The 2016 Audi A3 TDI Sportback is a car that's coming to the U.S. because of "an outpouring of enthusiasts' support," according to Audi. It's their way of saying "You can all shut up now."
Read MoreThe Royal Air Force's Typhoons, otherwise known as the Eurofighter EF2000, is one of the most capable high performance fighter aircraft in the world. Although it lacks the stealth design features of cutting edge "fifth generation" fighter aircraft, it makes up for it in blistering performance and handling, a near seamless man-machine interface, and a defensive countermeasures and electronic warfare suite that is second to none.
Read MoreWhat you are seeing here is a rare test of a fast attack nuclear submarine's ability to rapidly empty its ballast tanks via forcing high pressure air into them, otherwise known as an "emergency blow."
Read MoreTunneling is a classic tactic used for guerrilla warfare, one that Syrian rebel forces have used extensively in Syria to deadly effect. Yet the size of this underground detonation is unprecedented, even for this bloody conflict. The building is there and then, moments later, it's gone.
Read MoreWhen it comes to military special operations, getting there can be more than half the battle. America's elite commandos insert deep into enemy territory often undermanned and outgunned, so getting in and out without getting caught is key. Enter DARPA's hybrid electric 2WD stealthy motorcycle.
Read MoreFrom automated cannons that literally shred their target to pieces, to extremely agile missile systems, Close-In Weapon Systems are a vessel's last line of defense against anything hostile above the waterline that is danger close. Lasers will eventually take on the majority of this duty, but in the meantime let's countdown the seven deadliest Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) ever put into operation on the high seas:
Read MoreWhat if you could take a modern DSLR camera back in time to shoot war planes? The military aviation photography community is pretty damn small and Lyle Jansma is a virtual time traveler that gets to warp back to ages gone by to capture the most amazing warbirds in their natural environment.
Read MoreA good friend and fellow aviation photographer Paul Carter captured the Navy's new floating sea base right as it left Vigor Marine in Portland Oregon. The ship was receiving the retrofits needed for it to become a giant floating logistical node that will support a large amphibious force under austere basing conditions.
Read MoreSo what exactly were those mysterious "flying Doritos" booking it high over the Texas Panhandle, and more recently, Wichita, Kansas? Nobody may be able, or willing, to give you a definitive answer, but Foxtrot Alpha is here to lay out all of the possibilities of what's almost certainly one of the military's big secrets.
Read MoreThe CIA, via its contractor Southern Air Transport, operated four 727s during the Vietnam War. These jets were "convertible" from cargo to passenger configurations and featured a cargo door in the forward fuselage. Yet the CIA figured out that they could not only haul cargo and passengers, but they could also drop them as well.
Read MoreRussia's equivalent to Marine One is an updated version of the tried and true Russian rotary-wing workhorse, the Mil Helicopter Plant's Mi-8 "Hip."
Read MoreVFA-27 "Royal Maces," a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet squadron deploys aboard the USS George Washington and the highlights of their cruise are captured in one awesome video set to music.
Read MoreTwice in a little over a month, photos of unknown triangular aircraft have been revealed to America. The aircraft depicted above, shot by photographer Jeff Templin of Wichita, also happens to match the trio of flying wings photographed flying over Amarillo Texas five weeks ago. This new photo, along with other developments regarding the original story, may offer up new clues as to the origins of these mysterious machines.
Read MoreThings are really heating up in Eastern Ukraine right now. After weeks of mounting chaos, and in some case violence, many government facilities in the region have been overrun by armed pro-Russian separatists. After days of looking for a way around military intervention, Kiev has launched a large military “anti-terrorist” operation, the full scope of which is still not fully known.
Read MoreFrench aircraft manufacturer Dassault shows off its distinct aircraft product categories in spectacular cinematic fashion! Seeing their nEUROn technology demonstrator unamnned combat air vehicle (UCAV), 4.75 generation Rafale fighter, and the stunning tri-motor Falcon 7X in tight formation is truly drool worthy, although the focus seems to be clearly on the nEUROn.
Read MoreThe P-8 Poseidon, an aircraft that has been levitated in public awareness by glowing news reports during the search for MH370, has now been spotted sporting a massive ventral radar system, one that has a very shadowy past.
Read MoreThe HMMWV comes in countless guises, from up-armored urban war wagons, to Stinger missile packing air defense models, to stripped down no-frills pickup trucks. Considering the fact that the "Hummer" serves around the world with dozens of nations, form Uganda to China, it is of no surprise that many operators put their own tactical touch on this adaptable combat vehicle. Yet of all the configurations out there, possibly the coolest looking, and one of the most deadly, is Greece's M1114GR.
Read MoreThe Littoral Combat Ship is the bane of many surface warfare experts who see the thin-skinned vessel as a $650M speedboat without a clear mission, or teeth for that matter. After years of denial, the Navy has begun listening to the LCS's detractors and has come to terms with the fact that their plug-and-play wannabe warship needs more weaponry in order to gain relevance. The first step in this re-arming of sorts will be adding the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missile.
Read MoreThe Navy's choice to retire the S-3 Viking in 2009 was thought of by many as extremely nearsighted and brutally lacking in creativity. Now, a half decade later, Lockheed, the aircraft's original manufacturer, wants to resurrect the Vikings from their collective grave in Arizona, and fly them from America's flattops once again in a crucial role.
Read MoreAs with so many military aircraft designs, the A-6 Intruder, known originally as the YA2F-1, had some pretty ambitious features that never really panned out. The jet's swiveling exhausts were one of them.
Read MoreCasual encounters are never as simple as they seem, and aerial refueling is no different. The way I have had this unique coupling act described to me more often than not, by pilots and "boomers" is as follows: "It is a LOT harder than it looks!"
Read MoreFear and loathing in Kiev is about to enter its 7th week. Crimea is now "officially" a part of Russia, at least as far as Russia and what is claimed to be the vast majority of those living in Crimea are concerned. With this in mind, let's get caught up with what is going on in and around a region in crisis.
Read MoreWe all have seen pictures and video of H-47s Chinook helicopters sling loading as many as two Humvees at a time, but this really degrades the Chinook's range and makes it a huge target. Can the Chinook also transport them internally, where such a high drag penalty would not be inflicted? The answer is YES!
Read MoreEvery few years the Kremlin pounds their chest about their latest and greatest in surface to air missile (SAM) system, and how it's ready to protect Moscow. Yet even after the terrible events of 9/11 we really don't hear much about America's domestic surface to air missile-based air defense capabilities. That's because we mostly don't have any. But what about in Washington DC? Well, that's another story…
Read MoreIt looks like Top Gun II is back on again after the death of Tony Scott shot the sequel project down to earth in a ball of flames. Our sister site i09 has it that Top Gun II’s plot will feature Tom Cruise proving that a human in the cockpit still cannot be beat by a drone. The only problem is that this movie has already been made and the result was really pretty horrific.
Read MoreWhat does a frogman do when he encounters and enemy frogman underwater? Well, he can attempt a watery, zero gravity-like knife fight to the death, or her can pull his Heckler & Koch P11 underwater pistol!
Read MoreSummer's coming, and we all know what that means: it's time to eliminate all last vestiges of personal safety in favor of looking like King Badass of Coolmotherfuckeristan. And boy do I have a way to do accomplish that: get yourself a Gyro-Boat, post haste.
Read MoreThe Martini Racing livery is one of the most renowned and drop-dead prettiest in all of motorsports. We went nuts when we first saw it on a Williams F1 car this year, but putting it on this massive offshore powerboat, which we first saw on Driven/Urbandaddy, might be even better. Because bigger.
Read MoreThe McLaren 650S is barely on the market, but that doesn't mean they couldn't roll out an upgrade just ahead of the supercar's Chinese tour. Meet the MSP 650S Concept.
Read MoreA few weekends ago I bought one of the rarest cars in the country. It is one of the best-built cars of all time, it has a five-speed manual, and a 3.0 liter V6. Naturally, it's a Lexus. Welcome to Jalopnik's newest racecar.
Read MoreThere's only one important question about the new Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe: can you get a good blowjob in it? I tried my best to find out.
Read MoreThe base engine for the 2015 Acura TLX has all of 206 horsepower. Save for the Lexus IS250 and its 204 horses, the Acura is pretty much at the bottom of all the compact luxury sedans.
Read MoreInfiniti adds new lights, an upgraded interior and a 5.9-inch wheelbase increase to its Q70 executive saloon for those who 'desire more choice and prestige.' If you were curious, this was the M37 before Infinti changed their names to reflect the internal codes for electric toothbrushes.
Read MoreToyota has finally gotten with the program and offers not only a compact luxury crossover, but a luxury car with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four. It's official: this is the Lexus NX200t turbo.
Read MoreAccording to a recent study a large majority of people either forgo a test drive or do it very minimally. I find it strange that people will spend hours trying on clothes but not seriously try out the second most expensive purchase they make. Here are some tips that I have given my clients over the years on how to get the most out of your test drive.
Read MoreLast year, Americans bought 15.6 million new cars. If this study is accurate, then nearly 2.5 million of those cars were never driven before they were purchased, and nearly 8 million were driven for fewer than 30 minutes.
Read MoreYou have to search long and hard to find fault with the Porsche Cayman S. There may be faster and more powerful sports cars on the market, but there are few cars in existence that are as deeply satisfying to drive. Just one thing made me raise my eyebrows after a week in one — the price tag.
Read MoreThis Monday, Lamborghini was nice enough to invite me to participate in their Lamborghini Esperienza, which I believe is Italian for "let's make sure our cars won't explode if we put a dipshit in them." Happily, they don't, and even better, I learned a bunch of stuff about Aventadors I'd like to share with you.
Read MoreDesigners might make a sexy looking car, but engineers make cars that you actually want to drive. Engineers made the 2014 Camaro Z/28. And it's transformed the Camaro for the better in every conceivable way. That means this is a modern Camaro that's actually as good as Camaro fanboys pretend it is.
Read MoreThe Nash Metropolitan is an odd car. It was sold as an ideal second car due to its size at a time when every other manufacturer subscribed to the "bigger is better" philosophy of car design. But was it the practical choice it claimed to be?
Read MoreNow more than ever, car buyers are craving that “no hassle” experience. They no longer want to deal with the “let me talk to my manager” back and forth in order to get a good price. Enter TrueCar, the website that is supposed to “bring more transparency to car-buying”, and even promises that you will “never overpay.” Using a barrage of advertising, TrueCar has been picking up serious momentum lately. They have recruited former Hyundai CEO John Krafcik to their board of directors and have recentl
Read MoreYou throw the 2015 Subaru WRX STI into a corner. In days of yore, the front end wouldn't bite and you'd start to wash wide. Subaru had developed the recipe for understeer. But this new STI... It bites. It turns in. This is a Porsche 911 fighter for a third of the price. Oh, and one of the best new cars you can buy today.
Read MoreAs young parents, you want lots of space, good value and (if possible) some fun. With these ten cars, you can have it all.
Read MoreThe first thing you learn is that it doesn't usually rain in Spain, but when it does, it's the sort of rain that requires you to be more Captain Nemo than Ayrton Senna. And that's when you figure out how a McLaren 650S is as a submarine, not a car.
Read MoreMy best guess is that Dinan is actually part of some radical environmental group dedicated to eliminating all private car ownership. That's the only reason I can think of to explain why they keep making these amazing machines designed to remove your legal ability to drive, like this Dinan-ized 1M.
Read MoreI spend a fair amount of time thinking about what cars work well with kids, or at least well enough, but those first three months with a new baby are their own special category. For new parents, there's so much going on, you just want a car that works well with your terrifying decision to have a kid. So what car is that?
Read MoreListen: automotive awards are bullshit. Total, utter, complete, foul-smelling bullshit. They're bullshit whether they're compiled by insurance companies, safety groups, and most of all by automotive journalists. Case in point: the 2015 Hyundai Genesis was just named "Car of Texas."
Read MoreLet me start off by saying fuck the Ferrari 250 GTO.
Read MoreYou're an engineering student looking to break into the private spaceflight industry at SpaceX. But the boss (Elon Musk) will only consider the top one percent of the human population for employment. According to one ex-recruiter, you can increase your odds by building racecars.
Read MoreMay 1 marks the anniversary of the death of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest racing drivers the world has ever known. Jalopnik reader Alan Dahl was there at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix where Senna lost his life. This is his story, which originally ran on the 20th anniversary of the crash in 2014. -Ed.
Read MoreFrom mid-engined Corvettes to Miata coupes or a new VW bus with retro styling, there are always a few dream cars that never materialize. These are the ten very worst automotive teases.
Read More"My First Time at the New York International Auto Show, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Surplus" by The Roman
Read MoreLots of us probably only dimly remember Saturn as those sorta boring cars with dent-resistant doors that GM was selling in a novel anti-haggle dealer network back in the 1990s. What most people forget is that Saturn was selling sorta boring cars way back in 1979, too.
Read MoreMoney and good connections can put you in a race car. Even a serious one. But that doesn't always work out.
Read MoreI've always loved the rather sad failure that was the VW Type 4. This was VW's attempt to modernize and luxury-ize their old rear engine, air-cooled formula. Much like Porsche did, only with lots more failure in the mix. But I always liked them, which may be why these mockups of Type 4s that never were are so appealing.
Read MoreFerrari has a long and storied history of making custom, one-off, coachbuilt cars for various customers. Some of them are completely original works of art in their own right with numerous changes to the bodywork, while others feature more subtle modifications.
Read MoreYou may think we're joking when we talk about how hard it is to get in and out of small, mid-engine, two-seater sports cars with high window sills. The truth of the matter is, it really is pretty much impossible without an amputation along the way. And it's usually a head that has to come off.
Read MoreWe've seen a bunch of one-off Ferraris lately, from a custom targa-topped F12, to a possible Ferrari FF Coupe. We first saw patent drawings for the latter way back in October, but that was it, and it seemed to have disappeared underground since. But this could be it, hiding in plain sight in Japan.
Read MoreThe late 1970s heralded a golden period for Ferrari design. Sure, the Ferrari 308 will forever go down as the Poor Man's Ferrari, due to a whole host of issues, but there's no denying how good it looks.
Read MoreThere's a great moment in Captain America: The Winter Soldier where Cap adds Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man soundtrack to the list of things he needs to catch up on in 2014. While I too endorse that album, I noticed that something hugely important is conspicuously absent from his list: cars.
Read MoreTwenty years have passed since Volvo entered two 850 wagons in the British Touring Car Championship. To this day it is still one of the bravest, nuttiest, and awesome cars. Why? Because racing wagon.
Read MoreFor a while now, I've been undertaking a long-term research project to find the first car represented in a work of art. Not a technical drawing, but as a subject in a work created for artistic purposes only. I'm still researching, but along the way, I think I've found what may be the first cartoon with cars.
Read MoreMcLaren. Williams. Ferrari. Porsche. All of them, great racing teams. But none of them were like Life. Not at all. Because just as your parents told you, Life was nothing but a great disappointment.
Read MoreOn Take Your Child to Work Day, General Motors did the natural thing and put a bunch of kids to work. But by doing that, they found out the Buick Enclave has a rear entertainment system that won't make a kid barf. What computer would tell you that?
Read MoreWhen Mary Barra testified before Congress she argued that she had no influence on, or knowledge of what was going on in her company. And now she's on the cover of TIME's 100 most influential people list.
Read MoreAlan Mullaly is still the CEO of Ford Motor Company, but people are already thinking about what kind of company his presumed successor Mark Fields is going to run. And they're probably jumping to conclusions prematurely.
Read MoreWhere do I begin? Chris Clarke of AirFacts has launched a full-out assault on something many of us embrace as a simple and fun term of endearment — "AvGeek." So please excuse me while I step onto my soapbox.
