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‘We’re Not Rappers:’ F1 Drivers Told To Quit Swearing Over Team Radio

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:10am

Formula 1’s broadcast features all kinds of graphics, animations and explainers to keep viewers engaged and up to date when they’re watching a race from anywhere in the world. But while all the commentary is exciting enough, the real highlight of F1 coverage comes when we can hear what the drivers really think over…

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SpaceX Flights In 2024 Will Emit More CO2 In The U.S. Than Tesla Will Save

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:05am

It’s pretty obvious by now that Elon Musk doesn’t really care about the environment. While he was once a warrior in the battle against climate change, or claimed to be, he has evolved into a climate denialist and seems intent on kneecapping whatever environmental and emissions gains Tesla may have made. So far this…

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Waymo reportedly considering Hyundai Ioniq 5 for robotaxis

Motor Authority - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:00am
Waymo may turn to Hyundai for the supply of vehicles to be converted into robotaxis for its growing Waymo One ride service. Waymo already has a deal with Geely-owned Zeekr for the supply of electric minivans, but Reuters, citing South Korea's Electronic Times, reported on Thursday that the Alphabet-owned company is in talks with Hyundai over a...

What Car Redesign Ruined The Model?

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:00am

The legendary West Coast delicacy that is In-N-Out Burger has an incredibly simplistic menu that has hardly changed throughout its 75-year history, and yet the In-N-Out behind my apartment building has a line wrapping around the block every single day. Sometimes you have to know when you get a recipe right; you don’t…

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FBI Raids Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Over Allegations It Stole Secrets From IndyCar Rival

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:55am

While we’re no stranger to the sight of stewards probing cars at a race meet, one things that’s a bit stranger to see is hordes of officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raiding a race team. That’s exactly what happened earlier this week when the FBI probed the offices of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing amid…

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Porsche-On-Porsche Crash On Angeles Crest Rips Engine From 911

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:45am

Another day, another horrible situation on Angeles Crest. The highway is home to plenty of car culture, including some truly gorgeous builds, as well as more than its fair share of deadly crashes and near-misses. In this latest crash, a Porsche 911 GT3 managed to entirely rip the engine out of another, lesser 911,…

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Sexism Led To The Inception Of The Mary Kay-Pink Cadillac

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:35am

Data shows that American car buyers have little-to-no sense of creativity when it comes to the color of their vehicle, with the four most popular colors being white, black, silver, and gray. It’s rare to find a colorful car at all, let alone one in a statement color like pink, and finding a pink car that’s not a…

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This Is How The Founder Of General Motors Died A Penniless Bowling Alley Operator

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:10am

One hundred and sixteen years ago this week, William Crapo (yes, really) Durant founded General Motors in the hopes of creating a large conglomerate that could scoop up all the smaller automotive companies blooming in turn of the last century Detroit. While GM would eventually become a huge success, indeed one of the…

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2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid Is The Platonic Ideal Of Economy Cars

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 9:00am

Economy cars are not exactly known for being enthralling driving machines. For the most part, they’re meant to bring you from point A to point B as efficiently and with as little fuss as possible. But, sometimes an economy car can be a whole lot more than that. Enter the 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid.

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At $13,900, Does This 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Give You Goosebumps?

Jalopnik - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 8:00am

In the wild, an ostrich can run faster than a horse. In today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang, that’s been evened up, as this pony wears pimply ostrich upholstery along with its red velour seating. Let’s decide what such an expressive combo might properly fetch.

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2026 Alpine A390 spied for first time

Motor Authority - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 7:00am
Second EV from U.S.-bound Alpine has been spotted New EV will be called the A390 and get 2024 Paris auto show preview Production scheduled to start in 2025 at plant in France Alpine is set to unveil an A390 concept at the 2024 Paris auto show in mid-October but camouflaged prototypes for the production version have already been spotted. The A390...

Toyota Supra getting V-8 power for Australia Supercars

Motor Authority - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 6:00am
Toyota to enter Australia Supercars in 2026 with Supra-based race car New GR Supra Supercars will go up against Camaro and Mustang Supercars race cars GR Supra Supercars will run proven 2UR-GSE 5.0-liter V-8 Toyota is developing a Supra equipped with a V-8 engine, but the car isn't bound for showrooms. Instead it will tear up racetracks all around...

2026 Kia EV4 electric hatch to join sleek liftback

Motor Authority - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 3:30am
Kia is working on an EV4 as one of 14 electric vehicles the automaker will offer by 2027 The EV4 has been spied testing in hatchback form A sleek EV4 liftback is also out testing Kia has been spotted testing a new body style for its upcoming EV4 electric compact car. The EV4 was previewed last year as a thinly veiled concept. The concept featured...

[VIDEO] Try Not to Laugh as a Wanna-Be Car Thief Gets Stuck Inside a C8 Corvette

Corvette Blogger - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:10pm

The owner of a C8 Corvette got the last laugh with a would-be thief apparently trying to steal his mid-engine Stingray from a Miami Beach parking garage.

Continue reading [VIDEO] Try Not to Laugh as a Wanna-Be Car Thief Gets Stuck Inside a C8 Corvette at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Trump Tells Auto Workers Nuclear Weapons Are A Threat To Michigan's Manufacturing Industry

Jalopnik - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 3:00pm

Look, it’s not a left or a right view to say that Donald Trump doesn’t exactly know what the hell he’s talking about. Especially when it comes to the auto industry. He was sort of right however, with this weird non-sequitur during a campaign stop this week in Flint, Michigan: Nukes are a threat to the auto industry.

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Corvette Racing at Indy: Six-Hour Brickyard Battle

Corvette Blogger - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:42pm

The first-year Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs are set to contest Sunday's TireRack.com 6-Hour Battle on the Bricks endurance race from historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Continue reading Corvette Racing at Indy: Six-Hour Brickyard Battle at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Woman Sells Everything She Owns To Take Around-The-World Cruise Only To Get Banned For Complaining About 3-Month Delay

Jalopnik - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:35pm

Villa Vie Residences promised cruise lovers at least a three-month voyage on what the company hopes will become a perpetual cruise. However, a 68-year-old Florida woman won’t get to traverse the world’s oceans on the Villa Vie Odyssey after the operator banned her for complaints in a private WhatsApp group chat over…

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Dealership Closes Rather Than Pay Customer It Screwed Over A Measly $3,000

Jalopnik - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:10pm

Well, this is a new one: A woman in Toledo, Ohio got a major victory when a judge awarded her a court order against a dealership that sold her a faulty car, but it all fell apart when she went to collect and found out the goddamn dealership closed.

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'Fit check: Mercedes AMG GT 63 Pro dons an F1 paint job

Motor Authority - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:26pm
Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday released a limited-edition version of the 2025 AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ with an F1-inspired livery. Limited to just 200 units worldwide, the Motorsport Collectors Edition wears Obsidian Black Metallic paint with hand-applied Mercedes stars and bright green accents—all elements that have appeared on recent Mercedes-AMG...

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 Pro Motorsport Collectors Edition gets F1 paint job

Motor Authority - Wed, 09/18/2024 - 1:26pm
Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday released a limited-edition version of the 2025 AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ with an F1-inspired livery. Limited to just 200 units worldwide, the Motorsport Collectors Edition wears Obsidian Black Metallic paint with hand-applied Mercedes stars and bright green accents—all elements that have appeared on recent Mercedes-AMG...

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