If You’re A Real Subaru Fan You Will Buy This Minty 1993 Subaru Loyale
Subaru fans are a loyal bunch of folks, but which one of you Subie stans is loyal enough to snatch up this 1993 Subaru Loyale? You’ll surely Impreza all the other Subie heads at the local car meet. Listed with just 46,513 miles on the odometer, this 30-year-old masterpiece of hard angles still has a long life ahead of…
Toyota's Big Bet On Hybrids Pays Off
Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 25, 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.
You Can Already Buy A Tesla For $25,000, They're Just Used
It’s safe to say that the $25,000 Tesla “Model 2” — or whatever it was going to be called — probably isn’t happening. Musk and Tesla have other priorities given everything that’s happening with the company right now. Don’t fret though. If something like a Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt won’t do and you just have to have a…
Airlines Mishandled 2.8 Million Bags In 2023, These Were The Worst Offenders
It would be easy to presume that airlines would spare no expense to ensure that passengers’ luggage meets them at their destination, considering how lucrative the attached fees are. Airlines globally made more than $29 billion in checked bag fees in 2022. However, frequent flyers are well aware that bags can be lost…
At $16,800, Does This 2017 Jaguar F-Type Make The Grade?
The price tag on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jaguar is as suspicious as the extremely brief description in the ad. Let’s see if we can make whiskers or tails of this confounding cat.
Six-Cylinder Ram 1500 RHO Offers More Power Per Buck Of Any Off-Road Sport Truck
Ram added yet another sport truck to its off-road line up, but the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO, nicknamed “rhino,” is definitely more than just an eight-inch-wider Ram Rebel with a more powerful inline-6 engine. It’s a truck that’s been developed specifically for the serious off-road wanderer, and it serves as a replacement for …
Airlines Now Have To Pay You For Their Screwups
The Department of Transportation announced a final rule mandating that airlines automatically give cash refunds to passengers and inform passengers of their right to a refund on Wednesday. The policy change highlights the Biden Administration’s continued hardline support of consumer rights in the skies. The USDOT…
Here's How To Minimize Glare From All Those Ridiculously Bright New Headlights
If you feel like you’re constantly blinded while driving at night now, you’re not alone, and it’s not just because a bunch of truck bros ordered aftermarket LED headlights off Amazon that they installed themselves. There is certainly some of that, along with assholes driving with their brights on the whole time, but he…
The New Electric Mini Aceman Looks Cute, But Is That Going To Be Enough?
Mini just unveiled its first dedicated EV model, the adorable and diminutive Aceman electric subcompact crossover. It sits just about two inches longer, one inch wider, and three inches taller than the current F55 Cooper Hardtop four door, and slots between the recently redesigned Cooper and Countryman models. Given…
TSA Throws Most Adorable Retirement Party For 8-Year-Old Bomb Dog
One of the Transportation Safety Administration’s “bomb-sniffing” dogs at Reagan National Airport was thrown a retirement party last week after working his final shift and leaving the force after long years in public service. The golden retriever named Messi has been diligently working for nearly a decade, and now…
This Junkyard Aston Martin Could Be Your Cheapest Way To V12 Heaven
There are plenty of automotive enthusiasts who will completely disregard a car they love if it has a few flaws. but only a sucker would buy a car with a salvage title or with previous crash damage, no matter how good the repairs. I am nothing if not a sucker, and this gorgeous Fly Yellow Aston Martin DB7 Volante is…
No, AI Transcriptions Of Bodycam Footage Won’t Stop Police Shootings
Axon’s triangular aperture logo has quickly become a ubiquitous mark on the top right corner of police footage, but the company wants to amplify its role in policing. On Tuesday, the inventors of the Taser launched Draft One, generative AI software intended to transcribe camera audio into police report narratives.
Dead: The Subaru Legacy
Musk Says You 'Should Not Be An Investor In The Company' If You Don't Believe Tesla Will 'Solve Autonomy'
Tesla had its Q1 earnings call last night, right after releasing news that its profits last quarter fell 55 percent. Not only is that loss a big drop on its own, but it’s also significantly higher than the 40-percent drop that analysts had estimated ahead of the announcement. Instead of making that the main topic of…
IndyCar Disqualified The Winner Of A Race That Happened 45 Days Ago
The season-opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, took place on March 10, a month and a half ago. So when IndyCar officials announced the disqualification of Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin, as well as a 10-point penalty for Will Power on…
Scuderia Ferrari Partners With Hewlett Packard Because It Hopes To One Day Be As Reliable As A Printer
After decades of sipping from the overflowing chalice that was Marlboro tobacco title sponsorship, Scuderia Ferrari and Philip Morris were forced to part ways when tobacco sponsors were banned from international motorsport in 2011. Of course the partnership continued through backdoor Mission Winnow channels until that…
Lamborghini’s New Plug-In Urus Is Its Most Powerful SUV Yet
Electrification is sweeping the luxury car world, with Ferrari adding hybrid power to its models, Maserati rolling out a full electric lineup and Porsche plowing ahead with its own electric ambitions. Now, Lamborghini has turned to plug-in power to create its most powerful SUV ever, the Urus SE.
You Can Now Buy A Totally Legal Flame-Throwing Robot Dog Because America
You can buy some pretty wild things in America in 2024. There’s fun stuff like an American muscle car that packs more than 1,000 hp, a keychain that lets you hack your neighbors car (sort of), and now a futuristic robot dog armed with tech invented during the first World War. I love the smell of capitalism in the…
Be A Hip Cat And Buy The Original 1950s Superbike
British bike builder Vincent’s follow up to its already-fast Rapide was the new-for-1948 Black Shadow. This was the bike that invented the concept of the superbike. With 55 horsepower and a top speed of 125, it was difficult to conceive of humanity ever building a faster motorcycle for public consumption. It was sleek…
These Are Your Go-To Plans For Avoiding Traffic Tickets
We asked readers for their go-to plan for getting out of a traffic ticket earlier this week. The responses were a little surprising, to say the least. There was little to no consensus on anything. Some argued that drivers should never apologize for anything while someone else recommended getting misty-eyed in front of…
