It's a strange quirk of history that Hans Glas and his car company are much better known for their tiny Goggomobils than they are for their Italian-styled coupes. Maybe it's time to change that.
Read MoreThe 1972 Buick Centurion was different than all of the luxury cars that came before it, at least according to this vintage Car and Track road test. Even though Buick had previously been among the guiltiest offenders when it came to building soft, spongy and wallowy luxury cars, according to host Bud Lindemann for 1972 "ol' softy got some new leg muscles"
Read MoreWelcome to Found Off The Street, our look at cars usually found on the cape that rust liked so much it decided to summer there; Cape Cod, MA. Today we have a "found off the cape" 1971 Saab 96.
Read MoreIf glowing purple aliens landed in front of the drainage pipes our Range Rover Supercharged and Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG had just climbed, none of the guys in the lifted Jeep would have noticed. Nothing looks stranger than $230K screwing around in the dirt.
Read MoreThe Fiat 500C is neither fast or sporty. But how can you not have a blast driving a convertible this cute?
Read MoreI told myself I would hate the BMW 1 Series M Coupe because no parts bin-built Bimmer could ever be worthy of the M-Sport badge. Right? Of course. I knew I would hate the "BMW 1M." I had to. But did I?
Read MoreJalopnik reader Wes has a request. He's taking a job with the US State Department and must ship a car to his new post in Brazzaville. Tough and cheap are the key words. What car should he ship to the Congo?
Read MoreLamborghini's new V12 flagship — the Aventador LP 700-4 — is a monumental leap forward from its previous top model, the Múrcielago. It's lighter, faster, more powerful, easier to drive and still edgy as hell. Is it the world's best value for supercar money?
Read MoreK-PAX Racing's turned an off-the-line Volvo C30 into a world-beating race car in 60 days. Driver Robb Holland's giving us weekly race reports on Project Grocery Getter. Race three: Miller Motorsports Park, a little late. —Ed.
Read MoreSome kids adorned their childhood walls with Monets and Renoirs. The same kids who probably grew up to drive Toyota Camry Hybrids. Our readers were cooler. Here are the ten best car posters from our collective youth.
Read MoreIf you weren't listening to Kimi Raikkonen's in-car audio during his NASCAR Nationwide series debut yesterday (he raced a truck last week), you missed some gems. During the race he managed to curse his car, his burning ass, and the lack of hydration.
Read MoreEven though there was no shortage of weird custom cars in the late 60s and early 70s, this George Barris built Bathtub Buggy is without question one of the weirdest. If you have a love for dated show rods and bathroom fixtures, today is your lucky day because this weird former show car is currently for sale on Ebay.
Read MoreHad the Lamborghini Miura not been invented, Franco Scaglione’s Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale from 1967 would be the sexiest car ever built. Here, in this 5-photo series, we attempt to find an angle on it that sucks. Sadly, the Alfa is semi-obscured by a tarp and a McLaren F1 on the first photo. In our search for design fail, please move on to the second image.
Read MoreThor, the Norse god of thunder is big, loud, and scary. According to you these ten cars are big, loud and scary, just like him.
Read MoreNo matter how bleak the future is, movies have taught us the cars will still be awesome. Here are the ten cars you said were the coolest futuristic movie cars of all time. Warning: spoilers to movies you should have already seen ahead.
Read MoreWhen Jaguar first showed its mind-crushing XJ220 prototype to prospective buyers at the 1988 British Motor Show, it had a V12. When the car finally rolled up to buyers' estates, it had a twin-turbo six from an MG Metro 6R4 Group B rally car. Awesome, for sure, but not a V12, and buyers bailed.
Read MoreDespite the stereotype, car guys can exist in New York City, where parking is expensive and annoying, and good workspaces are harder to find than a cab on a rainy day. This is the story of how one car enthusiast prepped, primed and wrapped his BMW in a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn.
Read MoreSome cars are so ugly, they come back around and grow on you. Others are so purposeful in their design that form follows function they look brutally good. Here are the ten ugly/sexy cars you can't help but love.
Read MoreFar too often when an old junkyard full of classic iron closes, decades of restorable cars and valuable parts are cashed out for whatever the per ton rate of scrap metal is at the time. Thankfully this is not one of those stories, at least not yet. Although the owners of the 50 year old salvage yard in Maxwell, NE have decided to auction their amazing inventory instead of crush it, it doesn't necessarily mean these cars have escaped the crusher.
Read MoreThe hyperrealism in the groundbreaking 1940's police detective game L.A. Noire extends to the 95 era appropriate production and concept cars that populate the gritty game environment. Here are over 60 of the real vehicles from the game.
Read MoreYesterday, we asked you to get your tin foil hats on and tell us which cars you thought might have been from another world. Today, like Scully & Mulder, we attempt to uncover some truth.
Read MoreMTV's Pimp My Ride had a simple premise: rapper Xzibit and his band of merry customizers would show up at your house and make your crappy beater awesome. A former "pimped car" recipient explains what happened when MTV left.
Read MoreFrom the wilds of Ohio the call went out to young entrepreneurs everywhere who enjoy partying with drunk ladies: Your life needs a 1970 Olds Toronado transformed into a 28-foot-long, 9-door, 6-wheel limousine.
Read MoreAs Jaguar rebuilds its brand under Indian ownership it's in the rare position of being a major automaker only making three cars. All of them wonderful in some way.
Read MoreMon dieu! These ten French cars, as selected by you, are the most horrible to ever drive the face of the earth, true examples of boîte de merde. Of course, we can think of worse French things.
Read MoreIs there anything a Dodge Viper V10 engine can't be wedged into? If so, would someone please tell this guy from Sweden, who installed a 10-pot snakelump into a Saab 9-3 Combi. Sweden should just change its national motto to "Yes."
Read MoreThe latest Transformers flick "Dark of the Moon" promises to be more than an extended Chevy commercial, but that doesn't mean the mechanical stars won't still be robots disguised as GM products. Here's a first look at the new ZL1-inspired Bumblebee Camaro and topless Corvette Stingray concept named Sideswipe.
Read MoreAlthough its exterior was only slightly redesigned from the prior year's model, Ford added quite a bit of excitement to the 1969 LTD by "jamming the forward compartment with some muscle" and drastically redesigning the interior. Watch as host Bud Lindemann reviews this 429 equipped LTD in this vintage Car and Track road test.
Read MoreIf you didn't get enough terrible MR2 modification yesterday allow us to present to you this 2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder with a "Custom F360" kit on it. The current owner has decided it is time for someone else to take on the burden of owning this bizarre Toyota based Faux-rrari and listed the car for sale on Ebay.
Read MoreIn the soft moonlight, Kal-El put his ear to Bruce Wayne's engorged belly and tried to feel for a kick. "It's gotta be a boy" said the Caped Crusader, who had just finished altering the tool belt for the new orbit of his waistline.
Read MoreWe don't normally print press releases, but no amount of spleen-venting about how Lotus has become a bunch of unrepentant starfuckers led by an over-coiffed little shit can better illustrate the joke Lotus now is than just printing their own drivel in full.
Read MoreAlfa Romeo enthusiasts in the United States have been waiting for the resurrection of the brand for decades, egged on by numerous deadlines from Fiat that were later pulled. Alfa owner Bradley Price says enough is enough. — Ed.
Read MoreIn case anyone was curious as to why we'd need to bring the El Camino back, reader Damien Cussanelli shared this photo of his pride-and-joy 1979 El C in action.
Read MoreThere are hot rods. There are rat rods. Then there's this: A new Camaro SS that's been speed-rusted and deglossed into junkyard condition while getting a 1,000-hp supercharged engine — and it only cost $150,000.
