Engine Of The Day: Audi 4.2 V8
While The General may be King Of The Pushrod V8, those Yurpeans have cooked up some pretty good overhead-cam competition. How about a straight-from-the-factory V8 that redlines at a lunatic 8,250 RPM?
Read MoreWhile The General may be King Of The Pushrod V8, those Yurpeans have cooked up some pretty good overhead-cam competition. How about a straight-from-the-factory V8 that redlines at a lunatic 8,250 RPM?
Read MoreWell into the second century of the automobile, new vehicles can't help but be a portmanteau of earlier designs. Even those that believe they're a new segment. Let’s see some of the recently-revealed Acura ZDX’s forefathers.
Read MoreWith a V8, the R8 is possibly the perfect super car, striking the right balance between performance and usability. The 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI adds 105 HP and $32,000. Is the extra performance really necessary?
Read MoreMy friends are well-educated young professionals who quote The Wire like Southern Baptists quote scripture — ideal Volkswagen buyers. Will they see the Routan as child carrier for Tristan & Zooey or just a rebadged Chrysler Town & Country?
Read MoreCash For Clunkers is finally over. The final numbers? 690,114 cars were destroyed. Was it a win for America? Sorta. Of the purchases, American cars made up less than 40%. Full details, and most traded-in and purchased cars, below.
Read MoreLike virtually ever other global performance car, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 has been retuned for the American market. Unlike the competition, our version's actually better. Really.
Read MoreSVT engineers had a choice: make another Lightning or do something no manufacturer has ever done before — produce a high-speed off-road super truck. The 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the fastest off-road vehicle we've ever driven, is the result.
Read MoreGM's added launch control to the Corvette ZR1 (and other manual-equipped Corvettes in the lineup!) for the 2010 model year. Good, cause wrangling 638 HP is nigh-on impossible even in a chassis as competent as the one underpinning the 'Vette.
Read MoreThe 2010 Corvette Grand Sport accelerates a touch faster than a normal 'Vette, handles and stops a little better than a regular Corvette, but GM's thinking 50% of sales will be the GS. Why? It's all about the parts list.
Read MoreParent's basements are emptying and interns have again stopped bathing. Yes, students are returning to college. And many of them will drive there. But what should they drive? What's the best college car?
Read MoreConventional wisdom is Americans don't like wagons, imagining them as transportation for unwashed masses of rugrats driven by people who've given up being cool. The Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon resoundingly shreds that stereotype.
Read MoreYesterday we had the exclusive opportunity to drive the Corvette Stingray concept, GM's latest Transformers star. With a conceptual hybrid powertrain and iPhone app-like downloads, it represents a merger of GM design and technology from the past, present and future.
Read MoreSo the 2010 Lincoln MKZ wears fancier britches, upgrades the interior and it's got all the mechanical upgrades bestowed upon the 2010 Fusion, but who should buy it?
Read MoreThe 2.8-liter, turbocharged V6 in the 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T adds 35 HP and a whopping 72 Lb-Ft of torque over the base V6. That's good, because we planned to take it out on GM's famous Lutz Ring.
Read MoreYesterday, we told you the freshly renovated and re-focused 2010 Lincoln MKZ is a solid offering in a segment full of solid offerings. Now let's take it apart, piece by piece to find out how it stacks up.
Read MoreThe 2010 Lincoln MKZ inhabits an awkward niche somewhere between badge engineered competitive sedan and aspirational luxury vehicle. We didn't know that segment existed either.
Read MoreThe 2010 Acura MDX has been loaded down with technology like no SUV before. That's a good thing, as that tech solves so many of the problems inherent to the SUV form factor.
Read MoreWe were the first with a list of the ten most traded-in clunkers. Now here's the updated list of the most traded-in and purchased vehicles under the Cash For Clunkers program as of yesterday morning and 157,000 trade-in requests.
Read MoreIn Europe, this is the Honda Accord. Here, it's the 2010 Acura TSX V6 and it's expected to compete with the BMW 3-series. Can two extra cylinders and 79 more HP really do that?
Read MoreHere's the official, exclusive list of the ten most purchased and traded-in vehicles under the Cash For Clunkers program. The big winner appears to be Ford, which has the most traded-in and most purchased vehicles.
Read MoreThe best intentions of mice and modders often go awry. We follow up our last iteration of There, I Fixed It with a look through ten Jalopnik readers' best worst car mods.
Read MoreWhat's The Greatest Car Movie Of All Time? I say it's Alex Cox's Repo Man, and for 25 years I've wondered: How and why did Cox choose the cars used in the film?
Read MoreIn this series, we'd like to honor the engines that were made in vast quantities and/or remained in front-line service for decades (in addition to low-production Ass-Kickin' Engines), and the BMW "Little Six" definitely qualifies.
Read MoreStar Wars! Epic spaceship battles! Space wizards with laser swords! Aliens! Chosen ones! Hot rods! Wait, hot rods? Yes indeed, science fiction's biggest franchise is lightly infused with car culture. Allow us to explain.
Read MoreAs we first reported yesterday, pizza magnate Papa John Schnatter has been reunited with his Camaro. This is the story of how Jalopnik made it happen and helped someone get $250,000.
Read MoreHood Scoop Of The Week isn't just about factory scoops. We mustn't overlook the excellent aftermarket hood scoops from the Golden Age Of Fiberglass: the 1970s!
Read MoreHaving been invented three times over three decades, the mid-mounted engine is not an engineering innovation that feels particularly natural to the human eye. Here’s our guide to avoiding faux pas involving mid-engined cars.
Read MoreIs there a more perfect hipster union than MINI and the iPhone? No. So MINI, in conjunction with Allstate, is offering an iPhone application to manage all your roadside assistance needs. Because, you know, that’s necessary.
Read MoreWith the oldest car yet, cross-dressing maids, and a crash-and-roll finale, the Buttonwillow Histrionics 24 Hours Of LeMons was a rod-throwin' success! Let's take a look at how all 95 citrusy racers fared.
Read MoreScience writer Alexis Madrigal put together an analysis showing we have more power in our garage than in our power plants. The data is interesting but the conclusions are fantastically wrong. Having more power is a good, nay, awesome thing.