Read MoreIn creating the 911 Turbo S, Porsche has inadvertently turned the regular 911 Turbo into some kind of Turbo Shitty.
Read MoreDubai-based W Motors has built a supercar called the Lykan Hypersport that they claim is worth its $3.7 million price tag. After hearing it start up, I respectfully disagree.
Read MorePart of the reason the New York Auto Show was a snooze this year was because very little was actually new. Yet it was far from insignificant. In fact, a lot of people will be buying the stuff that debuted last week in New York. But how much of it is actually new?
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Autoweek, Bloomberg Businessweek and Speedhunters.
Read MoreWe have a winner for worst column about the New York Auto Show, and it comes from a TIME writer who thinks the notion of booth babes is antiquated. Hell, if anyone knows about an antiquated profession I guess it's someone who writes for TIME. The whole thing reads less like a thoughtful take on how the industry treats women, and more like a dude trying to make up for his uncomfortable erection.
Read MoreStudio Kippenberger isn't just where Chris Kippenberger makes his videos, it's where he and his team build their aerial camera rigs, develop their carbon fiber gimbals, and, uh, park their Ferraris.
Read MoreTwo hundred and forty-eight miles an hour. That's how fast this car, the Sauber C9, screamed down the Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1989. And the motor that got it there was a twin-turbo Mercedes V8.
Read MoreThe Pirelli World Challenge is a race series that too often goes uncovered. I'm hoping that'll change, especially with the addition of this – the Bentley Continental GT3, which was announced to be entering the series with Dyson Racing at this week's New York Auto Show.
Read MoreThe easiest way to determine "hype," whatever that is, for a product is to measure the size of its media scrum. New Mustang? Meh. How about a Mercedes? Borrrrring. But Honda just enthralled everybody with a 14-year old robot.
Read MoreThe Ford Mustang is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and that's a grand thing. As the announcer in this old ad tells you all about the competition, you can hear just how many marques its outlasted. And it might be because of the awful Mustang II.
Read MoreRecently we learned that the Alfa Romeo 4C will keep its manual steering when it comes to the U.S., making it one of just two cars you can buy new without power steering. In this age of high technology, it's nice to see old-school tech get some love.
Read MoreThe Volkswagen Beetle genesis story is easily one of the most well-known and often-told in all of motoring. I've read about it countless times, and the details almost never change. Until now. I just encountered one of my first real contradictions in the story of the Beetle, and it's making me question everything.
Read MoreAs you guys know, I love trucks, and I love thinking about ways to build trucks that nobody in their right mind would ever try. I still believe that the standard pickup truck design wastes too much room on the hood, and if we can't have cabover trucks, we should find another solution.
Read MoreThe Mazda Miata has never been very quick. Or very aggressive. Bob Hall doesn't give a damn if you question the manliness of the car he helped create 25 years ago. In fact, he says, "Nothing makes me happier."
Read MoreIn the 1980s there was a sitcom called My Two Dads. It wasn't that awesome. In the 1980s a sports car called the Mazda Miata was created, and it had two dads: Tom Matano and Bob Hall. It was and still is awesome. And now both dads are here for the next hour to answer your questions.
Read MoreWhy spend all that time and money building a normal car into a ridiculous Lemons racer when the good people at Subway have already done all the hard work for you? For $500, meet the 2010 Fiat Avocado.
Read MoreMinivans are all about practicality. They can look as glitzy or tough as they want, but ultimately big concessions to style are made for the sake of being the best people haulers. That's fine. But get used to getting out of the car if you're going to walk to the back of the van.
Read MoreThere's this vicious rumor going around that says Americans won't buy diesel wagons, especially ones with manual transmissions. You see it on twitter, on forums and even our own comments. You're all wrong, so shut up. Diesel manual wagons are more popular than you'd think.
Read MoreWe all know that air travel can be a frustrating process. Any combination of factors can turn your trip into a nightmare faster than you can say "Ginger ale, please." Many assume that airlines don't care about their customers, and will do anything to get out of doing the right thing, which almost always not the case.
Read MoreIn 1968, Hungarians had to engineer something quickly to kill a massive gas fire. Pictured above, the 'Big Wind' is a T34 tank with twin MiG-29 jets pushing out a mixture of 1,585 gallons of steamed water and oxygen-poor air every minute. It's pretty bizarre, but here are ten even weirder machines.
Read MoreLet's play a word association game. I'm going to say a few words, and you tell me the first thing that comes to your head. Here we go: Four-speaker stereo system. Velour seats. Stirring coal. Lighted instrument panel. If you thought "Rolls-Royce Phantom," you're close. It's the 1979 Datsun 280ZX.
Read MoreQuizzes that test your knowledge of car movies and the cars within them are fun, but they're usually so damn full of letters. Aren't we sick of all those vowels and consonants in our car movie quizzes? I know I am. That's why we made this one that's almost entirely numbers.
Read MoreIt's always hard to tell what your own culture is like when you're immersed in it. That's why most of us never realized how stupid we looked wearing those ridiculous pants back in the '90s or whatever. Car culture is no different, and looking back at the '80s VW community is downright alarming.
Read MoreRecently, AskReddit asked the ultimate question of a little-understood, massively maligned subculture: "PT Cruiser owners, what tragedy burdened you with your car?" Here are the best of the replies.
Read MoreI know the movie is 11 years old now, and it’s really just chance that I even encountered it again, but once I did see it, old wounds opened. The movie was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the car in the movie — the only car — is the worst because it shows how often Hollywood just doesn’t care about cars.
Read MoreThe higher you go, the colder it gets, and at the end of the road you barely have any horsepower left. Welcome to the highest roads on the planet.
Read MoreLet's just get this out of the way right off the bat: I'm an idiot. I'm a big dumb idiot who made a stupid mistake and got lucky that something really bad didn't happen. I'm hoping I can use my idiocy for some good, though, and dispel some myths about drag racing. Because drag racing deserves your respect.
Read MoreWhat would cars look like without any safety regulations? Movie cars come close — designers get to try out every futuristic shape imaginable, and these are the ten best.
Read MoreAfter being off the tracks for half a century, the Lotus 11 GT 'Breadvan' came back with a speed that could beat Ferrari V12s at Goodwood. This is the inside look at Lotus's forgotten racer.
Read MoreThe 72nd Goodwood Members' Meeting was actually a brand new event, and there's nothing like it. Book your plane early for next March, Goodwood is just an hour from London and you'll never forget how they shake up the British countryside.
Read MoreRecently, we tried to find out how you could get the cheapest horsepower possible — what car packs the most ponies in for the fewest bucks. I thought the results were quite interesting and surprising, and I wanted to see how the spread looked, visually. And that’s pretty much what I did, and that’s why we’re here.
Read MoreAfter weeks of impassioned voting, the good readers of Jalopnik have chosen the best, most thrashable, desirable, tune-able, drive-able beater of 2014: an old taxicab.
Read MoreIf you want to trap a wild Jason — perhaps for the meat or luxurious pelt — a great way to do so is to tell one he can drive something interesting. That's what happened with this customized Pantera. It's an old car, given new life with some help from Nike's skunkworks design team.
Read MoreAnybody can build a sports car, a utility van, or any other kind of specialized vehicle. But what about a car that can do it all?
Read MoreMultiple sources report that Mitsubishi's halo car, the Lancer Evolution, will end production at the end of this year. Eco- is the new prefix du jour, yet Mitsubishi simply hasn't made an eco-friendly car that will sell in North America. It's becoming increasingly obvious that Team Emperor has no clothes.
Read MoreBig V8 power, rear-wheel drive and sleeper-ish good looks: there's a lot to love about the Chevrolet SS. But from the beginning, there has been one glaring omission enthusiasts everywhere have complained about: the lack of a manual transmission. Now we're hearing that's about to be fixed.
Read MoreChopping the top off a new car is much easier than it used to be thanks to a modern super rigid chassis and high-strength materials. Car makers should get back in the open-top game starting with these ten models.
Read MoreWe got a tip yesterday about how 100 Tesla Model S convertibles have been ordered by a Chinese investor. The conversion is done by Newport Convertible Engineering, a company that, much like the Girls Gone Wild guy, makes a living by arranging to have tops taken off. The Tesla one actually looks pretty good!
Read MoreYou would think that people would know not to stand too close to cars that have purposely lost a measure of control in order to have fun. You would think that people would know that these cars, especially when not driven by professionals, can be unpredictable. This man did not know.
Read MoreYou ever have a motorcycle come up crazy fast behind your car, and then you watch in your mirror and pray to the speed gods that he slows down? This is one of those times where the rider doesn't. And it's bad.
Read MoreNo, your box truck will not fit under that 757.
Read MoreHold back the tears, everyone, this is what it looks like when a red light runner crashes into a Ferrari F40.
Read MoreAn enormous crash at the start of the ADAC GT Masters race in Oschersleben sent multiple cars off the track, including one Audi R8 race car that flew through the air, tumbling end-over-end. But what made this crash so much better was the spirit of the drivers right after.
Read MoreI close the door and take a step back. Thick black smoke is coughing out of the back of my car, staining a pile of snow behind. I'm in an impound lot in some town I don't know the name of, my car is sagging to one side, and it's shaking pretty bad at idle. "See?" I pronounce, not without a great deal of bitterness in my voice, "it starts right up!"
Read MoreTwo constables of the Wiltshire Police's Roads Policing Unit in the United Kingdom (obviously) manage to escape with only minor injuries after their Audi was absolutely wrecked by another. After looking at this picture, I would say "ouch," but I suppose that's not really applicable anymore.
Read MoreJust because you have a lift and big tires doesn't mean you have a monster truck.
Read MoreA line of storms and tornados barreled through Texas last week, wreaking havoc in its path, and destroying homes. But the worst damage was not to the tree branches that fell down, or the walls turned to rubble. It was to the shattered windows of this Texas woman's car, and her shattered sense of self.
Read MoreWell, this could be one of the code brown scariest dashcam crashes I've ever seen. Dr. Guan Zhu, a professor at Texas A&M University, happened to have a dashcam running in his Toyota Sienna yesterday when a concrete truck ran a red light, overturned, and barreled straight at him.
Read MoreSmart cars are cute and tiny. That makes them great in the city. It also makes them the perfect fodder for vandals to flip over on a whim. Like in San Francisco right now.
Read MoreThe Camaro ZL1 is a 580 horsepower hairy beast normally. It's especially so when the traction control is turned off, as one Houston driver only described as "young" found out when he hilariously drove it straight into a swimming pool.
Read MoreI know what you, the intellectually challenged of the world, think every time you come to a train crossing and the gates are down and the lights are flashing. "Maybe, this time it'll work. Maybe, this time it'll be the train that loses. Maybe I will finally be the victor." Thankfully, someone just proved you wrong again.
Read MoreDrive your supercar in the city, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Except when you decide to be a show off on a posh London street and then hit a couple of cars.
Read MoreWe heard that Top Gear was getting sued last month when they used the obscure, derogatory term "slope" to refer to an Asian person in their Burma Special. Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman just issued an apology, and it's even weirder and blames us.
Read MoreTop Gear, a British motoring programme about three capitalist buffoons doing nothing but driving the ultimate pleasure symbols of Western society hard working, salt of the Earth communists, is one of only three BBC shows being considered for broadcast in North Korea. Take that, Pramface.
Read MoreMinivans don't have to suck, so feel free to start the next baby boom and choose one of these ten to carry your spawn.
Read MoreIn hardtop form, the Chrysler Crossfire was the best example of a car that looked great head-on, then slowly got worse as you walked around only to arrive at that bulbous rear end. And the interior was awful. It's not exactly mourned today.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from 8W, Autoweek and Messy Nessy Chic.
Read MoreI think the BMW i8 may be one of the most interesting cars of our time. The mid-engined hybrid sports car has 362 combined horsepower and can get 135 MPG on the European cycle. Neat, but what's it like to actually drive?
Read MoreI still like auto shows. Sometimes they're disappointing because all the cool concepts and stuff that hasn't been leaked went to the auto show you're not covering. That said, Regular Car Reviews summed up one auto show pretty well.
Read MoreHow do you go about moving the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft — one of the world's largest planes — through city streets? It takes a thousand-foot convoy of self-propelled trailers, and a legion of police and utility crews to move light poles, power lines and traffic signals along the 8-mile route over the course of two nights.
Read MoreHow do you go about moving one of the world's largest planes through city streets? It takes a thousand-foot convoy of self-propelled trailers, and a legion of police and utility crews to move light poles, power lines and traffic signals along the 8-mile route over the course of two nights.
Read MoreEveryone loves 1980s aerobics videos. They are so fun, so campy, so symbolic of the strong and resilient America that existed only under President Reagan (Thanks Obama). But now with President Ted Cruz/Michele Bachmann (?)/Jeb Bush coming in, they're making a return. Randomly, in 2015 Ford Mustang ads, maybe.
Read MoreOur pals at Regular Car Reviews painted a dead-on accurate portrait of how just how absurd modern auto shows are. But as silly and boring and PR bullshit-ridden as they are, they're nothing compared to auto shows in the 1970s. (Warning: Video is NSFW-ish.)
Read MoreForget your Ferrari pilots, the happiest driver I've seen in ages was behind the wheel of an old minivan.
Read MoreAs someone who's been inside a fair number of hotels, I do wonder about living in tiny-yet-functional spaces long-term. I'm intrigued by the idea of shipping-container workspaces and living spaces, and it looks like General Motors has been, too.
Read MoreAT&T and Honeywell have made an agreement in principle, under which Honeywell will develop exclusive aircraft hardware that will connect to AT&T's planned air-to-ground 4G LTE network in the U.S. by the end of 2015.
Read MoreIt has 138 horsepower, a six-speed automatic, airbags everywhere, a big touchscreen with Siri and Wi-Fi for all seven of your smartphones. This is the 2015 Chevrolet Trax, the workin' man's version of the Buick Encore, in a nutshell.
Read MoreThe ol' ball-and-chain is gone and now you're free to do whatever you want since the papers are signed. Eat a chocolate cake in bed? Who's gonna stop ya? Leather skinny jeans? Yeah, why not? And finally, it's time to upgrade that "sensible" ride you were goaded into 15 years ago.
Read MoreWe know the future of Aston Martin lies with torque-tacular Mercedes-AMG V8 engines, but what platform will those cars use? Their own, the company said recently, announcing that they're working on an all-new architecture to underpin future sports cars.
Read MoreEarlier this month, a suburban Detroit man was viciously beaten by a mob on the east side of the city after accidentally hitting a boy crossing the street. The man is just now starting to recover from his injuries, but now there are allegations that his son spent funds collected for medical expenses at a strip club.
Read MoreThe first crews to clean up Chernobyl were called 'liquidators' and they received many, many benefits for their incomprehensibly dangerous work. Here is a very cruel, very Soviet description of one of those benefits explained by a liquidator at the site in 1986.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Vox, The Atlantic Cities and Car and Driver.
Read MoreGerman magazine Sport-Auto just published, then deleted a video of them whipping the new 950-horsepower LaFerrari on country roads and Ferrari's Fiorano test track. Do they now owe Ferrari seventy grand?
Read MoreAshley Force is an NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car drag racer, and an heir to the John Force drag racing dynasty. She also recently gave an interview to Catster.com, in which she said she has owned eleven cats, one of which was named Licorice #2. I hereby posit that Ashley Force is a crazy cat person.
Read MoreA year ago, Jalopnik delved into the seedy world of Super Replicas, the bizarre Panama-based company that claims to make perfect exotic car copies for as low as $20,000. We still get several emails a month from interested buyers asking if the company is really a scam or not. That's because Super Replicas is still out there.
