I liked the 2015 Audi S3 enough to recommend it anyone looking for a quick, stylish, competent small sport sedan, but a lot of you were turned off by the fact that it only comes with Audi's S Tronic dual clutch transmission instead of a true manual. Now we know Audi might just change their mind.
Read MoreWe first saw the 2015 Audi TT in hardtop form way back in March, but let's be honest here. There is no Audi TT without the convertible, soft top option you see scooting all over the suburbs of the world. So here it is, finally making its debut. And with the hotter TTS version, too.
Read MoreFlown for just five years by the Blue Angels, from 1969 to 1974, the F-4J, with its ominous size and smoke billowing General Electric J79 engines, was the baddest machine the team ever flew. The Phantom was also flown by the USAF Thunderbirds during this same period of time.
Read MoreAs we see coalition fighters loaded down with laser guided bombs (LGBs) on their way into Iraq and Syria, we mustn't forget where this technology began- the BOLT-117. This granddaddy of LGBs paved the way for the legendary 'Paveway' series of guided munitions that have changed the course of modern warfare as we know it.
Read MoreThere's been a lot of attention on the internet recently to the funny-looking home-made tanks Kurdish forces have been building to help with their fight against ISIS, or ISIL, or whatever we call that pack of assholes. Most of that attention has been, frankly, ridicule. I'm not so sure that ridicule is warranted here.
Read MoreISIS has gotten their hands on many types of artillery pieces as they have seized Syrian and Iraqi weapons caches. Denying them this standoff capability is a top priority for the growing anti-ISIS air power coalition. In this case, a GBU-12 Paveway II 500lb laser guided bomb absolutely obliterates what looks like a M1954 Field Gun of Russian design.
Read MoreJust because low-flying C-17s can drop their cargo under the cover of night does not mean they won't come under attack from heat-seeking missiles. Being one of most highly defended aircraft in the world, its defenses can include popping flares and clouds of infrared energy. It can even shoot lasers directly at the incoming missile. And holy crap is it pretty!
Read MoreBritish Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to join the coalition of US, France and Arab states that are flying attack missions over Iraq to combat ISIS. In addition, Belgium and Denmark will be sending F-16MLUs to the fight. All are said to be fully aware that the mission to shatter ISIS may take months or even years to complete.
Read MoreFor the last 32 years, the most glamorous front-line aircraft in the USCG has been sleek HU-25 Guardian. Based on the French built Dassault Falcon 20 airframe, the Guardian evolved greatly over the years and its capabilities will only be partially replaced by the turboprop powered CASA-235 derived HC-144 Ocean Sentry and the HC-27J Spartan
Read MoreThe Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a massive flying machine that bridged the gap between the prop and jet ages for the Strategic Air Command. It was extremely complex but it could fly far while carrying a lot of payload. Apparently that was not enough for SAC as it wanted to see if the big bomber could operate from rough fields as well. With that the B-36's huge tires gave way to tracks for testing.
Read MoreThe world's only operational 5th generation stealth fighter has waded into combat for the first time in its almost decade old career with the USAF. Ironically, an aircraft that was built to be the ultimate air-to-air fighter went to war for the first time slinging bombs. Regardless of its mission, the first combat use of the F-22 has been tragically long overdue.
Read MoreLast night, the US and numerous coalition partners launched airstrikes against ISIS targets within Syria itself for the first time. It marked a major escalation in the crisis not only militarily, but also diplomatically, and now everything's a lot more complicated. Here's what we know.
Read MoreDeveloped in the ‘60s at the height of the Cold War, it remains the fastest of its kind till this very day. Its propulsion system was so powerful that it required an overhaul after a single high-speed mission. It could operate at unrivaled elevations, was ridiculously expensive to operate and its very existence sent the US into a frenzy trying to counter it.
Read MoreThe USS New Jersey, one of the great Iowa Class Battleships, was reactivated in the late 1960s to serve during the height of the Vietnam War. Her forward 40mm guns were removed during a very light and expedited refit before deploying. These now empty "gun tubs" were then sealed and piped, painted blue and made into swimming pools.
Read MoreYesterday, France become the first country other than the US to attack ISIS targets in Iraq. Their Rafales carried out a raid on munitions depot and staging area in the northeast part of the country that supposedly killed dozens of ISIS fighters.
Read MoreOne of the most 'popular' features on the controversial F-35 is the jet's Distributed Aperture System (DAS). DAS creates an all-seeing sphere and classifies and relays data and video to the pilot's helmet and to the jet's mission computers. This game-changing system has now been adapted for the high seas, and it won't stop there.
Read MoreHere is the story about a B-1B bomber and practical joke involving a hardware store 'for sale' sign and great timing. It would have gone down in the annals of unsubstantiated aviation lore if it were not for a news reporter from the local paper and a long lens equipped camera.
Read MoreWe talk a lot about naval shells, torpedoes, and missiles here on Foxtrot Alpha, but it's not very often we get to see the heavy hitting stuff in action on the water. So here's supersonic ramjet-powered cruise missiles absolutely tearing apart a floating target.
Read MoreIt may look like a pregnant blimp, but it packs one hell of a radar system. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) is an aerostat that can haul powerful radars and communications systems up to its perch at 10,000 feet, for weeks at a time. Which is exactly what it is about to do over the National Capitol Region.
Read MoreThe nation was up in arms over LA's school district having three grenade launchers in its possession for over a decade. Now the district's police department is giving them up. But also, uh, they're keeping their MRAP.
Read MoreIn all the hullabaloo over the past few days about the San Diego School District's new MRAP, we missed the most wonderful news of all. Not only is the Los Angeles Unified School District getting an MRAP, too, they also casually disclosed that they've had three grenade launchers since 2001.
Read MoreIn early 2009 the last S-3B Viking was officially retired from US Navy service. It was not long after that the humble aircraft's 10 hour endurance and ample room for avionics, pods and test gear brought her back into limited service with VX-30 and NASA. Shown here, for the first time ever, are the world's only flying Vikings gathered in one place at one time.
Read MoreDefense giant Lockheed Martin, Notre Dame University, DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab have begun flight testing a streamlined and greatly miniaturized airborne laser turret that has the potential to totally transform air combat as we understand it today.
Read MoreWe live in a glorious country, America, where not only can police forces buy extremely armored vehicles, but they can equip themselves to the point where they are, for all and intents and purposes, armies. But why just limit that notion to police forces? Because a school district just bought its first armored behemoth.
Read MoreWho knew that a quarter of a million pound (when empty) wide-bodied airliner could make bombing runs that would leave some fighter pilots clapping? 10 Tanker, the DC-10 that has been firefighting in the Southwest for about a decade, was caught on film doing some amazing things before, but this one takes the cake:
Read MoreFor the last few years, the Pentagon's budget blade has been looming over the 65th Aggressor Squadron, the USAF's F-15 unit that are masters at mimicking large enemy fighters like the Su-27. Sadly, the days of F-15s flying in the adversary role are coming to an end as the unit will be shuttered this month.
Read MoreIraq's first Mi-28 Havoc 'Night Hunter' attack chopper has taken flight in Iraq. These are some of the most heavily armed and capable attack helicopters in the world. Three were delivered alongside four new Mi-35 'Hind' attack helicopters from Russia as part of an expedited order placed to help fight the spread of ISIS.
Read MoreAmerica's 'other air force' belongs to the Department of State Air Wing, a hodgepodge of more than 200 mostly vintage aircraft that includes everything from OV-10 Broncos to ancient DC-3s turboprops. The relatively modern and very modified 'DoJet' seen in these exclusive photos is apparently part of their stable.
Read MoreTwo F/A-18C Hornets collided today while operating as part Carrier Air Wing 17 aboard the USS Carl Vinson that is currently on cruise in the Western Pacific. Currently, reports state that one pilot was plucked from the water alive and was subsequently flown back to the carrier for medical treatment while another remains missing.
Read MoreDuring the mid 1930s, the Army Air Corps wanted to push the technological envelope when it came to building a very long range bomber. Code named 'Project D,' this top-secret initiative would lead to the largest American bomber concept flown during World War II, the massive yet elegant Douglas XB-19.
Read MoreShe packs over seven tons of reclaimed steel from the World Trade Center, an on-board memorial to 9/11 and her motto sends shivers down your spine: "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget." A phoenix from the ashes, USS New York is a deadly memorial to both a terrible tragedy and astonishing heroism.
Read MoreThe Ukrainian Navy has had a pretty miserable time as of late, and this dud OSA-M surface to air missile is just the start of it. The ship depicted in the video above, U-209 Ternopil, a Grisha Class corvette and one of the the newest ships in the Ukrainian Navy, was seized by Russia after their annexation of Crimea.
Read MoreFrom an AH-64 Apache busting a T-72 tank of Saddam's Republican Guard, to a CIA Predator drone sniping one of Al Qaeda's top lieutenants, the AGM-114 Hellfire missile has become the weapon of choice for the Global War On Terror. Here's it and its replacement in super slow motion.
Read MoreThe Global Hawk has been flying for close to 15 years, and its development has been a twisting road filled with dead ends and wandering requirements. After over $10B spent and almost 50 airframes produced I ventured to Edwards AFB to get a rare close up look at what we actually paid for.
Read MorePrime Minister and Putin sidekick, Dmitry Medvedev, said yesterday that Russia may close its airspace to US and European commercial air traffic in response to the threat of harsh new sanctions. Meanwhile, Russian attack aircraft harassed a NATO Frigate in the Black Sea and all sorts of other fun.
Read MoreEuro-NATO's Joint Jet Pilot Training is conducted by the 80th Flying Training Wing primarily located at Sheppard AFB, in Wichita Falls, TX. This joint operation is co-funded and staffed with instructors from participating NATO nations, and is known to build the best multi-national fighter pilots in the world.
Read MoreThe Navy has been slow to adapt from a Cold War era 'blue water' Navy, focused on fighting set-piece prelude to WWIII engagements on the open ocean, to one where interdiction, territorial security, and special operations are also of a high priority. With this in mind, the Mark VI Patrol Boat is welcome arrival.
Read MoreAs Canada's CF-18 Hornet replacement saga continues to limp along, some news is coming out of Ottawa that would pit Boeing's economical and familiar F/A-18 Super Hornet against the stealthy yet expensive F-35 Lightning.
Read MoreA contract flight supporting US led operations in Afghanistan was on its way from Bagram AB in Afghanistan to Dubai when Iranian air traffic controllers alerted them to turn around and file a correct flight plan. The aircraft did not have the fuel to turn back so it was ordered to land at Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf.
Read MoreIt is always interesting to watch western world leaders take in a military display. Some of them are not big 'military people' and are more known for slashing their combat forces and readiness, not building them up, yet alone maintaining them.
Read MoreFoxtrot Alpha ventured to Edwards AFB late last spring to catch up with the RQ-4 Global Hawk test team to see how the program was progressing. While there, we also got a unique first-hand account of what it is like to 'fly' an aircraft that essentially flies itself.
Read MoreWe are finally getting information as to what caused the F-35A engine fire that has left the entire program progressing at a snail's pace due to strict flight restrictions.
Read MoreThe Nazis had some pretty wild engineering ideas, and some of them, like the jet engine, ended up being a vision of things to come. Yet others were just over-engineered, strange, and in some cases, downright creepy. This steampunkish Nazi belt buckle four-shooter is one of those things.
Read MoreThe Mistral Class deal with Russia has been very controversial from the start, and in a major reversal today by the French Government, it looks like the delivery of Russia's new amphibious assault ships will be withheld due to that country's continued destabilizing involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.
Read MoreAmerica is known for taking an almost no expense—spared approach to developing new weapon systems and military capabilities, yet by and large the intricacies of the individual soldier's physiology, and how it can be maintained and maximized, has remained something of a mystery. Until now...
Read MoreWith the fall of Libya's main international airport, and the utter chaos that has enveloped that country in the last few months, it appears that close to a dozen airliners are worrying intel folks in the U.S. and abroad according to at least one report.
Read MoreJay Leno, a man who owns every car in the known universe says that the Mercedez-Benz 600 is his favorite car. He has one of the largest and most diverse car collections in the world, so when he says one is his favorite, you'd be wise to listen up.
Read MoreYou know, my co-worker Travis said something recently that really stuck with me. (Not when he said "Stop selling cigarettes to minors," because he's just jealous my side business is so successful.) It was in his 2015 BMW M3 review, where he basically said you can either have the M3 or the M3 fighter.
Read MoreIf there's one rumor you should never believe until you see proof it's the one about a mid-engined Corvette. If there are two rumors you shouldn't believe it's about the Mazda RX-7's return. With that said, new images and information have us thinking an RX-7 and an RX-9 are a possibility. At least we want to believe they are.
Read MoreLamborghini is about to debut a brand-new car at the 2014 Paris Auto Show, and that's great. There's just one problem – we have no idea what it is.
Read MoreThe new model range extension from the MINI is big. Really big. Huge. If the new 5 ended up at a circus, there'd be no point in using it as a clown car, it wouldn't be funny. Because there's nothing funny about shoving five people in a five-door Mini.
Read MoreI think we can all agree that a car with an obscenely powerful motor is a good thing. But there's also something to be said about usable power, reasonable power, power that can be applied everyday. Power that doesn't overwhelm, like the kind you get on the Jaguar F-Type S Coupe, which has a 380 horsepower supercharged V6.
Read MoreHoly shit. I can't believe what I'm watching here. It's like dinner theater-grade Dickens mixed with watching your friend's deeply embarrassing cover band blended with public-service messages about home safety and doused liberally with powerful hallucinogens. Oh, and there's some Jags driven through all the mess.
Read MoreI'm not gonna judge the 2016 Jaguar XE sedan on the bad live musical version of Doctor Who that was the way they chose to launch it. Instead, I'll judge it on its looks, which are good, and its specs, which are impressive.
Read MoreInfiniti's mid-to-full-size sedan line has been around for a few years now. Since 2011, actually. Except back then, it was known as the M, and now, it's one of the Qs. The Q70, to be exact. And despite having been around the block a while, it's still surprisingly good.
Read MoreNew cars are alien to me, but I take some solace knowing that buying a new vehicle is totally perplexing to most people, too.
Read MoreTossing the loud and boastful Mercedes GLA45 AMG around rustic Vermont towns left me constantly thinking the same thing: I can't believe Mercedes builds this car. Mercedes is a company at war with itself, at once both Germany's most staid luxury brand and also the maker of that country's most bashit cars. Tension is sometimes good and, in the case of this car, the tension is great.
Read MoreHi, I'm an autojournalist. Car companies fly me and my colleagues around the world to drive their fancy new cars. Sometimes on tracks but usually just on amazing b-roads in Spain or Italy or whatever.Forza Horizon 2 is about as close as you'll get to living our dream life, just without the deadlines, consequences, or cholesterol from all the free steak.
Read MoreNow that it's all-new and has a fancy sedan body, Americans are going crazy for the Audi A3. But that's not the best part of the car: that would be the fact that the hotted-up Audi S3 version is finally for sale on our shores. Now is it damn good, or is it a sports sedan poseur? Let's find out.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you thought about a Nissan 370Z? Sure, it came out a few years ago, but for some reason it seems like the vast majority of people would only answer with "never." It's a little, over-powered, rear-wheel drive monster, and you can get it with a folding roof. So I set out to find what went wrong.
Read MoreThere was a brief period of time after the bailout and before the recall crisis where GM was filled with a spirit of "we can do better" before the reality of just how bad they'd been had fully sunk in. This golden era product many treasured products, including the new Corvette, but none of them are better than the Cadillac CTS-V.
Read MoreThere are two types of premium compact super sports sedans: The BMW M3 is one type, the BMW M3-fighter is the other. The 2015 BMW M3 enters a more crowded ring of contenders than ever before. Is it still the top of the heap, or does it finally need to concede to its rivals?
Read MoreSome cars are just so easy to modify there aren't any stock ones left.
Read MoreIt's time again to take advice from a man who you probably wouldn't trust to clean out your dryer lint trap (mostly because of fire risk and proximity to your underpants)! We didn't have quite as many questions for this week, but I think we have a solid one.
Read MoreFor all of you who think leasing a car is the worst financial decision ever and want to say “If you can’t afford it, you shouldn’t get it!”, stop reading now, hop on your high-horse and gallop into the comments. Now for the rest of you, here is what you really need to know about leasing a car.
Read MoreThe Aston Martin V8 Vantage isn't the fastest. It isn't the cheapest. It's not the best on any quantifiable scale. That doesn't matter. The V8 Vantage is the most beautiful and special car in its class. And with the Vantage GT, more people can afford to experience a throaty super model. Here's why they should.
Read MoreWhat are you doing reading this list? March to a dealership right now and buy these cars!
Read MoreJust hearing the word Lexus tells you what kind of car you think you'll get. It'll be reliable and luxurious, but also sedate and, well, boring. But what about the Lexus RC F, an M4-rivaling, beluga-snouted sports coupe with a thundering V8 and a throttle pedal that might as well be labeled "drift switch?" Is there any way to make that boring?
Read MoreThe introduction of the simply gorgeous 2016 Mazda Miata has also allowed us to take a trip down memory lane: Mazda is letting us drive some of their heritage cars. Here's what it's like in the 14th, 15th, and 700,000th Miatas ever made. It's an amazing look at what made the Miata just so brilliant.
Read MoreThe gaudy, overwrought Wagon Queen Family Truckster is probably one of the best visual gags in National Lampoon's Vacation and says more about the excesses of the American auto industry than many books on the subject. But I don't think that's why LeMons legend Speedycop built one. He built it because he could.
Read MoreI have so many terrible, terrible ideas that it sometimes hurts to keep them all inside my head. That's why I'm starting Tuesday's Terrible Thought Tonight, a way for me to vent out some of these awful, awful thoughts. Let's start with this revolutionary car-control idea: the buttock wedge!
Read MoreI'm not exactly sure what an "automotive analyst" does, but they have 'anal' in their job title, and that's good enough for me. One automotive analyst, though, is pushing the same tired car-gendering crap I'm sick of, so let's talk about that.
Read MoreWhen you put a classified ad in a magazine or on Craigslist you open yourself up to both helpful people and opportunistic scammers that claim they're millionaire reverends with long lost Porsche engines. This is the correct way to give those scammers more than a taste of their own medicine.
Read MoreThe votes are in and the jury has picked a winner. Local Motors first sports car is called the SF-01 Street Fighter, and it's packing a tubular body, inboard suspension, can fit an inline-four, six, or even a V8, and it has a trunk.
