One of the more overlooked aspects of the Fiat-Chrysler marriage is the relationship among its stepchildren, particularly those preppy, boarding school-educated rapscallions known as Maserati and Alfa Romeo co-mingling with its new, scruffier siblings. This family tree may be important if you want an Alfa Romeo 4C, however.
Read MoreThere’s no question that Lexus created the blueprint for the luxury crossover utility vehicle 15 years ago with the original RX models. The 2014 RX 350 maintains its segment leadership by evolving that original, much-copied formula. The 2013 model year brought a freshened design with the bold brand-signature spindle grille. The line also brought new driving pleasure with the RX 350 F SPORT model. The RX 350 continues in front-wheel drive and all-weather drive models, along with the F SPORT excl
Read MoreThe Lexus GX 460 remains a rarity among luxury SUVs, a full-capability model with exceptional off-road prowess, yet with on-road handling and ride quality that epitomize the Lexus brand. The 2014 model gets the signature Lexus spindle grille for a more distinctive appearance, and the change is also functional thanks to the addition of LEDs (light emitting diodes) for the headlamps, daytime running lights (DRLs) and available foglamps. The GX 460 Premium model becomes the GX Luxury for 2014 wi
Read MoreThe AMC Gremlin is world renowned as one of the most hilariously awkward cars of all time, but in a way that's kind of endearing. What was especially endearing when it first went on sale was its low-low selling price of only $1,879. That's only $11,108 to us future people, and that's a nice price.
Read MoreA frontal shot of the Jaguar CX-17 Concept leaked yesterday, and now a revealing three-quarter view has dropped. It looks like an XJ's brother that's been hanging out too much at the local gym.
Read MoreYou're familiar with the term "land yacht" to describe huge, old, floaty American cars. The world's super-wealthy have a new class of vehicle. I'm calling it the Land Jet, and it's typified by the new 850 horsepower BRABUS S Class.
Read MoreSupercars aren't built for roadtrips. They're loud. They're cramped. They're uncomfortable. There is no storage space. Sounds like a challenge to me. And that's why I'm taking a Lamborghini Aventador to Rhode Island this weekend. Challenge accepted.
Read MoreThe new Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is unfathomably gorgeous. It looks incredible, it's priced to sell, and in CLA45 AMG form it has 360 horsepower from just a 2.0-liter turbo four. Now it's getting suited up for racing duty. Sexy, sexy racing duty.
Read MoreIn order to highlight the most adventurous soul and legendary 4x4 capabilities of the iconic Jeep Wrangler, the new limited-edition, customised Wrangler Polar model will be revealed on the Jeep stand in Frankfurt in the Wrangler four-door configuration, and will boast an all-new Hydro Blue exterior colour matched to a Black interior.
Read MoreWhen choosing a car, you have to take into consideration who might be inside with you as a passenger. If your passenger is also man's best friend, our readers think one of these ten cars might do the trick.
Read MoreYoooooooo bitch, I drove a meth cook's car, and it's the most famous and valuable 1984 Toyota Tercel ever built. And that's because this is Jesse Pinkman's car, and it's fresh off of Breaking Bad. Now it really needs to enter rehab.
Read MoreI recently decided to find out if the Lamborghini Aventador (one of the wildest, widest, and least practical cars on the road) could transport two people and luggage to a wedding four hours away without ruining a suit or setting itself on fire. And guess what? It can! Kind of.
Read MoreYou have 13 of the hottest cars you can buy today sitting in front of you. You also have a bunch of airport runways that were closed off to make a road course. What do you do? You drive the shit out of all of them.
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 case could be made that the 2013 Range Rover is the best all-around vehicle on the market today. It's attractive, it's luxurious on the inside, it's absurdly fast, it off-roads like a beast, and it is remarkably well-engineered. So what happens when you make it smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient and cheaper?
Read MoreThe VW Golf GTI is kind of a cult hero in the car world. It's the car that started the whole hot hatch revolution. A watershed moment in car history. Its brother is the Jetta GLI, which seems nearly forgotten. But it shouldn't be, because it's a seriously fun little car.
Read MoreJust recently, I was at Nissan 360, which is basically the Woodstock of Nissan vehicles, if you replace the music and drugs and free love with lots of cars and food trucks and free pens. Free pens are no substitute for free love, but I did get to drive a lot of interesting things.
Read MoreSome of you think Americans have it bad when it comes to buying a car. With low car prices, cheap gas and a great road network, I say you're one of the lucky ones. Don't believe me? Just check out how much it costs to buy a Prius or FR-S in one of these countries.
Read MoreMuch as we moan about not getting the latest hot hatchback or kei car, we Americans enjoy pretty much the cheapest new car prices and some of the lowest gas prices in the world. Not every country is so new-car friendly.
Read MoreAlmost everyone I know loves hot rods. Almost everyone I know hates fast SUVs. But a fast SUV is the modern hot rod. It. Makes. No. Sense.
Read MoreThe other day you Jalops recommended a whole host of new cars that people should buy, but with the economy slumping along and student loans weighing people down, these days, more often than not, I'm being asked about used cars. Which used cars do you recommend to people?
Read MoreBecause he belongs to an auto journalist, my dog gets to ride in cool-ass cars all the time. Not many canines get to hang out in a Fiat 500 Abarth one week and a Dodge Charger R/T the next. He doesn't even care, though. He just curls up in the back and goes to sleep.
Read MoreIt's easy to understand why people like monster trucks and jet cars: they're big, they're loud, and they're fast. But there's something deeper, and it's remarkably simple.
Read MoreOne of the great things about living on the West Coast is how established the Japanese classic car community is. In many parts of the US, there's still people who laugh at the idea of a Japanese classic car show, but out in Long Beach this past weekend it was clear that Japanese 'nostalgic' cars are serious business indeed.
Read MoreShould the fact that Cadillacs aren't really sold in Lorde's home country of New Zealand completely discredit the song "Royals" or is it a sign that the world thinks higher of Cadillac than some Americans?
Read MoreEveryone on the Internet was up in arms over the Tumbler when photos of it hit the web back in 2004 or 2005 before Batman Begins came out. Now, after three movies of jumping rooftops, blowing stuff up and pancaking cop cars, it's considered one of the best Batmobiles ever.
Read MoreThe automotive media — especially this site — has done all we can to get people to see Ron Howard's Formula One drama RUSH. Why? Ron Howard has done more than make an F1 film, he's made an F1 film worth watching. Now you have to get everyone you know to go see it or else we're probably going to have to wait another decade for more good car films.
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 MoreIf there is a way to race something, people will race it. Enter the Power Racing Series, which is basically souped up Power Wheels built on a budget of $500. It is one of the most ridiculous, crazy, innovative, fun, and dangerous racing experiences I've ever seen, and you need to do it now.
Read MoreThere are many Americans who, at one point, probably didn't understand the allure of a small European hatchback. That's starting to change. What hasn't changed is that many Europeans still don't get big 'Murican trucks.
Read MoreSadly, Bob Wallace has passed away. He was Lamborghini's Chief Test Driver from 1964 to 1975 and the father of the legendary Miura SV Jota and Ferruccio's only hot rod, the Jarama S "Bob."
Read MoreAftermarket accessories can make or break a car. In this case, they break them. You sent us many great suggestions, but these ten are the worst things you can put on your car.
Read MoreForget start buttons! Cars should have proper keys. Or tiny pieces of art you can slide into your pocket. Remember, they're tools for making your machine come alive.
Read MoreJames Hunt is a man who is remembered for his passions. He is revered for his competitive spirit, his immense skill behind the wheel, his devil-may-care attitude, and his hard-partying, womanizing ways away from the track (and sometimes right before a race.) But Hunt also had a passion for social justice that isn’t quite as well-known.
Read MoreBy the time the 1965 Ford Mustang officially went on sale on April 17, 1964, it had been rolling off the assembly line at the Rouge factory in Dearborn, Mich., for about five weeks. Thousands of Mustangs had been shipped to dealers throughout North America so they would be available in showrooms on opening day. However, not all of the cars on display were actually meant to be sold to customers.
Read MoreThe key to success on a racetrack? "Simplify, then add lightness." — according to the father of Lotus, Colin Chapman. These ten tiny racecars take his ideas to a whole new level:
Read MoreHere's a top tip: If a popular tv or movie franchise comes to an end, buy the starring car and keep it in safe storage. Otherwise, it could end up like Roger Moore's 1962 Volvo P1800 from The Saint.
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 MoreThough they're a bit more rare than they used to be, the world still has custom design houses like Pininfarina and Giugiaro. Every so often they're asked to create custom bodywork on already-existing cars, and every so often the result is absolutely stunning. What one-off custom was better than the original?
Read MoreAlain Prost and Ayrton Senna were vicious competitors on the track, never afraid to do whatever it took to outperform the other. It turns out that competitive spirit extended to the commercial side as well, though when it comes to this ad, it looks like a competition over weirdness.
Read MoreThe Citroën DS is one of the greatest cars ever made. Hell, it may even be THE greatest car ever made. Now you have the chance to own a DS previously owned by rock legend Alice Cooper all for the low, low "buy it now" price of $115,000.
Read MoreWe all know what is (sorta) the world's smallest road car. What about racers?
Read MoreLike with all successful crimes, you need some brains to get a car theft done. If you're trying to steal one of the ten following automobiles, you must be an idiot.
Read MoreWhat's that old quote about how clowns are fucking terrifying? Oh yeah, I remember: "Clowns are fucking terrifying." I think it was Winston Churchill. You know what's even more terrifying? A clown riding a car like a horse, controlling the poor vehicle with cruel ropes and the blackest clown magic.
Read MoreSimon Pegg and Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy has had some really stellar movies: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and now The World's End. What's especially interesting about the most recent movie, The World's End, is how much content is conveyed through the use of cars. Oh, and don't worry, there's nothing really spoilery here. No ruined movies for you!
Read MoreWhere is the exit? Where am I? Can you see it? Oh, we just crashed. This is what happens in the following ten locations.
Read MoreEver since this weird Men's Wearhouse ad aired during the season premiere of "Breaking Bad," I haven't been able to get it out of my head. Not because of the bad '80s suit, but because of the car meant to reprsent the "millennial" generation.
Read MoreIt's easy to say which state has the worst drivers (it's the state you live in, no matter where you are), but which one has the best?
Read MoreThere are two reasons why you have to get a loaner vehicle: Either you're far away from your own car, or something's happened to said car and it's in the shop. Chances are, if something's happened to your car, you aren't in good shape, either. Thus, an ouch loaner is in order.
Read MoreIf you're lost on a freeway and have to pull over, logic tells us we should easily be able to turn around. But then sometimes we end up lost in a hellish maze that leads us to no man's land.
Read MoreIf you've ever sat shotgun in a new Porsche Cayenne you know that some cars aren't as roomy on the inside as they look on the outside. Others are masters of space efficiency.
Read MoreYou know that jerk at your local vinatge VW club who made you look like an ass because you couldn't remember what taillights a Fridolin used? That dipshit has it coming. Here's how to get him: ask what the first FWD air-cooled VW was. If he answers at all, it'll probably be "VW Gol." Then laugh at his sorry ass.
Read MoreThis is sort of a shameless plug, but it's for the children, so let's pretend that makes it all okay. I'm doing a food-related installation at San Diego's New Children's Museum, and it's all about food trucks.
Read MoreWhen Matt asked us about our favorite car movies, I defaulted to fond memories watching The Fast & The Furious. I loved it as a kid, and then loved it again for completely different reasons after I outgrew Limp Bizkit and ViS Racing.
Read MoreEvil characters need sweet rides, too. These are ten of the most evil cars ever to hit the silver screen. And I could use at least six of them as daily drivers...
Read MoreJust when you think you've exhausted every possible bizarre story about cars, another one comes skidding out of nowhere and crashes right into your ass. This time it's about two things that I'm not sure I ever thought about simultaneously before: children's literature and Swedish cars.
Read MoreThere's a whole cult of diesel enthusiasts here in the US, and it's a common refrain that the country would be better off if we got the forbidden fruit of Europe's many oil burners not sold Stateside. Is it possible we're better off without them?
Read MoreElon Musk: inspiration for Iron Man, spaceship company boss, powerdick pioneer, hyperloop dreamer, and prominent babymaker. But what's his mind like when he's bored? One Twitter account answers.
Read MoreHere's a true story, proof that if you hang around long enough something bad is going to happen and you'll probably be the cause of it. Such is life. It also remembers a one-in-a-million car guy we lost recently. Read on.
Read MoreWhen Patrick posted a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee video from Regular Car Reviews, I saw a video clip I hadn't seen in years: The reveal of the original 1993 ZJ at the 1992 North American International Auto Show.
Read MoreDiscovering a great car movie is always fun, and there are tons of them out there most of us don't even know about. Here's ten to start with.
Read MoreIs there a way we can tell German automakers to stop carving new niches? We're already well past the point where the words to describe the type of car made any sense – Sports Activity Vehicle may have been the tipping point. But just because German automakers are creating rivals to BMW's British-made, British-branded Mini, does that mean everyone needs one? No.
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 MoreRUSH, Ron Howard's new film about Formula One in the 1970s, might be one of the most important automotive movies of all time. But why is that? And what's it about? And what is Formula One? And why does Daniel Brühl look so pissed off? Before you go see it, this is RUSH, explained.
Read MoreI first heard about the movie Duel back in 2007 and ever since then it has been on YouTube in some form or another. That's great, because it might just be my favorite car movie.
Read MoreThis is what you see if you sit on the rear left seat of a 2014 Mercedes S-Class. The best thing about it? A clever table. One you can actually use for work while on the move.
Read MoreWhen people talk about car movies, they go on endlessly about stuff like Bullitt and The Fast and the Furious and Gone In 60 Seconds. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but there are other car movies worth talking about as well.
Read MoreTo make a great car movie, you have to have some proper gearheads on set to guide you through the process. These ten directors didn't have that. Or good scripts.
Read MoreAuto manufacturing is an over one trillion dollar industry that does the very important jobs of (1) keeping a good percentage of the world's population busy from 9 to 5 and (2) giving us machines to zip around in. But can we, as humans, really be proud of what it produces?
