is buy a wrecked bike, put dirt bike forks and knobby tires on it and give it the full-send treatment. That’s exactly what YouTube maniac M
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EV Power Finally Makes Supercars As Fast As Superbikes
It’s law: Cars may be fast, but bikes are faster for the money. Sure, two wheels lose cornering grip relative to four, but a $3,500 Suzuki Hayabusa will match a Bugatti Veyron in the quarter mile — straight line speed goes to the bikes. Electric power, though, is starting to even that equation: Now you’ll only need a Porsche Taycan or Ferrari SF90 to match a high-end literbike.
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You Can Buy The BMW GS That Neil Peart Beat On Harder Than The Drum Intro To 'Tom Sawyer'
You will never be a rock god or drumming GOAT like Rush’s Neil Peart, but you can buy his 2004 BMW R1200 GS, you know, if you’re a Working Man. Who needs a Red Barchetta when a great motorcycle like this is Closer To The Heart? This Marakech Red machine was purchased new by Peart from McBride Cycle in Toronto and it appears he’s put lots of miles and lots of love into his ownership. Now is your chance to buy this bike when it comes up for auction in February at Mecum’s Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale.
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DEI Practices Trump Blames For Fatal Plane Crash Were Launched By Him
President Donald Trump has been playing the blame game with the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk – pointing the finger at former Presidents Obama and Biden as well as DEI hiring practices. It’s almost a certainty that this crash had nothing to do with these people and things, but that didn’t stop Trump from saying the two Democrats imposed “a big push to put diversity” that he claims weakened the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Neighborhood-Consuming Sinkhole In Japan Traps Truck Driver For 3 Days And Counting
A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped down there and emergency responders haven’t been able to communicate with him. If you know anything about survival situations, spending more than 3 days without food or water is extremely dangerous.
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Trump Tariffs Could Raise Gas Prices By 70 Cents Per Gallon
President Donald Trump has promised, among other things, two big ideas: 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and lower gas prices. Unfortunately, it seems like those two may be at odds — new reports say that Trump’s tariffs on crude oil from those two countries could make American gas prices surge by up to 70 cents per gallon in some states.
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Trump's 25 Percent Tariffs Are Throwing The Auto Industry Into Disarray Before They're Even Here
President Donald Trump has a certain knack for throwing people and sectors into disarray and panic, and that remains true for the automotive industry. It’s waiting with bated breath to see if his threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico this weekend will actually go into effect. Car companies have been described by CNBC as taking a “wait-and-see” approach with these tariffs. Well, folks, the rubber is about to meet the road.
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Renault Filante Concept Looks Straight Out Of 'Speed Racer' And Is Going After Real-Life Efficiency Records
Concept cars are typically flights of fancy that preview upcoming design ideas or features, but in recent years there has been an exciting increase in the number of concepts that are not only actually functional, but have been put to the test on race tracks and in the real world. You’ve got the Mercedes-Benz EQXX, which set long-distance EV range records, and the Porsche Mission R, which served as a race car test bed for electric 718 development, just to name a couple. The latest concept with
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Ford Mach-E Owners Drive More Than The Average American And Still Don't Come Close To Using All Of Their Range
It’s been four years since Ford started selling the Mustang Mach-E. In an owners’ forum anniversary message, the Blue Oval offered a small peek into the data gathered from the electric crossovers on the road. The manufacturer stated that the average Mach-E owner drives 66 miles on a typical weekday. Shockingly, that figure is far beyond the average American’s daily mileage, which per FHWA data is 37 miles per day regardless of powertrain, but it still comes nowhere near the Mach-E’s tota
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Trump Blames DEI Initiatives For Deadly Washington Plane Crash
A passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the skies above Washington DC on Wednesday and the Trump administration is already using the disaster for political clout. In a press conference Thursday to brief reporters on the state of the search and rescue operation, president Donald Trump decided that was the moment to blame diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the disaster.
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Air Traffic Controllers At California Airport Ready To Walk Off The Job Due To $18,000 Cut To Benefits
Mere days after Trump gutted the FAA and one of the worst aviation disasters in over 20 years occurred in U.S. airspace, chaos could be looming at another airport on the West Coast. A Northern California airport will lose its air traffic controllers after workers and airport officials couldn’t come to an agreement over pay.
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Nearly 60 Million Cars On U.S. Roads Have Unresolved Safety Recalls, Up 16 Percent From Last Year
We post a lot about recalls here, and there’s good reason for it. A new study by CarFax reveals that there are 58.1 million cars on the road (or one out of five cars that you see) that have open recalls, meaning they have known faults that may be dangerous. That’s a problem, and that number is a 16-percent increase compared to two years ago. Even worse, among those vehicles, over 14 million of them have two or more unresolved recalls.
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Trump Could Kill New York Congestion Pricing
Everyone hates Manhattan traffic, but there’s one thing New Jersians and Long Islanders despite even more: Literally any measure to mitigate Manhattan traffic. Congestion pricing has been an unmitigated boon for the city, lessening traffic and adding revenue for the MTA, but one rich guy and a handful of Jersey residents don’t like it, so Donald Trump’s team is looking at making it disappear.
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Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to help. One department, though, simply doesn’t have enough trucks that are in good enough shape to use: The Los Angeles Fire Department. Why are its trucks so broken? Well, as with most evils in this world, it’s private equity’s fault.
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New BMW M3 CS Touring Gets 550 Horsepower And Lots Of Carbon Fiber
Wagon fans and enthusiasts rejoice! Following in the footsteps of the M2 CS pocket rocket, the hardcore M3 CS and the excellent M4 CS, BMW is adding another track-focused CS model to its portfolio. Witness the M3 CS Touring, a lighter and more powerful version of the brand’s M3 Touring wagon.
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Michigan Dealership Sued By Eminem's Publisher For Using His Music In Social Media Advertisements
A Michigan Ford dealer has found itself in some serious legal trouble with one one the greatest rappers of all time. The dealership allegedly used one of Eminem’s tracks in social media advertisments without his permission, and now the rapper’s publisher is suing.
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American Airlines Jet Carrying 60 Passengers Crashes Into Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington
An American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers crashed with a military helicopter near Washington D.C. Wednesday evening. The two aircraft collided mid-air and crashed down into the Potomac River at 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Volkswagen Considers Building Porsches And Audis In The U.S. For The First Time To Skirt Trump Tariffs
President Trump has threatened import tariffs on automobiles seemingly forever, ranging from 25 percent to 300 percent depending on how he’s feeling that day, but the administration seems poised to launch a new raft of import tariffs on February 1. The incoming punitive tariffs are aimed at vehicles built in Canada, Mexico and the EU, which leaves Audi and Porsche particularly exposed, as neither automaker has ever built a car inside the United States. In order to avoid being hit with these di
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Teen In Corvette Hits 168 MPH While Running From Police
Teen automotive enthusiasts report feeling “dejected” and “just real depressed” about their prospects of being allowed to buy their dream cars after their parents saw the news that a Nebraska teen was just arrested after running from the cops in his Corvette and hitting 168 mph in the process. The chase took place Monday night and went on for about 20 miles before the 16-year-old finally gave up, Nebraska’s ABC 8 News reports.
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Cybertruck Owners Say They Are 'Worried About Hate Crimes' And Suggest Saluting 'Each Other Like Elon' To Show Support
Tesla Cybertruck owners have taken to the forums with some very strange suggestions to help deal with hate for their vehicles.
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3,000 Very Awesome People Have Bought Radicals
It’s possible that Radical Motorsport is the most hardcore automaker in the world. It builds little lightweight machines that are exclusively for the act of going fast around a race track, and a lot of really cool people bought one just for that purpose. While the rest of the British automotive industry is trying to figure out how to exist in the modern landscape, Radical has pretty much continued its formula unchanged since the company launched 28 years ago. It was good back then and it’s s
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Donald Trump Knows He Can't Just Kill Federal EV Funding, It's Part Of His Plan
In the days since Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the President has issued 68 executive orders. He’s covered everything from banal cabinet appointments to just who’s allowed to have healthcare, but he’s found a special enemy in EVs and their charging infrastructure — most recently issuing an executive order halting payouts from the Inflation Reduction Act that would have gone to building more EV charging stations.
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My Girlfriend Spied The New Kia EV4 Sedan
Kia is planning an onslaught of EVs in the coming years, with as many as 14 electric cars in its global lineup by 2027, and among those will be some smaller, actually more affordable EVs. There’s the EV3 crossover, which has already been unveiled in production guise though it won’t hit the U.S. until next year. Next up will be the EV4 sedan and hatchback, and thanks to my girlfriend who snapped some spy photos of her own, we’ve now seen the EV4 testing on a Southern California freeway.
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Refreshed 2026 BMW iX's Kidneys Are Even More In-Your-Face Than Before
When BMW first revealed the iX electric crossover in 2020, it was met by a frankly absurd amount of controversy and hatred directed mostly toward its styling, specifically the front end with its huge faux kidney “grilles.” Now for the 2026 model the iX is getting a mid-cycle refresh, and BMW hasn’t changed much on the styling front — if anything, the kidneys are even more noticeable than before as they’re now illuminated. I think that’s a good thing, and not just because I actually l
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Ruf's New LED Conversion Kit For 993 Porsche 911s Looks Badass And Is Functional, Too
Driving a car with old-fashioned halogen headlights versus one with LEDs is a literal night-and-day difference. Yes, LED lights can be annoying when they’re beaming out of a Tahoe directly into your corneas, but when you’re the one behind the wheel on a dark road you want their much higher and cleaner light output. Aftermarket LED conversion kits for classic cars usually look cheap and crappy, but legendary supercar manufacturer Ruf just released a new nine-piece plug-and-play LED light kit
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Toyota Won't Build A Manual 4Runner Because There's No Demand For It
Toyota currently offers just four models with a manual transmission: the GR86, GR Supra, GR Corolla and Tacoma. Hypothetically there could be a fifth manual model in the redesigned 4Runner, which shares its underpinnings with the Tacoma, but Toyota says there isn’t enough customer interest in to justify building and selling a manual 4Runner.
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Man Arrested For Driving Home To See His Cat, Also He Was Drunk And Speeding
Who doesn’t love a little warm ball of anger and independence? Cats are fantastic pets because they don’t feel love or radiate loyalty in the way a stinky dog does. Whenever I’m out interacting with humans, there’s nothing I want to do more than run home and hang out with the cat. I don’t recommend driving home from a bar drunk at 130 miles per hour to rub noses with your American Wirehair, but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t a totally relatable offense. According to NBC Connect
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LA Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Faulty Power Lines, Gas Station CCTV Reveals
While it’s clear that the Santa Ana winds and drought conditions are why Southern California’s ongoing wildfires have been so intense, officials haven’t yet determined how each blaze was sparked. A Pasadena gas station might have captured the start of the Eaton fire on one of its security cameras. The footage was obtained last weekend by a law firm suing Southern California Edison for starting the wildfire.
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Crowd Shatters Windows, Rips Door Off Empty Waymo Cab Stopped In LA
Self-driving taxi companies are slowly taking over the streets of cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix where they can often be found driving in circles, blocking first responders and, occasionally, giving people lifts around town. The presence of these cars on the streets has irked some residents, and now a group in LA has attacked an empty Waymo self-driving taxi, ripping off its door and smashing windows.
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Elon Musk's Right-Wing Rhetoric Is Sparking Boycotts In Europe
Elon Musk's increasingly confrontational, Right-Wing rhetoric has ruffled some feathers abroad and may lead to boycotts of Tesla.
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Lucid Gravity Is The First Non-Tesla With NACS, And It Can Charge Faster Than Any Supercharger Is Able To (For Now)
Basically every single automaker is switching to the Tesla-style NACS port for upcoming electric vehicles, including many facelifted or new EVs hitting the market in 2025. The first non-Tesla car to actually go on sale in the U.S. with the NACS port is the Lucid Gravity SUV, which reached customer hands at the end of 2024, and now Lucid has divulged details about the Gravity’s charging performance and its access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Building on the success of the Air, not only do
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Mazda Miata Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary With A Perfectly Spec'd Limited Edition
Can you believe it’s been 35 years since the Mazda Miata hit the market? Now in its fourth generation, more than one million of the beloved sports car have been sold over the three decades it’s been on sale. To celebrate that milestone, Mazda has introduced a special edition Miata in a handsome spec most fans of the sports car will love.
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Infiniti Is Killing The QX50 And QX55, But They're Selling So Slowly That Dealers Won't Notice For Six Months
Infiniti’s already small lineup is about to get a little smaller. Following the discontinuation of the old-ass Q50 sedan, the brand is killing off its QX50 and QX55 crossovers at the end of 2025, but it’s building enough of them to keep dealers stocked for at least six months after that. That’ll give the brand enough wiggle room until a new crossover arrives next year.
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This Genesis GV60 On Tracks Is The New Coolest Way To Rescue Avalanche Victims In The Alps
There is something just so cool about a vehicle on tracks. Whether it be a snowmobile, snow cat, tank or just a sports car or big pickup truck with tracks installed, it’s kinda impossible not to be obsessed, especially if you’re a little kid. The latest vehicle to have tracks slapped on is one of the coolest in a long time, partially because it’s so unexpected. It’s the Genesis GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle concept, based on the brand’s electric compact crossover.
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Shelby Mustang GT350 And GT350R Return With Up To 830 Supercharged Horsepower
If you’ve been mourning the death of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 these last five years, you can dry your tears. The GT350 and GT350R have returned for the latest seventh-gen S650 Mustang. You’ll just have to go through Shelby American if you want to buy one, as Ford no longer licenses the Shelby GT350 name for itself.
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Tesla's Brand Value Nosedives, VW Dealers And Scout Rumble And BYD Is Dominating In This Week's News Roundup
One man is dead and two more were injured after a fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer Sunday evening. Coweta County Fire Rescue battalion chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was driving near Stroud, Alabama when he saw a motorist who needed help. The two men then tried to go to a nearby property for help when the homeowner started shooting at them. Cauthen was killed in the ensuing gunfight the New York Times reports. - Collin Woodard Read More
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GMC Sierra EV Denali Goes 507 Miles In Edmunds' Range Test, But It's Not Very Efficient
The GMC Sierra EV Denali just claimed the top spot on Edmunds’ EV range testing leaderboard by traveling 507 miles on a single charge, beating the previous record holder, the Lucid Air Dream Edition by one mile. Edmunds says it was able to achieve this range using real world parameters for its test. Rather than just get on the highway and cruise at 70-plus mph to measure a range, Edmunds does a 60/40 mix of city and highway driving while staying within 5 mph of posted speed limits.
