Beautiful BMW Concept Skytop Finally Brings Back The Bangle Butt
For years now BMW has used the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to unveil its latest fantastical design concept, and this year is no different as BMW just revealed the Concept Skytop, a two-seat grand tourer that seems perfectly suited to driving around Lake Como. While there’s a lot to like with the Skytop, as…
Maybe Don't Light A Cigarette In An SUV Full Of Propane Tanks
Apologies to all you smokers out there, but smoking is dumb. It’s especially dumb when you do it around things that can kill you even faster than cigarettes. Like something that can explode. One man learned that lesson thehard way but surprisingly survived. Los Angeles news outlets report a man blew himself and his…
Lady Gaga Wore A Dress Made From A Mercedes-Benz E-Class Bumper
Lady Gaga’s long-awaited Chromatica Ball concert film drops on Max tomorrow, and the pop icon held a special fan screening of the movie in Los Angeles last night — I guess my invite got lost in the mail. In typical Gaga fashion she wore an outlandish outfit on the red carpet, this time one with a Jalopnik twist: Her…
Spotify Is Not Offering Refunds After It Bricks 'The Car Thing'
Usually, when you buy a product, you expect to be able to continue using it even after the company stops selling it. Your car doesn’t immediately brick itself the moment production ends, after all. And yet, for the people who bought Spotify’s Car Thing, that’s exactly what’s happening. The streaming giant recently…
Here's What Airplane Passengers Experienced During The Worst Turbulence-Related Accident In Decades
Earlier this week, a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was thrust into chaos and forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok following severe turbulence that left a 73-year-old British man dead and injured over 104 other passengers. In just a couple of minutes, the Boeing 777-300ER dropped nearly…
Honda Test Drive Ends With Woman Jumping Into Lake After Police Chase
A police chase in Miami, Florida earlier this month ended with a woman deciding to jump from an off-ramp into a lake. Dashcam footage released by the Florida Highway Patrol this week shows how the latter stages of the pursuit unfolded and how the driver managed to climb from the wrecked vehicle and leap from the road…
Ford Slashes F-150 Lightning Leases By $15,000 As It Suffers From EV Sales Lag
If you’re looking for an electric truck that still feels like a regular pickup, you’re going to have a hard time beating the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Tesla Cybertruck may get all the attention, but if you’re actually going to be hauling anything, for example, you’ll have a far easier time reaching into the…
Obviously You Shouldn't Body Slam An Orca To Stop It Sinking Your Boat
It turns out that killer wales do not like boats. They really don’t like them, in fact, and have made it their mission to sink them all to the bottom of the ocean in recent years. Now, instead of letting the orca have their fun with boats sailing the seven seas, one New Zealander has tried to fight back, which is…
Take A Ride In A Hot Wheels Car
We can all agree that there is a small race car driver inside our Hot Wheels that steers the car around the tracks we’ve built, right? Well, anyway, I’ve always wondered what those sick-ass tracks I would make looked like from their point of view. I’m happy to report that I (we) finally have the answer.
Toyota MR2, Volkswagen-Engine Trike, Chevy Malibu Stock Car: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Happy Friday, folks. Last week was another off week here on Dopest, since I spent my usual slideshow assembly time on my motorcycle, lapping New Jersey Motorsport Park in the rain (keep your eyes peeled for that post coming soon) but today we’re finally back — and back in rare form at that.
GM Hopes A Clutch Pedal Is Enough To Make Enthusiasts Buy EVs
After worries about charging and range anxiety, the biggest issue many car fans have with electric vehicles is that they’re no fun to drive. They argue that one-pedal driving, regenerative braking and no real gearbox to play with makes them soulless. Now, General Motors is hoping to change that and convert you to its…
Early Minivans Sure Were Weird
Ask most people nowadays what a minivan looks like and they’d likely be able to provide an accurate description, but in the early days of the minivan things weren’t so clear. Many automakers’ early designs were varied, with some minivans utilizing truck chassis and a rear-wheel-drive configuration. It didn’t take…
Tesla Backs Off Goal Of Building 20 Million Cars A Year By 2030
Good morning! It’s Friday, May 24, 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.
These Are The Best Cities For Car Culture
Every city has its plusses and minuses, right? It’s almost impossible to find a single city that would be the perfect place for a car enthusiast to live. Earlier this week we asked our readers to sound off with their favorite car city, and why. Some of the answers are pretty damn entertaining. We all love our home city
If You Have A Spare $60,000 Lying Around, You Should Go Buy This Toyota GR Yaris
Auto enthusiasts in North America lost their minds when Toyota introduced the GR Yaris in 2020. It washot hatch incarnate: 268 horsepower turbocharged engine, all-wheel drive, light hatchback body style. Sadly it was not for us as it was initially a homologation special just for Europe. Thankfully, Toyota did us a…
Watch Cops Arrest World Number One Golfer Scottie Scheffler
Last Friday, PGA top golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrestedby police sitting outside the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club out in Louisville, KY. Scheffler was trying to access the next round of the PGA tour, where he is currently competing, but was stopped by cops for “disregarding traffic signals” around the scene of…
What Car Has The Worst Build Quality You’ve Ever Seen?
It takes a lot to build a car, you’ve got to have wheels and engines and seats and all kinds of body panels that fit together seamlessly to create something that’s safe to hit 75 mph on our highways. And while we’ve been building cars like this for decades now, there are still automakers out there that haven’t quite…
At $69,500, Are You Resigned To Buy This Consigned 2001 Ferrari 456M GTA?
While today’s Nice Price or No Dice 456 may be more a grand tourer than an out-and-out sports car, it still offers V12 power and the panache of the Prancing Horse. Let’s see what we should reasonably be expected to pay for such an opportunity.
