2010 marks the 30th anniversary of Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system, as well as the car that first brought it to market. With that in mind, let's take a look back. Airborne UrQ hotness, we salute you!
Read MoreDeep in the heart of Munich, a small building houses most of BMW's racing history, and all of it runs. It is normally off-limits to the public, but small groups of enthusiasts are occasionally allowed in. Like us.
Read MoreDweebs, dorks, and dinkheads will tell you that the V-12-powered 760Li is Munich's American-market flagship. Poppycock. If you want to smoke your own hype, buy a bent twelve. If you want the real Bavarian road king, this is it.
Read MoreInfiniti's 5-series rival used to be a nice, but anonymous car. After hooning it through Southern California's canyons, that's no longer the case. Now, the 2011 Infiniti M is Japan's Jaguar.
Read MoreHummer is mostly dead, but last summer, we took two H3s and joined the Hummer Club on an expedition to Michigan's Drummond Island. One local woman grabbed my ass, but for the most part, the fun happened behind the wheel.
Read MoreVelociRaptor 500 is the perfect name for a Hennessey-built, supercharged, 500-HP Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. It's fast, it's scary, and it appeals to the reptilian side of your brain. Stalk! Hunt! Kill!
Read MoreTo understand the libertarian beauty of Third World traffic, you have to let go of system-level traffic structures and focus on near-vehicle interactions.
Read MoreOn the surface, it is negative space, an environment defined by what it lacks. We immerse ourselves in it so often that we take it for granted. It is nighttime, and it is perfect for driving. Are you still asleep?
Read MoreThe stigma associated with wagons is evaporating. Most SUVs — the form factor's unfortunate replacement — are becoming more wagonlike. Let's just skip a step: Wagons aren't the past, they're the better, sexier future.
Read MoreFour years of work building a harder, better, faster, stronger E36 M3 ended when someone smashed into the back of this mint Bimmer. It was the crash heard around the world. [Jonisbal via CarDomain]
Read MoreWe spent the day watching the Crewe Le Pew Renault Le Car buzzing around the track. No black flags, no mechanical problems. Sure, it was incredibly slow, but it had the look of a survivor. Then: disaster!
Read MoreInsurance.com recently released a list of the ten most car-accident-prone professions. Lawyers and bankers topped the bill. Karma, as the saying goes, is a bitch.
Read MoreWhen we say the Chevy Camaro is built like a tank we mean it's almost impossible to see out of. A Cincinnati man, however, proved the car's either exceptionally safe or he's exceptionally lucky after walking away from this crash.
Read MoreDespite being killed by NBC, Top Gear USA lives on at The History Channel. Sources there tell us they've ordered between 10 and 12 episodes and they're currently interviewing candidates for the hosts.
Read MoreSome say he appears in the strangest places, including Google's Parisian-love themed commercial. All we know is we like The Stig better than John Galt and Lady Gaga combined.
Read MoreDespite showing us the 2011 F-Series Super Duty five months ago, there's been not a word on power. Finally, here's the scoop: Powerstroke, 390HP and 735ft-lb of torque. 6.2-liter gas engine, 385HP and 405 ft-lb of torque. Your move GM.
Read MoreFord's got two new flavors of Transit Connect targeted squarely at the commercial market. One's an all-electric. The other's a customized Transit Connect running compressed natural gas or LPG for taxi fleets across the country — including New York City.
Read MoreOur post yesterday on the glories of the five-door got us thinking. What, we wondered, would be in our ultimate wagon fleet? What are the most Jalopnik family haulers? And are suicide doors really necessary?
Read MoreIt's the law: when the Corvair's name comes up, this book's name comes up. Most of you no doubt have very strong feelings about Ralph Nader, but how many of you have actually read his book?
Read MoreYou hear a lot of guys bragging about their cars' mighty power output, claiming 500 horses at the wheels and so on, but how many actually roll up to a real-world dynamometer test? Armand did!
Read MoreThe third race of the '10 LeMons season took place at MSR Houston last weekend, and we witnessed an impossible Taurus SHO victory, four rollovers, two MGBs, and our first Renault Le Car racer.
Read MoreLouie Mattar's 1947 Cadillac came with everything required to survive a long road trip, grill, television, toilet and… hookah. He took his Turkish water-pipe-equipped machine and set a world record with it.
Read MoreHow many times did I watch Die Hard and its many squeals last year? I probably only watched the original — still the best — at least six times. The second one is probably my least favorite, it feels forced, I think only viewed that twice. Maybe three times. The third one? I'm a big fan of the third one. Sam Jackson is great and it gets the verve, the heart, the style from the original. At least five times. The fourth I wasn't actually a huge fan of. It's probably my third favorite, still ahead o
Read MoreDigg founder Kevin Rose is so rich he can have any vehicle he wants. He chose this chromed-out 1977 Puch Maxi moped, but he hasn't even seen it yet. So Kevin, here it is, your sweet new ride.
Read MoreWe'll give you a hint: It goes in a racing car that helped a certain Argentinean win two F1 championships. Four words: direct injection and desmo. (If you know your history, that last bit should clinch it.)
Read MoreOne week ago, I rediscovered pictures I took inside BMW's closed-to-the-public motorsport museum. Those images were four years old, however, and their pron was limited. Now someone has YouTubed an off-the-cuff video tour of the same building. McLaren overload, anyone?
Read MoreOn Monday, we took a look at a pretty cool office. On Wednesday, how to make a fake car sound real. Earlier today, a Jalopnik-liveried Shelby. Now, we look at the guts of Forza's digital world. Welcome to the machine.
Read MoreMichigan-based Exodus Films unveiled the hero-ride for their upcoming sci-fi flick, Jinn. It's "The Firebreather," a stylized take on what a new Pontiac Firebird might've been. Look familiar? It should. Better news? They're building 50 of them for public purchase.
Read MoreEven if you hate the new Jaguar XJ, don't underestimate the balls it took to completely recreate a car that's been essentially the same for 40 years. What other automotive legacy needs to be revisited?
Read MoreA Mercury Grand Marquis was recently abandoned in a rush-hour lane less than a mile from the White House and directly in front of the Djibouti Embassy. Amazingly, it took a week to tow. Abandonation without representation?
Read MoreSome say the Mercedes SLS AMG can fly to the top of buildings without even flapping its gullwings. All we know is, at 571 HP, it's the most powerful F1 safety car... in the world... since the last one.
