Compact crossovers are the darling of the automotive industry right now. Basically every automaker has at least one, and some have even more than that. Because of this fact, when a new entrant to the market comes out, it needs to be quite impressive to capture the attention of your average Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 … Read more
Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik Sometimes, I am very confused by the choices car companies make when it comes to the interiors of their vehicles. There’s a lot of two-steps-forward, one-step-back stuff going on, and a great example of this is drive mode selectors. Car companies have decided that even on the most mundane of … Read more
GMC just unveiled a much-needed redesign of its best-selling SUV the Terrain, as a bigger, fancier, safer compact SUV with a carryover engine. Like its cousin the Chevrolet Equinox, the new Terrain will be more spacious than the outgoing model, features a new “truck-inspired” design, and brings GM’s Google-based infotainment system as standard, which means … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Happy Telsa Robotaxi Release Day! In a parallel universe, today … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 4, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Almost 6 Million GM Cars Released Excess … Read more
For the past few years now, the magic number when it comes to electric cars’ range has been 300 miles, but many of the models that have been able to hit that target have been either too compromised, too niche or most importantly too expensive. With the average price of a new car having reached … Read more
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 10 of the most popular small crossovers on the market and found that just one of them earned a “good” rating when it comes to vehicle-to-vehicle crash prevention. That is, uh, less than ideal — especially for folks who ride motorcycles and those of us who generally do … Read more
Photo: Subaru Life is unreasonably expensive in our post-pandemic, geopolitically spicy modern world, but life doesn’t wait for prices to fall — if you need a car ASAP and the budget is tight, Jalopnik has your back. This list of lease deals good through the end of March is ranked from the cheapest cost per month … Read more
2024 is turning out to be a bit of a “put up or shut up” year for General Motors’ ability to produce and profit from its electric vehicles, and that’s not just us saying it. GM CEO Mary Barra said 2024 would be “the year of execution” for the automaker and its Ultium platform, according … Read more
Chevy’s best-selling SUV, the Equinox, is finally set to receive a redesign for 2025 that further separates it from the Equinox EV. It’s now more in line with the rest of the Chevy SUV and truck lineup, almost coming across as a mini Traverse — but in a good way. The brand’s vice president Scott … Read more
