Demonstrating the kind of financial savvy that keeps "gold investment" firms in business, a poster at Bimmer Forums wants his 5-series repossessed so he can buy the M3 he wants. It's brilliant/awful and doesn't even appear to be a troll!
Read MoreThe Lexus GX460, the lush version of Toyota's archaic, body-on-frame 4Runner, gets a revamp, a new 4.6-liter engine, and a fresh lease on life for 2010. The question is, will anyone notice?
Read MoreAutoweek is reporting Toyota will lease, not sell the Lexus LFA. Not really. You'll still be able to walk into a dealer with 3,750 unmarked $100 bills and walk out with one of 500 Toyota supercars.
Read MoreThis is the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, the first production coupé (Cadillac XLR's a coupé convertible) from GM's luxury brand since the 1993 Cadillac Eldorado. Luckily, the CTS Coupe is a helluva lot hotter. Better news? The CTS-V Coupe's coming!
Read MoreEver since Marcello Gandini designed the Lamborghini Countach’s scissor doors, any serious competitor to the automotive loony throne has had to have a trick door. With the Koenigsegg’s, there’s a slight catch.
Read MoreIf you've ever seen a Mazda rotary engine or driven an RX, you've wanted the same powerplant plopped into the nose of a Miata. Mike Burlas Design has done just that and thrown in a turbo.
Read MoreY'all have seen the official specs and press images and even read our Lexus LFA first drive, but until we had some alone-time with Toyota's new super car at SEMA we didn't realize it's coolest bit of carbon fiber.
Read MoreUnlike the 350Z the 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster was designed from the beginning as a convertible. That means slicker looks and less compromise in the pursuit of drop-top fun, but is it still the real sports car the 350Z was?
Read MoreThe Opel Insignia OPC is based on the same platform as the new-for-the-US Buick Regal, but adds the torque-vectoring Haldex AWD system from the Saab 9-3 Turbo X and a 325 HP turbocharged V6. Can anyone say "GNX?"
Read MoreThe Buick Regal's back and with stellar styling and the promise of a manual transmission, it's trying to prove GM's serious about making the blue-haired brand appealing to whipper-snappers. We drove it yesterday and frankly, it's pretty good.
Read MoreWe first drove the 2010 Shelby GT500 on sunny California's dry, smooth roads. This time, it was in the northeast during equal spells of sun and rainy, cold October days. Does our initial reaction of delight still hold true?
Read MoreA new nose, a new front differential, and a button on the dash that says "Tarmac." Is the 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander GT the Lancer Evolution of SUVs, or just another… er… pretty face?
Read MoreWhen we reviewed the 2008 XKR we took issue with its handling, interior and gearbox. The 2010 Jaguar XKR Convertible adds little more than a new, 510 HP engine, but that's our kind of a band-aid.
Read MoreIf you read our Mercedes SLS AMG review you probably caught on we weren't as impressed with the new Gullwing as we thought we'd be. Why? We wanted it to be more like the Mercedes E63 AMG.
Read MoreWhat seemed an unattainable production car power figure — 500 HP — only a decade ago is now available in sedans to SUVs to luxury convertibles. This week we're only reviewing cars with 500 HP+. Also, a new review format!
Read MoreThe Lancer Evolution Experience starts off like most driving schools: You are plopped in front of a chalkboard and lectured to. After that, you're sent out and made to get wicked sideways. And that's when you wake the hell up.
Read MoreOf all the things I've been sent to review, the one I've least wanted to try was not the Mitsubishi Galant. Instead, it was this: NOS Energy Drink. I've got NOS, dude!
Read MoreThe 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG is the first clean sheet design from AMG and the new flagship for the entire company. As a modern re-interpretation of the 300SL it's also a return to the fast, striking Mercedes of yore.
Read MoreConsider the lowly parking lot: You drive on it. You park on it. You ignore it. It's a means to an end, not an end in itself, right? Wrong. It's wonderful. And it needs your love.
Read MoreAccording to recent reports, new-car sales in this country are slowly climbing out of the toilet. We love you, Driving America, so we have some advice: Stop it.
Read MoreLast month, California's governor quietly killed an effort to improve commuter rail near L.A. Why? He wanted to focus on a bullet train. Don't agree? You're wrong. America needs fast trains.
Read MoreThe latest idea-that's-been-around-for-a-decade-and-the-media-is-just-discovering is urban farming, specifically urban farming in Detroit. The New York Times has picked up the story and dutifully regurgitated it without a half-second of rational thought, advocating the wholesale leveling of the "failed city" of Detroit.
Read MoreWe're convinced BusinessWeek intentionally created its "Fifty Ugliest Cars of the Past 50 Years" list to offend Jalopnik reader sensibilities as much as possible. We've pulled out ten cars that simply have no place on this list. Two-minutes hate ahead.
Read MoreWhat happens when you combine a Toyota pickup with four XBOX systems, a Warthog from Halo and a Monster energy drink dispenser? You get Toyota's Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer (ATG) concept, the SEMA award-winner for greatest number of marketing gimmicks.
Read MoreDid you think the LeMons-winning CBR900RR-powered Geo Metro Gnome is a good idea? Well, then you're going to love this car, which is even now being prepared for next month's Arse Freeze-a-Palooza LeMons!
Read MoreThis 1969 Camaro SS was given an updated body kit styled to look like the 2010 Camaro SS concept, which itself was partially styled after the 1969 Camaro SS. Oh glorious, mulleted blasphemy!
Read MoreRemember the gadget-laden Lamborghini Gallardo Italian police car gifted to the boys in blue by the boys in Sant'Agata? They've managed to plow one into a row of parked cars. Full gallery below.
Read MoreAfter a little mishap with a TR7 on Saturday, the Scuderia Flatpack V8olvo (formerly the Black Metal V8olvo) suffered a much worse setback late in the race today, when it attempted to share space with a '67 Plymouth Fury.
Read MoreToyota stamped their feet earlier claiming the IIHS Top Safety Pick awards were "extreme and misleading." Now, Russ Rader of the IIHS responds, saying, basically, Toyota can put its cars where its mouth is.
Read MoreIrv Miller, public affairs head of Toyota USA, just posted the automaker's official response to not receiving any 2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick awards. What's it say? The IIHS didn't test every Toyota and the new test is really hard.
Read MoreThis year, people aren't thinking about buying a car the IIHS considers one of the 27 safest for 2010. They're thinking about pink slips, erectile dysfunction, and suicide. According to the IIHS, these people should buy Toyotas and BMWs.
Read MoreThere's been lots of speculation over the Bugatti Veyron lake crash, especially after the crash video and post-crash photos surfaced. Motor Trend's Mike Floyd calls it "a Zapruder film for car guys." He's right. Some reader theories below.
