Previously Delayed Volvo EX30 Deliveries Begin Just In Time For Holiday Season
The Volvo EX30 is a small, electric crossover with a $35,000 price tag and about 275 miles of range. For most drivers, that should be more than enough to handle daily driving duty, and the price makes it the least-expensive Volvo you can buy regardless of powertrain. The good news for the folks who pre-ordered one is…
Screw A Crosstrek, Buy This AWD Manual Plymouth Colt Vista Instead
History remembers the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan as the original groundbreaking minivans in the United States, but Plymouth simultaneously offered another, less well-remembered people mover: the Colt Vista. It may even be the first crossover vehicle ever made, and this immaculate example is currently for sale…
Audi's Sales Are Flagging Because There's No Reason To Buy One
Audi isn’t looking so hot. The company’s sales are flagging, showing a 16 percent drop in the third quarter of 2024 relative to the prior year, CarScoops reports, but the automaker hopes that its newest batch of cars will stop the slide. Having driven plenty of those new cars, there’s more to the problem than the car…
USPS Worker Retires Immediately After Fleeing A Hit And Run In His Mail Truck
A man in Northern California has been dealing with the fallout of a hit-and-run crash since for months after a mail carrier hit his parked car and took off.
Sauber Ditches Both Of Its F1 Drivers Ahead Of Audi Takeover
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber announced on Wednesday that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu won’t be returning to the team after three seasons with the Swiss team. F1’s worst-performing team is desperately attempting to right a sinking ship before becoming Audi’s factory team in 2026.
Ford Has Mustang GTD Body Kit Clone Banned From SEMA
The Specialty Equipment Marketing Association’s annual show in Las Vegas is a celebration of everything aftermarket. From lifted trucks so big they could flatten an entire school to restomods, wheels and tires, it’s a car modder’s paradise. If you were hoping to find a body kit that would make your regular Mustang…
Lamborghini Kills FIA WEC Program After One Season Of Terrible Finishes
Lamborghini’s inaugural season as a Le Mans Hypercar constructor in the FIA World Endurance Championship ended about as ignominiously as it possibly could have, with a DNF classification at the recent 8 Hours of Bahrain. Across the eight-race season, Lamborghini only managed to finish five times, with an average…
Musk Brands Cybertruck ‘Tougher Than Bag Of Nails’ After Crash That Left Driver In Hospital
Ever since it was first unveiled, Elon Musk has proudly shouted about the strength of the Cybertruck, despite several owners proving firsthand that it isn’t quite what he claimed. Now, the Tesla boss has jumped on the back of a horrific Cybertruck crash in Mexico claiming that it proves the truck is “tougher than a…
Raccoon Jumps The Check-In Line At LaGuardia
A recent modernization helped LaGuardia Airport in New York City shake off its reputation as one of the worst major airports in the country, however, a raccoon plummeting from the ceiling over the Spirit Airlines check-in desk immediately gave airline passengers a taste of the old LaGuardia. Spirit already had a…
Here's All The Rad Stuff I Saw At SEMA 2024
It has been a few years since I last attended SEMA, and a lot has changed. The big trends that I noticed since 2019? It’s significantly less fun. With the Hoonigans a shadow of its former self, Ford Out Front gone, GM and Hyundai are still sitting it out, and many big name aftermarket companies opting out of…
Japan’s Roadside Assistance Games Is The Automotive Olympics We All Need
There is a lot of pretty incredible motorsport you can watch out there, whether it’s Max Verstappen’s dominance in Formula 1, the LA Metro bus rodeo or even the Tram Olympics in Europe. There’s now a new automotive event set to win your heart and this time it pits teams of recovery drivers against one another in a…
The Vegas Tesla Tunnel Remains Hilariously Bad
Since The Boring Company began operating in 2017 it has announced massive car tunnel projects all over the world, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, San Bernardino and even Sydney, Australia. There have been discussions about hundreds more, but the Texas-based tunnel company has, so far, only…
Mesmerizing Maps Show Different Journey Times Between Cars, Bikes And Public Transport
In a straight line, a car will obviously beat a bus or car in a race, but when it comes to commuting across town the result can be much closer. To show just how close those races can get in busy cities, a Finnish geographer has plotted journeys by bus, car and bike on a series of mesmerizing maps.
Michiganders Will Get New Curbside EV Chargers Retrofitted To Existing Lamp Posts
EVs can be exclusionary for folks who don’t have a garage to charge in, but the new curbside chargers that Voltpost and AT&T are collaborating on aim to eliminate that hurdle. The two companies have joined forces to soon begin installinginternet-connected lamppost EV chargers in Michigan, specifically in the…
These Are The Most Irrelevant Automakers
We asked our readers earlier this week what automaker is the most irrelevant. The responses were surprising in one of two ways: it was a foreign manufacturer that I didn’t even remember sold cars in the U.S., or it was a domestic make whose best years are behind it. Without further ado, here are the most irrelevant…
Watch This Video About The Homogenized Headlight Designs In The 2000s
The argument is often made that most new cars all look very much alike save for anomalies likeTesla’s abominable stainless-steel refrigerator on wheels. This phenomenon is far from new, though. Hopping on trendy design bandwagons is a safer bet for automakers than innovating a truly unique design that may or may not…
Traffic Jams: The Mountain Goats - 'Spent Gladiator 2'
You might’ve been expecting “This Year” here, with its promise to make it through this year if it kills you. Well, today, we’re not making that promise. Today you get a call to action: Stay alive.
What's The Worst Thing You've Ever Done To Your Car?
We all make mistakes. Some are worse than others, and some we didn’t even realize were mistakes at the time. I’ve done a lot of stupid shit with cars over the 20 years that I’ve been a legally licensed driver. Thankfully none of my dumb things have resulted in anyone’s injury, though I suppose I’ve injured a few cars…
Elon Musk’s Unwavering Support For Donald Trump Is Already Paying Off For Tesla
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, November 6, 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.
At $12,000, Is This 1989 Volvo 780 Bertone Coupe A Swede Deal?
The interior of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Volvo looks way-more luxurious than anything you’re likely to find at IKEA. Let’s decide if this fancy coupe is saddled with an equally upscale price tag.
