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Toyota wants to build another crossover, fine. But “Corolla”? C’mon, at least give it its own name! Read more

Funny that you mention that! Long before I developed any mechanical inclination or interest in cars, I did in fact bend the accelerator on my first car, a squarebody Suburban. Read more

Some folks say that you can only heel-toe shift when you are driving aggressively Read more

Welp, time to update the saying “don’t drink & drive, because somebody will text & drive, hit you, and it will be your fault” with a line about touchscreens... Read more

Even aside from the whole pandemic thing, those dirty windows are a serious safety issue.

Junkyard parts are the reason behind the name I gave my ’95 Sierra. Gotta love how plentiful GMT400 parts are... Originally white with a blue interior, a previous owner had put a red bench seat in it. Likewise, matching colors were not a priority for me either, and I ended up replacing the rusty bed with a blue one, Read more

You can actually put any words you want between “https://jalopnik.com/” and the number at the end, but yeah it will still redirect to the misspelled url. Just try these: Read more

As I understand it, yes the C in CTS stood for “Catera”. It wasn’t until the CT# cars that they decided to have C stand for “Cadillac”. So a “Cadillac CT6” literally translates to “Cadillac Cadillac Touring 6”. Read more

How about Space Battleship Yamato?

It would be great if the compact truck was actually named Ranger. But the midsize Ranger would have to give up the name first... Read more

...adding what is usually just another trim level moniker “Sport” to differentiate a completely different vehicle was not a good idea. Read more