Last week, the first uncovered photos of the BMW 2-Series hit the web. I like it. But it got me thinking about the outgoing BMW 1-Series, and why years from now, it may be the most sought after Bimmer of our time by enthusiasts, weekend racers and hoons on a budget. Now might be the ideal time to snatch one up.
Read MoreBMW must be panicked staring into the face of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class that looks well, different, than its predecessor. In the battle of German luxury car facelifts, though, the 2014 BMW 5-Series must be one of the most subtle. Seriously, I'm looking for the new.
Read MoreYou there. Are you a classy gentleman? I am. Do you want to know how I'm a classy gentleman? Because I wear suits with ties all the time, sip tea, pretend I know a lot about wine and hit on women with an unconvincingly fake British accent.
Read MoreNew cars are better than they've been in generations and many are being heavily discounted, which means it's a pretty great time to buy a new car. But which one? It's not an easy question, and, like all the hard questions in your life, Jalopnik's here to help with a giant chart that tells you exactly which car to buy.
Read MoreIf you want to buy a new car with a V12 engine and a manual gearbox, there is only one you can get: The Aston Martin V12 Vantage. It's worth every penny.
Read MoreThe summer is here, which means it's about time for us to figure out where to go on a lovely road trip. The possibilities are just as endless as the roads ahead, and Jalopnik readers know ten cars that promise the perfect ride.
Read MoreThe entry level luxury sport sedan game is mad fierce, y’all. In that segment the Lexus IS has always been the kind of car that finishes solidly in the middle of the pack. With a (mostly) new IS for 2014, Lexus aims to change that.
Read MoreIf you are dealing with a high-priced luxury or sports car, it is almost 100% impossible to complain about that vehicle on the Internet without someone alleging that you sound like a whiny prick. One M3 buyer who says he got screwed over by BMW is learning that lesson right now.
Read MoreIf you ever come across the opportunity to drive one of BMW's Neue Klasse (New Class) cars, you need to seize it. Even 50 years after they first debuted they're just as good as you've heard, if not better.
Read MoreIf you want to be a gentleman, buy an Aston Martin. If you want to show off, buy a Ferrari. If you love tech, buy a McLaren. If you want to tell the world you need a straight jacket, go buy a Lamborghini. And if you buy a Lamborghini, get the best one you can. That's this, the Gallardo LP550-2.
Read MoreWhen you were in middle school, roughly everyone in your class was the same size. But then there was that one kid. That one six-foot tall kid in a class of five-foot tall kids. He was also 15 years older than everyone else and could bench 500 pounds. That kid is the car equivalent of the Mercedes G63 AMG.
Read MoreThere are a lot of people in sports car racing that aren’t there because of talent. They’re there because they have money and want to go fast. We call them ‘gentleman drivers.’ Most of the time you find them driving a Porsche or a Ferrari. Now there’s another choice: The Aston Martin Vantage GT4. What’s it like to drive?
Read MorePorsche has now made the 911 for 50 years. Think about that. The 911 has seen 10 US presidents, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the fall of Must See TV. It's been around the block. And somehow it just keeps getting better.
Read MoreThere's a new version of the Bentley Mulsanne that costs no less than $2.55 million. How come you've never heard about it?
Read MoreThere's nothing more comfortable than piling into a rolling barcalounger on wheels and letting the world pass by your window at 70 miles an hour. Jalopnik readers know the most comfortable cars of all, fit for your smooth sailing fantasies.
Read MoreMost of us idealize cars that are far, far from comfortable out of a desire for speed and a certain rawness. We'd rather spend money on a turbo kit than to fix the A/C. Still, most of us ultimately accept comfort when we'veve got to drive hundreds of boring, interstate miles. What's the most comfortable car on the market?
Read MoreIt's kind of tragic that the Mazda RX-8 and Honda S2000, two of the very best Japanese performance cars of the last decade, are no longer in production and never produced any heirs to their legacy. So how would the Scion FR-S measure up if it went toe-to-toe with with Honda's roadster and Mazda's last rotary?
Read MoreWelcome to Future Classics, a new, semi-regular feature where we identify amazing and unappreciated cars from the late 90s, 2000s, and today that could be highly coveted by future generations. You may want to pick one of these up while you still can!
Read MoreWhen I saw the new 2014 Chevy Malibu I didn't immediately vomit on my keyboard, but, pathetic hack that I am, I still panned the car for not appearing competitive in a strong segment. What if I'm full of shit?
Read MoreAnd now the story of a bunch of vehicles that transport a wealthy family who lost everything and the one staircar that who had no choice but to keep knocking down banners. It's... the cars of Arrested Development.
Read MoreI've been a car nerd for my entire life, and now I write about them for a living, so I don't get many auto-related surprises anymore. It's always nice when I do, though. That's what happened to me yesterday when Attila Nagy's photos introduced me to a car that totally caught me off guard: the Lancia Sibilo.
Read MoreThat black car is Mr. Vengeance's 1967 Camaro. It took seven years to build, with all of the blood, sweat, and tears you'd imagine. It's famous around the web. It also looks exactly like the "new" Bumblebee from Transformers 4.
Read MoreI myself have totaled a car and came close to totaling a second. It was much easier than I thought possible.
Read MoreBuying a car is never rational, but sometimes you look at someones car and can only think, "you bought that?"
Read MoreDavid Buchanan's 1956 Talbot-Lago T14 LS Coupe? won the prize for the most sensitive restoration at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, which gives you an idea how much work went into it. It's a rare sight.
Read MoreDifferent times mean different standards, but it's still shocking to see how blatantly sexist the car industry's ads were right up until the last two decades.
Read MoreNever much for the concept of subtlety, director Michael Bay has cast two of the least subtle performance cars as Autobots in the next Transformers explosionfest: a 2014 Corvette Stingray and a Bugatti Veyron.
Read MoreI found out that if you really want to learn how to drive in the US, you have to pay your way into rally school. I think it's worth it, but is there a better way?
Read MoreThe 75th anniversary of Wolfsburg, Volkswagen's purpose-built factory town, was this past weekend. VW didn't make a big deal about it, mostly because of all the associations with those people Indiana Jones liked to kill, but I think it's worth noting, especially with this odd, mostly forgotten relic: the EA 97/1 prototype.
Read MoreOne of the worst things about car culture in general is that it still tends to be a boys' club. That's been changing rapidly on several fronts as more and more women get involved in everything from auto engineering to motorsports, but it still has a long way to go.
Read MoreSunday's Indy 500 was one for the record books in nearly every quantifiable way. It also had a popular winner in Brazilian Tony Kanaan. But one Atlanta TV station says IndyCar will never top NASCAR because "Americans prefer American racers." Oh, and they say the finish was a farce.
Read MoreA good set of wheels is one of the cheapest ways to improve your ride's looks, but just lack of taste can lead to disastrous results. Jalopnik readers have a few ideas about what we should avoid...
Read MoreSay what you want about how Chinese cars have questionable build quality and safety, or how they're so often knock-offs of other production cars. They have much cooler names than other cars do — by a long shot.
Read MorePace cars, also known as safety cars, are arguably the most important cars on any racetrack. It's actually not about going slow in front of the actual race cars, but rather going as fast as humanly possible, all in the interest of safety.
Read MoreA gauntlet has been thrown. A challenge has been issued, and here I stand, ready to accept. Robb Holland, I will see you on the racetrack.
Read MoreThis week I was in Little Tokyo with my wife and son, and I found this toy Toyota bB Open Deck. I got it for Otto, because how often do you see these, and plus, it's close to the car he usually rides in. When I got home, I did some research, and the more I found out about this quirky trucklet, the more I liked it.
Read MoreA great wheel can set off a car and make a build just right. The search for the perfect wheel leads to some, how shall I say, unfortunate choices.
Read MoreNothing is better than a perfect summer road trip. That's why the the really hot, cramped, boring ones are so very bad. Jalopnik readers know ten terrible road trip cars that will guarantee an awful time.
Read MoreWill the car of the future look like something outlandish, something amazing, something futuristic? Or will the real car of the future look just like a regular car, only it will be clean, efficient, and amazingly advanced under the skin?
Read MoreSuperman's been on minds lately, what with that new movie and the story of a man finding an original Superman-introducing 1938 Action Comics 1 in the walls of his house, and that's got me thinking. You know what else is on the cover of Action Comics 1, other than a very strong man in ankle boots and a bodysuit? A car.
Read MoreGM has a deep bench of greatest hits: the Buick Century, the Cadillac Sixty Special, the Advanced Design Chevy truck, and the small block V8 are a very small few. Do we have any reason to expect another good car from GM, though?
Read MoreHow would you like to pay $150,000 for a Toyota Prius? That sounds like crazy town, but it's the reality in Singapore, where car prices are jacked up on purpose. It's enough to shock Vin Diesel, even though he plays an unflappable street racer/heist specialist in the Fast & Furious movies.
Read MoreI'm sorry officer, I really didn't know how fast I was going. I'm sorry officer, but my wife is having a baby. I'm sorry officer, but I'm a CIA agent responding to a top secret international security breach.
Read MoreI'm not talking about Gordon Murray's blueprints, nor the Ultima GTR that was used for the prototype. McLaren's 'Lost Weekend' is the story of how the first real version of one of the greatest driving cars ever built, the F1, was born.
Read MoreThere's a bit of a kerfuffle in Washington regarding rental cars, car dealers, and recalls. Washington wants cars involved in a recall to not be rented until the recall is satisfied. Car dealers and automakers don't agree. What do you think?
Read MoreToday in 1873 Levi Strauss patented copper-riveted canvas pants. Eventually switching to blue denim, those tough pants became the jeans we all wear all the damn time. Jeans have also been oddly influential for cars, with several cars sporting jeans-based themes, even to this day.
Read MoreToday's cars and trucks are built to a level of performance like no automobiles before. Few of us actually use all of this potential, particularly for trucks.
Read MoreThe headline of this February 1932 Popular Science article, "USE CAR EXHAUST TO CLEAN CUSHIONS" at first glance seems as sensible as "USE HUMAN FECES TO CLEAN TEETH," but when you really see what's going on, you'll accept it's not a terrible idea. Just a lousy one.
Read MoreDo you hate backseat drivers? What about all passengers in general? Jalopnik readers have ten road-legal single seaters that would be perfect for you.
Read MoreLast week there was a lot of heated back-and-forth about the Lamborghini Egoista concept. It was too flashy, or only had room for one person, or it was a waste because all Lamborghinis are a waste.
Read MoreYou're living in the future, but nobody goes by foot anymore. You need a car. But what car do you get? And which dystopian future are you in? These are the best cars in all of sci-fi.
