Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. I'm back in California to take care of some business, so let's return to Alameda!
Read MoreHey you, insane person, here's your car. It's a turbocharged, supercharged and intercooled Lotus Exige with a claimed 550HP 700HP (!), a wide-body kit, fully race-prepped interior and weighing 2,150 lbs. The best part? It's for sale. Updated.
Read MoreThe Cadillac CTS Coupe is the culmination of a Manifest Destiny-like aspiration — a dream that, one day, an American automaker would be able to stand up to Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus. America, luxe yeah!
Read MoreWhat would you pay for a NASCAR veteran '65 Impala, allegedly driven by Roy Mayne? Crazed modelmaker ParkRNDL tipped us about this car more than a week ago, but then our friends at Bring A Trailer discovered it.
Read MoreThis is the long-awaited Honda CR-Z, a car Honda claims is the reincarnation of its legendary CRX hatchback. It's a 122-hp hybrid two-door that ambles to 60 mph about as quickly as a Toyota Prius. Say what?
Read MoreNo bondo. No scratched-out VIN plates. No tacky graphics. In a market that encourages brainless restomods, the Classic Recreations 1967 Shelby GT500CR is that rarest of beasts: a thoughtful car. Not like thoughtfulness matters when you let 545 hp loose.
Read MoreBreaking up is hard to do. It gets easier when there's a great car waiting on the other side. Here's the top ten commenter-selected post-breakup cars.
Read MoreThe thing with the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO is that, while it's pretty fast, it's also pretty docile. Mobsteel set out to fix that with an extra 90 hp, 147 lb-ft of torque, and a mess of billet aluminum.
Read MoreThis Veyron replica popped up on eBay a few days ago. It may or may not be real (UPDATE: It's not!) but three things are certain: It's audacious, It's expensive, and it wants to be your friend.
Read MoreCalifornia. A camera. An unemployed friend who loves road trips and a 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder. We drove the hell out of it. Here's five things we learned. Hint: You will be jealous.
Read MoreEven CEOs have to step out of their private jets and onto our roads from time to time. Here are your choices for the ten best ground-transport options for the corporate titans of the world.
Read MoreInstaVin, a new text-message-based accident-history report search system, launched last week. It offers quick information for prospective buyers at a lower cost than CarFax or other competitors. The system is temporarily free, and Jalopnik tried it out.
Read MoreOne year ago, Darin Cosgrove of Metrompg.com entered his Geo Metro in the Green Grand Prix fuel-economy competition. Over the course of the event, he coaxed his 12-year-old car to almost 100 mpg! Here's how he did it. —Ed.
Read MoreWelcome to Garage of Horror, where we share your worst wheeled experiences. Today we have a college kid whose Ford Aspire ate his pants, an ass-kicking grandmother, and a very bad date.
Read MoreThe Ducati motorcycle Tom Cruise rides in those annoying ESPN commercials isn't really a big, bad Ducati. It's just an Aprilia sportbike disguised as one. Wes Siler of Hell for Leather Magazine explains why.
Read MoreIt’s rather underpowered and lacking in racing cred, but you’ve got to love the Art Deco tank looks of this GAZ GL–1 sports car—from 1938, of all years.
Read MoreYou like old cars. You're mildly insane. Good news! We can help. Robert Brockway of Cracked.com took a deep look inside his navel and wrote this irreverent guide to old cars for the whackjob in all of us. —Ed.
Read MoreIs your car equipped with any of these ten commenter chosen played-out car modifications? If so, you should lose it now — or prepare to suffer the self-righteous (yet very much spot-on... in this case) wrath of the internet.
Read MoreFernando Aguerre discovered these fantastically carved, wooden-bodied, vintage Cadillac funeral cars while exploring an antique barn in Argentina.
Read MoreEver wonder what happened to the Chrysler turbine cars? We hate to break it to you, but most went to the crusher. Those with a penchant for 45,000-rpm turbine engines in Italian coachwork, be forewarned: graphic footage ahead.
Read MoreThe greatest car can be ruined by an ungainly snout. These are the ten cars you thought possessed the soul of a champion — and the face of a failure.
Read MoreDenied the right to make cars by the Soviet Union, enthusiasts and engineers in Hungary made several ingenious attempts to produce their own microcar. Auto historian Pál Négyesi tells us the story of these little wonders.
Read MoreOnes and zeros aren't scary on their own, but when they're combined into these ten video-game race tracks, watch out. These are the ten circuits our readers think are the most difficult video-game tracks out there.
Read MoreSometimes, bad cars are like wine — they need a few years of aging to become something usable. Here's your choices for ten cars that improved with a little distilling.
Read MoreMini wanted to race Porsche at Road Atlanta; Porsche said no. Hyundai stepped up, everyone shrugged, and then Mini revealed the track. Turns out it's not really Road Atlanta. It's a parking lot. We're supposed to get excited about this?
Read MoreIn the U.S.S.R. the winters are cold and the cars are strange. Here's your best choices for the ten most awesome and strange cars the collective ever produced.
Read MoreToday is Father's Day. To celebrate, we present you ten of the coolest and most memorable cars driven by TV and movie dads. Every so often, Hollywood does dad right. Ferrari 250 GT California, anyone?
Read MoreOn this Father's Day Weekend, we'd like to celebrate the things fathers should teach their kids about cars — even the stuff they don't want to know. Thanks, Dad, and yes, we did flush the coolant.
Read MoreFather's Day is this Sunday. In honor of dads everywhere, we'd like to take a moment and consider where we'd be, car-wise, without our patresfamilias. This one's for you, pop.
Read MoreSerbia bested Ze Germans this morning at the World Cup, and the U.S.A. is matching up against a tough Slovenian team. Both teams are former members of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. What's your favorite former socialist republic car?
Read MoreFather's Day is Sunday, and we're marking the occasion with a series of stories we're calling Dadlopnik, honoring our fathers and their cars. We're starting off with your stories of the dadmobiles that made you a car person.