Read MoreIn April 1964, Gail Brown was a 22-year-old Chicago elementary teacher who needed a new car. Like a lot of young people, the brand new Ford Mustang caught her eye. After trading a 1958 Chevy for $400 and borrowing the rest from her parents, she bought a Skylight Blue convertible with a 260 cubic inch V8 on April 15.
Read MoreThere is one movie from the modern era that features the following: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, helicopters, sexy helicopter pilots, a Lotus Esprit, a Lotus Esprit Submarine, funky disco music, and a man with metal teeth. That movie is The Spy Who Loved Me, and it is cinema at its finest.
Read MoreThe kindly loons over at Irwindale Speedway have invited me to participate in something truly, deeply bonkers: skid-plate racing. What is skid-plate racing? Think FWD shitboxes with no back tires spinning around and throwing sparks like crazy.
Read MoreYou know, you can watch Chris Harris driftfully weigh the merits of the Ferrari F40 against the F50 all day long, but those cars will always remain dream cars for most. The rest of us working schlubs are stuck driving old Jeep Cherokees and Subaru Outbacks. But those cars deserve great reviews too!
Read MoreI've never seen a car movie that I'd consider mediocre. They only fit a few categories, and those categories are either pure amazement at how great they are or pure amazement at how bad a movie could be. Let's talk about the bad ones.
Read MoreMovie drag races are different than normal drag races. The burnouts are bigger. They shift more frequently. They take much longer than they should. And they're just more badass. Here are the ten greatest drag races ever seen in cinema history.
Read MoreEveryone's least favorite German tuner, Mansory, now also sells Mansory-branded energy drinks, motor oil and golden iPhones to go with what you see here: The Stallone F1. At least I know what I'll drink at the next show.
Read MoreToday we learned that cars are probably getting too expensive for their own good, and could do with having fewer costly features. So which ones could go away, like, right now?
Read MoreAs part of the Jalopnik Film Festival we've snagged one of these gorgeous Gran Turismo simulators. Want to win it? Since you'll be able to draw your own track in GT6 we want you to draw us your own dream track, put it in the comments, and we'll pick the best one and send the winner this can't-buy-it-anywhere rig, autographed by all the awesome people who'll be at the Film Fest.
Read MoreI'm pretty sure nobody's going to be shocked that I picked The Love Bug as my favorite car movie. But I think what might be surprising is why. I picked the movie not because it's about a sentient '63 VW Beetle — it's really not about that. Fundamentally, The Love Bug is a movie about people who love cars, and love to race them.
Read MoreIt seems like just yesterday I was at Tower Records, flipping past a dozen Mini Truckin' magazines to get to the lone copy of EVO at the back of the shelf. Now, nothing. What happened to the Mini Truck scene?
Read MoreThe drag race is just about the purest contest of speed there is. Two cars (or more) line up together, go at the same time, and the fastest car with the best driver wins. It doesn't get much more honest than that.
Read MoreFrom flying DeLoreans to secret agent Aston Martins, these are the car moments in film that everyone knows, that are ingrained into our collective unconscious.
Read MoreSure, the Aston Martin DB5 is the car everyone thinks of when they think of Britain's suavest secret agent, but his best car is the impossibly cool Lotus Esprit submarine. And now it has sold, probably to an evil genius that definitely isn't me, for $866,000.
Read MoreI'm on a crusade to explain to car snobs living in the United States that we have probably the best car market anywhere in the world. And then this happens.
Read MoreThe rise of tiny LED projectors, steel-strong composites that bend like rubber, and advanced propulsion systems have given designers the ability to make car interiors that appear as beautiful as we hoped cars of the future would look. And these are more than just concepts, they're all for sale now or coming soon.
Read MoreAmerica is very big, and getting from one city to another takes a long-ass time. This means a lot of shitty, shitty highway driving.
Read MoreThe car business is pretty ruthless, and automakers will look for ways to save production costs any way they can. This leads to some unexpected instances of platform-based car design.
Read MoreWhile I love the zen simplicity of Le Mans and the pure vehicular ballet of Ronin, the car film I most enjoy watching is The Blues Brothers. How does the worst era of American cars produce the best American car movie to date? Through destruction, of course.
Read MoreIt's clear what the worst car movies are, but what about the least appropriate star cars? Does it make sense that everyone drives poor-handling muscle cars? Why not sports cars?
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 MoreSome cars are legends in their own right because of their accomplishments on the track, or because they looked good, or because they featured new technology. The BRM V16 Mk 2 is a legend simply because of how it sounds.
Read MoreThe story of Brawn GP is an incredible one. Not only was it a new and independent Formula One race team in 2009, but in its one and only season, it took the Constructor's Championship. It started with nary a sponsor, but by the end of the year, the entire team was scooped up by Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreWe've done the Worst Car For A Roadtrip and the Best Car For A Roadtrip, but Travis' Adventador Wedding Adventure got me thinking. What's the best bad car for a roadtrip?
Read MoreIt's very easy to shit on the richest of the rich for their fantastically over-the-top land jets, but are the ultra-wealthy really so crass about their car purchases?
Read MoreAn invitation to the Hungaroring. An old but cleverly tuned Honda Civic to drive. A mixer friend's birthday the night before. The recipe for my first drive at a Formula-1 track.
Read MoreRemember when Oprah gave away a bunch of Pontiac G6s to her audience in 2004? I have often wondered what I would have done if I had been in that TV studio. Everyone else stood up and cheered, but I would have been like, "I can sell this, right?" That's exactly what one audience member did to finance her dreams.
Read MoreThe Brabus 850 Bi-Turbo iBusiness has a starry night headliner. It has gold tubing in the engine. It has iPads and it has an iMac. It is definitively ostentatious. Can you top it?
Read MoreLike a Franklin Terrace dope fiend jonesin' for those WMDs, Americans are thoroughly addicted to buying new Subarus. Subaru just recorded its best sales month of all time in August, and that's on top of an insane record-breaking sales streak that has lasted well over a year. How did we get so hooked on Subaru?
Read MoreTrying to lap Manhattan as fast as possible is a very bad idea for a number of reasons. Even going at moderate speeds is dangerous and any sustained high-speed driving in Manhattan is asking for serious trouble. But is all high-speed public-roads driving reckless?
Read MoreIn just three weeks, Ron Howard's Formula One epic RUSH will hit theaters and bring the legendary rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to the big screen. It's going to be amazing. How do we know? The early reviews say so.
Read MoreEveryone who has ever seen Senna rocketing around a racetrack in a red-and-white car knows that McLaren and Marlboro go way back. It's just not so well known how close the two are tied, and how much their current operations still reflects that old tobacco money.
Read MoreSometimes when automakers road test a big-budget new car, they try out all of the new mechanical parts in some Frankenstein chassis cobbled together from multiple different vehicles. They're call development mules, and they're often cooler than the finished product.
Read MoreThis is one of those things that I think only really incurable, tragic car geeks like myself will even know what the hell I’m talking about. I’ve been fascinated for a while by this uniquely American car affectation, and I think it’s time to talk about it in public. I’m talking about hood/fender mounted turn signal tell-tales.
Read MoreEven General Motors recognizes that the current Chevrolet Malibu doesn't have much to write home about, so its 2014 "emergency refresh" comes with a host of improvements including a more efficient base engine. Maybe too efficient, in fact, because now there's no reason to buy the hybrid.
Read MoreA stunningly gorgeous design. A mid-mounted AMG V12 with four turbos. Zero to 100 mph in 6.2 seconds. It’s hard not to think “what could have been” when it comes to the 2004 Chrysler ME-Four Twelve Concept, especially when it could have been an American Ferrari Enzo fighter.
Read MoreIt's a nightmare for any driver — you get boxed in on the highway by what seem like hundreds of motorcycle riders. Watch the video of what happens when a Range Rover driver tries to escape, runs over several bikers, then gets chased and attacked by the two-wheeled mob.
Read MoreSomehow — and no one in Pittsburgh is quite sure how — this Saturn VUE entered a traffic circle like any normal car but then went airborne and ended up rubber-side up in the spout of a park fountain. The whole thing played out like what happens when the bad guy crashes during some big-budget action movie chase.
Read MoreThe Nurburgring is challenging enough at over 14 miles long and with over 100 corners, but add in a narrow track, small runoff areas, and heavy traffic, and you've got a recipe for disaster. And disaster looks like not only spinning off the wall, but actually flying into the air.
Read MoreIf these people didn't shit their pants, then these people have nerves of absolute steel.
Read MoreIf you've ever wondered why so many Russians have dash cams, this is why. This is why right here, ladies and gentlemen.
Read MoreIt's always tragic when we have to report on one of our favorite cars burning to the ground, but this DeLorean fire is the saddest one I've seen in a good while. What the hell happened here?
Read MoreThe $400,000+ Lamborghini Aventador destroyed dramatically at the hands of a midsize sedan in Brooklyn this weekend conveniently did so in front of a couple of cameras. While this is terrible carnage, it does show off how modern safety equipment is supposed to work.
Read MoreJust because you can afford to buy a supercar, doesn't mean you know how to drive it, especially on public roads. It's a good thing then, that this Lamborghini Aventador managed to save the life of its driver when it crashed in the neighborhood of Mill Basin, in Brooklyn.
Read MoreThis Porsche 964 RSR was pounding down the course of the Rally Hellendoorn in the Netherlands when it overcooked a corner, locked its brakes, and slammed into the barrier, sending it high into the air before landing upside down in a canal. What's that they say about old Porsches and murder?
Read MoreHere we see a BMW 7 series driver somehow crash right into a raised platform blocking cars from crossing a set railroad tracks when a train is passing. It's a head scratcher, this.
Read MoreIn one of those "Just how awful can this possibly get?" stories, a Long Island woman is accused of getting hopped up on the drugs and crashing her Jeep into a school bus full of disabled kids, causing a fiery explosion.
Read MoreOklahoma police were running a standard training exercise on some new sonar equipment yesterday on Foss Lake when they made a discovery that they never expected: Two cars, three skeletons in each. That's not really a normal thing to find.
Read MoreDrag racing is all about reaction times, power, and traction, but if you don't have that last part of the equation you're going to have a bad time. That rule holds true even in a Nissan GT-R, no matter how many wheels are powered by the engine or how many computers it's got. Cue the spectacular explosion of parts when it careens off the track.
Read MoreThat's it. I'm done. No more driving for me. This is a manhole cover that flew through a Russian driver's windshield and I'm cutting my driver's license in half as we speak.
Read MoreEarlier today, a woman meant to put her car in reverse. She accidentally put it in drive. It then rolled over. Wait. What?
Read MoreIncidents occur in racing all the time. Sometimes they're just racing incidents while other times they're blatant and deserve a penalty. I think this one deserves every penalty possible. It also deserves a little word to whatever or whoever you believe in that this man survived.
Read MoreThis is what it looks like when a trophy truck rolls in the middle of the desert at no less than 105 miles an hour.
Read MoreYou know what? It's Friday. Today has been a day filled with news of crashes and arrests and police mayhem and blood-vomit. Let's go out on something fun. How about trucks crashing into bridges?
Read MoreDespite special driver training, the world's police aren't always beacons of on-the-road excellence. Here are some of their worst moments.
Read MoreSome awful news out of South Africa as authorities say 27 people were killed in a Thursday night car crash when an apparently out-of-control semi truck slammed into several cars at an intersection. The accident was caught on a dashcam.
Read MoreThis video titled "crazy RZR cliff climbing mishap" is indeed one of the crazier crashes I've seen on LiveLeak. And the guy totally had it coming.
Read MoreDriving along at speed is inherently dangerous, but a good driver can generally control for outside factors like road surface, weather, and traffic conditions. One traffic condition no one can control for, however, is a wrong-way driver heading straight at your car.
Read MoreAlready firmly established as the greatest motoring theatre show in the world, Top Gear Live has conquered new peaks by performing to a record-breaking crowd of more than 58,000 fans in Warsaw’s impressive National Stadium in Poland on Saturday (21 September). It’s the largest ever single night attendance at a Top Gear Live extravaganza, once again underlining the show’s huge global appeal.
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 MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Green Car Reports, University Herald, and the Hemmings.
Read MoreThe last time I played any Grand Theft Auto Anything was GTA III, so I'm not sure if you can "win" GTA V. But I'm pretty sure this guy won GTA V.
Read MoreEarlier this month, the Detroit Free Press laid out Detroit's decline in a thorough analysis, countering the notion that the city's bankruptcy filing was an inevitable outcome. The piece hits all the right notes: skyrocketing debt thanks to a ridiculously complex deal to fund the city's pensions by then Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, declining state revenue, sinking tax revenues, crime, businesses leaving the city, awful public transportation, and so on ...
Read MoreThe Northern Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for Northern Scotland from 1975 until this year. It was the agency responsibly for covering the largest geographical area in the UK, equivalent to the size of Belgium, but was one of the smallest in terms of officers, with about 715 personnel.
Read MoreAlan Mulally wasn't the first nor the most popular choice to take over Ford in 2006. But after an extreme turnaound, there's credible talk he could be Microsoft's next CEO. Who the hell is Alan Mulally?
Read MoreJOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Hertz Ford Mustang – WINNER’S PRESS CONFERENCE – “We had a fast race car. I don’t know what else I need to say.
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the November on-sale date of the all-new 2014 Nissan Rogue compact utility vehicle coming fast, Nissan today announced that the popular current-generation Rogue will continue in its lineup for the immediate future.
Read MoreWoodcliff Lake, NJ – September 27, 2013...BMW Motorrad has taken trip planning to another level with the introduction of the new Navigator V. Featuring a new larger and brighter 5" TFT Display (800 x 480 pixels and 65,000 colors) than the previous generation NAV IV, the premium-class, Bluetooth-capable GPS navigation system is a reliable guide both on and off-road, whether traveling by motorcycle or automobile.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2013 (Newport Beach, CA) — The turnaround in auto sales is well underway at Ford Motor Company. The Fusion is going nuclear, with sales expecting to exceed 300,000 in 2013. This is definitely a hot product with explosive growth. But, from a buyer’s perspective this often comes with a sense that personal identity and style gets lost in the numbers. Consumers want less confusion in their Fusion. Fortunately, as of September 1st, for those looking for a distinctive appearance, 3dCarbo
Read MoreWARREN, Mich. – General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center are expanding their collaboration in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Read MoreTruck drivers get a worse rep than they deserve, but this post-Soviet dump truck driver is as bad as every trucker stereotype suggests. Watch what happens on this half-sunken bridge and you'll understand.
