Image: Honda Here at Jalopnik we love it when a car goes “nyooom” really fast on a race track. A high-rev V12 in the back of a cigar-shaped F1 car? Who doesn’t love that? Honda recently had its 1965 RA272 out at Laguna Seca to run some demonstration laps for the fans at the Monterey … Read more
In a significant shift in the two-wheeler market, Hero MotoCorp has fallen to the second position behind Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) based on wholesale dispatch data. According to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), Honda has surpassed Hero MotoCorp in the April-July period, with 18.53 lakh units compared to Hero’s … Read more
Image: BMW 2 / 17 Bugatti Chiron Sport Les Legendes Du Ciel Bugatti Chiron Sport Les Legendes Du Ciel Screenshot: Bugatti The legends of the sky deserve to be praised for their bravery, and Bugatti did that by putting this ugly “hand sketched” logo on the fender of its multi-million dollar speed demon. 3 / … Read more
Photo: Acura We’ve been pretty clear about our love for the Integra Type-S. It’s an incredible car that really strikes a perfect balance between daily usability and pure driving experience. The prototype shown above is meant to demonstrate what would happen if that balance was shifted—heavily—toward performance. The 2024 Acura Integra Type S Transmission Will … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 15, 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. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: The Car Recall System Is Badly Broken Proposed … Read more
The 1980s were a really unique time for the automotive industry. As companies crawled out of the Malaise Era, there were lots of new technologies or features being tried in places you wouldn’t expect. Take this MotorWeek comparison test of cars equipped with all-wheel drive from 1987, featuring everything from a compact sedan to a rear-engine … Read more
For a couple of years, there was a war among the makers of electric vehicle charging plugs over which company would win market supremacy. Well, now it seems we’ve got a clear winner, and it’s Tesla’s North American Charging Standard. For a long time, it didn’t seem like this would be the case, with automakers … Read more
As one Subaru Crosstrek owner recently learned the hard way, it bears repeating that all-wheel drive is not the same as four-wheel drive. A Subie owner posted a warning letter they received a month after driving on Colorado River Overlook Road in Canyonlands National Park to the r/NationalPark subreddit. The letter notes that this particular … Read more
A Honda dealership in Bowie, Maryland is facing civil charges after it allegedly engaged in “unfair or deceptive trade practices at nearly every stage” of new vehicle sales, according to Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown. Take A Lap With Us In Honda’s ‘The Beast’ The July lawsuit from the AG’s office alleges the dealership – … 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
