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: VinFast Cars are fun. Not everyone agrees, but those people probably aren’t reading a car site anyway. At least they can be fun. Let’s just say I enjoyed myself significantly more when I was tracking an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio than I did tracking a Toyota RAV4. Why was I tracking a RAV4, you … Read more
The pickup truck may still be king in America, but compact crossovers are still wildly popular. And while the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 get most of the attention, over the last several years, the Hyundai Tucson has become a legitimate competitor. Back in November, we got our first look at the refreshed 2025 Hyundai … Read more
Despite the fact it’s one of the most divisive – if not the most divisive – vehicles on sale today, the Tesla Cybertruck was apparently June’s best-selling vehicle that costs over $100,000. It’s a pretty impressive feat for a truck that a lot of people absolutely hate. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived A recent sales … Read more
Those infamous Takata airbags—the ones with the accelerator that can send shrapnel flying towards the faces of folks sitting in the front of them—are still a massive problem on U.S. roads. Worse yet, some of the most humid and therefore dangerous states are home to nearly half of all unfixed vehicles Max Burkholder’s First Car … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, June 14, 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’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla Faces Lawsuits In Delaware Blasting Elon Musk’s Behavior Elon Musk … Read more
The keys to the Mini Cooper with a keychain in the form of a car seen during a flash mob. Fans of the Mini Cooper brand in Moscow and the region joined the international flash mob “I LOVE MINI” for the ninth time.Photo: Alexander Sayganov/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) If you’re reading Jalopnik, then you probably … Read more
Photo: Hyundai Most families can’t afford to buy a new car in the first place, much less a new car for a teen, but for those that can, it’s easy to understand why parents may be tempted to go that route instead of setting them loose in the cheapest still-running car they can find. You … 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
About 3 million Hondas are facing increased scrutiny from the U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration after over 1,000 complaints about the unexpected activation of the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system. Now, those cars are facing an engineering analysis from the organization. I Need A Car That Can Handle New York Winters | WCSYB? The probe … Read more