Read MoreI have a particular screw loose that makes me love junky, rusty, scrappy old cars. Beaters. Most neighborhoods, however, do not.
Read MoreYou record a live event on your DVR to watch later. It's important to you to not know how it ends. Then, you go online and see the results from the recorded event. You get pissed at the Internet. You're pissed at your friend who posted it to Facebook. But you shouldn't be pissed at them. You should be pissed at you.
Read MoreWith the debut of the Lamborghini Egoista, I started to wonder if it was the most outrageous single seater road car ever made. Surely some company, some time, has built something crazier.
Read MoreThe German Autobahn. No speed limits. A driver's paradise. At least that's what we read here in America. The reality is more mundane, if not dangerous.
Read MoreI certainly don't demand that everything I do involve cars, somehow, but I rarely find the addition of cars to something to be a bad idea. Except maybe for swimming. That's why while watching Game of Thrones, I couldn't help but wonder "why don't they have any cars?" And I think I have the answer: because magic makes people stupid.
Read MoreThe most underpowered cars aren't just the ones with tiny horsepower figures, but the cars with minuscule engines and tons of weight. Jalopnik readers know the most woefully tubby cars you can buy.
Read MoreSoon you'll be able to buy a 1.6-liter BMW 3 series in China. That made me wonder if there's a bigger car with an even smaller engine.
Read MoreWhen you get into a car, do you like to touch buttons, eat, chat, drink, and smoke? Jalopnik readers want you the hell out of their cars.
Read MoreSpeeding is illegal yet every day people speed. Some states have made using a cell phone while driving illegal, yet people still use them behind the wheel. What other options are there?
Read MoreCitroën's funky little off-roader celebrates its 45th birthday this week, and while this picture says it all, it's worth to look at the fun side of this rolling deathtrap we would all love to have.
Read MoreJapanese softcore porn with occasional racing, simulators giving you the opportunity the drive the slowest vehicles on the planet, or a T-Rex trying to stop your nitro-powered Holden? These are the weirdest car video games Jalopnik readers know.
Read MoreBy all accounts, GM is really thinking about building a rear-wheel-drive sport compact car. That car will slot in below the Camaro in Chevy's lineup, giving the brand an entry-level coupe to pit against the Toyobaru on fan forums. Good news, right? But what to name the thing?
Read MoreA badge is what defines a car. When you see something for the first time, out there in the real world, you look to the badge to know what it is. Car companies spend millions of dollars and thousands of hours on testing and focus groups, just to get the right badge.
Read MoreThe Lamborghini Egoista made its surprise debut last night, and it is a greater thing than most can ever imagine, let alone appreciate. It took what was previously the most outrageous Lamborghini to date, the Veneno, and turned everything up to 11.
Read MoreWelcome to Found Around The Quarter, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a city that is known for being Big and Easy, with great music and a great cruising culture: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Read MoreThe Great Gatsby, a film that depicts all that was beautiful and not so beautiful about the 1920s, debuts this weekend. Part of what made the whole era so grand, however, was not the money that would never stop or the incredible music that seemed to flow from everything, but the cars that the monied class drove.
Read MoreMax Reisböck was a simple man with a simple dream. The BMW engineer wanted to take his family on vacation, but back in the 1980s, his car — a 3-Series sedan — was too small for their luggage. So he set out to fix this problem himself.
Read MoreApparently there are still some Brits at Mini, because their apology letter for sending a car out without its paddle shifters was one of the best we've ever seen. What if Germans had written it instead?
Read MoreFirst off, I want it to be known that I'm not much of a liar. But I do enjoy a good hoax every now and then, but now it's time to come clean: the video game Ulak-Tartysh, based on the Kyrgyzstani sport (sometimes called Buzkashi), that was made behind the Iron Curtain in 1983, is an incredibly detailed fake of my own creation.
Read MoreIt's time for the Family Truckster to make a comeback. Jalopnik readers know ten new cars that deserve the dignity of wood paneling.
Read MoreJust like every kid is special, just about every fast automobile is a 'supercar' these days. What about your own ride?
Read MoreFor years now, people have been calling cars like the Ferrari 458, the Lamborghini Gallardo, the McLaren MP4-12C and even the Lexus LFA "supercars." This is bullshit.
Read MoreYou can make a car go faster by tuning its engine, or you can replace its little powerplant with something bigger. I mean really big. That's building a hot rod, and Jalopnik readers have their own favorites.
Read MoreYou know what I like even more than fast cars? Fast cars that I didn't expect to be fast. I like to be surprised when I see something blow past me, like that Volvo 245 wagon with a Supra engine that did some smoky drifts a while back.
Read MoreDo you know how your car works? I feel like I have a strong understanding but there's always more to learn. Here are ten great GIFs found by Jalopnik readers the explain the marvels of the modern automobile.
Read MoreEveryone has a different story for how they got into cars. One particular story revolves around a midengined Italian sports car that circled just out of grasp.
Read MoreWe take hyper-realistic 3D scanned and rendered cars for granted today. They're in movies, video games, fake spy shots, everywhere. The fact that it can be done at all still feels like science-fiction. The origins of it all are humbler and older than you'd think: In 1972, with students, yardsticks, and a VW Beetle.
Read MoreA modified car is a very personal choice. Do what you want to it, it doesn't hurt anyone. Unless you make a Ford Expedition that appears to be eating a Mercedes E-Class for some unknown reason. Then you hurt everyone.
Read MoreWhy do so many automotive terms sound so dirty? Is it because we give 16-year-olds a license? Are the British to blame? Or maybe it's just because the internal combustion engine works in a very suggestive way. Whatever the cause, Jalopnik readers have dirty minds, which is reflected on today's list.
Read MoreIn about twenty minutes I'm going to head out to go change the spark plugs wires and distributor on my Baja Bug. It will be the first thing that I will have ever fixed on a car, short a few broken bulbs.
Read MoreThe Toyota 1GZ-FE is the only Japanese V12 automotive engine in production. It powers the second generation of Toyota's flagship Century four-door limousine, and also found it's way into a Supra with two turbos on top. That's good for about 1000 horsepower.
Read MoreIs Canadian pop singer and chrome Fisker enthusiast Justin Bieber facing arrest in Dubai after flouting speed limits in a borrowed Lamborghini? Maybe, maybe not. But that's what's being claimed on a growing Reddit thread at the moment.
Read MoreThe V12 is the king of all cylinder arrangements. Sure, you can have something more exotic if you want just raw power, like the W16 in the Bugatti Veyron or a massive Straight-8 like in an old Duesenberg, but almost every timeless classic has twelve pistons arranged in a "V."
Read More"I sure do love it when YouTube videos have music that drowns out the sound of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis," said no one ever. And I do mean ever. I can't tell you how many videos we get on a daily basis that are ruined by horrible music.
Read MoreA chap named Harold Cue, age 52, was just going about minding his own business on Cape Cod this week when he happened to drive into Wimpy's, a local seafood joint. His excuse? He owns a $100,000 car, and therefore will do whatever he wants.
Read MoreThis weekend is the venerated Kentucky Derby, in which three-year old horses gallop about the track and people drink mint juleps and wear silly hats.
Read MoreI always have a number of slow-simmering automotive investigative projects going, and one of those is about cars named like, well, people. Cars whose name is a normal, everyday name. Cars like the Nissan Cedric, the famous Mercedes, and even my own namesake, the Jowett Jason. I found so many I realized it'd be too much for one post, so instead I'll feature them one at a time every now and then. Today, meet lovely Monica.
Read MoreHave you been considering the new VW Beetle as a fun second car? Forget it! Buy a wretched, stinky piece of crap instead.
Read MoreHearses have their own very particular aesthetic, and it's one that's mixed with a given culture's end-of-life traditions, and as such we tend to give them a free pass, styling wise. But not today. Because someone has to tell the hearse community that Landau bars make no fucking sense on them.
Read MoreCar ads know to put in fine text disclaimers wherever necessary, so that they're never really lying to people, but that doesn't mean they're never misleading.
Read MoreTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
Read MoreToday we talked about how external turn signal indicators are the next big thing in car customization. The discussion took a slightly more explosive turn for the better.
Read MoreSome places test free new cars from the manufacturers for a year at a time. Not us. We just added a 1985 Autobianchi A112 LX to our top-secret Hungarian test fleet. This is how it got added to the mix and what you can expect from our* new toy.
Read MoreThere's been lots of trends that spread around the car customizing communities like fiberglass STDs — scissor doors on everything, colossal wings, massive rims, absurd camber — but I'd like to humbly suggest one to try out: trafficators.
Read MoreIt is the duty of car enthusiasts to preach the gospel of rear wheel drive, but even Jalopnik readers know some front-drivers can be among the best-handling cars ever made.
Read MoreYou've always wanted a Ford Raptor, but you've had two problems with it: It isn't powerful enough and the uncovered bed doesn't provide your family and gear with the protection it so sorely needs. Well, have no fear, Hennessey have come to the rescue with this: The 600 horsepower Velociraptor SUV. Holy crap.
Read MoreSome extremely unfortunate news out of upstate New York: Seven occupants of a minivan, were killed Wednesday night when their vehicle was struck by a runaway trailer carrying crushed cars.
Read MoreThe Monaco Grand Prix is the most romantic race on the F1 calendar. The course is tight and cars couldn't help but have some physical contact on the circuit. Things got hott on the riviera.
Read MoreHere's a bit of advice, kids: Driving, booze, sex, and cacti are a bad combination.
Read MoreWTCC World Champion Rob Huff seems to have been involved just minutes ago in an accident caused by a pair of street racers. Huff, who was driving his Camaro in England, was an unlucky an innocent victim here, as the two probable street racers collided in the opposite lane, which sent them careening into Huff's Camaro.
Read MoreWatch this video to the end. You will not believe how bad this scooter rider is.
Read MoreHaving a car crash is scary enough, but Jalopnik readers know a few places where you should get even more scared. Here are the ten places to try and avoid getting into an accident.
Read MoreThe more time you spend on the road, the more accidents you're likely to see. Suddenly, there's a crash just in front of you, and it's your duty to help. Jalopnik readers know how to keep it safe while also providing assistance to fellow motorists.
Read MoreThis is the infamous crash scene in the 1949 adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Looks real to me.
Read MoreFerrari 458s were racing at Suzuka when one of them was involved in a simply insane accident. The driver and a corner worker were injured, but should be ok. That's unreal, because this is one of the worst accidents I've ever seen.
Read MoreAnd now, a sad, sobering reminder that racing of any kind should only be done at the track. Police in Georgia are investigating a street racing crash Thursday night that resulted in the death of a driver's baby and a 19-year-old passenger in her car.
