Tennis isn't the only thing golf great and drink namesake Arnold Palmer seems a little uncomfortable doing in this vintage Cadillac advertisement. Palmer doesn't look much better "enthusiastically" selling the 1974 Cadillac to potential buyers.
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1973 Volvo P1800ES
Read More"If there's one thing we want you to know," said the executives launching the 2011 Chrysler 300 sedan, "it's that this is an all-new vehicle." It's not, but it is better.
Read MoreFan-boys begged Ford for the international Focus since 2005, when the world got a new model and we got... a refresh. Now it's 2012 and it can finally be yours. But should you still want it? In a word; no.
Read MoreThe Fiat 500 set to invade American shores after a several-decade hiatus isn't the same car that's caught on in Europe. It's better, with more engine, revised suspension and upgraded safety. The Mini Cooper just got pwned.
Read MoreIn 1989, with the Berlin wall being smashed apart by drunk, liberated teenagers, East German strongman Erich Honecker watched as a new stretch Citroen CX limousine slipped from his grasp. Now you can buy the car that was almost his.
Read MoreThe Chevy Camaro convertible drives just like the Chevy Camaro coupe... except with one key difference; with the top down you can actually see out the back of it.
Read MoreSeeing a flat black 1960s Cadillac sitting an inch off the ground is nothing new. This car is unique not for what it looks like but for what is lurking underneath its long hood; a 12 valve Cummins diesel.
Read MoreAudi sent me deep into America's wooly hat to sample its latest Quattro drive hardware on ice. They also let me dip my toe into the RS3, implicitly to make its case for import to America. Bait taken. Let's roll.
Read MoreIf you are yearning for a unique project car this 4x4 MG MGB may be for you. Complete with rust, a questionable custom 4x4 conversion and potential title issues, the future owner is guaranteed an absolute nightmare interesting automotive adventure.
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1970 International Scout 800A.
Read MoreEven with recent growth, Fed Chairman Bernanke says it'll be years before employment stabilizes. In this economy it's irresponsible for a superhero to drive anything over $40,000. With your help, we've identified ten cars for superheroes on a budget.
Read MoreA new study's discovered players of racing video games like Need For Speed take bigger risks, are ticketed, and crash into stationary objects more often then their non-gamer counterparts. But frequent gamers do pass driving tests in fewer attempts.
Read MoreK-PAX Racing's attempting to turn an off-the-line Volvo C30 into a world-beating race car in 60 days. Driver Robb Holland's going to give us weekly project updates. Part two: reducing two cars to a million parts. —Ed.
Read MoreCar and Track's 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W30 review examines one of the last muscle cars made by Detroit. Host Bud Lindemann showers the 442 with praise and damns progress for killing the muscle car in another excellent vintage road test.
Read MoreEveryone has heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. By our calculations, ugly is also in the eye of the beholder, especially when it comes to automotive styling. What is the ugliest car ever made?
Read MoreWhat do you do when your reliable and safe vintage Volvo wagon doesn't quite do it for you anymore? The builder of this beast of a brick turned a sensible Swedish wagon into a 'merican powered muscle car.
Read MoreFor all the attention Steve McQueen has received for the famous chase in "Bullitt," he only drove 10% of the scene. Marc Myers got to drive the route with the stuntman who deserves credit for the scene. -Ed.
Read MoreTucked away in an obscure warehouse in Detroit sits the almost inaccessible Transportation Collection of the Detroit Historical Museum. Lacking facilities and money to display them, the museum keeps its classics entombed in protective bubbles. Here's a rare look inside.
Read MoreK-PAX Racing's attempting to turn an off-the-line Volvo C30 into a world-beating race car in 60 days. Driver Robb Holland's going to give us weekly project updates. Part one: why racing a Volvo isn't that crazy. —Ed.
Read MoreThis week we told you the 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Ambulance being sold at Barrett-Jackson today is a fake. If you desire a piece of real documented JFK automotive history, then here's a 1964 Cadillac Hearse on Ebay that's actually real.
Read MoreAmong stunt-driving moves, none is as satisfying (and relatively safe) as a J-turn. Doing a J-turn on pavement takes some skill, but a snowy parking lot? That’s like training wheels for J-turns. Here’s how to do it.
Read MoreWith the approach of arcade racing game Test Drive Unlmited 2 comes this video hawking the game's "customization" mode, which appears completely focused on turning you into a trend-obsessed wealthy Eurotrash wannabe jagoff. It gets worse. There's clothes shopping...
Read MoreFor nearly three decades, black Americans had one source of reliable information about roadside businesses open to them, dubbed "The Green Book." In 1949, publisher Victor Green wrote about how he hoped his guide would become unnecessary one day.
Read MoreYou don't typically think of 1970s era luxury cars like the 1971 Chrysler New Yorker as performance cars. According to Bud Lindemann, host of Car and Track, "along with all the ‘poshiness'" the 1971 New Yorker had some muscle too.
Read MoreNext week, Barrett-Jackson holds its 40th annual collector car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., featuring hundreds of rare, expensive machines. These aren't those. These are the other cars — the menagerie of pro-class weirdness preserving some inexplicable style and life choices.
Read MoreAmericans love naming cars after cities in Italy and Italians love naming their cars for cities in North America. With your geographical help we've identified ten of the best cars named for the world's great metropolises... and cities in Florida.
Read MoreStill sexy space kitten Raquel Welch was at the peak of her allure in 1970, year of the space girl dance. Given the chance, these are the ten cars you picked to pick up Raquel Welch circa 1970.
Read MoreThe Bugatti Veyron is an offensive, overweight, inelegant supercar. But as a streamlined locomotive for the open road, it's a class of its own.