Read MoreThere's nothing like the thrill of crossing an entire U.S. state. We just know it's what our forefathers intended. With a little help from our readers we've put together this list of ten states to criss-cross on a driving adventure.
Read MoreSpend a long weekend in Detroit and it becomes evident the United States of America is indeed a union of the car. Sculptor Mike Wilkins created his work Preamble to celebrate this very disposition.
Read MoreWe talk about engines a lot but what about other parts of the car? Like seats. Without them, it's sort of difficult to enjoy most driving experiences. What are the most comfortable car seats?
Read MoreWhile the Smart is a road car, the Woodward Dream Cruise is definitely not where it was designed to travel. There is, however, a way to pull off the most unlikely trick of cruising in one here.
Read MoreThe BMC B engine was built for nearly 30 years, but its little brother remained in front-line service for close to 50 years. That's up there with the legendary Toyota R!
Read MorePace cars have always been a way for automakers to trot out new models, test appearance packages, and create interest in their brands. But not all are created equal. What's the greatest pace car of all time?
Read MoreThe greatest cliché in motoring journalism may have begun with Herbert von Karajan and his Ferrari 250 GT Lusso.
Read MoreLike other celebrities, athletes and cars are both appreciated for the their stats, yet the combination of the two doesn't necessarily guarantee a great photo op. Don't believe us? Just check out these ridiculous athletes posing with cars below.
Read MoreCelebrities have access to some of the world's greatest cars. With some help from our readers we've found these twelve horrifying instances of them abusing, perverting and ignoring this privilege.
Read MoreI admit it, I missed a whole bunch of great cars in my last movie car list and the biggest omission was the '73 Eldorado driven by the Dr?no-force-feeding pimp in Magnum Force.
Read MoreThe name of last week's hood scoop, the Plymouth Air Grabber, reminded us of the "Dual Dome" scoops that Ford put on the 1971 and 1972 Maverick Grabbers.
Read MoreThis is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. You never know what you'll find in Copenhagen!
Read MoreStarting in the 1930s, Zoltan Glass followed Mercedes, Auto Union and other makes to tracks like the Nurburgring and Avus circuit, capturing some of the most famous cars and racers of all time. Moderately NSFW gallery of his work below.
Read MoreWe love movies. We love cars. We love movies about cars. But there are some truly pathetic car flicks out there. Below, thanks to your help, is our list of 12 of the worst.
Read MoreI've been letting the titles stack up in the Jalopnik Book Review On-Deck Circle- including a really intimidating 75-pound slab of onanic Porschism- so let's get back into this book-review thing with a fun one!
Read MoreIf you were outraged by our neglect of your very favorite films in the 12 Greatest Car Movies post, get ready to blow your remaining head gasket! It's time for Murilee's Maddening Movie Machines!
Read MoreIn order to get that 230 MPG city mileage, GM expects Chevy Volt owners to recharge at home every single night. Here's how you'll do that.
Read MoreConcept cars aren't just a chance for automakers to show us where they're going. In bolder times, they've been a platform for showing where they think the whole world is headed.
Read MoreWe were happy to help bring Papa John's Camaro home. We were pleased this led to Camaro owners getting 35,847 free pizzas. We were not excited to hear that this led to the death of one Camaro.
Read MoreWe love a good government crash test. They're guilt-free, no one gets hurt, and there's slow-motion video involved. What's better? When the cars being crashed are expensive. For your viewing pleasure, we've put together this Friday afternoon mega-destructo-luxo-crash video gallery.
Read MoreThe chaps at Caterham will do anything to save weight. This time, they've taken the Caterham R500 and cast it in Legos. We can't wait to see The Minifig Stig toss it around the Top Gear track.
Read MoreEarlier today, we found out the Porsche Cayman Shooting Brake was a hoax perpetrated by our buddy Jared Holstein from the-website-formerly-known-as-Top Gear USA. Here's the definitive walk-through of how he and a team of interns duped the automotive media.
Read MoreThis weekend's season 13 finale of Top Gear featured an HSV Maloo (the Aussie El Camino), Jay Leno in the reasonably-priced car and Clarkson saying goodbye to the super car — and perhaps to Top Gear itself. Let's watch.
Read MoreIf you're a Brit and want your Honda hatch back injected with a sportier look, then rejoice. Honda's announced the Civic Si five door appearance package will be available across the entire range.
Read MoreThe refreshed and so-clean 2010 Ford Mustang is gettin' classy, taking the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger to the Consumer Reports woodshed as Dearborn's slightly-less-beefy muscle car out-blobbed the competition with a "Very Good" road test score of 78.
Read MoreAn unusual Formula One season on an unusual track should produce the usual results, right? Maybe not—and definitely not at Spa. Potential spoilers in the crashgasmic gallery below.
Read MoreThe Carpocalypse is claiming cars left-and-right. Unfortunately, it's been mostly the wrong cars. If cars are in need of an axing, which one should die?
Read MoreThe US Cash For Clunkers program may be over, but Germany is still running its own version. In an editorial for Wall Street Journal Europe, the Cato Institute’s Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar exposes the program’s misconceptions.
Read MoreThe LA Times put together a Google Maps mashup of LA county fires as well as a list of dozens of roads closed (below). Why all the road closures? Because driving through fires is really bad for paint jobs.
Read MoreWe get quite a few suggestions for EOTD honors and we try to get to all of them, but a tip from a Fiat X1/9 racer always gets jumped to the front of the line!
Read MoreThe BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept is a full hybrid powered by a three-cylinder turbodiesel connected to a pair of electric motors pumping out 265 HP and 590 lb-ft of torque. Oh, and it looks like it's from Tron.
Read MoreWelcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Let's celebrate Fiat's triumphant return to North America!
Read MoreHere we go again, another LeMons Über Gallery! We've got over 2,000 photos of the action from the Buttonwillow Histrionics.
Read MoreWhat the heck, let's make today a real junkyard-stravaganza! While looking for Clunkerized machinery down on the junkyard, I ran across this pair of rust-free Amazons: one '65 coupe and one '67 sedan.