Read MoreIf you're leaving a car show, don't do a burnout. And definitely don't do three half donuts, nearly kill a cameraman, and then hit an oncoming vehicle and drive away, like this Corvette driver did. Definitely don't do that.
Read MoreIn a bizarre and sad bit of news out of California early this morning, five women were killed when a limousine caught fire while travelling across the San Mateo bridge.
Read MoreTony Stark is a man of wealth and taste. He likes cars that are obscenely fast and ludicrously expensive, like the Audi R8 and the Saleen S7. But when he dons his Iron Man suit, cars get blown up. Specifically, his cars. And other people's cars. Also military equipment, aliens, and his enemies, but especially cars.
Read MoreLamborghinis tend to be all about noise and destruction and fire and noise and destruction, because that's what they do. Unfortunately, it seems like the driver of this beautiful white Murcielago took that to its natural conclusion, which is in a fence.
Read MoreBefore landing a gig at Top Gear, Richard Hammond worked for Motor Week, and he took the time to explain why you shouldn't buy a now-classic E46 BMW 3er.
Read MoreBen Collins is famous for being a successful race car driver, author, and Hollywood stunt driver, but you probably know him best as The Stig from Top Gear. Now that the helmet's off he can answer all your questions about being the world's most infamous wheelman and driving for James Bond in the movies.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Wired:Autopia, Petrolicious, GreenCarReports and Yahoo! Autos.
Read MoreYou'd think electric and hybrid cars said something awful about North Carolina's mom, what with how they want to ban Tesla sales and now this extra fee for hybrid and electric car owners. I don't think the reason is that a Prius suggested that sweet Mrs.Carolina put a Whopper on lay-away, but rather that old favorite reason: money.
Read MoreHey, millennials! Ford is upset with you, you damn kids! They need to know why you all prefer growing mustaches, riding bikes, sipping PBR and strumming your guitars to buying their Fiestas and Mustangs!
Read MoreThis is the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale by Zagato. It's been around for two years, there's a Viper ACR-X under its skin, and it remains the best thing that can happen to an old Dodge.
Read MoreSupercars are about unbridled panache, but even the best carmakers get the formula totally wrong.
Read MoreWelcome to the most remote roads in the world! Buckle up or not, whatever. What you'll really need is a reliable car, lots of food, water, matches, warm clothing, and as much gas as you can carry safely.
Read MoreDrag racin' your buddy on an empty two-lane highway "in Mexico": sometimes it's awesome, and sometimes it ends poorly. The latter is what happened in this Mustang-Porsche duel, captured on video for our endless amusement.
Read MoreBMW already builds the Ultimate Driving Machine in the BMW M3. Here's BMW's M8, their vision of what the ultimate gaming PC should be. It's fast, customizable, and completely gorgeous.
Read MorePulte Homes, the homebuilding giant responsible for tons of love-it-or-hate-it sprawl across the nation, is moving its headquarters from suburban Detroit to Atlanta, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Business Insider, Road & Track, Stanceworks, and Pistonheads.
Read MoreDespite building what is unquestionably the ugliest C7 Corvette Stingray in the world, Transformers 4 successfully made a pretty-looking Bumblebee out of a 1967 Camaro.
Read MoreWe Americans are guilty of treating our cars like any other disposable commodity. We drive them until they're wrecked or used up, and then we replace them. Haven't you ever wondered what happened to a car you were forced to part with? It's possible it ended up in a very interesting place: Afghanistan.
Read MoreTesla announced today that it plans to upgrade its current superchargers to charge three hours of driving range in 20 minutes, as well as line the highways with powerdicks from coast to coast before the start of 2014.
Read MoreLet's hope you won't find yourself in the back of one, but ambulances deserve a lot of respect. These vehicles have to be fast, agile, quiet and comfortable, not to mention spacious and versatile, meaning that only the best designs can be turned into effective life savers.
Read MoreOffroading is often about heavily modified, big horsepower 4x4s going slowly over extremely rough terrain. Extreme Barbie Jeep racing is cheap, fast, and has everything I really want out of offroading.
Read MoreI keep thinking that, if I had the money, I would go for a late Lamborghini Gallardo 550-2. But the longer I wait, the more likely it is they'll all melt. This is why you always keep the receipt.
Read MoreAll vehicles stop moving sooner or later, and if these static wonders are grouped in one place, you're looking at a massive transportation graveyard. These are Jalopnik readers' ten favorites.
Read MoreYou know how it is. One minute you're at your family's Memorial Day cookout, just trying to grill a chicken and ignore grandpa when he goes off about "the death panels" and then BAM! A Lamborghini Gallardo shows up with a cadre of cops in pursuit.
Read MoreStarting in 2014, Mercedes AMG will supply engines to four of Formula One's 11 teams: McLaren, Mercedes, Force India, and Williams. It looks like the Germans are taking over F1.
Read MoreAfter months of camo'd-up teases, grainy shots and magazine leaks, BMW tonight has officially unveiled their next X5. And they've sent us these neat hi-res photos of the car in its natural environment: a mall parking lot. I mean, the desert.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from StreetLegalTV, Slate, Axis of Oversteer and Hemmings.
Read MoreThere's a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for sale in Dubai (for best offer). The best part isn't the car's 1,200 horsepower of 267.8 mph top speed, but its choctastically, turdalicious brown paint job.
Read MoreIt's been a rough May for Princess the cat. Until she was rescued last week, the feline spent two straight weeks trapped in the engine bay of her owner's BMW. She doesn't look like she enjoyed the experience much, either.
Read MoreIt's Import versus Domestic, car versus cartruck. This is the surprisingly sloppy result of an El Camino versus Nissan drift battle.
Read MoreI know this is wrong, terribly sinister, but I'm not really a car guy so at this year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este I did nothing more than admire those beautiful objects plainly for their catchy curves and straight lines, for their exceptional design, and let myself drown into their magical details.
Read MoreA very clever UK-based guy named Witold Mielniczek has started a Kickstarter for an RC flying car. We're at a point now with flying cars that every time I hear about a new one my eyes instinctively start rolling, but this one actually seems an original and novel idea. Let's see why.
Read MoreUntil we can instantly recycle all of our planes, trains, and automobiles into giant shredder/recycler/3D-printer machines, we will have huge machine graveyards. Which one is most impressive?
Read MoreSarah Klein, a former Metro Times scribe and noted burlesque dancer, was killed in a car crash in California earlier this week. For the past few days, Detroiters have been reminiscing about her work from her seven-year stint at the alt-weekly.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Petrolicious, Autocar, The Truth About Cars, and Vice.
Read MoreBetter Place, the Israeli startup company that tried to reintroduce the world to swappable electric car batteries, is off to a place that is not better at all: bankruptcy.
Read MoreDriver education in this country is a joke. There's a place where you can learn to do better, and it kicks ass. Let me explain why you and everyone you know should go to rally school.
Read MoreOne of the coolest cars that Audi chooses not to sell us Americans is the wee A1. It's a sexy and stylish little baby hatch, but for some reason, the Germans don't think we'd go for it. But the Germans aren't all bad, though: just check out the insane A1 Quattro if you need proof.
Read MoreWe saw so many fantastic cars at this year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este that it's impossible to say which was our favorite. Until we figure that out, here's the result of the most prestigious competition of them all from the beautiful banks of Lake Como.
Read MoreYou might say Stelvio Pass, Highway 1 (The Big Sur), or The Tail of Dragon is the best driving road in the world, but Col De Turini has them beat by a long shot. I’ve never driven anything like it.
Read MoreSunday's Monaco Grand Prix was so crash-y, I wasn't sure if I was watching Formula One or the NASCAR Coke 600. Never one to mince words, Lotus driver and perennial Jalopnik favorite Kimi Raikkonen had strong ones for McLaren's Sergio Perez when he said the Mexican driver deserves a punch in the face.
Read MoreIt's hard being a "millenial" in Detroit because we're broke in a broke city. Harder, still, is trying to figure out how best to navigate our brokeness when relying financial advice from our local news.
Read MoreRider Yoshinari Matsushita, 43, was killed during qualifying for the Isle of Man TT today. His death marks the 240th on the Snaefell Mountain Course on which the TT is held, and the 21st since 2000.
Read MoreI have wanted to hear the McLaren P1's twin-turbo V8 in person since forever, so I was excited to see the team preparing for a quick demonstration at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. Unfortunately, the car refused to start.
Read MoreOf the all non-existent things I can think of at this moment — armored parsnips, a horse that speaks fluent Dutch, soap with a pretzel center, and so on — I think the one I most regret never existing is a BMW van.
Read MoreSome of us drive cars that are fast. Some of us drive cars that are furious. (I've owned ones that are neither.) But it takes a lot to make a car that's both fast AND furious — about $70,000, according to this estimate.
Read MoreA Memorial Day dwarf car racing event turned south on the last lap when two cars collided at Reno-Fernley Raceway (not pictured) just east of Reno, Nevada.
Read MoreWelcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Read MoreFastest race ever. Most lead changes ever. Barely any crashes. The most popular winner possible. Holy shit.
Read MoreEverything looked to be going just peachy at the Expo Performance 24 in Sherbrooke, Québec, when this Shelby GT500 got it's turn on the dynamometer. The big Mustang got all revved up when BOOM, this great spectacle of destruction happened.
Read MoreWell, it's happened. The mere mention of the Toyota Prius makes millions of dollars. At least that's what I'm getting from a recently announced study.
Read MoreWelcome to Used Car Face Off, where we find two similar or similarly priced used cars and ask you which one you would buy. Choose wisely!
Read MoreThe Monaco Grand Prix was actually a pretty good race this year, which is surprising and a general improvement over the parades that the narrow streets have traditionally generated. We talk a lot about how important hometown wins are for drivers, and this race was no different for hometown boy Nico Rosberg.
Read MoreWe've known about the Saudi craze of "Hagwalah" for a while now, but this new fad of "sidewalk skiing" may take the cake for one of the stupidest things we've ever seen. It basically involves getting the car on two wheels, getting out, and going for a ride.
Read MoreWelcome to Little Car in the Big City, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a town that is known for being bigger than everything else, but where every car is fighting to stand out: New York, New York.
Read MoreThe good people of RM Auctions just saved an Enzo with the help of Bonhams' Jakob Greisen behind that crucial fire extinguisher! It looks like if the Italian V12 won't go up in flames by itself, neighboring machines will lend a hand.
Read MoreAston Martin made the CC100 Speedster to celebrate 100 years of success, and the car looks like it. It's a sensational V12 speed machine.