Read MoreWhile all of Ford's passenger cars were radically redesigned for 1960, the Starliner was Ford's new performance model and the focus of this vintage advertisement. Using frantic music and color video, it's clear Ford wanted everyone to know the 1960 Starliner was the car "for those who wanted the ultimate in performance".
Read MoreThe last Cadillac STS has quietly left the company's Lansing plant, and we can't help but feel sad for Caddy's middle child. Because although the mid-sized Cadillac was once an important car, now it just needed to die.
Read MoreBack in the 1950s, automakers noticed a trend in which affluent buyers were looking for cars that combined the luxury and reliability of a sedan with the styling of a sports car. Voilà! What's the ultimate "personal luxury" car?
Read MoreThere's a thing that pundits like to do where they read an article and then they say the opposite of what everyone's thinking. It's a good way to get attention. On the internet, it's called "trolling." Jim Motavalli apparently saw this Wall Street Journal article about GM investing in their Bowling Green plant in preparation for the next-generation Corvette and decided he'd "troll" people by writing that GM should kill the Corvette. Brilliant.
Read MoreYesterday, after a multi-year selection process fraught with accusations of questionable ethical decisions, Mayor Mike Bloomberg's team has finally settled on a design for a new New York taxi. I freakin' hate it.
Read MoreEven on fire this 1,000-horsepower twin-turbo Ford GT is kind of sexy. Just look at the outline in the flames. Despite the sadness we feel at seeing a GT burn to the ground, there's a bit of schadenfreude in it for you Ferrari enthusiasts out there.
Read MoreOne of my favorite challenges from the first season of Top Gear USA pitted the hosts against one another in their favorite abandoned GM products. Rutledge Wood took the prize in a Buick Roadmaster Estate (and not just because the other hosts picked cars from abandoned brands). Perhaps as a "Thank You" for that victory, Wood's picked one up for himself.
Read MoreUndeterred by Tesla's publicity campaign-via-lawsuit over its last experience with electric vehicles, Top Gear has another EV segment in the works for this season, with footage of Jeremy Clarkson and James May pushing a discharged Nissan Leaf in the can.
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 1975 Ford Torino wagon.
Read MoreThere is little besides a modified hood and missing high beams to indicate what is hiding beneath the fairly docile exterior of this 1964 Ford Fairlane. While it may look like an ordinary midsized passenger car, this particular Fairlane is one of the 100 427 equipped track beasts built by Ford in 1964. It's called the Thunderbolt and this rare piece of muscle car history is currently for sale on Ebay.
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 Buick LeSabre 400.
Read MoreIn response to Nissan's Leaf ad that took a shot at GM's Jesus Car, the Chevy Volt, Jason Laird, GM's product communications head, tweeted:
Read MoreBecause some days are just more fecund than others, today's commenter of the day arrives Gong Show style. In third place, Steve_in_NC with his one-liner on the most patriotic pickup truck photo in the history of man:
Read MoreCrystal Leija likes her drinks like she likes her bad decisions: doubled. After drunkenly driving through John Rauchbauer's home she was ballsy/intoxicated enough to ask John Rauchbauer for $1,000 to help him find the kids she just mowed down with her Honda Accord. Only in Florida.
Read MoreBMW's Italy-based enduro and motocross bike builder Husqvarna dates back to a 17th century Swedish musket maker, but it's no longer sweating the Treaty of Nijmegen. It's working on a new, avant-garde streetfighter that might give Ducati a workout.
Read MoreBill Gates drove a Lexus, but owned a Porsche 959. Mark Zuckerberg allegedly drives an Infiniti, but rides around in his girlfriend's Acura. George Lucas has a Mosler MT900. Steve Jobs has an AMG Benz. What's the ultimate super rich tech nerd car?
Read MoreBack in March, a rural Oregon sheriff's department lost its newest police-spec Dodge Charger "Pursuit" when it caught fire after 6,000 miles. Turns out Chrysler was willing to provide a new one for free — for just a nondisclosure form.
Read MoreI'll admit it. I have texted while driving. I know, it's stupid and I should know better. I don't do it anymore. And this video of a teen texting while driving shows precisely why.
Read MoreNot only was this beautiful True Blue Metallic Hemi 'Cuda the top selling car at last week's Mecum Spring Classic car auction, it is believed to be the end of a muscle car era.
Read MoreWe're about 28 hours away from being able to wear white without getting dirty looks, and Mercedes-Benz has dropped official production data on its new SLS AMG Roadster. Does that mean we can break out the seersucker suit two days early?
Read MoreA Maine man wearing no clothes allegedly crashed his dump truck into the front of a condo this past week. According to the South Berwick police, Eli Hutchins, 24, of Lovell, Maine is accused of driving his dump truck into a condo after a night of partying with an acquaintance nearby degenerated into an argument.
Read MoreI leave you to a Memorial Day weekend with this, a 1942 U.S. government propaganda film titled "The Autobiography of the Jeep." Have fun this weekend and pause at least once to remember how we came to enjoy the life we lead. Before you go, here's the comment of the day from Half the Wheels, Twice the Fun, revealing the true reason the Irish had so much trouble with a stolen fire truck:
Read MoreThis funny new commercial for the Nissan Leaf asks the viewer to imagine a world where everything ran on gas. The resulting gasoline-powered toothbrush, walkman and dentist drill may seem awesome, we can see why it might also be rather problematic.
Read MorePicking up strangers while traveling can be thrilling, but in the 21st century United States, there's no worse pickup line than "Have you ever wondered if someone could get something on the plane they weren't supposed to?" Meet that guy.
Read MoreYears before Lucasfilm created the AT-AT and Boston Dynamic's Big Dog terrified the world, the US Army was working with General Electric on the "Walking Truck" project, basically a large walker which was controlled by a lever-pushing operator.
Read MoreMeet Jake. Likes: loud noises, fast drives along the beach, the color yellow. Dislikes: Aston Martins, flat tires, the color red. Here's a photo of him at Sebring in 2006. Don't worry, though the picture is five years old it's not like he's put on a lot of weight or anything.
Read MoreIf you haven't heard Pharaoh Sanders' 33-minute free jazz masterpiece "The Creator Has A Master Plan," by all means kick back and enjoy part 1 above, then go find the rest. It's from his 1969 album "Karma," and it's one of the great overlooked gems of modern jazz. But it's karma of a different kind that Brian, The Life Of suggested could befall the Saudi rulers who keep women from driving:
Read MoreThe Virginia DMV loves to hand out vanity license plates and then freak out and take them away. Remember EAT THE Kids First? Now the DMV's trying to pull the plates from a mom who just loves her two daughters.
Read MoreEarlier this week, a Saudi Arabian woman protesting the country's ban against women driving was imprisoned. In response, Saudi women are uploading videos of themselves defying the ban in solidarity. The "Arab spring" has hit the road.
Read MoreA story hit the wires yesterday that Jim Glickenhaus is considering a production run of his P4/5 Competizione if Nürburgring 24 organizers deny the team's bid to use active aerodynamics. Put your checkbook away, kids, Glick told us exclusively it just ain't true.
Read MoreWill Norton is a Missouri high-school senior who built an Internet following with his self-made comedy videos. Sunday was his graduation in Joplin — cut short by a tornado that ripped him from a Hummer H3. He's still missing.
Read MoreNASCAR star Kyle Busch made the bad kind of news yesterday when he was popped for doing 128 mph in a 45 mph zone behind the wheel of a new Lexus LFA. Or was it all that bad? Now some claim it's all a setup by Lexus. Is it?
Read MoreU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood unveiled new fuel-economy window stickers for cars and trucks, saying "we're not just sitting around waiting for high gasoline prices to come down." His ride of choice to the unveiling: This 12-mpg Chevy Suburban SUV.