Read MoreYou've seen the Cash For Clunkers numbers and maybe even endured some sodium silicate destructo videos, but have you thought about where those vehicles go after their engines get destroyed? That's right!
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Where else would you find a 56-year-old MG at a downtown parking meter?
Read MoreThe non-car person's mind is a very strange place. Example A: Mediaite's Rachel Sklar (pictured) illustrates she knows nothing about cars by listing everything she knows about cars. We're just happy the names of all ten cars are correct. [Mediaite]
Read MoreSteve Millen has a long history tweaking Nissans and this version of the STILLEN GT-R for the Targa Newfoundland has been bumped to provide 620 HP AWD horsies — good enough for a 0-to-60 MPH jaunt of 2.9 seconds.
Read MoreDespite random misgivings by the Chinese government over the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong, recently leaked sales condition details indicate production intent of an small Hummer H4 CUV. HX Concept anyone? Maybe. How about Hummer Compass or Patriot? More likely.
Read MoreAn idiot allegedly racing his Lotus Elise against a Porsche around Salt Lake City crashed into an oncoming car last night. Making this worse: his son was in the passenger seat, and he's the one in critical condition.
Read MoreBuying Ford stock at $1.87 is an idea that seems good in hindsight. Throwing a Cherry Bomb on the exhuast of your mom's Ford Taurus? Not so much. Looking back, what's the crappiest mod you've ever made?
Read MoreThe ABT Aud R8 V10 makes a stunning 600 HP, adding an extra 75 horses atop the already-powerful V10. But, since the boys at ABT are addicted to power and going really, really fast, it seems appropriate.
Read MoreUnlike the eight-hour charge cycles of electric cars, it takes only three minutes to refill the Mercedes B-Class F-CELL. Unlike cars that combust hydrogen, it emits only water. Even better — it'll reach the U.S. next year.
Read MoreTo share with you the fruits of a collaboration between Jalopnik and Vanity Fair’s gay car blog Stick Shift, here’s a mega-gallery of a gorgeous red 1967 Miura P400.
Read MoreThe bill for the four-year service on a Porsche Carrera GT comes in at about $8,000. What do you get for the money?
Read MoreOne is 45 years old, the other 66 million. One is 13' long, the other 42. Both are awesome and both are American. Which one would you buy?
Read MoreCould the Ferrari 458 Italia finally mean the end of the ugly supercar from Modena? These new photographs, showing it on the road and revealing the actual interior for the first time point to "yes."
Read MoreSince splitting from GM, Saab has promised to take a new, more Scandinavian direction and the new 2010 Saab 9-5 is the first step. With an all-turbocharged powertrain and beefy styling, this is one spicy meatball.
Read MoreWomen we're told are "models" from the Angry Green Girls website took their militant hottie environmental agenda to the streets yesterday, washing only hybrid cars in LA. Hybrid pics you'll actually want to see below the jump.
Read MoreHow to react to the death of a prominent yet polarizing political figure? Well, in Bambi, Disney's animated treatise on child-rearing and a cornerstone of 20th-century American morality, we all learned— some better than others— how Thumper's mother taught him an important rule: If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. Now, how is a commenter, whose very role is to say something, supposed to abide by that, especially in these politically-charged times? And when the figure in que
Read MoreThe little Mini Coupé Concept heralded the start of today's 50th Anniversary of the Mini in all its myriad forms. Now, in honor of this brilliant little car's first half century, we're listing these five all-time best.
Read MoreSenator Edward "Teddy" Kennedy (D-MA), the "Lion Of The Senate" and the only man to lose the Presidency because of an auto accident, passed away Tuesday night at his Massachusetts home. Jalopnik remembers the man and his legend below.
Read MoreThe three-door 2010 VW Polo may not be the most exciting small car to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (ahem, Mini Coupe), but it seems stately by comparison. Also, it's actually going to be built.
Read MoreToday's the 50th Anniversary of the MINI Cooper. What better way to celebrate than revealing a concept car? This is it. It's the MINI Coupé Concept and it dispenses with all but the basic fundamentals of what makes MINI great.
Read MoreGrumpy Wisconsinite and accomplished economist Thorstein Veblen was a big fan of working hard and being sensible, so much so that he coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe the economic phenomenon of, to put it bluntly, rich people spending money on stupid stuff just because they can. Now, economics is called The Dismal Science for a reason, and Veblen's the kind of guy who would crack a dour Norwegian grin every time an Enzo burned, but it's hard to know what he'd think of Papa Jo
Read MoreWhat's the Hyundai ix35 in Europe and Tucson IX in Korea is probably the 2010 Hyundai Tucson here in the U.S. New photos above and below show the magnitude of the generational change.
Read MoreIt's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.
Read MoreLet's say you have a sick love of the Toyota Prius, but you also need the kid-toting and junk-hauling capabilities of a limousine. Solution? Weld a whole new section in the middle and make yourself a six-door Prius hybrid-limo.
Read MoreIf you’re stuck behind the wheel every morning, two new apps that aim to connect you with other drivers might become as much a part of your commute as lukewarm coffee and the voice of Carl Kasell.
Read MoreThe story of Papa John's Camaro coming home, and the $250K (and free pizzas!) it cost to bring it back, has us thinking about our long-lost first cars. How much would you pay to get your first car back?
Read MoreIn celebration of Papa John's Camaro coming home with our help, Papa John's will give a free large one-topping pizza to any Camaro owner who visits a store on Wednesday, August 26th. Full details below. You lucky mullet-mobile owners.
Read MoreMazda has Nagare style, Ford Europe has kinetic design, and the 2010 Hyundai Tucson CUV has a "fluidic sculpture." This isn't a mistranslation.
Read MoreA photo of Papa John with the original Z28. Click through to see its journey
Read MoreAs amusing as SLR Guy was, there's a new successor to the 'wrecked car plus dopey pose' formula. His name? Civic Kid. We guess it's time for another photoshop contest!
Read MoreWe cannot explain anything about this video, but "Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend" is equal parts WTF and NSFW. Under no circumstances should you open this at work, unless you work for an uber-gay motorcycle builder.
