In the not-too-distant past, cramming two forms of powertrain into a single car meant heavy, cumbersome, running shoe–shaped vehicles with inelegant driving dynamics. Hybrids have improved by leaps and bounds …
Typically, the news that an automaker has just announced a new hybrid version of a compact sedan isn’t all that exciting. For example, when Honda announced the new Insight, we …
IndyCar has been threatening to introduce a simple hybrid energy system to its race cars for the better part of a decade. The series finally had a plan in place …
The “California Stop,” also known as the “California Roll,” is the act of not coming to a full and complete stop at a stop sign. Whatever it’s called where you …
The Toyota Prius has acted as the punchline in most automotive jokes since its U.S. introduction in 2001, but the fifth-generation Prius has flipped the script. Jalopnik’s own Andy Kalmowitz …
The Toyota Camry has always been a lot of good things — reliable, efficient, comfortable — but it’s never exactly been thrilling to drive. That has changed with the introduction …
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Image: Toyota Prior to this car arriving at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2004, no hybrid had ever run at America’s natural race track. This is it, this was the …
Diamond Ki’iLani Kamehaiku Sysco was a life-long car enthusiast who died on the side of a California interstate after armed assailants stole the keys to her van, leaving her stranded …
An incident involving a police officer slashing the tires of vehicles at a Free Palestine protest on February 9 is under investigation in Seattle, Washington. The actions of the Seattle …