In my first month with the Model S, my wife Jennie and our two kids have done what most car-owning NYC residents typically do: taken trips to New Jersey and Connecticut, parked in two feet of snow and slush and in various garages, driven it up and down between midtown, Chelsea Piers, and downtown on the streets and the west side highway, and, of course, got a ticket with the model box saying the predictable "Other". All in, we've put a bit over 1k miles on it. So as the hubbub about the supercharger network, promulgated by the guy who decided not to charge the car fully (whether out of naivete or fame-seeking), rages on, and while the blog that shall remain nameless keeps telling everyone that the doors and the screen stall (which they have never done for this car in almost 30 days), here's what the experience is really like:
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Don McLean -- 'American Pie'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
For $3,950, Yo Quiero Roadmaster?
The term Rat, when applied to a car, implies a certain level of, how shall we say, rattiness that itself implies a focus on function over form. Despite its seller giving it that appellation, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Buick Roadmaster is more a whale than a rat, but would paying its price make you batty?
The Rinspeed Micro Max Is A Mini-Sized Bus From The Future
Frank M. Rinderknecht's creative powerhouse joined forces with infotainment company Harman to create the perfect urban traffic system. The Micro Max electric vehicle is part of the revolutionary idea, using Cloud technology with real time navigation functions while balancing between the functions of personal and public …
Look At These Lovely And A Bit Sad Pictures Of The Universe's Largest…
It was a great day for wealthy microcar afficionados who have longed for a Biscuter to liven up their walk-in humidor, but a sad day for those of us who would just love to see a crapload of microcars all in one place. That's because the greatest microcar musuem, the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum is closing its doors…
This Is Automotive Storytelling At Its Best
I've been wondering about how I should feature Josh Clason's work on Jalopnik. I first came across his Depth of Speed series when it started in 2011, and after he produced two fantastic seasons under that umbrella, his returned with something even better: the Petrolicius videos.
'2008 MotorWeek Hybrid Round Up'
Have you ever wanted to hear the specs of all the 2008 hybrid cars on sale with snappy music in the background? Who am I kidding, of course you have!
How Good Are Modern Spy Satellites?
Today we saw how spy planes get eye exams just like you and me. How good are they, though?
This Drag Racer Walked Away From A 300 MPH Explosion
Thanks to modern safety advances, Top Fuel drag racing champion Antron Brown walked away from his car exploding at 300 miles per hour and crashing multiple times into concrete retaining barriers.
Driving while drowsy is incredibly dangerous, yet we never really think of it like distracted driving or drunk driving. This tattoo will make you think differently.
The Best Split-Window Coupes
There are a few pieces of car engineering that are immediately evocative of particular time periods: dual-clutch transmissions bring to mind recent sports and super cars. Carburetors remind us of vintage racecars. Split-windows necessarily refer to pre-World War II family sedans. Or do they?
Florida Couple Got Sexy In A Car And Crashed It Into A House
Driving is great. So is sex. Mixing the two is a bad plan. And where else but in Florida would an affectionate motorist couple step forward to serve as an example why.
One of the most striking things an American will notice on India's highways is how almost all their cargo seems to be transported by these lavishly decorated and slightly ramshackle large trucks. They're everywhere, often overloaded to twice their normal height, and barrelling down the road with a gleeful disregard for traffic lanes, other cars, and even the fundamental laws of physics.
The Modulo. Built on a Ferrari 512S chassis by Pininfarina for the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, a year before Bertone did the Countach. Coke lounge interior, glass velocity trumpets. Because why not? (Photo: Pininfarina)
Tesla Road Trip - Going from Point A to Point B is Only Half the Battle
If we take the headline gist of the NY Times article – Tesla Model S Bricks in travel from DC to Boston – then yes @TeslaRoadTrip and XanderWalker proved him wrong. If you really get into the article though, there are issues that XanderWalker barely touches on that are not disproven, and more so when you learn more…
This Is What A Spy Plane Eye Chart Looks Like From The Air
There's a good chance that a surveillance satellite is taking pictures of your neighborhood right now, but you'll never know it's there. It's way too high above the Earth's surface to be seen by the naked eye. But there's something here on the ground that helped develop those satellites into the highly precise…
