It definitely upsets some readers, but here at Jalopnik, we’re fully on Team Don’t Drive A Childcrusher 9000. Cars are fun and all, but they’re not more important than people’s lives. And unfortunately for everyone who does anything outside of a car, tall hoods on large trucks and SUVs make them especially deadly in the … Read more
Photo: George Rose (Getty Images) The energy efficiency of electric vehicles is widely touted by experts as a vital step to mitigate climate change. However, EVs aren’t well-equipped to endure the hellscape environment they are projected to avert. The consequences of cold-weather EV ownership on battery function are well-known, but high temperatures have a similar … Read more
New technologies are scary, and when you’re spending over $50,000 on a new car, you want to know that all that money is going to be invested in a quality product. The fabulous team at Edmunds Cars buys new cars off dealer lots with their own money and keeps them for a few years to … Read more
Image: Toyota Toyota’s fifth-generation Supra has hardly been the sales success the company hoped its halo sports machine would be. In the first quarter of this year the car’s sales tanked hard, dropping 44 percent compared to the same period of 2023 to just 484 units sold. With the Supra getting outsold by Nissan’s less expensive … Read more
At this point, the Ford Mustang is the last V8-powered muscle car left on the market — fitting given it was the original muscle car. The Chevrolet Camaro exited production a few months ago, and the new Dodge Charger has either straight-six or EV power. So unless you spend big money on something British or … Read more
67-70 Mercury Cougar over 67-70 Mustang Although I fully admit this is a judgement call. First off, I find the Cougar styling cooler because the Mustang look is more common with Ford still riffing off of it. But I do agree the Mustang is iconic. As for value, it’s pretty much a wash,with both cars … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, June 21, 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. 1st Gear: Cyberattack Continues To Disrupt U.S. Car Sales I know it’s tricky, but this week we have … Read more
Ford’s EV plans haven’t exactly gone according to, well, plan. Late last year, Ford started to rethink the billions it poured into EVs as sales started to slow and scaled back its European EV plans. Then the company revealed that it loses over six figures on each EV it sales. Then the automaker announced it … Read more
With its automatic transmission and convertible top, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang is built for weekend road trips rather than acts of aggression on the gymkhana. That’s definitely not a bad thing, but is its price? The Mustang Mach-E Rally Revealed We’ve had quite a run of No Dice losses of late, and … Read more
Photo: Mazda I’ve never really thought of my Dad as a car guy, though in hindsight, he did have some good cars. A Jeep CJ5 and a Camaro, a B21o A TJ, and most notably, three Miatas — two red NAs and a green NC. He loved them, and tried to teach me to drive … Read more