Read MoreWoodcliff Lake, NJ – September 30, 2013… The latest innovations in drivetrain, chassis and safety will see future MINI models build on their segment-leading position.
Read MoreThe Bugatti Veyron is all about big. Big horsepower, big price tag. That's kind of the whole point. But what's even bigger than both is the insane amount of money the Volkswagen Group loses selling each one: about 4.62 Euro, or $6.25 million.
Read MoreNew details about the upcoming third generation MINI suggest it's going to be a blast to drive.
Read MoreThis week it emerged that New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city's transportation system, discovered it accidentally had an extra $1,900,000,000 on hand. Oops. No matter, though! They're still raising fares 15% over the next three years, because of course they are.
Read MoreIn a bid to maintain its lead in swaying other automakers to adopt ostentatious lights, Audi is pushing hard to bring its next bit of illuminated wizardry to consumers on the new A8. The next step comes in the form of these wicked sequential turn signals. But they're not legal in the US – yet.
Read MoreBy picking a name that sounds like a supermarket house brand, Nissan prolongs the life of a very popular, very anonymous compact SUV. While the company introduces the new, longer 2014 Rogue that now offers seven seatbelts, Nissan has quietly announced the current Rogue will soldier on and announced the 2014 Rogue Select.
Read MoreEvery once in a blue moon a cover band comes along that's better than the original. Either they have more energy, or they sound better, or they just plain look better. That happens in the car world, too. A company will put out a car, a design firm gets ahold of it, and voila, you've got a beauty on your hands.
Read MoreEvery weekend, we look back at car ads from the past and rediscover what it's taken to sell cars over time.
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 MoreAnother day, another Stupid Saudi Cleric says A Very Stupid Thing. This time, Stupid Saudi Cleric Sheikh Saleh al-Lohaidan has said that if fragile women with their fragile ovaries managed to get behind the wheel of a car, they can damage said ovaries. Idiot.
Read MoreIt's common knowledge that most, if not all, car manufacturers buy up competitors cars in order to compare them to their own. GM, apparently, has decided to go down the Frankenstein path, by tearing cars apart piece by piece in its lab.
Read MoreLast weekend we learned that a four megaton nuclear bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina back in 1961. That would have been terrible for many people, especially the ones that actually live in North Carolina, but it wouldn't have been the end of the world. A year later, the world almost did end.
Read MoreAfter we published a story about a Bentley owner claiming his Flying Spur's power doors will crush anything in their way due to the lack of safety features, the thing that really got your attention was the object he used to demonstrate the problem.
Read MoreEvery young man across the world understands the First Rule of Teenage Courtship: driving like an idiot will guarantee that she falls in love with you. Right? Right?! (Wrong.) But don't let the amorous geniuses of the Citroën Marketing Division try to teach you otherwise.
Read MoreThere's been much speculation and debate regarding BMW's decision to go ahead with conception of a front-wheel-drive model. Regardless of whether or not that makes good business sense, there's no denying it's a direct contraction of their decidedly anti-FWD shibboleth.
Read MoreWhat happens when you take the ultralight, 261-mpg hybrid car of the future, yank out its hybrid guts, and then throw in an engine from a high-strung Italian sport motorcycle? You could get something truly amazing. It's what the folks in Wolfsburg reportedly want for the Volkswagen XL1. Where do we sign up?
Read MoreThe Obama administration announced today that it has "unlocked" $300 million in funds to grant to Detroit to speed up blight removal and restore city services, but make no mistake: It's not a bailout or rescue, and much of the money was already allocated in advance.
Read MoreGetting put under for having your wisdom teeth out does some funky things to you. Enter Annie, who believes she's a NASCAR driver with "tattoos on her hands" who "just won the World Series of being the fastest NASCAR driver."
Read MoreA New York City area F1 race has been discussed for years. I've consistently maintained that it will never happen for a myriad of reasons. After weeks of wondering, the FIA has included the race on its calendar in a provisional slot. Now we'll see if it actually happens.
Read MoreWe've just had another great stolen car-recovery success, so while we're riding that high, let's see if we can do it again. This one was stolen very close to where I live in LA, and is a car very close to Jalop hearts: an El Camino.
Read MoreBMW, the company that once bragged in ads like this one that they do not make front-wheel drive cars for a good reason, has decided the rabbit with giant front feet may not be so bad after all and has greenlit a front-wheel drive 1-Series. Repent, for the end is nigh!
Read MoreToday, most drivers probably wouldn't ever consider using their cars to tow a machine gun around so they can kill tigers. But if that does happen to be your bag, Barrett-Jackson has the ride for you.
Read MoreChip Foose is a legend in the world of car customizing. His work is some of the most renowned and celebrated around, and now he's here to answer your questions. Have at it!
Read MoreUh-oh, the Illinois developer who told (tricked?) the media about his plans to redevelop the Packard Plant is now MIA. But fear not! If you've got $21,000 lying around, maybe you can pick up where he left off.
Read MoreRecommending a car to someone is risky. You better make sure you know your stuff and direct them to the right car, otherwise they'll be complaining about it forever. Here are the ten cars our readers trust the most to recommend.
Read MoreDETROIT – September marks the three-year anniversary of the Chevrolet Cruze in the U.S., a hallmark for the global compact that is Chevrolet’s best-selling nameplate with more than 2 million units sold around the world.
Read MoreDETROIT – Chevrolet and GMC today revealed the all-new 2015 models of the Silverado HD and Sierra HD full-size pickups, featuring segment-leading capabilities across the range including the highest payload – 7,374 pounds – and the highest conventional trailering rating – 19,600 pounds.
Read MoreEarlier this morning we were sent slides from what purports to be an internal dealer meeting in Atlanta this month. What it reveals is all the important information for Porsche reveals over the next nine months about the Porsche Boxster GTS/Cayman GTS, Porsche 911 Targa, and Porsche Macan.
Read MoreA dealer presentation recently showed off Porsche's new models for 2014. Somebody in that presentation took pictures of it with a camera, which they probably shouldn't have done. And that means we have the first details on Porsche's newest, smallest crossover, the Porsche Macan. Read on for all that info.
Read MoreDALLAS - Driving the all-electric Nissan LEAF means never having to buy gas. Now, thanks to the new "No Charge to Charge" program, offered by Nissan and NRG eVgo, new buyers and lessees of the all-electric Nissan LEAF in the Dallas-Fort Worth and greater Houston areas will have unlimited access to the eVgo network for public charging stations for their first year of ownership at no cost.
Read MoreFord today announced it will acquire Livio, a Ferndale, Mich.-based software development startup. The move will further extend Ford’s ability to meet consumers’ growing demand for safe, seamless access to the electronic content they love while in their vehicles.
Read MoreLife may be moving at a snail’s pace, but Chevrolet’s latest movie partner – Turbo, certainly isn’t.
Read MoreThe Porsche Targas of old had a lift out center section to let that sweet, sweet summer air and flat six wail surround you. The last two Targas had a sliding glass roof, which just didn't do it. The new Targa brings back the romance of the past.
Read MoreIn this editor's humble opinion, the GTS models are always the best versions of any Porsche. They're the cars the way enthusiasts would option them, sold at a reasonable cost. As part of the massive Porsche leak today we know the 2014 Boxster GTS and 2014 Cayman GTS will continue this tradition.
Read MoreHave you seen the car at the top of this photo? If so, you could help police in Union Township, New Jersey to track down a driver they believe caused a fatal motorcycle crash and then fled the scene.
Read MoreCorvette vs. Porsche vs. Ferrari. When tiny little gearheads go to sleep at night, this is the kind of battle they dream about. Fortunately, the folks at MotorTrend made dreams into reality with this incredible track test.
Read MoreIt's a bad day to be Hitachi Automotive Systems, Mitsubishi Electric or one of several other Japanese automotive parts suppliers. Nine companies today were hit with a combined $740 million in fines as part of a wide-ranging price fixing scheme, and their executives are headed to prison.
Read MoreToday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Paul Newman, an actor and racing enthusiast with blue eyes I definitely don't dream of at night. He was also the owner of an amazing V8 Volvo. This is the story of that car.
Read MoreThat photo above is Camilo Pardo parking his fifth Ford GT at a Detroit car show last weekend. Before judging the show, I pulled him aside to ask a few questions about how the GT came together.
Read MoreThe Bentley Continental Flying Spur. It's a hand-built 6.0-liter W12 twin-turbo super sedan that also comes with a "Soft Close Power Latching Door System." It's a system so delicate it can apparently send you straight to the hospital.
Read MoreToday Land Rover announced it's plan to spoil some English kids rotten by giving them the chance to pilot new Evoques around an off-road course. Sure it might be a scheme to brand-brainwash people as young as age 11, but it's also a dream come true for pre-licensed gearheads.
Read MoreIf you’re a racecar driver you could change that to “How Horsepower Saved My Career,” or if you were an astronaut “How Horsepower Got Me to the Moon." If you're the average Joe your title might resemble: “How Horsepower Cost Me My License.” But is that the truth? Do we need as much horsepower as we always insist we do?
Read MoreFACT: Your truck is a pussy compared to the 2015 GMC Sierra HD. Not only does the heavy duty version of the new Sierra look like a freight train capable of hauling a small moon, it also pulls like one thanks to its monstrous diesel engine.
Read MoreHave I told you all lately how amazing you are? Because you, Greater Jalopnik Community, are really amazing. Especially PeterVWJetta, who, along with some other clever Jalopnik readers and commenters, helped find and recover a beloved, stolen Delorean. Here's the full story of what went down.
Read MoreAt least, that's what the folks over at Mustang6G say about this heavily disguised pre-production mule caught on video as it blasts around some public roads. I could not agree with their assessment any more.
Read More"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan is on a roll. A spinoff, "Better Caul Saul," is in the works and the TV mastermind has just inked a third deal to develop "Battle Creek" for CBS.
Read MoreUsing telescopes and a photography technique used to capture the flow around moving objects, scientists at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center managed to capture some incredible images that show exactly what a jet does to the air when it goes supersonic.
Read MoreAs a car person, you're more likely to get asked by people about which car they should buy. Often, this just means convincing them not to buy a Corolla, but sometimes people listen and end up getting a great car. What do you end up recommending most to new people?
Read MoreNever resting when it comes to innovation, Mazda is now launching MZD Connect – its brand-new connectivity system – on the all-new Mazda3. When it goes on sale in the UK in January 2014, the company’s new-generation compact will be one of the first in its segment to offer a huge package of online services to go along with the completely redeveloped human-machine interface (HMI) in the cabin.
Read MoreBRENTWOOD, Essex, 27 September, 2013 – The Ford Mustang is Europe’s most desirable classic car, according to a survey of more than 75,000 users of online car portal AutoScout24.
Read MoreWhitley, UK, September 26 2013 – Land Rover has developed a unique new driving programme for youngsters – Start Off-Road.
Read More...so says Chrysler, who says that both AWD and RWD versions of the Charger hold the record for fastest lap times at the Michigan State Police's Police Vehicle Evaluation race.
Read MoreFord is a bit behind the curve in the truck department right now. Chevrolet just rolled out the new 2014 Silverado and Ram got a new diesel, but Ford's all-new 2015 F-150 won't be out until next year. So at the Texas State Fair this week, Ford was all about evolution instead of revolution.
Read MoreIf you're driving a Lamborghini, you don't want it to burn to the ground. That's hope number one.
Read MoreNo matter how many rational arguments you make or how much reminding you do about how bad people normally drive on the ground, there will always be those who dream of a flying car. Which is why I'm so surprised I've never seen anyone try anything like my terrible idea here: a hot-air balloon car.
Read MoreToday at 9:33 AM Western Australia Standard Time, motorcyclist Ivan Erceg succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash while competing in the 2013 Australasian Safari.
Read MoreOne glance at the Equus Bass 770 and you'll see a Dodge Challenger. Another look, you'll see a Camaro. A different angle, and you see a Mustang. And that's kind of the point. The Bass 770 is the Girl Talk of muscle cars.
Read MoreThat's right, it's a monoposto diesel record car. Back in 1965, diesels weren't the torquey mpg champions we have today. They were weak, noisy, and smokey. Still, I would take this Peugeot for a ride any day.
Read MoreIf Jesse Pinkman became the Walter White of street racing, we'd have this: The melodramatic, overdone, street racing epic Need For Speed. And this is the first trailer.
Read MoreChina, 25 September 2013 – In a ground-breaking result, Qoros’ first production vehicle, the compact (C-segment) Qoros 3 Sedan, has been awarded the maximum five-star rating in the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests. Qoros is the first international brand headquartered in China to produce a car awarded five stars by Euro NCAP.
Read MoreLuton – A fleet of ten crime-busting Vauxhall Astra Police cars bristling with cutting-edge technology is to go on trial with Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Read MoreBOSTON, Sept. 25, 2013 - Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car sharing network, today announced the expansion of Zipcar Detroit, bringing the total number of Zipcars in the city up to 40. With the expansion, Detroit becomes Zipcar's 25th major metropolitan market.
Read MoreThe 2014 Lexus IS F delivers a 416-horsepower wallop on road or track, handling both driving environments with equal aplomb. While bristling with track-focused engine and chassis performance technology, the 2014 IS F also remains comfortable and practical to drive every day, a true dual-purpose machine. When it arrived for model year 2008, the IS F not only shook up the status quo among high-performance sport sedans, but also foreshadowed the brand’s LFA supercar, which recentlycompleted a 500-
Read MoreNorth America and its great Interstate system. Even the people who designed the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids would have to agree it's impressive, even if some of America's massive transportation system has failed due to misuse, neglect, or poor design. Here's the worst of the worst.
Read MoreFord, America’s truck leader, announced the installation of its 500,000th 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V8 turbocharged diesel engine, which went into a new 2014 Ford Super Duty F-350 Lariat pickup truck. The engine was installed yesterday at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
Read MoreThe launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing an all-new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the M3. More than 40,000 examples of the fourth-generation BMW M3 Coupe were built, and now the BMW M4 Coupe is poised to continue this history of success. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that provides the basis for the new M model.
