My Smartdar has detected a Jalopnik comment thread in need of a real Smart owner. lol Read more

The Aston badge swap is the Scion/Toyota iQ compliance car known as the Aston Martin Cygnet. Unless you’re talking about something else. Read more

Have you ever owned one? My 2012 cost me a grand total of $500 in repairs in the first 100,000 miles, then another $500 to get me to 160,000 miles where I am now. And in fairness to the car, I beat the crap out of it after it crossed 100,000 miles, including towing trailers and off-roading, sometimes at the same time.

Yeah, I think the channel is a net positive. Knowing *something* about your rights, how to use them, and how to act with police are good. Read more

And half of the “auditors” featured on that channel don’t even know the laws that they claim to. So they puff themselves up and pick a fight with cops when they’re wrong from the very start. Read more

This is a crossover episode that I didn’t think I needed until now. Linus reviews some offbeat supercar while Doug spends a ton of money on an obscure computer upgrade. Read more

See Kyree’s comment. :) I’m still a devoted reader here, but continuing my work elsewhere! Read more

That’s not my point. The highlight list of failures contains issues that can happen to any Touareg, not just the V10 TDI. Clear coat failing? Dead sunroof? Leaking air suspension? None of those have to do with the V10 TDI part. It seems the most expensive part of this one is still working. Read more

Weirdly, none of the problems with this one have to do with the powertrain. All of those flaws could happen with a Touareg VR6. Read more

Actually, the Tyre Extinguishers are targeting literally any vehicle that even looks like an SUV. Their site shows a Nissan Juke, a Jeep Compass, and a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid as examples of SUVs. Read more

Police cameras stop recording all of the time, “coincidentally” right when something of importance happens. Department policy will often say that a camera shouldn’t be turned off, and it still happens, anyway. Read more

My wife bought herself some sort of liquid-based air freshener that clips onto car HVAC vents. I stole one and put it in my Touareg. I’d be lying if I said the scent wasn’t calming. The Touareg smells fine without it, but the air freshener spiced things up a little. Read more

Well I’ll be dipped! Much of this was a review for me, but I learned something new right at the end. I’ve never realized that the W8 was the only W available with a manual. But that makes sense, given it was bolted to the most regular VAG product to get a W engine. Read more

All of the ID.Buzz vans at the auto show are Euro models, hence the Euro style hitch. Sort of awesome that VW is letting the public play with a non-US spec vehicle. Read more

This report is focusing on the future of long haul electric semis, vehicles that aren’t going to be charging at someone’s house. And the idea appears to be that if truck stops want to support a lot of EV semis charging quickly, then they’re going to need a ton of power. Read more

I read every day! :) I wasn’t kidding when I said I’d still be around here. Read more

The first sign would be the press loan paperwork, which probably said Escalade 600D. Same with the tailgate. Looks like Cadillac copied how the Germans do it with a number then slapping a “D” on the end for diesel. I suppose if you don’t drive or review diesels, then you may not know that. Read more

You can still get a decent one for $5k, just import it yourself! Even if you go through an auction agent or export site you’ll come in thousands under what dealerships list their trucks for. Read more

That C-50 seems to be a low effort flip? It was for sale back in April for $11,900. Read more

They are, but those engines aren’t making a ton of power. They’re slow no matter the altitude. lol Read more