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The 2025 Crown Signia probably won’t be the home run that Toyota was hoping it’d be, but it’s still got plenty going for it in the looks, tech, and comfort departments. I had a chance to drive one around for a few hours during a marathon Toyota press event, and I’m here to tell you all about it.
If you’ve ever looked at a Toyota SUV and wished it could imbue a little more luxury in your life, but you’ve simultaneously felt like Lexus was simply too luxurious for you, then I’ve got absolutely fantastic news: the luxury-adjacent 2025 Toyota Crown Signia might just fill that hyperspecific niche!
Practice for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 had yet to start when I first spoke to Katherine Legge about her fourth attempt at competing in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. In 2023, Legge was the first retirement in the event. When I asked why she wanted to come back in 2024, her answer was simple: Redemption.
Automotive technology has never been better, cooler, or more efficient, but there’s still a long way to go before we can claim to have mastered the art form. This week, I asked the fine readers of Jalopnik to use their brains and dream up some nonexistent features they wish their vehicles had. We got a little bit of everything, from innovative ways to avoid door dents to having AI built into the car to talk about your feelings.
I was approximately four crash-filled laps into my first stint behind the wheel of Honda’s latest and greatest professional Driver In Loop (DIL) racing simulator when I first noticed it: my arms ached, from fingertips to shoulder blades. As I binned it into the wall for the second time, I also realized I hadn’t breathed in about two minutes, my bangs were plastered to my head with sweat, and that the joints in my fingers creaked as I tried to release the steering wheel to wipe the palms of my ha
We live in a world where car technology is not only cool but also wildly futuristic. Some cars have the ability to take on the bulk of driving tasks while others are packing in more horsepower than ever before. And yet, the world of the fictional, or imaginary, car is so much more fruitful than anything we could come up with in the real world. What imaginary car features do you wish were real?
The rain had delayed the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 for a little under an hour when a cheer erupted from the crowd seeking shelter near the Pagoda Plaza: We were racing. No, not the cars; they were still tucked comfortably in their Gasoline Alley garages as rain continued to pour. No — the fans were racing.
When Brian Muller and Matt Elisofon first picked up their microphones to record the debut episode of Red Flags, they were trying to fill a niche they’d recognized in the Formula 1 world: “I was like, where is the podcast with the Bill Simmons of F1? There wasn’t just some guy out there who’s just a lunatic shooting the shit with his friend. So we became the podcast you want to see in the world.”
Sure, you could use your car for driving. You could also use it for about a thousand different things. Earlier this week, we asked the fine readers of Jalopnik what weird non-driving tasks they’ve used their vehicles for, and... whew. Y’all delivered with some absolutely chaotic answers. I would have wanted nothing else.
Each year on the Sunday before Memorial Day, over 300,000 people flock to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to spectate the iconic Indy 500. With a history dating back over a century and an exceptional amount of tradition packed into the event, it can be a little intimidating to head off for your first race. Don’t be caught out — these are the unbreakable rules of attending the Indy 500.
What happens when you put a Formula 1 Champion and a NASCAR Champion in a car together and send them out for a slow lap of Darlington Raceway? You get magic — especially when the drivers involved are Jackie Stewart and Richard Petty. Get ready for the most informative lap of your life.
Most car enthusiasts know that a car can be way more than a form of transportation. It can be a home away from home, an oasis of peace, or a mobile work space. Today, though, I want to know about the off-the-wall ways you’ve used your vehicles. I want to know about the ones that just don’t make sense. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever used your car for?
History is set to be made at the 2024 Indianapolis 500, but maybe not in the way you’d expect. No, it won’t be the first 500 contested by a woman or person of color. It won’t mark the biggest prize purse since the race’s first running in 1911. Look closely, and you’ll see it clearly: Motorsport is for the girls now.
The day that YouTube user Michael B bought a Nest camera and trained it on a Seattle highway exit notorious for its spectacular crashes was a good day indeed. The Union Street exit on the city’s I5 highway features a tight curve and a dramatic speed limit drop to a mere 20 mph, and plenty of drivers who either don’t know how to drive or who were simply not paying attention have taken this exit at such a rapid clip that they’ve gone careening into the subsequent intersection in showers of sparks.
In 1907, the automotive world was a drastically different place. If you were going to travel somewhere, you wouldn’t have even considered going by automobile unless you were rich. Vast swaths of the world’s population had never moved faster than the speed of a horse, and the Ford Model T was yet to change the world. And yet, in 1907, five cars and 12 drivers or passengers departed from Peking — now, Beijing, China — for an 8,000-mile drive to Paris, France.
