Has Poland's OBRUM and its partners designed the tank of the future? The PL-01 does pack some incredibly valuable features into a fairly compact and modular concept, and yes, it also looks cool as hell!
Read MoreSteven Douglass, who maintains the site deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com, may have spotted two secret projects in a single month. The first is about a mysterious radar cloud that appeared over the Air Force's Directed Energy Lab and another pertains to a picture of what appears to be a classified stealth aircraft.
Read MoreMassive and oddly innovative, yet at the same time totally antiquated by western standards, the Soviet built ballistic missile nuclear submarine, code named "Typhoon" by NATO, was in many ways a perfect metaphor for the USSR's military capability during the 1980s and thus the perfect fodder for informed fiction.
Read MoreThere are so many bases, test and evaluation units, ranges and state of the art facilities, the U.S. defense research and development apparatus but the Missile Engagement Simulation Arena (MESA) is one of the strangest. Essentially, the U.S. Government built a giant sound stage to shoot films only missiles are ever going to see.
Read MoreTurkey has warned Syria many times about incursions by Syrian aircraft into their airspace. This weekend, they once again made good on those warnings via downing one of Syria's geriatric MiG-23s. What's going on here?
Read MoreYou have got to hand it to the Iranians, when it comes to arts and crafts they really do aim high. Last year we had the "unveiling" of the unquestionably questionable F-313 "fighter" and this year we get a truly gargantuan impressionistic interpretation of a Nimitz Class super carrier, complete with fake jets!
Read MoreIn the dawning era of unmanned air combat so many "new ideas" are actually far from fresh. It is stunning to examine unmanned technologies from decades ago, and realize just how far ahead of their time they truly were. One such weapon system that was less than famous but highly innovative was vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Gryodyne QH-50 DASH.
Read MorePhotographer David Cherkasov agreed to share with us this incredibly detailed view of the Navy's new multirole sub-hunter, sea control, attack and information, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon.
Read MoreThe US Navy Flight Demonstration Team, aka the Blue Angels, has returned triumphantly to America's air show scene. Here are some shots I took of their return show.
Read MoreWhile the world is tied up in the mystery of what happened to Malaysian Air Flight 370, testers at Edwards AFB in south central California and at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland are hard at work developing the ultimate tool for solving such a mystery, the Northrop Grumman built MQ-4C Triton.
Read MoreWhy is the F-117 Nighthawk, America's first true "stealth" aircraft, still prowling the skies years after its retirement in 2008?
Read MoreMassive Military Buildup Along The Ukrainian Border: Is Vladimir Putin, the world's most intriguing new super-villain, going to invade Ukraine proper? It sure looks like he is preparing to.
Read MoreThe Russian T-90, a hybrid evolution of the T-72 and T-80, weighs in at almost 48 tons, and would lead Russia into battle if a major land conflict erupted today — not a crazy idea anymore. Here's what the Pentagon should learn something from the thrifty, simple and dangerously effective tank?
Read MoreI shot this in the desert a few miles north east of Nellis AFB during RED FLAG exercises, which the Air Force calls the "premier air-to-air combat training exercise," pitting pilots against one another in a massive simulation.
Read MoreWhat can I say, I dig military technology and geopolitics... maybe a little too much. That's why I'll be running Jalopnik's new military sub-site Foxtrot Alpha. And just like the name suggests, it's going to be awesome.
Read MoreThe venerable U-2 'Dragon Lady' is a spy plane born from Cold War necessity that soldiered on operationally for decades past anyone's wildest dreams. She went from sleek design to a bulging beast of burden whose silhouette can change as fast as her mission requires it to. Here's a guide to her many configurations.
Read MoreSo what's new militarily in regards to one of the world's least intense, but most publicized conflicts? The U.S. is sending military assets to the area, the Russians sunk one of their own ships, and if you live in Crimea you should probably invest in some noise-canceling headphones.
Read MoreVladimir Putin may or may not have lost his grip on reality, but his desire to tighten his grip on Crimea is surprisingly logical if you consider the history and strategic importance of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. A closer look at Russia's forces along the southern Ukrainian coast reveals a lot of Putin's thinking.
Read MoreIsrael is well known for their maritime raiding capabilities, a common tactic used to interdict cargo, or personnel, aboard ships that the Mossad deems as a threat to the homeland, sometimes to a controversial degree. Yet there is little controversy about the validity of the Israeli Navy's mission yesterday, one that literally nabbed a boatful of deadly rockets.
Read MoreThe DoD will be sending additional fighters to the Baltics, and possibly Poland, to beef up the NATO air policing roles along Russia's border with greater Europe.
Read MoreWhat does four million bones buy someone with a massive velocity addiction? How about an ultra rare Bugatti Veyron Super Sport or a Cold War vintage Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum that's now for sale. But which one should you buy?
Read MoreA view through the front windscreen and HUD of a Hellenic AF F-4E as it transitions down a very tight canyon with a pretty serious obstacle ahead! If you look at the HUD it shows that the Phantom doing 358kts and according to the flight path indicator (little circle with wings) that the aircraft is currently on the path to crest the bridge mere feet above its upper deck.
Read MoreOver a decade after the release of Lock On: Modern Air Combat, the uber-complex Russian air combat simulator plays as if the programmers had a crystal ball. The premise? Russia has invaded the Crimean Peninsula, and the US and its allies want to kick them out.
Read MorePerhaps because it was built in secret and designed to be invisible, the stealth bomber is unforgettable the moment you see it. What few remember, though, is that the iconic silhouette almost looked like this. Here's the story of how Senior Peg came to be, why we didn't get it, and why we might want it back.
Read MoreThis is the first ever BMW E34 M5 Wagon. You know, the Ronin M5, the last handbuilt M5, the last M5 with a straight six, only in wagon form. This one was imported to the States and it's been for sale since last year. Wait, what?
Read MoreSay what you will about the logic of the BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe's existence, but it's actually rather beguiling in person. Alpina does a good job of making faster BMWs with blue gauges, so that's promising for the 2015 Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe.
Read MoreIn the pantheon of the mightiest four-cylinder engines, surely Mitsubishi's "FQ" Lancer Evolutions stand near or at the top. This series of UK-only special edition Evos were tuned to produce as much as 400 horsepower in Mitsubishi FQ-400 form. Great news, rally hoons! Even more juice is coming.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz S-Class resides in a segment for fat old men. The S-class coupe resides in a segment for fat old men that don't like others. And this, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe, is the car that fat old men like you who don't like others, but who can move unusually fast, want right now.
Read MoreThe Becker Auto Design JetVan is certainly a masterpiece of luxury. The kind of luxury that would give you endless possibilities. But is it motorized shot glass possibilities? Is it turning, twisting espresso machine possibilities? The Klassen Viano is both of those possibilities, and more, because stretch van.
Read MoreIn all of autodom, no segment is more elusive, more sought after, more coveted, more El Dorado-like than the entry-level sport sedan: the 3-Series fighter. Jaaaaaaag is next to enter the fray, and their combatant will be called the Jaguar XE. Will it be good enough to take on BMW?
Read MoreThey did it. They finally did it. Today in Geneva the hood was lifted on the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge, and it has the engine we've always wanted: the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Nissan GT-R with 560 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque.
Read MoreOther small cars, step aside. The Mazda Hazumi Concept is the next Mazda2. And holy crap, this thing is gorgeous. Why would you buy anything else?
Read MoreIf Ferdinand Piëch hadn't set his engineers on a course for 1,000 horsepower and 250 mph (Hello? Bugatti Veyron?), sports-car science projects like the Porsche 918 Spyder might not exist today. But he did, and it does. What's the 918 like to drive? Let's find out.
Read MoreIf you tower like a god over lesser men (and women), you may think you'll be forever kept from driving amazing cars. The good news is that's not the case. As suggested by Jalopnik readers, here are 10 unexpectedly awesome cars for the very tall.
Read MoreThe first thing you notice about this new 2014 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, complete with its six-speed manual, is the lettering. It's huge.
Read MoreSuper Bowl XLV. Eminem. Imported From Detroit. American grit. Never say die. Gets me right in the feels every single time. There was only one problem with that ad: The Chrysler 200 was terrible. It was a car the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 is trying to make up for.
Read MoreWhile consumer journals might rank cars for their durability, and safety experts might put them on a list from safest to most dangerous, here at Jalopnik we decided to create a ranking system for cars based solely on what an enthusiast might like. Behold, here's the master ranking list of all the cars we've given the full Jalopnik.
Read MoreWhile consumer journals might rank cars for their durability, and safety experts might put them on a list from safest to most dangerous, here at Jalopnik we decided to create a ranking system for cars based solely on what an enthusiast might like. Behold, here's the master ranking list of all the cars we've given the full Jalopnik.
Read MoreThe entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in New York City is a sloping downhill left hand turn. Radar cruise control and steering assist is on in the S550. I take my hands off the wheel. Instead of careening into a wall, the big Merc turns the wheel on its own and cruises into the tunnel. Holy crap. Welcome to the future.
Read MoreConsumer Reports, as they have been wont to do in recent years, recently smacked down the reliability of Ford, Honda and automakers because their in-dash electronics systems are so wonky. Young and old agree: infotainment systems are just too damn complicated.
Read MoreIf you'd have told me in 2004 I'd be driving a tiny Korean-built GM product around NYC in 2014 I'd have guessed I lost a bet. If you'd have told me I was looking forward to the experience, I'd have thanked you from coming back from the future to warn me. The Chevy Spark is yet another example of the difference a decade makes.
Read MoreThe 2015 Audi A3 is not soy milk. The 2015 Audi A3 is not the Pizza Underground. The 2015 Audi A3 is not even a fixie. But while its hipster marketing plan may not jibe with most of the actual car, there is one thing that should appeal to its ironic target demographic. It is very retro, in the best way possible.
Read MoreWhen I picked up the Volkswagen Beetle GSR press car last week I didn't think much about the attention I'd get. I'd just driven in an Aston Martin Vanquish and, unsurprisingly, there were dudes snapping necks left and right at that tasty carbon fiber-rimmed beauty. The Beetle did even better.
Read MoreWe mourn the death of the gated manual gearbox on the next Audi R8 not only because it was awesome there but because gated manuals in general seem to be disappearing at an alarming rate.
Read MoreHow much is Cars.com, the place people go when they're not sure what they want, really worth? About three times what Facebook paid for Instagram. The newspaper consortium that owns the site is putting it up for sale, and they hope to make as much as $3 billion from unloading it.
Read MoreIn the past, we've done all we could to help you pick a new car, classic car, or SUV thanks to the blackest magic of flow charts. But our crack team of auto-selection researchers on a private island in Nick Denton's bathtub have come up with a new criteria: what car should you not buy.
Read MoreMy valet shoved away some of the piles of money I use to shield my eyes from all the gold-reflections in my home and placed an iPad in front of me. On it was a clip of Pat Robertson talking about how Jews never tinker with cars, and how we’re too busy polishing diamonds. Finally! Someone understands!
Read MoreSome films find attention to detail and realism to be paramount as part of the movie going experience. Then others have IndyCars in city streets and squealing tires on dirt roads like it's totally normal. These are the 10 worst, most unrealistic, and hilarious driving scenes ever on film or TV.
Read MoreI know what you're thinking. Wasn't the Lexus ES300 that Toyota Camry with leather that old people and maybe your mom liked to drive? The answer to that is "no." Well, it's also "yes," but if you really looked closely, you'd see nothing but the sportiest sportster of sports sedans.
Read MoreBack in the late 1980s, Oldsmobile tried to shake off their geriatric image with the "Not your father's Oldsmobile" ad campaign. It did not work. But around the same time, they put out a futuristic concept car that looked like an Olds your great-grandkids would drive someday.
Read MoreIf you intend on driving a racecar—even if it’s a total crapcan—you’re going to have to look the part. Bonus: all of that Stiggy get-up prevents you from going up in flames if and/or when your questionable machinery decides it doesn’t like its fuel lines anymore, hooray!
Read MoreThank god for the world's marketing departments. Without them, who would tirelessly work to ruin the English language? The latest salvo comes from retail analysts at HSBC, who have coined a new term that makes my brain bleed brain-blood: "Yummies." It's only a matter of time before we see it in the car world.
Read MoreHidden deep in the options list, you could find manual transmissions for the most unlikely of cars.
Read MoreWhat's cooler than a Martini Racing Porsche Turbo race car? A Martini Racing Porsche Turbo race car you can put on your shelf. Excuse me, I need to go to the toy store now.
Read MoreLapo Elkann is the heir to the Agnelli family that rules Fiat from, I believe, Mt. Olympus, and he seems to live the sort of life you'd expect. He was a factor in the rebirth of the 500, which may be why he's posting stuff that calls out Renault as copycats. Too bad he has no idea what he's talking about.
Read MoreYesterday, someone tweeted a picture of the fantastic LeMons "Homer" from The Simpsons. They thought it ruined a "perfectly good E30." Because, I don't know, they're dead inside? Anyway, their joyless post gave us an idea here: what are all the real cars in the Simpsons?
Read MoreBruce Turk has cherished Saabs ever since he first laid eyes on a Sonett as a kid. His first car was a Sonett, and he's since amassed a garage full of pre-'74 Saabs, plus parts and memorabilia, that rivals anything you might see in Sweden. Or anywhere else.
Read MoreIn your Jalopnik staff's daily scouring of Craigslist posts for potential crapcan racers we can crash and be horribly burned in, we came across this very compelling $1,000 1993 Lexus ES300. I say compelling because in addition to its early 90s Japanese luxury and style, it also has a stick.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, The New York Times and Pacific Standard.
Read MoreCosmopolitan Magazine is a popular woman's magazine that's known for employing sex columnists who are aliens and only understand human mating behavior through crudely-translated text descriptions sent by space-fax. That's why no one should be shocked at the content of their guide to sex in cars. But you'll be a little shocked.
Read MoreIf you want to spend more, car makers will certainly let you. And these are the ten most ridiculous features for your money.
Read MoreIf you're like me, your one thought after seeing an auto museum's retrospective about a particular marque is "where the hell were the sculptures of elephants and the Art Nouveau furniture?" That will not be an issue when you go see the Mullin Museum's spectacular exhibit about the Bugatti family.
Read MoreIf you have a great engine, the best thing is to connect it to a rather free flowing exhaust and let it breathe. These ten cars certainly mix up the air.
Read MoreI've always been a fan of brown cars, but they're hard to pull off correctly. You need to get the shade just right, as it's the difference between "earthy" and "dirty." This highly modified Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X model uses a matte effect to get the blend down perfectly. Beat that, in your silver Subaru.
Read MoreThe reason you don't see any of the seven Ameritech McLaren F1s out there is because there are none left. But that can change, thanks to the wonders of Ebay.
Read MoreBMW already makes cars series from 1 through 7. Its X range of crossovers quickly approaching the same coverage, now that there's the X4 compact sports activity coupe and rumor of a smaller X2 coupe. So why haven't they sucked it up and made a large three-row X7 already?
Read MoreA good side effect of the Jalopnik March Madness Beat-Off is that it's reminding you of some bad cars that have more or less faded into history. Which is always useful for some laughs, like the Chevy HHR.
Read MoreYou know how you've always wanted to drive a genuine movie car, but your life partner is too selfish to sell their kidneys so you can buy an original Batmobile? What a jerk. Well, don't give up — you can buy the Porsche 911 from Office Space, and it's cheap! And it doesn't really run! It's perfect!
Read MoreDoes controversy help sales? Ask these carmakers.
Read MoreI was astounded to learn the backstory behind the original Volkswagen Beetle GSR, that it was decried as a dangerous hoonmobile for its garish paint and performance enhancements. That certainly wasn't the first time a car caused a big stink.
Read MoreAnyone with money can buy a nice car or two. Assembling collections as fantastic as these takes taste.
Read MoreHere are our ten fastest favorite drivers from film and television. Don't try any of this at home.
Read MoreOkay, so the Need for Speed movie was pretty terrible. But! I read through all of Jason's review, and I didn't see one complaint about the engine noises. If there's any reason for that, it's because the engines sounded so real. And that's because they were.
Read MoreHere's the official Hungarian car catalogue from 1974 issued by the state-owned Merkur Company, your one and only choice. If anything, it proves that when the Russians take over your country, you're screwed.
Read MoreSince it's St.Patrick's Day, everything everywhere is awash in green and, if it isn't there's the looming threat of a brutal pinching. Like pinch-the-enamel-off-your-teeth pinching. Which is why today is the perfect day to bring up a question I've long wondered about: what's with Alfas and four-leaf clovers?
Read MoreWere you one of the nearly two dozen people who went to check out the festival of idiocy that was Need For Speed this weekend? Did it give you the high-octane shenanigans you crave so deeply?