Read MoreThe absolutely mad(ly awesome) Trident Iceni has been around for a few years now in the United Kingdom, terrifying countrysides and giving owners pleasure with its 6.6-liter truck diesel stuffed under the hood. But that's how it's always been. Europe gets the crazy things, and the US is left out in the non-crazy cold. Until now.
Read MoreHaha, look at this idiot spin out trying to drift a cor...oh, wait, nevermind. Just a 360 degree drift entry. Well, another one.
Read MoreBack in the 1980s and 90s, Toyota was a formidable force in the world of rallying, with all sorts of Celicas and Corollas flying across the dirt like it was nobody's business. That's not the case as much anymore, but a number of those legendary cars have been preserved for posterity in Europe.
Read MoreUsually when you call up a customer service line, you're treated to some smooth jazz, or maybe even a little tango, while you wait. But not E-ZPass. Instead, you're treated to the sound of so many people banging their heads on tables, all at once. This is the noise that hell itself makes.
Read MoreA clutch of tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest yesterday, killing at least 28 people, and injuring many more. It took a lot of people's homes and cars with it too.
Read MoreOne of the most important parts of being a car enthusiast is bitching about things you can't have. I do it all the time: cars I can't afford, cars I can't buy in America, and cars that don't even exist but should.
Read MoreThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive uses Tesla's drive system producing 177 horspower and 251 pound feet of torque with and EPA-estimated range of 85 miles. The U.S. gets it before Europe does, but is it the ultimate car for your daily commutes?
Read MoreIf you love aviation, and your future bride looks sexy with wind-blown hair, tell her to ask the Sheikh if you can recite your nuptials atop Dubai's seven-star Burj Al Arab hotel, on their helipad. Starting at only $55,000, Dad will still be able to afford that Bugatti he's been eying.
Read MoreDo you love the Subaru BRZ's handling awesomeness but lust after more power? Then I have exciting news for you, friend: You're shit outta luck!
Read MoreA British Aerospace BAe-146 commuter jet with 97 people on board made a safe return to Perth Airport in Western Australia after an engine caught fire on takeoff at 10:45AM Tuesday morning. The flight landed about 10 minutes later.
Read MoreA very lucky boy got his dream of riding in a Lamborghini for his 7th birthday. All his dad had to do was ask the local Lamborghini dealership if they knew of anyone who could bring one around to his house.
Read MoreThe front-engined, V8-powered Porsche 928 was intended to be an eventual replacement for the iconic but aging 911, but Porsche-philes everywhere made it clear that they prefer their flagship car has the engine in the back. That didn't stop the 928 from being great, and a lot of people long for a new one.
Read MoreCars are better than trains, this is Fact. Don't get me wrong, I love trains, but the problem with trains is that they contain other people. And other people are the worst thing on Earth. Except when they aren't there. In that case, you just want to sing.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Lansing State Journal, Motoramic and The New York Times.
Read MoreLike its close cousin the Toyota 4Runner, the Lexus GX 460 really feels like a truck thanks to body-on-frame construction. I've never seen a Lexus on a trail, but the GX's shocks feel soft enough to absorb Trophy Truck jumps. That makes turning an oceanic experience, and makes me wonder who this SUV is actually for.
Read MoreSplit traffic at speed and shit like this is gonna happen.
Read MoreAs Lexus enters the small crossover market with the pointy Lexus NX, its bosses are looking at the opposite end of the spectrum with a 7-seat crossover called the Texas, I mean, the TX. Which is also totally not very similar to a porn star's name at all.
Read MoreSunday afternoon, a Cessna 210 was being used as an aerial photography plane to shoot a Hawker Sea Fury racing plane. Somehow, the two planes collided, sending the Cessna into San Pablo Bay, north of San Francisco. The pilot is still unaccounted for, while the Sea Fury was able to land safely. Little about the incident is known at this time, but the FAA and NTSB are on the scene to investigate.
Read MoreYou've dreamed about it: a BMW M3 stripped and caged, a twisting country road (closed to traffic and cops), and a jump. Here's exactly what that looks like.
Read MoreAs the Alfa Romeo 4C finally nears its U.S. launch, with dealers falling into place, future plans for the brand's other cars are getting even more ambitious. Now, Fiat Chrysler head Sergio Marchionne reportedly wants Alfa Romeo to stand on its own.
Read MoreMultiple sources are now reporting that all of Toyota's U.S. operations are moving to Plano, Texas, including much of what's done at the current headquarters to the new facility. This change doesn't look like it will impact the company's manufacturing operations.
Read MoreThere's a bit of a ripple effect here in the car world following racist comments from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling that surfaced this weekend. CarMax is ending its nine-year relationship with the team, the first company to do so.
Read MoreThrow the sheets over the mirrors, everyone. The Mitsuoka Orochi — quite likely the ugliest car in the world — is about to be retired.
Read MoreIf you see any of the following ten stops during your travels, maybe just keep driving if you're not particularly adventurous.
Read MoreI'm a little bit confused by this ABC News (by way of Travelzoo) piece that encourages people to visit Detroit. If I haven't made it plain by now, I'm all in favor of Detroit tourism — except this piece is telling you to skip all the best parts of Detroit.
Read MoreThis is Project Cars — for a while now people have been saying it looks as real as real life. I'd say it actually looks more real.
Read MoreThe moment of so truth has come, the DogeCoin livery is much here in the flesh on Josh Wise's DogeCoin NASCAR Ford Fusion. Honestly, how could anybody overtake such class?
Read MoreThe National Park Service has designated the site of a devastating 1956 plane crash as a National Historic Landmark. On June 30th of that year, a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Lockheed Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided at 21,000 feet over the Grand Canyon. It was the deadliest civilian air crash to date.
Read MoreApparently all of my talk about how great Texas is has rubbed off on Toyota, or perhaps the low cost of doing business has encouraged the automaker to move "substantial parts of its U.S. headquarters" away from Torrance, California to suburban Dallas as Bloomberg just reported. Howdy, y'all, I hope you like brisket.
Read MoreFrom automated cannons that literally shred their target to pieces, to extremely agile missile systems, Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) are a vessel's last line of defense against anything hostile above the waterline that is danger close. Here are the seven deadliest CIWS ever to sail the high seas.
Read MoreThis is the first time I have ever heard race announcers call for divine intervention, and not because someone is already injured. It's because one driver was so hilariously, ridiculously, terrifyingly bad.
Read MoreWhat if you could take a modern DSLR camera back in time to shoot war planes? The military aviation photography community is pretty damn small and Lyle Jansma is a virtual time traveler that gets to warp back to ages gone by to capture the most amazing warbirds in their natural environment.
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 week we learned PSA Peugeot Citroën has an ambitious plan to return to the U.S. and permanently dethrone Germany and Japan as the manufacturers of America's favorite imports. (Okay, none of that is really true.) What cars should they bring over?
Read MoreAre you an extremely wealthy Chinese oligarch and/or party official? Is a Ferrari FF too loud and garish for your liking? Do you long for the good old days when Mao was in charge and people knew their place? Have we got a car for you!
Read MoreTwo months ago, the ground opened up underneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky and swallowed eight rare, unusual and special Corvettes. The museum pulled the last Corvette out of the sinkhole a few weeks ago, but now they're coming to terms with just how badly some of the cars were damaged.
Read MoreThe Geo Metro was a car primarily known for its frugality, its cheapness, and its crappiness. But when they first put it on sale, they tried to couch it as the harbinger of a new decade. Oh no.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Five Thirty Eight, Portland Press Herald and Make.
Read MoreWant a 2015 Corvette Z06? Can't afford it or don't want to wait until it's out next year? Here's a way to fool everyone into thinking you have one. Only your HPDE instructor will know for sure!
Read MoreAirbus is studying the possibility of seating up to 186 people on its A320 aircraft. If that doesn't sound alarming, consider that it currently only holds 150 passengers on average these days. That's an extra six rows of seats, in a space that already feels tight.
Read MoreToday in 1931, a little car company known as Porsche was founded. In the 83 years since, the company has continuously honed its original VW based design, a car known as the 911. But what was the best car they ever made?
Read MoreSmart Cars are great if you live in a city and parking is tight but they aren't exactly what one might term as fast. Thankfully whoever made this monstrosity has the solution to that problem. I present to you, the Smart ForDragstrip.
Read MoreThis is the Clown Motel in the middle of the Nevada desert. It is filled with clowns. It is next to a graveyard. It is your newest nightmare fuel.
Read MoreBeing the only licensed helicopter acrobatic pilot in America, and one of only three in the world, Red Bull helicopter stunt pilot Chuck Aaron takes his Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm BO-105 through a series of absurd loops, hammerhead turns and barrel rolls before thousands of spectators during air show season.
Read MoreWell, this is the most perfectly timed flyby I've ever seen.
Read MoreUnited Airlines told a customer on one of their flights Thursday morning that she couldn't wear her Google Glass during the flight, saying it was a security concern.
Read MoreGreat news, fans of zany British sports cars! TVR is opening an R&D center in the UK and its owners claim that it will launch an all new model in the next two or three years. If this proves to be true then I think a cheer is necessary. Huzzah!
Read MoreYesterday we featured a video of the Dynasphere, a crazy electric monowheel-thing from the 1930s. That was pretty neat, but the truth is, it comes from a wondrous cache of old-timey videos. It's called British Pathé and it's a great way to lose hours and hours.
Read MoreAs we've seen for weeks, Russian special forces patriotic, hardworking, and all-around-good local Ukrainian self-defense militia have been taking over sites in eastern Ukraine. And now it looks like this huge armored column of "militia" is heading over from Russia to help out some more.
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, Gizmag and Motoramic.
Read MoreWe've covered the strange story of the Equus Bass before, and strange ownership aside, it's an interesting car in many ways. And now there's one more — it may be the first car for sale that uses 3D printed parts directly on the finished product, as well as in more indirect methods.
Read MoreToday, you were asking C.J. Wilson, noted car and motorsports enthusiasts best known for playing something called baseball, all of your questions. Some had to do with cars, some baseball, and some were just questions about your car. OK, then.
Read MoreThis is apparently the first photo of the 2016 Lexus IS F. Which makes sense, because it's hard to mistake it for anything other than a Lexus with a ton of exhaust pipes.
Read MoreIt's easy to get lost in great cars, and it's especially easy among the jaw-dropping historics of the Amelia Concours D'Elegance. But there's more to it all than the machines themselves.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford Mustang, bro! It has Line Lock and Track Apps for ripping sick burnouts at your next track day, bro! It's designed specifically for smoking your bitch-ass Camaro-driving friends at the drag strip, bro! But please note that engaging in such behavior will, in fact, void your warranty.
Read MoreJust another cloudy day somewhere in China. Until this dash cam catches a code-brown close encounter with the full fury of Mother Nature.
Read MoreEver since Tesla Motors started going to war with car dealers over their direct-to-customer sales model, many of us have wondered this: Why can't a consumer buy a car however they want? Today, officials from the Federal Trade Commission addressed that question by sticking up for Tesla and saying bans on direct sales is "bad policy."
Read MoreI have mixed feelings on car washes. On the one hand, I like watching all the cool machines do their thing because I am a child. On the other hand, it's a pain to have to take time out of your day to clean your car, plus you have to pay money, because I am an adult. But Nissan might've just gotten rid of it.
Read MoreWhat's French for hoonage? I don't know for two reasons: I don't speak French, and PSA Peugeot Citroën hasn't sold cars here since the early 1990s. But they're considering coming back to America, the land of freedom, so we can enjoy their offerings again! Maybe. If other things work out.
Read MoreI go on eBay Motors a lot and search for cars. I like cars. Nothing has seemed out of the ordinary lately. But just the other day it was brought to my attention that there has been an influx of amateur models being used to sell muscle cars. What's going on?
Read MoreAs many great racing teams there have been throughout the course of history, like the Bentley Boys and the Mercedes Silver Arrows, there have been plenty of terrible ones on the trash heap. Most were underfunded, some were legally shady, and many were just plain bad.
Read MoreWhile for those who want a downsized Golf, VW offers the Fox in South America and the slightly bigger Polo in Europe, the old continent also had a more exotic choice for the last three decades. It's time to celebrate, Ibiza style!
Read MoreSo a few Porsche 911 GT3 models caught fire. Porsche agreed to replace nearly 800 engines at no cost to the owners to fix the problem. End of story, right? Not quite, as it turns out GT3 owners are still pissed off because they say Porsche isn't treating everyone the same.
Read MoreWhile it comes with a six-speed automatic instead of a stick, the Volvo V60 R-Design Hybrid is still the most desirable family car I've seen in a long time.
Read MoreWhat you see here is Rolls-Royce's special Starlight headliner under construction.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Vox, BoldRide and Outside.
Read MoreThe 1930s was one of those weird periods in history where everything seemed possible, and nothing would go to crap. In the future of the 1930s, everything would go whoosh, and everything would look awesome while you did it. The Dynasphere was that notion put into giant hamster-wheeled form.
Read MoreA man in a Tesla Model S decided that this scenic spot on the Pacific Coast Highway was a good place to get naked, stand up out of the sunroof, and work on his martial arts regimen. And that's about all we know.
Read MoreThis poor Russian lady is clearly distraught after hitting a dog, but... oh what the hell, just watch it. I can't say anything more without giving away the ending. Suffice it to say, damn you, Subaru. Damn you.
Read MoreIn the next few years, every single car sold in America will have to come equipped with a rear-view camera. This is partially due to the power of the Very Small Dog lobby and the fact that we, as a nation, are sick of buying new R/C cars and Big Wheels. It also opens up unprecedented surveillance possibilities.
Read MoreFour Seasons is bringing their world-renowned luxury and service to cruising altitude with a new private plane. The sleek black Boeing 757-200 will carry up to 52 passengers on custom tailored round-the-world itineraries beginning next February. Combined with accommodations at Four Seasons properties, it's hard to imagine a better way to travel.
Read MoreCars and Coffee here in America typically consists of a few enthusiasts gathered in a parking lot, some caffeinated beverages, a possible pastry, and some interesting cars. But in Saudi Arabia it's bonkers.
Read MoreEngineers have attempted for years to design the perfect intersection, with no traffic lights, and no signs. Their attempts have met with varying levels of success. What they should've done is just watched drivers in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Then they would've known just to say "screw it."
Read MoreWill this crazy German ad, which "Swedes" 70 movies in 10 minutes in the style of Be Kind Rewind, actually sell any Hyundai i10s? I have no idea, but it's fun to watch.
Read MoreI'll be the first to admit that working for Jalopnik carries certain perks, like getting to do sick Dodge Charger SRT8 burnouts to celebrate your wedding.
Read MoreSay what you will about Detroit, but we've got good housing stock. And I've said before, there are more than plenty of neighborhoods that are still attractive to would-be homeowners. That's a blessing and a curse, as some residents try to get over on a solid home.
Read MoreWhat you're looking at is not the newest Mini Cooper derivative. It's the Lifan 330, a car that went onsale in the Chinese home market last year and recently made an appearance on the floor of the Beijing Motor Show. And I think it may be why Chinese buyers aren't buying Chinese cars.
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 Atlantic and Smithsonian.
Read MoreThe buff books have been churning out 'CAMARO BEATS MUSTANG/MUSTANG BEATS CAMARO' lines since the dawn of time. So what's the most trite, ridiculous car mag headline you've seen?
Read MoreMorgans are built the old way, the way cars should be, by craftsmen not on assembly lines, but in workshops. Which is why the latest special edition of the Morgan Plus 8 is so goddamn fantastic. Sure, it's got the latest in aluminum chassis development, but a belt holds down the hood. Enter the Morgan Plus 8 Speedster.
