Tesla Driver Who Trusted 'Autopilot' Charged With Killing A Motorcyclist
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died in Washington State on Friday afternoon because a dipshit Tesla driver rear-ended him at speed . A Snohomish man, 56, was commuting in his 2022 Tesla Model S when he activated the cars camera-based advanced driver assist system and according to his statements to police , began looking Read more...
Wrenching Gone Wrong: Driver Ticketed For Swapping Steering Wheel For Vise Grips
Here at Jalopnik we love a good automotive hack or bodge that keeps you on the road longer. Maybe you found a sneaky way to make your tires last for more miles, or a neat way of maximizing your trunk space. Whatever hack you uncovered , I hope it was a bit less janky than this driver who was caught using a wrench Read more...
Smart eyes compact crossover territory with Concept #5
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Smart will use this week's 2024 Beijing auto show to preview a vehicle bigger than anything we've previously seen from the brand. Revealed on Tuesday, the Concept #5 is an electric compact crossover with a boxy design accentuated by rugged details like flared wheel arches, prominent skid plates, chunky off-road tires, and a roof rack with...
The Subaru Legacy Is Dead After 2025
Legacy sales have stagnated in recent years. So Subaru is finally pulling the plug.
Tesla Isnt Going To Advertise Its Way Out Of This One
Good morning! Its Tuesday, April 23, 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. Read more...
BMW Classic Will Give Your Beloved Car Or Bike A Birth Certificate
If youre as car obsessed as most of us then you likely call your car your baby, and BMW Classic will now validate your baby with a birth certificate. Well, really its just a digital version of the record of the vehicles delivery status and first buyer rather than a certificate of authenticity. BMW claims to have Read more...
Range Rover Electric undergoes extreme cold-weather tests
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Electric vehicles are notorious for reduced range and longer charge times in cold weather, but the upcoming electric Range Rover, to be known as the Range Rover Electric, likely won't suffer these issues. JLR is testing prototypes in the extreme cold experienced near the Arctic Circle, where the temperature can drop as low as -40 degrees F. This...
How Detroit Ended Up With This 80-Foot-Tall Tire Left Over From The World's Fair
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 Read more...
Man Cleared On Drunk Driving Charges Because His Body Is A Rare Alcohol-Making Machine
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 . Read more...
2025 Porsche Macan EV Is A Changed Car For Changing Times
The Porsche Macan has been the automakers 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 hasnt stopped Porsche from leaning in and throwing everything theyve learned from the Read more...
At $4,000, Is This 1988 Toyota Truck 4X4 A Fair Deal?
Top Gear famously failed to kill a Toyota Pickup despite many creative attempts. Todays Nice Price or No Dice 4x4 has a few holes in the bed but also seems far from dead. Lets see how much life there is in the price. Read more...
Review: 2024 Toyota TRD Pro and Trailhunter excel at fast and slow
By news@motorauthority.com (Joel Feder)
Do you want to go fast or go far? That’s the question Toyota Tacoma Chief Engineer Sheldon Brown posed when I asked how someone chooses whether to buy the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro or Tacoma Trailhunter. Another question worth asking is, how much is in your budget? Toyota’s off-road Tacoma flagship has been split in two, each with its...
The New Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Costs $65,395
Thats over $8,000 more expensive than the Ford Ranger Raptor.
Get To Know The Redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid
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 weve finally been blessed with all the details about what those trims entail. Today, Im giving yall a rundown of the info you need to know about those trims, along with some Read more...
2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Blows Away Every Truck In Its Segment
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 Read more...
Morse Code Messages In The 2024 Toyota Tacoma Invite You To Build And Play
In early April, I had a chance to test a handful of Toyotas 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 trucks dashboard, theres a circular pocket. On that pockets removable cover is a Read more...
Kia drops first photo of Tasman pickup due in 2025
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
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...
The Range Rover Electric Sure Looks Like the Gas Model
The first revealing images of the Range Rover EV show it's a spitting image of the ICE model.
Low Income Californians Face Hurdles And Red Tape When Applying For EV Incentives
Californias 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 youll see theres a problem: EVs are mostly being purchased by wealthier, college-educated Californians. The state hopes to get Read more...
Russia Is Jamming Airplane GPS For Thousands Of Flights Across Europe
Since Russias 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 dont believe Read more...
Mercedes' New Charging Hub Delivers The Comfortable, Convenient Charging Experience We Deserve
America has a charging problem . Its pretty common to have to drive several miles off your route, only to find that half the chargers dont work, and the ones that do are charging much slower than theyre rated to. Now that everyones switched to Teslas North American Charging Standard , that should definitely make Read more...
See Inside An Abandoned Soviet Aircraft Carrier
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 Read more...
Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way
Things arent 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 Teslas flagship product, the Cybertruck, is already on its second recall, Read more...
These Are Your Favorite Celebrity Cars
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 Read more...
2025 Aston Martin DBX707 gets a new interior
We loved almost everything about the Aston Martin DBX707 the last time we had it, but there were a few things that we didn't like so much, which mainly revolved around its interior. Well Aston Martin has listened and it's unveiled the updated 2025 DBX, which gets some big interior upgrades and much needed UI improvements. The big update is a new infotainment system, which is a 10.25-inch touchscreen, which replaces the old system that used a rotary dial to... [read more]
2025 Porsche Cayenne GTS unveiled with 493 hp
Porsche is ready to expand the updated Cayenne lineup with the debut of the 2025 Cayenne GTS models. As expected, the GTS SUV and Coupe models arrive with more power, a sportier suspension, and GTS specific design elements. Under the hood there's the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8, which generates 493 hp, a 40 hp increase compared to the previous Cayenne GTS. The torque rating is now at 487 lb.-ft. this is 30 lb.-ft. more than before.The V8 is mated to an... [read more]
Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36
Teslas Semi truck, promised to deliver 500 miles of range , easy hauling, and low cost of operation, was unveiled in November of 2017 . At the time dozens of fleets around the world placed orders for hundreds of trucks . The two largest orders, however, were for UPS and Pepsi, ordering 125 and 100 trucks respectively. Pr Read more...
Rolls-Royce Is Trying to Bring Back White-Wall Tires
This made-to-order Ghost has 104,268 stitches in the doors, and it's one of three special vehicles unveiled for customers in China.