Read MoreLess than half-a-day left in Cash For Clunkers and the end couldn't come soon enough. According to newest data, recorded dealer transactions jumped by nearly 30% this weekend. That, plus the top traded-in and purchased cars, below.
Read MoreTrucks sometimes get a bad rap with enthusiasts, despite all of us growing up with Tonka Trucks. But some trucks, like the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Wes reviewed last night, can be fun too. What's your favorite truck?
Read MoreGiven BMW's recent penchant for segment diversification, we suspect this isn't a joke image, but rather really a spy shot of their latest test mule. [Reddit]
Read MoreThe Maserati GranCabrio, the first four-seater convertible from the three-pronged automaker, will drop its canvas top for the first time at its debut on September 15 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Read MoreI've been working on Walker Canada to print up some cheap Noch Ein Scheiß-E30 shirts for our readers, but no dice on that effort so far. However, he did make some more DTTS shirts!
Read MoreA couple weeks back, I drove across Wisconsin, en route from my cousin's wedding in southeastern Minnesota (ancestral home of the Martin clan) to my SO's family vacation cabin on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.
Read MoreHere we've got an engine that The General has been building for more than 50 years (if you count crate motors), and which powered some of the all-time wildest machines during the Muscle Car Era.
Read MoreThe LeMons Supreme Court, in its ongoing attempt to keep the gears of justice oiled with the blood of racing miscreants, created some brutally effective new penalties for the Buttonwillow race last weekend.
Read MoreFor a very brief moment, I thought that I was looking at one of my old cars when I encountered this 140 at my local self-service yard.
Read MoreWe couldn't cover the first-ever Concours d'LeMons in Monterey last weekend, because Jalopnik's entire West Coast Bureau (me) was busy covering some dumb race in Merle Haggard country. No problem, though- we've got photos aplenty!
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Would you believe these things were once as common as Explorers?
Read MoreAs the Cash For Clunkers program begins to screech to a halt we again take a look at the most traded-in, most purchased vehicles and other fun stats.
Read MoreOn certain mornings and evenings, tired of listening to the same A.C. Newman track over-and-over again, we glide our radio's tuner towards public radio and pickup the gentle tones of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and warm ourselves in the fiction News from Lake Wobegon and, somehow, our woes drift away. Based on the town of Freeport, Minnesota, it has a serious population divide; half the town is German and the other half is Norwegian. As a descriptor, Keillor explains "all the wom
Read MoreWednesday's Noir Leather bikini car wash / Jalopnik meetup certainly brought out more weirdos and hoopties than we could shake a stick at. Anyone interested in a VW Beetle with a mid-mounted Intrepid engine? Probably NSFW gallery below.
Read MoreAutomakers not only want you to survive a crash, they want the five-star rating so they can convince people to buy their cars. Does it work? Do you care about safety ratings?
Read MoreThe only thing that would've made the Bumblebee costume (pictured) from Comic-Con more cool would be if it had transformed into a Camaro. Now we've found another home-made costume that actually transforms. Head below to see the robogasmic video.
Read MoreLost in last week's GM product news was a spicy morsel from the Detroit News. According to Scott Burgess, GM's "Maximum" Bob Lutz confirmed Buick will reveal the Regal this year as a rebadged Opel Insignia. But whither the GNX?
Read MoreIf you’re in the mood for a butch German coupé with a big V8 up front and an American flag in the back, you’ve come to the right place: there’s a Porsche 928 for sale in Soho.
Read MoreAs we reported yesterday, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley will become a primary investor in America's new F1 race team. Hurley sees video "as a big part of what we do at U.S. F1." So, what, they'll be StreetF1re.com? [Reuters]
Read MoreIn case you didn't know it, your headlamps are aimed differently; the driver's side is positioned lower than the passenger side. No problem in the US, but when right-of-way lanes change in Europe, trouble. Audi's got a neat little fix.
Read MoreParamount Pictures has officially released the details of the upcoming DVD and Blu Ray release of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen due out October 20. Both versions will include such special features as a commentary track with director Michael Bay and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It will also have a variety of featurette's on the making of the film and extended scene's not included in the theatrical cut. The Blu Ray release will also include such exclusive special features as: •
Read MorePhilosopher Bishop George Berkeley contributed much to mathematics and philosophy, especially in the more existentialist arm of the business. His beliefs can be summed up in the phrase "To be is to be perceived" which takes things a bit further than Descartes. The concept is, essentially, that all we can understand of reality is what we perceive. Perception is impossible to separate from reality. It's the opposite of materialism and it forms the basis of Kant, Hegel, and other modern philosopher
Read MoreIf you're anywhere near Palmya, Nebraska this weekend, you should plan to hit the estate auction of John Armbrust. Over the past 50 years he collected more than 275 vehicles, and they're all for sale. Absolutely epic gallery below.
Read MoreFollowing yesterday's sojourn across the United States we'd open our minds and borders with ten great international drives chosen from the "Drives of a Lifetime" list from National Geographic: Traveler.
Read MoreIf a new generation of kids are going to hit the road, they're going to have to go through a little bit of driver's education. But what's the best driver's ed car?
Read MoreThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, never short of tests, put six mini/microcars to the roof strength test. The result? If you have to, you might be better off rolling a Smart Fortwo than flipping an Aveo.
Read MoreWhen we drove from Manhattan to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise, it got us thinking about the Holy Grail of American road trips: all the way across the country. It has to be done, but behind the wheel of what?
Read MoreDriving around in a New Jersey-plated Mercedes S-Class AMG didn't send the "I'm obnoxious" message clearly enough for this driver — so they listed the price they paid for it in their license plate. Classy. (Hat tip to Derek!)
Read MoreTime to flex those brain cells and see if you can guess today's car before the jump. The picture gives a big hint, letting you know that it's a Deluxe. The question is; a Deluxe what?
Read MoreNews today Buick will kill the planned Saturn Vue-platformed plug-in-hybrid-electric crossover comes as no surprise to the consumers and journalists who saw it in person. The "Vue-ick" was horrifyingly atrocious. Now we've uncovered news GM killed it because of Twitter.
