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At first glance, the list of the missing and the dead makes for a terrifying read. The general who ran the Air Force’s most advanced, secretive aerospace laboratory. Another former Air Force officer who was about to enter whistleblower hearings. Three scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Two people from the Los Alamos National Laboratory,…

When you do the math, it turns out that an alarming number of Uber and Lyft drivers are earning less than minimum wage. Between fuel, proper insurance, maintenance, and vehicle depreciation, it’s easy to see how the ridesharing math just doesn’t add up for a lot of drivers. Add food delivery to the mix —…

Folks, it’s been a month. I’ve had travel, illnesses, travel-related illnesses, the whole gamut. Needless to say, I’ve missed you all in my time away from this hallowed collection of good, bad, and batshit automotive listings, and I’m happy to be back at my computer. Writing this at 11:23 p.m. I didn’t say it was…

Just two weeks ago, Hyundai revealed two concept cars that were created with China in mind: the Earth SUV and Venus sedan. I’m not exactly sure why Hyundai bothered showing off the Venus, as in what may be the fastest concept-to-production turnaround ever, it just revealed the production version of the sedan at Auto China in Beijing. Now called Ioniq V,…

Ever since the first-generation BRZ came out way back in 2013, people have ranted on every possible platform that the car needs more power — turbocharged power, ideally, maybe from the WRX’s engine. Some real perverts among you have even clamored for all-wheel drive, hoping against hope for a revival of the two-door WRX days of…

We’ve all fudged a letter or two while typing thanks to fat fingers on tiny buttons or just plain not paying attention, but the most an errant letter usually costs is pride. In the case of an 86-year-old UK resident just trying to get some annual car insurance, her one-lettered mistake earned her a headache…

Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Ghia made some of the most beautiful and delicate rolling sculptures in the world. With decades of experience, the company could effectively turn even the most boring vehicles into a gorgeous work of art. The company really found its design stride in the 1950s, and this little Jaguar coupe is as much…

Stellantis is in a not-so-great spot right now, and it needs to get real if it wants to mount any sort of serious turnaround. CEO Antonio Filosa says he’s got the plan to make that happen, and it involves concentrating on about 29% of the brands the Transatlantic automaker actually owns. Stellantis is apparently going…

The Shelby has been synonymous with Mustangs for decades. Hell, the S550 had two different Shelby variants: the brilliant Shelby GT350 with naturally aspirated 5.2-liter Voodoo flat-plane crank V8 and the mind-numbingly powerful supercharged Shelby GT500. However, since the S650 Mustang debuted for the 2024 model year, the Shelby name is nowhere to be found,…

In the gaming world, there’s a metric called time to penis — how long it takes a player, given a tool or text box, to make or draw a, you guessed it, penis. It appears that metric may need to expand beyond the gaming world, though, because some Finnish pilots took detours from their training routes…