There’s a new Audi A4 for 2016, and it’s bigger and lighter and better. Every body panel has been redesigned, yet you can tell instantly that it’s an Audi A4. As always, Audi has taken the evolutionary approach, and you can tell each little change was handled with as much gravity and focus as each footstep of a tightrope walker who really has to pee.
Read MoreYesterday, a gorgeous Catalina PBY named Flora-Bama that was being used as a prop for the upcoming Nicolas Cage movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Honor began taking on water while performing touch and goes for the camera. Today, the plane sits half sunk in the surf along Gold Beach, Florida, a most peculiar sight for beach-goers.
Read MoreWe’ve heard of significant shortcomings before with the fighter jet that’s supposed to be America’s future, but this is just as bad as it gets. The F-35 performed so dismally in a dogfight, that the test pilot remarked that the it had pretty much no place fighting other aircraft within visual range.
Read MoreSaint Barthélemy Airport is widely known as being one of the most extreme airports with regular commercial service in the world. As such, it is an unlikely place to see WWII fighters tearing up the overhead pattern and doing high-speed, ultra low-level flybys, but the Texas Flying Legends did just that back in 2011.
Read MoreAfter the abrupt passing of director Tony Scott in 2012, Top Gun 2, which was in development at the time, was put on hold indefinitely before being revived last year. Now, according to Hollywood exec David Ellison, the project is again in development.
Read MoreAmerica has close to 30,000 military personnel deployed to the Korean Peninsula, still holding the line alongside their South Korean counterparts from a stalemate of a war that officially never ended over 60 years ago. Part of this force includes USAF F-16s and A-10s spread across two bases and the 2nd Aviation Regiment’s Apache, Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters.
Read MoreThe year was 1974, and Defense Research Projects Agency was becoming more and more interested in the idea that an aircraft, or a remotely piloted vehicle, could be almost totally invisible to enemy sensors. The aircraft that resulted was the F-117 Nighthawk, better known as the first stealth fighter. This is not that story.
Read MoreDARPA throws its big Robotics Challenge competition every year in an attempt to push the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to android-like capabilities. Although a lot of us like to laugh at the competition’s comical failures, the technology gets better every year, with the hopes that one day it will be able to avert disaster by going where humans cannot go.
Read MoreAn Iraqi Air Force F-16D went down near the town of Douglas, along the Arizona-New Mexico border late last night. The jet was reportedly the inaugural F-16 delivered with Iraqi colors and the condition of its pilot, reportedly an Iraqi airman training in the U.S., remains unknown. The crash has sparked a large fire near a gas line that continues to burn into the morning.
Read MoreA report from Center for Strategic and International Studies called “Project Atom” urges the Department of Defense to make the Navy’s F-35Cs “dual role capable.” In other words, they want to make sure the jet can drop conventional munitions and nuclear ones, all in an effort to surround potential enemies with a more “neighborly” nuclear deterrent.
Read MoreFour of the U.S. Navy’s gargantuan Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, otherwise known as ‘Boomers,’ were converted into multi-role platforms capable of deploying throngs of special forces, spying, sinking ships and other subs and and putting any enemy within 1,000 miles of coast at risk of their arsenal of 154 cruise missiles.
Read MoreNew images of America’s historic top-secret military aerospace testing facility have been posted at Terraserver. The base looks busier than ever, with no less than four “Janet” 737s and a turboprop on the terminal ramp. But the biggest change on base has to do with the new huge south-base hangar, which now appears nearly complete.
Read MoreLockheed’s F-35B Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter took its first leap off the ski-jump test ramp at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, and it could lead to the birth of a new eXXXtreme sport.
Read MoreThe P-3 Orion is just one tough old air blender. These aircraft just keep at it decade after decade, hunting submarines and patrolling the world’s sea lanes. Case in point, this spectacular image showing three of these old birds belonging to VP-4 ‘Skinny Dragons’ being readied for their next sorties out of Marine Corps Air Station Keneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Read MoreFuel is the ever-present specter that looms over every pilot. It’s great when you have enough of it, and terrifying when you don’t. This is especially true for notoriously fuel hungry tactical fighters. Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs) have become an increasingly popular way to add range to existing fighter designs, such as the F-16, without making a large impact on the jet’s speed and agility. Many overseas operators utilize CFTs on block 50/52 and later Vipers, but why don’t America’s late model F-
Read MoreThe USS Vicksburg, many of the ships seen here, and an expanded flotilla of allied ships from the region took part in BALTOPS ‘15, which ended on Saturday. The elaborate exercise, which reinforced strong NATO and allied bonds, has led to increased tensions with Russia as historically neutral parties in the region may seek NATO membership.
Read MoreOur friend and renowned aviation photographer Frank Crebas just flew with the Florida Air National Guard during their detachment to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The Eagles were not alone during the flight; MiG-21s and MiG-29s of the Bulgarian Air Force joined up for some photo magic.
Read MoreBell’s 525 “Relentless” super-medium class twin turbine helicopter is attempting to set the bar for technology, capability and if you have the big BIG bucks, luxury. Gone is the traditional narrow fuselage, in its place is a wide and voluminous cabin for designers to play with. Case in point, this unbelievable concept that looks straight out of science fiction.
Read MoreRecently, Navy Chief Marty Noe took us on a dive into the ‘colorful’ world of submariner terminology, and as a result we were flooded with emails and comments with readers wanting more or wanting to contribute. So let’s take an even deeper dive into the world of submariner lingo, with more wacky submarine terms from Foxtrot Alpha readers who have been there and done that.
Read MoreYou’d be forgiven for thinking that a military theme park, complete with tanks to crawl all over, dummy rocket-propelled grenades, and tchotchkes celebrating former heads of the secret police would be from some sort of crappy dystopian novel. But it isn’t. These are all joys The Guardianfound in Russia’s newest entertainment complex — Patriot Park!
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force and the CIA’s famed but incredibly shy RQ-170 Sentinel has been caught on camera a few times in the U.S., including images of one supposedly forming up with an aerial tanker. It was also paraded around by Iran after its spectacular capture in 2011. Yet there are no known satellite images of it — until now.
Read MoreThe military exercise BALTOPS 2015 is in full swing off and on the coast of Sweden, with a large-scale amphibious landing happening last weekend. Finnish, Swedish, British and American Marines all stormed the Swedish coastline in a joint manner, with multiple landing craft and air support assets bringing the fight to an imaginary enemy.
Read MoreConcurrency isn’t coming. It’s already here. And what was once an incredibly naive high-hopes buzzword and procurement concept has now become a slur in many defense crowds. Now, after nearly downing the F-35, and causing chaos in many other defense programs, it’s trying to sink America’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Read MoreRussia has said it will greatly increase its fighting capability along its border with NATO countries — including the deployment of tactical ballistic missiles — if the U.S. follows through with its plan to store tanks, artillery and other equipment at forward staging areas in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic States.
Read MoreWho’s a cute lil’ instrument of war? You are!
Read MoreThe Pentagon is assessing the results of an air strike that occurred this weekend against a terrorist target in the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya. Meanwhile, Libyan officials stated that veteran Al Qaeda kingpin Mokhtar Belmokhta, who orchestrated the deadly 2013 attack on a massive oil complex in Algeria, was indeed killed in the air strike, along with “a number” of other Libyan terrorists.
Read MoreThe Continental Army, which later became the U.S. Army, was founded on June 14th, 1775. It’s leader, General George Washington, would use it to confront the British during the Revolutionary War. 240 years later, the Army remains one of America’s oldest and proudest institutions.
Read MoreDallas was rocked late Friday night by a brazen attack on a police headquarters. An assailant opened fire on the building and planted at least one improvised explosive device before escaping. During the chase, it became clear that the shooter was not in a common vehicle, but a dark painted up-armored van. Details about that van are now emerging.
Read MoreEveryone knows of Marine One, the green and white helicopters that the President flies on, but few people realize the White House vertical airlift mission is so much larger than that. The backbone of this force is a fleet of green painted MV-22 Ospreys that flies the Press Pool, White House Staff, Secret Service and dignitaries during the President’s travels.
Read MoreThe Hungarian Air Force had its second Saab JAS 39 Gripen crash in less than a month. The latest accident three days ago was caused by the malfunctioning landing gear, which led the pilot to make an emergency landing. He stayed with the jet as long as possible, only ejecting as the stricken fighter tipped on its side, careening down the runway.
Read MoreCluster bombs are good at destroying lots of things spread over a huge area. What they’re not so good at is always exploding, with the sub-munitions falling to the ground and failing to detonate. It’s a horrific reality that people around the globe have to live with, where a curious child or a wrong step can mean the loss of a limb or far, far worse. Now the Pentagon is planning to fix this problem once and for all.
Read MoreIt seems that Russia’s interest in what kind of U.S. military hardware is operating in the Black Sea isn’t just limited to ships. CNN reports that a Russian fighter intercepted a USAF RC-135 electronic surveillance aircraft last month, roaring up to it at high-speed, with only ten feet to spare between the two aircraft.
Read MoreIt appears that the Syrian Air Force has lost another of its prized Su-24 Fencer swing-wing attack jets. Some incredible photos and video popped up today showing the shattered aircraft falling to the ground while streaming flames, though there is no word yet on the status of the pilot.
Read MoreMaster aviation photographer Rich Cooper shot this dramatic image of the world’s most deadly aircraft, the Northrop B-2A Spirit, as it arrived at RAF Fairford on June 8th. The scene as snapped through Rich’s lens looks just as much like an arrival of an alien race as it does the end of a bomber training sortie.
Read MoreEverybody identifies Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center as the epicenters of America’s now defunct Space Shuttle Program. What most people don’t know is that the Shuttle almost had a second home at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the south central coast of California.
Read MorePhotos of what appears to be possibly a mobile sea basing platform and logistics node, similar to US designs, have made their way around China’s internet recently. Such a capability would be an incredibly logical addition to China’s amphibious forces, especially considering their ongoing extra-territorial ambitions.
Read MoreLast year, the U.S. Army’s Razorbacks were the first AH-64 Apache unit to participate in the Pentagon’s gigantic Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) on and around the Hawaiian Islands. This included embarking aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) along with their USMC counterparts. The Razorbacks arrival also marked the first time an Apache had been to Hawaii.
Read MoreToday, I write to you as a happy man. I say this because I made it 4,000 miles between repair visits to the Land Rover dealer. And then I almost backed into a tree.
Read MoreA pair of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, callsign DEATH 11 and 12, have joined a trio of B-52s at Royal Air Force Base Fairford, a long-time forward staging base for USAF strategic assets in the UK. The presence of US nuclear bombers, the B-2 in particular, along with the massive allied training war game known as BALTOPS ‘15, of which B-52s are playing a role, and the myriad of fighters, tanks and ships already operating on Russia’s doorstep, is the largest flashing of sword yet for U.S. and its al
Read MoreIt’s no secret that the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of ‘legacy’ Hornets have literally had their wings flown off them. Many of the aircraft are far beyond their design life, and depots can’t work fast enough at refurbishing them in hopes of getting more use out of them.
Read MoreThis is the little known story of the Royal Navy’s secret X-Class midget submarines that were built to sink the most powerful German surface combatants, but ended up paving the way for British forces landing at Sword and Juno beaches on D-Day.
Read MoreToday marks the 71st anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, designated at the time as Operation Neptune but known in popular culture today as D-Day. Why is that, and what does the D stand for?
Read MoreAmerica’s newest nuclear submarine, the USS John Warner (SSN-785), has successfully completed its initial sea trials, and it brought along a friend to celebrate. The Dolphin is the proud symbol of U.S. Navy’s submarine force, and having one escort the new sub during a surface transit on its first voyage may be a good sign of things to come.
Read MoreThese are the first photos of the F-35A that caught fire on Eglin AFB’s main runway almost a year ago. As you can see, not only is the jet’s stealthy skin badly charred, but its spine was perforated by its Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that tore itself apart from within.
Read MoreAfter nearly ten months, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and her Strike Group arrived home back in San Diego yesterday. The historic deployment, which was the longest since Vietnam, saw the Nimitz Class super carrier’s Air Wing flying nearly six continuous months of missions over Iraq and Syria against ISIS targets.
Read MoreRick Perry is at it again, chasing his dreams of becoming the most powerful person and defacto leader of planet earth. This time around he’s armed with cool hipster glasses, a load of famous Navy SEALs and a C-130 Hercules campaign plane. Well, more like a campaign plane prop, as in one that won’t fly.
Read MoreWe constantly hear how ISIS is winning in the social media battlespace. Yet pushing their message on sites like Facebook, Twitter and in forums also makes them vulnerable. This is nothing new really as the internet has become a key source of open source intel on bad guys, but having less than 24 hours between an enemy post and a air strike on their location remains a relatively fresh concept.
Read MoreDutch F-16AMs and American F-15Cs had at it last April during the Florida and Oregon Air National Guard’s composite deployment to the region as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The awesome video below gives us an in-the-cockpit look at what it is like to spar with an Eagles high over the North Sea.
Read MoreIn what is truly a spectacular sight to behold, the American Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57) welcomed the French Concorde Class Frigate replica Hermione off the East Coast of the U.S. yesterday. The Hermione had just completed a cross Atlantic journey as part of her mission of goodwill and historical education.
Read MoreA man drove down Florida’s U.S. 1 with what looks like an Israeli-built Shafrir-2 air-to-air missile in the passenger seat of his Volvo convertible and nobody really seemed to care enough to call anyone. Oh, and it was the same day that the President was visiting nearby.
Read MoreMost people have seen videos of carrier flight deck operations before, but usually they’re overlaid with sounds of OONTZ OONTZ and DOOT DOOT and some other heavy metal and/or electronic dance music garbage. That’s because in real life, a carrier flight deck is louder than pretty much anything else.
Read MoreThey don’t call it the ‘Silent Service’ for nothing. The world of U.S. Navy submarine operations may be shadowy, but it’s full of rich culture, honed over years of stuffing bus loads of sailors into a steel tubes for months on end. Out of this unique environment, some colorful terminology has sprung.
Read MoreA student driver blindly pulled out in front of a column of British armor that was cruising along a hardened road in the Lippe district of Germany yesterday. A collision ensued and yes, you guessed it, the one ton Toyota Yaris lost the fight to the 60+ ton Challenger II Main Battle Tank in a big way.
Read MoreIf you want to quantify the fleet size and see all the different bases where the U.S. Coast Guard’s aircraft operate from, this graphic is your awesome go-to guide.
Read MoreMedia outlets in Russia began crowing last week about an incident in the Black Sea, off the coast of the contested Crimean Peninsula. Russian fighters buzzed an American destroyer, sending it running scared after it entered Russian waters, they said. But the US Navy just verbally struck back, with video of the encounter.
Read MoreA recent report from CNN discusses a new flying boat concept that could transport up to 2,000 people across the Atlantic Ocean while reducing airport congestion and noise. This could be an amazing aircraft, unlike anything that’s ever flown before, but don’t be fooled into thinking the idea is commercially viable.
Read MoreGood news, ladies and gentlemen! I have decided to devote an entire column to the Maserati Ghibli, which is a highly expensive new luxury sedan that offers roughly the same level of actual luxury as a floor lamp.
Read MoreSo I’m on vacation the other day, and I get a text message from my dad saying that he’s returning to the Lexus dealership service department for the second time in a day.
Read MoreEvery so often, some non-automotive media outlet puts together a list of the “Most Important Cars.” Have you seen these lists? They always include the Model T, and the original Mini, and the Porsche 911, and the Ford Mustang. And I always eagerly read them, start to finish, until I get to the end and I discover that they’ve left off one of the most important cars of the last three decades: the 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320.