Read MoreDenny Hulme's 1969 Can-Am victory in a McLaren M8B was one of the high points of motorsport for enthusiast Bob Rubin, who commissioned artist Chris Gilmour to make this amazing full-scale M8 from cardboard and hot glue.
Read MoreWho says the dog is man's best friend? When it comes to getting stuff done on your car, a roll of silver magic is all it takes. These are ten of the best duct tape repairs as suggested by you.
Read MoreLe Mans cannot be properly broadcast or liveblogged: you have to be there. I was there in 2007, and I wrote this at the halfway point of the race — at 4 AM by the Mulsanne Straight.
Read MoreWhether they're big and imposing or small and friendly, a great car grille is both a statement of intention and a work of art. Here are ten gorgeous automotive grilles you thought would make even George Foreman jealous.
Read MoreNothing with a light bar on its roof looks good when it's in your rearview mirror. But absent an impending ticket, it's not hard to appreciate these ten commenter-chosen cop cars for their great paint jobs.
Read MoreA 455-hp V-12 from the Countach Quattrovalvole? A pair of gullwing doors? Minivans may be more boring than watching paint dry, but every rule has an exception. This is it.
Read MoreWhen Jalopnik-reader Adam asked what motivated an elderly Asian man to accessorize his Porsche Cayenne with reflective tape, rhinestones and lights, the answer he got was "to make it unique." The real result? The world's worst Porsche Cayenne.
Read MoreMost enthusiasts brag about their cars, but there are certain annoying owners who are mentally blocked from talking about anything else. Here are the ten car owners you think are the most annoying.
Read MoreThe 1971 Mercedes–Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG was one of the coolest racing cars ever built. 39 years later, it’s returned to Spa, accompanied by a thoroughly modern S63 AMG.
Read MoreRichard Jordan had everything he was told to want: cars, a new house, and a fiancee. Then his fiancee left him. So he sold everything, bought a Lamborghini Gallardo and set out across America. This is his amazing story.
Read MoreThe Texas McGangBang or, just McGangBang, is a McDonoalds McChicken sandwich served inside a double cheeseburger. It's not great for you, but since both items are on the dollar menu it's a great value at just $2.19 with tax in most places. The origin is a bit of a mystery and it goes back to a post on UrbanDictionary back in 2006, claiming it was started in Daytona Beach, Florida. For some reason, people seem to think you can only order pre-constructed from a McDonalds in College Station, Texas
Read MoreWhy is it sometimes we love a car just because of the hood? Is it the manly power bulge? An air-sucking scoop? The seamless skin? All the above. Hell, sometimes it's just for the curves. Here's your ten sexiest hoods.
Read MoreBeing "obsessed with the cult of cars" means we love some cars "just because of the curve of a hood." Let's focus on that specific fixation today. What's the coolest car hood?
Read MoreDoor handles don't need to be boring and bland. Here's ten amazingly-designed door handles our readers think are the pinnacle of automotive design and techno-wizardry. In fact, they're so well-designed, they're actually sexy. Who knew?
Read MoreThe door handle isn't an afterthought. It's the first part of the car you touch and a well-designed one makes you feel like you're entering a well-designed machine. But what's the coolest door handle?
Read MoreFord's mercy killing of the entire Mercury brand was merely the latest victim of automotive death by platform prostitution. There's been worse. Much worse. Here's your choices for the ten worst badge-engineered cars ever.
Read MoreThink car parts are ugly, oily, and dirty? They are. That's why we love them. But they also can be beautifully engineered bits of techie car art. Here's ten commenter-suggested car parts that'll make your inner technophile swoon.
Read MoreThe various systems on a modern car are designed to be functional, reliable and cheap. Occasionally, though, engineers go a bit nuts and create something amazing. What's the most beautifully engineered car part?
Read MoreIf this were 1970 instead of 2010, every movie that calls for a balls-out fabulous sports car would feature a Lamborghini Miura. Thank the lord — 40 years ago, that’s exactly what happened.
Read MoreOfficially, Mercury's dead, but Ford's special platform prostitution diet doomed the brand from the start to a life of mediocrity. But, if we believe the 71-year-old brand ever truly lived, then here are the ten cars that killed Mercury.
Read MoreThis is a compilation of low-speed car crashes taken from Chinese CCTV cameras and set to a smooth bongo beat. Our favorite comes at around the 2:00 mark, when a driver decides to slowly run over an oblivious pedestrian.
Read MoreIt's not just Dodge Vipers and SRT-10s getting wrecked by mother nature. Feast your eyes on this mud-caked Corvette ZR1 absolutely destroyed by a twister. Why does mother nature hate American sports cars?
Read MoreOf all the writers whose styles I've ripped off been influenced by over the years, none— not even James Ellroy— has had as much influence on the Murilee Martin Lifestyle Brand™ as Kevin Hoover of the Arcata Eye.
Read MoreAn intoxicated driver launched her Chevy Impala, Dukes Of Hazzard-style, over a toll booth as she left the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport yesterday. The car clipped the toll booth but both the operator and driver escaped without serious injury.
Read MoreThe 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee earned a top safety pick from the IIHS following their "midsize SUV" tests. Among others, they wrecked a Crosstour, Venza and Edge. Exciting vehicles? Other than the new Grand Cherokee, no. Exciting crashes? Hell yes!
Read MoreThe Cummins V18 diesel, typically found in earth-moving equipment, produces over 10,000 lb-ft of torque in this elongated Mini. That may be enough power to move its 11-ton heft, but doing so would likely crush the car. [Diariomotor (Translated)]
Read MoreRally America has responded to our petition to get Bill Caswell, the $500 Craigslist rally-car driver, into ESPN's X Games. It's not happening... yet. This is the full email chain.
Read MoreThe world of cars is full of mistakes — nasty ones, dumb ones, even fun ones. Bangshift's Matt Cramer assembled this list of eleven of the worst automotive technological and engineering disasters.