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce the 1968 Ford Shelby Mustang Jalopnik Forza Motorsport 3 GT500KR. Its name is long, its love is strong, and it will rock you allllllll night long.
Read MoreOne of the most amazing car collections we've ever seen recently hit NastyZ28.com. These Trans Ams are just the tip of the iceberg; we count over eighty cars, and almost all of them are second-generation F-bodies. This is nuts.
Read MoreBack when our friend was a subscriber to gaming magazines, he received a disc with single-level demos of a bunch of PS1 games. One of these games was Syphon Filter. The first-person shooting is, by modern standards, nothing special but we thought it was the coolest thing ever. As soon as the game debuted we snatched it up, took it home, and played it non-stop. Shootout in a park, throwing down in a Gothic cathedral, we did it all. And while we admit it's not as cool Metal Gear Solid, the subject
Read MoreMobile app Trapster just rolled out its 4.0 release and added new features to help users log roadtrips, locate friends, better avoid tickets, and get around rockslides. Even the police are pitching in to aid (and slow) your commute.
Read MoreHummer is the quintessential American brand — an allegory of everything right and wrong with our great nation. Now, after a failed sale to the Chinese, the brand is dead. So what does this say about America?
Read MoreThe death of Hummer means the loss of vehicles like the brutish and capable Hummer H3T, but also the Enzyte-replacing Hummer H2. With Hummer gone, what will men desperate to prove their masculinity drive now?
Read MoreDespite the trompe l'oeil, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne is actually 1.88 inches longer than the outgoing model, but it's also 396lbs lighter. The real controversy, other than it being a Porsche-UV, is the 380HP hybrid — the first since 1899.
Read MoreWe were poking around Jeepforum.com when we stumbled onto a context-free image of this Jeep Forward Control monster truck. Our brains melted from the awesomeness and we had to know more. Immediately.
Read MoreSay what you will about the recent leadership of The Simpsons, there's more comic gold in the animated series than plated on all the Aston Martins in Dubai. A favorite episode involves a trip to Australia and a showdown between Bart and an Australian man at a pub. Bart shows his pocketknife and the man asks "You call that a knife, this is a knife" in obvious parody of Crocodile Dundee. The only difference is, instead of pulling out a giant bowie knife the man pulls out a spoon, to which Bart rep
Read MoreThe Lotus Evora 414E is a preview of the first hybridized vehicle to come from Colin Chapman's legendary brand. The hasty might say he's spinning in his weight-reduced grave, but upon closer inspection this EREV doesn't completely suck.
Read MoreWhat if you removed an ultralight airplane's wings and replaced its wheels with skis? You'd end up with something much like the Snow Glider, a Czech-built contraption capable of 75MPH on ice and snow and besting 30 degree grades. Cool.
Read MoreGM will officially wind down Hummer operations as a deal with a Chinese automaker stalled over Chinese environmental concerns You gotta love Hummer — a brand so quintessentially American, so brazenly gas-guzzling, that even the Chinese find it offensive.
Read MoreGerman Porsche tuner Uwe Gemballa disappeared last week, and his whereabouts are still unknown. The exotic-car world is in an uproar — kidnapping! aliens! Butzi! — but we keep returning to one question: Why don't we know anything about him?
Read MoreWhile Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda sits answering questions on Capitol Hill, the FBI confirmed with us they raided the offices of three Toyota suppliers in Metro Detroit for documents related to antitrust violations. UPDATE!
Read MoreThis piston was used by Ferrari during the 2001 Formula 1 season. It's tiny, it's light, and it's made of Italian kitten whispers. All the prancing-horse talk of late reminded me that it was tucked away in my closet. Bella!
Read MoreOn Monday, we took you inside Turn 10 Studios, the outfit that created Forza Motorsport and teamed with us on the Forzalopnik download pack. Now it's time for a deeper dive. This is how they make the XBox game loud.
Read MoreYesterday, a West Texas oil magnate traded in his $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron for a Corvette ZR1 (and some cash). Today, we want to know: what would you trade in a Bugatti Veyron for?
Read MoreSince Saab's officially been handed over to Spyker, founder Victor Muller claims he's keen to build a Mini-fighter. Better news? Current renderings take inspiration from the 92's sleek teardrop shape, and Muller's even codenamed it "92." Very exciting.
Read MoreLike most people on the Internet, we've seen the "Oh you made cause I'm stylin' on ya" video (see it here) a million times. As you can tell, it's just a rap battle gone too far. Subsequent reports said one person had a gun, the other had been badmouthing his crew, or just the last person got mad because he was getting shown up. The cause is unclear, but after watching the full video it seems like the latter explanation is the best. What we've yet to understand, though, is what is "the cal?" The
Read MoreSince 2002 Dennis Palatov has been designing and building some of the most radical, rule-breaking cars ever envisioned and blogging all about it. It started with the awe-inspiring dp1, and now this, the smaller, less expensive dp4. He's taking orders.
Read MoreGo ahead: Search for "Asif Hussain Shah." Can't resist, can you? His plan is working, but that's nothing — wait 'til you see the interior. We're stone sober, and it freaked us the hell out.
Read MoreA blog post on the "Horse Whisperer" section of Ferrari's website wants you to know something: The Italians are not little bitches. Most of Formula One is little bitches. Speed is not for the meek. Vaffanculo, ladies!
Read MoreA Texas Chevy dealer just accepted the trade-in of a red-on-black $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron for a $100,000 Corvette ZR1. We knew the fiercest of all 'Vettes was a world-beater, but this is ridiculous! Exclusive photos, details below. UPDATE!
Read MoreOne of the most important skills every car enthusiast must posses is the ability to drive a car equipped with a manual transmission. Otherwise, you're just pointing the car. How'd you learn to drive a stick?
Read MoreThere's new evidence this morning German Porsche tuner Uwe Gemballa may have staged his disappearance. A representative confirms Uwe Gemballa's wife filed for insolvency on behalf of her husband's tuning company, Gemballa Automobiltechnik GmbH & Company. Das is nicht gut!
Read MoreWant to watch Toyota USA President Jim Lentz face off against Rep. Bart Stupak (D-from-that-one-part-of-Michigan-we-got-from-a-shooting-war-with-Ohio, pictured above) and his House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today at 11:00 AM EST? No? Oh come on, it'll be fun.