Read MoreIt took less than 13 minutes of screen time to earn James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 the title of "the most famous car in the world." On the 46 year anniversary of Goldfinger's American release, where is it now?
Read MoreBMW didn't need sales pitches to sell cars in Australia in 1985. All they needed was some drama, some soft classical music, and two of the only vehicles with more exhaust emissions than a diesel powered 80s BMW.
Read MoreThis is Garth Yeaman, the 30-year-old who valiantly struggled to keep the world's greatest license plate from being destroyed by Virginia's humorless bureaucracy. He lost the battle, but he's not giving up the war. We interviewed him. Here's his story.
Read MoreHere's the full car list for Test Drive Unlimited 2 — Atari's cross-platform arcade-style car game. We've got the full list of over 75 cars, including eight Astons, five Bugattis, 13 Ferraris and one crazy Volkswagen SUV, below.
Read MoreNo one goes as Donny for Halloween, but without him The Big Lebowski wouldn't be as beloved. The same goes for some awesome but unheralded bigscreen automobiles. With your help, we're giving due to the ten most underrated movie cars.
Read MoreThe end of 2010 also marked the final exit for Saturn vehicles. SaturnFans.com creator Charlie Eickmeyer posted one final article after spending 25 years following the storied brand — Ed.
Read MoreThis stuff'll keep engineer kids up all night. The third of Auto Union's Grand Prix racecars, the 1936 Typ(e) C sparred with Benzes and Alfas, and made Bernt Rosermeyer world champion. Now see it in wireframe glory.
Read MoreHaving driven some 1,700 miles over the holidays, I'm more than familiar with the state known as "road hypnosis," the feeling of your brain shutting down due to the sheer boredom of places like rural Ohio. Which is why it took me several miles of driving to realize what was in front of me; a Holden Monaro VZ coupe, with the LS1 and some nice hood scoops. In our post about jackanapes filling handicapped parking spots, commenter Elhigh has this story about someone else who didn't recognize what ki
Read MoreDespite what the song says, some old acquaintances should be forgot and never brought to mind. Keith Barry of Wired's Autopia does the dirty work of remembering these ten departed models of 2010. — Ed.
Read MoreTeens in the '20s referred to cars as "struggle buggies" because they were ideal for humping covertly. A century later it's still true. With the help of our flexible readers, we've identified these ten best cars to have sex in.
Read MoreAccording to Chevrolet, If America had never invented Rock and Roll we would live in a white washed world full of BMW Isettas. Instead, in 1993, we lived in a world of Jimi Hendrix, redesigned Camaros and spontaneous young Americans.
Read MoreThe 28-year-old killed when he split his BMW M3 in half in a suspected high-speed drunk driving incident posted photos of the car and requests for track recommendations to an M3 forum. Sadly, he never got an answer.
Read MoreLate last night a West Palm Beach man lost control of his BMW M3 in a curve. The car turned clockwise, jumped the median and struck a tree sideways, splitting the car in half. Here's the deadly result. More below.
Read MoreThree people were seriously burned attempting to restart their van by pouring gas from a bucket into a water bottle directly into the van's carburetor. The van started but soon exploded. The flaming motorists then ran... into a gas station.
Read MoreThis North Carolina Highway Patrolman was ready for his high-speed chase to end, so he attempted a PIT maneuver only to end up crashing. He stopped the truck, though he may have lost a few friends in the motor pool.
Read MoreFirst, watch this video from yesterday out of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, as cars fly out of control down an icy hill, crashing into hapless parked cars below. Then be happy you don't live on this hill.
Read MoreThree months back, we wrote about a $200,000 Ford GT totaled by a tuner. Now it's been digested by the insurance process and spit out at a salvage auction. How much would you pay for a crunched supercar?
Read MoreIf you have a death wish or just a love for bizarre engine swaps take a look at this 1980 Toyota Corolla. Somehow, where a 75 horsepower inline four engine once sat is now a big block 454 V-8.
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1954 Willys CJ-3B.
Read MoreYou probably know Optimus Prime was a Freightliner truck. You probably also know that Bumblebee (pre-Michael Bay) was a 1967 VW Beetle. But here's all the rest — all 54 Autobots that turned into cars from 1984 to 1987. Enjoy.
Read MoreThe last time a car laid twin stretches of flaming rubber, it wound up back in 1955, nine years before this burnout machine left the factory. Here in the modern day, what's next will be sweeeeet! [via smgriffo_25 and 0-60]
Read MoreDriving on four wheels through the worst of winter seems daring enough, but what's it like with half as many contact patches? Nick Goddard took the plunge over at his motorcycle haunt Hell For Leather. — Ed.
Read MoreThe art of the hillclimb is one of loose limbs, intense focus and raw power. Combine those and you've got a stopwatch-murdering time, as long as you've got the shifting skills (and accuracy) of an overclocked cyborg. Watch.
Read MoreIn 1928, five years after Chrysler's current part-owners Fiat inaugurated their stunning Lingotto plant, Chrysler's Argentine distributors opened a magnificent building to assemble, test, sell... and race cars in Buenos Aires. We went to take a look at what remains.
Read MoreThanks to a pedagogy towards rules for fun games that must have been awe-inspiring in any era, Sir Edward Hoyle got to decide how whist was played, and thus the phrase "according to Hoyle" came to be uttered by a man wearing jheri curls and an "I'm With Stupid" t-shirt in "Pulp Fiction." But sometimes you need to bend the rules a little to get the right outcome, and in that spirit we depart from our usual course to take note of 2xwishbone's reply to this #oppositelock thread:
Read MoreLike grandpa's proverbial hammer and Heidi Montag, this 1990 Porsche 911 has had most of its parts replaced during a career of 521,000 miles. Now the owner's selling off his joy for just $16,000. (Thanks snap_understeer_ftw!) [PelicanParts]
Read MoreGM wants you to stop calling them "Government Motors," withdraws $14.4 billion government loan application. [AP]
Read MoreDirector Asif Kapadia's documentary on "perhaps the greatest race car driver who ever lived" is scheduled to play at the Sundance Film Festival tomorrow. Who do we need to have sex with to get a ticket? Seriously, whom?
