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This week on Alloy we got a chance to revisit one of our fave imports from the darkest days of the Malaise era, when British Leyland thought the Rover SD1 would do well in 'murrica cause we liked big sedans with V8s. (The venture did not go as planned).
This week on Alloy we got a chance to revisit one of our fave imports from the darkest days of the Malaise era, when British Leyland thought the Rover SD1 would do well in 'murrica cause we liked big sedans with V8s. (The venture did not go as planned).
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This week on Alloy we got a chance to revisit one of our fave imports from the darkest days of the Malaise era, when British Leyland thought the Rover SD1 would do well in 'murrica cause we liked big sedans with V8s. (The venture did not go as planned).
Tesla has figured out a long time ago that it can keep facelifting its (objectively dated) cars pretty much indefinitely. And its buyers seem to agree.
alloymag.com/new-teslas/
alloymag.com/new-teslas/
"New" Teslas? - Alloy
Tesla is betting that it can keep updating its current model range in the U.S. for years to come, but falling sales in Europe are a bad sign.
alloymag.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Tesla has figured out a long time ago that it can keep facelifting its (objectively dated) cars pretty much indefinitely. And its buyers seem to agree.
alloymag.com/new-teslas/
alloymag.com/new-teslas/
Don't know what is breaking my brain more about 2026: the fact that the Afeela sedan is still set to launch (at $89,900), or that the goth-style Jag-wire EV is also on the way.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Don't know what is breaking my brain more about 2026: the fact that the Afeela sedan is still set to launch (at $89,900), or that the goth-style Jag-wire EV is also on the way.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
Seemingly few lessons had been learned by Europe's auto industry during the pandemic. Here's another perfect storm, but this time there's no pandemic: alloymag.com/small-crisis/
Little Crisis - Alloy
The Nexperia chip crisis highlights Europe's fragile component supply chain, with few changes made since the pandemic.
alloymag.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seemingly few lessons had been learned by Europe's auto industry during the pandemic. Here's another perfect storm, but this time there's no pandemic: alloymag.com/small-crisis/
This year's Tokyo show, as usual, is packed with concepts that the automakers themselves don't want to turn into production cars. alloymag.com/in-concept/
In Concept - Alloy
These two STIs look eminently buildable, but nobody in Japan is giving any reason for hope.
alloymag.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This year's Tokyo show, as usual, is packed with concepts that the automakers themselves don't want to turn into production cars. alloymag.com/in-concept/
Sprinkling some skepticism over Toyota's plan for Century as a brand above Lexus, & whether Century matters at all outside Japan.
Mostly, this experiment reminds me of two obscure state limo luxury brands also trapped in their own respective countries & clientele circles.
alloymag.com/new-century/
Mostly, this experiment reminds me of two obscure state limo luxury brands also trapped in their own respective countries & clientele circles.
alloymag.com/new-century/
New Century - Alloy
Toyota's plans for a Maybach-style role for its Century sub-brand mostly remind us of two obscure marques.
alloymag.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sprinkling some skepticism over Toyota's plan for Century as a brand above Lexus, & whether Century matters at all outside Japan.
Mostly, this experiment reminds me of two obscure state limo luxury brands also trapped in their own respective countries & clientele circles.
alloymag.com/new-century/
Mostly, this experiment reminds me of two obscure state limo luxury brands also trapped in their own respective countries & clientele circles.
alloymag.com/new-century/
I will be your guide & chronicler to our Neill Blomkamp future, with occasional looks back to The Before Times.
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I will be your guide & chronicler to our Neill Blomkamp future, with occasional looks back to The Before Times.
This week we have launched Alloy.
It will be very different from the modern car news & culture website experience.
Here's what it's all about & what we're gonna do with it: alloymag.com/welcome-to-a...
It will be very different from the modern car news & culture website experience.
Here's what it's all about & what we're gonna do with it: alloymag.com/welcome-to-a...
October 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week we have launched Alloy.
It will be very different from the modern car news & culture website experience.
Here's what it's all about & what we're gonna do with it: alloymag.com/welcome-to-a...
It will be very different from the modern car news & culture website experience.
Here's what it's all about & what we're gonna do with it: alloymag.com/welcome-to-a...
Almost no point in doing a Halloween post b/c everything is a GD horror in the auto industry at the moment, with Verhoeven/Blomkamp themes overlapping. Still some ways to go before we reach Peak Blomkamp, I keep telling myself.