Read More"Hey, did you hear about the Polish supercar?" sounds like the start of a joke that ends with the punchline "but they didn't have enough money to feed the goat." But this, apparently, is no joke. Although all we do have are a few renderings and a translation of the project Arrinera — the supercar from Poland.
Read MoreAustin resident Adam Norwood awoke one morning earlier this month to find this baby owl perched atop the rear wheel of his bike. It was, he said, "definitely the best excuse I've ever had for being late to work."
Read MoreEver since Colin Chapman came up with the idea of selling a race car chassis as advertising space in 1968, race cars have looked like dense mobile billboards. When a modern F1 team cannot sell on-car sponsorship, the result is both amusing and sad.
Read MoreSince the advent of sci-fi movies, directors have spent countless design hours envisioning cars to inhabit the future worlds they display on-screen. Most often, the result is some kind of pod. What was the most awesome movie car of the future?
Read MoreYesterday we asked for cars that you thought were good ideas at the time but ultimately proved to be failures. Surprisingly, many of the cars that were bad ideas at the time were ultimately good ideas.
Read MoreNissan's all-electric Leaf has given its owners freedom from gasoline while presenting new challenges for avoiding dead batteries. Leave it to the Dutch to discover how to freeload a charge with a pickup and a tow hook.
Read MoreSteven Heller is a celebrated expert. His area of expertise is graphic design. In other words, he sees order in patterns in ways that the layman cannot. For example, in a piece today for PrintMag.com entitled "A Curious Similarity," he couldn't help but notice the parallels between airplane seating arrangements and slave ships. Wait! Let him explain. He backs it up with visual evidence and everything:
Read MoreIf one likes supercars, a first visit to Modena is loaded with subtle anticipation. There is surely a Ferrari parked on every medieval corner! The truth is stranger, more subtle, and rather more obscure. It is a Bugatti that looks nothing like a Bugatti.
Read MoreNASCAR driver Kyle Busch, who is currently third in the Sprint Cup standings, was charged with reckless driving this afternoon for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in what's being described as a "yellow Lexus sports car." Ahem, Lexus LFA. Update!.
Read MoreOne might think that a public relations agency would check which websites write stories about fuel-saving device scams featuring Nascar endorsements before sending over a press release about a fuel-saving scam featuring a Nascar endorsement. Thankfully, that didn't happen to the Liberator Fuel Saver, whose technology "fits into vehicle intake manifolds, inducing controlled turbulence into the intake air through a unique combination of tumbling and swirl, a process they call Swumble." Yes, like a
Read MoreThe first Grand Prix Electrique held in France last weekend featured 11 all-electric race cars gently buzzing around the Pau track — until six of them wrecked in one corner. Even when crunching into each other, EVs are quieter.
Read MoreThe most popular racer in this year Indianapolis 500 is a 22-year-old Swiss woman who managed to qualify despite second-degree burns on her hands. Here's how Simona De Silvestro is earning her new nickname: "The Swiss Missile."
Read MoreLast weekend, racer Bruno Junqueira qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 19th for A.J. Foyt's team. Yesterday, he sent a single tweet: "I got bump." His replacement? A large check from Michael Andretti's team.
Read MoreWhether you actually pulled the trigger and bought a car you knew you shouldn't have or just lusted after it from afar, don't feel bad. We've all been there. Here are the ten cars you regret lusting after.
Read MoreThis weekend's Indianapolis 500 will be the last before new cars from chassis maker Dallara debut next year — but as Racecar Engineering's Sam Collins shows, the Indy Racing League missed a chance for something truly groundbreaking. — Ed.
Read MoreAs one of America's foremost news sources for crazy internet people, we feel it is important to keep you informed on the very latest news regarding the real story behind mysterious government alien autopsy site "Area 51," the Nevada military base where they keep that UFO that crashed in Roswell in 1947. And now, the most recent theory on the crash, from respected (really!) journalist Annie Jacobsen's new book:
Read MoreTo promote/remind Americans about this weekend's Indianapolis 500, the league sent its drivers on a whirlwind tour today, which meant Danica Patrick had to brave the observation deck of the Empire State Building, looking a little cold and frightened. Whether its heights or 230 mph race cars, our fears come in many forms, such as what Racecar spelled backwards fears is a contagious disease based on Sunday's video of a flame-belching Porsche:
Read MoreFormula One races at the Circuit de Catalunya have a tendency for tedium. Not this year. The track’s particular layout managed to balance the 2011 season’s runaway emphasis on offense and produced a classic thriller of a GP. Warning: spoilers.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, Mexican army forces captured a tank built by a drug cartel capable of hauling 12 gunmen and reaching 68 mph. Now authorities have taken another off the street — one that shows how every iteration gets tougher.
Read MoreRemember those jet-age concept cars? What if I told you a German designer can turn your C6 Corvette into something that looks like one. Is that something you might be interested in? Meet the Endora SC-1, so far.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama's first trip to Ireland began with less luck than expected today when his Cadillac limousine scraped to a halt on a ramp at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin. It's hard to defend against leprechauns.
Read MoreManal al Sharif is a Saudi Arabian woman who planned a June 17th protest against the country's ban of women drivers. She uploaded this video Thursday showing her behind the wheel. Today, authorities sentenced her to five days in prison.
Read MoreBy now you've heard of the tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., last night, killing at least 89 people in what's been called the most deadly U.S. tornado in 58 years. This morning, the rest of the world is reliving it through video made by its victims.
Read MoreA lot of Cold War-era Area 51 documents have been declassified and National Geographic has discovered a rather low-tech method the US Military used to fool the Russians. It involved cardboard, the occasional heater and infrared satellites.
Read MoreIf yesterday's stretched Willys wagon was a little too normal and complete for your taste in weird custom vehicles, today is your lucky day. Behold the Stude-amino, a custom Studebaker unlike anything you've ever seen before. This twenty four foot long entry to custom project car hell is currently for sale on Ebay.
Read MoreWhat better way to spend the last hours before Judgment Day than discussing the reliable and long lasting diesel engine and the interesting mix of car and trucks they have appeared in? This weekend we want to know what diesel powered vehicle makes you weak in the knees. What is the diesel of your dreams?
Read MoreIn 1965, with a shiny, gold streamliner they'd built in a shed — and four Hemi V8s — brothers Bill and Bob "Butch" Summers ended the longstanding British rule over the wheel-driven land-speed record. Bill Summers died last week at 75.
Read MoreWhat would you do if you came upon a well used and slightly rusted vintage SUV? While some might just get it running and drive it, the owner of this vintage Willys Wagon decided two doors and an inline six just wouldn't do. The lifted and stretched four door Willys seen here is the unique result. Featuring a modern diesel drive-train this updated and restored Willys is currently for sale on Ebay.
Read MoreWhat has four wheels and reflexes so quick it almost seems alive? The MG Midget of course. During the model's final year of production British Leyland decided to pair up the still clean cut and color coordinated sport of skateboarding with their not long for the world and mostly outdated MG Midget to create this vintage advertising gem.
Read MorePrior to the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este this weekend, BMW revealed something called the 328 Hommage which, like the M1 Hommage from a couple years back, is a retro-futuristic look at BMW's storied history. (UPDATE: Now with official press photos.)
Read MoreThis morning, former Forumla 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen drove his first practice in a Nascar race truck ahead of the race in Charlotte tonight. See if you can spot the moment where a Scandinavian flick comes in handy.
Read MoreStirling Moss bought his Porsche RS 61 back in 2010 at the Amelia Island Auction in Florida for $1.7 million, then crashed it at Laguna Seca. It's fixed, and he'll race it at Le Mans. Badass, thy name is Sir.
Read MoreWhat would the perfect 21st century sports car be like? Autocar magazine fantasizes about a low, wide, mean-looking roadster with the weight of a pregnant carp and the torque of a farm tractor. Give or take. Actually, it's better than it sounds.
