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Jason Torchinsky
jasontorch
Senior Editor, Jalopnik • Running: 1973 VW Beetle, 2006 Scion xB, 1990 Nissan Pao, 1991 Yugo GV Plus, 2020 Changli EV • Not-so-running: 1977 Dodge Tioga RV (also, buy my book!: https://rb.gy/udnqhh)

I think he did his diligence, but the data he needed wasn’t provided for this. I’m not sure anyone even knew this would happen at all, and he seems to fit within Hyundai’s stated design parameters. I just think hyundai either needs to redesign this part or make the limitations clear to buyers. Really, every carmaker Read more

No, but you could tell that your head would be rubbing. Here, I’m not sure there’s any way he’d be able to know this part would fail when he bought the car. If he is outside their parameters, okay, but the buyer should be made aware of these things before buying. Read more

Not you! Lemme get going on another post you may care about more. Read more

Ahhhhh - thanks! The idea of a device to slow down a Type II just seems like madness to me, but I get it. Read more

It’s all real! He found a genuine, undamaged triple-chrome heavy-ass bumper. Beautiful.

My vertical leap is how I got this job. And it was great meeting you! Read more

Great sleuthing! It’s satire. It’s all a joke. It says so right there in the tag. But good job on the image dissection! Read more

It’s okay, it’s not for everyone. I personally love satire and making things up – not to deceive, but for fun. Still we have plenty of non-satirical stuff you can enjoy. Just skip over these, if you want – they should all have the SATIRE tag so you can spot them. Read more

There’s a hell of a lot more to what makes cars interesting than just showing off or 0-60. That’s just one facet. Read more