GM Builds Attractive EV Crossover And Then Only Sells It In China [Update]

There’s a new GM electric vehicle that graciously isn’t some horrible marketing rip-off of an iconic muscle car. It’s the new , a compact electric crossover perfect for the U.S. market that will only be sold in China for no good reason. GM reached out to Jalopnik to confirm...

Dec 20, 2025

Uber CEO: Mistakes Happen, Like When A Government Murders A Journalist Or Your Autonomous Car Kills Somebody

Last October, Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was in Istanbul by the Saudi government. His body was dismembered with a bone saw under orders from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia is Uber’s fifth-largest shareholder and the head of its sovereign wealth fund is a member of...

Dec 20, 2025

Here's The Big Two-Stroke Parade Of Trabants And Wartburgs To Celebrate The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

In what is very likely the smokiest, smelliest tribute to human freedom ever, a parade of around 65 Trabants, Wartburgs, and the occasional Barkas van trundled through a surviving gate between Thuringia and Bavaria, celebrating the fact that the people on the East side of that wall no longer...

Dec 20, 2025

Pixar's Upcoming Movie Onward Looks Like It Should Be Full Of Good Alternate-Universe Cars

I do realize that this trailer came out months ago, but for whatever reason I didn’t pay it much attention until now when I realized that the trailer is jam-packed full of almost-normal-but-still-alternate-universe cars. Which, of course, are some of the best fake cars. These fake cars appear to...

Dec 20, 2025

I Refuse To Believe The Maserati GranTurismo Is Dead

I was born on , when Maserati parked me on stage at the Geneva Motor Show. I, the . I, undying. I, a vision of design and excellence that remains indefatigable. You mean to tell me that the final GranTurismo has already been built, production concluded? I refuse to...

Dec 20, 2025

It's The Kia Optima's Turn To Get A Hot Sedan Makeover

The is a good car and nice design. Kia’s sibling Hyundai has been knocking some hot sedans out of the park lately. Now it’s time for the to join the pack of cool Korean sedans. So far, all we’ve got is an entire gallery of teaser images for the...

Dec 20, 2025

Car Thief Caught When Jaguar Stolen Mid-Chase Breaks Down

A car-stealing couple (not kink-shaming, just letting you know) from Taylorsville, Utah started by stealing a BMW, then one of them stole a Jaguar from a gas station and was soon , stranding the thief and leaving him at the mercy of the police. See, sometimes that legendary Jaguar...

Dec 20, 2025

Comment Of The Day: Mark It Guaranteed Edition

It’s pretty clear that there is a difference between cheap brake pads and original equipment brake pads. . Just because something is marked guaranteed, doesn’t mean it isn’t a piece of crap. Listen, I can take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed. You wouldn’t want to...

Dec 20, 2025

Ken Block Shipped His Hoonitruck To A Chinese Mountain So You Could See Climbkhana 2 On 11/18

You may know Ken Block from such films as , or . The latter of the two was a wild sideways-and-smokey run up Pikes Peak with cinematography help from the legendary Jeff Zwart. Pikes Peak is dangerous when you aren’t drifting and showboating for the camera, which made that...

Dec 20, 2025

Led Zeppelin — 'Bron-Y-Aur Stomp'

Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams. A lil somethin' somethin' to get you pumped up for Tuesday. ...

Dec 20, 2025

Nissan Is In Absolute Shambles

You ever wake up and realize that the past 11 years of your life have been treading water, and you’ve been in stasis the whole time? You’re not alone! Nissan will share a beer with you, and talk resolutions, too. All that and more in for Tuesday, Nov. 12,...

Dec 20, 2025

Holy Crap The New 2021 Kia Optima Looks Really Damn Good

In general, the Kia Optima (K5 in Korea) isn’t one of those cars you generally think about too much unless you’re looking down at the rental car keychain to remember what they gave you. But that’s not really a fair assessment: the Optima has been steadily and stealthily getting...

Dec 20, 2025

Chevrolet C8 Corvette Bows Down To Its New Lord: Snow

Look, I get it. For many cars, snow is kryptonite. You lose grip, the weight transfer gets all funny and you can’t really steer or brake well. Each year, snowy conditions claim countless cars, and not even the is godly enough to escape the snow’s wrath. Yesterday, Michigan got...

Dec 20, 2025

Japan Wants You To Stop Buying All Its Skyline GT-Rs

Being in the export and import business in Japan pays off. As sketchy as that might sound, Japan exports a little . Most of these cars are pretty unremarkable, bound . But a small percentage of cars leaving Japan every year are held dear by many enthusiasts in the country....

Dec 20, 2025

Beverly Hills Police Are Keeping The Streets Safe From Miscreants Driving Sofas

Residents of Beverly Hills have one less thing to be concerned about, one less worry to add to the considerable pile of their difficult, hardscrabble lives: their streets are safe from prowling leopard-print sofas with tall, lanky Brits on them. But who is this long, snow-haired madman terrorizing the...

Dec 20, 2025