New Popemobile Is An Electric Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, Just Like God Intended The Pope has had a lot of cool and sometimes weird rides over the years, with Popemobiles ranging from Fiat Pandas and Mercedes-Benz MLs to Kia Souls and Jeep Wranglers. Probably the best and most iconic Popemobiles are based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, first a W460-series 230G in the 1980s and then a later W463… Read more…

Traffic Jam: The New Pornographers–‘Letter From An Occupant’ We have a headline about the new Popemobile this morning and it all it took was seeing “New po-” to make me think of the classic Canadian rock group The New Pornographers. Does this mean I need Jesus? More than likely, but I need vaguely fuzzy indie rock from the late 90s/early 2000s much much more. Especially if that… Read more…

Leaded Gasoline May Have Caused Boom In Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel’s resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak in the 1960s. Scientists always knew that heavy lead was a seriously bad thing for humans to be near, breathe in, or work around. In the 1970s the… Read more…

Customer Tells Dealer They Are Underwater $29,000 On Car Loan And Willing To Accept A $2,500 Monthly Payment On A New Mercedes-Benz Americans owe trillions in car payments and the last few years have shown that people are willing to accept life ruining payments to be able to drive what they want. A recent video of a customer at a Mercedes dealership showed in real time just how wildly financially irresponsible folks who get into these car buying… Read more…

Mazda CEO Says U.S. Deserves A Two-Rotor Rotary Engine Because The MX-30’s Single Rotor Is Too Weak Mazda’s famous rotary engine finally made its big return last year, but it wasn’t under the hood of a replacement for the RX-8. In fact, it wasn’t even in a performance car at all. Instead, it served as a range extender for the MX-30 electric crossover. You can’t buy that particular car in the U.S., but that doesn’t… Read more…

What’s The Best Car-Related App On Your Phone? Technically mobile phones have had applications installed since the 1980s with simple calendar, clock and calculator inclusions, but it took until the iPhone’s arrival in 2007 for the apps we know to be apps today. I am of the age that I came up learning how to get from one place to another by reading maps in a… Read more…

New York City’s $83 Million AI Bus Cameras Issued Nearly 3,800 Unwarranted Citations We have been writing about the implementation of AI cameras on city buses in various regions of the country for a while now, but the most populous city in the United States recently had a massive hiccup in the rollout of its cameras. As with other cities, New York’s AI camera program was slated to begin by issuing… Read more…

The World’s Best Car Photographer Packs Around $40,000 Worth Of Gear Into His Carry-On “Oh my god, there’s so much camera equipment in here.” If you’re a Transportation Security Administration agent opening up photo legend Larry Chen’s rolling carry-on camera and laptop bag, you might be surprised by how much he can pack in there. When he’s traveling all over the world to capture incredible photos he… Read more…

Miata EV Swap Gives You 160 HP, 150 Miles Of Range And Only Adds 220 Pounds There are plenty of people who hate the idea of EV-swapping classic cars, but that still hasn’t stopped EV swaps from taking off. It’s entirely possible to figure out your own conversion, but for those of us who would rather not risk electrocution, there are plenty of companies that provide conversion kits that you… Read more…

Rogue Tesla Hits Other Cars Before Driving Off Rooftop With 2 Passengers Inside Two people were taken to the hospital after a Tesla went rogue in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday and drove off the roof of a parking lot. The Model S reportedly smashed through a barrier and landed in a loading dock with the driver and one passenger inside. Read more…

Hyundai Employees To Strike Unless South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Steps Down When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, it took all of two hours for the rest of the country to decide that, actually, that would not be happening. Now, Hyundai workers in the country’s Metal Workers’ Union have decided that Yoon rolling back the declaration isn’t enough — they want… Read more…

2025 Genesis GV80 Doesn’t Mess With A Winning Formula It’s rare for an automaker to do everything right, but Genesis is in that position right now. From the G70 sport sedan to the G90 flagship and everything in between, every vehicle Genesis makes is stellar. That continues with the 2025 GV80. Recently refreshed, Genesis’ biggest SUV enters its fourth model year with… Read more…

These Are Your Worst Driving Experiences In Foreign Countries Driving overseas can create headaches as you acclimate to the local customs and practices over the brief time. We asked our readers to share their worst experiences behind the wheel in a foreign country. Surprisingly, a large amount of comments involved Germany, but it wasn’t entirely about the autobahn. Without… Read more…

Tesla Tells Cybertruck Workers To Stay Home It’s been just over a year since Tesla delivered its first Cybertrucks, and just a couple of months since reports said that basically everyone who wanted a Cybertruck already had one. Last month the company started trying to move unsold units by offering lease deals, and now we’re seeing the final stage of a car… Read more…

Would You Trade 40 Minutes Of Daylight To Prevent 300 Car Crashes? Musk’s DOGE Proposes Axing Daylight Saving Time When the world was at its lowest during World War I sacrifices needed to be made in order to support the global effort to snuff out nationalism, militarism, and imperialism. In a bid to conserve fuel and energy, the U.S. turned to Daylight Saving Time in 1918. We pulled the clocks forward by one hour during the summer… Read more…

Traffic Jams: Loose Tapestries – ‘Can’t Wait For Christmas’ Thanksgiving has been and gone, Christmas tree sellers are out in force and you’ve probably been sent out to the garage to start untangling festive lights. It’s happening, Christmas is finally here. Read more…

Americans Can’t Get Enough Of Hybrid Cars Good morning! It’s Wednesday, December 4, 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…

Nuclear Hearts Of NASA’s Voyager Probes Are Dying Taking The Crafts With Them After launching into space almost 50 years ago, NASA’s Voyager probes are reaching the end of their lives. The nuclear batteries onboard the two spacecraft are running out of juice, which means NASA is counting down the days until the death of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 by slowly shutting off systems one by one. Read more…

At $17,950, Is This 1966 Ford Fairlane A Fair Deal? Named after Henry Ford’s Dearborn estate, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Fairlane wagon is a model of car that once dominated suburbia. Now, much rarer, we’ll have to see how domineering its price appears. Read more…

Genesis Reveals GMR-001 Hypercar That Will Take On Le Mans An overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a highly-sought accolade among luxury automakers like Audi, Ferrari and Porsche. In a somewhat surprising turn, Genesis aims to join that select group. The Hyundai luxury brand revealed the GMR-001 Hypercar on Wednesday, its prototype racer that will compete in the 2026… Read more…