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Honda Is Making Sure Its Electric Performance Cars Will Still Bring You Joy

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Honda Is Making Sure Its Electric Performance Cars Will Still Bring You Joy Like most automakers, Honda is looking for ways to electrify its lineup while still keeping the unique driving characteristics the Japanese company is known for. This is no simple task, especially for performance vehicles like the Honda Civic Type R — cars that need to feel a certain way and be fun, above all else. Read more…

Jalopnik 856 2025-01-22

These Are The Cars You Think Should Be The Next Presidential Limo

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These Are The Cars You Think Should Be The Next Presidential Limo The president of the United States has flown around in a plane made by Boeing since the 1960s and a converted Cadillac has served as his official car since the 1990s. While the manufacturer of Air Force One is unlikely to change anytime soon, the provider of the state car might do. And this got us wondering about what… Read more…

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The Worst Deals On New Cars Right Now, According To Consumer Reports

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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…

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Congestion Pricing Works, RyanAir Wants A 2 Drink Maximum And The Weirdest Stuff Caught By The TSA In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup

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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…

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That Pink Fire Retardant Being Used On The LA Fires Won’t Really Hurt Your Car’s Paint

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That Pink Fire Retardant Being Used On The LA Fires Won’t Really Hurt Your Car’s Paint Firefighters in the Los Angeles area are slowly containing the Palisades fire, and local residents have started returning to some affected areas to sift through the rubble. Folks are finding their cars covered in this weird pink sludge, and they’re beginning to wonder: Is this bad? Read more…

Jalopnik 728 2025-01-16

Modern Cars Are Outgrowing Parking Spaces

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Modern Cars Are Outgrowing Parking Spaces Here in the United States, purchasing a vehicle is treated like buying a gun and bulletproof vest all in one. A car is meant to protect you in a crash, sure, but it’s also meant to make sure you win that crash — meaning your car needs to be bigger than the other guy’s, and his next car needs to be bigger than yours,… Read more…

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CES 2025 Day 3: Wireless TVs, Futuristic Electric Cars and More

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CES 2025 Day 3: Wireless TVs, Futuristic Electric Cars and More CES is continuing on, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has been wandering the show floor to find interesting products, some of which are Apple related and some of which are just neat. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Cars might not be the main focus of CES, but there are definitely vehicles to check out. Sony an…

Mac Rumors 459 2025-01-09

Horrific And Completely Unacceptable Discover Cars Experience

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Horrific And Completely Unacceptable Discover Cars Experience We used Discover to rent a car in San Antonio, TX on 18/12/24. The provider was Fox Rentals. We were charged about NZ$105 many months before. At the counter, Fox told us that they wouldn’t rent to us because we had U.S. passports but New Zealand driver’s licenses. This requirement is nowhere to be found in either Discover’s or Fox’s rental condi…

Reddit Travel 889 2025-01-08

These Are The Cars You Think Deserve To Die In 2025

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These Are The Cars You Think Deserve To Die In 2025 There are a lot of exciting new cars set to hit the highway in 2025, which could mean that it’s time to start trimming the dead wood on America’s dealerships. But are there any cars that we need to kill off to make space for modern marvels like the electric Dodge Charger or the impending Porsche Boxster EV? Read more…

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Stellantis Sold Over 78,000 Dead Cars In 2024

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Stellantis Sold Over 78,000 Dead Cars In 2024 There are few things I love more than year-end sales reports. I just get such a kick out of seeing how things sold and what sorts of long-dead vehicles are still showing up on sales sheets. Every automaker has some stragglers, but no one is better at selling discontinued vehicles than Stellantis. Read more…

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Vintage 1976 Citroën CX Review Makes Me Yearn For Wacky French Cars

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Vintage 1976 Citroën CX Review Makes Me Yearn For Wacky French Cars I came across this brilliant vintage Car And Driver first drive review of a 1976 Citroën CX and felt an instant pang of jealousy. French cars have always had a sort of je ne sais quoi that I adore and that sets them apart from all other cars, but Americans never really bought into it. German cars are precise and… Read more…

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Nightmare Projects You Ditched, Cars That Deserve Deserve To Die, And New Years Wrenching Resolutions In This Week’s QOTD Roundup

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Nightmare Projects You Ditched, Cars That Deserve Deserve To Die, And New Years Wrenching Resolutions In This Week’s QOTD Roundup There are a lot of cars that we might all dream of driving, personally it’s an old Aston Martin DBS thanks to it’s awesome, angular looks and rumbling motor. Just because I want to drive it, doesn’t mean it’d be mind-altering for everyone to drive one, though. – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

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Cars That Died And The Best Cars We Drove In 2024 In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

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Cars That Died And The Best Cars We Drove In 2024 In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup Welcome to the future, or as we call it, 2025. It’s time to clear up that hangover, start those New Year’s resolutions and get ready to… work tomorrow, probably. To distract you from that impending doom, let’s talk about the cars that we (as in us at Jalopnik) are most excited for in 2025. – Daniel Golson Read More Read more…

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Tesla Recalled Over 5 Million Cars Last Year, More Than Any Other Automaker in The U.S.

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Tesla Recalled Over 5 Million Cars Last Year, More Than Any Other Automaker in The U.S. Tesla had quite an eventful 2024. Its radical (bad) Cybertruck had its first full year on sale, which resulted in a seemingly endless supply of hilarious and innovative new ways to break and fail. Its CEO Elon Musk made political waves, and the company unveiled its two-seat driverless taxi, among other things. In 2024… Read more…

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90 Percent Of New Cars Cars In Norway Are Electric

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90 Percent Of New Cars Cars In Norway Are Electric Norway is leading the entire world when it comes to electric vehicle adoption. Nine out of ten cars sold in the Nordic country in 2024 were powered by electricity. That puts the country well on track to hit its goal of only adding EVs to the road in 2025. That’s a lofty task, but if anyone is equipped to do it, Norway… Read more…

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These Are The Cars Everyone Should Drive At Least Once

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These Are The Cars Everyone Should Drive At Least Once There are a lot of cars that we might all dream of driving, personally it’s an old Aston Martin DBS thanks to it’s awesome, angular looks and rumbling motor. Just because I want to drive it, doesn’t mean it’d be mind-altering for everyone to drive one, though. Read more…

Jalopnik 1.2k 2025-01-03