Why can a car in 2024 be “over-revved”? Isn’t that what a rev limiter is for? Has anyone watched a car review where the driver was routinely banging against the rev limiter? This sounds extremely suspicious to me. Cars have software to protect them from stupid drivers. But stupid drivers don’t have coverage to protect…

The items here that require a technician are actual recalls.  Things that need a patch are... patches. I don’t know how many things the cybertruck has been recalled to the shop for - but I only know of the issue with the accelerator.

Jalopnik, which has not been an example of journalism for some time now, but has an opportunity here, needs to do something new.  If something is a “recall” it means that the car has to go to a shop and have a repair.  If something is a “software patch” that means that something will download to the operating system…

What you’re actually saying is that it’s anachronistic. That it’s a car for old people who struggle to use it. If they want it to have some buzz it needs to be fast, be thrilling, be novel, be FUN. It’s slow, cramped, expensive for what it is, and noisy. It needs 250 hp and real infotainment. Modern roads mean that…

Jalopnik is a terrible website of clickbait, anti-tesla propaganda, and lazy faux-journalism. But the problem with the Miata is that Mazda won’t sell people what they want - they tell the customer what they want and try to pretend that makes their customer somehow elite. The car is noisy, cramped, underpowered, and…

The Lucid would have been the Mercedes S Class EV that really got Benz rolling.  It looks great, is very innovative, is efficient, and has great performance.  First big problem: how to charge it in America? If it can’t Supercharge it’s no good for a road trip.  2nd big problem: all the reviews I’ve read said the car…

Every time I think this website has bottomed out, from the Tesla Take of the Day, to the complete lack of reviews... now you’re taking on Audi’s golden era????  This is probably the best, most distinctive, purest homage I’ve ever seen that also connects to what the company was doing at the moment.  It’s named for an…

If Baymax were a car... does it come in white? (with red ground effects?)

Was she trying to get to where luggage was kept and steal stuff? I’m struggling to think of a reason for a “general public” to want to have anything to do with a bunch of conveyer belts. She was not described as a passenger and thinking of a way that someone could get tangled up in the machinery while picking up a…

I know Clarkson would not be fun to say, go on a vacation with, but on that show - with basically a Brexiteer, a Royalist, and a Globalist they were sort of the UK’s internal debate made into a comedy show with cars. I doubt I agree with Clarkson about much, but his takes when he makes fun of things are both keen, and…

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Neither would be my first choice to drive, but the new Camry is quicker than the Honda and still gets 50 mpg. Their hybrid design seems to be extremely durable.  The new station wagon Crown would be a bit roomier and a bit slower but also a good choice.  A Model Y could be a really inexpensive EV since the prices have…

Could the Scout not be a Rivian product or a slight re-skin of one of Rivian’s models?

Sounds like Jalop’s pronouncements on how Teslas are the worst cars ever are not supported by real-life reporting about a car. Nothing caught fire, crashed into a police car, fell apart, or murdered any children. I bet the recalls it had were just over the air software patches that were done overnight too! Imagine if…

I had a G8 GT, and it was a fantastic car, but this is... a little unpleasant to look at and the overall theme I’d describe as “lumpy Cadillac.” But the face that Buick is still around, and Pontiac isn’t another grudge to hold against China.

Electric cars drive better and it’s as simple as that.  They are quicker, smoother, and quieter.  People who complain about the lack of “authentic” sound?  The sound of an ICE engine is not a natural sound, and tons of cars just pipe in fake noise anyway.  Why the nostalgia?  There is no “soul” it’s just uneven power…

So Ru Paul is cancelled for fracking? This is why the word “woke” has been turned on its head and made an epithet. Most of the gains that America has made with carbon emissions is because of fracking making cheap natural gas viable for powerplants.  That’s so much better than coal! Not being able to frack is why…

There is a lot in this post. If I run long, appologies.

Why is the Hyundai the car on the cover page. It gets 29 empg less than the Model 3 and costs more but is called “midsize” instead of “luxury” The Hyundai isn’t any cheaper. An M3P without the silly self-driving is 3000 dollars left after the tax incentive. 

I see a lot of modern Merkur / Siera.  (keep in mind this car is like 40 years old)