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The Next Audi RS6 And RS7 Are Getting Another New Set Of Drivetrains, This Time Hybrid V6 And Full EV
Audi’s lineup is going through a bit of a revamp right now, and the most exciting Audi Sport–developed RS versions of the mid-sized A6 and A7 are going through final testing right now, both likely to bow later this year. In previous generations the RS6 and RS7 shared the same drivetrains with slightly different shaped bodies, the former sedans and wagons and the latter a four-door Sportback. The first RS6, new for the C5 generation, uses a twin-turbo V8, the C6 gen got a naturally aspirated V10
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Mitsubishi Won't Join The Honda-Nissan Merger: Report
Nissan and Honda are tying the knot, merging two of Japan’s Big Three to form a singular massive, hulking automaker. Yet it seems that, in the marriage, Honda won’t be playing step-parent to Nissan’s kids — first the company struck Renault from the deal, and now a new report says Mitsubishi won’t be coming along either.
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New Orleans Freeway Looks Like A Winter Wonderland As Southern Drivers Wisely Stay Home
Ten inches of snow fell on New Orleans earlier this week, a staggering total for a city on the Gulf Coast. The last time the Big Easy received this much snow was 1895. Yes, the same year Babe Ruth, J. Edgar Hoover and Buster Keaton were born. A winter storm passing through a city without snowplows created a landscape that just looked awe-inspiring on camera. There are uncleared highways for as far as the eye can see.
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New York's Hottest New Restaurant Is... Takeout In The Back Seat Of The Cadillac Escalade IQ
In an announcement straight out of a Stefon skit on Saturday Night Live, a handful of people will get a reservation at COQODAQ in New York City, “one of the country’s buzziest restaurants,” but instead of actually being inside the restaurant, they’ll dine in the back seat of the Cadillac Escalade IQ. The brand is calling it “The Cadillac of Reservations,” which I think is pretty funny, and I also don’t think it’s nearly as ridiculous of an idea as you might.
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Startup Everybody Assumed Was Already Dead After CEO Jailed Now In Danger Of Bankruptcy
For more than a decade, trucking startup Nikola has been trying to break into the long-haul trucking space with next-generation trucks that promise to save operators some big money. What exactly powers these trucks has changed over the years, but they’re definitely going to be the next big thing and the Tesla of trucking. Except they’re currently circling the drain and in danger of going bankrupt, Bloomberg reports. Which is interesting because I could have sworn they went bankrupt a while ago a
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This Extension Cord Finally Gives Non-Tesla EV Owners Safe, Hassle-Free Access To Superchargers
Non-Tesla owners will finally have safe access to the company's vast network of Supercharger stations.
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Toyota Dealers Want The Yaris Back
Toyota still makes a lot of models that are relatively affordable. Out of all the vehicles in its lineup, eight of them have starting prices (excluding destination charges) under $30,000. Much like nearly every automaker these days, Toyota doesn’t have any truly small cars to sell anymore, but that may change in the near future if Toyota’s dealers get their way.
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Hackers Crack Subaru's Connected Services To Access Location Data, Door Locks And More
If you own a modern Subaru, chances are you’ve heard of Starlink — the company’s connected services suite, which lets you control your car through an app or call roadside assistance to your location. That system, though, has other functionality that you might not know: Storing your car’s location history for the last year, and making that information available through an admin panel that until recently was left wide open for hackers.
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Polestar CEO Sees An Upside To Elon Musk's Political 'Arrogance' And It's His Bottom Line
Elon Musk made his ultra-far-right beliefs well known after endorsing Germany’s right-wing AfD party. Elon Musk is also still the CEO of Tesla, and owning Tesla stock or buying one of his cars is directly supporting him. If you happen to be in the market for an electric vehicle and would prefer not to support a Musk with your purchase, Polestar’s CEO would like to humbly suggest you buy one of his cars, Bloomberg reports.
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Digital Driver's Licenses Are Finally Rolling Out In The UK
Digital driver’s licenses are finally getting into the hands of drivers across the pond. The UK government announced that later this year, British drivers will be able to have a digital version of their driver’s license that they can access via a dedicated app.
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Stellantis Confirms Ram Will Get A Midsize Pickup To Fight The Toyota Tacoma
If you want something less expensive than the Ram 1500, you can probably still find a few Ram 1500 Classics on dealer lots. If you want something from Ram that’s smaller than a full-size pickup truck, though, you’re currently out of luck. Despite being a truck company, Ram doesn’t make a midsize truck. Thankfully, in a few years that’s going to change. Stellantis has confirmed that it plans to build a midsize pickup truck at its shuttered Belvidere, Illinois factory, Automotive News reports.
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615-HP 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V Is The Quickest Cadillac Ever
Cadillac’s lineup of sporty “V” models is flying high right now. Sure, there was some confusion about the whole V-Series vs. V Blackwing naming scheme, but nomenclature aside, the CT4-V Blackwing, CT5-V Blackwing and Escalade-V are all super competent and entertaining cars. Now, Cadillac’s internal Skunk Works–style division turned its eyes to what may be the brand’s best product, the Lyriq electric crossover, giving us the 2026 Lyriq-V.
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Dolly Parton License Plates Will Make You Wish You Lived In Ohio
Dolly Parton is an American hero, and we will hear no slander against her. Her efforts to promote youth literacy through the Imagination Library, in collaboration with Ohio’s First Lady Fran DeWine, have helped thousands of Ohioans on their reading journey. Founded in 2019, the 501(c)(3) program has rolled out across all 88 counties in the state, delivering a year’s worth of books to families at no cost. To help support this mission, the Ohio bureau of motor vehicles is supporting the effort wit
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Chevrolet Recalls Equinox EV For Adaptive Cruise Control That Detects Hazards, But May Not Slow Down
People are often unaware of the functions and limitations of the advanced driver assistance technology in modern cars, and that’s not helped by companies using misleading names for the already confusing tech. Chevrolet is now being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) because nearly 2,890 Equinox EVs are equipped with adaptive cruise control software that may not engage the brakes even when it detects an imminent hazard. Inattentive drivers may fail to ident
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Car Crash Turns Deadly After Homeowner Opens Fire On Driver And Fire Chief
One man is dead and two more were injured after a fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer Sunday evening. Coweta County Fire Rescue battalion chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was driving near Stroud, Alabama when he saw a motorist who needed help. The two men then tried to go to a nearby property for help when the homeowner started shooting at them. Cauthen was killed in the ensuing gunfight the New York Times reports.
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BYD Is Absolutely Dominating The Chinese Market And Western Brands Can't Keep Up
Chinese mega-brand BYD shifted 4,272,145 automobile units in the 2024 calendar year. That accounted for a massive 41.3 percent increase from the 2023 calendar year, and shows that Build Your Dreams is actually (finally) building some pretty big dreams. That massive domestic and international growth is coming at the expense of traditional Western automakers like the Volkswagen Group. VW’s sales in China, which at one point accounted for half of the brand’s global profits, have halved since 2019 a
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Scout Tells Angry VW Dealers To Go Kick Rocks
Volkswagen announced plans to bring back the Scout name back in 2022, and late last year, we saw the first vehicles Scout plans to sell — the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. We were big fans, the general public were big fans and VW dealers were mad because Scout plans to use a direct-to-consumer sales model, cutting them out of the deal completely. We initially thought Scout might cave to dealer pressure, but the electric startup has responded to the latest attempt to block DTC sales by tel
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Tesla's Brand Value Nosedives As Musk's Politics And Aging Lineup Hit Reputation
After years at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution, raising its reputation among consumers and boosting its profits in the process, Tesla is now on a downward spiral. The company saw its deliveries drop for the first time in a decade last year, profits are down and its brand value has now taken a $15 billion hit as a result of its aging lineup and Elon Musk’s move to the right.
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I Promise Used Cars Aren't More Expensive In 2025 Because Of Cash For Clunkers
The Car Allowance Rebate System, known colloquially as Cash For Clunkers, was largely intended to stimulate the economy in a post-recession America, though the Obama administration billed it as a way to reduce automobile emissions and increase traffic safety by pushing consumers to trade their old gas-guzzlers for new cars. The CARS program offered $4,500 to Americans who would trade in their cars with a combined fuel economy number under 18 for a new car with a higher number than 28. The rebate
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This 101-Year-Old Shouldn't Have To Be On The Roads
Heartwarming! This 101-year-old man still drives everywhere in his Chevy Silverado, because it’s his only way to access such luxuries as “groceries.” He’s clearly a fan of driving, but it’s also clear that his pickup is the only way he’s getting to H-E-B for food. Ed Davis of Texas isn’t a cute little tale — he’s a policy failure.
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Land Rover Defender Won't Go EV Until The Next Generation Because Packaging Is 'Really, Really Hard'
While the electric luxury SUV market continues to grow with models from all sorts of different automakers, it seems an electric Land Rover Defender isn’t coming anytime soon. Land Rover’s chief commercial officer Lennard Hoornik told Autocar magazine that it’s simply too difficult to just stuff batteries into the current Defender’s platform, so we’ll have to wait for the next-gen version (or maybe a separate Defender-badged model altogether) before the company’s iconic off-roader goes electric.
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CEO Jim Farley Is Turning Ford Into The 'Porsche Of Off-Road' Vehicles
From the Bronco to the Maverick, Ford has had some of the hottest products on the market the last few years. CEO Jim Farley seems to want to keep that ball rolling after making some interesting comments at the Detroit Auto Show, where he said he wants Ford to be “the Porsche of off-road” vehicles.
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The 500-Mile Version Of Ram's Electric 1500 REV Is Dead
Last month Stellantis announced that Ram would be pushing back the launch of the fully electric Ram 1500 REV in favor of releasing the range-extender Ramcharger first, citing changing market conditions (and a likely anticipation of Trump’s day-one EV rollbacks). Now, sources familiar with Ram’s plans told Mopar Insiders that the planned long-range version of the Ram REV is canceled altogether.
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You're Nutty If You Don't Apply To Drive The Planters Peanuts Nutmobile
The spectrum of potential careers for car nuts is relatively small, but a rare and desirable driving-based career opportunity just cracked open. Planters is hiring a new class of brand ambassadors called Peanutters, who will also travel the country as drivers of the legendary Nutmobile. The much sought-after position of Peanutter is a year-long contract beginning in June, and includes tasks like representing Planters in parades, at grand openings, and other community events nationwide.
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Don't Leave Refrigerated Groceries In Your Car On Sub-Freezing Nights
We’ve all had the thought: You’re tired after all that grocery shopping, you don’t want to lug everything you bought up all those steps to your fridge in the cold. Can’t you just leave them in the car overnight, deal with them tomorrow? Well, according to WTVG out of Ohio, doing so may ruin your refrigerated foods, but frozen goods should be perfectly fine.
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Honda Is Making Sure Its Electric Performance Cars Will Still Bring You Joy
Like most automakers, Honda is looking for ways to electrify its lineup while still keeping the unique driving characteristics the Japanese company is known for. This is no simple task, especially for performance vehicles like the Honda Civic Type R — cars that need to feel a certain way and be fun, above all else.
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Stellantis Somehow Thinks It Can Go After Bentley And Rolls-Royce With DS
Every day it seems Stellantis loses a little bit more of its grip on reality. Now, the struggling automaker says it wants its French luxury unit, DS, to rival the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Right now, it’s more of a BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz fighter, but these French loons have higher aspirations for the brand.
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Two Jerks With Firetruck Arrested While Impersonating Firefighters During LA Wildfires
A couple of dumbass jerk losers from Oregon were arrested in California after positing as firefighters dealing with the Pacific Palisades blaze. A Los Angeles Police Department unit was patrolling an evacuation zone over the weekend when they saw a firetruck that “did not appear to be legitimate,” according to the sheriff’s department.
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Acura Reusing The RSX Name For An Electric Crossover Is Fine, Actually
Acura’s recent announcement that the RSX moniker would be returning on a new EV crossover unsurprisingly pissed off a few people who made their feelings known online. Slapping the name of a once-beloved sport compact onto an electric SUV was somehow blasphemy. I’m here to tell anyone that’s mad about it to get over it. It’s really not that big of a deal.
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The Most Satisfying Pickup Trucks To Own, According To Consumer Reports
These days, pickup trucks are no longer basic work vehicles that may or may not have power windows or air conditioning. Now, they offer almost any feature you’ll find on a crossover in addition to being able to tow, haul and off-road. The upside is that trucks are more comfortable and daily drivable than they’ve ever been. The downside is that they’re also expensive as hell now, too. Also, they’re uniquely dangerous to pedestrians, but that’s another topic for a different time.
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Woman Sues Unconscious Lyft Driver For Negligence After She Jumped Out Of His Moving Car
A woman in Southern California is suing a Lyft driver for negligence after she jumped out the window of the moving ride-share vehicle last year after the driver became unresponsive and began driving erratically.
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Detroit Judge Allows Parking Lots With $1,000 Parking Spaces To Reopen Ahead Of Lions Playoff Game
The Detroit Lions are finally good again. 2022 saw their first winning season since 2017, and this year, they’re back in the NFC Championship playing the Washington Commanders for their shot at the Super Bowl. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of enthusiasm for this game and a lot of folks looking to make money from it, including three Park Rite lots in Detroit charging as much as $1,000 for a parking space. That prompted the city to step in and shut them down, but a judge has since called them
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New EV Registrations Surge As Customers Try To Cash In On Incentives Trump Wants To Kill
Shoppers are looking to cash in on automaker discounts and electric vehicle tax credits ahead of Donald Trump taking office on January 20. The incoming President is expected to either cut the incentives or completely repeal them. The result of that is the end of 2024 seeing a marked uptick in new EV registrations in the U.S.
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Polestar Continues Growing Its Lineup With New Small 7 SUV
Polestar used the start of the new year as an opportunity to release a roadmap for its future, and all the typical buzzwords were included. EBITDA. Positive free cash flow. Securing new equity and debt funding. Strong product momentum. The future is bright, and Polestar will soon sell more cars. It wasn’t a very interesting press release unless you’re a real business nerd, but it did contain a product announcement — a new compact crossover called the Polestar 7 is coming.
