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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover A fuel pump is one of the most invaluable components of a car. As the name suggests, it transports fuel from the tank to the engine at the required pressure and flow rate. When cars were fitted with carburetors (up until the late 1980s), mechanical fuel pumps,…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Today was Hyundai’s annual Investor Day in Seoul, South Korea, and the automaker released a veritable onslaught of news. The biggest news affecting its extensive U.S. lineup comes in the form of an all new hybrid powertrain option for the excellent midsize Santa Fe SUV. The boxy…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If a manufacturer recalls your car, you generally expect that their fix will, you know, fix it. That’s usually true, but not always, and it isn’t even a Ford that’s in need of an additional fix this time. GM’s 6.2-liter V8 fix may not be as effective as…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover When you imagine parking meters, you might think of scrambling to find parking on the busy streets of a major metropolis like Los Angeles or New York City. Cars whizzing by, angry cabbies yelling, the stress of trying to scoop the last spot and collect enough change…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, New York City‘s section of Interstate 278, is a major artery for trucks to ferry freight between Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens. It’s also crumbling. The city-owned triple-cantilever section, built under Robert Moses, was never meant to last this long or support the weight of…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Let’s be real for a second: rest stops are weird. Not just in practice, but also conceptually. Punctuating long stretches of interstate, rest areas allow you to stretch your legs, get a soda from a vending machine, use the restroom, and basically nothing else. Some have incredible…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Welcome to the Jalopnik confessional, where fellow Jalops took to the commenter’s booth and indulged fellow readers with their deepest, darkest desires — in the form of a car.  On Sunday, we asked you to share a car you secretly have always wanted to own, but are…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Ever grab a hot steering wheel that’s been baking in the sun? Now imagine if the hot steering wheel grabbed you and didn’t let go. This is the sort of scenario people are dealing with as summer temperatures have made a popular kids’ toy an unexpected hot…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While most Toyotas hold their values really well, the Japanese brand has two models in its portfolio that apparently go against the convention: the hydrogen-powered Mirai and the all-electric bZ4X. Revamped for 2026 with better range, looks, and a less silly name than before, the latest bZ is…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have jointly announced that the latter’s Link satellite will no longer attempt to grab and boost the former’s Swift satellite back into stable orbit. To put it another way: The attempt to rescue the rescue satellite could not rescue the rescue satellite,…