Read MoreThroughout the saga of the 1963 Pontiac ambulance that purportedly carried the body of President John F. Kennedy, the Barrett-Jackson auction house touted a metal plate attached to its dash as possible proof of authenticity. Trouble is, it's fake, too.
Read MoreIf you've never seen Wanted with Angelina Jolie, and have never heard of a "Rockford," get schooled by this Viper-rific promo for Canada's Action network. It was cut by our own commenter Saltwater. ACTION!
Read MoreF1 cars will undergo a more radical change by 2020 than they did in the previous decade according to former Renault engineering boss Pat Symonds. Saddled with 3D cameras and a new efficiency regulations, here's a peek into the future.
Read MoreBy day, Tim Neil oversees software development tools for Research In Motion, the company behind the Blackberry. By night, he transforms into a guy building a Tim Burton-era Batmobile that he'll be able to control via Blackberry.
Read MoreSome concept cars merely glisten in the pinpoint spotlights, others could handle serious business if only some auto exec would get drunk enough to let it loose. Volkswagen's Race Touareg 3 Qatar concept is the latter, minus the drunk exec.
Read MoreThe average Craigslist "for sale" post comes with images that look like they were taken by near-sighted meth addict using a broken cameraphone. But these gorgeous images of an impeccable 1973 BMW Euro 3.0CSi? We think you wanted Jameslist.
Read MoreTractor pulling is no joke, unless the Dutch guffaws come from half a DT466 diesel engine slipping the surly bonds of earth to tumble skyward in a ball of fire and smoke. Never satisfied, indeed.
Read MoreA new V8 Vantage has slipped in between the base model and the V12 Vantage. It's the V8 Vantage S, a slightly more powerful version with a better seven-speed Sportshift transmission. All that plus quicker steering and bigger brakes. Essss!
Read MoreWhat better way to raise money for charity than rallying? Rally Team for Dreams is taking this unconventional fundraising approach to this year's Rally Mexico, a place where the unconventional is common.
Read MoreAfter picking up a Hertz Chevy Volt, we found the Big Apple's electric-car infrastructure is still woefully inadequate, and rife with confused parking-lot attendants. Thankfully, the Volt's got a backup engine. With the Nissan Leaf we'd have been screwed.
Read MoreMeet Bart Hickey, who runs Bart's Automotive and Towing in Alsip, Ill. He's been a mechanic since he was a teenager... not a bad career for someone who's been blind since birth. This will get your motor running. (H/T Kevin!)
Read MoreShowing a high-mileage prototype in oil country? That takes some brass ones, Volkswagen. The company went to Qatar to reveal the XL1. VW says the diesel hybrid can travel more than 260 miles on a gallon of UAE tea.
Read MoreOn Saturday, right after Barrett-Jackson sold the ambulance that didn't carry President John F. Kennedy's body following his assassination, another collector bought it for "slightly more" than the $120,000 auction price — and she's no stranger to politics.
Read MoreAnother Carrera GT, another four-year service interval. This Nürburgring denizen had logged over 13,000 miles when its owner decided to combine the typical engine-out job with full paint-correction detail. A full photographic record lets us follow along [Rennlist].
Read MoreLast year we showed you the chase cars used by the U.S. Air Force to land U-2 spy planes. Now NASA's showing off its new version: a 2010 Dodge Charger that hits 120 mph while landing the U-2's civilian cousin.
Read MoreCar and Track viewers "who get their kicks departing from the man-made ribbons of concrete and heading off across the wilder backwoods country" were treated to a series of SUV road tests in 1970, including this winter Jeepster Commando test.
Read MoreGet a rare peek inside the Smithsonian's hidden 217 vehicle collection. Of the 73 cars in the collection, a 1948 Tucker and a 1929 Miller were recently chosen in an online poll to return to public display in the Smithsonian.
Read MoreDespite proof it's a fake, the Barrett-Jackson auction house still claims this "may be" the ambulance that transported President John F. Kennedy's body. It sold today at auction for $120,000. Barrett-Jackson's shredded credibility? Likely thrown in for free.
Read MoreThis weekend's Barrett-Jackson Car Auction features a wide variety of cars and trucks. Many of the cars have already crossed the block and found new owners, but you can still dream. What is the 2011 Barrett-Jackson vehicle of your dreams?
Read MoreWhen you think about a Cadillac, drag strips are usually not among the first things that come to mind. This 4 door CTS-V produces approximately 865 horsepower which help it run an impressive 9.85 second 1/4 mile with relative ease.
Read MoreAuctioneers Barrett-Jackson have finally addressed the fact that the 1963 Pontiac ambulance it's advertising as the one that transported President John F. Kennedy following his assassination is a fake. The auction house's take: Who knows? We're still selling it. UPDATED
Read MoreThis Saturday's auction of the ambulance that carried President John F. Kennedy's body has garnered worldwide attention. The only problem? It's a near-perfect fake. Here's how a group of historians discovered the truth about what happened to the real ambulance.
Read MoreMeet the woman who's now possibly the world's most powerful female auto executive: Mary Barra, chosen by General Motors today to run worldwide vehicle development. Whether it's the right choice for GM will take a few years to sort out.
