jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...I"ll see your Subaru challenge, Asheville. By my count, Denver has something like 1.4 Outbacks per resident.... ...Anyway, as it turns out, most of you think Teslas, Subarus and pickup trucks best represent where you"re from. I need to know why that is....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...A day after his painfully disjointed announcement for a presidential bid on Twitter Spaces this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill... ...fan-boying over SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.... ...There's about a four percent chance of dying in space flight or training for astronauts and cosmonauts, according to the Space Review.... ...Implying DeSantis is in some sort of quid pro quo with the Musk following the Spaces event doesn't really make sense....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...China Eastern Airlines received the first C919 last December and it has been the only one delivered so far.... ...Building a commercial airliner is a task so monumental that there are only two significant manufacturers in the world, Airbus and Boeing.... ...According to Reuters, China Eastern will finally use the airliner in revenue service on a 10:45 a.m. flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International ... ...Airport to Beijing Capital Airport this Sunday....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...The EV Seven is Caterham"s first electric model and it's said to pave the way for a future EV from the British automaker.... ...While Caterham is keen to point out that this is just a concept, it does outline a few of the targets it has for a future electric model.... ...“Any future EV model we produce must be true to the DNA of a Caterham: lightweight, fun-to-drive and driver-focused,” said Caterham CEO Bob Laishley... ...with EV specialists Swindon Powertrain Ltd....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...After the limited production “Dark Emerald Frost” cars sold out, I vacillated between “Rift Metallic,” and “Electric Blue,” but never really found... ...Since I drove them back in 2021, I"ve spent a lot of time configuring Cadillac CT5-V Blackwings and CT4-V Blackwings on the Cadillac site.... ...It reminds me of another good BMW color, Phoenix Yellow but with a little more pop, and more importantly, it aligns with my overall theory of automotive... ...I probably wouldn't do a yellow Ferrari, but a yellow sports sedan from an American manufacturer? Yes, I believe that makes sense....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...The New York Police Department is investigating a video going viral this week of a police cruiser seemingly attempting to side swipe a moped rider... ...Not much is known about the disturbing footage shot on Van Wyck Expressway, which runs between Queens and Brooklyn.... ...Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told ABC 7 the moped rider shouldn't have been on the expressway, but the officers actions are incredibly... ...at all, also no PA engaged telling the person to stop” Boyce said....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...The 2024 Ford Ranger is finally here, and it promises to be much more competitive than the dated Ranger that Ford was selling before.... ...We're partial to the Shelter Green Metallic, although Velocity Blue Metallic also looks pretty darn good.... ...Meanwhile, a four-wheel-drive Ranger Lariat is only about $1,000 less than a Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. So how would you spec your Ranger?...

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...General Ken] Paxton said.... ...The latest is Texas, and VW has just agreed to an $85 million settlement for emissions cheating in the Lone Star land.... ...Yesterday we discussed how General Motors and Samsung gained approval for their battery-making facility in Indiana, and now Hyundai and LG"s is official... ...The place: Bryan County, Georgia. The price? $4.3 billion. The timeframe?...

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...Witcher III.... ...Mobile and “casual” games seem like a decent fit, but then people already have access to those on their devices.... ...That sort of makes it like Apple Arcade, except unlike Apple Arcade, AirConsole allows you to project the game to a dedicated display while players... ...BMW Blog tried a demo of the feature themselves, and found the performance satisfactory....

jalopnik.com —  1+ day ago

...According to Australia"s WhichCar, a highly placed source in Kia"s Australian dealer network says the future truck was announced at a recent dealer... ...Kia has confirmed it's developing a midsize pickup truck to take on the Ford Ranger. Except it's only confirmed for Australia.... ...“Kia is currently developing a future pickup truck model that will be highly capable and fit for purpose,” a spokesperson for Kia Australia told... ...When asked for a comment, Kia Australia confirmed the fact that the truck is being developed but wouldn't comment on any other details....