Weekend QOTD Roundup December 16, 2023
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in QOTD. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed.
Andy Got a Brand-New Porsche 911 (Made of Legos)
What Car Setting Has No Business Being Controlled Through A Touchscreen?
Photo: Jalopnik / José Rodríguez Jr.
With all the latest evidence that roads in the U.S. are getting more dangerous, it’s a mystery why touchscreens continue to flood our cabins. What good are laws stating we can’t use our phones in our cars when there’s an even bigger screen floating on the dashboard? I don’t get it. In light of that, what settings or features do you think should never be placed behind a touchscreen? – José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
These Are The Cars You Love But Would Never Own
Photo: Alfa Romeo
Sometimes car enthusiasts and the vehicles they really want are just star-crossed lovers. For whatever reason, you two just can’t be together. It’s sad, but it’s just a fact of life when you’re a car lover. We can’t (or shouldn’t) always get what we want, and that thought is what led me to our question from last week. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More
Here Are Your Worst Traffic Stop Stories
Photo: Mark Felix (Getty Images)
We asked readers to share stories of their worst traffic encounters with police. They obliged with detailed and thorough sagas of run-ins with highway patrol and city police departments, with the running theme being just how vindictive law enforcement officers can be. But these traffic stops didn’t seem to go too far past verbal hostility and aggression towards readers, luckily. – José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
What Car Do You Wish Was Still Naturally Aspirated Instead Of Turbocharged?
Photo: Porsche
Until relatively recently, turbochargers were a pretty niche technology. Automakers such as Audi, Porsche, Saab, Subaru and Volvo still used them in some of their vehicles, but they weren’t remotely as common as they are today. Take the Porsche 911, for example. As recently as a couple of years ago, you had to spring for the incredibly expensive 911 Turbo to get a turbocharged engine. Today, though, even the base 911 Carrera is turbocharged, and you have to cough up enough money for a 911 GT3 to get a naturally aspirated engine. – Collin Woodard Read More
These Car Settings Have No Business Being Controlled Through A Touchscreen
Photo: Yuichi Yamazaki (Getty Images)
We’ve denounced the lack of buttons and knobs in modern cars before, but we wanted to give readers a chance to air their grievances, too. We asked readers what car settings have no earthly business being buried behind a touchscreen. – José Rodríguez Jr. Read More
These Are The Worst Car Gifts You’ve Ever Gotten For Christmas
Photo: Walmart
Some people love getting presents more than others, but even people who aren’t big on presents still appreciate getting a nice, thoughtful gift, especially if it’s something they probably wouldn’t buy for themselves. Did I need a fancy German chef’s knife? Nope. I would have been happy with a $30 one from Amazon. Do I absolutely love that thing? You bet your ass I do. – Collin Woodard Read More
What’s Your Worst Traffic Stop Story?
(Adam Savage voice) “Well THERE’S your problem”Photo: Barry Williams for NY Daily News (Getty Images)
Most of us have been there; you’re cruising along somewhere between Point A and Point B, maintaining a perfectly reasonable speed regardless of what little things like “speed limit signs” say, when your rear view mirror lights up red and blue. Shit. They got you. – Steve DaSilva Read More