Read MoreThe Pagani Zonda R just set a new Nürburgring record, clocking a 6:47 run around the 13-mile track. Awesome, but it's nothing new. What would you have to drive to lap slower than 20 minutes at the 'Ring?
Read MoreWhen it comes to used cars, "cheap" doesn't always mean "horrible." You just have to know what to look for. Here are the ten cars you think can turn a long depression into a great one.
Read MoreIt’s a dream come true for petrolheads who love both understated style and complete control: Aston Martin offers a factory conversion service to ditch the Vanquish’s semi-automatic gearbox for a stick.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Transportation was created in 1966 as part of the congressional knee-jerk reaction following public outcry in the wake of the publication of Ralph Nader's book Unsafe at Any Speed. It's since evolved into the National Highway Safety and Transportation Administration, or NHTSA, which is tasked with setting design standards and testing vehicles proposed for sale in America. And while vehicles and the roadways they ride on have grown significantly safer during the last 44 yea
Read MoreDespite the fervent wishes of thousands, Rally America won't let Bill Caswell, Jalopnik's $500 Craigslist rally-car driver, compete in July's X Games. These guys used to be part of the counterculture. Have they lost touch? Let's change their minds.
Read MoreThis short HD commercial for the Ducati Multistrada motorcycle was shot using nothing but iPhone 4s. It looks great.
Read MoreThe FAA's granted the Terrafugia Transition roadable airplane the exemption it needs to bring us closer to our dream of flying cars.
Read MoreThe downside to a bad economy is rampant unemployment, but the upside is it's okay to be frugal. Let's be cheap while it's cool. What's the ultimate cheapskate car?
Read MoreSome cars are the epitome of class, style and sophistication. These ten commenter-chosen cars are the opposite.
Read MoreAccording to Chrysler insiders, the new 6.4-liter V8 planned for the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 will produce a stonking 480 hp, up 55 galloping ponies. Also, something about a V6 they're calling Pentagram...Pentagon...Penta-something. Whatever... Hemi! Woo! [Allpar]
Read MorePolice released the 20-minute-long video of Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand's arrest on suspicion of DUI Friday night, showing Lewand struggling to hide he's reportedly two-and-a-half times over the legal limit. Gosh, we can't imagine why he'd be drinking.
Read MoreYou'd think Boycotting BP would send a message to the company incapable of stopping the oilpocalypse in the Gulf of Mexico, right? Wrong. Most stations aren't even owned by BP. They're just locally-owned small businesses. But is there another way?
Read MoreThe Autonomous Audi TTS Pikes Peak has new, retro livery and a timeline for making a run at becoming the fastest ever driver-free vehicle up Pikes Peak. There are some things the team will have to be careful about.
Read MoreYou think the idea of sign-free crossings is nothing but a libertarian dream? Think again. A broken traffic light in a major Budapest intersection reveals how beautifully humans adapt to chaos. Video below.
Read MoreIt appears none of the speculation over the cause of last week's Brooklyn Lamborghini fire was correct. It wasn't thieves or an insurance scam. A source tells us the supercar was destroyed because of a bad aftermarket DVD player installation.
Read MoreClass in America is better defined by someone's actions and tastes than their wealth. Your daddy may have money, but if you've airbrushed a curvy woman on your Bentley, you ain't classy. What's the least classy vehicle you can drive?
Read MoreEuropeans define fuel consumption in liters of fuel needed for 100 kilometers of travel. Here’s the quickest way to convert that to MPG: divide 235 by the value you have and you get the other. It works both ways!
Read MoreHaving just visited the secret warehouse in which Dave Coleman (of Ghettocharged Miata fame), Alex (of CBR1000-powered Geo Metro fame), and Tim (of Magna V65-powered Honda Z600 fame) are dropping a Hayabusa engine into a Miata, today's question is obvious.
Read MoreHave you noticed the distinct lack of new posts today? Yes, those lovable Server Hamsters have decided to prevent us from uploading images. What to do? Dig into the PCH Wrecking Yard for a recycled classic post!
Read MoreIt's been a busy season for everyone's favorite rally-car-drivin', Mexico-invadin', low-budget nutjob. Want to help support his hairbrained schemes? Want to help get him sponsorship? Want to know what he's been up to? All that and more below the jump.
Read MoreLet's get one thing straight: We do not hate green cars. We like green cars. We like diesel. We like weirdness and engineering genius. Which is why we decided to conduct a fuel-economy experiment with a heavy right foot.
Read MoreAt some point, everyone has wanted to fly an airplane. Brett and Kate McKay from The Art of Manliness recently spoke with a professional pilot and asked him what it takes. Want to haul ass through the sky? Here's how.
Read MoreJohn Fitch is a legend. He's been kissed by Evita, done time in a POW camp, designed cars, and saved lives on the highway. He raced for Mercedes-Benz. Stuart Fowle at Kilometer spoke with him. Need a hero? —Ed.
Read MoreIt's gotta be tough being a liberal, pagan, Darwinist, cat-loving, scuba-diving Rastafarian lawyer in Oklahoma, but we can't imagine this makes life any easier. [Imgur]
Read MoreSome car upgrades, like a subtle lip spoiler or slight suspension drop, are timeless. Others, like painting a wizard mural on your van, are obviously of the moment. What's the most dated car mod?
Read MoreLast week, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a rookie from Leawood, Kansas made history. Scott Tucker was the first American allowed to race one of Audi's multimillion-dollar, 200-mph diesel prototypes. Amazingly, he was fast.
Read MoreI've always seen Bruce Wayne as this guy who thinks he's hiding the world's deepest secret, but really, a penchant for muscle tees, bruises, bats and the color black blew his cover with the fine citizens of Gotham long ago.
Read MoreThis is Sylvina Beagley. She made headlines today after stealing two cars while naked and leading cops on one of the wildest police chases ever. She's also a devout Mormon, a PTA president, and thinks bipolar disorder is bunk.
