Paramount Images / YouTube Earlier this week at the Jalopnik office (aka in our Slack channel) we discussed the new season of “Stranger Things,” which most of our staff agrees is pretty bad so far, and of course the conversation evolved into talking about cars, both those […]
Although it’s touted in its ad as “not a perfect car, but solid and fun to drive,” the presence of a rare five-speed gearbox could make the current Nice Price or No Dice Mercedes a keeper. We’ll have to see how much cash you’re willing to part with for […]
Volkswagen Group is offering early retirement to all of its 2,300 employees at its two factories in India, sources said, as the carmaker tries to overcome obstacles to growth in the world’s third-largest car market.Volkswagen Group has begun a broader restructuring in India, where it is challenging the country’s largest import tax demand yet of […]
It’s Wednesday and that means the time has come again for the Ministry of Finance to announce the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of December 11 to 17, 2025. In the coming week, the price for RON 95 petrol, RON 97 petrol and diesel will drop by two sen per liter. This […]
Dusanpetkovic/Getty Images Perhaps one of the most annoying things a driver can deal with is a sticky steering wheel. In fact, the steering wheel is one of the dirtiest places in a car. This can be the result of oil and sweat from your hands, dirt buildup, […]
A deep division has emerged within the Indian auto industry over a proposed category of lightweight mini cars, just months before the government finalizes the CAFE 3 framework for fuel efficiency and emissions, The Times of India reported on December 10.The dispute has reached Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari’s office, where a broad […]
For next year the 2026 Yamaha EZ115 Kapchai will be available in new colors for Malaysia, with an unchanged price at RM5,698. Prices exclude road tax, insurance and registration and the new color options are Blue, Gray and Green. No other changes to the specification for the EZ115, with power coming from a EURO-4 compliant […]
Kia has just launched the second-generation Seltos. It looks a lot like a mini Telluride and that’s clearly no coincidence. Kia, FYI, also just debuted the next generation of that seven-passenger people carrier. As for the Seltos, there’s a lot of good news about the reboot, especially in a world where affordable crossovers are becoming… […]
Some of you may have been surprised at the launch of another Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid, the GLE400e, despite the slow sales of these petrol-electric models in Malaysia. But Mercedes-Benz Malaysia (MBM) is doubling down on its commitment to this niche, saying it offers customers “the luxury of choice.” Commenting on this at the press conference […]
United States Patent and Trademark Office Unless you’re really into dirt bikes, you probably haven’t touched a two-stroke in decades – if you ever have. These mechanically simple engines combine the four strokes we all know and love into just two, so suck, squeeze, pop, blow becomes […]