Read MoreA picture from the Singapore GP on British website Heart.co.uk showed "David Beckham posing with an elderly fan" at the Singapore Grand Prix. That "elderly fan" was three time F1 champion and living legend Niki Lauda. Whoops.
Read MoreChina has been producing homegrown cars like there's no tomorrow in recent years, but their poor safety ratings have traditionally kept them out of American and European markets. But a crash test victory by the Qoros 3 Sedan could mean that's about to change.
Read MoreThe 2015 M4 is a car BMW can't afford to screw up. The good news is that the new car not only looks fantastic, but according to the numbers, should be damn fast too. Just how we like it.
Read MoreDetroiters, we're a tough bunch but we're also a sensitive bunch. And it's getting hard to defend you guys when someone as simple as Miley Cyrus sets us off so easily.
Read MoreRejoice everyone. BMW has officially dispelled the rumors that the new M3 and M4 won't have a manual transmission. The 424 horsepower turbocharged monsters will let you row the gears yourself. Happy days are still here.
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 New York Times, Forbes, and the Associated Press.
Read MoreSo I've got one of these for a few days. A Campagna T-Rex. Anyone have anything in particular they'd like me to find out about this crazy thing? Now's your chance!
Read MoreMuch to my chagrin, Daft Punk's stellar "Get Lucky" was supplanted as the Song of the Summer by Robin Thicke's grating "Blurred Lines." But now "Get Lucky" is making a big comeback in the form of... um, an awful cover used in a Nissan Versa Note ad. Uh oh.
Read MoreWho's got a convenient vomit receptacle? Best grab one, friends, because we're going to be looking at Acura's new ad campaign, and it's so laden with self-righteous and confused, first-year-art-school pretention that a nice vigorous upchucking is the only response.
Read MoreIt's no secret that the Fiat 500 Abarth is a favorite among your Jalopnik staff. It's quick, it handles ridiculously well for a front-driver, and it emits sounds that put some Ferraris to shame. Now Fiat is considering spreading the Abarth love around their lineup a little more.
Read MoreWe all have roads we hate. Roads we can't stand driving on. But what road is the unequivocal worst road in all of America?
Read MoreDoes it make you mad when somebody cuts you off and shakes their fist at you? Do you sometimes wish the angels of automotive justice would swoop in to avenge you immediately?
Read MoreJaguar Land Rover has unveiled details of its future plans for advanced research and development in the UK which will now be focused on a new cutting-edge technology, innovation and education centre in Warwick.
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan today announced that it will serve as the exclusive automotive partner for the launch of Apple's iTunes Radio, taking advantage of new creative formats, including audio and video, across Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and PC. Among the first Nissan vehicles to be highlighted with unique iTunes Radio materials are the upcoming, totally resigned 2014 Nissan Rogue compact SUV, the all-new 2014 Nissan Versa Note and the hot-selling Nissan LEAF electric vehicle.
Read MoreThe dynamic capabilities of the new 911 Turbo models combined with the driving pleasure offered by an open-top sports car: this is the compelling formula behind two new flagship 911 Cabriolet models, the Turbo and Turbo S. Some 50 years after the 911 first appeared and to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the 911 Turbo, Cabriolet versions of this iconic model are making their global debut. The pair will be unveiled to the public for the first time at the Auto Show in Los Angeles on 20 Novemb
Read MoreCOSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2013 – Hyundai is again partnering with the engine wizards of Bisimoto Engineering to create a 1,000 horsepower Genesis Coupe for the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Bisimoto Engineering is known for extracting awesome, reliable power out of production-grade, everyday powerplants, and the Bisimoto 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe is no exception, with 1,000 horsepower generated from a turbocharged Hyundai-factory-based 3.8-liter V6 engine. The Bisimoto powertrain uses newly-
Read MoreIf you've spent more than a few minutes on the internet, you've probably seen your share of negativity and malice posted anonymously (or not) from one stranger to another.
Read MoreApple's iOS 7 brought a whole new raft of features with it to iPhones, iPads, iPods, and other various things. One of those features is iTunes Radio, and if you want to use it to its full capacity, you'll need a Nissan.
Read MoreYou ever watch a professional airline pilot at work and think "Pfft, whatever, I could totally do that?" The answer is probably no, because sometimes you have to deal with super typhoons, and those are never fun.
Read MoreSince finding the perfect all rounder is almost impossible, you need one car for the family, and one for fun. A daily driver and a classic, or a minivan plus a Miata, whatever. But as a third member of the garage, just get a Trabant.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a perfectly fine car, but it doesn't make us want to howl at the moon with excitement and lust. Here's a crazy 1,000 horsepower version for SEMA. Suddenly, I care.
Read MoreAs enthusiasts, we obsess over all kinds of details about a car. I've loved the pair of breast-like humps on the hood of my father's 1979 FIAT Spider since the day he brought it home. But there's one detail every car has that never gets much attention: The keys.
Read MoreAlfa Romeo has been returning to the USA since the day they pulled out of the domestic market. And after about 35 years of delays, Alfa is returning with the midengined 4C, which you (yes, you!) can have for just $54,000.
Read MoreWhile we don't know exactly how the 2015 Ford Mustang will look like we did with the 2014 Corvette, we have a pretty good idea thanks to the plethora of renders that have spread across the Internet. And this 3D model of the car may be the best one yet.
Read MoreEver since that Bloomberg story about there being 50,000 dogs (dubious) in Detroit, it's like all of a sudden everybody cares about dogs now. And now there are efforts to count every single stray dog in the city.
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 has been clearly established by economics and science that the Olds run the show, and they will be the only ones buying cars anymore because everyone else is too poor. I, for one, welcome our Elderly Overlords, and have taken it upon myself to find the best possible cars for Grandma and Grandpa.
Read MoreApparently, this commercial for the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander has been out since June, but I haven't seen it until just a couple days ago. Much like the new Outlander, it's mostly forgettable. Maybe I have seen the ad before, but I probably just mistook it for a black screen.
Read MoreBack when California Governor Jerry Brown was the governor of California in the '70s and early '80s, he was known for being frugal – at least for a state leader. He made two memorable decisions in this regard, by choosing to live in an apartment by the state capitol and turning down a chauffeured limo and instead drive himself around in a Plymouth Satellite.
Read MoreHere in New York, New Jersey is known for three things. The first is for being the Place That We Shall Never Live, the second is for being the once and future home of Travis Okulski, and the third is for cheap gas. But Matthew Yglesias over at Slate says that last one should end.
Read MoreBad news everyone! It looks as if the Australian V8 Supercars race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, is being dropped from the series' 2014 calendar. It's supposedly only temporary, but even still, it's very sad to hear.
Read MoreThere's perhaps nothing more sad than to see an old, washed-up celebrity on the side of the road, with a sandwich board around the shoulders, desperately trying to get you to try a burger. And here it is in car form, with this sad little Jaguar XJ220 hawking a burger joint in a mall in Dubai.
Read MoreThe Costa Concordia cruiseliner sank more than a year and a half ago, and to this day it sits off the coast of the Italian island of Giglio, becoming more and more decrepit. The first step of getting it off the rocks its stuck on came earlier this week, when engineers finally righted the ship. Here's how they did it.
Read MoreThe worst thing a concept car can be is boring. In that sense, Mitsubishi's 1991 concept car, the mS 1000, is an absolute success. To most people, I suspect it comes off as ridiculous, and that's hard to argue. Still, I think there's a valuable lesson in this car that's valid today: Not every car has to be serious.
Read MoreThe Silk Trail 2013 expedition has reached the half-way point from its starting point at the home of Land Rover in Solihull, UK, to its destination in Mumbai, India.
Read MoreThroughout history, no subgroup of people has experienced as much oppression, institutionalized discrimination, and outright hatred as the world's Ferrari owners. Woe are these poor souls, these seekers of speed, as they strive to overcome whilst maintaining a modicum of dignity in their lives!
Read MoreWhen the opening titles for RUSH started to blink on the screen last night and the packed house started to cheer I was able to relax a little more and enjoy the film, assured by the obvious fact that the Jalopnik Film Festival was a great success. But this isn't the end. This is just the beginning.
Read MoreHertz and Ford have a pretty substantial history building hot rodded rental cars together. Remember the Shelby GT350H? Hertz is back with another modded Mustang, and it's the rental car to take to the track. Not that we recommend you do that...
Read MorePlayboy Marfa, the attraction featuring a 1972 Dodge Charger planted on a cinder block next to the Playboy logo outside the middle-of-nowhere West Texas town of Marfa, has caused plenty of trouble since it went up. The state ordered it to be taken down. Now, it may take a more famous roadside icon with it.
Read MoreKia is planning to out-Cadenza the Cadenza by adding another flagship sedan in the form of what's being called a "7-Series value for [a] 5-Series price."
Read MoreDriving on frozen lakes is one of the best things you can do in a car, but not every lake is meant for automotive hoonage. Take these intrepid dune buggy riders, for instance.
Read MoreGood lord, this Hyundai driver is zooming down the highway with two tires completely blown off the wheels. Yes, this driver thinks that highway speeds are safe on two bare rims.
Read MoreBreaking Bad and Walter White made the Pontiac Aztek the official car of discerning meth cooks all over the American southwest. Now the car that started the trend is up for sale and can be yours for the taking, bitch (That's what Jesse Pinkman says to people!).
Read MoreTwo Michigan men are dead after what witnesses describe as a road rage incident gone terribly wrong. Really, really wrong.
Read MoreCaterham's new AeroSeven Concept will become a production vehicle next fall, but that's only the beginning. Expect to see more mainstream crossovers and small cars wearing the badge, and a new Alpine sportscar jointly developed with Renault.
Read MoreSure, God, you did pretty well with most of that nature stuff you made — flowers are sure pretty and, man, are anchovies tasty. But let's be honest here, you made some pretty big screw-ups as well. Like putting brains, of all things, inside horse skulls. What were you thinking, Almighty? Oldsmobile would like to know.
Read MoreI know what you're thinking — something weird and unexplained on a Russian street? What is this, Antonym Day, already? I know, I know, but stay with me and marvel at this tall, tall, four-wheeled something tooling happily down the road.
Read MoreCar thieves sure seem to have tiny erections for rear-engined cars lately. We've seen a new string of Beetle thefts, and now we have another very iconic posterior-powered car stolen: A Delorean. And this one's even more unusual: it's black (a dealer-applied non-color), and has only 636 miles on the clock.
Read MoreAfter multi-year studies, Utah has raised a number of its highway speed limits to 80 miles an hour. They cited the same reasons of safety as the now-famous 'Speed Kills Your Pocketbook' documentary. Finally, a government making sense about speed.
Read MoreThis video showed a helicopter pilot offering a ride out of a flooded Colorado farm for no less than $1,200. It easily went viral. Now the pilot has spoken out, and he's not as 'greedy' as he first appeared.
Read MoreMany of us have followed the trials and tribulations of the struggling Scandinavians at Saab. The many owners and rebadged renditions of Chevys and Subarus. But now Saab is producing cars again, albeit ones you're not going to be able to buy.
Read MoreThe BMW i3's production just started in Leipzig. That means industrial-scale manufacture of CFRP has made its debut in the car industry. Carbon cars for $41,350 instead of a million dollars.
Read MoreIf there were a way to do a Valleywag Detroit offshot a la this space of the Internet here, it'd be possible with all the TED-type conferences that happen in Detroit around this time of year.
Read MoreThe all-new Mazda3 is expected to transform the lower medium company car sector led by a class-leading combination of performance, excellent fuel economy and low emissions with the latter delivering tax savings to drivers and businesses.
Read MoreThree years ago during a police raid of a Detroit home, seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed in the crossfire by officers searching for a murder suspect.
Read MoreThis radio transmission between the US Navy en route to Iraq and the lowly Spanish Coast Guard is absolutely hilarious. The only problem is that it's fake and over 80 years old.
Read MoreDETROIT – Car reviewers describe the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV as “fun,” “spunky” and a “hoot to drive.” With 130hp and 400 lb-ft of instant torque, the all-electric mini-car can go from 0 to 60 in less than 7.6 seconds.
Read MoreCarmakers love to create fantastic concepts only to tell us the world is not ready for them yet. And never will. We miss these ten cars that almost existed the most.
Read MoreAt the request of law enforcement agencies looking to reduce fuel costs, Ford is launching a non-pursuit-rated “special service police” sedan using the 2.0-liter EcoBoost® engine that produces 240 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque. The special service police vehicle will combine the durability of Ford’s Police Interceptor sedan with the fuel efficiency of its 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine.
Read MoreIf you felt like you just read that headline, you did. The historic auto plant-buying game is proving to be difficult for developers and do-gooders alike.
Read MoreIt turns out that there can be some hidden consequences when you destroy your own car with a sledgehammer and an axe. For instance, sometimes you have to return the car in good condition.
Read MoreA declared love of cocaine. A woman claiming to be God. Chief Keef impersonators. These are what we think of when we think of Florida. What we don't think of is people being arrested for handing out flyers at a red light, which doesn't sound that bad.
Read MoreHere is a Longmont Colorado firetruck. And here is the St. Vrain River massively overflowing past its banks. Will the firetruck stop? Hell no.
Read MoreSure, drag racing is basically just driving in a straight line a short distance, but when you add rain and speed to that equation, it can get pretty hairy. Like it does here. One little misjudged bit of steering input, and someone's thinking "CRAP" with a backwards "R."
Read MoreThe bridge was out at Sylvandale Ranch, Colorado over the weekend thanks to drastic flooding. The water had taken out several building and was threatening more. People were injured. One helicopter pilot could get people out, but it was going to cost them $1,200.
Read MoreWhat you see here is a 41 horsepower plug-in hybrid from 1982. No, Mercedes wasn't serious about it.
Read MoreOh, the Italians. They could sell anything back in the day! The Yugo? Fiat 127. The original Lada? Fiat 124. The Turkish Tofa? Murat? Fiat 131. But the most desirable of them all were the FNM Alfa Romeos in Brazil. Being stylish on a budget has never been easier.
Read MoreHere's the thing about Tesla ownership: They're electric, and you've got to charge the damn things. To make it easier, Tesla said they would provide superchargers across the country. They haven't. At least not yet.
Read MoreThe wonderful thing about the cars in Grand Theft Auto is that they're almost almost almost copyright violations of the coolest cars on the road, so let's ID every last influence on the new batch of GTA V vehicles.
