Photo: Volkswagen As crossovers have gotten more popular, it only makes sense that a few automakers would try selling convertible versions. On paper, it’s a great idea, but the first two that we got — the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible — were sales disasters and quickly canceled. And yet, … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, August 6, 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. It’s Time The Nissan Altima Got Some Respect | Jalopinions 1st Gear: Lucid Gets Another Lifeline Despite Cash … Read more
The driver of a Nissan Titan drove onto a New York sidewalk Monday evening, injuring two pedestrians, running over a fire hydrant and stopping only after plowing into a UPS delivery van. Thankfully, the two victims are expected to survive, but they were both taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, and the extent of … Read more
Image: Mitsubishi The small, cheap new car market has just been dealt a massive blow. The Mitsubishi Mirage, one of the cheapest new cars on the market, will be discontinued. My First Car: Danielle Moné Truitt’s ‘Blue Magic’ Mitsubishi Mirage A Mitsubishi spokesperson confirmed the news to Car & Driver. They confirmed that both the … Read more
The earth is getting hotter, but we’ll be damned if we let that affect our love of sitting in exposed metal boxes with big greenhouse-like windows. We’ll keep cranking the AC as our interiors get hotter and hotter, but now Nissan has a new method to keep you cool: Fancy high-tech paint that claims to … Read more
Photo: Nissan The #VanLife craze may be well and truly dead, but it seems the gentrification of vehicle-as-dwelling has fundamentally changed our relationship with vans. Now, we’re seeing models like this Nissan Caravan MyRoom, which position the humble van as a mobile home room. It’s Time The Nissan Altima Got Some Respect | Jalopinions The … Read more
Photo: Hyundai Sometimes you don’t know what you’ll miss until it’s gone. It first occurred to me in 2020 that we were witnessing the disappearance of inexpensive cars, and back then there were still 17 brand new cars available for under $20,000. Late last year that number was down to six. A few months ago … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, August 2, 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: U.S. Election Means Everything To EVs The … Read more
Screenshot: tpain on Instagram T-Pain’s “Rick And Morty”-themed Pickle Rick drift car is the subject of a story that has dragged on for years. The short version is that this car was a pretty standard LS-powered Nissan S14 drift build, and T-Pain loaned it to his mechanic and friend for use in a television show. … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I live about ten minutes away from Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, so I’m always driving around or walking through to see what cars are out and about. There’s always rare, cool and weird stuff running around, and even on a slow day I’m likely to see at least a few new … Read more