Read MoreIn this incredible era of near-perfect, record-shattering, computer-aided performance, one traditional quality is increasingly in short supply: personality. Character, some might call it. Technical prowess has a way of ironing out the things that make cars truly memorable beyond just their speed and handling. This is not a problem with the 292 horsepower 2015 Volkswagen Golf R.
Read MoreWe uploaded the first three new episodes of our first season of our new video endeavor this week. There was Neat Stuff In Cool Cars, Truck Yeah!, and What Car Should You Buy? We made a few mistakes and learned a lot. What do you think?
Read MoreThe Lazer 917 was a reasonably popular kit car back in the ‘70s and ‘80s that would let you take that old Beetle your neighbor’s kid rolled and turn it into something that looked like a Porsche 917 built by the Pep Boys while on ketamine. And this one currently for sale on Craigslist may be the best one ever.
Read MoreWe all know CarMax is great for buying incredibly unreliable Range Rovers or fast, unreliable European hardware well beyond the factory warranty. But if you want something that’s not so old or not so rare, is the “no haggle price” really the best deal?
Read MoreIt takes a long time to get comfortable in most cars. You have to find the right seating position, the right wheel position, the best spot for the mirrors, and then, if you want to drive it fast, you need to work up to the limits. Slowly. But then there’s the Porsche Cayman GTS, which is your lucky sock in car form.
Read MoreHere’s some Jalopnik sacrilege: I was given a 2015 Volkswagen Beetle with a diesel engine, and a manual transmission. And I have no idea if I like it. But that’s mainly because I don’t understand German humor.
Read More“We don’t give a shit about times on a test track.” That’s what Mazda’s engineering guru Dave Coleman told me. And that’s not only what makes the 2016 Mazda Miata an amazing car, but also a great Miata. The definitive lightweight sports car is back and it’s bringing a renaissance along with it.
Read MoreWe’ve already given you a vague taste of what it’s like to drive the 2016 Mazda Miata, but we haven’t been able to give it to you straight. Here it is: This car rocks.
Read MoreCar crashes are something almost all of us would do anything to avoid. But when you’re in a wreck involving some of world’s most rare and valuable cars? Yeah, that’s a bit of a game changer.
Read MoreI met Jamiroquai lead singer and possible car hoarder Jay Kay at Goodwood. Can you guess how many cars he has in his collection right now? To give you a clue: Way more than you think. This green thing is one of them, and it’s for sale.
Read MoreLast week, while researching the bizzare VW-powered Emis Art, I found another Emis product that grabbed my attention in a way I normally only associate with an unexpected hand to the genitals. The product itself, while interesting, wasn’t the shocking thing. It was the name, which, upon a quick glance, looked to be the phrase ‘Fuck Up.’ Woah.
Read MoreThe topic of the day was press cars, and the fascinating, bizarre world behind how they work and how us miscreants get them. Matt’s right, it’s the one thing we get asked about the most by people who learn about what we do: “You mean you get new cars all the time?!?”
Read MoreAt a certain point, you stop being shocked by how many people have died here. The shock is how many are still alive.
Read MoreChristmas is coming, so I suggest you start saving now to get this racing simulator. Oh, what’s that, you don’t normally put hydraulic racing simulation rigs right in the middle of your own home? You need some sort of space that your children can live in? Well, that’s just unambitious.
Read MoreFor the second time this week, I find myself reeling from the buzz of learning about another obscure car I never knew existed. This one also hails from South America, and while it’s still satisfyingly weird, inside there’s some very familiar oily bits. The car is called the Emis Art, and who knows what makes it so familiar?
Read MoreIn the automotive industry, comebacks do not come often nor easily. Here are the 10 greatest comeback cars.
Read MoreI think I’ve expressed before how much I love finding cars I’ve never heard of before. Chasing that joy, however, is a bit like being a junkie — getting the feeling at first is easy, but it gets harder and harder as time goes on. This car, today, is some hardcore car-junkie goods — wildly strange, obscure, and oddly appealing. I’m so high on it right now.
Read MoreEarlier today we had the distinct privilege of doing a live Q&A with Skip Barber, a motorsports legend whose very name is synonymous with speed. It was awesome. He was an absolute gentleman and gracious with his time.
Read MoreOur minds have been trained to identify a common shape or design of what a car should be. In the past, automakers have played around with that idea. Here’s what they have come up with.
Read MoreAutomakers are constantly pushing forward with different new safety technologies that are supposed to save our lives. Sometimes, they don’t catch on.
Read MoreLook! Up there! They’re back again! They only spray us on clear days, did you ever notice that? It’s because it’s easier to POISON EVERYONE when they’re walking around outside!
Read MoreThe Nissan Sentra is a little car that few Jalops will probably stick up for. In fact, as Matt pointed out today, Nissan’s products are decent but they’re in the middle of a brand identity crisis. What is a Nissan, anyway?
Read MoreThe Supra was the first car to go.
Read MoreEarlier today, in the holographic video-conference dome where we conduct all daily Jalopnik business, someone threw up a holo-JPG of a model kit. It was a Magnum PI-themed kit, but instead of the expected Ferrari, it was the striped Vanagon that had some role on the show. This kit got me thinking about car model kits — specifically, terrible ones.
Read MoreWe already got more than 500 responses from you to the question of daily driving a cheap C4 Corvette, and here’s some first hand experience on what’s it like to live with one of these beasts.
Read MoreThis is sort of an experiment. I want to know if, by just posting some vintage ads, an otherwise rational human can be made to have feelings of desire for a Ford Mustang II, widely considered to be the least desirable Mustang of all, and that includes a Fox-body Mustang your brother’s roommate once puked in.
Read MoreWhen life hands you lemons, find a good lawyer.
Read MoreI’m just old enough that me and my brother and sister had one solitary Game Boy for our family’s long road trips through the endless expanses of California’s ag land fields. Without it, I think we would have murdered each other.
Read MoreThere’s more women working with cars now than there’s ever been. Both the Charger Hellcat and the new Cadillac CTS-V are projects helmed by women, for example. But if you try to find pictures of women working on cars, you’re pretty much limited to pictures of what appear to be sexy idiots with grease streaked on them.
Read MoreIt’s summer! Well, it’s close enough to summer. And unless you’re in the parched, arid hellscapes of my beloved SoCal, summer probably means that you’re going to be putting on your speedos/bikini and getting into some sexy, soapy hose fights as you wash your car. Weirdly, car washing seems to be full of myths and weird ideas — what’s your favorite?
Read MoreWhile Regular Car Reviews is here to tell you all there is to know about the most important Corvette generation, I keep wondering: is it time to buy a five grand C4 and just daily the hell out of it?
Read MoreI was out driving our motor-carriage yesterday when I saw this red pickup here. It looked a lot like many of the mildly-modded trucks I see around, but with one difference: it appeared to be hauling a very heavy invisible load of something. Probably a replacement turbofan for that jet Wonder Woman uses?
Read MoreGood afternoon, everyone. Your favorite Camaro-crashing ex-convict Patrick George here. In my first official act as Managing Editor (or as I like to call it, “Mr. Manager”) of Jalopnik, South Florida’s third-largest Mazda Miata fansite, I hereby reinstate a staple we all love so much — Comment of the Day.
Read MoreDon’t have enough mountains of cash on hand to buy a brand-new 2016 Ford GT? Well then Forza 6 is as close as you’re going to get. Not only is it the car on the cover, but in true Forza tradition it makes racing look gorgeous. And it should look gorgeous, because now there are big new features that demand it.
Read MoreLast week we asked our readers for their experiences with sex and cars. Aside from some obvious lies (nobody has room to have an orgy in a Miata!), we got some, uh, interesting stories. Be warned: dragoning is involved.
Read MoreI just got back from Wisconsin, where Cadillac brought me to try out their new CTS-V on the track at Road America. I also stayed in a hotel owned by a toilet company that would make a great fetish hotel if you had a thing for golf caddies. While there, I was lucky enough to dine with some Cadillac folks, and ruin their meals with my stupid talking.
Read MoreThis weekend is the 83rd time since 1923 that the French town of Le Mans shuts down some of its public roads and turns them into the legendary circuit known as Circuit de la Sarthe. Here are the best moments from the previous 82 races.
Read MoreYou might well think of yourself as a massive fan of Initial D. Perhaps your interest in all things petrol-soaked and grease stained is because of Initial D. Well, as big of a fan as you might be, you probably can’t hold a candle to Drift Hunter Albo Agunday’s fandom. And this past weekend, I went out driving with him.
Read MoreIn the 1980s, if you had the cash to buy a Porsche 911 Turbo but sheer speed wasn’t enough to impress your inner Pablo Escobar, you went slant nose with Uwe Gemballa.
Read More“No manual, no care.” That’s a refrain among so many car enthusiasts. But there are times when that is just a cliched statement that has no basis in reality. Sometimes, a manual transmission makes a car worse.
Read MoreWe need to save car culture. We need to save it from the appliances. We need to save it from the commuters. We need your help. Jalopnik is launching a full-blown YouTube experience to bring you some ammo in this war. Today is the day we fight back.
Read MoreEvery so often endurance racing teams like to think outside of the box and attempt new technologies and strategies for use in races. Sometimes that doesn’t work.
Read MoreI’m not kidding. In 2015, you can indeed have a brand new MGB created using the original tooling, powered by a Mazda 2.5 that will make it reach 62mph in 3.8 seconds. All the time.
Read MoreA select few rich, famous and amazing people have been privileged enough to call themselves McLaren F1 owners, but arguably the most famous among their number was British comedian Rowan “Mr. Bean” Atkinson. That’s because he crashed his, twice. Apparently that didn’t hurt the F1’s resale value much.
Read MoreAutomakers can try all they want to distract consumers with flamboyant model names, but sometimes, it’s just too much.
Read MoreOne of my favorite feelings is that excited, intense sensation all true car geeks get when they see a car you just can’t identify. We’re sort of like junkies, and the more we learn, the harder it is to get really excited, and to get the desired feeling you need ever more obscure cars. This car — the Dodge Boulevard 3700 GT — is just the high you need.
Read MoreSometimes it can be tempting to go for the larger or more powerful power-plants car manufacturers offer, but why do that when you have these ten great motors?
Read MoreBut not just any old Mazda RX-7. A badass endurance race-winning Mazda RX-7.
Read MoreBrands often commission special vehicles to promote a new product or make a quality impression with a particular demographic. In conjunction with a major rebranding in 1996, Pepsi struck a deal with Air France to create a truly unique and inspiring marketing tool using one of the 20 Concorde aircraft in existence at the time.
Read MoreHello, everyone, and welcome to Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly Jalopnik feature wherein I devote an entire column to answering your questions because I can’t think of anything important to write about.
Read MoreIn recognition of our unionization, here are the ten cars that will surely be implemented into our lives and we’ll be forced to live with forever, comrades.
Read MoreI have a lot of fetishes when it comes to cars: among them, I love small, weird, unusual engine placements, utility vehicles, interesting turn indicators, and extremely good space utilization. The Cony Guppy may be one of the only cars that ticks off every box in my fussy little list. It’s a small, weird, mid-engined pickup. One moment, I need to control my breathing.
Read MoreI’ve never driven a vehicle in my entire life that attracts as much attention as my Nissan Skyline GT-R. It’s like driving around in the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, except everyone thinks you’re British.
Read MoreI remember when I found out that there was a whole sub-genre of romance novels set against a NASCAR backdrop. “Huh,” I think I thought, “That’s pretty weird.” Really, though, I had no idea. There’s a huge, little-known subgenre of automotive-related romance novels that’s been around for years. Here’s five of the most amazing ones.
Read MoreBack in the Early Days of Motoring, people made cars for a few reasons. To get around places, or to win races, or to scare Old People by mowing them all down at 2 miles per hour. But what was the first car ever made for nothing but the enjoyment of driving?
Read MoreThe other weekend I met a guy who turned a ‘90s BMW from a junkyard special parts car with a bullet hole in it into a somewhat successful track/drift car in 36 hours. What’s the craziest car build story from your life?
Read MoreWhen Jalopnik’s worker-restraint pods place me in the weekly 15 minute “success daydream” cycle, I sometimes imagine myself arriving at a red carpet to receive some manner of award — but that doesn’t matter. What matters is the car that pulls up and drops me off. For many, it’s a limo. For me, usually, it’s a Boonie Bug.
Read MoreI remember when Ferrari released their hard-lined successor to the 360 Modena. The older car was looking very blobby and very ‘90s by the mid 2000s, and the 430 seemed every bit the modern and incredible push into the 21st century. But a decade on, things seem different.
Read MoreFacelifts are attempts by automakers to keep looks current on aging designs. Sometimes, that doesn’t work.
Read MoreWe’ve all seen it: some confrontation, somebody angrily thrusts themselves into their carmobile, puts that bitch in D like they’re opening the gates of Asgard, departs with a ferocious tire chirp. Pro tip: this is not expressing your emotions, it’s making you look like an asshole.
Read MoreTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.
Read MoreWhy buy a Jeep, Subaru or a Landie for muddin’, crawlin’, or rallyin’ when you could have these ten great offroad machines?
Read MoreAustin Dillon’s 2015 Chevrolet SS Sprint Cup car was being driven by Bobby Labonte when the Redcoats decided to fight back.
Read MoreThe reality of the Festival of Speed is that at least five crashes are expected to happen throughout the weekend each year. Unfortunately, this year’s first one took out a Mazda 767B.
Read MoreThere is no question Walter Röhrl is a great driver, one of the greatest. His wins in the gnarliest years of the World Rally Championship cannot be overstated, warrant enough for a position as Porsche’s best-known development and test driver. And here he is stuffing the dearly-departed Porsche 918 Spyder into a wall.
Read MoreIf you’re looking to not crash your car, I would suggest not driving super fast on a road with slow traffic and idiot drivers. This Ferrari F430 driver missed that first lesson, but he did a good job dodging disaster anyway.
Read MoreFor years I thought that low-ass railroad trestle in Durham, North Carolina — the one meticulously covered by 11foot8.com — had a monopoly on the destruction of unsuspecting trucks. It turns out it has quite the rival in Massachusetts!
Read MoreWhen a Lamborghini Gallardo was found, abandoned and destroyed on a Dallas toll road it didn’t take long for reporters to conclude it was a rented car. It also didn’t take long for us to request the video from local authorities. We just got it, and it’s exactly as ridiculous as you’d hoped.
Read MoreAt least 18 people have been reported injured after two buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New York City with New Jersey. The extent of the injuries is as of yet unclear, though local news channel WIPX-11 is reporting that multiple people were being seen taken out on stretchers.
Read MoreIt’s the end of Top Gear Season 22, but in reality it’s the end of Top Gear as we know it. The boys will be back, of course, but tonight is the night that we bid farewell to our old friends at their own home. Here’s everything you need to know.
Read MoreTonight, for better or worse, the car show that defined car shows is coming to a close. Before we usher in a new era of automotive comedy, let’s take a moment to reminisce about the best car show... in the world. What are your favorite episodes from the show? When did Top Gear make you fall in love with cars? What’s the .gif that defined a generation?
Read MoreI feel like we all knew this, but it was blowing up in a few places last night. But we all knew this, right? From the times they said they would do a new show? And the times they implied they would do it together? I mean, these are definitely all things we knew, right?????????
Read MoreJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May have left some enormous shoes to fill when it comes to hosting Top Gear. But we now know that the three new presenters will at the very least include Chris Evans, maybe or maybe not a woman, and also you. Because TG is now holding open auditions. Really.
