Новости за 14.11.2023

Hoo boy, it was a spicy day on CSPAN Tuesday, after a sitting senator challenged the president of the Teamsters to fisticuffs during a hearing on labor unions.

Investigators discovered signs of arson Monday in the remains of the eight-acre blaze that torched and indefinitely closed a heavily trafficked section of the I-10 freeway in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend.

The R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R may not be available in left-hand drive, but it’s still a legendary sports car that has American buyers obsessed even decades later. It’s still plenty quick, handles well and can reliably make much more power than the 276 hp it officially came with from the factory. Still, a sports coupe is…

The U.S. government is once again on the brink of shutting down as funding is at risk of running dry this weekend. If the shutdown goes into effect, it could cause travel chaos for anyone looking to fly home for Thanksgiving next week.

Earlier this week, I was speaking to Magnus Greaves of RACEWKND magazine about his perception of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and he pointed out something fascinating about the event: Somehow, the event has managed to piss off the ultra-rich, the poor, and plenty of the folks in between. It’s the perfect summation of an…

I’ve been blogging about car buying for about ten years, and I’ve seen some pretty bad takes over that time when it comes to giving consumers advice. However, this most recent one might take the cake with the overall thesis that certain really popular models make for good used car deals because they don’t depreciate…

A man and woman in Polk County, Florida were arrested early Monday morning after running from police and crashing their car, ClickOrlando reports. Timothy Allen Hogue and Rebecca Kozub are suspects in a string of car burglaries and were spotted in a small residential neighborhood trying to break into several cars at…

South Carolina is banning the “Carolina Squat,” which is when people raise the front of their trucks and SUVs several inches higher than the rear end. The ban comes after legislation was introduced months ago, but drivers will now receive warnings through the next 180 days. After that time, South Carolina police will…

A flight from New York’s JFK airport to Belgium had to turn around after a horse got loose in the Boeing 747’s cargo hold shortly after takeoff. The incident was reconstructed on the aviation YouTube channel “You can see ATC,” and claims it happened shortly after 6 p.m. EST on November 9.

The 2023 Velocity Invitational was heaven on earth for car enthusiasts — an event that’s like if Forza and Gran Turismo came to life. Cars that should be in a guarded museum are lined up and hitting the track, all without any concern that this one vehicle is worth millions. It was amazing to see, and as media, I was…

Being a Formula 1 driver has always seemed like a pretty good gig, but for the fellas hitting the track at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, things just got even better: The Chicken Ranch brothel is offering free “special one-on-one sessions” with any driver looking for a taste of Nevada’s other type of action ahead of the…

Amateur astronomers have a new wonder of the cosmos to spot from their back yard after a pair of astronauts dropped a toolkit from the International Space Station while completing a space walk. The crew lock bag was dropped from the ISS earlier this month and is now visible from Earth with nothing more than a pair of…

Becoming an astronaut is a fairly romanticized career path, but there are a lot of less-than-romantic aspects to working 50 miles or more above the Earth’s surface. Case in point: just being in zero G makes the human body do all sorts of embarrassing things.

Narrower streets in urban areas reduce fatalities, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found in a recent study. The findings go against conventional wisdom that suggests that wider lanes are safer because they leave drivers with more room for error. Based on an analysis of 1,117 streets…

Officers from the Volusia Sheriff’s Department in Florida managed to snag two sovereign citizens in one traffic stop after a man’s partner-in-incoherence arrived at the scene to argue with police officers over the weekend.

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, November 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Las Vegas is set to host the FIA Formula 1 World Championship later this week. This impending half-billion-dollar gamble isn’t the first time that the Grand Prix circus has visited the Entertainment Capital of the World. Unlike the state-of-the-art facility awaiting today’s teams, F1’s original two-year foray to the…

Roads are cracking across the town of Grindavik in Iceland after it was hit with more than 20,000 earthquakes that scientists say signal an impending volcanic eruption. The barrage of seismic activity led experts to call for the evaluation of the town on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, as well as the closure of…

It’s no secret that Mexican racer Pato O’Ward is one of the hottest commodities in motorsport right now. As an official member of the McLaren Driver Program, O’Ward will be taking a Formula 1 car out for practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix later in November, but during the racing season here in America, O’Ward…

Earlier today, I went for a short walk during my lunch break and passed a guy driving a Honda Fit. Immediately, “That’s a good dude right there,” popped into my head, which makes sense because I’ve never met a Honda Fit owner who I didn’t like. They’re just good people. That got me thinking, though. What are the cars…

General Motors has announced that it will be developing and building a Formula 1 power unit for the potential Andretti Cadillac entry. The automaker has formally registered this status with the FIA, F1’s governing body. Several F1 team bosses had previously stated that GM’s participation would just be a branding…

We all like to argue about things being better back in our day, but is that true for cars as much as it is for top 40 hits and soda flavors? Well, to see which generation of Jalopnik readers might be in with a chance of claiming the title of best cars, we thought we should start by finding out what models you most…

Exxon Mobil plans to begin domestic production of lithium which could soon supply EVs that are “Made in America,” right down to the lithium used in their batteries. That would make them eligible for more money in federal EV tax credits, but the point of domestic production is mostly to lessen dependence on China and…

When the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), Formula 1's sanctioning body, opened an expression of interest for prospective new teams to join the series, many of us assumed we knew who that application was designed for. Andretti Global, helmed by Michael Andretti of the American motorsport empire and…

The hue of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Cayman is often referred to as “Retail Red” or “Arrest Me Red.” The factory name for the color is Guards Red and has long been a popular choice among Porschephiles. Let’s see how popular this dealer-offered coupe’s price might be.