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Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Happy Monday! It’s August 24, 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.…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Thinking up a new question every day is actually pretty tough, considering we’ve been doing Question of the Day for years now. But somehow, we’ve never inquired from the brain trust about your favorite hood ornaments. That oversight ends today. I freaking love two things: automotive fonts and…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Claimed fully loaded and sporting some aftermarket add-ons, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Challenger appears to be a turnkey custom ready to hit the strip or cruise down Woodward Boulevard. Let’s see how challenging to either scenario its price proves to be. “Not your father’s Oldsmobile,”…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Since its rise to prominence in the early 2000s, the modern SUV has become a cargo champion for American drivers, offering far more carrying capacity in the cargo area than a sedan’s piddly old trunk ever could. Increasingly, SUVs — especially top trims and luxury models —…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover While sedans seem poised to make a comeback thanks to SUV fatigue, high gas prices, and young people, what’s likely not going to find its way back is their body-on-frame variety. The last time one of those cars left a production facility was in 2011. We’re talking about…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover From paying $15 million for a license plate to having the balls to drive a $2.5 million Pagani through standing water, Dubai is the epitome of excess. And it’s not just the uber-rich residents that like to flaunt their crazy cars, though. Even the Dubai Police has…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover When a car brand goes under, it often means the manufacturer’s parts and dealer network also go under, which can pose a problem for owners seeking reliable repairs and routine servicing. Thankfully, this doesn’t mean discontinued cars suddenly become unviable. Many owners still drive and cherish cars…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover I met quite a few traveling families during my three years of living on the road full-time, and watched a few of them switch rigs because their old one wasn’t fitting their needs. It’s a lot easier to get this choice right the first time. But choosing the…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover According to Consumer Reports, the 1968 Subaru 360 was a disaster. That car — with a displacement of, as you might guess, 360cc (from a two-stroke engine) — offered a miserable 16 horsepower. CR’s rebuke had more to do with the car’s safety than its power train. But the magazine…

Add Jalopnik on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Catching the bad guys is obviously an important part of every police department’s job. Yet chasing them, especially at high speeds, can be dangerous to all — from bystanders to the police themselves. As just one example, pointless police chases were responsible for 10 deaths in a…