In case you somehow aren’t already aware, it’s a Brat summer. Charli XCX’s latest album has taken over pop culture, and its signature lime green hue and simple cover spawned all sorts of memes — there’s even an online generator to that will give your custom text a matching blur effect and plop it in … Read more
Now that we’re halfway through the year, automakers are slowly trickling out Q2 2024 sales results, which always results in goodies and interesting tidbits to be found. EV sales are up at multiple brands like BMW, Hyundai and GM, for instance. But it’s not all good news — just look at Stellantis. Every one of the … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 18, 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. Reggie Watts Is A Big Porsche Fan | Jalopnik Chats 1st Gear: Fisker Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. … Read more
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these family haulers had varied crash test performances. Full-size SUVs are popular choices due to their size and the perceived safety that comes with that size, … Read more
Image: Jeep Jeep has been all over the place with the Wagoneer brand lately. It just revealed a new electric version that looks more like the Grand Cherokee than the Grand Cherokee does, it’s walked back its premium branding plans for the Wagoneer line because of this new EV version, and now comes confirmation that’s … Read more
Jeep is kicking the doors of the EV party down by finally fully detailing its first all-electric offering, the extremely quick and confusingly named 2024 Wagoneer S. Jeep’s first EV to reach dealers comes packed with a whole lot of impressive numbers: 600 horsepower, 617 pound-feet of torque, 300 miles of range, 6,700 pound of girth, … Read more
I was 24 and working seasonally so money was tight most of the time. I had a 1992 Buick Roadmaster, that I purchased from a friend, whose grandfather had passed and they just wanted the car gone. So, I got it for a steal. Driving it into the shop where I worked, my boss constantly … Read more
Photo: Hyundai When quarterly sales figures come out, it’s common to focus on the cars that sold the most in the previous three months. That’s certainly interesting on some level, but at the same time, most of the top sellers are pretty consistent. Presumably, the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado will take the top two … Read more
Are these the best colored Jeeps around right now? Photo: Jeep It’s that time of year again people, it’s Easter. And sure, that might mean it’s the season for eating too much chocolate or celebrating the anniversary of someone’s resurrection (weirdly on a different day each year) but for us here in the world of … Read more
Full-size SUVs seem to be more massive than they’ve ever been, and it’s not just a single automaker that’s guilty of it — they basically all are. From Jeep’s Wagoneer models to Toyota’s Sequoia and GM’s full-size SUVs, if you get into an accident with one of these things, you’re cooked. What’s remarkable about these … Read more
