A Cargo Ship Lost Control Dangerously Close To A New York Bridge And Had To Be Baled Out By Tugboats
Less than two weeks after a massive cargo ship caused carnage when it hit a bridge in Baltimore, a second enormous vessel has come dangerously close to a bridge in New York after it lost “some of its” controls in the city’s harbor.
Here’s How Modified Concorde Chased The 1973 Solar Eclipse Across The Sky For Science
Total solar eclipses don’t happen every day, so when they do you’ve got to take advantage. That’s exactly what a group of scientists did from the inside of a Concorde back in June of 1973. These folks were able to spend 74 minutes in total darkness as they raced at Mach 2 against the sun.
Today’s Solar Eclipse Traffic Could Be Worse Than 71 Sold Out Football Games
It’s a big day for America, for a few minutes this afternoon it’s going to get dark before the sun sets. That’s not because of witchcraft, it’s instead because the moon will pass in front of the sun in the first total solar eclipse to be visible in the U.S. since 2017. After that happens, there’s going to be a lot of…
Readers Say These Are The Most Stereotypical New Cars For Old People
Since Cadillac stopped building leather sofas on wheels, and many other automakers killed off their AARP member special editions like Toyota did to its Avalon and Ford did to its Crown Victoria, what new car is left for old folks to tootle around in? We asked the Jalopnik audience this pressing question last week, and…
What's Your Favorite Automaker And Why?
It goes without saying that if you like cars, you have a favorite automaker. No one falls in love with the general concept of the automobile. Driving is a highly subjective experience, with no individual having the same set of preferred sights and sounds while behind the wheel. Typically, most enthusiasts gravitate…
Pickup Sales Fall As Buyers Move To Smaller, Cheaper Cars
Good morning! It’s Monday, April 8, 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.
JetBlue Introduces Surge Pricing For Checked Bags To Offset Rising Costs
Checked bags are big business for airlines. In 2022 airlines made nearly $30 billion just off checked bag fees alone. Apparently those billions in fees aren’t enough for some airlines, as JetBlue announced that it’s introducing surge pricing for checked bags, and it’s all because the company says it has to pay more…
FBI Looking Into NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Free Turkish Airlines Upgrades
Free airline upgrades are one of modern life’s small joys. Carriers typically give out complimentary seat changes to passengers with airline status or as compensation for a bad experience, not if they’re the Mayor of New York. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is scrutinizing seat upgrades that Eric Adams received…
At $4,500, Should This TLC-Needing 1996 VW Passat TDI Find A New Home?
According to the ad, the 25-gallon fuel tank in today’s Nice Price or No Dice Passat will allow the car to go nearly 1,000 miles between fill-ups. Let’s see if it’s priced to go the distance as well.
Weekend QOTD Roundup April 06, 2024
When I was a kid, the stereotypical cars that old people drove included the exact pearlescent white 1998 Cadillac DeVille that my grandmother owned, any Buick sedan, Lincoln Town Cars, Ford Crown Victorias, and Toyota Avalons — mostly large, comfortable sedans. Now though, in a world where Cadillac sedans have gone…
Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup April 06, 2024
Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano made headlines recently when he floated legislation that would ban chemtrails, which aren’t real and only exist in the minds of unhinged conspiracy theorists. His bill wasn’t entirely original, though, as it was modeled after a similar bill that recently passed the state…
Weekend Car Buying Roundup April 06, 2024
The dark underbelly of car buying that is un-affordability and bad financial decisions is always with us. Car payments are still at all time highs, and more people than ever are underwater on their auto loans. That hasn’t seemed to stop people from wanting to go into debt for a shiny new piece of metal, though. -…
Weekend Car Culture Roundup April 06, 2024
As it turns out, lowering the price of an item makes that item sell better. This, in econ, means that item is “elastic” — and cars are certainly elastic. Based on Ford’s latest price drops on the Mustang Mach-E, EVs are no exception. - Amber DaSilva Read More
Weekend News Roundup April 06, 2024
The Ford Mustang Mach-E may have caused its fair share of controversy over the decision to call an electric crossover a Mustang, but as long as you can get past that, we found it to be a solid EV. Unfortunately for Ford, it ran into issues selling the Mach-E and ended up with a lot of extra inventory. Ford responded…
Roofnest’s Spacious Falcon 3 EVO Is The Most Aerodynamic Rooftop Tent You Can Buy
Rooftop tents, and the entire overlanding industry, have been booming since the pandemic hit and folks suddenly remembered that nature is beautiful and important. Roofnest’s new Falcon 3 EVO tent separates itself from the crowd by being the most aerodynamic rooftop tent on the market. It also manages to have more…
You're Already Living In A Cyberpunk Reality
Cyberpunk, as a genre, is defined by “high tech and low life.” It draws heavily from noir novels, with grizzled protagonists narrating their way through one last case in rainy, dreary settings. Everything’s high tech, everything’s broken, and everything sucks, but there’s a job to be done and no time to waste.
Tesla Cancels Mass-Market $25,000 Car, Musk Says This Is A Lie
A mass-market, low-cost electric family car has long been touted as the holy grail of EVs with the potential to be as transformative to society as the Ford Model T was in the early 20th century. Elon Musk promised to deliver this dream, but those plans have seemingly been put on the back burner. Reuters reported on…
What Do You Want To Know About The New Indian Scout?
Since the Scout name was revived by Indian ten years ago, the company has managed to sell 100,000 examples. That might not seem like an impressive number when compared to something like a Ford F-150, but in the bike world, that’s a whole lot of units. The mid-size cruiser market is hot right now, and the Bar and…
Unimog Buggy, Ford Pinto, Chevy Monte Carlo: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Folks, this coming Monday is a total solar eclipse. You may have heard of it. Some of you may even be planning to go see it, if you can get the time off of work on Monday to watch the sky go dark in the middle of the afternoon.