Read MoreIf you weren't able to get a pass to the Jalopnik Film Festival happening this Thursday at the BAM Cinema in Brooklyn, New York there's still one more way to maybe catch one of the films.
Read MoreI was on a bit of a vacation this past week, taking the offspring to be poked and pinched by his grandparents. To accomplish this, we were in eastern North Carolina, near Holden Beach. There's surprising pockets of automotive weirdness lurking in the kudzu-choked crevasses of NC. Here's one of them.
Read MoreOkay, since Matt left me in charge today and I'm away from my home and scanner and can't do any bonkers drawings he'd normally tell me to get out of his face, let's try something new: the Jalopnik What If Game.
Read MoreRemember the "Dragon Design Concept" Jeep Wrangler that Chrysler pulled the cover off at last year's Beijing Auto Expo?
Read MoreI love a well done infographic, and while we at Jalopnik pride ourselves on occasionally making ones of our own, when a really outstanding one gets sent along to us I'm delighted to show it off. And that's what we have here: an animated how-an-engine works infographic.
Read MoreDETROIT – Five years ago Cadillac designers and engineers started with a blank slate in designing a new user experience for its vehicles. Fast forward to today, where Cadillac CUE allows new levels of user customization and function while embodying the art and science look of the brand.
Read More09/17/2013 - TORRANCE, Calif. With engaging, athletic handling, the 2014 Acura TSX Sedan and Sport Wagon continue a well-established sporting streak. And with comfortable space for five passengers coupled with compact exterior dimensions, the TSX also hits the sweet spot for drivers with an enthusiast's mindset.
Read MoreEverybody loves pickups. Everybody loves horsepower. Everybody loves muscle. Put the three together and BOOM! Profits for car companies and happy truck owners everywhere.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Last year, the Jeep® brand introduced a unique Wrangler Dragon Design Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exposition to wide acclaim across the globe, and particularly throughout the Jeep enthusiast community. On the heels of this positive feedback, Jeep is introducing the new 2014 Wrangler Dragon Edition. The eye-catching new Jeep Wrangler Dragon will be a limited-production special edition, available in Jeep showrooms in North America thi
Read MoreTORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2013 - With its unique combination of off-road heritage, capability and design, the Toyota FJ Cruiser maintains a loyal following. Fully capable of traversing California’s famed Rubicon Trail, the FJ Cruiser is also well suited for everyday driving, offering plenty of utility for all types of activities. The FJ Cruiser borrows design cues from Toyota’s famed FJ40 4x4 utility vehicle, sold in the U.S. from 1960 to 1983 and now sought after by collectors. The
Read MoreLast week we saw what has to be the best takedown of the myth that speed kills ever documented. Now, an Australian magazine has taken an hour off the trip from Melbourne to Sydney by going about 12 MPH faster than the limit. And they didn't even die. Not once.
Read MoreThe arrival of the prestigious FIA World Rally Championship in North Wales later this year is already delivering significant benefits to a wide range of different key sectors within the Welsh economy.
Read MoreThe Detroit News reports that the Packard Plant site is going to be auctioned off by Wayne County as a potential investor scrambles to secure funding for his wide-scale idea to redevelop the ruins.
Read MoreItaly-based businessman Pourmohseni Hadi complained of vibrations, rattles, jolts, and bad shifts in his 120,000 Euro ($160,000) 2008 BMW M6. BMW Italy jerked him around and gave him no fix, so he smashed his car with an axe and a sledgehammer in protest.
Read MoreA site created by two editors of a site famously critical of General Motors now claims that a good chunk of bizarre, pro-GM comments at their old site came from PR staff at the company and that they've got the IP addresses to back up their claims.
Read MoreWe're kicking off the Jalopnik Film Festival this Wednesday with an all-star panel on car culture, racing, and films with a quartet of the most interesting people who would take our phone calls, including Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi, racer/mogul Ken Block, and directors James Glickenhaus and Tamir Moscovici.
Read MoreOne of our eagle-eyed readers with excellent camera-grabbing skills snapped us these pictures of a test mule leaving Mercedes-Benz' R&D campus near Ann Arbor, Michigan. The little car that sort of looks like a wheeled Storm Trooper's helmet is a mule for a new Smart.
Read MoreAs part of the Jalopnik Film Festival we asked you to create your dream track in order to win a one-of-a-kind simulator. Here's the winner and the many honorable mentions.
Read MoreNot one, but two LaFerraris flat at at Fiorano. And no errors this time.
Read MoreNo vision of on-screen human evildoing is complete without a matching sinister car.
Read MoreThe European Union's Parliament has taken a step back on biofuels, revising its renewable energy goals to limit biofuel production to 6%, with a goal of 2.5%. This is a big reversal from previous goals, which had a much greater focus on biofuels.
Read MoreThis isn't it. It's an F-Type shot with a 10mm lens for ultimate distortion. Still, if you want to know what to expect from Jaguar's upcoming sedan, you have to start with what's going on with them right now. Big things are coming.
Read MoreFrom what Nissan would like us to believe, the Altima Coupe will not be missed. It’s done after 2013, likely because no one bought it. Which is odd, because I keep seeing them everywhere.
Read MoreVolvo's new trucks are so easy to drive, a hamster could do it! No, really. Volvo Trucks built a makeshift hamster wheel onto the tiller of one of its rigs, and using nothing but the orange-y allure of a carrot, a hamster steered a 15-ton truck all the way up a quarry, with sheer cliffs off each side. Holy crap.
Read MoreHere we have former IndyCar star Kenny Brack in a Ford GT40 at the Goodwood Revival in the rain. As far as I can tell, the car is never traveling straight. You have to see this.
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 MoreYou know how sometimes you're looking for a lease on a new car and you think "oh yeah I could probably go for some eggs, too, from a chicken, with this car?" No? That's too bad, because Ling's Cars can provide both, and it's probably the most hilarious leasing company in the world at the same time.
Read MorePeople in red cars are always the ones saddled with the reputation of being angry, speed limit-flouting daredevils with no regard for their fellow man. But a new study says you really have to watch out for blue cars.
Read MoreA funny thing happens sometimes after an automaker comes out with a new design that is roundly lambasted in Internet comments: people see the car in person and then they say, "You know what? That's actually not bad."
Read MoreIn 1971, the Nissan 240Z dominated the East African Safari Rally, powering its way across the harsh desert to a first and second place win. The original Z would pull off another win in 1973. Now, thanks to the efforts of some volunteers at Nissan, one of those cars will be restored to its former glory.
Read MoreLet's quit fooling around here. Back to the Future is an absolutely fantastic film, and it stars an absolutely fantastic car, the DeLorean DMC-12. I don't want to hear your protests that it actually starred "Mike Fox" or "Chris Lloyd," this film wouldn't be half the movie it was were it not for that vehicle.
Read MoreThe next time you start to complain about your long, hard-to-pronounce last name, remember that things could always be worse. Your name could be Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele, which doesn't even fit on a driver's license.
Read MoreAll across the great Finnish land full of Finns called Finland last week there was much crying and weeping and gnashing of teeth, as the nation effectively taxed ice cream trucks out of existence, in Finland. Woe be unto the child (or grown man, I don't want your judgments) who wants ice cream delivered by truck.
Read MoreToday, NASCAR has announced that they will add a 13th car to the Chase following all of the craziness caused at last week’s Richmond race. Jeff Gordon has been added to the chase, Martin Truex is still out.
Read MoreMan, people sure do love hating on the Ford Mustang II, the malaise-era replacement for the icon that started the Pony Car genre. And you know what? This video convinced me that they're wrong.
Read MoreYesterday, GM introduced their brand new full size, impossibly large, family and gear hauling SUVs: The 2015 Chevy Suburban and 2015 GMC Yukon. The Corvette might be an enthusiast's dream, the Volt makes greenies go giddy, but the full-size trucks are by far the most important vehicles GM will introduce this decade.
Read MoreHow many cylinders you want in your 2014 Volvo V60 wagon? Four, because you're cheap? Five, Because Volvo? Six, because POWER? Volvo is giving you three delicious turbocharged flavors to choose from.
Read MoreDETROIT – Full-speed-range adaptive cruise control, available on the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, can help reduce the number of repeated stops and starts during every day commuting, which can be stressful for drivers.
Read MoreWhen I saw the production photos of the new BMW i3 electric city car, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had seen it somewhere else before. Then one day, in a flash of brilliance, it occurred to me that this isn't the first time BMW has tried a lightweight, rear-engine, super-efficient city car hatchback.
Read MoreOschersleben (DE), 13th September 2013. The BMW DTM drivers stopped in at BMW Plant Leipzig (DE) on their way to the eighth race of the DTM season in Oschersleben (DE). Bruno Spengler (CA), Dirk Werner (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR), Joey Hand (US), Martin Tomczyk (DE), Andy Priaulx (GB), Marco Wittmann (DE) and Timo Glock (DE) started their visit with an autograph session. Hundreds of BMW employees took the opportunity to meet and have their photo taken with the drivers.
Read MoreDo you have a bunch of questions about Detroit that you were too afraid to ask? It's fine, we'll always try to answer them in the best way we know how.
Read MoreRemember when the Mazda6 Diesel was announced at the LA Show last year and we all popped an oil burning boner for the zoom-zoom sedan's arrival in the US this fall? Yeah... It just got delayed until 2014. Damn. I wanted one for Christmas.
Read MoreMiguel Faisca, a 24-year-old student from Lisbon, Portugal has been crowned the 2013 Nissan PlayStation® GT Academy European Champion. The super-fast Gran Turismo® gamer has proved over the past seven days at the GT Academy Race Camp at Silverstone to be equally quick in real-life Nissan Nismo sports cars. He will now undertake an intensive Driver Development Programme to ready him for a full season's racing in 2014 in a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 - the stunning GT Academy prize.
Read MoreNürburgring is a name that evokes strong feelings in any motorsports aficionado and a place where racing history has been made and re-written time and again. It also is the location where the European model of the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe is currently being tested, a few months prior to the start of sales in Europe.
Read MoreThe 2015 BMW i8 looks impossibly cool. It's the most futuristic road car that I can think of and I love it. But I've now seen something on Twitter I can't unsee: It appears the rear of the car swallowed a 911.
Read MoreFor your viewing pleasure, a selection of images from the first days of the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt, Germany from none other than racer and just announced Jalopnik Film Festival panelist Robb Holland. Put off whatever it is you meant to be doing and see what all your favorite automakers are up to so far!
Read MoreYou miss the Honda S2000? Sure you do. I do too. It's not easy saying goodbye to something that special. But if you believe an unconfirmed and anonymous source at an enthusiast website, a new S2000-type roadster may be in the works at Honda. Take this with a grain of salt.
Read MoreWhen I decided we should do the Jalopnik Film Festival I knew if we could get RUSH we'd have to get SENNA and Grand Prix. And if we could get all that to happen, I prayed we could get SENNA director Asif Kapadia to come. Sometimes dreams do come true.
Read MoreOne refrain you hear frequently from insurance companies, police, and the media is that 'speed kills.' It doesn't, and this is the best debunking of that myth that we've ever seen.
Read MoreIt's hard to know exactly why this accident happened. Looking at that dashcam video, the Ohio police car doesn't even appear to see the motorcycle at all — there's no attempt to swerve or slow down at all. Perhaps more alarmingly, the cop seems to check his car more than he checks on the downed motorcyclists.
Read MoreBMW got a lot of flack recently for pumping artificial engine noise through the speakers of some M cars. Cadillac says they're doing the same thing with the 2014 CTS, just that they'll be doing it with real noises. Which is better, somehow.
Read MoreThat's a photo of proud Texan A&M graduate and Texas governor Rick Perry holding the '12THMAN' license plate that sold for a (state) record $115,000. How do you know this is a sad waste of money? Rick Perry is a proud A&M graduate. Enough said.
Read MoreSoccer moms and FBI agents, rejoice! It's the 2015 Chevy Suburban. What do you think?
Read MoreA man in Wales was arrested after police say he stripped naked and "simulated sex" with a Land Rover Discovery, a restaurant counter, and the floor. I wonder which of those was most satisfying.
Read MoreThe Guinness Book of World Records has announced that there is a new record holder for smallest street legal car: A four foot long, two foot wide ride that is legally registered in Texas. But it can only go on roads with a limit of up to 25 MPH. Is that fair?
Read MoreHave you gone out and bought a new Ford SVT Raptor yet? No? Well, then you must be one of the only ones. Ford says that their latest über-truck is annihilating sales records so hard they've had to ramp up production like never before.
Read MoreEveryone hates door dings and scratches. Few people ever fess up to creating them, and they can send the most level heads into an uncontrollable rage. While you can't control who parks next to you, there are some ways to hedge your bets against these little marks of vehicular shame.
Read MoreFor everything that is right about the Plymouth Prowler, there are about 13 more things that are wrong. Just don't tell that to MotorWeek.
Read MoreIf you thought crass commercial tributes to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were ill-advised, your jaw will be on the floor when you read what Boston's Logan International Airport did today: a fire drill, complete with actual smoke and flames. Ace move, folks!
Read MoreBMW is making a splash with its new i3 and i8 electric cars. But one French agency runs an electric car sharing service isn't that impressed. They've filed a criminal complaint that BMW used spies to gather info on their electric cars.
Read MoreIt seems crazy that so many automakers are dropping manual transmissions from their lineups, because stickshifts ought to be so cheap compared to high-tech dual clutch systems. Well, manuals are much more expensive than you think, and software is to blame.
Read MorePope Francis promised he'd be a humble Pope. That wasn't a joke, because this is his new car: A 1984 Renault 4. It also makes his current Ford Focus look like opulent transport fit for the Duke of Bologna.
Read MoreIf you don't have much faith in Washington D.C.-area law enforcement, the following story is not going to help at all. A TV news photographer followed a suspected drunk driver for 40 miles and called 911 eight times, but police never showed up.
Read MoreThe U.S. economy is slowly climbing out of this nasty recession, and for the moment, new car sales are surging once again. But the long-term future doesn't look very bright for a lot of reasons, including ones that car companies alone won't be able to fix.
Read MoreThere are two especially inviting concepts at Frankfurt; one Japanese and one German. One is about showing off, the other is more about Chinese teenagers. What they have in common are the doors. Massive doors.