Read MoreA new Bugatti Veyron costs around $1.6 million, depending on how you outfit it. A 1936 57SC Bugatti Atlantic fetched $30 million at auction. This Bugatti-inspired desk, then, may seem like a value at just $240,000. But it isn't.
Read MoreBefore it turned into a morass of talking heads and inchoate giggling Italians, American public radio stood for education and enlightenment. Its pillar: "Ask Dr. Science," a brief program featuring Dr. Science, who has a master's degree...in science. Every day, Dr. Science would answer different questions with pure creamy logic. Much like LarsVargas answered the question "Why do people buy fuel-saver scams?"
Read MoreIt's been a rainy year in Indianapolis, and with not much to do around Gasoline Alley today but pray for a Texas drought, the racing hopefuls for this year's Indianapolis 500 practiced their planking skills.
Read MoreSee, it's not that hard. Every time Audi updates its middle-range A6 sedan, it also comes out with a wagon version, offering the same amenities with more aluminum-und-steel hauling. Here's the 2012 edition of the A6 Avant.
Read MoreVirgin Galactic has tested the return capabilities of their SpaceShipTwo spacecraft for the first time. The video of its first feathered flight is just too beautiful and elegant to describe. Just watch it:
Read MoreLast week, a gunman who tried to get onto an Army base led Missouri police on a high-speed chase down an interstate while shooting an AK-47 wildly at pursuing cruisers. Here's the view from inside the closest police car.
Read MoreThe 2010 F1 season’s best pass was executed by Jenson Button in Montreal. This year, in a sea of fake passing, he stole the show again with a brilliant deceptive move on Nico Rosberg at the Turkish Grand Prix.
Read MoreLike the sun rising in the east or Donald Trump embarrassing himself, rising gas prices inevitably bring out a clutch of hucksters selling gizmos that magically boost fuel efficiency. They're scams, yet people still get suckered by the bushel.
Read MoreWe asked, and you delivered. Here are ten of the best, most iconic and awesome cars with turbochargers.
Read MoreWell now, chaps, this is a tempting offer. A woman is auctioning herself and a roadtrip from the UK to LeMans in her 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Don't all run to the phones at once. At least read it first.
Read MoreNick Ayers is the campaign manager for Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's bid to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2012. Five years ago, while running a campaign for Georgia's governor, he was stopped for drunk driving. His attempt to talk his way out through politics just came to light.
Read MoreWhen is an Audi TT an Audi R8? Despite what Afzal Kahn may render in his English workshop, the answer is never. But if you've got the bucks, you can get pretty close. At least visually.
Read MoreAstronomers seeking the first planet beyond the solar system that maybe-kinda-sorta has the right amount of traits for life have verified one candidate known as Zarmina's World, about 20 light years away from Earth, even though it doesn't appear to spin on its axis. The increasing restrictions on life on this planet led The Guacanator to suggest some out-of-this-world answers for hooning:
Read MoreFew mysteries among the Capitol Hill gossip set were more unsolvable, not to mention trivial, than that of the 2007 Lincoln Navigator with Texas license plates reading "WTF 44" situated in the Longworth House Office Building parking lot. Why would this Texan motorist be so perplexed over the current and 44th president of the United States as to solicit answers, vulgarly, with his vehicle's registration tags? Who is this curious land-tank operator?
Read MoreAustralians coined the term hooning, but lately local authorities have gone on a crusade against people doing anything remotely fun in their cars. This video is supposed to encourage people to not hoon lest they lose their ride in a confiscation.
Read MoreThe Dakar Rally is among the most grueling events in all of motorsports, a 14-day sprint through the deserts and mountains of Argentina and Chile. It is a monumental challenge for any vehicle, and Alister McRae and Tim Coronel want to do it in an EV.
Read MoreDetails of what happened on the night we killed Bin Laden have been dripping slowly from the White House, but anonymous government sources have just handed the AP the entire story. Every single detail. Even the SEAL dog's name.
Read MoreTurbocharging didn't start with passenger cars, but by the 1980s nearly every automaker was building cars with that telltale nautilus under the hood. Still, what car's picture should accompany "turbocharger" in the dictionary? What's the most iconic turbocharged car?
Read MoreIf you're not ready to get Judged this weekend, don't worry. We've got a list of ten commenter-chosen cars that should still be around to get you to where you need to be if you're not one of God's-chosen.
Read MoreIf your friends all fly Sikorskys and you must make amends, plead with the Lord to buy you a Eurocopter EC145 outfitted in "Mercedes-Benz style" with leather and wood. Then laugh heartily at those sad working-rich folks flying generic helicopters.
Read MoreLest you think all the decapitation action is going down overseas, police in Houston discovered a "head and an arm" in a black trash bag in a yard on a street called Coke. Next to the bag was a chainsaw. (Yes, it's an honest-to-goodness Texas chainsaw massacre. Take a moment to get all your Leatherface ya-yas out.)
Read MoreOver at No One Rides For Free, the crew took a brief look away from the world of antique custom van magazines to share this: a 1971 Ford Ranchero with ostentation not seen since the last burial of an Egyptian pharoh, including a carpeted bed area perfect for...working as a carpet salesman. The aesthetic choices of another auto enthusiast can lead to strange places, as Ex. Pres. Mack "Sideshow" 41 said with his adaptation of "Pink Cadillac" to a Bijan'd Veyron:
Read MoreThanks to a Florida attorney's love of Justin Timberlake, a state's appeals court overtuned a law allowing police to stop and ticket drivers with loud car stereos. For now, Sunshine State residents should feel free to howl along with "SexyBack."
Read MoreMost videos of girls drifting topless in cars employ the seatbelt-over-areola trick, which is both deceitful and probably chafes. This topless Hungarian passenger has no such puritanical western hangups and has selected a more revealing harness configuration (NSFW).
Read MoreHippies—it's probably best you open the zip doors a crack when having a joint; you don't want anyone thinking you're doing yourself in by car exhaust fumes. Not that the windows will steam up on this van, mind.
Read MoreMotorcycles offer the potential to experience acceleration that's impossible to perform in a car — but you have to know how to stop. Sean Smith at Hell For Leather explains the complications. — Ed.
Read MoreHave you always wanted a tank that looked like a Volkswagen bus? We didn't either, that is of course until we saw pictures of this one. Who would have thought the combination of a 1945 Studebaker Weasel Tank and a bay window Volkswagen bus would work so well together? Currently for sale at a car dealer with California, we are left with a lot of questions about the creation of the Bus/Tank and no answers.
Read MoreA scantily clad California woman stole a tow truck this past week and led police on a chase that ended in the barefoot freeway sprint and subsequent tackle seen above.
Read MoreSome of the coolest vehicles ever made were never offered for sale in the US. Whether it was a perceived lack of interest, an inability to pass crash testing, or something else entirely, we've missed out on some unbelievable cars. Even if these cars can be imported after 25 years, it is often expensive and logistically challenging to do so. This weekend we are giving you a chance to (theoretically) right that wrong. What car should have been sold new in the US but wasn't?
Read MoreThese days if a car company wants to showcase the interior and suspension components of a vehicle while it is driving down the road, the technology is readily available to do so. As this vintage Chevrolet Blazer commercial demonstrates, back in 1977 if you wanted to show off the interior and suspension components of your new vehicle there was only way to do it: cut it in half.
Read MoreIf you put three years of your sweat and savings into a project, any project, you'd expect a certain sense of pride upon its completion. This Chevy Citation cut into a rear-engined three-wheeler tests that proposition. Mightily.
Read MoreHow do you furnish your shack made of road signs? Furniture made from the same. This short orange shelf would look great in the foyer.
