I’ve always had a fascination with space, especially with a dad who does astral photography in his free time, and it’s always cool to see cars that take extraterrestrial inspiration whether it be an economy car’s design or an ultra-luxury car with trim made from moon rocks. The latest in the latter category is the … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, September 16, 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. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes 1st Gear: BMW, Rolls-Royce Recall 1.5 Million Cars … Read more
Perfect daily driver, if you ask me. Gif: Paton Machines via YouTube The internet is awash with budding mechanics undertaking some audacious builds. There are people like Whistlindiesel building jet-powered merry-go-rounds, another wrencher is working to restore a six-figure one-off Rolls-Royce and now someone is assembling a ridiculous motorcycle from tractor parts in their shed. … Read more
The world’s largest coffee shop chain Starbucks recently announced that it poached Chipotle’s current CEO Brian Niccol, and that he will be super commuting from Newport Beach, California to Seattle, Washington every week to meet Starbucks’ hybrid work policy. The distance between John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California and Seattle International Airport is over … Read more
Image: Mecum Auctions Another Monterrey Car Week has come and gone, along with the fantastic array of classic vehicles and futuristic concepts strutting their stuff on the golf course green by the sea. Many car enthusiasts dream of attending such a lush event, though few think they’d ever be able to walk away with a … Read more
If you want to step up from a Range Rover Sport to a full-size Range Rover, it’s going to cost you a cool $107,900. For the cost of one year’s college tuition, you get a comfortable, luxurious SUV that Land Rover says makes 394.5 horsepower. The just-revealed 2024 Range Rover SV Carmel Edition, on the … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik While Rolls-Royce Cullinans, Dawns, Ghosts and Wraiths are a dime a dozen in Los Angeles, it’s still pretty rare to see a Phantom. It’s hard to think of a new car with more road presence then the current Phantom VIII generation, and that’s partially just because of the sheer size of the … Read more
Earlier this week I was in Northern California to drive the 2025 Aston Martin DBX707, which was updated for this model year with a totally redesigned interior and infotainment system, along with some other minor updates. To show off the DBX’s new cabin Aston’s press department chose some really wild specs to have at the … Read more
Wealthy Chinese businesspeople love to waft around in traffic in the absolute lap of luxury, and the local market has really figured out the best way to create a luxurious passenger experience. For starters, it’s electric, mostly for noise reasons, but also because China is significantly more electric-minded than we are here in the U.S. … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 1, 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. Max Burkholder’s First Car Was A Recall Nightmare 1st Gear: U.S. Pushes For Recall Of 51 Million Faulty … Read more
