The Death Of The Novelty Antenna Topper Is A Sad Consequence Of The Disappearance Of The Radio Antenna I recently embarked on a noble quest to a Jack in the Box drive-through and got way more than just the fried foods I was using to numb The Horrors. This location had a flyer advertising a free antenna topper with the purchase of a large fry, and it caused a flashback to when I was a kid and every business seemed to… Read more…

GM And Stellantis Sued Over Alleged Discrimination And Harassment Good morning! It’s Monday, January 20, 2025, 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…

These Automakers Should Merge Next At the end of 2024, Honda and Nissan announced a mergerto form a new company that will share products and ideas. Well, it’s been met with mixed reactions, to say the least. However, it did get me thinking about possible future automaker hookups, which eventually led to my question from last week. Read more…

Pretend You’re Anywhere But Here With A Ride Along A 100-Year-Old Scottish Railway America has some incredibly beautiful places where you can run to get away from it all. Spots like Death Valley are bleak but enchanting, and the mountains around the Tetons are stunning. If the thought of America is just too much for you today, though, then this ride through the Scottish highlands could offer the… Read more…

At $5,880, Will This 1996 Toyota RAV4 Get A Rave Review? Today’s Nice Price or No Dice RAV4 represents the first generation of a model that would become Toyota’s top-selling car in the U.S. Let’s find out whether this nicely kept old-school “cute-ute” is priced to sell on its own. Read more…

Acura Reusing The RSX Name For An Electric Crossover Is Fine, Actually Acura’s recent announcement that the RSX moniker would be returning on a new EV crossover unsurprisingly pissed off a few people who made their feelings known online. Slapping the name of a once-beloved sport compact onto an electric SUV was somehow blasphemy. I’m here to tell anyone that’s mad about it to get over… Read more…

Why LBJ Canceled The Apollo Moon Base With today’s inauguration, President Donald Trump is back in charge of the Artemis program. NASA’s 21st-century moon program began during Trump’s first term but has been plagued with developmental delays. Elon Musk, Trump’s most prominent backer, believes Artemis is an inefficient distraction despite being the CEO of… Read more…

Traffic Jams: José González – ‘Line of Fire’ Happy Monday! Apparently today is officially the bleakest day of the year, but I’m not sure I buy into that theory as I’m pretty sure it’s just a means of selling more holidays for the year ahead. Holidays are pretty good though, so make sure you’re taking time off when you can. Read more…

There Are A Lot Of Weird Elon Musk Slash Fanfics On AO3 Right now on Archive Of Our Own, the internet’s preeminent fanfiction website, there are 410 works that contain the tag “Elon Musk.” Of these, 186 feature the Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, and Boring Company CEO in a relationship, and 23 of those have him with the fic’s reader. I refuse to believe this many people are this… Read more…

These Were, Unsurprisingly, The Best Selling Vehicles Of 2024 When it comes to vehicle sales, 2024 wasn’t too shabby, all things considered. The industry finally returned to some sort of status quo after years of battling following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Of course, prices are still high, but that didn’t stop nearly 15.9 million new cars from being bought in 2024. Read more…

The Worst Deals On New Cars Right Now, According To Consumer Reports These days, most cars can be found at or below MSRP. Inventory levels have mostly recovered, and dealers are generally willing to work with you. That said, not every new car that you could possibly want is going to be a great deal. In fact, several new cars are still selling for more than MSRP. It certainly isn’t… Read more…

Automaker Mergers, Presidential Limos And Performance EVs In This Week’s QOTD Roundup Mergers have been in the news a lot lately. Whether it’s the announcement that Honda and Nissan are joining forces or rumors that Stellantis may end up selling off some of its brands, automakers working together have been at the forefront of a lot of people’s (read: my) minds. That’s what led me to today’s question. -… Read more…

Congestion Pricing Works, RyanAir Wants A 2 Drink Maximum And The Weirdest Stuff Caught By The TSA In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup Firefighting aircraft have been key in California’s battle against the wildfires raging in Los Angeles over the past week. An array of aerial firefighters have dropped thousands of gallons of red fire retardant liquid on LA in recent days, but have you ever wondered what all that liquid might do to a car? – Owen… Read more…

Ridiculous Used Car Quote, A 500,000-Mile Bentley Continental GT And Tesla-Swapped Ariel Atom In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup The used car market, for the most part, has shifted back in favor of the buyers instead of the sellers. With deals to be had on most of your typical cars and incredible savings on EVs, it also means that some dealers are pulling out all the stops to get you in the door even if the real price isn’t what it appears… Read more…

What ‘B’ Means On Your Shifter, Spiky Semi Wheels And The Vegas Loop Still Sucks In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup Toyota may not have the most exciting electric car in the world, but it’s done an incredible job of helping the hybrid go mainstream. And while it certainly has more competition in the market than it did when the Prius was first introduced, it’s still one of the automakers that appears most committed to offering… Read more…

Cybertruck On Sale, Chinese Car Ban And Possibly No Renault In Honda-Nissan Deal In This Week’s News Roundup Tesla’s sales may have been down last year, but there’s no denying the Model Y is still an incredibly popular vehicle. In fact, it was one of the best-selling cars in the country. On the other hand, it’s old, and at least in China, Tesla decided it needed a refresh, so it threw the Cybertruck headlights and a new rear… Read more…

Woman Sues Unconscious Lyft Driver For Negligence After She Jumped Out Of His Moving Car A woman in Southern California is suing a Lyft driver for negligence after she jumped out the window of the moving ride-share vehicle last year after the driver became unresponsive and began driving erratically. Read more…

The Most Satisfying Pickup Trucks To Own, According To Consumer Reports These days, pickup trucks are no longer basic work vehicles that may or may not have power windows or air conditioning. Now, they offer almost any feature you’ll find on a crossover in addition to being able to tow, haul and off-road. The upside is that trucks are more comfortable and daily drivable than they’ve ever… Read more…

Canadian Ring Camera Captured The First Audio And Visual Recording Of A Meteorite Hitting Earth A man from Prince Edward Island returned home from walking his dogs to find a pile of dust-like debrison the walkway to his front door, which ended up being caused by a meteorite — and his Ring camera captured it hitting earth in a historic first. Joe Velaidum, a resident of Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, a small… Read more…

Detroit Judge Allows Parking Lots With $1,000 Parking Spaces To Reopen Ahead Of Lions Playoff Game The Detroit Lions are finally good again. 2022 saw their first winning season since 2017, and this year, they’re back in the NFC Championship playing the Washington Commanders for their shot at the Super Bowl. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of enthusiasm for this game and a lot of folks looking to make money from… Read more…