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 Thursday, September 12, 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. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review 1st Gear: Engine Fires Reported In Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks After Stellantis … Read more
Jon Bon Jovi and a production assistant talked the woman back from the ledge. Screenshot: Associated Press via YouTube American singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi and a member of the crew from a video shoot he was working on talked a woman away from the ledge of a bridge earlier this week. The New Jersey singer … Read more
Image: General Motors The state of EV charging infrastructure in the U.S. market right now is a joke. There’s nothing worse than having a smooth and easy road trip sidelined by a bad charging experience. At some point the market should have figured out that consumers want a charging experience that is better than going … Read more
Is Tesla a car company or a tech company? It’s a question not even analysts on Wall Street can agree on. CEO Elon Musk seems to split the difference between the two, and it’s hard to argue the cars his companies build aren’t more tech-forward (for better or worse) than most other cars currently for … Read more
When fishermen on the Pecatonica River in Northern Illinois likely had no idea that their sonar discovery of a vehicle under the water would lead to a breakthrough in a nearly 50-year-old missing persons case. Authorities pulled a metallic brown 1966 Chevrolet Impala from the river and found the skeletal remains of two men who … Read more
When a prospective buyer of a used vehicle from CarMax doesn’t qualify for financing, they’ll likely be offered a loan from Exeter Finance as a lender of last resort. Through its partnership with the country’s largest used car retailer, Exeter positioned itself at the pipeline of sub-prime borrowers, according to a ProPublica report. The lender … Read more
Dylan just bought a house in the San Francisco metro, the downside is that the garage is a bit too small for his 2019 RAV4. Since his girlfriend will be driving a more practical car, he wants something fun that can fit in the garage. With a budget up to $30,000 what car should he … Read more
Screenshot: Red Bull Content Pool I don’t have the kinds of skills needed to do a bicycle backflip, regardless of the circumstances. But I especially don’t have the skills to do it on the back of a moving ten-car freight train. Polish rider and Crankworkx Triple Crown winner Dawid Godziek worked with his brother Szymon … Read more
Image: Scotland Neck Police Department Facebook When someone is willing to steal a car and lead police on a high-speed chase, it usually doesn’t end well, and sometimes the circumstances are hard to believe. We’ve seen everything from a Google Street View car going over 100 mph before crashing into a creek to a U-Haul … Read more