Read MoreAfter Rick Blaine shoots Major Strasser in the climax of Casablanca, Laszlo makes off with his love Isla in a plane bound for Portugal and freedom. Rick assumes he's toast but Claude Raine's delightfully crooked Captain Renault tells the arriving police officers to "round up the usual suspects." It's a great line and the inspiration for the film of the same name. We're not sure who is responsible for Uwe Gemballa's disappearance, but it isn't stopping pj134 from sharing a theory.
Read MoreA 1968 VW Beetle owned by serial killer Ted Bundy is on display at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington, D.C. It's unclear whether old Volkswagen ownership is considered crime or punishment. [New York Times: Wheels]
Read MoreWe so have the tuner for you. Prior Design's bodykit for the Audi R8 replaces the contrasting sideblades with body color fills. The effect, in their own words is, "harmonic." The colored carbon engine bay is less so.
Read MoreThe search for exotic-car tuner Uwe Gemballa continues: German state police recently sent officers to South Africa and classified this as a "missing person" case. Where did you go, Uwe?
Read MoreThis is the Electronic Key Impressioner, which can scan a car door's lock and, after software interpretation, produce not only a working key, but the car's ignition code. Sure, it's designed for locksmiths, but car thieves everywhere will rejoice.
Read MoreVoting for the Forzalopnik downloadable car pack may be history, but the next phase of the project — making your choices reality — has begun. Welcome to Microsoft's Turn 10 Studios. This is where it all goes down.
Read MoreAs a child in love with cars I'd point to them and scream "What is that!?!" Whether tiny Gremlin or giant Eldorado, my dad tried his best to enlighten. What modern car will you have to explain to your kids?
Read MoreThis is the Mercedes F800 Style, a concept previewing the 2012 Mercedes CLS. It's got a choice of either plug-in hybrid or fuel-cell powertrains, minivan doors and can steer itself around corners without driver input. Sorry, we're out of expletives.
Read MoreIn documents turned over to Congress, Toyota brags it saved $100 million negotiating with regulators for a "limited" recall of 2007 Toyota Camrys for sudden acceleration, the same problem that's prompted it to recall millions of cars. Good work, guys!
Read MoreJalopnik runs the El Dorado Touring Club's George's 278th Road Rallye… and wins! WARNING: Absolutely no cool cars were used in this rallye.
Read MoreFirst a Saab takes the overall LeMons win, then a Ford Taurus SHO wins the very next race? What's next, an Eldorado?
Read MoreDampf-Kraft-Wagen! One of the all-time great car-company names was phased out by Auto Union not long after this jaunty ad for the '64 DKW F11, F12, and F12 Roadster came out.
Read MoreE30s? Miatas? Supras? Forget 'em! With Day One of the '10 Gator-O-Rama LeMons in the books, the standings are dominated by a group of cars that brings tears of joy to our eyes!
Read MoreThanks to a tip from Patinaproof, I've finally found a cheap source for the many small parts I need for my personal Project Car hell. The big score: front Armstrong lever shocks in great shape.
Read MoreNot surprisingly, a slew of pics of the Audi RS5 übercoupe have leaked. No embargo's strong enough to hold back this brutish, 450 HP Euro barnstormer from the interwebs. Do similar easy-to-shed shackles keep it from coming stateside? Maybe.
Read MoreWelcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Ford Tempo Fanatic has chosen a difficult path. Today we honor his devotion to the Tempo.
Read MoreIt's time again to test your automotive intellectual fortitude by figuring out what car this engine bay's from before you click through. Sure, you'll say you got it right in the comments, but only you'll know the truth.
Read MoreThe last great battleship of the once greatest British Navy, the HMS Vanguard was a large and very seaworthy vessel though, given its launch date at the end of WWII, it was quickly of less use in fighting the Japanese Navy. In fact, despite its huge size and significant armament it never once fired its guns in active battle. What was it use for? Other than a flagship and training, one of the most notable uses of the Vanguard was as the yacht for Elizabeth II when she went to visit South Africa i
Read MoreKirk Wright, a Florida hedge fund manager, hung himself when faced with a 710-year sentence for 47 counts of fraud, and swindling $185 million from clients including 78 NFL players. This is the gaudy, pink-festooned Lamborghini he bought his wife.
Read MoreI pointed out Peter's story on Steve Jobs' old BMW R60/2 to Jason Chen, editor of our gadget-obsessed brother-site Gizmodo. He thought the headline read like Jobs now rides an iPad. No, Jason, this would be Jobs riding an iPad.
Read MoreCNN Money, of all outlets, put together a surprisingly good list of 10 dirt cheap collectible cars, including the Pacer, Spitfire, and early SHO. But we know you can do better. What's the best cheap future collector car?
Read MoreTwo years before even the original Macintosh was introduced, Apple’s then-and-current CEO was pictured for a National Geographic Magazine feature on Silicon Valley, riding a 1966 BMW motorcycle.
Read MoreCarroll Shelby's curious intellectual property lawsuit against Daytona Coupe-replica maker Factory Five, and two web forums has failed with a United States District Court judge dismissing the suit and Factory Five bragging about besting Shelby.
Read MoreFor the ultimate in road trips, choose the highest paved road in the world. The Karakoram Highway is 800 miles of mountain road connecting Pakistan with China across some of the tallest mountains in the world.
Read MoreIf Outlandos d'Amour is the most punk album by The Police, you could argue Reggatta de Blanc is the most reggae. In fact, the name itself is a reference to the sort of white reggae the very pale band achieves with songs like "Walking on the Moon." The title song from the album is actually an instrumental riff in the middle of "Can't Stand Losing You" and if you see their reunion tour we can all but guarantee they'll stretch out the song like 10 minutes to include it. We asked you today about you
Read MoreA recent study published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE indicates that people living in polluted areas have a higher chance of contracting heart disease. Here's a news flash: Breathe smog, bad things happen! Ain't proof grand?
Read MoreDespite a decades-long letter-writing campaign by Jalopnik, the International Olympic Committee still hasn't included motor-driven sports in the Winter Olympics. That just means we'll have to apply our driving skills to skiing, skating, snowboarding and the bobsled. Here's how.
Read MoreA crazy conspiracy nut wants you to boycott Audi because he thinks the Green Police Ads are fascist. No, not because the original green police rounded up Jews, but because green politics supposedly violate the constitution.
Read MoreOn Tuesday we reported that Uwe Gemballa had disappeared in South Africa, repeating CarsUK's suggestion that he could have planned his own disappearance. Today we spoke to Gemballa. Here's what they had to say.
