Tesla Cut Corners Assembling Model 3s to Meet Musk's Production Goals: Report

Remember way back in 2018 when one of the biggest stories in the automotive world was whether Tesla could meet its by factory in ? They certainly did boost production, even if the much ballyhooed $35,000 Model 3 functionally and of quality issues have . Well, helps explain both...

Sep 10, 2025

The Lotus Evija EV Hypercar Promises Almost 2000 Horsepower, Awesome Looks

We’ve had teases, a name reveal, and plenty of speculation about what it’ll be, and now the , which Lotus says will have almost 2,000 horsepower and more than 1,200 pound-feet of torque, is with us. Evija (pronounced E-vi-ya) means “the first in existence” or “the living one,” and...

Sep 10, 2025

Come Celebrate Jason’s Book About Autonomous Cars at Our NYC Launch Party Next Tuesday!

Many of you Jalopnik readers—I’d even go so far as to say most of you—seem to be literate. And as you should be, you’re concerned about where you fit into our autonomous car maybe-future. That’s why you should read , an exploration of this technology and what it means...

Sep 10, 2025

Woman Steals Her Toyota 4Runner Back After Stalking Thieves for Two Days

One of the most nightmarish situations many of us can imagine is getting our car stolen. It could end up in another state, another country or chopped up for parts, never to be seen again. But Danielle Reno is one woman who took the situation into her own hands...

Sep 10, 2025

This Is How Kim Jong-un Circumvents Sanctions to Get the Luxury Cars He Craves

The world laughed earlier this year when North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s security detail jogged . How he got that Benz through the strict sanctions placed on his country, not even Mercedes could say. But now reveals the complicated graft, which includes a shady Russian smuggler, ghost ships and...

Sep 10, 2025

Here's ZF's New Two-Speed Transmission for Electric Cars

Pretty much all mainstream electric cars , mostly because it’s cheap and easy, and it works. But now, the German transmission company that changed the industry with the is showing off an electric drive unit with multiple speeds. Two, to be exact. In its , ZF refers to its...

Sep 10, 2025

Ford's Making a New Crossover to Take on the Subaru Outback: Report

Ford promised a lot of new vehicles after virtually its entire car lineup in the United States. One of those new vehicles, , is a crossover intended to compete directly with Subaru’s Outback, or something like the Focus Active, which the company had initially said it would still sell...

Sep 10, 2025

Knock-Off Shop Busted for Making Fake Ferraris and Lamborghinis in Brazil

Police in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina have apparently just shut down a factory making knock-off Ferraris and Lamborghinis that, based on the photos, actually didn’t look terrible. That’s probably why they came up on the real companies’ radar. People putting a body kit on a Fiero to...

Sep 10, 2025

Jethro Tull--'For Michael Collins, Jeffery and Me'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. Welcome to Moon Week everyone! This very nerdy jam is about a personal hero of mine (no, not Ian Anderson...though now that I think about it...) Michael Collins, the...

Sep 10, 2025

BMW Would Like You to Know About the 3 Series Wagon's Greatest Feature

The great tragedy of 2019 is knowing that we won’t get the here in the United States. It’s objectively uncool, especially when I just learned the 3 Series wagon’s rear window can pop open. If I were to be callused and jaded, I’d say this doesn’t matter to me...

Sep 10, 2025

Elon Musk Really, Really Believes Teslas Will Increase In Value, God Bless Him

Congratulations to Chevy for their . In other news, Chile’s really blowing their chance to be a lithium ion battery leader, European car sales are very bad no good, and alliances, so many alliances. All this and more in for Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Back in April, Elon Musk...

Sep 10, 2025

Killed By Crossovers: The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen and Golf Alltrack

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of two of the better (also only) wagons still on the American market: the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen and its slightly lifted, Subaru-fighting sibling, the . There is no mystery as to the cause of death. It is the...

Sep 10, 2025

2019 Subaru Outback and Legacy Models Recalled Over Faulty Welds

Another day, another recall. This time, it affects the 2019 and 2019 . And it sounds serious, too, as Subaru is offering to buy back a few thousand cars if they’re found to have the defect. The issue is that certain welds that are located on the duct under...

Sep 10, 2025

Steering Is Important But So Is Not Mistaking the Throttle for the Brake

Hackensack, New Jersey, is built along the Hackensack River, which is hazardous to drive in, except with an amphibious vehicle, which you don’t own. The Mercedes ML is also, it turns out, not an amphibious vehicle. Now, you may be tempted to be feeling rather smug about this. Only an...

Sep 10, 2025

Don't Stop Paying Attention Just Because You're Waiting in Line

Sometimes it’s important to remember that even at a modest pace, in a capable vehicle, off-roading can be every bit as dangerous as it looks. This Lexus GX losing power and hurtling backwards down one of Moab’s best-known wheeling spots is an example of just that. This clip has been...

Sep 10, 2025