Read MoreA parking garage doesn't need to be complex or beautiful, which makes it all the better when they are. These are the ten coolest in the world.
Read MoreChristoffer Castor of Sweden finally found a buyer for his cat-stickered orange Volvo with color-matched spinsie-winsies and a haunted backseat: the Forza Horizon 2 team. Finally, the gentle Swede is free to roam the country, as far from the land of sister-biting møøse and köttbullar as it pleases.
Read MoreThere's a long-dead automaker that only persists in the collective unconscious for its excellent car names. It's evidence that a great model name might not be easy, but it can absolutely landmark your car.
Read MoreCadillac has been getting a fair amount of guff for their new CTx naming convention, both from us, and even less-car oriented media outlets. I don't necessarily think it's because the letters C, T and a numeral are that much worse than any other; I think it's because the whole alphanumeric trend has run its course.
Read MoreWe Americans are often longing for the small, tidy, spritely cars locked away across the pond, but those imagined sophisticated Europeans have a secret desire: big American land yachts. The '90s Lincoln Town Car might be the most emblematic of all.
Read MoreBlue Nelson likes to keep things discreet. He doesn't have a presence on the web. But people know where to find him, and his car collection. Only cars with "a fantastic story" are welcome inside, thanks.
Read MoreSee that red 1960 Falcon there? Notice anything weird about it? Anything Canadian weird? Like maple leaf badges or a strange grille? That's because what you're looking at isn't a Ford Falcon. Hell, it's technically not even a Ford. It's a Frontenac. And one of the few left just raced at the 24 Hours of LeMons.
Read More"Amazing awfulness" is how our sister site io9 described the pilot episode of CBS' new show Scorpion, which is ostensibly about a team of hackers who help the Department of Homeland Security. (At least it's not the NSA.) But the pilot's amazingly awful chase scene is even dumber than we all realized.
Read MoreSo yesterday the Internet was abuzz with the devastating news that sports car manufacturer Lotus is pulling out of the U.S. road car market, temporarily. When I first heard this news, I was shocked; I was surprised; I was STUNNED, mainly because I thought this already happened like four years ago.
Read MoreWe sometimes get accused of writing click-bait-ish headlines, but I promise you, that's never our goal. Sometimes, though, I do kind of want to write some nice awful click-bait crap, but I always stop myself. Not tonight.
Read MoreIf you were looking to buy a car in 1959, you may have been seduced by the svelte looks of the VW Karmann-Ghia. Many were. But let's say you felt that the Ghia's nightmarish 36 HP was just way, way too much power for you. What could you do? Easy: get your hands on an electric Charles Town-About.
Read MoreWhile Jay Leno thinks Lancia's Roman-inspired names weren't the most fortunate (the Fulvia reminds him of a certain lady part and Flaminia sounds like an STD), when Zagato entered the game, that hardly mattered. Meet the world's sexiest V4.
Read MoreWelcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos we find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Read MoreWelcome to Cars of The Ku, a new weekend segment where I highlight a cool car I've found around where I live. Ku (?) is the Japanese word for "city ward." Today's car of the Ku is this mint green Nissan Pao.
Read MoreIf you know anything about the Buick Grand National, then you probably already know it is heavily associated with Darth Vader. If you didn't already know that, well, now you do so we can move on to more important details like different versions of the vehicle and how many turbo Regals were produced.
Read MoreLet's be honest, car makers do have a nasty habit of marketing against their brand philosophies. None pisses me off more than the Honda Fit She's. A Honda "for women" women didn't want. I don't care if it was designed by a female Honda executive. It's still sexist as hell.
Read MoreThe music! The clothes! The hair! If you loved the 80s, this Holden Barina commercial might just be too 80s even for you. And if you're glad that particular decade has been consigned to the dustbin of history, well you might just find this the stuff of nightmares. This just may be the 80est of 80s Suzuki Swift commercials out there.
Read MoreThese ten brands need to come back, for America.
Read MoreThe Ferrari F50 is often remembered as a flop: it was slower than the car it replaced and for years its styling was absolutely reviled. I think the problem was that the thing was built 60 years too late, and it’s all because of that engine.
Read MoreIf one were to make a list of the greatest race cars of all time, the Porsche 917 would easily be at the top. Its wins at Le Mans in the late 1960s and early '70s, stunning Gulf Oil livery, and move star status all cement it as an icon. Now a fantastic 917K is for sale, and I might rob banks to buy it.
Read MoreI'm going to start this piece off with a confession: I don't really like Ferrari all that much.
Read MoreLooking for good taste? You won't find it on this list.
Read MoreThat headline is actually a pretty controversial statement, since a great many in Aircooldom think that this car, the Brazilian Karmann-Ghia TC, is not lovely at all. The most common description is that it looks like the offspring of a Porsche 911 and a Pinto. I think it's lovely, and I want everyone to know it.
Read MoreThere comes a time in the life of every aspiring journalist when he must put himself at risk of great personal peril in order to bring you a major developing story. Some go to treacherous riot zones and cover dangerous looting. Others go undercover to bring you tales of corruption and greed. As for me, I recently had to spend about 45 minutes standing out in the rain.You'd know this if you followed me on Twitter, because I recently posted a picture of my Ferrari sitting outside, in the rain, get
Read MoreI only had vague memories about this car, but thanks to Goodwood, now I want to race one more than I want a brioche con pistacchio for breakfast tomorrow, and the day after.
Read MoreThere. I said it. Supercars, though incredibly engineered, beautiful, and amazing to drive, are fundamentally stupid. It’s not really their fault; it’s how they’re used. The way most supercars are used is like using a Cray XK7 to check email. They probably have the worst ratio of capability to actual use of anything on the planet.
Read MoreSome things in life are so terrible, so awful, so delightfully vulgar that they go full-circle, and become great. The movie Starship Troopers, for example, or a Fluffernutter sandwich. Add to the list, then, Rolls-Royce's newest order for 30 Extended-Wheelbase Phantoms, its biggest and most expensive ever.
Read MoreThe Goodwood Revival is the best car event in the world, and I was lucky enough to be there. Next year, you should make the trip too to Sussex wearing something nice, because the cars, oh, the cars, are simply unreal.
Read MoreI'll tell you when I first realized that we have a serious problem. It was just a few days ago, when I came up behind a car in traffic with one of those enormous plastic license plate frames. Printed on top was the name of the dealer – something like "ANDERSON MOTORS." And on the bottom, in the same enormous font, were the words "JESUS SAVES".
Read MoreWhat is it about cars that encourage us to do stupid things? Don't do what these Jalopnik commenters have done.
Read MoreI would like to thank you, XCAR, for doing a video about the Ferrari F40 the right way: the first two minutes are almost entirely just the furious, delightful sound of the car going around a track. If that sound doesn't shake you out of your Monday doldrums, nothing can.
Read MoreLast week I did a photo shoot of the reunion of two sister McLaren F1 GTRs, chassis #04R and #13R which both competed in the All Japan GT Championship series in 1996 to much success.
Read MoreTruck driving can be terrible, if you're the kind of person that hates sitting and staring at the road for long periods of time. So meet Allie Knight, a truck driver who spliced together scenes of singing Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" while doing her daily driving. While she might object to a manic pixie girl appellation, I think we can all agree her music video is totes adorbs.
Read MoreCommuting to and from my other job as a junior high school English teacher on the Saitama/Gunma border, I see a lot of really cool cars on the road. Vehicles you can only really find in Japan, especially if they are special editions. Product tie-ins are huge in Japan, and cars are no exception.
Read MoreIf you believe this ad, the Honda Logo will come to you fresh from rainclouds of Japanese skies. It will fall in liquid blob form to the calls of seagulls into the middle of your standard Japanese urban shopping arcade. Then you can drive around town in its “human sizing.” Whatever that means.
Read MoreI don't think I could give a rational explanation about why these make me so happy. They're modern Japanese Kei-class vans, and this company makes kits to make them look like old VW Buses, Citroën HY vans, old American vans, early Japanese vans, and more. These things feel like raw, distilled, weaponized fun.
Read MoreFrom what I've seen so far, I really like the new Renault Twingo. It's a cheap little city car with a lot of traits I really love — especially the rear engine/rear wheel drive part. But it seems that because of those unique (for its segment, especially) reasons, it's going to have a hard time getting judged fairly.
Read MoreWhen I announced a few months ago that I was moving to Philadelphia, several of you readers chimed in with excellent tips and suggestions. "Watch out for the potholes!" one said. "Be careful of the potholes!" said another. "You need to buy a gun," said a third.
Read MoreSome the greatest cars have some pretty pathetic versions that us enthusiasts would like to forget existed.
Read MoreTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
Read MoreThe world is filled with weird, wonderful cars. Why do old people keep obsessing with the same boring ones?
Read MoreAn automotive mulligan is when an automaker realizes they have a dud on their hands, and they scramble to remedy it as quickly as they can. These are the ten biggest.
Read MoreMercedes is making a bit of a fuss about its new 4.0 liter twin-turbo V8 that relaxes under the spacious hood of the new AMG GT. They point out that the turbos are nestled between the V8's cylinder banks, a 'hot vee.' Merc is far from the first to try this layout.
Read MoreIron Man blows up a lot of cars, but he also has a lot of really cool ones sitting in his garage. At the same time, his collection is a bit unoriginal, don't you think? A Shelby Cobra, a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, some assorted supercars... meh. I'll tell you who does it better: the man who plays him in real life, Robert Downey Jr.
Read MoreThese ten cars were absolutely doomed by their price from the start. Some were good, others not so good, but all too expensive.
Read MoreAs you know, the ghost of Marv Alpert’s breakfast once gave me the solemn task of making weird air-cooled VWs known to a wide audience, and that’s what I’m doing. This time, the car is VW’s first (non-military) four-door car: the VW 1600 sedan, also known as, duh-duh-dunnn, Coffin Joe.
Read MoreSo I'm sitting here wondering if a race car series decided that it would put in new cost caps, increased its ties to ordinary production cars, and lost some speed in the process, would fewer people watch?
Read MoreI couldn't agree more with what Travis said earlier today about how it's time to stop calling certain cars "chick cars." It's never positive, and all it does is alienate a huge number of people who may actually love cars. Let's figure out what we actually mean when we say it, and find something better.
Read MoreToday's supercars like the Porsche 918, McLaren P1, and LaFerrari do not compete in motorsports. There was a time, however, when the fastest street cars challenged each other at the most important sports car race in the world.
Read MoreWhat kind of car is a "chick car?" A small roadster? A little coupe? A big SUV? No. Those answers are all wrong. No cars are chick cars. It's an unfair, sexist label that only serves to alienate and disenfranchise and it needs to go away. Now.
Read MoreI think maybe the reason I keep trying to push my terrible ideas onto car companies is that there was once a time when a journalist's crazy idea actually became reality. The journalist was Motor Trend's Bob Hall, and the car was the Miata. But it wasn't always sure what that Miata would be.
Read MoreTraction control, stability control, electric steering, brake-based electronic diffs, adjustable suspension, GPS — technologies that started trickling into the automotive world twenty or twenty-five years ago are now the norm. So what does that make old school?
Read MoreOrangey-copper paint. Big, shiny wheels. Eyes staring at you from beyond darkened spectacles. And wood, wood everywhere. The Morgan SP1 is the car of the future you wish you could imagine. But it's real.
Read MoreAs I write this, two cars sit outside my apartment building. I own both of them, and neither one will start. So I'm here to explain why the Mazda Miata is so great.
Read MoreIs that an Aston Martin over there? Oh wait, it's just a $22k Ford Fusion.
Read MoreEarlier today I said that Chevrolet salesman in Japan was the most depressing job one could have in the auto industry. Naturally, I turned to my Jalopnik colleagues for other examples of horrible jobs at carmakers, real or imaginary.
Read MoreThe 2016 Mazda Miata debuts tomorrow evening. Let the nearly real renders begin. This one just popped up on Miata.net, and has started a frenzy. Why? Because it appears that an employee of Mazda North America might have made the rendering. Interesting.
Read MoreI bet most of us reading this are at least a little proud of how well we can identify cars. From a distance, at night, while drunk, one eye covered with a slice of ham, whatever. But I also bet there's at least one car we're always mistaking for another.
Read MoreTrack days are supposed to be a safe, fun way to explore your car's performance in a non-competitive environment. These dopes didn't get the memo.
Read MoreRight now, the most famous Fiat (at least in the US) is the Fiat 500. The 500 has become the iconic Fiat, the mascot of Fiat, and while it's certainly a car that earned that status, I've always felt that it's older big brother, the Fiat 600, never really got the credit it deserves. Let's try and fix that.
Read MoreOne of the most infamous traits of the already pretty infamous Aston Martin Lagonda was its then-revolutionary CRT-based dashboard. Real computer raster displays on the dash, all the way back in 1986. These were incredibly unreliable, and were abandoned quickly, but I think they're fascinating.
Read More(Our friends at Audi enthusiast site Fourtitude had a chance to get an inside look at Audi's stillborn GT1 and GT2 racing efforts from the late 1990s, efforts that became the Le Mans dominating R8. Here, designer Peter Stevens discusses what these cars were about. - Ed.)
Read MoreThe Porsche Carrera GT has always been known for its screaming wail of an exhaust note, not so different from an old F1 car. As it turns out, there’s a very good (if complicated) reason for that.
Read MoreA driver crashed his monster truck into attendees of an automative exhibition, according to multiple Dutch media reports. At least three people are dead, one might be a child, and dozens of other adults and children are injured.
Read MoreA 30-year-old man died after a crash during a Rusty Wallace Racing Experience at Kentucky Speedway the weekend before last. The details of the crash are unknown, much to the anger of the man's family and the consternation of local police.
Read MoreA New Jersey cop has baffled news networks around the nation by crashing into a Dunkin Donuts.
Read MoreWoah. WOAH. The driver of a classic Chevy drag racer had quite the wreck, his legs coming completely out of the windshield, and then he got out and walked away. Like it ain't no thang at all.
Read MoreLosing your brakes down the back straight at the Circuit of the Americas is not something you want to do, as Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge racer Tim Bell found out today.
Read MoreTravis Pastrana's listed age is 30. His listed birth year is 1983. If you have ever met, seen, spoke to, or shared a communal space with Travis Pastrana, you might find these two statements hard to believe.
Read More"That'll buff out," his friend says, inspecting the damage.
Read MoreDriving a vintage car, even a replica on public roads is always a bit scary. All it takes is one barreling minivan to just go about and ruin everything. So when said minivan barreled into a Toyota Prius, the squidgy hybrid valiantly flipped from its designated path, right before it smashed into a re-created Bugatti Type 35B.
Read MoreCars nowadays are built to not only be strong, but to also look brawny and tough. Cars from before the Great Depression, on the other hand, have a certain style and flair, characterized by a spindly, delicate, almost spidery look. And they didn't just look dainty, they were dainty. Which was apparent when they crashed.
Read MoreToday marked the beginning of the all-electric open-wheel racing series, Formula E, and holy crap did it get off with a bang. Though that banging just may have been the sound of Nick Heidfeld's car smacking a curb, a barrier, and flipping onto its roof in a whole bunch of pieces.
Read MoreOne driver in this video smartly spots one indicator that there will be a crash ahead on the highway. Two drivers don't.
Read MoreBackwards into the tires, flat out through Eau Rouge, spinning midair as the car disintegrates. I wouldn't have bet on this guy surviving.
Read MoreNothing says "Russia" quite like coming around a corner to see a trucker careening towards you taking up all lanes of the road.
Read MoreIf you spend enough time writing on the Internet, you'll eventually be accused of creating a "clickbait" headline. You know what I'm talking about: the headline mentions a revolutionary new advancement in modern technology, something that will change our lives forever, a feat of engineering that will alter the course of history as we know it, but the article is about shoes.
Read MoreYes, it's that time of year again. No, not the time that you get to watch Top Gear, nor that time that you stare at your computer, deep into the camera hole, wondering if it's in fact Top Gear that's watching you, but the time of year when the Top Gear presenters head off to an exotic locale to film their annual Christmas Special.
Read MoreAs fuel economy and emissions requirements get stricter, automakers increasingly turn to engine downsizing and turbocharging. There's just one problem: many turbo engines don't sound that great. This means some car companies choose to fake the engine noise, and it looks like the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost is the latest victim of this chicanery.
Read MoreFew cars have garnered more attention than the new American performance trifecta. Between the C7 Corvette, the Challenger Hellcat, and the 2015 Ford Mustang it's like the hopes and dreams of a nation are riding on front-engine/rear-drive domination. Now I've driven all three, and it's a tire-shredding reminder that it's a good time to be alive.
Read MoreThe new Honda Civic Type R ditches crazy VTEC revs for 280 turbocharged horsepower, a redline at 7,000 rpm and enough torque to keep you ahead on the track. It's a pretty wild kit.
Read MoreEveryone with a keyboard and an opinion has been dissing the new Ducati Scrambler before the first pic landed. Yes, the endless teasers were loathsome, the hipster-driven social media campaign was inane, and I still don't know what the hell this thing was about. But the haters are brand-fellating elitists without a damn clue.
Read MoreYes. Three-hundred horsepower. That's what Kawasaki's absolutely deranged Ninja H2R is putting out. They say it was made "to offer the kind of acceleration most riders had never experienced." Apparently you have to qualify that statement with "most" because of the handful of riders that also pilot SR-71 Blackbirds.
Read MoreThe Ninja H2R is something completely different from Kawasaki. It's supercharged, has a trellis frame, carbon fairings, and freaking wings. This is racing prototype-level stuff, and these are the first pics.
Read MoreWe're less than 24 hours away from the debut of the Kawasaki Ninja H2 at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, and here's the first real shot of the supercharged beastie. And yup, it has wings!
Read MoreStars! They're just like us. You walk into a shop looking for a custom set of handle bars and a few years later you're selling a custom bike that costs more than a new Porsche.
Read MoreBanker-turned-biker Valerie Thompson just earned a spot in the Bonneville Salt Flats "200 MPH Club;" setting a new land speed record of 208.81 MPH on her BMW S1000 RR superbike. At race pace the scenery looks halcyon as a duck pond at dawn, but the noise is the kind of fierce you hide under your covers from.
Read MoreThe idea of a Harley that rides as good as it looks ranks right up there with a supermodel that can run a Fortune 500 company – they exist, but it takes more work than it's worth. The Rough Crafts "Urban Calvary" is proof that the effort can pay off.
Read MoreWith the feds pushing vehicle-to-vehicle communication standards that enables cars to talk to each other, and automakers clamoring to get board, where does the motorcycle fit in? They already are, and then some.
