We asked how you'd change American policy if you had the power, and - from the sensible to the silly - you delivered.

https://www.jalopnik.com/1854533/transportation-related-legislature-reader-answer/

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Cars are usually specialized in their intended use case, but sometimes you don't have a choice other than to run what you brung.

https://www.jalopnik.com/1826895/funniest-ways-misuse-car-reader-answers/

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Pour yourself a whiskey and toast up some s'mores while you peruse this list of the best American-made cars out there, as selected by our lovely readers.

https://www.jalopnik.com/1823284/favorite-american-made-car-reader-answers/

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Semi truck manufacturers crash test their vehicles before putting them on sale, and the slow-motion footage of these tests is terrifyingly satisfying to watch.

https://www.jalopnik.com/1805039/semi-truck-crash-test-videos/

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Last week we asked youwhat crossover vehicle you would like to see turned into a rugged body-on-frame SUV, and hilarity ensued. Body-on-frame SUVs ruled the roads by the end of last century, but once automakers began realizing that the most SUV-ish thing that their buyers did was jump a curb or drive down the…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-crossovers-you-wish-were-body-on-frame-su-1851758538

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Josh lives in Virginia, and his recent acquisition of a 911 Turbo has reignited his need for speed. He wants another high-performance model, this time with four doors so the family can go for a ride as well. With a budget hovering around six figures, what car should he buy?Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/im-looking-for-a-weekend-warrior-that-is-fast-with-four-1851756759

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Living in New York City, a place that is outwardly unfriendly toward cars, means I don’t get to see a ton of weird and interesting stuff on the street. However, every once in a while I’ll spot an absolute gem. In this case, it’s a seventh-generation Mitsubishi Minica parked down the street from my Upper East Side…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/who-the-hell-imported-a-base-seventh-generation-mitsubi-1851755985

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Winning the FIA Formula One World Championship would be the zenith of any racing driver’s career. Occasionally, an F1 team will gift a car used during the title-winning season to its champion as a gesture of thanks. The Brawn BGP 001, given to Jenson Button after his 2009 championship, is going up for auction at the…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/the-brawn-gp-f1-car-that-jenson-button-sued-for-is-goin-1851756207

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Since the original Model S debuted, all Tesla charging ports are in a deliberate spot on the left rear corner. Tesla Superchargers being designed for that location, making them a pain to park at or use in other electric cars thanks to the placement and length of the charging cords. Why did Tesla choose that particular…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-chose-the-spot-for-teslas-charging-port-becau-1851752855

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Good morning! It’s Friday, January 10, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-takes-staff-off-cybertruck-assembly-line-as-deliv-1851736800

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Poor maintenance on an airliner can either delay a flight at best or endanger the lives of everyone onboard at worst. The nose gear on a TUI Boeing 737 suddenly collapsed earlier this week at Brussels Airport after arriving from Spain. Thankfully, the Belgian carrier’s plane was parked at the gate and no passengers…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/nose-gear-on-parked-boeing-737-collapses-without-explan-1851737042

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It’s a new year, and that means there’s a new list of EVs and plug-in hybrids that are eligible for the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Because of more stringent requirements, quite a few cars that were on last year’s list are no longer eligible. However, we’ve got plenty of newcomers, and it’s actually slated to…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/just-18-vehicles-qualify-for-the-7-500-federal-ev-tax-1851736285

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Flames don’t distinguish between modest suburban developments and lavish mansions. At least three wildfires were raging across Greater Los Angeles as of Wednesday morning and firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes due to winds reaching 60 miles per hour. Steve Guttenberg, star of the Police Academy movies,…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/police-academy-actor-moves-ditched-cars-as-wildfires-ri-1851735304

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Once again I’ve listened to the little worm in my brain that tells me to fiddle with my already-nearly-perfect daily driver. It’s a very persuasive worm. This time it told me that my Audi A3 E-Tron needed a black honeycomb grille to replace the be-chromed factory fitment, as well as a pair of matching brake ducts and…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/grilles-and-driving-lights-make-my-little-german-hybrid-1851733207

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If you want to risk life and limb in the U.S., we aren’t exactly short on vehicular options. From the heavily depreciated Dodge Challenger Hellcat to the Dodge Viper and even the humble superbike, you’ve got choices. But what if you want the thrill of a lifetime behind the wheel of something a little less common? In…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/buy-this-tvr-chimaera-so-you-have-an-excuse-to-spend-al-1851732103