Read MoreI've seen the newest BMW one-off at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este today, and as you would expect from Pininfarina, it's a great looking automobile. The rear lamps make it work.
Read MoreWe're huge fans of the crazy Dymaxion Car here at Jalopnik. It was so far ahead of its time before such a thing was even a phrase, and sadly only one survives. Now, the blueprints for this amazing vehicle have been found in a house in Dudley, Massachusetts.
Read MoreThese days a Cadillac from the 1950s will go for quite the pretty penny, especially in mint condition. They're known for being big and flashy symbols of classic Americana, but that wasn't always the case.
Read MoreWe knew that the new 2014 Corvette Stingray was going to have big horsepower numbers, but we didn't know they'd be this big.
Read MoreHave you ever taken all the drugs, and then all the thoughts come out? And then you posted all those thoughts on Twitter? Oh, and you're also the multi-billionaire CEO of a multi-billion dollar car company? No?
Read MoreUnless you just stick to playing Super Nintendo ROMs on your laptop like I do, you know that video gaming isn't a cheap hobby. The system, the games, the peripherals, the downloadable content... it all adds up quickly. Take Grid 2: Mono Edition. It will put you out a whopping $190,000!
Read MoreWe all have our favorite drivers. Mine has always been 2000 and 2001 CART Champion and 2003 Indy 500 Winner Gil de Ferran. And holy crap he's sitting next to me right now waiting to take your questions. Ask away!
Read MoreGlowing grids are visual shorthand for a certain kind of techno-future we all want to live in, wearing silver jumpsuits and popping pizzas-in-pills before heading out to the orbital pleasure sphere. But glowing grids are also really useful for seeing road imperfections, which is why the Lumigrid bike light exists.
Read MoreThe Valley Falls, Kansas police department is rethinking its decision to allow civilian volunteers to use police cruisers after the program almost immediately fell into hilarious misuse.
Read MoreDo you know what's even better than a hatchback? An insane hatchback with an engine in the trunk that's built to go racing! Renault made quite a few of those and they were awesome. Now, with Twin'Run Concept, the insanity has returned!
Read MoreThere's a bit of hand-wringing today as newly released Census figures show that although Detroit's population loss stopped somewhat, some of the city's suburbs are seeing a population boom.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Vulture, Mother Jones, Hooniverse and Smart Asset.
Read MoreForget chemical weapons and drone strikes. That crap is all 2000-and-late, you guys. These days, we need to be worried about just one thing when it comes to the future of warfare: killer robots!
Read MoreA Jalopnik reader spotted this Ford F-350 in New Jersey taking up not one, not two, not three, but four parking spaces.
Read MoreIt's the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, which means all the teams do something a little special. Lotus has Daft Punk on their side pods. But Sebastian Vettel wins, because his helmet reveals a (mostly) naked woman as it gets warmer.
Read MoreI remember getting interested in Australian car culture the moment I saw my first Mad Max Interceptor. With news that Ford is ceasing production of big RWD cars in Australia we thought we'd look back at the best with your help.
Read MoreThis is a one-off Juke Nismo with a Batman projection on its roof. Seriously. Also, the title of this press release was so good, I just had to go with it for the headline.
Read MoreFord Down Under's public relations people have been on a tear since it was announced last night that the company will cease production of their unique Australian models by 2016. Is Ford Australia dead? No way, Aussie Ford says. Everything is sunny all the time always!
Read MoreNationally, violent crime rates today are down considerably from their historic highs in the 80s and early 90s. Social scientists will tell you there are many reasons for this, including harsher penalties and changing demographics. They're wrong. The real reason is high tech crime-fighting cars.
Read MoreThe concept of an Australian arm of Ford that makes unique products in Australia for Australia is dead, victim of a strong Australian dollar and a weak market for large vehicles according to multiple sources. The Falcon will die with it.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from The Wall Street Journal, Speedhunters, and Foreign Policy.
Read MoreEmma Way, the woman who ran into a cyclist with her car, drove away, and tweeted about "bloody cyclists," has now spoken out in her first interview. She now claims she's not anti-cyclist because "she's a cyclist" herself.
Read MoreMost cars weren't meant to be raced, but having said that, everything can be turned into a potent racer with a bit of work and as many performance parts as your budget allows. Why would you? Because race car, obviously.
Read MoreVolkswagen has a problem with their diesel engines: You. You people keep ruining them by filling them with gasoline instead of diesel fuel.
Read MoreSim racing games are fun for few, but the community at large finds them boring. Arcade racing games are fun, but they're a bit too fake. So what if there was a game that combined the two? That's what GRID 2 wants to do. It's coming out next week, and the developers are here now to answer all your questions. Fire away!
Read MoreIt's illegal to drive while high on marijuana in Michigan. It's legal to smoke medical marijuana in Michigan. These two laws were bound to come in conflict with each other. They have, and now the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled driving after smoking pot is ok, but only for medical marijuana users. Far out man.
Read MoreThe sun is out! The birds are singing! Your vinyl interior is burning itself into your thighs! Yes, summer is practically here and it's time to go on some road trips. What car do you take, though?
Read MoreWhat's the largest engine in the world? Well, it depends from how you look at it. Thankfully, we have dedicated Jalopnik readers to help us finding the right answers.
Read MoreThe V-22 Osprey is one of the most versatile planes in the military. The tiltrotor craft takes off and lands like a helicopter, but flies like a plane. That means it can drop troops in areas that can't support planes. But it's too narrow to bring a car larger than an ATV. That's where Boeing's Phantom Badger comes in.
Read MoreThere is nothing like the 24 hours of the Nürburgring. Some say Le Mans is the world's top endurance race, but for me it's the madness in the Eifel mountains known as the "Green Hell." I love this race because it's only for production cars and companies are free to develop whatever is needed to win.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Wired: Autopia, Yahoo! Autos and Autoblog.
Read MoreThe Camry has had some troubles in recent years with quality issues, natural disasters, and the like. But the 2012 Camry wants to change those negatives into something positive.
Read MoreFirefighters in Windsor, Ontario, are battling an enormous fire at what seems to be a plastic warehouse a plastics recycling facility, a blaze that's causing vicious black smoke to cloud the city and can even be seen across the river in Detroit.
Read MoreWhen I was younger (and arguably less intelligent) my friends and I dabbled in a bit of ‘urban exploring’ to supplement our automotive thrills. We’d track down old abandon buildings in the post-industrial decay of metropolitan St. Louis and venture around the properties. What we never found, though, was a legitimate automotive graveyard, like this.
Read MoreA lot of drivers hate cyclists. A lot of cyclists hate drivers. Then there's Emma Way, who hates cyclists so much that she hit one with her car, drove away, and bragged on Twitter about how it wasn't her problem because the cyclist "doesn't pay road tax." Unfortunately for Emma, her local police also use Twitter.
Read MoreThis is the GE90-115B, the world's biggest jet engine. It's 18 feet long, 11.25 feet wide, and it weighs 18,260 pounds. It's set a world record for producing 127,900 lbf of thrust. Can you find a bigger engine?
Read MoreDetroit's public pension funds are said to be whack — more than $600 million underfunded whack — yet four trustees of two funds spent this weekend in Hawaii, all expenses covered.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from CNN Money, The New York Times, Hooniverse, and Quartz.
Read MoreA couple leaving from Los Angeles were supposed to fly to Dakar, Senegal via Istanbul. Instead they ended up in Dhaka, Bangladesh nearly seven thousand miles away. How did it happen?
Read More(This weekend, we called the bizarre, slow driving antics of World Touring Car Championship qualifying from Salzburg into question. Touring car driver and Jalopnik contributor Robb Holland took issue with our account. This is his response. - T.O.)
Read MoreFor reasons I cannot understand, someone this weekend paid a whopping $1.1 million for the "Eleanor" Ford Mustang from Nicolas Cage's Gone In 60 Seconds. It's not that I don't like that movie, I just think the kit is a bit overcooked and overrated. However, someone else paid $1.3 million for a far more tasteful 'Stang.
Read MoreWanna feel old? This year, the beastly, twin turbocharged fourth-generation Toyota Supra will be old enough to buy you a beer.
Read MoreNew cars are confusing. With all the computers, sensors, and gadgets, it may seem like there's some sort of magical witchcraft taking place under the hood. We're here to show you how modern automotive computer control systems work. Last week, we looked at carburetors. Today's topic: electronic throttle control.
Read MoreI imagine this is lousy news for most of our readers: UCLA researchers found that breathing auto emissions can trigger a change in "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, HDL) to the "bad" kind, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and the result of this is more clogged arteries and heart problems and all sorts of other unpleasantness. Crap.
Read MoreThere are only two rules in bathtub racing: your vehicle can't have more than two cylinders and it has to be a bathtub on wheels.
Read MoreNorway's Satoil is selling an ocean view dreamhouse to the highest bidder. It has 20 bedrooms, a "panorama sea view," and it just so happens to be an offshore oil platform.
Read MoreThis weekend, a man claims he was hit by a truck in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. But instead of getting run over, he jumped, landed on the hood, and yelled for other drivers to call the police as they sped down the highway.
Read MoreWelcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Read MoreIt was out of the garage for 5, maybe 10 minutes. I haven’t washed it in a while, there’s a thin layer of dust on the windshield. I come back from getting my phone and house keys and there’s a note under my windshield wiper. Seriously?
Read MoreWelcome to Used Car Face Off, where we find two similar or similarly priced used cars and ask you which one you would buy. Choose wisely!
Read MoreWelcome to Found Around The Quarter, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a city that is known for being Big and Easy, with great music and a great cruising culture: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Read MoreThe Aston Martin CC100 Speedster concept is here, and she's a beauty. A V12-powered birthday present with a historic lineage and an advanced, hand-built carbon fiber body.
Read MoreWhat you are watching has not been slowed down. It has not been edited to make it more enraging, nor more hilarious. This is the qualifying for the World Touring Car Championship race at Salzburg.
Read MoreThe Ford Mustang that portrayed "Eleanor" in the Gone in 60 Seconds remake (that's the one with Nic Cage) just sold for $1,000,000 at the Mecum Indianapolis auction.
Read MoreMaps are among the essential items to take whenever you're in a car. These days they mostly come in GPS form, but back in the day there were times when you'd have to figure out exactly where you are based on nothing but the surrounding features and a map.
Read MoreSpeed bumps are a menace, especially for people who have low cars. You have to drive really slowly over them or find a new route. Or you tell the town to remove the speed bump because you're really rich and can do things like that.
Read MoreThere is a prominent rumor that despite its new internal code, the 2014 Mercedes S-Class is built on the same architecture as the old model. How similar do they look, though?