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More People Owe At Least $10,000 On Their Auto Loans Than Ever Before
Among the news of all the shiny new models coming for 2025 and beyond is a dark reality looming over the auto industry: Millions of people are upside down on their auto loans, and the amounts owed are at their highest level ever.
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Jeep Says It May Have Been Too Ambitious With Wagoneer Pricing
Jeep has more than a few problems it needs to fix, but chief among them is probably pricing. The brand’s upmarket push with models like the Wagoneer has turned off many would-be buyers because they simply cost too damn much. Jeep may have jumped the gun a bit, and surprisingly one of the brand’s executives admitted as much in a recent interview.
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Chargepoint Introduces 'Cut-Resistant' Chargers With Built-In Alarms To Deter Vandalism And Theft
The charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the U.S. has been criticized for years, and though much of the criticism surrounds malfunctioning chargers, vandalism is another issue. According to the Electric Vehicle Charging Association, vandalism affected about 20 percent of charging stations in the country in 2023. To combat this, ChargePoint just introduced two new deterrent measures: The industry’s first cut-resistant charging cable, and a built-in charger alarm system. As more and mo
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'We Lost Some Customers' Mercedes Concedes Some Buyers Were Turned Away By Four-Cylinder C63
Word to the wise: don’t mess with people’s engine displacement. It’s a message Mercedes-Benz clearly didn’t listen to, and now it’s costing the German automaker in sales. Back in 2022, the company ditched its much-loved 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in the AMG C63 in favor of a new plug-in hybrid four-cylinder powerplant. Sure, the new motor is much more powerful and technologically advanced than the old car, but it’s missing a certain joie de vivre that can only be found in a car with eight cylinders
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Timothée Chalamet Fined $79 After Riding Lime Bike To Movie Premiere
The most recent stop of the promotional tour for “A Complete Unknown” featured a unique twist. Timothée Chalamet, star of the Bob Dylan biopic, arrived at the London premiere on Tuesday riding on a Lime rental bike. Despite the torrent of free publicity, he later revealed that the e-bike provider levied a $79 fine for improperly parking the bicycle after he reached BFI Southbank.
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Honda Doesn't Want Renault In Its Deal With Nissan
Honda proposed a merger with Nissan at the end of last year that was accepted soon after, and as with any proposed merger of two industry giants, there is bound to be some collateral damage. Honda has expressed interest in merging with Nissan and Mitsubishi, but Honda reportedly has no interest Renault, the French automaker that currently owns 35.7 percent of Nissan. According to Bloomberg, Honda doesn’t want to risk letting an unknown third party upend the merger by purchasing Renault’s stake i
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Lexus Rings In The End Of RC Production With A Near $100,000 Final Edition
The Lexus RC has been on sale for over a decade with nearly 100,000 of the luxury coupes sold. Now, it’s time to say goodbye as the Japanese automaker prepares to let it drive off to the great dealership in the sky. To celebrate a job well done, Lexus has come up with a special edition of the RC F and some small updates to the regular RC.
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A New Gas-Powered Porsche Macan Could Be In The Works
After suffering a seven-percent sales decline, Porsche is now reportedly considering a move to extend internal combustion production for much longer than initially intended. This extension would require launching new ICE-powered models, potentially including a new Macan. The rethink is seemingly based on trends in China, the world’s largest car market.
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Tesla Already Discounting Cybertrucks In Desperate Attempt To Boost Sales
During the design phase for the Cybertruck, Elon Musk put together his perfect car: A massive truck to assuage his crippled ego, bulletproof doors to keep out his imagined attackers, a huge battery for self-sufficiency in an unrealistic apocalypse, and an impractical and inherently compromised design because he can’t think about anything beyond what looks cool to what’s left of his out-of-touch, cyberpunk-obsessed, ketamine-riddled brain.
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Here's How Well Manual Transmissions Sold In 2024 [Update]
The manual transmission isn’t dead after all. The last few years have actually seen an increase in the take rate of manuals across multiple brands. Even with just a handful of models on sale that still offer the ability to row your own gears, there’s still a number of buyers out there who are keeping the manual alive.
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1977 Volkswagen Bus Becomes Beacon Of Hope After Surviving Palisades Fire
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have caused and continue to cause truly horrifying levels of devastation to nearly 40,000 acres of land, leveling homes, apartment buildings, assisted living facilities, cars, and virtually everything else in their path. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, with estimated repair costs amounting to over 100 billion dollars. Firefighters from all over North America have been working tirelessly for over a week now and the largest fire, the Pacific Palis
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A Stock Volkswagen ID 7 Drove Nearly 600 Miles On A Single Charge
More and more automakers are assuaging concerns of EV range anxiety by conducting real-world range tests, and the latest brand to smash its own range figure is Volkswagen. An electric ID 7 sedan was recorded driving nearly 600 miles on a single charge at a Porsche test facility in Europe, going almost 150 miles longer than its official range estimate.
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Trump's Proposed Tariff Against Canada Would Implode The U.S. Auto Industry
Alongside threatening to annex the Panama Canal and buy Greenland, Donald Trump is defending his proposed 25-percent tariff against Canada. The soon-to-be-again president stated last week that we didn’t need cars produced north of the border. However, effectively cutting off Canada’s automotive industry would hurt American manufacturers, workers and drivers.
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2026 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Offers Up 194 Horsepower, More Tech
Subaru was ahead of the curve when it came to selling car-based all-wheel-drive crossover vehicles. Its lifted off-road capable wagons were seen as quirky novelties back in the 1980s, but once the crossover craze struck the car-buying public Subaru was ready with decades more experience than most other car makers. Its subcompact Crosstrek crossover was redesigned for 2024, but there has been no mention of a hybrid, until now. Subaru is ditching the second-gen car’s plug-in hybrid powertrain for
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New Mid-Size Ram Pickup May Be Coming If CEO Gets His Way
Trucks are big business in the U.S., and we’re not just talking full-size pickups such as the F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado. Midsize trucks have also been popular enough that Chevrolet brought back the Colorado and Ford revived the Ranger. For some reason, though, Ram still has yet to give us a new midsize pickup truck of its own. Ask Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, though, and he’ll tell you that needs to change.
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That Pink Fire Retardant Being Used On The LA Fires Won't Really Hurt Your Car's Paint
Firefighters in the Los Angeles area are slowly containing the Palisades fire, and local residents have started returning to some affected areas to sift through the rubble. Folks are finding their cars covered in this weird pink sludge, and they’re beginning to wonder: Is this bad?
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AI Could Pump Out More Air Pollution Than All Of California's Cars In Five Years
Despite concerns over energy-intensive production and fossil fuel powering the electrical grid, electric vehicles don’t hold a candle to generative artificial intelligence in terms of environmental damage. A recent CalTech and UC Riverside study estimates AI will produce more air pollution than all of California’s cars by 2030. That might sound like the far-off future, but it’s only five years away.
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Gorgeous Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Lets You Feel The Wind In Your Hair Plugs
We’re big fans of the updated Aston Martin Vantage around here. It may have an AMG-sourced V8 instead of one developed in-house, but who cares? It’s absolutely gorgeous. The part where it makes 656 horsepower and can top 200 mph isn’t bad, either. For an entry-level car, the Vantage sure doesn’t feel very entry-level. And now it’s gotten even better with the introduction of a convertible version — the 2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster.
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Abandoned EV Batteries Could Make The LA Fire Cleanup A Nightmare
Los Angeles has been rocked by some of the worst forest fires in the city’s history over the past week, with an estimated 40,000 acres burned across five fires. As the city prepares to start its cleanup effort, experts are now warning of the increased risk that abandoned electric vehicles could pose to the region’s recovery.
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California Man Risks His Life To Save Classic Lowriders From Fires
Amid the devastation caused by wildfires across Greater Los Angeles, a fabricator in Pasadena stayed behind to save his beloved lowriders with the help of friends and neighbors. Despite the Eaton fire destroying over 14,000 acres as of January 15, every classic car escaped the flames. The only sign of damage was one charred bumper.
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Biden Administration Bans Chinese Cars, Hardware, Software
American automakers have long feared Chinese competition, worrying that cheaper cars built just as well would knock the floor out of a profitable industry. Now, regulators have found a way to protect American brands by outright banning Chinese cars — or automotive hardware or software — used for communications or autonomous driving.
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The Acura RSX Is Back, Baby (As An Electric Crossover)
Acura recently brought back the Integra name, and the result is a Type S that’s an absolute riot to drive. It isn’t as track-focused as the Honda Civic Type R that it’s based on, but who cares? Most people don’t take their car to the track anyway. Now, Acura has announced that it’s bringing back another name — RSX. Obviously, that’s going to be an Acura version of the upcoming Honda Prelude, right? Nope, it’s going to be an electric crossover.
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No, California Didn't Turn Away Firetrucks From Oregon Because Of Emission Regulations
Wildfires have devastated the Los Angeles area. Many have taken to helping the victims of the fire both in person and online by doing things most reasonable people would do, like donating or offering words of support. However, the same can’t be said for everyone. Since this awful situation is happening specifically in California, the keyboard warriors are out in full effect, spreading false information and conspiracies. One of the most prevalent involves California turning away firetrucks from O
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Man Fired From Lexus Dealer For Wife's Porn Can Sue, Judge Rules
A former Lexus dealership employee is celebrating a legal win after he was fired over his wife’s online porn videos. A federal judge ruled that he can take legal action against the dealership for firing him.
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Chrysler Just Shelved Its Electric SUV Project, So What The Heck Is It Going To Sell?
The Chrysler brand is in dire straits right now as its product lineup has dwindled to a single product, the venerable, but long-in-the-tooth, Pacifica van. The legendary Mopar brand was optimistic about its future in recent years, announcing a move to all-electric luxury vehicles by 2028. Now, with that deadline just three years away, the company is reportedly shelving its development of production-intent vehicles. According to Mopar Insiders a Chrysler employee sent an email to suppliers of th
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Refreshed Tesla Model Y Looks Even Wonkier In Real Life
Tesla’s sales may have been down last year, but there’s no denying the Model Y is still an incredibly popular vehicle. In fact, it was one of the best-selling cars in the country. On the other hand, it’s old, and at least in China, Tesla decided it needed a refresh, so it threw the Cybertruck headlights and a new rear light bar on the front of the Model Y and called it a day. In the first official photos that Tesla released, it looks fine, but based on some of the photos coming out since the ref
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Brand New Dodge Charger Daytona EVs Are Already Getting Massive Discounts
The all-new Dodge Charger Daytona EV is finally arriving at dealerships across the country, and some Dodge dealers are already hitting it with some pretty hefty discounts.
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Riding On Track In A BYD Seal Confirmed That Chinese Cars Are Ready For Prime Time
During last weekend’s Formula E action at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, I was given an opportunity to ride along in the passenger’s seat of a brand-new BYD Seal 3.8S performance model. The whole experience lasted maybe ten minutes from getting in the car to stepping out, and the speed of the lap was definitely geared more toward impressing well-to-do normies in the luxury suites, but it was certainly eye-opening for me. It wasn’t all that long ago that BYD was a joke in the industry, but it’
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New Jersey Upset Over Missing Slice Of NYC's $15 Billion Congestion Pricing Pie After Failing To Stop Tolls
It’s been a week since the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City. The entire state of New Jersey fought tooth and nail against the daily $9 fee to drive into Manhattan’s tolled area, and now Jersey City’s mayor, Steven Fulop, is proposing “reverse congestion pricing,” charging New York drivers for entering the Garden State. The idea is just kicking and screaming that Jersey isn’t getting a fair share of the pie.
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Tesla Is Now Bigger Than Audi, And It's Not Especially Close
Tesla may have had a weaker 2024 than it had hoped for, but it was still enough to surpass its luxury rival, Audi, in global sales. The German automaker sold 1.67 million vehicles last year, and that represents a 12 percent decrease from 2023. At the same time, Tesla was able to deliver 1.79 million vehicles.
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Mazda MX-5 12R Is The Most Powerful And Trackable Factory Miata Ever
The Mazda MX-5 Miata has offered arguably the purest driving experience of any car on sale since it first hit showrooms in 1990, but it has also faced criticism for its relatively modest power output. Mazda just unveiled the most powerful factory Miata ever at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a limited-edition racing-inspired trim called the MX-5 12R. Despite being the most powerful factory-produced version of the little roadster ever, it still only cranks out 197 horsepower. It’s meant to balance daily dr
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N DK Edition Is EV Drifting Heaven
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is already one of the best performance cars on the market under $100,000, yet somehow the Korean automaker made it even cooler. Hyundai and The Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya have teamed up to cook up a special edition Ioniq 5 N DK Edition that may be the sickest Ioniq 5 N yet.
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Nearly 240,000 Teslas Recalled For Short Circuiting Rear-View Cameras
There are few things Tesla is better at than building cars that are later recalled. The latest recall impacts over 239,000 Model S, Model Y, Model X and Model 3 vehicles because their rear-view cameras aren’t functioning properly.
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New Subaru WRX STI S210 Is Real But Limited To 500 Units Worldwide
Last year, we got the chance to drive the Subaru WRX tS, and with an upgraded suspension and brakes, it proved to be pretty darn fun to drive, as well as track-capable. At the time, we said it was as close to a new STI as we were going to get, but as it turns out, we were wrong because Subaru just announced the WRX STI S210. Don’t get too excited, though. It’s not exactly the new STI that you were hoping for, either.
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Tesla Model Y Gets A Cybertruck Headlight, But Only In Asia So Far
We got our first look at the Tesla Model Y’s refresh without camouflage Thursday, narrowly keeping CEO Elon Musk’s promise not to update the car in 2024. Now, the updated car has been fully revealed, and it sure does look like Tesla slapped a Cybertruck headlight and rear light bar on an existing Model Y.
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The 2025 Corvette ZR1 Will Cost You At Least $175,000, And It's Still A Performance Bargain
We now know how much Chevy’s long-awaited Corvette ZR1 supercar will cost the folks who are brave enough to strap themselves into the 1,000+ horsepower beast: $174,995 including destination. I know that sounds like a lot, but like all Corvettes, it’s still a bit of a performance bargain.
