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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover When Spirit Airlines finally collapsed and ceased operations in May, the defunct carrier owed $2 billion after its back-to-back bankruptcies. From repossessing its leased aircraft to selling off its slots at LaGuardia Airport, literally everything was up for grabs. Google placed a successful $10 million bid for…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The thrill of driving doesn’t need an explanation, but Castrol commissioned a study to try to explain it anyway. The results likely won’t surprise any driving enthusiast, but they do explain why we feel the way we do when we get that thrill behind the wheel. Test…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If at first you don’t succeed, try again and fail again, then try again and fail again, but then finally try again and get there. After nearly eight years of whiffing safety tests and watching its larger sibling-variants crash or rip apart, the Boeing 737 Max 7…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Ford evicted Lincoln’s smallest crossover, the Corsair, from its space in the company’s Louisville factory last year, where it was built alongside the Bronco Sport and the also-discontinued Escape (that factory will soon pump out the Fathom). We’ve been wondering what would fill the entry spot in Lincoln’s…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Whatever our opinions on the matter, the fact is that screen-based infotainment systems (often with prominent, big screens and no physical controls) have become nearly ubiquitous in new cars. It’s easy to see why, too: it’s just so convenient to have a central area that displays important information…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Happy Wednesday! It’s August 26, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you’ll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans drive and get around.…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover We’ve lost the aesthetic of making things look good just for goodness sake, and nothing drives home what we lost more than taking a look at some of the beautiful hood ornaments throughout history. Very few of these are still gracing vehicles to this day, and it’s…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Everything from gas to groceries to Playstations is getting more expensive, and apparently that includes politically divisive electric pickup trucks. As of Tuesday, two variants of the Tesla Cybertruck are getting price hikes of $5,000. Specifically, the base dual-motor, all-wheel-drive Cybertruck goes from a starting price of…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Chances are, if you’re making a modern-day television show that isn’t based in a metropolitan area like New York City, cars will be an inevitable part of the casting. Well, if the show is based in the U.S., as you know our country’s relationship with public transit…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While not a real S351, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang GT has enough Saleen badges and parts to at least pull off the look. Let’s see if we like the look of this wannabe’s price tag. There are certain species of dung beetles that gather…