Read MoreThe world clearly needs more car-themed amusement parks, and these ten should be built first.
Read MoreI've got a love-hate relationship with subway buskers. Mostly because when they're good, they're really good. But when they're bad, they're really, really atrociously bad. And when they're the worst, it's very difficult not to claw your way out of the train car or the station that has become your temporary prison.
Read MoreJason is right. Stupid plastic wheel covers should die a painful death, preferably very quickly so we don't have to see them anymore. Let those steelies shine, kids. But so should fake intakes. You might think they've been eliminated, but you'd be wrong.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz SLK actually gets very little attention these days considering how novel and iconic it was when it launched in 1997. So the last thing Mercedes needs now is a smaller roadster to attract attention. That's why the rumor of an SLA needs to die.
Read MoreWhen I tried out Ford's new tiny 3-cylinder engine, they'd helpfully packaged it into a car. And that car was a very nice, just-refreshed 2015 Fiesta. Until I saw the wheels. Over the honest, pure steel wheels, Ford had slapped some plastic picnic plates meant to look like alloy wheels or something. Aren't we done with that bullshit?
Read MoreI've heard a lot of pea-brained ideas come out of College Station, Texas, but the thought of bulldozing a historic racetrack that remains in active use almost every weekend of the year in favor of cheap, tacky houses on dinky lots takes the cake. Simply put: that ain't right.
Read MoreIn a hangar that used to house Sweden's most fearsome fighter squadrons near the rather ordinary airport in Angelholm, Sweden, one of the world's most exciting car companies makes tarmac-destroying cars out of carbon fiber and madness. Welcome to Koenigsegg.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Driving, Metro Times, and BBC.
Read MoreYou know how you used to think that all movies based on video games suck (excepting, of course, 1975's intense psychosexual thriller Pong)? Well, you're still right. Need for Speed, though it tries very hard, is a movie that assumes car-lovers are idiots. And, as a car-lover and (rarely) occasional non-idiot, I'm sick of that.
Read MoreWhether you're entering a series that encourages creative team themes or not, you've still got some basic accoutrements to add to the outside of the car before it's ready to race. Here's how to add things that hopefully won't fall off your car.
Read MoreYour feet are on the pedals, your hands are mostly on the steering wheel, but the greatest way to connect with your car is through a nice shifter, and these ten are the most beautiful.
Read MoreRemember when a BMW M6 driver smashed his own car with a sledgehammer because he claimed BMW refused to fix its rough driving and shifting problems? He restored the car and smashed it again.
Read MoreYou could have someone who writes about cars every day tell you what kind of car to get, but the answers are going to be limited. That's why you go on the Internet, where you might end up on Facebook or Twitter and get sucked into a BuzzFeed quiz. Don't do it if you're looking for a car.
Read MoreWhat's the point of having a new discussion system like Kinja if you can't address the biggest issues? We played the real life Mario Kart and it was kind of great, but it's not the greatest Mario Kart. Make your argument below.
Read MoreEveryone who's played Mario Kart secretly wants it to be real. Sure, flinging turtle shells and banana peels at other cars will probably get you arrested, and while I once did go karting after eating some shrooms, I can't say it helped my speed. So I was exited to try real-life Mario Kart at SXSW. Here's what it's like.
Read MoreUnlike some manufacturers who shall go unnamed, Porsche puts its money where its mouth is. Racing is no joke for them, and the Porsche 911 is accordingly one of the most popular cars in motorsports. Especially in this variant, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.
Read MoreThere are some things you just don't talk about in polite company: politics, religion and finances, for example. Since that's the case, I'm going to let loose this monster fart and talk about how much money it costs to run a crapcan team — and how much you should charge teammates to run your car.
Read MoreYou think you're too cool for South By Southwest, the annual tech and music conference that takes over Austin, Texas for two weeks? Then I have four words for you: Real Life Mario Kart. Nothing could possibly be better than that.
Read MoreLamborghini is most known for their ridiculous mid-engined supercars, but people forget that they've dabbled in all sorts of genres over the decades. The first Lambos were front-engined GTs; there was the famous Hummer-esque LM002; and then there was this.
Read MorePuerto Rican rap group Calle 13's frontman René Pérez Joglar is not happy with the state of hip hop. He thinks it's all driven by money and greed and conspicuous consumption. Now he wants to show consumerism who's boss, starting with... um, a car he bought himself.
Read MoreI love really early racing videogames. So much so that I even like making up ones that never existed. In fact, a ridiculous ad I made for one driving game that never existed was used in a recent Cracked article about advertising. And, from what I can tell, it was taken as real. This makes me quite happy.
Read MoreChevrolet had a contest that invited filmmakers to create ads week for its products. This is one for its mid-size lump of crossover, the Equinox. And it is bad. Really bad. So bad that the only message it manages to get across is that one day, your furry little friend will die, and you'll be there to watch. This is just atrocious.
Read More"Yukon DP a Volvo, both 'Cuda and Aspen, but stick to Tatas or Tahoe will give you STI that Rex your Peterbilt." - These are the words of our very own Ash78, proving that pretty much all car names sound like sexy sex sextimes.
Read MoreI'm a Mini Cooper S owner. I like it because it's small. That's why I can't decide how to feel about the longer, six-door Mini Clubman Concept that just debuted in Geneva.
Read MoreWhatever point you're trying to make, Speedycop, you've made it. A track-worthy airplane, an upside-down Camaro, silly wordplay realized to the maximum degree possible — we get it. You like building insane LeMons cars. Well, we love it too, and that's why it's nice to see his new project, a 16 cylinder Continental.
Read MoreHere's the LuAZ 1302, an updated version of the older LuAZ 969. It is a sturdy, lovable little trucklet and I want one.
Read MoreWhen a car company takes another car and slaps their own emblem on it instead of making their own design, that's badge engineering. It's often shit. But here are ten exceptions to prove the rule.
Read MoreMansory is getting soft nowadays and even the most outrageous German tuner creations seem tasteful after you've witnessed what Slovakian company Nimrod has to offer at Geneva.
Read MoreOne of my favorite cars from the 84th Geneva Motor Show must be the new Twingo. It's got a hidden engine in its boot which powers the rear wheels. That's pretty much the perfect recipe for an agile compact, but it's also unusual nowadays and different doesn't always sell in the automotive world. Corollas do.
Read MoreLuxury car ads should be enticing, charming, and a little bit jealousy-inducing. These ten, though, went a good bit over the top.
Read MoreFrom the biggest organized crime scams to the dumbest small-time mistakes, car theft doesn't get much more out-there than this.
Read MoreThis might be the most emotional show to ever air on television. "Motor City Masters," a competition among 10 car designers to, well, design cars, is in production right now and will debut on truTV this summer.
Read MoreI used to have this theory that every car was made better with a convertible top. I know, handling and structural rigidity, blahblahblah, but for normal driving on a day with good weather, nothing beats the sun and the wind.
Read MoreAs I write this now, two of the biggest constituent states of the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Ukraine and Russia, are preparing to go to war. But as these two former siblings stare each other down, one lightning-fast weapon definitely won't be used – the fearsome MiG-25 "Foxbat."
Read MoreThere is nothing better sounding than the wail of the flat six in a Porsche 911 GT3 at full tilt. There is nothing worse sounding than that Porsche 911 GT3 spinning off the road into a ditch at the hands of a shit driver.
Read MoreSome poor unfortunate soul had their Lamborghini Aventador completely smushed in the posh (yeah I said it) neighborhood of Knightsbridge in London today. But what happened? And where is the driver?
Read MoreSurveillance video shows this man nearly, nearly getting run over by two cars crashing and colliding right past him as he crosses the street. He doesn't look particularly happy about it.
Read MoreA drunk driver hits a sober driver, the sober driver chases the drunk who then crashes into another drunk driver, gets attacked by witnesses, and everyone gets sued for $1.6 million.
Read MoreA good auto mechanic is smart, safe, and competent. Bad mechanics are none of those things. But it looks like no matter who your mechanic is, when presented with the sweet, sweet siren song of a Lamborghini Gallardo, they won't be able to resist the temptation of taking it for a joyride and totaling it in short order.
Read MoreIf you lose control of your car and careen into the side of a building at full speed, you wouldn't think to count yourself lucky. But what this woman didn't hit definitely puts luck on her side.
Read MoreA pileup is a horrible thing, but the real danger often doesn't start when you hit the car in front of you, but after. Conditions could still be terrible, and you're stuck, stationary, in the middle of a highway. It's one of the most dangerous places to be in the automotive world.
Read MoreSouth African soccer player Rooi Mahamutsa slipped on a patch of wet road and slammed straight into a guardrail earlier this month, completely impaling his BMW. That sounds like the beginning of a tragic story, but it isn't. Incredibly, Mahamutsa survived without any injuries.
Read MoreUsually, when a car and a train collide, the train wins. Almost always. But every so often someone, usually in Brooklyn, goes for their best Grand Theft Auto moment, and tries to actually park a car on top of a train. And somehow, this time, the car won.
Read MoreTotal mayhem ensued in Dallas today when drivers decided to turn around and drive in the opposite direction following a crash on Interstate 635. What in the actual fuck, Dallas?
Read MoreA Colorado man may now sue the people who saved his life to the tune of $500,000. What did they do wrong? They didn't save his life fast enough.
Read MoreCell phones and driving have been a hot topic for a while now. People fail to believe that a cell phone is really a distraction. Well, this video should be the proof you need.
Read MoreAfter a pregnant woman drove herself and her three children into the ocean in Daytona Beach, Florida, rescuers sprang into action. Not only did they have to get four people out, they had to do it with the minivan bucking and swaying in the waves. This is both heartbreaking, and astonishing.
Read MoreBecause today is another day in a year on planet Earth, British telly motoring programme Top Gear is getting complaints, again, for racism, again. And this time, they're getting sued. And the person doing the suing wants them off the air completely.
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 MoreWe've come to the end of Top Gear's 21st season, or series, or whatever the British are calling it nowadays, and that's a little sad. But for tonight, we still have Burma and a bunch of beastly trucks. And that's not so bad at all.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Speedhunters, NYC Aviation and Hemmings.
Read MoreI have a hard time watching the 1988 Japanese sci-fi classic Akira without staring at Kaneda's bike and thinking, "GOD, I need that thing in my LIFE." Besides a few crazy real-life custom jobs, no manufacturer has built that bike yet – but Honda just came close.
Read MoreYou know, I never really thought I needed a motorcycle until I saw this. Now I'm not really sure what kind of miserable half-life I've been living without it. Seriously, just watch what this thing can do. Plus, it's AWD. That's just two Ws, but still.
Read MoreChris Christie has already said he doesn't deserve the blame for Tesla not being able to sell cars in New Jersey. And of all people, constantly shamed ex-politician Anthony Weiner agrees with him.
Read MoreApparently the world doesn't have enough really fastcars, and something like the Koenigsegg One:1 isn't absurd enough for some people. That could be why California-based Trion Supercars wants to make this stunning thing called the Nemesis.
Read MoreYou know that Tesla Model S on 60 Minutes on Sunday that was unusually vocal? CBS is now admitting there were some noises accompanying footage of that car being driven that should not have been there.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Automobile Magazine, The New York Times and Architectural Digest.
Read MoreIn another blow for General Motors, the company announced this afternoon it's issuing a recall for 1.3 million cars sold in the U.S. over an electric power steering problem. And yes, some Chevy Cobalts and Saturn Ions are subject to this recall as well as the huge ignition recall.
Read MoreThis weekend was supposed to be a fairly uneventful weekend for Tesla, as weekends for Tesla go. They weren't being banned from sale, and nothing caught fire. But the ever-present specter of Subreddit Drama lurked, as always. And since it's Reddit, pretty much everything else got dragged through the mud, too.
Read MoreLove 'em or hate 'em, now you have no choice. Rearview cameras are now required in any new vehicle less than 10,000 pounds, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announces today.
Read MoreThe Final Four is here and perhaps the favorite for the Beat-Off is out of the running!
Read MoreUseful means something different to everyone. Some see useful as practical, others see it as fast. Others see it as a combination of everything. What's the most useful of them all?
Read MoreNashville, Tennessee, can be incredibly congested, with cars, at times. And in a desperate bid to relieve that congestion, the Tennessee Senate just voted 31-0 to study the feasibility of building a monorail to transport people to and fro. And if it worked for Ogdenville and Brockway, it might just work for Nashville.
Read MoreWhen I first heard about this, I thought I had been duped by an early April Fool's joke, but no. Syria, a country embroiled in civil war, is starting a new airline. They're Kinda serious about it. No, really... that's it's name! Kinda.
Read MoreWhile the Chevrolet Cruze has been caught up in some of GM's recall kerfuffles as of late, I have always considered it to be a pretty good value and a surprisingly handsome small car. After seeing its new face, I'm inclined to scratch that last one.
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 MoreThe Jaguar F-Type R Coupe is already a deliriously delightful car, starting with those handsome looks on down to the absolutely bonkers 542 horsepower engine. And now there are rumblings that the world may be bestowed with a super-light, super-fast Club Sport version of the mad cat.
Read MoreThis week, we're featuring airline liveries that aren't flying anymore. There are dozens of bygone airlines and some classic paint schemes that went along with some of them. And pretty much the only place you'll find them now is in pictures.
Read MorePeople actually drove these cars, pulled up, got out, and aquarium scenes just started playing on their windows, according to the description on this Youtube video. Why? Because Dubai.
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 MoreI'm happy to say that last week's Plane Porn was very well-received! Thanks to everyone who checked it out. I received quite a few great submissions from several readers, and I'll be sharing some of them in the weeks to come. As a reminder, if you have aircraft photos you'd like to share, please send them my way to paul@jalopnik.com
Read MoreThe small North Carolina town of Weddington lives its days cowering in fear, listening intently for the onslaught of a local villain. A monster is on the loose, terrifying all who come upon it. Yes, friends, it is that which we are all afraid of – a random dude in a Porsche 911 GT3RS. Repent! Repent!
Read MoreMike "Pee Wee" Bernoske, a Southwest Airlines Operations Agent in Orlando, Florida, passed away on March 19th at age 52 from an aneurysm in his abdomen. The video above shows a moving tribute to Pee Wee as the Southwest team in Orlando gives him a proper send-off to be laid to rest in Maryland.
Read MoreOn the evening of November 17th, 1986, Georges Besse collapsed in the gutter outside his home in Paris. He had been shot four times in the head and chest, his body covered in blood. His death, while unfortunate, was not the only one that night. It also marked the end of the American Motors Corporation.
Read MoreLike the hits, the General Motors recalls just keep on comin'. In addition to last night's announcement of a full recall of all 824,000 Cobalts, G5s, Ions and other cars afflicted with the ignition switch problem, GM also announced late Friday they are recalling another 662,000 trucks, SUVs and Cruzes.
Read MoreMike "Pee Wee" Bernoske, a Southwest Airlines Operations Agent in Orlando, Florida, passed away on March 19th at age 52 from an aneurysm in his brain. The video above shows a moving tribute to Pee Wee as the Southwest team in Orlando gives him a proper send-off to be laid to rest in Maryland. I never had the pleasure of working with Pee Wee, but this video is a fine testimony of the way he touched the lives of his friends and coworkers.
Read MoreSee that, you philistine? That's "art" you see up there. And one of you should buy it for me for the low, low price of $50,000. Because I work hard and I deserve it.
Read MoreWhile states like Texas and Arizona try and entice Tesla to build the major battery-producing Gigafactory there, the battle may have already been won by Reno, Nevada.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, The Daily Beast and Speedhunters.
Read MoreGM announced Friday afternoon it would recall every Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevy HHR, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Ion and Saturn Sky as it deepens its investigation into the defective ignition switches in older versions of those cars.
Read MoreIf you've been just dying to pick up a used Lancia Thesis driven by an Italian government official, now is the time to act! Italy is selling off some 150 luxury cars purchased by the government in an attempt to curb wasteful spending.
Read MoreWe're about to see a lot more Opel — kinda — in the U.S. and a lot less Opel in China. After years of unimpressive sales, GM is pulling Opel out of China. On the flip, GM will rebadge two more Opel products in the U.S. for Buicks — one of which is most likely the Adam we've been curious about.
Read MoreFollowing a spate of fires late last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it would investigate the Tesla Model S for a possible recall. As of today, that inquiry is closed, and it's all thanks to titanium. Go titanium!
Read MoreIn the midst of celebrating 20 years of its Spartanburg, South Carolina assembly plant, BMW today announced it's going to invest $1 billion in the plant and add a range-topping X7 SUV to the lineup.
Read MoreBritish Airways recently made a big splash across the pond by selecting former model and successful entrepreneur Michelle Mone for a summer advertising campaign. What do you think?
