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8 Of The Cheapest Sports Cars With Alarmingly Low Resale Values
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover There are cheap sports cars, and then there are sports cars whose prices make you wonder what, exactly, happened. A 20-year-old car being worth less than it was when new is hardly breaking news, so simply finding something fun below $10,000 isn’t enough for this list. We’re…
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Fewer Thieves Are Stealing Motorcycles, But More Are Getting Away With It
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Have you ever had your motorcycle stolen? There’s just a pit in the bottom of your stomach, that feeling of having been trespassed against by your fellow human. Maybe, if you’re lucky, it’ll turn up again, but chances are high it’s long gone. Perhaps this won’t make…
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Leave The World Behind And Make Sports Car Camping Your New Hobby
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Cars are built for the explicit purpose of being driven. Too often car enthusiasts treat these machines as objets d’art, put up on a pedestal, held at arm’s length for fear of harming their value. But if you ask me, there is no higher calling for a…
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Here’s How Much A 2021 Cadillac CT5 Has Depreciated In 5 Years
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Cadillac’s CT5 has been one of America’s favorite luxury sports sedans since launching back in 2019. It proved popular thanks to its sharp looks, lively performance, sharp handling, and good ride quality. It’s even more appealing in its V-Series trims, which offer a 360-horsepower twin-turbocharged V6 or a 668-hp 6.2-liter supercharged LT4 V8 in…
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These Are The V-Twin Engines That Power Arch Motorcycles
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover You hear that? It’s the unmistakable report of a V-Twin, the iconic engine configuration you’ll find in damn near every Milwaukee-built motorcycle since Harley-Davidson’s switch to V-Twins in the early 1900s (and the headache that came along with doubling an H-D’s number of cylinders). Today, well over a…
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When Was Mercedes-Maybach Born?
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The company that sprang from Carl Benz’ 1886 Patent Motor Car has gone through a number of name changes over the years. Most have come from founding fathers — including not only Benz, but also Gottlieb Daimler and Emil Jellinek, who contributed the Mercedes moniker in honor…
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The Kia Stinger Started As The Brand’s First Rear-Wheel-Drive Concept In 2011
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The Kia Stinger took home a Red Dot: Best of the Best award for product design when it premiered for the 2018 model year, earning the honor along with exotic machines like the McLaren 720S and Ferrari Portofino. Here in the United States, Kia was recognized for Production Car Design…
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What Does The Ford Maverick’s FX4 Package Include?
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Ford discontinued the U.S. Ranger in 2011, then brought the nameplate back for 2019 as a midsize pickup, leaving room below it for buyers who wanted a truck bed without the bulk of a traditional midsizer. The Maverick filled that gap directly. That positioning has left the…
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Analysis Shows All Those Data Centers Under Construction Will Output As Much CO2 As 24 Million Cars
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover We’ve known for a while that AI’s endless thirst for more power was going to lead to a lot more emissions in the short term. A new analysis puts what that means into perspective: The biggest 60 data centers under construction by America’s leading tech companies will…
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10 George Barris Custom-Built Cars Every Gearhead Should Know
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Mention automotive design, and enthusiasts immediately picture the famous car designers behind the world’s most iconic cars, like Giorgetto Giugiaro and Marcello Gandini. However, what does the average Joe think of when they hear the word ‘iconic’ in reference to a car — a Lamborghini Miura, or…