justintylerwestbrook
Justin T. Westbrook
justintylerwestbrook
Reviews Editor, Jalopnik

Ya’ll are goddamn tripping. This shit right here is tighter than dick skin b.

There’s a concept in economics called Jevon’s paradox, which says that technology which greatly improves the efficiency of a service results in a disproportionately large increase in demand for the that service. Read more

1st gear: if self-driving cars eliminated 1/3 of fatalities, that would be about 13,000 lives saved per year in the US. That would be a truly wonderful thing. Read more

I’m not necessarily indicting the data, because I do think self driving cars will still be safer enough to be worth pushing (if done properly). But let’s be clear about one thing here. The IIHS is not an independent source. They owe their funding and allegiance to insurance companies. They’re basically an insurance ind Read more

I don’t think it’s fair to equate smashing into a truck or plowing directly into a highway barrier with a “fatality”. Teslas are very safe cars so when auto pilot rams you into something you should be fine. - Elon. Read more

Just call it a high wing spoiler delete and charge for it Read more

The wing not being available is actually doing potential buyers a favor. It looks like the kind of thing you’d buy aftermarket on eBay for $150 including free shipping that would get installed at the same time as the fart cans.
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He did say “please” first. Threatening death is just the next step from being polite. Read more

I wonder how often a police department for a city with a population of 70,000 actually needs a Lenco BearCat. Read more

You see! The unarmed protestors are not afraid even with our battle-proven armored vehicles! How brazen! We need something more intimidating. Can we get some surplus M1A1 Main Battle tanks included as part of the next year’s budget, chief? I heard that tactic worked real well in China in the 80s LOL Read more

Turbo and AWD?  Sign me up.  I’ve been looking to replace my Mazdaspeed3 and the only reason I haven’t been looking at new Mazdas is the lack of power.  I want something that will match or exceed what my MS3 offers.  Audis have been tempting but I am worried about the lack of reliability.  My Mazda has been rock solid Read more

Wow, I genuinely wasn’t expecting this. The 3 definitely needs more power if it wants to be considered premium. I wonder if it will be the 2.5T though? This may be the debut of their new engines. Read more

Great news! The chassis could definitely handle more power, and if it’s going to have the same output as what you get in the CX-5 turbo, then this thing suddenly turned into a GTI/Si competitor; but with a much nicer interior. Read more

You probably should have filed this one to the Hot Takes Department, Justin. Read more

For the first time in BMW history, the base model looks much better than the premier trim Read more