Read MoreThis illustration of what looks like a motorcycle powering a Rube Goldberg machine is being identified as a patent-render for a vehicle reportedly being cooked up by students at Chang'an University in Xi'an, China. Looks neat, if a little pointless.
Read More2015 is the 40th anniversary of the Honda Gold Wing; a comfortable touring motorcycle that's become one of the best-known brands in biking. Stock 'Wings tend to be ridden by mustaches-and-hawaiian-shirts. But when it comes to customization, few bikes are built in so many distinctly different ways. What's your style?
Read MoreBMW handed out a dozen of its new retro R nineT motorcycles to some of the world's top customizers and told them to go to town. The results have been mixed. Some are clean, most are staid, and one was downright obscene. And then there's this, the Highway Fighter from Cherry's Company.
Read MoreYou should know by now that the best events in Detroit are the ones where we multitask. Here we're combining the love of the automobile with the city's burgeoning underground art movement.
Read MoreLincoln is a little hard to explain these days. Despite the strongest Ford lineup in a long, long time, their luxury brand is kind of languishing in the product department. Sure, the Lincoln MKC is pretty decent, but they need more than that. The higher-ups at Ford recognize this and are planning new models with a big infusion of cash.
Read MoreBefore VW's famous, understated and witty DDB ad campain from the '60s, they weren't that different from any car maker when it came to advertising. That means they didn't necessarily feel so restricted by pesky, silly ideas like "the picture of the car looks like the one you're selling." As a result, early ads were... imaginative.
Read MoreLast week, we received a bunch of pictures of what looked to clearly be some sort of Cadillac prototype out testing, covered in some heavy body cladding. With that batch of pictures also came photos of this test mule as well, but after a week we still can't figure out what it is.
Read MoreI'm not sure what's the best part of this new Taken 3 trailer. No wait, yes I do. It's when Liam Neeson uses a 911 to take out a plane's landing gear.
Read MoreThere's a new Civic Type R coming, complete with some large quantity of horsepower (276+) some fancy new tech (turbocharging), and some extreme suspension and body modifications (the funkiest rear wing/light combo in decades). It's gonna be good, but will it be great, like some Hondas of the past?
Read MoreRejoice, fans of the hypercars! While you're not likely to own one of the three obscenely powerful hybrid monsters right now (not until they start going for cheap on Craigslist, anyway) you will be able to own them next year in tiny Danish brick form.
Read MoreIf you have an older car without a rear view camera, you can add your own for just $15 today. It doesn't come with a screen, but you'll find several affordable options in the related items on the Amazon page. [TaoTronics Car Rear View Camera, $15 with code O8XDQ9Z3]
Read MoreThere are two things you're gonna hear often if you own a Subaru WRX. The first is "You're going to need another clutch," and the second is "Do you know why I pulled you over today?" Apparently, the second one goes for the Mercury Topaz too. Who knew?
Read MoreWhen you think of drifting, you probably think of a Nissan 240SX or other rear-drive some such. What if I told you an all-wheel drive Audi Quattro could slide like the best of them?
Read MoreHow is one supposed to drive a Rolls-Royce Wraith? Quietly, comfortably, and only ever edging past the speed limit when it's absolutely necessary? No. That simply will not do. The Wraith must be driven the Tax The Rich way — carving through nature at high speeds.
Read MoreThese are the ten cars that keep Jalopnik readers up at night with giddy anticipation.
Read MoreThe styling of the next-generation Chevy Volt is one of the automotive world's best-kept secrets, and this I know because that is the exact first line of Chevy's press release concerning the styling of the 2016 Chevy Volt, complete with picture. And they want you to know all about the styling, and how it's camouflaged.
Read MoreThe suspect was long gone. Nothing but some faint treadmarks on the ground, a whirl of dust in the air. But the old cop knew something was up. His lip curled, his nostrils widened. "That, Jimmy," he told his young deputy, "is not the smell of fear. It's the smell of Axe. Really, terrible Axe. Seriously, it's awful."
Read MoreThe thing about massive container ships is that when they crash, there is no way it's going to be small. And they're so big, that even while trying to do an emergency turn, they only manage to sweep along ever... so... slowly. Which makes this hit pretty damn big.
Read MoreTires squeal. A cloud of dust gently rolls over the car at its point of impact. Bits of grass and dirt fling into the car. Ladies and gentlemen, the track "off." Here's over eighteen minutes of offs for your viewing enjoyment.
Read MoreThey say every dog has his day, and now Enzo, the canine protagonist of The Art of Racing in the Rain, will have his in well-to-do Dallas classrooms once again. After becoming a national embarrassment for banning that book and seven others, Highland Park school district officials have reversed their decision.
Read MoreMore bad news from Ford today: their recall of 850,000 cars and SUVs for an airbag defect is anticipated to cost them about $500 million. Suddenly, potential profits for the year aren't looking so hot.
Read MoreIf you were driving that truck, you'd be dead. Very, very dead.
Read MoreThere's been a lot of moaning about Cadillac in the news these days and Cadillac's boss took to his Facebook page to address the haters. Here's his defensive screed.
Read MoreI'm not sure if there's a better illustration than the inanity of road rage than the sight of these two belligerent morons battling for a place in a lane of traffic. The Audi seems to be the initial aggressor, but the Suzuku Wagon R (I think) doesn't exactly handle things like a rational non-simpleton.
Read MoreAfter I asked you thrifty, frugal, and dare I say, cheap lot to give me the most dependable cars for less than the price of a new car's down payment, you answered with some astonishingly solid examples. Here are the most reliable and dependable cars on eBay for less than $5,000.
Read MoreTruck owners can head over to Groupon today for a Ruffsack Cargo Bag for just $50. This water resistant bag can fold up and fit under your front seat when not in use, and includes tie-down points at each corner to keep it secure. [Ruffsack Pickup Truck Cargo Bag, $50]
Read MoreStalling. Fires. Fuel pump shutoff. The horn honking itself. These are just some of the problems Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram owners say they have experienced thanks to a faulty totally integrated power module, and now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says they're looking into it.
Read MoreIt's pretty well established that the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is an insanely good deal for your money, if you pay MSRP. But it you want Hellcat VIN number 0001, you're going to pay more than the $59,995 sticker. A lot more. More than ten times more. All the more.
Read MoreWe all love to sit around and talk about how great older cars are. Sometimes they really are, and sometimes we're blinded by nostalgia. But there are some new cars in the pipeline that are worth getting excited about.
Read MoreThe Beriev Be-200 Altair is a well-known tanker aircraft, used for firefighting. It may not be pretty, but the Russian-designed plane can drop 3,170 gallons of water on a blaze in one second. Now that Colorado is looking for a fleet of firefighting planes, an agreement has been made to build the Be-200 on U.S. soil.
Read MoreAs the world digested the news that Tony Stewart would not be criminally charged in the incident involving the death of fellow racer Kevin Ward, Jr., the balance of public opinion seemed to shift in the NASCAR star's favor. Ward's family is questioning that now in a heartfelt open letter, and a whole lot more.
Read MoreIt appears that Lamborghini has something special in store for the world at this week's Paris Motor Show, and all indications are that it's a 900-ish horsepower hybrid hypercar possibly called the Lamborghini Asterion. And this is the best look we have at it so far.
Read MorePorsche has never been a company to let Ferrari hog all the glory, so when we heard a LaFerrari went up in flames, we knew a Porsche 918 Spyder wouldn't be far behind. This one in Toronto looks like it was engulfed in an inferno, as befitting any proper supercar. And so, it begins.
Read MorePersonally, I think car sharing is a really cool idea. Especially on college campuses where parking is hard to find, congestion is a fact of life, and alcohol often flows too freely. You'll also find a bunch of elitist douchebags—and it seems like some of them don't like the idea of car sharing. Probably because "eww, poor people."
Read MoreTimes are tough at famed-but-troubled British sports car manufacturer Lotus. Maybe tougher than they've ever been, and for Lotus, that's saying something. Nobody knows this better than new CEO Jean-Marc Gales. He has to move the brand forward, but maybe not in a way the purists will like.
Read MoreUnited Airlines has taken their sweet time with getting Wifi on their planes, lagging years behind competitors like American and Delta. But it's finally here, and its speed and pricing structure seem to have been worth the wait.
Read MoreWelcome to The Abandoned a weekly segment where we take a look at various awesome vehicles around the Tokyo Regional Area which either appear abandoned or have not moved in a very long time. Today's Abandoned appears to be a 1980s BMW E24 Coupé with an add on M package of some sort.
Read MoreMaybe this advertisement looked cool or happy-go-lucky to 1967 eyes, but to our eyes in 2014, it just comes off as creepy as hell. Like scenes from a period piece horror movie, the circus based Rambler "new cars" ad from the American Motors Company makes my skin crawl. And yet, what is a nightmare for us is probably full of hipster cred.
Read MoreWe saw what happens when your brakes fail at the end of the straight at the Circuit of the Americas. Now we get to go on-board with Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge racer Tim Bell in his 370Z. And man, he is one cool cat.
Read MoreBill Southworth loves his Rottweiler, but traveling with his best friend was an issue. Dog-friendly hotels aren't exactly abundant, and when they are, they're not always accommodating. After looking at a slew of travel trailers, Southworth was unimpressed. So he made his own. And I'd move in tomorrow.
Read MoreGround-scraping enthusiasts the country over are currently descending on Ocean City, Maryland for the massive H2oi meet and OCPD are in full effect. Here is everything they're up to in one magical Instagram.
Read MoreIf you are a Porsche fan and you weren't either in Austin at Circuit of the Americas this weekend or glued to the TV whenever coverage finally appeared, I have to question what you're doing with your life.
Read MoreTesla was in the middle of a three-day Model S test drive program in West Des Moines, Iowa when it was forced to cancel the final day of the event. The local dealers association ratted out the automaker to the state's Department of Transportation because only licensed "dealers" are allowed to offer test drives. Sigh.
Read MoreBack when I lived in LA, one of my favorite local tracks was Irwindale Speedway, home of Skid Plate Racing and the Night of Destruction. Tomorrow Irwindale will be hosting something less destructive, ideally, as they hold their Celebrity Benefit Race.
Read MorePeoplExpress, the reincarnation of the 1980s low fare juggernaut that made the mistake of growing too big, too fast the first time around has already suspended service, though they airline says they plan to fly again soon. They've only been flying since June 30th of this year.
Read MoreYou know how disgusting a pound of rotting chicken is? Of course you do. Just picture that revolting stench for a moment, and then multiply it by 37,000. If you want to avoid this nightmare, stay away from the Flying J truck stop west of Missoula, because there's a trailer crammed full of rotting chicken there.
Read MoreWhat a pain in the ass owning six boats is, amirite my billionaire brothers? Part of that problem might be about to go away for a lucky few– German shipwright shop Kormaran is cooking up a rocket ship for the water that can cycle through six distinct setups on the fly.
Read MoreThe iOttie One Touch was your favorite smartphone car mount (and my favorite as well), and its follow-up is heavily discounted today on Amazon for the first time. The new design adds a telescoping arm to bring the screen two inches closer to you, and the redesigned cradle accommodates phones up to 3.2" wide, including the Galaxy Note and iPhone 6 Plus. [iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Smartphone Car Mount, $18]
Read MoreA few days after being cleared by a New York grand jury in the August 9 dirt track crash that killed driver Kevin Ward Jr., driver Tony Stewart said he has been so overcome with grief he has been unable to leave his house.
Read MoreRaise your hand if you're tired of hearing about massive recalls! Well, I'm tired of writing about them. Today's big recall comes to us from Ford, who say 850,000 cars and SUVs in North America for a problem that could lead to non-deployment of airbags in a crash.
Read MoreEvery year, Motor Trend brings together a bunch of cars to name their Best Driver's Car. And every year they drag race all ten of them on an air strip. But this year they have a Porsche 911 Turbo S and a Nissan GT-R Nismo. Which one is faster?
Read MoreHaving two lead writers here on Car Buying is great because we have very different perspectives. Tavarish plays the inexpensive pre-owned market like a pro and thinks financing is for fools. Since my focus is mainly buying cars from dealerships, I say it is a bit more complicated than just dollars and cents.
Read MoreAutomakers — if you're listening, make these cars!
Read MoreYou have a car and a family? Well, that naturally means that you need to tell everyone behind you about your family in sticker form. Jerry Seinfeld doesn't care about those sticker families... and neither does anyone else.
Read MoreThanks to a mysterious fire, there is a gaping hole in air traffic where Chicago should be.
Read MoreOn Thursday afternoon at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France, the Airbus A320neo completed its maiden flight, kicking off a trial period of 3,000 flight hours. She flew for about two and a half hours, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines.
Read MoreI have long been a proponent of owning old and classic cars, that life isn't so bad driving what the rest of the world might think of as a clunker or an old jalopy. I was wrong.
Read MoreIt's not the power or the speed or the driftastic nature of the Corvette Stingray that'll get you into trouble with the law. It's the Performance Data Recorder and the new Valet Mode that – when turned on – records conversations inside the car. In 13 states, that's illegal without consent.
Read MoreGeneral Motors has had the lion's share of auto recalls this year, but Chrysler has had quite a few too. They've added 350,000 more cars and SUVs to that list for ignition switch problems.
Read MoreWhat if you could test your mettle a against a motorsports legend whose name is synonymous with speed and victory, all on on one of the best and most challenging racetracks in the world? It's like a dream come true. That's how Allan McNish must have felt when he learned he'd be doing a hot lap with me — Patrick George from Jalopnik!
Read MoreEver wonder how Japanese car brands are pronounced in their home market? Unless you're Japanese, the answer is probably "I've kind of wondered about that." Well, kind of wonder about that no more.
Read MoreNoted chrome Fisker enthusiast and habitual criminal Justin Bieber is now the voice of KITT, the talking, crime-fighting car from popular 1980s television show Knight Rider.
Read MoreToday, we're going to cover a topic that has been plaguing neurotic car owners for decades: what do you do when your car reaches 100,000 miles?
Read MoreIf you have an older car without Bluetooth handsfree, you can get everything you need to add it for just $30. The kit comes with a car charger (with an extra USB port - nice touch), AUX jack to plug into your stereo, and a small puck with call control buttons, and a built-in microphone. [iClever Himbox HB01 Bluetooth 4.0 Hands-Free Car Kit, $30 with code NNJNHKAT]
Read MoreAlmost everyone is familiar with "The Hoverboard" from "Back to the Future II." But do you remember the cartoon "Tale Spin" and a character named "Kit Cloudkicker," who flew through the skies while being towed on a boomerang-shaped airfoil? That dream is about to become a reality, called The Wingboard.
Read MoreBuried in the digital manual of the 6.0 software update for the Model S are two new features that are impossible to implement without some new hardware. That means Tesla is either readying a new factory option or the first real refresh of the Model S is on the way.
Read MoreEven if you had the money, it wouldn't be easy to buy yourself a Lancia 037. Only a few hundred were ever built and good luck getting your hands on one. What if you could just print the car instead?
Read MoreYou know what manner of shit I can’t believe? This shit. This shit right here. This flying car crap. Wired in the UK is telling us that the “flying car may have just landed,” but what they really mean is “here’s another remarkable flying car that’ll never get made because this is how this always goes, forever.”
Read MoreYou can find a dialed-up performance variant of cars all across the price range; from the accessible Honda Civic Si and Ford Focus ST to the heavy-hitters like BMW M cars, Mercedes AMGs, and beyond. But what cars don't get the factory tuning treatment and desperately deserve it?
Read MoreIf you went back to 1989 and told someone that these cars exist, they'd think you were out of your mind.
Read MoreThe Ferrari 458 Speciale is the lightweight, track focused Ferrari. The 458 Speciale A is a Speciale with the roof removed, some weight added, and the ability to make your ears orgasm with 597 horsepower of pure Italian music.
Read More32% is the difference in efficiency between the old naturally aspirated V8 and the new twin-turbo from the Mercedes-AMG GT. The 2015 C63 AMG will also be available from market launch as an "Edition 1". Super special!
Read MoreIf you've got about 90 large burning a hole in your fanny pack and you want a car, but are sick to death of boring rationality, boy are you in luck. Even better if you have a sort of fetish for giant, robotic insect-looking things. If that's you, you better check out this auction for Mike Vetter's ETV.
Read MoreWhat's even better than the new hotness is that is the 296 horsepower, all-wheel drive 2015 Volkswagen Golf R? A Golf R in wagon form, that's what. It's not even for sale in Europe yet, but one Jalopnik reader just caught a totally uncovered prototype running around Tucson.
Read MoreUGH. Cadillac's new flagship sedan — its beacon of stature and statement to the rest of the world — will be called 'CT6.' What's worse is that it appears the rest of the lineup will follow this half-assed alphanumeric system.
Read MoreThere's certainly plenty of examples of police overstepping their authority, and as a citizen it absolutely makes sense to be aware of your rights, and know when they're being violated. That said, not every cop is a monster, and not every situation is a righteous battle. The man in this video maybe should consider that.
Read MoreJersey City, in a place called New Jersey, wanted to deter speeders with some speedbumps. "Okay," the construction firm they hired said. "How about six inches high?" "No," the city replied. "It needs to be higher than that. Much, much higher." School busses flying through the air is the result.
Read MoreThe big flagship that will attempt to champion and/or save American luxury, which we've heard is called the Cadillac LTS, is all set to go into production late next year. But to meet that timetable, it's got to undergo a lot of testing. So here it is doing some high altitude work.
Read MoreAs the racing world awaits a 3 p.m. press conference in upstate New York where a District Attorney will announce the results of a grand jury investigation into Tony Stewart's fatal crash into driver Kevin Ward Jr., TMZ reports that the grand jury has declined to charge Stewart with any crimes. (UPDATE: Confirmed.)
Read MoreEvery so often you're flipping through channels and your remote lands on Spike or TBS or whatever and there's one of those cop chase shows and they show some video from 1994 where a Toyota Tercel narrowly avoids some spike strips and you think, "oh, that's nice." This is not that video.
Read MoreThere's so many big questions to be answered in the automotive world. As a result, all too often the truly inane and trivial ones get overlooked. I'm hoping to correct that today, by posing question that's been haunting our community for far too long: what car would be what snack, if cars were snacks?