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Our First Look At The Refreshed Tesla Model Y Without Camouflage
The Tesla Model Y has been on sale since 2020, which means it is high time for a replacement. With the refreshed Model 3 showing up in 2024, we knew a facelifted Model Y wouldn’t be too far down the pipeline. Now, we’re finally getting a look at what the updated Model Y will look like, thanks to some uncamouflaged spy shots posted to Instagram. You can be the judge as to whether these design cues work or not.
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Mitsubishi Mirage Saw A Massive Sales Increase In 2024
The days of walking onto a dealership lot and finding a brand new car under $20,000 are nearly over. Despite the market seemingly drying up for these affordable cars anymore, Mitsubishi’s Mirage shows there’s still demand. Mirage sales were up over 100 percent right as the model got the axe.
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Trump Emissions Rollback Could Devastate Tesla
The start of Donald Trump’s second presidential term is less than two weeks away. However, the chaos is already underway, with ridiculous cabinet picks and threats to take Greenland. Trump’s most self-destructive policy idea would be to scrap the vehicle emissions laws already in place. Tesla is financially reliant on fleet pooling agreements that would vanish if an emissions rollback happened, but Elon Musk was arguably the campaign’s largest donor and most vocal supporter.
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Just 18 Vehicles Qualify For The $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit Right Now
It’s a new year, and that means there’s a new list of EVs and plug-in hybrids that are eligible for the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Because of more stringent requirements, quite a few cars that were on last year’s list are no longer eligible. However, we’ve got plenty of newcomers, and it’s actually slated to grow throughout 2025 as more vehicles go on sale.
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Chrysler Insists It's Still A Car Company And Is Totally Developing New Cars You Just Can't See Yet
Currently, the only vehicle Chrysler sells is the Pacifica. It’s a pretty good minivan if you ignore the reliability issues, especially since you can get it as a plug-in hybrid, but that’s it. The 300 is dead, and the Voyager doesn’t count. No one knows what Chrysler is supposed to be anymore, and it felt like the brand was circling the drain even before rumors emerged that Stellantis might try to sell some of its brands. Don’t believe your eyes, though. Chrysler is totally coming back with new
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Tesla To Rake In $1 Billion From Rivals Through EU Fleet Pooling
With the European Union imposing more stringent emissions rules this year, the world’s automakers still rely on one neat trick to meet those standards: simply buying their way to compliance. Tesla is expected to collect $1 billion through fleet pooling agreements with at least five rival manufacturers.
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Bulldozers Brought In To Move Abandoned Cars Blocking Emergency Vehicles In Pacific Palisades
High winds with gusts up to 100 mph hit the greater Los Angeles area yesterday, starting brush fires that have since burned more than an estimated 1,000 buildings and taken two lives so far, the Los Angeles Times reports. It’s difficult to describe the scale of the devastation, but to help put it into perspective, so many people have abandoned their cars in Pacific Palisades, they’re using bulldozers to push them out of the way and make room for emergency crews, KTLA reports.
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Police Academy Actor Moves Ditched Cars As Wildfires Rip Through Southern California
Flames don’t distinguish between modest suburban developments and lavish mansions. At least three wildfires were raging across Greater Los Angeles as of Wednesday morning and firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes due to winds reaching 60 miles per hour. Steve Guttenberg, star of the Police Academy movies, lent a hand to clear abandoned cars blocking fire trucks from even reaching the wildfires.
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VW Admits Most Scout Buyers Want Gas Trucks
Volkswagen revived the iconic Scout truck brand last year with much fanfare. The slick new SUV and pickup truck models combine retro styling with electric power, but VW said it would throw in an optional hybrid model that comes with a gas-powered range extender to appeal to some buyers. Now, the automaker has admitted that the majority of the reservations placed for the new trucks are for the model fitted with the gas motor.
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Y'all Drive Safe Out There Now, You Hear?
We don’t get a whole lot of snow here in Georgia, but apparently, there’s a chance we’ll get some on Friday. I guarantee it’ll miss my house and just rain instead, but it’ll probably snow somewhere in the state. In fact, a new winter storm is predicted to drop snow all across the South and parts of the Midwest, CNN reports. And while it’s unclear what the extent of the damage will be, it seems safe to assume power will be lost, flights will be delayed and cars are going to crash. So please be sa
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BMW's New Infotainment System Is A Boomer's Nightmare
BMW has apparently seen your complaints about an influx of screens and tech in cars and decided that you can go to hell. The automaker’s latest iDrive system – debuting 24 years after the original – is information-maxxing and heads-up display-pilled. Still, its main screen hasn’t grown too much and there’s no gauge cluster. Instead, you get a massive “Panoramic Vision” screen that runs pretty much the length of the windscreen and an even more detailed heads-up display. BMW says it’ll be standard
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Porsche's New 911 Carrera S Gets 30 HP Bump To Take Over The Spot Vacated By The GTS Going Hybrid
Porsche has a million different variants of its iconic 911, so you’ll be forgiven for not immediately knowing where each of them sits in the lineup. The 911 Carrera S is basically one step above the base model, bringing more standard power and luxury, but not quite as much of either as a GTS, and about half as much of both versus a Turbo. With the GTS recently moving to a hybrid powertrain making 532 horsepower, there’s room to give the S a little bit more. The new S is basically a re-do of the
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Insecure Police License Plate Scanners Stream Your Movements Directly Onto The Internet
More than 100 cameras used by police forces across America may be streaming everything they capture online after insecurities were uncovered by privacy researchers this week. Motorola license plate scanners deployed in the U.S. have been found to be sharing vehicle details like make, color and registration online for all to see.
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Airplane Cloud Seeding Probably Isn't Controlling The Weather As Well As State Governments Hope
The American West is in a horrifying drought and the deleterious effect of the resulting wildfires has been felt by many in recent years. Naturally, state governments have spent millions on cloud seeding in the hopes that the practice would promote rainfall and help quell these deadly eventualities. Unfortunately, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report, we’re really bad at controlling the weather, and it has probably been a huge waste of money, reports Gizmodo.
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Toyota Knows The bZ4X Isn't Good
To put it bluntly, the Toyota bZ4X is not good. We know it. Dealers seem to know it, given the wild lease deals that you can get on one and, surprisingly, Toyota seems to know it as recent comments from one of the company’s executives show.
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Tow Truck Companies Sell Your Car In 15 Days If You're Poor Enough In Connecticut
While we all probably have a story of an egregious parking job that fully justified calling a tow truck, most cars aren’t towed because some rando blocked a pregnant woman’s driveway right before she tried to leave for the hospital. It can happen for much more minor reasons such as simply misreading a sign. If you don’t have a lot of extra money lying around, that can be a problem, but it can be an even bigger problem if you live in Connecticut and own too cheap of a car because they can sell i
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Bankrupt Car Dealer Must Pay $43 Million For Scamming Customers
A federal judge in Georgia is ordering a bankrupt auto financing company to pay out $42.6 million in damages, restitution and penalties for violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act. It apparently carried out wrongful repossessions, over billing and other awful practices and scams. Sometimes car dealers cannot help but be bastards. At least, once in a while, they pay for the shit they pull.
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Tesla Full Self Driving Computer Failures Are Bricking Cars And Disabling Features
The computer that enables Tesla to claim that its vehicles have “full-self driving” capability is having some pretty serious issues right now. The computers are failing, and it’s nearly bricking some owner’s Tesla’s.
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Watch Snowplow Drivers Safely End Police Chase By Blocking Highway
The safest police chases are the ones that never happen. It’s far too common for pursuits to injure or kill innocent bystanders. Three snowplow drivers in Colorado decided to intervene on their own and end a police chase last week. The rolling wall of metal immediately defused the situation without anyone harmed and no vehicle was severely damaged.
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Your Car Is Spying On You
After a Tesla Cybertruck full of homemade explosives detonated in Las Vegas last week, Tesla collected all of the data it had on the driver. Privacy experts, while impressed with Tesla’s deep dive, warned of what this means for the average buyer and their privacy.
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Lexus GX Owners Report Plastic Trim Melting Like Chocolate In The Sun
We like the new Lexus GX around these parts, like, a lot. It is an all-around great truck with tons of luxury and off-roady engineering. It seems, however, that some of the engineering was perhaps half-assed. Some Lexus GX owners are reporting that their brand new luxury SUVs are melting in the sun like ice cream on a summer day. Sometimes end consumers figure out issues that engineers can’t simply because they use their vehicles in a million unpredictable ways.
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Man Nearly Misses Flight After Waymo Taxi Wouldn't Stop Circling A Parking Lot
Now that GM’s Cruise is gone, it seems that Alphabet’s Waymo is starting to have more and more issues of its own. The latest issue with its driverless cars affected a man in Los Angeles who almost missed his flight because his Waymo wouldn’t stop circling a parking lot.
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Congrats, Stellantis! Not Even Your Dealers Trust You
Stellantis is not having a good time right now. The Transatlantic automaker just posed a 15 percent overall U.S. sales drop in 2024 in comparison to 2023, and now it seems its dealers don’t even trust the direction it is heading in. A new dealership sentiment survey from Kerrigan Advisors, a dealership consulting firm, says that 72 percent of dealers said they had no trust in Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, owned by Stellantis. It unseated Ford for the top spot.
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Buy This Cadillac Limo Built For Bill Clinton And Become The First To Own A Presidential Ride
Once upon a time, the President of the United States didn’t roll down Pennsylvania Avenue in an armored personnel carrier disguised as a state limousine. They rode in regular, plain Jane, heavily armored limos, and now you can too. The last presidential limo built on a car chassis is going up for auction this Saturday at Mecum’s Kissimmee 2025 action. The 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham served Bill Clinton before being replaced by the first iteration of the Beast in 2001 for George W. Bush.
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Las Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Claimed NJ Drones Are Ultra-Advanced Chinese Military Tech With 'Gravitic Propulsion Systems'
Drone activity over the state of New Jersey sure gave us a December to remember even if the official explanation is pretty disappointing. According to officials, they’re just regular drones that people aren’t used to seeing at night mixed with regular aircraft such as private planes and helicopters. Matthew Livelsberger, the man who shot himself before blowing up a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a hotel in Las Vegas, disagreed with that narrative, sending an email to a retired Army intelligence of
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Tech Founder's Tesla Full Self-Drove Onto Train Tracks: 'I Could Get Killed Because Of This'
Tech founder Jesse Lyu said he was “literally shaking” when his Tesla, with Full Self-Driving (which does not drive itself) engaged, drove itself onto train tracks in Santa Monica last week. While Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to push FSD as being a better and safer driver than humans, incidents like this one continue to pile up. Lyu, in the end was thankfully not hurt, but he was forced to turn off FSD and run a red light to avoid being hit by the light rail.
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Man Attempts To Hijack Self-Driving Taxi, Gets Ride From The LAPD Instead
Anyone who has ever asked a stranger in a coffee shop to watch their laptop knows unattended tech makes an enticing target for thieves. Waymo got yet another reminder of this fact this week after a man in downtown LA attempted to take over one of its driverless cars.
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Single Worker Forgot To Bolt Down Seats On Nearly 23,000 KIA EV9 SUVs
Pobody’s nerfect, a my mom’s coffee cup like to remind me every morning as a kid. We’ve all made mistakes at work. However, not many of us have made errors that could kill someone under certain circumstances. Kia issued a recall for 22,883 Kia EV9 SUVs from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to missing seat mounting bolts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall report states that “a plant assembly worker” caused the error, a massive blunder for a single person at the Korean a
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Dealerships Are Giving Discounts Again, And It's Boosting Sales
In 2024, car buyers got a very slight respite from the record-high car prices we’ve seen for almost half a decade now, and it seems like that trend will continue through 2025 thanks to dealers offering more and more cash on the hood of new cars. Stock at dealerships has pretty much recovered to pre-pandemic levels, and that’s forcing sellers to more aggressively price their unsold vehicles.
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Tesla's Cybertruck Just Became Eligible For $7,500 Federal Incentive, Still $32,590 More Expensive Than Originally Promised
As everyone was watching the ball drop and celebrating under a fireworks-filled sky when the clock ticked over into 2025, the IRS was unveiling its newly revamped list of vehicles eligible for the $7,500 federal EV tax incentive. Surprise of all surprises, the controversial Tesla Cybertruck made the cut this year.
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New Nissan Xterra May Be On The Way After Trademark Filing [Update]
Nissan enthusiasts – if there are any left – it may be time to rejoice. A new application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office back in December shows the company may see a future for the Xterra stateside. It would be a triumphant return after the off-roading SUV was discontinued back in 2015.
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California Road Users Face Several New Laws In 2025, Many Aimed At Street Takeovers
Well folks, we’ve officially made a quarter of the way into the 21st century, and the California government is celebrating by instituting an array of new laws aimed at road users. Governor Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills into law during the regular legislative session, plenty of which don’t apply to cars, driving, or road users, but there are some that do, and you’ll probably want to know about them.
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Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Suddenly A 'Chad' To Gaetz Now That We Know He Was A Trump Supporter
Traditionally, blowing up a truck outside a hotel has been considered bad. You know, because hurting other people is bad? Well, apparently, if you’re a former representative who nearly became the new attorney general, that’s not always the case. On Twitter, Matt Gaetz, the disgraced former Florida representative, posted, “The Vegas dude seems like a real CHAD??” and has yet to delete it at the time of writing, more than 18 hours later.
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Two Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into California Warehouse
A light aircraft crashed into a warehouse in California on Thursday, killing two people and injuring a further 19. The aircraft hit the roof of a warehouse building in Orange County at around 2 p.m., sparking an explosion and fire at the scene.
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Tesla Recalled Over 5 Million Cars Last Year, More Than Any Other Automaker In The U.S.
Tesla had quite an eventful 2024. Its radical (bad) Cybertruck had its first full year on sale, which resulted in a seemingly endless supply of hilarious and innovative new ways to break and fail. Its CEO Elon Musk made political waves, and the company unveiled its two-seat driverless taxi, among other things. In 2024 Tesla’s annual sales declined for the first time in over a decade, but one number that didn’t decline was the number of its vehicles affected by recalls. The EV company recalled th
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90 Percent Of New Cars Cars In Norway Are Electric
Norway is leading the entire world when it comes to electric vehicle adoption. Nine out of ten cars sold in the Nordic country in 2024 were powered by electricity. That puts the country well on track to hit its goal of only adding EVs to the road in 2025. That’s a lofty task, but if anyone is equipped to do it, Norway is.