Read MoreWe saw the aftermath of the Bugatti Veyron lake crash and then video of the crash itself, and now we have this first photo of the would-be amphibious car on dry land after-the-fact. It's definitely soggy. UPDATE: New mega-gallery below!
Read MoreA UK driver took his Nissan GT-R head-first into a stopped-too-fast van's tow hitch. It caused what you'd think would be fairly minor damage, until you count the pedestrian safety system going off. Total repair bill? An astonishing $18,355!
Read MoreAndy House isn't just the man who crashed his Bugatti Veyron into a lake. He's also the man who owns the repaired Ferrari Enzo crashed by actor Eddie Griffin. Holy super car t-shirt meme crash overload!
Read MoreRemember the amazing $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron lake crash blamed on a low-flying pelican? We have the video of it happening and there's not a freaking pelican in sight. UPDATE: The driver responds!
Read MoreDriving weather's been perfect in southeast Texas lately, so it's anyone's guess how this genius skipped his million-dollar-plus Bugatti Veyron off the road and right into a freaking lake. Despite the cost, Veyrons certainly aren't amphibious. Hilarious UPDATE below!
Read MoreThe IIHS has been on a crusade lately to expose automakers for the high price of repairs in low-speed crashes. Subaru's apparently paying attention, redesigning their 2010 Legacy's bumpers to jump from "poor" to "acceptable." Mission accomplished!
Read MoreIf you’re a militiaman rolling in hostile terrain, your best vehicle choice is the Toyota pickup. A minuscule clue in the latest issue of The New Yorker suggests that all that is about to change.
Read MoreThe new 2011 Ford Mustang is putting the Camaro on notice with two new transmissions and a new all-aluminum 3.7-liter Duratec V6 making 305 HP and returning 30 MPG. Are you ready for the Pony Car Wars?
Read MoreMix up something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue and you've got the Ecoboosted '34 Ford which debuted here at SEMA. It's a marriage of Ford's latest engine technology with one its most-loved body styles. We like it.
Read MoreABT cannot stop themselves. If it comes out of VW's garage they'll absolutely tune it. Which is how we get this — the ABT Golf VI GTD; the diesel Golf for the whiny, privileged hipster kids.
Read MoreWhile BMW cars have spent the last two decades moving away from the inline-six that made them so famous, it looks like BMW motorcycles are soon going to adopt the configuration for a production bike.
Read MoreThe 2011 Audi A8's finally been revealed live here in Miami and it's got an absolutely gorgeous set of new eyes along with new body panels and a 4.2-liter TDI engine. The new aluminum und shteel live in person below.
Read MoreIn honor of Midwest deer-hunting season — and because we blubbered like a little girl during Bambi — we bring you this (mostly) blood-free gallery of lovable vehicle-deer moments. Yeah, it's random, but so what? Happy Monday!
Read MoreLike all villains in the Ghostbusters franchise, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is not without his charm. Created by Dan Akroyd and, later, envisioned into a gigantic world-destroyer by Akroyd's character, he's the Bibendum-like mascot for the fictional Stay Puft Marshmallow brand. Being the only large monster in the film, the special effects for him don't always work out. For example, his costume changes a few times with the bow-tie appearing and disappearing. He also appears to pass through a c
Read MoreIt's beautiful sacrilege, putting a built Cummins 12V turbodiesel into a 1968 Corvette. Ryan Lusk of Iowa-based Low Budget Diesel Performance has done just that, and he's decided to take the car drag racing. Ryan is a great American hero.
Read MoreDanica Patrick's getting an assumed three-year deal with Andretti Racing to stay in IRL. Thank God. Now we don't have to hear annoying rumors about her considering a move to NASCAR or F1 during every off-season contract negotiation.
Read MoreKnow the recommended service intervals in your car handbook? This pulled pork BBQ-like sludge is what happens when you don't follow them. More mistreated BMW 328Ci schadenfreude below.
Read MoreToyota enjoys enormous sales due in part to a reputation for quality. A reputation contradicted by the "floor mat fiery death" problem. This timeline (click to enlarge) shows how long it took Toyota to react and recall millions of vehicles.
Read MoreSomehow our own Suberb-fetishist Mr. Hardigree missed the unveil of the wagon version of VW's most Czech of brands. The Skoda Superb Estate offers all the features of the sedan with the added cargo room of a wagon, surprise!
Read MoreThe death of the Lamborghini Gallardo Italian police car means there's room on this Earth for another boutique-built cruiser, enter the AC Schnitzer ACS1 2.3d, a BMW 123d tuned for police duty. Yes, there's an obnoxious spoiler on the back.
Read MoreThis weekend Tiger Woods, Nick Hogan, and the Italian Police all had "Oh Crap!" moments in their respective cars (or, O Merda!). What's your biggest vehicular "Oh Crap!" Moment?
Read MoreThe Chevy Feretta is one of the concepts which got the boot from GM's Heritage Museum this year and, after going to auction at Barrett Jackson earlier this year, it's now for sale on Craigslist. Only *cough* $37,500.
Read MoreFifth Gear replicates the classic Hot Wheels loop-the-loop, performing the world record for the largest 360 degree loop in a real car, a Toyota Aygo. Here's how they did it.
Read MoreLet's say you could go back to the early 1950s and snag a super-futuristic prototype automobile as your 2009 daily driver. Which side of the Iron Curtain would you choose?
Read MoreHow can you tell the "serious" racers from the ones who really get the 24 Hours Of LeMons? Team costumes! Following up our first Team Costume Treasury, here's Part II!
Read MoreThe Ghost Ride The Whip 24 Hours Of LeMons penalty doesn't need much explaining: screw up on the track, you and your team dance your way around the paddock while on or around a LeMons Supreme Court Official Vehicle.
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. Another New York City find from Voodoojoo!
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. Here's a nice Fox Ford Find from New England, courtesy of FuzzyPlushroom.
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. Goingincirclez took some arty shots of sad-looking discarded cars found on Kentucky roadsides.
Read MoreFirst thing you need to know: the Members Only Porsche 928 LeMons car isn't a factory shooting brake; the freaks at Evil Genius Racing made that engine-turned roof themselves.
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. Let's make this a DOTS-O-Rama Sunday with a nicely preserved Peugeot in its homeland.
Read MoreThe 2011 Chevy Cruze is GM's answer to its own small car problem. It looks good in U.S. trim, but will it be competitive? Full details on the company's LA Auto Show-bound, would-be world beating compact below.
Read MoreA recent addition to the Toolbox-O-Cruelty™ used by the LeMons Supreme Court is the Trivia Test. We've got a half-dozen tests, written by members of the Court, and miscreants generally get the choice between LeMons trivia and general car trivia.
Read MoreThe 21st race in 24 Hours Of LeMons history took place in Northern California last weekend, and we saw a BMW E30 take the overall win for the second time in a row, bringing BMW's LeMons win total to four.