Read MoreWith a 0-to-62 of 6.1-seconds, the SEAT Leon Cupra R is the quickest regular production SEAT ever, putting out 261 HP through a direct-injection TSI 2.0-liter fourbanger sitting behind a snout that only looks good after a few Estrella Damms.
Read MoreToyota’s Harmony Prius commercial was hippie enough. In a logical next step, they are now planting flowers by Californian highways. Swarms of 20,000 flowers!
Read MoreHolden's readying a limited edition version of its Commodore SSV with Pontiac's twin-nostril grille and hood scoops. According to Australian sources, the special edition will be called the Commodore G8 SSV and be available as a sedan, ute and wagon!
Read MoreThe Dream Cruise was astounding-not merely the cars, but because cars were celebrated during a time of economic instability, environmental worries, and changing definitions of personal mobility. So what's the future of the Dream Cruise-and auto enthusiasts in general?
Read MoreBroadway and Hollywood have always been obsessed with the idea of athletes, writers, actors, singers, et cetera getting their one big break and making it. It's the story of 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Invincible, and an almost infinite number of similar stories. Perhaps it's because these institutions themselves are the instruments by which this sort of breakthrough occurs (well, before American Idol). Or maybe we're obsessed with the concept because, deep down, we're all still waiti
Read MoreYou've probably never heard of California City, CA, but it's the third largest city in California. It occupies a vast expanse of the Mojave Desert, but with a population of 8,385, it's practically a ghost town.
Read MoreThe Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is now the fourth largest automaker, besting Ford the first half of 2009. But this year's sales story is about rate of losses, not gains. Toyota better watch its back, GM's losing less and increasing production.
Read MoreRobert Novak, who achieved notoriety in the 1960s as a political columnist and in 2008 as the driver of a Corvette involved in a hit-and-run accident, died of a brain tumor today at his Washington home.
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen of the Detroit metro area: Interested in getting a car wash from models decked out in the latest fetish fashions of Noir Leather while meeting Jalopnik staff? Okay, we know one's a bigger draw than the other.
Read MoreThe Woodward Dream Cruise attracted over one million cruisers and car-obsessed nuts. That's a lot of eyes for advertisers to drool over. While some pitches were good, many were not. Here's some of the worst. We call it "Badvertising."
Read MoreBecause driving a Spyker C8 Aileron isn't as much fun if people can't see you enjoying it, Spyker unveiled the Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder to the wealthy masses at this weekend's Pebble Beach Concours.
Read MoreAfter taking in the famous Bonneville Speed Week, the journey home provided time to reflect upon the experience. We've concluded there's a subtle importance not reflected in any record book of the event.
Read MoreAs if the death of a somewhat troublesome Maserati BiTurbo wasn't bad enough, a dealership in Bloomington, Indiana is preparing to execute this supremely reliable 1989 Jeep Wagoneer V6 4x4 with just 67K on the odometer.
Read MoreIn the nerdy cops post commenter Jasondavis01 pointed out the cops use these and SLC and provided a photo. Others noted the backwards flag on the Toyota Camry police cruiser (seriously). This is where CaptMatt15 and TatsuFX explained that, on uniforms and vehicles, the flag is portrayed inverted from normal so that it looks like its "fluttering in the wind in the direction of movement of the object." It's an interesting bit of trivia and we wanted to include it even though the COTD, from Steve_i
Read MoreThe only way to guarantee you're out at front in any race is to be in a pace car. We've picked out these twelve best featured below with the help of our readers.
Read MoreI find myself in a vehicular pickle and need my fellow Jalops' perspective. Here's the tragically ironic tale (sorry it's so long):
Read MoreThis latest batch of photos of the 2010 Acura ZDX shows Honda is ready to go "all in" on the bet the premium/near-premium buyer wants to move away from SUVs and towards category-shattering crossovers. Gah!
Read MoreDespite being as European as an American car can get, our Euro car boy has never seen a DeLorean before. His first impressions follow.
Read MoreThe Devon GTX, revealed yesterday at Pebble Beach, is a 650 HP V10-powered super car from LA-based industrial design house Devon Motorworks. If the $500,000 car looks familiar, it should. It's based on the Dodge Viper SRT/10. Gallery below.
Read MoreDespite 1.1 million attendees and 250,000 classic cars along 14 miles of metro Detroit roadway, the Woodward Dream Cruise rarely makes top lists of major world-wide auto events. A helicopter's necessary to reveal the massiveness. Luckily, we've got one.
Read MoreIt turns out the 2010 Grand Bentley is actually the Bentley Mulsanne, a $300,000 homage to the Bentleys of yore that just premiered at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. Tough market to drop a big, expensive Bentley in, eh?
Read MoreBlack Iron Racing, winners of the Altamont '07 race, went with their standard LeMons formula for Buttonwillow: BMW 5 Series minus all the bodywork equals win! Unfortunately for them, they didn't modify their driving technique.
Read MoreAs proof that this site serves as a corrupting influence on our readers, PCH Poster Child Mad_Science read our LeMons coverage and became convinced that building a LeMons car would be a good idea.
Read MoreRemember the Black Metal V8olvo? Featuring an all-star cast of Spec Miata racers (a vast improvement over the not-so-great drivers- e.g., me- they had in the past) and great penalty-avoidance skills, they're leading the race!
Read MoreApparently Nissan didn't get the message all the cool stuff was happening at the Woodward Dream Cruise today and they went ahead and revealed the 2011 Infiniti M at the stinky old Pebble Beach Concours.
Read MoreThis is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Rust-My-Enemy has found us a genuine Swedish Volvochero!
Read MoreJalopnik’s Euro-flavored team is already here on Woodward. Keeping with our theme of driving a movie car at the Woodward Dream Cruise, we’ll be cruising in a Transformers logo-emblazoned Camaro after driving Knight Rider's KITT last year.
Read MoreThis was definitely the toughest day of LeMons BS Inspections we've ever done: over 100 cars, lots of whiners, lots of difficult judgment calls on possibly legit (but probably cheating) racers, and Central Valley heat.
Read MoreAnd despite appearances, we couldn't be happier being here at the Woodward Dream Cruise. We're just dumbstruck - veterans and first-timers alike are reeling with sensory overload. Share a bit of that with us below.
