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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Automakers love to celebrate the holidays, but there’s no getting around the fact that a lot of what they do is just lame. And yes, that includes essentially every April Fools press release in at least the last 15 years. That said, connected cars and increased onboard…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover I don’t mean to alarm you, but we are officially in the fourth quarter of 2026. On one hand, that means we’re all a little closer to death, but on the other it means it’s time for automakers to start rolling out the updates they’re making for…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you started a space program in your backyard, then raced NASA to low Earth orbit on a fixed budget of $400 million, NASA would still win every time. No equal spending cap could eliminate the built-in advantages of America’s space program, with its existing facilities and…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Paul lives in Pennsylvania and his work grants him a vehicle allowances. He is looking to spend about $25,000 for a reasonably fun, all-wheel-drive commuter car. He already has a BMW M roadster for the weekends so this doesn’t need to be too wild. What car should…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The BMW iX3 is the brand’s best-looking crossover in years, thanks to its Neue Klasse design language, but there’s been a problem: BMW hadn’t yet announced a performance version of the iX3, leaving us with only the iX3 50 xDrive model and its measly 463 horsepower at launch. Now,…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate prices are both up about 5% today, with Brent sitting just over $105 a barrel and WTI coming in close to $93. Or at least they were at the time of writing. Things could easily get worse, but they also aren’t…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The lineage of mid-engine Ferrari sports car is a long and storied one, but the track-focused, hard-edged, lightweight, charge-more-for-less models didn’t really kick off until the 360 Challenge Stradale bowed for the 2003 model year. It’s been 23 long years since then, and Ferrari has continued to…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover After winning the contract to build the F-47 sixth-generation fighter for the U.S. Air Force in March 2025, Boeing has just won the contract to build the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter for the U.S. Navy. This will account for all American fighter jets for this era, giving Boeing…

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…

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.…