Read MoreMazda Demio. Click to enlarge.
Read MoreBruce Wayne has shown us it's possible to cruise with more than a single companion in a two-seater Lamborghini. Perhaps. But there is a more elegant way—worthy of both superheroes and mere mortals.
Read MoreIf you absolutely must buy a new car in this hour of thanks, then we suggest you choose one of these ten. Happy turkey!
Read MoreTomorrow we're filling up on booze and tryptophan; the excess of food leading to imminent napping. If this doesn't work there are many vehicles designed to encourage the same feeling. What car puts you to sleep quicker than tryptophan?
Read MoreRap/rock is as old as Run DMC and Aerosmith, but The Black Keys-produced BlakRoc album has something on every Jay-Z mashup: a freaking Camaro SS. This may be the first album launched with its own custom car.
Read MoreToyota's announced this morning they will eschew replacement for reshaping of accelerator pedals and/or floor surface on Toyota or Lexus vehicles involved in the "floor mat fiery death" non-recall safety advisory. In the meantime, here's how to avoid fiery death.
Read MoreSome days, you just ache for a bit more civilized in your civilization, you know?
Read MoreToyota, bowing to owner reports, issued a safety recall today on 110,000 2000-2003 Tundras sold in 20 cold-weather states and DC to fix frame rust problems that could cause fiery death the spare tire to fall off the truck.
Read MoreGary Tatman builds models cars. More specifically, he carves replicas of the coolest race cars of all time from simple wood. Dazzlingly accurate models of the Lotus 33b, Porsche 917K, the Ford GT40, and the Tyrrell P-34 below.
Read MoreLast month, we reviewed the Skip Barber Advanced Two Day Mazdaspeed Racing School at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park. Here's what they taught us.
Read MoreJalopnik played a small role in bringing Papa John's Camaro back home to Kentucky and now the Z28 itself is going small with a limited edition toy car.
Read MoreA nationwide study examining police ticket data across the United States has revealed one very important list — which cars don't get tickets. We've broken down the list below.
Read MoreThere's some concern the pending crop of plug-in hybrid vehicles will put a strain on the US power grid. Relax, they're not going to sell enough of them for it to matter.
Read MoreThis year brings a newcomer to Black Friday steals and deals — cars. There's serious savings to be had on new cars, as well as some seriously horrible duds. Here's five of the best and five to avoid.
Read MoreA 72-year-old man just won the Baja 1000 in a Hummer H3 Alpha. An 81-year-old flew cross-country in his homemade P-38 replica. Being 70 is the new mid-life crisis. What will you drive when you're 70?
Read MoreGM's plan to sell Saab to Koenigsegg is suddenly off, with many sources indicating Koenigsegg walked away from the deal and GM planning to meet next week to discuss what to do with European brand they didn't want. [CNBC]
Read MoreRod Hall, 72, and his son Chad Hall won their respective classes racing Hummer H3 Alphas in the 2009 SCORE International Baja 1000, marking the 20th and 21st victories for Team Hall in the event's 42nd year.
Read MoreA French museum has amassed a collection of cars that used to belong to world leaders, including the DS Charles De Gaulle was blown up in. Motorbiker.Org's Mike Werner takes us on a tour.
Read More"Blue shift" is when a fast-moving observation point approaches a slow-moving light source, shifting the perceived color of the slow-moving body towards the more-energetic blue. If you see this bumper sticker in blue, you're going way too fast. [FunnyJunk]
Read MoreIn an era of coupes-with-four-doors the Cadillac CTS Coupe is refreshing as the classy old-school inverse. Sedans makes great coupes. What's your favorite two-door sedan?
Read MoreHonda's been getting into some odd projects lately (Honda U3-X anyone?) but this is near the top; the Honda Bicycle Simulator is a safety trainer addressing Japan's escalating rate of biking accidents. It's really a $7,853 Paperboy simulator.
Read MoreJim O'Hara, a retired college professor, learned to fly 21 years ago. Six years later, he began construction of a two-thirds-scale P-38. He's now 81 years old and he and his wife made its maiden cross-country trip three weeks ago.
Read MoreWe totally believed the story behind the drug-smuggling Paraguayan S600 Benz, and so the big V12-powered German got zero penalty laps during the BS Inspection. However, a good story won't save you from the claimer rule!
Read MoreRace cars built for 500 bucks and thrashed on a tough endurance course for hour after hour tend to develop a few problems. OK, they develop many problems!
Read MoreAfter I got tipped about this truck from three different sources, I decided I'd better head down to the self-service boneyard a few miles from my house.
Read MoreWe've seen the LeMons depreciation record shattered, with the '89 BMW 750iL that reigned supreme in that category since its (brief) appearance at the The Lamest Day knocked off its pedestal!
Read MoreYou've seen the Angry Hamster Racing V65 Magna-powered Honda Z600 under construction, and of course you're familiar with the LeMons-winning CBR900-powered Geo Metro-Gnome… but the engineering behind these two machines pushes the LeMons Insane-O-Meter™ into the red numbers.
Read MoreToday, Hyundai showed off its latest engine, the Theta II, a 2.4-liter, direct-injection four-cylinder with variable valve timing destined for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata. Impressively, they also showed us the guts of a beat-to-hell test unit.
Read MoreAt one point in my past, I designed and proved-out the production line that built the Ford GT's giant throttle body. I still have two copies, so I'm something of a fan-boy. Thus, I agree with this guy's sentiment.
Read MoreWhat is it with superstar atheletes that won't stay retired? When word leaked out today that Michael Schumacher was in talks with Mercedes-Benz regarding his return to Formula 1, our hearts sank. Where sports are concerned, we've always found ourselves drawn to those who knew when to quit, those who accepted defeat graciously, those who didn't engage in lame-ass stunts in order to get ahead. Schumacher was — and make no mistake, could probably still be — a dominant force in F1, but his time has
Read MoreWhat was once an area for unique engineering solutions and cool design twists has, like most facets of modern automobiles, become depressingly conformist. Thankfully, we've found, with reader help, five exceptions to the rule. Here's our five favorite pedal sets.
Read MoreCalifornia is the birthplace of the coming EV invasion, but a tiny town in Iowa wants to be the birthplace of a “Pony Express” of charging stations that will keep those cars going.
Read MoreSome cars were born to be driven, some to be lusted after, and a few designed to be feared. With assistance from our frightened readers we've singled out the ten cars that scare the crap out of us.
Read MoreHere at Jalopnik World Headquarters, we're pretty familiar with stupid. Desperation breeds bad ideas, and if you love speed, chances are you've made your share of moronic calls. What's the dumbest thing you've done to make a car go faster?
