The Auto World

DeFlock can generate routes that avoid known ALPR cameras entirely. Users can choose how far they want to stay from surveillance cameras. The tool arrives as scrutiny of license plate readers continues to grow. For years, automated license plate readers have quietly spread across America. They sit on utility poles, at intersections, near shopping centers, and along roads most drivers use every day. The overwhelming majority of motorists never notice them. A free website called DeFlock changes that by showing where many of those cameras are located and, more importantly, helping users avoid them if they choose. In a world where surveillance is often invisible, that’s a surprisingly powerful feature. At first glance, DeFlock looks like any other mapping service. Enter a start and destination, and it’ll provide directions. The difference is that it overlays known automated license plate reader cameras and offers an alternative route d...

Cal’s Motor tweaks its Chevy-inspired kit for the updated Suzuki Jimny. The custom face-swap integrates new radar and ultrasonic sensors. Complete builds start at $21,100 in Japan for the narrow-body variant. The Suzuki Jimny is one of the best donor vehicles around for a face swap , and plenty of tuners have made a business of turning the boxy little 4×4 into something with a different badge. One of the busiest is Japanese outfit Cal’s Motors, which has just rolled out a refreshed version of its styling package for the updated Jimny. It helps that the small Suzuki already reads like a shrunken classic SUV, so reshaping it into something bigger and older isn’t much of a leap. More: New Bodykit Transforms Suzuki’s Little SUV Into A Classic Off-Road Icon The styling kit turns the pint-sized off-roader into a Chevy K5 Blazer impersonator, layering on vintage American flair. It comes in Beas, Beas+, and Beas+L for...

GMC Hummer EV drivers top nearly every bad behavior category in new study. Dodge Charger Daytona EV follows close behind in Insurify’s bad-boy rankings. Cybertruck owners crash often, but surprisingly avoid DUIs more frequently. If we asked you to guess which EVs are most likely to be involved in crashes, attract speeding tickets, or land their drivers with a DUI, our guess is you’d probably start with the GMC Hummer EV and Dodge Charger Daytona. And according to a new study from insurance comparison site Insurify, you’d be absolutely right. The Hummer EV tops the rankings with a 7.5 percent ticket rate, an 8.3 percent accident rate, and a whopping 6.4 percent DUI rate. Not far behind is the Charger Daytona EV at 7.0 percent, 7.7 percent, and 5.4 percent respectively. Given both EVs pack huge power figures and larger-than-life personalities, neither result comes as a huge surprise. Related: A Tesla Is Twice As Likely To ...

Porsche Sonderwunsch has unveiled a custom Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo. It features a bespoke matte paint job that took hundreds of hours to create. Other highlights include custom upholstery, brown leather, and burl wood trim. If you like ridiculously long names, you’re in luck as Porsche has unveiled the Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo Soho House One. It’s designed to combine classic Porsche attributes with the designs that Soho Home is known for. This makes the lengthy name somewhat confusing as Soho House is a members-only club with locations around the world, while Soho Home offers everything from a $17,075 sofa to a $5,195 floor lamp. However, they’re apparently owned by the same company and most of us will probably never visit either. More: Porsche Just Built The Brownest 911 GT3 RS Ever Bougie detour aside, the electric wagon was created by Porsche Sonderwunsch and features a paint job that took “several h...