Read MoreSix years, 6,000 handmade parts and 15,000 hours of labor. That's the short story of this fully-functional miniature 1932 Duesenberg SJ phaeton. No wonder the builder was recently named Metalworking Craftsman of the Decade.
Read MoreEver wondered whether a suspiciously long (or short) traffic signal change, combined with a police cruiser hiding nearby, was an attempt to boost tickets? Could police be changing signal timing? In theory, sure. In reality, not so much. Here's why.
Read MoreThe first production Lexus LFA supercars arrived in the United States on Tuesday, ready for what's likely the most obsessive delivery process ever for a vehicle. Did your car come with a personally signed note and its own semi truck?
Read MoreWith its stupendous beef, acid trip scenery, and January summer, Argentina could be the greatest country on Earth. If it had any cars worth mentioning, that is.
Read MoreFerrari's upcoming 612 replacement debuts Friday, and designer Jon Sibal assembled this rendering of the new supercar (hit his site for a high-res version). Is it really a shooting brake? A source who's seen it tells Jalopnik yes.
Read MoreAccording to this speculative document a Cheers and Gears member with GM powertrain knowledge put together for the 3 Series-fighting Cadillac ATS, the -V version will get a 6.2-liter LS engine with a 470 HP output. And it fits how?
Read MoreA convoy of extreme truckers conquered snow, 250 traffic lights, and 1,614 service wires to move six gigantic one-million-bottle capacity fermenting vats from a German ship to the Molson Coors Brewery in Toronto. That's a lot of Keystone Light.
Read MoreThe London Metropolitan Police had just 35 minutes to get a donor liver 29 miles across central London. Here's the real video of them playing one deadly serious game of relay. Can the two Rover SD1 police cars make it?
Read MoreWe're still waiting for our first drive of the Rally Fighter. In the meantime, at least someone's getting behind the wheel for countless dozens to read about. [CarGuyDad]
Read MoreFifteen months ago, we tried to show you a video of the amazing carbon fiber loom Toyota invented to weave parts for the Lexus LFA. Lexus yanked that video, concerned competitors would steal the technology. Now it's back online.
Read MoreIt was only a few years after the Wright Brothers that inventors contemplated whether airplanes could be launched from a ship. Today, on the 100th anniversary, here's the story of the man who did it first. — Ed.
Read MoreA FerrariChat forum member asked his fellow enthusiats yesterday to be on the lookout for his stolen 348. The car was quickly found, leading the deep-pocketed Sherlocks at FerrariChat to accuse both the car's finder and owner of the theft.
Read MoreSeven decades ago, the first small trucks built to bolster the U.S. Army's efforts in World War II rolled off a Ford assembly line. Wired.com's Autopia takes a look back at 70 years of Jeep history. - Ed.
Read MoreSomehow, opposite lock is better when it's an old white Volvo 242 instead of a bright green, heavily modified Nissan 240sx with a JDM nose.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Ford did an engine teardown and inspection of a "torture-tested" 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 from the F-150. The engine ran for 300 hours straight, simulating 150,000 real-world miles, then dragged 110,000 lbs. So, how's it look?
Read MoreWhat happens when a 660-pound electric car battery hits an offset wall while traveling at 40 mph? Not much, to be honest with you. Still, things crashing—in slow motion!
Read MoreThe Saturn Ion never generated much of a charge when GM built it, but it looks far tougher with all of its body panels removed and the subframe painted black. Meet a former TV star and future LeMons competitor.
Read MoreIn Johannesburg, South Africa, some thieves have found that there's an even cheaper and more anonymous way to make phone calls than buying disposable "burners" (like those featuring so prominently in The Wire): Traffic lights.
Read MoreOur first automotive memories came from the vehicles we grew up in. Some of us spent time in the back seat of interesting cars, but most of us didn't. What car did you spend the most time in growing up?
Read MoreWhat better way to respond when Ford, your main truck competition, tows your truck and two others up a hill? Chevrolet decided to tow the trucks AND the hill in a back and forth advertising competition that must be seen.
Read MoreNicknamed the "Black Devil of Moscow", this Russian madman weaves and wheelies his Yamaha R1 through Russian traffic at a pace that is hard to believe. We hope the Black Devil remains a continent away from our daily commute. [EnglishRussia]
Read MoreAlways wanted to own the car Batman drives on the big screen? If your Batmobile preference is the Batman Returns vintage and you have several hundred thousand dollars to play with, you too could patrol Gotham in style.
Read MoreSpotted at the Porsche Museum, this 1948 356 is the first car to ever wear the Porsche name. Ferry Porsche, Ferdinand's son, built the aluminum bodied car because he couldn't find a suitable new car to purchase. (Photo Credit: xmatt)
Read MoreJim Glickenhaus' amazing one-off Ferrari P4/5 Competizione's finally complete, on the track, and better looking than we could have ever imagined. And we spent a lot of time imagining it. First photos and test report below.
Read MoreIt's one thing to share you passion for automobiles with a member of the opposite sex, but what if your first love is the sea? Well, you could try to use Sea Captain Date, as old "Cap'n Jacobson" did here in his successful quest to Google the heck out of that Internet for love. (As for whether this is fake, this guy appears to have about as much nautical experience as Cap'n Crunch, and the main site fakes a newspaper article as backup.) Among the several hundred comments on our Jeep forum rela
Read MoreRevolutions can be dramatic, bloody and ultimately triumphant like the American Revolution or dramatic, bloody and ultimately awful like the New Coke Revolution. The same's true for cars. With your help, we've identified the most dramatic revolutionary car upgrades.
Read MoreWhat started as a simple question from a woman unhappy that her boyfriend's 1996 Jeep Cherokee was demanding more of his attention and money has become a viral manifesto on what men should expect from women and vice versa.