Read MoreRally crafters M-Sport have unveiled their newest blue oval effort, the Ford Fiesta S2000 Rally Car, a fully caged, 280HP all-wheel-drive racing machine. The little car will serve as Ford's first global platform rally car.
Read MoreCall us geeks, but we love a good on-ramp. Bridges, too. When it comes to building the veins for our four-wheeled blood, mankind has crafted some pretty amazing stuff. Here's ten of our more mind-blowing efforts.
Read MoreOf the theories for why the Olso Accords between Palestine and Israel failed, perhaps one of the most interesting is the perspective of Norwegian political scholar Hilde Henriksen Waage. Rather than blame weak leadership from the U.S., large demands from the Israelis, or fickleness on the part of the Palestinains, she points to the role Norway played in trying to broker a back-channel agreement between the two parties. Her point is that Norwegian foreign minister Jan Egeland's role in the proces
Read MoreNew Yorkers, be on the lookout for a douchebag NY Post writer in a brand-new Corvette. It's "business writer" John Crudele trying to screw GM using a 60-day money back guarantee Corvette as a rental while his mulletgasmic Camaro's repaired.
Read MoreJim Frederico, chief engineer for Buick, just told assembled journalists at the ride-and-drive for the new Buick Regal that it'll receive a manny tranny as an available option — assumingly the same as the Opel Insignia's — sometime after launch.
Read MoreThere’s nothing like watching professionally edited racing highlights from 80+ years ago. It’s the Pau Grand Prix and Tazio Nuvolari is on pole.
Read MoreLight graffiti is the art of combining long-exposure photographs with high-intensity light sources waved around in thin air to create an image when the shutter closes. Very cool. Even cooler when you're drawing some seriously spectacular cars.
Read MoreWe learned today the California Special returns for the 2011 Mustang, making it the 3,457th special edition 'Stang. Being mostly trim-unt-wheels, we don't really see the draw, begging the question: what's the worst special edition car?
Read MoreA study by the obviously pro-government National Taxpayers Union claims each new GM vehicle costs the average taxpayer $12,200. Their bizarre assumptions and our analysis below.
Read MoreUS crude oil production for October averaged 5.36 million barrels per day, continuing at levels not seen since 2005, according to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Monthly Statistical Report.
Read MoreSpits, snorts, rumbles, and whomps: Who says all new cars are boring? Here are five production motors that are definitely Jalopnik-approved.
Read MoreWinston Smith was a man who woke up one day in 1984 to realize the government was out to get him. They'd removed his control, they'd removed his freedom, they'd removed his humanity all in the name of doing him good. The future is progressing a lot slower than George Orwell thought, but that doesn't mean his predictions aren't coming true. Governments world wide want to take away your freedom to take risks and are slowly but surely enacting laws that will compromise your ability to hurt yourself
Read MoreWith the news that world champion Jenson Button is leaving Brawn GP (now Mercedes Grand Prix) and has signed a multi-year deal with McLaren, are we looking at another disastrous driver pairing at the team?
Read MoreMaking the dissolution of Brawn GP complete, Formula One world champion Jenson Button has stepped into the fun of being Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at McLaren for 2010.
Read MoreAs automotive journalists we're given cars to drive. Some impress us. Some bore us. A few cause us to take deep breaths before attempting to drive; and we know we're not alone. What car scares the crap out of you?
Read MoreEarlier this week former Tesla spokesman Daryl Siry, writing for Wired, reported small electric automaker Aptera's co-founders had been shoved out amid financial turmoil. Popular Mechanics quickly retorted back they were just "on vacation." Looks like Wired was right.
Read MoreAutomotive News reports the just-revealed Fiat Doblo will be sold stateside as either a seven-seater with windows or a panel van to take on the Ford Transit Connect. My name is Ram, my Doblo is full of ugly?
Read MoreAfter failing to find a car for 2010, Ferrari’s world champion has announced that he is to leave F1 for rallying.
Read MoreThe greatest party game every invented is not strip poker or Apples-to-Apples or even Russian roulette. It is Celebrities. Popularized by its inclusion on an episode of Sports Night, Celebrities is so simple even someone mostly paralyzed by drink can passably perform. It's basically the game of trying to get your team, in 60 seconds, to guess the name of a famous person written on a card without using any proper nouns. No passing. What makes it so great is that the game is varied based upon the
Read MoreWith yesterday’s acquisition of Brawn GP, Mercedes-Benz will return to Formula One after a 55-year hiatus. Judging by their earlier attempts to build race cars, every team has reason to be very, very afraid.
Read MoreGM just dumped an unnecessary presser letting everyone know the officially-official US-spec Chevy Cruze debuts at the LA Auto Show along with its 40MPG 1.4-liter turbocharged, direct-injection inline-four. They also mentioned the still-over-a-year-away Chevy Volt for the 25,761st time.
Read MoreA car wash in El Dorado, California absolutely will not wash Pontiac Fieros for reasons we can't even begin to comprehend. In fact, they've even gone so far as to ban them in writing.
Read MoreOn this day in 1970 the Soviets landed their Lunokhod 1 unmanned rover on the moon. It was big, heavy, and looked like a B-movie prop — but it worked. Much like Soviet cars. What's your favorite Soviet car?
Read MoreWhat do you get when you combine one Rally America star, one factory WRC driver, and one of the coolest two-wheel-drive rally cars ever built? A bunch of grown men giggling, that's what. Strap in, kiddies.
Read MoreA new non-profit study, "Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector," criticizes all automakers over lower fuel economy due to higher power and vehicular weight gains since 1980. It's a complete load of crap.
Read MoreOne of our favorite comedy bits, and one that ironically rarely seems to age, is the Mel Brooks-Carl Reiner "2,000-year old man" shtick. Essentially, it's an interviewer talking to the oldest man alive played by Mel Brooks. He has opinions on everything in old Jewish man style. Take his stance on the Black Plague "Too many rats, not enough cats." In High School one of our favorite comedy albums was "The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000" purchased at the Museum of TV/Radio in NYC with our last
Read MoreA German company is battling with a Japanese one to become the world's biggest automaker. Italians own Chrysler. It's like World War II except we're losing. So why are Republicans suddenly on the side of the automotive Axis powers?
Read MoreThanks to the atrocious economic conditions in Michigan, I've become part-owner of a 1995 Ford CF7000 cabover rollback with meticulous service records and a 12,000lb capacity. Transaction price? $3,000. The bed alone, without hydraulics, was $18,000 new.
Read MoreThe 2010 Lotus Evora four-seater's been priced at $73,500, making it four grand cheaper than a base 911. With 276 HP powering 3,046.8 Lbs, does that make it a nice pipe or a crack pipe?
Read MoreHummer is being sold to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery with production of current generation vehicles to be carried out under contract by GM. Moving forward, Hummer's new Chinese leaders plans to get smaller with an H4 and H5.