Read MoreGroupon is selling refurbs excellent Escort Passport 8500-X50 for only $150, or about $100 less than you'd usually find it new. It still comes with a 6 month manufacturer warranty, so don't let the refurb label scare you off. [refurb Escort 8500-X50 Radar Detectory, $150]
Read MoreOwning a desirable car is a rite of passage that nearly every adult hopes to experience at least once in their lifetime. It's the gratifying feeling of satisfaction and status that drives most people to finance new cars. However, if you can lend me your ear, I'll yell in it about how that is the dumbest idea ever.
Read MoreOne of the things I love about covering the auto industry is how it's constantly evolving. I might even use the word "dynamic" if I didn't hate it so much. As we saw today, cars change with technology and our expectations. Sometimes that can lead us to unexpected places.
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place every weekday morning. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
Read MoreA Virgin America flight had to land in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday morning, after a 26 year-old passenger was caught allegedly masturbating at his seat, and then later tried to open the emergency exit door during the flight.
Read MoreThis manual shouldn't be this interesting at all. It's a comprehensive operations manual for a 1974 VW Super Beetle, covering some really basic stuff — how to start the car, how to shift, how to use the indicators — but the model they chose and the way she's been shot make these images look like something from French New Wave cinema.
Read MoreThe thing about hatchbacks is that there is a fundamental simplicity to their shape. Cutting out the trunk leaves them with a clean, unified form.
Read MoreGood news, underage drinkers: China is making fake driver's licenses now.
Read MoreBeleaguered British sports car manufacturer Lotus is down, but they want to make it clear they are not out yet. The company has issued a statement to hit the brakes on reports that the Lotus Evora, their last street legal car, will bow out of the U.S. forever next year. It's actually just taking a one year break.
Read MoreA good wet/dry vac is perfect for cleaning your car or garage, and this DEWALT model has never been this cheap before. $94 gets you a 5' hose, HEPA rated filter, and the ability to run it off of battery power (battery not included, unfortunately). With a 4.4 star review average, you can feel confident about this one. [DEWALT 18/20 Volt Wet/Dry Vac, $94]
Read MoreWell, it still is. Now, the only question is which ex-Group B homologation special would you like to take out for a Sunday drive?
Read MorePeople are all "Cadillac is a traitor to Detroit!" and I'm just kind of "meh" about this morning's announcement, which followed months of speculation. So what if they're moving to New York? Relax, take a deep breath, and see why this is actually a good thing.
Read MoreThroughout last week's Airline Passenger Experience Expo, the primary news pouring out was about inflight entertainment and connectivity. The death knell began to ring a few years ago for the traditional seat back TV, as analysts foresaw the growth of personal devices like laptops, phones and tablets.
Read MoreWe stupid, uncultured Americans were too busy inhaling stuffed-crust pizza and watching bad reality television to appreciate the Volkswagen Phaeton for the fine, luxurious work of art it was. However, Volkswagen is showing mercy on our inferior society by giving us another chance to the tune of about $70,000.
Read MoreWe got a VW press release today that announced a new limited edition, the "Beetle Classic," which will be a nostalgia-inspired version of the latest Beetle, and will be the least expensive, starting at $20,195. Too bad they chickened out on using some real "classic" colors.
Read MoreA 71-year old racer, Philip Bowser, was killed Sunday while running in the Silver State Classic Challenge. Bowser was driving a 1997 Porsche 993, and was attempting to maintain an average speed of 150 MPH over the course. His 44-year old daughter was navigator, and survived the wreck.
Read MoreSo Raph's Show Us about sturdiest looking trucks got me thinking along similar lines, and inspired me to make that goofy drawing up there. I'm more interested in what trucks really look like they're busting ass to all that crap. Like that Ford C-Series up there.
Read MoreBack in the '80s Chrysler under the helm of Lee Iacocca and with the help of $1.5 Billion in loan guarantees was starting over anew. They got to rebuild their company from the ground up and create a new image, something unprecedented in the automotive world.
Read MoreIt's hard to describe what it was at first. A cough? A hiccup? A stutter? The engine misses a beat on the highway back from the Lime Rock Historics and I shut the engine straight off and coast to the shoulder. A few hours earlier, an old man had died at the wheel. Now, why am I here?
Read MoreIn Montreal, the fire department doesn't screw around.
Read MoreLast week I wrote an article about a remarkable sounding supercar that uses a revolutionary sort of flow battery that can be recharged with what's implied to be saltwater. The car's design is striking, the specs are very impressive, and the technology seems revolutionary. But it also seems like bullshit.
Read MoreListen: Sometimes you gotta kidnap people. It's just how things are. Don't question it. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn't like that people can be trapped in trunks, and their latest target is the Ferrari 458 Italia.
Read MoreSo. Many. Sockets. [Craftsman 299-Piece Socket Set without Hex Keys or Other Filler Tools, $285 with code SEARS35OFF300]
Read MoreGarth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain is highly recommended reading for racing fans, car aficionados, dog lovers, or really just anyone. That "anyone" now won't include the kids who attend high school in Highland Park, Texas, because their school board has banned the book.
Read MoreTSA at JFK announced today that they caught a lady yesterday going through security with two guns, 350 rounds of ammo, and 33 pounds of pot.
Read MoreOur high court of jurists has selected seven films about cars and car culture that will be screened as "Jury Selections" at the Jalopnik Film Festival this November in New York. Here's some information about these films.
Read MoreRyan Borlik is a father. A father with kids. Boy kids. These boy kids told him that building a Lego Morgan 3-wheeler couldn't be done. Unlike most parents, instead of reaching for his whipping spatula, Ryan set out to prove his boys wrong. And boy did he.
Read MoreLet's face it, cars are complex beasts. They're made of thousands, millions, billions (?) of moving parts, and it's nearly impossible for the average person to know everything about them. But that's okay. There are no judgments here. This is a Safe Space.
Read MoreMeet "The Game Plane." This new game show was filmed on Allegiant Air flights at cruising altitude earlier this year. It's part quiz show, part game-of-chance, and it all looks very cheesy. Contestants compete for cash and vacation prizes. Take a look at the preview below and decide for yourself.
Read MoreThe other day I suggested that there needs to be a proper motorcycle shop in the city of Detroit. There isn't yet, but I discovered something else (better?) this weekend: A moped shop, dealing almost exclusively in classic models.
Read MoreRenders of Toyota's new C-HR concept have been released and the sporty looking crossover seems almost like a Rally Fighter-inspired vehicle that just escaped from an automotive Blue's Clues. Yes, for the life of me, I now can't unsee this car as an eager puppy ready to play fetch at 70MPH.
Read MoreIt was Thursday morning that jetBlue flight 1416 from Long Beach to Austin had an emergency fifteen minutes into the flight and returned to its origin airport. All the while, passengers took photos and filmed videos of the incident. As with any other event, airlines are at the mercy of their passengers, when peril strikes.
Read MoreOne of the worst things on the road, nay, the worst thing on the road, is the jerk who tries to pull an illegal U-turn right in your face. Like your face isn't there already, sitting all pretty. So it's hilarious, amazing, perfect, wonderful, and many other adjectives besides to watch a guy do it right in front of a cop.
Read MoreOh, General Motors said it was probably done recalling cars after an already brutal year? JUST KIDDING. There are now 205,309 more vehicles under recall from GM. And GM is hardly alone in the Detroit area, because now Chrysler has recalled almost 189,000 SUVs.
Read MoreWhen you're boarding a plane, do you usually think to yourself, "There has got to be a better way to do this" as you jockey around other people for overhead bin space? Discovery Channel's Mythbusters experimented with every type of boarding, and the results are efficient, if not very fun.
Read MoreIt doesn't matter if there's not a lot you know about the car subculture of "donks," but you can sure as hell tell when something goes wrong. So comically wrong that you feel bad for the guy, sure, but you're still having trouble catching your breath from laughing so hard. This is one of those times.
Read MoreWant to own one of the strangest car designs of the past three decades? Meet the Italdesign Aztec: it's possibly the strangest Audi ever made and it's yours for three quarters of a million bucks.
Read MoreIt's good that it isn't, though. We'd probably all pay a lot more in insurance premiums.
Read MoreTwo people are dead after a small plane crashed into the field of the Patriot Course at the Virginia International Raceway, according to reports.
Read MoreYesterday, we had a pretty spectacular video of the new VW Andretti Rallycross Beetle in tire-sacrificing action. In that article, Máté wisely called it the "fastest modern Beetle." I say "wise" because of the word "modern" in there. Because I don't think it's the fastest Beetle ever.
Read MoreA Texan, a Swede and The Stig walk into a WEC race team...and they're here to answer your questions! Between Ben Collins' upcoming new book and Krohn Racing's switch from their trademark lime green Ferrari to a lime green LMP2 next season, they have plenty to discuss.
Read MoreIf you have an older car without tire pressure monitoring built in, you can add it yourself with this $90 kit. [Accutire Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), $90]
Read MoreTesla is out with one of its more elaborate software updates to the Model S, and among the list of features is a new location-based air suspension setting that remembers when you need additional ground clearance and lifts the car automagically. Neato!
Read MoreHey nerds. You just got a new iPhone and you just drove home. How's it working in your car?
Read MoreSadly, the desire to efficiently kill each other has driven the development of aircraft design and technology more than anything else. But what war plane represented the greatest step forward?
Read MoreThe Citroën Divine DS Concept is a design exercise using the finest materials and showing how the DS brand's future is all about endless customization and style.
Read MoreFord's Special Vehicle Teams, or SVT, is responsible for all of the performance models that come from the blue oval. But apparently that name, which has been around for ages, could be changing according to an online survey. To '999.'
Read MoreCadillac just confirmed that their first flagship model in a generation, what we've been calling the Cadillac LTS, will go into production in Detroit in the fourth quarter of 2015. That's right, the made-in-America bigass luxury sedan is back.
Read MoreIf you're in Austin, or Texas, or America, or the Western Hemisphere, then Circuit of the Americas is the place to be this weekend. And Jalopnik will be there!
Read MoreAlison Bechdel is a cartoonist and the most recent winner of a MacArthur "genius grant." She's probably best known for her creation of the "Bechdel Test" for movies to see how well they deal with women characters. But what's not usually mentioned is that the lady can draw the crap outta some cars.
Read MoreThis is absolutely nuts: a Mustang does a burnout in at an LA car meet. A cop car tries to pull the Ford over. The Mustang makes a run for it and escapes when onlookers block the police in the parking lot.
Read MoreWhile Renault prepared an amazing subcompact for the Paris Motor Show that will become reality in a decade, Citroën based its 117 mpg car on the existing C4 Cactus.
Read MoreIf there's one area where our great nation could use some serious help, I think it's how we train our drivers.
Read MoreIt's pretty much a Polo WRC, but with a funkier body built for Red Bull Global Rallycross. 544 Horsepower. 0-60 in 2.1 seconds. It's the fastest modern Beetle that isn't a Porsche.
Read MoreIt's never a bad idea to have some extra DC outlets available. [Bell Automotive 3 Outlet Power Strip Black, $6]
Read MoreThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently stated it would take three years to upgrade the bathrooms at its bus terminal, the single worst place on earth. It only took four years for them to build the entire fucking George Washington Bridge.
Read MoreCord is one of those iconic automobile brands that seems to come from a mythical era of the past; they don't quite seem of the world we know today. The legendary Cord 810 gave us pop-up headlights, was a FWD pioneer, and is considered one of the most beautiful cars ever. Now you can own the name!
Read MoreFamed British automaker Lotus has just announced plans to restructure their organization in order to stay alive. This plan includes the loss of up to 325 jobs, which is a quarter of the Lotus workforce. Lotus thinks this plan is necessary.
Read MoreAnyone who has ever been served food on an airline probably found that food to be high in salt and/or fat, and running the temperature spectrum from partially thawed to molten hot. But one company, called Vitalit is offering options that are equally healthy and refreshing.
Read MoreToday there are only three major American automakers, or 2.5 as we like to say around here because Fiat owns Chrysler now. But did you know that at one time, there were more than three million different American auto brands?
Read MoreEvery time Ivan Schneider bought a new car, he would think of the one that got away — or rather, the one that was taken from him. Back in 1968, the Manhattan attorney bought himself a Jaguar E-Type convertible, only to have it stolen from right in front of his apartment just six months later.
Read MoreOr 21 mpg with the manual, as long as you don't try to reach its 199 mph top speed.
Read MoreThere's a good lesson here, and it's one far too often neglected in driver's ed programs: if you don't want to crash, be sure not to set fire to the driver's armpit hair. I know you're thinking "it's just an armpit fire— what's the big deal?" but the truth is it can seriously impair driving, like it did for some young morons in Boise.
Read MoreI'm sure this is just some crappy attempt to gain web traffic at the expense of truth, credibility, and reality. The article itself sounds like it was machine-translated by a Commodore 64 and then typed into the web page by a monkey wearing mittens. But it's already been brought to my attention on Facebook. So what's going on?
Read MoreTake a good look at Renault's light and aerodynamic EOLAB hybrid concept, because it's innovations will make it into production very soon, maybe even as a Nissan.
Read MoreI think it's fair to say that Fiat hasn't exactly taken America by storm. Sure, the 500 Abarth is a perennial Jalop favorite, and other versions the tiny car sell okay in big cities, but the larger, uglier 500L has been something of a sales dud. Can the 500X change Americans' minds?
Read MoreWinter is coming, and this tool can scrape ice off your windshield AND push snow off your hood and roof. You might not need it today, but you'll be happy you got it in a few months. [Snow Joe Telescoping Snow Broom with Ice Scraper, $13]
Read MoreOn Monday night at the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo in Anaheim, California, the APEX Association gave Passenger Choice Awards to airlines who were voted for by passengers. Virgin America cleaned up.
Read MoreSee that? It's a Ferrari with some dragons on it. Yes, they sold it like that from the factory.
Read MoreCommuting sucks — here are ten things we all can do to make it better for ourselves, and everyone else.
Read MoreYou want to make money, but you don't want to spend too much. You may have heard that Detroit is ripe for investment, but you're not quite sure how to go about it. Let me be your guide with these super-easy ideas.
Read MoreWiFi availability has become pretty common for most domestic flights, but still has a lot of room to grow in the international realm. It's a great option for those who need to work, or don't have enough legroom to actually get comfortable enough for some quality shut-eye.
Read MoreThis isn't really a surprise. In the popular media, the more flamboyant SpaceX and their manned Dragon V2 capsule have been getting the attention, while behind the scenes Boeing's CST-100 was widely picked as the favorite. It looks like NASA wants to be everyone's friend, because they picked both.
Read MoreFeatureless roads, dull cars, endless traffic: boredom is killing American drivers.
Read MoreRumors of upcoming mid-engined Corvettes are one of those things that never seem to go away, like that funny rash on your thigh or that process server who just can't seem to take a hint. Strangely, there was another alternate Corvette layout that never seems to resurface: the rear-engined 'Vette. Yet there actually was one.
Read More"I realized this was more than a job; it was like stepping into a different reality."
Read MoreOver the past few months, members of Congress have pulled few punches when it comes to condemning General Motors executives in the wake of the ignition switch recall crisis. Today they aimed their ire at David Friedman, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and it was not pretty.
Read MoreHoneywell Aerospace and Thales In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity announced today at APEX 2014 that they will provide "the same connectivity experience in-flight as they would have at home or work" by integrating Honeywell's JetWave hardware with Thales' cabin network solutions on the new Airbus A350.
Read MoreBack when they hit General Motors with a record $35 million fine for not reporting the ignition switch defect, officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had stern words for automakers who hid problems and delayed recalls. The thing is, NHTSA was hardly blameless in both the GM scandal and the new Takata airbag fiasco.
Read MoreThe district attorney in Ontario County, New York announced today that a grand jury will decide whether Tony Stewart's fatal crash into driver Kevin Ward, Jr. warrants a criminal trial.
Read MoreWe're out at the first drive of the 2015 Ford Mustang this week, which means it won't be long until you start seeing them at your local dealer. How would you option yours?
Read MoreJust announced this morning at the 2014 Airline Passenger Experience Expo in Anaheim, California, Panasonic Avionics Corporation is introducing Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to its in-flight entertainment systems. This means wallet-free on board purchases for flyers, plus benefits for airlines.
Read MoreIt's got a motor at each wheel, gullwing doors, makes a Fisker look like an AMC Pacer, and can go from stationary to 60 MPH as fast as a GT-R. It's powered by something similar to a fuel cell that uses salt water as an electrolyte. And now it's legal to drive on European roads.
Read MoreThis solar trickle charger can sit on your dashboard to keep your battery from dying on a camping or road trip, or it would be great for an un-powered shed where you want to charge up your 12V batteries. [Coleman 2W Solar Battery Maintainer, $12]
Read MoreWhile General Motors has acknowledged 19 people have died in crashes tied to the ignition switch defect in the Chevrolet Cobalt and other cars, their victim compensation fund is now at 131 claims for deaths in the cars.
Read MoreThe Shunyi District, eleven miles north of Beijing will soon be home to a community which will house a brand new airport with a 7,800 foot runway, business, and homes that all focus on general aviation. It will be called "Superior Aviation Town."
Read MoreYou know how some car designs grow on you? Whatever the opposite of that is, the current Mercedes SL.
Read MoreWe're all on the road together. Yelling and screaming at each other isn't going to help anyone. How can we all get along better on the road?
Read MoreI'm not one to normally encourage vigilante justice, but never has it felt so joyful, so wonderful, so clean. This is the motorcycle-riding superhero of our dreams.
Read MoreFerguson brought to light how cops use anti-drug and anti-terror campaigns to get tanks and guns. They're also using government programs to take your money, too. This video explains how.
Read MoreFor those who think that the standard Mulsanne's 6.75-liter twin-turbocharged V8 needs way too many revs to get going, Bentley launched the Speed version with 530 hp and 811 lb ft of torque, turning it into a 190 mph super saloon. A turbodiesel Sierra 2500 HD only has 765 lb-ft.
Read MoreDefense giant Lockheed Martin, Notre Dame University, DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab have begun flight testing a streamlined and greatly miniaturized airborne laser turret that has the potential to totally transform air combat as we understand it today.
Read MoreThere are two things you should do when you're in Germany: eat a lot of schnitzel and visit the Porsche Museum. (Can you do both at the same time? That'd be sweet.) It's really worth it to go in the next few months, where you can see a new exhibit on all of Porsche's crazy prototypes.
Read MoreAre you one of those mindless drones who can't stay of your smartphone long enough to glimpse the real world, interact with other humans, or even see where you're walking? Then the Chinese city of Chongqing is where you need to be!
