compact cars
Mazda’s Giga Gears Commercial: A Unique Approach to Selling Cars
Here at Jalopnik, we’re big fans of Mazda. We love the Miata so much, it might as well be our unofficial mascot. We also regularly encourage friends and family to buy Mazdas because they’re great cars. I’m personally responsible for at least five CX-5 sales and a couple of Mazda 3s. So it was great to see Mazda…
“2025 Toyota GR Corolla: New 8-Speed Auto and Track-Proven Upgrades | Giga Gears”
As we expected, following its introduction on the GR Yaris earlier this year, Toyota is adding the option of an 8-speed automatic transmission to the GR Corolla hot hatch. The new auto comes along with an overall facelift for the 2025 model year GR Corolla that brings more torque, tweaked styling and other new…
“Top Sports Cars, Automakers, and Outdated Laws: QOTD Roundup | Giga Gears”
There are very few automakers out there that have been all killer, no filler throughout their history. Whether it’s a near miss like the Ferrari Mondial or a massive let down like the Alfa Romeo Arna, the world’s greatest car companies have all made a bad car at least once, right? - Owen Bellwood Read More
How Often Do People Charge Plug-In Hybrids?
On paper, plug-in hybrids offer the best of both worlds — electric power for daily driving and gas power for longer trips — but to get the most out of a PHEV, you have to charge it. Take the Toyota RAV4 Prime, for example. It has a 42-mile electric-only range, is rated at 94 MPGe and can drive 600 miles on a single…
“Life-Saving Payphone Pedestal Rescues 2 Individuals from Car Accident | Giga Gears”
Surveillance camera footage captured a truly wild scene as the lives of two people were saved from a car that was about to roll over them in Milwaukee over the weekend. The hero in all of this? A disused payphone pedestal. This is why it’s important to embrace tradition.
