Former Stanford Student Finally Loses Defamation Suit Against Family Of 2 He Killed In Car Crash Former Stanford student King Vanga killed Pamela and Joe Juarez in a car crash back in 2021. That is an undisputed fact. When the Juarez family told the university about the whole “killing two people” thing, however, Vanga sued for defamation, claiming they couldn’t call him a murderer because he had only been charged… Read more…

Pirates Hijack Chinese Fishing Boat Off Somali Coast Pirates are doing their very best to adapt to the modern world, swapping out their cannons and blunderbusses for more updated weaponry, yet piracy has been on the decline since the early 20teens. Security is just too tight, it seems, so a group of hijackers off the coast of Somalia tried a new tactic: Just get the… Read more…

This Kenyan Company Is Building Totally Rad All-Terrain Wheelchairs Never underestimate the ingenuity of the human population. They say necessity is the mother of invention, and that seems to be the driving force behind the Safari Seat, an all-terrain gear-driven wheelchair built in Kenya for people with limited mobility to get around. Most wheelchairs are optimized for paved… Read more…

Home Of ’30 Rock’ Actor Grizz Chapman Destroyed In Tractor-Trailer Crash The home of “30 Rock” actor Grizz Chapman was destroyed after a tractor-trailer crashed into it after careening through a condo complex. In total, four people were injured, 11 cars were damaged and Chapman’s Woodbridge, Virginia, condo he has lived in for two years was left wrecked after the 18-wheeler driver lost… Read more…

Tesla Claims Your Cybertruck Is Totally Holding Its Value, Actually, Don’t Listen To The Market Tesla, a company which once claimed its cars were appreciating assets, has indicated that it expects Cybertruck values to dip 30 percent over the first three years of ownership. According to the truck’s recently opened lease program a three-year 30,000 mile lease on a standard Cybertruck AWD model would see a buyout… Read more…

Datsun Sunny Truck, Ford Crown Victoria, Subaru WRX STI: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online Happy Friday, friends. I’m calling it: It’s officially winter. I understand this isn’t really my decision to make, given that I’m “not a meteorologist” and that “watching “Twister” repeatedly doesn’t let you decide the weather, no matter how many times you do it” and “the seasons change on set dates regardless of what… Read more…

McLaren Warns Window Could Fly Off $400,000 Supercar If You Hit 96 MPH Supercars might seem exotic with their hand-crafted construction, rare materials and sky-high prices, but they’re just like the cars you or I would drive and can go wrong at any minute. Now, despite charging upwards of $400,000 for its 765 LT supercar, McLaren has revealed that it might not have stuck the rear window… Read more…

How I’m Planning To Ride My Motorcycle Through The New York Winter Fun fact about New York City: It gets cold here. The wind chill outside my apartment right now is a brisk 26 degrees, and last weekend we got down to 25. I, a moron, of course spent that 25-degree day trundling all across Brooklyn on my motorcycle with nothing but a leather jacket, heated grips, and Gore-Tex gloves to… Read more…

Sergio Perez Is Trying To Find The Guy Who Cost Red Bull The Constructors’ Championship We’re all trying to find the guy who did this. Despite Red Bull’s ace driver Max Verstappen already clinching the championship with ease the team will leave the 2024 season no better than third in the constructors’ championship behind Ferrari and McLaren. Speaking to the press ahead of this weekend’s season finale Abu… Read more…

These Are The Least Satisfying Cars And SUVs You Can Buy In 2025, According To Consumer Reports Even the least expensive new cars cost a significant amount of money, so few things are more disappointing than quickly finding out you don’t actually like it. That’s not always the car’s fault, either. Sure, it sometimes turns out the electronics are haunted by ghosts, but people also buy cars that are too small for… Read more…

Horsepower Is Dead, Australians Have Fish-Powered Boats Now The world is looking for cleaner ways to get around, with everything from solar power to hydrogen power currently being tested by various startups around the world. Now, a budding Australian has come up with a new clean way of getting around on water, and it swaps horsepower for fish power. Read more…

NFL Quarterback Joe Burrow Bought One Of The $3 Million Batman Tumbler Replicas Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is one of the faces of the National Football League – recognized and loved everywhere he goes. Yet, he must feel he isn’t getting quiet enough attention, so he is using part of his five-year, $275 million contract to buy one of the ten Batmobile Tumbler replicas Warner Bros.… Read more…

Drivers In One County Rack Up Nearly $600,000 In School Zone Speeding Tickets In One Month Christmas trees may not see nearly as many presents in Manatee County, Florida this year, after drivers racked up nearly $600,000 worth of school-zone speeding tickets in less than three weeks. Since the county began issuing tickets for speeding in school zones on November 1, its sent out more than 5,700 fines, the Brad… Read more…

This White Van Man Keeps London’s Street-Parked Supercars Clean For most of us, cleaning our cars involves heading out onto the street with a bucket of water and a sponge to scrub away the dirt and grime that builds up over time. For millionaires, it involves paying someone else to do that for you, and this white van man has carved out a niche cleaning some incredible cars parked… Read more…

Elon Musk Spent A Quarter Billion Dollars To Get Donald Trump Elected Good morning! It’s Friday, December 6, 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…

2026 Hyundai Palisade Looks Awesome And Has A Front Bench Seat That Lets You Drive In Korean Bus Lanes Hyundai is continuing its streak of new debuts that have showstopping designs with the second-generation Palisade, the brand’s largest SUV. The new Palisade has grown even bigger and boxier and has a more luxurious interior, and it now offers up to nine seats, at least in Korea. Read more…

What Was The Greatest F1 Season Of All Time? With one final wave of the checkered flag, the 2024 Formula 1 season will come to an end on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, what did you think to it? Sure, Max Verstappen clinched a fourth title with little competition, but drama elsewhere on the grid made it quite an entertaining year. But was it one of the best? Read more…

These Are The Car-Related Apps You Can’t Live Without Your phone is basically glued to your hand these days, so you might as well use it to make your driving experience better. Obviously we would never condone using a cell phone while you’re driving, but there are plenty of apps that can really elevate your drive, or provide entertainment in between drives. Read more…

Woman Claims Brain Injury Is To Blame For Her Racist LAX Bus Rant A woman who recently went on a racist tirade against an Indian family on an LAX shuttle bus is blaming her racism on a brain injury. Read more…

Two Missing After Surviving 1,000-Foot Fall In Pacific Coast Highway Crash A mysterious crash in Malibu, California, over the weekend has police scratching their heads after two of the occupants in the car seemingly survived but then disappeared without a trace. Read more…