Acura’s 2025 MDX Finally Loses Its Fickle Touchpad Infotainment For 2025
Acura’s touchpad infotainment interface has been previously described by Jalopnik writers using words like “loathe” and “distractingly sensitive,” but Acura has finally liberated the MDX from the oppressive iron shackles of its touchpad controller and replaced it with an intuitive touchscreen setup. That’s the biggest…
GMC Cancels Planned $80,000 Hummer EV Base Model
General Motors is still trying to get its act together with the rollout of its Ultium EV products. Along with the reshuffling of some model lineups and prices, there’s also been a couple of instances of GM getting rid of planned cheaper base models, most recently with the Blazer EV. Now it’s happening again, this time…
Mercedes-Benz Electric G-Wagen Is Coming With A Ridiculous New Name
Like almost every global automaker, Mercedes is working to electrify its entire lineup over the coming decade. This began with its swanky sedans with the launch of the EQS and was followed by a duo of electric SUVs. Now, the company is preparing to electrify one of its most recognizable models, but it’s decided to…
What Do You Want To Know About The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser And Tacoma Hybrid?
I’m heading to California this week to test four new Toyotas in the span of two short days, and to help me guide the intense review process, I have a question: What do you want to know about the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser and the 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid?
Here’s What The Solar Eclipse Looked Like From Space
Did you get out and see the eclipse yesterday? It was quite the site to behold, or so I’m told as I’m nowhere near the path of totality. It looked mighty spectacular on the hundred of photos I’ve seen on Instagram in the last few hours, but those cell phone snaps have nothing on the view astronomers got from space…
These Are The Worst Automotive Opinions Our Readers Have Heard
At $9,500, Is This 2000 Chevy Tahoe Limited An Infinitely Good Deal?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Tahoe is one of 7,500 built to add some sport to the GMT400 platform’s utility. Let’s see if this one-year-only model is worth a couple of months’ salary to buy.
Tesla's Answer To Everyone Getting Supercharger Access Is A Massive 200-Charger Site In Florida
Once Ford announced it had reached a deal with Tesla to allow its electric vehicle owners to use Superchargers, it was only a matter of time before every other automaker did the same thing. Fast forward to today, and Tesla’s charging takeover is officially complete. With so many more drivers charging their EVs at…
Tesla Investors Pissed At Elon Musk For Being A ‘Part Time’ CEO
Tesla investors are getting tired of Elon Musk’s antics (just like would-be buyers), and they are not a fan of another record payday for the CEO if he continues to be a “part-time” CEO. Shareholders are soon expected to vote on a new compensation deal for Musk at this year’s annual meeting after a Delaware court…
The Gingium Project Car Build Channel Is From The Good Part Of YouTube
The YouTube channel known simply (and mysteriously) as Gingium started over a decade ago as a game streaming channel. It took the channel more than two years of constant posting to reach 10,000 subscribers, but after a slow pivot to enthusiast car projects around eight years ago, the Georgia-based channel blossomed…
These Are The Best And Worst Eclipses
Apparently, something special is happening with the sun and moon today. You should drive more carefully,and despite what the “experts” on TikTok say, do not stare directly at the eclipse without protective eyewear. But let’s take a moment to appreciate some good eclipses and recognize some bad ones.
Rolls-Royce Spectre EV Beats EPA Figures In Edmunds Real-World Range Test
Despite its huge size and 6,417-pound curb weight, the Rolls-Royce Spectre EV manages to be pretty efficient. The EPA rates the electric two-door coupe at 291 miles of range, or 266 with the optional 23-inch wheels in place of the standard 22s — around the same amounts as the BMW i7 M70 and Maybach EQS. It turns out…
Toyota Teases Off-Road Trailhunter Trim For New 4Runner
Toyota – apparently – is into some light teasing, because the automaker just released a third sixth-generation 4Runner teaser in the last 11 days. This is all leading up to the SUV’s official reveal on April 9. Previously, we’ve gotten a a look at the lower end of the new 4Runner’s tailgate, its rolldown rear window…
The Grand Tour Will Reportedly Be Rebooted Without Clarkson, Hammond Or May
We’ve known for a while now that The Grand Tour as we currently know it would be going away. Back in January, Clarkson, who was fired from Top Gear for punching a producer over a sandwich, told The Times of London that he’s too “unfit and fat and old” to keep making the show. So with the old crew moving onto greener…
A Cargo Ship Lost Control Dangerously Close To A New York Bridge And Had To Be Baled Out By Tugboats
Less than two weeks after a massive cargo ship caused carnage when it hit a bridge in Baltimore, a second enormous vessel has come dangerously close to a bridge in New York after it lost “some of its” controls in the city’s harbor.
Here’s How Modified Concorde Chased The 1973 Solar Eclipse Across The Sky For Science
Total solar eclipses don’t happen every day, so when they do you’ve got to take advantage. That’s exactly what a group of scientists did from the inside of a Concorde back in June of 1973. These folks were able to spend 74 minutes in total darkness as they raced at Mach 2 against the sun.
Today’s Solar Eclipse Traffic Could Be Worse Than 71 Sold Out Football Games
It’s a big day for America, for a few minutes this afternoon it’s going to get dark before the sun sets. That’s not because of witchcraft, it’s instead because the moon will pass in front of the sun in the first total solar eclipse to be visible in the U.S. since 2017. After that happens, there’s going to be a lot of…
Readers Say These Are The Most Stereotypical New Cars For Old People
Since Cadillac stopped building leather sofas on wheels, and many other automakers killed off their AARP member special editions like Toyota did to its Avalon and Ford did to its Crown Victoria, what new car is left for old folks to tootle around in? We asked the Jalopnik audience this pressing question last week, and…
What's Your Favorite Automaker And Why?
It goes without saying that if you like cars, you have a favorite automaker. No one falls in love with the general concept of the automobile. Driving is a highly subjective experience, with no individual having the same set of preferred sights and sounds while behind the wheel. Typically, most enthusiasts gravitate…
