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3 days ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
Car rental company Hertz recently started implementing an artificial intelligence–driven vehicle scanner program to scan vehicles before and after rentals to check for damage and issue associated charges. The new system has been in operation for a few months in some locations across the U.S., and it's drawing some criticism.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
I'm a big fan of The Petersen Automotive Museum; the wonderful Ken Block exhibit that's still on display helped me grieve the passing of a childhood hero, and the new "Totally Awesome! Cars and Culture of the '80s and '90s" exhibit is another example of why this place is so special.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
Nobody tell Trump and his crusade against environmental preservation, but the concept of different blends of gasoline based on the season was introduced by the Environmental Protection Agency about 36 years ago. The gasoline you put in your gas tank is a liquid, but gas has a low volatility point, or the temperature at which a liquid evaporates or vaporizes.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
Volvo issued a recall for 14,014 of its fully electric and plug-in-hybrid vehicles on Monday because a very limited set of circumstances may cause them to totally lose the ability to slow or stop. The issue is attributed to a software problem within the vehicles' braking control module, which means the potentially deadly malfunction is easily remedied by an over-the-air software update for compatible models.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
The Toyota Land Cruiser has a globally recognized reputation for its exceptional reliability, durability, and off-road capabilities, making it appeal to off-road enthusiasts as well as everyday drivers looking for a big, capable, comfortable SUV. The Land Cruiser's reputation is known across the world, even in remote regions with minimal roads and vehicular infrastructure.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Logan Carter
18 hours agoLove ‘em or hate ‘em, SUVs are here to stay and if you’ve got a brood, a trade or otherwise love that king-of-the-road flavor, here are three worthy big guys I’ve recently tested. None are cheap, but all are worth the coin and can not only dish it out, but take it, too. 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser The …
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
My love of cars started before I could speak. My mom still tells the story of how I would chase classic Volkswagens down the road, and how I could identify the sound of an air-cooled flat-4 from miles away. I was especially smitten with the goofy, gawky, brick-on-wheels that was the original Volkswagen Transporter, particularly the early models with split windshields, two-tone paint, and an unreasonable number of windows.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
The spectrum of cars considered to be cool varies widely depending on who you ask, and there's little rhyme or reason to it all. If you ask a car enthusiast if a Hummer is cool, odds are they'll be indifferent or say no, but if you ask the same car enthusiast if Toyota's answer to the Hummer — the massive and massively rare Mega Cruiser — is cool, they're going to say yes.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
If there's one social media influencer who is 100% authentically themself, it's the British railway enthusiast Luke Magnus Nicolson, better known as Francis Bourgeois. He is known primarily for sharing his passion for trains and his ardent reactions to watching rare and famous locomotives from various unique camera angles, but he also dabbles in car content every now and then.
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1 week ago | 
jalopnik.com | Logan Carter
Audi has been in a bit of a lull in the last few years, with a lineup that's totally fine but not particularly exciting or compelling. As next-generation versions of Audi's lineup and new models alike begin to hit American streets, with cars such as the third-gen Q5 and the new Q6 E-Tron showing some solid promise, now it's the humble Audi Q3's turn for a new lease on life.
