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Grasshopper Pod Turns Your Kei Truck Into An Adorable Go-Anywhere Camper

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 11:00am

If you want a fun little camper that can go anywhere, then you’ve got a lot of good options right now. You could get a rugged Mercedes van filled with creature comforts, could fit a camper shell to your trusty truck or could opt for a Kei truck fitted with this awesome pod that transforms the tiny truck into a dreamy…

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Polestar 6 sports car won't arrive in 2026, Polestar 7 takes priority

Motor Authority - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 10:50am
Polestar is planning to launch a number of new models over the next few years, but the one most likely to appeal to car enthusiasts is at the back of the line. The Polestar 6 sports car is being pushed back to give the Polestar 7 SUV priority, and won't arrive in 2026 as originally discussed. The news was first reported by Australia's CarExpert...

Toyota Hilux With A Friggin' Factory Option Bed-Mounted Folding Crane Is For Sale On Marketplace

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 10:30am

The Toyota Hilux is known the world over as being virtually indestructible, but what’s not as well-known is that it was available from the factory with a freakin’ bed-mounted crane. Though it was never sold in the U.S. as the Hilux, we got versions of the legendary truck sold as the Toyota Pickup in the 1990s before…

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These Are The Most Irritating Car YouTuber Tropes

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 10:00am

Rather than let their videos and content speak for themselves, there are lots of automotive YouTubers who do annoying things for engagement. Last week, we asked readers to share what they think are the most irritating tropes from the automotive side of YouTube, and the answers ranged from obnoxious thumbnails to…

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Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Rhetoric Is Sparking Boycotts In Europe

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 9:45am

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 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.

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Craigslist Is The Last Place You'd Expect To See A Basically New 22-Year-Old Dodge Viper For Sale

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 9:30am

Auction sites like Bring a Trailer have become the go-to place for owners to list their unique, rare, and often low-mileage cars for sale. What better way to get rid of a cool car than to have it go to the highest bidder, with tons of enthusiast eyes on it? Not everyone seems to want to do that, as evidenced by the…

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Lucid Gravity Is The First Non-Tesla With NACS, And It Can Charge Faster Than Any Supercharger Is Able To (For Now)

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 9:00am

Basically every single automaker is switching to the Tesla-style NACS port for upcoming electric vehicles, including many facelifted or new EVs hitting the market in 2025. The first non-Tesla car to actually go on sale in the U.S. with the NACS port is the Lucid Gravity SUV, which reached customer hands at the end of…

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What's The Oldest Car You're Still Driving?

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 9:00am

While car enthusiasts fantasize about a dream classic car they wish was in their garage, most people aren’t driving older vehicles by choice. Drivers are holding on to their cars longer than ever, likely because the average price of a new car is rising far faster than the average American’s wages.

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Mazda Miata Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary With A Perfectly Spec'd Limited Edition

Jalopnik - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 8:30am

Can you believe it’s been 35 years since the Mazda Miata hit the market? Now in its fourth generation, more than one million of the beloved sports car have been sold over the three decades it’s been on sale. To celebrate that milestone, Mazda has introduced a special edition Miata in a handsome spec most fans of the…

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Review: 2025 Toyota 4Runner gets dragged into modern times

Motor Authority - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 7:41am
The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is the 6th generation of the icon Every 2025 Toyota 4Runner has a turbo-4 under its hood The 2025 Toyota 4Runner costs between $42,265 and $68,350 The 2025 Toyota 4Runner has been dragged into the modern era like a toddler screaming and kicking at the mall. For the first time in 14 years, the 4Runner is new. The old one was...

Alfa Romeo backtracks, not going all electric

Motor Authority - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 7:30am
Alfa Romeo is walking back a plan to go all-electric by 2027, keeping internal-combustion models in the mix for now amid slumping North American sales, reports Automotive News. Speaking at the recent National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) show in New Orleans, Alfa Romeo North America boss Chris Feuell said the switch was made last month...

JLR investing $80M to expand luxury paint colors

Motor Authority - Tue, 01/28/2025 - 6:00am
JLR is spending 65 million British pounds (just over $80 million at current exchange rates) on paint facilities to expand personalization options and make the paint process more sustainable. The automaker said in a press release that it plans to open new paint facilities at assembly plants in Castle Bromwich, England, and Nitra, Slovakia. This...

MotorWeek’s 1987 Ford Festiva Review Reminds Us How Imperialism Created Many Small “American” Cars

Jalopnik - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 5:00pm

The American automotive industry is best known for its large vehicles, be they pickup trucks, large SUVs, or big muscle cars. Most American automakers sold small cars in the past, but some folks may not be aware that many small “American” cars were actually designed and/or built by other companies in other countries. A…

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2027 Porsche 718 Cayman EV spied for first time

Motor Authority - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 4:47pm
Porsche has been spotted testing an electric 718 Cayman Expected to debut in late 2026, it will trail an electric 718 Boxster by about a year The gas-powered 718 Boxster and Cayman end production in 2025 Porsche fans will soon have to get used to the idea of an electric sports car from the brand. Porsche is close to launching its first electric...

Audi Adds Gear-Reducing Portal Axles To The Q6 E-Tron, Pushing Torque To Almost 10,000 LB-FT

Jalopnik - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 4:00pm

Audi is calling its stylish new off-road electric concept car a “reinterpretation of Quattro” that “showcases the potential of the PPE platform,” but there’s a much simpler reason this electric Q6 E-Tron concept is cool: It has portal axles. The all-black-everything Q6 E-Tron Offroad conceptis lifted nearly 6.5 inches

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Corvettes for Sale: 1967 Corvette Restomod Coupe on Bring a Trailer

Corvette Blogger - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 3:25pm

Check out this modified, muscular-looking 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Restomod Coupe with a L98 V8 & Tremec 5-speed manual offered for sale on Bring a Trailer.

Continue reading Corvettes for Sale: 1967 Corvette Restomod Coupe on Bring a Trailer at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Infiniti Is Killing The QX50 And QX55, But They're Selling So Slowly That Dealers Won't Notice For Six Months

Jalopnik - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 3:15pm

Infiniti’s already small lineup is about to get a little smaller. Following the discontinuation of the old-ass Q50 sedan, the brand is killing off its QX50 and QX55 crossovers at the end of 2025, but it’s building enough of them to keep dealers stocked for at least six months after that. That’ll give the brand enough…

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Corvette Driver Throws Up Middle Finger Amid Heated Clash During Rolex 24 At Daytona

Jalopnik - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 3:00pm

There are very few events in motorsport that are more contentious and grueling than a 24-hour race. The GTD Pro class at last weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona perfectly exemplifies how endurance races can devolve into a delightfully gritty free-for-all cage fight. Daytona’s on-track slugfest featured Corvette driver…

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I Bought Another Motorcycle Sight Unseen And This One Turned Out Great

Jalopnik - Mon, 01/27/2025 - 2:30pm

Last time I bought a motorcycle sight unseen, it wasn’t fantastic. In fact it was the single sketchiest motorcycle ride of my life, thanks to that bike’s myriad problems — dead bearings, old tires, a shot battery, and plenty more. So, to replace that GS, I decided to do exactly the same thing: Buy another motorcycle…

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