Elon Musk Is Begging Investors To Reinstate $56 Billion Bonus
A judge in Delaware, where Tesla is incorporated, determined in January that part-time CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package was against the best interests of the company’s many investors, nullifying the “performance-based” award. The package, which was approved by the crony-packed Elon-tied board back in…
Don't Listen To Elon Musk, The $25,000 Tesla Probably Isn't Coming
For years now, Tesla has been promising a $25,000 car to serve as the entry point for the brand. This is unlikely to ever happen, but Elon Musk continues to claim it’s totally real and absolutely coming any day now — even when Reuters says it’s dead.
2025 Indian Scout Bobber Finally Has Enough Substance Behind Its Style
Indian’s bread and butter Scout model has been hanging around since Polaris re-introduced the all-American mid-size cruiser model to the world back in 2014. A decade on, this bike is still Indian’s biggest seller, shifting ten thousand units a year, give or take. It was important that the company get an improved Scout…
2025 Indian Scout 101 Blends Old-School Cool With Modern Muscle
Welcome to the party, pal! When Harley-Davidson launched the new Sportster lineup back in 2021, it brought a big engine and lots of power to the mid-size cruiser game. The Sportster pushes out between 90 and 121 horsepower, while the prior-generation Indian Scout managed just 78 ponies with its inexpensive Sixty line a…
Missouri Repealed Its Motorcycle Helmet Law, And The Most Obvious Thing Imaginable Happened
Riding a motorcycle is about as much fun as you can legally have as an adult, but there’s no getting around the fact that they’re incredibly dangerous. Even if you do everything correctly, you can still end up in the hospital courtesy of other drivers. Outcomes are much better if you’re wearing a helmet when you…
Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At Ports
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 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.
Take A Look At Maserati's Glorious Electric GranCabrio Folgore From Every Angle
Maserati broke new ground Monday, becoming the first luxury carmaker to release a high-performance, all-electric convertible supercar, which it’s calling the GranCabrio Folgore. The new car joins Maserati’s lineup of EVs, which also includes the Grecale Folgore and the stunning GranTurismo Folgore.
GMC Slashed The Price For The Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, But It's Still A $100,000 Pickup Truck
GMC revealed the Sierra EV back in 2022 with a promised 400-mile range, 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque. That’s a whole lot of power, but it also requires a whole lot of battery, meaning it “only” has a 0-to-60 time of 4.5 seconds. Oh, and the Sierra Denali Edition 1 was also announced with a $107,000…
At $12,500, Could This 2002 VW EuroVan Make A Van The Plan?
If you’re going to join a cult, it might as well be a weird and quirky one like that surrounding old VW vans. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice EuroVan could be a good entry into the club if the admission price isn’t too high.
Porsche Will Sell You A $5,000 Midcentury-Inspired Limited Edition Armchair
Porsche’sPepita houndstooth pattern cloth has a long history of cosseting the backsides of P-car drivers, having been used in its interiors since the mid-1960s. The pattern is inextricably linked to Porsche history. Likewise, furniture design owes much of what it is today to Ray and Charles Eames. Back in 1948, the…
Spend $2 Million Dollars On The Only Tucker Convertible Ever Made Because You're Worth It
Preston Tucker was a visionary, and his cars are cool as heck. There were so many technologies developed for the Tucker 48 Sedan, like the center headlight that pivoted with your steering wheel and the quick-change drivetrain that could be swapped out in fifteen minutes. Back in 1948 this car’s powerful Franklin engine
SEMA Was Full Of Wild Concepts In 2002
The Specialty Equipment Market Association show is known for its brash excess and questionable design choices. No matter what your automotive passion, you will see something to both delight and infuriate you from some well-heeled turner shop. But there was a time when automakers ruled the SEMA concept floor with…
Rivian Figured Out How To Make Charging Suck Less
Charging in the U.S. sucks. It’s getting better thanks to some massive new investments, but it’s still incredibly common to show up at a charge site and find the only available charger is broken. The Tesla Supercharger network is currently the best in the business, which helps explain why every automaker decided to…
Abarth Is Building An Alfa 4C The Way It Should Have Been All Along
Alfa Romeo’s diminutive carbon-tub two-seater 4C was a delightfully quirky little Italian sports car. It wasn’t perfect, but it was weird and wonderful in a spicy and rowdy way that wasn’t really appreciated in its time. The 4C died off in 2020, but four years later the brand basically built on a foundation of spicy…
Tesla Owners Complain Full-Self Driving Keeps Driving Their Cars Into Curbs
Tesla owners are understandably peeved about the newest update (version 12.3.4) to the so-called Full Self Driving suite of driver assist features. It would seem that Tesla’s camera-only driving system is having a hard time figuring out curbs. As InsideEVs pointed out, some owners are taking to social media to voice…
What’s Your Worst Used Car Buying Experience?
If you are a human being on planet Earth who hails from modest means, there’s a good chance you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing a used vehicle. Not all used vehicle purchases are created equally, though. In fact, some are downright miserable, and I want to know all of your horror stories. Lay ‘em on me.
Toyota Believes There's Room For Both The Land Cruiser And The 4Runner
Toyota is continuing to break into the off-road SUV market with two massive drops: the all-new 4Runner and the all-new Land Cruiser. Both SUVs boast rugged off-road chops, they sit on the same TNGA-F truck platform, and they even share several similar components. Are there really distinct enough audiences to appeal to…
Tesla Is Getting Rid Of Tons Of Sales Staff
Happy Tuesday! It’s April 16, 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.
Insta360 X4: One-Camera Motovlogging, Now A Reality
Next time you watch a motorcycle video on YouTube, try to count all the cameras at play. One on the helmet for that POV shot, one on the bars looking back up at the presenter, maybe even one in a chase van — and, more often than not, an Insta360 X3 mounted somewhere on the bike for the occasional ultra-wide angle or…
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is So Fun To Drive You Won’t Care That It’s Electric
Fifteen years ago, the concept of a 600-horsepower electric Hyundai would have blown people’s minds. And yet, here we are today. The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is real, and it makes 641 hp when you hit the boost button. That’s a whole lot of power, identical to what you get in a Lamborghini Urus. Depending on how you spec…
