The Naturally Aspirated V6 Is Going Extinct

Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik I’ve owned four cars in my lifetime. Every single one of them had six naturally aspirated cylinders, and three were V6s. I suppose you can I’ve got a pretty strong affinity for that type of engine layout, and that’s why I’m so worried right now. You see, I recently came … Read more

Dumb cars that are actually cool

The world has seen more than it’s fair share of bad cars. Cars that break down (the Oldsmobile diesel experiment comes to mind), rust to nothingness (seemingly every Italian car sold in the 1980s), were sales flops (the Ford Edsel) or became rolling jokes (the Pontiac Aztek, which in retrospect may have just been too … Read more

This $13,000 Cadillac ELR Might Be The PHEV Deal Of The Year

The ELR coupe was Cadillac’s first attempt at a plug-in hybrid — the second being the equally rare CT6 PHEV — and it was a spectacular flop. Only on the market for three years, only 2,958 ELRs were ever made. Now, more than eight years after the last ELR rolled off the production line, they’re … Read more

WEC Grid Will Be Air Freighted To Europe To Avoid Houthi Rebels

Image: Porsche In light of what the series is politely calling “the geopolitical situation in the Red Sea,” the FIA World Endurance Championship will be sending the full grid of 37 cars, plus all related equipment, by air instead of slower and far less expensive sea freight. The “situation” is that Houthi rebels in the … Read more

Elon Musk endorsed Jeremy Sylestine for Travis County DA, lost Tuesday

Tesla CEO Elon Musk photographed in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. The electric vehicle firm has also made forays into battery storage. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk’s pick to be district attorney of Texas’ Travis County lost on Tuesday, hours after the Tesla CEO sent a companywide email urging employees … Read more

M&M promoter group entity initiates sale of shares; sale will reduce promoters’ stake to 18.57% from 19.32%

Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra’s promoter group entity Prudential Management and Services Pvt Ltd (PMSL) has initiated a secondary sale of shares in the company as the “family is looking for liquidity for specific needs”, the automobile manufacturer said in a filing with the stock exchanges on Wednesday. The company made the filing as a clarification … Read more

Everybody Stop Making Cars, The Perfect One Already Exists

Photo: Facebook Marketplace For centuries, humanity has labored to answer one evasive question: What’s the best car? Is it something sleek and luxurious, something comfortable and capable, or something stripped-down and built for speed? Well, as it turns out, the answer is none of the above. The best car is a pink Suzuki Sidekick. Thanks … Read more

Lamborghini applies to trademark ‘Huracan STJ’ for another limited edition

When Lamborghini showed the 60th anniversary Huracans at Milan Fashion Week last April, automaker CEO Stephan Winkelmann said “The special editions of the Huracán not only celebrate the 60th anniversary of our brand, but also give our customers maybe the last chance to purchase an otherwise sold-out V10-powered Lamborghini.” We wrote at the time that … Read more