Read MoreChris Evans, Top Gear’s newest host, was only offered the job late last week, he said in his first extended words on the new gig, while speaking on his radio show. But that’s not really the big story. The weirder bit is actually about former TG hosts Richard Hammond and May. They were apparently considering a return right up until the very end.
Read MoreWho is Chris Evans, the new lead host of the popular British television programme Top Gear? Here’s a full explainer on this most royal and fancy humanoid creature.
Read MoreAfter swearing up and down that he would never, ever take Jeremy Clarkon’s place on Top Gear, the BBC officially announced today that Ferrari-loving TV presenter Chris Evans will take Jeremy Clarkson’s place on Top Gear.
Read MoreImagine that Top Gear never happened, but James May still became a semi-successful motoring journalist. This video from The Sunday Times is exactly what you’d get.
Read MoreWhen the BBC unceremoniously dropped Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear, and his two co-presenters quickly followed him out the door, the BBC was left in a bit of a lurch. The trio had already filmed much of the footage for more episodes in the season, but the Beeb had no way to get it on screen. Until now.
Read MoreThe lovable scamps that formerly hosted Top Gear have been out in the wilderness for weeks (weeks!) now, doing nothing much besides hosting a live, touring version of not-Top Gear. All the while, they’ve been sideswiping questions about a new show, but this might be our biggest hint yet about it.
Read MoreAs you have likely heard by now, Erik Buell Racing is in receivership with no apparent hope for a bailout. For the second time in a decade Erik is facing the abyss, except this time he has $20 million dollars of debt hanging over his company’s head and his Hero MotoCorp investors have apparently washed their hands of the whole operation despite owning a 49.2 percent share of the company.
Read MoreThe rider was fine. The GoPro? Er, close enough.
Read MoreWith a few notable and much-loved exceptions, most cars that come from Honda are affordable, pragmatic, safe choices for ordinary people. This motorcycle is the RC213V-S. It is none of those things. If you want one, it will put you out $184,000.
Read MoreYou’d be forgiven for thinking that the riders at the Isle of Man TT have some sort of obscene death wish. They drove ridiculously fast, on what are normally public roads, on just two wheels. I mean, just look at how little reaction time you have when you smack into a curb at 160 MPH.
Read MoreThe Kawasaki H2R is just a psychotic, absurd rocket. 300 horsepower is plenty of power in a car, and when it’s put into a bike, that’s just ridiculous. You’ve already seen it race a Bugatti Veyron, so now hear it scream through the Isle of Man.
Read MoreWatch the biker’s hands here — they tell the whole story. From the initial shock and alarm to the helpless waving, to those final gesticulations of disappointed resignation. I mean, what can you do when a student driver cluelessly backs over your motorcycle? Not a hell of a lot, as Reddit user x_ing learned recently.
Read MoreRiding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. It’s just the cost of doing a thing we enjoy. Clueless, idiotic drivers texting and talking and generally (or literally) jerking off are part of the equation. It sucks. I know. But that doesn’t mean you’ve been deputized as The Enforcer. You’re not helping. And it’s time to drop this self-righteous shit already.
Read MoreYour eyes are not deceiving you. The bike above is a Victory. And even more mind-blowing: it’s water-cooled. It’s called Project 156 and it’s one of the best shots at American dominance at this year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
Read MoreWe’ve said plenty about Magpul’s Ronin series, 47 custom bikes built from some of the last Buell 1125Rs in existence. But this one is special. Not only does it carry the distinction of being the first in the production series, it’s built off EBR’s latest superbike, and now it’s headed to Pikes Peak.
Read MoreAfter a year of promotions, acres of press, and well-received test rides of its Livewire prototype, Harley Davidson’s CEO says its electric motorcycle won’t arrive for at least a couple of years. And as always, the problem is range and cost.
Read MoreFor over four years, Dainese has been offering its airbag-equipped racing suit in Europe, but it’s never been available in the States. That changes this September, when the first batch of D-Air suits land in the U.S., and Dainese is taking it a step further, opening its airbag tech to other companies.
Read MoreThere’s never been a comprehensive study on the safety of lane-splitting. The University of California Berkeley just changed that, and the research shows that it’s safe – if you’re not a tool. Bookmark this page now.
Read MoreCalifornia is the only state in the U.S. that allows lane-splitting, not because there’s a law saying it’s legal, but because there’s no law saying it’s illegal. Now a few legislators are out to get some hard and fast rules on how motorcyclists can ride in the state.
Read MoreToyota’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai is going on sale later this fall, and for $58,325, you can drive the fuel of the future for 312 miles until you’re forced to find one of the dozen stations in the U.S. to fill up.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been on Space Mountain at Disney, you just know deep down that if you stuck your arm out, your limbs would get chopped off by one of those rafters flying by. Except it doesn’t. No one’s limbs ever get chopped off. This weird looking device is how Disney makes sure it doesn’t happen.
Read MoreArgentine airline Austral Líneas Aéreas announced that it has terminated two pilots after they invited model Victoria Xipolitakis into the cockpit and allowed her to fly the plane, including during takeoff. Xipolitakis is best known for appearing on Argentine TV shows as well as in the Greek verison of Playboy.
Read MoreOne of my personal crusades is to raise awareness of the fact that Mercedes-Benz did not invent the car like they claim to, and that automobiles have been around far longer than most people realize — viable cars have been around since at least the early 1800s. That’s why I’m so delighted to tell you about the first car to be repossessed, and used to run from a cop — way back in 1867.
Read MoreI recently had the chance to compare my Nissan Skyline GT-R to a Scion FR-S. Yes, folks, that’s right: I’ve compared my legendary, powerful, fabled, privately imported, mad tyte JDM yo Nissan Skyline GT-R to a budget-priced Toyota with more interior plastic than a McDonald’s Play Place.
Read MoreThe Subaru Levorg Sport Tourer is already on sale in Japan, but Subaru decided that the British deserve to have it as well since they drive on the wrong side of the road too.
Read MoreThe nice folks over at the Kaddy Shack in LA who built the engine in my Beetle also build much, much more powerful engines. As you can see in this clip of one of Kaddy Shack’s Beetles at the dragstrip, where it embarrasses the hell out of a hairy-chested V8 Mustang.
Read MoreWith the years long saga of mismanagement, incompetence, and bankruptcy, fans of the Nürburgring were hoping that the sale of the track and new ownership would lead to a brighter future for the legendary circuit.
Read MoreBecause where else can you see a blue Ferrari F40 casually parked on the grass in the campsite’s lot?
Read MoreThe BMW E30 M3 is spoken about in hushed (and not so hushed if you’re around Bill Caswell) tones throughout the automotive landscape. But why is it so revered? We decided to find out.
Read MoreWho dares, wins. Unless they lose. Then they don’t win.
Read MoreHere’s Terry Grant talking us through his adventures up the hill on two wheels in Nissan Juke in two minutes and ten seconds. It wasn’t easy, that’s for sure.
Read More“Banana Derby” is monkeys riding dogs. Racing each other. For... bananas, I guess?
Read MoreI estimate that I’ve been loaned around $8 million worth of vehicles by car companies to review. These are called “press cars” and the total cost of delivering these vehicles to me is somewhere in the low six-figures and I’ve done about five figures’ worth of damage to them. How does giving me a free car make sense to automakers? How is this a real thing?
Read MoreI believe it’s time to talk about the benefits of having a hydraulic hand brake and a short-wheelbase chassis.
Read MoreVolkswagen Group emperor Martin Winterkorn confirmed to German newspaper Bild that the Veyron’s successor is a go with a hybrid drivetrain producing 1,500 horsepower for a top speed of 286 mph. To balance that out, Volkswagen’s really-really budget brand will also launch in 2018.
Read MoreSarah Foster is the owner/operator of a pair of 38JJ breasts that have recently received widespread commendation for saving her life when she was hit by a Mini Cooper at high speed. For the record, it was a female paramedic that referred to Foster’s breasts as “airbags,” not me.
Read MoreBetween all the usual mayhem at Goodwood, and rain at Watkins Glen, we just finished one of the crashiest weekends we’ve seen in a while. Hey, shit happens on the track. Lord knows I’ve been there.
Read MoreSometimes unicorns are even more mythical than you might expect. Here are ten of the rarest cars in production today.
Read MoreMercedes-Benz’ autonomous ambitions have been pretty clear. It’s the future of luxury and all that. Now Darren, a Jalop reader in western Ireland, caught this prototype S-Class fitted with a massive LIDAR array on its roof. But what the hell is Mercedes doing with it?
Read MoreMercedes has gone full Fast & Furious with the 2016 A45 AMG. It’s got the big wing, bigger wheels, red calipers, grille like Cheshire cat’s and one seriously rude exhaust note. I’m just not sure if that sound is “elite sport-luxury” or more “high-school Honda Civic” so you tell me!
Read MoreThe new 2016 Mazda Miata is so good that Fiat is going to borrow its underpinnings for a new 124 Spider. But what of its chief current rival, the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ? That car is due for a replacement eventually, and what will it do then?
Read MoreYesterday morning, an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 v. 1.1 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) exploded shortly after launch. While this is a setback to SpaceX, we have to view it in the context of a series of failures that have plagued commercial spaceflight in the last year.
Read MoreWelcome to Cars of The Ku, a sometimes weekend segment where we highlight a cool car I (Kat) have found around where I live. Ku (?) is the Japanese word for “city ward.” This stanced Suzuki Alto kei car might test the boundaries of “cool” (and good taste), but it’s certainly something I couldn’t possibly ignore!
Read MoreWhen an airliner gets a new winglet or engine nacelle, it’s a big deal for the industry. The pace of change for commercial aircraft design is best described as “molasses.” Manufacturers are wary of risking radical designs which could be disruptive to infrastructure or federal safety standards.
Read MoreWith turbo rotaries or without, Mike and his friends know how to put on a show.
Read MoreTwo minutes and 10 seconds, to be specific, shattering the old record by a wide margin. It’s amazing what you can do with a Nissan Juke RS Nismo if your name is Terry Grant.
Read MoreOpenStreetMap is a wonderful thing. Rather than relying on Google or Apple or Nokia to map the world, it taps a massive community to crowd-source, identify, and update all the world’s roads. And it also allows data nerds to create cool stuff like this.
Read MoreIf you like amazing cars and the sound of British television presenters, boy are you in luck. Because you can watch the Goodwood Festival of Speed live, right here, right now. There’s modern cars, vintage cars, experimental cars, legendary cars — seriously, just close your office door or make a cardboard fort and enjoy this.
Read MorePyongyang, capital city of Best Korea, will soon be showing a fresh face to the world with a fancy new airport terminal. Set to open on July 1st, the new Terminal 2 is said to feature a new high speed rail link and motorway to central Pyongyang, as per the exacting specifications of Supreme Leader and famed looking-at-things enthusiast Kim Jong Un.
Read MoreI’m a car junkie. When I’m not working on a car, writing about a car, or looking for my next car, I’m watching car videos on the internet. I’m a hoot at parties. That’s why I’m positively tickled pink that the forces behind the Mightycarmods channel and Motor Trend’s popular Roadkill series may be working together in the future.
Read MoreThe Ford Focus RS is the hottest of hatches right now, and the Mustang GT350R is just a big ol’ bad attitude on four wheels. In the very best kind of way, of course... which you can see in the expression of the pilot’s face in this awesome video.
Read MoreGood news, everyone! The day is Friday, and the moment has arrived: it’s time for Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly (except last week) column where you write in with a cool, fun, exciting, automotive question, and I answer it in a brilliant, sensible manner that is usually at least one-seventh true.
Read MoreDespite receiving a big Memorandum of Understanding for 20 new 747-8F aircraft last week at the Paris Air Show, Boeing announced that they would slow production for the original jumbo jet at their Everett, WA manufacturing facility. This is the fourth time in two years that 747-8 production has been throttled back.
Read MoreLast night Reuters breathlessly reported that two self-driving cars – one from Delphi and another from Google – had a “close call” in which an autonomous Lexus from Google “cut off” an Audi from Delphi. Except they really didn’t. They reacted exactly like two responsible human drivers would, which is what they’re designed to do.
Read MoreI got an invitation to a black tie party once from the Goodwood House, but I couldn’t make it. Yesterday evening though, they held another one which we attended without having a tie, or wearing anything even remotely black. We had to. They had rotary race cars.
Read MoreYou know, a lot of baby seat manufacturers talk a big game when it comes to safety. And sure, maybe they help out in a car wreck, but if you have an important baby — an influential baby — a car wreck is the least of your worries. Luckily, our pals at Dartz are here to help, with the only bulletproof baby seat around.
Read MoreWhen I think “rare cars” I usually assume “classics produced in limited numbers.” But small-batch cars are hard to find even when they’re new. What are the rarest cars coming out right now?
Read MoreAs I might have told you earlier, there’s no place like Goodwood. Still unconvinced? Okay, here’s more proof.
Read MoreThe ad for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Lincoln reads like a series of short fortune cookie aphorisms. We’ll have to see however, what exactly is the fate that awaits its price tag.
Read MoreThe latest in the series of “brand new” Lotuses is the limited edition 3-Eleven, which is basically a beefed up Exige S with the roof chopped off. Still, it’s a job well done since this is the fastest Lotus ever.
Read MoreNo, not XTS, XT5. And it’s a big deal for Cadillac, which is starving for a larger crossover SUV as that segment continues to grow and grow. Opponaut saw390 caught the 2016 XT5 completely undisguised at a photo shoot in Manhattan this morning.
Read MoreThe second season of Spike Feresten’s Car Matchmaker debuted on the Esquire Network last night, and it kicked things off with a bang. A hulking, blue, $1.1 million bang in the form of a ride in the Youabian Puma.
Read MoreIt’s about 1,137 miles from Seattle to Los Angeles if you drive the most expedient route, the inland U.S. Interstate 5. Go ahead and do it that way — if you hate fun, yourself, America, and the idea of discovering some of the best driving roads on this continent.
Read MoreIt’s easy to think that the field of parking lot-inspired dickshittery is stagnating. What real innovations have you seen lately? Well, I’m happy to say that impressive work is still being done, as evidenced by this remarkable triumph of awful parking and juvenile vandalism, perpetrated by a self-absorbed jackass. It’s almost magical.
Read More“Been a while since I’ve heard some news on the Ford Focus RS,” you might be saying. “What’s up?” I’ll tell you what’s up — 345 horsepower is what’s up.
Read MoreWhen you hear the name “Skip Barber,” you think of a legend. You think of a racing school. You think of a man who went to Harvard and then won three SCCA national championships in a row. But now, you can get to know him even better, as he’s here now to answer all of your burning questions.
Read MoreI’m not going to say that this is the best news ever, but it’s the best news ever. The new Alfa Romeo Giulia is getting a manual transmission.
Read MoreEveryone seems really excited for the Alfa Romeo Giulia. And why wouldn’t we be? Alfa is a storied brand, one of the most famous in the world, and now it’s finally done with front-drive hatchbacks and is giving us the stylish, powerful Italian sport sedan we crave.
Read MoreMazda must be furious, but it’s almost entirely the BBC’s fault. Let me explain, plus show you all the details of this 28.5 liter monster Fiat that will do runs up the hill all weekend long, or until ours ears bleed out.
Read MoreLawsuits against former Fiat Chrysler Australia executives Clyde Campbell and Veronica Johns, over basically blowing company money on playtime and parties, are ongoing. And apparently so is the search for all the free cars they weren’t supposed to give out.