Read MoreToyota's attempts to address its recall woes include a software tweak known as "brake override." It kills the engine if you depress the brake and accelerator. Trouble is, enthusiasts require that for brake stands, rock-crawling and heel-and-toe. Will they survive?
Read MoreThe automotive world often rewards not-so-bold moves like a Japanese company copying the British formula of lightweight, RWD, front-engined roadster. Unfortunately, it usually punishes true boldness. Which is sad as boldness produces such amazingness. What's your favorite automotive failure?
Read MoreDon't let the stolen lines of the Sting-Ray Concept or the suicide doors fool you. The Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept — the second non-Saturn Flextreme concept — isn't a performance sedan. It's an extended-range electric with beefed-up Chevrolet Volt guts.
Read MoreIf there's a team with as many troubles as USF1 it's Campos Meta1. Now sources tell us USF1 may team up/acquire Meta1. Are two struggling teams better than one?
Read MoreLittle known fact: some of the best off-roading in the world lies in the mountains above Bonneville. Sadly, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne won't be taking advantage of that, it's reportedly lost its off-road ability to shed some weight.
Read MoreA twin-engine Cessna piloted by a Tesla manager crashed into an East Palo Alto neighborhood today killing the pilot and two other Tesla employees on board.
Read MoreSlate continues to follow its secret tagline of "Contrarianism is almost as good as actual wisdom," asserting it's "not so bad" for cars to run on software making them out of our control. Fun faux Slate headline guessing game below.
Read MoreThe $45,000 Indian-built and -designed Metaltech Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart is essentially an armored golf cart designed to withstand grenade attacks. Although seemingly the least threatening armored vehicle ever built, it makes perfect sense for Mumbai-like confined quarters anti-terrorism use.
Read MoreThe Nissan Patrol's another formerly indestructible off-roader no longer fit for duty in irregular armies across the globe. That's right, the 2011 Patrol's gone soft. No more AK-47-toting rebels. No more danger-filled smuggling routes. Now, only Neimen Marcus assaults.
Read MoreToday begins Lent, when the devout and dieting give up what they desire in order to ready themselves for the Resurrection of Christ. Our lusts are motorized. What car are you giving up for Lent?
Read MoreIt might look like something out of a Burnout video game but this is what happens when you slap custom-made straight pipes onto a Lamborghini Gallardo. The result: Belching blue fireballs. Our inner hoon couldn't be happier.
Read MoreAccording to a rumor published by a Spanish news outlet, US F1 won't make the first three races of 2010, forcing them to drop the entire season. Also, YouTube founder Chad Hurley's supposedly out as a financial backer. U-S-aww, crap.
Read MoreThese days, when a new car's more powerful than the one it replaces, the advantage is usually limited by an increase in weight. Not the Lamborghini Jota, the bull-headed brand's Murciélago replacement. It should be lighter and make 700 HP.
Read MoreThis is Jimmy Jablon. This is his motorcycle. He is going to raffle it off in a ceremony in Florida where a 22-year-old girl will dive into a pool of live 'gators. What more do you need to know?
Read MorePaul Reiser is not, actually, dead. So far as we know he's still alive. However, we were having a discussion the other day with a friend about what celebrity death rumors would be more plausible than others. Say someone uber famous like Tom Cruise dies and no one believes it and it's easy to disprove. Pick someone no one ever heard of and people won't care. The trick to a good celebrity death rumor is picking someone with a recognizable name no one has seen for a while like Jim Belushi or, we re
Read MoreYesterday, the exotic car world was preparing to mourn the loss of tuner Uwe Gemballa, who "disappeared" in South Africa last week. Turns out he's probably still alive, but we should prepare to mourn the loss of his company anyway.
Read MoreA world apart from bestickered American rally professionals with comic-book names, we join the the snow drifters of Hungary, who like it cold, fast, and loud.
Read MoreAs much as we're excited about the lithe 2011 Lotus Elise, it's Fat Tuesday so we're going to give a break to at least one car porking up like the rest of us. Which fatty deserves a fair shake?
Read MoreAlthough GM's exploiting Toyota's recall woes for sales, Honda's being nicer, urging dealers to avoid predatory practices. Maybe that's because Honda's got their own recall now or they're just a swell bunch of folks. Yeah, probably not the latter.
Read MoreThe Peugeot 505 last saw production back in 1992, but judging by the 5 By Peugeot Concept planned for a Geneva debut, Pug's 5-line's headed for a boring, generic rebirth as the Peugeot 50-something. Interesting? Peut-être. French? Non!
Read MoreThe Cherpumple, the turducken of the pastry world, is three cakes and three pies in one and takes about five hours to make. It's a cherry pie baked inside a chocolate cake, an apple pie baked inside a yellow cake, and a pumpkin pie baked inside a gingerbread cake. This is all piled up, covered in a ton of cream cheese frosting, and served to those with only two days to live. The best description comes from the San Francisco Weekly: "The resulting slices were art: They looked like wedges of Earth
Read MoreThe line between people sharing their sexual preferences and people selling their cars on Craigslist has been crossed in this ad for a heavily modified 1987 Toyota Cressida with a giant "I AM GAY" sticker, dildo shifter and paintball gun.
Read MoreIn 1989, VH1 gave away 36 vintage Corvettes in a contest. The winner sold those cars to artist Peter Max, who let them rot in a Brooklyn parking garage for twenty years. The cars recently disappeared. This is their story.
Read MoreUntil they allow nitro’d Icelandic 4×4’s to compete at the Winter Olympics, speed skiing is the next best thing for petrolheads: straight downhill, 150+ MPH, faster than a man dropping from an airplane.
Read MoreUrban camouflage had a brief moment of inexplicable popularity during the early part of this century. It's now relegated to pant patterns for faux tough-guy types and now, apparently, all matter of vehicles. This is all the Germans fault.
Read MoreTony Stewart on NASCAR being too safe-thus-boring: "The media center is getting boring in here and it's too safe because y'all got four legs on your chairs. So we can start sawing legs off, you like that idea?"
Read MoreSpringing forth from old Jalopnik posts and the icy wastes of Canada is a mid-engined hyper-super-mega car with an eye-violating SEMA paintjob and a Corvette V8 engine.
Read MoreJust as soon as we spend the money to buy a car our immediate reaction is: what can we change about it? It's the natural instinct of the car enthusiast. What's the first stock part you replace?
