Kyle Hyatt
Jalopnik
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e Is a Great Lexus, But a Bad EV
Toyota's first crack at an all-electric Lexus isn't brilliant out of the gate, but at least it's a super comfortable near-luxury crossover. → Read More
This Feral Engineer Is Building an Off-Road Rally Dodge Viper
Taking a notoriously sketchy American icon and turning it into a desert raider seems like a perfectly natural good bad idea. → Read More
Give Us Your Favorite Driving Songs: Sad Mode
We want to hear your biggest bummer songs for when life is garbage, and you have to drive to clear your head. → Read More
Why Is Los Angeles (and Everywhere Else) Obsessed With Drywall-Colored Cars?
The LA Times looked into the city’s strange obsession with expensive and understated paint colors. → Read More
Here’s Why Old F1 Cars Take Hours To Start Up
The V10 era is considered among the greatest in F1's history, but getting one going isn't as simple as turning a key. → Read More
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Is a Shockingly Good Electric Pickup Truck
Detractors might say it's not a real F-150 because it's electric, but they're wrong. The battery-powered pickup has great range and real truck capabilities. → Read More
How Exactly Do You Measure for Custom Wheels?
With a ton of dimensional choices like diameter, width, offset, etc. measuring for custom wheels can be tough. → Read More
2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante: Faster, Meaner, But Still More German Than Italian
The Urus is great for what it is, and the new 657-hp Performante spec is even more extreme. But it still feels like an Audi product wearing Lambo badges. → Read More
Singer Vehicle Design's New Torrance, CA Factory Is Huge
The new facility may be bigger, better and brighter but the ethos that made the company special seems to be unchanged. → Read More
How to Build a (Nearly) Hollywood-Quality Camera Car for $5,000
The folks behind the CarThrottle YouTube channel didn't have half a million dollars for an articulated camera arm on an SUV, but that didn't stop them. → Read More
The 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 Is the Sports Car Platonic Ideal
A naturally aspirated flat six brings out the best in the Cayman — and finally puts the 718 on par with the 911. → Read More
Meet the Madman Building a 900-HP Dual Tesla Motor EV-Converted Escape
The process of turning a regular car into an EV is ultimately simpler and more complicated than you might guess. → Read More
What's the Worst Trip You've Ever Taken With a Pet?
Did you have a bad time with your snake on a plane, or perhaps your pup pooped in your Peugeot? We want to know about it. → Read More
2023 Ford Bronco Raptor Review: Big Tires, Big Power, Big Ugly
People clamored for a Raptor version of the reborn Bronco. Now it's here, but is it what we hoped it would be? → Read More
Ford to Recall Bronco, Mustang, Explorer, F-150, and Aviator Over Roll Away Risk
The issue stems from a loose fastener in the 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission that can disable the parking pawl. → Read More
The 2024 BMW X5M and X6M Are Only Available in Competition Spec
With more than 600 hp on tap from a 4.4-liter turbo V8 and some of the best looks in the BMW lineup, the new X5M and X6M seem mighty promising. → Read More
The Five Things I Hate Most About My 996 Porsche 911
It's probably not the list that a lot of you are expecting. → Read More
The Soviets Made Fast(ish) Rotary-Powered Ladas For the KGB
Spoiler alert: they weren't very good, but they were powered by a rotary. → Read More
Toronto Installed More Automated Speed Cameras, and People Are Pissed
The cameras have lately been the target of hardcore vandalism, including being spray painted and tipped over. → Read More
Airbags Have a Lot More Going on Than You Might Think
The history of and technology behind vehicle airbags is pretty damned interesting. → Read More