Read MoreAn anonymous Chrysler source has given us some very interesting information: they've dyno'd a Hellcat at all the way up to an insane 825 HP, though they're having trouble meeting emissions requirements at the advertised 707 HP. Also, some very interesting supercharger news for small cars.
Read MoreWhile the world may be burned out on hearing about automotive recalls after General Motors' acknowledged their ignition switch defect and then recalled just about every car they've made in the last 17 years, drivers now face a safety problem that is far more widespread and possibly even more dangerous.
Read MoreOne of the strangest-looking yet important planes ever created has reached its 20th birthday — the Airbus "Beluga" transport plane. The Beluga is a highly modified Airbus A300, and named for its resemblance to the Beluga Whale. Airbus has marked the occasion with a video about the plane.
Read MoreIt's currently backordered, but this is a fantastic price on a very highly-rated tire repair kit. $46 gets you sealant, a heavy-duty inflator, repair strings, and a lot more. [Slime 70004 Power Spair 48 Piece Tire Repair Kit, $46]
Read MoreThis year's Jalopnik Film Festival will have three types of films being screened: pre-selected works by great directors, films reviewed by judges, and a third film submitted by a reader and produced for the festival. We're excited to announce what that film will be.
Read MoreI have done so much dumb crap with cars it's hard to single out just one example.
Read MoreIndia may be one of the world's most rapidly-developing nations, but it the pace of its growth is being matched by the size of its embarrassing problems. Near the airport in Mumbai, is a slum that houses 90,000 people, and security personnel say it poses "a grave threat" to the city's airport.
Read MoreI think if you design uniforms for sporting events, flesh-colored, skintight fabrics should only be used for figure skaters who want to pretend to show massive cleavage without freezing their boobs off. Otherwise, you end up with disasters like this, where a bunch of cyclists look like they're exposing their hoo-has.
Read MoreWelcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos we find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Read MoreDon't you hate when you walk back to your car after shopping, pop the trunk to put the groceries inside, and come face to face with the corpse of your neighbor? That will ruin your whole afternoon! And it's what one woman in Los Angeles says happened to her at a local Walmart.
Read MoreCab drivers in San Diego are upset that they're being subject to body odor tests as one of the criteria that they have to pass in order to work from San Diego's Lindbergh Field. They're saying the rule is prejudicial and discriminatory. What do you think? Should a city hold cabbies to a standard of hygiene?
Read MoreFor the last few years, the Pentagon's budget blade has been looming over the 65th Aggressor Squadron, the USAF's F-15 unit that are masters at mimicking large enemy fighters like the Su-27. Sadly, the days of F-15s flying in the adversary role are coming to an end as the unit will be shuttered this month.
Read MoreWelcome to Cars of The Ku, a new weekend segment where I highlight a cool car I've found around where I live. Ku (?) is the Japanese word for "city ward." Today's Car of the Ku is this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII.
Read MoreHey, hey, you know, maybe you don't need my advice on stealing a Ferrari, but I think I'm right in advising you—if you get caught stealing a Ferrari once, maybe you shouldn't try stealing another one. At least not right away. And at least not by taking the same damn one twice.
Read MoreArriving on time is one of the biggest areas of concern for most travelers, after ticket price and leg room. And some airlines are way better at this than others. Let's take a look the the July stats from the Department of Transportation, to see who's on top of their game.
Read MoreWe're finally getting our first video look at the 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5. And wow doesn't that look almost good enough to eat? Yuuuum.
Read MoreOh, the things that go down at my alma mater. It's not even basketball season yet and expensive things are being destroyed. Sometime this month, a chromed-out Lamborghini Gallardo and a Jeep Wrangler collided just off Michigan State University's campus.
Read MoreI remember it years later — how the plane disappears into the blue California sky at the end of American Graffiti until there is only blue. The Beach Boys plays and the credit rolls, but the blue wraps everything up, so bright, so clear, and so melancholy.
Read MoreIf you're a frequent Uber user in Toronto, keep your eyes pealed for a McLaren 650S and a smiling mouse head. Deadmau5 is officially on the Uber X payroll and he started giving rides this week.
Read MoreThis 1500 watt Boss amplifier has awesome reviews, and is currently selling for an all-time-low price. [Boss AR1500M ARMOR 1, 500-Watt Mono Amplifier, $50]
Read MoreThis year marks Ferrari's 60th birthday selling in the states, and to commemorate that – and its kick-ass sales so far this year – it's creating 10 special edition models for the U.S. Please let it be the 458 Montana. Please let it be the 458 Montana. Please…
Read MoreFirst off, let's be clear about how many folks are watching this: the Facebook post with this video has been shared almost 290,000 times. That's a lot of people watching this, and it's simple, basic, unrefined bullshit. I know it's no fun to pay for gas (or, well, anything), but you can't run on "gas fumes."
Read MoreIt turns out there are crazy rednecks everywhere in America, even in Hawaii. How else do you explain this amazing road rage video? I guess not everyone on the island is chill.
Read MoreI was driving in South Austin yesterday when, much to my great surprise, I came upon a red early 1990s Nissan 240SX much like the one in this photo. It was showing its age a bit, but the truly surprising part was that it appeared to be... unmodified.
Read MoreThink it was a good idea for Lincoln to hire Matthew McConaughey? Jalopnik commenters picked out even better celebrity spokespeople that need to advertise for cars, now.
Read MoreMore than a year ago, we reported that executives at Mini came to the conclusion that they make too many variants. Even more recently, a board member said their lineup may be trimmed to four or five core cars. Now we have even more evidence of a brand shakeup at Mini, but it's one that could include... um, even more cars?
Read MoreThe current generation Mazda Miata weighs about 2,500 pounds and has 167 horsepower. Official specs of the 2016 Mazda Miata are yet to be revealed, but a rumor from Australia says its lost a third of its power. We're calling bullshit.
Read MoreNothing new here, just more evidence that's car insurance is sky high in the Motor City. According to some figures, Detroiters pay 165% more than the national average.
Read MoreIn case you were looking for yet another reason to like Chris Pratt, relax, because I have a good one for you. It looks like he's got a lovely little "self-built" very rodded golden Beetle.
Read MoreEvery tried to explain to someone the difference between front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive? Just show them this video.
Read MoreI spent three days in Albania and if you take a look at the shower head I used there, you see what I'm on about.
Read MoreThere's a lot of misinformation about cars floating around, and periodically it's good to really evaluate what you're hearing and really get to the bottom of it. That's why we ran hundreds of thousands of car "facts" through the Jalopnik Truthinferectominatorizer and found the ten least true car facts. Learn them well.
Read MoreThe elusive BMW V6 engine: it's not just for confused people trying to unload a 3-Series on Craigslist! Yes, while the Bavarian brand is famous for their inline-six engines, it turns out they do build V6s quite a bit.
Read MoreAn interesting article over at IEEE Spectrum details how Google's autonomous Prius became the first self-driving car to pass a state driving test. Even if it was a special autonomous car test with the route and acceptable weather conditions set by Google. And a Google engineer had to take over. Twice.
Read MoreA few sites are ranking their top five cars that came out while Luca di Montezemolo was in charge of the brand from 1991 until 2014. Personally, I respectfully disagree with their rankings.
Read MoreThe Opel Adam is a funky little car named after Adam Opel, the founder of the company. Opel had a number of sons, and now the company is naming cars after them. The first one? Karl. They're making a car called Karl. Karl. Karl.
Read MoreThere's something about the Lancia Aurelia Spider that just makes me go absolutely weak at the knees. Those bulged out rear fenders are really what do me in. They're perfectly formed.
Read MoreFor a while this summer, it seemed like the General Motors recalls would never stop, that all the vehicles they had ever sold would keep getting recalled for various defects until all of us simply got old and died. Now it's mid-September, and GM says they're done, pretty much.
Read MoreAmazon's Gold Box deal of the day is offering big discounts on several Actron OBD-II scanners for diagnosing your check engine lights. The cheapest model comes in at $48, which is more than some entry level scanners, but it has some higher end features like built-in code definitions, and vehicle VIN display.
Read MoreDespite last week's dazzling reveal of the 2016 Mazda Miata, the automaker has been extremely tight-lipped when it comes to releasing any actual specs on the new roadster. But Automobile just asked a question I don't think anyone else has asked yet — will the new ND Miata get a Power Retractable Hard Top like its predecessor?
Read MoreEvidently Conan O'Brien agreed with me that Lincoln's choice of Matthew McConaughey as their new pitchman lends itself to way too many True Detective jokes. Maybe we can help the car companies do better.
Read MoreMany of us enjoyed the original Forza Horizon open world racing game and are looking forward to Forza Horizon 2. The trailer is out and it looks even better than the original, if you think Rally Fighters racing Ram Runners is an improvement. We're even quoted in the trailer talking about rain!
Read MoreIf you tell rich people that they can't have something, that just makes them want it more. They can't all have Ferraris, which is part of the allure. Incoming Ferrari chief Sergio Marchionne wants to increase production to ease the tension with potential buyers. Mistake or brilliant?
Read MoreWhile an F1 driver might be alone on the track, racing is a team sport. In F1, that goes as far as engineers telling drivers precisely how to drive over the radio in order to get the best out of the car. However, a ruling has now banned conversations like that with immediate effect.
Read MoreThis video of a new (?) lock-picking tool for the internally cut keys that first appeared on Volkswagens is making the rounds, and since I know as much about lock-picking as animal husbandry, someone please explain.
Read MoreGreenham Common is a World War II-era airfield roughly 30 miles west of London, but on Wednesday night it was the center of the nerdiverse. A local pilot flew over the area and snapped a photo of a half-built Millennium Falcon and an X-Wing fighter for the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII.
Read MoreI have a particular soft spot for the Mazda 323 GTX — it was a WRX before there was a WRX, a little late '80s turbo homologation special that did reasonably well in Group A rally. I have an even softer spot for the completely pointless Ford version.
Read MoreIn Brazil in the 1980s, you could buy a 1970s Lincoln that was actually a 1960s Ford. Wait, what?
Read MoreFor decades now, Ford has been in an awkward second place in the American market. Coupled with strong and independent international wings, the company has turned out some weird vehicles. But what's the weirdest?
Read MoreTake a look at the world's three newest cars and you won't be disappointed: the Mazda Miata, the Jaguar XE, and the Mercedes-AMG GT. But what do they say about the state of the industry?
Read MoreI'm just asking because after driving through 6 countries putting another 2,200 miles on a 12 year old Seat Toledo that already had 75,000 miles on the clock, I'm almost convinced it is.
Read MoreEarlier today we learned that when Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo quit the company he noted, perhaps ruefully, that it was "now American." At first, I thought this was just a made-up hissy fit because he really clashed with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Boy was I wrong. Look what we found.
Read MoreThe mid-engined Corvette is the automobile magazine's white whale; an elusive beast that always seems so close and yet, always, just of reach. This time Car and Driver thinks it's really going to happen. Here are the details.
Read MoreWant to stock up on headlight bulbs, or just upgrade the dim ones that came with your car? Amazon has some nice coupons for you to check out today.
Read MoreYou might remember Tailpipe.co from a few months back. It lets you search across a range of sites to find classic cars, and it promptly obliterated our productivity. But it left a bit to be desired, so after hearing our gripes they're relaunching at VintageWheels.com. We're the first to get a taste and your afternoon is officially toast.
Read MoreWhen industries form a symbiotic collaboration, that's always a good thing. Especially when it's environmentally friendly and helps protect athletes from debilitating injuries. Russell Athletic is developing new football shoulder pads, made from recycled carbon fiber used in Boeing's 787 Dreamliners.
Read MoreWhy not hop into a tiny plane with a design rooted in the 1950s and fly right over an active volcano? Specifically, Iceland's headline-making Bárðarbunga glacier-melter?
Read MoreThe money was flowing, the pavements were widening, the population was expanding. The heyday of the American auto industry meant designers had free will to push all creative limits to accommodate the driving class, and now a documentary is here to celebrate their accomplishments.
Read MoreElon Musk has made it clear that fully autonomous driving isn't a top priority for Tesla. Instead, he wants an auto-pilot system where the driver can cede control for short amounts of time, say, in traffic or on the highway. And the first Tesla to get that feature will be the Model 3.
Read MoreI'm at the Intelligent Transportation Systems conference in Detroit, the biggest auto technology expo in the world. And after walking the aisles of Cobo for over two hours, this GM concept from 1956 is the coolest thing I've seen. That says something.
Read MoreLuca di Montezemolo is out as the head of Ferrari, with Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne officially taking the reigns. And di Montezemolo opens his official statement with a subtle dig at the future of Ferrari.
Read MoreAccording to Bloomberg, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT is 440 pounds lighter than the SLS AMG and will start at a price in Europe that makes us believe the U.S. price will be around $100,000.
Read MoreAfter clashing with Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Montezemolo put an end to his 23-year career, stepping down as Chairman of Ferrari, as Fiat head Sergio Marchionne steps into the role.
Read MoreLast Friday morning a Mumbai bus driver poisoned himself with pesticide and then walked into his bus depot. He asked his two superiors for a snack, pulled out a sickle, and brutally stabbed both in a horrifying attempted double murder suicide.
Read MoreWell, now we know the Lamborghini Huracan deserves to hang out with other Italian exotics.
Read More"It's Mercedes' 911 fighter!" That's what everybody, including us, had to say about the debut of the Mercedes-AMG GT today. But the last time I checked, there are more than just two powerful, high-end sports cars in the world.
Read MoreIt just so happens that the BMW 2-Series is my favorite new BMW to come along in some time, because it's a spirited, compact rear-drive coupe that pays homage to the old 2002 with lots of modern amenities and performance. And for its second year on the market, it loses a top and gains all-wheel drive.
Read MoreZagato is turning 95 this year, and like all of us hope to do when we turn 95, they're celebrating by building a one-off Aston Martin shooting brake. As you'd expect, it's pretty stunning — but, I don't think it's Shooting Brake enough. I'll explain.
Read MoreIn what can only be described as terrible timing, Mercedes announced they'd be unveiling the Mercedes-AMG GT on the exact same day as the iPhone 6/AppleWatch at basically the exact same time. Mercedes didn't move their announcement but decided to run it simultaneously. Oops.
Read MoreGet used to doing double-take on every time you see Ford Explorer lights in the dark, because the Interceptor Utility, the vehicle's police variant, has surged from 8,777 sales through August last year to 13,324 sales over the same period of time in 2014.
Read MoreA friend of mine recently purchased a Toyota Corolla. Here's how it happened: my friend came up to me one day and said "I'm going to purchase a Toyota Corolla!" And I replied: "OH GOD NO!! WHY??!? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF?? TO SOCIETY?? TO HUMANITY!?? YOU ARE RUINING EVERYTHING THAT'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD!!"
Read MoreTwo models with glorious twin-turbo V8 power. Top speeds that approach 200 mph. Loads of weight-saving aluminum. A racing-inspired gearbox. Right off the bat, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT seems like it will be a force to be reckoned with.
Read MoreLet's say you own a BMW and you park it diagonally across four handicap spaces, but can't remember exactly where you did that. Whatever do you do? Well, if you have an Apple Watch, it can remember for you.
Read MoreMercedes is doing a live presentation for the launch of the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, and while it's a bit unusual considering most eyes are glued to a much bigger event, some photos of the car have already leaked early. Meet Mercedes' new Porsche 911 fighter.
Read MoreHere's something fun to keep in your glove box. This tactical auto tool includes a seatbelt cutter, knife, flashlight, and even a spring-loaded window punch. [ StatGear T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool, $32]
Read MoreDutch aviation investigators have released their initial findings on the Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crash, which occurred on July 17th and claimed 298 lives. The report confirmed the plane was shot down, but it also showed the pilots were asked to climb to 35,000 feet and denied the request from Air Traffic Control.
Read MoreFrom Foxtrot Alpha: The Global Hawk has been flying for close to 15 years, and its development has been a twisting road filled with dead ends and wandering requirements. After over $10B spent and almost 50 airframes produced I ventured to Edwards AFB to get a rare close up look at what we actually paid for.
Read MoreNormally, this is just a sad case of what I would consider child abuse. But this Florida woman's blood alcohol level was so high it puts the story into "How exactly are you not dead?" territory.
Read MoreThe 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT premiers tonight, and here's everything you should know about the Benz that wants to kick the Porsche 911 Turbo's and the Jaguar F-Type R's ass with a distinct grunt.
Read MoreEveryone makes mistakes. Everyone. The best way to judge the character of a person or an organization is how quickly they react to fix those mistakes. It's why anyone of conscience hates the NFL right now. What's the best automotive example of this?
Read MoreIn many ways, life is really about the details. You'd be surprised at the effect a tiny detail can have. A detail like leaving your insurance card in the car you gave a "redneck funeral" to and abandoned in the woods. Which is then found by some politely sarcastic hikers.
Read MoreAgain, like the Detroit Police Department, I'm not sure this is the best social media policy for a municipal department having to save face in the wake of controversy. Is this the message for all those people with no water right now?
Read MoreBad press in America couldn't kill it. The fall of the Soviet Union couldn't kill it. The NATO bombing the factory to the ground couldn't kill it. And guess what, the Yugos are still kicking in one Eastern Europe country.
Read MoreFiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo don't just look like an old, bickering married couple in this AP photo: apparently they act that way too. And some say it may lead to Montezemolo leaving the brand he has led for 20 years, and not just over poor Formula One showings either.
Read MoreThe greatest thing about the community of car enthusiasts is the way we can come together when one of us needs help, like we've done for Connor Harrison and countless others. I'm kind of hoping we'll do the same for the family of Thomas Jost.
Read MoreAstute Jalopnik readers will recall that Ferrari engineers once stretched out a 348 body in order to cobble together the prototype for the Ferrari Enzo. That prototype, a kind of late 1980s/early 1990s garage-built monster supercar with Enzo power, is up for sale again.
Read MoreLocal Motors, the crew who brought us the venerable off-road sports car we know and love as the Rally Fighter, are making the first full-sized drivable car from a 3D printer at this very moment.
Read MoreYou can sense the horror here — a three-axle truck abruptly pulls out in front of you, before you have time to react. A moment later, you stand up alive. How did it happen?
Read MoreSome cars just look like they were always designed to be longroofs.
Read MoreIt's never a bad idea to have one of these handy for when you're leaving on a long trip, or if you just don't want to take a dead battery to Advance for charging. [DieHard Battery Charger/Maintainer, $20]
Read MorePeugeot might have won the European Car of the Year award with the 308, but you shouldn't care about such bullshit. Take a look at the new 308 GT instead.