Read MoreWhile $18,000 for a relatively minor fender bender is ridiculous, it's an expensive car. That said, we've seen repair bills wildly exceed the value of the car itself. Commiserate with us. What's your most expensive car repair?
Read MoreAptera Motors has ousted founders Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony, sources told Wired, painting a picture of a boardroom confrontation between the original founders and the auto industry veterans the company brought in last fall.
Read MoreThe "New" GM released a quarterly "preliminary managerial result" this morning and despite being not in any way comparable with the pre-bankruptcy GM, they're certainly illustrative of the enema-like cleansing effect of bankruptcy.
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. All-British DOTSBE vehicles so far today, but an Italian car in Britain should fit in.
Read MoreFilming of the show "The Forum Wars," presented by Royal Purple, is in the can after a full day of shooting at Irwindale Speedway. See some of the cars and forums that tried to "represent."
Read MoreRemember the super-rough '71 Cutlass Supreme we saw down on the Alameda street over the summer? You can add it to the list of Doomed DOTS Cars, right after this '67 Cougar!
Read MoreWelcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! You don't need to be a millionaire to own a classic Italian machine. A thousandaire has enough cash!
Read MoreOn my way to the neighborhood taqueria, I passed the Eternal Yard Sale House down the block- every 'hood has one, right?- for the thousandth time... and finally bought something: a 50-year-old photo album with some cool old car photos.
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 now have our first-ever five-time DOTS honoree: WhatWouldJesseDo.
Read MoreOne of the forgotten examples of early post-colonial British-American sitcom imperialism was the show Dear John, which came over to America as Dear John. The premise is simple and similar to the English version, involving a high school teacher who loses everything in his divorce to his wife and is forced to move into an apartment and joins a self-help group of entertaining lonely divorcees. It wasn't a hit but got a full four seasons (back when even bad television got four seasons). Television p
Read MoreWe’ve been following Mercedes impressive and updated Gullwing for quite a while here at Autopia. Since Mercedes made it official, calling the reborn Gullwing the AMG-SLS, to the rumors of an electric version, to the stunning revelation that Mercedes will indeed be making one of the best EVs ever announced. But now comes word on official launch dates, and option pricing.
Read MoreCarmax, the nations largest used car retailer, has put together the top ten features new car buyers yearn for in online searches. But, rather than just listing them, we've tried to divine why someone might want each of these gadgets.
Read MoreThis is what the Eisenhower Interstate system looks like drawn in the style of Harry Beck's famous London Underground map. Now come on, wouldn't this make it much easier to find WalMart?
Read MoreThe McLaren MP4-12C is the next world-killing super car from McLaren. Now we've got development video of the new many-numbered-McLaren.
Read MoreBefore you ask, no, this isn't it. But an all-new Interceptor is set to replace the old-and-busted Crown Vic, and it's likely to be rear-wheel drive. Get in the car, perp.
Read MoreWe may not live in the Waterworld formerly known as Virginia, but we know what it's like to be stuck in a downpour with no end in sight. Here's five tips to get you and your car home safely.
Read MoreThe Bugatti Galibier debuted in Los Angeles last week before a crowd of people wealthy enough to care. The photos finally reveal proportions of the front-mounted W16 super saloon concept. Also, the photographer managed to snag some "baby" Bugatti "news."
Read MoreThe Russians love things big. They also don't let silly things like gravity and drag get in the way, dammit. We've only limited data on the K7 Flying Fortress, but this hasn't stopped Russian enthusiasts from rendering personal Nazi-UFO-killing versions.
Read MoreLotus tasked itself with repairing a painstakingly accurate replica of a Spitfire fighter plane in preparation for the Battle of Britain's 70th Anniversary. Hey, can you think of anyone else with such an expertise in fiberglass?
Read MoreRemember the 6.2-liter V8 we showed you earlier today? Ford may not be marketing this engine as the Boss, but trust us, it's a Boss engine. Here's the mother of all Easter Eggs to prove it.
Read MoreOne of the most printed contemporary books of the 1970s, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is an extremely accessible psychospirutal novella about personal growth, spirituality, nonconformity, and materialism. It follows the eponymous JLS, an actual Seagull, through his journey from a lowly bird only interested in the day-to-day quests who takes a risk and seeks enlightenment. It's not Kafka or Kundera or anything, but it's not bad when you're young and is a good doorway into understanding people who
Read MoreThe 6.2-liter Ford V8's the next big n' bossy engine out of Dearborn. Yesterday we took an exclusive first look at an early prototype and got the story of how it's been stashed in a Houston garage for five months.
Read MoreWould you care to sing along to the lyricized exploits of the greatest racing driver who has ever lived? The 1976 Italian pop song Nuvolari might just be the answer to your needs.
Read MoreBecause sometimes, even a car guy needs to sit back, turn on the TV, and...wait, what were we talking about?
Read MoreIf you have a wife/daughter/girlfriend/sister, you're likely incredibly annoyed by their obsession with the Twilight Saga movies and their lame sparkle vampires. Now, Volvo wants to use this schlocky tween vamp romance to sell you a car. Gag.
Read MoreLike you, we spend lots of time wondering how much dependable rolling quirk we can buy for a buck. As it turns out, the answer is "not much." Here are ten killer deals on practical, four-wheeled odd.
Read MoreWe already know that the Nissan GT-R has been updated for next year but previously details have been scarce. We only know the suspension had been updated, a diffuser with cooling ducts had been added (previously only on the SpecV) and some reduction in airflow resistance to better engine response at low to mid-range engine speeds.
Read MoreThe Buick Regal is officially back, a re-badged Opel Insignia sporting two Ecotec four-cylinder engines including a 220HP turbo version with 29 MPG fuel economy. GM's out for mid-size entry-luxe blood with design and equipment set to turn some heads.
Read MoreGabriele Falloppio is largely credited with inventing the condom after conduction clinical trials using 1,100 men in the 1500s. After the "trials," none of the men that used his crude linen sleeve contracted syphilis (we're really hoping he didn't fool 1,100 men into have sex with a chick who had syphilis). Thus, the condom was born. In the modern era, latex has become preferred to linen, largely because it's not full of holes and is therefore 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. Essentially,
Read MoreUpdated below California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has approved regulations which could lead to a pay-as-you-drive insurance system in California. The idea has the potential to save consumers tons of money but may lead to big-brotherish vehicle tracking systems.
Read MoreIntroduced in the 1970s with a uniquely recognizable shape, the Montreal foreshadowed the automotive excess to come. Now there's a book about it.
Read MoreThe last thing we expected when calling out the GM Onstar Car Hero concept in yesterday's Design Challenge post was an email from the designer. Steve Anderson shot us an email to listen to our criticisms and explain his concept.