Miami Grand Prix organizers may not have allowed presidential candidate Donald Trump to host a high-dollar fundraiser at its Formula 1 event, but that didn’t stop Trump from making a big appearance on race day. The former president apparently requested to visit McLaren Racing’s garage, The Race reports, and McLaren accepted that request. Big Don posed with CEO Zak Brown, chatted it up with soon-to-be race winner Lando Norris, and toured around with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, F1 CEO Stef
The 2024 Miami Grand Prix may have been the Florida event’s most competent Formula 1 showing yet — aside from the fact that the men in the trackside commentary booth simply couldn’t be normal about the young women competing in F1 Academy. The junior series composed entirely of female talent hosted two races at the Florida track this weekend, but the at-track commentary team really needed us to know that they weren’t being sexist by regularly commenting on the appearances of the drivers.
If you really think about it, the act of driving is terrifying: Our frail bags of human flesh control massively heavy and complex pieces of machinery alongside other frail bags of human flesh doing the exact same thing. Any number of things could go wrong at any time. Throw in the very human issue of irrational fears, and you’ve got a heady cocktail of anxiety every time you hit the road. This week, we asked the fine readers of Jalopnik about their irrational driving fears, and y’all provided so
It’s officially May, which means the Indianapolis 500 is right around the corner. The iconic open-wheel race has been around for over a century and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon — and that has the added benefit of showing off just how drastically the automotive landscape has changed. Fifteen different automakers have won the Indy 500 by entering either a chassis, an engine, or both, and today, we’re talking about all of them.
It’s confirmed: Adrian Newey, perhaps the greatest car designer in the history of Formula 1, is departing from the Red Bull Racing team that helped define his legacy. Red Bull has confirmed that Newey will remain with the team until the first quarter of 2025, after which point he will be leave, Motorsport.com reports.
When I was a kid, my family took me to a drive-through “safari” somewhere up in Canada as part of our family vacation. During that safari, a big-ass monkey jumped on top of our car; as someone in the under-five age demographic, that was the most terrifying thing to ever happen to me. From that day on, I’ve carried an irrational fear that something will leap up onto the roof of my car while I’m driving. But that’s just me; what are your irrational driving fears?
Adrian Newey is one of the most iconic Formula 1 designers of all time, and his genius has been on full display at Red Bull Racing for almost 20 years — but according to longtime BBC reporter Andrew Benson, he’s on his way out. According to sources familiar with the matter, Newey cited Christian Horner’s behavior following allegations of his mistreatment of a female employee as a primary cause for the departure.
You might think you already know all about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, but just you wait: A whole slew of hybrid trims are coming, too, and we’ve finally been blessed with all the details about what those trims entail. Today, I’m giving y’all a rundown of the info you need to know about those trims, along with some gorgeous photos of the Taco hybrids I had a chance to drive earlier this month.
In early April, I had a chance to test a handful of Toyota’s latest vehicle updates. The first machine I got to drive was the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, and as I hopped out of the front seat, I noticed something: On the side panel of the truck’s dashboard, there’s a circular pocket. On that pocket’s removable cover is a little Morse code message. Immediately, I had to know more.
There was a moment where, with all four wheels of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid hovering through the air, I felt firmly invincible. I was jumping a pickup truck, after all — if I could do that, then by god, I could do anything. With all of its off-road capabilities, the new Taco hybrid is exactly the kind of vehicle that can let you dream big, then hit the trail and actually see those dreams become a reality.
When Elon Musk launched the Tesla Cybertruck, a brutalist stainless steel monstrosity doubling as an electric pickup truck, there were plenty of signs that things were not, um, going well. First and foremost were its ridiculous looks, but then came the claims that this truck would be a bulletproof off-roading legend designed for the end times — claims that were quickly debunked when lead designer Franz Von Holzhausen hurled a steel ball at the window and shattered it. Perhaps that should have be
Formula 1 is a multi-million dollar form of motorsport that jets a lot of rich dudes all around the world. It’s a sport where cash is king, and The Powers That Be will take that cash no matter where it comes from. Sometimes, the money comes from other well-to-do rich dudes who have been investing in F1 for so long that decorum requires a continued business deal. Other times, though, the money comes directly from questionable political regimes that have shown a blatant disregard for a little thin