Read MoreEarlier this week Toyota’s Japanese headquarters were raided after the company’s global communications chief and highest ranking female executive, Julie Hamp, was arrested on charges that she illegally mailed herself oxycodone painkiller pills. And this is a very, very big deal because Japan has some of the harshest drug laws in the world.
Read MoreWhat happens when you give a bunch of skater punks a rental car? Well, let’s say the extra $9 a day insurance got used in full.
Read MoreHave you noticed how your jars of outdoor mayonnaise have started to make you feel a little funny after a quick mayo-snack? There’s a reason! It’s summer, glorious, sweltering summer, and that means, for many of us, lots more driving. But be wary of these five big summer car/driving mistakes!
Read MoreA big part of what makes an Alfa Romeo V6 great is the sound. Listen to the sound of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. I’d say they got the sound right.
Read MoreIn 2012, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced and passed a bill to bring back three vintage license plate designs if they could just collect 7,500 orders for each. The yellow-on-black style, originally issued from 1963 to ’69, made the cut and will start shipping this month.
Read MoreNASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has recently begun sending back the first color images of Pluto and Charon, and they are spectacular. But prior to the probe making its close approach to Pluto on July 14th, scientists have been scouting Pluto’s atmosphere using a 98-inch telescope mounted inside a highly modified Boeing 747SP.
Read MoreFor almost any given object, there’s a certain unspoken set of general criteria that help give it its status of whatever-ness. Like, for a teapot, there’s certain expected parameters and traits that let us recognize it as a teapot, no matter the design. Sort of a Platonic ideal. Cars have this, too. With that in mind, what car violates this ideal the most? What car is least like a car?
Read MoreWell, that didn’t take long. What almost certainly are video screencaps of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia sport sedan have appeared on Autoforum.cz and Autoblog Netherlands. No official details yet besides the 510-horsepower Quadrifoglio version, but here’s the car. (Updates below!)
Read MoreWe’re still waiting on today’s full reveal of the Alfa Romeo Giulia sport sedan, but we now know that right away, it won’t be screwing around. Apparently the car will launch with a 510 horsepower, twin-turbo performance version designed to fight the BMW M3. Che bella!
Read MoreThe wagon version of BMW’s Mini has finally gotten an update for 2016, and while it’s arguably less quirky than the first-gen one it replaces, it’s now a true four-door wagon (well, six doors if you count the two at the rear). I think it looks pretty good, and seems to be more usable and practical than the one it’s replacing.
Read MoreLooks scary, that LiveLeak video you probably saw today of the drone striking the plane’s wing, doesn’t it? Stuff like that is every plane passenger’s worst nightmare. The good news is that it’s totally, verifiably, 100 percent fake.
Read MoreIn 2009, the 5 Series Gran Turismo was the first of BMW’s sedan/coupe/SUV mutants to hit dealerships and poke us in the eye. But the development mules were even uglier.
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard a lot about ‘understeer’ — when you turn the wheel and the car just plows forward. Here’s what it looks like.
Read MoreThere’s been some pretty awful news in the world lately, so I think it’s appropriate to take a moment to consider something that will help restore some faith in humankind. For that purpose, I submit this picture, from the late ‘60s, of Gene Berg’s Little But Quick dragster and his transporter Beetle.
Read MoreWhat company competes in go karts, Pirelli World Challenge, Le Mans, IndyCar, Formula One, and basically any series anywhere? I bet you said BMW. You’re wrong. It’s Honda and Acura. And they invest in things like this, the TLX Pirelli World Challenge car. And it’s astonishingly cool.
Read MoreWith safety once again being a hot-button issue in the car world, maybe more than it’s been in decades, it wouldn’t hurt to look back on the things that didn’t work.
Read MoreWe all know speeding is very deadly and dangerous, but what are you supposed to do when you’re faced with ridiculously low speed limits like the ten listed below?
Read MoreI have a really short answer to that: no. Chris Harris seems to agree.
Read MoreForget hogging the fast lane — this dude got fined for clogging up the middle lane.
Read MoreChevrolet is very interested in letting you know that they’re “on fleek” with “the youths” these days, with their pocket-Victrolas and rat-tail haircuts and all that. Just to be really sure we know how down they are, they just issued a Chevy Cruze Press Release all in Emoji.
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is supposed to be the government agency that protects us on the road. That stops us from getting into vehicular death traps. That saves our loved ones and ourselves from horrific ends. But it has failed, and the new government audit of its work is both damning and terrifying.
Read MoreHistory’s best cars are often mistakes, either built out of passion or desperation, though rarely are the best cars the most profitable. Fortune favors the bold, but in carmaking, fortunes rarely do. Nissan has quietly built one of the better lineups in the industry, but they haven’t yet built an identity.
Read MoreA lot of roads (particularly highways) here in the US have pointlessly low speed limits — lower than what they should be based on the safety and design of the roadway. But which limit is the most punitively low?
Read MoreAs these things are wont to, grainy, low-res photos of the summer-optimized version of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro have leaked early onto the Camaro6 forums. Here’s the new droptop Camaro!
Read MoreJust another routine flight in this ultralight aircraft, ‘til a cat pops out of the port side wing and realizes why its sleeping spot got so noisy all of a sudden! Don’t worry, the plane and cat got down safely.
Read MoreLook at that picture. See the conflagration? The inferno? The fiery mark of Satan himself? That’s what the auto industry in the United States defines as a “strange odor,” according to a scathing and relentless investigation into the people who are supposed to keep you safe.
Read MoreWith the introduction of speed limits (and an outright ban on record runs) at our beloved Nürburgring, it seems the legendary circuit may have an increasingly dim future as the automotive industry’s standard for benchmarking, testing and speed-proving. Here are ten tracks that may be able to carry the torch for the new standard of speed.
Read MoreA car with pedestrian roots beating the established purebreeds — this is the story of the current Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 Turbo before it.
Read MoreA pickup truck owner by the name of Mr. Xiang was driving along a Chongqing highway in southwest China, just minding his own business, when a 5-foot diameter circular saw blade came flying toward his truck and embedded itself almost two feet deep into the front. Yikes.
Read MoreBy ‘landspeeder’ I’m referring to the wheeled type of landspeeders we tend to write about on this site a lot. Sometimes they’re called “cars.” By ‘Anakin Skywalker’ I mean the actor who played the young, larval Darth Vader, Jake Lloyd, and by ‘cops’ I mean real, South Carolina Sherriff’s deputies. Okay, glad that’s clear.
Read MoreA version of the cool helmet-mounted displays worn by military pilots will soon be available for business jets and civilian helicopters. Last week at the Paris Air Show, Thales unveiled the TopMax and TopEagle Helmet Mounted Displays, and their technology is just as relevant in the civilian world as it is to military aviation.
Read MoreEarlier this year, we reported on Team Qik, who claimed they smashed the previous cross-country driving record by a whopping 9 hours. Now, we’re proud to announce they’re official record-holders... for the time they DIDN’T spend driving.
Read MoreA dash cam caught this insane video of a Porsche going airborne on a highway in Russia. After losing control on a wet road, the Cayman rammed into a concrete barrier, which launched it into the air.
Read MoreMost people in the U.S. have no idea who Marcio Piancastelli is, and few are really all that aware of his designs. But to either Brazilians or geeky VW-philes, the man is a design legend, penning both the VW Brasilia and the SP-2. He passed yesterday at 79, and I think it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate the man and his work.
Read MoreWant a brand new Porsche 918 Spyder? You can’t have one. The last new one rolled off the assembly line this week. It’s that dark red one up there. Go ahead and feel your sadness-feels.
Read MoreThis, this video, is all your doing, GM. It used to be nobody fucked with a Corvette Z06 unless they knew how to drive because the car was unfiltered and uncomfortable.
Read MoreNo Bentley is a car I wouldn’t own, yet they way Bentley talks about their cars confounds me. Their latest model is the Bentley Flying Spur Beluga Specification which you can also get in Mulliner Driving Specification with a knurled gear lever. What?
Read More[This is the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, the coolest Mustang Europe ever built. Photo: Aston]
Read MoreA man who mistakenly left his keys in his car first assumed it was a prank when he found it gone. It wasn’t a prank, it was actually stolen, but the result was way funnier than any prank would have been. That’s because the guy who stole it couldn’t drive stick, and then tried to call a cab. Oh boy.
Read More“No, don’t worry, that alarm only means we’re almost crashing!” the pilot yelled over a wailing propellor and a strangled electronic bleat from the console. Not that I could hear him, as I hung out the window trying to photograph a race car while somebody held me in the plane by a fistful of shirt.
Read MoreSome may say it’s already on an old platform. Some may say it’s too slow. Some may say they don’t like the lovely shade of blue. I don’t care what they say, because I kind of already love it.
Read MoreThe news out of Germany is that the famed Nürburgring, one of the oldest race tracks in the world and also one of the deadliest, is ramping up its speed limits in certain segments. That means the days of the ‘Ring being the go-to track for insane lap records, especially for cars like the Koenigsegg One:1, may be over.
Read MoreThe hardest part of being a successful automotive journalist is proving your worth and getting your foot in the door, especially if you don’t have any formal knowledge of the subject. Today on Offtrack, I talk to Road & Track writer Robert “Bob” Sorokanich about how to become a somebody in a field in which you know nothing about.
Read MoreThere’s no more ultimate bragging right in the automotive space than a Nürburgring lap record, but on the heels of the crash that claimed a life the people who run the ‘Ring have passed down a ban on manufacturer lap records for the remainder of the year.
Read MoreThe motoring press came up with the term “hypercar” when fast-moving objects like the Porsche 918, the McLaren P1 and the LaFerrari started opening dimensional portals around the likes of a 911 Turbo S, the 458 Italia or the 12C. Now, Audi is kind of doing a little bit of the same with the RS3. Which is coming to America, just probably as a sedan instead of a hatch.
Read MoreHouse bill H.R. 2675, the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015, seems like exactly the kind of bill I’d love — it specifically makes provisions for companies who make 500 or less cars a year so they can sell their cars more easily in the U.S. Great, right? Sure, but the bill is arbitrarily limited to one very specific category of car.
Read MoreThat’s one way to win a trackday, bro.
Read MoreThere are many crazy Toyobaru engine swaps out there, but this might be the one most true to the car’s original intention. Yes, it involves a V8 made out of two motorcycle engines.
Read MoreRemember the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? If you’re a fan of the comics it was based on, my apologies for bringing it up. But I have to, because Nemo’s ‘Nautilus Car’ from the movie is going up for auction, and I’d like to dissuade anyone with £25,000 burning a hole in their jodhpurs from buying it. Because it’s deeply, willfully stupid.
Read MoreOne of the more interesting developments from the Paris Air Show this week is that a Russian cargo airline will buy 20 of Boeing’s 747-8F freighters. The deal is said to be worth $7.4 billion, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for Boeing’s struggling 747-8 program.
Read MoreIf you want a capable and sensible offroader, get yourself a Jeep, a truck, a buggy. Or, you know, don’t.
Read MoreIf this or any of the follow ten are your idea of the perfect car wash, you’re doing it wrong.
Read MoreThe Charleston PD need help identifying the suspected shooter who killed nine at the Emanuel AME Church yesterday. Everything we know about the shooter so far is right here. We can help by identifying the car.
Read MoreYou might have a favorite drift video. You might argue that the third Fast and the Furious was a good movie. You might have actually watched The Drift Bible. Whatever. This is really the best drift video ever made of all time ever.
Read MoreYesterday real estate mogul, middling reality TV star and combover icon Donald Trump announced he will seek the highest office in the land, and it’s totally for serious and not a vanity campaign or anything you guys. Now seems like a good time to remember how one of the most badass people in the auto industry called Trump out on his bullshit.
Read MoreWhen you fight the law, the law usually wins. This is the case with most people, but not North Carolina attorney Will Hedrick, whose pro bono case against the federal government resulted in more than two dozen imported Land Rover Defenders to be returned to their owners following seizures last year.
Read MoreThe right aircraft can take you just about anywhere you want to go. If you want to go somewhere remote, hilly and dangerous, you need a very specialized aircraft to get in and out safely. Wild West Aircraft, maker of the Super STOL, has the perfect solution for pilots brave and crazy enough to explore the backcountry in a most extreme fashion.
Read MoreBut that’s mostly because the Stanley Cup is, without a shadow of a doubt, much, much cooler than you. And to prove it, when it was late to its grand appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, it got a police escort through downtown Chicago, and lived your urban maniac dreams.
Read MoreKoenigsegg’s latest 0-186mph-0 record of 17.95 seconds is astonishing, especially considering that a McLaren P1 needs 16.5 seconds just to reach 186mph, and 4.5 seconds to brake to zero from just 124mph. Holy Batmobile,Christian!
Read MoreThe world is still waiting on the much-ballyhooed Tesla Model X crossover, but Tesla Motors has their eyes on the long game and mass appeal down the road with the entry-level Model 3. Up until now it’s been said the Model 3 will be a sedan, but now Tesla’s chief technical officer says it will come in crossover form too.
Read MoreRenault might be on the edge of relaunching the Alpine brand with a brand new mid-engined sports car, but the feedback from the Le Mans and Goodwood crowds can re-shape the final product significantly. It’s time to get loud so they can hear you.
Read MoreBMW gets a lot of flak for building cars that have no direct link to their history at all. The X6 is an SUV coupe thing that has earned more cross eyed stares per mile than any car ever conceived. The X6 M makes absolutely no sense and has no point, we should hate it. But somehow it’s fabulously endearing.
Read MoreI’m a little surprised that we haven’t covered this in detail before, because it’s so crammed full of Jalop-bait: jumping and flipping cars, AMCs, James Bond, frustrated backwoods law enforcement, and lots of secret math and early computers. The jump is the famous corkscrew from The Man with the Golden Gun.
Read MoreForget the magazines and the websites and the TV shows and the auto shows and the dealership visits - we learn cars from video games.
Read MoreIf it something looks mildly doable with a vehicle on paper, some crazy person will certainly go for it. Here are ten of such lunatics.
Read MoreI am not, in any way, shape, or form, a certified financial advisor, nor a wealth management planner. (Not in this country, anyway.) That being said, INVESTING PRO TIP: The classic car market is in the midst of an enormous bubble. Get out while you still can. Case (probably not) in point, the market just took its biggest dip in 14 months.
Read MoreAnd it’s getting kind of weird. He’s been wanting to merge Fiat-Chrysler with someone, anyone, for a while now, and now people are just straight-up saying “NO” before he even formally asks. Damn, Sergio.
Read MoreIt looks beastly in a good way, of course. The way that you’d want a 1650 lb, ~500HP Ariel Atom-based bonkerscar to look. And sound, and go. Sure, we were skeptical at first, but it looks like Rezvani made good on his promise to make a pretty dramatic car.
Read MoreThe new Honda Civic Type R is now the current fastest front-wheel drive car around the Nürburgring. It’s also surprisingly forgiving on the track and on the street. That red Honda badge really means business this time. When you Americans get one in a few years, you’re in for some fun.
Read MoreLet’s just get one FACT out of the way: most drivers on the road are just not good drivers. But the Swedish safety-obsessed wonks over at Autoliv (who last set up a nighttime animal-detection system for extra-effective deer hunting and/or avoidance) have found a way around that, with this funky autonomous braking system.
Read MoreRafael Nadal won the ATP Tour tournament in Stuttgart, Germany today, and his prize is a Mercedes with one of the ugliest paint jobs we’ve ever seen. Notoriously polite, Nadal said, “I don’t know if I can change the color, because the color is a little bit too much for me.”
