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Today is a sad day for Rivian enthusiasts as an R1T Launch Edition has appeared up for auction through IAAI and is in desperate need of some TLC. As the first all-electric pickup truck to reach the hands of customers, the R1T has proven to be a hit but as deliveries grow, that inevitably means

A Tesla Model S Plaid was recently destroyed in Plano, Texas while being driven by an employee at a Tesla Service Center. The owner of the EV dropped the car off at Tesla for repairs on August 24 but on August 30, received the call that no car owner wants to receive. On the other

Since the pandemic started, a new trend has cropped up among Jeep owners. Along with waving at each other, some Wrangler owners now also leave rubber duckies with pleasant little messages on them for each other to find. Now, the Jeep brand is taking it to another level. Ducking started in Canada during the pandemic

Whenever there’s a case of a child or underage teen taking their parents’ car out for a drive, the story rarely ends well. And that’s exactly what happened with this 13-year-old girl from Colorado who ended up causing a four-vehicle crash, one of which was a bus. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the unnamed

The Dodge Challenger Hellcat is an awfully desirable car. So much so, that it has become a popular target for thieves. A new video posted to Instagram, though, shows the car being stolen in a manner we’ve never seen before. The video (warning: it contains a lot of cursing) shows security footage of a gray

During Dodge Speed Week, the company showed a body-in-white Challenger for a remarkably low price of $7,995. However, before the cover was taken off, it looked like a lifted Challenger and this sparked jokes about a Challenger TRX from the peanut gallery. While an off-road focused Challenger TRX sadly won’t be one of the Last

We all make a few bad decisions in our lives, but hopefully they aren’t as stupid as stealing a police car. That should be an obvious no-no, but it didn’t stop 30-year-old Chelsea Horsley from allegedly taking a joyride in a vehicle belonging to the Shelby Police. Citing the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Fox

Jose Flores Ortiz was arrested this week in Brighton, Colorado, after making the mistake of pulling over an off-duty police officer. The suspect is accused of using lights and a silver badge to impersonate a police officer on the road. Speaking to CBS Colorado, Adams County Deputy Gilbert Abdulla said he was driving on I-76

Russia’s Yandex Taxi had its ride-hailing app hacked earlier this week, leading to a massive traffic jam in Moscow. The hacktivist collective Anonymous has taken credit for the attack. Hackread reports that hackers bypassed Yandex’s security mechanisms, creating multiple false orders for taxis and sending all available cars to the same location, the city’s Fili

A bunch of 2023 Acura Integra models have hit the used market after being involved in a variety of different accidents, leaving them with serious damage. While deliveries of the sporty sedan only started in June, we wrote about a couple of them that reached salvage yards in July. Fast forward to September and we

A rare Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta of which only three were ever built, has been left with serious damage after a crash in Croatia. The $17 million supercar was taking part in a drive event through Croatia hosted by the Supercar Owners Circle. The drive has attracted a dizzying array of exotics, including multiple Bugatti

You can bet that Rivian’s engineers brainstormed a hundred different uses for the four 110-volt sockets they fitted to the R1T truck, including providing power for camping trips, DIY jobs, construction site work and enabling to it to be used as a mobile office. But it’s safe to assume they never imagined their electric truck

Riding a motorcycle is dangerous and if you’re not careful or sensible, things can go very wrong very quickly. The biker featured in this video recently learned that lesson the hard way. The following incident occurred in Washington State and dashcam footage of it was shared to Reddit. Even though the clip is only 9

Over the years, we have seen plenty of uncommon vehicles converted into funeral cars, but the pictured Peugeot 208 hearse easily classifies in the top five. The one-off vehicle that is available in Argentina is one of the weirdest options to accompany you to your last residence. The French supermini was chosen as a donor

Exactly 10 years ago Alfa Romeo announced it would co-develop a new Spider with Mazda that would be based on the Japanese firm’s still-secret 2015 MX-5 Miata. It was a brilliant plan, one that would see Alfa delivering on the promise of 2010’s gorgeous 2uettotanto concept car. But it was a plan that fell apart

Monthly car payments are a fact of life for millions of us. Most people can’t afford to buy a brand new car for cash, and even those that can don’t like the idea of having their money tied up in a daily driver when it could be making more money by being used elsewhere. But

Arctic Trucks builds some of the world’s most capable off-road vehicles, designed specifically for the bitterly cold and unpredictable conditions found in the Arctic Circle. Their vehicles have completed a plethora of adventures over the years, including a particularly famous one with Top Gear. Unfortunately, things don’t always go to plan on adventures like these.

Road rage is a serious problem with occasionally deadly results. Thankfully, that’s not the case this time around but an accident could have been avoided if a driver simply took things in stride. As you can see in this clip uploaded to Reddit, the driver in the dashcam-equipped vehicle is apparently traveling on a highway