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This Website Lets You Search For Flights That Don’t Use Boeing Aircraft

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:15pm

Air travel lately has been pretty hellish, and things have only gotten worse now that Boeing and its aircraft have come under fire for their increased danger. But what if there was a way you could find flights that didn’t use Boeing aircraft? Maybe it would make some people feel better about flying.

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Volkswagen ID 3 GTX Is A Rear-Drive Electric Hot Hatch

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm

The compact hatchback ID 3 is Volkswagen’s electric replacement for the Golf, so it would stand to reason that the hot version of the little hatch is the replacement for the GTI. The German automaker announced on Wednesday that it would be building an ID 3 GTX, which it is calling a “snappy, compact sports car.”…

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The Last Fastest Ocean Liner Allegedly Owes $800,000 In Back Rent

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:51pm

The SS United States is facing eviction from its mooring at Pier 82 in Philadelphia in a lawsuit filed by Penn Warehousing, the pier’s landlord. The ocean liner has been rusting away in the Delaware River since 1996 but has a storied past. In 1952, it broke the once-highly sought record for the fastest transatlantic…

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These Are The Kinds Of Balls You Can Throw At Your Cybertruck Without Breaking The Glass

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:30pm

When Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a three-inch steel ball bearing at the “armored glass” windows of the Cybertruck during the truck’s unveiling event in 2019, it was a moment that will play on repeat in my head forever. If you need a refresher, the ball was lobbed at the truck and immediately smashed the…

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California Cities Are Attempting To Wrestle Back Control Of The Streets From Self-Driving Car Companies

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:15pm

Californians have had enough of self-driving cars running roughshod over two of their largest cities, and now their legislature is doing something about it. California Senate Bill 915 could allow cities to have a say in what happens on their own streets. Pretty novel idea, huh?

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The 2025 Polestar 3 Will Be $10,000 Cheaper Than Originally Announced

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:00pm

The upcoming Polestar 3 hasn’t gone into production yet, but parent company Geely has already decided to give it a discount that slashes the EV’s price by nearly $10,000. Carmakers are usually timid with pricing forecasts for their latest models because final MSRPs are (supposedly) subject to things like volatile…

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The Best 11-Foot-8 Bridge Wreck Videos of All Time

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:56pm

Life is full of small pleasures, like your first sip of morning coffee, an uncommonly good day, or watching very tall cars get absolutely creamed by one very low bridge.

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Audi A3 Buyers Have To Subscribe To Use Basic Car Features (Update)

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:45pm

With the future looking to be served by all-electric vehicles that have fewer moving parts that don’t have to be serviced as often, automakers have been looking for other sources of revenue. One such avenue leads straight to hell: subscription-based features. Automakers will build vehicles with features, lock those…

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This 1,100 HP Audi RS6 Is The Undisputed King Of All Wagons

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:30pm

There’s a fine line between driving a sleeper and insanity. This matte black monster of a 2020 Audi RS6 Avant is more than a few toes over that line, delivering 1,100 horsepower of all-wheel drive with fire-spitting big-turbo fury. The turbos are so frickin’ big that they pop right out of the hood, and the exhaust…

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Corvette Racing at Sebring: ‘The Ultimate Test’

Corvette Blogger - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:22pm

The new-look Corvette Racing program is headed to one of the toughest and most extreme tests in all of motorsports – the 72nd running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Cadillac.

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Lawyer Who Hit A Black Hawk With A Snowmobile Is Suing The Government For $9.5 Million

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:15pm

A Massachusetts lawyer is taking the U.S. government to court after he crashed into a camouflage Black Hawk helicopter that was parked on an airfield often used by snowmobilers. The crash, which occurred in March 2019, left lawyer Jeff Smith in need of surgery and facing lost wages and high medical bills, which he’s…

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Alaska Airlines Engineers Wanted Faulty Boeing 737 Max Grounded Before Its Door Flew Off

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm

The Boeing 737 Max 9 that had a door plug blow out over Portland, Oregon during an Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled for a thorough maintenance check the next day, according to the New York Times. The carrier’s engineers slated the aircraft to be taken out of service because of several hints at a problem that…

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Rivian R1X name trademarked

Motor Authority - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:40am
Rivian just unveiled its R2 electric SUV and R3 and R3X hot hatches, but the automaker may also have new plans for its existing R1 platform found in the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. Rivian filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the name R1X. The application was published by the USPTO in...

All The Tesla Cybertruck Screw Ups Since Delivery (So Far)

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:40am

When Elon Musk launched the Tesla Cybertruck, a brutalist stainless steel monstrosity doubling as an electric pickup truck, there were plenty of signs that things were not, um, going well. First and foremost were its ridiculous looks, but then came the claims that this truck would be a bulletproof off-roading legend…

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China Has The U.S. Beat On Autonomous Driving

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:20am

Here in the United States, we’re big fans of throwing good money after bad when it comes to self driving. Myriad companies with myriad approaches are all trying to tackle the problem, looking at it from every conceivable angle in hopes that one of them will condense the chaos of human action into something easily…

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N offers 641 hp for $67,475

Motor Authority - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:15am
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N finally reaches dealerships in the U.S. this month. It arrives as a 2025 model and Hyundai this week confirmed that prices will start at $67,475, including a $1,375 destination charge. That's expensive for a compact crossover from Hyundai, even one powered by batteries, but the N in the name signifies the vehicle as a...

Donald Trump Begged Elon Musk To Buy Truth Social: Report

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:05am

In the summer of 2023, one guy famous for being rich, disgraced former President Donald Trump, called another guy famous for being rich, billionaire genius businessman and noted philanthropist Elon Musk. According to the Washington Post’s sources, that call was to gauge the Twitter Chairman’s interest in purchasing Tru…

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2025 Polestar 3, Cadillac Opulent Velocity: Today's Car News

Motor Authority - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:00am
The Polestar 3 is just months out from the start of deliveries, and Polestar has released pricing details for the U.S. The electric midsize SUV will bring with it clean Swedish design, seating for five, and up to 517 hp. Cadillac will continue to offer performance cars, even when its lineup is fully electric. The automaker will provide a glimpse...

Remember That Time Kia Built A Lotus?

Jalopnik - Wed, 03/13/2024 - 10:15am

Korean automaker Kia wasn’t exactly known for building quality desirable cars in the 1990s, when it was mostly cranking out economically sound vehicles like the Mazda-based Sephia and Sportage. These were a step up from the Kia-built Ford Festiva and Aspire, but barely. The brand was on the lookout for new ways to…

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