Read MoreA Google Street View car on assignment in the Netherlands captured what looks like a fire truck bowling over a little old lady and driving away. Luckily, the Googlers stopped to help. Hey guys... where's the fire?
Read MoreA cop parked on a crosswalk in Beijing managed to get his car booted, thus making it even more a hindrance to foot traffic. At least we know law in China is blind.
Read MoreOur friends at Texas Armoring Corporation will now be the stars of Family Armor — a new TLC reality show in the style of American Chopper but with AK-47s and explosions.
Read MoreWith all the excitement about electric vehicles these days, the natural gas Honda Civic GX just doesn’t get any respect. Perhaps that’s because it still burns fossil fuel in an internal combustion engine, which may seem to some like incremental innovation. But a closer look at the car, which debuted in 1998 and has sold several thousand since then, reveals an interesting story about the cleanest internal combustion vehicle in the United States.
Read MoreIt's Veterans Day, and we honor those who serve (really, we should probably make it Veterans Year) by honoring the vehicles they drive every day and ask: what military land vehicle do you want as a daily driver.
Read MoreAlbany's pitching replacing all license plates with these new "Empire Gold" plates — similar to ones used between 1973 and 1986 — as a safety enhancement, citing increased visibility. Taxpayers, however, are up in arms over the mandatory $25 fee.
Read MoreMaking the Tesla Roadster look even more ridiculous, the Oregon-made Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle just dropped its price from $11,995 to $7,995. How? They plan to sell 10,000 of them a year, that's how.
Read MoreStranger even than a Citroën SM in the Detroit suburbs is stumbling upon an 8-liter sixteen cylinder engine block from a $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron in a Budapest street.
Read MoreIt's Pamela Anderson's fault Russian custom car shop Prombron's backing away from including a whale penis leather interior on its ultimate offering, the $1.5 million Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition. Help us Stephen Colbert, you're our only hope!
Read MoreGM's new chairman Ed Whitacre first made a splash pointlessly starring in a new GM commercial. Now GM's been forced to send out a release about an unimportant speech the Chief Self-Promotional Officer's giving at Texas Lutheran University.
Read MoreThe 6th Annual Design Challenge winner will be announced at the LA Auto Show, picked from this selection of six radical concepts designed for sale in thirty years to appeal to the cell phone, internet and Guitar Hero generation.
Read MoreOccasionally, the world just doesn't give you what you need. Like these five car-related clubs that aren't out there yet. Feel the need to start a local chapter? Thank us later.
Read MoreYears ago man looked upon a car and said "that's not long enough for me." It's been downhill ever since. With the help of our readers here's Jalopnik's list of the ten most obnoxious limo conversions.
Read MoreWith the tax base shrinking and increased unemployment putting a strain on services, governments have to make up the revenue somehow (ahem, air-fresheners)... so what's the most ridiculous reason you've been pulled over?
Read MoreBarely know anything about your father/husband/brother except that they drive a BMW with fruity stripes on the back? Then this tie could be the perfect Christmas present.
Read MoreThe new Volvo S60, based heavily on the attractive and shapely Volvo S60 Concept, show the company is willing to update its image — just in time for their sale to China. One more photo below.
Read MoreOur own Ben Wojdyla took a hammer to the flippant reference to razing Detroit for farm land online at the NY Times. We agree that just wiping Detroit off the map is a bad idea and, actually, flies in the face of the concepts pushed by Andres Duany, the father of agricultural urbanism. The idea is to integrate agricultural land use into inhabited areas, not replace them. We could go into a long discussion about it, but Van_Sarockin beat us to it as part of an enjoyable thread on the topic.
Read MoreI had planned to use this space to say something clever, but last night, I ate my weight in Sour Patch Kids and pulled an all-nighter watching rally videos on YouTube. Tired? Yes. But I'm also Jalopnik's newest contributing writer.
Read MoreA pair of very cool Jeep J8's joined the fray in Detroit's Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, one bristling with weapons the other wearing an awesome hardtop. They also had news they'd be built soon in South Carolina.
Read MoreAs long as there are high school proms, bachelor parties, and MMA champions there will be awful limo conversions. The market seems to be exploding with them. But what's the most obnoxious limo conversion?
Read MoreThe Art Deco love child of Citroën and Maserati is long gone, dead and buried like its contemporary the Concorde. But have we really lost the need for a grand tourer with speed and style in spades?
Read MoreGordon Murray's busy hiding the T.25 City Car from view, but he's unveiled plans for his next project, the T.27. It'll supposedly be the most efficient all-electric vehicle in the world with aims at ditching everything we think about EV's.
Read MoreExcellent under-body aerodynamics will make the bottom of a car look as flat as the underside of a Hot Wheels racer. But looking awesome is obviously not the only purpose.
Read MoreYou already know about the Cultural Revolution Penalty, but that wasn't the only special punishment that the LeMons Supreme Court cooked up for those Texas miscreants!
Read MoreThe Illegal Soapbox Derby race was to be held in San Francisco over Halloween weekend, and four-time DOTS honoree WhatWouldJesseDo needed a driver's seat for his race car.
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. How about an early Celica in Granada, Nicaragua?
Read MoreSeeing a VW Fastback in action on a racetrack reminded me of how cool the Volkswagen Type 3 was. The Fastbacks and Squarebacks were never as common as the Beetles, but you'd see them. Here's one that isn't coming back.
Read MoreEver notice how every interior component in cars these days, no matter how cheaply made, appears to have been vetted by a crew of marketing types and focus groups? That's why it's refreshing to see this Maxima's dash.
Read MoreGet ready for the final race of the 2009 season, taking place in two weeks at chilly Thunderhill Raceway! More cars than ever before, and the most staggeringly wrong collection of vehicles ever seen on the same track.
Read MoreTraditional publishing is in a lot of trouble. Why? They just can't get their heads around media consumers. In the good ol' days, no one cared about readers. If you were the only game in town, you were the only place for advertisers to blow their money before blowing cocaine. Then Al Gore invented Teh Internets and messed up the model by giving Joe Average the power to look at LOLcats instead of Maureen Dowd's latest poorly written column. Growing up in an era of listless plenty, today's media m
Read MoreAccording to the photographer of this image, the owners of these two cars do not know each other, and this happened completely at random. However, we smell a hoax, because everyone knows the entire state of Georgia is illiterate. [RondamRamblings]
Read MoreRemember the dump truck hanging out the side of the Packard Plant in our Feral Factories of Detroit story? Well, some kids decided it was time to push it over the edge. Check out the crashing-to-Earth result below.
Read MoreThis is Local Motors' Rally Fighter, the first car openly developed and built using crowd-sourcing. It will change the auto industry forever. More importantly for me, with its P-51 fighter plane-influenced design, it might be the coolest-looking car ever.
