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José Rodríguez Jr.
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Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Periodista automotriz. Naturally Aspirated Stan.

I’m Kid A all the way, but all their albums and EPs up until Amnesiac are great! I lost interest with Hail To The Thief, and I know, I know, I should give Thom Yorke’s solo stuff and Atoms for Peace another try, but it just never captivated me. I like Thom Yorke’s collaborations with Burial and Four Tet though, but Read more

Porsche has their own AR app that does precisely the same thing with their current lineup of cars. It’s really fun. You can even move yourself “through” the body to see the interior details and in some cases the engine and suspension. Read more

Some BMW E46 models with xenon headlights (ZKW) had plastic reflector bowls that would crack and “burn out” with exposure to heat over time. The result is a loss of the reflective coating and severely diminished light output.

For as annoying as that is, I still lust after a tail light assembly as simple as the 318ti’s. those hand turned knobs are so incredibly easy to use and i didn’t realize how nice that was until i had to replace the lights on my MKV Rabbit. Read more

Interesting cite, thanks! One aspect I did not see in the write-up was how they would synchronize everything. Although a few thousand miles translates to a very short difference in time received I imagine they will still have to account for the difference in arrival times of the signals between the widely separated Read more

Small possible correction: it looks like you list the cost as 2.4 million dollars in your paragraph but the subsequent citation from the newspaper article lists 2 billion euros (which would translate to $2.4 billion dollars or thereabouts). Read more

Torch daily drove the Changli for a year. These 5k city EVs would be perfect for city streets with 35mph speed limits. Read more

It’s not a working motor. That woodn’t work. Read more

I’m almost always a loaded, lots of options kind of guy, but if I ever buy a Wrangler it would be as close to as base as possible. Read more

Whenever I see a manual shifter in a small car intended for Europe or South America (especially a crossover), I get really excited so thank you Hyundai! I absolutely love renting cars in places that still offer cars with manual transmissions. Even the mostly underpowered cars I have driven in other markets are still Read more

The Cavalier has existed in Mexico this whole time. Read more

*Sobs quietly in Z24*

So they got rid of the touchscreen, kept the manual, added steelies and replaced the LED headlights with halogens?

When I tell you I am deeply conflicted, I’m talking “Alabama hot cousin at the family reunion” levels of conflicted here. I know I’m not supposed to have these urges, but with that face and that body... I know it’s wrong, but it feels right. Read more