Cheap Hyundais, Overlooked Mini Coopers And Worst Markups In The Best Car Buying Advice This Week
We recently shared that Hyundai is leasing its Ioniq 6 EV for as little as $239 per month with $0 down, making it the cheapest lease deal in the U.S., but this Kona deal is almost as sweet. Hyundai is leasing base models of the new Kona Electric for as little as $169 per month for 24 months with $1,999 due at signing,…
Mid-Grade Gas' Whole Deal, Toyota Scam And Tesla Cybertruck Check Lists On The Best Car Culture This Week
If you’re like most of us here at Jalopnik, you’ve probably wondered why gas stations offer mid-grade gasoline when almost every automaker recommends either regular or premium fuel. As it turns out, very few cars are designed to use mid-grade gas, so it exists mostly to coax unknowing consumers into spending more on…
Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Ted Cruz's Feelings Require Police Detail And More In This Week's Best New Posts
No one needs a luxury car, but just because you don’t need it doesn’t mean you don’t want it. And if you happen to be in the market for a luxury car, you know you’re going to be spending a lot of money on it, so the last thing you want is to buy or lease something you immediately regret. Or worse, end up with a…
Two Delta Planes Touched Tips, And Apparently That's Bad Now?
If you’ve been paying attention to the airline industry lately, you’re probably aware there’s been a string of incidents that Boeing probably wishes hadn’t made the news. Considering how much negative attention Boeing has attracted recently, including news that its CEO plans to resign, it would be understandable if…
Nine-Year-Old In A Jetta Rams Cop Car And Starts Police Chase While Driving To School
A 9-year-old with an apparent “fuck the police” vibe in Northern California decided to – while driving a Volkswagen Jetta to his school – smash into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and lead cops on a car chase. It was a busy Wednesday for the little guy. One police officer called it a “scene straight out of a…
Do EVs Produce Lower Carbon Emissions Than Gas Cars? It's Complicated
Many folks believe the myth the process of mining metals for thousands of brand new electric cars to replace internal combustion engines causes more harm than good. The debate surrounding the true environmental impact of producing electric vehicles is seriously complex, but this video does a great job of summarizing…
All Aboard South Korea's New $100 Billion Baby-Making Trains
Korea’s auto industry is currently killing it, but its baby-birthing industry may as well be dead. The East Asian country has the lowest fertility rate in the world, which isn’t great long-term. Don’t worry, though, Reuters reports that Korean officials have the perfect solution for getting those childless young folks…
These Are The Automotive Mysteries That Haunt You
The casual car owner likely thinks owning a vehicle is pretty straightforward — a bunch of smart people in a building somewhere came up with a car, tested it out, and put it on the market. Gas goes in, going places comes out, nothing left to think about.
The Victims Of The Key Bridge Collapse Did More For America Than Any Conspiracy Theorist
Almost immediately after a cargo ship crashed into destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the early morning hours of March 26, conspiracy theorists started spreading false information and asking dumbass questions about the disaster. On the other side of it, actual journalists have talked about the real…
Answering Reader Questions About The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350
I recently spent a few days with a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350, a nearly fully loaded, base engine version of the eleventh-generation E-Class. More luxurious and comfort-oriented than ever before, the new E-Class is a technological powerhouse and has so many features, specs and noteworthy elements that it’s impossible to…
Here's How An Autonomous Deep Sea Drone Might Have Found Amelia Earhart's Wreckage After 87 Years
On July 2, 1937, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. Search and rescue missions turned up no leads, and for 87 years, her disappearance has remained one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries. That is, unless an underwater drone from Deep Sea…
‘Largest Crane On The Eastern Seaboard’ Will Clean Up Key Bridge Collapse
When a massive cargo ship ran into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, earlier this week, it created a huge mess in the water. Now, an equally huge crane has been deployed near the wreckage to help clean it up. In fact, this crane is apparently the largest on the Eastern Seaboard.
'Illegal Invaders' Michigan Lawmaker Loses It Over Gonzaga Basketball Team's Bus Trip To Detroit
Michigan State Representative Matt Maddock doesn’t exactly have the best track record of being right. He was wrong about COVID-19 being less deadly than the flu, and he was definitely wrong about the results of the 2020 presidential election. This time around, CNN reports that he was wrong about buses being full of…
Tesla Cybertruck Frunk Is Hungry For Fingers
It seems like every week another poorly executed feature on the Tesla Cybertruck emerges. Today’s lesson; the Cybertruck’s front trunk or frunk seems to have the potential to seriously injure misplaced fingers.
Tesla Expects An Awful Sales Report For First Quarter Of 2024
Good morning! It’s Friday, March 29, 2024, 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.
These Are The Best Manufacturer Car Colors Ever Sold According To Readers
We can understand people buying cars in boring colors in an attempt to preserve their resale value, but come on. That’s nothing more than a race to the bottom where everyone drives the same greige car and loses it constantly in the parking lot. In fact, the number of people who all drive cars with boring colors is a…
Shelby Cobra Replica, Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, Mitsubishi Pajero Mini: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Reader, I missed you last week. Yes, you, specifically, the girl reading this. I was off gallivanting through Sweden, skidding cars across icy lakes, but my thoughts were back here with you. Were you missing these slides? Were you reading my excessively overthought Dune slides instead?
What's Your Favorite Failed Concept Car?
We love concept cars. Flashy designs, out-there tech, things that won’t show up on production cars for years — hook them into our veins. But, sadly, sometimes those fancy concepts don’t just take years to hit production — sometimes, they never get there at all.
At $9,999, Will This Electric 2011 Ford Transit Connect Make A Connection?
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Transit Connect electric is touted by its seller as a “piece of automotive history.” Let’s see if its price sets some sort of historical record.