Read MoreThe VW Golf Mk1 was good enough to be sold for 35 years, and it's not the only vehicle worthy of perpetual production. What retired car should they still make?
Read MoreThe Skelta is one of a handful of limited production Aussie sports cars, like the Bolwell Nagari, with real performance credentials and completely fugly design. And it's coming to Europe!
Read MoreTexas rivals California in terms of producing prolific singer-songwriters. They range from the famous and classic, like Willie Nelson and Townes Van Zandt, to the modern party singers like Hayes Carl and Pat Green. But if we have to pick a favorite it's going to be Lyle Lovett. Both entertainer and troubadour, Lovett is a showman who sings often unsophisticated music with a high level of sophistication and thought similar to the way Tom Waits twists a stripped down version of blues into somethin
Read MoreHonda's not-quite-in-house tuner Mugen brought out a trio of tweaked Hondas and the best one is this wonderful 1984 CRX Mugen prototype. Oh, how far we've not come.
Read MoreThe Tac-V JAMMA V-22 is the only armor-ready, four occupant, hybrid, high performance off-road vehicle in the world that can fit inside a V-22 Osprey VTOL airplane. Also, it looks badass.
Read MoreWanna rebel against tradition? Spit in the eye of convention? Enrage old fogies and confuse the kids? This is how you do it. The Fairlane Afterburner; one of the most original and over-the-top customs we've seen in a while.
Read MoreThere’s nothing like internecine Scandinavian warfare when it comes to mad sleepers: hot on the heels of last week’s Saab 99 rocketship comes this Volvo Amazon. Definitely not your granddad’s Amazon.
Read MoreThe new Ford Taurus SHO is a pretty sweet ride, but the fellas at Mobsteel have gotten their hands on one and blacked it out, smoothed things over and slammed it to the ground. We're not sure about this one.
Read MoreFord just unveiled their new not-an-air-bag inflatable seat belt here in Dearborn, a device Ford adamantly claims will not decapitate the big, heavy heads of small children or compress the thoraxes of the elderly.
Read MoreEvery year the variety of cars at SEMA seems to grow, including everything from a Smart Car to a F-750. Looking at the entire automotive universe: what car is the best canvas for customization.
Read MoreHow do you get a FWD Scion tC to put 900+ HP to the track effectively? With a ginormous front wing. Chris Rado's modification to this Time Attack racer makes total sense, but it's still ugly.
Read MoreDesigned for Billabong, this Toyota Venza by Street Image has the requisite body kits, wheels and paint for a SEMA vehicle. It even has a winch to pull boarders. But it's the surfgasmic headliner grabbing all the attention.
Read MoreThe Suzuki Kizashi is competitive with the other mid-size sedans in terms of performance, but no one is going to buy one unless it's competitive on price. At $18,999 for a well-equipped base model it could be a Sonata-killer.
Read MoreSince Michelin's been dragging its wheels forever on the Tweel project, Resilient Technologies announced a competitor called, unimaginatively, the Non-Pneumatic Tire (NPT), which is being developed with US Military cooperation with planned prototype delivery scheduled for late 2011.
Read MoreWe've always thought the line from A League Of Their Own about there being "no crying in baseball" was a little misleading. let's be honest. There's a lot of crying in baseball. You ever see a guy admit he used steroids, cheated on his wife, or did all of them simultaneously?There's a lot of crying in sports in general. We like to pretend there's some sort of masculine protection from it but athletes, and especially fans, cry all the time. You want to bet there weren't men tearing up in Houston
Read MorePerhaps the hidden reason the Dodge Viper is being killed is because the tail logo on the latest redesign looks like a duck when turned upside down, and we all know about the Italian's irrational hatred of ducks. [Reddit]
Read MoreHere's the plan: paint Song Dynasty Ge Kiln pottery patterns on a Ferrari 599, call it the "China" then auction it off for a cool $1.8 million at a Beijing gala event of Ferrari owners swooning over Michael Schumacher.
Read MoreChrysler will only build another 500 Dodge Vipers. An all-new sports car will arrive for the summer of 2012 using Fiat team (Alfa?) resources. [@RayWert]
Read MoreToday is Matthew McConaughey's birthday. He's 40. He's also the male version of a bimbo: the mimbo. In honor of men who have it going on everywhere but upstairs we have to ask: what's the ultimate mimbo car?
Read MoreWe just saw the new logo for Chrysler revealed early by way of the US Patent Office. Now, the name of one of Chrysler's purported off-road saviors — the Jeep Mojave — has been revealed with a similar search.
Read MoreIt seems like just yesterday we heard about the "New" Cerberus-run Chrysler. That didn't work. Today we're in Auburn Hills, MI to hear the five-year plan of the even-newer Fiat-controlled "New" Chrysler. This oughtta be good. What to expect, below.
Read MoreGM's decided — since business is apparently going so well — they now want to keep Opel. So let's get this straight — kill Saturn, and now keep Opel? Sure. Whatever. Full press release below.
Read MoreYes, the US auto industry has seen better days but is it really justified to leave the entire city of Detroit off a map?
Read MoreIn a press briefing held yesterday at the fancy-pants Detroit Athletic Club, Toyota Group Vice President and General Manager Bob Carter talked plans for ten new products for the 2010 calendar year, the fiery death floor mat recall and competition.
Read MoreThis is Ken Block's latest toy, a 400HP Subaru WRX STI, stripped and caged and outfitted with a set of Mattracks all-terrain tracks debuted today at SEMA. Is it badass? Yes. Would we sell our eye-teeth for one? Probably.
Read MoreAston's taking its sweet time getting more than a handful of decent shots of the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide out. It's kind of like a Porsche Panamera, but you know, attractive to look at. Here's a slew of new photos.
Read MoreAccording to patent filings unearthed today, Chrysler's getting a new, winged logo just in time for their new Fiat overlords to provide the brand direction. The new logo, along with a Mopargasmic timeline of Chrysler logos, below.
Read MoreIn addition to the not-a-Z28 Jay Leno Camaro concept and a slew of other mullet-mobile mock-ups, GM brought out this Chevy Silverado ZR2 concept, the bowtie brand's weak-ass attempt at a Raptor-fighter.
Read MoreFord Racing has pulled the wraps off the 2010 Cobra Jet Mustang, a snarling factory turnkey drag racer. Not just a new skin, it's a completely rethought racer which does everything hardcore drag racers could want right from the factory.
Read MoreThe biggest complaint about the Ford SVT Raptor is the paltry 320 HP 5.4-liter V8. Ford rectifies that error today, announcing the new 6.2-liter V8 with 411HP and 434 ft-lb of torque as an upgrade option. Upgrade price? $3,000.
Read MoreThe Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept has shown its unique mug on the floor of SEMA. If you take a deep breath you can almost smell meth cookin' behind the curtain and hear dogs fighting over the din of the show.