Read MoreNot everyone has Ed Bolian's luck. Adam Tang, the speedster known as "Afroduck" who drove around Manhattan in 24 minutes and drew the ire of police after the video of the run went viral, is back in jail, this time for driving with a suspended license.
Read MoreIt seems ironic that India, a country known partly for tech firms and call centers, is a place where its national airline isn't allowed to operate in-flight WiFi in its airspace. But, that's what Air India discovered after having announced the addition of WiFi to their fleet in January.
Read MoreToday is Earth Day. That means it's a time to show the world just how much we care about everything it's given us. It's also time to reflect on the fun we've had driving the least efficient cars we can find.
Read MoreIf you want to buy the new LaFerrari, you might have to buy another one just to pay for the privilege. And if you want to review the car, you'll have to pay about $70,000 in fines to Ferrari if you publish that review early.
Read MoreWell, it's back in China, who never really had the original ones, so "back" isn't exactly right. Still, Ford did just show this surprisingly handsome little sedan at the Beijing Auto Show, and for those of us who fondly remember Escorts (like the good British one, or even the American shitbox), this is news.
Read MoreHow hot is the crossover segment these days? No fewer than 20 new crossover models and concepts debuted at the current Beijing Auto Show.
Read MoreYou ever read a car review a few years down the road and think, "Boy, the booze must have been good on that press drive!" I do it all the time. Just because a car gets a positive review or some kind of "prestigious" award doesn't mean it was really any good, then or now.
Read MoreRobots are supposed to make our lives easier, not frighten us to the very core of our being.
Read MoreTesla has done a surprisingly good job of stealing sales from its high-end German competition in the U.S. Now the upstart company aims to do the same in China, the world's largest automotive market, with both cars and charging stations.
Read MoreIt's no secret that Honda could use a serious injection of fun into their lineup these days. The CR-Z Hybrid wasn't the CRX revival we all expected, and while the current Civic Si is very good, it's not quite as rev-tacular as its forebears. Could this concept from the Beijing Motor Show make a decent Integra?
Read MoreThe Porsche 919 Hybrid finished its debut race in third place after battling for six hours in the World Endurance Championship at Silverstone.
Read MoreMore than a year has passed since Elio Motors first announced plans to build its three-wheeler car. And now they're saying it won't go into production until 2015, so they have to drum up some news. Saying their car is cleaner than cow farts is, well, a thing.
Read MoreFord has said the turbo four-cylinder option on the 2015 Ford Mustang will be no slouch in the performance department, slotting between the base V6 and the beefy V8. Now we know it will get its own Performance Package, and what that will cost.
Read MoreThis year's Beijing Auto Show happening now has become much more about foreign automakers and big reveals for models being sold around the world, with Chinese companies largely pushed to the side. Has the Chinese market finally aligned with the rest of the world?
Read MoreAn "electric horseless carriage" was unveiled at the New York Auto Show last week. At the ceremony, it was heralded as the future of tourist rides in Central Park by its builders and local politicians alike, a replacement for the barbaric horse-drawn carts of today. And sadly, it might never see the light of day.
Read MoreA man named "Mark Fields" was just outed as probably the next CEO of Ford. But who is he? What's his background? Does he know anything about cars? Does he bring in any outside blood? And what's the deal with the luscious mane that sits atop his head? Here are all your Mark Fields questions, answered.
Read MoreIn 2011, famed Florida Porsche dealer Brumos Porsche crafted five factory-built special editions designed to honor Hurley Haywood's prolific racing career. They were called the 911 Carrera GTS B59s. Now, three years later, we get to see where they ended up.
Read MoreWe said goodbye to Daimler's ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce and Bentley competitor, Maybach, way back in 2011. That was mostly because nobody outside the rap and the Russian gas games wanted one, for various reasons, including that they looked a bit too much like a Mercedes. Now the Maybach may be coming back.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford Mustang has this feature called Line Lock, which we know as burnout control. This is how it works. Smoky burnouts are now the norm.
Read MoreThink all new cars suck? Don't worry, there are plenty of ones on sale with that vintage feel straight from the factory.
Read MoreWe've heard rumblings lately that BMW is working on a new ultra-luxury 9-Series flagship sedan that could share a platform with the next Rolls-Royce Phantom. But turns out this concept from the Beijing Motor Show is actually a 7, not a 9.
Read MoreDo you want to be excited this morning? Yes? Yes you do? Well, start peeing your pants: Volkswagen has confirmed that they will build the crazy 400 horsepower Golf R 400 that debuted at the Beijing Show. Holy shitting guacamole, Batman.
Read MoreA 16 year-old boy from Santa Clara, California was found without identification wandering around on the tarmac at Maui's Kahului Airport on Sunday. He was lucky to be alive, as he had just survived a five-hour flight in the wheel well of a Boeing 767-300 which had flown from San Jose, California to Maui.
Read MoreFrom foxtrotalpha: Russia's equivalent to Marine One is an updated version of the tried and true Russian rotary-winged workhorse, the Mil Helicopter Plant's Mi-8 "Hip."
Read MoreBentley has been slapping these 420mm (16.54in) carbon-ceramic rotors on their performance models since 2006, claiming they're the biggest brakes on a production car. Is that true?
Read MoreAs cheap and as common F-Body Camaros are, why aren't there more of them in drifting?
Read MoreNot content to let their Bavarian rivals corner the market on grossly unnecessary and conspicuous giganto-coupe/SUV things, Mercedes just unveiled the Coupé SUV concept at the Beijing Auto Show.
Read MoreThe Mini Paceman just got a refresh, and just like the last one, I'm sure we'll find it to be absolutely detestable okay. And good news, for people that like their cars to have the word Mini on the front and yet look like oversize steroidal pillows everywhere else, it looks pretty much the same.
Read MoreGreat news, AvGeeks! Boeing is going to restore the very first 747 - The City Of Everett to "first flight conditions." She first took flight on February 9, 1969 but has been parked outdoors at Seattle's Museum of Flight for many years. As you might imagine, the wet Pacific Northwest weather has not helped her age well.
Read MoreRemember that time in school when you set a locker on fire, so you ran, and you thought you escaped, only to be caught by Vice Principal Bone? Haha, good times, you barely survived. That's just like this one family who escaped their burning car, only to be surrounded by (possibly) famished lions. Same exact thing.
Read MoreWhen we last heard from Henrik Fisker, famed designer of BMWs and Aston Martins and his namesake Fisker Karma, his namesake Fisker Karma was dead. Turning his woes and sadness into fine, flowing creative juices, like all great artists, he just designed this bike. It's called the Viking.
Read MoreThe original Audi TT was a little sporty-ish coupe ostensibly based on a Volkswagen Golf. Throughout the years it's grown more aggressive, and also grown out. And while it still shares a platform with the Golf, with the Audi TT Offroad concept, the little coupe is finally growing up. Literally.
Read MoreWhen we first saw the ridiculously powerful Volkswagen Golf R 400 Concept, there was only one word to describe it: Zounds! Also, possibly "gadzooks." But while VW refuses to confirm anything yet, one word looks like it's leaping out now – real.
Read MoreSome of the best pilots in the US Navy are assigned to fly Super Hornets from the USS George Washington. But just because you're the best at what you do, doesn't mean it's all seriousness, hard work, and downright tedium. Most of the time it looks like it's nothing but pure, unadulterated, capital-A Awesome.
Read MoreThe New York International Auto Show is a place where manufactures display some of their new wares, and serious auto-journalists report on said new wares. I am not a serious auto-journalist so here's my take presented as a series of superlatives.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Fortune, Petrolicious and io9.
Read MoreRule number one of auto shows: The coolest stuff is always in the basement. That's true at the New York Auto Show too, where the basement not only has a 2015 Subaru WRX STI you can sit in but also a collection of old New York police cars. Sweet.
Read MoreThe Miata is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. And to really get the party started, Mazda dug some of their most impressive and significant Miatas out of storage and brought them to the show floor to create the finest display of Miatas ever assembled.
Read MoreWhile most Chinese customers order their Rolls-Royces in one of the many shades of black they have, the Pinnacle Travel Phantom uses a much more exciting combination of the finest woodwork and a two-tone exterior finish.
Read MoreYesterday we brought you the sad story of a man and the Porsche 911 that let him down. Many of you sympathized with this fellow gearhead, and hoped Porsche would do right by the guy. It turns out, they will!
Read MoreAir China has announced that two flights between Beijing and Chengdu have become the first in the country to give customers free WiFi on board. And not only is it free, the airline says connection speeds go up to 30Mbps.
Read MoreSometimes, the military has to work with what's available at that very moment. Here are ten fantastic civilian vehicles that were turned into war machines.
Read MoreOne of the most exciting aspects of the sexy new Alfa Romeo 4C is that it has delightfully old-school unassisted steering. But for months, I've had a sneaking suspicion that this would change when the car came to America. Now, at the car's American debut at the New York Auto Show, I can confirm my fears were unfounded.
Read MoreDebate the looks of the 2015 Infiniti QX80 all you want. Actually, you don't have to. It's always going to look like a melted brick. A melted brick with chrome portholes that still manage to look like a $12 add-on. Too bad, because it's actually really nice.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, I used to try and imagine what kind of cars we would drive in the far-flung future year of Two Thousand Fourteen. Would they fly? Would they hit unfathomable speeds with amazing new technology? Would they look just like concept cars? I love the BMW i8 because it delivers on that promise.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Complex, Medium and The Atlantic.
Read MoreDo you remember at the end of Back to the Future, where Doc Brown tossed a banana peel, some egg shells, and a partially-consumed beer into "Mr. Fusion" to make the DeLorean time machine fly? Now, in the present, British Airways has announced its "GreenSky" project will convert solid waste into jet fuel.
Read MoreAccording to Rolls Royce, the 2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II is something for business types to do business in. And then you get out of your business tool and go do more business. Businesslike.
Read MoreTesla didn't show up to the New York Auto Show, maybe they're just too cool. That's what other luxury brands might think. OK, maybe just Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreAll I want is a hot hatchback that combines the handling prowess of a Volkswagen GTI with the torque and fuel economy of a diesel engine. In America, the country I live in. Is that so much to ask? Apparently so, because the Volkswagen GTD's American future is not looking bright.
Read MoreHappy 50th birthday to an icon of speed that needs no introduction. As the Ford Mustang celebrates five decades of style and performance, let's single out some of the best.
Read MoreSo does everyone in Brooklyn drive a 1993 Honda Accord? Because if so, it's easy to make this mistake this well-meaning mom did. While her daughter and friends were on vacation, the car-sitter moved an Accord identical to an Accord belonging to one of the women, causing a clusterfuck of trouble.
Read MoreVice President Joe Biden may not be the Commander-in-Chief, but he's definitely America's Horsepower-Loving-Gearhead-in-Chief. (Is that a thing? It should be if it isn't.) And now you have the chance to own what may be one of his cars.
Read MoreFerrari's branching out from just the high-end sportscar business and getting into the hotel racket, leveraging all those years of racing to finally make a hotel that's the size of a Raddison, but handles like a B&B. Their first hotel (and second theme park) will be in Barcelona, and will be, of course, Ferrari red.
Read MoreJust like how street cars can be turned into full on racers, when your country needs them, civilian vehicles can also act as war machines. But which is best?
Read MoreGuys, there are risks and rewards in opening a business in an American city, and the Times is ON IT. Specifically, the New York Times, whose reporters are still allergic to black people in one of the country's largest black cities.
Read MoreNick Murray is a guy like many of us. He has a dream car, and he's worked hard to finally get it. In Nick's case, that car is a Porsche 911, and he managed to realize his dream. Well, with only one small catch: He says his Porsche 911 is a total lemon. Here's everything wrong with this sad, sick 911.
Read MoreThe 2015 Dodge Charger got a nice bit of a refresh, and thankfully, it's got a nice distinctive front end that should read very clearly in your rearview mirror. With cops all over the US getting these cars, those twin elongated parenthesis in anyone's mirror should read "slow down." I think it looks pretty good, too.
Read MoreThe plaid shirt-wearing Boeing 777 simulator "pilot of the people" Mitchel Casado has been fired by his employer, uFly. Casado's career was hijacked brought into the pop culture spotlight by CNN's rental of uFly's simulator in their wall-to-wall coverage of the Malaysia Airlines 370 tragedy.
Read MoreWe're seeing Dodge's 2015 Challengers a bit earlier than expected, and there's actually eight of them. They mostly differ based on engines, some suspension and brake tweaks, and their hood designs, which are clearly inspired by the '71 Challenger's hoods. The new looks include the famous twin nostril hood and the fun shaker hoods.
Read MoreAt the debut press conference today for the 2015 BMW X4, a BMW executive said that "being first in new segments is what BMW is all about." I will tell you that after sitting in it, what BMW is not all about is rear seat headroom — at least, not in this thing.
Read More/DRIVE's Chris Harris, noted master of extremely high-end speed machines, has purchased a new car. It is very old, very French, and very slow. And it is amazing.
Read MoreBoeing celebrated a major milestone for the world's best-selling passenger jet today as it delivered its 8,000th 737, a 737-900ER today to United Airlines.
Read MoreI'd like to share with you what would be considered in the car world to be a "barn find" — something of great value you didn't know was there, assumed to be gone forever. This is the story of my grandfather's B-17 crew, based on a journal and photos found in his attic after his passing away.
Read MoreIf you got the impression that a Nissan GT-R could easily outrace a stock Porsche 911 Turbo with a soft top, watch this.
Read MoreWhy do we love the Scion FR-S? It's an affordable, RWD sports car with a flat-four engine that has a center of gravity somewhere near the Marianas Trench. How do you improve on that? Lower it, as Scion just did with their FR-S Release 1.0. It's also extremely yellow.
Read MoreI'm sure we've all played the "let me guess what you drive by just looking at you/letting you talk/smelling you" game, to varying degrees of success. I personally can tell what someone drives simply by looking at their keys and registration card. A guy on an Amazon user's forum claims he can do it based on what you type.
Read MoreI'd like to share with you what would be considered in the car world to be a "barn find" — something of great value you didn't know was there, assumed to be gone forever. This is the story of my grandfather's B-17 crew, based on a journal and photos found in his attic after his passing away.
Read MoreWith the 2015 Ford Mustang, the original pony car celebrates its 50th Anniversary. And in addition to putting one atop the Empire State Building, Ford has gone the obvious route and released this, the Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition. AKA, the commemorative anniversary special.
Read MoreSee that little side window there on the new 2015 Camry? That's not a window, that's just black plastic. That's some cheapo, bargain-basement, Dodge Avenger bullshit.
Read MoreThe best thing about any van is also the most basic thing: it's a room on wheels. If you're the sort of rich guy who gets driven around everywhere, why would you bother with an extended-wheelbase luxury sedan when you could have a whole luxury room? That's the question the Transit Skyliner concept answers.
Read MoreI know Bastille Day is still a few months away, but between Peugeot's badass Dakar racer and the clandestinely amazing Citroën museum, French cars have been on my mind a lot lately. More than they usually are, at any rate.
Read MoreHyundai timed that well. About an hour after the 2015 Toyota Camry reveal showed us how "fun" that car is trying to be, there was the 2015 Hyundai Sonata across the way. It doesn't look like it's trying too hard, but it doesn't have to.
Read MoreDropping the F-bomb, calling everybody dumb or spamming your Facebook feed? You name it, and these companies will deliver.
Read MoreAt a fancy seated dinner in New York last night, Mercedes-Benz revealed the name of their next great Porsche 911 fighter to be the Mercedes-AMG GT. They didn't show off the actual car or give us the specs, but they did show us what it looks like on the inside.