Read MoreVisitors to this year's Frankfurt Motor Show will walk through an inverted forest, over an Inception'd city, and under a massive floating track just to see Germany's latest cars. As the biggest auto show in the world, by size, what carmakers do to the massive convention space is as interesting as the cars they display.
Read MoreSaturday night saw a series of events in the NASCAR race at Richmond that focused on Michael Waltrip Racing influencing the outcome of the race and resulted in MWR driver Martin Truex's removal from the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Now MWR's sponsors are talking and guess what? They're super pissed.
Read MoreLuton – In its mission to make electric mobility more widely available, Vauxhall has reduced its revolutionary Ampera extended-range electric vehicle by £3,500, to a starting price of £28,750 on-the-road, inclusive of the Government's £5,000 grant.
Read MoreThe 2014 season is not only exciting because of the new engine regulations in F1, but also because FIA launches the Formula E Championship. This is a good thing, and not just for the pandas.
Read MoreLast night, Viper Club President Lee Stubberfield reneged on his promise to resign and instead suspended a number of directors. The power trip didn't last long. Stubberfield has now resigned for real, and he lays part of the blame on "bloggers.'
Read MoreWorld famous ice cream eater and unimpeded shitter Kimi Räikkönen will race for Ferrari next year. This would mark a huge turnaround for Kimi and for F1 as a whole.
Read MoreRemember how General Motors CEO Dan Akerson wants to tie Buick and Opel products together even more closely to maximize sales and profits for both brands? Now it looks like that could mean the Fiat 500-like Opel Adam could come to our shores as a Buick.
Read MoreThis is Ferrari's debut video for the in-your-face Ferrari 458 Speciale. At least I think it's of the 458 Speciale. It might just be CGI.
Read MoreTexas Gov. Rick Perry is fond of saying that his pro-free market state is "wide open for business." It turns out that sentiment may only be true if you don't dare challenge the entrenched good old boys and their mountains of cold, hard cash like Tesla Motors did.
Read MoreWith beautiful styling, an efficient gas/electric drivetrain, and badass gullwing doors, the Opel Monza could be the showroom hit of 2013. Except it's just a concept, and nobody will build it.
Read MoreOne of my favorite lines in the entire Back to the Future trilogy comes in the second film when Marty and the Doc are in 1955, tailing Biff from the air in the flying DeLorean in an attempt to retrieve the sports almanac and set history straight. Marty suggests landing on Biff to cripple his car. "Marty," the Doc says, "He's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil!"
Read MoreThere's no question that the Ferrari 458 Speciale will be outstanding to drive. There's no question that it will be one of the fastest cars on the road today. It only looks, uh, kinda bizarre.
Read MoreSix minutes and fifty-seven seconds. That's all it took for the Porsche 918 Spyder to lap the world's most storied and difficult race course. Now you can follow along as Porsche's new halo hybrid makes the fastest production Nürburgring run ever.
Read MoreThe 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show provides the setting for Honda to publicly reveal the new Civic Tourer. Developed and designed in Europe, the new Civic Tourer offers class-leading trunk volume of 624 litres (rear seats up, measured up to the tonneau cover), advanced technology and distinctive styling.
Read MoreThis is what happens when you want the absolutely most insane vehicle that German engineers and a Mercedes S Class full of money can build. Thank God the Allies won WWII.
Read MoreSuzuki is pleased to announce that the world premiere of its new compact SUV concept model, the iV-4, will take place at the 65th IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013.
Read MoreStuttgart/Frankfurt. Traditionally the top of the Mercedes-Benz product range is occupied by the grand coupé. With the Concept S-Class Coupé the company will provide a concrete vision of the next model generation at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt: with its gorgeous appearance and self-assured style it embodies the design philosophy of sensual clarity. In the interior with its spectacular architecture and truly exclusive appointments the four-seater defines the state of the art
Read MoreFew people in the small West Texas town of Marfa are happy with Playboy Marfa, the roadside attraction that features a 1972 Dodge Charger on a block next to the iconic bunny logo. Now the state says it has to go. Will anyone miss it?
Read MoreNothing Apple showed today can lap a track at high speed, help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, or cause an entire street full of people to turn their heads and gawk. Here are four new cars more impressive and any silly new iPhone.
Read MoreRolls-Royce Motor Cars is delighted to showcase the breadth of the marque’s Bespoke offering at the 2013 Frankfurt IAA with the unveiling of the Celestial Phantom and European debut of the Home of Rolls-Royce Collection.
Read MoreSometimes it's just one shot, just one moment that defines a car in movie history.
Read MoreSome movie cars perfectly fit the bill, automotive expressions of their characters. Then there's this crap.
Read MoreTwo wheels more than normal, plus power in abundance as is the norm for BRABUS: in the BRABUS B63S - 700 6x6 a particularly exclusive power off-roader based on the new Mercedes G 63 AMG 6x6 celebrates its world premiere at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt/Main.
Read MoreDo you want to know why the Audi Nanuk Concept looks like the Giugaro Parcour from this year's Geneva Motor Show in March?
Read MoreIn the course of the IAA exhibition in Frankfurt, German engineering house ZESAD is pre-announcing an exciting modified Lamborghini Aventador to the international press. The super car, which will take the name "VENTO GT3" has undergone extreme modifications, enjoy the following preview and register with us for product updates.
Read MoreMcLaren Automotive has officially commenced trading in China from this week.
Read MoreA tsunami is a giant wave, and the S-Class Coupé is exactly the same. An endless wave of sexy curves and light.
Read MoreAs if you hadn't already fallen in love with the Porsche 918 Spyder, the automaker announced today that the 887-hp überhybrid knocked out a Nürburgring lap time of 6:57, destroying all other production car lap times. Sehr Gut, fellas.
Read MoreThe 2014 BMW i3 is already on sale here in Germany starting at 35,000 euros (~$46,000). I was curious if it feels special enough to justify its price, so I jumped in one for a quick ride.
Read MoreThe last few weeks have seen the inner workings of the Viper Club rise to the surface and it isn't pretty. Just last week, the President agreed to resign amidst the turmoil. He just rescinded that resignation and is now suspending anyone who tried to get him to resign.
Read MoreSaturday night's Richmond NASCAR race saw Clint Bowyer spin on his own in traffic. That helped teammate Martin Truex kept Ryan Newman from getting a berth in the championship. NASCAR has now ruled that Bowyer spun on purpose to help his teammate. Truex is out, Newman is in.
Read MoreAbsent but not missing Detroit City Councilman — he still holds the title, as he's not yet been removed by his fellow councilmen — Charles Pugh has been in New York City for at least a month. Today, he showed his face on social media.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - There is a new king of the hill in the mid-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV) segment: the all-new 2014 Jeep® Cherokee. The renowned Cherokee name returns to the Jeep vehicle lineup for the 2014 model year. The result – the all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee completely redefines the mid-size SUV segment, delivering legendary Jeep 4x4 capability, a segment-first nine-speed automatic transmission, fuel economy improvements of more than 45 percent (versus the outgoi
Read MoreThe upgraded New Dacia Duster builds on the styling features which have contributed to its phenomenal success, while taking on more emphatic 4x4 design cues.
Read MoreVolvo Trucks has launched five new truck models since September 2012 – and the whole new range goes on public display for the first time at the Comtrans Exhibition in Moscow (10th–14th September).
Read More(Whitley, Coventry, 09 September 2013) Jaguar’s first ever sports crossover concept vehicle – the C-X17 – makes its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Read MoreThe Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse will be presented for the first time at the 2013 Frankfurt auto show. The Squadra Corse delivers high levels of performance while bringing the thrills associated with motorsport to the street-legal world. This new and most extreme model in the Gallardo line-up is based on the Gallardo Super Trofeo, the race car that features in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - the world’s fastest one-make series. The Squadra Corse will be a limited producti
Read MoreIf you're the sort of person that appreciates a good rhino or gorilla in your car dealership ads, today is a sad day. Cal Worthington, perhaps the best-known car dealer in the Western US, died today while watching football in his California ranch.
Read MoreWolfsburg / Frankfurt, September 2013. Along with the world premieres of the new Golf R (all-wheel drive flagship) and the pioneering e-Golf (high-volume production car with zero tailpipe emissions), at the 65th International Motor Show in Frankfurt (10 to 22 September) Volkswagen is also presenting a concept car: the new Golf Sportsvan. In this Volkswagen, the worlds of compacts and minivans meld together into a new vehicle that offers more space for active recreation, family and work. The Golf
Read MoreROLLE, Switzerland - Nissan will become the first car manufacturer to create a smartwatch designed specifically for drivers of Nissan NISMO cars. The Nissan NISMO Concept Watch will be the first smartwatch to connect a driver to the car and will provide drivers with real-time biometric data.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2013. Sealy, Texas—McLaren’s new P1 hybrid supercar is an astounding machine, both in its total output of 903 horsepower and its staggering $1,150,000 window sticker. But consider that a blood relative can approach its performance for a mere fraction of its price: McLaren’s very own 12C fortified with Hennessey’s HPE700 upgrade that endows the twin-turbo 3.8-liter V-8 with 14 percent more power.
Read MoreListen here, Gwyneth Paltrow. Being Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't make you invincible or above the law. It doesn't mean you can cut off a moving school bus with your Vespa, especially when your kid is riding passenger behind you.
Read MoreThis is what Grand Theft Auto would look like in real life — a group of Honda Civic street racers are spotted by a police helicopter, then flee through the streets of Philadelphia. They outsmart the cops, and then upload the whole thing to YouTube.
Read MoreJaguar says the first car using their new aluminum monocoque will be a sports sedan coming in 2015. My guess is that the C-X17 SUV will be the second. It's almost ready now, and the feedback is very positive.
Read MoreIt's the most wonderful time of the year. Yes. You're quivering with excitement for a reason: It's officially auto show season. Here's what you need to be ready to salivate over at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Read MoreIt looks like there's no shortage of crazy pills over at Audi these days! Here's a surprise concept they're dropping on us at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Audi Nanuk Quattro concept. With V10 TDI power, huge tires and Lamborghini looks, it's here to party on or off the road.
Read MoreThe idea for BLACK AIR came on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009. I remember that date because the following Monday, January 5th, I posted on every Grand National and Turbo Regal message board I could find. I used the Sunday in between as a day to reflect, to make sure that I still liked the idea before I started telling people about it.
Read MoreIt doesn't go well. Then again, I guess it could have gone worse.
Read MoreThe Frankfurt Motor Show is the biggest of them all, if only by literal size and in terms of daily visitors, not by product revealed. And while we covered it before, this year, we also have an insider on the grounds to take us behind the scenes. Meet Phil, the rare male booth babe!
Read More345 horsepower. 516 pound-feet of torque. Zero to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds. 54 combined miles per gallon. These are the numbers behind the new Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo, the magical and insanely powerful diesel wagon dreams are made of.
Read MoreIf you thought your neighbor's stanced Subaru was obnoxious, prepare to have your mind blown.
Read MoreOn Friday we got the first press shot of the 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet. Due to a funky watermark we weren't sure it was the real deal, but now we know it is. That's a good thing, because this is an attractive 'vert, and the S3 version packs a ton of power and Quattro all-wheel drive.
Read MoreThe Veyron Super Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse are the fastest cars in the world. They're also special edition versions of a car that already fits every definition of special. Now there are special editions of the special editions, like this: The Jean Bugatti. As far as I can tell, it's black with a brown interior. Is that special?
Read MoreThe very best cars are the ones that make you feel like you and the machine are a singular entity. Nissan's new concept smartwatch aims to help with that by sending an array of data from your car directly to your wrist. It also monitors your own body's performance.
Read MoreIf a Jaguar F-Type rear-ended a Jaguar XF, and then they somehow got taller when that happened, you'd have this, the Jaguar C-X17 Concept. And yes, you're allowed to like it. In fact, you'd be out of your mind not to.
Read MoreThe positively delightful webcomic XKCD has a history of presenting deep ideas in a simple manner or, when all else fails, creating mole planets. But this week the site's "What if?" section tackles a particularly thorny automotive question: How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live?
Read MoreSacro GRA, a gorgeous Italian documentary about life along the highway that encircles Rome, has won the extremely prestigious Golden Lion award for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival. If you ever wondered what life was like just outside your car, this is it. In raw, real form.
Read MoreThe Volkswagen Golf Plus has been offered since the Mark V in 2005 or so, but Americans have never had to consider it and wonder why anyone would need a taller, longer Golf hatchback instead of a wagon or a Tiguan. VW thinks it's a pretty big hit in other countries, though, so they've launched the Golf Sportsvan concept for the Frankfurt Motor Show. The successor to the Golf Plus will apparently look a lot like this.
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 MoreEvery so often we get pictures sent in to us, and we know exactly what it is. Ugly frankenstein development mules and pre-production prototypes that never see a showroom floor make it to us, too. And every so often we get something that looks production ready, but there's still room for a question mark.
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 MorePainting bold statements across vacant Detroit structures is a growing trend to get a controversial point across, and this new display on the city's west side isn't any different.
Read MoreThe 2014 BMW i3 is still in prototype form, and, perhaps moreso than many prototypes, much of its technology is unproven. That being said, who knows what led to the BMW engineer testing this one to just up and abandon it when it gave out, just sitting halfway through the side of a highway off-ramp.
Read MoreAmerica is teetering on the edge of war, right now as you read this. Whether or not we go over that edge is currently up to Congress, so it may not even happen. Even still, though we may not know the wars of the immediate future, we know what weapons it will be fought with.'
Read MoreThe 1980s were a weird time, what with its big hair and even bigger rock 'n' roll, but one of its greatest quirks was its pure, unbridled commercialism. People think Wall Street created an era, but that film was more a product of its time. And who better to sell a product from these times, than Lou Reed?
Read MoreThirty-year-old Christopher Adam Tang, the BMW Z4 driver whose purported fastest lap around Manhattan infuriated New York police, was arrested after officers tracked him down with surveillance cameras.
Read MoreThis is real speed. And even at 170 mph, it's legal. Thank you, German Autobahn.
Read MoreThe Jalopnik Film Festival is only 12 days away and I'm excited to announce the panel for the rally documentary Easier Said Than Done, which will include none other than rally driver and Hoonimus Maximus Ken Block talking rally with director Matt Johnson.