Read MoreWhen you think of iconic cities, most people get images of notable landmarks, buildings, and skylines. London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, New York has the Empire State, LA has those cheap sheet metal letters that spell Hollywood. But there's distinctive mobile landmarks as well — the distinctive cars of cities.
Read MoreWe already know the happiest looking cars ever built, but what about the saddest looking ones?
Read MoreThis McLaren 12c reportedly caught on fire at a race this week. We know McLaren wanted to compete with Ferrari, but maybe they shouldn't have been so rigorous.
Read MoreThis Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow-based pickup is strikingly well executed. Look how great that rear quarter window looks, and how nicely trimmed and finished the bed is. This pickup is so freaking classy it makes me want to crap brie.
Read MoreWhat's the most expensive one-way commercial flight with no buses, cars or trains taking you from one airport to the other? Jalopnik readers started booking and this is what they found.
Read MoreThe Fiat 500 Abarth is one of our favorite cars around here. It's like a muscley little bulldog, perhaps if Lewis Hamilton's dog was made into a car. Now there's a version with even more manly looks and you could drive it... If you live in Europe.
Read MoreEver wanted a Fisker Karma? Feeling undeterred by the company's failure, political problems and probable bankruptcy? Now's your chance, as used Karmas are now selling for less than half of what they went for new.
Read MoreRob Ford, the wacky, racially insensitive Toronto mayor who's feeling the heat today after Gawker reported (and other news outlets have corroborated) that there exists a video of him smoking crack cocaine, is also embroiled in another Canadian scandal involving cars and fridge magnets.
Read MoreAuthorities in Texas today announced that the cause of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in the small town of West has been determined to be... undetermined. At the moment, anyway. There are three causes they cannot yet rule out: an intentional act, an issue with the plant's electrical system, and a golf cart.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Found Michigan, Maximum Attack and Gigaom.
Read MoreYou are sitting 350 meters above the Galichstry district in Russia. You are on the tallest abandoned structure in Russia, and yes, you are shitting yourself.
Read MoreThis week, the city of Detroit appointed its fifth police chief in five years, Jesus Christ. James Craig, the former chief of the Cincinnati Police Department, reports for duty under emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
Read MoreScrew cars, this next chapter Fast and Furious is all about muscle. You've got Vin Diesel's muscles, you've got Dwayne Johnson's muscles, and even Michelle Rodriguez comes back from the dead to show you how to hurt others. At least she's got a Jensen Interceptor. Also, it turns out Spain has the world's longest landing strip.
Read MoreMy friend Galen has a real knack for finding interesting old movies and slides at tag sales and other similar piles of trash. He's even found footage of Hitler before, but I'm more excited about this find: a home movie of the 1946 Indy 500.
Read MoreHow much does it cost to fly from New York to Dubai? What if you want to fly first class? What if you want to leave tomorrow?
Read MoreSydney has been having a big problem with oversized trucks driving into tunnels that are too low. So Sydney needed a stop sign that is absolutely impossible to miss. Here it is and it's amazing.
Read MoreIn the late 1980s and early 1990s, the McLaren-Honda partnership was one of the most successful in all of motorsports. Their five year partnership netted four world championships and a second. And starting in 2015, they want to recapture that magic once again.
Read MoreWe didn't even have enough time for a proper mourning period for Michigan State University's Morrill Hall, which is about to be torn down. It caught fire just as demolition began.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Brojackson, Speedhunters, Petrolicious, and Hooniverse.
Read MoreRelayRides, the car-sharing program that lets car owners rent out their vehicles to other people for fun and profit, has been forced to shut down in the state of New York. Looks like you're stuck with Car2Go or Zipcar, New Yorkers.
Read MoreToday we heard about a prototype truck for Africa that you and your best buds can build in 11.5 hours. What would it take to get you behind the wheel?
Read MoreThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class officially debuted today in Germany. It has cameras that look at the road to control chassis settings and the promise of a lot of great tech. It speaks for itself. So to reveal it, Merc went understated with an arsenal of cars, an Airbus A380, Niki Lauda, and an Alicia Keys concert.
Read MoreA Detroit man in his 60s was stabbed inside a gas station on the city's northwest side Saturday morning while a couple of customers stood and watched nearby. One of the customers is shown in the surveillance footage asking for his change as the scuffle unfolds.
Read MoreThis is the OX. It's got a center seat like a McLaren F1, and can seat up to 13 people or carry eight 44 gallon drums or three pallets. Designed to get Africa moving, it's so simple that the company says three people can build one in 11.5 hours using only normal tools and skills.
Read MoreFifty-one miles isn't terribly long as far as road trips go. But what if you're sideways the entire time? That's exactly what driver Johan Schwartz did in a BMW M5 recently, and it won him a Guinness World Record.
Read MoreThe U.S government's green car program has been under scrutiny with the recent failure of two of the companies that received the loan, including coverage of a $675 million lawsuit by an inventor claiming he was denied funding for his inflatable electric car company because of politics. What hasn't gotten much scrutiny is the unsuccessful serial inventor behind the lawsuit.
Read MoreMichigan State University is finally taking down Morrill Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus and one of the last structures remaining from when the school wasn't even known as MSU.
Read MoreBernie Ecclestone, the man who holds the keys to Formula One, will reportedly be indicted for bribery in Germany within the next month. If convicted, he could face nearly a decade in jail and be out of Formula One before the end of the year. It's confusing. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreAt an event to celebrate 15 years of Gran Turismo at the Silverstone Circuit, Polyphony Digital dropped some big news: Gran Turismo 6 is coming for Playstation 3 before the end of the year. It looks incredible. This is what we know.
Read MoreMinnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a marriage equality law yesterday and the City of Minneapolis celebrated last night by lighting up the I-35W bridge like this. It looks like the final stage from Mario Kart.
Read MoreThe 24hrs of Nurburgring and the Monaco Grand Prix are back to back this year! Naturally I had to see both races and connect them with an awesome road trip through Europe. I know… so ridiculously awesome!
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Vice, The New York Times, Hooniverse, and Hemmings.
Read MoreDon't panic. A nuclear device was in fact lost, but that device is used to determine the density of the ground, and not hold the world at bay while you laugh on the Big Screen at the UN. Still, it's potentially dangerous and the people who lost it would very much like it back.
Read MoreYesterday, we covered the ongoing saga of a GT-R owner who had complaints about work done by Forged Performance. The complaint thread had gone viral across many car forums, and now Forged seems to be lashing out at some of their detractors.
Read MorePontiac Grand Am, meet garbage truck. Garbage truck, meet Pontiac Grand Am. Now garbage truck, eat that Grand Am.
Read MoreRight now the limit to be considered drunk while driving is a blood alcohol level of 0.08. If the National Transportation Safety Board gets its way, that will change to a BAC of 0.05. That means you'll really need to watch what you drink before you drive.
Read MoreThis guy's plan failed, and he's in way more trouble than his cheap-ass would have ever been in if he'd just paid the tolls, but I can't help but admire the guy. To get out of paying tolls, this trucker repainted his truck to look like an army truck and made up a top-secret missile-hauling story. This man hates tolls.
Read MoreDespite "falling in love" with Detroit while filming a movie here, Ryan Gosling is not running for mayor of our troubled city, thus meaning residents will have to endure another four years of decidedly un-handsome leadership.
Read MoreNic Cage didn't earn his reputation as "America's sweetheart" for no reason. No sir. The man acted in National Treasure, Gone In 60 Seconds, Ghost Rider, and many other high caliber films. But now he takes on his greatest acting challenge: An ad for the BAIC Senova D-Series. And he nails it!
Read MoreCar dealers across the country are feeling threatened by Tesla's model of selling their cars directly rather than through independent franchises. But North Carolina may go further than any other state has gone by making it illegal for Tesla to bypass dealerships.
Read MoreHey, you know how it is sometimes. You spend close to half a million dollars on a luxury car, you start to have problems with it, and then your dealership fixes it with shoddy used parts so you're forced to take a sledgehammer to it in public. We've all been there, right?
Read MoreRochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press wrote an interesting column today. To some extent, it serves as a pleasant offering a day after after Stephen Henderson's piece in Sunday's paper about some of the city's biggest development projects being behind on loans, or today's report from Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr that Detroit's finances are fucked.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Wired: Danger Room, Petrolicious and Business Insider.
Read MoreGenerally, when someone puts a quarter of a million dollars into an already expensive car like a Nissan GT-R, they don't expect the car to be a cluster of shoddy work and bad decisions, which is exactly what one enthusiast is alleging against a well known tuning company.
Read MoreSilverstone Auctions will ask the very same question when this Mini Clubman from the historic Longbridge factory will go under the hammer after being lost for 30 years.
Read MoreYour chances of winning a big lottery jackpot like the Mega Millions are somewhere around 1 in 135 million. But what are your odds of winning if you get ALL THE LOTTERY TICKETS because you stole them when you rammed your car into a convenience store?
Read MoreRoboCop rises just as the city of Detroit plummets further into a nightmarish financial abyss, just in time to protect a handful of residents from the fiscal shitstorm on the horizon. The future is here and it's in many ways as bad as what science fiction predicted.
Read MoreBuena Vista Township has plenty of shit to deal with right now.
Read MoreThe good news, both manufactured and unplanned, continues to roll in for Tesla. The company issued its first ever profit. Consumer Reports says the Model S is the best car they've ever tested. Now another bit of good news has dropped: The Model S had a better sales quarter than its gas-powered German counterparts.
Read MoreThere’s a pretty damning report out that suggests cars sold in Brazil are much less safe than nearly identical models sold in North America and Europe, contributing to much higher rates of fatal crashes just as the country’s auto market booms.
Read MoreI was once told, in a dark, back-alley Gchat conversation, that a friend of mine didn't know how to change a tire.
Read MoreWelcome to Used Car Face Off, where we find two similar or similarly priced used cars and ask you which one you would buy. Choose wisely!
Read MoreRichard Branson, creator of the Virgin conglomerate which owns all of your airplanes and music-makers, lost a bet with fellow billionaire Tony Fernandes. The result is the terrible monstrosity you see here.
Read MoreWhat does a badge say about a car? I’m not talking about the four rings on an Audi or the bow-tie on a Chevy, but the way the model name is written on the back. If it’s in block letters, is it going to be a serious and uptight car? If it’s in erratic-looking script, is it an erratic-looking car?
Read MoreThe Monaco Grand Prix is the most glamorous race to win on the F1 calendar. The history, the prestige, the glamor. It's truly an honor. But the race that everyone really wants to win is their home grand prix. Fernando Alonso won in Spain once a few years ago, but hasn't done it again since.