October 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Almost no point in doing a Halloween post b/c everything is a GD horror in the auto industry at the moment, with Verhoeven/Blomkamp themes overlapping. Still some ways to go before we reach Peak Blomkamp, I keep telling myself.
Increasingly powered solely by cans of Zoa from Costco. Hoping they are not classified as rare earths, as I'm already seeing some shortages.
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Increasingly powered solely by cans of Zoa from Costco. Hoping they are not classified as rare earths, as I'm already seeing some shortages.
Is it very xennial to regularly think about Anton Chigurh quotes & how they made a lot of sense? Asking for a friend.
September 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Is it very xennial to regularly think about Anton Chigurh quotes & how they made a lot of sense? Asking for a friend.
Living through an era where every business you interact with tries to sign you up for something, sometimes stealthily, is very distressing & is going to have mental health consequences for a generation of older millennials.
September 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Living through an era where every business you interact with tries to sign you up for something, sometimes stealthily, is very distressing & is going to have mental health consequences for a generation of older millennials.
Been thinking about The Most Painfully-2010s Movie Moments, & it's a close tie between Miller's planet with knee-deep water, & Littlefinger & Bane talking nonsense at low, room-level voice in a plane with a missing door.
I think Petyr Baelish & Bane might be numero uno in this contest.
I think Petyr Baelish & Bane might be numero uno in this contest.
September 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Been thinking about The Most Painfully-2010s Movie Moments, & it's a close tie between Miller's planet with knee-deep water, & Littlefinger & Bane talking nonsense at low, room-level voice in a plane with a missing door.
I think Petyr Baelish & Bane might be numero uno in this contest.
I think Petyr Baelish & Bane might be numero uno in this contest.
If you're shopping for a used car, ::burp:: whatever you do, don't look for it online.
Youtube will serve you up ads for cars and dealerships for months afterward.
Youtube will serve you up ads for cars and dealerships for months afterward.
September 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
If you're shopping for a used car, ::burp:: whatever you do, don't look for it online.
Youtube will serve you up ads for cars and dealerships for months afterward.
Youtube will serve you up ads for cars and dealerships for months afterward.
Mr. T should be on Mount Rushmore?
I’m out of ideas.
I’m out of ideas.
September 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mr. T should be on Mount Rushmore?
I’m out of ideas.
I’m out of ideas.
Finally, a correctly-sized Costco truck.
IG: SammietheSambar
IG: SammietheSambar
September 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Finally, a correctly-sized Costco truck.
IG: SammietheSambar
IG: SammietheSambar
Few things make me feel as old as seeing a C/D comparison test from the year I graduated high school.
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comp...
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comp...
www.caranddriver.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Few things make me feel as old as seeing a C/D comparison test from the year I graduated high school.
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comp...
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comp...
Having trouble seeing these on the road when they turn a decade old.
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a629...
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a629...
www.caranddriver.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Having trouble seeing these on the road when they turn a decade old.
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a629...
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a629...
The 1990 version of this headline is "What if Your Burning Land Rover Could Eject Its Engine?"
www.caranddriver.com/news/a680419...
www.caranddriver.com/news/a680419...
September 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The 1990 version of this headline is "What if Your Burning Land Rover Could Eject Its Engine?"
www.caranddriver.com/news/a680419...
www.caranddriver.com/news/a680419...
Once a week I quietly sigh & mentally thank Neill Blomkamp for showing us our future.
September 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Once a week I quietly sigh & mentally thank Neill Blomkamp for showing us our future.
Jabba’s son is in this too… which is a thing I never thought I’d ever type or say.
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Jabba’s son is in this too… which is a thing I never thought I’d ever type or say.
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Went to grab some lunch and just saw a newish Range Rover engulfed in flames out in front of an AutoZone
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Went to grab some lunch and just saw a newish Range Rover engulfed in flames out in front of an AutoZone
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I was pretty late to covering AI but seemed to get it right in February 2023
www.wheresyoured.at/degenerative...
www.wheresyoured.at/degenerative...
September 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I was pretty late to covering AI but seemed to get it right in February 2023
www.wheresyoured.at/degenerative...
www.wheresyoured.at/degenerative...
Plateless JDM Mitsubishi sitting for weeks by emissions testing place is totes chilling & has no problems, why do you ask?
September 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Plateless JDM Mitsubishi sitting for weeks by emissions testing place is totes chilling & has no problems, why do you ask?