Yahoo Autos Weekend News Roundup January 20, 2024
Consumer Reports Says Not To Buy These Popular Cars, Offering Alternatives You Should Buy Instead
Sometimes, certain cars are popular for a reason. The Honda CR-V isn’t ever going to handle like the Porsche Macan, but it delivers a fantastic combination of practicality, reliability and fuel economy that keeps customers coming back generation after generation. - Collin Woodard Read More
YouTuber Takes Tesla Cybertruck On Cross-Country Road Trip, Stops 12 Times To Charge Over 1,340 Miles
Although a handful of customers actually have their hands on the Tesla Cybertruck after it was finally released late last year, anticipation mounts for how well these things perform in the real world. Slowly but surely, those who have managed to get their hands on a Cybertruck have been trickling out info on just how well these trucks perform in the real world, and it’s not good. - Lawrence Hodge Read More
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Eight Years Later, Final Fantasy's Best Ending Still Hits Hard
NASA Finally Opened the Asteroid Container and Holy Crap That’s a Lot of Asteroid
Previously Unseen Videos Show Shocking Carnage In Early Development Of The IIHS’ Small-Overlap Crash Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been slamming cars into barriers in the name of science for nearly 30 years, and modern cars are much safer thanks to its efforts. I have been watching IIHS crash test videos on YouTube since I was a little kid, and before you ask, yes, my parents were concerned. I recently came across some videos posted online by a third party featuring an IIHS crash test that I had never seen before, so I decided to investigate. - Logan Carter Read More
Las Vegas, Home Of Bad Ideas, Goes All-In On Elon's Dumb Tunnels
Las Vegas seems to be on a roll with bad ideas lately. There’s the whole debacle that was the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. There’s a new ordinance that could land you in jail for up to six months and hit you with a $1,000 fine if you block pedestrian walkways. And now Vegas officials are doubling down on considering Elon Musk’s Boring Company tunnels a viable public transportation option. - Lawrence Hodge Read More