Read MoreThree heirs to an Italian coffee empire are being investigated for making and selling millions of dollars' worth of fake Ferraris. An elderly mechanic, the Italian government, and one pissed-off Ferrari chairman are involved, and no one's happy. Here's why.
Read MoreA poster at Bimmerforums claims to have one of the rare Frozen Gray M3s that sold out in 15 minutes, and he's selling the $77,600 car for $83,000. Update!
Read MoreToyota's top test driver, Hiromu Naruse, died today after crashing a Lexus LFA prototype into a BMW while testing in Germany. The two test drivers in the BMW were also seriously injured.
Read MoreLouisiana residents 45 miles off the Gulf of Mexico claim to have videotaped an oily substance raining down. Worst case scenario? It's petroleum mixed with Corexit, the cancer-causing dispersant BP's spraying on its oil slick. Best case scenario? Dirty roads.
Read MoreHey, Appalachian motorists? If you spot a 1,000ft convoy with a spectacular 225 foot, 56-axle, two semi-tractor rig at the center, it's moving a gigantic 400 ton steam turbine from Tennessee to Virginia at 8 MPH.
Read MoreSwitzer is calling this flat white, 900-hp, ethanol-burning Nissan GT-R the E900, but we think "Cornzilla" is a better name for this vegetarian monster. It'll hit 60 MPH in under three seconds and has a 220-mph top speed.
Read MoreA naked woman in Utah stole a car, crashed it, and hid in a bush before stealing a police car. And that's not even the whole story.
Read MoreThe Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 gives Dearborn's purpose-built off-roader an extra dose of power. Hennessey's 600-hp, twin-turbocharged version of the 6.2 gives it an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of testosterone.
Read MoreTesla's broke. Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, is broke. Now Musk is traveling the country, hat in hand, begging for cash in a series of secret, closed-door meetings. One unimpressed insider shared this exclusive, behind-the-scenes look with us.
Read MoreWay back when, Ferdinand Porsche designed tractors. Now the Porsche Cayenne his company builds has returned to the fields, lugging a Dutch farmer's 21' sod roller, if only for a photo op and some bragging rights.
Read MoreRaymond Parks, one of the founding members of NASCAR and the owner of its first championship team, died Sunday. He was the last surviving NASCAR founder, and he was once jailed for illegally transporting liquor. Say it with us: Sigh.
Read MoreSome cars were truly perfect from the start — and then they got successively worse. So why mess with perfection? Because it's what automakers do. Here's your picks for the ten best vehicles that were better the first time around.
Read MoreTake the fastest car GM's ever built, slap on a famous Dodge Charger paint job. The result? The General Lee Corvette ZR1. It ran in last week's Gold Rush Rally and it's everything a Duke boy could ever want.
Read MoreThe Chicago area Audi dealership that refused to help a customer who had his wheels stolen on their lot has finally heard the roar of thousands of Jalopnik readers and forum members. Now he's going to do right by him.
Read MoreThis Lamborghini Murcielago burned to the ground earlier today in Brooklyn, New York. There's speculation that two men stole the exotic car before fleeing, but there's no explaining for why they torched a car that starts at around $350,000.
Read MoreWe've all learned some positive car lessons from our fathers, but sometimes it turns out that we learned the most valuable lessons about cars from Dad's automotive mistakes. Let's wrap up this Father's Day by discussing our fathers' bad cars!
Read MoreYou read that correctly. If you want to get involved in racing you are going to need to have lots of sex, because you can't enter the All-American Soap Box Derby without a kid.
Read MoreHow in the hell can you get a Mercedes-Benz S500 for under 500 bucks? Welcome to the world of white-elephant German luxury cars! For reasons nobody can understand, the monster Mercedes ended the first race session with a 4-lap lead.
Read MoreOnline car geeks got their chance to prove their automotive fanboy claims were legit at the race track during season one of The Forum Wars. The overall winner is not the car you're thinking of.
Read MoreI'm still on vacation from my judgely duties at the 24 Hours of LeMons, but LeMons Perp Nick Pon was able to capture some of the inspections at the Capitol Offense race for us.
Read MoreJason Lee left his new Audi at a suburban Chicago dealership for service last weekend expecting to get his car fixed. Instead, his wheels were stolen. The dealership security cameras? Mysteriously not working. Now the dealership won't help. Update!
Read MoreIn case you didn't believe our apocalyptic predictions after the Hello Kitty Ferrari 360, here's Hello Kitty engine oil to drive the point home. It's for sale in Japan at $33 a container. Abandon all hope. (H/T to Ryan!) [NewLaunches]
Read MoreHonda executives actually said "the 2011 Odyssey will have more swagger than the new [Toyota] Sienna." With a crooked beltline and pretty much identical specs (aside from no all-wheel-drive option), the swagger must lie somewhere under the surface.
Read MoreThis commercial from Russia's Altay Tire company uses all the same conventions other tire companies rely on, just without any sense of restraint and with far more close-ups of the product. We're assuming the product is Russian hookers. (NSFW)
Read MoreThirty chumps will belly up to the Bavarian bar for one of thirty 2011 BMW M3 Frozen Gray Coupes. It's $77,600 for flat gray paint, red seats, and the competition package. That's approximately $9000 for exclusive paint.
Read MoreLast weekend, I moved from California to New York City. My wife and I are here until September, subletting a friend's apartment in Manhattan. One problem: Four days in, I'm already in withdrawal — I need cool car stuff. Bad.
Read MoreAn investigation into the 39-second rescue of IndyCar rookie Simona De Silvestro following a crash and subsequent fire at Texas Motor Speedway found the safety crew's actions and equipment at fault. The root problem? Complacence.
Read MoreApparently this California driver has little faith in the competitive abilities of either himself or his Mitsubishi EVO IX. His license plate announces his lowered expectations to the world. (Hat tip to Ryan!)