Read MoreSo GM says the Chevy Volt will be getting 230 MPG... somehow. Outrageous, right? But not exactly unique. Every now and then, automakers come out with something that's just too good to be true. Here's seven of their biggest whoppers.
Read MoreThe C4 Corvette isn't always held in the highest esteem, but subjecting it to the Cash For Clunkers sodium silicate death sentence just cruel. The car lasts a brutal 3:49 seconds before its smokey death.
Read MoreThere's an 18-year-old record of 409.986 MPH in the A-motor blown fuel streamliner class Bobby Moore has his eyes set on, with the Maro Special he's aiming at taking it in a big way.
Read MoreThe owner of a pristine 1985 Maserati BiTurbo apparently didn't understand the challenging nature of Italian cars, trading it in for Cash For Clunkers; the automotive equivalent of putting down an Asperger's kid because of unprepared parents.
Read MoreThe last time we caught up with Eric Burns the car was falling a little flat at the high end and not quite hitting the blistering 101.5 MPH top speed it's hit at Bonneville in the past, so he was working out the kinks still. "Evil Tweety," in case you weren't aware, is the worlds fastest stock class Honda 600, here we see Eric hard at work on the laptop tuning the fuel injection system and loading the engine with a water dyno, which puts this operation right in the top tier of technically advanc
Read MoreThat thing on the rear axle — the ball of gears allowing you to take a corner? Have you ever wondered about how it works? The "Chevrolet Motor Division" is here to explain.
Read MoreWe love a good turkey, though we admit the Thanksgiving Day custom is a bit of a shame since the Turkey isn't the most flavorful poultry meat. And after preparing almost an entire Thanksgiving meal ourselves (never brine in a bag, trust us) we're sort of done with the whole process. Part of us wishes that, at the time, we'd have called the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, which is open in November and December to help would-be TDay heroes. Seriously, the line employs over 50 trained, college-educate
Read MoreCombine a twin-turbo V8, twin-electric motors and the strangest form factor on the market and you've got the 480 HP BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the most pointlessly powerful hybrid in history.
Read More"It just started smoking like crazy. And it smelled terrible. I didn't see anything in the mirror, so I was like, ‘I wonder where it went?'" Where it went below, but be warned, it's troubling and NSFW.
Read MoreBMW keeps rolling out versions of the 2010 7-series. This time it's the ActiveHybid 7, which will officially bow at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Read MoreWe came to Bonneville for Speed Week, but we also wandered around close-by Wendover and found this totally awesome Fairchild C-123K sitting at the airfield, believe it or not it's the same one from Con Air.
Read MoreThe 1985 Ford Mustang GT is a popular model, having the distinction of being the last year of the 5.0 HO V8 with a Holley 4-barrel carb. Imagine finding one with less than 100 miles on the odometer.
Read MoreYesterday, GM announced a return to basics. That's good because sometimes, mobility alone is all we can afford. Few bare-bones cars had something making them more than basic transportation. Some, starting with the Model T, did. Here's our favorites.
Read MoreThe Kevin Morgan Trans Am bodykit for the new Camaro is close to reality, with Trans Am Depot committing to production of Phoenix T/A conversion kits and a real-life concept dropping later this month.
Read MoreThe flagship Hyundai Equus luxury sedan will go on sale in the USA late next year and our sources indicate the Lexus LS460-rival will likely be priced between $50K and $60K.
Read MoreYesterday, we unleashed negativity on the worst states to drive across. It's time for Ohioans to come to defense of their homeland. What's the best state to drive across?
Read MoreThe 2010 Nissan Sentra is in dealerships today showing off slight cosmetic changes, an available color navtainment system, and best of all, price drops on every trim level of up to $1100.
Read MoreTiptoeing away from the high revs and the circuit races of the old continent, our crazy Euro car boy has landed in America—and came face to face with a Dodge Challenger.
Read MoreWe love a good road trip. Miles of open road, diners, scenery, et cetera. But there are some states we'd rather avoid. What's the worst state to drive across?
Read MoreRemember the Bentley GTZ Zagato from the 2008 Geneva Auto Show? Well, now, thanks to Craigslist, it could be auto showing in your driveway.
Read MoreGet your Government Motors jokes ready, GM is going to ask Americans to make actual sacrifices in the pursuit of a low-cost green car. Comrades, we give you the GM Bare Necessity Car Concept.
Read MoreChanneling "The Jungle Book," the GM Bare Necessity Truck Concept is supposed to give truck buyers only what they need and nothing more. So what's that fancy reversible bulkhead doing there?
Read MoreWe want to like stock car racing. The cars we own, raced in a spectacle of American ingenuity and skill-it'd be awesome. So why doesn't NASCAR do that?
Read MoreIn Eastern Europe? Looking for the baddest homemade car to rule the streets? Look no further than this F1-inspired, Škoda-based monoposto which surely can't be beat.
Read MoreBad timing, bad marketing and bad pricing have all killed a number of great cars. With a little help we've identified these ten great cars that sold like complete crap.
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We haven't seen an Alameda Mustang since this '67.
Read MoreLooking to do a little scenic drive with your girlfriend and young son… from Belgium to India and back, with a load of hash in secret compartments? What vehicle would you choose? Exactly: Newport!
Read MoreSocial Distortion's cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" came on the satellite radio as we made the turn off for the Bonneville Salt Flats. It felt somehow appropriate. Racing hasn't started and already, the place is awesome. Gallery below.
Read MoreToday we have an easy one for you. Take a look at this shot and see if you can guess the identity of our mystery car before hitting the jump. Here's a hint- it's engine turns back time.
Read MoreThe success of the Cash For Clunkers program has been at the expense of a few great cars. More sales are good, but crushed classics are bad. Look at the Dodge Ram Vanamino above! Someone, please, Save The Clunkers!
Read MoreThe NHTSA list of the most purchased cars under the Cash For Clunkers programs favors cars. But if you look at it by model, and not by trim, trucks and crossovers are the true winners.
Read MoreStarting Saturday, the blinding whiteness of the Bonneville Salt Flats will transform into the most revered home of high speed in the world. And we'll be there.