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The Weed Belongs To The Spider Monkey In The Onesie, Officer, I Swear. It's His Rolls-Royce, Too
Generally speaking, you shouldn’t break the law, but if you insist, it’s a good idea to remember the Jalopnik Law: commit only one crime at a time. One California man chose to ignore that advice Monday night and was reportedly speeding in his Rolls-Royce Ghost when officers pulled him over. They then proceeded to discover an adorable surprise — a one-month-old spider monkey wearing a onesie. Oh, and they also found five cell phones and a ton of weed, the LA Times reports.
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Turkish Airlines Isn't Doing Anything About Its Bedbug Problem: Report
Bedbugs, Cimex lectularius, are tiny vampiric asshole insects that come out at night to feed on blood. According to reports from travelers, these bugs are infesting Turkish Airlines planes, and the company doesn’t seem all that bothered by the bugs. Despite photographic evidence that the bugs were on their planes and further evidence they were bitten, affected travelers say Turkish Airlines dismissed their concerns, or denied them altogether, according to reports from The New York Times.
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Tesla Yearly Sales Fall For The First Time Over A Decade
For the first time in over ten years, Tesla’s sales were worse than they were the year before. This comes despite a year-end push from the Austin, Texas-based automaker meant to make up the difference in the fourth quarter. Still, Tesla sold 1.79 million vehicles in 2024, according to a release from the company. That’s slightly below the 1.81 million vehicles Tesla delivered in 2023. It’s also below where analysts thought they’d be.
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Suspects In New Orleans, Las Vegas Truck Attacks Reportedly Served On The Same Army Base [Update]
New Year’s Day was marred by violence when two men used trucks in separate incidents that are now being investigated as terrorist attacks. While the attacks did occur on the same day, their methods were wildly different, and there was little reason to believe they may be connected. Now, it appears both men served on the same Army base, prompting authorities to investigate a possible connection between the two men, Denver7 Investigates reports.
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Cybertruck Full Of Fireworks And Gas Canisters Explodes Outside Vegas Trump Hotel
A Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks and canisters of gas was detonated outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas New Year’s Day. The FBI is now investigating the explosion, which killed one person and injured seven more.
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Nice Price or No Dice (18)

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At $15,000, Is This 2007 Audi S8 Quattro A Perfect Ten?
The ad for today’s Nice Price or No Dice Audi claims it to have a Lamborghini V10, although it has more German engineering than Italian brio. Let’s decide what kind of cash such a combo might be worth.
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At $15,900, Is This 2008 Porsche Cayman A Capable Bargain?
When new, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Porsche Cayman was arguably one of the best-handling cars on the planet. Let’s see how well we all handle this well-used example’s price.
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At $9,800, Will This 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Smoke The Competition?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jeep is photographed appropriately enough against a snowy backdrop, intimating its rough-going nature. Let’s see if a rare diesel under the hood means its asking price is just as natural.
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At $17,988, Will This 2005 Pontiac GTO Get Up And Go?
When most people think “Pontiac GTO,” the first thing that comes to mind is the ’60s car, not today’s Nice Price or No Dice Aussie import reconstitution. Let’s see if this well-equipped coupe is priced to give a second thought.
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At $5,880, Will This 1996 Toyota RAV4 Get A Rave Review?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice RAV4 represents the first generation of a model that would become Toyota’s top-selling car in the U.S. Let’s find out whether this nicely kept old-school “cute-ute” is priced to sell on its own.
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At $19,777, Would You Pick Up This 2008 Dodge Charger R/T Pickup?
Any job worth doing is worth doing well, and today’s Nice Price or No Dice Dodge is a custom pickup that looks very well executed. Let’s see how well-priced it might also be.
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At $7,900, Is This 2002 Ford Focus SVT A Hot Hatch That's A Hot Deal?
It’s safe to say that today’s Nice Price or No Dice Focus brings the goods when it comes to driving fun. Let’s see if this oft-forgotten hot hatch is priced to make good on those performance promises.
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At $27,000, Is This RHD 1994 VW Corrado VR6 A Right-Good Bargain?
Pairing still-handsome styling with VW’s sweet VR6 engine, today’s Nice Price of No Dice Corrado looks quite the package. The downside is that it’s a British model and, hence, that package includes RHD. Let’s see if a decent price makes that annoyance potentially palatable.
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At $16,500, Is This 2008 SsangYong Actyon An Attractive Bargain?
The Blobfish is generally considered one of the ugliest things on the planet—at least by those who have not yet made introductions with today’s Nice Price or No Dice SsangYong. Let’s decide what might be a fair price for this extremely rare and arguably aesthetically challenged private import.
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At $23,951 Canadian, Is This 1989 Thunderbird Super Coupe A Super Bargain?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Super Coupe is probably the last truly interesting Thunderbird model ever made. Let’s see if this extremely well-kept edition from the North is worth bringing home the Canadian bacon.
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At $17,998, Will This 2015 Infiniti Q60S Cruise To Victory?
As they share a basic platform, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Infiniti Q60S is a kissin’ cousin of Nissan’s 370Z. Let’s see if this fancier edition comes with a price tag we might all consider a chef’s kiss.
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At $4,000, Does This 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT Light Your Fire?
According to the seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Fiero GT, the car was obtained as an inheritance, and now they don’t know what to do with it. Let’s see if it’s priced well enough to pass on to someone who does.
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At $18,500, Will This 2010 Cadillac CTS Wagon Let You Fake It Until You Make It?
While today’s Nice Price or No Dice CTS wagon may appear to be the high-performance V, it isn’t burdened by such pesky annoyances as massive power or intoxicating exhaust notes. Let’s see if this poseur is priced to make us overlook its pretentiousness.
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At $9,800, Does This 2013 Smart ForTwo Brabus Measure Up?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Smart represents an audacious move by Daimler-Benz to not only sell a city car in a country full of SUV lovers but to make it upscale as well. Let’s see if this iconic, but sadly never successful, small car comes with a price that will make us finally appreciate it.
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At $21,500, Does This 1999 BMW M Roadster Make The Grade?
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice M Roadster calls it a genuine beauty and laments that “BMW no longer builds automobiles like this.” Let’s see if this bygone beauty has an equally attractive price.
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At $10,500, Is This 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee A Grand Bargain?
Modern-day Jeeps don’t seem to be as sturdily built as their forbears. Fortunately, there are plenty of older Jeeps, like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Grand Cherokee, to remind us of what the brand once meant. Let’s decide what this one’s price means to us.
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At $16,995, Will This 1988 Ford Mustang ASC McLaren Get Snapped Up ASAP?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang is a rare model built in collaboration by Ford, American Specialty Cars (ASC), and the licensing of the British F1 maker McLaren’s name. The result is something weirdly ’80s, but is it also anything anyone would want?
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At $11,500, Is This 1966 Datsun 1600 'Fairlady' A Fair Deal?
While the Miata is the go-to Japanese distillation of the traditional British roadster, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Datsun proves it wasn’t the first. Let’s see if this handsome droptop comes with a price that instills some interest.
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Nostalgia You Can Taste (11)

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Patrick Stewart Narrating 1990s Pontiac Commercials Is A Nostalgic Fever Dream
I love “Star Trek” as much as I love cars. I would consider myself to be a Trekkie; while I’m not of the costume wearing, convention attending sort, I am the type who has seen all the shows and movies multiple times and collect various ship models. So when I come across something that has the two worlds of cars and “Trek” colliding, I freak out a bit. That’s exactly what happened when I came across a series of Pontiac commercials from the 1990s that feature the voice of Patrick Stew
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MotorWeek's 1987 Ford Festiva Review Reminds Us How Imperialism Created Many Small "American" Cars
The American automotive industry is best known for its large vehicles, be they pickup trucks, large SUVs, or big muscle cars. Most American automakers sold small cars in the past, but some folks may not be aware that many small “American” cars were actually designed and/or built by other companies in other countries. American imperialism forced itself upon the shores of Eastern countries like Korea and Japan under the guise of “civilizing” and “helping” them out, and these countries conveniently
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LA's Love Of Cars Led To The Wacky, Eye-Catching Googie Architecture Style For Roadside Businesses
The term Googie architecture — pronounced GOO-gee with hard G’s — is probably foreign to you, but you are almost certainly familiar with buildings that exemplify the style. This distinctive kind of architecture is characterized by cantilevered roofs, swooping curves, dramatic angles, large sheets of plate glass, starburst details, effervescent color palettes, and neon signage. It’s widely considered to have originated in Los Angeles, California in the mid-twentieth century, and it became popular
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You Could Get The First-Gen Lexus GS With A V8 And All-Wheel Drive In Japan
Lexus’ sport sedan lineup is a little light these days — the IS and its IS500 F Sport Performance trim is the brand’s only enthusiast-oriented sedan offering. That wasn’t always the case back when sedans like the Lexus GS existed. The GS lasted four generations here in the U.S., and it even got its own high-performance F variant, but Japan got a rarer and more unique version of the sedan that even had all-wheel drive.
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Remember When Subaru Made A Lifted Legacy Sedan?
Subaru thrust its way into the mainstream in the 21st century thanks to its rugged, reliable, all-wheel-drive vehicles, including crossovers that drive more like normal cars than the truck-based SUVs of yore. As the traditional sedan was beginning to get replaced by the onslaught of these incredibly versatile crossovers in the late 1990s, Subaru applied the lifted all-wheel-drive treatment to its midsize sedan the Legacy to see if buyers would bite.
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The Death Of The Novelty Antenna Topper Is A Sad Consequence Of The Disappearance Of The Radio Antenna
I recently embarked on a noble quest to a Jack in the Box drive-through and got way more than just the fried foods I was using to numb The Horrors. This location had a flyer advertising a free antenna topper with the purchase of a large fry, and it caused a flashback to when I was a kid and every business seemed to peddle its own car antenna toppers. Over the last few decades, almost every new car has silently ditched the old-fashioned radio antennae that once sprouted from every vehicle, and no
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Be The Envy Of Boomers Everywhere With This Pristine Purple Plymouth Prowler And Matching Trailer
There aren’t enough convertibles on sale these days, let alone purple ones with exposed suspension components and a matching trailer. Luckily, this perfect 1997 Plymouth Prowler painted Prowler Purple provides the pinnacle of topless turn-of-the-century retro revival motoring, and with just over 1,000 miles on the odometer it’s as good as new. This example is currently listed for sale on Bring a Trailer, and it’s number 143 of 457 total Prowlers built in the first year of production. It comes co
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MotorWeek's Upcoming Retro Marathon Will Let You Relive The Glory Days Of Auto Shows
We here at Jalopnik have witnessed and lamented the decline of the traditional auto show over recent years. Auto shows were once the place for automakers to unveil their wildest concept cars, announce new versions of best-selling models, entice the public with test drive opportunities, and more. Television’s original automotive magazine MotorWeek covered these events for decades and is compiling its retro auto show coverage in a 48-hour Retro Review marathon that starts Saturday morning. The mar
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MotorWeek Reminds Us Of How Great The North American International Auto Show Used To Be
American auto shows were once grand spectacles of concept and production cars, but they have turned into shows that barely fill the convention centers. I used to make it a habit to attend the LA Auto Show every year for instance. Now, unless I go for work, I don’t even really bother. It’s a sad state of affairs and a recent MotorWeek video highlighting an auto show from the 1990s is a reminder of just how far these mighty shows have fallen.
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Vintage 1976 Citroën CX Review Makes Me Yearn For Wacky French Cars
I came across this brilliant vintage Car And Driver first drive review of a 1976 Citroën CX and felt an instant pang of jealousy. French cars have always had a sort of je ne sais quoi that I adore and that sets them apart from all other cars, but Americans never really bought into it. German cars are precise and over-engineered and Japanese cars tend to be a bit dull but very reliable, but French cars tend to be just plain wacky. For whatever reason, French automakers take big risks with styling
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Brock Yates' 1987 Lamborghini LM002 Review In Car And Driver Predicted The Rise Of The Super SUV
At a car show in Los Angeles I was able to sit in a Lamborghini LM002 for the first time, which was a very memorable experience even putting aside the fact that it was the very LM002 that Beyoncé used to own. I’ve always loved this outrageous SUV, and seeing them in real life never gets old. Later that day I was reading period reviews of the Rambo Lambo, and Brock Yates’ 1987 piece in Car And Driver really stood out. Yates nailed the LM002's purpose, and predicted the rise of the modern super SU
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Trump Gutted FAA Days Before Fatal Air Collision
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night, reportedly killing all 64 people in the plane and the three soldiers in the helicopter. Authorities are still in the process of searching for the bodies of the deceased, but it’s already being called the deadliest commercial plane crash since 2001. So it sure as hell isn’t a great time to hear that Trump eliminated the Aviation Security Advisory Committee and ran off the guy
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Elon Musk Wants Boeing To Rush Trump's New Air Force One
Tesla CEO and Trump’s number one lil’ guy, Elon Musk, wants to know why it’s taking Boeing so long to convert two 747s into the next Air Force One jets. He stopped by operations for his competitor earlier this week to see what’s what.
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Flight Over Denver Squeezed Snowflakes Out Of Clouds
Planes and precipitation typically don’t mix well, leading to frustrating delays and violent turbulence. However, the roles can be reversed every so often. A flight landing in Denver, Colorado last Saturday night provoked light snowfall just by flying through cloud cover on its approach to the runway.
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Here's What Happens When A Plane Is Struck By Lightning
An Airbus A350 was struck by lightning while sitting on the runway in the midst of an intense storm in São Paulo on Friday. Passengers waiting to board the flight stood and watched as the enormous bolt of electricity hit the tail of the British Airways plane before it was ready to depart.
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Why Ski Down A Mountain When You Can Fly Instead?
When most companies want to sell a few extra cans of soda, they hire a celeb and shoot an over the top Superbowl commercial. When Red Bull wants to sell an extra crate or two of energy drinks, it turns to its roster of insanely talented athletes and shoots something crazy. For its latest stunt, the company has filmed ace pilot Dario Costa as he flies down a legendary ski course.
