Over the course of two seconds the planet we live on moves about 37 miles through space, the universe expands by about 100 square miles, five million emails are sent, and Porsche’s Taycan Turbo GT can go from zero to sixty miles per hour. In Car And Driver’s comprehensive instrumented test of the new German … Read more
It’s difficult to argue that McLaren doesn’t go all-out when they build a supercar. The company announced the W1 as the name for its upcoming flagship supercar, tying its lineage to the F1 and the P1. The W1 is rumored to be a hybrid-V8-powered, all-wheel-drive monster. The car will be revealed on October 6, the … Read more
The price of not just buying, but keeping a super- or hypercar running, is astronomical. What would otherwise be your standard, run of the mill car parts on a regular vehicle can cost as much as vehicle themselves on a supercar. From McLaren F1 windshields that cost as much as a midsize family sedan to … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 11, 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. Karen Fukuhara Is A Very Happy Jeep Owner 1st Gear: Harris, Trump Battle Over Auto Industry On September … Read more
One of the best parts of being at Monterey Car Week is just driving around the peninsula and carspotting. You’ll see everything from Ferrari 250 GTOs and unrestored pre-war Bugattis to brand new hypercars and one-off concepts casually sitting in traffic or in parking lots. It’s really incredible. But this year, the car I spotted … Read more
There are a few simple things I enjoy in life: fresh donuts, cycling through enormous puddles and watching people build stuff. Whether it’s budding wrenchers making motorcycles out of tractor parts or Formula 1 mechanics building a new car for a world champion, there’s something calming about watching a machine come together. Nowhere is that … Read more
2020 Chevrolet Corvette StingrayImage: Chevrolet The luster of the Chevrolet Corvette C8 is finally wearing off. Over four years after production started, Chevy’s mid-engine sports car seems to be depreciating faster than the generation it replaced. I Need American Muscle On A Budget | What Car Should You Buy? Data from Hagerty shows that the … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik My old 1994 Volvo 940 Turbo wagon was the first car I owned with usable cupholders, coming from a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300TD with none and a 1994 Mazda Miata with two cupholders positioned just ahead of the shifter, rendering them unusable. Not only were the Volvo’s usable, but they were cool, metal … Read more
Oh, happy days: Mercedes-Benz seems to be getting rid of its silly and convoluted electric vehicle naming scheme in favor of unifying both gas-powered and EV variants of its cars under one nameplate. That means the EQS name is going away, and it’ll be replaced with the “S-Class” nomenclature. This Is The New Mercedes-Maybach Night Series … Read more
The Volvo EX90 is a ridiculously comfortable, quiet and luxurious electric vehicle, but what if you aren’t quite ready to go fully electric? Well, that’s where the XC90 comes in. It’s been refreshed with new styling and a new infotainment system, and while those changes aren’t exactly revolutionary, they should make the XC90 more desirable. … Read more
