Category: Automobile

The name of Henry Leland is not as well-known as that of colleague Early Auto-Industry Visionaries Henry Ford and the Dodge Brothers, but Leland brought a certain style and Panache that not only launched one, but two luxury car manufacturers still to this day. Leland, born in Vermont, arrived […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Drivers in certain areas of Florida such as GaineSville, Fort Myers, Orlando and Collier County, have started to notice strange small blue lights mounted at the top of some traffic signals. What are they for? Despite what you or your passengers have speculated, they have nothing to do with […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Given that her parent company Stellantis 2025 has spent cash, the RAM brand is probably not looking for more bad news this summer. That is why it must be so frustrating that a rumor has surfaced again over his pickups with plastic upper control arms. Although some plastic is […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Today we dig deep into the rabbit hole. You see, there are some, let’s call them ‘divergent’, theories about why Willys put a seven-slot grille on civil jeeps from 1945 when the military version had nine slots. It is not as bad as the Jeep Wrangler “Ducking” phenomenon and […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Zane Lewis/Shutterstock Everyone uses their car differently. For some city dwellings it is a weekend escape vehicle to rural environments outside the city. For others it is a daily commuter that 60 miles a way to work. Calculating your average annual mileage is important because this influences […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

In the past few weeks we have shared in-depth positions on two exotic-looking two-wheeled machines, the AMB001 developed by Brough Superior who was on our sister site for auction Sotheby’s Motorsport (SOMO), And the one-off #HF355 Ferrari V8-powered adapted creation built by LA-based manufacturer Maxwell Hazan. Now, based on the reaction, it is clear that […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Almost everything about a Cadillac Escalade is large, from its 227-inch length (for the Escalade ESV) to its price tag ($ 162,500 plus $ 2,195 destination costs for the V-series) to the shade that it casts over the rest of the luxury SUV market. Also big? The speed at […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik Hello, I am Amber Dasilva. You may remember such recordings as “Motorcycles are perfectly good all year round” and “you really need nothing bigger than a Kei car.” As the resident of Jalopnik Tiny-vehicle Proselytizer, I am always talking about how smaller vehicles […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/Getty images For many of us, drawing the gas station is a weekly gut punching – a number that determines moods and budgets. In a time of wallet-permeable fill-ups, the costco filling station is like a beacon of hope, a shimmering oasis of lead-free […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

Photos/Shutterstock all over the world For most drivers the idea is to have to replace a motor, the stuff of nightmares. Expensive nightmares. But for a certain brand Gearhead, getting a new powerful V8 would be a dream come true for their ride. Especially if it was […]

By Tomasa Rizzotti

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025