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Wild Weather Pushes Passenger Jets Over The Speed Of Sound
Supersonic air travel has been reserved for military pilots since Concorde went out of service way back in 2003. That’s been changing this week, though, as a fierce storm sweeping the Atlantic Ocean has propelled passenger planes to speeds of over 800 mph and some could still go even faster.
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Could Your Zip Code Be Determining Your Plane Ticket Price? Two Senators Think So
Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines reopened merger talks last October despite the canary-yellow carrier’s financial struggles. A month later, Spirit filed for bankruptcy. Three U.S. Senators publicly questioned on Wednesday whether both low-cost carriers are using customers’ personal information, such as their ZIP codes, to influence pricing directly. The legislators pondered whether customers see different prices for the same seats on the same flight.
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South Korea's Deadly Plane Crash Has Created More Questions Than Answers
The crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 killed 179 people on December 29 when the aircraft slid down the runway at the Muan International Airport and slammed into a concrete embankment. There were only two survivors, the flight attendants seated in the rear galley. The ongoing investigation has raised even more questions about why the crash landing happened, and the tragic events have rattled South Korean society to its core.
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Furnish Your Midlife Crisis With Ejector Seat Chairs And Plane Wing Desks
Getting to grips with growing older can be tough. Some people buy a Corvette to feel young again, some clad themselves in spandex and take cycling far too seriously and others get really, really into coffee. If you’ve discovered that interior design is your passion in later life, then you might be excited to hear about a company that makes home furniture from old plane parts.
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The Return Of Supersonic Flights Might Actually Be Real
Boom Supersonic is expected to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator next week. The private test plane is a one-third-scale presentation of the startup’s planned Overture airliner. American Airlines and United Airlines have already placed orders for the Overture, so a successful test flight next week would be a monumental step toward the return of supersonic commercial flights.
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DJI Will No Longer Stop You From Flying Your Drone Over Airports Or The White House
Less than a month after drone swarms haunted New Jersey’s night skies, DJI removed the geofencing features that finally ended the panic over the Garden State. The Chinese drone producer announced a software update that replaced the guardrails that prevented operators from flying into restricted airspace with an in-app warning that can be easily ignored.
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The Wildest Things TSA Says It Seized In 2024
Usually, when you get held up going through security at the airport, it’s because some dingus wants to fight about whether or not toothpaste counts as a liquid, or the guy in front of you decided to carry $50 in assorted coins in his pockets. Every now and then, though, the Transportation Security Administration actually does catch someone with something they really shouldn’t have, and we’re not talking about the occasional Swiss Army knife. With 2024 finally over, what’s the coolest stuff the T
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United Airlines 737 Max Hits Coyote, Damages Landing Gear During Takeoff
A Boeing 737 Max was forced to make an emergency landing back at Chicago O’Hare Airport on January 13 shortly after takeoff because of damage it sustained on the runway. The issue? It was damaged during takeoff when the United Airlines plane hit a coyote on the runway.
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Here's What 9,000 Pounds Of Aerial Firefighting Liquid Does To A Car
Firefighting aircraft have been key in California’s battle against the wildfires raging in Los Angeles over the past week. An array of aerial firefighters have dropped thousands of gallons of red fire retardant liquid on LA in recent days, but have you ever wondered what all that liquid might do to a car?
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Ryanair Teetotalers Want A 2-Drink Maximum At European Airports
Ryanair is no one’s favorite airline, so it makes sense that its passengers turn to alcohol to make the experience bearable. After a single disruptive passenger cost the airline over $15,000 in flight diversion costs, however, Ryanair is asking the EU for a limit: Two drinks per passenger, max.
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Gambling On Your Delta Flight Is A Terrible Idea Your Degenerate Friends Will Love
Are you ready to place multi-game parleys from your cramped seat during long-haul flights? Delta Air Lines announced a partnership with DraftKings during a keynote address at CES. While pesky federal laws currently prohibit inflight sports betting, regulations can change. It’s how DraftKings became a $19 billion gambling behemoth in less than 15 years.
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Nose Gear On Parked Boeing 737 Collapses Without Explanation
Poor maintenance on an airliner can either delay a flight at best or endanger the lives of everyone onboard at worst. The nose gear on a TUI Boeing 737 suddenly collapsed earlier this week at Brussels Airport after arriving from Spain. Thankfully, the Belgian carrier’s plane was parked at the gate and no passengers were onboard.
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Crucial Firefighting Plane Grounded In LA Because Of Idiot Drone Operator
Idiot civilian drone operators flying flying over the Palisades wildfire crashed their attention-machine into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft meant to fight said deadly fire. The Canadair CL-415 was struck on the nose and wing by a consumer drone Thursday, which left the plane grounded and in need of urgent repairs.
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This Is What Is In The Red Water Dropped By Firefighting Planes
Firefighting aircraft are currently descending on Los Angeles to tackle some of the worst forest fires the city has ever seen. The aerial firefighters are scooping water out the ocean to tackle the blazes and dumping thousands of gallons of red firefighting liquid over the city to try and get the blazes under control. But have you ever wondered what that red firefighting liquid actually is?
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Don't Try To Bring A Shotgun Shell Full Of Meth On An Airplane, And Other Incredible TSA Finds From 2024
The Transportation Security Administration is so important to the safety of American travelers and 2024 was finally the year they were recognized for their hard work, with the straight-to-Netflix Christmas thriller “Carry-On.” The dead-eyed men and women in blue patrolling your local airports are ever vigilant when it comes to anyone trying to, god forbid, bring more than three ounces of liquid onto an airplane. Occasionally they manage to stumble into some pretty impressive finds, because trave
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This Is How 2 People Survived The Fiery South Korean Plane Crash
Investigators are searching for why Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 crashed on Sunday in South Korea. The fiery runway crash killed 179 people onboard. There were only two survivors, flight attendants sitting in jump seats at the back of the plane. Their seat positions during the catastrophic incident likely saved their lives.
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Trespasser Arrested After Sneaking On To 2 Delta Flights In 3 Days
The winter holiday season is a stressful time to be inside an airport for millions of people. One woman at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport decided to make it less stressful by flying without all the trouble of actually buying a ticket.
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Here Are All The Great Places Readers Say They Would Teleport To With Their Cars
There are so many fantastic driving roads out there in the world, and plenty of incredible cars to use in finding joy while driving them. Earlier this week we put forth a dream scenario in which you could teleport to anywhere in the world with your own car for a delightful 24 hour period of driving, and asked your opinions for where you would go, what car you would take, and why. The answers were as varied as the people who regularly read Jalopnik, and we had a lot of fun sifting through our fav
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What Car That's On Sale Now Will Become A Future Classic?
Being able to predict what cars will be classed as classics in years to come is a pretty handy skill to have. It’s a bit like being able to see what horse might win a race, but could leave you with a cool car to drive around as well as a big payout in years to come.
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These Are The Oldest Cars You're Still Driving
From treasured cars to tried-and-true rides, very few people drive around in a brand-new car and trade it in after a handful of years. We asked earlier this week what are the oldest cars our readers are still driving. The collective fleet is an eclectic collection ranging from 1931 to 2007. While maintenance headaches can crop up when owning a car for over a decade, the driving experience can be worth the associated hassles.
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If You Could Teleport Yourself And Your Car Anywhere For A Day, Where Would You Go?
You are sat in the depths of winter doldrums, a mystical state of being where everything seems to be slower and more depressing. As you sit in your leather easy chair watching another awful YouTube video about cars you can’t afford, waiting for the weather to warm, an all-knowing and all-powerful being appears in front of you taking the form of a young William Shatner, despite not possessing corporeal form. In voiceless boom coming from within your own brain, the being screams “I can transpo
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These Are Perfect Features Found On Awful Cars
We all love finding automotive diamonds in the rough. However, sometimes that diamond can be embedded inside a massive lump of coal. Earlier this week we asked what are the standout unique features of cars that aren’t worth aspiring to own. The comments had various answers ranging from basic automated operations to basically the entire Pontiac Aztek. Without further ado, here are the best features found on awful cars:
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These Are The Most Irritating Car YouTuber Tropes
Rather than let their videos and content speak for themselves, there are lots of automotive YouTubers who do annoying things for engagement. Last week, we asked readers to share what they think are the most irritating tropes from the automotive side of YouTube, and the answers ranged from obnoxious thumbnails to sketchy financial situations. Keep scrolling to see some of our favorite responses, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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What's The Oldest Car You're Still Driving?
While car enthusiasts fantasize about a dream classic car they wish was in their garage, most people aren’t driving older vehicles by choice. Drivers are holding on to their cars longer than ever, likely because the average price of a new car is rising far faster than the average American’s wages.
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These Are The Weirdest Unmarked Police Cars You Might Want To Look Out For
Last week we asked the Jalopnik audience to share the weirdest unmarked police cars they’ve ever seen, and honestly there were more off-the-wall models than I expected. I picked answers that were relatively current cars, save for a few seriously unexpected models from years past. My answer was the Subaru Ascent — not that an Ascent is a bad car or even a bad choice for a police car, just that it never came up on my keen cop car radar. If I suddenly saw blue lights coming up behind me from the gr
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What Perfect Features Are Found On Awful Cars?
For most enthusiasts, countless vehicles fit into various categories of less-than-desirable, ranging from below average to outright awful. That granularity exists because cars can offer plenty of redeeming qualities underneath a thick layer of unpleasantness. It might not make a difference when making a purchase, but it sticks around in your mind as you hope to see those elements on other cars in the future.
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Annoying YouTuber Tropes, The Next Presidential Limo And The Maintenance You're Ignoring In This Week's QOTD Roundup
At the end of 2024, Honda and Nissan announced a merger to form a new company that will share products and ideas. Well, it’s been met with mixed reactions, to say the least. However, it did get me thinking about possible future automaker hookups, which eventually led to my question from last week. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More
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These Are The Most Annoying Things About Your Cars
Earlier this week I asked you fine people to share the most annoying things about your cars, and boy did you deliver. As enthusiasts we hopefully all love the cars we drive, but that doesn’t stop us from absolutely hating some aspects of our rides. My example was the annoying door chime in my Mercedes CLS; your answers ran the gamut from infotainment woes to mechanical issues and all sorts of other quirks.
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These Are The Car Maintenance Items You Should Probably Check On
As fun as wrenching is, we don’t always want to do every job as soon as it’s necessary. Maybe we don’t have the time, maybe we don’t have the parts, maybe it’s just January out and we simply don’t want to freeze ourselves on the pavement. Regardless, we’re all putting something off, and earlier this week I asked you all what’s perennially on your to-do list. Look over all of these on your own car — if everyone else is ignoring it, you might be too.
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What's The Weirdest Unmarked Police Car You've Ever Seen?
It used to be so easy to spot a cop car in your rearview mirror. The Ford Crown Victoria dominated the police car world, and its design stayed vastly the same for decades. The glowing amber marker lights that bookended each headlight spoiled drivers by being easily identifiable in your rearview mirror, whether it was a black-and-white marked cop car or an unmarked one. To make things even easier for drivers with a penchant for bending the rules, it seemed like the number of civilian-owned Ford C
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What's The Most Annoying Thing About Your Car?
Hopefully, if you’re reading Jalopnik, you love your car. Whether you drive a basic commuter sedan, a big truck or a sports car, a good car enthusiast should be enthusiastic about their ride. Last year I bought a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500 that I absolutely adore; it’s the newest car I’ve ever owned and definitely the most modern and high-end in terms of features, which has improved by life in numerous ways. But still — there’s a couple things about my car that really piss me off.
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These Are The Cars You Think Should Be The Next Presidential Limo
The president of the United States has flown around in a plane made by Boeing since the 1960s and a converted Cadillac has served as his official car since the 1990s. While the manufacturer of Air Force One is unlikely to change anytime soon, the provider of the state car might do. And this got us wondering about what car the new administration could pick for its vehicle of choice.
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What Car Maintenance Are You Ignoring Right Now?
Cars require so much work to maintain. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s rewarding, but sometimes actually doing all that work is just a slog — the kind of slog that gets put off again, and again, and again. Today, we ask: What automotive maintenance item are you ignoring right now?
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These Automakers Should Merge Next
At the end of 2024, Honda and Nissan announced a merger to form a new company that will share products and ideas. Well, it’s been met with mixed reactions, to say the least. However, it did get me thinking about possible future automaker hookups, which eventually led to my question from last week.
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Here Are The Performance EVs You Wish Existed
With seemingly hundreds of all-electric car buying options in 2025, it might seem like there is a car to fit everyone’s personal style. Some of us, however, like to sit and daydream about the potential for a performance version of an otherwise “regular” electric car. Are you looking for something that’s a little more aggressive, or accelerates a little quicker, or can turn a better lap time at Willow Springs? This is the spot to bench race and discuss our desires for more.
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What Car Should Be The Next Presidential Limo?
After winning the U.S. election back in November, Elon Musk’s friend Donald Trump will be sworn in as the next president on January 20. When that happens, we’re sure to be treated to another four years of claims that Air Force One is the greatest plane in the world, Marine One is the greatest helicopter ever and the Beast is the best limo out there. But is it? And if you could pick any other car to be the next presidential limo, what would you go for?
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Which Automakers Should Merge Next?
Mergers have been in the news a lot lately. Whether it’s the announcement that Honda and Nissan are joining forces or rumors that Stellantis may end up selling off some of its brands, automakers working together have been at the forefront of a lot of people’s (read: my) minds. That’s what led me to today’s question.
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Which EV Deserves A Performance Model?
If there’s one thing that the electric car revolution has brought to the world, it’s the democratization of performance. Regular family sedans are now capable of delivering the kinds of speeds previously only reached by seven-figure hypercars. You can daily drive something with 1,000 horsepower and a sub-two-second 0-60 time that doesn’t cost a million dollars or require a firesuit. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it? There are even a few somewhat affordable models that make driving an EV kind of fun.
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Here's How Much You Paid For Your First Car
When we asked you earlier this week for the prices you paid for your first car, we didn’t quite know what to expect. The sellers were just as surprised as the prices, from disused post office vehicles to deals from parents’ friends. You all made every dollar count on these cars. Obviously, remember to account for inflation and used car depreciation when looking at these figures. Without further ado, here’s what our readers paid for their first cars.