Read MorePress releases are generally terrible. This one, really, truthfully, seriously issued by Mercedes-Benz, is great. You could even say it's got catitude. And that's really all you can say about it.
Read MoreThe Mazda Miata has never been a heavyweight. No sir. It's actually been one of the lightest and liveliest little bachelor's sports mobiles around. But the next gen car is going on a crash diet and has lost 220 pounds, or basically the weight of a Miata.
Read MoreA 21-year old Australian woman who texted on her phone 44 times while driving on a short errand hit a cyclist, severely injured him, and was then quoted as saying she just didn't care. And she's only losing her license for 9 months, though she'll likely be a steaming pile of crap the rest of her life.
Read MoreMercedes-Benz just announced their new Porsche 911 fighter, and it's called the Mercedes AMG GT. We'd been calling this one the SLC previously, and while there's not much info just yet, we do know it'll have a V8 and will be based on a unique AMG-designed platform. It's coming in September, so if you're a 911 reading this, you've been warned.
Read MoreI'm here at the Mercedes party in NY and they just unveiled officially the S63 AMG Coupe, a V8-powered boulevard bruiser. It has 664 lb-ft of torque, more than a NASCAR Sprint Cup car, which is a thing they just literally said.
Read MoreYou know what people say about convertibles. You trade the wind in your hair and the sun on your face for extra weight and lots of body roll. It's fun, but anathema to performance. But with the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, it's all pros, no cons.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Forbes, Vanity Fair and Mental Floss.
Read MoreA car that promises performance with so many exhaust tips as the BMW M4, it has a lot to live up to. And it can easily disappoint, as we've seen/heard today.
Read MoreHave you ever wanted the fancy Buick Encore but don't want your neighbors to think you're some kind of hoity-toity fuckin' millionaire? Chevy has got you covered, because the Chevrolet Trax is coming to America!
Read MoreThe upcoming New York Auto show is going to be a big deal for Nissan, and not because of any car reveals or anything stupid like that. It's going to be big because Nissan will be the first carmaker in the history of time to willingly integrate a fragrance into their motor show stand. This is a game-changer, people.
Read MoreTaking a picture this incredible isn't easy, but here's how a group of photographers managed to get a car posed over three feet of glowing ice on the world's deepest lake.
Read MoreJust last week, the TSA found fifty one firearms, forty five of which were loaded. Twenty of the loaded guns had rounds in the chamber. They also found ammunition, inert grenades and artillery shells, a saw concealed within a Bible, razor blades hidden in a shoe, and fourteen stun guns — including one disguised as a cell phone.
Read MoreWith a starting price of $104,900, the Audi RS7 is not a car for poors. And with 560 horsepower, it is not a car for slows, either. Now Audi has a new RS7 they want you to pay an extra $42,000 for that's full of exclusivity and dynamism. It is called the Audi Exclusive RS 7 Dynamic Edition.
Read MoreUsually we see the aftermath, or a security video, of a car driving through a building. This is what it looks like from inside the vehicle. Fair warning, there's a lot of shattered glass, and a lot of shattered dignity.
Read MoreOwning a car in Detroit is a necessity, but at least it could be a pleasurable necessity. Now it's increasingly a burden. It's no longer a luxury, an enthusiast's hobby, a commuter's way of life or even a pledge of allegiance to the Motor City. Simply put, driving in Detroit is a horrible experience and no one at the top seems to understand this.
Read MoreHere's a clear video of the new BMW M4 starting up and revving its twin-turbo straight six. And here's an onlooker saying it sounds like his Prius.
Read MoreAirbus' latest widebody aircraft, the A350-900, is still undergoing test flights before being delivered to its first customer, Qatar Airlines later this year. Last Wednesday, Airbus flew one of its test planes into Cotswold Airport in Kemble, England.
Read MoreMichael Schumacher has been in the hospital for the last few months after a horrific skiing accident left him in a coma. We've received a few positive updates recently, but once he leaves the hospital, it's his family's intention to stop all press. And it's the right thing to do.
Read MoreThere's nothing more uncool than a driver on the street pretending he's a racing driver. But there's nothing cooler than a street car pretending it's a racing machine. That's where these two 'new' Astons come in.
Read MoreCelebrities: They're just like us! They even try to talk their way out of speeding tickets, same as we do. Ask Elon Musk and Johnny Depp about the time that happened to them in a Tesla Model S.
Read MoreHey, remember when Peugeot dominated the Paris-Dakar Rally back in the late 1980s with their turbocharged monster cars? Yeah, good times. Now they're back with perhaps the meanest-looking Dakar Rally buggy the world has ever seen. And Carlos Sainz is driving it!
Read MoreFrozen railroad switches can be a menace during winter, but nothing 5,955 lbs. of jet power can't solve.
Read MoreWe often talk about how much we like RWD cars, but it's easy to forget about this big advantage: you can totally drive at highway speeds missing a front wheel. No problem at all. Have at it, like this Mustang driver 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 The New Yorker, Motherboard and Pacific Standard.
Read MoreSure, the Nissan Juke looks... unconventional, I guess you could say. But it gets a pass because it's actually a lot amount of fun to drive. Now there's evidence that luxury brand Infiniti might be trying to get in on that sweet Juke action. In China!
Read MoreBack in 1965, Ford parked a Mustang convertible on the top of the Empire State Building. In 2014, Ford is doing it again, piece by piece.
Read MoreYesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee tasked with investigating the timeline of the General Motors ignition switch recall released more than 600 pages of documents related to the issue. Jalopnik's review of these documents reveal deeply entrenched problems at the automaker.
Read MoreRolls-Royce is currently building a limited edition of 35 Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeeds commemorating four times water speed record breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell. Here's one from the assembly line.
Read MoreFor reasons no one can explain, US Airways decided to respond to the complaint of a woman who had a bad flight with a photo of a woman pleasuring herself with the large model of a Boeing 777. Super NSFW picture below.
Read MoreThe SpaceX-3 Dragon Capsule scheduled to launch today will carry with it something that International Space Station inhabitants must miss dearly from life on the ground — vegetables. To be more specific, the capsule will carry a gardening chamber called "Veggie."
Read MoreIsrael's new low-cost carrier, UP, just started service on March 30th, but they're already getting the word out about themselves, thanks to a new on board safety video that's on its way to viral status.
Read MoreOkay, besides "spiders and other things that will kill you" and maybe also "dingoes" and "Steve Irwin" and "mysteriously disappearing Prime Minister," the first things everyone thinks of when they think of Australia are "vandalism" and "profanity." And here it is in hilarious, ridiculous spades.
Read MoreChrysler, Honda and Toyota have most of the minivan market these days, but that's not stopping the Koreans from giving it a third try to break into the market. And with the 2015 Kia Sedona, they have a pretty good shot.
Read MoreEveryone thinks that minivans are punishment vehicles. Cars you buy when you've given up any sense of style, or hope, or creativity in the face of baby strollers and training wheels. Not so!
Read MoreStefano Domenicali has been with Ferrari for 23 years and been the Team Principal since 2008. Ferrari hasn't won a championship while he's been at the helm and has been having an abysmal 2014. Now Domenicali has "resigned" and it definitely wasn't forced on him. No sir.
Read More"Bulky, heavy and impractical." That's how Volvo describes most child safety seats, and they couldn't be more right. Parents and non-parents alike will tell you what a pain they are to install and haul around. Fortunately, the Swedes have a very clever solution up their sleeves.
Read MoreFor years, Saleen has been in the business of helping various Ford Mustangs and other cars be all they that can be through extensive tuning. A few months ago we heard they would start adding electric cars to their repertoire starting with the Tesla Model S. Now we know what it will look like.
Read MoreThe 2015 Volkswagen Jetta comes with slightly refreshed styling, a 2.0 TDI engine returning a (VW-estimated) 45 mpg on the highway, new driver assistance systems, LEDs and improved aerodynamics. And with the 2014 car involved in a recall, maybe just wait for the new 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 MoreTexas teenager Ethan Couch got drunk, got high, got behind the wheel, and killed four people. He avoided jail time because his parents were "too rich," and he didn't understand responsibility. Instead, his parents just had to pay for rehab. And now they won't even do that, for the most part.
Read MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has filed an appeal in the case against "commercial drone" pilot Raphael Pirker, accused of reckless operation of what's basically an R/C aircraft near the University of Virginia campus in 2011. Um, does this look reckless to you?
Read MorePitstop strategy can make or break a race, and that hasn't changed since the early days. What has changed are the rules, regulations, technology, and crazy amounts of precision that go into modern stops. It's gone from one guy with a hammer, to this.
Read MoreThe federal government ordered General Motors to turn over thousands of documents last month, in the hopes that they'd shed light over what happened in the lead up to its massive ignition switch recall. Here's the first batch, consisting of over 600 pages.
Read MoreMexican airline Interjet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Honeywell and Safran, developers of the Electric Green Taxiing System (EGTS), to become the first airline in the Americas to use the system which will save airlines up to $450,000 per plane, per year once it comes to market.
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 MoreA conspiracy theory has floated around the Internet for years. There is a car technology, or, in some cases, a whole car, that has been suppressed in the name of oil profits. Big Oil, working with Big Car, is holding us back from our efficient future. It's wrong, and this is why.
Read MoreGood news! For people that like speeding in work zones! The Missouri Department of Transportation just acquired two Long Range Acoustic Devices, or LRADs, to blast incredibly loud noises at drivers as they speed past construction sites. This is definitely, definitely going to go over well.
Read MoreAfter speculation, the FIA announced Friday it has accepted a bid from NASCAR team owner Gene Haas to bring an American team to F1 in 2015.
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 New York Times Reuters and Priceonomics.
Read MoreIn today's installment of Cooking Our Way Through The F1 Calendar, Josh and I make Machboos Rubyan, a deliciously fragrant authentic Bahraini rice and shrimp dish. We also get knackered on bourbon, which I'm fairly certain isn't authentic. Oh well, here's how to do it.
Read MoreA NYC driver was heading through an intersection when he collided with a US Border Patrol van, wrecking both cars and flipping the van onto its side. Border patrol agents immediately rushed him, accusing him of running the light. The dazed man wasn't sure what to think, but he didn't really have to — he had a dashcam.
Read MoreIf you hated the idea of the Z06 going supercharged and getting a targa top, you'll really hate this: Chevrolet will introduce the 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible at the New York Auto Show next week. And thanks to the Stingray Forums, here it is. Looks great, but is it a real Z06?
Read MoreThe friendly TSA folks at Los Angeles International Airport denied a woman from traveling on Wednesday because she couldn't speak her name, due to having suffered a stroke ten years ago, according to the Washington Times. Bravo, TSA. Bravo.
Read MoreTake on look at these models and you'll understand why.
Read MoreWhat if I told you there was a rally where a BMW M1 raced for top honors against a Lancia 037, a Renault 5 Turbo, and a Ferrari 308? Welcome to the Tour Auto 1982.
Read MoreWelcome, friends, to the best Miata mod I have ever seen.
Read MoreSometimes you just need a singular tool for a singular job, so you make a one-off vehicle. Necessity is the mother of invention, and there are some weird ass mothers out there. Show us the craziest one you can find.
Read MoreNothing's worse than a brain fart at the wheel, and it's your car that often pays for your momentary stupidity.
Read MoreBugatti only built three Type 57G Tanks in the 1930s, all based on the 57S, and this isn’t one of them. Yet it’s a real one, finished last November after two years of very hard work leading to a race at Goodwood. How’d they manage that?
Read MoreCOCAINE JOKES, HOO-YEAH! But before you fill up the comments with those, let's be serious for a minute. There's a nationwide epidemic that just started infecting Michigan bats, which could cause a big problem for us people if we don't take care of it soon.
Read MoreIt's the holy grail, friends. Volkswagen is bringing a Golf Sportwagen TDI 4Motion to the New York Auto Show. AWD. Manual. Diesel. Wagon.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Vermont Public Radio, Motherboard and Ate Up With Motor.
Read MoreMyanmar, which you might know as Burma, is not what you'd call the richest in the world. An average income is around $200 per year and that is not a typo. But affluence is entering the region, and with affluence come automakers.
Read MoreDear God, the Peugeot Exalt Concept is good looking. As good looking as the press release is absurd.
Read MoreThe ignition recall has reached full absurdity — it's gotten so bad for GM they've had to advertise their own incompetence as the better, more reasonable conclusion to draw.
Read MoreBombardier's latest incarnation of the Learjet, the Lear 85, made a successful first flight yesterday in Wichita, Kansas. The Lear 85 is larger, faster, and has a longer range than any previous model in the Learjet line.
Read MoreSo a very recent episode of Archer featured, like so many quality things in our lives, a South American dictator. Like most good dictators, he had a massive garage full of amazing cars. Archer is pretty good about using real cars — so let's see how many we can ID!
Read MoreAhead of its debut this month at the Beijing Auto Show, more photos of the production 2015 Lexus NX compact crossover have ended up on the Internet. And we have answers on two fronts: yes, there will be a hybrid version and it's almost as pointy as the LF-NX concept from last year.
Read MoreDelta Air Lines will be handing out Nokia Lumia 1520s to its legion of over 20,000 flight attendants beginning this fall, replacing the smaller Lumia 820s they're already using. This will give those in the cabin useful tools as well as reduce fuel and printing costs enough to save the airline a million dollars annually.
Read MoreThe Corvette Museum Sinkholedrama made us cry. A lot. We're still crying. And now they've extracted the final Corvette, a 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 from the wreckage. It ain't pretty.
Read MoreWe're going to continue to roll out new features on the site designed to encourage conversation, and one of the projects I've most been excited about has just been added to Jalopnik. As of now, you can invite people into a conversation via Twitter through our "invites" project.
Read MoreThere's no doubt that Detroit is bustling with young creatives with the romance but not the finance to make their dreams come true. So we've got Kresge grants and Gilbert bankrolls, but crowdfunding is one of those things that we still have a tricky time with. Case in point.
Read MoreYesterday, I recounted to you a tale of my own idiocy — and because all of you are so great, many were right there with vivid tales of drag-strip related idiocy of their own. And some were fantastic. So, I ask, what is the most embarrassing thing you can do while driving?
Read MoreAfter yesterday's single image, here's everything you need to know about the Peugeot Exalt Concept, and a bit more thanks to their PR department.
Read MoreLast week GM CEO Mary Barra admitted that nobody at GM had been fired over the simply massive ignition switch recall. But now GM has announced that two engineers have been placed on paid leave and that it was a "difficult decision." And it appears one of them is the Cobalt and Cruze's engineering manager.
Read MoreThere have been a number of fatal helicopter crashes in the North Sea over the past few years, and the British Civil Aviation Authority conducted an investigation into how the numbers of deaths could be reduced. Its solution is simple. Just ban fat people. Unless they can crawl out a window.
Read MoreNow you know. Don't be that guy.
Read MoreBentley built 208 R Type Continentals between 1952 and 1955, but only one of them was turned into a proper racer by its extravagant owner. Fifty years on, the Gooda Special took on the Goodwood Circuit.
Read MoreA lemon lawsuit was filed against Tesla on Monday, and it was accompanied by a totally bizarre video featuring a cardboard cutout of George Clooney. Tesla declined to comment at the time, but it's hard to keep them from talking back. They just put up a blog post, and it's got some pretty strong implications.
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 Mental_Floss.
Read MoreNot-so-buried in Jaguar's accessories guide, there's an absurd waste of money I've seen too many customers request for their XF and XJ. It's getting that damn leaper installed on a hood it clearly didn't belong on.