Read MoreA briefcase-shaped press kit touting Acura's product placement in the film Thor caused a bomb scare and evacuation at a bus station in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich., after a writer for buff book Automobile tossed it in a dumpster. What's so scary about a press kit?
Read MoreAlf James always took care of his 11-year-old Peugeot 106, so he was surprised when the car wouldn't pass the British emissions inspection. Unable to diagnose the problem, the inspectors sent it off to another shop where James was even more surprised to discover that a bees had implanted honeycombs in his engine.
Read MoreMost car enthusiasts enjoy driving, amirite? But what would happen if you broke both legs in a serious gardening accident and had to be driven around for a month. What car would you want to be driven in?
Read MoreA British cabbie was made to remove the small blue glass cross from his dashboard after a passenger complained it looked too phallic. Who, exactly, would see a cross and think "Penis?" A teenage boy, of course.
Read MoreThe Lowari Top is a 10,000-ft high pass in northwest Pakistan and the road that crosses it between Chitral and Dir is one of the most dangerous in the world. Despite the danger, trucks are the only way to move goods in this part of the world.
Read MoreTonight, our summers officially begin, since we can turn off the televisions for the most part thanks to season finale episodes, including "Community" with Jalopnik favorite Alison Brie. While yesterday's adoption of another famous sitcom in response to a certain British automaker arrived after deadline and almost triggered a COTD time-travel award, today's honor rightly belongs to Dawgvet06 and his notes on what Osama Bin Laden was really up to:
Read More"Schnitzel, again?" Captain Krug protests as he loads up his tray in the Autobahnpolizei station cafeteria. Another reminder that, no matter what they show you on television, police work is monotony mixed with boredom served with soggy cabbage. At least one thing's changed. They've given him an unmarked BMW 5er wagon to tool around in.
Read MoreFor every amazing deal we spot on eBay Motors, we find maybe a dozen or more horrendous potential bilkings. Especially around times like these, where very high gas prices are throwing many established values out of the door, there are more than a few sellers out there with some awfully wrong-headed ideas.
Read MoreIn Siberia, a simple rainstorm can turn a road into not just mud but quicksand. Snow drifts close roads for months, and streams come and go. The vehicle of choice? The six-wheel Trekol, a two-ton amphibian with pillow-soft tires.
Read MoreDespite pretending the "Texas experiment" of cutting millions in government spending to make up for billions in revenue shortfalls was working, the state is actually billions of dollars in debt. In the face of teacher layoffs, some are looking at cutting the $25 million promised to the US Grand Prix.
Read MoreOsama bin Laden was a conspiracy theorist who twisted religion to justify mass murder. But even he thought constructing a monster truck of doom crossed a certain line of taste.
Read MoreNorway's Trollstigen, or "Troll Path" is one of the world's most dangerous roadways, with a steep, 9 percent grade and 11 hairpins. It's so treacherous that most buses are banned from it. What car would you take up Norway's Troll Path?
Read MoreKeith Williams knew enough about cars to know the 1969 Camaro SS he'd just purchased off eBay was a fake. What he didn't know was the car was stolen in 1975 and that police in California would be able to find the original owner in New Jersey.
Read MoreTampa's carjackers probably eye the local Sonic drive-ins with the same hungry eyes that tigers lay on old wildebeests lagging around an oasis. But this carjacker was lucky to escape with a cherry-limeade flavored boot to the head.
Read MoreRemember how we told you the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 was the last 997 911? And before that, we thought maybe the 911 Speedster was the last? We were wrong both times. Like a joke with a punchline that just never comes, today there is one more. And it's this — the new Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS.
Read MoreThe robot cars are here. And they demand to be set free. With you locked inside.
Read MoreAs a fundraiser for a Detroit charter school, former Michigan "Fab Five" and NBA player Jalen Rose will auction his customized General Lee from "The Dukes Of Hazzard." Customized how? Let's start with the Confederate flag delete...
Read MoreLenin may have equated Communism with the union of Soviet power and the electrification of the entire country, but surely he didn’t literally mean hooking everything up to the grid. His overeager disciples thought otherwise. Going through 60-year-old trade journals, nuclear physicist Miklós Tallián unearthed a bizarre attempt to electrify Soviet fields. This is the story of engineer A. V. Pitchak and the Soviet electric tractor. – Ed.
Read MoreEnormously popular actor (and child star breeder) Will Smith is currently filming Men in Black III in Manhattan, and, beloved as he may be, is royally pissing off locals with his out-sized 53-foot-long trailer.
Read MoreForget karting, for most of us the neighborhood grocer's parking lot with a few cones is the most elemental building block of motorsports. Here we've got 18 minutes of it with some increasingly random cars. Can you name them all?
Read MoreA pursuit in Houston ended unexpectedly when a teenager decided to use his truck to block two shooting suspects being chased by police. But the real shock came when the sexist anchors realized the drivers were women.
Read MoreA 31-year-old man dressed as the comic book character Batman was arrested Wednesday in the city of Petoskey, MI after he was seen hanging from the wall of a downtown business on East Mitchell Street.
Read MoreSometimes, in a free marketplace, nostalgia merges with the present, and a product — like Pepsi with sugar — returns to store shelves after a long absence. What car, like the Commodore 64, would you want to see remade?
Read MoreActor Dennis Singletary starred in a national commercial touting Honda's "Really Big Thing" sales promotion program. In fact, Singletary was so swayed by the offer of cheap financing, he went to a Honda dealer to take advantage of it. But when a dealer denied him participation in the very program he promoted he got kinda pissed.
Read MoreIt's not every day you see a mentally deranged young man shouting racial slurs strip naked on the 6 train and start randomly attacking strangers. I mean, spaghetti-hurling fights? Sure. Intergenerational wrestling matches? Absolutely. Bloody Loco? Of course. But the dramatic nudity here, combined with the obscenity and the random violence, make this one a "classic New York moment."
Read MoreThe Beechcraft 18 was a workhorse of planes worldwide for much of the 20th century. Here's its most unusual modification: the body of a Beechcraft mated to a Jeep Cherokee chassis, with its 14-passenger interior saved. Because Beech Car.
Read MoreThe war in northern Mexico between drug cartels and the Mexican government has raged for 4 1/2 years, with little end in sight — especially with the cartels starting to build tanks like this one, nicknamed "El Monstruo 2011."
Read MoreA person's hobbies offer the best insights into their personalities, whether it's James May cruising a Harley through Napa Valley while slurping chardonnay between stops or auto enthusiasts swapping pictures of kittens. (You know who you are.) In that vein of widening our horizons that Vichercules suggested our esteemed editor was onto something when he suggested we look a little closer at bicycles:
Read MoreIt sounded like a million-dollar idea: import cheap cars from Eastern Europe, convert them to electric power, and sell them in the US for $40,000 a pop. Now, someone is stuck with 46 engineless Dacia Logans. Bummer, or bummertunity?
Read MoreAfter a three-week spring break, Formula One returned to within 25 miles of its European heartland to see if there’s anyone stopping Red Bull this year. At Istanbul Park’s swan song Grand Prix, many tried. Warning: spoilers.
Read MoreRoad & Track offers up three designs for the next Ford supercar, one by Ford GT designer Camillo Pardo. Should Ford leave the past behind, or keep visually referencing its 1-2-3 GT40 victory at Le Mans in 1966? (Thanks, $kaycog)
Read MoreIt's a common conceit in movies that when someone starts shooting, innocent bystanders scatter. Sadly, this new video of two guys hanging in their car during a deadly police shootout in Houston shows some people don't emulate action movies the one time they probably should.
Read MoreImagine a Land Rover Defender that can roll up on a herd of antelopes without giving itself away, at least in the internal combustion sense. That's what we have here: an all-electric Landie concept created in South Africa.