Read MoreTyler Shipman, the young Fiero enthusiast with cancer who finished his project car in December with the help of the Fiero community, passed away last night.
Read MoreThere's a new Chevy Camaro, but with Pontiac dead, aftermarket shops are stepping into the Atlanta-bound-truck-trailer-filled-with-beer-sized breach, designing their own conversion kits for a new Trans Am. One shop's conveniently left theirs staged outside for a GMInsideNews forumite to photograph.
Read MoreA Saab took the overall win, which was shocking, and GM continued its run of Index of Effluency dominance… which came as no surprise at all. It was cold, it was wet, but the racin' was great!
Read MoreThis is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Let's head over to Poland, where Notlauf has photographed quite an assortment of vehicles for us.
Read MoreAnother Toyota, another problem, another season, another reason, for recalling 8,000 4x4 Tacomas. [PickupTrucks.com]
Read MoreMate1, Lavalife, Facebook, It's Just Lunch, Date.com, FastCupid, Chemistry.com, ChristianMingle.com, SinglesNet, RSVP, PerfectMatch.com, More To Love, Catholic Match, Twitter, a bar, a grocery store, a movie theatre, church, political campaign, race track, community center, the Internet, Yahoo! Personals, a different bar, the gym, the park, the other kind of theatre and work are all answers to the sad question from RentalCarGuy in our V-Day QOTD.
Read MoreWith the paintjob of its glory days in the ‘60s, a team with the name Lotus is back in Formula One.
Read MoreIn case you've forgotten, this Sunday is Valentine's Day — i.e. the day you're guaranteed misery alone and risking absolute misery together. Let's put this one in the bag: what car would you buy your Valentine?
Read MorePresidents of the United States are typically sworn in on a Bible and most chose a specific verse to be sworn in on of some significance. For instance, Herbert Hoover chose Proverbs 29:18 which is "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." Makes sense. Bill Clinton, the second time, was sworn in on Isaiah 58:12: "Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations, and thou shalt be called the repairer of the breach." A lofty goal, for sure. Obam
Read MorePressing the "Party Mode" button boosts the stereo's bass and pushes the equalization to the back speakers, thus facilitating the party atmosphere surrounding your Toyota 4Runner. Not a bad idea if you could get anyone to ride in your Toyota.
Read MoreFord confirmed rumors a new Ecoboost four-cylinder will be the fuel economy offering for the new, more car-like 2011 Ford Explorer. More exciting, though, is they're not exactly being coy about dropping it into the 2011 Focus. Hurray!
Read MoreThe announcement of a hybrid Porsche racing car has prompted a lot of discussion, and it's understandable — a hybrid 911 is nothing if not provocative. When conflicted, we turn to history for comfort. What's the coolest Porsche racing car?
Read MoreUnintended acceleration, Steve Wozniak's Prius brake problems, unexpected veering and now video of a Lexus with a possessed steering wheel. More legendary Toyota build quality or beige biting back? Video below. Update!
Read MorePlan for German world domination 2.0: Ze silly Yankees vill not buy our clean, efficient diesels. So! Ve vill give them what they vant! A less fuel-efficient 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid. Hail mindless consumerism!
Read MoreStuttgart plans to bring a hybrid 911 racing car to both Geneva and the Nurburgring 24-hour race. The press release includes the line "the focus is not on... winning the race." What's wrong with this picture?
Read MoreOn the list of awful movies with awesome cars Richard Grieco's spy unclassic If Looks Could Kill deserves a modestly low position. The red Lotus Esprit Grieco tools around in is awesome, and an appearance by Gabrielle Anwar hurts things not one bit. Unfortunately, Grieco as an 18-year-old is hard to believe, the plot is weak and the action is comical without trying to be. The movie doesn't know if it's a farce or not and never recovers from the confusion. Though we saw a lot of anger directed at
Read MoreAkio Toyoda was criticized in Japan after failing to bow deeply enough during his first Toyota recall apology. Experts think the second bow was just deep enough to express regret without accepting legal responsibility for the crisis. [NYPost]
Read MoreRecord-setting warm temperatures in Vancouver have prompted Olympic officials to airlift in snow for the upcoming Winter Games. The enormous helicopter they're using is known as an Erickson S64 Air-Crane. It is ten pounds of excellence in a five-pound bag.
Read MoreThis is the Delta Wing, a concept angling to be the new IndyCar race. It's lighter, less expensive to run, and only has 300HP. It also looks like the Batmobile merged with a land-speed racer and a rocket ship. Updated.
Read MoreThe 5.4-liter supercharged aluminum V-8 in the '11 Shelby GT500 is 100 pounds lighter than it predecessor. Eight pounds of that comes from an absence of traditional cylinder liners. What do the Nissan GT-R and GT500 have in common? This.
Read MoreThe Carpocalypse may have killed the Pontiac G8 ST, but lucky cops will be able to spend their anti-terror budgets on the Chevy Caprice Police Car, which rides on the same chassis.
Read MoreWe only really care about, like, two cars here at the Chicago Auto Show. One of them, the 2011 Shelby GT500, with its aluminum V8, represents precisely what we want automakers to build. Lighter! Faster! More sexy!
Read MoreMy mom's flying in today for her first visit ever to New York. Since there'll be a foot of snow, and my press car doesn't have snow tires, she'll have to take a taxi. Here's the note I sent her.
Read MoreSomething we missed in our earlier post on the newest pain-in-Toyota's-wallet NHTSA recall investigation on the Toyota Corolla is that they're calling it "unexpected veering." Apparently it's when a driver thinks their Corolla can drive itself at 40MPH. Oy.
Read MoreIt's been something of an obvious day. We spent most of the afternoon with the TV on in the background, watching news anchors prattle on about snow-day this and OMGDrivingBad that. Most of this was done for entertainment, and not informational, reasons — like many people, we cannot stand televised news, and the absurd commentary ("Your house just burnt down, Sally Jim! How do you feel?") is part of the problem. Snowfall and civic disruption ("Your school day is canceled, Timmy Sue! How do you fe
Read MoreAttention, Herr Frog! We return to your land of speed und cheese without ze mighty prototype but with two M3s und ze British touring-car dynamo known as Andy "Hammer" Priaulx! Faszination: Ze Porsche is easy Le Mans for little girl!
Read MoreToyota can't buy good coverage this week, but Ford has apparently come pretty close. KTLA-TV in Los Angeles ran a three-part blue oval fellatio fest news feature shortly before airing the Ford-produced documentary "The New American Road."