Read MoreCar thieves are still going after cars that are easy to steal in New York, but not ones that are particularly glamorous. They're apparently trying to steal them for scrap value, making old Ford Econoline prime targets. And because of a silly loophole in the law.
Read MoreFollowing General Motors' recall of over 5,000,000 cars last month, and Toyota's recall today of over 6,000,000 more vehicles, you might just want to assume that if you are within, say, 25 miles of car at any point, something is going to get recalled. Here's what happens next.
Read MoreLate Monday night, Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 rolled out of the paint hangar in Everett, Washington, sporting a new "all-black" livery. Reflecting off the wet tarmac and factory lights, glistening from the falling Seattle rain, she is truly a sight to behold.
Read MoreI happened to see this picture of a Tempo Matador towing a one-off VW-based racing special, and aside from making me moan disgustingly with lurid desire, it got me thinking. Both those vehicles are using essentially the same engine. What other tow car/race car combinations are out there that share a common engine?
Read MoreAbout six-months-away close, if Michigan's governor is to be believed. There are a few crucial deals on the table today that could keep debtors at bay and protect retired city employees.
Read MoreWe've known that Mercedes F1 split their turbo in half, but this excellent tech video, put together by ex-F1 racer Martin Brundle and SkyF1, explains why it's just so effective.
Read MoreMercedes will show a slant back SUV Coupe concept at the Beijing Auto Show, and it'll be creatively called the Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV. All we have to say is thanks a lot BMW.
Read MoreEven taking out the GM ignition switch scandal, this has been a big year for recalls. Big, as in a lot of recalls. Reader willkinton247 looked up all of the cars that have been subjected to recalls so far this year.
Read MoreThe A-6 Intruder was developed in the 1950s with the US Navy demanding as capable of an attack machine as possible. That's why it was built to use a rather modern idea: thrust vectoring.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today, we have reports from Motoramic, Medium and Digg.
Read MoreIn the ongoing recall investigation, GM has been ordered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to pay a $28,000 fine over the timeliness of addressing the ignition switch defect in more than 1 million cars.
Read MoreWhen the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released the results of their Small Overlap Front crash test for Mid-Size SUVs today, we focused mainly on the good news. GM did well, others not so much. The Mazda CX-9, for example, was rated "poor." And it wasn't even the worst one out there.
Read MoreAs a motorist, you are one of the good ones. You're part of the solution; you do the right thing. Alas, you have the situational awareness of a half-grapefruit, so you make moves in the moment that could get someone killed. Here's how not to let that happen.
Read MoreThe Bagger 288 is not only one of the largest earthmovers in the world, it's one of the largest land vehicles anywhere, full stop. And now someone has turned the 13,000-ton coal-chewing crawling beast into a fire-spitting stomping Transformer. Because why the hell not.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz SL-class was long the stalwart of the hedge fund manager with a flair for easy open-top motoring, the retired former business owner who needed to get to a country club, and, oh yeah, the V8. At least here in America. But the world is very different now, which brings us the new Mercedes-Benz SL400.
Read MoreTesla's already doing pretty well, if its share price is any judge, but because it is an American company in America and it loves it some American Capitali$m, it want to make s'more. Which is why it just announced fleet leasing for the Model S. Awwwww yeah, Tesla company vehicles.
Read MoreThere are many individuals who deserve credit for the modern American interstate (who aren't named Dwight Eisenhower), but Carl Fisher might be the most entertaining. Excerpted from Earl Swift's "The Big Roads," here's the story of the man who helped bring us stunt advertising, the Indy 500, car headlights, and the modern highway. - Ed.
Read MoreYou know how every year around New Year's (or Thanksgiving), people circulate a AAA number saying that if you call it, they'll give you a ride home? That's usually not true. Another number you shouldn't call? 911, because police won't give you a ride, either — except to the police station.
Read MoreOne of the best parts about sci-fi movies that take place in the future — aside from seeing what sort of shiny jumpsuit fashions we need to be buying — is seeing all the visions of what cars will be like in the future. And there's been some good ones. So which ones are the best?
Read MoreSome companies were meant for each other. When it comes to cars, we think these ten cooperations would work best.
Read MoreI'll admit, I don't really understand the motivation behind what's happening here, but it sure seems alarming. Twice a man in an SUV or camper-topped truck has driven through an elderly woman's security gate and damaged her property, making her feel vulnerable and frightened. Let's try and ID this vehicle.
Read MoreBack in the days of Old GM, head of Cobalt/Delta platform cars Lori Queen started a program called "Big 4," designed to cut down on parts changes from suppliers. Was a desire to meet the goals of this program the reason why a replacement for a defective part was given the same part number, leading to GM's current headache?
Read MoreThere's nothing more dramatic than a crash seen in slow motion. Or, in this case, a 631-foot container ship running aground so slowly it looks like it's in slow motion.
Read MoreThe fate of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has been in serious limbo for a while now. The current car will die soon, and conspiring against a new generation is the fact Mitsubishi is focusing on crossovers and hybrids. But does that mean the next Evo could be a plug-in based on a crossover?
Read MoreIn Dekalb County, GA, a driver of a white Toyota pickup popped a curb, hit two toddlers, then stopped to chuck a beer bottle out the window before driving away. It's hard to think of any series of actions more awful. Let's find this bastard.
Read MoreNecessary heresy: say it five times fast. And after that, think of it as a good explanation for why a lot of sporty cars need a self-shifting option. The latest to get one is the Fiat 500 Abarth, as mentioned in TMS today,and it's only going to be a good thing.
Read MoreThis is an amazing stop-motion animated film from 1930 about a friendly little bird with an insatiable appetite for metal. It's also an excellent demonstration as to where new cars come from. Watch it, it's pretty amazing.
Read MoreYou can't argue with the Science in this video.
Read MoreLook at the marketing and the name and you'd think the Chevy SS is nothing but a Corvette-engined mulletmobile good for nothing but burnouts. As it turns out, that's not what the car is like at all. It's something more endearing than that.
Read MoreIn this latest video from EVO noted hoon and automotive legend Tiff Needell reviews the fantastically complex new 911 Targa 4s in the Italian countryside. We know the car looks fantastic, but how does it stack up in comparison to its coupe and cabriolet stablemates?
Read MoreThe 72nd Goodwood Members' Meeting was all about the most gorgeous, rare and valuable race cars you've ever seen going flat out on a historic track. And it's all here on video.
Read MoreThe Audi R18 e-tron quattro has a racing weight of 1,918 pounds, making it the lightest prototype they've ever built. This is how they do it.
Read MoreThe new season of Game of Thrones started last night, and, surprise, there's no cars. Not that I was expecting any, of course, because I know that a little bit of magic makes people (even fake ones) stupid, and incapable of building anything like a car. But if they could, what sort of car would the GoT world produce?
Read MoreVince Megna, the guy who calls himself the "King of Lemon Laws," because he has filed a lot of lawsuits regardings cars under state Lemon Laws, obviously, just filed a lawsuit against Tesla because of what he says is a defective Model S. And the best part is the absolutely bizarre video accompanying the suit.
Read MoreFormula One steering wheels are known for being incredibly complicated pieces of tech that take a long time to master. This latest generation of wheels have even more systems to manage than ever. Here's Ferrari tester Marc Gene to break it all down.
Read MoreOn Thursday, during a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Barcelona, thirty year old bride-to-be Kelly Lloyd was filmed attacking a member of her own bachelorette party group. In the video, we only see Lloyd doing the punching, but she claims it was in self-defense.
Read MoreLook, we all have concerns about too much tech going into our cars, but there are ways of getting that message across without attempting to make hilarious light of the deaths of small children. This cartoon from The Detroit News misses the mark 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 MoreTyler McQuarrie is a driver in the always-awesome Formula DRIFT, and he drives an even more insane super-slidey Chevy Camaro in the series. Well, he did, until somebody stole a lot of his racing gear right out of his truck. It's not only GoPros and t-shirts, it's his helmet and suit, too.
Read MoreThere was some controversy at the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Felipe Massa being ordered to let teammate Valtteri Bottas pass. It wasn't good for fans, it wasn't good for racing, but it was good for the team. Which was a shame. Thankfully, at today's Bahrain Grand Prix, we saw the power of racing without team orders.
Read MoreThe community behind the incredibly silly and yet somehow relevant and thought-provoking cryptocurrency DogeCoin just raised a bunch of money to sponsor NASCAR driver Josh Wise at Talladega. And now they need help choosing a livery.
Read MoreA strong winter storm blew threw Halifax, Nova Scotia a couple of days ago, closing the airport. After the airport reopened, operations resumed, but this WestJet 737, seemed to want an early takeoff.
Read MoreThe powers that govern Formula One changed its minimum weight limit for drivers and cars this season, and that small change has already claimed its first victim. Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne was hospitalized a few weeks ago after attempting an extreme diet for just a few tenths of a second on the track.
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 MoreAirAsia is pulling their April inflight magazine Travel 3Sixty after an unfortunately-timed message appeared inside reading: "Pilot training in AirAsia is continuous and very thorough. Rest assured that your Captain is well prepared to ensure your plane will never get lost."
Read MoreGM CEO Mary Barra faced hostile questions from members of Congress this week, wanting to find a smoking gun into their current recall fiasco. But while no smoking gun exists for the company's current troubles, one definitely did exist for another problem, more than 40 years ago. And it was cold, cruel, and heartless.
Read MoreA British student's ingenious plan to add lightness to his crappy Peugeot hatchback by chopping all the doors off was going swimmingly, until he was pulled over just three miles after starting off. Which is disappointing.
Read MoreIn a search full of spurious leads, floating garbage, and nonsense satellite images, the only real hope for answers has turned on finding the black box data recorder belonging to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. And now a Chinese coast guard ship is saying it might have heard it.
Read MoreEaster is right around the corner, so what better way to spend this joyous holiday of rebirth and renewal, than with two lost and confused children, a Chevy Corvair, and a man in a bunny suit so shoddily made it screams nothing but "SERIAL KILLER RUN KIDS RUN?"
Read MoreWith the way all forms of traditional media have suffered audience losses in the last decade, it's a little surprising radio hasn't lost that much of its share. And it's all because that's what people listen to while in the car.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from New York, Priceonomics and The New York Times.
Read MoreRural Alberta seems like a serene, tranquil place of snowy vistas and polite Canadians. But there's a seedy underbelly as well, and it breaks into your house and then tries to escape in a stolen tractor. In the snow. Until it rolls it.
Read MoreMazda has a spider problem and it has nothing to do with which Fiat brand will get a version of the new Miata. This concerns the previous generation Mazda 6 and the spiders that may still be living in its fuel tank, in a repeat of one of the rare humorous recalls.
Read MoreI've always liked the Datsun 240/260/280Z, but what's so good that it can't be fixed with an added Skyline RB25DET motor swap?
Read MoreWelcome to the third episode of Flight Club's Plane Porn! The last couple of weeks, I have been asking for readers to send in their favorite photos they've taken. So, this week, the post is completely devoted photos you've shared. Keep up the great work!
Read MoreEuropeans prefer to use public transit. Americans try to avoid it. Here are ten reasons why.
Read MoreIn this edition of, "Erm, What?" It's a short video featuring Infiniti's "Director of Performance," F1 champ Sebastian Vettel; the Q50 Eau Rouge concept, and a narrator who gamely proves at least one copywriter shouldn't have had. That fourth margarita. At lunch.
Read MoreWell today is a superb day.
Read MoreI feel bad for Subaru. When they made the WRX into a hatchback, all they heard were complaints. Now, the WRX is only a sedan. All they're hearing are complaints. Well, the complaints might soon stop: A WRX hatch is under consideration.
Read MoreThe BBC reports that according to his manager, F1 champion Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness" after being in a coma since December 29.
Read MoreElectric cars may have a green, liberal image, and Tesla itself is based in a consistently blue part of California. Maybe that's why Model S owners can't resist the irony of reading the Drudge Report from the driver's seat.
Read MoreIt's about time. We saw the new BMW M3 and M4 months ago, so it's time for the 2015 BMW M4 Convertible. It's spring, after 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, Pacific Standard and Critical Proximity.
Read MoreDwayne Cooney is being sued by Jim Butler Chevrolet for $25,000 after a dash cam inside his Malibu allegedly shows that he was charged for service time that the car didn't receive. Jim Butler Chevrolet denies this, and they say these documents prove they're correct.
Read MoreWhen we think of modern Formula One cars, we think of a particular wide in the middle/narrow in the rear coke bottle shape. But some of the most beautiful open wheelers ever made have an entirely different orientation.
Read MoreIn 2013, Delta canceled only 0.3 percent of its flights — half as many as its nearest competitors, Southwest and Alaska Airlines. In fact, Delta didn't cancel any flights on 72 days last year! With 2,500 flights a day, how did they manage to perform this seemingly impossible task?
Read MoreDwayne Cooney took his Chevy Malibu in for service to Jim Butler Chevrolet to fix a few minor issues. According to his dash cam, the work took an hour and a half. He was charged $600 for four and half hours of work. And now the dealer is suing him for $25,000. What? [Updated with dealer comment]
Read MoreSupercar Driver just held what they dubbed a "secret supercar meet" at the Bruntingthorpe Airfield in England. The secret must have gotten out, because 150 cars showed up. Holy hell.
Read MoreThe GM recall has been, and this is putting it lightly, a shit show. And like any good/bad shit show, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show are on top of it. And they aren't being kind.
Read MoreEvery so often, as I offer another sacrifice to the New York City Rat Diety to spare me on another subway ride, I realize that not everyone may enjoy public transit as much as I do.
Read MoreIf you send one of your flying robots to kill goats in Hungary, at least send an interesting one. Any of these ten will do.
Read MoreIn January, former Transportation Security Administration officer Jason Edward Harrington gave Politico an account what like was like as a TSA agent. Now he's back, this time speaking about what's wrong with the upper levels of the Administration.
Read MoreA little bit of good news from GM, which is harder to come by lately. The automaker's OnStar division is partnering with the Detroit Police Department to make it easier to track down stolen cars with the service. Great news for that narrow population of people that actually have it!
Read MoreThe Mercedes SL is a pretty iconic car, but the folding hardtop that's been fitted to the two most recent generations of the roadster has also been a key selling point among other high-priced luxury convertibles. But recent news suggests the days of the SL's retractable hardtop are numbered.
Read MoreEven today, the common belief is that Americans won't buy small cars. Yes, the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic consistently rank as best-sellers in the U.S., but considering how much they've grown it's hard to call them small anymore. Two of the city cars offered here, though, are probably selling better than anyone thought.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times and The Verge.
Read MoreWhen I was thinking of the dumbest things on cars mandated by governments, I went straight for bad headlights and stupid automatic seatbelts. And I totally forgot about another silly and short-lived U.S. requirement: the 85 mph speedometer.
Read MoreIf there was a perfect reporter for CNN's coverage of the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370, it would be the sea witch "Ursula" from The Little Mermaid. She's flamboyant, morbid, and uses the inhabitants of the sea to benefit her own objectives. She reminds me a little bit of Nancy Grace.
Read MoreCarjacking is a problem in South Africa, so much so that you used to be able to get a BMW with flamethrowers attached just to prevent it. And if you had no idea how scary a South African carjacking can be, just watch this Mercedes driver have a gun pointed at his face.
Read MoreThe term "economic uncertainty" seems to be forgotten at BMW these days, since not only is it expanding into small, FWD offerings, it's also planning for very big, very luxurious and very expensive cars like the X7. Now you might be able to add a BMW 9-Series to that list.
Read MoreWait a second, did I mean to say “last” and not “fast”? Yes I did. This is what its like to be in last place. This is my life at what I can only hope is the bottom of the barrel.