Read MoreAs hard as it is to believe, what you're looking at is a before and after. Because inside every cheap plastic lighter, there's a kickass mini motorcycle yearning for the open road. Here's how to set yours free.
Read MoreThe Virginia DMV wouldn't let this guy keep the world's greatest license plate, which jokingly advocated Virginia "EAT THE" kids first. But hitting your kids? Apparently, the DMV doesn't mind its residents being portrayed as enthusiastic child beaters.
Read MoreWhat's this? News from an airport that doesn't make you want to vomit blood in outrage? Finally. A man stuck in airport security gridlock could say goodbye to his dead grandson when his flight's pilot refused to depart without him.
Read MoreFive years ago Ford killed the GT, the mid-engine two-seater 550 HP "halo" supercar inspired by the automaker's classic GT40 racers of the1960s. Now we're told they might be working on a successor. Is Ford building a new GT? Yes, and it'll likely be a hybrid.
Read MoreA few months before his death, Ayrton Senna remarked the now-famous line about his sister Viviane's 10-year-old son: "If you think I'm fast, just wait until you see my nephew Bruno." We've now seen him race. But have we really?
Read MoreAwesome three-door Korean hot hatches, neon-green electric supercars and a sexy hybrid with turbo boost. Fanciful future concepts? Nope. They're reality at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Here's everything important you missed.
Read MoreLong distance bus travel is nothing new but the Argentines have taken it to its most opulent extreme. Combine business class airplane seats with a vast landscape at 55 mph and you get Argentina's stunning pullmans.
Read MoreOne of my favorite stories I've ever written involved an impromptu test drive through the Detroit Auto Show with a leader who was soon to become the richest man in China. Four shows later we recreated the drive.
Read MoreMoves to bar drivers from using cell phones have been driven by the mantra that a phone-holding driver is as dangerous as a drunk one. However, a new study found cell phones may actually keep some drivers safer. Here's how.
Read MoreIf the new cars of the Detroit Auto Show didn't convince you the auto industry's coming back then here's the most obvious sign: they can afford Amazonian women in shiny silver skin-tight suits. It's like Miracle here, but with breasts.
Read MoreWhen a Norwegian environmental group heard a nuclear waste ship was transporting spent nuclear fuel off the country's coast they complained an accident, if it occurred, would have "dramatic consequences." A week later the ship started sinking.
Read MoreMate, the herbal infusion drunk all over Argentina, may seem like the ideal road drink: it's a pleasant brew of mild stimulants. It's also a scalding handful of water with a metal straw sticking out. And the roads are bumpy.
Read MoreWhen Chris Preuss was appointed OnStar's President last March, he was tasked with revitalizing the crown jewel of automotive telematics systems. He's since developed a new marketing campaign and a push into consumer electronics. Go ahead, ask him anything.
Read MoreSomewhat lost in yesterday's Jeep press conference was news the off-road brand will, in two years, resurrect the Grand Wagoneer nameplate — the vehicle with the second longest continuous automotive production run in U.S. history.
Read MoreAn Atlanta TV crew setup for a live shot on winter weather caught a BMW 5-Series slipping, spinning and suddenly catching on fire. This is not how you want to dispose of the ultimate driving machine.
Read MoreWhen we first heard details on the Hyundai Veloster curious three-door+hatch we asked if it was "the CRX Honda didn't build?" With two six-speed transmissions, a kicking power-to-weight ratio and up to 40 mpg the answer's yes. Hell yes.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Curb mini-crossover concept is a test of the company's future Blue Link multi-media interface and "fluidic sculplture" design language, as well as an attempt by Hyundai to be hip. Hop on your "fixie" as we bike to dreamland.
Read MoreIt was made in Europe by the Dutch for the Romanian car company Dacia and their small Duster SUV. It's incredibly filthy, insulting, ageist, sexist, and strangely anti-gypsy. It's also a little hilarious. NSFW for language.
Read MoreVolkswagen vows that the 2012 Passat will lead the German automaker back to glory in America. Step one: Cutting $7,000 from the Passat's price. Here's what happens to a near-luxury car when the bean counters get behind the wheel.
Read MoreThe best and brightest auto industry luminaries — from Hyundai USA CEO John Krafcik to GM's new Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick answering your questions during the Detroit Auto Show. Not a commenter yet? Sign up now! Here's the schedule.
Read MoreThe BMW 135i was supposed to be the shorter wheelbase mini-M3 we'd wanted since the E30. It wasn't. But the 340 hp 1 Series M Coupe's a step in the right direction. BMW unwrapped it for us early.
Read MoreFor the first time in decades, Japanese automakers arrive in Detroit on the defensive after their worst year since first storming American streets in the 1960s. Here's how this year's Detroit Auto Show is like a Pearl Harbor in reverse.
Read MoreEnglish director Peter Yates, known to enthusiasts as the director of Bullitt and therefore cinema's most famous car chase, passed away today at age 82. Here's the 11 minutes we'll always remember him for.
Read MoreMercedes-Benz rolled out the new generation C-Class tonight in Detroit. A slight update in exterior styling, a more-heavily updated interior, and a couple of nice wagons, which won't be coming to the US. Why do you hurt us, MB?
Read MoreIf you need another reason to lust after the Ferrari 599 GTO this video provides several. Add the fact that the 599 GTO spits fire to the already long list of why we want one. (Hat tip to hoonthatsc!)
Read MoreAlthough Corvettes are the stuff of sports car legend, they are also the frequent recipients of questionable interesting modifications to produce what the factory didn't. This particular example is a unique interpretation of the Corvette wagon that never was.
Read MoreThe 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona equipped with a 426 Hemi was one of the most serious street cars of its time. In this vintage Car and Track road test host Bud Lindemann finds out how hot the Hemi really is.