Read MoreA girl I dated once shared a college class with Jenna Bush and, despite what you'd expect, the first daughter was about as normal a college student as you'd find with the exception of the secret service detail. So as not to interfere with the life of a young person, the Secret Service agents protecting her took her classes and tried to blend in with the background as best they could. Everyone in the class was convinced the agent was a tall young man with a well-deep voice built like a football p
Read More2010 was originally set to be the last year of competition for the aging Dallara IndyCar chassis. Political turmoil has postponed the changeover, however, and the IRL is currently evaluating its options. This car is part of Swift Engineering's proposal.
Read MoreThe dude that owns this thing calls it the "Alfamino." Cool conversion, lame name. (We prefer "Giuliamino" — it doesn't match the sticker, but it doesn't sound quite as dorky.) eBay, your wonders never cease.
Read MoreThink that jerkoff track day instructor was bad? Wait till you see this driver/instructor combo arguing through an entire lap of the Nurburgring. Worse, this driver actually manages to pass a few people.
Read MoreA High Performance Driving Event is usually a great place to safely learn the limits of your car, on a track, with a helpful and professional driving instructor. Unless your instructor is this asshole.
Read MoreSo get this: Guy likes Lamborghinis. Guy likes Fords. Guy takes a 2007 Mustang and shoves a massive V-10 and transaxle into its middle. We can't look away.
Read MoreIrish bookmaking firm Paddy Power (yes, that's its real name) recently announced that Toyota is the "odds-on 1/3 favorite" carmaker to issue the next major recall. We have no idea what this means, but it sounds important.
Read MoreThose of you who remember Mopar restoration expert Randy's Tale Of Two Chargers might have a tough time believing this, but this man once owned a Tercel! Thankfully, he ditched it in favor of a Shelby Charger.
Read MoreYou won't be Travis Pastrana or Ken Block while you're participating in a local Coursemarker/Gimmick Road Rallye, but there are still trophies to be won. Check out The Rallye Club's latest Bay Area adventure.
Read MoreEngines manufactured by Continental 1920s and 1930s powered about four million cars, which seems moderately impressive. Read Daniel Strohl's list of Continental-powered marques, however, and you'll be floored!
Read MoreWe've all had to do this: incredible pressures are brought to bear upon you, forcing you to teach someone you barely know how to work a manual transmission. A great idea for a 24 Hours of LeMons penalty, we say!
Read MoreIt looked like the BoomPow Surprise Probe might to walk away with the race... but a lot can happen in a long endurance race.
Read MoreEveryone knows that BMW E30s and Mazda Miatas tend to get plenty of unwelcome attention from the LeMons Supreme Court... so here's a way for a resourceful team to capitalize on the loathing!
Read MoreThis series features plenty of junked vehicles in not-so-frozen California, but we're really missing out on the full junkyard experience by not visiting Omaha!
Read MoreThere was a lot of passion in today's Why Does The U.S. Hate Formula One? thread, including one person going way, way out of line (and towards someone with banhammer privileges... oops). I missed most of it out at an event but, even with the comments removed, you can see the moment when everyone was like "Whoa, WHOA!" That time in space where everything goes just a little too far. Unfortunately, it distracted from an entertaining one-man show from Blackfoot, reprinted here in its entirety.
Read MoreAttention, Mr. Tiny Electric Car of My Dreams: Of all the internets, in all the digital spaces, in all the world, you roll into mine? Here's looking at you, you lovable kei-car kid, you.
Read MoreEarlier today, Mercedes called Charlie Sheen to tell him his Mercedes was at the bottom of a cliff along Mulholland Drive. Sheen left the keys inside and garage open and a thief nicked it, then apparently crashed it for giggles.
Read MoreNot long ago, a Los Angeles man built an award-winning bridge to his living room so he could keep his 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi within spitting distance of his couch. Now the city wants him to tear it down. Losers.
Read MoreA forum member at HummerXClub.com wasn't satisfied with the front independent suspension on his H3 Alpha, so he ripped it out and went solid axle, he also chopped the truck up and made it a slant back. Totally cool.
Read MoreA bit nonplussed with the McLaren MP4-12C? These photoshops of the new car wearing the McLaren F1 GTR's classic racing liveries should fix that.
Read MoreHidden behind Toyota recalls and its own brake recall, Ford's issued a recall of defective 2010 Shelby GT500 rear tires. How the recall affects you below so you can possibly keep your family alive.
Read MoreEveryone and their mother's got video of dealer technicians applying the Toyota pedal recall fix (CNN's had it all week). We're not everyone. Instead, here's what dealer techs get: the Technical Service Bulletin Toyota doesn't want you to see.
Read MoreWe have seen many strange things in our time: Men who look like women. Women who look like dogs. Chevrolets powered by flathead Fords. The V-6 Alfa bike — downdraft Webers?!? — might just take the cake.
Read MoreJapanese R/C model manufacturer Tamiya recently commissioned a 1:1-scale version of its iconic 1979 "Sand Scorcher" Volkswagen Beetle. Now that one of our childhood dreams is a reality, we would also like to announce our desire for a pony.
Read MoreWhatever you think of Catherine The Great's treatment of the underclass or ruthlessness, it's hard to ignore the great treatment most of her boyfriends got. In addition to being in the good graces of the sovereign while you're doing the horizontal trepak, when you got booted to the curb for the next hunky Russian guy you don't exactly get the Henry VIIIth treatment. No, discarded lovers got the royal treatment. Whether it was money, land, a title or some mix, they left with a mix of favors. The
Read MoreWe've long derided appliancelike vehicles for being the wrong answer to the transportation problem. The recent Toyota recalls bring up an interesting question: If you remove the driver from the act of driving, what happens when something goes wrong?
Read MoreRemember the lime green 2010 Ford Focus RS for sale in Mexico? One of our readers bought it and will be importing it to the US. To say we're jealous would be like saying the sun's warm. Complete story below.
Read MoreWith all the talk of brake problem this and recall that, we figured it was time to talk about cars without problems. What's the most trouble-free car that you've owned? (Answers with the word "Toyota" in them don't count.)
Read MoreCue up Boyz II Men's "End Of The Road" because the Pentagon announced they're going to stop buying Humvees after this year. A quick look at two of the vehicles set to replace the venerable truck below.
