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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover I’ve had some pretty dumb adventures in my life. For some, a pal had to drag me along, like when my friend Rebecca and I rode 50cc Chinese motorcycles across Mongolia for 11 days. Other adventures I have instigated all on my own. Racing a Mazda Miata…

Americans Still Aren’t Buying EVs Despite High Gas Prices

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Happy Thursday! It’s October 8, 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.…

These Are The Car Companies You’d Build With $1 Trillion

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The world’s most normal automotive CEO, Elon Musk, has a trillion dollars now. He’s used it for some truly terrible ends, but I have faith that you’d use such money for better ends. Specifically, I think that you could use those 13 figures in cold hard cash to…

Which Retired Racing Driver Should Make A Comeback?

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Fan enthusiasm in racing constantly centers on the cars and the stars who drive them. Sadly, while historic race cars can still entertain the masses in demonstration runs and historic events, our flesh and bones have a shelf life when it comes to athletic ability. Some critics…

At $23,500, Is This 1991 Cadillac Brougham A By-The-Foot Bargain?

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Once, luxury cars in the U.S. were defined by their imposing size. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cadillac is one of the last cars to carry that “bigger is better” torch. Let’s decide if this big car’s price needs to be smaller. The 2005 Volkswagen Phaeton…

2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE Shows Where Mercedes Still Has An Edge, And Where It Doesn’t

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Mercedes-Benz was quick on the draw when it came to introducing a midsize luxury SUV with the 1998 M-Class (known as ML), which was later renamed the GLE in 2016 when the third generation was refreshed. The fourth-gen GLE debuted in 2020 and received a facelift in…

2027 BMW iX4 Is The Most Dramatic-Looking Crossover Coupe Yet From The Brand That Started The Craze

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While it wasn’t the first to get into the four-door coupe game, BMW kicked off the crossover coupe craze with the first-generation X6 in 2007. Two decades on from that, we’ve seen multiple generations of X6, plus multiple generations of the smaller X4 and the even-smaller X2,…

Remember That Silly Aston Martin Dreadnought Concept Made For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4? Fernando Alonso Is Going To Race One At Dakar

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If a driver becomes such a talismanic figure in Formula 1 that the FIA President is willing to change the rules to keep them in the sport, that driver can pretty much do whatever they want. Fernando Alonso is set to return to the Dakar Rally with…

Even The Fuel Industry Thinks Trump’s Dyed Diesel Plan Won’t Work

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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover As diesel prices climb, oil reserves plummet, and the United States remains without better ideas for getting goods from point A to point B, truckers have started eyeing home heating oil — commonly called “dyed diesel” — as a substitute. The state of Texas has even encouraged the…

How To Choose The Best Tires For Your Car, Explained By An Engineer

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