Read MoreYeah, a Mercedes S-Class may have perfume wafting through the cabin, but does it have awesomely spinning vents? Just turn it up, flick, and watch it go. This is weirdly, oddly, amazingly satisfying to watch.
Read MoreRacing anything down public streets is nuts. No guardrails, no runoff areas, no nothing. Doing it in 250cc SuperKarts, with no safety cages and no seatbelts, is even crazier. Doing all that on the Isle of Man in the rain, then, must be the peak of fun.
Read MoreAirlines, like many other businesses, operate under a type of Darwinian rule — only the strong survive. Throughout the decades, many have come and gone. Some have been bought and merged into others, while a few have made a come-back, with mixed results.
Read MoreAlready replete with headaches over the recall of 1.4 million Chevrolet Cobalts and other models, General Motors on Thursday night ordered dealers to stop selling certain models of the Chevrolet Cruze. They did not say why.
Read MoreYou know how when you were a little kid, you'd pretend to drive things by sort of rhythmically cranking a steering wheel back and forth, because that's what we saw on TV? Well, now that we're all growed up, we know that's a great way to get a car on its side. What else showed driving really unrealistically?
Read MoreHow do you get the world's first "megacar" ready for a major global auto show? Exactly how you'd probably want to drive it: very carefully and flat out.
Read MoreIt's not that common that two separate BMW redesign concepts just show up and start pestering my eyeballs for attention, but that's what seems to have happened. And what's interesting is that they both seem to be taking inspiration from the same source: the amazing BMW 2000CS.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Automobile Magazine, Wired and The Onion.
Read MoreDesert Dingo Racing campaigns a 1969 VW Beetle in off road races in the U.S. and Mexico. We've covered them in the past a couple times before. As you can imagine, Beetles doing crazy, dirty things is very appealing to me, so I asked Jim Graham to write up his experience in the Mint 400, in which he gets run over by a "macho shithead" in a truck.
Read MoreA 15-year-old created a Ferrari Facebook page back before it was a social media empire, and it grew so successful that the people in Maranello wanted it. So they took it. But Ferrari might not have actually been allowed to do that.
Read MoreThank the speed gods for Subaru. As some brands leave their enthusiast bases in the dust, they're still out there with the BRZ and now an all-new 2015 Subaru WRX and a mostly-new WRX STI. Of the last two, which should you buy?
Read MoreIn New Jersey news that isn't about Tesla, a state senator there wants the legalization of recreational marijuana use so the Garden State can raise some green fix its bridges and roads. Sounds reasonable.
Read MoreHey, that's an Aston Martin DB5. Wait. Wait. No. It isn't. It looks like one, but it also looks like it's kind of scared, or maybe confused. And that's because it isn't a DB5, it's the David Brown Automotive Speedback.
Read MoreFor a while now, we've known that the Mopar folks are cooking up a replacement for the Dodge Challenger that might be called the 2015 SRT Barracuda. They want it to take the fight to Mustang and Camaro more than ever before. But will it get more power than a Viper?
Read MoreFrom Foxtrot Alpha: Massive and oddly innovative, yet at the same time totally antiquated by western standards, the Soviet built ballistic missile nuclear submarine, code named "Typhoon" by NATO, was in many ways a perfect metaphor for the USSR's military capability during the 1980s and thus the perfect fodder for informed fiction.
Read MoreFor the first two months of 2014, Dubai International Airport has seen more international passengers come and go than any other airport in the world — a claim formerly held by London Heathrow. Lead by aggressive expansion of Emirates and FlyDubai airlines, Dubai handled 1.8 million more passengers during the period over Heathrow.
Read MoreWhy do we work so hard? So we can watch our boss parade around his pool in shorts ranting about why France doesn't go to the moon? Some of us have actual stuff to do, says Ford, in this clever sendup of the infamous Cadillac ELR ad.
Read MoreIn what is possibly the closest competition in the Great Beat-Off yet, hope burns strong for that gas-sucking American tradition, the cheap V8.
Read MoreThe seemingly endless, ruddy brown plains of Mars once delighted astronomers and Sci-Fi enthusiasts with the promise of a civilization better than our own. More advanced. More spectacular. Imagine what those prognosticators would have thought if they saw a McLaren P1 there. Here's as close as we're going to get.
Read MoreAt 5'9," I have never had to worry about not fitting in a car. A Miata? No problem. A 1960s Alfa Romeo? Please. A caged Porsche 911? Let me just hop right in there. So that makes me more than a little spoiled.
Read MoreAmidst the Google Glass backlash, two pilots at Adventia European College of Aeronautics in Spain set an aviation milestone as they wore Google Glass in the cockpit for the first time using special tools that demonstrate the potential benefits of using the devices while flying an aircraft.
Read MoreCould Tesla Motors' Gigafactory battery plant really find a home in Texas, a state historically hostile to its sales model? Suspicions are heating up after Tesla officials had a secret meeting in San Antonio yesterday with top city and county officials.
Read More[How thick are the doors on Obama's everything-proof limo, The Beast? Like, hella thick, bro. Photo taken at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit at the Hague by Getty Images]
Read MoreIf you're Buick, you're working hard to remind people you're not GM's Century and LeSabre division anymore. While the sales show success, the image isn't quite there yet. So they've resorted to an ad strategy that's reminiscent of another GM division trying to shake off an old image.
Read MoreOh, General Motors. Your decisions a decade ago just keep biting you in the ass today, don't they? As The General recalls 1.4 million U.S. cars for a faulty ignition switch tied to 12 deaths, complications may arise because the correct part has the same number as the defective one.
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, Nepali Times and Curbside Classic.
Read MoreTesla's relationship in Ohio and New Jersey, among other states, has been a little rocky thanks to its unconventional sales model. While Ohio is still pushing for a direct sales ban, a new bill in New Jersey could let Tesla back in.
Read MoreThe Nürburgring in a rental Astra or something sounds interesting, though. Ryan Briscoe has touched on just about every corner of motorsports, which is why he absolutely needs to weigh in on the Jalopnik March Madness Beat-Off.
Read MoreI'm a sucker for GoPro videos, and I'm a sucker for the sheer power of awesome that is fighter jets. This video from the Polish Air Force combines both of those for over four minutes of pure, incredible, beautiful pleasure.
Read MoreOur first Jalopshift t-shirt was one of Blipshift's most popular shirts ever, which is why we've partnered with blipshift again to produce the ultimate Jalopnik t-shirt. Oh yeah, and you'll have a chance to design it again and then see your shirt at their pop-up store and our big party. Here are the details.
Read MoreIn anticipation of the World Cup soccer tournament this summer, Brazil has announced that it will enforce no-fly zones within a 4 nautical mile radius of the twelve Cup stadiums. As the law currently stands, unresponsive planes cannot be shot down over populated areas, but the Brazilian Air Force is hoping to change that.
Read MoreBuying and owning a cheap track day car is expensive. It's a paradox. Especially so if you want it in America. But with the newest track day special, the Zenos E10, it'll be the cheapest way possible to get a taste of Formula One. Both figuratively, and literally.
Read MoreThe space division of French aerospace firm Thales Alenia is developing a drone/blimp hybrid called the StratoBus. The company claims many functions for the blimp including observation, meteorology, and telecom, but if you watched the video, you'll be thinking "spy blimp."
Read MoreWe're big fans of Leonard Nimoy here at Los Jalops, because everyone in the world is and if you aren't then you are committing some sort of crime. It's his 83rd birthday today, so to celebrate, here he is in 1973 driving a race car during a drug-induced paranoid delusion.
Read More"Now he mad, man he really mad, and he want revenge/and he vows on his momma's life he gon' do him in" — Gucci Mane, remembering those who killed the mighty Geo Storm.
Read MoreLast year I wrote a headline that read "You'll Get Shot If You Break Into This Detroit House." Well, that should be updated. Almost every time there has been a burglary lately, the burglars have been shot by the homeowners.
Read MoreDuck and cover won't do the trick, but if you follow these ten steps, things should be just fine even if you're stuck in a nasty pileup.
Read MoreWhile Aston Martin reportedly built 101 Aston Martin V12 Zagato road cars, as well as the two race cars named Zig and Zag, only two made it to the US so far. And there's only one for sale.
Read MoreNothing says weekend fun like critical wheel failure.
Read MoreThe Honda Smart Home US was apparently to show people what "sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility" looks like to Honda. Or maybe they just saw the houses Toyota builds and thought they could do better.
Read MorePerhaps one of the last things you'd imagine the military having a use for is a sound stage in the middle of the desert, but that's exactly what they have.
Read MoreRather than engineer the car correctly in the first place, or issue a recall at several points when the problem was known, General Motors engineers had this solution for Chevrolet Cobalt shutdowns: Just coast it safely off the road! Brilliant.
Read MoreThe Associated Press reported this afternoon that the crash that killed actor Paul Walker in November was caused by speeds in excess of 90 mph, and not a mechanical problem with the Porsche Carrera GT he was riding in.
Read MoreThe LeMons racers at Hella Shitty Racing, the ones building the first diesel Porsche 911, are furthering their rebuttal of "sexist grid girls." Say hello to the Sonoma Raceway Boys.
Read MoreSay what you will about Dogecoin sponsoring Josh Wise's No. 98 Ford in NASCAR, but sometimes you gotta take money wherever you can get it. No matter who is offering it. And there have been plenty out there that are a lot worse than an inarticulate canine.
Read MoreYou know how it is. You're out on a canyon road, enjoying a nice drive, and then some asshat in a Camaro nearly takes out two cars with an ill-advised pass on a blind curve. This is why we can't have nice things.
Read MoreLast week, the community behind the silly/hilarious/very real cryptocurrency Dogecoin noticed that NASCAR racer Josh Wise was without a sponsor. They needed to raise $55,000 in dogecoins, and Josh would have a ticket to ride. In less than a week, they've done it. You're about to see a Doge race around 'Dega.
Read MoreWorried that the BMW i8, BMW's new flagship hybrid sports car with a three-cylinder engine mated to an electric motor would sound like a misfiring Smart Car attached to a sparking dentist's drill? Worry no more, because it sounds like a savage Bavarian brute.
Read MoreThe Texas-built Hennessey Venom GT is now the fastest car in the world, having hit 270.49 mph on the same runway where the Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center. To commemorate this victory for glorious American speed, Hennessey has released a very lovely special edition of their record-shattering machine.
Read MoreOf all the Motor Companies, the Ford Motor Company is the 0ne that most seems to enjoy putting cars on top of skyscrapers. They did it in 1965, and now they're doing it again with the 2015 Ford Mustang next month.
Read MoreIn the shadow of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 investigation, there have been calls from industry experts and insiders to make the industry more transparent, specifically making more information about the plane, its cargo and its history available. But what do passengers really have a right, versus a need, to know?
Read More"Many cars that were once great have now become crap; and those that were great in my time were crap before." — Herodotus, the Beater Histories, 440 B.C.
Read MoreAs Tesla Motors eyes the Lone Star State for its $5 billion, 6,500 job Gigafactory battery plant, car dealers say they aren't willing to change Texas' ban on direct car sales to welcome it. But now an unexpected person says it might be time for a change: Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Read MoreIll-conceived "12 Years A Slave" parodies are to be expected, but to see this from Detroit's Wayne State University is a surprise. Maybe it's time for some all-hands-on-deck meetings considering the demographic changes at the school and the neighborhood it occupies.
Read MoreHey brah! 'Sup, brah. You like karate-chopping bricks? Dropping the mic on purpose? Crushing your boss's NCAA bracket? Puking at your sister's wedding? Have we got the car for you: the 2015 Acura TLX! No, for real, brah.
Read MoreThe factory-backed SRT Vipers aren't going to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year and it's all our fault.
Read MoreIt doesn't matter who you are. Biker, driver, whatever, everybody's got an opinion on that thing that motorcycles do when they go in between the cars in traffic. It's called "lane-splitting," and when it goes wrong, it goes really wrong.
Read MoreIt's not a huge surprise Ford has kept most of the police car market even after the Crown Victoria was discontinued. But what looked like the heir apparent, the Taurus in a police uniform, is being outsold by the Ford Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility. America loves its SUVs.
Read MoreThe Alfa Romeo 4C is still a few months away from its U.S. launch and there are already updates planned for the sports car in order to maintain enthusiasm. Maybe Alfa's been looking at how the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ have been doing.
Read MoreI feel terrible for Jay Leno sometimes. He loves cars so much, but he doesn't own any cool ones and never, ever gets to drive anything interesting. The man has a tough life, so I'm really glad he got the chance to sample a Porsche 918 Spyder in all its glory.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from USA Today, Smithsonian and The New York Times.
Read MoreYou know how Mercedes is currently making fat bank selling the front-drive, platform-optimized low cost luxury CLA? Chrysler has been at that game, and here's what it looks like a couple decades later: a saggy-ass New Yorker K Car.
Read MoreThe situation in Ukraine remains dicey. Loyalties which previously simmered under the surface are now coming to the forefront, and those loyalties are being tested. One line of cars waving Russian and Soviet flags came under attack from pro-Ukraine forces, and the point of view is frightening.
Read MoreIt's been done so many times that it's basically a tradition at this point, but once again a Formula One team would like to show you how much faster one of their open-wheeled wonder machines is than anything you might ever touch. And the F1 car just stomps all over a V8 Supercar and a Mercedes C63 AMG.
Read MoreHere's the thing about the F-Type R Coupe: the 911 is more precise, the R8 is a proper supercar and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage is more comfortable on the road. And none of those things matter at all.
Read MoreThere is no better thing in the world than the Mazda Miata. Nothing. Not Christmas. Not sex. Not sex on Christmas. Nothing. And Mazda might be pulling the ultimate surprise and could bring the 2015 Miata to the NY Auto Show next month. Yes yes yes.
Read MoreYes, yes, I hear you saying, it's just another monster truck jump. No, this is a monster monster truck jump, and you need to paste your eyeballs in its direction.
Read MoreA Ferrari F40 costs just under a million dollars today, but if choose your underground garage wisely, it can return the investment in no time.
Read MoreRust, we do not fear you. We embrace you. We welcome your coming with wads of benjamins and dreams of budget rallycross.
Read MoreIt used to be that the luxury car wheat was separated from the regular car chaff by its construction — the finest materials, handmade bodies, and polished precision parts under that custom skin. But that era ended years ago, so now we have gizmos.
Read MoreWe heard a wild and crazy rumor last night that French investment bank Société Générale went down to the Geneva Auto Show and ordered 150 Ferraris, all to be distributed to French management as an employee perk. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. Probably.
Read MoreThanks to new data regarding missing Malaysia Air flight MH370, the Malaysian Prime Minister has announced that the plane definitely crashed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia with no survivors.
Read MoreA vintage BMW in a dark garage, a Group B homologation car in the dirt, stringback gloves and car-inspired chronographs. Wherever this fantasy world exists, I want to go to there.
Read MoreTrain service continues at Chicago's Blue Line with "minor delays" after a train totally, like, jumped off the tracks at O'Hare and careened into an escalator, injuring 32 people this morning.
Read MoreAuto Club Speedway is known for having one of the most abrasive track surfaces of any NASCAR circuit. It causes massive amount of tire wear, but this year's Auto Club 400 was just too much. Tire after tire completely burst, leaving the winner to be really the guy with four pieces of rubber left.
Read MoreEarlier this morning the Turkish Air Force announced that one of its F-16s shot down a Syrian MiG-23 after the Syrian jet crossed into its airspace. The Syrian pilot managed to eject, but not before the destruction of his aircraft was caught on video.
Read MoreHenry Ford remains, to this day, one of the most controversial figures in automotive history. An inventor, an industrialist, a racist, a patriot, a philanthropist, he was them all. One of his creations, more than any other, embodies all of those notions at once. It was the Ford Sociological Department.
Read MoreMost times when you take a car for a test drive before you buy it, it goes pleasantly enough. You see if the seat's comfy, you feel the suspension, maybe even try out the acceleration a bit. What you don't do is start screaming profanity and racial insults. Unless you're this lady.
Read MoreA lot of dads are accountants. Other dads are plumbers. Some even spend their days writing about birthdays. But when your dad is Chief Test Driver for the insane magic workshop that is Pagani, "take your kid to work day" becomes the best day ever.
Read MoreThe 2015 Audi TT already sits on a versatile platform, if you consider how many cars it shares underpinnings with. But if some thinly veiled words slipping out of an Audi exec's mouth are true, then pretty soon we could be blessed with a whole lot more kinds of TT. Including (*GASP*) a shooting brake.
Read MoreNASCAR engines are making in the neighborhood of 850-900 horsepower this season. And with those engines running near historically high levels of power, the sport may be looking to knock everything down a peg, according to a report from FoxSports.com. This should get interesting.
