Weekend News Roundup June 29, 2024

A new Tesla Cybertruck owner experienced a seemingly new issue: an unresponsive throttle. He took to Twitter to voice his concerns about the defect and the automaker’s lack of action earlier this month. Now, I should be clear, this fault is unrelated to the slippery pedal pad that would wedge itself in the footwell and pin down the throttle — in this situation, the truck’s brake didn’t disengage the accelerator, and the truck crashed into a house. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Justin Timberlake’s recent arrest for a DWI was pretty shocking to say the least. What was more shocking to some is that the officer that stopped him claims to not know who he was. It would seem the rookie arresting officer is not unfamiliar with controversy. The New York Post reports that he seems to be a major annoyance for the wealthy residents of New York’s Sag Harbor simply because he’s doing his job. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

No matter where you are in the country right now, it’s hot. (Wrong. —Ed.) From New York City to San Diego, it’s like God has set up a massive hair dryer over the continent. If you happen to be in your car though and you want to know just how hot it is, don’t count on your car’s thermometer being accurate, as The Weather Channel explained. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

In celebration of the iconic RS200's 40 years on this planet English firm Boreham has contracted with Ford to revive the Group B rally competitor as an officially licensed new nostalgia monster. Boreham Motorworks will “produce and remaster” the RS200 in limited numbers, and further Ford icons are slated to receive the same treatment in the near future. If you’ve always wanted an RS200, but were waiting for one with modern LED headlights, this is your chance. - Bradley Brownell Read More

CDK Global, a software platform designed to streamline car sales that’s in use at nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America, has been hamstrung for several days due to cyberattacks, and dealers may feel the effects for years. Car dealerships have been riding the gravy train with biscuit wheels since the onset of the pandemic rattled the supply chain and allowed dealers to get away with charging eye-watering mark-ups, but that gravy train has come to a screeching halt. - Logan Carter Read More

Electric vehicles love pets.  Tesla has Dog Mode, Rivian has Camp Mode, even Ford designed a similar system. Climate-controlling the interior of a vehicle uses an absolutely trivial amount of power compared to actually moving one — keeping your dogs cool while you shop on a hot day is almost free functionality in terms of power usage. At least, until Tesla pushed an update that entirely broke Dog Mode without warning. - Amber DaSilva Read More

Because of what we’ve seen in movies and TV shows, most people would probably assume that stealing multiple six-figure cars would require an elite team and an elaborate heist. According to 7 News Miami, one Florida man managed to steal a Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 and a Rolls-Royce Cullinan by simply changing the delivery address. And, allegedly, all it took was a little hacking. - Collin Woodard Read More

A wild video out of North Carolina shows an out of control boat heading towards shore where it ran aground, injuring two people. Greenville, North Carolina’s WNCT reported on the incident. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

A New York City Department Of Transportation truck struck and decapitated an 86-year-old man in Brooklyn on June 12. The victim was identified last week as Antonio Conigliaro, a former member of the Genovese crime family. The NYPD claims the driver hit Conigliaro as he was jaywalking across a marked crosswalk. The city worker behind the wheel was not arrested, but the investigation is ongoing. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Normies would probably say that Toyota’s best sports car was the MK4 Supra, but they’re wrong. The coolest and best thing to ever roll into a Toyota showroom is, without a doubt, the Celica All-Trac and GT4. Those rally-bred icons delivered manic turbocharged and all-wheel drive performance, and Toyota had an opportunity to do the same thing with the GR86, especially working with another rally legend brand, Subaru, to build it. This year at SEMA the Toyota will display one with the drivetrain from its GR Corolla, finally giving the GR86 the Celica soul it always needed. - Bradley Brownell Read More