Read MoreBMW is planning pricing for its i3 electric car to come in around $40,000, or about $32,500 after a federal tax credit, which is pretty darn close to the 3-Series they already sell.
Read MoreFirst of all, what the hell is going on lately? I can't remember the last time we've had so many stolen car reports. And, secondly, what kind of valueless pants-moistening lowlife steals a car from Jay Lamm, the man who brought racing to broke jackasses like myself?
Read MoreThe supercar concept unveiled by Lamborghini at their 50th birthday party tonight has an official name: the Lamborghini Egoista, which literally means "selfish" in Italian. Seriously. I am not joking.
Read MoreMore news tonight from Lamborghini's big 50th anniversary shindig in Italy besides the insane Ecosta concept: the Lamborghini Urus SUV has apparently been confirmed for production. Exciting news for people everywhere with more money than taste.
Read MoreWhat the what? Lamborghini, you sure are great at surprises. First there was the stunning Veneno that showed up unexpectedly at the Geneva Motor Show, and now there's this.
Read MoreHave you ever spent hours digging for the manual in your glovebox, only to realize you lost it years ago and/or spilled coffee on it so now it's useless?
Read MoreThat is a moth, driving a car. The steering wheel is a ball, and the moth walks along the ball to make it go places.
Read MoreListen, people of Planet Earth: you need to stop making Harlem Shake videos. It's not February anymore, and at this point, you're just hurting yourselves. Want proof? Watch this video.
Read MoreA bus driver in Bartow, Florida has been charged with false imprisonment, child abuse, and neglect after pulling over and encouraging two students to fight in her own front yard.
Read MoreGather round kids, because I'm about to tell you a story.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Hooniverse, Hemmings, Petrolicious, and The Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreWe rag on the Sunshine State quite a bit because it seems to be America's capital for bath salt-induced vehicular mayhem and other forms of bizarre criminal behavior. But the dedicated public servants in the Florida Legislature have just done a really good turn: they've criminalized slow driving.
Read MoreAn experimental flying car crashed this morning near a school in Canada. Does this mean it is also the first ever flying car crash? (UPDATED)
Read MoreOne of our readers is the proud owner of a 2013 Mini Cooper JCW which, as part of its package of goodies, gets a set of paddle-shifters mounted behind the steering wheel… except Mini forgot to attach them. Their hilarious apology for this oversight blames an overzealous car and the Mayan calendar.
Read MoreAlthough they have not said it is related to the fertilizer plant explosion last month, federal authorities have charged a paramedic in the town of West, Texas with possession of an explosive device. What's going on?
Read MoreIt's been ten years since Bentley won at Le Mans with the Speed 8, and 90 since they first tried their luck, only to score fourth in 1923 as the only British contender and come back the next year for the win. Naturally, this calls for special edition Continentals and Mulsannes for North America.
Read MoreRacing games are pretty straightforward: you offer some cars, you drive around some racetracks, you add new paint and spoilers. Not everyone follows this formula.
Read MoreIn 2010, famed rally driver Tommi Makinen set a record for fastest run around the Nürburgring in a Subaru Impreza, lapping the track in 7 minutes and 55 seconds in a WRX STI Spec C. A few weeks ago, a group of British tuners set out to see if they could beat that record.
Read MoreThe school district in Buena Vista Township, located right outside Saginaw, has been on the national radar lately for not holding class in over a week because it has no money.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Ate Up With Motor, Car And Driver, Wired: Autopia, The Truth About Cars, and Foreign Policy.
Read MoreIt's hard to know what to be more astounded by: the look of this crimson wraith or the fact that it's based on a Valiant chassis, with a Slant-6 and everything. Whatever reason you choose, Virgil Exner Sr's 1960 XNR (get it?) concept is stunning.
Read MoreThe fact that the Volkswagen Beetle was the idea of Adolf Hitler and designed by the same guy who came up with a bunch of Nazi tanks didn't make the car too popular in post-war Britain. In fact, they gave it "two to three years at most" in the early '40s.
Read MoreThe limited edition pack is a free upgrade for the fastest forty buyers available for all Seven models, and includes getting the best ignition key ever. I would buy one just for that.
Read MoreThere's national watercooler talk about Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey, his spirited interviews and whether subjects like him, Sweet Brown and Antoine Dodson are just being exploited by reporters and meme-makers. Detroit's Fox 2 wants in on that action, apparently.
Read MoreAs you likely know, famous auto customizer Dean Jeffries died this weekend. While many of the cars and techniques Jeffries created are well known, Jeffries himself was a bit more reserved about his own accomplishments than certain contemporaries of his, and as a result, probably isn't as well known as he deserves. Let's try to fix that, starting with these eight facts:
Read MoreNo pun intended, but Evo just got themselves an Evo. Editior-in-chief Harry Metcalfe bought one of the 220 Giallo Ginestra special edition late Integrales and he's aiming to share.Evo Diaries is just great. Fashion experts, not much editing, no music, and lots of details about interesting cars. And trust me, there's a lot to know about the Lancia Integrale Evo 2...
Read MoreA lot of the time, the Gumball 3000 is everything that is wrong with modern car culture. But this year there's a Batman Tumbler competing. Now, there's a purpose built prototype race car running too. Does this mean that Gumball can now be considered cool?
Read MorePatrick found this article about a Subaru Forester with wood paneling and it got us thinking about the once popular concept, which was had its heyday in the first half of the 20th century but reappeared in the '70s and '80s on various vehicles. It's time for a comeback.
Read MoreThe Associated Press reported Monday that a nuclear power plant on the western edge of the state had a "very slightly radioactive water" spill over the weekend, which should probably be alarming, but, in fact, is no big deal.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from US News & World Report, Jacobin, Autocar, and Racer.
Read MoreGran Turismo, one of the greatest racing game series ever, turns 15 this year. There is an event May 15th at the Silverstone Circuit where Polyphony Digital will celebrate that anniversary and make "exciting announcements about its future." Gran Turismo 6, anyone?
Read MoreToday was a big day for Elio Motors, the startup automaker that seeks to build hyper-efficient three-wheel cars at a former GM truck plant in Shreveport, La. They unveiled their latest prototype and announced their North American suppliers in Michigan today. Meanwhile, things aren't so great for them back home.
Read MoreTesla beat revenue estimates by $70 million, coming in at $562 million for the quarter instead of a projected $492 million. That's a return of $0.12 per share, beating earlier projections and earning $0.03 per share. This is their first profitable quarter.
Read MoreThis is a 2004 BMW M3 CSL, which stands for Coupé Sport Leichtbau. It could be the best E46 ever made if it had a manual transmission. Unfortunately, it came with an upgraded SMG semi-automatic which wasn't as good that the six-speed manual in the base car.
Read MoreNorth American GM boss Mark Reuss has responded to our exclusive story about Chevy's rear-wheel drive plans with a plea, of sorts, to help him figure out how to make it happens. Put on your thinking caps, boys and girls, we need to get this done.
Read MoreA 90-year old man was out grocery shopping when he fell. He was in pain, but store staff helped him get to his car so he could drive home. Once he got home, he realized he couldn't get out of his car and the battery died. He lived in the car, without water, for four days.
Read MoreThe namesake hosts of "Drew & Mike," the highest-rated duo on Detroit radio, are leaving their home station of WRIF. Apparently no one at WRIF got that memo.
Read MoreHere's your unexpected outcome story of the day. Honda produces an ad that features a CR-V driving through a mysterious vortex in the middle of the house. The result? They get sued by artists who made an actual house with a mysterious vortex in it. Whaaaaa?
Read MoreWhether or not they call it a Chevelle, GM's now very explicit plans are to build a vehicle in the same mold as their once extremely successful RWD car, probably sharing a platform with a new Australian model. Here's everything we think we know.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, which floated taxpayer-funded loans to Fisker Automotive and four other companies, has been taking a lot of heat lately in the wake of Fisker's troubles. Critics now have another reason to be angry: The Vehicle Production Group.
Read MoreEarly Sunday morning, the driver of a red two-door convertible got into a fight with a pedestrian in Daytona Beach, Fla. That unidentified driver started to take off rather than continue fighting. But according to Daytona Beach Police, and witnesses at the scene, he didn't.
Read MoreSurviving the apocalypse could come down to a single car chase, or a long war with mutant bikers. Sam Sheridan spent three years training for armageddon for his book Disaster Diaries: How I learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Apocalypse and explains how he learned to prepare with help from Hollywood's stunt drivers.
Read MoreIf Jalopnik were to start handing out Parent of the Year awards, Seattleites Holly Johnson and her husband would have to be the top choices. They found the solution to distracted driving that we have LITERALLY BEEN PREACHING FOR YEARS — they bought their teenager a car with a stick shift. Huzzah!
Read MoreSpeaking to a group of reporters in Italy this morning, Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo made a few "promises" about the brand's direction: production will be kept limited, and engines will remain powered by gasoline.
Read MoreOne of history's preeminent automotive sculptors and engineers passed away at home on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Dean Jeffries, also known as "Deano" began pinstriping cars with the legendary Von Dutch in Lynwood, California, in the early 1950s.
Read MoreAnother year, another Gumball 3000 rally, where overly-entitled millionaires will dart from one end of a continent to another in their fancy, fancy supercars. This year will be unique because another famous rich dude will be making an appearance: Batman.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from McLaren, The Truth About Cars, Motherboard and Hemmings.
Read MoreSterling Heights is a relatively quiet Detroit suburb home to the plant where Chrysler 200s and Dodge Avengers are built. It also has a city councilman who allegedly stopped a random construction vehicle in his neighborhood with his body and then called 911 screaming "EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY."
Read MoreI've seen dozens of videos where a guy puts his mom in the passenger seat of his fast car and then scares her with it. Finally, somebody made a video where mom drives the car and scares the crap out of her son.
Read MoreWe've all been there. Walking on the streets or driving down the road, looking at the same car that's been standing there for who knows how long. A car we wanted to save, but couldn't for some reason.
Read MoreCryptozoologists have long been searching for photographic proof of the rare Bipedal Half-Cat, a strange and beautiful feline creature with only two limbs and a tail. It's normally far too clever to be photographed by normal means, but a Google Street View car has taken the first known photograph of one.
Read MoreThe top image from today's AOTD showing the steps of production reminded how useful the animated GIF is in demonstrating how a car works. What's the most educational automotive GIF out there?
Read MoreSpocks both past and present face off in a battle of wits and driving in this hilarious Audi video posted to YouTube yesterday. There's Leonard Nimoy besting Zachary Quinto at chess, singing the "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins," and using a vulcan nerve pinch. There's also a lot of smack talk.