Read MoreOi, where to start this morning? You know those 2010 Prius brake problems? Toyota learned its lesson and is willing to cop to a design problem. Will there be a recall? Did Woz doom or save Toyota? UPDATE!
Read MoreBecause I'm a yuppie, I tend to live near gourmet upscale grocery stores. I mean places that make Whole Foods look like a Piggly Wiggly and are always the combination of two names: Billingham & Jeeves, Lord & Nice, Imbred & Haughty. You can't get ground chuck, you can only get kobe beer-fed beef ground up with goat cheese. Because I'm a yuppie, I sort of like it. Fresh ingredients are great and variety is fun, but lately these stores seem to exist only to serve crazy expensive crap. Like, if the
Read MoreWednesdays suck. 1960s American muscle does not suck. Road racing does not suck. YouTube also does not suck. Can you see where we're going with this? In-car video of a 7500-rpm AMC Javelin and loud noises below. Eat me, Wednesday.
Read MoreThis right here is the best thing we've seen all day. Granted, the covers seem more oriented toward Japanese-style CUVs (Toyota Alphard, Honda Stepwagon, etc.) than the traditional five-door, but... really? A magazine about wagons? Who's complaining?
Read MoreEchoing the fantastic 1989 cookbook Manifold Destiny, which is about cooking food in engine compartments, a man has put whale-tail spoiler and hot engine together.
Read More(Ed Note: The auction wizards at eBay Motors have been following the saga of McFly, the Once and Future Hyundai Owner. Because neither eBay nor Jalopnik want you to get screwed, we asked the 'Bay for some buying tips.)
Read MoreYesterday's post on the eye-poppingly hideous Heynsdyk 2500SF prompted an in-house discussion about reskinned cars. Some of us are for them, some against. Nevertheless, we had to wonder — which old car needs to be reskinned?
Read MoreLike cars? Know how to work a computer without setting the building on fire? Can you communicate in English without getting into a fistfight? Jalopnik needs you!
Read MoreWhile walking around one of the spectator parking areas at last weekend's Sno*Drift Rally, we came upon this Subaru Legacy wagon. We have two questions: A) What the hell is going on here? and B) How can we get some?
Read MoreSteve Stevens isn't a particularly well known musician, but if you've listened to any Billy Idol you've probably heard his guitar. The freaky sounding guitar/ray gun/synth sound you're hearing on "Rebel Yell" is just Stevens on an electric car playing while rocking his amp with his foot. He's probably most recognizable, though, as the guitarist for the Top Gun Anthem, which Ray is going to be playing when he drives up to the Gov's Mansion — at least in our minds. What's he driving? We asked you
Read MoreA dealership on the wrong side of the Texas border is offering up a 2010 Ford Focus RS to the first person with $45,000. Of course, you'll still have to do the importing on this bright-green slice of heaven.
Read MoreWe like the turbocharged GMC Syclone pickup so much that we helped you put it in a video game. We were also saddened to discover one that Syclone became a Cash For Clunkers victim. Save the Syclones! Update!
Read MoreSome may not know I worked for Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Tomorrow night's a reunion of sorts and I'm driving from NYC to Michigan to attend. Forget high school reunions — what would you drive to your Governor's Office reunion?
Read MoreOur story on Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak's Prius Cruise Control acceleration issue was shared by Gizmodo and the Woz himself was nice enough to explain what's happening and how much trouble he's having contacting Toyota.
Read MoreApple co-founder Steve Wozniak told a crowd today of an unintentional acceleration problem with his 2010 Toyota Prius, which isn't under a recall. "This is software. It's not a bad accelerator pedal," he told the crowd. "It's very scary."
Read MoreThis morning on The Today Show, Toyota president Jim Lentz lied twice to Matt Lauer about Toyota's 2.3-million-vehicle accelerator pedal recall.
Read MoreFrank Oz is, to use an old cliche, a man of many talents. The son of puppeteers he's the man who gave life to Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear working with Jim Henson on The Muppet Show and Cookie Monster on Sesame Street. He's also been a director of numerous films including Bowfinger, What About Bob and Little Shop Of Horrors. You may recognize him as a minor character in a number of John Landis films including as the guy in The Blues Brothers who hands Jake his sunglasses and used condom. Oh, and h
Read MoreWe’ve explored in these pages the eye candy that is modern Formula One from many angles—but certainly not from Andreas Gursky’s angle.
Read MoreKen Block's Ford Fiesta made its competition debut this weekend at Michigan's Sno*Drift Rally. Block retired early with suspension problems, but his car lived long enough to give the world some wicked video. Special-stage snow hoonage and gallery action below.
Read MoreLast week, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized on Japanese Television for his company's little fiery death safety oversight. Immediately afterward, he was seen departing in a black Audi sedan which, judging by reports, had a fully-functioning accelerator pedal.
Read MoreTravis Pastrana won Rally America's season-opening Sno*Drift Rally this weekend. It was single-digit cold, the roads were covered in a thick sheet of ice, and Ken Block's brand-new Ford Fiesta broke. Sound like fun? Of course it does.
Read MoreWhen we're not working we're on Craigslist or eBay looking for the mint DSM in the rough. The hidden deal. We know you are, too. What's your fantasy Craigslist find?
Read MoreA member over at NAGTROC made the mistake of modifying his Nissan GT-R engine while it was still under its temperamental warranty. So, when he then broke the cylinder block, he was completely screwed. How it happened, plus pictures, below.
Read MoreThe MP4-25 is McLaren's new car for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. With the help of our advanced spy microphone, we present some on-stage chitchat between the drivers as they discuss their new ride.
Read MoreToyota today announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in all of this week's 18.4 billion-gazillion (approx.) recalled vehicles with a "precision cut steel reinforcement bar." Details below.
Read MoreFounded nearly 300 years ago by the French, New Orleans remains to this day below sea level. Now, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Big Easy Renault, and wonders if you'd pay more than a French Quarter for it.
Read MoreAre you outgoing, or just like going out? Do you have any problem with driving the automotive equivalent of a back-alley Rolex? Well then poseur, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to hook you up with a roy-al with cheese.
Read MoreAre you smarter than a 5th grader? Well, if you think so, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if a renegade roadster will make the grade.
Read MoreIn France, the Train à Grande Vitesse, or TGV, is one of the fastest ways to travel. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Citroën that, while not so Grande Vitesse, is still a great way to get around.