Read MoreGymkhana is the highest form of driving art. But to really raise it to highbrow levels, no piddling Ford Fiesta will do. No, you need to do it in a 2,400 horsepower insanely drifting Freightliner. Mike Ryan, you are a genius.
Read MoreHolding out hope against hope, the families of the missing passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are struggling every day to hear new information. Just trying to be optimistic is itself a daily battle. And now they've reportedly been kicked out of their hotel to make way for the Ferrari Formula One team.
Read MoreA news conference with the Malaysian transport minister was interrupted this morning with a dramatic note. A Chinese satellite orbiting high above the Earth has spotted a possible piece of debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But we've seen this sort of thing before, so just sit tight.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, MLive and Vice.
Read MoreThere's a new petition sitting on the desk of the National Highway and Safety Administration to import extra Ferrari 599 GTOs into the United States. It is without a doubt pointless and uneccessary, but it happens to serve as an excellent explanation of the absurd import laws keeping some of the weirdest, coolest, best cars in the world out of America.
Read MoreBritish newspaper The Telegraph has claimed today that they have obtained the entire 54-minute vocal transcript from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. It is said to include all communication from the pilots to Air Traffic Control from push back at the gate in Kuala Lumpur to the final words, "All right, good night."
Read MoreOver the past two days, you may have noticed an illustration of Ayrton Senna on your Google homepage. If you did, it's because you live in Brazil, New Zealand, Russia, Kenya, Turkey Croatia, and Guatemala.
Read MoreIn the next three years, more than 2.5 million drivers will be using one of General Motors' Ecotec engines, a family of 11 three- or four-cylinder gas engines between 1.0L and 1.5L. Diesel isn't dead, they say, but overseas markets where diesel is king are an increased focus.
Read MoreIf collecting credit card points and airline miles for free travel and upgrades is your thing, you're probably aware that there are so many options out there. Every airline and hotel chain offers a company-branded card, promising rewards for spending your money with them. But how do you know you're using the best one for you?
Read MoreMassive supercharged V8s, ridiculous horsepower figures, and the wholesale genocide of rear tires: Australia's Holden Special Vehicles does these things extremely well. But what are they to do with the end of General Motors' unique Australian market cars in sight?
Read MoreThe Saturn Ion is already one of the cars included in the 1.4 million U.S. cars recalled over a faulty ignition switch that can lead to unexpected shutdowns. Now, federal safety regulators are also investigating why it wasn't recalled four years ago for steering issues.
Read MoreThe Toleman TG183B Hart S4 might have had a double rear wing and a 1,459 cc turbo four in the middle, but the young Ayrton Senna could only get eight laps out of it around the Jacarepaguá Circuit in Rio de Janeiro in front his home audience thanks to a turbo failure.
Read MoreThe time has come, fartsniffers. Put the bong down and thin out the field of crapcans in the running.
Read MoreIf you've been on the Internet lately you've seen a million of these posts about facts that seem wild but are actually true. Almost none of these are about cars (I mean, do you really care that President Tyler's grandson is alive?) so we've tried to fix that.
Read MoreSome cars are so quiet that you never even hear them. But others, well, they can make you go deaf from miles away. Those are the cars we care about now.
Read MoreWe had heard rumors of Porsche lopping two cylinders off the next generation Boxster and Cayman, but now Porsche head honcho Matthias Müller has confirmed the news. Oh, and he said they might have 400 horsepower. Whaaaaaaaaa?
Read MoreAlex Goy has an interesting take on the Jaguar F-Type Coupe R: He says it's the car Jaguar should have been making for years.
Read MoreThese guys think they're experiencing virtual reality. Instead, they're experiencing the actual reality of 280 horsepower throwing them around on a wet tarmac. The reactions are priceless.
Read MoreWitnesses at a Jacksonville McDonald's say that a woman set a man's car on fire after he refused to buy her a McFlurry.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from The Truth About Cars, Bloomberg Businessweek and Autoweek.
Read MoreWe're throwing a party with our friends from Blipshift to coincide with the New York Auto Show (April 17th, Save The Date) and they've got an awesome space that'll hold a couple of cars. With so much high quality metal in town, what do you want to see?
Read MoreAfter a fourteen month-long investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration has concluded the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is "soundly designed and safe to fly," yet recommended changes to Boeing's manufacturing process and oversight.
Read MoreWhile embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie skirted blame for the recent ban on direct car sales in the Garden State, the car dealers themselves had some pretty standard New Jersey responses: Play by our rules or fuhgettaboutit!
Read MoreDriving on the Nürburgring is at the top of my bucket list. Hell, it may actually even be the way I die, because driving the Nürburgring is no easy task. That's the whole point.
Read MoreThis is Texas Motor Speedway's recently-unveiled "Big Hoss." At some 12 stories tall, it's the world's largest HD TV, so large that you could fit nine Alamos on its surface.
Read MorePut down your lottery tickets, because it's time to vote for the best beater you can afford to crash into a tree and forget about!
Read MoreThe world of cars is both weird and wonderful, almost too much at times to believe.
Read MoreBMW has big plans for the UKL platform, a front-wheel drive architecture that underpins the 2014 Mini Cooper. Next up from the company that will Leave No Niche Behind: the BMW X2! And it might have three doors!
Read MoreHave you ever had a motorcycle ride that left you with an erection lasting nearly two years? Yeah... me either. And I hope it never happens. It sounds unusual, but one man says it happened to him, leading him to file a lawsuit against BMW that was dismissed recently.
Read MoreTomorrow, March 21, should be a somber occasion for anyone who loves motorsports: it would by the late Ayrton Senna's 54th birthday had he not been tragically killed at Imola in 1994. My hat is off to Google for recognizing this with a nice Google Doodle salute.
Read MoreYou're probably becoming more familiar with the current Ford Taurus thanks to the wide adoption of the Ford Police Interceptor sedan. While the biggest Ford sedan was redesigned for 2010, its bones are getting quite old. Thankfully, a new Taurus is coming in a couple years and it's taking a lot from the much more successful Fusion.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Car and Driver, Hooniverse and Ars Technica.
Read MoreDOGE: Because this is 2014, it's more than just a meme that refuses to go away, it's a currency. A cryptocurrency, to be exact, like Bitcoin or Litecoin. Now, thanks to the good folks at Reddit, it might be on a NASCAR race car as well.
Read MoreNow I've lived in or around Detroit for almost 30 years now, but I've just now been made alert of a neighborhood that has sat completely unoccupied for more than a century before some trendy young white people moved in. I guess I don't know this city as well as I thought.
Read MoreLet me make one thing clear up front: I love both joysticks and cars. Loving cars is my job, and I've done my share to prove my joystick love as well. But I don't think the two need to be combined. At least not for actually driving. Yet the idea of a joystick-driven car seems to be one that will never die.
Read MoreSome terribly sad news has emerged in Europe for anyone who is a fan of gorgeous Fiats, Alfa Romeos, Lamborghinis and other lustworthy sporting cars: design house Bertone is headed to bankruptcy.
Read MoreThere are few rules that are universal to literally every type of motor racing. One of them is that if you want to win, you have to have a Finn. All the great drivers have been Finnish – Mika Hakkinen, Tomi Makinen, Dale Earnhardt (look it up). Thankfully, you can now get your very own Finnish name, too.
Read MoreSo, I just left General Motors' powertrain headquarters, where almost every Detroit-area autojourno (key word: almost) is scrambling to write something about GM's new small engines. But I'm not as concerned with that. I'm wondering why GM mentioned the Opel Adam a bunch of times today.
Read MoreHypercars are the highest echelon of motoring. What you don't realize is that this is also one of the most competitive arenas not only in cars, but in the entire world. And the team behind /DRIVE wants you to experience the competition in the first 4K big screen documentary: Apex: The Story Of The Hypercar.
Read MoreThroughout the investigation of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, the government has been accused of being uncooperative and withholding details. Now, their insistence on keeping families away from media is making it look even more like they're hiding something.
Read MoreEverybody who's anybody who knows anything hates the new sound of Formula One engines. (I like them, but only in secret, don't hate me, too.) They hate them so much that the promoter of the Australian Grand Prix is threatening to sue, and Bernie Ecclestone is desperately searching for a fix.
Read MoreThis biker in Brazil was about to have a Very Bad Day, for about half a second, when he was blasted off his bike by random flying detritus off a passing pickup truck. It turns out that detritus was just a mattress, which was so kind as to lay itself down to cushion the blow.
Read MoreThis is Michael Dunlop on lap 3 of the 2013 Isle of Man TT's Monster Energy Supersport Race 2. Or, put another way, it's 18 minutes in hyperspace.
Read MoreMeet Surf Air, a California-based niche airline that offers hassle-free, executive level service as often as you want, for a flat monthly fee of $1,350! Currently buzzing around California in their fleet of six sleek Swiss-made Pilatus PC-12s, they will be expanding to Las Vegas this weekend, and Truckee-Tahoe on May 2nd.
Read MoreIt's pretty easy to feel spoiled by car options today. Ass-heaters and coolers, satellite-based navigation, 360° cameras, demote start, and lots more stuff that would have been sci-fi a decade ago are now common. Even so, all those gizmos look like toys compared to an amazing option of the late 90s: a flamethrower.
Read MoreSpring is nearly here and that means one thing: scrounging up all your cash that hasn't gone to your weed budget and buying a shitbox of a car. So now let's pick the best — for thrashing, for offroading, for drifting, for even commuting to your new gig at that coffee shop next to the sneakers hut.
Read MoreYou might think that in light of a 1.4 million vehicle recall for an ignition switch problem cited in 12 deaths, people would stop buying used Chevy Cobalts, HHRs and the other recalled models. Nope! Americans gotta have their cheap used cars.
Read MoreAs the U.S. Department of Justice sets its sights on General Motors, they're closing the book on an investigation into another major auto manufacturer — and it will be an expensive one. Toyota will settle with the Justice Department to the tune of $1.2 billion.
Read MoreThe current Porsche Boxster S and Cayman S are the benchmarks in their class for most drivers, and the GTS badge adds more power and toys to the package to keep it that way.
Read MoreHoly crap. If you're a human with functioning eyes, that's what's going through your mind. That GIF there is footage from a police car's dash cam during a traffic stop off of I-80 near Oxford, Iowa. The UFO there is a truck, which are normally flightless. And, incredibly, no one was hurt.
Read MoreTwenty-seven pre-war Bugattis, 29 '60s prototypes, 18 Group B rally cars, 23 low-drag Le Mans prototypes and 20 turbo-era F1 cars racing on the track. That's just the tip of the iceberg from the upcoming Goodwood Members' Meeting and I'm going there with a set of extra batteries and 20 gigabytes of compact flash to show you all.
Read MoreParis was only open yesterday to cars with odd-numbered license plates. Even if you had the most lovingly-restored Citröen DS Pallas known to Gallic society, if that plate was divisible by 2, you had to stay out. This was an attempt to reduce pollution, and it must have really worked, because Paris is done with all that nonsense now.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, Yahoo! Autos and Japanese Nostalgic Car.
Read MoreGlenn Roberts' parents bought this 1967 Saab Sonett II when he was a kid, so of course it made a huge impression. When he was older, he bought the one-of-230 built car from his parents for $300, and it's been part of his life ever since.
Read MoreI'm an unapologetic fan of the redesigned Volkswagen Beetle, and if I owned one, it would almost certainly be the striking yellow and black Beetle GSR. I like it even more now that I know about its crazy heritage.
Read MoreAirport baggage handlers have access to go pretty much anywhere within the airport, including on board and around planes. All it takes is a background check and a security badge. They're trusted to provide a level of security as well, looking for anything out of place. But sometimes that trust is abused, as with the case of four airline contract workers in San Diego.
Read MoreTesla Motors suffered a crushing defeat in New Jersey last week that resulted in a ban on direct sales of their cars starting in April, but Nissan's Twitter account was quick to let you know you can still buy a Leaf in the Garden State. Neener-neener, Tesla!
Read MoreThe 2014 Sprint Cup season — my first full season in NASCAR's premier series — is under way and... it's not going go so well. Here's what happens when a life full of preparation meets the catch fence at 200 MPH.
Read MoreHere's another Chrysler product you're not buying enough of: Slow sales of the SRT Viper has led to a temporary shutdown and layoffs at the automaker's Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit.
Read MoreMost of us suspected that Garfield, the morbidly obese, lasagna-obsessed fictitious cat, secretly wished harm on us all. This suspicion has been confirmed by a New Jersey jury yesterday, who found that a stuffed Garfield hanging from the rearview mirror was a factor in an accident that severely injured a woman.
Read MoreOn Saturday, professional pilot Chris Goodfellow posted a very interesting theory on Google Plus on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, saying there may have been a fire on board the plane. The theory has gained some massive traction as we all look for the most hopeful solution — but many have failed to notice that Goodfellow later admitted he may be wrong, after hijacking evidence was presented by the Malaysian Government.
Read MoreWe all hate traffic tickets. But ask anyone who lives in New York, and they'll tell you that driving can be a little nuts. People run lights, zoom down quiet streets, and generally terrorize the masses. New mayor Bill de Blasio said no more to that, and the result is that traffic violations have gone way up.
Read MoreWhen some people fantasize about becoming fabulously wealthy, they dream of lavish vacations, yachts, or creepy masked sex parties in secluded mansions. But when you're a Jalop, you probably think about owning an awesome car collection instead.
Read MoreA news chopper for local Seattle news station station KOMO crashed right after take off earlier this morning, coming down on top of two cars and exploded into flames next to the Space Needle. Two people are reported to be dead, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Read MoreToday in Hilarious Ironic News, we learn that lawmakers in Texas — a state where car dealer campaign contributions led to regulations preventing Tesla Motors from selling cars directly — wrote Elon Musk letters asking for his Gigafactory battery plant. Oh, Texas!
Read MoreWhat kind of monster steals a Dodge Viper, strips it of most of its body parts, and then dumps it in a snowy parking lot 300 miles from home? People suck.
Read MoreBeginning in April, United airlines will offer free TV and movie streaming to passengers aboard specially equipped planes. But unless you have a laptop, the offer comes exclusively to users of Apple devices running iOS 7 and United's iOS app at launch time.
Read MorePorsche has taken the extreme step of replacing engines in 911 GT3s after some fires. OK, only two fires were reported in connection with this particular issue, but the problem is serious enough to swap out the whole engine. But there must be some use for almost 800 slightly fire-prone GT3 engines.
Read MoreWe scoffed when we heard Audi wanted hipsters to drive their cars. An Audi-driving hipster just plain didn't exist, no matter how hard they tried. We didn't think they were real, but somehow, we found one. Meet Scott Greenberg, and his Audi, which are both Real Things.
Read MoreThe Porsche 911 GT3 has been in a holding pattern for the last few weeks after a couple cars caught fire. Porsche ordered a stop sale and to stop driving all GT3s until the problem was identified. It has been identified, and now 785 GT3s need new engines.
Read MoreMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 is missing. That much we know. Unfortunately, what we don't know includes where in the world it might be, let alone what happened to it. But the US Navy is in the Indian Ocean right now, trying to help find it. This is what they're doing.
Read MoreLast year, Mercedes-Benz announced a deal to buy 5 percent of Aston Martin that will put an AMG engine under the hood of your next Vantage. Now there's rumblings that Mercedes could take that relationship to the next level.
Read MoreCars in Monaco are crazy. Old school Ferraris and Lamborghinis are so common they don't even deserve a second glance. But then there are other cars. Cars that look animated. And it's because they basically appear to be taken straight from Grand Theft Auto.
Read MoreI don't know why, but I think a fast police is much scarier than an Impala or whatever. Sure, a speeding ticket is a speeding ticket, but a cop car with a ton of horsepower just screams "Don't even think about it." Case in point: This Nissan GT-R suited up for police duty.
Read MoreWhen a disavowed oil tanker sailed into the port of Sidra and started raising eyebrows last night, the Libyan and Cypriot governments asked for an American intervention. And the Americans called in the US Navy SEALs.
Read MoreWhile we're all very happy to see BMW pushing legislators for carbon fiber wheels to reach the (wealthy) masses, let's not forget that once again it was the French who came up with the idea first, because racing of course.
Read MoreThe crazy 2014 season has started, in a rather slow manner to be honest. Mercedes is in the lead, Vettel is not, McLaren is ahead of Ferrari, the Williams cars are looking good even in the gravel, the rookie drivers are amazing and Ricciardo had every reason to smile no matter what happened.
Read MoreAs the story line of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continues to evolve, new details about Captain Zaharie Ahman Shah have been reported — including family troubles, and political ties to the country's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who had just been jailed for homosexuality.
Read MoreThe third-generation Honda Odyssey was a wildly popular minivan, so there's good news, for everyone with children, this week from the NHTSA. Honda is recalling 886,815 Odysseys, because your fuel pump may leak, which of course can lead to fiery death.