Read MoreA maker of police airborne surveillance cameras gives out annual awards for the best videos of pursuits and arrests. From a triple-digit motorcycle chase to a robber impersonating an alligator, this year's entries show why you shouldn't run.
Read MoreBill Caswell made history a year ago when his old, thrown-together $500 Craigslist BMW triumphed over $400K race cars to make the podium at the WRC Rally Mexico. For Caswell, our story about his exploits changed his life and made him a semi-star.
Read MoreAccording to the BrandZ Top 100 annual ranking of the world's most valuable brands, Toyota's brand value jumped 11% to $24.2 billion, allowing it to overtake BMW, which was No. 1 last year in the automotive category.
Read MoreWhile famous auto racer Emerson Fittipaldi is well known for his accomplishments on the race track, his role in building a wild Volkswagen for a Brazilian endurance race is an interesting albeit lesser known tale. Jalopnik Brazil editor Leo Nishihata explains. — Ed.
Read MoreBy the early 70s a variety of Japanese cars had begun to hit the American shores, including the 1972 Dodge Colt wagon featured in this vintage Car and Track road test. While re-badging the Mitsubishi as a Dodge may have been an attempt to endear American car buyers to the small car, it certainly didn't work on Car and Track host Bud Lindemann.
Read MoreOver two years ago, Air France Flight 447 crashed midway through a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France. It took weeks to find any trace of the Airbus A330 plane, and to this day, investigators are unable to determine with 100% certainty what caused the crash.
Read MoreThose of you who still pine for widetrack driving excitement have seen several attempts to restart the Pontiac shield on the bones of the new Camaro. Now the Florida home of new-age screaming chickens has gone to the next level with a GTO Judge.
Read MoreWhat do you say when the backup late night host on a basic cable network buys you an aspirational Korean luxury car? Welcome to a day in the life of Ron Artest, who was given this awful "Lakers edition" Hyundai Genesis by forgotten late night host George Lopez.
Read MoreAmerica's summer of four-buck-a-gallon gas has barely started, yet there's some hope afloat that prices could decline soon. Business Insider's Joe Wiesenthal explains why those hopes shouldn't get too high — especially with oil prices shooting skyward again today. — Ed.
Read MoreTwo months ago we told you about Orismar de Souza, the Brazilian man who built his own car while homeless. Now he wants to sell his beast — but has already turned down an offer of about $15,000.
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force's fleet of radar-evading F-22 Raptor fighters has been grounded until "further notice." It's the latest blow to the reputation of the world's most expensive, and allegedly most fearsome, dogfighter.
Read MoreJaguar just confirmed today it will build the stunning C-X75 concept car first seen at last year's Paris Motor Show as a highly-exclusive hybrid supercar. How exclusive? It'll cost you $1.1 million just to walk through the dealership doors.
Read MoreIf you've ever wondered what the view is careening down a snow-driven slope with total lack of control, first chasing after a snowmobile and then being chased by one, glad tidings! You'll never have to try it yourself for reference, thanks to one terribly unfortunate Frenchman with a helmet cam.
Read MoreMore than 2,000 people have added their words to our drive toward getting General Motors to bring back the El Camino, an impressive number for any drive, let alone one that's less than 24 hours old. But don't take our word alone for the appeal of the Elky; listen to the sage words of a young Jeremy Clarkson, who took his fuzzy-headed limey crap ass to Texas to sample an SS in its native habitat. Among those who have spoken, an early favorite comes from Nate Gnau:
Read MoreLong before the days of wireless data transfer, engineers hacked this lead-follow tether system, seen collecting data from a Mk2 Escort tester. The Cortina station wagon following behind contained all the bulky recording equipment and plenty of human nerdage.
Read MoreA draft of a transportation bill written by the Obama administration sets out a plan for taxing drivers for every mile they drive. The idea has backers in Congress who say fuel taxes won't keep paying for roads much longer. It won't work. But here's a plan that will. Update!
Read MoreAs Jalopnik first reported this morning, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has booted Donald Trump from the driver's seat of the pace car for the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 after fans complained he was too politically motivated.Update!
Read MoreWorkers at a Lockheed Martin plant in Texas are attempting to one-up their Michigander counterparts by drinking and smoking during lunch while building F-35 fighter jets. Cue the local news gotcha video.
Read MoreJoel Ewanick, General Motors' new Chief Marketing Officer, said on Twitter tonight that GM will bring back the El Camino if 100,000 people say they want it. We'll call that bluff. UPDATED (05/08 — 6:11 PM EST)
Read MoreIs washing cat urine off your car doors and wheels becoming an increasingly time consuming and frustrating part of your weekly routine? Here's a brilliant "How To" video that'll teach you how to fix the problem straightaway.
Read MoreWhen Jalopnik reader Richard unloaded his Porsche 911 GT3 RSR racer in front of his house he couldn't help but send a photo. "Cool," we thought, "it's painted up like the Le Mans-winning No. 31 Petersen Motorsports Porsche." Oh, wait, it is the Le Mans-winning No.31 Petersen Motorsports Porsche. Damn.
Read MoreHenry Ford won a punchbowl in 1901 after winning his first auto race at the Detroit Driving Club in Grosse Pointe, MI. (It was a simpler time, prize-wise.) That bowl was auctioned off during the 1950s. Now, Ford wants it back, and you may have it.
Read MoreLast month, the Indianapolis 500 announced Donald Trump would drive the pace car during its 100th anniversary later this month. Now several groups are advocating Trump should get bumped thanks to his political attacks. Here's why he still should drive.
Read MoreThe Libyan rebels assembled a motorized cavalry of mostly civilian trucks outfitted with crude armor and even cruder weapons almost overnight. Where'd they come from? Secret workshops run by brave mechanics using junk tools and spit-and-gum techniques to keep the troops at the front armed.
Read MoreUS Special Forces lost a helicopter in their mission to take down Osama bin Laden. And while previous reports—and a peek at the tail—have so far indicated that it was a Black Hawk MH-60, the latest speculation is that this wasn't just your average berzerker chopper. It was a secret stealth edition. No wonder they burned that sucker to the ground.
Read MoreA BMW M5 with xDrive? Don your Internet fire suits and get to the forums in in 3-2-1... There's no production confirmation, but as Autocar reports, BMW officials have confirmed they're messing with the concept. Is the end of tail-out action near?
Read MoreIt's one thing to stumble upon one cool old car. It's quite another to fall into an unheralded cache from the personal collection of Carroll Shelby. CarGuyDad's Kamil Kaluski explains. — Ed.
Read MoreIt's entirely possible that you haven't been paying attention to the internecine continuity of Universal's Fast and the Furious franchise — the most recent chapter of which, Fast Five, just grossed $83.6 million in its opening weekend. Given that it's a series about a pair of guys who steal cars and pose dramatically while denying their deep love for one another, that's easy to believe.
Read MoreToyota has sparked a controversy in Brazil for attempting to legally bar a media outlet that dared publish spy shots of a new Corolla from ever mentioning the Toyota brand name again. Jalopnik Brazil editor Leo Nishihata explains. — Ed.
Read MoreYou may have heard the legend of how Chevrolet's co-founder Billy Durant came up with its famous bowtie logo when he saw the design on wallpaper in a Paris hotel. The problem is the legend isn't true. Here's the real story.
Read MorePresident Obama's statements on the death of Osama bin Laden ushered in one of the greatest moments of collective catharsis in American history. Though only nine minutes in length, the excellent speech managed to incorporate tactical details, an acknowledgment of profound grief, an entreaty for religious tolerance, and, finally, a patriotic rallying cry.
Read MoreTwitter is freaking out right now over news that Osama bin Laden is dead. Jill Jackson, a producer for CBS News, seems to have broken the story on her feed. Major news organizations like The New York Times and CNN have confirmed it. President Obama has called a news conference. Up-to-the-minute updates after the jump.
