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Weekend Car Culture Roundup June 01, 2024

It was only a matter of time before someone in a Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a crowd at a sideshow. While attempting to do some sort of reverse donut thing (I think) at a gathering in Chicago, a dark copper-wrapped Cybertruck backed right into a crowd of onlookers as a couple of people hung out the window of the…Read more...

Sat Jun 1, 2024 16:37
Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup June 01, 2024

The Department of Defense is probably looking at Lockheed Martin’s refund policy after a brand-new F-35 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday afternoon. The recently built aircraft was being transferred from an assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas to Edwards Air Force Base in California. The F-35B slammed into a hillside near…Read more...

Sat Jun 1, 2024 16:37
Weekend QOTD Roundup June 01, 2024

The automotive industry is inherently competitive, with every manufacturer jockeying with each other in the marketplace. Automakers have to convince potential customers that their vehicles are better than what their rivals are producing. This goes far beyond flashy ad campaigns and smooth-talking salespeople. It’s…Read more...

Sat Jun 1, 2024 16:37
Weekend Car Buying Roundup June 01, 2024

Even when you get a deal on something at a dealer, they’ll still find a way to try and get some more money out of you to make up for the fact that you got said deal. Take how Hyundai covered an engine replacement for my car, but the dealer still said I needed to part with $800 for new hoses and belts. The main place…Read more...

Sat Jun 1, 2024 16:37
Weekend News Roundup June 01, 2024

A recent study found that Tesla vehicle batteries degrade at a faster rate than the manufacturer’s warranty assures. Recurrent discovered that the range plummeted to 64 percent of the EPA-rated range after three years after combing data from 12,198 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. While the information illustrates…Read more...

Sat Jun 1, 2024 16:37
Lancia Returns To Rallying With Its First New Hot Hatch In Decades, And It Looks Awesome

Despite being what the company has become best known for, it’s been decades since Lancia last produced a true hot hatch — not exactly surprising given it’s only sold one car for the past decade anyway. That’s finally changing next year with the roadgoing Ypsilon HF, a fully electric performance version of Lancia’s…Read more...

Fri May 31, 2024 23:34

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