Read MoreI saw this in my neighborhood the other day, and screeched to a nice dangerous stop to take some pictures. Since I came to Retro's defense, I've been hyper aware of all the Retro cars on the road, and when I saw this prime example of Class 3/Synthetic Comprehensive goodness, I had to stop.
Read MoreThe Google Self-driving car is one of those technologies that everyone knows will have a major impact on society but no one knows quite the when or how or, importantly, who. According to Elon Musk, he'd like Tesla Motors to be the "who."
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Vanity Fair, The Truth About Cars, Hooniverse and Wired: Autopia.
Read MoreVW's Walter de Silva recently said he is "convinced that a small roadster wouldn't be the worst thing for Volkswagen." It's probably the opposite of the worst thing. The worst thing would be the company going out of business.
Read MoreTerrafugia made big waves last year with the introduction of the Transition, the first flying car. Sure, it was more of a driving plane than a flying car, but it brought a dream everyone has had to life. They're already planning a successor to the first model, and it'll go 200 MPH, take off vertically, and do other crazy things.
Read MoreIt's a strange feeling when you kind of agree with something that Charles Manson did. It's not a good feeling. But I just learned that Charles Manson's insane "Helter Skelter" global race war fever dream used battalions of VW and Porsche-based dune buggies as key components, and I gotta say, at least in this one detail, it makes sense.
Read MoreNissan made two golden GT-Rs. One to be auctioned for the Usain Bolt Foundation, and one for the world's fastest man himself.
Read MorePeople complain about the lack of passing in Formula One. People complain about how NASCAR drivers only turn left. So what if there was a race series that had a ton of passing and turned left and right? Well, there is. It's called IndyCar, and you need to start watching now.
Read MoreWe all anthropomorphize cars, but sometimes it gets a little nasty. Especially when you throw a rod.
Read MoreMad Men, aside from being a fascinating look at how booze-soaked office jobs used to be, also frequently provides some compelling views into automotive history, as seen through the lens of advertising. This week's episode referenced a new Chevy project called the XP-887 project. We know it as the Vega.
Read MoreYou guys are the best at finding things, and we here at Jalopnik are forever indebted to all of our readers for helping out one of our own. We're not opposed to trying to return the favor, so why not help us help another fellow Jalop and find this Acura Integra.
Read MoreCould you really stand the thought of a diesel Mazda Miata? Mazda engineers are apparently toying with the idea of the fourth-generation of the roadster, due in the next couple of years, being available with a super-efficient, yet totally uncharacteristic, engine.
Read MoreThough they already have a Dodge Charger, a BMW 5-Series, a Bentley, a Mercedes-Benz SLS, a Ferrari FF, and a Lamborghini Aventador, it appears as if the Dubai police department really just needed an Aston Martin One-77 just to make their collection really pop.
Read MoreAnother day, another recall- and another Toyota recall at that. The company says more than 11,000 FJ Cruisers have lights that are just too powerful and do not comply with federal safety standards that are supposed to prevent blinding other drivers at night.
Read MorePorsche's still has a bunch of super-hybrid 918 Spyders for sale if you want one, but you better get one now, because they're totally gonna be sold out you guys, so can you just please buy one, pretty please?
Read MoreWelcome to Used Car Face Off, where we find two similar or similarly priced used cars and ask you which one you would buy. Choose wisely!
Read MoreWelcome to Found Around The Quarter, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a city that is known for being Big and Easy, with great music and a great cruising culture: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Read MoreA late-night ride turned into a road-rashing crash for a motorcyclist in upstate New York last night. Worse than the injuries, which thankfully were minor, was the jerkbag driver of the black Suzuki Vitara who hit him and then fled the scene.
Read MoreThe Solar Impulse, a one-person plane powered only by the light emanating from the sun, has completed the first leg of a nationwide journey after it landed in Phoenix, Arizona today.
Read MoreIn my first full day as your humble weekend Jalop, it pains me to bring you all sad news. Aston Martin has reportedly discontinued the V12 Vantage, and thus it departs from our earthly realm.
Read MoreLast week, air traffic controllers across the country were furloughed as a result of budget cuts by the federal government known as the sequester. Delays mounted quickly, but service was speedily restored when Congress realized they were inconvenienced slightly. What would happen, though, if this went on longer?
Read MoreAlright, this is going to be one of the nastier things you read this week. I promise.
Read MoreRemember that horrific "custom" Monster Energy-themed Mazda 626 that popped up on Craigslist a few weeks ago? Of course you do. You can't un-see stuff like that. We were quick to dogpile on that car because of its hideous looks, but it turns out there's kind of a sad and touching story there.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Autoweek, Car and Driver, Mulsanne Corner and Architect Magazine.
Read MoreLet's hop in the DeLorean and travel back to late 2009, back when Suzuki was battered and on the ropes but still alive in the U.S. However, they had one last ace up their sleeves: the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi.
Read MoreThe Koenigsegg Agera R is hand built by craftsmen in Sweden. Every example appears to be a work of art, and reviews tend to say that too. But one former owner says it's the opposite. In fact, he says the Agera R he was buying was "a hunk of shit." Koenigsegg doesn't see it that way.
Read MoreAnd now it's time for your feel good story of the day. It's about robots, too!
Read MoreJust what is up with the BMW 1-Series these days, anyway? The small coupe we Americans get was replaced with a new three- or five-door hatch in the European market back in 2011 called the F20. That hasn't come stateside yet, and reportedly, its successor might not either.
Read MoreThe airline industry has changed a lot since the glorious sixties and seventies, when luxury was not compromised by fuel economy and the need for extra seats. Still, Jalopnik readers know that if you got the dough, airlines can still put on a show.
Read MoreAt this point, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is a chicken running around with its head cut off, having press conferences and media sit-downs just to remind people he's still the mayor even though he essentially has no control under the city's new emergency manager.
Read MoreSome total pansy killjoys are now complaining that two Indian pilots put the lives of 166 passengers in danger when they ceded control of their plane to two flight attendants.
Read MoreWhen you think Russian dash cams, you think of low flying fighter jets, random gunfire, and cows spilling out of trucks. We see so much of it that we think this is normal in Russia. But for all the weird, there is even more good that occurs. Here's a feel-good compilation to start your weekend.
Read MoreA fire at a car dealership in the Toronto suburb of Thornhill this week destroyed several Jaguars and Land Rovers, one of which reportedly belonged to Canadian actor Aubrey Graham, who most people know as Jimmy from Degrassi. These days he calls himself Drake for some reason.
Read MoreKERS, as we've all explained to our grandmas, is the Kinetic Energy Recovery System that's in use on F1 cars to give them momentary bursts of power, like the TURBO button in a video game. The system uses energy recovered from braking, and there's something very satisfying about storing wasted energy and then spitting it back out as an extra burst of speed.
Read MoreThe new Jaguar F-Type roadster is obscenely sexy. I think it's one of the best-looking sports cars to come out in years. But what are you, the discriminating car buyer, supposed to do if you're a roof enthusiast? Jaguar has an answer to that, and here it is. Kind of.
Read MoreSupposedly, you can't get something for nothing. But what if you wanted that something really badly? What if you offered access to "hot bitches" to get it? What if you kissed unbelievable amounts of ass in your quest? And most importantly, what if you knew Tim Tebow in high school?
Read MoreHere's your chance to own a house that "belonged" to Missionary-Tracey Elaine Blair, the 2012 presidential candidate you've never heard of.
Read MoreDesigner and businessman Dilip Chhabria says he's planning to build a factory as soon as next year in order to put the into production this Avanti supercar, which is powered by a forced-induction four-cylinder engine (possibly an EcoBoost) and will have a price of somewhere around $50,000. Could this be India's first supercar?
Read MoreOne of the great accomplishments of Nazi Germany's war machine was a jetpack that propelled their soldiers into the sky. It was a fantastical device whose story has been told many times on the web and it would be even more impressive if it weren't the propaganda of a Holocaust denier disguised as history.
Read MoreSteve Jobs is dead, which means that we can say whatever we want about him in speculative articles that smash together everyone's favorite highly searched subjects like they were mixin's at Marble Slab and wrap them up in a waffle cone made of bullshit fancy.
Read MoreLet's make it simple! If you're on a racetrack that's not a drag strip and you don't need to shift down to second while completing a lap, you're either in the car with the most torque on the planet, or you're on the wrong track. Corners make life better and keep tire companies alive.
Read MoreIf you are one of those rich people who doesn't get stuck in economy class, your airline will probably give you some reward of some kind. If you pay enough, you get more than just a red carpet boarding line.
Read MoreWhoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, Detroit News? Stop. Just stop. This list? Let's stop right here. No more. I'm not here for who you think are the 50 hottest WAGs and, based on the comments, neither are the rest of your readers.
Read MoreMost of us spend months, maybe years, of our lives behind the wheel of a car. In that time you see some pretty crazy shit. Jalopnik readers had a few ideas about what's not cool while driving.
Read MoreWomp, womp. That sad trombone you hear meekly intoning in the background is crippled Japanese automaker Mitsubishi trying to desperately to make it seem as if they're selling cars in the United States. If they spun any harder they'd drill through the earth and pop out in Japan… where people still buy Mitsubishis.
Read MoreWe spend a lot of time talking about cars used in racing or hoonage, but we seldom talk about the best and most important use a car can possibly have: the distribution of delicious ice cream. But you can't be some bitch-ass punk if you wanna run in the ice cream truck game! You gotta be hardcore!
Read MoreA federal judge in Detroit today sentenced a former General Motors engineer and her husband to prison time for stealing technology secrets from the company, with the goal of selling them to Chinese carmakers.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we've got reports from Hooniverse, Top Gear, and Speed Hunters.
Read MoreDamn those BMWs. When they aren't parked across multiple handicapped spaces or being generally awesome to drive, they're sparking fires that ruin other people's cars at airports. Seriously.
Read MoreOccasionally, we get the go-ahead to do super-geeky articles that probably only reflect our own personal fetishes. I usually do weird Beetle variants, and today's no different. This one is particularly interesting, since it's one of the few cases of an out-of-production car being resurrected.
Read MoreA couple were attempting to steal gas from an Australian gas station when the driver panicked, drove off, and managed to throw his accomplice into the air with the tearing fuel line.
Read MoreA Somalian-born Muslim cab driver, who also happens to be a U.S. Army Reserve veteran of the Iraq War, says that one of his recent customers, a man furious over the Boston Marathon bombings, broke his jaw during a disagreement in Northern Virginia.
Read MoreRemember how the 2014 Corvette Stingray had a frame that was 99 pounds lighter than the outgoing C6 'Vette? Remember how excited we all were? Well, the frame might be lighter, but the car is 90 pounds heavier. Cue sad trombone.
