Toyota Isn't Quitting on the Prius Just Yet

Toyota isn’t ready to call it quits on the Prius, Nissan is getting possessive about its technology and Mitsubishi’s woes about a potential merger. All this and more in for Monday, June 3, 2019. Once upon a time, if you wanted to save money at the pump because gas...

May 2, 2025

The Old Cadillac V-Series Cars ‘Intimidated’ People So the New Ones Are Down on Power

There are a few perpetual, existential questions in this life, such as: “Where do we come from?” “What are we?” “Where are we going?” and “What the hell is doing?” This time, though, that last one has reached a part of Cadillac that seemed safe from tampering—the high-performance V-Series...

May 2, 2025

BMW's Performance Parts for the X3 M and X4 M Are a Bit Much

Just in case your near-500-horsepower BMW crossovers don’t drive the point home enough, BMW is now selling some appearance bits to make your look even sportier. It’s all a bit much. But I know there are people out there who absolutely dig this stuff. The Venn diagram between them...

May 2, 2025

Nobody Wanted the Most Futuristic and Confusing Car of the 1990s

The 1990s can be considered to be the start of the “modern” era of automotive design and technology: we get true aerodynamic-based design, extensive use of computers and electronics, and most of the features we take for granted today. The 1990s also saw the creation of what may be...

May 2, 2025

Help Me Understand the Mystery of the Sign of the Two Dodge Omnis, Good and Bad

Everyone, everyone, settle down! I need your attention! Over the course of a week I have somehow encountered two Dodge Omnis, each one representing an extreme of condition of Dodge Omnis still in active use. While I am certain this is a meaningful omen, I am not yet certain...

May 2, 2025

We’re Throwing a Reader Car Show at Our Le Mans Party Next Weekend! Submit Your Ride for a Chance at Glory

Here at the staff of Jalopnik, there’s nothing we love more than . Gridlock, parking costs, harsh winters, a near-constant temptation to dump your ride in the Gowanus Canal and tell your insurance company it was “stolen”... it’s not an easy life! But we are throwing our party here...

May 2, 2025

Lucifer's Cars Are Fine but We Fixed Them

Lucifer, a wonderful show about a crime-solving devil who’s bored with Hell and living in Los Angeles instead, came back for a fourth season after Netflix . As anything that includes the slight mention of a car, Lucifer has caused my colleague Kristen Lee and I to form some...

May 2, 2025

The TC Stands For Total Crock

No matter what Chrysler says, the TC by Maserati is totally just a tarted up LeBaron. Same chassis, same platform, same engines, mostly the same bodywork. The 200 horsepower 2.2-liter turbo model had Cosworth-built-Maserati-finished cylinder heads, but this version with the 3-liter V6 was all Mitsubishi power. Man, Chrysler...

May 2, 2025

Tame Impala — 'Alter Ego'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. I used to listen to Tame Impala while I shoveled the driveway back when I lived in Michigan. It’s taken like six years to not feel chilled to the...

May 2, 2025

What Do You Want to Know About the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán Evo?

There have been and are more versions of the than I can keep track of, but I do know that the 2020 will . I’m going to drive it this week, so what do you want to know about it? To give you the numbers first: It’s powered by...

May 2, 2025

EV Credits Mostly Go Towards Rich People Who Would Buy EVs Anyway: Study

Most beneficiaries of the federal government’s electric vehicle tax credit would have bought an electric vehicle anyways even if they didn’t receive a subsidy, from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The study, conducted by researchers from Peking University, Cornell University, and the environmental non-profit Resources for the Future,...

May 2, 2025

American Trucks Have Gotten Too Damn Big

Volkswagen seems to want to give America the small and cheap truck it deserves, China’s trying to avoid an EV market crash, and tensions between Nissan and Renault continue. All this and more in for Tuesday, June 4, 2019. , after VW, we that the company was considering bringing...

May 2, 2025

Ian Callum Retires from Jaguar as One of the GOATs

After 20 years as the Director of Design at Jaguar—arguably one of the best carmakers to be Director of Design for—Ian Callum is finally stepping down to pursue his own projects. Callum has proved himself as one of the true greats of automotive design, leaving behind a legacy of...

May 2, 2025

Couple Keeps Austin Weird By Driving Their Couch Down the Road

I have discovered my new heroes, and they are the Austin, Texas couple who converted their living room couch into a vehicle—and, yes, even drove it down the street. A video posted by on their Facebook has given me this wonderful gift. While the clip is under fifteen seconds, it...

May 2, 2025

Volvo Offers 'Free' Towing for Every Single Volvo In the U.S. Except There's a Huge Catch

just announced that it will offer free roadside towing for all of its cars in the U.S. The service is called “Tow for Life,” and yes, it will cover rusted out shitboxes. But before you go surfing Craigslist for a Volvo beater, just know that this program is not...

May 2, 2025