Read MoreOn Sunday, Malaysia Airlines held a daily briefing in Beijing for the media and families with ties to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 — at which families began to outwardly express frustration and thinning patience. One man told officials that the families have already lost faith.
Read MoreAnother hour, another hoax, today in your hoaxy day of hoaxes. There's a fake story out there saying that beloved Seinfeld nemesis and Michael Jordan confidant Wayne Knight was smushed by a truck in rural Pennsylvania. But don't worry, our national treasure is still alive and very much with us.
Read MoreThere's a nasty "ad" going around the Internet today. It purports to show an old Malaysia Airlines ad, which eerily predicted the horrible events that led to the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. It's horrible, it's wrong, and even worse, it's fake.
Read MoreLos Angeles is a town of dreams, of wonder, of authenticity, heart, and soul. Oh wait. No. It is none of those things. Which is why instead of getting a Morgan Three Wheeler like my constant letters have suggested, they went out and got a Lamborghini Gallardo. Figures. Just like Dubai.
Read MoreKen Block's epic RaptorTRAX is a monstrous tracked beast, fearing nothing in its path and obliterating all that stand in its way. Unfortunately, it could do nothing to stop horrible excuses for human beings from stealing a whole bunch of stuff out of the truck, including the light bar that sat atop it.
Read MoreGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company added a brand-new, state-of-the-art blimp to its stable of iconic airships on Friday at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, Ohio. The newest blimp is larger and more maneuverable than previous models. It's also faster, capable of hitting 73 mph.
Read MoreAs the ongoing mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, information is coming out hard and fast. Not only did a Malaysian official say that the route taken by the Boeing 777 points to hijacking, but now, it may have flown over China for hours.
Read MoreThis is The Weekend Shift, our one-stop weekly roundup of all the most important auto news you missed during the week. The world doesn't stop just because it's Saturday. Who says you should sleep in?
Read MoreA Malaysian official told reporters that evidence that Malaysia Flight 370 was hijacked is "conclusive." The last satellite transmission from the flight has been traced to the Indian Ocean, somewhere off the coast of Perth, Australia. The official also said that only a skilled pilot could have navigated the plane in such a way as to avoid radar detection.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Wired, Gothamist and Details.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, under pressure from the New Jersey auto dealer lobby to protect its monopoly, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, composed of political appointees of the Governor, ended your right to purchase vehicles at a manufacturer store within the state.
Read MoreAs a small, weird guy, I've always had a special affinity for small and weird engines. In the US, almost any 3-cylinder is shoved into these categories. Ford's new 1L Ecoboost engine may be the first 3 cylinder in the US that's not weird. It's is, however, small, and very impressive — I know because I finally drove one.
Read MoreBachelors! They like sporty cars. Sports-mobiles, if you will. But what's the best sports-mobile for bachelors to drive?
Read MoreThe Vehicle Production Group had a very interesting idea: a van built from the ground up for people with disabilities in mind, rather than an existing car retrofitted to accommodate a wheelchair. Unfortunately, despite a $50 million taxpayer loan, the company failed last year. But now they're back!
Read MoreFern, an adorable boxer from the Scotland was upset that her owner had popped into a shop without her, so what's an impatient dog to do? Naturally, she hopped in the driver's seat and wailed on the horn for 15 minutes.
Read MoreWhen I got into that little plane in a remote corner of Alaska, I didn't know that the guy next to me had raced a Rothmans Porsche 962 at Le Mans, won in IMSA GTP in the Dyson 962 above, and competed in both Can-Am and CART. Also, he was my pilot.
Read MoreIf we have to cross water or a crazy gaping ravine, we might as well do it in style. These are the ten most eye poppingly gorgeous gap crossings in the world.
Read MoreIndyCar has some of the best racing on the planet. The problem is that years of confusion and infighting have either left fans confused or sent them running. But Verizon just made a huge investment in the series to become the title sponsor. This could be IndyCar's return.
Read MoreAs the folks in Ingolstadt struggle to figure out how to sell the 2015 Audi A3 to the coveted hipster demographic, this is the market they should aim at: Washington, D.C. People there are the only ones who can afford it!
Read MoreIn an unexpected turn of events, the Camaro Z/28's engineers noticed that the tires rotated at least a full 360 degrees on the rims during a single lap on the test track. Brembo's carbon-ceramic brake rotors can do that to you.
Read MoreThere is an whole lot happening at Jaguar these days, and it's very exciting. It has its cool factor back with cars like the F-Type. Soon, there will be an aluminum 3-series rival. And apparently they're being so bold as to take another stab at an XJ Coupe.
Read MoreHere we go again. Yes, if you can afford a new Porsche, you want choices. Even if it means spending the price of a new Mazda 6 on leather options for a Panamera. Volkswagen is OK with it, because it makes them a lot of money.
Read MoreThe New York Times has a report that claims 303 people have died in crashes in Chevy Cobalts and Saturn Ions when airbags didn't deploy.
Read MoreYou're punished sometimes by watching horror movies. That punishment often comes in the form of terrible storylines or crap acting. If they're really good, the punishment is in the form of noticing how creaky your floors are. Pat Robertson thinks its demons who'll get you.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Motor Authority, Curbside Classic and The Week.
Read MoreThe man police say drove into a crowd of SXSW-goers in Austin early this morning, killing two and injuring 23, was in a car stolen from a soldier and had an outstanding arrest warrant, authorities said this afternoon.
Read MoreI won't use "the M-word" that kind of sounds like "trill annuals," but the youngsters of Detroit — myself included, this generation of overly optimistic at any expense, particularly the expense of everyone else not like them — are doing everything possible to make the simplest things ridiculously offensive.
Read MoreRecalls, potential fines, and now a criminal investigation: These are all the tribulations General Motors now faces thanks to a faulty ignition switch cited in 12 fatal crashes. But is it really all just because drivers had too much stuff on their key rings? Court documents reviewed by Jalopnik show a more complex issue.
Read MoreIt is said that you shouldn't put the cart ahead of the horse. But what about putting the driver ahead of horsepower? That must be okay since Porsche has been doing it so long.
Read MoreAs if the check-in lines aren't bad enough, the Austin American Statesman is reporting that swag bags received by South By South West (SXSW) attendees are causing security slow-ups at Austin Bergstrom International Airport as people head home from the festival.
Read MoreThis week is the special time of year when Audi invites crusty auto journos to drive the new 2015 Audi A3. Audi's A3 marketing strategy seems to revolve around hipsters. Their press junket strategy does not. These are the most un-hipster things here, ranked from most hipster to least hipster.
Read More"The Legend is back," says American Airlines — but those who have flown American in recent years might feel that American is only legendary for old planes and grumpy flight attendants. Here's a first look at their new-look, designed to remake how you feel about the airline.
Read MoreImagine this scenario: You're stuck in Europe, the most boring of all the continents, and your screaming brats are sick of being dragged through museums and ancient churches. What are you to do? Starting in 2016, you'll be able to take them to the Spanish sequel to Ferrari World. Sweet.
Read MoreThe family of a woman unseen since 2008 and found mummified in her Pontiac home has started a Facebook page for anyone with answers about her six-year disappearance to come forward. "We believe this was a murder and we want answers," relatives write.
Read MoreWe already know about the world's scariest bridges. What about the prettiest?
Read MoreCadillac has done well despite some minor issues, but it's time for somebody else to build the successor to the Beast, and we think these ten brands would do the best job.
Read MoreIt's night and you suddenly realize you need some toothpaste/Vagisil/condoms/off-brand iPhone chargers. But you don't want to wander down to the pharmacy. Well, have no fear, San Francisco is getting drones to deliver it all for you.
Read MoreLate tonight, the Wall Street Journal's Andy Pasztor broke some incredible news from Rolls-Royce – manufacturer of the Trent 800 engines on Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Investigators now believe that the plane flew for up to five hours – four hours past the point it disappeared from radar.
Read MoreAfter drawing considerable ire from the public over a program that tested drivers for drug and alcohol use — the latter secretly and without their consent — federal transportation officials today said they will no longer surreptitiously collect breath samples from drivers at roadblocks.
Read MoreIt's happened. It's finally happened. I'm still reminding myself that it's all real: the new Husky Swivel Hose assemblies have received the coveted approval of the Underwriters Laboratories. This is it, people. The day we've all been dreaming about.
Read MoreYesterday, New Jersey moved to ban the direct non-third party sales of automobiles, which puts a halt on Tesla sales for now. How does your state stack up?
Read MoreThere's a new petition up on Change.org calling for the government to bring the 276 hp Honda Civic Type R VTEC Turbo to America. It is utterly pointless, and here's why I signed it.
Read MoreWhen teaching slavery to students in a historically divided region like Metro Detroit, it's probably not a good idea to only focus on the "good" parts of slavery to make it an attractive option to an alternative. One school district is learning that lesson after a parent raised that very complaint.
Read MoreOfficials with the Warrick County Sheriff's Office in Indiana are trying to find out what kind of car may have been connected to a home burglary involving the theft of weapons. Can anyone figure out what car this is?
Read MoreThe obsession with vans is real. Everybody wants a piece of the action because everyone knows that no matter how good or bad the economy is, there will always be a need for people and things to be moved around. Could Lexus be tossing its hat in the ring?
Read MoreBattery technologies have improved and Prof. Ulrich Hackenberg is at the steering wheel again at Audi, so the R8 e-tron is reportedly back from the dead. Good times.
Read MoreThe Porsche Panamera has been panned for its looks ever since it was released. But what if those complaints were the fault of Porsche's photographer? We may have solved their problem for them.
Read MoreAmid the ongoing investigation into the ignition switch defect affecting more than 1 million GM cars, the company says it's not going buy back the cars in question from worried or angry customers. They will, however, offer a rebate towards one of their new, un-recalled models.
Read MoreThe Ferrari Mondial came up as one of the easiest answers for our question about the cheapest cars with gated manual transmissions, but it's clear from the comments that there's not a lot of love for that car. Maybe this video will change people's minds.
Read MoreYou may have noticed that we have a military sub-site all of a sudden, and with all the news from Ukraine we sort of skipped the part where we introduce the site to the world. Here's Foxtrot Alpha's Ty Rogoway explaining who he is and what he has planned for the site.
Read MoreYou find yourself in an museum — such as the Museum of Flight in Seattle — and you want to take photos of all the unique and rare items housed there. But with dim lighting and crowded displays, how do you get great looking photos of that historic plane or other object?
Read MoreThe Beast is now five years old and due for a replacement. Since President Obama's eventual successor can't just roll around in any random old hooptie, the Department of Homeland Security is seeking automaker bids to make a new one. Who wants in?
Read MoreA long trip on a boring highway is the last thing you want to do with your car, but these ten improvements could make the drive more exciting and much safer.
Read MoreWelcome to Birmingham, England - where pilots have white knuckles and steel balls. This eleven minute video highlights the skill and focus that is demanded from pilots who fly here. So, find something to bite down on, and imagine yourself flying in the back of one of these planes!
Read MoreThreatening people over the Internet isn't a terribly effective or advisable way to sell your car. But when you live in Toronto, and Rob Ford is your mayor, a threat to vote for him may light some fires under the asses of potential buyers.
Read MoreRed Bull made a great video starring the ever-smiling Daniel Ricciardo explaining us what we're going to see in action this weekend at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Their movie also proves that CGI is indeed better than reality in their case.
Read MoreSince the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 five days ago, some have called for a real-time data service that would diagnostically monitor an aircraft's mechanical well being. It turns out that Boeing offers that service, and according to an article published by Bloomberg this evening, Malaysia Airlines opted out.
Read MoreHere's an idea for a race: get Irv Gordon and his Volvo 1800 together with Scott Fisher and his '67 Datsun Roadster and see who gets across the country first.
Read MoreThere seems to be many different ways luxury carmakers are going in order to cut fuel consumption and improve emissions. While big companies like BMW and the VW Group are going in every which way, Jaguar Land Rover is hedging its bets mostly on some kind of electric propulsion.
Read MoreVolkswagen's fully electric e-Golf is coming to America in 2015, but they should have called it the CityStromer. You see, it's the Golf/Rabbit issue all over again.
Read MoreAn all-new Chevrolet Camaro is due out next year as a 2016 model, and it is expected to ditch its aging Zeta platform for a newer, lighter one that underpins the Cadillac CTS and ATS. Just don't expect the exterior to change all that much.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Wired, The New York Times, and Car and Driver.
Read MoreThe FBI wants you to know that they take shining laser pointers at aircraft very, very seriously. So seriously they're willing to throw your ass in prison for a decade and change if you do it.
Read MoreThere are few moments of my life I wish I had on video, but the time I nearly ran over my own headlight was one of them.
Read MoreCapricorn: it's not just a sexy, sexy sign for all you jive mamas out there. It's the automotive supplier from Dusseldorf that just bought the 'Ring and they make some cool shit.
Read MoreTop-level grand prix racing's fascination with forced induction doesn't start with 2014's turbo V6s, nor did it get going with the first turbo cars of the '70s and '80s. It started 90 years ago, with the supercharged era.
Read MoreDoes anyone else feel like you never hear about the Audi R8 anymore? Audi's Lambo-based supercar is fantastic, but as it enters its seventh year, is it old news? No worries — Audi has a new one in the pipeline, and some new ideas for it. But they are saying goodbye to the gated manual. Shit.
Read MoreIt turns out famed but beleaguered Nürburgring won't go to the Americans after all, but will remain in the hands of the Germans. Dusseldorf-based automotive supplier Capricorn has sealed the deal to buy the 'Ring, according to news reports.
Read MoreSo now the Telegraph is reporting that the doctors caring for Michael have told his family that "only a miracle can save him." This is not how doctors behave or talk to a patient's family. Here's why.
Read MoreHe already had a ring from his grandma, so why not get his fiancée-to-be her dream car while he's at it?
Read MoreOne March morning in 2012, I got an email from a buddy in Houston that read something like "Check this out. I applied, and you should too." What followed would be the most fun I've ever had around planes as I got to spend a day aboard the $6.8 billion USS George H.W. Bush Nimitz-class supercarrier.
Read MoreGeneral Motors is already facing a potential $35 million fine over the timing of the recall of 1.4 million Cobalts and other cars from the federal agency that regulates them. Now Congress is getting in on the action too.
Read MoreIn Zhengzhou, there's a man called Old Guo — who, at 50, seems a little young for his name — who wasn't crazy about taking his grandson to school on an unstable electric moped. So, he did the only thing any rational person would do: he built a little electric Lamborghini-style neighborhood car.
Read MoreI love driving as much as the next guy. No, wait, I love driving significantly more than the next guy, but even I hate highway driving. It's a ceaseless, mind-numbing progression of traffic and missed exits and bad merging and left-lane hogs.
Read MoreTesla sells its cars direct to consumers through company owned stores. Regular car dealers are opposed to this, and a number of states have tried to ban the practice. And in a hearing today, New Jersey could be next to ban the sale of Teslas. UPDATE: Banned as of 4/1...
Read MoreThe Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S are The Cars We Demanded, but lately everyone thinks they're The Cars No One Is Buying. But do they really deserve that reputation? I did some digging, and I don't think Toyobaru sales are worth freaking out over yet.
Read MoreTomnod has launched a crowd sourcing effort, in searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The Boeing 777-200 has now been missing over 72 hours without a trace. While speculation and theories abound, it couldn't hurt to have a few thousand extra pairs of eyes to help out on the search.
Read MoreAcura has been a little bit of a joke lately. They've become a brand about shield grilles, crazy headlights and cars that are about as memorable as a trip to Dunkin' Donuts. That could be why Honda's made some recent moves to show they're serious about making good Acuras.
Read MoreThe 2015 Mercedes C-Class is actually a great-looking car and it sounds like it finally has up-to-date engines to give its main rivals some competition. One thing, though, is really going to bother me every time I see the back of one: the chromed numbers after the C.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, Cars.com, and Collectors Weekly.
Read MoreWould you go to your local Audi A3 launch party? I mean, the A3 sedan is nice and all. Bacon donuts are so last year, though.
Read MoreHave you ever found yourself sitting on your flight, pondering your very existence in the grand scheme of things? Not necessarily on a spiritual level, but in terms of how small we really are. This stunning video by NATS.aero represents each plane flight as a tiny, speck, like a migration of glowing fireflies.
Read MoreTyrese Gibson is a singer, actor, author, producer, model, and, perhaps most Earth-shatteringly, a former MTV VJ. Some people might find this sort of multi-faceted talent, and the emotional depth he provides, a bit inspirational. But God help you if you don't. Tyrese will be mad. And he'll let you know.