Read MoreIn front of thousands of employees and media in Dallas, Texas this morning, Southwest Airlines showed off its new corporate image, comprised of Bold Blue, Warm Red, Sunrise Yellow, and Summit Silver. In addition to the new aircraft livery, which was leaked this weekend, a new heart logo was also shown.
Read MoreAt the start, it will only be a single stretch of road and a few individual cars, but it's coming: cars that communicate with other cars, and also with the roads they're driving on. Cadillac plans on being the first.
Read MoreAs we saw in today's Answers of the Day, you can get some amazing new car deals right now. That's good because even a great car can be killed by having a price that's unjustified.
Read MoreThe Jaguar XE is the premium sedan for those who are bored of German cars. It's also Jaguar's most important car in decades.
Read MoreWhen it was new, the BMW E30 3-Series was the whip of choice for yuppie-types everywhere. These days it has a different demographic: track day dudes and enthusiasts looking for a cheap, fun, easily-fixable and practical rear-drive performance car. Regular Car Reviews ponders if the E30 deserves its good reputation.
Read MoreLast week the look of the 2016 Mazda Miata was revealed for the first time, and that was it. We have absolutely no idea of most of the specs. However, we do have this, the first look at the engine of the new Miata.
Read MoreThe old Aston Martin Lagonda was an alien spacecraft of a car, more otherworldly in person than you can imagine. I didn't think I'd like the new Middle East-only version, but I think it's warping my brain.
Read MoreHave you ever been driving a hot hatch and asked yourself — I wish my car was smaller, and had fewer seats, but also a pickup bed? Ford built a car just for you!
Read MoreWe see it every day: cars pretending that they have bigger grilles than they really do.
Read MoreOkay, so we already saw Red Bull F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo pull out for an inches-close pass on a world champion at 217 miles an hour. Now let's watch him 'sell the dummy' to a four-time world champion at precisely 322 km/h, or 200 miles an hour.
Read MoreJust how close did Daniel Ricciardo come to crashing when he passed Kimi Räikkönen at the Italian GP today, hauling down from 217 miles an hour? Uh, very close.
Read MoreFrom FoxtrotAlpha: The Navy has been slow to adapt from a Cold War era 'blue water' Navy, focused on fighting set-piece prelude to WWIII engagements on the open ocean, to one where interdiction, territorial security, and special operations are also of a high priority. With this in mind, the Mark VI Patrol Boat is welcome arrival.
Read MoreTwo San Francisco cops filed 100 tickets in 10 hours on this one stretch of road, 98 of which were for speeding. It's pretty clear why.
Read MoreIf you've ever driven cross-country you know how much the price of gasoline can vary, ranging from nearly $4.00 in San Francisco to just a hair over $3.00 in Roanoke, Virginia. What's the deal? Give credit to higher taxes, distance from supply, and type of fuel.
Read MoreThink it's hard to have your brake lights double-checked? Wait until you see what a car inspection is like in Japan.
Read MoreOn Monday morning, in Dallas Texas, Southwest Airlines will roll open its hangar doors to reveal... well, this. This new paint scheme that suggests co-branding with Hotdog-On-A-Stick. A montage of the primary colors. Rumors surfaced over the weekend, and they've turned out to be true.
Read MoreFrontier Airlines is going to reveal new branding for itself this coming Tuesday, and has been teasing the event by sending plain white model planes to media with clues to what it may look like. But another airline has drawn more rumor attention for what is supposedly coming on Monday — a new livery for Southwest Airlines.
Read MoreNext year Bugatti will unleash its an all-new supercar onto the world, and now we've got a name.
Read MoreIf you forced me, at tiny, multi-bladed knifepoint, to name the least Swiss thing I could think of, chances are pretty good I'd say a chili-eating contest and a Camaro laying rubber out of a Dairy Queen. I'd only be half right.
Read MoreWe got an email this morning from a reader, Joseph, who sent in the pics of the above car, a Toyota Tercel with some welded square-section tube structure mounted to the front bumper, and wrote this:
Read MoreHere's a selection of vehicles on the lawn at Britain's Salon Privé. Can you name them all?
Read MoreIt was only five weeks ago that I was in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at EAA Airventure 2014, watching a press conference by Daher Socata as they introduced the TBM 900. Now, sadly, the first one ever delivered to a customer has crashed into the sea near Jamaica, resulting in two fatalities.
Read MoreThe tech world is collectively freaking out about Apple hiring superstar designer Marc Newson as its senior veep of design. He's done some truly phenomenal stuff, but my favorite is the Ford 021C from the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show.
Read MoreGoogle's self-driving cars are required to have a brake, accelerator, and steering wheel to test in California. But the Big G has found a loophole, and it's making unwitting test subjects out of NASA employees at the Ames Research Center outside of Mountain View, CA.
Read More"I got another oil pan, I got another engine... I got another car if we need it!" — when you're this prepared, why not go four-wheeling in an Audi S8?
Read MoreI want to get these columns out weekly, but I had that pesky trans-continental trip since the last one, but I think we should be good to go now. And I got a ton of great questions from people, with some real problems that need solving. And I solve problems and eat croutons, and I'm all out of croutons.
Read MoreAt the height of the union unrest in Brazil in the 1980s, nearly 20 companies fed information to the country's brutal military dictatorship to quash the worker uprising, and Volkswagen played a crucial role.
Read MoreCessna's newest version of its Citation, the CJ3+ received its FAA type certification on Thursday. The CJ3+ builds upon the popular CJ3 by adding the Garmin G3000 avionics suite, automatic cabin pressurization, and advanced maintenance diagnostics.
Read MoreTRACK DAY, BRO. What did you bring, a Lotus Elise? I guess that's fine, if your idea of a track day is taking a nice nap. Me, I'm coming in this: the Lotus Elise S Cup, the most extreme road-going Elise ever.
Read MoreThe 2016 Mazda Miata has finally been revealed, and the reception to its design seems to be nearly unanimously positive. That design was the responsibility of two men: Derek Jenkins and Julien Montousse. And now both are here to answer your questions on their latest creation.
Read MoreIf you need a new set of wiper blades, Amazon will sell you a pair of ACDelcos for $20 flat. Just pick your size, add two to your cart, and the discount will be applied at checkout. [Two Wiper Blades for $20]
Read MoreBristol Cars was once a pioneering maker of some remarkable cars, back in the '40s to the '60s or so, but for decades they've been this strange, hermit-like vendor of distilled and refined snobbery, and that's it. Their main offering, the Blenheim, was developed back in 1976. But it looks like that's about to change.
Read MoreI present to you the most American drifting video you may ever see.
Read MoreSo far, 2014 has been a pretty good year for new car sales. Tons of people are taking advantage of a rebounding economy, good deals, and even long-ass car loans to dump their beaters for sweet new rides.
Read MoreThe Chinese-built cars are coming. Of that, we can be certain. Everyone expects legions of ultra-cheap subcompacts priced below even the least expensive Japanese, American and Korean cars, ideal for broke-ass Millennials. But the first major China-made car to come to our shores will actually be pretty nice.
Read MoreThe last couple years have been good for America in Formula One. First we got a race again at one of the best tracks in the world, and now, NASCAR owner Gene Haas is putting a team together. And that team will have Ferrari power, according to the folks in Maranello themselves.
Read MoreFerrari has confirmed plans to build six rolling tributes to the late, great Sergio Pininfarina, each based on the 458 Italia and each likely to cost more than a LaFerrari with your family crest stitched in Mulberry silk on the headrests.
Read MoreLet's say that you have a big house, a couple garage bays, some space out back, and a big driveway. Could you build and service a full fleet of cars? That's what Formula D driver Ryan Tuerck did.
Read MoreElon Musk joined Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval in Carson City to announce the selection of Nevada as the official site for the Tesla Gigafactory. At over 5 million square-feet, the massive diamond-shaped battery plant will be one of the largest in the world, and Tesla is getting $1.2 billion in tax breaks over 20 years.
Read MoreThe small town of Waldo, Florida only has seven police officers, but they are evidently very busy. Last year they collected nearly 12,000 speeding citations worth almost $400,000 in court fines, about a third of the town's revenue. Now, in the midst of a scandal, state officials are investigating whether the town broke the law.
Read MoreWhen Shahin Pirani realized her Model S was missing, she did what most of us would do: she freaked the hell out. Then she remembered the Tesla app on her iPhone can track her car's location. In a few seconds, she was watching her Model S careening down the road at 100 mph.
Read MoreWith GMs recalling of 28,923,83 cars this year we're increasingly used to seeing large amounts of cars with each recall, but our friends at Koenigsegg have given us something from the other end of the spectrum. They've recalled just one Agera. You read that right. Just one.
Read MoreThe Mazda Miata hasn't really been a stripped-down, bare-bones roadster for years, but for 2016 it's packing a raft of safety and convenience features, most of which should be optional. (We hope.)
Read MoreThese little handheld lanterns are incredibly versatile. You can hold them, hang them under your hood, use them as batons for relay races, and even charge your phone using their built-in batteries. Today on Amazon, you can get two for the price of one. [BOGO OxyLED Portable Lantern with Built-In USB Battery Charger, $20, add two to cart and use promo code TI5ZUYPG]
Read MoreDaimler is officially in the app acquisition business. Today, it's picked up two companies, one that deals in multi-modal transportation and another that's the taxi-hailing equivalent of Uber. Considering how many cabs Mercedes sells, that's smart.
Read MoreWhat is it with all of the anger and stupidity on planes these days? It seems like every day a plane is diverted over a fight caused by something that should be a matter of simple respect. Clearly, some people need a reminder of how to act on a plane, so let's look at what assholes do when they fly.
Read MoreCitroën's DS brand is now separate from its parent, and it looks like it's just starting to flesh out ideas for a Golf-style hatchback. And man is it funky.
Read MoreAndy Palmer just left Nissan for more expensive pastures as the top guy at Aston Martin. It's probably not fantastic news for Nissan, which has been shedding executives like Carlos Tavares and Johan De Nysschen over the past year. But Palmer's departure has a curious story behind it.
Read MoreIt's hard to think of a truck that isn't useful, isn't it? Their whole point is to useful. A truck is a utility vehicle, a tool with four wheels.
Read MoreThis almost feels like a deleted scene from True Detective, with Matt McConaughey reprising his role as Rust Cohle to sell Lincolns instead of mind-spelunking the depths of madness while searching for grim Carcosa. I'm not sure it actually sells any cars, but it's engaging to watch.
Read MoreYou know, some car companies take themselves so seriously that they forget speed and insane horsepower are supposed to be fun. Not Nissan! After Ferrari's well-publicized freakout over Deadmau5's Nyan Cat 458 Italia, Nissan made a GT-R with the wrap so he has something to replace it with.
Read MoreSome of the official specifications for the 2016 Mazda Miata slipped and the new car may be as much as four inches shorter than the previous model. I know, I'm glad I was sitting down, too.
Read MoreQuick and dirty, but I think they'll get the idea. We want a shooting brake Miata.
Read MoreC'mon, Mazda. Some of us both have to have license plates and don't really want to remind people of cartoon rabbits. Don't they ever try a white plate on these things before they finalize them?
Read MoreThese come from Mazda's official Japanese website. I have to say, the 2016 Mazda Miata looks pretty damn good.
Read MoreThis rally driver wasn't just hunting for a fast time, he had a very good reason to race to the finish line, even with his cockpit bursting into flames.
Read MoreFunny people and cars are pretty much all you need for quality television, right? Of course I'm right. So this show, Car Matchmaker (on the Esquire channel), starring a former Letterman/Simpsons/Seinfeld writer who loves cars and helps match people up with the right car has to be gold. I mean, it better be.
Read MoreThe village of Holly, Michigan is probably best known for hosting the Michigan Renaissance Festival, but now they'll be infamous for ganging up on an Arab gas station employee after the town's populace accused him of refusing service to a man in uniform.
Read MoreAbdirahmaan Muhumed is one of two Americans killed in Iraq, while fighting for ISIS. We've seen Americans join the terrorist ranks before with Al Qaeda, but this one hits a little too close to home — Muhumed was employed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, as an aircraft cleaner.
Read MoreAs if you weren't already delirious with anticipation over the upcoming Jalopnik Film Festival, the fact that we'll be adding actor, filmmaker, car enthusiast, and future CHiPs director Dax Shepard to the JFF high court may drive you to complete mania.
Read MoreThis garage door opener has sparkling reviews, a battery backup, and a price tag that's slashed in half today. [ Craftsman 3/4 HP DC Belt Drive Garage Door Opener with Battery Backup, $150]
Read MoreAs I wrote last week, Malaysia Airlines is burning through cash at the rate of about $2 million per day. This week they hosted a "My Ultimate Bucket List" contest hoping to lure customers back to the airline. Maybe it's not just bad luck, maybe Malaysian Airlines is also truly awful.
Read MoreThe 2015 Subaru WRX has turned out to be an impressive performer and a worthy update to a car we all love. But it's been a disappointment in the body department, first because it didn't look like the white-hot concept from last year and then because Subaru announced a hatch version wasn't in the cards. Is that about to change?
Read MoreI sometimes like to say that Ferrari is the Kanye West of automakers: immensely talented, but also burdened with an ego so massive it has its own gravitational pull. You know who else is worthy of that comparison? Michael Jordan. That's why these new $200 Ferrari-themed Air Jordans make a ton of sense.
Read MoreAs was firmly established earlier today, bus drivers are all nihilists, and bus transport is quite possibly the worst kind of public transportation, anywhere. And it seems like everyone's got a horrible bus trip story.
Read MoreI think we, humanity, can all agree that bus travel is the Number One Least Desirable Form Of Public Transportation. If it's not the passengers that get you, it might be the driver. Or the steering wheel.
Read MoreDax Shepard must really like CHiPS and really not trust anyone else's vision of the show, because he'll be writing, directing, and starring in a new film adaptation from Warner Bros. I think he'll be helping out with some of the lighting and assisting the grips, too.
Read MoreIt didn't have any chase scenes, but the film version of of John le Carré's "A Most Wanted Man" did feature some Mercedes-Benz cameos, stills of which Mercedes released today ahead of the film's premiere in Germany. But what are the best car cameos in film, ever?
Read MoreThe same band of engineering misfits that brought the Rally Fighter to life is crowdsourcing the sports car of our dreams. It's front engine, rear-wheel drive, with a manual in the middle. And now it's time to vote on the design.
Read MoreCosmic Motors is one of those coffee table books that seems kinda cool, you pick up on a whim, then unwittingly read cover-to-cover before it burrows into your brain meat forever. It's cars and planes and racing all rolled into a thin sci-fi storyline, and now Michael Bay is making a movie out of it.
Read MoreSee that track? It has no guardrails. And those cars racing on it are only a few hundred short of a thousand horsepower. This kind of racing takes place all over the country. Welcome to the world of sprint cars.
Read MoreWhen it comes to making Lego model cars, the more curvy the car, the more difficult it is. Just look at the difference between how the Lego Beetle and the Lego Mini had to be made. That's why before I clicked the link for this Lego 1969 Corvette, I wasn't expecting much. I was very wrong.
Read MoreI have discovered the most depressing job in the entire global automotive industry. (No, not Chief Fuel Economy Engineer at Lamborghini. Even worse.) It's being a Chevrolet and Cadillac salesperson in Japan.
Read MoreThis picture does not show an electric car charging in 1905. It's fourteen years off, but that's just the start of things.
Read MoreI recently completed a 900-mile move from Atlanta to Philadelphia. It was long, and arduous, and difficult, and I spent a large portion of it wishing I could claw my eyes out with a flathead screwdriver. Here I'm referring to the part of the move where I had to deal with Comcast.
Read MoreAfter one year of experimental operation, social services in Switzerland are calling the "sex drive-in" in Zürich "a success." They're saying it's allowed for better regulation of prostitution which in turn has made the situation safer for people on both ends of sexual transactions.
Read MoreScrew the iPhone 6 unveil because September 3rd, 2014 is the day this month we'll remember. A day where the heavens will open and bestow the greatest gift that can be bestowed: The 2016 Mazda Miata will arise to save you from the burden of weighty, boring automotive conveyances. This is everything we know about it.
Read MoreHere's something a little bit different. This working model of a V8 engine comes with over 100 parts, and has neat touches like light-up spark plugs and engine sounds. It's a great learning tool, and an even better desk toy. [Haynes Build Your Own V8 Engine Model Kit, $65]
Read MoreFlight attendant Robert Reardon has truly witnessed the ups and downs of the airline industry. He flew for so many years that he outlasted even the most senior pilots by twenty-plus years. He holds two Guinness World records — oldest active flight attendant, and the longest career as a flight attendant, at 63 years.
Read MoreWhen we ran a story a while back about the cars of North Korea, one photo in particular caught my eye. In that photo was a green 1974 Volvo 144, which made me wonder if it was part of those 1000 legendary stolen Volvos I'd heard rumors about. It was, because those rumors are true.
Read MoreThe Dodge Viper gets a raft of improvements for the 2015 model year. It's officially a Dodge again as SRT bows out of being its own brand. It gets a new model. It has more power. It even has slightly better fuel economy. Now will you please buy a damn Viper?
Read MoreRide-sharing service Uber is good for two things: catching a ride in a more convenient way than hailing a taxi in some cities, and pissing people off. They've done the latter just about everywhere, the latest example being in Germany, where their service was banned outright by a regional court.
Read MoreI come from a long line of people who travel across the country because they can. From my parents and I driving to visit Mom's side of the family all the way back to "So, I hear Oregon's going to have a bunch of sweet wagon trails and a cheese factory!" we're no strangers to overland trips. My car, however, is.
Read MoreOne of the perks involved with being back in Austin — besides amazing tacos, beer, barbecue and generally cheaper everything — is that one of America's top race tracks happens to be in my backyard. It's a good feeling.
Read MoreBelgian photographer Bruno Brokken is in critical condition after having 396 gallons of water dropped on him from a firefighting plane at a height of only 22 feet near Girona, Spain. That's thousands of pounds of water.
Read MoreDodge Challengers are great at destroying tires, but I'm of the philosophy that all cars are made cooler when you turn them into rally machines. Joey Ruiter obviously agrees with me and while this Challenger Untamed A/T is just a concept, he would like to build one for any customer who has the cash.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate is a little different. It's not from Craigslist or eBay, or even that weird KiJiJi. Instead, it's a little Ford that I found at my local Cars & Coffee last Saturday. Let's see if this Courier is worth going to the show.
