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This Car Is Powered By Vapes, But Not The Way You Think - Jalopnik Free energy is tempting, but don't try this at home.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not a Subaru.

Lawsuit Seeks To Strike Down Florida License Plate Frame Ban After Man's Arrest For Having One On Rental Car - Jalopnik When even the police agree the law is poorly written, it's time for a change.

As the law is currently written, the license plate frame the dealer put on my camper van when I bought it could get me arrested because it slightly covers the final E of “Sunshine State.”

2026 Honda Prelude Accelerates Only Slightly Slower Than A Civic Hybrid, Unless You Use S+ Shifts In Which Case It's Noticeably Slower - Jalopnik In Car and Driver's testing the Prelude hit 60 mph in 6.5 seconds, or 7.3 seconds with the simulated shifts turned on.

It’s not much quicker than a *1997* Prelude SH. Press the S+ button and it’s a bit slower, because progress.

Now's Your Chance To Buy A Turbine-Powered Mustang Drag Racer Named 'Krispy Kritter' - Jalopnik The builder pretty much just wrapped the Mustang body around the turbine, then slapped a few more parts on to make it roll.

It’s called “Krispy Kritter” for a reason.

“YOUR CAR AND YOURSELF ONE PUFF OF SMOKE”

Pennsylvania's License Plate Readers Can't Tell The Difference Between The New Zero And Eight - Jalopnik Pennsylvania has switched up their license plates, but now its plate readers are issuing tickets to the wrong drivers because they can't read the plates.

License plate readers, you had one job.

How I arrived on Bluesky

This Poor, Abandoned Acura MDX Gathered $8,660 In Parking Tickets - Jalopnik An abandoned Acura MDX with nearly $9,000 in unpaid parking tickets is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to St. Louis' parking problems.

This started as a story about a poor, abandoned car. It turned into a story about a city government that puts the “fun” in “dysfunctional.”

All the cool kids lived in Acton. I did, twice.

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Americans Get No Help Fleeing Middle East As War Shuts Down Some Of The World's Busiest Airports - Jalopnik This past Sunday alone, 3,400 flights across seven airports were canceled.

Tens of thousands of American travelers are stranded in the Middle East after Iranian attacks on civilian airports in the region. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is recommending that 500,000 to 1 million Americans "depart now via commercial means," even though no such transportation is available.

If You Can't Afford A Miata, How About A BMW Z3? - Jalopnik The original inline-4 Z3s were never particularly popular and people seem to have mostly forgotten about them.

Sometimes my writing takes me shopping. Occasionally, it finds what might be my next car.

Poor shaftmanship - SUZUKI GS850 Review YouTube video by FortNine

I wish I could send this video back in time to my younger self. Then I’d know there’s completely separate oil for the front part of the shaft drive and I wouldn’t have let it leak dry, destroying my first bike, a GS650L, beyond economical repair.

Cops PIT Family Bringing Child To Hospital For Traveling 10 Miles Over Speed Limit - Jalopnik Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Hess, including a felony charge of speeding while fleeing. How generous.

It's already stressful when your child is sick. That stress level ratchets up just a little bit when a state trooper protects and serves by spinning you into a concrete wall and pulling you from the car at gunpoint.

How The 'Non-Passenger Work Vehicle' Became The Family Car - Jalopnik It all goes back to the early 1970s.

I wrote this last week before we bombed Iran (again), but this sentence jumps out at me:

"In 1973, Arab oil producers didn't care for U.S. support of Israel and turned off the taps, leading to shortages, long lines at gas stations, and skyrocketing fuel prices."

I don't imagine that's changed.

Can’t even watch MotoGP in peace for 13 laps without them two dickheads bombing a country

Toyota's Coupe-Bodied Rally Prototype Could Be Previewing The New Celica - Jalopnik We don't know for sure what this is yet, as the 2027 WRC rules allow for bespoke designs, but it sure seems like this could be based on the rumored new Celica.

I'm not convinced that it's the new Celica, but that is one of several possible explanations for this new body style.

Africa (Toto)...but it lists every country in Africa YouTube video by There I Ruined It

This is even better than the Animaniacs' geography lesson, which is pretty amazing.

Massachusetts Holds Lottery For Low-Number 250th Anniversary License Plates - Jalopnik It does seem a little strange to enter a lottery to win the honor of paying more for your license plates, but many Bay Staters do it every year.

It's a lottery where you pay more if you win. But you do get a cool low license plate number, which is a serious status symbol in Massachusetts.

The Neighborhood Where Residents Can't Leave Or Enter Without Paying A Toll - Jalopnik Residents have been complaining to the various businesses and government entities involved, hoping for some relief from the constant tolls.

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

Jaguar F-Type Driver Survives Stuffing Car Under Back Of Stopped School Bus - Jalopnik The driver was cited for following too closely, which may be the understatement of the century.

This is why automated emergency braking exists. Paying attention while you're driving helps, too.

I'll just leave this here for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

AI Data Center Demand May Cause A New Chip Shortage That Will Affect Auto Manufacturing, Again - Jalopnik I'd better get that Xbox memory upgrade before it's too late.

AI ruins everything.

Seven people standing shoulder to shoulder against a plain blue background. Most wear matching dark blue zip-front jumpsuits with colored piping on the shoulders. One person at the right wears a textured gray outfit with a brown belt. All face forward with neutral or serious expressions.

Oh snap…! Just hit me that Star Trek: Enterprise should’ve been called Star Trek: The Previous Generation.

Motorsports Park And Motorcycle Museum Founder George Barber Jr. Dead At 85 - Jalopnik He'd also gotten into vintage motorcycle racing, and wanted the machines in his museum to not just look good, but also be in running condition.

If you ever have a chance to visit, I HIGHLY recommend it. Most photos in this are from my 2023 visit. I made a massive detour all the way across Alabama to see it, and it was totally worth it.

China May Be Regulating Yoke Steering Wheels Out Of Existence In New Safety Standards - Jalopnik While not a direct ban, making it impossible for yoke steering wheels to pass the test has pretty much the same effect.

They look cool on "Knight Rider," and that's about all they're good for.

This 22-Year-Old Audi A2 Is Still Able To Get 100 MPG - Jalopnik They sure don't make 'em like they used to.

They don't make 'em like they used to, back when you didn't need the complexity of a hybrid to get excellent fuel economy. I'll take an EF Honda CRX HF for my hypermiler, thank you.

If our government won’t do it, another one with extradition should.

Yes! BUTTONS!!! And knobs. And switches. Things you can touch and use by muscle memory.

Google map of a 4 hour, 200 mile route from the Grand Canyon's North Rim to South Rim, vs. the route AI suggested to simply jump across the canyon

View across the Grand Canyon from the South Rim to the North Rim, several miles wide

I don't think even them Duke Boys could make that jump.