Read MoreFather's Day is Sunday, but before you dash to Sears for a lame tie, consider the cars your dad drove and the impact they had on your development. What did your dad drive, and how did it change your life?
Read MoreWhen Nissan released its GT-R, buyers soon discovered that using the vehicle’s launch-control feature led to a blown transmission and voided warranty. One owner started a class-action lawsuit and prevailed, but the rest may get screwed. Here’s the official settlement.
Read MoreA mysterious Corvette Stingray Concept speedster (actually, a C6 'Vette with a bodykit) was spotted in Beverly Hills, California, and nobody seems to know where it came from.
Read MoreThe electric car is nothing new. Ninety years ago, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, two of America's greatest innovators, tried building one and failed. Daniel Strohl of Hemmings Blog tells us how they killed the electric car. —Ed.
Read More"Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together." It's a truism that's actually true, especially for impromptu car maintenance. What can duct tape do for you?
Read MoreOccasionally, a wind turbine's overspeed brake fails and causes a lubricant-igniting nacelle fire. It's just like the Deepwater Horizon disaster... only much, much smaller and easier to fix. [TheDetroitBureau]
Read MoreSony announced at the E3 conference today that the long-awaited Gran Turismo 5 is coming to the PlayStation 3 in full 3D. Now you can race in a circle... in 3-D! It'll also be released on November 2nd. For real.
Read MoreWe're not positive this image is 100% accurate, but it's good enough for government work and claims to show the design direction of the soon-to-be-revealed 5.5-liter V8-powered 2011 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG and V12-powered CL65 AMG. [4WheelsNews]
Read MoreCrazy Russian carmaker Dartz, who gained notoriety when Pam Anderson protested their whale penis leather interior, sent us this long manifesto about the golden-locked bombshell with these first pics of their Dartz Prombron Red Diamond and James Bond car. Enjoy.
Read MoreA six-story-high foam and fiberglass statue of Jesus Christ outside the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio — nicknamed "Touchdown Jesus" by locals — burned to the ground last night after being struck by lightning.
Read MoreThis is a solid-gold, diamond-accented, 1/18th-scale Bugatti Veyron built by Robert Gulpen and Stuart Hughes. It costs $2.93 million. An actual Veyron costs around $1.7 million. This is the dumbest product in the history of consumerism.
Read MoreThe sky above Porsche's North American headquarters hosted a Mini banner this morning that read "Dear Porsche, Bring It! Love, Mini." It appears Mini isn't backing down from its challenge, even if Porsche is.
Read MoreThe Tata Nano's cheap, tiny, slow, has only low-speed crash protection, occasionally bursts into flames, and now they've cut the roof off and made convertibles. Two exactly. Both designed to ferry passengers on plant tours. Terrifying. (H/T to vavon205) [Wheelosphere]
Read MoreOn Sunday afternoon, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance challenge wrapped up for the 78th time. Barely half the field finished the race, which broke the distance record and produced high drama. WARNING: SPOILERS!
Read MoreThe first production Elise-bodied, Corvette ZR1-powered Hennessey Venom GT adds a layer of shiny paint, but with 1,200 hp and a 2,548-pound curb weight the first customer will surely strip it back down to its carbon fiber body.
Read MoreHow about four Taurus SHOs in the top ten, along with the amazing Mid-Drive Crisis Mirage? Only in Texas, race fans!
Read MoreMost of the Earth's surface is underwater, where our lungs and fragile bodies can't take us. Here are the manned and robotic vehicles designed to withstand the extremes of cold and pressure so we can explore it.
Read MorePractice for the 78th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place this week. 200-mph racing cars set loose in the French countryside? Ford GT? Aw heck, mes amis, you had us at bonjour.
Read MoreA.P. Giannini was the founder of the Bank of Italy, which eventually merged with and took the name of Bank of America. Unlike the modern view of crooked, unaccountable bankers interested only in making a buck and then exiting with a golden parachute, Giannini had the fervent patriotism of an immigrant's son and invested heavily in the American people. The Bank of Italy was one of the first to cater to middle class Americans as opposed to just the wealthy. After the San Francisco earthquake he ma
Read MoreA member of the Rennlist forum's reporting from a Porsche Sales Managers meeting that the Germans are planning a product onslaught. Like what? How about a new 911 Speedster, Cayman Spyder and a distinct possibility of the 918 being built.
Read More11-year-old two-time Canadian Karting champion Lance Stroll becomes the youngest person ever signed by Ferrari Racing to a development deal and training at the Ferrari Driving Academy. He also wins the title of luckiest kid ever.
Read MorePorsche has declined Mini's offer to pit a 911 Carrera S against Mini Cooper S at Road Atlanta next week. Here is Porsche Cars North America President Detlev Von Platen explanation for why.
Read MoreWe all love talking about cars. We all love our cars. We all love talking about our cars. But some owners, it seems, can't talk about anything else. What car owners won't shut up about their cars?
Read MoreVeloce Today's Pete Vack recently took a look at Griff Borgeson's The Classic Twin Cam Engine, a dive into the origins of the modern overhead-valve powerplant. Tech geekery? Intrigue? Crazy Frenchmen? This is where your engine came from. —Ed.
Read MoreAre you a spy with a James Bond mission and a Mr. Bean budget? The camera-equipped and electric-powered Terrestrial Shrub Rover is the "car" for you. Why? It's disguised as a well-manicured shrub.
Read MoreAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency, at least half of the ten most efficient cars built since 1984 are small cars built before 2000. Better yet, they had manual transmissions! Progress? Ha! Take that hybrid beige-lovers!
Read MoreNASCAR pioneer Tim Flock famously said "If racing were completely safe, everyone would do it, and it wouldn't be a sport." A key to motorsport's danger is exciting courses. What's the most dangerous racetrack of all time?
