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Trump Frustrated Boeing Delays Means He Won’t Fly On New Air Force One Planes He Ordered In 2018

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:10pm

When Donald Trump was elected to a second term as President in November, he called Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to check on the progress of the new Air Force One planes he ordered during his first term. Unfortunately for the failed steak salesman, the two new Boeing 747 planes won’t be ready until at least 2029, after…

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Rwanda Aims To Host Formula 1 In Africa For The First Time In Over 30 Years

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 11:50am

The current breakdown of F1 Grands Prix by continent is pretty astonishing for its noticeable gap. Nine races are held in Asia, eight in Europe, five in North America, and one each in South America and Australia. Africa remains the only habitable continent on the planet to not host an F1 race in over 30 years. The…

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Counterpoint: Covering Your Car In Christmas Lights Is Cool And Good, Actually

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 11:30am

It’s the holiday season — a time of joy, of whimsy, of doing things just because they’re kind of fun and they feel good. We should all be drinking egg nog, having snowball fights, and covering our cars with seasonal lights. Yet some folks — cough, cough, Owen — want to take that all away from us.

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These Are The Cars From The Year 2000 You Want To Import In 2025

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 11:11am

We’re just a few weeks away from entering the new year, which means there will be a new crop of 25-year-old cars available for import into the United States. Earlier this week I asked you to share what car from 2000 you’d want to import, and your answers ran the gamut. (A lot of them had already debuted before 2000,…

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December 2024 Order Cycle Allocations and General Constraints

Corvette Blogger - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 11:00am

GM kicked off the one-and-only Corvette order cycle for December 2024 on Thursday, and we have some discussion on the numbers as well as a list of the general constraints for this month.

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Trump May Kill Crash Reporting Requirements Tesla Has Fought Against

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:50am

Good morning! It’s Friday, December 13, 2o24, 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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2025 DS N°8 revealed as French electric flagship

Motor Authority - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:30am
France's DS has unveiled the N°8 crossover as its new flagship The N°8 is the first vehicle from DS to be powered exclusively by batteries The N°8 rides on parent company Stellantis' STLA Medium platform France's DS on Thursday revealed the N°8, an electric crossover with coupe-like styling billed by the brand as its new flagship...

Honda CBR1000RR Repsol, Dodge Power Wagon Ambulance, Fire Truck: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:30am

Happy Friday, friends. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas out there, even though, without snow, it may not look it. The park near the climbing gym is selling trees, the air has that frosty nip to it and the floor of my apartment building’s hallway is absolutely freezing when I go out barefoot to pick up my…

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Renault 5 Turbo Is Back As An Electric Rear-Wheel-Drive Hot Hatch, And It Looks Awesome

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:10am

The all-electric Renault 5, which looks awesome, promises to bring electric power to the masses and even has a baguette holder, is quite possibly my new favorite car. While you might have thought that the Alpine that’s based on this car was the perfect electric hot hatch, Renault has outdone itself with the new Turbo…

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What's The Worst Gas Mileage You've Ever Seen?

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:00am

Vehicle fuel efficiency has improved drastically over the last 15 to 20 years. Some crossovers and pickup trucks are capable of getting fuel economy that was once reserved for midsized sedans. That hasn’t always been the case. Even now with engine tech the way it is, there are still some vehicles out there that get…

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Covering Your Car In Christmas Lights Is Dumb And Probably Illegal

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:50am

People have been sticking Christmas lights to their cars for years, but this year the trend for illuminating your car for the festive season seems to have gone into overdrive. Unfortunately for everyone who just wants to spread a little Christmas cheer, in addition to endangering your car’s paint whenlighting up your…

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Nissan, Please Let Me Drive The Electric R32 GT-R

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:30am

Nissan announced something weird early last year: An in-house shed-build, led by a single enthusiast within the company, to electrify an R32 Skyline GT-R. A year and a half later, the project is now apparently ready for its grand reveal at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon.

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Traffic Jams: Jack White - ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:10am

There are a few artists where I know that whatever they do next, I’m going to love it. Bands like Arctic Monkeys have had a hold on me for almost two decades, I’ve been a card-carrying Swiftie for years now and Jack White has been fueling my love for angry guitars since I first heard “Seven Nation Army.”

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2025 Volkswagen Taos Is Exactly What You Think It’s Going To Be

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:00am

The 2025 Volkswagen Taos is not an exciting vehicle. When you mat the gas pedal, pull back on the shifter and grip the steering wheel, you aren’t filled with a deep sense that this compact crossover is meant to be a bastion of driving enjoyment. Instead, you’re met with middling acceleration, a silky smooth…

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2026 Audi RS 7 Avant spied winter testing

Motor Authority - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:30am
The Audi RS7 Avant will replace the Audi RS 6 Avant Prototypes of the Audi RS 7 Avant have been testing on the 'Ring and near the Arctic Circle The Audi RS 7 Avant will likely have a plug-in hybrid powertrain Audi has been spotted testing another member of its next-generation A7 family, and this time the prototype is for a fire-breathing RS 7...

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2025 finalist

Motor Authority - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:00am
With 641 hp the Ioniq 5 N rips from 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds The Ioniq 5 N has sound generators and fake shift points The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N costs $67,475 The electric sports car era has arrived, and the first mass-market entry comes not from Porsche, but from…Hyundai. With the introduction of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, the automaker took its...

At $31,000, Is This 1967 Logghe Dragster A Cackling-Good Deal?

Jalopnik - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:00am

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Logghe dragster was built not to barrel down the quarter mile but for “cackling” car meets. That’s a unique and specific role, and it will require some novel thinking on our part to decide what it might be worth.

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PRI 2024: WELD Racing Unveils Its New SM Series Of Wheels

Corvettes Online News Feed - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:59am
WELD Racing's new SM Series of wheels is a game changer. These wheels are great for any high performance application.

New concept to show Mercedes vision for electric luxury van

Motor Authority - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:00am
Mercedes-Benz will unveil a luxury van concept in early 2025 The concept previews the Van.EA platform It's confirmed for the U.S., though the timing remains uncertain Mercedes-Benz will unveil a concept next spring previewing a luxury van that will form part of the automaker's next-generation family of electric vans based on the Van.EA dedicated...

Renault 5 Turbo 3E revealed with over 500 hp

Motor Authority - Fri, 12/13/2024 - 6:00am
Modern Renault 5 Turbo with electric power has been unveiled The new 5 Turbo 3E is the spiritual successor to the 5 Turbo and 5 Turbo2 homologation specials of the 1980s Power in the 5 Turbo 3E comes from two electric motors at the rear axle Renault is gearing up to bring the legendary 5 Turbo back to showrooms, this time with an electric twist...

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