Read MoreMexicans went loco for the old Lincoln Mark LT, making it the best-selling Lincoln in all the land, so now they're getting the 2010 Lincoln Mark LT. Seriously folks, it's an F-150 Platinum with a flashy grille. Just sayin'... [PickupTrucks.com]
Read MoreDan Neil said the 2010 Buick LaCrosse is "an American Lexus" but despite that, The Detroit News' Scott Burgess wins the insight cake, saying it's "the best car no one will buy." Maybe. What's the best car no one bought?
Read MoreYesterday, the lumberjack-loving gals at The Globe and Mail put together a list of cars that'd help ladies pick up men. Lame. Here's ten cars that definitely won't enhance your milkshake's ability to bring boys to the yard.
Read MoreV8? Check. Turbocharger? Check. Air suspension? Check. The Probag Niva is Australia’s mad take on a Soviet classic.
Read MoreA dangerous norm is emerging. The widespread adoption of navigation systems is dumbifying the American navigator, making them incapable of reading a map, much less understanding it. To rectify that, here's the basics of getting where you're going with paper.
Read MoreYou know what's great about Bondo? Everything. Where careful bodywork and extensive part matching fails, Bondo steps in. What can Bondo do for you?
Read MoreGM just announced plans to give the outgoing Saturn Vue a facelift for Buick and introduce it as a plug-in 2-mode hybrid. It'll use Volt-like batteries and run 10 miles on electricity only, making it the first plug-in hybrid SUV.
Read MoreThe IIHS has performed another round of slow-speed bumper tests, this time demonstrating all mid-size sedans will cost you a pretty penny to repair in slow speed collisions. See how your favorite appliance auto did below.
Read MoreIn our daily tally of the most traded-in clunkers under the Cash For Clunkers program we find the Toyota Corolla has knocked the Ford Focus off the mountain still made up primarily of old Ford Explorers.
Read MoreWe have a fresh update on the Cash For Clunkers numbers and it appears that the program actually is quickly running out of funds because people are buying greener cars.
Read MoreWe love the AMG Hammer and its 6.0-liter AMG-tuned V8. This means we love this Mercedes 300 wagon converted into a Hammer wagon that much more.
Read MoreSpeaking in Michigan today, Akio Toyoda, Toyota's new president, said one of his objectives is to inject excitement into the automaker's lineup by reiterating plans to collaborate with Subaru on an affordable, fun-to-drive Subieyota sports car. [Detroit News, Twitter]
Read MoreThe whole segment is a four minute scare tactic about the Department of Transportation's CARS Act "Cash For Clunkers" dealer website. In order to process rebates, a dealer must sign on to the DoT system and then, according to "Prosecutor Kim," the government can "basically track you, basically forever." Yeah. not quite. Here is the, admittedly, scary sounding verbiage:
Read MoreDecades of corporate mismanagement, incompetent government policies, shortsighted agendas and misplaced ego caused the decline of Detroit's, and therefore America's, automotive industrial might. Mother nature doesn't care for such trivialities. She's been busy taking back what's hers. Gallery below.
Read MoreHow would you like to get your very own Warsaw Pact-built, proletariat-grade machine, equipped with a 3-cylinder/2-stroke engine with just seven moving parts… for free?
Read MoreMore than $600 million has been requested for Cash For Clunkers vouchers. But where's it being requested from? Below, a state-by-state analysis of where the money's heading.
Read MoreYou know those centralized card-capable electronic parking meters popping up on city blocks all over? The ones displacing good old coin-op meters? They seem to have a massive security flaw that could allow unlimited free parking.
Read MoreDuring the weekend of the Hungarian Grand Prix, The New York Times’s F1 correspondent Brad Spurgeon conducted a fascinating interview with Bernie Ecclestone, the man who rules the racing series.
Read MoreThe Cash For Clunkers program's clearly moved vehicles off the lot. With the Senate considering an additional two billion dollars, our question is: who's winning the Cash For Clunkers sales war? The answer: American automakers, by a nose. Here's why.
Read MoreI was going to follow up the Rover 3500 triple scoop with the terrifying '64 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt scoop, but then it became clear that we were having a Chrysler sort of a weekend.
Read MoreI felt quite proud when I managed to find the location used by photorealist painter Robert Bechtle for his most famous painting, Gran Torino Alameda. But my accomplishment was nothing, it turns out.
Read MoreBuilt in large- in fact, vast- quantities from 1977 through 1993, the 151-cubic-inch Iron Duke four-cylinder served The General well, though generally without much recognition.
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Would you believe this is only our second Alameda Challenger?
Read MoreWelcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Who doesn't love a happy little Triumph?
Read MoreRemember the Chevette Scooter? The Tercel EZ? The Horizon America? A couple of decades back, Americans had a pretty broad selection of affordable basic transportation with zero frivolous gingerbread. Not these days.
Read MoreYessir, I sure do love visiting the junkyard, and all those Junkyard Find posts have resulted in some photographs that look snazzy as computer desktop wallpaper.
Read MoreIn general, cars at the high-turnover self-service junkyards tend to be 15 to 20 years old, but some types of cars disappeared from junkyards long before their time. The Pinto was such a car.
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a 58-year-old car that's on just its second owner.
Read MoreIf you've always wanted to be Carlsson på taket then you'll need the proper ride. Nice Price or Crack Pipe has just the car, and it comes with quite the Saab story.
Read MoreDuring his campaign, Barack Obama promised change you can believe in. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Ford that's had a change we can definitely get behind.
Read MoreOmega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe offers up a Convertible X-car that could be the last Omega you'll ever buy.
Read MoreSummer's almost over, but there's still time to take that family road trip. NIce Price or Crack Pipe has the perfect car, but wants to know — are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Read MoreAre you jonesing for a mid-engine Honda product, but can't afford an NSX? Well, NIce Price or Crack Pipe has found a car that is so mad it just might fit the bill. Or maybe it'd kill you.
Read MoreIn the play My Fair Lady, Professor Henry Higgins turned Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a proper English lady. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe brings you a similar transformation from Toyota.