Read MoreThis morning's video of the Toyota Camry driver who repeatedly brake checked a Mini Cooper was further proof that there is a sizable portion of the population who have no business being behind the wheel of a car. Ever.
Read MoreYou know how most people will just honk their horns or shake their fists when they get cut off on the highway and then forget about it? This Toyota Camry driver isn't most people. A dash cam video captured his insane acts of road rage on a California highway.
Read MoreEveryone loves the E30 M3. Its boxy fender flares, manic four-cylinder engine and race-bred talents make it a blast to drive even today. But can it hold its own against an M3 from the modern era?
Read MoreWhile the idea of fixing or maintaining a Ferrari in your own driveway may seem laughable, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 328 is possibly the last model that a shade tree mechanic could realistically tackle. If you’re up to the challenge its up to you to say if some Ferrari DIY is worth this car’s IOU.
Read MoreOwing to dreams of Brock Racing Enterprises heroics, most of the love for Datsun’s venerable 510 is reserved for the two-door. While not quite so raceriffic, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’70 longroof is still pretty dreamy. That is, unless its price gives you nightmares.
Read MoreWhile unabashedly retro in factory form, for some Chrysler’s PT Cruiser just wasn’t old school enough. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom PT incorporates even more Plymouth parts of yore, but is its price far too modern?
Read MoreThanks to Herman Melville, Captain Ahab’s OCD has made the term White Whale synonymous with elusive objects of desire. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Merkur Scorpio is both white and rare, but will its price have you saying thar she blows?
Read MoreIn the classic film, Eating Raoul, Paul Bartel’s character derisively announces that he and his wife, played by Mary Woronov, do not swing. The pair do however off swingers to steal their cash. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Dodge is said to have once appeared in the TV show Swingers, but is its price worth killing for?
Read MoreBMW never offered a wagon edition of the E34 M5 - or its 3.8 engine for that matter - in the USA. That hasn't stopped enterprising individuals from rectifying that situation, and today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’93 is just such a result.
Read MoreNed Flanders drove a Metro, and when implored by his wife Maude to go faster so as to escape a clingy Homer Simpson, he screamed I can’t, it’s a Gee-ohhh! Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom pickup may be similarly lethargic and Geo-riffic, but will you find its price to be completely cartoonish?
Read MoreIt goes without saying that in general Toyota’s Camry is the automotive equivalent of warm milk laced with Ambien. Contrastingly, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe All-Trac is ugly enough to keep you up at night, but is its price worth losing sleep over?
Read MoreCalled “El Cedes”, by its seller, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom El Camino carries so much audacity that you may wonder if it has room for anything else. Of course it’s up to you to determine if its price is also weighing it down.
Read MoreJust so there’s no confusion, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Hilux is a pickup that’s white over black, while a Hydrox is a cream-filled cookie that’s black over white. See the difference?
Read MoreTwo years before VW rocked U.S. hot hatchlings with their GTI, sister brand Audi was applying the moniker to their three-box fox. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe GTI is totally foxy, but does it come with a price that will make you think it’s a dog?
Read MoreWhile they say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Alfa Milano Verde could live in your own back yard. That is of course, if the seller isn't asking for too much of your green.
Read MoreOnce called der wolf in der kleidung eines schafes, the Mercedes 500E was as subtle in its appearance as it was brutal in its performance. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom 500E is like a wolf on amyl poppers, but will its price pull the wool over your eyes?
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe E36 says it’s a project that’s seventy-five percent done. You’ll need to determine if the car and its price are together a project worth that final twenty-five.
Read MorePorsche’s 901 served for so very long that it’s not a shock to find an earlier edition mimicking a later model’s duds. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1977 911 is just such a clone, but will its price have you saying play it again, Sam?
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1992 Mercury X-wing was built for the Dumball rally. Whether or not you’re a Star Wars geek, you can still tell that the force is strong with this one, but is it also with its price?
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Maserati is all about the fours. Not only is it named Quattroporte - after its having that many doors - but it’s also shed its four-cam engine for one with fewer cams and, you guessed it, 440 cubic inches. Will you find however, that its price is worth forking over?
Read MoreAt $8,699, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Porsche 968 may be ironically priced, but that’s not the only irony bestowed on it, there’s also the matter of its mill.
Read MoreCanada isn’t famous just for robot space arms and sparkly ginger ale, they also were once noted for building Mercury-badged pickups. One of those -today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe M100 - may look like a Ford, but will its price have you saying oh Canada?
Read MoreAudi’s Quattro takes its name from the fact that it is able to spin all four of its wheels. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1983 Quattro may be one of only 664 cars ever officially spun over to the U.S., but will its price make your head spin?
Read MoreThe advertising character Joe Isuzu gained fame for constantly lying about Isuzu’s cars’ capabilities. One thing’s for sure, no matter what Joe might have said about today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Rodeo, it couldn’t possibly exceed the audacity of the truth.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe M3 is claimed to be one of only 5 convertibles in the US. It also comes with a bit of a mystery so while you’ll get to weigh in on how much the seller is asking, you’ll also get to decide if its really a con he is masking.
Read MoreWhile the Ariel Atom takes the prize for open-everything motoring, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe minimalist Miata will give it a run for its money. It’s up to you to say whether this mad Mazda is worth running for your money.
Read MoreWe've all got favorite cars. One of those cars exists in our minds as a hypothetical über-favorite car, one built from all the best traits of every year our favorite car was made. For most of us, this remains a drool-producing daydream, but not for the people at Singer. They're actually building these no-longer-imaginary cars.
Read MoreWe already know the best cars for eating highway this summer. What is the absolute worst car you could drive instead?
Read MoreListen: when you're in my car, there are rules. You can't just do whatever you want. Don't like it? You're more than welcome to take your chances walking, where you could be struck by falling space debris or subjected to any number of other horrible accidents.
Read MoreWelcome to the Green Hell!
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreThe McLaren P1 is obscenely fast. Ridiculously quick. Especially on track. We just received word that the P1 might have made it around the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in 6:33. That would make it the fastest ever street legal production car to hit the 'Ring. By 15 seconds. Holy shit. (UPDATED)
Read MoreI'm an embarrassingly slow driver, but I was lucky enough to be offered the chance to take part in a two-day race driving class at the Performance Driving Center at Sonoma Raceway and, while it didn't turn me into Mario Andretti, I'd like to pass on some of what I learned to any other rank but hopeful amateurs.
Read MoreWe land in Amsterdam and Ford meets us with a brand new Fiesta ST as we start our trip to the Nürburgring 24 and Monaco, but it's at a random bar we get a message about the wildest racing we might see: The Dïrtburgring. Imagine 24 Hours of LeMons meets Sprint Cars meets Destruction Derby. Europe, you so crazy.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreWho is your favorite Formula One driver? Wait, what's that? You say you don't have one? Poppy cock good sir, poppy cock. You certainly do, and his name is Kimi Raikkonen. Let me tell you why you love him.
Read MoreSometimes the news just flat out sucks. Other times, it makes you feel all tingly. This is one of those times. A National Guardsman wrecked his race car last year before being deployed to Afghanistan. His amazing friends built him a new one while he was gone, and just surprised him with it. Awesome.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreThe Aston Martin V12 Vantage is dead. Long live the V12 Vantage S. 565 horsepower. 205 MPH. Sexy sex sex sex on the outside. But no manual trans on the inside.
Read MoreThis is a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV with a built-in fire extinguisher under the lucky passenger's legs, as it should be with every Italian supercar. But not all SVs have the last line of defense.
Read MoreBMW Design and Pininfarina have teamed up to make this striking-looking one-off, the Gran Lusso Coupé. Revealed today at the Concorso D'Eleganza Villa D'Este, the apostrophe-laden fancy car show by Lake Como in Italy, the gran Lusso may hint at future BMW design directions.
Read MoreForget Dubai and their ridiculous Ferrari FF and Lamborghini Aventador police cars! The only reason for having those is to show off their money. That's not classy at all. This Triumph TR4 on the other hand is the real deal, and it's for sale.
Read MoreI admit, I'm coming into this review biased because this little van took me to India before I even sat in it. I'm happy to say that after driving it, I wasn't disappointed. The Mahindra Maxximo is a machine perfectly suited to its environment, and I respect that. It's also the second-slowest car I've reviewed.
Read MoreChassis number '0201L' from 1960 is the last Aston Martin DB4GT completed in period, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Carrozzeria Bertone. They call it the "Jet Coupé", and Bonhams estimates its value at around $5.8 million.
Read MoreThe first official photos of the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class hit the web this morning, and guess what? It's really nice! Were you expecting something different?
Read MoreSomehow, Volkswagen allowed a group of mad scientists to temporarily take over the Golf program. That's the only explanation I can come up with that accounts for the Design Vision GTI, the 503-horsepower concept that debuted VW's Wörthersee festival.
Read MoreThe 911 Turbo celebrates its 40th birthday this year, so it's only natural that Stuttgart made a new one. As you know already, the 991 Turbo won't have a manual option, but comes with 560 horsepower in the S (520 in the Turbo), longer wheelbase, rear axle steering and all-wheel drive.
Read MoreThis past weekend, the spherical re-entry capsule from the Russian spacecraft Bion-M landed. Inside was a menagerie of mice, lizards, and fish. And while the fact that this was the longest animal-only mission ever, what's really incredible is that their spaceship is a direct descendent of the first ever manned spacecraft.
Read MoreWhat makes Chris Hadfield's space videos so great is how mundane they are. He does the same kind of things you do right in your kitchen, as you can see in this fantastic "Hadfield at Home" parody.
Read MoreToday is the 40th anniversary of the launch of America's first space station, Skylab. Skylab wasn't the first space station ever (that honor goes to the Soviet's Salyut 1), but like many American cars of that same era, it was huge and comfortable in a way not seen since.
Read MoreIt’s springtime! Time to start working on your project car, learn a new wrenching skill, discover what everything is under the hood (and how it works), or just spruce up your daily driver. All month, we’ll be looking back at our best informative, maintenance and DIY articles from Jalopnik’s near 20-year history to get your ride ready for the road.
Read MoreIf you somehow don't have enough Apple in your life already from your phone, tablet and computer (assuming you use Apple products for those things), you might be able to get it in your car soon as well. Maybe. Someone guessed.
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreA crew shooting a Ram truck commercial had a very bad day on Wednesday when the Power Wagon they were filming on a Northern California beach ended up stuck in the ocean for a bit. Say it with us now: Haw-haw!
Read MoreIf you find that a bumpy road broke off the end of one of your old spark plugs, you should probably call a tow truck. Just don't try to MacGyver your car like I did.
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