Read MoreSome might be able to build cars that are capable of higher speeds than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's 267.856 mph, but we will never know unless Volkswagen occasionally opens the doors to the only place on Earth where they can be pushed that far.
Read MoreYou there! Yes, you, the bearded fellow decked out in American Apparel clothes holding up traffic on your fixie bike. Put down your organic coffee for a moment and listen up: According to a 64 page (!) leaked document, Audi wants to sell you the 2015 Audi A3 so badly they're harnessing the things you love, like Chvrches, bacon donuts and a lack of patterns.
Read MoreThe reason I'm out here at SXSW is because I was invited to be on a panel called, optimistically, Will Hackers & Makers Save Car Culture? And while I'm pretty sure car culture is doing just fine, we're entering a golden age of car hacking, and we want to talk about it.
Read MoreGear shifters: so easy to do wrong, so tricky to do right.
Read MoreThe idea of deliberately sinking a ship deep under the sea level is frightening enough as it is. These ten submarines, though, make other subs look ordinary.
Read MoreHigh on the list of forbidden Euro-fruit is the Volkswagen Scirocco R, a stylish and sporting hatchback that VW chooses not to sell in the U.S. for various reasons. But let's hope that mindset changes with the next generation because it could get even hotter.
Read MoreI have my many, many problems with the Silver Arrows, many of which where brushed on by Ballaban in his Nazi LSR article. But dammit did the W25 Mercedes sound good.
Read MoreWhile we're waiting for certain German scientists to perfect adaptive traffic lights, other German scientists at Audi came up with traffic light networking which tells you exactly how much speed you need for an endless green wave.
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 MoreI always loved Tatra's T87 because it seemed like a refugee from an alternate world that never was — a world of airships instead of airplanes, vacations on the moon in Airstream Lunar Trailers, and, of course, streamlined rear-engined cars. I'd never heard of this Isotta Fraschini before, but it seems to be of the same world.
Read MoreYou don't just buy a LaFerrari, you're granted permission to buy one by the dons in Modena. Thus, if you have a LaFerrari you probably also own an Enzo and then you get to do this. Headphones on, gents.
Read MoreThe latest development in the controversy over a defect in General Motors tied to 13 deaths isn't aimed at the automaker, but at the federal agency that regulates them.
Read MoreAre you looking for the most affordable way into the high-powered sports car game? You're in luck, because the best deal in America today (other than these ones), the C7 Corvette, just got a lot cheaper.
Read MoreUnless President Obama rolls into your town on the reg, you probably don't have to deal with traffic being shut down for motorcades that often. Unfortunately for residents of our nation's capital, that's a pretty regular occurrence, and the mayor has had enough!
Read MoreThe Nazis were horrible. Unfathomably horrible. Any time you think you've seen just how horrible they were, go to your local Holocaust museum, and it'll be so much worse than you thought. But the thing about them is, they thought they were better. And they tried to prove it on the road.
Read MoreFirst off, let me state that I am a huge supporter of the Save the Ring movement. I agree 100% with Mike Frison that things have been completely mismanaged by the German regional government as well as by the most recent management. That being said, I don't believe that things are as necessarily as gloomy as we keep hearing. Here are my 10 reasons why I think that the sale of the Nürburgring could be awesome.
Read MoreThe latest news out of Britain is that the Jaguar XK is no more. Blame it on a hot young thing called the Jaguar F-Type.
Read MoreThis is The Weekend Shift, our one-stop weekly roundup of all the most important auto news you missed during the week. The world doesn't stop just because it's Saturday. Who says you should sleep in?
Read MoreA man in Salisbury, MA, tried to pass off this review of Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2 from a newspaper as an inspection sticker and was subsequently arrested according to the Salisbury Police.
Read MoreIt's going to take a lot to get Jalops out of their cars. That's fine. But making driving a car in a city even more of a hassle than it is today, all for the sake of forcing people on to a bus or bike or a train, is cruel. It doesn't have to be that way, right?
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Road & Track, Metro Times and Hemmings.
Read MoreRemember the New Mexico man who sued police and an area hospital after they repeatedly probed his anus, forced him to poop and sent him a bill for his trouble? It looks like the worst traffic stop ever has some competition care of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Read MoreJapanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines has introduced daring new uniforms for its young Flight Attendants to go with the launch of service for its new Airbus A330-300 starting in May. While traveling businessmen may find it appealing, some argue these uniforms could actually inhibit the women from working safely.
Read MoreI want you to imagine, if you can, the worst airline passenger in the history of aviation. A man so annoying that flight attendants had to boil a pot of water in case they needed it to defend themselves from his antics. That man, according to federal authorities, is Lemar Sheron Rogers.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, there always seemed to be someone in the neighborhood building some wonderfully absurd kit car on an old VW chassis. That basic VW platform was the basis for so many DIY car projects. Sadly, there's nothing like that now. But maybe a new open-souce car called the Tabby will change that.
Read MoreEver seen a Mark Rothko painting in person? In the right context, it's one of those subtly beautiful things that can re-ignite your faith in the value of mankind as a whole. If you want to know the exact opposite of that feeling, consider the case of this dipshit caught driving with an anti-theft Club on his car.
Read MoreBy harnessing the miraculous power of SCIENCE, GM is able to turn their hulking land yacht of a muscle car into the Nürburgring-destroying, Porsche-eating Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. But it takes more than just power to humiliate the Germans. Even the bowtie has to get involved!
Read MoreA group of American investors have decided to purchase the legendary Nurburgring. It's an audacious plan. But was it a bad idea to sell it in the first place? Let's break down why it was a mistake.
Read MoreStealing anyone's car makes you an awful person, and reserves you a special seat on that bus to hell where they do terrible things to your anus. But stealing a rare, one-of-38-ever-made car is not just awful, it's stupid. And that's what happened to this Terlingua Mustang.
Read MoreCurrent turbo whistles got you down? Bathe your ears in the sounds of F1 testing at Monza 1992, as posted on the ever-excellent r/Formula1. 3.5 liters of screaming fury.
Read MoreWashington State resident Jim Terry and his wife Roxann had a trip to Disneyland planned, but she became ill over Christmas and sadly passed away a few weeks later. Now, Allegiant Airlines refuses to refund the widower, citing its non-refundable fare policies. I cry foul!
Read MoreAll submarines are strange. it's easy to imagine them as nuclear-powered sea monsters, circling the globe forever underwater. But some are weirder than others.
Read MoreAbove is a picture of the 1984 PPG Pace Car that was rescued a few days ago. While it doesn't seem like the damage will just buff out, this version of America's sports car will someday drive again.
Read MoreIt's time to talk trash! Space trash, to be specific. Trash collection has never really seemed like an enviable job to most of us. But, what if you were collecting trash from outer space? That sounds like what could be the coolest job in the galaxy.
Read MoreWhile he won't go faster than the speed of sound this time, Felix Baumgartner is about to get a racing license and participate in the Nürburgring 24 Hours in June with an Audi R8 LMS Ultra. We love this guy.
Read MoreRecovery crews at the National Corvette Museum continue to show the sinkhole who's boss, having now lifted two more Corvettes out of the ground. Five down, three to go!
Read MoreIt's not a huge surprise there's some concern over the BMW 2-series ActiveTourer on the part of its maker. It's a front-wheel drive minivan that contradicts the traditional image of a BMW, as if that's stopped them from pursuing other car shapes before. Still, the 2-series Active Tourer isn't rushing over here.
Read MoreIf you didn't know what a Cadillac ELR was before last month, there's a good chance you're very familiar with this plug-in luxury coupe now. It's all because of this cringeworthy TV commercial, but it did exactly what Cadillac wanted to do.
Read MoreChrysler has heard your pleas to save the Vipers, but their orders are final: Several pre-production snakes are headed to the junkyard anyway because the automaker says they're pretty much worthless.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from The Washington Post, Hemmings and BBC.
Read MoreDearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the untimely passing of the clutch on this Mustang GT. It had a good life, happily aiding the shifting of the car's gears; and then, thanks to one especially nasty failed burnout, it was no more.
Read MoreGoodyear's unnamed concept builds on a standard SUV tire with a large central groove to improve rolling resistance by having a reduced contact patch with the road. But as you can see from the tread, this is strictly a concept with no intention of being put into production. Yet.
Read MoreOh, what's this, in my special inbox tag for "silly dog things that also involve cars just to brighten up my day just as soon as Travis starts saying he hates my face?" A story, from the Beeb, of indeed a silly dog thing? How lovely. This starts out so nice.
Read MoreQatar Airways has unveiled the opulent First Class cabin of their forthcoming Airbus A380 — and it's spectacular! Not only will it feature a lie-flat bed and a meeting space, it will also have 26-inch TVs — the industry's largest — at each seat.
Read MoreGasoline engines have gotten incredibly good at squeezing all the energy they can out of gas. The problem is that "incredibly good" still means about 37% efficiency. If my high school transcript is any measure, 37% still kind of sucks. The rest of that energy is lost as heat, but there are ways to reclaim it. Ask Porsche.
Read MoreImagine sitting on your flight, and having the choice of hundreds of movies, TV shows, songs and games, right at your fingertips, from your Tablet or smart phone. It's not as far off as you think as Lufthansa announced yesterday it will step into the realm of wireless in flight entertainment.
Read MoreNowadays, when America needs to smack down a belligerent country, or maybe just kill some folks who pissed us off, we use drones or stealth bombers. People didn't have those options in the 1530s, so they planned for an alternative: rocket cats.
Read MoreDespite its worldwide renown for motorsports, automaker testing and fairly frequent amateur day crashes, the Nürburgring has been in dire financial straits for years. Now a savior seems to have arisen from an unlikely place: America!
Read MoreThe Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C is not the latest deadly virus coming from the tropics to kill you, despite its name. It is, in fact, a diesel engine, designed by a Finnish company, and built in Korea. It is a very powerful engine. It is also a very enormous engine. Bigger than your house. I promise.
Read MoreResidents of a Detroit suburb were wondering why they hadn't seen a woman in their neighborhood in "about six years." As the woman's home slipped into foreclosure, a contractor working on the house discovered her mummified body at the wheel of her SUV in her garage.
Read MoreLimber up your petition-signin' fingers and prepare to channel some outrage, as we've got some heartbreaking news we unfortunately have to share: Fiat-Chrysler has ordered the destruction of 93 of the first Dodge Vipers ever produced, and VIN #4 is driving the slow path to the death chamber.
Read MoreI don't care if you bleed Ferrari rossa corsa or dye your pubic hair Lotus black-and-gold every season, is there anything sexier than the Williams FW36 in Martini livery? The answer was no. That was a rhetorical question. Don't be daft.
Read MoreThe Volvo Concept Estate drew so much attention at the Geneva Motor Show that I simply couldn't sit in it to try how the materials feel. What I can tell though is that you better take a good look at that interior because all future Volvo's will have something similar, starting with the XC90.
Read MoreTo the surprise of probably only legislators who supported such initiatives, California is finding it really difficult convince people who aren't living in the U.S. legally to get driver's licenses. Because, you know, then the government would have their information.
Read MoreThe federal government today ordered General Motors to turn over "pictures, memos, electronic communications, engineering drawings and other data" related to the 1.4 million cars recalled over an ignition switch issue tied to 13 deaths.
Read MoreBecause BMW is spreading its segment-busters down the line, it's now time for the 2015 BMW X4. And it looks just like a shrunken X6. Or a jacked up 4-series Gran Coupe. Actually, it looks like a lot of BMWs.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Quartz, BetaBoston and The New York Times.
Read MoreEDAG is a German design and engineering firm that has been working with most car manufacturers for the past four decades and also built a Pontiac Solstice shooting brake because wagons rock. Their latest concept is a 3D-printed composite passenger cell that was inspired by turtles and goes beyond today's possibilities.
Read MoreAdam Tang aka Afroduck, the man who drove around Manhattan in 24:07 was indicted by a grand jury yesterday, formally charging him with reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Here's what that means for his case and what that means for anyone who speeds.
Read MoreAs Wright Amendment restrictions are set to expire later this year at Dallas Love Field, Virgin America is bidding against Delta and Southwest to acquire two gates that are being divested by American Airlines as part of its merger with US Airways.
Read MoreAmerica can't be stopped, and neither can America's sports car, even if a bunch of them fell into a sinkhole! The National Corvette Museum continues to pull cars out of the hole that swallowed them up in February.
Read MoreContrary to what various terrified millionaires believed, New York's Citi Bike bike sharing program has not resulted in the city's wholesale destruction. But they are really slow when you ride them. This Kickstarter seeks to solve that problem.
Read MoreI know of only one place in the world where gearheads hang out and try to street drift their Ladas directly in front of a police station. I am talking, of course, about Baku, Azerbaijan.
Read MoreThe Bentley SUV might be a shanda, but it's coming whether you like it or not. Bentley is well intent on serving the markets in China and Dubai, the Chinese and the Emiratis want an SUV so that's that. A little less likely, though, is the recent rumor that Bentley could be shoving a diesel engine in there.
Read MoreWe're sadly entering the era of alphanumericization and it's killing the best names… usually. Inspired by the Ford Focus STD, we want to know which car has the dirtiest-sounding name.
Read MoreWhat is the allure of diesel? In the rest of the world, it's seen as an economical option that isn't necessarily the greatest. But for us, it's kind of an odd fetish, like feet or Bob Barker. And now there is going to be a diesel Ford Focus ST. We're feeling all tingly inside. But what will they name it?
Read MoreAzerbaijan. It's a small country, next to Georgia and Armenia and north of Iran. F1 doesn't race there. But apparently, Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore have come together to bring F1 there in 2015. Or 2016. Or never. One of the three.
Read MoreThe difference between Volvo's and Ferrari's CarPlay is that the Italian version is using buttons as well as the touchscreen. Here's our complete demonstration, and while you're watching, prepare for the news about a German manufacturer introducing it as well.
Read MoreA few months ago, Peruvian developer Fernando Palazuelo won the dilapidated old Packard Plant in an insaneWayne County tax auction and announced a $300 million development plan (and a possible go-kart track). But the plant's former owner is saying he still owns a piece of it. Sigh.
Read MoreIt's not unusual for airline pilots to receive notes or drawings from their youngest passengers. But on Sunday, WestJet Airlines Captain Carey Smith Steacy received a sexist note, scrawled on a napkin from an adult male. Steacy responded by posting the note to Facebook, along with her own brilliant reply.
Read MoreI'm not talking about any paint or wrap this time as the Carlsson CS50 Versailles is indeed adorned with more than 1,000 sheets of wafer-thin gold leaf. It takes 200 man hours and a squirrel-hair brush to achieve such class. And it's going to China, of course.
Read MoreYou there! You, with the buckets of cash! You, the job creators! Do you feel underserved? Do you feel like no one out there really gets you, understands your wants and needs? Do you feel like you have so much connectivity, but not in the British cowpeelings you desire? Fear no longer, as the new Rolls-Royce Ghost has you covered.
Read MoreAmazingly, no one was injured when one of Europe's largest oil refineries, like, totally burned with the force of a thousand suns yesterday. And obviously it's in Russia.
Read MoreAt every auto show, there's one color all of the automakers seem to paint their cars in. For a long time, it was blinding shades of white. Thankfully, the color has returned to the Geneva Motor Show, and it's orange.
Read MoreAddressing the 1.4 million vehicle recall for a problem cited in 13 deaths will likely be the first big test for new General Motors CEO Mary Barra. And in a letter to employees today, she made clear that she's been on it — ever since she learned of the problem a few weeks ago. Who sees the problem here?
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Medium, The Planetary Society and Think Progress.
Read MoreIt hasn't been all sunshine and lollipops in FCA world despite beautiful Maserati concepts and the Jeep Renegade we suddenly can't wait for. Sergio and company still have this issue of moving compact cars and the Dodge Dart still isn't doing the job.
Read MoreIt all began on a November day in Houston, Texas, where I was born just down the street from the Astrodome. As the son of a private pilot & airline employee, and grandson of a WWII B-17 Navigator, aviation was in my blood.
Read MoreGood news everyone! Remember how everyone was pissed at Russia, mostly for invading Ukraine, but also for a lot of other reasons? Russia just told everyone to BACK. OFF. in the most wonderfully diplomatic way possible – by test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Read MoreDon't you hate showing up to the country club in your Ferrari FF only to have Chauncey and Heathcliff tease you because your car isn't tailor-made to suit your golfing needs? (They think they're so great just because they went to Yale.) Well, no more! Ferrari has introduced new options for the FF that should fix that.
Read MoreWake up, sheeple! You probably still believe that an alleged "Corvette Museum" had a "sinkhole" open under it and swallow up some "cars." And for that I pity you. Because, clearly, this whole sinkhole business is a huge hoax. Don't believe me? Well, it's on the internet.