Read MoreTragic news today from the Olympus Rally, where 31-year-old Matthew Marker of Elk Rapids, MI was killed in an accident during the sixth stage of the rally's first day. Jalopnik confidant Michael Power reports from the event. Additional reporting by The Seattle Times.
Read MoreFor 1974, it seemed to Car and Track host Bud Lindemann even American Motors was proud of their product, proclaiming "This is the Matador". According to this vintage road test, while the Matador's new styling was well received, the rest of the car still needed some serious improvement.
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 1977 Volkswagen Beetle.
Read MoreIn Get Smart, secret agent Maxwell Smart fought KAOS and had the hots for his fellow agent, the luscious 99. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Saab 99 is also lust-worthy, but has its price missed it, by that much?
Read MoreUpon its introduction, some called AMC's uniquely styled Pacer the Flying Fishbowl. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe wagon edition is a bigger bowl, but is there something fishy about its price?
Read MoreThe Turing Test is a natural language test to determine how human-like an artificial intelligence may be. Similarly, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW E30 Touring will test your ability to determine whether its price is too high or not.
Read MoreThe Nissan Silvia was not named after poet Sylvia Plath, and owning one shouldn't be as tortured an experience as was her short life. The U.S. version of the Silvia — the 200SX, as represented by today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom convertible, may be ode-worthy, but is this one's price too much to be owed?
Read MoreThe prospect of spending you next vacation skinny dipping with Christie Brinkley may make you want to be Clark Griswold. And while you can't have his Wagon Queen Family Truckster, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Country Squire may the next best thing, but is its price a trip not worth taking?
Read MoreIf you're a fan of the thrasher band, Red Fang, then you've no doubt seen their Jackass-inspired video for the song Wires in which a third-gen Chevy B-body wagon is used in a gran mal version of will it blend? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '85 Caprice Wagon is almost a twin, but is its price a jackass move?
Read MoreAt 7,382 feet, the Pordoi Pass is this highest road in Italy's Dolomite mountain range. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Triumph Dolomite is set up for the track rather than the road, but would you have to be high to pay its asking price?
Read MorePorsche's first V8-engined road car, the 928, was originally intended to replace the 911. That didn't happen, but today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 911 has had its rear-mounted flat-6 replaced by a V8. That might make it an 829, but does its price make it irreplaceable?
Read MoreFord last produced the Ranchero in 1979, which coincidentally was the same year they introduced their large-car Panther platform. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Crown Vic is a super freaky melange of the two, but does its price make it worth picking up?
Read MoreVolvo has said inte mer to more wagons, so those of us who love them will just have to make do with the ones already out there. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1968 122 Wagon is out there, but is its price far out?
Read MoreThere presently isn't a CSI Atlanta edition, however it's inevitable that every city in the U.S. get its own spin-off of that crime drama. Should that be the case, today's Georgia-based Nice Price or Crack Pipe 635CSi could certainly star, but only if its price proves a key piece of evidence.
Read MoreBarn door, rat rod, VW, type II, kombi, ambulance. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Volkswagen Bus may be a lot of things, and it's up to you to decide if deal is one of them.
Read MoreDue to attrition, French cars in the U.S. are becoming as rare as poule dents, Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Peugeot 405 Mi16 could make sightings in someone's neighborhood a lot more common, but only if its price proves uncommonly good.
Read MoreThe U.S. has seen a number of British invasions, the best one being the MG-led post-WWII invasion by English sports cars. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe MGB-GT is ready to invade your driveway, but will its price call off the attack?
Read MoreThe sixth generation of Buick's Riviera, represented several firsts for GM's personal coupe - first front wheel drive platform, first Indy pace car, and first convertible. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Riviera is one of those drop tops, but does its price need to drop as well?
Read MoreBuying one of the F-Bomb Camaros certified to have appeared in The Fast & Furious 4 might be da-bomb. But when you find out today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe car is not the 1,500-hp twin turbo version, you might just drop an f-bomb of your own.
Read MoreThey say home is where you find it, and with today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe GMC Motor Home, you could toss out the welcome mat damn near anywhere. Does its price however mean that while its lights may be on, nobody's home?
Read MoreVolkswagen's first spate of watercooled cars - discounting the K70 - were all named after winds. The sportiest of those was the Scirocco, and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe MkII GTI looks as though it could still run like the wind. The question however is, does its price blow?
Read MoreThe Datsun Z-car and LS1 engine go together like maple syrup and waffles, however unknowable build quality can make buying one a sticky situation. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Canadian Z is claimed to be mint, but does its price require owning one?
Read MoreThe Land Rover Defender is like a Jeep for the tweedy crowd. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 90 TDI is more than just tweedy, it's also tweety bird yellow.
Read MoreMeinhardt Raabe, who died last year at age 94, played the Munchkinland coroner, and certified that the Wicked Witch was ‘really dead.' It's not inconceivable to imagine the flamboyantly dressed character buying today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Escort wagon to cart away the witch pancake, but is it priced so high that he might come up short?
Read MoreIt's been tons of fun poking at the few folks who believe the end of the world can be parsed to a particular hour this weekend, especially when the radio station at the center of the ruckus continues to provide forecasts for the next five days. Yet they've provided us with a welcome reminder that none of us really can tell when our worlds will change — whether for the better or for an unfortunate end — and embracing that uncertainty means enjoying as many moments as possible, like my kids taking
Read MoreSuccessfully redesigning a car is no small task. While it's easy to come up with examples of vehicles that were great in their first generation and not so great in their second, this week we want to know what vehicle not only managed to avoid the sophomore slump, but was an actual improvement. What car's second generation was better than the first?
Read MoreA third of the way into the season, and here’s Monaco. It takes brains to win at Monaco. It also takes luck. And more luck. This year’s race was a showcase of what’s awesome about this antediluvian Grand Prix, and also of what makes Monaco so terribly irritating, for 2011 was a teeth-gnashing coitus interruptus of a mind-blowing Grand Prix. Warning: spoilers.
Read MoreWith the final launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and only one more launch before the program is retired, NASA officially announced the shuttle's replacement today: the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). How uninspiring of a name is that?
Read MoreToday's final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was remarkable for several reasons, a minor one being that NASA launched with low-hanging clouds over Cape Canaveral — leading to a remarkable photo from a Delta airline passenger.
Read MoreAlan Shepard showed up to space training in 1959 driving his '57 Chevy Corvette. After becoming the first American in space 50 years ago this very day, GM handed over the keys to a special 1962 Corvette as thanks for his bravery. And thus began a love affair between Astronauts and Corvettes.
