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Ford and Tesla said recently that Ford’s EVs would eventually be able to use Tesla’s charging network, which is the best in the industry in the United States. GM and Tesla said Thursday that GM’s EVs would eventually be able to do the same thing, perhaps because GM and Ford aren’t above trying to buddy up to Telsa CEO…

Toyota’s had the 24 Hours of Le Mans virtually on lock for several years now, ever since Porsche left the scene. Porsche has now returned of course, as have Peugeot, Ferrari and Cadillac, to the highest level of global endurance racing. In case you were worried Toyota might sweat the competition and bail, don’t worry: …

In February, Spanish authorities found just over 1,000 pounds of cocaine on a commercial flight at Madrid–Barajas Airport. The Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight, operated by Spanish charter airline Wamos Air, arrived in Spain from Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. During the investigation,…

The $35,000 Volvo EX30 is a really big deal for the Swedish automaker. It’s a core pillar of the brand’s volume play, to essentially double its 2022 sales by 2025. And during the EV’s reveal event on May 7, CEO Jim Rowan was clear: he’s going to make as many of these as he can and sell them in every market possible.…

Recently, I got the chance to get behind the wheel of the 2024 Acura Integra Type S. The full review is still in the works, and until it runs I can’t say much, but there’s one thing about the car I can tell you right now: It’s damn good looking.

Vehicles keep getting stolen from Ford holding lots, and while authorities are sometimes able to recover the vehicles, the thieves often get away, especially in instances with multiple vehicles. Then there are times where no one knows anything about what’s going on. The Detroit Free Press details how 14 Ford F-150s…

The 2024 Lexus GX is back to basics with boxy good looks that made the older Toyota Land Cruiser Prado a mainstay in the off-roading community. But the new GX builds on the SUV’s legacy as one of the carmaker’s most capable and sophisticated off-roaders with a new Overtrail trim, a first for the Lexus GX.

Let’s be honest, Formula 1's television coverage has not been the same since Liberty Media started F1 TV and ousted NBC from the coverage throne. Ever since, there’s a certain void left by the former NBC crew (Leigh Diffey, David Hobbes and Steve Matchett) that F1 TV and Sky Sports F1 have struggled to fill, aside…

Wildfires are currently ravaging Canada, throwing a blanket of particle-filled smoke across major cities both at home and in parts of the American northeast and midwest, turning New York City into a Philip K. Dick-style dystopia.

A small North Carolina town was startled by a massive crash as a CSX train collided with a stuck tractor-trailer yesterday afternoon. It is the year 2023, and most people in the United States have a mobile phone with a camera, so there’s plenty of footage of the dramatic collision. This is the town’s third railroad…

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Ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, which will see a Nascar cup car enter for the first time, French car maker Alpine has stepped into the limelight to unveil its new endurance racing concept. Called the A424_β, the new racer will enter the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024 and teases…

The last few years have seen catalytic converter thefts explode in the U.S. Stats show that catalytic converter thefts are up over 1,000 percent in the last four years. And the thefts don’t seem to be slowing down. KTLA reports that one of the latest targets for converter thieves was a Southern California Mitsubishi…

Aliens are in the news and on our minds again, especially for folks in Las Vegas, Nevada, where a police body cam caught footage of a strange falling light in the sky moments before a family called 911 about strange creatures in their backyard.

So many cars aspire to greatness. Lamborghinis, Porsches, Ferraris, all those high-dollar cars carry equally lofty goals. But so few automakers really understand greatness — they don’t get that it doesn’t come from a Nurburgring time, a peak lateral G number, or even a number of units sold. No, to be truly great, a…

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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a “perfect, no notes” car reveal, but last night, Lexus did it with the new GX. The dressed up Prado that could be modified into a comfy, super-capable off-roader looks like it’s now the s-tier comfy, super-capable off-roader straight out of the box.

Did you ever have one of those I-Spy books when you were growing up? They were typically handed to kids to keep them preoccupied on long drives — packed with all manner of things that you might see along the journey. You could find exciting things like tractors, pylons and service areas that could all be ticked off,…

The ongoing drama between electric truck startup Lordstown Motors and contract manufacturer of your iPhone and also now maybe your car Foxconn has reached a predictable tipping point. On Friday, Lordstown announced it intends to sue its partner, which owns the facility in which its Endurance pickup is supposed to be…

As automakers continue to remove smaller, less expensive vehicles from their lineups, it’s getting harder and harder to find a new car for under $30,000. And while they do exist, you can only get a handful of new cars for less than $20,000. But if you want something in the $25,000 range, you actually do have some good…

Remember Tesla and its Level 2 driver assist feature called “Full Self-Driving”? Well the feature doesn’t actually let the car drive itself, as we all know. Now, after years of claiming it was the closest we would get to self-driving cars, Mercedes has come out ahead of Tesla on one of Tesla’s home turfs, California,…

It’s safe to say when the Porsche Mission X dropped yesterday we at Jalopnik all had the same reaction: Our hearts jumped out of our ribcages like a cartoon tom cat who just spotted a pretty lady cat. There may have been a “aahwooogah” sound as well.

One of the advantages people can claim you get with owning a Tesla is access to the company’s network of thousands of Supercharger stations. Last month, Ford and Tesla announced that Ford EVs would use a big part of the network too. GM followed suit on Thursday, as GM and Tesla announced a deal that will see GM EVs…

Welcome to Jalopnik’s weekly How to Watch racing television and streaming guide, where we catch you up on the recent events of the racing world and let you know how to watch all the major events of the upcoming weekend. The highlight of this weekend is the centennial anniversary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but…

It’s long been said that there’s no substitute for cubic inches and today’s Nice Price or No Dice 450 SLC has upped the ante on those. Let’s see if its price also makes this a car with no substitute.