Read MoreFor the first time since 1998, Porsche is set to field contenders in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. With a 911 RSR and the 919 Hybrid, they will attempt to one-up Audi, their corporate cousins who have dominated the race for years. Here's a closer look at their cars.
Read MoreLook at this stupid excuse for an emotionally stunted manchild. He doesn't like how someone parks in an empty garage, so he decides to take a piss on it. And then he posts the evidence of it on Youtube. Idiot. I really hope this is a joke, and this is his own Audi R8, because Christ almighty. This is bad.
Read MoreFew production techniques are as hated as badge engineering, when you make one car into two (or more, usually more) cars by tweaking the grille or headlamps and maybe adding some luxury touches. But every now and then, it actually works.
Read MoreAt first I wasn't sold on the looks of the 2015 Audi TT. But the more I look at it, the more I learn to like it. You know what else I like about it? That Audi just debuted a successor to the mighty Audi TT-RS with a whopping 420 horsepower. This is the Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept.
Read More....For front-wheel-drive vehicles. Which is still nothing to sneeze at! And with this new record, the Seat Leon Cupra 280 has become the first FWD car to break the eight minute mark, which separates the merely sporty-ish cars from the truly fast. Joy.
Read MoreOn Sunday night, Paul Michael Weddle, of Henderson, Nevada, did something we've all thought about doing. While drunk, he allegedly stole and flew Cessna 208 owned by Scenic Airways, which operates aerial tours of the Grand Canyon.
Read MoreThe Hyundai PassoCorto concept will likely never be made, but the design study of a Korean Alfa Romeo 4C-fighter is a pretty little pipe dream. And surprisingly for a lot of concepts, it looks a lot better in person, as you can see in this video surreptitiously shot behind the scenes at Geneva.
Read MoreThe problem with most compact SUVs is that they look fake. The 2015 Jeep Renegade doesn't. It's a 4WD mini-ute that you won't be afraid to throw around a bit. Black plastics are cheap to replace.
Read MoreIf you can't have fun in a Fiat 500, Abarth or otherwise, you aren't really trying. That doesn't mean it's a perfect car, though. Now the new top model of the Fiat 500 includes a clever digital instrument cluster that's trying to be more user-friendly than the clunky old one.
Read MoreIt's also a six-seater electric concept car from VW's Italdesign with hologram displays and the back of an Audi.
Read MoreThere's nothing quite so telling about the strength of one car in a brand's lineup until you look at the sales figures when it's essentially not available for sale. Mini's U.S. sales
Read MoreStop the Internet presses! For the past two years, we've heard that the 2015 Mazda Miata's platform will also underpin a new Alfa Romeo roadster. Now we're hearing that Alfa's parent company Fiat might say "You know, we're gonna grab that one for ourselves, but thanks for playing."
Read MoreVolkswagen's invite-only party the night before the Geneva Motor Show opens is a preview of what you can expect from all the brand's under VW's umbrella. Cars, lots of dubstep and films about adventurous men, relaxed retirees and expensive women for those Bentley customers out there. Here's all I've seen.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Flatsixes, Motherboard and Wired.
Read MoreFINALLY. Someone has had the sense to name a new car 'explosion.' Yes, meet the new Gumpert Explosion, which is a real car that is named Explosion.
Read MoreMaserati made a not-so-subtle hint last week about bringing a sports car concept to the Geneva Motor Show. We thought it was going to be a Jaguar F-Type fighter. This is the Maserati Alfieri, and it better be coming to a showroom soon.
Read MoreRussia is invading Ukraine right now, that much is fact. The United States doesn't really like that, but there's not much it can do short of starting a costly war. One idea that could actually work to hurt Russia does have an unintended side effect, though – it can make your drive way, way cheaper.
Read MoreSnow plows move a lot of snow at once. Duh. But what does it look like when the bulk of that snow hits a man on live television? It looks like this.
Read MoreThe Blue Devil has returned from the pits of Hell stronger than ever! That, or you just can't keep a good Corvette down, even if it was stuck in a sinkhole for weeks.
Read MoreIt's like, so brown. How much more brown could it be? None, none more brown. Meet the latest addition to the Bugatti Legend Series, the Rembrandt.
Read MoreAnd looking like this, ladies and gentlemen, is what convicted felon and famous Honda Civic Type R aficionado Martha Stewart would called "A Good Thing." This is technically the Honda Civic Type R Concept, but you can rest assured the production model will look a lot like this. At least for Europe.
Read MoreMeet the new 2015 Audi TT. Similar to the old TT. Except this one has a lot of power and the programmable cockpit of the future. Welcome to Germany's newest sports car that is dripping with sporty dynamism.
Read MoreAustin, Texas received its first international long-haul service today, as British Airways inaugurated service from London Heathrow with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. So if you're a Brit going home from SXSW week deliriously hungover, there's no risk of missing your connecting flight.
Read MoreWith Apple CarPlay, the folks in Cupertino are attempting to create an in-car infotainment and smartphone integration system that doesn't suck. Here's how it will work on the Volvo Concept Estate coming to Geneva this week.
Read MoreI refuse to be ashamed of my love for the Opel Adam, and I'm still annoyed that it isn't sold in the U.S. I want one even more now that GM is unveiling a hotted-up version designed to battle the Fiat 500 Abarth. Meet the Opel Adam S!
Read MoreWhat happens when someone hacks into an Air Marshall's phone, and demands a large sum of money or everyone on the plane dies? Well let's face it, hijacking movies can be a bit formulaic. However, if you're up for a high action take on a classic theme, with a couple of good plot twists, I recommend seeing "Non-Stop."
Read MoreSince we've already brought you the first photo and the name of the new 2015 Jeep Renegade, why not show you the first image of what we think is the new 'MY SKY' removable sunroof system.
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 MoreThe 2015 Ford Mustang GT350 and/or GT500 is set to debut soon, but as Ford takes the prototypes onto public roads, it gives the viewing public a chance to see the monsters before they go on sale. And hear them. Because it sounds like its powered by nothing but explosive magic.
Read MoreBentley owners don't like to be deprived of anything. Any option, any feature, any special accoutrement, Bentley would provide. Except if you wanted a Flying Spur with a V8, instead of the usual W12. But the company has finally heard the desperate pleas, and now you can finally get a Spur with that V8 rumble.
Read MoreBrian Shaw is not what scientists would call a "small person." In fact, he's what everyone would call humongous. The current World's Strongest Man, Brian is 6'9" and 420 pounds, and traveling can be a bit more difficult for him than it is for the average person. Especially when you fly commercial.
Read MoreIf you're a gluten-free diner, United Airlines has made some changes to its in-flight menu that you may find appealing.
Read MoreAt least, I don't think this is how they're supposed to function. But I could be wrong. I've never driven an Opel. Maybe they're purposely designed to look like they've got some sort of crazy shaking disease.
Read MoreLast Wednesday night, justice prevailed, and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, which would have allowed businesses to invoke religion and deny service to openly gay patrons.
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 MoreIt's only March, and most of the world's racing series haven't even started yet. But that hasn't stopped Australian V8 Supercars from throwing down the gauntlet of the most epic battle in racing, with this matchup between a young rookie and an experienced winner keeping you at the edge of your seat.
Read MoreDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters, AKA DTM, AKA German Touring Masters, AKA German touring car racing, is huge in Germany. Really huge. Which is why when BMW designs a race car for the new season, they pull out all the stops. This is the new BMW M4 DTM.
Read MoreDo you ever think that the reason the Walking Dead are always so hungry because they're worn out form all the damn walking? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Pontiac hearse could be like public transit for the passed-on, but will its price make you give it a pass?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mazda represents the company's first melding of rotary engine and wagon body style. You'll need to decide if that has any effect on your concluding whether or not its price is the last thing you'd pay.
Read MoreThere's an old adage that says you need to use it or else you'll lose it. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 200SX hasn't had much use over the years, but does it have a price tag that might have you losing it?
Read MoreI'm going to say three words, and many of you will immediately swoon upon hearing them. Are you ready? Diesel, E30, Touring. Now that you've recovered, check out today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1989 324TD and decide if its price is also swoon-worthy.
Read MorePorsche is rumored to be introducing a four cylinder engine for the Boxster in a couple of years. If you can't want for a mid-engine wasserboxer from the house of Ferry then perhaps today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Subie-914 will suffice. That is, if its price is out of the box.
Read MoreThe ad for today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe GMC Jimmy says that it's not for the shy, nor for those looking for a show truck. Hopefully for the seller, he has priced it so buyers won't be shy about showing him the money.
Read MoreLet's say you love the performance of a Mustang GT but need something with a bit more roaming room. No worries, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fairmont wagon has you covered, that is just as long as you can cover its asking price.
Read MoreThe first Corvette was built on June 30th, 1953. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '54 'Vette is substantially the same as that car, but will its price have you first in line with your checkbook?
Read MoreWhile Frankenstein's monster was constructed from the parts of multiple dead individuals, at least all his parts came from dudes. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ford Falcon is an amalgamation of brands that will keep both the DMV and the parts counter guy guessing, but will it and its price have you reaching for your pitchfork and torch?
Read MoreThey say that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Conversely, I aver that diamond plate is a guy's choicest amigo, and that, if you find its price acceptable, could make today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Samurai your diamond-plated bestie.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 280GE was built by Austria's Steyr-Puch, although its abundance of rust may make it more like Swiss cheese. Will that affect your opinion of its price, which is of course in American dollars?
Read MoreAt one time Porsche's 911 went one rung up the numerical ladder to 912, while that car's cylinder count concurrently dropped from 6 to 4. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Porsche is said to the a former 911, but owing to its four-banger, it's now a 912. Will you find its price to be also be a numerical conundrum?
Read MoreResidents of the Texas city advocate keeping Austin weird. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Opel is claimed to be a native, but is its price weirdly attractive?
Read MoreDid you hear the one about the Roman who went into a bar? He held up a index and middle fingers and said, I'd like 5 beers please. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Lincoln is Roman Numerically a VI, but you'll need to decide if its price is an X.
Read MoreThe ad for today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Audi claims it was once driven through a freaking window. That's resulted in it having a salvage title, but you'll need to decide if its RS looks will in turn salvage its price.
Read MoreIf you've ever dreamt of owning a Vega with Ferrari styling and plastic fender flares, then today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chevy has got you written all over it. Actually, it has Mirage Monza written on it, but is it priced to get someone to write a check?
Read MoreThe classic ships of yore - schooners, noah's ark, etc- were all built with wood. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Country Squire is coincidentally a land yacht paneled in fake wood, but will its price also have you saying yes I would?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Volkswagen may be a Squareback, but it's far from square. In fact, it looks to be pretty hip, but you'll still need to decide if its price looks like a square deal.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Cortina is an estate with plenty of room in the back, and apparently room enough up front for a 302. Will its price however, show room for improvement?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender is to Unimogs what Frida Kahlo was to unibrows, crazy and over the top. You just need to decide if its price is too.
Read MoreDo you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? If you're the superstitious type then today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Alfa 168 may just be your car full of karma. That's of course if its price doesn't jinx it.
Read MoreIt's the weekend, and one of my favorite things to do on the weekend (besides drink craft beer) is to check out airplanes. This is the first post for a column I'd like to do weekly here, where I'll be sharing some of my favorite airplane photos that I've taken, as well as photos shared with me by Flight Club readers.
Read MoreI've never really been one to get all nostalgic when old airliners are retired. I kind of view them the way I do old electronics; they've been around a while, paid for themselves, and served me well. There's something newer and more efficient available now, so it's time to say goodbye.
Read MoreHow much of an aviation geek are you? Can you tell the difference between most commercial plane models? Can you descipher the Airbuses, Boeings, Canadairs and Embraers? Today I'll take you through some of the visual differences between the most widely produced aircraft ever - the Boeing 737.
Read MoreThere's plenty of embarrassing things you can do in a car — let loose a stream of weird racist vitriol, staring into someone's eyes while methodically soiling your pants — but what's the most embarrassing driving mistake you can make?
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 MoreIt feels like a long time since I've seen an endurance race car advertised with a four digit power output.
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 MoreFormula One is the most advanced racing series in the world, which means the cars themselves are basically highly complex hybrid hi-tech pods with wheels. How do you pilot a machine like that? With all these buttons.
Read MoreWith a switch from a screaming naturally aspirated V8 to a much smaller 1.6-liter turbcharged V6, it was inevitable that the new Formula One cars would sound different from their predecessors. But just how different are they for 2014?
Read MoreBy now you should've watched the Australian Grand Prix, or at least you had to, because NBC's only replay of it was at 6 AM, for some reason. Spoiler alert: Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo came in second, and then was disqualified hours later. But the reason is a bit technical, and not so easy. Here's your explainer.
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 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 MoreMost of the hype over this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Endurance Championship has been Porsche's return to the sport and their looming battle with corporate cousins Audi. But they're not the only ones who will be vying for the title! Meet Toyota's latest hybrid contender.
Read MoreSome garage finds uncover fire-damaged Porsche 914s with a family of raccoons living where the engine used to be, and some of them uncover stunning gems. This garage find is definitely the latter.
Read MoreWhat car best represents pure driving focus and the last word in refinement? The Porsche 911. What engine best represents the absolute opposite of that? A TDI motor pulled from an old Jetta. And now the two are married together for the first time.
Read MoreThe Koenigsegg One:1 sits unfinished in the factory. In just four days, it has to be on a truck to Geneva. This is how it went from unfinished to incredible megacar over the course of 96 hours.
Read MoreFiat has done it this time. The limited-edition Abarth 695 Biposto is a 500 Carlo Abarth would be proud of, the ultimate hot hatch that can tear your face off.
Read MoreThe Fiat 500 Abarth is already a bit of an angry car. Firm suspension, a manual transmission only, and an exhaust that sounds like it hates you and every other living thing. If you want to make it even madder, you do the equivalent of throwing hot sauce in its eyes. Enter the fire-breathing Fiat 500 695 Biposto.
Read MoreCars modified by Mansory in the past had a tendency to look like the offspring of automotive design and cocaine just vomited all over good taste. So it's refreshing, if you can say that, to see that the new Rolls-Royce Wraith isn't entirely atrocious in Mansory hands.
Read MoreThe all new 2015 Audi TT just can't seem to stay hidden before its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week. After a shadowy shot leaked out on Friday, more pics showed up today on Yahoo! Motoramic that reveal the new sport coupe in full.
Read MoreA source tells us the image above is of the new baby Jeep, which we know believe is the 2015 Jeep Renegade. The reportedly Fiat-based Jeep was supposed to debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show, but someone decided to show it early. What do you think?
Read MoreRemember how pissed you were that NASA didn't even TRY to contact you before they retired the shuttle? Well, they've learned their lesson, because now they're reaching out to you to help them with something tricky: picking a new spacesuit!
Read MoreGood news, for fans of beat-up old vans that haven't budged from the lawn you parked them on 20 years ago. Your van has actually racked up a bunch of miles! No, a bunch of hoodlums haven't been stealing it in the night for shenanigans. It's just been sitting there, stuck on Earth, moving at blazing speeds.
Read MoreEver since the US retired the Shuttle fleet, we've been bumming rides to the ISS on Russia's old reliable spacecraft, the Soyuz. Technically, this arrangement works well, but tensions with the Russians over the Ukraine, gay rights, and other issues are making the US realize that maybe it's time for a new ride.
Read MoreThat may look like an ordinary Volvo S60, but it's far from it. Inside that handsome but inoffensive Swedish body is the same technology that helped make Formula One cars so fast in the last few years — the hybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery System. That's good news if you like efficiency and speed.
Read MoreYou guys know me — I'm an idea man. True, 90% of those 'ideas' involve gyros for lunch, but occasionally something else slips in. And today is one of those times. Today I'm tackling the issue of how to make nav, HVAC, infotainment and other controls available to passengers. I have an idea, and I want to hear what you think.
Read MoreIn-car infotainment systems are too damn hard to use these days. And that's not just for the Olds, that notion goes for everyone, as Patrick pointed out. But maybe it doesn't have to be this way. Maybe a brighter, easier future is ahead. And maybe you've got that infotainment system right now.
Read MoreCar sharing services like Zipcar have made living without a car in a city more manageable, but it's far from perfect. So what if, in the future, you borrow a driverless car to get where you're going? That might actually stop a lot of unnecessary cars from clogging the roads.
Read MoreWinter tires were invented by the Finnish in 1934 for commercial vehicles, but after being around for 80 years, some still refuse to use them despite the huge advantage they provide.
Read MoreWas today really the start of spring? Could the end of this brutal and obscene winter finally be upon us? I almost feel like it's too good to be true, and that's why I'm glad Volvo is working on something that could put bad weather in its place.
