At $8,500, Will This 1994 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.2 Prove A Magnum Opus? A First Nations tribe, the Dakotas take their name from the word “friend” in their language. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Dodge Dakota looks nice enough to call a friend, but is it a very friendly deal? Read more…

Traffic Jams: The Mountain Goats – ‘Getting Into Knives’ Hope you’re feeling sharp this morning, and if not, it’s time to adjust your focus, cause we’re getting into knives! The Mountain Goats are about as close as Jalopnik can come to having an official band, what with former bassist Peter Hughes writing a few posts for us and Brad and I obsessively listening to every song… Read more…

Buy This Sbarro Super Eight And Make Your Renault R5 Turbo-Owning Friends Jealous So you want a performance-oriented rear-engine hatchback with massive fender flares. You could get yourself a Renault R5 Turbo, and be just like everyone else, or you could be unique and get this: The 1984 Sbarro Super Eight. Read more…

The Least Reliable Cars, Trucks And SUVs You Can Buy In 2025, According To Consumer Reports New cars are so much safer than they used to be, and they’re generally more reliable, but that doesn’t mean that some cars aren’t more reliable than others. Figuring out which cars to avoid, however, can be difficult if you don’t want to spend hours reading various forums and trying to piece together reliability… Read more…

California Man Allegedly Steals Over $40,000 Worth Of Fuel From A Gas Station Over 6 Months Police arrested a 19-year-old man in San Diego earlier this week on suspicion stealing thousands of dollars worth of gas from a suburban gas station over the course of half a year. Read more…

NHTSA Investigating Fiery Tesla Cybertruck Crash That Killed Three The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into the deadly Tesla Cybertruck crash that happened in Northern California last week. It left three young college students dead and another in critical condition. Right now, the California Highway Patrol is leading the crash investigation. We’ll see how… Read more…

Memphis May Sue Hyundai, Kia Over Prolific Kia Boyz Vehicle Thefts Add the city of Memphis, Tennessee to the group of folks pissed off at Kia and Hyundai for the whole Kia Boyz car theft fiasco. The city is apparently considering filing a lawsuit against the Korean automakers over the cost of an “epidemic of vehicle thefts.” The lawsuit is part of a package of “extraordinary… Read more…

These Are The Deadliest Cars On The Road More cars are fitted with active safety features like automatic emergency braking and lane keep assist than ever before, and yet fatality statistics are higher now than over the past 12 years according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS. Experts say that the increase in fatalities has an array of po… Read more…

Max Verstappen Is A Violent Bully And His Actions Are Going To Get Someone Killed I think it goes without saying at this point that four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen is a generational driver talent. He’s certainly among the best to ever do it. He’s also an insufferable asshole who uses his car as a weapon. Saturday night, ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix (which Verstappen easily won)… Read more…

Tennessee State Senator Spectacularly Fails Field Sobriety Test After Allegedly Committing A Hit-And-Run Dry January has become a popular trend in recent years as people decide to take a break from drinking, but Tennessee State Senator Kenneth Yager should probably consider a full Dry 2025 after Georgia cops arrested him on charges of failing to stop at a stop sign, hit-and-run and driving under the influence on Tuesday.… Read more…

I Need ’60s Style With Modern Usability! What Car Should I Buy? Mackenzie lives in Texas and is looking to buy a fun drop-top with classic ’60s European style, but it needs to seat four comfortably and have some level of modern amenities. She is prioritizing style over speed. With a budget up to $40,000, what car should she buy? Read more…

Remember When Porsche Race Cars Had An Engine In The Front? Porsche was ready to kill off the 911 in the middle of the 1980s with an eye toward replacing it with the heavier and faster 928 grand tourer. Porsche couldn’t just let the 911 die on the vine and not replace it in the world of motorsport, so the company was looking to promote its entry-level 944 model to represent… Read more…

What EV Would Be Better If It Was Gas-Powered? I love electric vehicles. For 99 percent of driving applications, an EV is just a better, more pleasant experience than its gas-powered counterparts. However, not everyone agrees with this sentiment, so they’d prefer if they were powered by good ol’ dino juice rather than electrons. That’s what led me to today’s… Read more…

Hear The Story Of Every Owner Norton Has Ever Had Indian motorcycle outfit TVS purchased the historic band Norton last year, promising to bring the British marquee back to life after mismanagement from its prior owner. And the owner before that. And the one before that one, the one before them, and so on and so forth, because it turns out Norton is on its 11th owner… Read more…

These Stretchy Trains Can Run On Different Tracks By Widening Their Wheelbase American trains are pretty simple beings, really. They carry people from A to B in rudimentary comfort with very few bells and whistles. That isn’t the case with rail travel overseas though, and trains in Switzerland even come with the ability to run on different width tracks thanks to some very clever wheels. Read more…

GM May Drop EV And Hybrid Goals If Trump Administration Eases Regulations Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 5, 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…

Loose Cables And Low Fuel Pressure Blamed For Dali’s Crash Into Francis Scott Key Bridge More than eight months after a huge container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, investigators have begun piecing together the failures that led up to the disaster. The Dali ship hit the vital river crossing after a blackout onboard and now it’s emerged that the loss in power could have… Read more…

Rivian Opens Swanky New Joshua Tree EV Charging Station With Snacks, Coffee And Kids Play Area Folks often blame range anxiety as a reason not to buy an electric vehicle even though they live in an urban area with ample charging options, but things get even trickier for people in rural areas or for people who like exploring remote areas. Many new EVs tout their ruggedness and off-road abilities, but there’s… Read more…

Former Michael Schumacher Security Guard Accused Of Attempting To Blackmail Family for $15.8 Million People really just won’t leave Michael Schumacher and his family alone. The former Formula 1 driver with seven driver’s championship titles under his belt has been out of the public eye since he suffered a head injury in a skiing accident more than a decade ago. Last year, a German magazine had the gall to publish an… Read more…

At $9,995, Would You Pimp Your Life In This 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis? With its low mileage and impeccably clean presentation, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Grand Marquis looks to be the perfect old-school cruiser. Unless, that is, if its price is cruisin’ for a bruisin.’ Read more…