Read MoreNineteen years before the Panamera, another 4-door sport sedan growled its way out of the Porsche factory. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a 500E at a price that broaches the question; Rectum? Damn-near killed ‘em.
Read MoreMike Tyson's career is notable for his unapologetic brutality and, later, his Alcoholic's Anonymous advertisement-worthy facial tattoo. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Boxer that's almost as ferocious as Mikey, but is as beautiful as Tyson is fugly.
Read MoreDubbed Stevie's Wonder by EuroTuner magazine, this rare VW Rallye proves that Golf is a sport, and not just a pastime. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if its twenty-two grand price will make you say fore!
Read MoreThe seller of this V8-powered 914 suggests that it's way too powerful for younger drivers. Nice Price or Crack Pipe thinks it's pretty safe to say a 300+ HP romper-stomper like this would bring out the kid in anybody.
Read MoreBack in the day, ads for the Plymouth Volaré advised buyers to "Don't Give Up, Get a Volaré!" Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wonders if you'd give up nearly nine grand for this slant-six '76?
Read MoreWith deals out there for the taking, now may be the best time to snap up some of the last of the cool Pontiacs. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if you'd shine-on a 2009 Solstice Coupe.
Read MoreTime and distance are great equalizers. Wait long enough, and eventually cars may fall into your price range. Nice Price or Crack Pipe has been pretty patient, and now has an E30 M3 that may have been worth the wait.
Read MoreIn France, Mistral is a wind that hits that nation's Mediterranean coast. Nice Price or Crack Pipe knows the Maserati coupe named for that wind is a hit, but does this one have a price that blows?
Read MoreCarroll Shelby's heart transplant in 1991 didn't faze him as he had been doing the same to cars for forty years. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GLHS that, for $8,000, you could transplant to your driveway.
Read MoreTurbocharging the Pinto 2.3 was a good idea. Intercooling it and bolting it to the SVO Mustang was a great Idea. Now, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if Volvo-izing an SVO 2.3 gives you any ideas.
Read MoreIt's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Cobra that, because it's an imitation, might not sincerely flatten your wallet.
Read MoreThe most physically taxing no-no on the list of seven deadly sins is that of Gluttony. Today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Westfield Se7en that is free from sin, but might make you British Racing Green with envy.
Read MoreIn Spanish, El Camino means the way. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if $14,555 for a Choo-Choo El Camino makes you say no way.
Read MoreBack in the ‘70s, Mazda's tepid little family car took liberties with the appellation "Great." But today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GLC that should be PDQ, and it asks orange you glad I didn't say banana?
Read MoreJeremy Clarkson called it the kin of Cain, but Nice Price or Crack Pipe thinks this F1-inspired and AMG-be-crazed CLK is more than able.
Read MoreBoy Scouts do good deeds — like helping old ladies across the street. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Scout that'll get you across, whether there's a street or not. And it doesn't matter how old you are.
Read MoreAchieving big power with turbochargers is relatively easy, but making huge horsepower while retaining driveability is an enormous task. Peak at the dyno charts and you'll see Switzer's 997 Porsche P800 makes no sacrifices on the road to 800 HP.
Read MoreWhile digging up pictures of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid this morning, we wandered into Porsche's German press site. The image archive stopped us in our tracks. Amazing gallery of colorful, high-quality poster pr0n below.
Read MoreThe original SHO gave middle-class dads a chance to live but the current generation, while nice, is just too big and expensive. An E63 is great, but there's a recession going on. What's your favorite fun, affordable four-door?
Read MoreMy Canadian friends were treating the launch of the Formula One season this week as an actual important sporting event — like the Super Bowl — but few Americans seem to care. Why is Formula One so unpopular here?
Read MoreRemember the 350Z seemingly ruined by a bodykit installed with woodscrews and bondo? A year and a full makeover later, Jalopnik reader Brian Gee now has a slick photoshoot to show off the Z he always wanted.
Read MoreThe Hunchback of Stuttgart is getting its own 29 MPG, 300 HP, direct-injection V6. Hey, if high-output V6 engines are good enough for the Camaro and Mustang, they must be good enough for the Porsche Panamera, right? Wrong.
Read MoreThe Chinese have bought Volvo, but can the newly-redesigned 2011 Volvo S60, unveiled this morning ahead of next month's Geneva Motor Show, finally elevate the Swedish-founded and American-tainted brand from knock-off Canal St. faux-luxe to a true entry-level luxury contender?
Read MoreMars rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity" were successful beyond NASA's wildest dreams. Now they're building a new, nuclear-powered Mini Cooper-sized rover to be lowered onto Mars by a hovering drop ship in 2013. Meet "Curiosity," the new Mars Science Laboratory.
Read MoreThere have been some filthy rumors floating 'round the internet about a possible redesign of the almost-too-good-to-be-true Toyota FT-86. Turns out, they're completely untrue.
Read MoreIt seems to be an open secret BMW's developing an M version of the 1-series coupe. Will this"M1" be like the heavy, torque-free BMW M3 or the legendary lightweight performance cars of yore? Possibly-leaked information may shed some light.
Read MoreThe 2011 Shelby GT500 only gets minor exterior tweaks, but underneath the hood it chucks the heavy iron block truck engine for an all-aluminum 5.4-liter supercharged V8 for 102 lbs less weight and a smokin' 550HP.
Read MoreFirst GM brings the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia stateside as the Buick Regal, then virtually guarantees the Regal GS, then Bob Lutz hints at a wagon and now here are Insignia Wagons hanging out with Regals around Detroit. What should we think?
Read MoreThe sub-$20 theft-proof stereo installation works pretty well, but let's say your local crackheads aren't desperate enough to bust your windows to steal a factory AM/FM radio, yet they will steal anything nicer? How will you listen to your MP3s?
Read MoreWeeks ago we wondered where "The Cyclops" from the awful-awesome disaster-parody flick "The Big Bus" ended up. Turns out it was scrapped after all, but an issue of Bus World wrote all about the articulated, double-decker behemoth.
Read MoreChevy's been getting its ass kicked by Ford's Super Duty pickups. Now the 2011 Chevy Silverado Heavy Duty finally boxes the frame, adds triple rate springs and offers a stupefying 20,000lb towing capacity thanks to the new Duramax diesel.
Read MoreWhen we first heard the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee was getting air suspension, we were concerned it'd impact off-roading prowess. However, based on these first Rubicon Trail images, the next Grand Cherokee seems to crawl just fine.
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