Here's How To Safely Drive During A Solar Eclipse
An eclipse occurs when one object, typically in space, blocks another object that is similar in size from the perspective of the viewer. On Monday, April 8, many Americans will get the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse. Those in the “path of totality” will see the moon block the sun for about four minutes.…
Remember The Time An Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Was Advertised In Space?
Last Action Hero is unironically one of my favorite films of the 1990s. It was a critical and commercial disappointment, but the thirty years of distance since its release have helped paint it with a sheen of nostalgia. It’s a sharp and interesting extra meta send up of the kinds of action films star Arnold…
Elon Musk Is Turning Off Would-Be Tesla Buyers
Good morning! It’s Monday, April 1, 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.
What Car Desperately Needs The Restomod Treatment?
Restomods are so hot right now, with creative mechanics and designers the world over clamoring to take classic cars and fix everything that’s wrong with them using modern tech and engineering. From Singer’s meticulous 911 builds to the gorgeous Alfa Romeo restorations coming from Totem Automobili, there are some…
Don’t Waste Your Money On This Used Luxury Car Subscription Service
Despite subscription car services not really being a thing anymore, some private companies are still trying giving the business model a go. Their only appeal is the flexibility offered to subscribers. There’s no commitment and maintenance, and insurance are usually bundled in the payment as well, but there’s also the…
You Might Have A Peugeot In Your Kitchen
The iconic French automaker Peugeot actually got its start manufacturing various steel goods in the year 1810 after Jean-Frèdèric and Jean-Pierre II Peugeot turned the family hydraulic mill into a steel mill. In the early days of the Peugeot steel mill, it produced products like tools, umbrella ribs, corset frames,…
Fan's In-Home NASCAR Leaderboard Makes Racing So Much Easier To Follow
Racing isn’t always the most intuitive sport to follow. You always know when a Football team is playing defense, but you might not always catch your favorite driver’s pit stop on the TV broadcast, or you could miss a guy in a fast car who qualified poorly marching through the field. Those are the kinds of things that…
The Most Expensive F66 Mini Cooper S Is Under $40,000
Ever since the Mini Cooper brand was revived in the early 2000s, the British motoring icon strayed from its original recipe in one major area: affordability. Unfortunately, prices have only risen over the years, and the base price of the new F66 Mini Cooper continues that trend. New base Mini Coopers start $3,150…
BMW's Armored Car Driving School Will Train You To Be The Transporter
I’ve always had a fascination with armored cars, particularly ones that are offered from the auto manufacturers directly. Companies like Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have offered armored versions of various models for decades, with only a few styling cues differentiating them from a normal vehicle. Whether the…
These Cars Have Aged Like Fine Wine, According To Readers
Some cars age better than others. It’s just a fact of the industry. Because of that, some cars that may not have looked too hot when they first came out have really grown and matured as the years go by. It means we get a new appreciation for them, which is what led us to last week’s question.
The Cybertruck Is Hungry For (Engineer) Hands
The Tesla Cybertruck is fully willing to eat your fingers, should you put them under the wrong part of its hard-edged hood. This specific diet is due to its design, where viability as a species is exchanged for specific looks and traits. The Cybertruck is a pug that eats hands.
Edmunds' $69,000 Fisker Ocean Depreciated 69 Percent In Just Two Months
When you buy a brand-new car, you buy it knowing it’s going to depreciate. At least as long as it’s a relatively normal car and not something like a Porsche 911 R. That said, it’s not as bad as many “never buy a new car for any reason ever” financial influencers make it sound. You probably won’t get back every penny…
At $6,800, Would You Fool Around In This 1985 Nissan 200SX?
With its pop-up headlamps in the front and a luggage rack in the back, today’s Nice Price or No Dice 200SX is a bastion of earlier times and designs. Let’s see if its price is just as old school.
These Are The Best Of Our Burning Questions This Week
A car typically spends a dozen years on the road in the United States. Vehicles can serve as a makeshift time capsule for design trends, so driving down the street is like journeying through different eras in time. We asked readers earlier this week which car designs aged like milk, and the comments were filled with…
Transportation Goes Woke In The Best Stories Beyond Cars This Week
Yellowstone star and apparent idiot Forrie J. Smith posted on Instagram over the weekend that he was “kicked off” a flight and left stranded in Houston because he refused to sit next to another passenger who was wearing a mask. What a schmuck. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More
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…
