Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik Marie lives in Seattle and after years of driving “hand me down” rides, she can finally treat herself to something nice. She wants a hybrid because her commute is long, it has to have a good stereo and needs to be somewhat stylish. With a budget up to $40,000, what … Read more
Photo: Christian Marquardt – Pool (Getty Images) The Tesla Model Y has been on sale since 2020, which means it is high time for a replacement. With the refreshed Model 3 showing up in 2024, we knew a facelifted Model Y wouldn’t be too far down the pipeline. Now, we’re finally getting a look at … Read more
Things aren’t going so great at Volkswagen right now, and while the latest scandal likely won’t rise to the level of the diesel emissions scandal, a security lapse by VW’s in-house software developer Cariad did expose the locations of about 800,000 electric vehicles to hackers. The app owners used to access many of… Read more… … Read more
It’s no secret that we here at Jalopnik have been critical of Elon Musk’s stainless steel middle finger to the automotive industry. In fact, we wrote over 60 Tesla Cybertruck blogs in its first year as a real car in the real world. It’s Time To Discontinue The Model S | Jalopinions In the past … Read more
Image: Volkswagen Mackenzie lives in Texas and is looking to buy a fun drop-top with classic ’60s European style, but it needs to seat four comfortably and have some level of modern amenities. She is prioritizing style over speed. With a budget up to $40,000, what car should she buy? – Tom McParland Read More … Read more
Photo: Jaguar The most annoying and stupid people on the internet have been screaming about Jaguar’s “woke” rebrand for almost a month now, despite the teaser campaign being extremely typical fashion-adjacent stuff that’s fitting for the new concept’s launch happening at Miami Art Week, and the “Copy Nothing” tagline actually being the company founder Sir … Read more
Image: Hyundai Mitch is from New York (the state, not the city) and daily drives a Hyundai Veloster with 130,000 miles. Now that he is about to finish graduate school he wants to treat himself to a fun secondary car, but it needs to be comfortable enough for his 6-foot 2-inch frame. With a budget … Read more
After dealing with things like arrests over false complaints of rental thefts and a bad EV bet that’s seen a massive sale of a bunch of cheap Teslas, Hertz has another problem on its hands, at least at one of its locations. Workers at a Hertz in Syracuse, New York, abandoned their posts, resulting in … Read more
Photo: Cars & Bids These days, it’s rare to see an automaker try something truly new and different. Sometimes it’s a success like the Tesla Model S, and other times it’s a flop like the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Did the world really need a two-door Murano convertible? Not at all. Was it a great car? … Read more
If you want your car to have all-out straight line speed, your best move now is to get the instant-on torque of an EV — but which EV? To help you through this truly difficult and oh-so-common buying question, the folks over at DragTimes have compiled a helpful guide: A drag race between the Lucid … Read more