Read MoreDespite living somewhere in the middle of a sale to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, Hummer still exists, and they're showing off a tarted-up H3 and H3T for SEMA. They certainly look ready for good roll in the mud.
Read MoreThe Aston Martin LMP1 team was rewarded with a victory yesterday, taking first place in the second round of the Asian Le Mans Series held in Japan. The team won the three hour race after starting in fourth position.
Read MoreBradley Ferrell, in addition to creating the epic documentary of Jason Castriota's Mantide, also raises goats. Ferrell decided to let one of them get atop his matte black Ferrari 360. Why? We have NO idea, but it's hilarious.
Read MoreFord's reporting a net income of $997 million, or 29 cents per share this quarter, an improvement of $1.2 billion from third quarter, 2008. So what? They're still in the operating red by $1.3 billion this year. Analysis below.
Read MoreLast week brought us the worst BMW parking job ever, resulting in a crushed Hyundai Elantra. Hyundai Canada stepped up and gave the Elantra's owner a new one. Aww, isn't PR cute? [AutoNorth.ca]
Read MoreSome of you had questions about Texas LeMons driver Anna aka Bikini Racer when you saw a few photos of her last weekend. Does she drive? Is she really a racer?
Read MoreOnce you start putting timelapse still cameras on cars, it's hard to stop! That's why I rigged up the CHDK-equipped BumperCam II on the dash of the ol' Civic when I headed down to SoCal on Friday night.
Read MoreEveryone seemed to approve of the awesome garage of LeMons Assistant Perpetrator Jeff yesterday, so let's take a look at the car that started it all: a neighbor-enragin', autocrossin' 1973 MGB.
Read MoreThey say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Well that's not always the case, and today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Vegas-based custom Caddy that's big enough to bring all your sin city transgressions home with you.
Read MoreThe Honda Civic has been an icon of frugality for decades. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a decades-old Civic that comes with a price that may seem less than frugal.
Read MoreThe reserve has not been met for today's rare Audi Coupé. But Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if you have reservations about its $15,000 starting point.
Read MoreOnly recently have U.S. enthusiasts been able to officially take the reins of Nissan's lauded GT-R — Godzilla to some. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GT-R wannabe that's been terrorizing Tokyo since 1970.
Read MoreThere once was an english white viper, that wasn't going to get any riper. Nice Price or Crack Pipe wonders if you should pluck it, or instead should you just walk away and say. . .
Read MoreGrandmas always make the best cookies and give the best hugs. And as Nice Price or Crack Pipe has discovered, they also have the best AMC Eagles.
Read MoreScooby-doo had trouble pronouncing anything but Rs. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has the mystery of a Rot Rod that should have been a Miata — if it weren't for its meddling owner.
Read MoreBMW claims to build Ultimate Driving Machines. And while a number of their mid-eighties efforts belied that assertion, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an E30 that ultimately you're going to want to drive.
Read MoreBack when Pete Brock was tearing up SCCA with them, the Datsun 510 was considered the poor-man's BMW. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has one for which poor men need not apply.
Read MoreWith the 944, Porsche gave us a highly capable sports car with a decidedly Germanic personality. Chevy has taken a more muscular approach to the Corvette's development. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wonders what their marriage would be like?
Read MoreThe letter X used to connote many things — a hillbilly's signature, movies with full-frontal nudity, or the location of pirate booty. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has an AMC X that also was best known for its booty.
Read MoreWhat kind of toad does one have to lick to see the empty bed of a beat-up Chevy S10 and envision a home for a 500-HP Eldorado drivetrain? Nice Price or Crack Pipe doesn't know, but damn, baby got back.
Read MoreRice-a-Roni isn't the only San Francisco treat. Nice Price or Crack Pipe has found a Chevy drop top that gives props to the city by the bay.
Read MoreWhen gas prices increase for a prolonged period of time, car makers respond with more fuel-efficient products. Today,Nice Price or Crack Pipe has just such a Caddy from the ‘70s. And it comes with a can full of marbles.
Read MoreLittle miss muffet may have suffered from arachnophobia, but today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a fly-yellow Alfa that can sit on our tuffet any time it wants.
Read MoreThe Jeep Grand Cherokee's trail-rated, but is it tail-rated, i.e., will it help you get lucky? Well, maybe not, but Nice Price or Crack Pipe has one that may mean you won't need date rape drugs.
Read MoreSome people like pain with pleasure — we call them Alfa Romeo owners. Others like their automotive experience to be as serene as an Ansel Adams print. For those, Nice Price or Crack Pipe suggests taking 1980 milligrams of Cressida.
Read MoreWhether you are an aspiring rapper, third-world potentate, or are just looking to be styling, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a big-ass Benz that'll let your peeps know that's how you roll.
Read MoreIt's said size doesn't matter, but you know that's not true. And while you might expect too small to be the issue, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a BMW for which the seller's wife claimed the opposite.
Read MoreAt 2,811 lbs — only 11 lbs more than the 10-year-old 986 Porsche Boxster — the new 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder will be the lightest Porsche you can buy after it's unveiled at next month's LA Auto Show.
Read MoreThe Ford SVT Raptor XT, a production version of the fully-caged, coilover-suspended, 6.2-liter, 500HP Raptor Baja pre-runner. Pick up your jaws and believe, Ford's building fifty and selling 'em for a cool $99,950.
Read MoreThe 2011 BMW 5 Series is finally here. If nothing else, it's a statement against the Bangle-ization of the BMW brand. It's smooth, sleek and an unmistakable return to the BMW 5 Series we've missed.
Read MoreThe 2010 Subaru WRX STI Special Edition inherits its gray wheels from the bonkers JDM Spec C, but that's about it. Think of it as a more focused STI, with less fluff and firmer suspension.
Read MoreThe main goal for the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R isn't more performance, it's drivability and "easier" handling, two thing the GT3 Cup S it replaces wasn't known for. Also, it's got a ginormous rear wing.
Read MoreMercedes-Benz will launch the ML450 HYBRID (earlier post) in the US on 16 November. Mercedes-Benz will offer the two-mode ML450 HYBRID as part of a special lease only option (no purchase) for a monthly lease price of $659 per month for 36 months and $549 per month for 60 months.
Read MoreMuch as I like to get my parts at the junkyard, I tend to feel a little uncomfortable using junkyard brake hoses. Anyway, there's been a real Spridget drought at my local self-service yards.
Read MoreYou're at the junkyard pulling some parts, and you toss all the fasteners into your toolbox. Next time you clean out the ol' junkyard toolbox, you'll move all those nuts and bolts and washers to… where?
Read MoreWhat better way to reintroduce the modern motorist to the joys of vehicular self-maintenance than with well-endowed women with fake French accents showing how to change the oil on a Citroën SM? NSFW
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