Read MoreThe people will survive. In their environment. The Nice Price or Crack Pipe — Of this Toyota. It's gotta' Mazda mill. The better to go fast. You could have a Corona, $3,000 deposit. . .
Read MoreAre you large and in-charge? Well, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a tubby two-door that will let you see and be seen. So get your bad portly self over here and take a look.
Read MoreDo you like fried food and German cars? Need something that will see you through society's collapse? Well, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Mercedes diesel that will get you through the economic downturn smelling like Micky-Dees.
Read MoreMid-engine madness overcomes stereotypical douchebagginess with today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW M1 super car.
Read MoreVirgin 240Z's are a rare find these days, and Nice Price or Crack Pipe is still looking. But in the mean time, here's a Canadian one with a V12 bun in the oven!
Read MoreAre you looking for a Q-ship? Something that's quick, but runs under the radar? Well, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a potentially ferocious Ford that only your grandma might notice.
Read MoreREO Speedwagon may no longer be cranking out inoffensive MOR rock, but today Nice Price or Crack Pipe is bringing you their namesake, and the only way to get it back on the road again will be to keep pushing.
Read MoreA lot of people name their cars — Eleanor, Christine, etc. But today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Toyota that only wants to be known as mister.
Read MoreIn 1827 Jedediah Smith became the first white man to cross the Bonneville Salt Flats. In honor of that, and Speed Week, Nice Price or Crack Pipe is putting you inside the belly tank of the beast.
Read MoreOld cars can be a challenge to maintain. Old French cars that were never officially brought to the U.S. can be extra challenging. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GTi that's one of the extra-est.
Read MoreIf you're just as likely to drop acid as the clutch, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a George Barris custom that definitely goes to 11.
Read MoreEverybody knows Miatas are quick around the corners, but don't typically offer monster acceleration. Nice Price or Crack Pipe has one that's hiding a secret, and it's not radioactive breath.
Read MoreThe old maxim admonishes you not to keep all your eggs in one basket. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if that's still true if your basket happens to be an egg?
Read MoreWhat could possibly be better for your car-buying karma than getting your hands on the Popemobile? Why, a Mercedes Benz 260E owned by Jesus' grandson of course, and Nice Price or Crack Pipe is here to drive for your sins.
Read MoreSlotting just under the new 911 Turbo, Porsche's new track-ready yet street-legal 911 GT3 RS gets an added 15 HP over the non-RS GT3, bringing power up to 450 HP thanks to the larger 3.8-liter flat-six. Full gallery, details below.
Read MoreIt may look like the old Porsche 911 Turbo, but this newest version of the 997 Turbo has been upgraded with the Carrera's 3.8-liter direct-injection mill. Can this old dog learn a new trick?
Read MoreThe popular game Whac-A-Mole was invented in the early 1970s as a carnival game by a young man who didn't originally understand how valuable his invention was. He didn't secure a patent and lost the invention. The young man ended up forming Showbiz Pizza Place, which bought more Whac-A-Moles than anyone else. Though it took a while for Fechter to feel the gratification of his success, anyone playing the game gets instant satisfaction from whacking moles. You wouldn't think much would happen inst
Read MoreThe photo of someone from a car dealership flicking off prospective buyers yesterday reminded us why we buy most of our cars off of Craigslist or eBay Motors and made us wonder: what's your worst dealership experience?
Read MoreClint Howard, we imagine, is probably as lovably strange in real life as he his in films. For instance, according to Wikipedia, he plays World of Warcraft "under the name Extas of the guild "Rush" on the Dark Iron Realm." Whatever that means. We tend to think of him as the guy who always appears as an ass in Ron Howard films. He's the jerk that works in a morgue in Backdraft, the jerky factory boss in Far And Away, and the jerky assistant in Cocoon. We'll always think of him as the creepy Rughea
Read MoreToday's expensive new cars are tomorrow's inexpensive project cars for parents and their kids. But what new cars will you want to hot rod with your kids in twenty years?
Read MoreWhile peeking into your garages we couldn't help but notice the many tools populating the shelves (and floors, backseats, coffee cans, etc) and it led us directly to this query: what's your favorite auto tool?
Read MoreOnly Bonneville is Bonneville. But where do you go if you have a hunger for speed but not the time, money, or character for Speed Week? Provided you’re very stupid, here’s ten places to speed on the cheap.
Read MoreThe Indian Mahindra Diesel pickups are among the most highly anticipated imports around these parts. The small, cheap pickup fits the bill but what's it like to drive? PickupTrucks.com's Mike Levine takes the Mahindra "Pik-Up" for a spin.
Read MoreThis first thing that grabbed our attention when we opened this press release was not the fact that the 2010 SX4 gets more power or better fuel-economy than its predecessor; no, it was the title "Suzuki Adds SX to the City."
Read MoreWith a Volvo-based 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, the Noble M600 produces an astonishing 650 HP and has a top speed of 225 MPH. Want one? The niche British carmaker'll sell you one for just £200,000 ($331,350). Gallery below.
Read MoreYou like to shoot race photos, but those uptight track officials won't let you get out on the track in your '89 Olds and get some up-close shots of the action? No problem!
Read MoreYou see a lot of budget-challenged repairs and modifications on Crusher-bound vehicles; along with adding a handful of Little Trees, a car's final owner often performs some last-ditch fixes in order to stay mobile.
Read MoreThere's a sequence in the 1991 movie Slacker in which a couple of Texas gearheads score a GM electronic-ignition distributor in the junkyard.
Read MoreWhen you're stranded in the Moroccan desert with ten days of rations and a basket-case 2CV, do you give up? Hell no! You do what Emile Leray did!
Read MoreThe other day we talked about bad car technology, the stuff designed to remove you from the experience. Now, let's look at good technology, the stuff designed to make driving better for you, the driver.
Read MoreHaving owned British cars prior to taking on the '67 Sprite Hell Project, you'd think I'd have learned my lesson about Lucas Electrics: always remove every last trace of the Prince Of Darkness' evil works!
Read MoreDropping the 500 HP S85 V10 from the E60 M5 into the engine bay of an E30 M3 requires building an essentially all-new chassis underneath the classic body. Here's how it's done.
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