Read MoreCar ownership is a gamble. Owning the perfect car can easily turn out less than perfect. Buying a crappy car can sometimes work out a lot better than expected. You really never know. What‘s the best car you've ever owned?
Read MoreAuto Union was the result of the merger of 4 German car companies formed in 1932. Few are aware during the 1960s, the German company which became Audi licensed car production in Argentina. These photos show the factory in action.
Read MoreThis eight wheel drive F15000 is the result of unholy matrimony between a Ford truck and a Massey Ferguson Tractor. The result is a massive caterpillar powered beast that's currently looking for a new owner.
Read MoreTwo mail packages ignited in separate government buildings in Maryland yesterday, setting off an afternoon panic and a lockdown of state government mailrooms. And there's evidence to suggest highway signs inspired the act.
Read MoreIf Pagani names its next supercar "Huayra," it'll have more than just something to do with wind. In the 1960s, Ford of Argentina and motorsports designer Heriberto Pronello teamed up on a racing prototype for the "Can-Am of the South."
Read MoreJust revealed today at CES, the Focus Electric is Ford's first fuel-free, rechargeable passenger car. More importantly, it will supposedly offer a mile-per-gallon equivalent fuel economy that's better than the Chevrolet Volt and competitive with other battery electric vehicles. How?
Read MoreA 16-year-old in Rolfstorp, Sweden captured this photo of the iconic Swedish car (the Volvo) being jumped over by the iconic Swedish animal (the Moose). It's a once-in-a-lifetime shot. (Hat tip to Hoccy!) [Hallands Nyheter (translated)]
Read MoreImagine pulling into a parking space that charges your EV wirelessly, while you go and pop a pill for dinner. The eCoupled induction charger for electric cars is one car-related doo-dad showing at CES this week. The future's now, apparently.
Read MoreThe U.S. Internal Revenue Service suspects Nissan North American may have used Bermuda to wrongly shelter some income from U.S. taxes. The agency won a federal court order last week forcing Nissan to surrender paperwork on contracts worth $45.9 million.
Read MoreMercedes rocked the concept-car world with the Wankel-powered C111 back in 1970. Now, GWA's reviving the sadly neglected "second gullwing" Merc's shape with a one-off prototype called the Ciento Once. And once it's done, maybe you can buy it.
Read MoreTexas authorities were forced to close part of the Houston Ship Channel Tuesday after 250,000 gallons of beef fat spewed out of a shore-based storage tank. That's right — what you see isn't ice — it's gelatinized beef fat.
Read MoreThere's not much driving to do in rural Argentina in the days of high summer. Until you realize you've run out of steak. Then it's time to fire up the vintage Renault and go hunting for a butcher.
Read MoreIn the '40s, factories were churning out superheroes by the hundreds. Now, nothing. Let's do something about that. Today's superhero knows how to squeeze a dollar, so pick a sub-$40,000 car and invent a superhero who would drive it.
Read MoreOf all comic book fantasy vehicles, the Batmobile claims a special place among fans and car geeks alike, but few realize just how many variations there have been over the last 70 years. Here's every Batmobile ever drawn or built.
Read MoreOrville Douglas Denison spent his youth sketching out futuristic aircraft, but in retirement he's turned pragmatic. His "aerial fire truck," a cross between a conveyer belt and a ladder, could help firefighters quickly shuttle victims out of burning buildings.
Read MoreYesterday's story of one man's unsuccessful fight to keep the world's greatest license plate inspired others with more successful attempts to achieve humor send us their plates. Here are 12 other funny plates that slipped by the DMV. Solidarity.
Read MoreYour grandpa's plain-Jane W221 Mercedes-Benz S600 is his pride and joy. Ask him to borrow it, then show up with Speedriven's 695 hp kit installed. Imagine the joy on his weathered face when he finally smokes ol' Chester's Black Series.
Read MoreA Texas man who warned drivers about small-town speed traps was arrested and handcuffed in his hometown while on patrol. Now, after nearly two years of legal wrangling, Lance Mitchell has prevailed over the authorities that wanted him stopped.
Read MoreA St. Louis police officer working off-duty at a gas station is under investigation after this video of him macing and batoning one of the station's patrons on New Year's Eve surfaced. The officer has a history of excessive force.
Read MoreThe long-range weather models indicate bitterly cold air for most of the country next week, meaning gearheads will be forced into their garages to tinker. With your help, we've identified these ten crazy winter car projects.
Read MoreStarting this spring, OnStar will begin selling — for $299 — "Anywhere," a standalone rearview mirror compatible with most top-selling vehicles that allows access to much of OnStar's services. Yup, it's OnStar-to-go. This may be the coolest safety-and-security gadget ever.
Read MoreA man in possession of the world's greatest license plate has lost his battle with the Virginia DMV, who ridiculously claim it encourages oral sex with kids instead of just cannibalism. Here's their predictably unfunny response to the funny plate.
Read More9/11 sent New York scrambling to erect crude anti-automotive barriers, which architects recently replaced with more attractive LED-equipped sculptures on rotating turntables. Metropolis explains how the NYPD accepted the design after crashing a big truck into them. - Ed.
Read MoreIn a post on the Red Bull blog, Rhys Millen advises gamers on how to handle the Pikes Peak rally course in Gran Turismo 5. Only trouble is, Pikes Peak hasn't been in a GT game since Gran Turismo 2.
Read MoreFor the first time since 1985, the Chevy Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang over an entire year, with 81,371 buyers to the Mustang's 73,716. It's a great day not just for muscle cars, but for America. Here's why.
Read MoreOur readers are going to be living their best automotive lives ever this year. They'll be driving faster, spending more time on old projects, and less money on new cars. Here are our readers top ten automotive new year's resolutions.