Read MoreRemember Howard A. Levitt, the hardworking Canadian employment lawyer and car enthusiast forced to ditch his Ferrari California in a flood so he could win a case for his client? It turns out he's getting a brand-new Ferrari, and it's a gift from the folks at Maranello themselves.
Read MoreF1 is a bit of a mess these days, despite some calls that the sport is in a golden age. If you ask me, sports car racing could very well make its way up in prestige in this age of the reviled Bahrain GP, DRS, and exploding tires. But which sport has more recognizable brands?
Read MoreThe C-line begins a new era with the New Citroën C4 Picasso and Grand C4 Picasso. The renewal is clearly expressed with the Citroën Cactus concept, a vision for the future of C-line models.
Read More09/05/2013 - TORRANCE, Calif. The new 2014 Acura TL is now on sale, with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $36,0301. As Acura's award-winning, performance-oriented sport sedan, the TL balances style, luxury and dynamic performance in a unique way. This dynamic and spirited performance is balanced with an EPA fuel economy rating of 29-mpg highway (TL)2. As the 2013 TL was one of the industry's first vehicles to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the Insurance Institute for High
Read MoreIn 1965, the Ford Mustang was the talk of the nation. The first calendar year of production saw sales of more than 400,000 units, well over the 100,000 units projected in the original business plan, making it the fastest-selling new car of all time.
Read More(MAHWAH, NJ) – September 5, 2013 – Today, Land Rover North America announced the details of the global advertising and marketing campaign for the all-new 2014 Range Rover Sport, the fastest, most agile and responsive Land Rover vehicle ever. The campaign theme, “Driven to Another Level,” underscores the car’s attributes and captures the personality of the brand’s target customer for the fully redesigned Range Rover Sport.
Read MoreWith the first models rolling off the Marysville, Ohio assembly line today, the all-new 2014 Accord Hybrid (http://automobiles.honda.com/accord-hybrid/) will carry an EPA fuel economy1 rating of 50 mpg in city driving, making it the new leader in gasoline fuel-economy ratings among 4-door sedans. Set to go on sale at Honda dealerships nationwide later this year, the 2014 Accord Hybrid's city fuel-economy rating is three miles per gallon higher than the closest segment competitor and its calculat
Read MoreVolvo Car Group has an outstanding position in the Swedish insurance company Folksam’s latest safety report. Four Volvo models – the S60, V60, V70 and S80 – are on top of the ranking with a 12 per cent margin to the next car on the list. The Volvo S60, V60, V70 and S80 are almost 60 per cent safer than the average car in the report.
Read MoreThe testing programme for the McLaren P1™ has continued at a relentless pace throughout the summer, and in the latest short film from McLaren Automotive, the production-intent McLaren P1™ is shown testing in some of the harshest and most challenging conditions. With first deliveries scheduled in the coming weeks, the development team have been pushing the limits of the car to further extremes across North America, in some of the hottest and most arid conditions on the planet.
Read MoreChristopher Adam Tang, better known as Afroduck, never showed his face, voice, or any other identifying characteristic in the video of his very illegal 24 minute record run around Manhattan. But here he is in handcuffs.
Read MoreNYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly declared war on Afroduck, the driver who claims to have done a very illegal 24:07 record lap of Manhattan. Now we're hearing from a source that the NYPD arrested him moments ago. UPDATE: Confirmed. Driver ID'd.
Read MoreDust off that monocle and get your favorite Grey Poupon joke ready, it's time for the 2013 Salon Privé auto show! The Salon is three-day automobile event with the kind of aristocratic flair only the Brits could pull off without irony. As described by the organizers:
Read MoreWhen I wrote about the possible Houston Spaceport earlier today, my story was full of excitement and optimism for the future of civilian and commercial space travel. Perhaps I spoke too soon.
Read MoreWould you want to drive a Tesla Model S from Los Angeles to New York? How about with five of your kids onboard? You can be forgiven for saying "no" to that, but Elon Musk is no ordinary man. He'll be taking a six-day, 3,200 mile road trip in one of his cars very soon.
Read MoreSay there, young fella! Do you want a Lincoln? What's that? No? Well, Ford is about to entice you into a fancy new MKS, MKX or MKT with a program roundly criticized by their dealers that they insist they aren't actually doing.
Read MoreYou know what's more badass than Ford's "Big Red" turbine truck?
Read MoreDo you love Street Fighter? I sure as hell do. But odds are, no one is as deep into Street Fighter as this guy, who decked out his Chevrolet Silverado with airbrush art to show the whole world his passion for the fighting game — and The Bible.
Read MoreWhen our own Máté Pétrany drove the 261 miles per gallon Volkswagen XL1 in Europe, he said it was just like driving the future. Here's the thing about the future, though: it is apparently mad expensive.
Read MoreDETROIT – More than half of light-duty pick-up trucks on the road are now 11 years or older. To help build on the Chevrolet Silverado’s reputation as the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickup, engineers designed the 2014 Silverado to be the most corrosion resistant Chevrolet truck ever.
Read MoreListen: Being a cop doesn't automatically make someone a good driver. Yes, law enforcement officers are trained for pursuits and tactical maneuvers, but that doesn't mean they're all geniuses behind the wheel.
Read MoreThe Viper Club of America has been in a bit of a rough spot for the last few weeks. First, we heard that Chrysler was looking to distance itself from the club. Then we heard from a number of pissed off, disgruntled, and banned members. Now, President Lee Stubberfield has resigned.
Read MoreAs mentioned at least a few times, the Jalopnik Film Festival will be the greatest thing ever to happen to anyone ever. All of our "early bird" passes sold out at a crazy fast speed, so I'd recommend grabbing the still reasonably-priced tickets while you can.
Read MoreThe first deliveries of the Ferrari-murdering hybrid McLaren P1 are set to happen soon, so engineers just conducted thorough testing in Arizona, California and Nevada. Luckily for us, they brought cameras along.
Read MoreAnother day, another disparaging comment about Detroit from someone somewhat important and another week's worth of outrage coming from Detroiters about how Detroit is Not That Bad. It's such a regular occurrence, you could set your watch to it.
Read MoreThe story of the fastest lap around Manhattan by Afroduck has gone viral. Here's everything you need to know: Here's the lap; Here's the NYPD's response to Afroduck ; here's how long it should take ; and here's the previous record.
Read MoreI've always thought that the new batch of IndyCars were hideous, but when you get up close and you see the tech poking out from under the quasi-closed-wheel rear, and suddenly you see all the beauty in the tech itself.
Read MoreA number of incidents at the end of last week's NASCAR Truck race led to a near brawl between the crews of Max Papis and Mike Skeen. Skeen's girlfriend took things into her own hands, slapping Max Papis. Now NASCAR has shown its hand and banned Skeen's girlfriend from events indefinitely.
Read MoreThe NYPD is up in arms over an anonymous driver by the name of Afroduck claiming to have lapped Manhattan in a record-breaking and very illegal 24 minutes. How long would it take a sane human being to do the same drive?
Read MoreYou know the world has spun completely out of control when an innocent elderly man can no longer shampoo his semi-erect penis on a public bus. I mean, where are these people living, in the Nazi People's Republic Of Nofreedomistan? They're just genitals, people — they get shampoo'd.
Read MoreRemember last year, when I got all up on a soapbox over car manufacturers' reticence to promote the World Touring Car Championship's Sonoma stop? It's no surprise they'll be silent again this year. That means it's up to you to make WTCC a thing. So make it one.
Read MoreGet to New York on September 18th and 19th because the Jalopnik Film Festival is happening thing and it will surely be the greatest gearhead film event of all time. Also, you can experience all of it for $50 if you act right now.
Read MoreHopefully, you didn't spend your Labor Day weekend trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic, but if you did, a new study indicates that may be something you'll have to get used to. America's traffic is only getting worse, even though we're driving less. Here's why.
Read MoreThe same engine, the same transmission, the same basic shape, but two individually tuned cars sold wearing three different badges around the world. So, which one to buy? Here's comes help.
Read MoreIt took $6.4 billion and 11-and-a-half years to build the new, hopefully earthquake-proof eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. That's a lot of money and time, but now you can watch the last five years of construction happen in just four minutes.
Read MoreTraffic in China is among the worst in the world, but honestly, I have no clue how a blocked intersection like this even happens.
Read MoreAn anonymous driver using the pseudonym 'Afroduck' claims to have lapped Manhattan in a record 24 minutes, seven seconds. Now New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is out to catch him.
Read MoreBased on current production predictions of 21,000 cars this year, and up to 40,000 by 2015, it's possible Tesla could use the entire global supply of 18650 model LiOn batteries for its Model S sedans. Sure, there's way more laptops sold with those batteries, but every Model S with the 85 kWh battery pack uses over 7,000 of the cells.
Read MoreCar companies build pre-production prototypes to test new car technology hidden under disguised Frankenstein bodies. Sometimes these development mules end up being higher on our wish list than the final product.
Read MoreAtlanta. Porsche Cars North America today announced that the expanded Porsche Panamera model line is now available in dealer showrooms across the United States.
Read MoreAffalterbach/Stuttgart. The CLA 45 AMG Racing Series concept car that is celebrating its world premiere at the IAA in Frankfurt/Main provides a preview of another customer sport racing car from Mercedes-AMG.
Read MoreToyota's hybrid cars are just for eco-weenies who like to drive slow, right? They aren't for anyone who cares about performance, right? Wrong on both counts as of today. Meet the 420 horsepower Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R concept, which does not sound like it is messing around.
Read MoreBERLIN, Sept. 4, 2013 – Ford Motor Company announced today at IFA 2013 that it will kick off the sale of its new Ford EcoSport on Facebook® with a special ‘Limited Edition’* version of the small smart utility vehicle.
Read MoreAlright Jalops, this one is a doozy. What we've got here is a hit-and-run driver, a Ford Focus, and the single, solitary piece of chrome that was evidence of the perp's wrongdoing. Think you can help solve it?
Read MoreThe Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition concept car to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show features a unique new look in colour scheme, materials and finish. The car, presented as a limited edition concept, is intended for development into a production version in 2014 and will maintain the same personality and quality of the current Quattroporte range.
Read MoreFrankfurt. The Porsche 918 Spyder is celebrating its debut at this year's International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. The super sports car with plug-in hybrid drive marks the beginning of a new era for sports car manufacturing. Never before has a super car designed for everyday use offered such an impressive dynamic performance combined with the fuel consumption of a compact car. In setting this technological benchmark, the Porsche 918 Spyder is taking on a pioneering role similar to that of th
Read MoreLand Rover announces upgraded Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models for 2014, featuring new technologies and offering even greater customer choice. The upgraded models will be available to order from 10th September with deliveries starting from early 2014.
Read MoreInstead of casting Chinese cars for Transformers 4, Michael Bay should take a look at this: the Lexus LF-NX crossover concept, set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. It's certainly closer to being an Autobot already.
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 4, 2013 - A new Lexus compact crossover concept, the LF-NX, will make its world premiere at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). This concept explores the potential for a compact crossover within the Lexus model range. Reinforcing Lexus’ leading position in full hybrid drive technology, the LF-NX concept is powered by a new variant of the Lexus Hybrid Drive system tuned for SUV performance. With its highly distinctive and powerfully sculpted styling, the LF-NX conce
Read Morequattro is Audi and Audi is quattro – the brand and the technology are indelibly linked. In celebration of the 30th birthday of the Sport quattro, Audi will present its legitimate successor at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt am Main. The Audi Sport quattro concept show car continues the grand quattro tradition, with a stunning coupe design and plug-in hybrid drive with a system output of 515 kW (700 hp).quattro is more than just a technology – quattro is a philosophy. The term stands for driving safet
Read MoreWhen I saw the concept drawing for the Audi Sport quattro, I was stoked. I thought it looked so aggressive and wild. But it was a concept drawing, and those always look outlandish. Here's the real thing, and it's not as aggressive as I hoped. I hate drawings.
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, Wired, and Car And Driver.
Read MoreTop Gear USA returns tonight, and there's no better way to get stoked than to watch a Viper go through a tunnel at full tilt. USA! USA!
Read MoreReports from a number of European news sources, including this Telegraph article, have suggested that the EU was planning legislation that would limit all cars to a maximum speed of 70 MPH. As you'd expect, there was a massive outcry because to hell with that. Luckily, no such limit appears to be happening.
Read MoreAs previously boasted, we're hosting the first ever Jalopnik Film Festival later this month. Our first film is the great Black Air and I'm exited to announce how cool the after film Q&A will be.
Read MoreHow would you react if your fancy new Jaguar XJ was partially melted by the death ray-like heat reflected off a London skyscraper? If you're businessman Martin Lindsay, you're pretty cool about it, actually.
Read MoreThe DeLorean DMC-12, despite its "Back To The Future" buzz and scintillating stainless steel skin, never became the success some thought it destined for and the last to save it was mysteriously interrupted. Did the Reagan White House guide the British government to let the company die so it could entrap its creator in an FBI-run drug smuggling bust?
Read MoreUnlike a lot of racing drivers, Shea Holbrook got her start in motorsports when she was 16, not when she was in the womb. But in the last few years, she's risen from nowhere to a race-winning team owner. And now she's here to answer your questions. Fire away.
Read MoreIRVINE, Calif. - Sales of the JUKE NISMO topped 3,700 units in Europe, Japan and the U.S. between launch in January and the end of July. Based on Nissan’s innovative crossover, the JUKE NISMO is a global model and was the first of a new sporty line up of cars aimed at bringing excitement to customers.
Read MoreAuburn Hills, Mich. - At Chrysler Group, the SRT (Street and Racing Technology) brand team maintains its successful formula to design, engineer and build benchmark American high-performance vehicles. The all-new SRT Viper made its long-anticipated return to the high performance sports car market in 2013. The fifth generation of the iconic two-seat, American-built supercar has been deliberately evolved to incorporate superior craftsmanship; a host of new, performance original technologies and er
Read MoreCarmakers will try to get as much money out of you as they can. Look at these overpriced rides and be amazed at how quickly they can raise a sticker price to the point of insanity.
Read MoreA year ago today, the heir to the multibillion-dollar Red Bull empire was arrested in Thailand after authorities said he killed a motorcycle police officer with his Ferrari FF and drove away after dragging the man down the street. Now, he's in even more hot water for failing to appear in court.