Read MoreThe song "Roxanne, Roxanne" by U.T.F.O was a minor hit about a girl who wasn't interested them back in the mid-1980s, but its fame comes not from the catchy hook but from the response it provoked. After U.T.F.O. cancelled a show on them, a record producer and a disc jockey decided they'd get revenge by producing an album by an artist calling herself Roxanne Shanté. This was silly but not unprecedented. What changed was U.T.F.O. releasing a response-response record, which then spawned another res
Read MoreIf you're an online denizen you've seen Jack Rebney let fly with hilarious strings of outraged profanity in his "Winnebago Man" series of clips. Now his story has been captured in a documentary of the same name. NSFW language.
Read MoreAn unassuming Dutch traffic engineer showed that streets without signs can be safer than roads cluttered with arrows, painted lines, and lights. Are we ready to believe him? Best-selling author Tom Vanderbilt explains why we should. —Ed.
Read MoreIn the space of a few short months, Toyota saw its public image go from hero to zero. Fast Company's Ken Carbone takes a thoughtful, humorous look at why the big T's logo is due for a change. —Ed.
Read MoreRwanda is not all about machete-flavored genocides, tall people with cute French names, and mountain gorillas living on volcanoes: they host a round of the African Rally Championship. Last weekend, it went very wrong.
Read MoreDon Panoz's Panoz Abruzzi "Spirit of Le Mans" is a 600HP car limited to 81 examples tied by serial number to a specific running of the race and delivered to the Circuit de La Sarthe. We're digging the polarizing design.
Read MoreThe ongoing battle between GM's OnStar and Ford's SYNC reaches a new level with Ford planning to announce later today they'll offer Google Maps direction service for free to customers with SYNC system. The free "Send to SYNC" service for its SYNC infotainment system, allowing users to send directions from Google Maps straight to their car via the company's Bluetooth-based traffic and information system.
Read MoreMini is using the power of the Internet to challenge Porsche to a race, pitting their Mini Cooper S against Porsche's superior 911 Carrera S two weeks from today at Road Atlanta. Surprisingly, Porsche is actually considering it.
Read MoreSome military aircraft — whether because they were before their time or seemingly designed for a science fiction movie — never became reality. Here's Kuriositas's list of ten awesome U.S. military aircraft that didn't make it off the drawing board.
Read MoreScott Rothstein ran a Ponzi Scheme and bilked investors of $1.2 billion. He's now facing 100 years in the slammer. Luckily, the US Treasury auctioned off his ill-gotten collection of cars for $5.8 million. Bugatti Veyron for $858,000, anyone?
Read MoreYou'd think a BMW 335i driver lead-footing it on twisty roads would enjoy some friendly company from a trailing MazdaSpeed3. You'd be wrong. This putz comes to a dead stop and lets go with some totally uncalled for road rage.
Read MoreRookie driver Simona de Silvestro was trapped in her race car after hitting the wall in Saturday night's Texas IndyCar race. She survived, but some wonder why the safety crew took so long to free her from the wreckage.
Read MoreLooks like when Qantas ordered their Airbus A380s, they ticked the option check box for carbon fiber seats. [99op]
Read MoreFascinating. Horrible. Destructive! Disgusting. Mesmerizing. Crunchy. Awesome. There really aren't enough words. And now, for some strange reason, my teeth hurt.
Read MoreIf you ever needed proof that the Mercury marque suffered from puzzling, left-handed FoMoCo branding strategies over the years, the first-gen Capri will serve nicely. Sold by Mercury dealers in North America, but not as a Mercury... what the hell?
Read MoreSome of you may have noticed that the quantity of my posts has been down for the last month or so. That's because I've been busy pulling up stakes and heading to the Mountain Time Zone.
Read MorePlenty of action at the first annual North Dallas Hooptie LeMons in Decatur, Texas; while the 200-horse Dauphine was a DNS and the SHO-powered Mustang done blowed up, we've still got a Taurus SHO in the lead.
Read MoreSince I still get emails from boombox freaks who want to buy the Junkyard Boogaloo Boombox (sorry, can't part with it), three years after the original post went up, I've decided to drag the post from Murilee's Writing Wrecking Yard.
Read MoreThe first-ever North Dallas Hooptie 24 Hours of LeMons is happening at Eagle's Canyon Raceway this weekend, and the cheater-bustin', baksheesh-acceptin' LeMons Supreme Court— featuring a couple of substitute judges— was in full Texas-style effect.
Read MoreDennis Palatov's maniac dp4 super go-kart recently visited Oregon Raceway Park for its first track day. It murdered everything. Spec Miatas? Standing still. Ariel Atoms? Child's play. Here's an exclusive look at the car's first lap.
Read MoreThe US Military's much-loved HMMWV ("Humvee") is soon to be put out to pasture, having outlived its use. Vying for its place are three contenders sporting better armor, smarter electronics and simpler mechanics. Here's a first look.
Read MoreThis is 22-year-old Yasmine Aida Villasana, the intoxicated woman who was videotaped launching her car General Lee-style over a toll booth on Memorial Day. This is the rest of her story.
Read MoreSorry Hungary, your potholes can't hold a candle to the Guatamalan Sinkhole. That said, it's still pretty damn impressive. [Autoevolution]
Read MoreBadge-engineering is the last refuge of the uncreative product planer, and the walking corpse of Mercury will soon join Plymouth and Saturn as a dead brand doomed by it. What's the worst badge-engineered vehicle?
Read MoreRally driver Ken Block is currently gearing up to film his next gymkhana video using a righteously bad-ass Ford Fiesta. Want to win a trip to the set and score some cool free gear? Of course you do! Here's how.
Read MoreThis is the Strand Craft 122 Open, a proposed ultra-luxurious, high-speed 38 meter yacht. If you fork over the cash to buy one you get the matching stored-aboard 880HP, twin-turbocharged V12-powered coach-built super car thrown in for free.