Read MoreIn a bid to compete with GM's OnStar and Ford's SYNC, Toyota unveiled Entune at CES today. With Pandora, Bing-based Microsoft navigation, and OpenTable.com coming to their new cars, Toyota drivers will never look at the road again.
Read MoreAre minivans "cool"? Well, they are vehicles for parents, and "parent" is known to be the least cool type of person on the planet, so no. Car companies have set out to change that, and we can help them.
Read MoreThe new 2012 Camaro may get a brand-new V6. Coded the "LFX", we're told it'll provide "significant improvement" on the LLT V6 found in the LS and LT Camaros. CadillacForums even claims it may hit 325-330HP. (H/t to Jason!) [Camaro5]
Read MoreLike Los Angeles, Chile's capital is particularly prone to generating dense low-level smog. Santiago smog is not a meteorological abstraction but something you can easily see from a plane window.
Read MoreToyota's Israeli arm commissioned this ad showing how the Prius emits less noxious fumes than a farting sheep. At least the sheep doesn't feel smug about it. [Copyranter]
Read MoreThe American Le Mans Series will be the first U.S. racing series to broadcast an entire season of racing live, online, and unedited via ESPN3 and Xbox Live, including the 12 hours of Sebring you've been poorly recreating in Forza.
Read MoreUrban explorer Steve Duncan goes places nobody in their right mind would go, examining hidden infrastructure — the tunnels, subways, and sewers — of cities all over the world. Watch him reveal New York City's secret underground world.
Read MoreWe're expecting to see the real thing in 2013 or 2014. But in the meantime this design student-penned concept envisions what the C6-replacing C7 Corvette could look like, adapting traditional design cues to more modern proportions.
Read MoreHave you always wanted a vehicle that can drive on both land and water? How about an amphibious car that needs a little testing and troubleshooting? If you're equal parts wealthy and crazy, the Dobbertin HydroCar could be for you.
Read MoreDirector Coleman Anderson's short film "4x4 Camaro" takes a brief and amusing look at the object of a Father and Son's automotive infatuation; a Camaro body on a 4 wheel drive Chevy S10 frame. (H/T snapoversteer!) [via Dallas Observer Blog]
Read MoreOn New Year's Day, In the midst of reminding ourselves what we didn't accomplish last year, we often vow that this will be the year we
Last month we told you Neil Young's 1959 Lincoln turbine-charged electric hybrid was damaged in a fire it may have started. Determined to rebuild the LincVolt, we saw Young on webcam this week visiting the remains of his charred dream.
Read MoreThe Chumash native Americans originally named the area north of Los Angeles Humaliwo, or the surf sounds loudly. Cruising PCH in today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chevy Malibu, you just might not hear the surf over its non-native LS1.
Read MoreWorkers in France are guaranteed at least 31 vacation days a year, while Americans get none. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe R5 Turbo 2 is a good enough reason for a vacation, but is its price working for you?
Read MoreHoratio Alger wrote rags to riches stories for the working class. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Sunbeam is also an ‘Alger,' and its horsepower is a puny to ponies story, but is its price fit for the proletariat?
Read MoreBack in the ‘80s Porsche's pulled a Mr. Miyagi, and turned the Ralph Macchio 924 into the Karate Kid 944. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '87 S is race ready, but does its price make sensei?
Read MoreSporting a pair of Merlins, the twin fuselage XP-82 was one freaky Mustang. If that oddball plane rocks your clock, you might find today's equally incongruous Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ford Mustang twin turbo-diesel also a flight of fancy.
Read MoreThe Okapi is related to the giraffe, despite its ruddy red coat, and striped socks making it appear the unholy offspring of horse and zebra. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Civic is equally confusing, but is its price unholy?
Read MoreLa Résistance française, or the French Resistance, bedeviled their Nazi occupiers during WWII. Potentially, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Citroën's complexities could be as vexing, but could you resist its price?
Read MoreArt isn't just a guy with no arms and no legs hanging on your wall. And as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Lincoln Limo proves, it's also in the eye of the beholder.
Read MoreMost Volvos are square, but the P1800 is one that lets you think outside the box. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe P1800 ES rocks a Corvette 327, but does its price stink outside the box?
Read MoreWhen it comes to windows, toast, and kissing, the French do it better. With today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Renault, you can determine if that streak extends to le cars.
Read MoreThe MR2 eschewed Toyota's reputation for beigeness, and brought mid-engines to the masses. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom MR2 Spyder takes the car's anti-beige persona to over-saturation, but at a price you might find a little off-color.
Read MoreFerrari once maintained that to carry the Prancing Horse, a road car must also carry twelve cylinders. Less a stickler, the owner of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1964 330 GT 2+2 says eight is enough.
Read MoreBritish cars and honkin' big American V8s go together like peas and carrots, but today's 440-powered Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jensen Interceptor is rough enough that you might just lose your appetite.
Read MoreBMW touts each its cars as being the Ultimate Driving Machine. If that's really the case, then why was today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe E36 M3 ultimately driven so little?
Read MoreDenver is called the Mile High City, and winter driving there is made easier with 4WD. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Tercel has that, but does its combination of condition and price make you think the seller is high?
Read MoreFor today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe: It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model built before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
Read MoreSome Porsche purists refuse to acknowledge any of the brand's offerings after the 356. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Coupe/Speedster is a dream for the vinyl fetishists among those purists, but will its price make it ignored?
Read MoreLike Rodney Dangerfield, the E36 3-series never got the same respect as did the earlier E30 cars. And while turbo'd, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe M3 may just add injury to that insult.
