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North Korea Threatens to Swamp Guam With Crappy Little Cars

Reacting angrily to a new round of UN Security Council sanctions against it, North Korea today threatened to flood the island of Guam with “cheap unreliable little cars that would break down, catch fire and litter the roadways”… Read More

Popularity of Homemade Utility Trailers Leads to Glut of Discarded Truck Cabs

The increase in popularity of homemade cargo trailers — constructed using the bed from a used pickup truck — has led to a surplus of severed truck cabs, according to a local vehicle salvage expert.  “What are we… Read More

Mercedes-Benz Rules Out Autonomous Vehicles; Adds Second Steering Wheel Instead

Daimler AG announced today it has dropped plans to build a self-driving vehicle and will instead offer an optional second steering wheel for the passenger side. “We want people driving our cars, not some electronic widget,” explained Mercedes… Read More

Porsche Again Tops List of “Brands Driven Mostly by Dicks”

Porsches are driven by more Dicks than any other brand.  So says automotive research firm Nugatory, Hinkle and Hinkle,  who compiles the data and releases the results annually in September.   “Kudos to Porsche,” said Nugatory’s Birk Tusselfunt…. Read More

Court Rules Cops Must Wait While Suspects Charge Electric Getaway Vehicles

Saying they wanted to promote the use of environmentally-friendly vehicles, the state court of appeals today ruled that police officers chasing a suspect who is driving an electric or fuel cell car must halt their pursuit and wait… Read More

Ask Parksplug: What is Mercedes-Benz’s “MB Tex” Upholstery Material Made Of?

We received the following email from Parksplug reader Louie L. Penrucker: Dear Parksplug,  I just bought my wife a Mercedes CLA 250 and the seats are covered in something called MB Tex.  Is that leather or what?  Dog… Read More

Spy Photo: Designers Update Cherokee by Turning Front Clip Upside-Down

According to this recent spy photo, the next-generation Jeep Cherokee will look just like the current one except the entire front end will be inverted.   “It’s an inexpensive way for manufacturers to update the looks of a… Read More

Spied! Bentley’s New EV!

Police Say Plan to Ticket WRX Buyers at Dealership a Big Timesaver

It’s no secret that the Subaru WRX is the most-ticketed car in the U.S.  Now Subaru of America is teaming up with local police agencies to make the citation process more efficient and less stressful for buyers.  … Read More

Sound of Idling Diesel Engine Has Same Effect on Men As Viagra, Claims Researcher

Men in a test group who listened to the sound of an idling diesel engine experienced the same physical reaction as another group given the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, said a researcher. “I think this explains why you… Read More