Новости за 01.04.2024

If you know what you’re doing and don’t take any unnecessary risks, driving on the beach can be a blast. As one man in Kuwait found out recently, though, if you’re too reckless, things can go from fun to very bad in the blink of an eye. One minute, you’re driving along in your Toyota FJ Cruiser, and the next you’re…

Space X CEO and certified brain genius Elon Musk has claimed in the past that he aims to load a million people into space ships and launch them at Mars before 2050. The space company run by the second-richest man in the world says that colonizing Mars is “necessary for the long-term survival of the human species.”…

While stock car racing might be known for its creative gamesmanship and full-contact action, Denny Hamlin might have crossed the line by apparently jumping the final restart yesterday at Richmond Raceway. NASCAR race officials deemed his actions fair, but Hamlin’s fellow competitors disagreed. It’s Monday, March 25,…

Automotive explainers are a good way to not only get reacquainted with how things work, but to blow off a boring afternoon at work. Gathered here are some great explainers we found on how we get stopped to sending it. We’ve got everything from advanced stuff like how to use four-wheel-drive systems to the most basic…

Two facts about the automotive world are immutable: Americans love pickup trucks, and the future requires drastic reductions in the environmental harm caused by passenger cars. Automakers, seeing these two truths, slapped them together and started selling massive, hulking EV pickups with six-figure price tags. Turns…

Every Monday, you’re forced to wake up and go to work. All week, you do the same things, visit the same places and see the same people. Maybe you find time to go to the gym, but maybe not. It’s OK. It happens to the best of us. But you know what would fix you? Spending six figures on an incredibly rare kit car created…

It’s been about a week since a cargo ship crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Despite the time that has passed and the disaster that ensued, all 22 members of the ship’s crew are still onboard the Dali.

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When a massive container ship crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week, it left thousands of tons of mangled wreckage right at the mouth of the Port of Baltimore. It trapped ships in the port and blocked other ships from coming in. It also has made salvage efforts that much…

Liberty Media hopes it can hit the jackpot twice in the United States, this time with motorcycle racing. Formula 1's commercial rights holder announced Monday that it will acquire MotoGP for $4.53 billion. While the deal won’t be completed until the end of the year, expansion is already in everyone’s minds. The…

California’s Highway 1 is a gorgeous road that offers drivers views of the Pacific Ocean that make for an incredible road trip experience. At the same time, as the Washington Post wrote back in 2021, “the engineering folly of a road built on sheer cliffs has meant that closures are annual events — the “whens,” not…

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An eclipse occurs when one object, typically in space, blocks another object that is similar in size from the perspective of the viewer. On Monday, April 8, many Americans will get the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse. Those in the “path of totality” will see the moon block the sun for about four minutes.…

Last Action Hero is unironically one of my favorite films of the 1990s. It was a critical and commercial disappointment, but the thirty years of distance since its release have helped paint it with a sheen of nostalgia. It’s a sharp and interesting extra meta send up of the kinds of action films star Arnold…

Good morning! It’s Monday, April 1, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Restomods are so hot right now, with creative mechanics and designers the world over clamoring to take classic cars and fix everything that’s wrong with them using modern tech and engineering. From Singer’s meticulous 911 builds to the gorgeous Alfa Romeo restorations coming from Totem Automobili, there are some…

Despite subscription car services not really being a thing anymore, some private companies are still trying giving the business model a go. Their only appeal is the flexibility offered to subscribers. There’s no commitment and maintenance, and insurance are usually bundled in the payment as well, but there’s also the…

The iconic French automaker Peugeot actually got its start manufacturing various steel goods in the year 1810 after Jean-Frèdèric and Jean-Pierre II Peugeot turned the family hydraulic mill into a steel mill. In the early days of the Peugeot steel mill, it produced products like tools, umbrella ribs, corset frames,…

Racing isn’t always the most intuitive sport to follow. You always know when a Football team is playing defense, but you might not always catch your favorite driver’s pit stop on the TV broadcast, or you could miss a guy in a fast car who qualified poorly marching through the field. Those are the kinds of things that…

Ever since the Mini Cooper brand was revived in the early 2000s, the British motoring icon strayed from its original recipe in one major area: affordability. Unfortunately, prices have only risen over the years, and the base price of the new F66 Mini Cooper continues that trend. New base Mini Coopers start $3,150…

I’ve always had a fascination with armored cars, particularly ones that are offered from the auto manufacturers directly. Companies like Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have offered armored versions of various models for decades, with only a few styling cues differentiating them from a normal vehicle. Whether the…

Some cars age better than others. It’s just a fact of the industry. Because of that, some cars that may not have looked too hot when they first came out have really grown and matured as the years go by. It means we get a new appreciation for them, which is what led us to last week’s question.

The Tesla Cybertruck is fully willing to eat your fingers, should you put them under the wrong part of its hard-edged hood. This specific diet is due to its design, where viability as a species is exchanged for specific looks and traits. The Cybertruck is a pug that eats hands.

When you buy a brand-new car, you buy it knowing it’s going to depreciate. At least as long as it’s a relatively normal car and not something like a Porsche 911 R. That said, it’s not as bad as many “never buy a new car for any reason ever” financial influencers make it sound. You probably won’t get back every penny…

With its pop-up headlamps in the front and a luggage rack in the back, today’s Nice Price or No Dice 200SX is a bastion of earlier times and designs. Let’s see if its price is just as old school.