Read MoreDrifting is hard. Drifting around corners on an uphill race track is super duper hard. So how does Lebanese rally driver Roger Feghali makes it look so easy?! This is his run from this year’s Falougha Hill Climb in Lebanon. The car sounds as good as it looks, so make sure you’ve got your volume up.
Read MoreLet’s face it, the food served on airplanes has never had a five-star reputation. But a passenger on a recent Air India flight from Delhi to London may have been the recipient of a little extra accoutrement from the galley, when a small lizard reportedly made its presence known upon unwrapping a burger.
Read MoreThere’s something in Moscow called the “Geek Picnic,” and you probably shouldn’t try to find close parking. On display is the “Hand Of Man,” a machine that lets you crush cars like soda cans.
Read MorePorsche may have been the winner at Le Mans, but it was a pretty big day for Renault, too. The French manufacturer unveiled their Alpine Celebration, although we know a lot more about the outside of the car than the inside. It’s definitely a pretty car to look at, even if the press release doesn’t contain much information about the engine:
Read MoreYou will soon be able to fly silently and with zero emissions in electric aircraft, just like electric cars. (But not flying cars, because that’s a terrible idea.) Airbus has developed a futuristic new prototype to demonstrate emerging green technologies. Even if you would never dream of stepping foot in such a small aircraft, this is a glimpse at flight’s future.
Read MoreHello and welcome to Letters to Doug, your weekly Jalopnik Q&A column wherein you provide the Qs and I provide a long, ranting A that goes off on a lot of unrelated tangents.
Read MoreThe new “Ford 3D Store” has downloadable 3D-printer files so you can make your own F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R, Focus ST, or Fiesta ST at home in whatever scale or substance you want!
Read MoreThe 2016 BMW 7-Series is out, and it’s not like we were shocked after the reveal since we already saw the car as early as last December. But now, it’s time to choose which one you like the most.
Read MoreThere’s a time honored tradition around here to roast the outgoing editors-in-chief to mask our internal sadness and disappointment. The news that he’s leaving us, and for a magazine no less, personally hit us very hard. And now we’re all going to hit him very hard.
Read MoreThe single worst day in motorsports history happened exactly 60 years ago today. The tragedy at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans gets brought up each year the race is held, but it’s even more notable this year on its 60th anniversary.
Read MoreAs he did often, 72-year-old James Rogers took his Shih Tzu to the Waffle House he frequented in Port Arthur, Texas on Monday in what his family said was his dream car: a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette. Unfortunately, getting trapped in that car was what cost Rogers and his dog their lives.
Read MoreBoeing is preparing to make a big splash with its stretched Dreamliner at the Paris Air Show this year. How do they plan on doing this? The old school way, by putting the 300,000 pound beast through its paces in front of a huge crowd, max performing the carbon fiber jet like it was an F-15, as seen in the video below:
Read MoreI’ve only been Editor-in-Chief for a few short months. But life is a crazy thing and tomorrow is my last day working on the good ship Jalopnik. Sorry?
Read MoreIf you like to peek into car factories, you’ll enjoy how BMW creates its mixed material bodies for the 2016 7-Series. Carbon fiber, aluminum and steel never looked this good together.
Read MoreYou may be of the opinion that the 2016 BMW 7-Series is just a cushy almost-limousine for rich dudes with no interest in insane M5 levels of performance. You’d be wrong, then, because like Mercedes’ S-Class, the 7-Series is BMW’s technological flagship. And the new one has some crazy interesting stuff. Here are some highlights.
Read MoreYou might have heard of Madeira, an archipelago in the North Atlantic ocean that’s one of two autonomous regions of Portugal. The Madeiran capital is mainly known for the historic city of Funchal, a popular resort destination, the birthplace of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, oh, and home to one of the most treacherous runways on Earth.
Read MoreIt’s not easy to get a car to spit hot fire. It’s especially not easy when that car is an Audi R8, that paragon of Teutonic efficiency. But one way you can get it really cooking is by dumping an extra 775 horsepower into the beast, to make a 1,300 horsepower flame-spewing hellbeast from the deepest pit of Hades.
Read MoreAn empty driveway is a sad thing, to be sure. Where did your beautiful cars go? Were they repossessed? Damaged? Stolen? Worse?
Read MoreWhenever new people find out that I have a Hummer, they always ask roughly the same question. First they’re surprised, and then they compose themselves a little, and then they say: What kind of gas mileage do you get? Of course, what they’re really thinking is: What kind of an asshole are you?
Read MoreThis white C4 Chevrolet Corvette left the Bowling Green assembly line in 1992 and fell into the sinkhole at the Corvette Museum last year along with eight other rare Corvettes. Now the General Motors Design Center is working hard to return her to prime condition.
Read MoreYou’ve seen various leaks of the 2016 BMW 7-Series before, but the big Bavarian belle is finally making her official debut today. Here’s a screenshot from BMW’s official livestream, and even with a guy standing in front of it, you can tell it looks a lot like, well, a BMW.
Read MoreThe problem with selling your car is that while it can result it you gaining some money, it requires you to leave your house and make contact with other human beings, many of whom happen to be insane.
Read MoreSince we are looking at the patent drawing of a mid-engined Honda that’s smaller than the 2016 Acura NSX, could this be the S2000 successor of our dreams? Probably not.
Read MoreA lot of videos have been made of the Isle of Man TT. You know the ones I’m talking about. A bike goes really fast, an engine makes a lot of noise, and everyone goes “oooh, aaah.” But those are just videos. IOM TT is a film, and just from this teaser, it looks incredible.
Read MoreOn the heels of last week’s shocking news that the Transportation Security Administration has a whopping 95 percent failure rate at finding bombs and weapons, we are now learning that the TSA further failed to identify 73 airport workers with links to terrorism.
Read MoreIt might be the greatest Civic this side of a furious Type R, but it’s a Civic nevertheless. And that makes it so brilliant.
Read MoreStartup car company Elio Motors built its fifth prototype. The P5 uses the Geo-derived, 993cc liter 3-cylinder engine and a manual transmission.
Read MoreEndurance racing has seen its share of amazingly innovative cars over the years. Some of them have been massive hits. Others have been monumental failures. What’s the most interesting one that has failed?
Read MoreHonda claims their new HR-V crossover has “a bit of all their best best cars” in it. The way they’ve chosen to illustrate that, with some of our favorite historic Hondas forming together like a fuel-efficient Voltron, is really fun to watch.
Read MoreRenault wanted to have its own Porsche 911 for a long time, and while the Alpine project was halted by Caterham’s departure from the venture, the sports car is reportedly ready to hit the streets in 2016 after debuting at the 24 Hours of Le Mans followed by a run up the hill at Goodwood.
Read MoreFor nearly 20 years, Saturn cranked out some of the world’s... cars, until it fell victim to the Carpocalypse and finally closed up shop for good. You might think that most people are over Saturn’s demise these days, but one Florida car dealer has a pending lawsuit against General Motors’ auditing firm claiming they misled him on the brand’s prospects.
Read MoreBut he isn’t talking about the F1’s central seating position. More about how a road car could win Le Mans in front of the prototypes at first try in 1995. It’s a good story.
Read MoreTobias Rehberger is an artist who made one of my all-time favorite pieces of automotive-inspired art: his series of knockoff cars made from simple sketches. Clearly, I’m not the only Rehberger fan out there, since Aston Martin just had him make their new 24 Hours of LeMans art car.
Read MoreThe long awaited new Honda Civic Type R comes with 306 horsepower and 295 foot pounds attacking its front wheels, plus a pretty aggressive body. Would that be too much for you?
Read MoreLater this summer, nearly 70,000 people from all over the world will converge in one of Earth’s most inhospitable places: Black Rock City, Nevada. Most will drive, waiting hours in line to enter the Burning Man festival, but a few will fly, adding an extra element of adventure to their almost otherworldly experience in the desert.
Read MoreSo-called “idiot lights” have been in cars an awful long time — basically, since that moment someone realized it’d be cheaper to just have a little bulb come on when everything was going to shit instead of having a gauge that would warn of imminent shit-goings. Modern cars have more than ever, and many have bewildering symbols. So, here’s a chart of the 20 most confusing ones.
Read MoreThere’s an old Seinfeld bit about cars being named to make the buyer associate the car with something the car isn’t close to related to. “How many Barons drive a LeBaron?” But what car has a pompous name that could be considered nearly insulting?
Read MoreYou know what must be a fun place to work? Fiat Chrysler Australia. Free cars for celebrities, wild parties in Rio and New Orleans, a yacht, and sweet deals for companies owned by executives — all on the company’s dime. Until the bosses in America found out, anyway.
Read MoreNobody in the history of the universe dared to call the regular Lamborghini Aventador boring, but as it turns out, the SV version is much more than the sum of a big wing and weight savings of 110 pounds.
Read MoreIf you were thinking about trying to outrun the police in Abu Dhabi, you can’t. The newest addition to their fleet of police cars is a 770-horsepower Lykan HyperSport. This car is one of just seven ever made and retails for $3.4 million.
Read MoreBMW’s Austrian website accidentally revealed an undisguised image of the all new 7 Series on its configurator, according to Autocar UK.
Read MoreYou could be a contender on June 27th at the Juliens Auction in Beverly Hills, where Marlon Brando’s 1970 Harley Davidson will be up for bid. The FLH Electra-Glide motorcycle has 13,859 miles.
Read MoreLockheed’s JetStar was the first dedicated business jet, entering service in 1961. It was a progenitor of a category that has come to symbolize power, luxury and success. Today, you can acquire a great looking JetStar II for just $895,000, but be wary of operating costs that could smother your skyward ambitions.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of competition for views in YouTube’s automotive community, and content creators are trying to find any way to differentiate themselves from their car-loving peers. That’s why the guttural tone of Mr. Regular’s “voice” and insightful views on mundane cars is so damn refreshing, and why the Regular Car Reviews channel is one of the best on the internet.
Read MoreD-Day was arguably the most significant and well-known event in military history. The Allies landed more than 150,000 troops in Normandy, involving 11,590 aircraft and 6,939 naval vessels. There were thousands of casualties.
Read MoreWe live in an age of unprecedented automotive performance. That doesn’t mean that a car from decades past can’t show up and embarrass new ones.
Read MoreWhile director Michael Bay might not be known in film circles for his nuance or profound cinematic leaps forward, one thing is undeniable: his films resonate. Transformers grossed $319 million, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed over $400 million and was second only to Avatar in box office gross for 2009. Film snobs can turn their noses up at the Transformers series if they want, but the fact of the matter is people like them.
Read MoreWant to own the 2005 Honda Accord UFC superstar Ronda Rousey once lived in? Of course you do. On the plus side, it’s the LX model and it’s full of all kinds of Ronda Rousey’s personal items. On the minus side, it needs a transmission, it’s a little pricey for an ‘05 Accord, and she says you can’t jerk off to it.
Read MorePope Francis, AKA “Cool” Pope Francis, is known for such courageous exploits as saying evolution is real and generally just making stuff up, but also for preaching a lot about humility. So how’s this for humility: he just ditched the traditional Mercedes-Benz Popemobile for one made by Hyundai.
Read MoreSpa is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world. The Porsche 918 is one of the fastest cars that has ever graced the Earth. And this guy might not smile while driving, not even once, but he’s driving this 918 like he’s escaping from a volcano.
Read MoreAfter last month’s collective media freak-out about Google’s self-driving vehicles being involved in – but not responsible for – 11 crashes since the program launched, Google is now issuing monthly reports about the progress of the project. Oh, and they’ve been involved in two more crashes in just the last week because human drivers tend to suck.
Read MoreYesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held an event to showcase new alcohol-detection technologies that the NHTSA would like to see made commercially available for new cars. The most likely system to implement uses touch sensors to evaluate blood alcohol. So what happens if you’re wearing gloves?
Read MoreWhat’s the best rally car? You know that the answer is Miata, right?
Read MoreWhat’s that, that glint over there? It’s so small, yet so bright, like a miniature nuclear holocaust? Do you know what it is? That flame of eternity? It is the Light of Justice, and it shines brilliantly from the top of this cops’ index finger when he pulls people over.
Read MoreWhile cars may look similar, what comes under the hood can range from awesome to horrible. But what car has its best engine at the bottom of the range?
Read MoreThat everyone’s been lamenting the Hoover-ish sound of Formula One cars of late isn’t exactly news. But what’s lost in the mix is the question of what exactly an F1 car should sound like. Probably loud, with a big scream layered over a ferocious growl, right? Well then listen to the Ferrari FXX K, the LaFerrari track car.
Read MoreC.J. Wilson is known to some people as a guy who throws a small round ball very fast, which is strange, because to us he’s the guy who owns a hyperblurple McLaren P1, runs car dealerships, and has a racing team. And now he’s here to answer your questions.
Read MoreIt’s a safe assumption, so let’s just get to it.
Read MoreIt’s clear Hyundai spent a lot of money and resources on this commercial. Well, on the first 2/3 of this commercial, at least. All the elements are there: massive urban disaster, pretty woman, superheroes. And then some cars show up and... run over the superheroes? Flee, like cowards? I’m not really sure what the hell’s going on here.
Read MoreThe Honda Civic Type-R is already a 310-horsepower hot hatch nutjob. But maybe, just maybe, it’s not nutty enough, because the guy responsible for the car just said that Honda left just a little bit of room for more power on the table. Just in case.
Read MoreLuc Donckerwolke, a Volkswagen Group design veteran and chief of design at Bentley, has parted ways with the German conglomerate. And nobody is quite sure why.
Read MoreIf we’ve learned anything about the Panama-based Internet scam called Super Replicas, it’s that they’re like a virus — constantly mutating and evolving into new forms as they seek to separate hopeful exotic car owners from their money.
Read MoreLet me just be absolutely clear and up front here: I love everything about this story. The old man, the wanton, gleeful destruction, that helmet, everything. It’s a simple story, too: Walter Thomas is 90 years old, and he always wanted to back through his garage door. Family and friends helped make his dream happen, and the world is a better place.
Read MoreWhile Takata has agreed to the largest consumer product recall ever of 34 million cars with their defective and potentially explosive airbags, millions of cars with Takata airbags have already had theirs replaced under previous recalls. Except hundreds of thousands of those airbags will now have to be replaced a second time. Awesome!
Read MoreI drove a Mazda 6 wagon and a CX-5 crossover back to back with the same engine and same gearbox. It made me realize that Mazda actually needs to make a Subaru Outback. Why? Because it’d be a hit in America. That’s why.
Read MoreOutstanding news, fellow workers! The comrades at Gawker Media voted in favor of forming a union yesterday, the first of its kind in the online news world! Now we shall all partake in the glorious sharing of universal rights, press cars, sexual partners and break room snacks! (I think that’s what all this was about, anyway.)
Read MoreThe common speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauge setup works great and all, but road travel would be so much easier if you also had these ten gauges.
Read MoreWhen automakers trademark names, it’s not necessarily indicative of a new model coming out with that name. Sometimes they do it to protect old nameplates or reserve new ones, just in case. But one recent Toyota trademark filing has us scratching our heads.
Read MoreLast week, all over the car-loving internet there was a disturbing story: a 17-year-old buys his first car, a Mazda Miata. Great choice, right? Well, not according to his post on Reddit, where he describes a depressing litany of vandalism to his car by small-minded dipshits who scrawled “bitch boy car” on his MX-5. Luckily, it’s most likely bullshit. Yay, I guess!
Read MoreWe first heard that Ferrari was debuting a twin-turbo refresh of the beloved 458 Italia, dubbed the Ferrari 488 GTB, back in February. But this is not a 488 GTB. The vents are wrong, the exhausts aren’t quite right, and then there’s that sound. The deep, relatively muted noise coming out of it is, well, off.
