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Man Cleared On Drunk Driving Charges Because His Body Is A Rare Alcohol-Making Machine

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 8:30am

A Belgian man who was charged with drunk driving has been acquitted because he has auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition that causes carbohydrates to ferment in the gastrointestinal tract, creating alcohol. The man works at a brewery, but his lawyer called that “another unfortunate coincidence,” Reuters reports.…

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How Detroit Ended Up With This 80-Foot-Tall Tire Left Over From The World's Fair

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 8:30am

Detroit recently experienced quite the dust up over its new Hollywood-inspired roadside sign not appearing to live up to the hype, but there is one roadside landmark almost universally loved by residents. It even appears on the same freeway as the not-that-bad-you-guys Detroit sign (though on the opposite side of…

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Range Rover Electric undergoes extreme cold-weather tests

Motor Authority - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 8:00am
JLR is testing prototypes of the Range Rover Electric in extreme conditions to make sure the brand's first EV can handle anything buyers can throw at it. On Tuesday, JLR revealed details about that testing. The testing includes extreme cold conditions near the Arctic Circle, where the temperature can drop as low as -40 degrees. This is to ensure...

At $4,000, Is This 1988 Toyota Truck 4X4 A Fair Deal?

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 8:00am

Top Gear famously failed to kill a Toyota Pickup despite many creative attempts. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 4x4 has a few holes in the bed but also seems far from dead. Let’s see how much life there is in the price.

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2025 Porsche Macan EV Is A Changed Car For Changing Times

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 8:00am

The Porsche Macan has been the automaker’s number one sales driver pretty much since the minute it went on sale, so the Germans are taking a bit of a risk by replacing their most important model with an electric vehicle. But that hasn’t stopped Porsche from leaning in and throwing everything they’ve learned from the…

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Get To Know The Redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 7:05am

You might think you already know all about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, but just you wait: A whole slew of hybrid trims are coming, too, and we’ve finally been blessed with all the details about what those trims entail. Today, I’m giving y’all a rundown of the info you need to know about those trims, along with some…

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Morse Code Messages In The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Invite You To Build And Play

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 7:00am

In early April, I had a chance to test a handful of Toyota’s latest vehicle updates. The first machine I got to drive was the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, and as I hopped out of the front seat, I noticed something: On the side panel of the truck’s dashboard, there’s a circular pocket. On that pocket’s removable cover is a…

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2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Blows Away Every Truck In Its Segment

Jalopnik - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 7:00am

There was a moment where, with all four wheels of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid hovering through the air, I felt firmly invincible. I was jumping a pickup truck, after all — if I could do that, then by god, I could do anything. With all of its off-road capabilities, the new Taco hybrid is exactly the kind of vehicle…

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Kia drops first photo of Tasman pickup due in 2025

Motor Authority - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 6:00am
Kia is gearing up to launch its first light-duty commercial vehicle, a midsize pickup truck to be called the Tasman. It's due in 2025, and Kia this week released the first photo. The photo shows the truck with a wrap featuring the artwork of Richard Boyd-Dunlop. The Australian artist is featured in the video below, where he explains the...

[SPIED] Corvette ZR1 Mules Testing in Ohio Ahead of the NCM Bash

Corvette Blogger - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 11:22pm

Rick Conti scored these photos of five Corvette ZR1 mules taken by a customer of his in Ohio. The engineering team is testing both coupe and convertible variants of the new ZR1 with several having the large high wing.

Continue reading [SPIED] Corvette ZR1 Mules Testing in Ohio Ahead of the NCM Bash at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Low Income Californians Face Hurdles And Red Tape When Applying For EV Incentives

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:35pm

California’s EV sales continue to rise. In 2023 the state had a 17 percent increase in EV market share; that was up nearly 30 percent from 2022. But when you look deeper into the numbers you’ll see there’s a problem: EVs are mostly being purchased by wealthier, college-educated Californians. The state hopes to get…

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[VIDEO] Chevrolet Was Prepared to Build the C7 and C8 Corvette Simultaneously

Corvette Blogger - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:14pm

Back before the C8 started production, one of the major rumors going around was that GM was going to build both the C7 and C8s together. Now a view from retired Kai Spande confirms it to be true!

Continue reading [VIDEO] Chevrolet Was Prepared to Build the C7 and C8 Corvette Simultaneously at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Russia Is Jamming Airplane GPS For Thousands Of Flights Across Europe

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 3:00pm

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a Faraday curtain descended across European airspace from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. Over 46,000 planes have reported GPS issues while flying over the Baltic since last August, according to the Guardian. While aviation officials don’t believe…

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Mercedes' New Charging Hub Delivers The Comfortable, Convenient Charging Experience We Deserve

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 2:38pm

America has a charging problem. It’s pretty common to have to drive several miles off your route, only to find that half the chargers don’t work, and the ones that do are charging much slower than they’re rated to. Now that everyone’s switched to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, that should definitely make…

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2026 Audi RS 5 Avant spied with plug-in hybrid power

Motor Authority - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 2:15pm
Audi's A5 family currently consists of coupe, convertible, and hatchback body styles, but a new A5 Avant wagon is expected to join the fray for the next generation. Avant is the name Audi uses for the wagon body style. Prototypes for the A5 Avant wagon have been spotted in the past, and new prototypes for what appears to be a high-performance RS 5...

See Inside An Abandoned Soviet Aircraft Carrier

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:50pm

Urban exploration is one of the coolest hobbies out there. It gives folks a new perspective on the cities where they live, and uncovers secrets long buried. But what do you do when you run out of urban environments to explore? When your city holds no more secrets to reveal? Well, you sneak onto an abandoned Soviet…

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Corvettes for Sale: 1958 Corvette Project Offered at No Reserve on eBay

Corvette Blogger - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:35pm

This 1958 Corvette offered for sale on eBay Motors is in project condition, but it includes just about everything needed to do a quality restoration.

Continue reading Corvettes for Sale: 1958 Corvette Project Offered at No Reserve on eBay at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle.

Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:35pm

Things aren’t going well at Tesla. The stock is currently down more than 40 percent year-to-date, analysts expect the Texas-based automaker to announce a 40 percent drop in profits, more than 20,000 people are expected to lose their jobs, and Tesla’s flagship product, the Cybertruck, is already on its second recall,…

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These Are Your Favorite Celebrity Cars

Jalopnik - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 1:25pm

Celebrities sure have it rough; they have to star in blockbuster movies or top the music charts and all they get out of it is guaranteed harassment by paparazzi and a few million dollars. They have a public image to uphold and they know everyone is staring, and the car they drive makes a statement to their fans and…

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