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How Much Did You Pay For Your First Car?
Quantifying the sentimental value that first cars hold for drivers is impossible. It was probably a transformative time in your life when you first sat behind the wheel of a car that was truly yours. Those drives forged mental links that will last forever regardless of the make and model. However, those vehicles definitely had financial value.
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These Are The Cars You Plan To Buy This Year
It’s finally 2025, which means it’s time to start eating right, take a month off drinking and really put the work in to look beach-ready by summer. Just kidding, the doctors who say to do those things may be right, but have you ever had a fried chicken thigh? Instead of making changes to improve your life but suck, why not distract yourself with a new car, even if it’s just new to you?
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What's The Next Car You Have Your Eye On In 2025?
As many of you know, I recently bought a cheap 2015 Fiat 500e because I wanted something that would get me around town for as little money as possible. It’s tiny, gets terrible range when it’s cold out, and yet, I love it. It does what it advertises, and so far, I haven’t had any real problems. It’s fun to drive, the heated seats work great, and since I don’t have any kids, it’s the perfect size for a guy who would rather be riding a motorcycle. Oh, and I also don’t have to pay for gas.
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These Are The Cars You Think Deserve To Die In 2025
There are a lot of exciting new cars set to hit the highway in 2025, which could mean that it’s time to start trimming the dead wood on America’s dealerships. But are there any cars that we need to kill off to make space for modern marvels like the electric Dodge Charger or the impending Porsche Boxster EV?
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What Car Deserves To Die In 2025?
There are a lot of fun cars coming out in 2025 that we are pretty excited to see hit the highway. Cars like the Alpine A290 will add a dash of excitement to EVs and the new Porsche Boxster has some pretty big boots to fill, but in order to make space for all this newness, something old might have to go.
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These Are The Cars Everyone Should Drive At Least Once
There are a lot of cars that we might all dream of driving, personally it’s an old Aston Martin DBS thanks to it’s awesome, angular looks and rumbling motor. Just because I want to drive it, doesn’t mean it’d be mind-altering for everyone to drive one, though.
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Ford Reveals Electric NASCAR Mustang Mach-E That Will Tackle Pikes Peak
Following on the heels of two SuperVans and a SuperTruck, Ford unveiled a Mustang Mach-E NASCAR prototype on Thursday. While NASCAR doesn’t currently organize a racing series for electric vehicles, you will be able to see this Mach-E stock car going flat-out this year. Ford plans to race the demonstrator at the 2025 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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Ford Announces Return To Le Mans' Top Class After Over 50-Year Absence
Ford versus Ferrari is set for a 21st-century revival. The Blue Oval is the latest automaker to join the stampede of factory top-class endurance racing efforts. Ford announced Thursday night that it will build an LMDh prototype to compete in the 2027 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Poop-Powered Racer Could Clean Up Motorsport
The world needs to clean up how it gets around in a big way if we want any hope of leaving a planet for our kids to inherit. This sadly means that motorsport is in the cross hairs of environmentalists looking for activities that should be scrapped in order to cut emissions and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Help may be on the horizon for race fans, as a team of researchers in the UK has created a clean new racer that runs on a byproduct from the sewage industry.
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Daytona 24 Class Winner Stripped Of Win 3 Days After The Race Ended
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Hamilton Crashes Ferrari F1 Car During First Test With Team
The pairing of F1’s most popular driver and its most popular team has proven to be a marketer’s wet dream. However, as the focus shifts to the track, things aren’t going as smoothly for the seven-time F1 champion. Hamilton crashed a 2023 Ferrari F1 car during a private testing session on Wednesday, his first test driving with the iconic Italian team.
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Corvette Driver Throws Up Middle Finger Amid Heated Clash During Rolex 24 At Daytona
There are very few events in motorsport that are more contentious and grueling than a 24-hour race. The GTD Pro class at last weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona perfectly exemplifies how endurance races can devolve into a delightfully gritty free-for-all cage fight. Daytona’s on-track slugfest featured Corvette driver Tommy Milner sticking his entire arm out of his window to flip off BMW’s Augusto Farfus.
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WRC Driver Penalized For Sick Drift Around Monaco Hairpin
The 2025 FIA World Rally Championship kicked off last weekend with the 93rd edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo. While the venerated event is known for its sights, sounds and spectacle, rally organizers would like to keep the show on the designated stage route. Stewards handed WRC2 driver Oliver Solberg a punitive five-minute time penalty for drifting his Toyota GR Yaris around the iconic hairpin of the principality’s F1 street circuit.
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Lexus Is Working On A Replacement For The Oldest Car In IMSA
With the upcoming death of the Lexus RC F, the glorious luxury Japanese Camaro, the company will be left without any F-branded sports car products in its lineup, and the knock-on effect is that the successful IMSA RC F GT3 campaign will die with it. Fortunately for Lexus and the team running its efforts Vasser Sullivan Racing, Toyota already has a new GT3 car waiting in the wings. Teased at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon as the GR GT3, the new front-engine rear-drive sports machine is on the way, and
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Sebring Raceway Allows Fans To Scatter Their Ashes Over The Track
Venerated sports facilities are often described as hallowed grounds. That vaunted level of respect comes through decades of historic moments unfolding in front of generations of spectators, not because it’s a final resting place. However, Sebring International Raceway is one of the few venues that is both. The legendary Florida racetrack allows people to scatter the ashes of their loved ones across the racing surface.
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Red Bull Soft Launches Return To NASCAR With Trackhouse Partnership
There isn’t a team on the NASCAR grid today as adept at making newsworthy announcements as Trackhouse. In addition to fielding a car for four-time Indy 500 champ Helio Castroneves at Daytona next month, the team has announced a strategic partnership with Red Bull for the 2025 season. The fizzy Austrian energy drink will be the primary sponsor of Shane van Gisbergen’s number 88 Chevrolet Camaro, and will sponsor the Cup Series debut of young racing star Connor Zilisch, who will run the 87 car whe
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F1 Drivers Will Face Month-Long Suspension For Repeated Swearing
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem took a hardline stance against Formula 1 drivers using foul language during race weekends starting last September. For the 2025 season, the FIA revealed amendments to the International Sporting Code on Wednesday, featuring draconian punishments for repeated swearing or criticizing the governing body. The world championship’s outspoken stars could face points deductions and a one-month suspension.
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Open Wheel Master Takuma Sato Meets His V12-Powered Hero
The RA272 is among Honda’s greatest achievements in motorsport, if only for its 14,000 RPM 1.5-liter V12 engine that sounds like heaven on earth. That engine, which was the most powerful on the F1 grid in 1965, secured Honda’s first win in the sport at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix with Richie Ginther at the wheel. During the Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this month Honda trotted out some of its most iconic F1 cars and had Honda open wheel icon Takuma Sato drive them for the gathered masses in a quick
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Lewis Hamilton Really Suited Up For His First Day At Ferrari
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is the greatest that Formula One has ever seen. I don’t necessarily mean his on-track talent, though there’s an argument to be made for that as well. I’m referring, here, to his ability to understand fashion like no other racing driver ever has. This man knows the gravity of the situation at hand, his first day at the longest-running and most-famous F1 team in history, after winning more races than any driver the championship has ever seen with Mercedes power. Ev
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AMA Supercross Is The Pinnacle Of Motorsport As Spectacle
I am not much of a dirt bike guy. I prefer my two-wheeled ripping on smooth pavement and my tires slick and grippy. But much in the way I enjoy professional basketball when I attend games in person and can’t be bothered to watch on television, going to a Supercross event is a totally rad way to spend an evening. Last weekend my wife and I hauled down to San Diego to check out the series and see what all the fuss is about.
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Citroën 2CV Ice Racing Is The World's Happiest Form Of Motorsport
When the mountains in France begin to cover with snow, posh people from all around descend on places like Tignes-Val d’Isere, Portes du Soleil and Grand Massif to show off how great they are at skiing. But snowsports aren’t the only thing you can do on a snow-capped alp — you can also go racing. The perfect car for this kind of cold-weather motorsport is probably a Lancia Delta or Ford’s incredible hybrid rally monster. But I’m pretty sure you could have just as much fun in a Citroën 2CV on the
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Sergio Perez Didn't Have A Backup Plan And Doesn't Know What To Do Next
After fourteen seasons in the Formula One paddock Mexican ace driver Sergio Perez doesn’t have a job. The 34-year-old was given his walking papers ahead of Christmas in 2024, replaced by Liam Lawson, despite having a contract with Red Bull Racing to run with the team in 2025. Following the poor on-track performance that Checo mustered last season, it seems unlikely that he’ll ever be employed in Formula One again. He may have had some opportunities to shift teams earlier in 2024, but once the gr
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New Trackhouse Livery Looks Just As Good On A MotoGP Aprilia As It Does On A NASCAR Camaro
Trackhouse Racing bought the flailing RNF Racing MotoGP team at the end of the 2023 season. As the satellite team for Aprilia, it struggled across its premier 2024 season. The American squad, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., finished the season ninth in the Teams Championship with a pair of sixth-place finishes among its accomplishments. The 2024 season Red/White/Blue rah-rah America livery is gone, replaced by an eye-searing bright blue/highlighter yellow Trackhouse livery, which absolutely r
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Racing A Car With A 10-Liter Pre-War Airplane Engine Is As Exciting As Driving Gets
The Goodwood Members Meeting is typically a very fun racing event to watch, as it brings together the well-heeled properly vintage car owners for a weekend of fun and competition. The S.F. Edge Trophy race is always one of my favorites, as it highlights special racing vehicles over 100 years old, from before The Great War. If you’ve always wanted to see what it’s like to run a mid-pack effort in this class for a weekend, Goodwood put together a 20-minute mini-documentary about the whole experien
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Max Verstappen Still Drives Like Max Verstappen In Virtual Racing
It is known in endurance racing that you absolutely cannot win a race in the first corner, but you can sure as hell lose one, but apparently Max Verstappen never learned that lesson. During Sunday’s IMSA Esports Daytona Michelin 240, the fourth round of the digital racing championship, Verstappen chucked his Acura prototype down the inside of the championship-leading Williams ESports Chillblast polesitter, sidelining both cars at the first corner of the two-hour and 40-minute race. Apparently, M
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The World's Most Canadian Race Car Livery Is Back
Everyone knew it was a bad omen for the season when the two-time IMSA GTD champions Pfaff Motorsport switched from their fan favorite plaid Porsche to a terrible papaya orange McLaren 750 GT3. The god-like Canadian team didn’t find a single win in 2024 with McLaren, only managing two podiums all season. That’s what happens when you lose who you are. The team is 100 percent back on its bullshit, however, in 2025 with a newly-unveiled plaid and silver livery, this time wrapped around an ultra-aggr
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All Of Motorsport Needs To Take Brain Injuries More Seriously
The Motul-sponsored Toyota Hilux T1+ class car of Toby Price and Sam Sunderland was withdrawn from the Dakar Rally over the weekend, but not because of any damage done to the truck. No, the Overdrive Racing truck made the decision to pull out of the race because Sunderland and his team conspired to hide a concussion from race officials, which got so bad he temporarily lost vision and finally decided it was time to throw in the towel on Saturday.
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Formula E In Mexico City Proves Nobody Does Sporting Events Like The Mexican Fans
I have never been to a sporting event quite like Formula E’s Mexico City E-Prix. Full stop. The Mexican fans really brought their A-game in terms of enthusiasm and excitement for the FIA’s all-electric on-track package, and after having seen it first hand, it’s obvious why. Mexico City is an amazing city, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is an amazing track, and FE puts on an amazing event. Unlike the traveling circus of F1 or sports cars, this is a one-day full-throttle blast and the local fans
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Sebastien Loeb Dumps Dented Dakar Dacia
It goes without saying that Sebastien Loeb is among the greatest rally drivers in human history, but his luck in the Dakar hasn’t exactly been good. During Tuesday’s third stage Loeb suffered a medium-speed roll in his Dacia Sandrider that scattered parts in all directions. Just like Carlos Sainz the day before, Loeb was able to get the car back on four wheels and moving toward the finish line again, albeit without some vital components onboard. And similar to Sainz, Loeb’s roll structure was de
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4-Time Indy 500 Winner Helio Castroneves To Give NASCAR A Try At 49-Years-Old
It goes without saying that Helio Castroneves is a racing legend. Since 2001 he’s been a staple of American open-wheel racing winning racing’s greatest prize four times, and has proven himself in top-flight sports cars as well, winning the 2020 IMSA prototype championship for Team Penske. Next month he’ll get behind the wheel of a NASCAR cup series stock car when he attempts to qualify for the Daytona 500 for the first time at 49 years of age. He’ll be stepping in to Trackhouse Racing’s Project
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Defending Dakar Champ Carlos Sainz Bent His Ford Too Badly To Continue
About 327 kilometers into the 2025 Dakar rally, defending champion Carlos Sainz rolled his shiny new Ford Raptor down a dune on stage 2. While he and co-driver Lucas Cruz were able to get righted again, thanks to a yank from Ford teammate Mitch Guthrie, and continue on to the finish of the stage without a windscreen or bodywork of any kind, the damage was done, and the team decided to withdraw from the rest of the 14-day event. The 62-year-old four-time Dakar winner’s race has come to a prematur
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IndyCar Teams Spend The Cost Of A Small House Just On Wheels Every Year, But Switching To Aluminum Could Save Thousands
Let’s say you run a three-car IndyCar team with a fourth car scheduled to run at the Indy 500, like, say McLaren or Andretti. How much do you think you’d have to budget for a season’s worth of wheels? Each car is going to need around 12 sets of pricey aero-optimized lightweight magnesium wheels from one of the few series-approved suppliers (most teams buy from OZ Racing), and each set of those wheels costs an astronomical $6,600 according to reporting from Racer. That totals up to an incredible
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Experiencing The Las Vegas Grand Prix Through The Eyes Of A Formula 1 Virgin
Every morning I remind myself that I am the luckiest guy in the world, and that mantra continues to serve me well. Recently, the powers at be must have really heard me, because Mercedes-Benz invited me out to Las Vegas to experience my very first Formula 1 race. How did I get from Los Angeles to Vegas, you ask? Mercedes loaned me an astronomically powerful 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance 4-Door Coupe for just the occasion, and then put me up in a 33rd-floor room when I arrived for when I
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2025 Ram Heavy Duty Trucks Keep The Hemi, Improve The Cummins Diesel And Jump On The Split Headlight Trend
Ram unveiled official specifications for its updated 2025 heavy duty trucks Tuesday, making strides in arguably the biggest pissing contest of the automotive space. For 2025, Ram’s HD trucks bring bolder looks that were teased last year, beefed up internals for the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel I-6 with a new eight-speed transmission that allows for a higher max tow rating of 36,610 pounds, and a new available 14.5-inch vertical infotainment screen.