Read MoreAudi says their Virtual Cockpit is a pretty big deal. Set to debut on the all-new 2015 Audi TT and then at least three other new cars, it eliminates the center screen and gauge cluster for a display right in front of the driver. But what will instrumentation look like in 10 years?
Read MoreCalifornia took a big step in 2012 to effectively give the OK to autonomous cars on public roads. Now they're racing against a deadline to write the rules of the road for driverless vehicles. Looks like it's going to be quite a long road, though.
Read MoreVolvo says magnets have great potential for autonomous vehicles since established positioning technologies like GPS and cameras have limitations in certain conditions. Road-integrated magnets remain unaffected by physical obstacles and poor weather conditions. Just don't drop your credit card.
Read MoreGood news, for people who hate driving, but still want to get around in a car. Accident liability, one of the main problems with autonomous cars, is being considered. Right now, the best idea seems to be "???"
Read MoreWhile you might have expected Apple's CarPlay iOS system to appear in a Tesla, the winner of this race is Volvo, who will be using Apple's software for hands-free connectivity in all their future models. Here's the first hands on with new system straight from the Geneva Motor Show floor.
Read MoreInterested in a Tesla Model S? Wary of making the purchase for fear of a freak fiery explosion involving road debris that ignites the battery pack? Worry no more! Elon Musk's got you covered with the mighty power of titanium.
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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 9:30 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 Weekend Shift, our one-stop weekly roundup of all the most important auto news you missed during the week. The world doesn't stop just because it's Saturday. Who says you should sleep in?
Read MoreYou're not crazy if you think all of the fantastic small cars this year are French this year. This is the new Toyota Aygo, and it's great that it's a lot more French than the logo on its hood indicates. Even if it's built in the Czech Republic.
Read MoreJalopnik's March Madness bracket of beaters has reached the Failure Four and a champion of each category has been selected. There were some strong candidates among the off-roaders; Jeep XJ, Ford Ranger... yet you chose to exalt the first-gen Subaru Impreza as the bastion of beater dirt devils.
Read MoreJimmy Fallon has been milking the joke of his impending pickup truck purchase on The Tonight Show for weeks, and finally decided to drown under Ford's tidal wave of sales pitches. Unfortunately for whoever actually sells him the truck, he's kind of being a dick about it.
Read MoreConcept renders of a round-edged, road-tire wearing version of the venerable Mercedes Gelandewagen have started circulating, and while it might be a speculative verscheißern it's got me fearful that the brick-shaped Benz may soon be singing its swan song.
Read MoreThe 2014 Nissan Rogue isn't much of a speed demon, you won't see it off-roading, and it can not jump onto trains as advertised. But if you're in the market for a small SUV, you should find this vehicle pretty interesting.
Read MoreGM knows you're nervous out about your new pickup or SUV spontaneously combusting since the announcement of another recall related to catastrophic combustion. While issues haven't been detected in that many trucks, it's taken some wind from the sails of the 2015 Suburban launch.
Read MoreRetail registrations for half-ton pickups with V6 engines has grown more than 600% in the last three years. So far this year, more than 57% of Ford's truck sales have been six-bangers. It's enough to make them drop $500M into in their Ohio facility to churn 'em out even faster.
Read MoreRenault raised a few eyebrows with its single-passenger Twizy Cargo microvan last year, but just proved they can still build a hauler that's sleek and useful with the redesigned Trafic.
Read MoreNineteen year old Parker Liautaud has just set a speed record for skiing from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole, followed by a beastly Toyota Hilux 6x6 to manage communications and collect data pertaining to climate change.
Read MoreDefensive end DeMarcus Ware has only just signed with the Denver Broncos, but he's already tossed his football helmet for a racing helmet to throw down in "America's oldest off-road race," the Mint 400 out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read MoreA Florida driver has documented just how much rage you give a tailgater by cruising in the left lane, with a side note on the importance of looking ahead while driving.
Read MoreIt's a bold claim, to be sure. But established automotive analysis outfits concur that the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado will have the lowest "ownership cost" of any new truck you can buy in America, almost any way you crunch the numbers.
Read MorePeugeot has announced its "lion will roar again" at the 2015 Dakar Rally, when the French automaker is throwing its beret in the epic off-road race for the first time since 1990 with a new car and legendary motorcycle racer Cyril Despres at the wheel.
Read MoreBelieve it or not, Land Rover and fancy woodsy clothier Barbour have not been officially affiliated until now. Their celebratory press release included this clichebomb of a photo, which I sure hope you'll help us make a lot funnier.
Read MoreThe 2015 Dakar Rally will consume a 9,000 kilometer loop beginning and ending in Buenos Aires, Argentina and passing through Bolivia and Chile. Cars, trucks, and bikes will have more separation and alternate rest days to keep them out of each other's way.
Read MoreMy head was only still for a few seconds of my hot lap in a Rally Fighter, but that's all it took for me to notice the accessory controls were the vehicle's biggest letdown. Local Motors is seeking to rectify that with the integration of an open-source "Galileo board" from Intel.
Read MorePatrick of Dallas, TX had been towing with his 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser for months, until a run with a rental trailer turned his truck into a ball of fire. Can we figure out what happened?
Read MoreThe Italian Baja off-road race raged along the Meduna, Cosa and Tagliamento riverbeds in the country's Pordenone provice last weekend. Here's what you missed.
Read MoreNow that the Ford EcoSport micro SUV has been deemed an Asian sensation, the Ford Everest SUV concept has been trotted out again in Bangkok. This time, Ford seems confident that the Ranger-based SUV will see production soon.
Read More"Quail rigs" are exactly what they sound like; vehicles set up specifically for hunting little birds when "hunting" means riding around on a swivel chair strapped to the front bumper of a truck. But seriously, they're pretty damn cool.
Read MoreYou're probably familiar with Ford's "King Ranch" premium-trim trucks that have been around since 2001, starting with that year's F-150. But what, exactly, is the King Rach?
Read MoreThis camo'ed SUV sure looks like a Land Rover, you can even make out an LR badge blacked out in the centercaps. But rumors are circulating that test mules for the new Jaguar SUV are running 'round in Rover skins, and that might be what we're actually looking at.
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 MoreThis morning I was inspired to look up one of my favorite childhood books, How Many Trucks Can A Tow Truck Tow by Charlotte Pomerantz, only to discover it's apparently become the crown jewel of droll-and-Cherrio stained libraries everywhere.
Read MoreThe Iowa Storm Chasing Network has just unveiled "Dorothy—" a five-ton behemoth of an armored van that looks like a giant mouse droid from Star Wars. The tornado-chasers reckon it will get them closer to the action than ever before.
Read MoreEarlier this month Ms. Fleur Bateman unwittingly left her computer logged into eBay. In her absence, her five-year-old son seized the opportunity to do what any of us might have- throw down a bid on a beat up truck.
Read MoreRemember that insane Lancia/Jeep-looking off-road Pontiac Fiero conversion we found called the "Jalapeno?" Of course you do, which is why I dragged my ass all the way to Phoenix, Arizona to meet the man who makes them.
Read MoreThe overall lead in the 2014 Mint 400 desert race changed multiple times over the course of the event, but Andy "Bebo" McMillin and co-driver Brady Thompson triumphed in Steve Sourapas' #6 Ford powered Trophy Truck after a sixth-place start.
Read MoreThe 2010 Toyota Tacoma Polar Expedition Vehicle that set two Guinness records crossing the Antarctic ice cap is one mean green machine, and it's for sale... at the US RUF Porsche distributor in Southfield, Michigan.
Read MoreAerodynamics are so hot right now— the EU just drafted a law that would make their commercial trucks sleeker and safer, which could go into effect by 2022.
Read MoreWe were all pretty shocked about the Renault Espace minivan hauling a tractor across Spain at 120 MPH. I'm disappointed to say that report was half false, police clarified that a different vehicle was clocked at that speed earlier. But the van was indeed carrying a tractor.
Read MoreAuthor T. Yomi Obidi and The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) are about to drop their latest batch of knowledge on our asses; a 288-page tome that's all about "Theory and Applications of Aerodynamics for Ground Vehicles."
Read MoreThe Mint 400 desert race organizers have promised to send over the official results and epic photos of vehicles "soon," so newly crowned Miss Mint 2014 Dani Mathers of Glendale, California will just have to tide you over until then.
Read MoreThe Kings Canyon Unified School District of San Joaquin Valley, California made a splash last week when it put the first electric school bus into service. Those green bumpers sure look snazzy and "85% emissions reduction" sounds great. But nobody seems interested in publishing how much the buses actually cost.
Read MoreDave Gross aka "Dr. Dave" of Fort Wayne, Indiana's Fun 107.1 FM has spent the last fourteen years casually working on a device that would allow traffic lights to change automatically for emergency responders between getting his medical degree and spinning tunes.
Read MoreMaybe I'm a sucker for fire trucks and Land Rovers, sue me. But if anyone has ever seen the Granville, Ohio FD's Defender 90 grass fire response unit, which is now for sale, in action I want to hear about it.
Read MoreIsuzu has turned up the badass on its D-Max pickup with a new blacked-out "Blade" edition. It won't be available in the US per se, but creative 2015 Chevy Colorado customers could make themselves a slick vampire-hunting truck with a little badge swap.
Read MoreI'm thrilled GM is committing to smaller trucks with the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and it looks like the little pickup will pack some serious balls. But don't think it's the lightest, or even the skinniest, small truck you can buy. Here's how it measures up.
Read MoreLike many of us, teenager Matt Perry worked his ass off at crappy jobs to buy his first truck— this beautiful 1965 Ford F-100. But the Wildwood, Missouri subdivision he lives in does not share our appreciation for pickups. In fact, they've made it a fineable offense to park them outside.
Read MoreSaddle up, comrades— the next iteration of the loud and proud Russian paramilitary SUV known as the one and only Dartz Prombron is here; codename: White Horse.
Read MoreOver the last few months I've been training as member of the volunteer fire company in my hamlet. Last night was my first live car-fire exercise, which was scary, smelly, and a whole lot of fun. I also learned a few things about supercar ownership. I mean car fire safety.
Read MoreThe trailer doesn't tell us too much about the Tuareg Rallye, but all you really need to know is that it's a seven-day scrum of motorcycles, support trucks, buggies and "cars" charging through the dunes, deep sand, hardpack of the Tunisian Desert.
Read MoreThe complete pricing list for the 2014 Nissan NV Cargo and NV Passenger vans was announced today. Starting at around $25,000 the Mississippi-built vans are significantly cheaper than Mercedes Sprinters and even undercut the base Ram ProMaster by a few grand.
Read MoreIt's true, when it comes to SUVs "they just don't make 'em like they used to." But after watching this 1978 International Harvester Scout II kill its crash-dummy passengers over and over again in slow motion, I'm not sure that's necessarily a bad thing.
Read MoreCASE dolled up an excavator to match a Ram 3500 Laramie Long Horn, complete with a stitched-leather seat that looks like the best possible place to smoke butts and dig holes from. It's obviously just for show but it made me wonder, what if this was a thing you could buy?
Read MoreTonight Show host Jimmy Fallon announced on-air that he's in the market for a pickup truck, and was quickly inundated with pitches from Ford, Chevy and Ram on Twitter. Let's help him wade through the PR hootenanny and find him his perfect four-wheeler!
Read MoreThe 2014 Mint 400 desert race in Las Vegas next weekend has set a new record for entries with 300 total as of this morning, 57 of which are trophy trucks. It's going to be one hell of a field for this year's event.
Read MoreYou probably know Ted Nugent is a famous rock n' roller/redneck Jesus lookalike, but it wasn't until this 34-year-old photo popped up on my screen that I realized he also threw down in professional off-road truck racing.
Read MoreThe stalwart and versatile Sprinter Van is getting a big boost in tough-terrain capability with a 4x4 system, low-range gearing, and body lift for the US market next year.
Read MoreThe second generation of Ford's 6.7 Power Stroke V8 will be the heart of the 2015 F-Series Super Duty trucks with 440 hp, 860 lb-ft of torque, and a 40,000 pound total weight rating in their biggest pickup. All of which surpass the capabilities of competitors.
Read MoreChrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that their Mirafiori factory is slated to start building the Maserati Levante SUV as soon as next year.
Read MoreA spectator at this year's San Felipe 250 reckoned it was worth the risk of stepping in front of a racing vehicle running full-noise for an epic profile picture. This video captures one seriously ass-clenching close call.
Read MoreMack Trucks has dropped the rolly-polly pup and classic swept-letter text in their logo, recasting the bulldog as a mean, angular, robo-dog and ditching the whimsical cursive lettering altogether.
Read MoreI drove the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI over a month ago. It took that long for the honeymoon memory to wear off and allow me to write an evaluation of an SUV I was so smitten by with some semblance of impartiality. It's a great vehicle, but it's priced like god's gift to the sport utility market.
Read MoreBritish adventurer Felicity Aston and her team have successfully punted a Land Rover Defender 110 some a 22,000 miles from England to Yakutia, Russia and back for the aptly-named 'Pole Of The Cold' Expedition.
Read MoreFord just announced a new version of some of the vehicles that are most likely to affect our lives while being the least likely ones we'll get to drive: the medium duty commercial work trucks F-650 and F-750. Without them we'd drown in our own garbage while desperately wondering why there isn't any beer or Chex Mix to buy.
Read MoreSurely there are literally people out there who just can't wait to make the 2015 Jeep Renegade they can buy in a year look more like a Scion xB. At least that's what Mopar thinks, as Renegade accessory list is already as long as a medieval scroll.
Read MoreWith a minute-long video full of sci-fi style images at the Geneva Motor Show, Land Rover officially announced that it's going to mix up its nomenclature by breaking the "Discovery" SUVs into their own sub-brand, similar to what they did with "Range Rover" so many years ago.
Read MoreGM has been taunting me with this firefighter-kitted 2014 Chevrolet Silverado for months, even pandering to my childish fascination with rescue vehicles by turning on the swath of LEDs for me at last month's Chicago Auto Show. You know what guys, just build the damn thing.
Read MoreNissan decided not to mess with success for the 2015 Juke; Nissan reports 85% of European Juke sales were to first-time Nissan owners and tweaks are subtle from the outgoing model. but the 370Z design language is unmistakable.
Read MoreWith 16 powertrain combinations, a huge host of features, and some off-road chops, the 2015 Jeep Renegade could be Chrysler's ticket across the bridge between old Jeep fans and new ones, and spread their brand around the world. Yes, you can order a manual.
Read MoreIf you're not a huge fan out the outside world but are doomed to traverse it frequently, then I'm pretty sure GM talked to you about designing the new 2015 Chevy Suburban and its Yukon/Tahoe twins. These are well-built cars that I have zero interest in owning, but that's not really GM's fault. They're just following orders.
Read MoreWhile Ford and Chevrolet have been griping about winter weather bogarting their January sales, Nissan has been moving heaps of 2014 Frontiers in spite of recalls and a look that hasn't changed in about a decade— because it's the only pickup Americans can buy with a four cylinder engine.
Read MoreMore 2015 Jeep Renegade details are coming out, and all the best boxes are ticked: 4WD only, a diesel version for the US, and an open-air variant are going to be in Jeep dealer's catalogues by the end of this year.
Read MoreVW's been having fun with little MQB-platform based off-road concepts, like that new Beetle Dune concept we saw earlier this year in Detroit. Now they're revealing a new one in Geneva called the T-ROC, and it's an awful lot like a modern Golf Country. That's doubleplusgood, if you ask me.
Read MoreIf you asked the Jay Lenos or Wayne Carinis of the world about barn finds, they’d likely say the era when you could find a relatively unmolested gem in someone’s garage is long gone. While that may be true for a ‘30s era Duesenberg J, the time to find modern classics in strange places is just beginning. That’s how I found this early 1993 Mazda RX-7 FD that had been sitting, untouched, for nearly a decade.
Read MoreThe 2014 Mini Cooper introduces four new design lines with a long list of matching accessories, which means you can customize your car more than ever before. Here's everything you need to know.
Read MoreThere are cars that inspire excitement and promote a sense of status and luxury, and then there are cars that force us to challenge our preconceived notions of what qualities a car should have, and gives us something completely new - for better or worse. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the story of how I bought a car with one of the most divisive and opinionating designs ever made - the iconic Ford Taurus. Wagon.
Read MoreIn my life, I've learned that it pays to be cautious. This is the reason I don't have any unwanted kids, I've never broken a bone, and don't have any credit card debt. However, when it comes to cars, I tend to put caution in its cushioned container, throw it out the window and let impulse take the wheel.
Read MoreThere are many ways to convey luxury in an automotive context, but the ones who have re-written the rulebook are the crafty and understated engineers at Mercedes-Benz. They believe that luxuries are an expression of the ridiculous amount of features your car possesses. And the S600 is the embodiment of that vision of luxury.
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