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Everyone with a driver’s license and half a brain knowshow deadly police pursuits can be. One Milwaukee man apparently didn’t get the memo, because he smashed through a fence while fleeing at over 100 miles per hour and plunged off an overpass in August. The West Allis Police Department released dashcam footage of…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/car-tumbles-off-overpass-to-end-100-mph-police-chase-1851718561

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If you’re in the market for a luxurious car to drive (or be driven) around town in style, then you might think something like a Range Rover or Rolls-Royce would be the perfect choice and the pinnacle of luxury, but you’d be wrong. The real answer to that perennial question is a modified and electrified London cab…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/this-125-000-hybrid-taxi-is-the-true-pinnacle-of-briti-1851718251

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The modern car is a pretty marvelous thing when you think about it. They can have slick styling, luxurious interiors packed with all kinds of creature comforts and come with more technology than you can shake a stick at. Some features on new cars, however, are just there to get people talking.Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/what-s-one-automotive-gimmick-you-love-to-hate-1851691986

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If you live in the northern hemisphere, winter is supposed to be cold. That’s not as much the case anymore, but with colder weather comes the yearly series of articles that promise to address the serious nature of the debate over warming up your car. It’s also all made up. It’s nonsense. I refuse to believe that…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/the-annual-debate-over-warming-up-your-car-is-imaginary-1851692580

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The argument is often made that most new cars all look very much alike save for anomalies likeTesla’s abominable stainless-steel refrigerator on wheels. This phenomenon is far from new, though. Hopping on trendy design bandwagons is a safer bet for automakers than innovating a truly unique design that may or may not…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/watch-this-video-about-the-homogenized-headlight-design-1851690360

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Lamborghini’s inaugural season as a Le Mans Hypercar constructor in the FIA World Endurance Championship ended about as ignominiously as it possibly could have, with a DNF classification at the recent 8 Hours of Bahrain. Across the eight-race season, Lamborghini only managed to finish five times, with an average…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/lamborghini-kills-fia-wec-program-after-one-season-of-t-1851690855

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When Kawasaki strapped a supercharger to a Ninja, everyone went wild for the most powerful production motorcycle ever put together. Now, with a new EICMA release, it seems Honda wants to update that spirit into an even wilder form factor: A V3 engine with an electrically-driven supercharger. Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/hondas-v3-with-an-electric-supercharger-is-the-coolest-1851690213

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Telling people range anxiety isn’t real and can’t hurt you has done little to alleviate the problem. Last week we asked readers to take into account their current life and think: just how much range do they need an EV to have for it to work for their needs? These were their responses. Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-much-ev-range-you-actually-need-1851678000

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Autonomous cars are the future, when that future happens on a large scale is anyone’s guess but it is likely still aways out. While most of the key players like to throw around the “mobility” buzzword, a segment of our population sees that term very differently. Tesla’s new Cybercab is step in that direction, but it…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybercab-excludes-the-people-that-need-autonomous-1851670870

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Cybertruck owners have had quite the year so far in 2024. They’ve had to clean own their brand new cars themselves, faced rusting problems brought on by transport issues and been hit with five recalls already. Now, owners are reporting that all this bad press has hit their insurance, with some Cybertruck drivers…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/geico-is-cancelling-tesla-cybertruck-policies-as-it-doe-1851666570

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In the U.S., cargo vans are a serious business. That’s why they have serious names like Express, Econoline and ProMaster. Luckily for us, automakers in Europe took a lighter approach to naming their cargo vans, and it created some wonderful results.Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/european-vans-have-ridiculously-cute-names-1851663555

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For decades, if you wanted cold drinks on a road trip, your only option was to pack a cooler with a bunch of ice. It worked back then, and it still works today, but coolers are heavy and bulky, so it was pretty awesome when some automakers started adding built-in refrigerators in their cars. At least until you try to…Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/this-is-why-your-car-fridge-probably-sucks-1851661142

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NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars back in 2012 and since then it’s been put to work exploring the surface of the Red Planet. In the process, it’s traversed more than 20 miles of the lunar surface, which hasn’t been too kind on its little roving wheels.Read more...

https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-12-years-on-mars-has-done-to-curiosity-s-w-1851661624

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