Let’s be honest, you’re not reaching out to every automaker that has a customer with wheel alignment issues, has fallen asleep at the wheel, or has defective panoramic roofs. Your reaching out to Tesla because a response from them would be clickworthy for you. Most of your email requests are of the un-slick tone...…

In all those examples you were asking them to comment on something negative. That’s all good for journalism but from their POV it’s yet another journo amped on schadenfreude. Try asking them for a deep dive on the upcoming AI rewrite without being sarcastic, I would love to read that piece.

I wouldn’t answer you either, considering the fact that you, and other Jalopnik writers, constantly shit on them.

As a long-time reader of Jalopnik, well over 10 years, and a loyal fan to a fault, it pains me to say this but the fact of the matter is...Jalopnik is no longer viewed as a media entity worth responding to by Tesla or any other major manufacturer. It surprises me that so many articles here point out that “I’ve reached…

Yes, I’ve driven a 2006 GP (only once), and the supercharger and manual are good. My point is just that the statement, “In 2006, Mini decided to supercharge its reborn hatchback and connect it to a manual transmission” is confusing. Because they did that in 2001 and then in every subsequent year until 2007. The GP…

I swear I’m only being pedantic because it’s the first sentence in the article: