Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Ryan Erik King)
4kclips/Shutterstock While most individuals would never turn down a flight to a tropical locale for fun within the sun, vacations immediately turn out to be a divisive proposition once rental cars are involved. Driving a rental automobile looks as if, forgive the pun, the right vehicle to be unexpectedly separated out of your hard-earned dollars. We’ll run down one of the best practices to avoid getting scammed while renting cars, as outlined by the Federal Trade Commission and the Higher Business Bureau. The worst scams involving rental cars occur before you even get your hands on a set of keys.…
Famartin / Wikimedia Commons Too many automobile enthusiasts bite off greater than they will chew, while some are within the flawed place on the flawed time. We asked our readers earlier this week what were probably the most dangerous cars that they’ve ever driven. Apparently, you all have a bug problem. A disproportionate variety of responses featured a decades-old Volkswagen Beetle that needed upkeep. But don’t be concerned, now we have the whole gambit covered, from Vipers to U-Haul trucks. Without further ado, listed here are all of the cars that you simply all are surprised that you simply survived…
JR West An often-spouted grievance about public infrastructure projects is how long they take to finish. California High-Speed Rail, a perennial punching bag, is slated to get its initial operating segment running by 2031 on the earliest. A recent project in Japan flipped that notion on its head. The West Japan Railway Company, also referred to as JR West, replaced a complete station with 3D-printed prefabricated pieces in under three hours last week. The corporate also claims the development costs were half that of reinforced concrete. JR West used this latest construction method to switch Hatsushima Station, a small picket…
Oracle Red Bull Racing / Red Bull Content Pool Red Bull Racing is bringing Nineteen Sixties elegance from Honda’s first stint in Formula 1 to Suzuka for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The team’s RB21 cars shall be decked out in a Honda RA272 tribute livery, a retro scheme intended to rejoice the sixtieth anniversary of Honda’s first F1 win and the ultimate 12 months of the automaker’s partnership with Red Bull. The gesture carries a bit more meaning, as Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda will debut with the team at Suzuka. Oracle Red Bull Racing / Red Bull Content Pool…
Mercedes-AMG Some wealthy automobile enthusiasts cannot resist the allure of owning a rare hypercar. Michael Mente, a Los Angeles billionaire, handed over $5.4 million to a French automobile dealer for a Mercedes-AMG One in 2021. A federal lawsuit filed in February alleges Mente bought a construct slot from the manufacturer and later selected his custom options for the F1-inspired hypercar. Nevertheless, the French automobile dealer had vanished. Mente, the founder and CEO of online fashion retailer Revolve, got in touch with Colorado attorney Scott Oliver to facilitate the acquisition. Oliver represented the dealer by the name of Jean-Pierre M.R. Clement,…
