Bugatti W16 Mistral Goes 21 MPH Faster Than Expected To Set New 282-MPH Roofless Top Speed Record
Back in 2019 after absolutely destroying the production car top speed world record with the Chiron Super Sport, the first car to hit the 300-mph mark, then-president of the brand Stephan Winkelmann said the French marque was done chasing top speed records. Recently appointed CEO Mate Rimac has said “screw that” in a…
Diesel Shop Allegedly Smuggled $33 Million Worth Of Illegal Emissions Defeat Devices In From Canada
The Environmental Protection Agency really doesn’t like it when diesel truck owners remove factory-equipped and legally-mandated emissions devices. When four business owners conspire to smuggle tens of millions of dollars worth of illegal emissions defeat devices into the country, however, the federal government is…
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly So Uncooperative His Lawyers Are Asking To Quit
Last we checked in on the disgraced and disbarred former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, a judge had given him one week to turn over Lauren Bacall’s Mercedes and other valuables to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers he defamed following the 2020 Presidential election. If Giuliani didn’t comply…
F1 Is Moving The Monaco Grand Prix To June, But It Should Have Moved It To The Trash
The Monaco Grand Prix is a processional shitshow that isn’t worth watching. The narrow streets and tight corners of the principality’s once-blue riband event are ill served by the ever longer and wider specifications of car mandated by Formula 1 in the modern era. Passing is next to impossible, so Monaco is boiled…
California Could Soon Ban New Motorhome Sales
California’s road to clean energy may upend a lot of industries, including the massive motorhome market. A recent change to the state’s clean air rules could kick start a change that would end new motorhome sales in the state as soon as the end of this year.
RIP Kum & Go
Whether we’re talking about Buc-ee’s, Wawa or QT, we here at Jalopnik love a good gas station chain. So it is with great sadness that we have to report the death of a beloved gas station name. Before you know it, the name Kum & Go will have kum and gone. Unfortunately for all of us, Maverik, which bought the company…
Trump Now Has Control Of Tesla Full Self-Driving Safety Probe
The reasoning behind Elon Musk’s decision to heavily back former (and future) President Donald Trump as well as be the “first buddy” is becoming more clear now. The Trump Administration is set to take over about 80 federal vehicle issue probes that were opened under President Joe Biden. One of those probes just…
A Subaru Justy With A Twin-Turbo Toyota V8 Is The Perfect Car
Small cars are fun, big engines are fun, and small cars with big engines are just about the best. This Subaru Justy, with a twin-turbo Toyota 1UZ V8 under its hood, is maybe the best example of why the formula works.
Pentagon Reverse Engineered Non-Human Technology For Decades: Whistleblower
Despite the constant debunking of UFO sightings, skeptics and grifters claim that aliens have visited Earth in vehicles beyond human comprehension but decided not to implode the planet to build an interstellar bypass. These so-called experts were again given a platform in Congress at a House Oversight hearing on…
I Want Something Fast, Practical, But Undesirable To Car Thieves! What Car Should I Buy?
Charley finally bought his dream car for over 20 years, a BMW M5. But then a bunch of thieves broke into his house took his keys and stole his car. He wants to replace it with something just as quick, but less desirable to hooligans. What car should he buy?
The Real Solution To Traffic Congestion Is Motorcycles
New York governor Kathy Hochul is bringing back the much-awaited Manhattan congestion pricing plan, according to sources inside her office. It’s a good start towards ridding the island of cars, but it doesn’t fix the heart of commuter culture’s whole issue: Cars are a bad way to get to work. Instead, if public transit…
Insurance Scam Mastermind Wears Obviously Fake Bear Suit While Filming ‘Attack’ On Luxury Cars
California officials arrested four people over an alleged insurance scam involving a very fake bear attacking luxury vehicles in the state this week. The crew is accused of attacking three cars in order to cash in the insurance checks.
Best Porsche Taycan I've Ever Seen Just Lost $229 Per Day In Depreciation
Some intrepid Porsche fanatic spent much of 2023 working with a dealer to pick out their optimum spec of Taycan and waiting for it to be delivered. With nearly $60,000 in options, including paint-to-sample Racing Green and the $6,000 Burmester premium audio, this was a seriously expensive electric wagon. At the end of…
Autonomous Black Hawks Are Fighting Forest Fires Now
Aerial firefighter is the coolest job in the world, if you ask me. These skilled pilots fly ludicrously low to the ground to pick up water and dump it on burning woodland to save communities and wildlife. The livelihoods of those awesome people are under threat, however, as an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter has just…
This Is What America Sounds Like
Here’s a hot take for you: I think Steve Saleen’s monstrous 760-horsepower NASCAR-engine S7 was the last time any kind of hypercar actually moved the needle. It looked like a spaceship in a good way, not in the stretched and blobby way they all do now. And it sounded like Hades himself was rising up from the…
Someone Actually Bought A Karma Revero, And Now It Can Be Yours
New Fisker is dead and gone, but years before its founder killed his latest company, he also managed to bankrupt Old Fisker. Much like with the Ocean, the Fisker Karma was already in production when the company went under, meaning a few people actually already owned them. The car was relaunched as the Karma Revero,…
These Are The Cars Automakers Should Build After Elon Musk Kills The Pesky NHTSA
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to put Elon Musk in charge of cutting the federal budget, which means he may have power to overhaul the meddling National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that’s always interfering with his car company. This poses an interesting question: If Musk strips regulators of…
'2JZ No Shiii' This BMW M5 Trades A German Heart For A Real Motor
While many BMW fanatics will crow that the later V8-powered E39-generation M5 is the best sedan of all time, I prefer the early 1990s simplicity and weirdness of the E34 M5. It’s a better looking car with an impressive grand touring driving style that I thoroughly enjoy. Now if only someone could do something about…
2025 Acura ADX Is A Sharp Little Crossover With A Turbo Engine And Tons Of Potential
Automakers seem to be cutting their truly affordable entry-level models quicker than an Iron Chef cuts an onion, but mercifully Acura is breaking that trend with its new subcompact luxury crossover, the ADX. Based on the Honda HR-V, the ADX is exactly the kind of offering Acura has needed, especially as the ADX is…
Donald Trump Puts Biking And Busses On The Chopping Block
Good morning! It’s Thursday, November 14, 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.