Read MoreWhat would you pay for a 1998 Kia? Yeah I know, right? Well, prepare to have today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Vigato change your mind about '98 Kias, and maybe about what they should cost.
Read MoreWhile the full monte may mean to completely nude, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chevy Monte Carlo will only go as far as topless. That'll have to be enough for this car to get you to make it rain.
Read MoreWhether Jeep, Bronco, Land Rover or Toyota FJ, it generally costs a pretty penny to go old school rough and tumble. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Toyota is no exception to that rule, but you still need to decide if this one's condition makes it exceptional.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate is a car that was never built, by a brand that no longer exists. It's weird, AWD, and Canadian to boot. Hopefully for the seller, that will all top out to a Nice Price win.
Read MoreX, Y, and Z are the last letters in the English alphabet. In contrast, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Nissan is first and foremost a ZX, and it may come with a price that will have you asking why not.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe car is called SNIPER. That's owed to its being an S 2000 with a Dodge Viper V10 wedged into its engine bay. I wonder if that will be enough for you to think its seller could also be owed nearly thirty grand for it?
Read MoreToyota killed most of the Corolla's soul when they shifted the model from rear to front-wheel drive back in the day. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Corolla is a rear-driver from the '80s, and goes the extrovert route one better by rocking a Lexus V8 and some serious attitude. Is that enough for you to get excited about its price too?
Read MoreHow much does a car wash cost these days? It seems that it's too much for the seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Pantera. Of course if it weren't all dusty, you wouldn't know it was found in a barn... er, garage, or so says that same seller. Will that rare and dusty provenance make its price a regular barn burner?
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom VW has 'Bar Room Slut' painted on its ass like the automotive equivalent of a tramp stamp. That's not the only incredulous aspect of the car, but it'll be up to you to decide whether this car's price is worth bellying up to the bar.
Read MoreThey say that residents of Texas' capital should keep Austin weird. It doesn't get much weirder than today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe dune buggy, but is it priced to ensure it will be kept by its current Austin owner?
Read MoreAt one point in time the weight of VW's brand aspirations fell upon the Passat. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe W8 wagon is an example of that one-time up-market push, but does this unique car come with a price you will H8?
Read MoreUlysses once went on an odyssey, a trip so long his wife, Penelope thought he was dead and was thus forced to beat off unwanted suitors. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Honda Odyssey has enough room for the wife and kids, so problem solved, right? Well, not quite as we'll still have to see if its price hits a Homer.
Read MoreToday's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Audi once represented the marque's top-tier sedan. Now it's just another barnyard denizen, headed for an uncertain future. It's price is likewise diminished, but is it still farm fresh?
Read MoreThe seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Bronco II claims its a collector car. Now, that's totally true of its older, less II-ier brothers, but has yet to be seen with these trucks. This one seems extraordinarily nice however, and maybe that will be enough for it to collect its asking.
Read MoreHow twee is too twee? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Geo tries to toughen up the little convertible's rep with a wild wing and some sassy stripes.Will that, and its price, be enough to make it the GEO-target of a new owner?
Read MoreVolkswagen's Transporter-based pickups are rare enough, but a Syncro drivetrain and a diesel makes today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Canadian '86 even more rare. Will its price however, prove all too common?
Read MoreA rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Thus avers Juliet in Shakespeare's tale of doomed love. Of course Juliet never had to drive a car like today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Wartburg, which, with its two-stoke engine, likely isn't very sweet smelling. That's okay though, as long as its price doesn't stink.
Read MoreDespite its mostly carry-over chassis, the C3 Corvette was delayed a full year from its originally planned '67 premiere. This Nice Price or Crack Pipe convertible represents from that '68 debut year, and rocks a rare bottom-basement 3-speed stick. Does that and its price make it worth checking out without delay?
Read MoreHave you ever come across a car and realized that you had totally forgotten that they ever even existed? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW Quantum is conceivably just one of those cars, and you'll need to decide if this one is priced to remember.
Read MoreThe seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Trans Am claims it to be Grand, and to have the 'shift kit from hell.' It also has an older Olds mill, but is it priced to have you saying why the hell not?
Read MoreToday is Labor Day here in the U.S., and to celebrate, we've got a Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jeep that looks like it might be a labor of love. It does come with friends, but will the trio prove to be worth some hard worked-for cash?
Read MoreAnything can fly as long as you put a big enough engine in it, but these ten planes did much more. Like reinventing aviation.
Read MoreWhat if you took something like Google Earth, then ramped it up and installed it as an app you can use on planes — giving passengers a virtual view from the cockpit and side windows, as well as locational data with restaurants, hotels, popular spots and even history? Then you'd have FlightPath 3D.
Read MoreA lot of people think silver is a boring color on most cars but they're wrong–they probably just haven't seen a silver car at night in Manhattan. There's something about the way a silver car absorbs the light of the city like nothing else can.
Read MoreEvery car enthusiast has questions they think are too silly to ask so they go unanswered. Until now, that is.
Read MoreYou know how there are some cars that are truly amazing and highly coveted, but have certain versions that you just don't want? That's what we're gonna talk about today.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreThe Porsche 956/962 twins won the first and the last 24 Hours of Le Mans they were entered in, twelve years apart. I'm not sure there's ever been any other sports racing car that was as successful for as long as this masterpiece.
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 MoreAnd by 'gnarly,' I mean 'completely off the rails high power oversteer everywhere good lord how did he not crash amazing.'
Read MoreSaleen's been one of everyone's favorite Mustang-modifiers for years, and we now know all the juicy numbers for the 2015 S302, and have a nice view of it from the side. The big news is that in supercharged form, the S302 will put out a very healthy 640 HP — that's about one BRZ more HP than a stock 2015 Mustang.
Read MoreThe last Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG was one of our favorite cars, a tire-smoking V8 monster with ridiculous power for days. But there's a new C-Class out now, so how will AMG improve upon it? Simple: by giving the twin-turbo V8 from the Mercedes-AMG GT. Meet the new Mercedes-AMG C63. (Update: WAGON!)
Read MoreSince everyone is talking about the new Ford Mustang today, I figured it'd be a good opportunity to jump in on the pony car action and talk about one of my favorites–the 2000 SVT Cobra R. I think it's the ultimate modern 'Stang. Here's why.
Read MoreI worry about kids these days. Young folks. The youths, as I understand they call themselves. I worry that even if they work hard and get good jobs and make money and achieve, they may never know the sweetness of a good V8 luxury car.
Read MoreUnless you're thinking of a gas tank, a battery, and some open space and probably a few Twix wrappers, this T-Bird does not have what you'd expect under the hood. That's because, technically, it's not a T-Bird at all. Meet the Veebird, especially this one being sold in Ohio.
Read MoreThe comparison between a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the new Camaro Z/28 seems as ridiculous as Chevy actually making a track day car out of the Camaro, but it actually makes some sense. The Z/28 is one of the only track day cars that you can still buy with a manual gearbox.
Read MoreIn recent years, Jaguar and Land Rover have unleashed the strongest overall collection of vehicles in either brand's history. Now Jaguar is about to re-enter one of the toughest segments in all of auto-dom, the entry-level sport sedan segment. The 2016 Jaguar XE is the weapon they have chosen as they join the war on the BMW 3-Series. This is it.
Read MoreAfter one of the most secretive build-ups of recent automotive history, the 2016 Mazda Miata has finally leaked. Here it is in all of its roadster glory.
Read MoreBeing a motor journalist has some really wonderful perks, like free overnight, after-hours access to any Sizzler's salad bar. I think my favorite perk is that you can often convince motor museums to let you actually drive some of their cars. Which is exactly what I did at the fantastic Lane Motor Museum.
Read MoreIf you want to put your autonomous technology through the ringer, China is the obvious choice (India comes in a close second). That's where BMW is headed, teaming up with China's largest search engine – Baidu – to test its self-driving tech in Beijing and Shanghai.
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Central Florida have pitted traditional texting against voice texting using Google Glass and – surprise! – the face computer is just as distracting while driving.
Read MoreIt's the nightmare scenario. Your child is having an asthma attack and you need to rush her to the hospital, but your car won't start. It happened to Mary Bolender, but it wasn't a mechanical issue. Her lender had remotely disabled her car for missing a payment.
Read MoreCar manufacturing is rapidly changing and these are the technologies that are driving that change.
Read MoreMercedes is out with its plug-in hybrid version of the S-Class, and in addition to packing a 8.7 kWh battery that can run the S for up to 20 miles on pure electricity, it's featuring some pretty interesting tech, including a gas pedal with haptic feedback.
Read MoreThis is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 every weekday morning. 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 MoreI thought getting bullied on the school bus in middle school was bad, but these ten stories are just something else.
Read MoreDon't wait for the EPA's lab results, we've got real-world fuel economy figures from the 2015 Ford F-150 with its new 2.7 EcoBoost engine. Here's how we did driving like a granny, driving like a maniac, and everything in between.
Read MoreWanna roll like a Kardashian/NBA player/Russian gangster but can't afford the lease payments? Mercedes-Benz may soon have you covered, friend. The automaker is reportedly prepping a baby Mercedes G-Class, but it won't be a rugged SUV like its big brother — it will be a crossover.
Read MoreDuracell Batteries has a fleet of disaster response vehicles called "Power Forward" that swoop in during mass power outages to bring people what they probably want more than anything; a chance to charge their phone and check Facebook. This storm season, new rigs trucks are joining the fleet to go even deeper.
Read MoreI just spent my first two minutes in the 2015 Ford F-150, with the brand-new 2.7 twin-turbo V6. As you're about to see; the power did catch me by surprise. Enjoy my unedited initial impressions on this brief ride-along.
Read MoreThe mighty Toyota Tacoma has been taken down a peg by a nasty little issue with the leaf spring suspension. Apparently it's liable to "fracture due to stress and corrosion," which can mean a pointy piece of metal will repeatedly ram into your truck's gas tank and spill its contents all over the road.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford F-150's maximum towing capacity has been announced at a massive 12,200 pounds, while payload (what it can hold in the bed) is an even more staggering 3,300 pounds. It's a hell of an evolution for the "half-ton" truck segment, which used to stand for a 1,000-lb payload rating.
Read MoreThis animated history of the van is delightful. It's well-written, the animation is fantastic, and it was done by people I like. Too bad some key facts just aren't true. It's not the fault of the people who made it, though. I blame Mercedes-Benz.
Read MoreExpensive and awesome outdoor brand lined up with a good half-ton truck: the Bass Pro Shops Edition Toyota Tundra sure sounds like it has a lot of potential. But what it has is a sticker and some bolt-on fender flares. It feels like a missed opportunity for some Toyota-branded coolers and integrated fishing rod holders, but what do I know.
Read MoreThe "Build-And-Price" page of the 2015 Ford F-150 site is finally active, with complete option pricing, combinations, and color choices. Check it out, let us know if it's what you expected, and share your build here!
Read MoreCorvettes are cool. But are they the level of cool where they can park across two spaces and nobody will care? Apparently not, as one Jeep-driving Redditor proved with the best revenge on an asshat parker that we've ever seen.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 is a smooth swath of silver concealing soft LEDs. Oh yeah, it can also navigate crowded highways at speed while the driver takes a nap.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford F-150 is obviously blazing some new territory in the truck market with it's aluminum body, but massaging seats in a pickup? When I was a kid they called that a dirt road! [pause for laughter].
Read MoreThe 2015 GMC Canyon looks like a miniaturized version of the full-sized Sierra, but the driving experience is a lot more accessible than any truck I've driven in any scale. GM's looking to lasso buyers who aren't sold on the "full-sized" experience, and they've got the perfect product to do it.
Read MoreThe beautiful Volvo FH semi truck is being shilled as being "a sports car under the hood," so for their latest commercial they trolled an unsuspecting valet by sneaking it between some real sports cars. As entertaining as Van Damme riding the mirrors?
Read MoreWith permanent all-wheel drive, a mechanical rear axle differential lock, 331 foot-pounds of torque and even an espresso machine onboard, this might just be the best Transporter yet.
Read MoreYou're looking at a Belarusian, Soviet MAZ 500. The MAZ stands for ?????? ???????????? ?????, or Minsk Automobile Plant. Today it's one of Europe's largest truck manufacturers (apparently) and back in the '70s it made charmers like that airport truck above.
Read MoreThe 2015 Chevrolet Colorado could spearhead a total transformation in the American truck market if it's successful. But you just wanna know if it'll bash rocks with the best or just suck sand on the sidelines. We punted one up and down the rocky Mexican border trails of the San Ysidro Mountains to find out.
Read MoreThe "Z71" package gives the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado a couple nice, shiny "OFF-ROAD" stickers and a few add-ons you can actually use. Here's all the important stuff that comes with the new mid-sized truck in Z71 trim.
Read MoreThe glossy-green Jaguar XKR that chases James Bond's Aston Martin across the ice in Die Another Day (the Halle Berry one) throws a flurry of spikes and missiles, but the cool modifications you'd actually be able to use are hidden under the skin.
Read MoreA third shift is being added to the factory that makes the 2014 Toyota Tacoma in Baja, Mexico. Toyota says they're doing it to free up space at their Texas facility to build more Tundras, I reckon they're sharpening swords for war with the Chevy Colorado.
Read MorePeugeot is trying their very hardest to get us excited about yet another new crossover SUV with their QUARTZ concept for the Paris Auto Show. They threw down a fair effort alright– the thing looks like it could be Batman's off-road race car.
Read MoreEverybody selling trucks in America has crapped out a few "Off-Road" packages; many of which stop at stickers and skid plates. The 2015 Ram Power Wagon may be a long enough to land a plane on, but damn if it doesn't deliver as a bona-fide off-road work truck.
Read MoreGeneral Motors reports they've already had "nearly 30,000 orders" from dealers for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. To fill the expected continuous demand, they're increasing staff at the Wentzville, Missouri plant again by almost 30%.
Read MoreFor the next few days, we'll be torturing a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4x4 on the hairpin roads of LA county and dusty desert tracks to the east. It's not the lifted Trailhawk variant and it's riding on Continental all-season tires, but you know we've gotta test that "SAND" setting on the dash somehow.
Read More'Ballistic' BJ Baldwin finally dropped Recoil 2. Watch it and know this in your heart: you need a trophy truck right now.
Read MoreThis is the Dragon's Fyre Jet Truck, a 1940 Ford strapped to a General Electric J-85 after-burning turbo jet engine. Here's what it looks like charging toward you at full-tilt.
Read MoreYou've convinced the spouse. You've spent the money. Now you're the proud owner of some hopeless shitheap somebody once called a car. You're excited, but you have a lot of questions, like; "How could anything actually be this dirty?"
Read MoreOff-roading is best experienced with mud in your eyes, a bad case of swamp-ass, and the very real risk of tetanus. But when you can't get into the wild, here's top 20 all-time awesome off-road video games according to our readers.
Read MoreMeritor Wabco, Peloton, and Denso are collaborating on a "platooning" system that puts us one step closer to autonomous trucks. Using a radio-based system that can be installed on any big rig in about three hours, trucks can be "tethered" together so that one can effectively control a whole convoy rolling behind it.
Read MoreGM has just bestowed the 2015 GMC Sierra with Carbon, Carbon 20, and Carbon 22 appearance packages that add for a lot of money will get you some stripes, convenience options, and guess what size wheels?
Read MoreSo Diesel Power Magazine hosts an absurd(ly entertaining) Olympics of diesel pickups that pits ten heavily modified haulers and their pilots against each other in a series of truckly challenges. There's towing, racing, and more smoke than a five-alarm fire.
Read MoreRacing games are a great way to get close to the cars, tracks, and behavior you'd never be able to pull off in real life. But I can't help but feel like the focus usually stays on pavement-bound sports cars. What have been your favorite off-road titles on consoles, computers, and arcades over the years?
Read MoreThe International Scout 80 is adorable, capable off-road, and easy to work on. But it's also brutally uncomfortable, slow as a sloth going to the dentist, and barely safer than walking blindfolded across the highway. This commercial might have been a slight oversell 50 years ago, now it's just funny.
Read MoreOver the past few months, Nissan has been modifying a 2014 Titan Crew Cab PRO-4X for an Alaskan off-road adventure with the help of its Facebook fans, who voted on a selection of options for each major upgrade. It came out looking incredible, now we'll see how it holds up!
Read MoreBecause Ford Fiesta pickup trucks are better than you might think.
Read MoreNobody's said the 2015 Jeep Renegade is meant to approach the capability of a Wrangler, "Trail Rated" badge or no. Jeep's new jacked-up hatchback is happiest on dirt roads, but it's still got chops for a few heavier obstacles along the way.
Read MoreThe 2015 Lincoln Navigator is being pimped as "best-in-class fuel economy." Meh, its 3.5 V6 gets 1 MPG better than the 6.2 V8 Escalade. Far more impressive: Nav's EcoBoost engine blows its 460 lb-ft load of torque at 2,750 RPM, while the GM hits the same peak at 4,100. That's something you'll feel at the wheel.
Read MoreToyota will not be building this adorable, durable, compact cargo-mover they call the Urban Utility Concept, but they are promising it's amazing features will make their way into upcoming models. Did you see that the tailgate is a ramp!?
Read MoreFord is officially hiring a "Rear Wheel Drive Hybrid Systems Engineer, Hybrid Vehicle Team." Of all the applications I could see for a rear-drive hybrid in Ford's lineup, a lightweight pickup truck seems to be the most likely. But there are certainly other directions they could go with the technology.
Read MoreThis week we're driving a 2014 Toyota Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab Long Bed Limited all over the place, ask me anything about it and I'll find you an answer! Yes, the wheels are as blinding in real life as they are in this photo.
Read MoreHennessey's HPE650 supercharger kit for GM's 6.2 V8 claims 665 hp @ 5,500 rpm and 658 lb-ft @ 4,200 rpm at the crank. Dyno testing says that translates to 545 horsepower at the wheels, but the real story is the boosted engine's glorious wail.
Read MoreBaja, Mexico: One of most celebrated spots on Earth for off-road adventure and racing, with a well-deserved reputation for staggering beauty and challenging terrain. Here's how to enjoy it without breaking down, getting sick, or slapped across the face.
Read MoreFord takes every opportunity it can to remind us their F-Series trucks have been the best-selling vehicles in America for more than thirty years, but there's a little more to the story. Between the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra lineups, GM has outsold Ford on full-size trucks in eight of the last 16 years.
Read MoreYou're an industry titan in training. You've exited your rental Gulfstream and are ready to make shit happen. May I interest you in the latest from Lexani?
