Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Ted Cruz's Feelings Require Police Detail And More In This Week's Best New Posts

No one needs a luxury car, but just because you don’t need it doesn’t mean you don’t want it. And if you happen to be in the market for a luxury car, you know you’re going to be spending a lot of money on it, so the last thing you want is to buy or lease something you immediately regret. Or worse, end up with a reliability nightmare the moment the warranty is up. - Collin Woodard Read More

Congress desperately needs to pass a bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration for the next four years before a short-term funding extension runs out in May. It’s a big enough deal that even Republicans aren’t willing to roll the dice on whether or not air travel can safely continue without reauthorizing the FAA. That doesn’t mean, however, that they aren’t going to try to sneak their pet projects into the reauthorization bill. Senator Ted Cruz, for example, wants lawmakers to be guaranteed a police escort through the airport when they travel. - Collin Woodard Read More

Baltimore officials are in a frenzy as the Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship. Search and rescue efforts are underway to locate people who might have fallen into the water during the collapse, and a key thoroughfare to the second busiest port on the eastern seaboard has been severed. But none of this has stopped people in cars who just need to get where they’re trying to go, no matter what. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore Harbor is already posing a massive disruption to the automotive industry. The port handles imports, exports and parts shipments for major automakers like Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — all of which will more likely than not see major supply chain issues. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

While the investigations into the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse are just getting started, it seems the captain of the Dali cargo ship did everything he could to try and prevent a catastrophe, including dropping the port anchor to drag along the bottom of the bay in order to slow the ship’s momentum. - Erin Marquis Read More

“Never let a good disaster go to waste” is the guiding principle of the conspiracy theorist. It’s been only 12 hours since the cargo ship Dali slammed into the Baltimore Bridge, and already Alex Jones, Andrew Tate and all their fellow clowns in the extreme right media sphere have declared the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland to be a false flag, a black swan or a result of wokeness. - Erin Marquis Read More

Kia just announced its new compact sedan and Forte replacement, the head-turning K4, which comes as a bit of a surprise given that crossovers are the current hot topic. What’s even more surprising was the quick preview of a five door K4 hatchback during Kia’s press conference, which was confirmed to be coming to the United States despite other companies pulling the plug on hatchbacks in the U.S., ahem, Volkswagen. - Logan Carter Read More

The rugged, off-road segment is exploding; every truck or crossover now seems to have some sort of either legit off-road trim, or at least one appearance package inspired by ruggedness. From Chevy’s Activ trims to Ford’s Raptors and Toyota’s TRD-Off and upcoming Trailhunter trims, it’s a booming business. Not everyone has been cashing in on the off-road boom. Nissan has been one of those brands, but according to Autoblog, the Japanese automaker wants in. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

Electric startup Fisker is in a bad spot right now. It’s running out of cash and desperately needs a bailout, but any negotiations with legacy automakers that may have been interested in investing appear to have stalled, and trading of its shares has halted. If you needed further proof that bankruptcy is just around the corner, though, look no further than CarBuzz reporting that Fisker has slashed prices on the Ocean, with the base model now being available for less than $25,000. - Collin Woodard Read More

Dealer technicians can be hard people to trust, especially if you happen to need service on a performance car. A test drive to see if things are OK can easily turn into some idiot willing to put his job (and your car) at risk. That’s what one Subaru WRX owner is going through now according to Automotive News. - Lawrence Hodge Read More