Read MoreIt has been a 28-year dream in the making for Honda's Michimasa Fujino, President and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, but that dream is finally about to become reality as Honda's $4.5 Million HA-420 private jet is expected to complete testing and receive its full FAA type certification in the first quarter of next year.
Read MoreThe Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program, i.e., the Green Car loan program created solely by the OBUMMER Bush administration, went on hiatus in 2011 after the recipients of its credit largesse started dropping like flies. But good news, for America, because it's back. Huzzah.
Read MoreSometimes, lawmakers act like they've never seen a car. These ten are their worst bills, with some changing the car industry forever.
Read MorePorsche already confirmed that they're going to be dropping a flat-four cylinder engine into the 2015 Porsche Boxster and the Cayman, but we haven't heard a peep out of the motor itself. But this really truly maybe definitely possibly could be might be the sound of Porsche's future on the Nurburgring.
Read MoreI won't hold my breath on "Motor City Masters" being a success, but at least now we know some more details about the car-designer reality show from the trailer that's been recently uploaded.
Read MoreWashington State Highway Patrol discovered quite possibly the laziest effort to trick your way into an HOV lane when a man was found driving with his passenger seat wearing a shirt and a hat.
Read MoreWe've been deluged with silly press releases today, but we've ignored most of them because they've elicited a tight smile, at most. But this ad from Honda, ostensibly promoting a DIY car kit, but really skewering insufferable hipsters from Brooklyn (definitely not me), is genuinely funny.
Read MoreBack in October, we were rather surprised to find out that the demand for a used Tesla Model S in Norway was so strong, they were going for more money than new ones. Oh yeah, and it was the best-selling car there. Turns out that trend is continuing.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Hooniverse, Curbside Classic and Men's Journal.
Read MoreHark! The day has arrived! It has finally dawned upon us! The day you've been waiting for, for at least the past year, maybe more (?). U-Haul trucks are available at the I-80 Self Storage in Lincoln, Nebraska, once and for all.
Read MoreGM recently recalled millions of vehicles for an issue that killed at least a dozen people, and probably more. Company CEO GM Mary Barra is still responding to questions and giving testimony to Congress in response to their investigation into her company's failure to fix the problem, and we want to know what you think.
Read MoreDo you think your van is environmentally friendly? Do you think your utility vehicle is a sustainable choice for product transportation? Well unless you're driving a Renault Kangoo Z.E. you better shut your face hole and drink in some knowledge through your nostrils.
Read MoreForget everything you thought you knew about taillights and marker lights and indicators. Just let your mind go blank, because it's gonna get blown, my friends. Because Optronics just released their 2014 catalog, and it's a 276-page mind scrambler.
Read MoreElon Musk is a man who needs some batteries. A lot of batteries. So many batteries, in fact, that he's prepared to build a $5 billion Gigafactory capable of turning out enough batteries to fit in 500,000 cars per year by 2020. The big question is this: Who's gonna get it?
Read MoreListen, fools: when you sell Skodas for a living, you can't just wait for them to magically fly off the lot. You have to get in the game and tear it up. That's what these three UK Skoda dealers did, and that's why they were given the Retailer of the Year Awards in Edinburgh. You're not ready for their next-level shit!
Read MoreIn the run-up to the vote to allow the UAW to organize workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, there were accusations of shady dealings and general thuggery. Most of those accusations were aimed at labor activists, but new documents show that those accusations should have been made at the politicians.
Read MoreAt first glance, the idea of taking a 10-hour trans-Atlantic flight on a narrow bodied plane sounds downright horrific. But this isn't just any Boeing 737 we're talking about. It's a Scandinavian Airlines jet, modified to an all business-class configuration.
Read MoreOne of the great automotive laments, among autojournos, is the lack of a tie-in between Aristocrat Motors, Kansas City's premier Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, and really any remotely aristocratic marque dealership, and local soccer team Sporting Kansas City. Today, those laments are over.
Read MoreHark! The time is upon us for the final vote of our Great Beat-Off. Which beater is best of all — the Fox Body Mustang or the W123 Mercedes?
Read MoreYesterday, the NHTSA announced it would require backup cameras to be installed on basically all passenger cars sold in the U.S. by 2018. That means even a Smart Fortwo will have a camera in its back.
Read MoreIn China, the national high-speed rail system is fast, efficient, and transports twice as many daily passengers than the country's domestic airlines — the opposite of what happens here. Chinese airlines are complaining and provide a good lesson for U.S. operators: It's easier to embrace rail than fight it.
Read MoreBall so hard motherfuckers want to award us silver status for our results in implementing World Class Manufacturing operating system! That's what the OGs at the Chrysler Group LLC's Windsor (Ont.) Assembly Plant must be saying on the heels of their kickass award.
Read MoreIt happens to all of us. You're driving down a road and you see a dead opossum on the side. It's innards aren't spilling all over the place and it smells ok. But those fat cats in the government say you can't eat it. Well, Michigan, that could be changing for you.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mercury Montego is a Cyclone presently blowing through Ohio. Hopefully its price won't mean there's a bad storm a' brewing.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate is a Sebring-based faux-Bentley that will really let you pretend you're a have when you're really a have-not. That is if its price is low enough to let you have it.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe International Harvester looks to be a good Scout. Despite that, you'll still need to decide if this Terra's price is not too terrible.
Read MoreGM's X-bodies fought the law and for once the law didn't win. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe X-11 was built the same year the NHTSA filed a civil suit against the company over the models' craptacular brakes. Hopefully for the seller this one's price will have buyers screeching to a halt as well.
Read MoreSomewhat ironically, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chinook mini motorhome was named for a Native American tribe that was, strangely enough, not nomadic. Still, you'll need to say whether this one's price means potential buyers need to get a move on.
Read MoreSometimes, it seems like autojournos are having such a blast driving all these new cars that they completely forget what makes a good one. These are ten cars that were supposedly awesome. In reality they blew chunks.
Read MoreWith its Gulf livery and racing roundel you'd probably expect something interesting under the hood of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ranger. What you wouldn't likely expect is a Mercedes OM617. I expect you'll weigh that shocking fact heavily in determining its worth.
Read MoreThe 1958 Chevrolet was such a successful redesign that the company regained the sales lead from Ford that year due to its introduction. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Biscayne could be your lead sale. That is, if the price is right.
Read MoreMuch like My Fair Lady's professor Henry Higgins turned a Cockney flower girl into a right proper lady, so has the seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Toyota turbo truck turned it into a show piece. Will you however, find its price equally transformative?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 911 is powered by a pushrod Chevy. It's still pretty fancy, but you'll need to decide if all the mods and its price push all the right buttons.
Read MoreThe E30 M3 is the lowliest performing model in all of M3 history, that is a fact. So why do we love them so? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '88 looks pretty lovable - despite not getting any recent action - but will you love its price?
Read MoreHey, let's play word-association, okay? I say fun and you say… Toyota?! Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe MR2 is one of the funnest of fun cars ever to come from the house that Kiichiro Toyoda built, but will its price have you thinking its seller is up to some funny business?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Corvette is a Sting Ray droptop that could best be described as a mean, green, custom machine. The value of the changes wrought upon it is open to debate, but you'll still need to decide if its price makes this custom car verde interesting.
Read MoreJerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno may be fighting over who gets the first new NSX but if the price of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe classic 1991 looks to be a decent deal, you can let those two have it.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender is a car originally touted as having a braking parachute as standard equipment. That’s pretty crazy but does this one’s current price and condition have you thinking its seller is full of chute?
Read MoreThe 1965 Chevy El Camino was available with a straight six, just not the hot-sake six of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe edition. You need to decide if that addition makes this Camino's price a straight-up deal.
Read MoreThe Falcon is a Super Hero whose time is due. If you can't wait for that winged avenger, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ford Falcon may just have to suffice, that is if its price is sufficiently super.
Read MoreThe condition of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jeep can be best described as ship shaped. Despite that assurance, you'll need to decide if its price makes it see-worthy.
Read MoreHow do you want to meet your maker? Should you buy and actually drive today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Go Kart, your obituary would practically write itself. You'll just need to decide if this is a cheap way to go.
Read MoreThe Type 75 Lotus Elite is a far cry from its diminutive predecessor, but as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom edition proves, there's always room for improvement. You'll still need to decide if this Elite is priced to match its name.
Read MoreDo you have an escape plan for when society finally crumbles? If not the you should, and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Kingwood Camper might make for a perfect post-collapse mobile stronghold, that is if its price isn't apocalyptic.
Read MoreIf I had money, I tell you what I'd do, I'd go downtown and buy a Mercury or two. So goes the Alan Jackson classic, Mercury Blues, but should you need only one cool Merc then today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Marquis might be it. That is, if its price doesn't give you the blues.
Read MoreThey say you never really know what you have until it's gone. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Honda is a model that was once common but is now all but gone. Will its price also be a real gone deal?
Read MoreGreat news, AvGeeks! The Museum of Flight is going to restore the very first 747 - The City Of Everett to "first flight conditions." She first took flight on February 9, 1969 but has been parked outdoors at the museum for many years. As you might imagine, the wet Pacific Northwest weather has not helped her age well.
Read MoreMost of the long-standing airlines have, at some point, decided it was a good idea to mess with a good thing and completely re-vamp their branding in the form of re-painting all of their planes. This week, we'll look at some of the airlines who have been smart enough to revive their classic look for a special livery plane in their fleet. What's your favorite?
Read MoreFor years, we've measured how fast a car is by two metrics: top speed and 0-60 times. I will now point out that 0-60 times are bullshit, mostly because carmakers (using the Porsche 918 as an example) are gaming the system.
Read MoreMy favorite type of car is without a doubt, the Bachelor's Sports Mobile. I like cars that are lightweight, tossable, and fun and yet for some reason I love this, the 10th-Generation Chevrolet Suburban.
Read MoreMillions of spectators on TV. Thousands of fans in the stands. Constant updates streamed over countless internet channels. All focused on cars and drivers racing side-by-side at upwards of 200 miles per hour. So why are we drivers usually so damn boring?
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's hard not to fill up a list like this entirely with F1 teams, but have no fear as Indycar had seen some utterly bad attempts too. Money wasting at its fastest.
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 MoreWell, sort of. The ridiculously serious campaign by the community behind the cryptocurrency DogeCoin succeeded, and a livery was chosen. Now a second round of voting begins, this time to choose the color scheme.
Read MoreWelcome to Must Read, where we single out the best stories from around the automotive universe and beyond. Today we have reports from Forbes, The Daily Beast and Quartz.
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 MoreMercedes has been dominating F1 this season, and a big technical secret why has just come out — they split their turbo in half.
Read MoreIt's not only Jack Brabham's birthday this week, but also Paul Rosche's, and guess what the two of them came up with in the early eighties? The Brabham BMW BT52 with a 1.5 turbo engine that gave Nelson Piquet the Formula One World Championship title in 1983.
Read MoreIf you think the Nürburgring is the biggest, most challenging track in the world, it's like thinking Saturn is the largest planet. And then you find Jupiter. This shows just how much bigger the world's largest regularly used race track is than all the rest.
Read MoreIt's safe to say that the 2015 LaFerrari is absolutely everything you imagined it to be. That's good, because imagination is all we have to go on, since Ferrari hasn't invited us to drive the thing yet. Still, I don't see any reason why that should keep us from writing a comprehensive review, right?
Read MoreToday I learned that 50 American families come home with a new Toyota Camry every hour. As such, my last act before I officially defect to North Korea will be to tell you about the heavily refreshed 2015 Toyota Camry. It's all about "attitude" now, Toyota says.
Read MoreWhen we first saw what we thought was the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze, we were a little disappointed in the looks department. The good news is that that wasn't it. The bad news is that it isn't so much different. The better news is that this refreshed model comes with all sorts of neat features.
Read MoreI'm sure you're seeing that '99' up there and are a little incredulous. How can an archaic, bizarre car like this possibly get almost a perfect score? Nothing's ever scored that high! The answer's easy: because I really want it to. The only reason I'm not giving it a 100 is because I don't own it.
Read MoreHOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE?!
Read MoreOnly twelve men have walked on the moon, and it's pretty incredible how little those men used their status as Apollo astronauts to shill for products or endorsement deals. In fact, it seems like only one moon-astronaut was ever used to sell cars, and the car sold just might be the last one you'd expect.
Read MoreHonestly, I can't even remember the last newer-ish car I drove that had an actual key instead of a fob and a push-button start. And in light of the General Motors ignition switch recall, the end of car keys may come sooner than we expected.
Read MoreI have accepted that center-mounted displays screens in cars, touch or otherwise, are not going anywhere. But why do so many of them look like they've just been tacked on as an afterthought? It looks terrible.
Read MoreLast week, the US Navy flew a model airplane with a small 2-stroke engine. That's not normally news, except for one big detail: the fuel the plane burned was made from seawater via a process the Navy has been working on for years. Let's look a little into what this sorcery is, and if it'll ever power our cars.
Read MoreYesterday in Hamburg at the 2014 Aircraft Interior Expo, Airbus unveiled the primary cabin design of the A350-XWB. While the design remains somewhat customizable, it gave the industry a sneak peak into the interior of the newest medium sized long range jet, expected to be delivered later this year.
Read MoreIt's pretty well known that modern cars are full of little computers talking to each other. This internal network, known as the CAN bus, is pretty specific to cars and as a result is pretty unfamiliar to most people. Tesla, of course, loves to be different. And by different, I mean not different. Hear me out.
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 MoreIt's the second day of the New York Auto Show, which means it's time to round up everything that has made us squeal with delight and cower in fear so far. This is what you need to know.
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 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:30 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 MoreFirst, let me just be clear that I know all racing is serious business, on- or off-road. But I just had my first experience riding shotgun on a short-track off-road course with Pro Lite Truck racer Casey Currie, and I think the only way to describe what it's like is with a quote from Shakespeare: "fuuuuuuck."
Read MoreGM's introducing a Special Service Vehicle variant of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado for police use, so now you've got another headlight pattern to get paranoid about.
Read MoreIn the late '90s, BMW and Mercedes finally figured out how to sell their wagons to Americans: put lift kits on 'em. Fourteen years later the 2014 BMW X5 represents the third generation of an ass-hauling luxury vehicle that happens to have a little extra ground clearance.
Read MoreIt's a story you've heard a thousand times(?) Recently single old timer is unsatisfied with the car-truckiness of his Subaru Brat and wants you to turn it into a different car-truck. Don't worry, he can pay. In cheap beer, potato salad, and stories about Deep Purple.
Read MoreToyota calls the 2014 Lexus GX 460 "a trail-driving 4x4" with "exceptional off-road prowess." We put one in the grass last week and I had trouble getting it through ditches without turning the front bumper into a land tiller, but the shocks and chassis seemed up for rough stuff.
Read MoreWe know Jeep plans to start building three SUVs in China, some by the end of next year. Chrysler remains tightlipped on exactly which models we'll see there, but based on statements from the people in charge it's a safe bet the Cherokee, Renegade, and Compass are destined for the Chinese market.
Read MoreLike its close cousin the Toyota 4Runner, the Lexus GX 460 really feels like a truck thanks to body-on-frame construction. I've never seen a Lexus on a trail, but the GX's shocks feel soft enough to absorb Trophy Truck jumps. That makes turning an oceanic experience, and makes me wonder who this SUV is actually for.
Read MoreSome charitable organizations out of Palm Beach, Florida are teaming up to get a food truck on the streets that will come bearing fruits, vegetables, and nutritional education. As opposed to the usual fare of piping-hot bacon-wrapped-pizza-tacos and lardburgers.