Read MorePositivity is a funny thing. I recently spent four days in the back woods of New Hampshire with a bunch of rally drivers for a story. While there, I was schooled in everything from left-foot braking — it's essential, it's important, it's not exactly easy — to the importance of looking on the bright side when hauling through the woods at triple-digit speeds. "If you do not think you're going to make it out," I was told, "then you should not be there in the first place." As it turns out, most rall
Read MoreHashiriya? Bosozuku pipes? Togue racing? How unimaginative. The cool new thing in Japan is scooters. Big scooters. Big scooters with an attitude.
Read MoreThe concept sounds kinda stupid, but these hip-hopping hamsters hocking for the Kia Soul are actually pretty entertaining. Catchy tune, smooth animation and a hearty ribbing of the competition's boring appliances helps. Wait, what does that make the Soul?
Read MoreSeven decades after its birth, Mercury is dead. We don't mourn the loss, but we don't rejoice, either. To be honest, we don't feel a thing. Do you care? Does Ford? Does anyone?
Read MoreUPDATE #2: It's official. Ford's killed the 71-year-old Mercury brand. The last wing-footed car will roll off the assembly line in the 4th quarter of this year.
Read MoreLegendary motorcycle marques don't get more badass than Vincent. While they're better known for widow-makers like the Black Shadow and Black Lightning, there were other amazing machines. Example? This employee-developed one-off, the supercharged Vincent Super Nero.
Read MoreWe already told you the United States Grand Prix move to Texas is all about the money. Except now we've learned the $25 million in taxpayer dollars supposedly going to local governments is actually going straight into Formula 1's pockets.
Read MoreYour company car may be a Taurus, but let's dream bigger. What would you drive if you were a CEO?
Read MorePlanning a trip to Guatemala? Be prepared when the ground disappears from underneath you with one of these commenter-approved vehicles for surviving or avoiding a Guatemalan sinkhole.
Read MoreLast fall, Ford launched a website that helps you create custom vinyl-wrap graphics for your 2011 Fiesta. The program has now expanded to include fake camouflage and flames for both the Mustang and F-150. What's next, factory-sponsored mullet wigs?
Read MoreThe recession's hit Michigan particularly hard, forcing even superhero wannabes to improvise. With just $100 and a dream, one Ann Arbor resident turned a wrecked Pontiac Grand Am into the world's worst Batmobile.
Read MoreBy their nature, car forums attract only enthusiasts eager to discuss their preferred vehicle or type of performance, making them useless to appliance-car buyers. This weird video shows what happens when those appliance-car shoppers ask forumites for buying advice.
Read MoreThis is "Scooby Doo," a 60 lb. robot built by the same people that sell you the Roomba vacuum cleaner. It defused 19 explosive devices in Iraq before being "killed" in action. Last week, I learned how to drive it.
Read MoreWhat''s better than building the world's slowest Porsche 911 (yes, it's definitely slower than this 912) out of aluminum foil, cardboard and a cycle cart? Putting it on a track. Bizzare video below.
Read MoreAs we recover from Memorial Day we continue to remember the military by memorializing your ten favorite modern military vehicles. Semper Fi! Be all you can be! See the world!
Read MoreThis is the 24 Hours Of Nurburgring distilled into thirteen minutes and five seconds of the most lovingly-edited, beautifully-captured HD racing bliss we've ever seen. You'll not see a better race film this year.
Read MoreHave a car-related horror story you'd like to share? Embarrass yourself, get screwed over, or just plain do something stupid? Dealer moments! Mechanic moments! Funny moments! We want 'em all!
Read MoreThe Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the first jet fighter to turn a wing in anger. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has what could be described as an Me 928, but will its price be hard to swallow?
Read MoreIn the nascent days of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla got turned on by Alternating Current while Edison called Direct Current his bitch. Whatever, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Tesla rocks it AC/DC, but will its price shock you?
Read MoreIn the 19th century, European invaders pushed the Comanche people out of their home on the Great Plains and onto reservations. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Jeep Comanche from Toledo, but will its price give you reservations?
Read MoreGM has a history of vehicle names based on weather phenomena- Typhoon, Syclone, etc. While we're still waiting on the Chevy Titty Twister, the forecast for today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe calls for a 100% chance of ThunderStorm.
Read MoreThe traditional recipe for Baja Bug was simplicity plus rugged capability covered in a patina of grungy purposefulness. With today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '66 Bug, you can probably add faster than a scalded cat to the ingredient list.
Read MoreThey say hindsight is always 20/20, and maybe that's why retro cars are constantly being foisted on the buying public. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chevy mixes both old and new, but is its price worth a second look?
Read MoreWhile a Mustang is a pony car, it won't bring home enough hay bales to feed a real pony. That is, unless it's today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe frankenstang, but is this one's price too much hay?
Read MoreWhen Germany and Italy got together in the late 1930s, it didn't quite work out for them or the rest of us. However, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fiat/VW proves that; if at first you don't succeed...
Read MoreThe Disco Nova was a popular cop car back in the ‘70s. What it wasn't was a popular chop car back then, but as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate demonstrates, somebody thought it should come up short.
Read MoreYou probably can't guard the net like Shaqille O'Neal, and you likely wouldn't fit in his shoes. But as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Ferrari proves, baby you can drive Shaq's car.
Read MoreBeck Hansen's first big hit was a song called "Loser." The Beck who makes Porsche Spyder replicas like today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate is no loser, but will the car's price make it a big hit with you?
Read MoreTeddy Roosevelt was once quoted as saying speak softly and carry a big stick. Antithetically, the V12 in today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW 850i speaks loudly, and it carries a 6-speed stick.
Read MoreNBC used to describe Thursday night as Must See TV because it was a ratings powerhouse. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe AMX is described as a Must See AMC, and its 390 V8 is stronger than any Thursday night.
Read MoreThe pony car is not an exclusively American phenomenon, as the European Ford Capri demonstrates. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a pretty balls-out edition of the car, which the seller claims is the Capri that love built.