Read MorePut the burnt orange flags away. Rip off the bumper stickers. You won't need those grille-mounted horns anymore. This is the Texas Longhorns tailgating vehicle that you need in your life.
Read MoreTrucks are generally the most useful, utilitarian vehicles on the road. Or at least they're supposed to be, unlike these ten.
Read MoreI'm intrigued by the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon, both because they're a return to a truck America should be building and because they seem like a good value. The just announced fuel economy numbers for both trucks seem to support my inkling that these might be the right-sized trucks for American consumers.
Read MoreI'll be honest. I wanted a german luxury car to chauffeur my midwestern aunt and uncle around New York but ended up with a large silverish blue Range Rover. I was clearly wrong in my desires as the Range Rover, for many reasons, is the superior way to be driven (or drive others around in).
Read MoreThe 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport is here, and though it's not quite as the space-age as the concept it's a pretty attractive SUV with an aggressive price and what looks like solid capability on paper. Also, I'm glad the "Discovery" badge is back in America.
Read MoreThe Mercedes G63 is exactly as awful to drive as you'd think a lifted Jeep with sports car tires would be, but it's only the second biggest joke the company plays on customers. The worst offender would be the G65, and rumor has it that's coming to American dealerships for 2016.
Read MoreDesert racing champion and off-road stunt driver BJ Baldwin is a monster in the sand. Watch him show off some moves in the glorious angry-eyed K5 Chevrolet Blazer he uses as a prerunner, and a wild Toyota Tundra he apparently drives on the street.
Read MoreFord has adopted the SAE J2807 towing-capacity measurement standard for their F-450 crew cab 4x4 pickup and maintained its insane 31,200 pound rating. They really want to end this "best-in-class" dispute with Ram, but Chrysler still won't concede that silly title.
Read MoreIt's a Volkswagen Golf wagon with permanent all-wheel drive, higher ground clearance and underside protection, hill descent assist and a choice of gas or diesel engines. In other words, pretty much all you need in a family car.
Read MoreHere we have an amazingly clean example of what is arguably the best looking Mercedes SL this side of the Gullwing, yours for the price of a moderately equipped 2015 Ford Fiesta. It's a hardtop convertible and does 0-60 in less time than it took you to read this sentence. Fiesta owners, time to get jelly.
Read MoreThe Honda CR-V, like most Honda products are default choices for many car-buyers. They don't shop around, they just buy a Honda. That's not to say they are bad products, they are just "safe bets." But the CR-V was lacking some of the advanced safety features of its rivals. The 2015 model fixes that in addition to a few other upgrades.
Read MoreAfter I asked you thrifty, frugal, and dare I say, cheap lot to give me the most dependable cars for less than the price of a new car's down payment, you answered with some astonishingly solid examples. Here are the most reliable and dependable cars on eBay for less than $5000.
Read MoreSome stealerships really go out of their way to make sure customers are stuck with a bad deal. One Florida car dealer went so far as to block an elderly woman's driveway to force her to take a car she didn't want.
Read MoreThe Focus ST is a great hot-hatch. The problem is the styling minces no words about what that car can do, so you end up with all kinds of bros trying to race you on your commute. Now if you want something that blends in, but can lay down some serious rubber, check out this RWD converted V8 Focus.
Read MoreIt's time to step away from the usual luxury sedans and feature a car that was designed to go fast and nothing else. Enter this Subaru WRX STi, a 300 HP, all-wheel drive, rally rocketship for less than the price of a base model Toyota Yaris. People, decisions don't get much easier than this.
Read MoreThe Jalopnik community is not shy about calling out asshats who park in handicapped spots when they are not supposed to. Now there are some asshats that won't let a disabled college student park in in the handicapped spot, because they don't like her car.
Read MoreWe all know that new car smell, that combination of plastic, leather, and something else that we can't figure out. It's the smell of success! You have purchased a new car, but those fumes may be negatively impacting your health.
Read MoreHaving two lead writers here on Car Buying is great because we have very different perspectives. Tavarish plays the inexpensive pre-owned market like a pro and thinks financing is for fools. Since my focus is mainly buying cars from dealerships, I say it is a bit more complicated than just dollars and cents.
Read MoreI recently laid out reasons why you shouldn't finance new cars, and hundreds of you replied that used cars are a headache that most people don't want to deal with. To prove those people wrong, I'm asking what the most dependable car on eBay is, for less than $5000, or your average new car down payment.
Read MoreWe have had countless discussions regarding the lack of affordable wagons in the U.S. This is crossover country and wagons just don't sell. We get a few nice examples from the Europeans but they are hard to come by and are not exactly cheap. However, if you can overcome the ugly, Honda has a wagon you just might enjoy.
Read MoreWriting for Jalopnik certainly has its perks. For example, it allows me to have a comfortable breakfast in bed while hundreds call me an idiot for saying a Ferrari is a supercar. But on rare occasions, there emerges something truly special, in the form of a super rare '90s Japanese muscle car. Here's what that's like.
Read MoreA Cal State student has been missing for several days after making a deal to sell his car to a buyer on Craigslist. Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi, 23, was last seen Sept. 17 at his home in the 9900 block of Reseda Boulevard. His family and authorities are still searching for him.
Read MoreOwning a desirable car is a rite of passage that nearly every adult hopes to experience at least once in their lifetime. It's the gratifying feeling of satisfaction and status that drives most people to finance new cars. However, if you can lend me your ear, I'll yell in it about how that is the dumbest idea ever.
Read MoreIn what sounds like the story line from a famous car heist movie, two Bay Area luxury car dealers have been targeted by a team of car thieves who made away with over twenty high-end vehicles. Several police departments including a local vehicle theft task force are on the hunt for suspects.
Read MoreAbout once a month someone says to me, "Now that I have kids, I think I need a minivan, but I really don't want a minivan. What should I buy?" Early in my career my answer was, "Well, you should probably buy a minivan." Most folks don't like this answer, but more often than not it's true.
Read MoreHow much BMW can $20,000 buy? That was the question I posed last week, and you resourceful lot answered in a resounding "A hell of a lot." With selections like these, you'd be crazy not to at least consider these gems in your search for your own ultimate driving machine.
Read MoreRecently we reported some sad news from Lotus; the Evora is going out of production and this may be the end for Lotus cars in America. Now is your chance to snag one of the most under-appreciated sports cars, before all the collectors decide Evoras are the next big thing.
Read MoreBuying a '73 Baja Bug for $1500 was one of the best/worst decisions I've made, but it almost didn't happen. I nearly bought this rusty 1977 Toyota Celica instead.
Read MorePurchasing a certified pre-owned vehicle is often a great way to save some money over buying new. CPO cars are supposed to go through a rigorous process to acquire that certification, making it a bit better than just a "used car." Honda and GM are cracking down on dealers who cut corners on the certification process.
Read MoreThere was a time before top-speed records and hybrids when driving a supercar meant more than piloting technology. You didn't just drive one of these machines, you tamed one. The Ferrari F40 was the one of the ultimate supercars of its time, and it can be yours for only $1.2 million dollars.
Read MoreThere are those who see a fully loaded Honda Accord V6, and think "Yup, I think I'll buy that without seeing what this money will get on the used car market." And then there are the smart ones who understand you could buy this supercharged mammoth and have enough left over cash to buy a year's supply of freedom fries. Mmm.
Read MoreSo I'm going to come right out and say it; I don't think the 2015 Ford Mustang looks better than the one it replaces. The previous generation just seems cleaner, more classic. If you feel the same way and want a unique pony-car with a crap-load of power, check out this Roush RS3.
Read MoreIn April tornadoes ravaged through Chowan County, NC. According to WAVY.com, a local mother who lost her son in the storms says she is forced to relive that experience because a car dealership ran ads without her permission urging people to donate. She also says she hasn't seen one dime from the dealer.
Read MoreThe great Carroll Shelby used a very simple formula to make the Cobra one of the fastest roadsters of its day...take a big engine, cram it into a small car. The Honda S2000 is one of the best handling cars to come from Japan, so I'm not sure how a Viper V10 improves the balance, but I like it.
Read MoreSo you're looking for a car, don't want to spend your hard-earned dough on some forgettable new economy car, but crave the luxurious and/or sporty feel of something quintessentially German. Your obvious choice is BMW. Now, how much BMW can you get for $20k on eBay?
Read MoreIn April the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission revoked Tesla's dealership licence in the state. Currently there are two pieces of legislation due for a vote in the fall that could allow Tesla to operate. But the automaker claims that the state regulators didn't have the authority to shut down direct sales.
Read MoreAutomakers and dealerships had record sales this summer on new vehicles. But the availability of cheap credit, generous factory incentives, and heavy discounts meant that many buyers found new cars a better value than used. With used car inventories piling up, prices are dropping.
Read MoreI tell car buyers all the time that the best deal maybe several hours away if they are willing to take the drive. Trying to get a deal on a Honda in NYC illustrated that it is worth going out to the suburbs to avoid the stealerships. But would you travel across the country to get exactly what you want?
Read MoreI'll be honest, I love German performance cars. It's something about their attention to detail and unrelenting power delivery that can't be beat. That is, until you slap a race-tuned American V8 powerplant in one, gut the interior, and paint it matte orange. Oh, and put it up for sale to us mere mortals.
Read MoreI was cruising down the road when I saw a brand new Impreza sedan, it puzzled me. I thought, "Why would anyone take the sedan over the hatch? Do they really think it looks better?" Recently, you showed us cars that just look better as wagons, but could the reverse be true?
Read MoreNo matter where you live you have all heard something like this by some local car dealer, "We will pay over blue-book for your trade!" Astute car-buyers know that these claims are nothing more than a trick to get buyers into the dealership. The Michigan Better Business Bureau is looking to put an end to them.
Read MoreThe current Cadillac lineup is full of cars that are every bit as great as the Germans they compete against, if not better in some cases. Their problem is that they're priced at the same level too, and buyers haven't seen them that way. Will that change under Johan De Nysschen, the CEO Cadillac poached from Infiniti?
Read MoreAs Tesla Motors continues its state-by-state fight for its right to sell cars direct to the consumer, it can mark off the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as another battleground settled in its favor.
Read MoreWhile I was reading Patrick George's excellent writeup on driving two classic V8 luxury barges, I had a bit of a revelation: a Mercedes W126 and a Miata would make the perfect two car garage for under $10k.
Read MoreThere's something almost impressive about the scale of drunken mess this manager of a Des Moines Chevy dealer is. Steve Luebke is 57, and normally is only allowed to drive a vehicle with a breathalyzer interlock. The dealership-owned 2010 Camaro he "borrowed" lacked such a device, and is now a smoldering ruin.
Read MoreHonestly, when I first asked what the best modified car on eBay for less than 10k was, I was expecting a sea of rusty Nissan 240SXs and BMW E30 4-doors that "needed a little work. The cars you picked out were genuinely surprising, to say the least. Here are the ten best modified cars you can buy on eBay for $10k:
Read MoreTesla's deal to build its gigafactory in Reno, is a win-win scenario. Nevada gets a much needed economic boost, and Tesla gets numerous incentives including direct sales. While the dealerships were not keen on the idea at first, they have come to realize that Tesla's presence will only benefit them.
Read MoreToday's holy-crap-I-can't-believe-this-is-even-legal used car deal is one that not only has one of the best designs ever, but has a freaking hand-built Ferrari V8 under the hood. Welcome to the Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT - yes, it's real, and it's spectacular.
Read MorePolice are searching for a man that witnesses say set fire to several BMWs at a Santa Monica dealership late Wednesday night. The blaze is estimated to have caused $250,000 in damages. Authorities have released surveillance images of the suspect and are requesting assistance.
Read MoreIt's the end of the summer and all the local car clubs are having their annual meets - but you don't have anything that will knock their collective socks off, but you do have $10k burning a hole in your bank account. Using that budget, what's the best modified car you can find on eBay?
Read MoreIncluded in a deal by the Nevada legislature that set aside $1.3 billion dollars in tax cuts and other incentives for Tesla's massive lithium ion gigafactory is a bill that allows Tesla to sell their cars directly to customers in the state. Victory: Tesla.
Read MoreIn order for a car to be desirable, it must have a value of more than the sum of its parts. The car that embodies this idea flawlessly is Mazda's over-engineered, astonishingly quick and breathtakingly beautiful FD RX-7. Here are a few reasons you need to own one.
Read MoreFinancial analysts have been raising concerns about the amount of sub-prime lending happening within the auto industry. Some are worried about a lending bubble that could have a negative impact on the economy. But lenders are actually scaling back the the numbers of high-risk auto loans.
Read MoreI'm all for backyard engineering. It allows you to re-purpose what is otherwise useless to anyone else. That's why this one-of-a-kind twin turbo, SHO V6-powered Merkur XR4Ti needs to be find a home with someone who will appreciate its quirkiness and its absolute, unrelenting insanity.
Read MoreThe Challenger Hellcat is the most "affordable" way to have a new car with 707 horsepower in your driveway. But Dodge doesn't want another Viper debacle, so the brand is being very selective on how dealers are getting their Hellcats, including a plan to discourage markups.
Read MoreMost automotive accessories look stupid and cheap when you tack them on to your ride. Eyelashes for headlights?...I don't know about you, but I get a little uncomfortable when I spot a sexualized Kia Forte. But I can get down with American Car Craft's Vette shark-teeth.
Read MoreToday we had you "show us" how you would spec your Hellcat, but did you know you can lease one? I know that many of you think leasing a car is the worst idea ever, but hear me out. "Borrowing" a 707hp, tire-shredding Challenger Hellcat could be the best-worst idea ever!
Read MoreLife is hard for the average male exotic car owner. Not only does he have to deal with higher repair costs, steep depreciation curves, and abysmal fuel economy, but according to Doug DeMuro, it turns out women don't respond at all to his costly investment. Luckily, I found a Lamborghini owner who disagrees. Here's his story.
Read MoreI've brokered car deals all over the country and I have learned that some cars and areas are easy and some are more challenging. After several attempts at getting folks a good buy a Honda in the Big Apple, I'm here to tell you that purchasing one in NYC is an exercise in futility.
Read MoreLast week, I asked you frugal, aspiring millionaires what the best supercar under $100k was, and as always, you replied with astonishing results. These are the best cars you can buy on eBay, under a six figure price tag. This is gonna be good.
Read MoreThere is no denying that the Dodge Viper is a pretty badass sports-car. The question is...would you pay $138,000 for it? Most buyers it seems are not biting, so now Dodge is offering a $15,000 discount to get Vipers off the lots and on the streets.
Read MoreLong before the Toyota powered Elise and Exige, Lotus combined a Japanese power-plant with exotic car styling to make a funky, front-wheel-drive, convertible. So if all your friends have NA Miatas and you are looking for a "real" British roadster, check out this Lotus Elan for $12,750.
Read MoreWe are fortunate to have access to some great affordable performance cars. While there is no shortage of reasonably priced hot-hatchbacks and compacts, many drivers still want the purity and the dorrrifto possibilities of rear-wheel-drive. So what's the best pick if you only have a $30k budget?
Read MoreWhat happens when you take a BMW's flagship 7-Series, upgrade the interior, drivetrain, wheels, suspension, and let depreciation take its course? You end up with a great example of an absolutely epic drive - the Alpina B7, for the price of a Ford Focus.
Read MoreThere's been some discussion about "girl cars," and what we can call them. One thing is for sure, Arnold Schwarzenegger would not be driving a "girly-man" car, because he needs something with POWAAA. So if you fancy yourself an off-road action star, Arnold's Unimog is your's for the taking.
Read MoreWelcome to Fatal Flaw, where I choose a cool car that is made significantly less desirable by one major, glaring fault — and show you how to fix it. Today's feature is on the Subaru SVX, and how to make its driving experience as sporty as its iconic looks.
Read MoreHere's the scenario: You've scrimped and saved for a few years, eaten nothing but stale ramen noodles with lukewarm water, and worked your hands to their malnourished bones so you could afford a car with a six figure price tag. But which one do you spend your hard-earned money on?
Read MoreI'll be the first to say that while there a number of "stealerships" still around, there are good dealers that are trying to do the right thing. I never thought that would involve forcing employees into religious meetings; a former sales manager claims he was fired because he wouldn't pray.
Read MoreWhether it be the rat-rods or the 1930s, the muscle cars of the 60s or the sport compacts of the 90s, we all have a connection with the American automotive landscape. This fascinating infographic made by Firestone shows how some brands have stood the test of time, while others have faded away.
Read MoreHere's why I love cars: They're gender-neutral, colorblind, politically centered metal and fiberglass boxes of excitement, individuality, and freedom. One car that absolutely embodies everything I've mentioned is called the VW Baja Bug. Here are a few reasons why you need to drop everything and buy one.
Read MoreI spend a lot of time on manufacturer websites configuring various cars and trucks. Sometimes I even get paid to visit these sites in order to help a client figure out what model, trim, and options would be best. Most automaker websites are good, some are just okay, but no website is more infuriating than Volkswagen's.
Read MoreWe mentioned in the Morning Shift that incentives and discounts were strong this month, giving the Chrysler Group had the best August sales since 2002, with an increase of 20%. Nissan sales were up 12%, but not all brands had a hot summer.
Read MoreLabor Day Weekend is one of the most popular times to buy a car. Dealerships advertise "huge savings" and many manufactures have some great incentives in the way of factory discounts or super cheap financing. So how many of you have a new car in your driveway?
Read MoreThere are only 1,500 examples of the Alfa Romeo 4C coming to the US. However and Alfa plans on expanding it's U.S offerings in the near future. Now the pressure is on the dealerships to provide a customer experience that rivals other luxury marquees.
Read MoreEvery week I post one of these things and every week I'm absolutely stunned by the value of the dollar in the used car marketplace. On the secondhand market, you can buy a well-looked after Aston Martin DB9, for the price of a new, fully loaded Toyota Camry. This is why capitalism works, people.
Read MoreThe Camaro Z/28 is one of the greatest muscle cars that GM ever produced. It has a 7.0L V8 cranking out 505 hp and is equally capable on the drag-strip as well as a road course. It's so good that one LA car dealer thinks someone will pay $30,000 over sticker price.
Read MoreDodge Challengers are great at destroying tires, but I'm of the philosophy that all cars are made cooler when you turn them into rally machines. Joey Ruiter obviously agrees with me and while this Challenger Untamed A/T is just a concept, he would like to build one for any customer who has the cash.
Read MoreIt's Labor Day, so a lot of folks are out buying cars today. There are so many to choose from! And not all of them are good choices, either.
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