The Renault 5 was a funky hatchback that sold for more than two decades, spawning several variants, including the iconic Renault 5 Turbo. Though it hasn’t been around for quite a while, it’s getting a futuristic glow-up, returning as an electric hatchback with retro-inspired design elements. The automaker plans to put the new car on … Read more
Elon Musk’s dumb — and almost entirely pointless — tunnels below the Las Vegas strip are not exactly going as planned. Since the company first appeared about seven years ago, plans have been scaled back, promises have been broken and safety violations have piled up. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) Bloomberg Businessweek decided to take … Read more
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. A standard vacuum cleaner works great for cleaning up dry messes on carpets, hardwood floors, and car interiors, but traditional vacuums can struggle with liquids. A wet-dry vacuum cleaner is a specialized tool that can … Read more
Image: Tesla Tesla fans (customers? followers?) have been obsessed with the automaker’s latest product, the Cybertruck. It’s been blowing up the internet since it began getting delivered to customers at the end of 2023. From videos — both annoying and embarrassing — to claims of premature rusting, its definitely getting attention. Now, the public at … Read more
Broad Arrow Auctions is taking a 1988 Porsche 959 SC Reimagined by Canepa to this year’s sales at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, this example even more special than the average 959. The first bit of plumage setting this bird apart is documentation that shows it was a benchmark car Nissan bought to develop the … Read more
A 35-year-old woman is facing felony charges for falsely claiming she crashed into an Amish buggy, killing two children and injuring two others. The crash happened on the morning of September 25, 2023, in Spring Valley, Minnesota, and the woman immediately confessed to the Fillmore County Sheriff that she was responsible for the fatal collision. … Read more
The automobile awards season may not be over, but two of the more prestigious annual races came closer to a climax this week. One might need a scorecard to keep track. We’re focused here on two events: the World Car of 2024, now reduced to three finalists in six categories. Then there’s the Car of … Read more
Photo: Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) Joey Logano started Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta from the back after the gloves he used in qualifying were deemed illegal. Logano’s modified left-hand glove featured webbing between the thumb and index finger, like a baseball glove. The effort was a desperate attempt to deflect air from … Read more
Twenty years ago, retro design was arguably at its apex (though it’s really never gone away, either here or in other markets). And apparently Ford and Lincoln were considering a way to offer even more retro two-door goodness out of the Thunderbird, which was a couple years old in 2004. The result was the Lincoln … Read more
A TikToker bid $2 on an eBay catamaran and won the auction despite not knowing if it was legit, but when they checked on Google Earth and saw the boat floating in a harbor, they moved forward with becoming boat owners. Obviously a $2 boat is going to need some work, so the new owner … Read more
