Новости за 11.10.2023

For some reason, most Alabama voters decided in 2020 that instead of voting for Doug Jones, the former U.S. Attorney who famously got two KKK members convicted for the 1963 bombing of a church that killed four Black girls, they would instead vote for Tommy Tuberville, a former Auburn football coach who in his final…

Uber is currently facing hundreds of lawsuits from women saying the ride-hailing company failed to put appropriate measures in place to protect passengers from sexual assault. In a win for victims, NPR reports that the latest ruling means about 80 of those lawsuits will be joined in federal court. Judge Charles Breyer…

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If you’d told me that someone developed a lift kit for a Tesla Model Y or Model 3, and it jacked that damn battery a full five inches up in the air, I would have figured it had come from Texas or Georgia, or at least California. I never would have expected us weird Americans to get out-hillbillied by the Chinese.…

Generally speaking, we like both the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and its mechanical twin, the Kia EV6. Starting at a little over $40,000, the Ioniq 5 offers up to 303 miles of range, can be had in either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive and just looks downright cool. We wish you could get it in actual fun colors, but that’s not the…

GM wants to make inroads again with European buyers and EVs seem to be the perfect way to do it. That’s why GM is having Cadillac take the lead as the on a return to Europe with direct sales.

American enthusiasts are seeing something of a resurgence in hill climb racing these days. Some of the long-time runners are seeing record entries, while some other events died off and were revived, and more still, like the Chasing The Dragon Hillclimb are sprouting up from seemingly nowhere. From the 1950s through…

A massive fire at a parking garage in London’s Luton Airport suspended flights starting Tuesday night, stranding hundreds and leaving 1,500 cars inaccessible to owners.

A man was charged with threatening a young girl days after he was reportedly arrested for using a single-engine 1976 Cessna 180 prop plane to stalk her mother for over four years.

Next year will get very interesting for both EV buyers and dealerships. Beginning January 1, 2024, EV buyers will be able to apply the $7,500 (and $4,000 for used EVs) federal tax credit directly to the price of an eligible EV right at the time of purchase.

There was a time at some vague point in the past when, if you wanted to commit a crime, you had to be smart about it; make a disguise, adopted a fake accent or secured a safe house and trusted fence who could sell your stolen merchandise. Not anymore, it seems.

Ah, the first day on a new jobsite. The hi-viz outfits, the chatter of friend groups meeting back up, stories exchanged of adventures since the last time everyone saw each other. For new workers, though, the first day is often a stressful one. There are new social circles to navigate, and nowhere is this more apparent…

Monday night in Traverse City, Michigan tends to be a little sleepy. The town has been called America’s Cocaine Capitol, but this time of year it’s mostly winding down from a busy tourist season. There was a little excitement last Monday though, in the form of a car chase. Actually two car chases.

Tesla’s quality control and attention to detail are notorious and now, that well-known level of care will be on full display as the Austin, Texas-based electric vehicle maker gets into the automotive wrap business.

Somehow Ferrari has done it. The Italian Stallion brand has cracked the RWD acceleration code, beating out the McLaren Artura and Lamborghini Huracan STO in Car And Driver’s recent acceleration test of the mid-engine hybrid V6 monster known as the 269 GTB.

We’re still waiting on Tesla to actually deliver a production Cybertruck, but if you’re an electric truck-loving guy, gal or non-binary pal, Ford, GMC and Rivian will happily sell you one of theirs. And it won’t be long before Chevrolet and Ram join the club with electric pickup trucks of their own. Clearly, American…

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 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.

We’ve reached the worst time of year when summer has truly ended and the weather is trending to the bad. Every morning is colder than the one which came before it. The leaves fall from the trees, telling us they can hold on no longer. The winter greys are on the horizon. The sun never shows its face anymore. Seasonal…

After about 10 years on sale, it’s just about the end of the road for Jaguar’s absolutely gorgeous F-Type – for real now. Another special-edition F-Type, the ZP Edition, will be the final internal-combustion-powered Jaguar sportscar ever. After all, Jaguar is about to reinvent itself as an all-electric brand.

What’s better than a three-row SUV? According to car buyers these days, not much; in 2022, 70 percent of SUV buyers opted for a three-row configuration — which meant that a brand like Lexus, which didn’t feature a dedicated three-row platform for its mid-size SUVs, was leaving a lot of buyers on the table. The 2024…

Trucks and big SUVs are all the rage these days, but a lot of people still just want a sensible, fuel-efficient car that’s reliable and doesn’t cost them an arm and a leg. And at a time when the average transaction price on new cars is pushing $50,000, it may feel like there’s nothing more affordable out there.

Restoring any old vehicle is hard, and rarely is it profitable. That’s why buying a turn-key restoration like today’s Nice Price or No Dice Land Cruiser appeals to many. Let’s see if its price tag dulls that appeal.