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The Road Into This Alaska City Is A One-Lane Tunnel That Cars Share With Trains
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover We didn’t get all that deep into the 20th century before folks realized cars and trains should never tango, but the Anthony Anderson Tunnel (aka The Whittier Tunnel) bucks that pretty obvious notion. It’s a one-lane, one-way tunnel shared by both cars and trains. At 2.5 miles…
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What Features Do You Wish Automakers Would Add To Their Cars?
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover When it comes time to put your hard-earned money down for a new or new-to-you vehicle, the features can really make or break a purchase. You have to consider the features you use the most, or the ones you never use. There are the necessary convenience features…
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The Porsche 911 Challenge Will Have You Saying ‘Shut Up And Take My Money!’
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Porsche Motorsport has produced a number of amazing cars straight from the factory over the past couple of decades, such as the 911 RSR, 911 R, 911 Cup and 718 GT4 RS CS. All of them are brilliant race cars, but they are all, without exception, aimed directly…
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The Rules Around Stopping Your Car From Being Towed Are Annoyingly Complicated
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Your car is getting towed. Not really, sit down. But it could be. And while most tows happen when you’re otherwise occupied and you only find out when you come to the slow realization while approaching your now-empty parking spot, in rare cases you might arrive in…
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Here’s What Sets The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Apart From The James Webb
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently on its way to its service station, 930,000 miles away from the planet it was made on. Once there, this triumph of engineering will explore our universe with groundbreaking technology far beyond what’s come before it. However, when it arrives,…
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These 7 Sports Cars Were Designed To Tackle Off Road Adventures
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While it may seem sacrilegious for a manufacturer to jack up a low-slung sports car and give it knobby tires, the idea may not be all that wacky if you think about it — lots of horsepower and sporty dynamics, combined with the ability to hit the…
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The Differences Between Transmission And Hydraulic Fluid (And Why They Matter)
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover What’s the difference between hydraulic fluid and transmission fluid, besides how they’re labeled? You may be interested to know — since you clicked on to this article — that transmission fluid is actually a type of hydraulic fluid. At least, it acts as a hydraulic fluid in…
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Began Life As A Spy Satellite That Never Launched
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on its way to Earth’s Lagrange Point 2, where it will conduct a detailed survey of the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble did. It will do so with a primary mirror 7.9 feet in diameter, the same size as…
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6 New Cars With Payments That Cost Less Than $500 Per Month
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover As we mentioned this summer, sub-$500 new car payments are becoming few and far between. In fact, during Q2 of 2026, the monthly new car payments hit a record $777. Yet with a little time — and a little math — we’ve managed to turn up six…
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5 New Family Minivans Ranked From Best To Worst IIHS Safety Ratings
Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While SUVs and crossovers dominate new car sales, they aren’t the only spacious people movers available. Minivans are still out there, with almost 400,000 buyers opting for these boxes on wheels in 2025. However, unlike utilities, the minivan market has only a handful of players, making comparison…