Read MorePotholes are the garbage of roads. But they’re also the bane of the existence of drivers in Panama City, a gleaming metropolis of skyscrapers and beauty, which was so busy building all of it that it forgot about its actual roads. One company sought to change that, by having the potholes tweet about it every time a tire went in.
Read MoreOne of my favorite statistics ever is that 30 percent of drivers in cities are circling the block to find parking. The traffic data nerds at Inrix thinks it’s found the solution, snagging data from a host of sources to create a heat map of where to find open spaces, and it’s coming to BMW later this year.
Read MoreOn May 23rd, Singapore Airlines Flight 836, an Airbus A330-343 flying from Singapore to Shanghai, was cruising through inclement weather at 39,000 feet with 188 passengers and 12 crew aboard. While over international waters, both Rolls-Royce Trent turbofan engines experienced a total loss of power.
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: The Transportation Security Administration isn’t good for anything except laughing at your flabby naked body and molesting disabled children. If you want to know what a wasteful joke of security theater the administration really is, look no further than a new report that shows how often they failed to find bombs and weapons undercover agents tried to smuggle onto planes.
Read MoreHere’s the deal: you answer a Craigslist ad to buy a set of vintage yellow foglamps for your car, with arrangements to meet behind a local grocery store. Instead of “Kevin” showing up, a magic talking horse appears, and offers to grant you one wish — provided the wish involves adding an instrument to your dash. What do you pick?
Read MoreThe Koenigsegg One:1 is a road-legal car that sends 1,341 horsepower to its rear wheels at 7,500rpm. It also has about as much torque between 3,000-8,000rpm as a Bentley Mulsanne Speed. That’s just insane.
Read MoreThe planned destruction of Willets Point may be New York City’s most vile campaign against its own working poor. Now the mechanics that the city wants to throw out on the street are holding a hunger strike in defiance. Let me explain what happened to get to this very low, low point.
Read MoreWow! This is only the greatest news in the universe. Not only does the upcoming sports car from the revived TVR use McLaren F1 impresario Gordon Murray’s iStream construction, but it also has a dry-sump Cosworth V8 up front, linked to a manual transmission. I’ve already started saving up.
Read MoreAs long as you’re willing to pay the necessary taxes, it’s possible to have almost any kind of vehicle in Japan. While 40% of the vehicles on the road are kei cars with 660cc engines, and most of the remaining 60% are recent Japanese models, in urban environments you’ll see all sorts of awesome vehicles.
Read More[Each car is inspired by a different model. They include two sporting versions of Toyota’s original sports car, the 2000GT, and Ove Andersson’s 1970s Celica 1600GT rally car – the machine that helped inspire Toyota to launch a full international motorsports programme. The IMSA GTU Celica that raced in North America in the 1980s, the World Rally Championship Celica GT-Four and the Esso Ultron Tiger Supra from the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship are also celebrated.]
Read MoreBritish engineering firm MMI is selling the Avocet sports car program including its design, all data as well as production and intellectual property rights. The car itself is a 1,600 pound mid-engined two-seater. Not a Miata, but close in spirit!
Read MoreWhen your father’s daily driver is an all-original Bugatti Type 38 — purchased by your grandfather for $120 from some gypsies in the outskirts of Paris — the family garage will be full of stories, that’s for sure.
Read MoreHennessey’s new HPE750 Supercharged Mustang was tested to 207.9 MPH. My personal transportation needs require at least 208 MPH, so while this car is not for me, for under $70,000, it’s still a hell of a deal for those who need to go really, really fast.
Read MoreIf you pay attention to the car business, you’ll quickly realize that there are many unique strategies out there. Porsche has performance cars. Jeep does SUVs. Hyundai has its warranty. And Acura sells boring versions of BMWs.
Read MoreMustang. Pony car. Ponies. Horses. But how many horse-powers does the 2015 Shelby GT350 put out with its magical, naturally-aspirated, America-tacular flat plane crank 5.2-liter V8? Now we know for realsies: 526 horsepower, 429 pound-feet of torque.
Read MoreWhen it comes to ideas that feel good but fail when stupid old reality sets in, having solar panels on a road has to rank at the top if only for the enormous amount of public support. In Amsterdam, a company called SolaRoad (smart name, right?) doubled down and installed a solar bike path and ran it for six months. Here’s how it fared.
Read MoreSome stellar news today for fans of classic Land Rover Defenders, imported vehicles and anyone who’s not a fan of civil forfeiture: Nearly a year after they were seized by federal agents in pre-dawn raids across the country, and a few months after our big exposé on the seizures, more than two dozen imported Defenders will be returned to their owners after the government agreed to drop their case.
Read MoreLow-volume British luxury car manufacturer Bristol Cars confirmed that their new performance car debuting later this year will come with a BMW engine. Which makes all the sense in the world.
Read MoreThe 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse was a damn import taking American jobs. The 1994 Eagle Talon was a Mitsubishi Eclipse built in Illinois by Diamond-Star Motors. That was different, obviously, as Regular Car Reviews explains.
Read MoreWhen Tanner Brownlee was 15, his father Sam Brownlee was shot and killed in the line of duty while serving as a sheriff’s deputy in Colorado. Tanner doesn’t have a lot to remember his father by. That’s why he and his brother Chase wanted to buy their dad’s old Dodge Charger police car at a May charity auction.
Read MoreThere is only one word to describe the furious sound being screamed at you from the new 2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-350R. Savage.
Read MoreThe expected answer to the question “What’s the right amount of horsepower?” is usually to bellow “AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE” shortly before lighting yourself on fire and leaping through a plate-glass window. But the question is actually a lot more complex than you think, and with HP ratings generally increasing every year, worth asking. So let’s figure this out.
Read MoreI’ll be the first to admit that what you’re looking at looks completely fake. But it isn’t. It’s a screengrab from a BBC video. The roof-top parking lot of an Audi dealership in the British city of Milton Keynes just completely caved in, sending approximately 20 cars crashing down into a mountain of cars below.
Read MoreHe’s been heralded as one of the great geniuses of our time, a man whose work has kickstarted everything from electric vehicles to solar energy and private space travel. But does Elon Musk have an addiction to government subsidies?
Read MoreIn case you drive a 1969-1975 Porsche 911 with a cracked and faded dashboard, I got great news for you, you lucky bastard.
Read MoreTesla’s been pretty adamant for a while now that lightning is no unusual hazard to its all-electric Model S, any more so than lightning is a hazard to any regular car. But what looks to be a freak occurrence just captured on video shows that a bolt from the sky can, indeed, at least screw up your Tesla Model S.
Read MoreThis era of human history is a special time. The world is united in celebration over the debut of the 2016 Mazda Miata, which is really really good. But maybe you don’t want a lightweight and thoroughly modern roadster. Maybe you want a neo-Baroque Morgan knockoff with Mini Cooper headlamps. Mitsuoka has got you covered!
Read MoreCar culture — American car culture in particular — tends to be driven by raw numbers, like 0-60 times, quarter mile times, top speeds and lap times. That’s why it’s wonderful Mazda is so brazen in saying they don’t give a shit about those things.
Read MoreConstant video surveillance of our lives is an often disturbing concept, but occasionally it brings some really dramatic footage, like this one of a Toronto man flying his car through the air and crashing into a building. The man received serious injuries, but is expected to survive.
Read MoreJapanese train doors shut rather quickly, but they usually warn you with a a jingle. That jingle is a lot like a yellow light. It should be understood to mean, “the train is leaving, don’t bother,” but many people instead think of it as “run, run, run! Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze!” This is one of the few times where the result is funny.
Read MoreAt first Volvos weren’t boxy, and then they were. Now, once again, they aren’t. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe P-1800 is from the first non-boxy time, but will its price have you thinking outside the box?
Read MorePrevaricating Joe Isuzu is one of advertising’s most beloved characters. In fact, if the vehicles he hawked had been half as well liked, Isuzu would still be selling them here. For today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe we have one for sale - used of course - but will you truthfully love its price?
Read MoreTop Gear famously put a star in a reasonably priced car. I want to put someone in today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe rotary-powered Starlet, but only if it’s in fact determined to be, reasonably priced.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Gremlin is set up for a previous owner who required a hand throttle and brake. That’d be way interesting to drive, even if you don’t actually need it, but does this American Motors’ price make it a bird in the hand?
Read MoreWhen you want to - or need to - really get away, there’s no better way than in a 4X4 Van. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Chevy Van pushes all the right buttons, but will its price, title, and - well, creep factor - doom it from the start?
Read MoreWhen it comes to cars, the Police Package usually means that every important aspect of the ride has been cranked up a notch. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Intrepid is just such a car, but we’ll have to see if its condition and price will have you saying; “hey man, nice package.”
Read MoreAMC’s Matador Coupe was one of the ‘70s’ most expressively designed mid-sized personal coupes. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate goes further, having been stripped of bumpers and featuring twin strips on hood and trunk. We’ll have to see if it’s priced to make this one Matadora you’d want to explora.
Read MoreConsidering that cool cars like today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jag custom shooting brake come from there, I’d have to say that the UK is A-OK in my book. Even if it’s not your national currency, you’ll still have to decide if it’s weighted down by its price in Pounds.
Read MoreMazda used to say that their cars go hmmmm. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe REPU may be a humdinger, but though it’s restored, will its price have you humming a different tune?
Read MoreThe builder of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Firebird is said to have come from a long and illustrious line of funeral directors. That’s a good fit for a dead marque, but will this unique ride’s price have you spinning in your grave?
Read MoreHave you ever been compelled to make up for the wanton dereliction of others? That’s just what the seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe T-bird did, claiming it’s the car that Ford should have built. All you’ll need to decide is if its price makes it a coulda-shoulda-woulda too.
Read MoreWhen you go white shoes and matching belt, that’s called the Full Cleveland. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe M3 is white on white, but will this muy blanco sedan’s price have you seeing red?
Read MoreBill Clinton once unsuccessfully tried to redefine what “is” is. The seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Lexus has been far more successful in redefining what an IS300 is, but will its price prove unimpeachable?
Read MoreWhether the campy ‘60s TV version or the brooding crime fighter from Chris Nolan’s trilogy, it’s safe to say everybody’s batty about Batman. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Geo is a homage to Bob Kane’s malleable crime fighter, but will it’s price have you exclaiming Holy Bank Robbery, Batman!?
Read MoreA laser focuses coherent light. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Laser represents one of the most coherent editions of Chrysler’s prodigious K-car, and it’s extremely low mileage. That, and its price, will now be the focus of our concern.
Read MoreIf asked how much more Texas could today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jeep be, the only possible answer is none more, none more Texas. We’ll have to see if its price makes it a lone star in that state, or any other as well.
Read MoreAs beloved as the E30 is to many auto enthusiasts, at some point they’re going to become too old to cost effectively use as a daily driver. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 325i was effectively used as just that, but is its price just too effectively costly?
Read MoreWith twin turbos and tuner mods, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 911 should be a ball to drive - a Gemballa in fact. Will it’s price also prove likewise?
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Rambler is a barn-find blast from the sixties past, and looks like the fire chief’s car too. Your job will be to decide if its price is a red hot deal.
Read MoreTwo engines, eight cylinders, four driven wheels, and two gearboxes, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Prelude doubles up on all he good stuff. That’s pretty impressive, but what if its price proves too much to bear?
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jeep is a six-door, eleven-passenger, convertible-top 4X4. I’ll bet you didn’t expect to read that this morning! Once you pick your jaw up off the floor over so unexpected a combination of attributes, you can decide if paying its asking price is also a stretch.
Read MoreRadio-controlled aircraft come in many shapes and sizes, but the ones we’re showing today are all very ambitious in scale. And by “ambitious,” we mean “ginormous.”
Read MoreI know some of you filthy animals are just dying to tell us your best, worst, and funniest coital car adventures. So just post ‘em here already, yeah?
Read MoreThanks to Millennials being wholly unprepared for the disappointments they currently experience as adults, nostalgia for the 1990s is big right now. But not everything from that decade is so rosy.
Read MoreAre you over 14 years of age? Are you not a rally driver? Great, because this Finnish kid is already living a better life than you.
Read MoreStanding water forced United SportsCar to red-flag today’s 6 Hours of The Glen for a brief period. In the meantime, drivers were huddling in their cars on pit lane, trying to stay warm.
Read MoreWith a time of 44.91 seconds up the Goodwood hill. The all-time record stands at 41.6 set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4/13 in 1999.
Read MoreFor various reasons—wet conditions, cool temperatures, and aerodynamics—many teams on the grid opted to cover up scoops and vents for the start of the race. Here’s a few examples of tape being used as a vital body part at the 6 Hours of the Glen.
Read MoreMazda originally planned to test out its gas engine in the number 70 car this weekend, but we never really saw that car. It hasn’t been out setting times or doing much of anything. Simply put, it’s not ready for primetime yet, so they’re sticking to the number 07 diesel for now.
Read MoreToday’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race was briefly red-flagged for wet conditions. How wet was it? Here’s a tractor attempting in vain to fling water over the barrier.
Read MoreVintage racing has long been the province of lovable misfits who are into old cars, but now at least the Classic 24 at Daytona has a bit more weight behind it. IMSA—the same sanctioning body that hosts United SportsCar and a zillion support series—just teamed up to present the Classic 24 at Daytona.
Read MoreI love reading the particularly disgruntled letters that come in to the Porsche Club of America’s Panorama magazine. One such fellow complained that he was done with PCA, as he felt as if Porsche was moving away from its storied racing heritage with models like the Cayenne. You sure about that, bud?
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreI was drawn to this lovely new Mustang because it has these stunning forest green stripes. No one uses British racing green anymore unless it’s a retro-themed Lotus or something. Turns out, these stripes are more Canadian than Timbits and poutine combined, and they just won pole position for their class.
Read MoreDo you like watching racing? One of the most awesome things you could do—ever—is go to a race in person. Meet your heroes, watch the cars and marvel in awe. Here’s how to avoid coming back an exhausted, sunburnt-to-a-crisp sad shell of your former being and actually have a good time, as you absolutely should.
Read MoreI’m off to one of the most historic race tracks in America for the third round of the North American Endurance Cup: the 6 Hours of the Glen. Watkins Glen is one of the toughest, most unforgiving circuits on the United SportsCar schedule, and we’ll see who wins—and who eats the pastel blue wall.
Read MoreStrange as it may seem to read it, flop-haired sinister Andy Warhol impersonator Bernie Ecclestone doesn’t actually own Formula One. The group with the biggest stake in the biggest spectacle of motorsports actually belongs to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. And word on the street is they want out – and someone else wants in.
Read MoreNASCAR released a statement of support today for South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s call to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol this summer. NASCAR, surprisingly, has long had a ban in place against the flag on anything officially related to the racing series.
Read MoreThe FIA World Rallycross series’ trip to the Estering this weekend was predictably nutty, with plenty of gentle bumps, taps and whacks for the whole family. Here’s some of the most ridiculous love taps from over the weekend.
Read MoreI spent most of my time at the Austrian Grand Prix at the GP2 paddock with Racing Engineering, and while their support quad did a fine job as a tow vehicle, Porsche Motorsport’s rather impractical golf cart took the crown easily.
Read MoreThis year certainly wasn’t the first time Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Want your very own overall Le Mans-winning Porsche? Look no further! The 1982 Porsche 956 that won the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans overall—chassis 956-003—goes up for auction at Pebble Beach this year.
Read MoreThe Wiener-Zeitung newspaper confirms that three pedestrians were killed and 36 more were injured in Saturday’s attack on the Graz city center, which was hosting events related to the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. Police report that the suspect, Alen Rizvanovi?, has had struggles with mental health issues.
