I can’t really speak to all the pros/cons of underinflation, but wanting the tire to “clean itself better” applies to mud/dirt/sand. Winter tires are specifically designed to pack snow into the tread pattern because snow on snow traction is better than rubber on snow (think about rolling a snow ball to create a…

I went and found the footage without the commentary and it’s still pretty damn boring. Was hoping for at least a small stretch of low stakes chase shenanigans, but it’s essentially just a slow follow from the gate to the tram.

I’ve never really been a Jeep Cherokee guy before, but really love the choice of an XJ for the no-nonsense, eponymous detective in Bosch.

I guess my natural question after clicking through this listicle is: what isn’t an overrated off-roader?  

The gains might not trickle down, but the losses always do. 

The fact that just any cell phone distracted driver that can pass the bare minimum of obtaining a standard drivers license will be legally able to drive a 9000lb rocket sled on public roads continues to infuriate me.

Granted, my entire Chrysler 300 experience is in the form of a rental car I had for a long weekend probably 6 years ago, but I really liked it. Doubt it’s something I’d ever buy, but I’d definitely pick it out at a National lot again.

Glad to see my inapplicable (in retrospect) answer made the slideshow.

My shame shall live on in infamy

Haha, well, you got me there.  That’s what I get for not reading carefully (and I guess assuming I was on lifehacker).  I’ll turn in my jalop card accordingly.

For worst I’d say any of the GoDaddy ads from like a decade ago. I honestly don’t remember any specifics around them, just recall them leaning hard and into the “sex sells” concept in pretty cringe-worthy ways.

I’ve only seen BvS once (and that was years ago), so I don’t remember all the details, but wasn’t that vehicle also commandeered by Bruce Wayne? Seems weird that a billionaire “civilian” would be driving a Jeep Renegade with emergency lights otherwise.

Jalopnik was one of the big reasons I transitioned back from Chrome to using Safari on iOS. Safari allows you to have a proper adblocker (I use AdGuard). It makes reading sites like Jalopnik bearable again.

Well yeah. But I mean, this is Jalopnik, and it’s weird and brown.

Looks like they were recreating the Mustang from The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). It was the protagonist’s around town car at one of his, likely many, vacation homes (this one in Martinique, if memory serves).

I’m kind of surprised by how heavily the “no dice” contingency is in the comments. Like, undoubtedly it’s “some guys project”, but it’s $6000. $6000 for a used car these days seems like throw away money. And for a quirky japanese truck (albeit one with a SBC)? I mean I get it, but it feels like for $6k someone is…

I don’t see them anymore, but does anyone remember in the post F&F early ‘00s when people started adding lighted windshield washer nozzles to their hoods?

Thanks for the detailed explanation!  This is one of those “quirks” of EVs that I just never really considered before now.

How are we going to have a post about facelifts and not talk about Volvo. Not that they were ever that bad looking to begin with, but with the switch to their latest design language (basically when everything got the Thor’s hammer headlights), they’ve been some of the sharpest cars and SUVs on the road.

Earnest question: how to do an EV’s brake lights work with regenerative braking? Do they come on anytime you’re not on the “gas” pedal? Or do they only come on when you’re pushing the brake pedal?