Tesla Cybertruck Stainless Steel Gets Stained All To Hell In This Week's News Roundup

Tesla Cybertruck Stainless Steel Gets Stained All To Hell In This Week's News Roundup

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

Dodge Focuses On Gas-Powered Charger Meanwhile There’s Plenty Still For Sale From 2 Years Ago In This Week’s News Roundup

Dodge Focuses On Gas-Powered Charger Meanwhile There’s Plenty Still For Sale From 2 Years Ago In This Week’s News Roundup

Photo: VinFast When we first drove the VinFast VF8, we weren’t impressed. Our headline said it was “simply not ready for America,” and the criticism only got worse from there. VinFast clearly rushed the development process and didn’t have a remotely competitive product to offer. Supposedly, the Vietnamese automaker planned to improve the VF8 over … Read more

Consumer Reports Trashes VinFast VF8 In First Review

Consumer Reports Trashes VinFast VF8 In First Review

When we first drove the VinFast VF8, we weren’t impressed. Our headline said it was “simply not ready for America,” and the criticism only got worse from there. VinFast clearly rushed the development process and didn’t have a remotely competitive product to offer. Supposedly, the Vietnamese automaker planned to improve the VF8 over time, so … Read more

VinFast Has Fewer Than 200 Cars For Sale In The U.S.

VinFast Has Fewer Than 200 Cars For Sale In The U.S.

Remember when some Wall Street bozos thought VinFast, maker of one of the worst-reviewed cars, was worth more than America’s Big Three automakers combined? It wasn’t all that long ago and the brand had some pretty lofty goals for selling in the American market. Let’s see how things are progressing. The 2024 Volkswagen Passat Shows … Read more

Cheap Convertibles, Used VinFast Cars And The Alluring Hyundai Ioniq 5 N In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Cheap Convertibles, Used VinFast Cars And The Alluring Hyundai Ioniq 5 N In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Photo: Hyundai When I showed up to review the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, I knew it would be quick. Having more than 600 horsepower on tap tends to do that. I’d also seen promises that it would be much more track-capable than the Kia EV6 GT, so I went in expecting it to be pretty … Read more

Vinfast’s VF e34 E-SUV Spied in India, Likely to be Another Option in EV Segment

Vinfast’s VF e34 E-SUV Spied in India, Likely to be Another Option in EV Segment

Upcoming E-SUV by VinFast. (Photo: Carwale) The company has not revealed any details regarding the launch date as yet. However, reports suggested that it might share some hints soon.  The Vietnam-based EV maker VinFast is all set to arrive in the Indian market. To contribute to the country’s growing EV segment, the brand might introduce … Read more

$10 Doesn’t Buy Much These Days, But It’ll Get You 3 Shares Of Vinfast With Some Change Left Over

 Doesn’t Buy Much These Days, But It’ll Get You 3 Shares Of Vinfast With Some Change Left Over

Photo: VinFast Considering how bad our first experience with the VinFast VF8 was, it didn’t seem like the best idea for VinFast to go public. Then again, no one at Jalopnik is an investment expert, so maybe someone smarter was giving better advice we just couldn’t understand. Right out of the gate, it looked like … Read more

Weekend Car Culture Roundup February 24, 2024

Weekend Car Culture Roundup February 24, 2024

A week ago, we reported that numerous Tesla Cybertrucks were facing a premature rust issue despite being made of stainless steel. Owners say they noticed orange stains on the stainless steel panels of their nearly new Cybertrucks. However, a Tesla engineer is now saying that your eyes are deceiving you, and Cybertrucks… Read more… Read … Read more

Carmax Is Gonna Lowball You If You Try To Sell Them Your Cybertruck

Carmax Is Gonna Lowball You If You Try To Sell Them Your Cybertruck

Photo: Facebook Marketplace Remember when you first watched The Fast And The Furious, and every car in it was the coolest thing you’d ever seen? The bright green of the Eclipse, the targa top Supra, the massive blower of the Charger. Remember how it all came crashing down, when you realized the “$80,000 car” was, … Read more

The G-Wagens Are Spinning And There's A New Afeela

The G-Wagens Are Spinning And There's A New Afeela

Sometimes there is a subset of car culture that you’ve just missed out on somehow. That’s what happened to me and the 3.5-liter Ecoboost-swap Mustang community. I just didn’t know they existed, but it was brought to my attention today via a tweeted screenshot of a Facebook post, which naturally sent me into a research… … Read more