Read MoreMercedes driver Nico Rosberg jumped ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton with a great start at the Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton tried catching up with Rosberg, but Rosberg kept his lead, with no threat of either Mercedes being wiped out by Pastor Maldonado. Seriously, Maldonado, what’s happened with you?
Read MorePoor McLaren gets the indignity of making up an all-world-champion back row. But how? Why are they behind the Red Bulls when Red Bull broke the same rules by using a fifth power unit, too? Let us answer the irritating question of the season for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Read MoreIt’s really hard to fathom the idea of an 8.469-mile racetrack until you start trying to move around to look at all the famous turns, but nothing quite hits home the gargantuan size of Le Mans’ Circuit des 24 Heures like an aerial tour. When it’s even huge in a helicopter, that’s saying something.
Read MoreAt least two people are dead and around thirty more are injured, according to the BBC, after a 26-year-old Austrian man in a Daewoo Rexton SUV drove into a crowd and started stabbing people at a square hosting an event related to the Austrian Grand Prix in nearby Graz. [UPDATED]
Read MoreMercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg timed their dual wipe-out just right during this morning’s qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix. Both drivers went off at the end of the third and final qualifying session after driving to P1 and P2 starting positions, respectively.
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 MoreIf there’s one thing Corvette Racing’s Jordan Taylor loves, it’s his dog Fonzie. Fonzie, unfortunately, had to stay at home for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. So, one group of fans brought him a stand-in Fonzie. I’m pretty sure this is how Corvette Racing won Le Mans—with awwwww.
Read MoreWe loved the Mazda6 Diesel race car that started off in Grand Am’s class for alternative fuels. It’s a diesel! So weird and quirky! Yeah! We even loved hearing that the diesel engine would live on in a United SportsCar P2 prototype. Unfortunately, that P2 has just been slow, so it’s time for a gas-powered engine swap.
Read MoreThe soggy IndyCar Grand Prix of Louisiana is still creating a mess, even after the fact. According to the New Orleans Advocate, a subsidiary of Andretti Sports Marketing that was contracted to organize the grand prix has filed a federal lawsuit against New Orleans Motorsports Park for non-payment of more than $800,000.
Read MoreAfter the 24 Hours of Le Mans, I missed my flight and ended up stuck in Paris for an extra day. Since I was in Paris, I decided to at least venture into the city for dinner. Lo and behold, the Toyota storefront on the Avenue des Champs-Élyseés was considerably more interesting than the ones here in America.
Read MoreMcLaren promised not to have a factory team competing against their customers at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. Then came Ueno Clinic and Paul Lanzante, things changed, and McLaren’s team ended up winning the race. But there are two versions of this story.
Read MoreHere it is, my dark, secret shame. Though I may be of the esteemed driving class known as “a Jalopnik writer,” I had never, ever driven on a track. Not for a second in my life. Until now. I survived my first track day, and this is how you can, too.
Read MoreMultiple 24 Hours of Le Mans lap time records were shattered this weekend between Audi and Porsche. What does a sub-3:18 lap time look like from inside the car? Here’s an example from Timo Bernhard in the #17 Porsche 919. Whatever waiver on the laws of physics this car received to corner this fast—I want it.
Read MoreIn case you missed twenty-four hours of nailbiting action where any number of six German LMP1s could be a possible winner for the 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche’s Le Mans-only trio of Nico Hülkenberg, Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy took the win.
Read MoreIf there’s any phrase that best describes the bizarre Nissan GT-R LM Nismo, it’s “work in progress.” We sat down with the team’s chief engineer Zach Eakin and driver Max Chilton earlier this year to ask what was going on with the car, exactly, and what they were working on next.
Read MoreSeveral unfortunate incidents in NASCAR recently have brought the importance of impact-absorbing barriers to light, however, it looks like the Automobile Club l’Ouest didn’t get the memo. Roald Goethe’s number 96 Aston Martin hit an unprotected concrete wall hard this morning.
Read MoreWoe be unto you if you’re trying to watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans in America and accidentally decided to trust Fox Sports to cover it. Hahaha. Haha. No. We’ve had this discussion before. I’m not sure I’d trust them to broadcast anything without randomly preempting it for poker, or quilting, or professional farting.
Read MoreDid you take a catnap, have to wee and/or get held up by some fartknocker making an eighteen-point turn in a Ferrari on a glorified cowpath? Never fear! In addition to the live-blog, here’s our round-up of the biggest reminders so far that endurance racing will eat your car.
Read MoreNelson Piquet Jr. made his Indy Lights debut in Toronto on pole, but a horrifying crash with another driver dashed his hopes for a win. The good news is that he and the driver he collided with, RC Enerson, were both uninjured. That’s kind of a miracle when you see what happened to Enerson’s car.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing I’ve been impressed with during my first trip outside of North America, it’s HOLY CRAP, LOOK AT ALL THE WEIRD CARS WE DON’T GET. Porsche’s factory LMP1 team doesn’t just have a weirdo you’d never see in the United States, but they have a meme. One of our memes, to be exact.
Read MoreLe Mans has some of the most pimptacular pit areas of any race on the planet, and newcomer Nissan’s hospitality and work space is no exception. In addition to an extremely organized garage, there’s a full suite with a DJ, a smoothie bar and a slide. That’s right: a giant red tube slide.
Read MoreBehold the ultimate Lego kit: half of a Porsche 911 RSR! Over 380,000 bricks went into making half of this car, and it’s one of the most detailed and wonderful Lego builds yet.
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 MoreNissan has made it clear that their trio of GT-R LM Nismo cars is very much still a work in progress, however, there’s a penalty if that progress doesn’t fall within 110% of the fastest car’s qualifying time. All three Nissan LMP1s were too slow in qualifying, therefore, they start from the back of the Prototype grid.
Read MoreAlmost 8.5 miles of circuit. Purpose-built racing prototypes, some of which annihilated the record lap time for qualifying. Fans everywhere: camping, gawking, eating, drinking. Noise. Rain. Dark. Doesn’t matter. The race goes on, and there’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Read More“I feel really abused by this,” Don Panoz said about the lawsuit against former partner Nissan over the DeltaWing, a race car that surprised the racing community with its unique design and has since become embroiled in a messy public and courtroom fight over that design that’s been more dramatic than the racing.
Read MoreWith a curved wing that looks like an angry scorpion’s tail from the side and a splitter that could be used to grate Paul Bunyan’s cheese, every single detail of the insanely buttressed Ford GT race car just looks right. Especially in person.
Read MoreIt was at about 5:00 AM when even my cat, supposedly crepuscular, gave up and went to sleep. I could see his little cat brain trying to reason out what could cause me to stare at my laptop watching seemingly nothing happen for hours. It was a look of pity. If only I could explain to him what he was missing.
Read MoreIf you’re already amped about the new Ford GT race car and America’s glorious return to the Le Mans race, this video will turn your brain into a bicep while making your blood run red, white and blue. Uh, in a good way. If you haven’t seen the car... just hold on to your butts and push play.
Read MoreWhile I think Fox or NBC should just stream the 24 Hours of Le Mans live for a full day on their network flagship stations, that isn’t going to happen. Fear not, Americans, as there are other ways to watch.
Read MoreIt’s virtually impossible to mention the Ford GT, or its predecessor, the Ford GT40, without mentioning the monumental achievement that is Le Mans. The original GT40 racer was thrown down as a gauntlet against Ferrari. This new Ford GT race car is being thrown down as an in-your-face challenge to the entire world.
Read MoreIs this the year that ends the incessant Audi dominance at Le Mans?????????? Who the hell knows, really. But Porsche and a whole bunch of others are willing to take a stab at it, and so far the Porsche 919 is drawing first blood. It just set the qualifying lap record on the Circuit de la Sarthe at 3:16.887.
Read MoreTime-speed-distance rallies seem simple enough: maintain a constant speed over a certain distance on open public roads, and stop every so often at checkpoints to prove you’re on time. Many consider it an introduction to stage rally. Introduction! Ha. Let me explain how this was the hardest thing ever.
Read MoreThe announcement of Haas F1, an effort led by NASCAR mogul Gene Haas, has been met with equal amounts of excitement and skepticism. That’s because memories of the failure that was USF1 are still fresh in everyone’s mind. But, look at this: Haas F1 has actually built a car. Whoa. (Update: it might not be theirs)
Read MoreThose Michelins will have to work very hard on Nissan’s crazy Le Mans car. But what’s their secret?
Read MoreEvery so often you watch a crash and you wonder if you saw someone get seriously injured, or worse. This is, amazingly, miraculously, not one of those crashes. But holy crap that one car flew over 20 feet in the air.
Read MoreOne thing that was made clear when Formula One banned teams from relaying certain kinds of information to their drivers was that comparative information about a teammate was not to be shared. “Lewis, Nico is safe on fuel—safe on fuel—but a little bit more critical on brakes,” seems like it might bend this rule, no?
Read MoreSo, it begins: Max Verstappen and Jenson Button both received grid penalties for using a fifth power unit for the Canadian Grand Prix. With some teams experiencing reliability on par with a Renault Fuego at a LeMons race, this won’t be the last time we see penalties for using a season’s four-engine allotment too soon.
Read MoreRusty Wallace isn’t just any ex-NASCAR racer. On top of an extremely successful NASCAR career, he’s also been a television commentator and a team owner. He is perhaps the least expected entry in this year’s X Games. How did he end up in this year’s Off-Road Truck races? He sat down with Speed City to explain.
Read MoreWhen we last saw Scott Speed’s Red Bull Global Rallycross Volkswagen Beetle, it looked a bit off. Too clean. Too polished. Too together. Now that it made it through the X Games’ Rally Car feature race to win the event, however, it looks much more like a real, honest-to-goodness off-road Volkswagen.
Read MoreIf you haven’t noticed from the photos of Red Bull Global Rallycross cars in the paddock, the Bucky Lasek Q&A, or the caffeine shakes, we’re at ESPN’s annual summer celebration of all things loud and wonderful: the X Games.
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 Isle of Man TT is one of the fastest, most dangerous races in the world. 600cc rider Tuukka Korhonen got a nice reminder why Snaefell Mountain is such a notorious course during Wednesday’s practice, where he had several faster motorcycles whir past him within a few minutes.
Read MorePlenty of NASCAR fans, drivers and crew have their reasons for wanting to take a swing at Brad Keselowski, but what about sending in a Sharknado? As in, a ridiculous made-for-TV tornado full of sharks? If you’ve got a beef with Keselowski, your day has just been made. Look who’s in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Read MoreFox Sports is the broadcast partner for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the USA. Now, Le Mans isn’t the most popular thing in the USA, but you’d expect that they’d still dedicate coverage to it in an easy to decipher way that could breed more viewers, right? Not even close. It’s like they’re actively trying to make people not watch.
Read MoreThe only way I can think of to cram more X Games into this picture is to redecorate Nelson Piquet Jr.’s car in neon, have someone jump it on a bike, and add a few more GoPros for good measure. Prepare your face for all things extreme!!!—the X Games are coming this weekend.
Read MoreHorrible news just came out from across the pond. Franck Petricola died in a crash this evening during a qualifying session at the Isle of Man TT.
Read MoreSince Formula One has become a bit stale and stifled by regulations, the World Endurance Championship has emerged as a much more interesting “anything goes” sort of racing series. This leads to bonkers entries like the front-wheel drive Nissan GT-R LM Nismo prototype. But if Corvette Racing ran an LMP1 prototype, what would it look like?
Read MorePastor Maldonado has had an admittedly terrible season thus far, having to retire for five out of six races through little fault of his own. Many remember the garbage days of yore, though, so let’s take a journey back through time to battle evil cyborgs from Cyberdyne watch Maldonado’s most facepalm-worthy hits.
Read MoreGreetings, at least one foreign land that’s gone “I wish we had something like that here” every time we’ve posted about crapcan racing. The 24 Hours of LeMons folks have opened up the 24 Hours of LeMons Australia. If all else fails, at least it’s guaranteed to be better than this year’s Australian Grand Prix!
Read MoreNissan’s unusual LMP1 car is supposed to be more grounded to the ground than any Toyota, including Gazoo Racing’s TS040. Here’s how it’s (supposed to) work.
Read MoreThere was a time when buying the drop-top version of a sports car was an implicit indication that you Just Didn’t Get It. You put fashion over function, style over stiffness. The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is one of the few (only?) exceptions. It’s just as rigid as the coupe, weighs only 22 pounds more, and drives exactly the same. Win, win, win. Well, almost.
Read MoreThe Ferrari FF was a profound departure for the reigning king of Italian sports car companies. Before it came out, an all-wheel drive shooting brake would’ve almost been unheard of for the storied maker of the 250 GTO. But we could’ve gotten something very different. This silver, jacked-up crossover thing.
Read MoreIt’s okay if you couldn’t tell at first whether this was an all-new BMW X1 or just a refresh. I couldn’t either. But it is indeed all-new, and it dumps the old X1’s rear-drive platform for fresh new Mini-based underpinnings. What do you think?
Read MoreAfter being turned down for one of NASA’s three surviving space shuttles (that actually flew in space) and enduring a two-year review and approval process, Houston, Texas just became the tenth space launch site in America to win an operator’s license from the FAA. And those launches can happen horizontally, a key element in the future of commercial space travel.
Read MoreVenus has never been really high on us Earth-people’s priority list for exploration or colonization, mostly because as a species we tend to be big candy-asses when it comes to sulfuric acid rain. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth exploring, and plans have been made to do so — even ones that would stick astronauts in the fuel tank for the trip.
Read MoreFor some reason, my social media feeds lately have been filled with images of “Russia’s secret space shuttles” that have fallen into ruin. This is a little puzzling, since those shuttles haven’t been ‘secret’ for decades, and they’ve been in terrible condition for over 20 years. But that got me thinking — was it a better Space Shuttle than the American one?
Read MoreYesterday, Vladimir Markin, the spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee, proposed that an “international probe” be launched into the details of America’s Apollo moon landings. While this sounds like a wet dream for the aluminum-fedora’d set, it actually could be a really great thing for everyone, if done just right.
Read MoreThursday, Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian woman in space, bounced back on earth in her Soyuz capsule. She’d spent nearly 200 days on a single spaceflight, the new record for a female astronaut, and probably 11th overall. That’s amazing. What really sets her apart, though, is how well she shared that experience with those of us stuck on earth.
Read MoreI’ll admit, I don’t have 100% absolute proof, but I believe we’re on the cusp of a remarkable opportunity. Pretty soon — not tomorrow, but soon — fully autonomous cars will be here, driving our asses around. And, in much the same way that aircraft autopilot was almost immediately used to bone, so will bonings follow. And you could be first.
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Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place at 9:00 AM every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreIf you’ve never been tempted by the wares at a military surplus auction, you probably just didn’t know they exist. Hundreds of awesome army trucks get hawked every week, and now you can see what it’s like to actually take one home and drive it around!
Read MoreThe 2016 Honda BR-V is like a Honda CR-V that was bent and crimped like an origami napkin. Uh, no “Asian market” pun intended. The final form will probably be dialed back a bit, but these renders look like a positive nudge in design direction for the Big H.
Read MoreMaybe someone tricked Dmitry Sotnikov into taking his Dakar-racing Kamaz 4326 T4 supertruck on Goodwood’s road course when he was supposed to play in the Activities Field... but this might be your only chance to see how it does on tarmac!
