Honda Civic From Viral Insurance Fraud Attempt Has Been Found On The Street And Vandalized The viral insurance fraud attempt that happened on a New York highway earlier this month has had an unlikely star rise out of the situation. The Honda Civic coupe that was used in the attempted fraud crash has been spotted multiple times by users on social media, who discovered that others have even taken to… Read more…

Volkswagen Still Doesn’t Have A Plan To Save Itself Good morning! It’s Friday, October 25, 2024, 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. Read more…

The V6-Powered Hybrid Ferrari F80 Sounds Like Ass I have some very regrettable news to share with you all. It has come to my attention that Ferrari’s all-new F80 hypercar sounds like complete and utter ass. I know this is tough to hear, so take all the time you need to process that information. The revelation was made after we got a look at the V6-powered F80 hybrid… Read more…

Lincoln (Yes, That Lincoln) Snags MotorTrend’s 2025 SUV Of The Year Award With The Nautilus Automotive awards are generally pointless, but the can be an interesting glimpse into the industry as a whole.Over the 75+ years that MotorTrend has given out Car Of The Year awards, there have been more than a few doozys. Take models like the Chevy Citation in 1980, Chevy Malibu in 1997, VW Passat in 2012 for… Read more…

At $8,500, Is This 1991 Mazda MX5 Miata The Answer To Our Prayers? The first-generation Miata has a big following because it’s the only one with pop-up headlights. Finding one in decent shape, like today’s Nice Price or No Dice ’91, is getting increasingly rarer. Let’s see if this one’s price pops with us. Read more…

See The Electric Scout Terra Pickup And Traveler SUV From Every Wonderful Angle The reborn Volkswagen-owned Scout Motors just unveiled its body-on-frame Terra pickup truck and Traveler SUV, a pair of new EVs that boast awesome retro styling, serious off-road chops and an optional gas range-extender. What you see here are technically concept models, but Scout promises the real things will be super… Read more…

In Philadelphia, a Muslim hub, presidential election feels to many like no choice at all PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — The city’s growing Muslim Democratic establishment is trying to rally its constituency to the polls in an atmosphere of deep mistrust of either candidate. The post In Philadelphia, a Muslim hub, presidential election feels to many like no choice at all appeared first on RNS.

Faith groups use election scenarios to prepare spiritually, mentally for what’s next (RNS) — ‘I was surprised at how many people were interested in this,’ said Protect Democracy’s Chris Crawford, who has led discussions with faith leaders about possible election scenarios. The post Faith groups use election scenarios to prepare spiritually, mentally for what’s next appeared first on RNS.

2028 Scout Terra Pickup And Traveler SUV Revealed As Retro EVs With Optional Gas Range Extenders For Under $60,000 The Volkswagen Group made waves back in 2022 when it announced it would be reviving the Scout nameplate for a new brand of American-built fully electric trucks and SUVs, but we hadn’t gotten much concrete info about the upcoming Scouts beyond some teasers and learnings gleaned from talking with the CEO. Until now,… Read more…

On Simchat Torah, one Illinois synagogue celebrates a bounty of Torah readers (RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up. The post On Simchat Torah, one Illinois synagogue celebrates a bounty of Torah readers appeared first on RNS.

‘We were made to love and be loved,’ Pope Francis writes in latest encyclical (RNS) – Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical calls on Catholics to contribute to building a church and society focused on human feeling and forgiveness. The post ‘We were made to love and be loved,’ Pope Francis writes in latest encyclical appeared first on RNS.

Ford CEO Jim Farley Loves His Chinese EV Built By A Smartphone Company Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, is a very interesting guy. He once mortgaged his house to buy a vintage car and he said that American consumers need to be buying more cars that Ford doesn’t sell. You can never quite predict what he’ll do next. He might, for example, import a Chinese-built Xiaomi SU7 to use as a daily driver,… Read more…

2025 Lincoln Navigator Is Now A $100,000 SUV Lincoln dropped pricing for the new 2025 Navigator this week. If you’re interested in the full-size luxury SUV, be prepared for a bit of sticker shock; including a $1,995 destination charge, the ’25 Navigator starts at $101,990. If you want the long wheelbase version of any trim you’ll need to tack on another $2,990. Read more…

When is Oct. 7 — really? (RNS) — Oct. 7 itself, or Simchat Torah? In the answer you will find a key to Judaism itself. The post When is Oct. 7 — really? appeared first on RNS.

Oseh Shalom: The case against perpetual war (RNS) — Peace must be actively made or pursued. The post Oseh Shalom: The case against perpetual war appeared first on RNS.

Mangled Wheelchairs, Scheduling Meltdowns And Antisemitism: How Airlines Racked Up Over $275 Million In Fines In 4 Years Over $275 million in fines have been levied against airlines across the past four years. Commercial aviation isn’t typically a marketplace that can regulate itself. Customers rarely have the power to force change with their wallets collectively. Government agencies are the main force ensuring that airlines treat their… Read more…

Hyundai Invents ‘Drill Lance’ To Put Out EV Fires By Poking Holes In The Battery Pack Hyundai is determined to solve the issue of out-of-control electric vehicle fires, so it is introducing a new fire suppression tool – called an EV Drill Lance – that’ll be used on its car carriers. It’s designed to extinguish EV fires by drilling through the underside of an electric vehicle to reach the battery pack.… Read more…

Tesla Roadster Is Delayed Again, But Elon Musk Still Wants To Build A Flying Car For Peter Thiel Tesla held another quarterly earnings call Wednesday night, in which CEO Elon Musk announced that the company made a bunch of money and would continue to do so forever — even without an affordable model in its stable. More curiously, though, Musk made another announcement: The Roadster is delayed, again, but the end… Read more…

North Korean Spy Worked At Fisker For Nearly A Year During Fisker’s short time as a functional car company, it really couldn’t help but do weird shit. Now, as it turns out, the dead automaker accidentally employed a North Korean spy on its technology team. No, I’m not joking. Read more…

Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have (The Conversation) — A biblical scholar traces how images of the ‘city of God’ have shaped American culture – especially when it comes to who should be allowed into the country. The post Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have appeared first on RNS.