Read MoreA Brazilian can be a resident of that South American country, a nut, or maybe a painful bikini wax. It's also the nationality of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW, but is its price carnival-worthy?
Read MoreThe Lotus Esprit is that marque's longest running model. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe turbo edition doesn't look long in the tooth but does its price make you long for it to be in your driveway?
Read MoreSoccer moms, both hot and not, gave up the minivan for SUVs about a decade ago. Despite that, you might still consider today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Previa a MILF- a Minivan I'd Like To Find.
Read MoreYour eyes are not deceiving you: The wing of this plane is oblique, turned 60-degrees across its fuselage. It's the AD-1 Oblique Wing Aircraft and it's the weirdest plane ever created by NASA. But why did they make it this way?
Read MoreThe mid-engine 918 RSR coupe Porsche unveiled in Detroit today combines the 918 Spyder concept with the brake energy regeneration gear of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. It's the past, it's the future and it's making us hyperventilate.
Read MoreFor those who worry that the language of fast cars isn't as universal as it used to be, we offer this clip from ZRD Afterwork, a car show that flashes onto the suburbs of Paris once every two months. Some may see this as the worst kind of viral American culture infecting a old world host, but then again: if those kids screw up street racing, they get free health care. Middleswine took a more gimlet-eyed look at the weirdness of European culture revealed by the Ferrari Four:
Read MoreWatching a music video at my age makes me feel terrifyingly nostalgic, as if I'm back watching the 13-inch Zenith in my bedroom where I could get a snowy feed of "Friday Night Videos" for my non-cable-subscribing modicum of hip. Most of the music videos I see now involve cartoon animals and singing backpacks, so every so often it's good to find an adult oasis, such as the Broken Bells' minifilm for "The Ghost Inside" featuring sci-fi Christina Hendricks getting her dreams slowly foreclosed. An
Read MoreTalk all you want about the Mayans and their 2012 end of the world predictions; people have been forecasting the end of things for many a century to little effect. But that doesn't keep people from seeing portents of doom in everyday affairs, and along those lines Lilwillie surveyed the trail of destruction from our fair site today and reached for the bottle:
Read MoreBefore handing over the keys to the government's new "scout" or "reconnaissance cars," Ford drivers in 1941 decided to hold a demonstration of their new four-wheel-drive vehicle's abilities for a group of VIPs, including the general in charge of purchasing for the U.S. Army. And thus, the Jeep hoon was born, a patriotic attention-getter astride a worthy machine. Others seek attention in less successful fashions, as Spiegel Luther King shared in his comment on the cactus-munching acrobat:
Read MoreOur pal and auto show booth professional Do You Come With The Car raised a question over the Twitters today about Fraulein Zed-Eff that hadn't crossed our minds in the sweaty confines of the Detroit Auto Show press room. Having not witnessed her in person, I'm loathe to offer a final answer, but given how many people make it their job to look under every chassis, I'm sure the truth is out there somewhere. Whether you keep your brats free, tucked or flame-roasted in the half-burned hydrocarbons o
Read MoreAs we wrap up twelve hours of Detroit auto show coverage, there's a few loose ends that still need tying up. Like the hotel whose guest list include several journalists and a few bed bugs, for example. But we're all lightweights compared to the man whose statue watches over the proceedings, one Joe Louis, who defended his title 13 times in 29 months. Modern fighters might exhaust themselves with a fight every six months; Louis won all of the battles, and went on to become the patron saint of Det
Read MoreIt's that time of year when old people make their annual tithe toward staying "with it" by reviewing the new music they missed from the past 12 months, only to realize the soul-draining alienation from modern times they felt watching Ke$ha beat a bunny piñata in Times Square on New Year's Eve may be a permanent condition. This state of mind only grows upon hearing that Ryan Adams actually produced a sci-fi metal album called "Orion" on vinyl with this song, "Electrosnake," as the single.
Read MoreWe all feel like losers from time to time, but what if your job was to lose, day after day, for decades on end, in front of crowds around the world? That's the trade of the gentlemen who play basketball for the Washington Generals, the straight-men in the Harlem Globetrotters show, and every game has to look competitive. Yet just once, forty years ago today, the Generals took matters into their own hands. Joe Posnanski's epic tale of one man's career built on winning by losing gives you everythi
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1979 Jeep CJ-7
Read MorePagani's Zonda replacement, the Pagani Huayra, finally emerged officially from the company's Modenese studio. We've seen the leaked imagery, now come the hardware specs. Better wear your rubber pants to this show-and-tell, kids.
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a 1965 Triumph TR4A.
Read MoreThis is it. This is Ferrari's first four-wheel-drive model, called — the FF (Ferrari Four). The new Prancing Stallion with the super-sized rear end will replace Ferrari's 612 Scaglietti flagship. See, told ya it'd be a shooting brake.
Read MoreCar and Track was the first syndicated television show involving car tests. Watch as host Bud Lindemann heaps praise on a (then) brand new 1968 Shelby Mustang 500KR after giving it a "thorough ring out".
Read MoreWhen it came time to introduce the Subaru 360 to the American public in 1968, this set of commercials calling the car cheap and ugly was released. Neither the advertising campaign nor the Subaru 360 was particularly well received.
Read MoreModern smart keys use radio frequencies to let drivers unlock and start a vehicle without fumbling with a key fob. Now European researchers have found such systems can be hacked, letting thieves easily steal your car.
Read MorePorsche's 918 RSR's performance hybrid system relies on this giant flywheel — sitting where a passenger seat should be — to capture and release energy on command. It's a real-life turbo boost button. Here's how it works.
Read MoreHere it is: the new 2011 Volkswagen Passat, the sedan VW wants to take America by sturm. How will it do so? By being $7,000 cheaper than the previous Passat, while getting bigger.
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