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12 Reliable Cars: Consumer Reports’ Top Picks for 200,000-Mile Durability
The days of even the most reliable cars barely lasting 100,000 miles are long over, but that doesn’t mean you can expect every single new vehicle on sale today to be a reliability juggernaut. And just because a lot of cars are capable of lasting past the 200,000-mile mark, there’s no guarantee that the specific car…
Best Used Cars Under $25,000
These days, it’s getting harder and harder to find a good used car for less than $20,000. Before the pandemic, a little more than half of all used cars less than five years old were below that price point, but these days, it’s more like 12 percent. But this is Jalopnik. We don’t necessarily need our cars to be less…
Car Ends Up in Second Story of House
If you’re going to crash a car into the second story of a house, you would think you’d want some kind of performance car. Maybe even something with some obnoxious performance mods. A 1,000-hp A80 Toyota Supra would make sense. Or a Mustang of some sort because, well, there’s a reason Mustang jokes became a cliché. But…
Mazda MX-30: Dead
Oh, the Mazda MX-30. It has an attractive design, a nice interior, and handles well, but as an electric vehicle, it isn’t great. At least not for America. Its motor only makes 143 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque, which means it takes nearly 10 seconds to hit 60 mph. It also only has an EPA-rated range of 100 miles. With a…
Top 10 Cars with Unexpected Redesigns
Sometimes a new generation of a long-running model comes out and shatters expectations — and not always for positive reasons. With the new Hyundai Santa Fe fresh in mind, we asked you earlier this week which cars’ redesigns caught you off guard. You responded with a range of answers, from ‘90s American luxo-barges to…