Read MoreThere was nothing particularly special about the first generation Ford Explorer, 'til it rolled with mother flippin' dinosaurs in one of the cinematic masterpieces of my generation. Christopher Orgeron agrees; he's two years into building the ultimate Jurassic Park Explorer replica complete with big-brick TVs inside.
Read MorePickup truck conversions usually end up coming out as abominable hack jobs, or more rarely as rolling works of art. But this Mini Paceman Pickup custom-built by trainees at a Munich BMW store just looks like a lot of fun.
Read MoreOff-road parks are fun, but for many of us 4x4 fans the real dream is creeping down new tracks into unfamiliar territory with the hopes of reaching an epic camping spot/photo op. Don't have time to carry out your own expedition right now? Here's enough video for you to vicariously adventure for the next couple weeks.
Read MoreLand Rover really worked to impress us at the New York Auto Show. No, not like all the other automakers— Rover rented out an aircraft carrier, for real. They blathered on about "unparalleled innovation" but slipped the SUV's coolest feature; fold-out tailgate party seats, into a dark corner of their press release.
Read MoreThe Silk Way is one of the biggest off-road races on Earth. Modeled after the Dakar Rally, it's been attracting huge off-road teams to Russia since since 2009. But this year the Russian government decided dealing with the Sochi F1 and the rally was too much. Guess which one got axed.
Read MoreThe Land Rover Range Rover Hybrid Long Wheelbase has leg room has leg room for days, is one of the best stock off-roaders you can buy and gets 44 MPG in combined driving. Do we finally have a 4x4 that really can do everything?
Read MoreA man runs with a great idea. That becomes obsolete, so he adapts and succeeds with another great idea. But then that man dies and everything he built is picked over and finally left for dead. This is the story of ERF trucks. Is this what's happening to our planet?
Read MoreHennessey Performance can now boost the 2015 Cadillac Escalade by about 140 horsepower with their HPE550 supercharger kit. Aesthetic mods are minimal, so you'll just have to watch for the daddy Caddy's Jurassic-Park-fence of a grille barreling down on you to know when to get the hell outta the way.
Read MoreKawei Auto took a good look at the shape of the Ford F-150; threw in a splash of chrome here, a Ranger-style vent there, wrapped it all around a tuner-car interior and strapped it to a 100 horsepower diesel engine so they could sell it for about $16,000.
Read MoreClean. Tasteful. Elegant. These are not adjectives I tend to reach for when we're looking at a car converted into a pickup truck, but this 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD-El Camino lovechild is one of the prettiest Jimmy Carter-era Mercs I've ever seen.
Read MoreJeep brought four special SUVs to this year's Beijing Motor Show. Two of them answered our most burning questions about the brand: will LED bars ever make it to the front bumper of a Wrangler and can you fit 20's on a Renegade?
Read MoreHigh production value, groovy soundtrack, and insane footage of some incredibly cool vehicles makes this my favorite desert racing clip right now. Reckon it's good enough to forgive organizers for naming another race after a place it doesn't go to?
Read MoreThe Nissan Frontier is well-ripe for a redesign and the company says it's finally coming next year. I wouldn't expect Murano levels of futurism, but Nissan planning to prioritize styling while staying close to the current truck's dimensions. Since the Xterra sits on the same F-Platform, it's logical to assume the SUV will be reshaped soon as well.
Read More"Hey, Collins, why don't you just get out of here and go to the 2015 Kia Sedona launch party. That should be low-key and keep you out of trouble for a few hours." Erroneous, erroneous on both accounts.
Read MoreThis January, a military tech outfit called Advanced Tactics said they'd build a truck-helicopter hybrid that could fly just as easily as it could motor down the highway. "Never work," you say? Well, hold on to your brainballs because this mo' fucking trucklocopter just went for its first flight.
Read MoreFrom the outside it looks like a normal Ford Transit van, but on the inside there's a private movie theater decked out with its own tablet-controlled media server, drop-down screen, high-def projector, and ridiculously nice seating. Oh, and did we mention the built-in bar? You're gonna want the bar.
Read MoreWe've been all over the 2015 Jeep Renegade, heard how fuel efficient it's going to be and how many toys are going to be crammed into its tiny frame. But since Jeep loves to remind us about their seven-slatted off-road heritage, let's see if we can find every easter egg on their new mini SUV.
Read MoreThe 2015 Subaru Outback has shed the outgoing fifth generation's gentle curves of baby fat and exposed an imposing, chiseled face. The new model has a better engine and more space for your dogs, slack lines, commercial quantities of kale, and whatever else you hippies carry in your off-roady wagons.
Read MoreTweaks to the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg have been announced at the Auto China show in Beijing, with engines improved to meet new emissions standards and a new lower grille to match its badass hot-hatch sibling the Scirocco.
Read MoreLand Rover Design Chief Gerry McGovern just announced that Land Rover's next SUV, which will be known as the Discovery Sport, will be "the most capable and versatile SUV in its class" when it goes on sale in 2015.
Read MoreIt's usually easy to dismiss an automaker's PR rhetoric about how the iconoclastic awesomeness of a new crossover SUV, but I have to give Nissan some credit for taking the 2015 Murano for a walk on the wild side.
Read MoreIt's not Photoshop, folks. The 2015 Jeep Renegade just looks happens to look tiny while their CEO Mike Manley looks enormous from this angle. In person, it really does look more like a toy than I expected.
Read MoreLand Rover went a little bland with the design on their Discovery Vision Concept, but they made a good effort to compensate by cramming in a Starship Enterprise complement of gadgets. And the remote-control driving feature is far and away the coolest one.
Read MoreThe 2015 Infiniti QX80 has been subtly tweaked to look a little more closely related to the Q50 sedan and get a larger rear bumper. It's a little sleeker up front, but the style is still polarizing. A "Limited" trim with even more chrome will also join the lineup for 2015.
Read MoreGM's is converting heavy duty Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 pickups to run on compressed natural gas for $9,500, adding to their CNG-capable fleet that already includes their van lineup and soon the Impala sedan.
Read MoreWhen the 2015 Jeep Renegade was first announced, we were hearing sales-target rumors of about 150,000 per year as a Jeep, and 130,000 as the Fiat 500X. But new information has come to light suggesting Jeep's planning to sell way, way more.
Read MoreLand Rover put on a hell of a show unveiling the Discovery Vision Concept, raising us up a jet elevator on the USS Intrepid to bask in the SUV's glory. But after a closer look, I have to say I won't be holding my breath for its coolest features to see production any time soon.
Read MoreNissan is promising a new face and fancier trim for their new flagship fatass SUV, the 2015 Infiniti QX80. The current QX has been one of my favorite designs to hate since it was introduced in 2011, so I'm actually pretty excited it's finally going under the knife.
Read MoreThe new Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept might look like a Range Rover Sport, Saab 9-7x, Ford Explorer bastardization but it's packing a seriously insane bundle of tech including laser positioning sensors, gesture-controlled everything, and oh yeah... you can drive it remotely.
Read MoreThe 2014 Toyota 4Runner is one of the last SUVs sold in America that you could still call "off-road oriented," and it never lets you forget it. I enjoyed driving it, but I'm not sure I'd want to live with it.
Read MoreThe 2015 Nissan Murano was unveiled this morning on Kelly & Michael, with a surprisingly bold shape and some funky-spoked wheels. Shock value is dialed back in the interior, but Nissan has certainly made their oversized cute ute difficult to ignore.
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had been running an investigation on 2011 to 2013 Ford F-150 pickups over acceleration issues with the 3.5 EcoBoost engine since May, but they've decided it can be sorted through standard service updates it doesn't need to be recalled.
Read MoreSomehow, some way, the one and only 3-Series tow truck we spotted two years ago is still alive. And it's for sale, again!
Read MoreSome 10 million miles were taken beating up on the 2015 Ford F-150 in the name of durability testing, and naturally the company is eager to show off how much abuse their new truck can take. Ford fan or not, this is fun to watch.
Read MoreWe're not talking about a scale model here. J. White's Automotive actually spent a whole weekend swapping a rusty frame on a 2004 Land Rover Discovery for a shiny new one, but they were kind enough to speed up the replay so we could relive it in fast motion.
Read MoreWith all the fanfare possibly affordable to such a development, Boeing is proud to announce its pint-size combat truck called the Phantom Badger does indeed fit inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Read MoreJeep is holding it's annual gathering of off-roaders in Moab, Utah this month and trotted out six specially outfitted 4x4s to celebrate. They've all got extra off-roadiness to them but the best features are those totally extreme Level Red slashes all over the place. Do you even drink Mountain Dew, bro?
Read MoreRemote-piloted war machines have been with us for years, but new "TerraMax" technology from Oshkosh brings the video game experience to war on a whole-new level with third-person vehicle driving and a console-style controller.
Read MoreThe National Transportation Safety Board says more than half of the semi-trucks that hit pedestrians had no idea they'd crushed somebody. They're aiming to fix that with blind-spot mitigation tech, and protective side skirts.
Read MoreBefore Land Rover was using cameras to turn their trucks transparent, they were making battle-ready taxis to carry people around the post-apocalyptic hellscape that would be the year 2139.
Read MoreFord has been pretty good to the truck community with radical variants of the F-150, but they've never brought quite as much craziness to their SUVs. So somebody went ahead and dropped the running gear from an SVT Lightning F-150 into a 2002 Expedition to make one clean machine that hauls ass and people.
Read MoreWhat's synonymous with off-roading and makes any truck look extra badass? "Bolted-on polished tube nudge bars!" said no one. But apparently that's what makes the Toyota Hilux Dakar "the ultimate Hilux."
Read MoreBran Ferrern overdid it with the ultra-equipped Unimog expedition rig he dubbed "MaxiMog" back in 2005. Now he's taken the idea of an overlander to a whole new level and basically built a spaceworthy liveaboard vehicle I couldn't even conceive of having the budget to execute.
Read MoreJust days ago, someone close to Ram's off-road efforts wagged their finger at Chrysler for passing on a production pickup with real off-road performance. Today balls'ing up and bringing back the Power Wagon; a truck they claim will own the title of "most off-road-capable" pickup out of the box.
Read MoreThe Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept will feature an incredibly intuitive pairing of grille-mounted cameras with a heads-up display in the windshield. The setup will project the view obstructed by the SUV's hood onto the window, effectively creating a "transparent truck" from the driver's perspective.
Read MoreChrysler has just dumped out another batch of specs on the 2015 Jeep Renegade, most importantly reporting that both the 2.4 and 1.4 turbo engines will be able to get more than 30 miles per gallon on the highway.
Read MoreIn 2011 Mopar enlisted Baja champion Kent Kroeker to help them create the Ram Runner; Chrysler's off-road upgrade kit that made the outgoing Ram into something of a Raptor competitor. Ram says they couldn't make a business case for a dedicated dirt machine, Kroeker thinks they're a bunch of pussies.
Read MoreRemember the fun-sized first generation Ford Escape? If you're still riding around in one you might want to give it a once-over, Ford just just issued a recall for some 385,760 2001 to 2004 Escapes over a "rust issue" that could cause components of the SUV to come apart and "affect the ability to steer."
Read MoreRam broke a precedent last month, outselling the Chevy Silverado for the first time since 1999. But the same GM spokesman who called out Ram for "buying market share" with killer deals dropped us a line to let us know why he isn't worried about Chrysler's recent victory.
Read MoreA reader spotted this militarized monster version of the already imposing Mercedes G 65 AMG 6x6. Between all that armor, the navy grey paint, and one hell of a truck elevator this picture make me feel like Homer Simpson looking at donuts and Duff.
Read MoreDestructive earthquakes in the Iquique region of Chile have caused tragic losses of life and substantial physical damage, presenting complications for the 2015 Dakar Rally for which Iquique is a logistical keystone.
Read MoreThe hoonalicious Australian car-trucks known as "utes" Down Under are slowly starting to proliferate in the US, thanks to a Colorado outfit dramatically underselling them as "modern-day El Caminos." This is how they're making dreams come true.
Read MoreA report sponsored by the US Department of Transportation says semi-truck and busesshould get a lot sleeker and shift their primary propulsion fuel to natural gas by 2018.
Read MoreGM Spokesman Jim Cain spoke a bit hastily on Tuesday when Ram posted better March sales than Silverado, saying "It's really easy to deeply discount your truck... to buy market share." He better hope so, because that's exactly what Chevy is gonna try to do. Again.
Read MoreThe US Marine Corps is planning on picking up 500 to 800 new amphibious trucks in the next fiscal year, and will soon be accepting bids on new designs.
Read MoreLand Rover is planning to unveil its "Discovery Vision" concept at the New York Auto Show this month, and the latest teaser video showcases what looks like full touch-screen interface and a very interesting concept for the rear seats.
Read MoreA reader spotted this Tesla Model S being towed being a current-generation Ford F-250. The truck was marked up with official-looking branding and Tesla's DOT number, which tells us Tesla operates 11 tow trucks that travel a total of 5,000,000 miles a year. Are they using the right rigs?
Read MoreHonda UK and racing partner Team Dynamics have been chasing that coveted "fastest lawn mower" Guinness World Record for years. Today they officially claimed the title, and I gotta admit the thing's pretty wild to watch.
Read MoreFree yourself from the antiquated idea of Ford and Chevrolet running the pickup truck show— for the first time since the 90's Ram has officially passed the Chevy Silverado in sales as of last month.
Read MoreWe knew the2015 Dakar Rally would begin and end in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Now we know exactly how the race will be broken down there in the first and final three stages.
Read MoreGM's archetypal Astro and Safari vans were updated to their final form in 1995; a look and layout that would run for an entire decade. I finally got the opportunity to drive one; a battle-hardened 2002 LS living out its last days on the Bahaman island of Eleuthera.
Read MoreA trucker from New Jersey is being held on $250,000 bail after investigators figured out he pocked some $6 million from the New England Motor Freight company. He used the cash to buy a Mercedes, rent a Jersey Shore house, and hire a personal trainer.
Read MoreA Ford E-350 van with what's described as a "Pulsejet V-1 Flying Bomb Motor" is currently one of our favorite things on Craigslist, and I just can't figure out why the ad has been allowed to be up for a month without a single one of you placing a bid.
Read MoreThis beautiful blue Scania truck rolling over a hilly highway is a demonstration of CGI software called OctaneRender 2.0. The future of animation and video games might be prettier than real life.
Read MoreVolkswagen thinks people want more power for not much more money in the 2015 VW GTI, so it's offering 10 more horsepower and 58 more lb-ft of torque for just $195 over the outgoing sixth-gen car. It also thinks people want more leather seating surfaces, whatever those are.
Read MoreThere are 3 things you must be when buying and selling cars for a profit: observant, cheap, and above all, sneaky. It's not enough to know where to look and how to get a good deal on some hot metal, you have to be able to stroll into an auction house full of potential bidders and make sure it's taken off the market before anyone else gets their grubby mitts all over it.
Read MoreSince most of us don't have the cash for a 911 Turbo or a Jag F-type, we are big fans of hot-hatches and sport-compacts that fit within our modest budget. However, when these pocket-rockets first hit the market, often the law of supply and demand is not in our favor. The Focus ST, BRZ, and FRS, just to name a few, were not as "affordable" as they could have been within their first year of sale. But as with most popular items as time passes on, prices go down. So if getting the best deal is impo
Read MoreWhen assessing the practicality of a project, it's important to know the point in which you throw in the towel and admit defeat. I'm a bit of an oddity in this regard, as I was born without the part of my brain that makes sound automotive decisions. This is exactly why I bought a crashed and rusty 16-year old, 4-door BMW with the hopes of making a profit.
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