Read More1st Gear: Vice President Joe Biden said Chrysler Group LLC's repayment of government loans vindicates the administration's decision to rescue the automaker and shows that the economy is on the mend. The resurgence of Chrysler and General Motors Co. since both emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 has saved the jobs of thousands of people at the automakers, dealers and suppliers, Biden said in the administration's weekly address on the radio and Internet. Yes, now only if "old" Chrysler and "old" GM ca
Read More1st Gear: Most energy experts expect about as much driving as during last year's Memorial Day weekend, the opening of the summer driving season, or perhaps a bit less. The average price for a gallon of regular nationwide is more than a buck higher than a year ago, although it slid about 6 cents over the last month, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. Higher gasoline prices of course usually mean drivers are less eager to take a drive. Take the 2007 Memorial Day weekend, for example. With
Read More1st Gear: Tesla Motors Inc., the maker of electric Roadster sports cars, plans to sell 5.3 million shares in a secondary offering to help fund development of a rechargeable sport-utility vehicle. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk will buy an additional 1.5 million shares in a private placement and Blackstar Investco LLC, the investment arm of Daimler AG, will buy as many as 644,475 shares at the offering price, Palo Alto, California-based Tesla said today in a regulatory filing. Because, you kno
Read More1st Gear: The estate of the "old" General Motors Corp. — The company that got stuck with GM's debts and bad assets — began selling stock and warrants in the new GM on Tuesday, as part of a plan to liquidate the company's remnants by the year's end. They're not the only ones selling. GM, one of the 10 most popular stocks for hedge funds at the end of last year, fell out of favor in the first quarter as slower growth in China and discounts in the U.S. dimmed the automaker's prospects. Now, like a
Read More1st Gear: Italian supercar maker Lamborghini is considering adding an "everyday" model to its line-up, its chief executive Stephan Winkelmann said at the Reuters Global Luxury and Fashion Summit. Around 35,000 super sports cars were sold in 2007, compared with about 26,000 last year, he said. Strong demand from emerging regions such as China and Russia is boosting sales of high-end models. Referring to plans for a third model, Winkelmann said: "We are going to have a third model. It has to be an
Read More1st Gear: The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about 9 cents over the past two weeks. A gallon of regular gasoline at about 2,500 filling stations nationwide averaged about $3.91, according to a survey by Trilby Lundberg, a California-based fuels analyst. Prices fell last week as economic reports indicated the U.S. economic recovery is sputtering and fuel demand may decline.
Read More1st Gear: The U.S. government's new fuel economy labels meant to offer consumers more information about their new car's energy usage will not include the proposed letter grades, according to the Wall Street Journal. While environmental groups were all for the grades, automakers were not, and the technical issues of deciding what was really an "A" grade were too much for the bureaucracy.
Read More1st Gear: General Motors says things are looking so bright for the Chevy Volt, it's going to turn the production knob up to 11 — raising this year's production target by 1,000 to 16,000, and shooting for 60,000 in 2012, up from 45,000. It's also expected to announce its adding as many as 2,500 jobs for both Volt and production of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. But the change comes with a downside; the company will essentially be out of Volts for some time this summer while it retools the cavernous D
Read More1st Gear: These are the first official images of Honda's "hardcore" hybrid, the Mugen CR-Z, revealed ahead of its scheduled public debut at this summer's Goodwood Festival of Speed. And yup, the new model tuned by Mugen's UK performance division looks pretty much the same as when it was leaked in 2009. Although it's currently a one-off, Honda sources suggest that a limited production run remains a possibility. The Mugen CR-Z uses the regular car's 1.5-litre petrol motor, but it's been supercharg
Read More1st Gear: The New York Times Wheels Blog reports that In two days, 80,000 people clicked "Like" on the Facebook page of AFFTAC, a group comprised of three companies that manufacture speed-camera warning devices. The supporters object to a government measure that has outlawed the technology. AFFTAC has called for demonstrations throughout the country on Wednesday. Users of these devices are able to learn the locations of permanently installed traffic radars around the country, as well as warn oth
Read More1st Gear: According to Bloomberg, Ford Credit plans to sell bonds with maturities as long as 30 years directly to individual investors. Ford, which avoided the bailouts and bankruptcies that befell the predecessors of General Motors and Chrysler in 2009, may raise as much as $5 billion through the offerings, according to a regulatory filing. The notes will be sold in $1,000 denominations with maturities starting at nine months, according to the statement. Some of the debt may have a "survivor's
Read More1st Gear: Mercedes-Benz officials made me one of the happiest men on the face of this Earthy by confirming Thursday that the 2012 E 63 AMG wagon will be part of the North American lineup. Slated to arrive in October, the high-performance wagon will receive the same 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged, direct-injection V-8 that debuted in the 2012 E 63 AMG sedan at the New York auto show in March. The engine produces 518 hp and 516 pounds feet of torque. An optional performance package boosts the output
Read More1st Gear: The Saab story continues as Saab Automobile, the Swedish carmaker that last week agreed to partner with China's Hawtai Motor Group, said the deal has failed to secure government approvals, sending its shares down the most in a month. "Since it became clear that Hawtai was not able to obtain all the necessary consents, the parties were forced to terminate the agreement with Saab Automobile and Spyker with immediate effect," Saab's owner, Zeewolde, Netherlands-based Spyker Cars NV said i
Read More1st Gear: More than 100 former General Motors executives with pensions over $100,000 per year have sued the automaker in federal court to recover pension benefits reduced by up to two-thirds during the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy. The retirees are trying to recoup all benefits, in addition to interest, and have asked the court to order GM to accurately pay future retiree benefits, The Detroit News reported today. According to the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, retired a
Read More1st Gear: Former General Motors CEO Robert Stempel, who led the automaker from 1990 to 1992 after the tumultuous tenure of Roger Smith, has died at the age of 77. Stempel started his GM career in 1958 as a senior detailer in the chassis design department at Oldsmobile, being promoted to president and COO in 1987, then serving as chairman and CEO from 1990 until his retirement in 1992. Then, in 1993, Stempel came out of retirement to join Energy Conversion Devices Inc., as an adviser. He was name
Read More1st Gear: Caterham Cars will expand its sports car model line-up beyond its core Seven range following its acquisition by Formula 1 outfit Team Lotus. Plans by Team Lotus Enterprise, the Tony Fernandes-led holding company that now owns both Team Lotus and Caterham, include taking Caterham's existing Seven and SP.300/R models to new markets, prominent F1 exposure for Caterham, and Team Lotus F1 technology filtering down to Caterham's road cars. Fernandes confirmed that there "will be new models"
Read More1st Gear: Jaguar confirmed today it will build the simply stunning C-X75 concept car first seen at last year's Paris Motor Show as a highly-exclusive hybrid supercar. The Jaguar C-X75 will become the British marque's most advanced model to date, offering a 0-to-60 time of just three seconds and a top speed in excess of 200 mph. Sadly, although the concept showed off some trick turbine technology that was powered by butterfly tears, the real production car will use a small-capacity, highly-booste
Read More1st Gear: General Motors today announced first quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 billion, or $1.77 per fully-diluted share. It's the company's fifth consecutive profitable quarter. Revenue increased $4.7 billion to $36.2 billion, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Like we said, this company's set up to mint money... for now, anyway. What about when they get past this current generation of new product? That's a different story. Maybe they just need to import the
Read More1st Gear: McLaren GT — the combination of McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive and CRS Racing — unveiled its GT3 car and plans for a 2011 development program. The new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 will be the first McLaren car built for FIA* GT series racing since the McLaren F1 GTR finished production in 1997. The 12C GT3 is based on the new MP4-12C high-performance sports car and a team of engineers, designers and test drivers with vast experience in Formula 1 and GT racing has been assembled to undertake
Read More1st Gear:Hey, it's auto sales reporting day, and since dealers still had cars for most of April, analysts expect good numbers, mostly. Total sales will likely top an annual rate of 13 million — which will be pretty much the high mark for the next few months as the ripples from the Japan quake continue to spread. The flip side? If you were looking for a deal on a new car, you'll likely be steered to the purple Dodge Nitros.
Read More1st Gear: I graduated high school with a kid named Ted Adderley. We both were often in competition with each other, and as is often the case with kids, we would often times even come to verbal and physical blows. Still, looking back on it, it made both of us stronger. By the end of high school we both had a grudging respect for each other and even stood up for each other as Seniors on the lacrosse team at our high school. Sadly, we lost touch when we went to college — so I never knew he went to
Read MoreEngineering for Change is a forum for engineers and inventors worldwide to tackle problems in developing countries. Rob Goodlier shows how a little ingenuity can give even the poorest areas access to modern machine tools. — Ed.
Read MoreEver started a little project that just kept snowballing until you woke up one day and realized you'd replaced every single part? That's kind of how this Jaguar V12-powered MGB-GT came about. Mark Sawatsky of Winnipeg is the culprit.
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