Photo: Michael Ciaglo / Stringer (Getty Images) Riding a motorcycle is about as much fun as you can legally have as an adult, but there’s no getting around the fact that they’re incredibly dangerous. Even if you do everything correctly, you can still end up in the hospital courtesy of other drivers. Outcomes are much … Read more
School District of Philadelphia buses parked in a lot while public schools remain temporarily closed for in-person learning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg (Getty Images) While car design has changed radically over the decades, school buses look almost the same as they did nearly 100 years ago. Sure, they … Read more
Photo: Cars & Bids The Volkswagen Phaeton is one of those cars that, at least on some level, everyone who knows it exists wants to experience. It’s basically a Bentley with a Volkswagen badge, and these days, even a Phaeton W12 can be temptingly cheap. Then again, there’s a reason they’ve depreciated so much. As … Read more
Photo: Adam Ismail/Jalopnik Scott lives in Baltimore and after working various gigs including a few stints on cruise ships he has what he calls a “real job” as a software engineer. However, he hasn’t driven a car in a long time and wants something fun, but not too challenging. With a $25,000 budget, what car … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I’m not much of an audiophile. Don’t get me wrong, I’m constantly listening to music and love going to live shows, and I’m always excited by a fancy sound system in a car. But in my personal life, I’m fine to just stick with my Apple headphones and my big TV’s built-in … Read more
I guess there really is a car out there for everyone. As car enthusiasts, we can be pretty critical when a car is bad. The flip side of that coin is we can be pretty loving and dedicated to those same cars, especially if we think there’s something cool or unique about them. – Lawrence … Read more
Angela Chao — billionaire sister of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell — died last month when her Tesla Model X sank in a manmade pond on her 900-acre Texas ranch. She was trapped in the car as it flooded, unable to open the unpowered doors, as friends and rescue … Read more
Photo: Logan Carter/Jalopnik When the Volkswagen ID 4 was first introduced, it withstood serious criticism for a variety of reasons, but the one feature that everyone seemed to have a hatred for was its infotainment system, with a special deluxe level of disdain for the car’s unilluminated touch-sensitive climate control and volume sliders. – Logan … Read more
Photo: Dodge We’re just gonna cut to the chase on this one, because there’s a lot to cover; Dodge just unveiled the 2024 Charger, which is entering production in mid-2024 with fully electric powertrains but will gain an internal combustion inline-6 option next year. Its styling sticks close to the concept from 2022, and the … Read more
Image: Audi Sean and his wife are replacing their 2009 Audi A3 as it’s getting up there in mileage and repairs are starting to be expensive. This would be a daily driver for just two people, so it doesn’t need to be super practical. They are open to used cars but they want it to … Read more