Read More(Crewe, 3 September 2013) The appeal of the world’s most stylish, luxury grand tourer is enhanced with the introduction of the new, sporting Continental GT V8 S. Available as both a coupe and convertible, the new GT V8 S models bring added excitement to the Continental range with lowered and retuned sports suspension, sharper steering, dramatic ‘S’ signature styling cues and a distinctive soundtrack from the uprated V8 engine.
Read MoreThe Toyota Land Cruiser enjoys a global reputation as an ultimate go-anywhere vehicle, a status built on its formidable performance in the world’s toughest environments over more than 60 years. Throughout that time, Land Cruiser has been progressively developed to harness new technologies to extend its capabilities, both on-road and off, and to increase in customer appeal in terms of styling, equipment, comfort and practicality.
Read MoreWhitley, 3rd September 2013. Land Rover announces upgrades to the multi-award winning 2014 Discovery. The 2014 Discovery receives a new look, new badging, new fuel stretching technology, improved audio systems and a new range of driver assistance, comfort and safety features to broaden its appeal even further. The core attributes are carried over into the 2014 models which will be available to order now with deliveries from mid-November.
Read MoreVolvo claims their newest trucks are tougher than ever. To prove it, they hoisted a 15-ton truck up into the air via its own towing hook with their president Claes Nilsson on top of it. Elon Musk, what's your next move?
Read MoreAn ambitious multi-million pound project to create the UK’s first ‘members only’ clubhouse for professional drivers has been unveiled.
Read MoreBrentwood, Essex, 3 September, 2013 – Ford’s first zero-emission family car will star at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2013 which opens this week at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
Read MoreIn celebration of the team’s 50 years, McLaren staff joined together at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England, to mark half a century of race winning, by one of the most successful names in motorsport. Mirroring the launch of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-28 Formula 1™ car from earlier this year, the celebrations saw a parade of some of the most iconic race- and championship-winning McLarens from across the decades.
Read MorePorsche's Museum in Stuttgart, Germany looks like a dormitory for Storm Troopers. But in a good way. I visited in 2012 and absolutely loved every minute of it. Our good friend GF Williams brought these photos back from the museum in case you've never had a chance to visit.
Read MoreSwapping your car's engine with something better can create a very pleasant Frankenstein. Like this Beetle with an Alfa Romeo flat-four. It's politically incorrect, but still very cool.
Read MoreNicknamed the Walkie-Talkie, 20 Fenchurch Street in London's busy financial district turns out to be a giant magnifying glass parabolic reflector as well as a 37-story skyscraper, melting cars and forcing pedestrians to shield their eyes on the street. The most recent casualty is this Jaguar XJ.
Read MoreThanks to growing sales and shrinking currencies, the average car price may be rising but there are still a lot of great deals out there. And then there are cars you can't believe they actually charge a premium price tag for. What's the most over-priced car for sale?
Read MoreGoing on a trip with your girl, the whole family or a bunch of crazy friends? Campers come in different shapes and sizes and, as you might expect, the coolest ones are also the weirdest. Surely you can find one you'll love amongst these ten.
Read MoreI promised a while back to take a moment every now and then to update you on what's going on with Jalopnik and give you a chance to ask me questions. So, it's just moi and Máté today, shoot. Also worth noting a round of promotions at the site and some new faces.
Read MoreIf you missed the Max Papis slap yesterday we've got a GIF of it below. Needless to say, they're going to start calling him 'Glass Jaw' Papis now that he claims the slap dislocated his jaw. Really?
Read MoreNASCAR is supposed to be a "manly" sport (whatever that means), and the Truck racing even manlier, because trucks. So it's hilarious when the aftermath of a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race devolves into nothing but fighting, name-calling, and a wonderful little slapfest. C'mon kids.
Read MoreSomewhere in Turin or Auburn Hills or wherever, Sergio Marchionne said the words, "See, I told you so," this week. This must have happened based on recent orders received for Maseratis.
Read MoreA Washington, DC Police boat was making a simple U-turn on the Potomac River near the historic Georgetown neighborhood when it gunned the engine and slammed into two boats, partially sinking one. Thankfully, no one was injured. What the hell were they thinking?
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 MoreParking tickets are a fact of life, especially if you live in a big city. You have to have a flagrant and pathological disrespect for the law, though, to be able to rack up $30,000,000 Swedish Kronor in parking fines, like one man did in the city of Malmö. That's $4,525,080 in US dollars. Hooooooooly crap.
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 MoreKawasaki’s motto used to be that they would let the good times roll. Motorcycles are pretty rare here on Nice Price or Crack Pipe, but then this A1SS is even more so. Uncommon or not, you’ll still need to determine if its price makes for a rollin' good time.
Read MoreThe Nissan Patrol holds the distinction of being the first vehicle to successfully cross Australia’s brutal Simpson Desert. Similarly, buying today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’69 might just cross your mind, that is of course if its price doesn’t make you go d’oh!
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Suzuki is the kind of car you’d expect a murder of clowns to spill out of at every stop. It’s not clowning around however as it rocks a hot 358, but will its price prove a pie in the face?
Read MoreThe only time that Nissan attempted to sell a cab-over minivan in the U.S. they gained a rep for carbecuing and had to all be recalled. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe diesel Homy proves what a shame that was, but will this rare van’s price prove equally shameful?
Read MoreCadillac’s Allanté is famous for having the world’s longest production line, figuratively stretching from Italy to Detroit. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Caddy needs some work, but will that make its price a stretch as well?
Read MoreAs far as Goldilocks was concerned, Mama Bear was by far the dopest, and similarly, Acura’s NSX is considered by many to be just right. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe NSX pumps up its porridge, but has its seller set its price just wrong?
Read MoreThe Suburban name is Chevy’s longest serving, having originally been appended to a commercial vehicle in the 1930s. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’72 goes by the commercial name Clyde’s Meats, but does it also have a price that can’t be beat?
Read MoreIn Audi-speak Avant means Estate, which means Wagon, which means hauler. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Audi S4 will haul both your stuff and ass, but does its price make it worth hauling out your check book?
Read MoreCheetos are like cheesy and delicious little angel turds presented in a mylar bag. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe rolling advertisement Chevy Caprice could also be considered kind of cheesy, but will its price have you whispering, my lord!?
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin was our nation’s first Postmaster General, and the Postal Service is the rare government agency actually authorized by the Constitution. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Postal Jeep is also a rarity, but does its price require too many Benjamins?
Read MoreIn my mind, the best Van Halen is the David Lee Roth Van Halen. Similarly, I like my second biggest Japanese car producer to be called Datsun, not Nissan. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe BRE-homage 210 fits that bill, but will its price make you think the seller must be inhalin’?
Read MoreBeing gallant means to be chivalrous and heroic. Being Galant means being a Mitsubishi and usually being all clapped out. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’91 VR4 however still looks pretty good, but will its price be your hero?
Read MoreIn the 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein, the monster laments that alone is bad, and friend is good. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Isuzu might be considered Frankensteinian owing to its adopted Corvette motor, but will its price make it a “friend” in deed?
Read MoreShake, Rattle, and Roll is a twelve bar rocker originally recorded by Big Joe Turner back in 1954. Hopefully the only shaking and rattling from today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom RX-7 ragtop will be Big Joe on the radio, and hopefully for its seller, its price won't leave you rolling your eyes.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ford F350 is about as big as you could want. Not only that but its got a big D as well, as is Diesel. That Cummins conversion makes this an F with a D and everybody loves the D, but will its price make it the grade?
Read MoreDonks are a special breed of car culture, favoring audacious style over function. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe gator-themed Cutlass is perfect example of this, but will its price put it between a croc and a hard place?
Read MoreAre you ready kids? Aye-aye, Captain! I can’t hear you! AYE-AYE CAPTAIN! Oohhh, who has a turquoise-painted pirate themed van? Nice Price or Crack Pipe! But will its price fit in your plans? Nice Price or Crack Pipe! Nice Price-Crack Pipe, Nice Price-Crack Pipe, Nice Price. . . Crack Pipe!
Read MoreEve got Adam to sample the original forbidden fruit and as a result their landlord sent them packing. Similarly, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Rover is, for Americans at least, about as forbiddingly fruity as they come, but does its price speak of forbidden pleasures as well?
Read MoreWhen new, Chevy's Vega was shipped from the factory standing up on rail cars. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Vega has twin turbos for the twin rotors of its adopted Mazda mill, but you’ll still need to decide if its price makes its seller a stand-up guy.
Read MoreTwo of the most venerated names in the automotive world are Hurst and Jeep. Put them together and you get today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1 of 100 Commando. You need to decide if its seller has named a price that’s equally esteemed.
Read MoreAt the 1973 IAA Frankfurt motor show, a silver prototype on the Porsche stand attracted much attention, not least due to its extraordinary appearance. From its engine cover extended a distinctive rear spoiler, with air intake louvres and edged by a thick rubber lip. Visually, it was reminiscent of the 911 Carrera RS 3.0, which had just come onto the market, but the badges on the rear wheel arches made it clear that this was an entirely different model: ‘Turbo’ was the motif that from that point
Read MoreDid you know that the first time we ever saw the Porsche 918 Spyder was way back at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010? It's really been around that long. You can be forgiven for not being surprised by its production debut today in Frankfurt, but 887 horses could make you feel better.
Read MoreFor reasons I can't quite remember, I agreed to take a Chrysler 200 Touring as a press car this week. It's a "filler" press car in between cars I actually wanted to drive. To its credit, I think it's the least bad version of the Chrysler 200 they could make, which leads me to wonder what other cars were the least bad versions of their platforms?
Read MorePart of the joy of owning a car means you get to personalize it in some way, and, like the aftermath of radioactive arthropod bites, that great power comes with great something. Let's say culpability. There's all kinds of things you can put on your car. So what's the worst?
Read MoreEver since that special Jalopnik supermagic happened and recovered my stolen car, we've been trying to feature more stolen cars in hopes of getting them recovered, too. One we featured today struck me as an especially odd choice for a car to steal: a non-running black Delorean.
Read MoreSometimes a carmaker has all of the ingredients to make your ultimate dream car and THEY JUST WON'T BUILD THE DAMN THING.
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 MoreI'm a huge fan of the LeMons racing series. I was saddened, like so many others, to hear that a driver died in the most recent South Carolina race. It seems that the driver died because of a heart attack, which is exactly what happened in 2008, the only other LeMons race death. Is it time for medical checks for amateur racing?
Read MoreI’m looking out the windshield at half a dozen cars shooting trails of sparks out behind them. Like me, they’re oversteering and swerving like crazy, trying desperately to not spin out. Because, like me, they have no back wheels. I was hit so hard my helmet flew off. It’s absolute chaos. And it’s fantastic.
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 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 MoreEvery relationship starts with an introduction, so here it goes: My name is Parker Kligerman and I am 23-year-old professional NASCAR driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. I've been paid to drive race cars since I was 18 years old when a small check arrived at my door with the unassuming name “Penske Racing” above the letterhead. The check has been framed above my bed at my parents' house in Connecticut ever since.
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 RUSH premiere in London yesterday was never going to be the usual red carpet parade of a normal film debut, but it went from good to fantastic when two proper McLaren F1 cars arrived.
Read MoreTaxi cabs, cop cars, and limos have three things in common: They lead hard lives. Most of them are based on Ford's Panther platform. And when those lives are over, they go to the junkyard. Let's give them a second life. Let's go racing.
Read MoreLet's just start with that top image there. That syringe thing in that position between those legs — all I can think of when I see that is that someone's taking care of a pesky yeast infection. And that, of course, makes me think about cars. Welcome to Joy Car, Japan's weirdo sexy doctor car review/examination site.
Read MoreI love the Fiat 500 Abarth. Other than the awful driving position, it's one of my favorite cars. But now those lucky Europeans are getting a 20 horsepower bump for a limited run to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Dio mio!
Read MoreHere's a hypothetical (for now) situation: we make contact with aliens out there somewhere. We're not able to visit one another physically, at least not yet, but we can choose one object to send to the aliens to explain who and what we are. The absolute best object we can send for this purpose is an automobile.
Read MoreSay, would you like to die alone on an uninhabitable planet millions of miles from home away from everyone you have ever known and loved? If your answer was "Heck yeah I do," you may be one of the more than 200,000 people who have applied to die on Mars.
Read MoreThis humanoid communication robot, equipped with Toyota's voice-recognition software, said "On August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all." It was the first robot voice ever heard in space, and boy was it cute.
Read MoreLately, it has become more apparent than ever that autonomous cars are coming for real and they are coming soon. But are people actually going to buy cars they won't drive?
Read MoreIt's the easiest way to blow up a vehicle in Grand Theft Auto. Just shoot up the gas tank, boom, and you've got a nifty little explosion on your hands. That's entertaining in video games, sure, but when it's real life and you're in a real war zone, the prospect of such an event occurring is downright terrifying.
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 MoreLong panned for their snooze-tastic designs, Toyota as of late has spiced things up by making some of their cars —the Predator-faced Lexuses, for example — downright terrifying. The 2014 Land Cruiser Prado indicates they have no intention of slowing down.
Read MoreThose crafty Swiss people, with their tiny multipurpose knives and perforated cheeses — who knows what they're capable of? They hide up in their lovely mountain chalets, sipping cocoa and plotting devious things, like powering city buses with spinning wheels. Well, that's what they were plotting 60 years ago, but still.
Read MoreIn my last installment, I talked about how our collective anger towards the car-buying industry may be directed towards the wrong people. This time I am going to discuss an often neglected and somewhat confusing topic...leasing. I know, I know…. leasing is for suckers: you get whacked with mileage overages, you never own the car, you get stuck into a perpetual trap of car-payments...But as a consultant I try my best to avoid positions of “all X is good” and “all Y is bad.” You see, for some folk
Read MoreMany of us are trained to think of car salespeople as no better than pond-scum. The truth is most car salespeople are just regular folks who are trying to pay the bills, sure there are still some relics out there but times are changing. Some of them are honest. Some of them are car-enthusiasts, you may even find a few on Jalopnik. That is correct, dear reader, your favorite Jalop commenter just...might...be “the enemy.” But they are not “the enemy,” they are, more often than not, a product of ma
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