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Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they share more of a common thread than you’d expect: an industry giant confronting structural problems it can no longer paper over, a genuine regulatory standoff over driver privacy, a trusted brand’s reliability reputation taking a real hit, and a reality…
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Is Volkswagen’s Meltdown the Worst Crisis in Automotive History? Here’s the Case for and Against
Volkswagen has survived existential moments before. The most obvious comparison is the Dieselgate emissions scandal, which cost the company tens of billions of dollars and a serious dent in its global reputation. But Dieselgate was a self-inflicted legal and ethical wound, the kind a company can eventually pay, apologize, and litigate its way out of.…
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California Wants an Off-Switch for Car Tracking. The Industry Is Threatening to Walk Instead
A Feature Built for Convenience, Weaponized for Stalking Modern vehicles are effectively rolling surveillance devices, equipped with GPS, always-on data connections, and companion apps that let a phone track a car’s location or control certain functions remotely. That’s genuinely useful for a parent checking on a teenage driver or someone locating a car in a…
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A Ladder, a Pond, and a Mustang: One California DUI Stop Became an Instant Viral Moment
The Rescue Photo That Broke the Internet The wreck itself was strange enough, but it was the rescue imagery that sent this story racing across social media. Photos posted by CHP Solano show a bright red Ford Mustang sitting in shallow water in the dark, with a ladder stretched from the bank out to the…
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The ‘Stolen’ Koenigsegg One:1 Everyone Panicked Over Was Never Actually Stolen
A Rare Hypercar, a Viral Rumor, and a Far Less Dramatic Truth For months, the supercar world was convinced that one of the rarest Koenigseggs on the planet had been stolen. Enthusiasts tracked the story, traded theories online, and treated the missing One:1 like an unsolved crime waiting to be cracked. The actual truth is…
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Watch: A Missing License Plate Turns Into Handcuffs the Moment This Tesla Driver Says ‘I Don’t Have To’
A traffic stop over a missing license plate should be one of the most forgettable things that happens to a driver all day. Hand over identification, let the officer sort it out, and drive away a few minutes later. One Tesla driver in Orlando took the opposite approach, and turned what was likely headed toward…
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A McLaren, a Bentley, and 12 Other Cars Seized in an Alleged $30 Million Kids’ Healthcare Scam
Fourteen Cars, One Ugly Allegation A McLaren. A Bentley. Six different Mercedes-Benz models. Fourteen luxury vehicles in total, now sitting in a federal impound lot as evidence in a case federal prosecutors say involves turning a children’s health program into a personal slush fund. The vehicles were allegedly purchased using money meant to fund behavioral…
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He Wrapped His Cars in Trump Flags, Turned Down $50K, and Now Wants $100K in Court
A Neighborhood Flag Dispute Became a Federal Free-Speech Fight A Long Island man turned his personal vehicles into rolling political statements, and those same vehicles are now driving a legal fight that shows no sign of slowing down. Michael Wasserman recently rejected a $50,000 settlement offer from the City of Long Beach, choosing to continue…
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Instead of Writing a Bad Review, This Rivian Owner Spray-Painted His Truck and Built a Website
When a Bad Review Isn’t Enough Most frustrated car owners write a scathing review, fire off an angry email, or vent in an online forum somewhere. Jake Burns went considerably further. He spray-painted slogans including “DON’T BUY JUNK” and “RIVIAN IS JUNK” across the body of his own Rivian R1T, then parked the truck directly…
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Toyota’s Tundra V6 Recall Won’t Replace Every Bad Engine, and Owners Aren’t Having It
A Software Check, Not a Guaranteed Swap If you bought a Toyota specifically because you wanted the automotive equivalent of a brick that reliably starts every morning, the last two years have probably been a rough stretch to watch unfold. The latest development in the saga surrounding the Tundra’s twin-turbo V6 has arrived, and it’s…
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This Week’s Wildest Car Stories: A $25K EV Reality Check and a NASCAR Champion Winning a Lottery From Beyond the Grave
It was a genuinely strange week across the auto world, spanning a reality check on cheap-EV hype, an actual winnable 850-horsepower Shelby, a deep dive into a viral auto-debt scare, and a story so odd it barely sounds real. Here’s a rundown of the stories worth catching up on this weekend. Slate’s $25K Electric Truck…
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Why Thieves Are Stripping Ford Trucks Down to Cinder Blocks Overnight
The Nightmare Waiting in the Driveway Across the country, a growing number of Ford owners are walking outside and finding a nightmare where their truck used to be. Instead of a vehicle ready for the morning commute, they discover an SUV or pickup propped up on cinder blocks with every wheel stripped away overnight. It’s…
