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Posted on November 7, 2017
Tesla Promises Buyers Will Get Their 2017 Model 3’s “No Later Than 2019.”
Despite taking customer deposits on 450,000 Model 3 sedans, Tesla has built only 12 of them and all of those were used for crash testing, the automaker reported. Chief Rocketeer Elon Musk, however, assured investors and customers… Read More
Updated on November 7, 2017
2018 Wrangler Rubicon to Feature Triscuit Seat Covers
The first new Wrangler in more than 10 years is expected to make its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show early next month. However, Jeep and Nabisco have already confirmed to Parksplug that the ’18… Read More
Posted on November 6, 2017
Ford’s New Transit Connect Pickup: Hopefully You Didn’t Want a Longbed
Sometime next spring, Ford will release its new Transit Connect Pickup (TCPU), the short-bed answer to a question no one asked. With a bed that only measures 30-inches, you’ll either have to leave the sheet of drywall… Read More
Updated on November 3, 2017
BRZ: We Wanted An STI, But Subaru Gives Us An Outback. Damn.
We’ve always been fans of Subaru’s nimble BRZ. It just needs more engine. We, along with thousands of BRZ enthusiasts, have waited years for a turbocharged version. We’d even settle for the 2.0 liter from the milder WRX,… Read More
Updated on October 30, 2017
Cobra Replica Owner Distraught After Discovering Glovebox Was Signed by Some Guy Named Darrell Shulky
After saving his money for 15 years, LeBloyne Picnick was finally able to afford the car of his dreams — a Shelby Cobra. “Well, it’s actually a replica; I certainly couldn’t afford a real Cobra,” Picnick told… Read More
Posted on October 27, 2017
Automakers Want to Crash-Test People Instead of Vehicles
Claiming that crash testing wrecks too many vehicles, a coalition of automakers is proposing that NHTSA — which stands for National Highway Traffic something or other — have humans sprint into a fixed steel barrier instead. General Motors… Read More
Posted on October 26, 2017
Astronaut Takes Both Sets of Car Keys Into Space; Wife Pissed
“Fortunately, the bus system where we live is pretty good.” Soon-to-be-divorced astronaut Beeker Pugg U.S. astronaut Beeker Pugg arrived last week at what will be his new home for the next year–the International Space Station. Unfortunately,… Read More
Posted on October 24, 2017
What’s This? A Mid-Engined Shelby GT-350?
We all know a mid-engined Corvette is on its way, but Parksplug spy photographer Chuckles Kamakawiwo’ole said he nearly choked on his leftover Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket sandwich when he glanced over while driving and saw a mid-engined Shelby GT-350…. Read More
Posted on October 18, 2017
BMW Confounded Over Next Headlamp Design
BMW’s use of dual circular headlights is as much a design icon as the renowned Hofmeister Kink. But, according to an insider, stylists are running out of ideas for the next generation vehicles. “There’s only such much… Read More