Read MoreJoe Isuzu once caught a bullet in his teeth to demonstrate how fast a Piazza could be. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe diesel Trooper is no where near that fast, but is the seller's spiel as endearing as Joe's?
Read MoreEinstein once described insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 911 isn't something you're going to see repeated very often, but it is still pretty insane.
Read MoreThe Type 3 Notchback is arguably one of the best looking cars VW has ever built, but as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender proves, throwing a Subaru boxer in one can make it a hot mess.
Read MoreIf your name's Irwin, you might want to steer clear of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Corvette. For everybody else, this well preserved throwback to the ‘70s offers vintage t-topping, but will the price make you feel its sting?
Read MoreThe French do many things really well. Hungry? Try the snails. Thirsty? How about a nice Bordeaux? Horny? They invented. . . well, never mind. And today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe R5 proves they know hot cars too.
Read MoreIn the comics, Archie spent years trying to decide between Betty and Veronica. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fiero has a V8 Archie's 350 conversion, and your only decision is whether buying it would be a Jughead move.
Read MoreIn the insect world, some scarabs are known as dung beetles. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 280Z claims a Scarab V8 conversion, but with a price of six grand, is its seller full of. . . well, you know?
Read MoreThe '71-'73 Cougar is the last one you could honestly call a pony car, although its size makes it pretty horsey. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe XR-7 puts its top down, but will its price make you pony up?
Read MoreA recycled jetliner produces tons of metal and millions of dollars in parts, but a mistake could cost hundreds of lives. Here's how the company that salvaged the plane from Lost does its destructive business.
Read MoreFrom the comments and his image, it seems that the spokesman in the super-flamboyant Monroe shock commercial is none other than Robert Ridgely, an actor you've probably seen a million times but don't know by name. In addition to apparently filming this commercial, he also was the executioner in Blazing Saddles and Robin Hood: Men In Tights, as well as the mayor in Beverly Hills Cop 2. He was in the film Philadelphia, as well as in numerous TV shows. When Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the character
Read MoreLast night I got into a long discussion with someone about famous people we've met and whether or not they were actually cool. For instance, Larry Bird is apparently not cool but Magic Johnson is completely cool. Stan Lee is cool, Spike Lee is cool but a little gruff, and the real Patch Adams is a gigantic asshat. These probably aren't fair judgments since most of these observations come from meeting someone once, but they're better than the random opinions people form about celebs they'v never
Read MoreNot every car is born perfect. Most new models experience teething problems that are often corrected in later generations. What's the worst first-generation car?
Read MoreI'm technically a Millennial, which sounds like something awesome from Star Wars but just means I was born between 1976 and 1999 and advertisers think they'll reach me better via Twitter than direct mail. I was once at a marketing presentation for a new car when they were explaining what Millennials like me enjoy and how we act. They said we'd watch shows like The Office or The Wire, but on Hulu, and then tweet about it. They described the tastes and activities of people like me and, honestly, d
Read MoreNo one likes to see the flashing lights of the fuzz in their rear-view mirror, but we'd be misleading you if we didn't admit to enjoying the official livery of certain squad cars. What's your favorite police paint scheme?
Read MoreWhen his fiancee dumped him, Richard Jordan bought a Lamborghini Gallardo and went on a cross-country journey. What car would you buy after a break-up?
Read MoreI try not to be surprised when I see professional athletes and their weirdo investment ideas, but I'm still a little shocked when the majors don't provide a higher level of financial guidance to individuals who often leap from poverty into extreme wealth. I mean, anyone who listens to financial advice from Lenny Dykstra clearly needs some sort of help. One of my favorites is when a player is encouraged to invest in a depreciating asset with no possible return on investment like an expensive but
Read MoreHoping to deceive Hilter into thinking the Allies would invade Greece and Sardinia instead of Sicily and Italy, British intelligence planted fake invasion documents on a "Major William Martin" who then washed ashore, dead, in Spain. The deception worked and Hitler kept his forces in Greek for far too long and wasn't able to respond to the real invasion. It also had the effect of reducing German forces in other important regions and making Hitler even more paranoid, so that he avoided believing a
Read MoreYou want to feel old? Seinfeld premiered more than two decades ago. One of the few shows about a comedian where he actually got to pretend he was a comedian (instead of a dentist, sports writer or delivery guy), Seinfeld jokingly premised itself as a show about nothing when the character Jerry Seinfeld pitched the show to NBC later in the series. It's probably not how it really happened, but it's probably better than Ash78's COTD pitch for a new Bond series staring an Aston Marin Lagondwagon.
Read MoreTropical Storm Agatha caused massive devastation beneath the streets of Guatemala, manifesting itself in a three-story deep sinkhole. Given the earth could open up underneath you at any moment, what car would you drive through Guatemala?
Read MoreMotorsports is exciting because it's inherently unsafe and depending on the track, it can get even more... exciting. These are your picks for the world's ten most dangerous racetracks.
Read MoreThe name’s Brown. David Brown. So my company built this car and I can’t fit my dogs and my guns in there? That’s just preposterous! Make me an Aston Martin DB5 shooting brake.
Read MoreHe drove his rocket car 150 mph in the 1920s. He founded the rocketeering society whose members put America on the Moon. He died a rocketeer’s death. His name was Max Valier. This is his story.
Read MoreThis is the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. It is larger and lighter than its predecessor. It was unveiled today at a beach in Times Square. Yes. A beach. UPDATE: Pricing/powertrain details plus pop star Katy Perry dancing on a car.
Read MoreFrom a design standpoint, the American license plate is a mess — some states' efforts are simple and appealing, but others are visual disasters. Ken Carbone of Fast Company commissioned a few designs he thinks'll clean things up. —Ed.
Read MoreWhen The Dark Knight hit theaters in 2008, everyone loved Batman's Batpod, an outrageous, nearly undrivable motorcycle with a bad attitude. Someone even built one and put it up on eBay. Forget that. Here's how to make your own.
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