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2025 Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid Is So Close To Being A Great Motorcycle
Is it possible to make one sport bike that does everything? When Kawasaki created the Ninja 7 Hybrid that must have been the design brief, because this motorcycle is truly a jack of all trades. Based on the cheap and cheerful Ninja 500 platform, but lengthened six inches to fit an extra 121.2 pounds of battery and electric motor, the Ninja 7 Hybrid provides electric propulsion assist for around-town and traffic riding, but stuns with superbike acceleration from a stop. At its core, the Ninja 7 H
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2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance Is An SUV You Should Take To The Track
Anyone who knows me knows I love a good silly performance SUV. The reveal of the original Porsche Cayenne was a formative moment for me, as it marked a real turning point in the evolution of the industry. Plus, I thought it was just awesome. In the two decades since the market has exploded, with companies like Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lamborghini and Ferrari all getting in on the action.
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Livestream View Of Earth From ISS Reminds You Not To Sweat The Small Stuff
The view of Earth from space is a sight that’s historically been reserved for a select few. So far, just a handful of specially trained astronauts and billionaires have been able to watch the Earth from outer space, but now a new camera rig onboard the International Space Station is hoping to change that.
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SpaceX And Vast Offering Free Rocket Flights To Have Something To Do On Planned Private Space Station
As the International Space Station approaches its scheduled death date in 2030, several planned commercial stations hope to fill the void and become the premier lab-for-profit in low Earth orbit. SpaceX and Vast announced on Tuesday that they are requesting science experiments for Haven-1, the first commercial space station.
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Only A Bra Manufacturer Could Make NASA's $100,000 Apollo Space Suits
When NASA sent Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon, it put the best of American science and engineering to the test. As part of the Apollo program, experts from Boeing, North American Rockwell and McDonnell Douglas were all called on for their expertise, as were craftspeople from American bra manufacturer Playtex.
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SpaceX Scraps Flight As Plane Enters Launch Space Seconds Before Liftoff
Elon Musk-backed SpaceX was forced to abort a launch just 11 seconds before liftoff after a plane was believed to have strayed into the airspace above the launch site. The Falcon 9 launch on Sunday morning was called off with just seconds to spare while officials waited for the skies above the California launch site to clear.
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Why LBJ Canceled The Apollo Moon Base
With today’s inauguration, President Donald Trump is back in charge of the Artemis program. NASA’s 21st-century moon program began during Trump’s first term but has been plagued with developmental delays. Elon Musk, Trump’s most prominent backer, believes Artemis is an inefficient distraction despite being the CEO of a program contractor.
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Canadian Ring Camera Captured The First Audio And Visual Recording Of A Meteorite Hitting Earth
A man from Prince Edward Island returned home from walking his dogs to find a pile of dust-like debris on the walkway to his front door, which ended up being caused by a meteorite — and his Ring camera captured it hitting earth in a historic first. Joe Velaidum, a resident of Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, a small Canadian island northeast of Maine, checked his Ring camera footage to see where the debris came from upon returning from his walk. A friend suggested that the mysterious flying ob
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The Moon Is Now Listed As A Heritage Site To Help Protect It From Looters
Following the recent launch of two SpaceX lunar landers this week, which will be used to conduct feasibility research for future commercially manned missions to The Moon, the World Monuments Fund has placed Earth’s moon on a list of threatened heritage sites. The organization fears that commercial moon trips will come with associated looting and destruction of a globally-important space object. In particular there are concerns that moon tourists could disturb historically significant sites, like
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Falling Rocket Debris Diverts Dozens Of Flights After Spectacular SpaceX Starship Explosion
The seventh launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket ended in disaster yesterday after the craft exploded less than nine minutes into the flight, scattering debris above the Caribbean. The Federal Aviation Administration delayed and diverted flights as a result of the explosion so that planes weren’t caught up by the falling rocket debris.
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Falling SpaceX Debris Is Getting In The Way Of Commerical Flights
It makes perfect sense for a private space company to down its rockets over the ocean. However, it can still sometimes get in the way of human activity on and over the water. Falling debris from SpaceX rockets delayed Qantas flights over the Indian Ocean this month. Australia’s flag carrier was given little warning that its flight paths would be showered in space junk.
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Jeff Bezos And Elon Musk Squabbling Over Trump's Ear And NASA's Future
Blue Origin scrubbed the debut launch of its New Glenn rocket on Monday over a vehicle subsection issue. If Elon Musk had his way, he would also scrap the company’s Blue Moon from landing NASA astronauts on the lunar surface in 2030. However, Amazon billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos doesn’t view Musk and his relationship with Donald Trump as a threat to his space company.
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'Smooth, Shiny' Spheres 'Came Right At' NASA Astronaut Flying Over Texas
You might think that the most likely place for a NASA astronaut to see an unidentified flying object would be while orbiting Earth or docking with the International Space Station, however one NASA astronaut says they came close to a UFO while flying their private plane over Texas instead.
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NASA Shook Apollo Rockets To Check They Could Survive Florida's Hurricane Season
The race to land man on the moon in the 1960s was a wild time for engineers, who were working at the edge of what was possible to try and fly a rocket the size of a 25-story building to our nearest astronomical body. While the science was groundbreaking, the testing process wasn’t always as cutting-edge.
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Tesla's Robotaxi Service Is Actually, Really, Definitely Going To Launch In June
Tesla boss Elon Musk has been promising self-driving cars for more than 10 years, but now he says they really are actually nearly here. After unveiling the autonomous Cybercab concept last year and claiming that self-driving Teslas will roll out in 2025, the Tesla boss confirmed this week that he plans to roll out a robotaxi service later this year.
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Tesla Autopilot Duped Into Thinking Trains Are Actually Big Cars
Elon Musk hates trains. We’ve long known this about the man, but it seems his cars don’t quite share the same animosity. In fact, they don’t see any difference between them and trains at all — to a Tesla, trains are just cars. Long, flat cars.
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A Touchscreen Dash In The '80s? Buick Did It First
The Buick of today is very different from the Buick of decades past. With a lineup made up entirely of crossovers that are largely forgettable (though the Envista is a looker and a great value) Buick…exists. However the Buick of yesteryear took risks, dabbled in performance and cutting edge technology which led to the near-lux brand used touch screen technology in two of its most unique vehicles, decades before anyone else.
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Whatever Is Going On With Infiniti's King Tut Looking Headrests, I Think I Like It
The large-and-in-charge QX80 flagship SUV is kind of a make-or-break product for Infiniti, and the good news is that it seems to be a step in the right direction for the ailing luxury automaker. With a starting MSRP of $82,450, the lux machine needs to deliver a premium driving experience, and at least some portion of that calculation comprises crisp and clear audio on a balanced soundstage. There are definitely ways to provide quality audio without bringing this much attention to the design, bu
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'Sustainable Transport Is Inevitable' Says Musk While Trump Continues Trashing EV Support
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 31, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Tesla's Whirlwind 2024 Ends With Mixed Results
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 30, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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GM Wants To Sell More EVs Because It Isn't Losing Money On Them Anymore
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Alfa Romeo Hopes Scrapping All-Electric Plans Will Make Americans Care Again
Good morning! It’s Monday, January 27, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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The Future Is 'Going To Be Electric' And There's Nothing Donald Trump Can Do
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 24, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Tesla's Price Hike Is First Sign Of The Impending Tariff War
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 23, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Moving Canadian Car Production Stateside Is Much Easier Said Than Done
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 22, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Trump's Hitting Canada, Mexico With 25 Percent Tariff By February 1
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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GM And Stellantis Sued Over Alleged Discrimination And Harassment
Good morning! It’s Monday, January 20, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Elon Musk Plans To Cut $120 Billion In Federal DEI Initiatives
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 17, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Toyota Truck Unit Hino Slapped With $1.2 Billion Fine After Yet Another Diesel Emission Scandal
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 16, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Tesla Could 'Have The Most To Lose' Under Trump's Anti-EV Policies
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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U.S. Falls Behind As Global EV Sales Hit Record In 2024
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 14, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Elon Musk 'Truly Evil' Says Guy Who Knows Evil, Steve Bannon, In Pledge To 'Take This Guy Down'
Good morning! It’s Monday, January 13, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Tesla Takes Staff Off Cybertruck Assembly Line As Deliveries Decline
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 10, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Honda May Use Nissan For Its Big Trucks And SUVs In The U.S.
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 9, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Ford And Tesla's Battery Maker Blacklisted Due To Work With Chinese Military
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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'It Definitely Bothers Him': Trump Privately Complains That Elon Musk Won't Go Home
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 7, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Fiat Sales Nearly Triple As Every Other Stellantis Brand Struggles In America
Good morning! It’s Monday, January 6, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Donald Trump Insists He's Still Calling The Shots, Not Elon Musk
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 3, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Elon Musk Looks Ready To Cash In On $250 Million Trump Gamble
Good morning and Happy New Year! It’s Thursday, January 2, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
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Toyota Trucks (1)

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Toyota Hilux With A Friggin' Factory Option Bed-Mounted Folding Crane Is For Sale On Marketplace
The Toyota Hilux is known the world over as being virtually indestructible, but what’s not as well-known is that it was available from the factory with a freakin’ bed-mounted crane. Though it was never sold in the U.S. as the Hilux, we got versions of the legendary truck sold as the Toyota Pickup in the 1990s before it was replaced by the U.S. market Tacoma, but we missed out on the Hilux’s bulletproof diesel powertrains and weirder options, like the one you see here. This Japanese-market
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The Daddy Long Legs Was A Wild High-Rise Train Equipped With Life Boats
A lot of pretty strange means of getting around have been invented over the years, with things like the steam-powered car, the hoverboard and amphibious bus all once promising to be the future of transport. They could all be beaten to the title of strangest means of getting from A to B by this elevated railway, however, as it featured a high-riding carriage, lifeboats and could only be piloted by a qualified captain.
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Pretend You're Anywhere But Here With A Ride Along A 100-Year-Old Scottish Railway
America has some incredibly beautiful places where you can run to get away from it all. Spots like Death Valley are bleak but enchanting, and the mountains around the Tetons are stunning. If the thought of America is just too much for you today, though, then this ride through the Scottish highlands could offer the escapism you need.
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Transportation (2)

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Hyundai Unveils Adorable Electric Rickshaw Concepts That Lift Up To Navigate Flooded Roads
India’s urban centers are some of the most dense and populous in the world, and its roadways are notoriously difficult to navigate. One of the most iconic and longstanding features of India’s vibrant cities are the swaths of colorful three-wheeled rickshaws called tuk-tuks that are used as taxis. India’s tuk-tuks are cheap to own, operate, and easy to weave through crowded roadways, but they are usually antiquated designs that expel significant pollutants from their small two-stroke power
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Here's Why Los Angeles Has Bus Stops In The Middle Of The Freeway
Los Angeles is famous for many things, like its beautiful beaches, its zeitgeist-establishing media industry, and its notoriously mediocre public transportation resources. While LA’s light rail network is mediocre, its bus system is relatively comprehensive, though buses are still subject to another thing LA is famous for: traffic. One way the second-largest city in the United States mitigates the impact of miserable traffic jams on its buses is by allowing them to use carpool lanes and expres
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Audi Adds Gear-Reducing Portal Axles To The Q6 E-Tron, Pushing Torque To Almost 10,000 LB-FT
Audi is calling its stylish new off-road electric concept car a “reinterpretation of Quattro” that “showcases the potential of the PPE platform,” but there’s a much simpler reason this electric Q6 E-Tron concept is cool: It has portal axles. The all-black-everything Q6 E-Tron Offroad concept is lifted nearly 6.5 inches and styled out with in-house designed portal axles for more aggressive off-roadability. The 422-horsepower all-wheel drive EV is ready to blaze a trail, even on the snow and ice o
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Meet The LA County Fire Dozer, A 93,000-Pound Bulldozer That Can Survive Deadly Wildfires
News outlets around the world are diligently covering the destruction caused by the deadly wildfires afflicting much of Southern California at the moment. Throughout this horrific and ongoing tragedy have come unexpected moments of positivity, like public support and awareness of the death-defying firefighters and their heroism and skill that’s necessary to combat these natural disasters and save others. People with no prior interest in heavy machinery are reposting videos of impressive aerial w
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These YouTubers Are Triton V10–Swapping A 2017 Lincoln Continental And I Can't Wait For The Result
The custom car world is genuinely overflowing with LS swaps, 1JZ and 2JZ swaps, and Hellcat swaps, but it’s not every day that you see content creators manage to squeeze a 6.8-liter Ford Triton V10 under the hood of a 2017 Lincoln Continental. I first saw the inaugural start-up of this Frankenstein build on Instagram and promptly dove down the rabbit hole of the Build It Yourself YouTube channel to see what possessed these guys to attempt such an impressive (stupid) build.
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Grilles And Driving Lights Make My Little German Hybrid Look Like A Rally Icon
Once again I’ve listened to the little worm in my brain that tells me to fiddle with my already-nearly-perfect daily driver. It’s a very persuasive worm. This time it told me that my Audi A3 E-Tron needed a black honeycomb grille to replace the be-chromed factory fitment, as well as a pair of matching brake ducts and a pair of Hella driving lights mounted right on the bumper. I took a couple nice winter afternoons and blasted my little hybrid apart to appease the worm. The worm is pleased.
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Year In Review (1)

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These Are The Cars We're Most Excited For In 2025
Welcome to the future, or as we call it, 2025. It’s time to clear up that hangover, start those New Year’s resolutions and get ready to... work tomorrow, probably. To distract you from that impending doom, let’s talk about the cars that we (as in us at Jalopnik) are most excited for in 2025.
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