Read MoreToyota’s “Ever Better Expedition” sounds like the coolest corporate retreat ever; it’s a 110-day transcontinental drive with a fleet of Toyotas including a Land Cruiser 200 and this absurd Sienna minivan, which they’re calling the Ultimate Utility Vehicle.
Read MoreWant to try off-road driving, but you’re not sure how to start? All you really need’s a cheap truck and a little patience. We’ll walk you through the rest in this primer on how to have an awesome day in the dirt, no expensive accessories or khaki shirts required.
Read MoreLord March better tell his friends to bring some extra monocles to the 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed over the next couple days. On top of Robby Gordon in a Stadium Super Truck and BJ Baldwin tearing it up in his own rig, those rock-crawly spiderjeeps known as Ultra4s will be giving rides!
Read MoreBack in 2011, several HEROES at Nissan got the crazy idea to take the baby 1.6-liter turbo four-cylinder engine out of the Juke mini-crossover and swap in the engine and gearbox from the mighty GT-R. The result was the Juke-R, a 545 horsepower ball of crazy. Now the Juke-R is back with even more power. Hooray!
Read MoreThe 2015 Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV takes the current Ford F-250 and turns it into an eight-seat ass-hauler with a front bumper like Quagmire’s chin and a supercharger on the 6.2 gasoline V8. It’s the 2015 Ford Excursion we won’t get, plus tons of horsepower.
Read MoreThe last generation F-150 Tremor was no SVT Lighting replacement, but it did have a really nice red-trimmed soft-touch interior which is coming back as an option on the 2016 Ford F-150 XLT and Lariat.
Read MoreFord is going to be pushing a lot of camera-based safety tech in their vehicles over the next couple years. Explorer and Edge will get 180º forward visibility with cameras mounted to both sides of the bow, while the 2017 Super Duty pickups will have seven cameras so might have a chance of parking it without clearing your block.
Read MoreGovPlanet has been auctioning off surplus military Hummers to the masses for months now, but buyers were hard-pressed to get them road legal. Starting now, all these trucks will be sold with “SF97;” a form you can take to the DMV to get a regular title and license plates.
Read MoreHowe And Howe Tech brought us the Ripsaw EV2 private-use playtank, and we gaped in awe. They put tracks on a quad and we squealed like pigs in poop. Now they’re giving us another taste of the EV2 Extreme Luxury Super Tank in action and after seeing it you might look at your truck and say “why bother?”
Read MoreYou’ve been eyeing some bypass shocks for your truck because you heard “they’re good,” but some colorful gif distracts you every time you try to read more. Help is here short-attention spanned friends; I found some neat quick videos that break down how bypass shocks will make you faster off-road.
Read MoreRam’s firing shots clear across the bow of the 2015 Ford F-450 and its “best in class” towing claim by juicing the 2016 Ram 3500’s 6.7 Cummins diesel to 900 lb-ft of torque and rating it for 31,210 pounds of towing. That’s about three coconuts over the biggest “comparable” Ford.
Read MoreLand Rover invited a bunch of people close to the brand to build the 2,000,000th Series Land Rover/Defender at the Solihull factory. This special one-off will be auctioned by Bonhams for charity.
Read MoreNASA is looking to swap their old M113 armored astronaut taxis for surplus Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) trucks that are retiring from combat duty. And no, they don’t need all that bombproofing just to look cool.
Read MoreIndia’s a vast country, but with a population over 1 billion humans their cities still don’t have space for the kind of gargantuan pickup trucks we get to drive here in America. So Polaris and Eicher Motors have combined forced to build the Multix for Indians to do the same things we do with F-150s.
Read MoreThe 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC sure looks like a tidy little car, but to appeal to Americans it’s gotta have an “off-road mode,” amirite? Well you’re welcome to try it. If you want to turn your luxury crossover into this unbridled see-saw from hell! Good try little guy.
Read MoreJournalist Joel Feder over at Motor Authority says a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee “Trackhawk” with the 707 horsepower Hellcat engine, AWD, and a ZF 8-speed automatic is really actually definitely on its way to production. Which would be insane, amazing, and a whole lotta awesome.
Read MoreThe film Dust To Glory captures the fierce competition of the high-stakes Baja 1000 desert race. But there’s another amazing event that runs down the peninsula every year: the NORRA Mexican 1000. We tagged along to shoot this video and show you why it’s called “a high-horsepower conga line to the finish.”
Read MoreTruck Yeah! reader barreto loves Land Rovers, and thinks he can prove you can own one that actually works without spending $100,000. He’s taking this challenge seriously and starting with the most notoriously dangerous Range Rover ever; a $1,000 P38. Here’s how it starts.
Read MoreThe 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC is the newly-named second iteration of their outgoing smallish SUV the GLK. The new car sits on a 4.6” longer wheelbase, gets about 3 more cubic feet of cargo space and sheds 176 pounds. It’s also got a little more juice and... off-road ability.
Read MoreRussian industrial outfit the GAZ Group would like you to meet the Ural Next line of heavy duty work rigs, about to hit the trail with a fierce hankering for trees and Unimogs.
Read MoreJaguar Land Rover wants to put heart monitors in driver’s seats, touchscreens that work before your finger actually hits it, haptic feedback on pedals, and give its vehicles the ability to read and manage your emotions through technology.
Read MoreThe Range Rover is such a masterfully executed SUV that I have no shame sharing pictures of it any chance I get. Yesterday, June 17 2015, was the 45th anniversary of when it was introduced to the world. Here are some highlights from the vehicle’s history.
Read More“Hajime” means “beginning” in Japanese, and with that Toyota promises this adorable mini-Jeep is the first of many fun machines they’ve got planned.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to witness Roman gladiators tear each other’s hearts out on a stage drenched in pyrotechnics and screaming guitar riffs, but, like, in a family-friendly kind of way with a side of AMERICA, go check out a monster truck show.
Read MoreAs a lifelong devotee of the concept of sitting on your engine, I was delighted to hear the news that Chevy is getting back into the “low cab-forward truck” business. I was a little less delighted to find that instead of some exciting new cabovers to scrutinize, they’re just slapping some bowties on Isuzus. Oh well.
Read MoreAs the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests the 2015 Ford F-150, Automotive News’ Larry Vellequette noticed the crew cabs have extra “protection bars” that two-door trucks don’t get. If you think that sounds shady, IIHS seems to agree and has already started digging deeper.
Read MoreAt the June 13th Monster Jam “Path Of Destruction” show, driver Tom Meents attempted to pull off the first Guinness World Record certified monster truck front flip. He came up short on a technicality, but put on one hell of a show anyway.
Read MoreAlright, ignore that this is a terrible ad from Samsung, a massive South Korean multinational conglomerate that also dabbles in surveillance and weapons technology, for a second and just BASK IN THE GENIUS. Mostly because it seems like one of those brilliant ideas that everyone should’ve thought of before but didn’t.
Read MoreI can’t stop watching these goofballs turn their Chevy Suburban into the worst paddle-ball toy ever.
Read MoreThis weekend I drove our twice-totaled, thrice-bent, 1996 Toyota 4Runner jacked up on bastardized pickup truck suspension from New York to Philly to the Pennsylvania woods. And somehow, back again. All I know is I’m still high on fumes and farts and gas station hot dogs.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford Ranger has just added the Wildtrak top trim to its lineup, which is a slightly prettier variant of their allegedly excellent pickup truck enjoyed in 180 countries around the world.
Read MoreAt the end of the 1970’s International Harvester had a choice to make; abandon their efforts in the SUV game or revive the “Scout” brand a third time. Allegedly some wild prototypes came out of those brainstorming sessions, like this 1980 Hurst Shawnee which you can have for $175,000.
Read MoreA little while back I had a disagreement with an article over on Quartz about the number of jobs about to be lost to autonomous vehicles. It’s not that I don’t think any jobs will be lost – quite the contrary, I think we’ll lose a bunch, it’s just that I don’t think it’ll happen overnight. But it’s already starting, in the Canadian oil sands.
Read MoreWant to know what thirty years of evolution looks like on the Toyota trucks timeline? This infographic breaks down the differences between the 1986 pickup we all love and the 2016 Toyota Tacoma we’re eagerly anticipating. The vehicles are actually... pretty similar.
Read MorePotholes are a menace all over the world, especially where the temperature drops below freezing during winter. Jaguar Land Rover believes instead of waiting for the government to take care of the problem, cars should detect potholes, build a database and share the information through cloud services.
Read MoreHere’s video of an off-road racing truck stuck behind a slow-moving civilian truck, on a road in Mexico closed for the 2015 Baja 500. That bright orange machine piloted by Apdaly Lopez went on to win the race, after ramming this hapless driver out of the way.
Read MoreI’m going to throw a scenario at you, and if you don’t like it, you can throw it right back. Bear with me now, but if you heard the sound of massively loud jet engines, followed perhaps by an explosion or two, you’d only have one reaction, right? Definitely a jet truck, you’d think, and definitely not OH MY GOD A PLANE IS CRASHING.
Read MoreSo you heard Mercedes is bringing a smallish utility van to America and found yourself thinking: who cares. I was there too until I put a few miles on a 2016 Mercedes Metris, and experienced genuinely amazing driving dynamics. In a utility wagon that can carry 2,502 pounds.
Read MoreBJ Baldwin will be at the Goodwood Festival of Speed two weeks from now with his Baja 1000 winner Monster Chevy Silverado trophy truck. Let’s have a look at it, shall we?
Read MoreJonathan Ward has unconventional tastes. One of those is a deep love for the Dodge D200 Power Wagon, the beefiest, strangest big boy truck of the ‘60s. But he’s not a fan of what’s underneath the freakishly chunky exterior, so he did what any other OCD-addled builder would: he ripped off the body and dropped it on something more modern.
Read MoreNothing soothes the soul like mountain air with a tinge of diesel. So here I am at the feet of the skyline they put on Coors cans, in a brand-new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 that’s been converted to a badass off-road domicile by the overland RV experts at Sportsmobile.
Read MoreI’m the only motherfucker dumb enough to drive an old VW Baja Bug in the middle of New York City. Volkswagen hauled their modern Baja, called the Dune Concept, to the potholed streets of Manhattan for a press drive. In spite of my previous assertions, they let me drive their hideously expensive one-of-one prepro car, and here’s what it’s like.
Read MoreFloyd Mayweather may have taken our criticism of his car collection seriously, as “Money” is reportedly looking to add a $4.8 million Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita to his garage.
Read MoreThe Kia Soul is a funky looking hatchback, that according to television, is driven primarily by overgrown hamsters that like hip hop. That is a very narrow demographic, but it seems humans buy them too. The problem is the Soul has the most ridiculous trim names, and it is time Kia added one more.
Read MoreThere is only one kind of buyer that would drop a million dollars on a rough looking Monte Carlo that was in a Fast and Furious movie. It would have to be some insanely rich dude who is amassing a garage of F&F movie cars and would pay any price to complete his collection. Do any of you know this person?
Read MoreIn life, you can face your problems head on or you can rise above them. With a luxury SUV, you can do both - while making sure your butt stays at a constant 71.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Here are the ten best models you found on eBay for under the price of a moderately loaded Toyota Camry, or $30 grand.
Read MorePlanning on shopping for a new car in the near future? Be careful what you give the salesperson before you decide to buy anything. Many dealers will pull a credit report on you - even if you haven’t authorized it - and it WILL harm your credit.
Read MoreWhen you buy a new car, there’s a certain pride in ownership that comes with it, along with the novel experience of getting something shiny and fresh. But what happens when you get tired of it? This Porsche 997 Turbo is what happens - a screaming deal for someone who wants something next to new for relatively next to nothing.
Read MoreThe natural habitat of a car is a paved road. However, the Earth is covered in unpaved terrain that requires something a bit more tough - but not at the price of your comfort. That’s why this week, your challenge is to find the best luxury SUVs under a $30,000 budget. You deserve it.
Read MoreWhen cars sit, they usually wither away into a sad rusty pile of metal or they get reclaimed by Mother Earth. It’s very rare that they appreciate in value, becoming more desirable to the people that just can’t leave well enough alone, like this DeTomaso Pantera, but that’s what Barn Find Friday is all about.
Read MoreThere is something special about driving around in an Italian car. The build quality might not always be perfect, and the reliability may not always be Toyota-grade (read: never), but it makes up for those things with style and passion. Unfortunately for a brand like Maserati, most buyers want to stick with what they know. Bad news for them, but great news for you.
Read MoreWe’ve seen all kinds of ways people have tried to set their Craigslist ad apart from the hundreds of thousands of used car listings. While some have become Internet famous, they haven’t always resulted in a successful sale. This ad for a 1988 205 GTI might not be funny, but it is an excellent model to follow.
Read MoreOwning a BMW 7-series is like a billboard proclaiming that the person driving it is not only classy and sophisticated, but they just don’t have time for your pedestrian concepts of turn signals. You can now join their oblivious elite class with this pristine Alpina B7, which is like a BMW 7-series, but better. And it’s cheap - real cheap.
Read MoreWhile the compact crossover may be gaining in popularity, the reality is that most car buyers are still buying midsize sedans. Your friends probably come to you asking “what’s the difference between an Accord and a Passat?” Send them this video.
Read MoreDuring Chrysler’s bankruptcy in 2009, some dealers were forced to shut down. Now they want to be back in business, but Fiat-Chrysler claims the stores would be too much competition, and the Supreme Court has refused to hear the case between the embattled dealers in Ohio and Michigan and their corporate overlords.
Read MoreA Florida jury has issued a record judgement for $563 million dollars against a car dealership after it loaned a car to a drunk driver who hit and killed a man on a scooter.
Read MoreOne common problem my clients encounter is that a dealer will tell them they are imagining problems with their new car. Whatever it is doing – albeit unusual – is not a “defect.” It is just one of the beautiful quirks of a brand new car. What should you do at this point if it happens to you?
Read MoreThe common refrain among folks that follow the auto industry is “There are no bad cars.” While practically every new car serves its purpose as safe transportation, some cars are clearly better than others. This leads to the question... How cheap does a mediocre car have to be before you would consider it?
Read MoreCheap is good. Fast is good. Having a fast car that also allows your wallet to be padded by the crispest of singles is a perk that I don’t think any human on the planet would pass up. That’s why last week I asked you to show me the fastest cars you could find under a $5,000 budget. Cheap speed is best speed.
Read MoreWe all know German precision is synonymous with living the good life, but that doesn’t always have to come with a steep price tag. For example, this nearly immaculate BMW M3 coupe is the pinnacle of what’s possible when performance is all that matters - now yours for around the price of a base model Ford Mustang.
Read MoreThere is no such thing as a free lunch, except when it comes to depreciated automobiles. This week, I implore you frugal speed freaks to find the fastest cars on eBay for less than $5,000, or the amount you just lost betting on the Shamrock fight.
Read MoreAs someone who has created his own business, I am what the French call an entreprenuer. I don’t have one of those fancy MBA degrees; so if I want to be successful, I need to get my business smarts elsewhere. Thankfully, Entrepreneur.com has just the advice I need, which is to buy a Lamborghini.
Read MoreWhen a dealer is getting really desperate to close the sale, my all time favorite line is, “Hey man, I’m losing money on this deal.” While it is rare that a dealer will ever sell a car at a loss, chances are they will make up for it in the finance office. Revenue from finance and insurance are at $7 billion dollars.
Read MoreExotic cars do one thing better than any other cars - they excite the part of your brain that responds to style and exclusivity. Owning one means that you’ve arrived, in the sense that you now have what could only be a dream for others - something like this clean Ferrari 360 Modena, now up for sale for half the price of a base model BMW M6.
Read MoreWe’ve talked about the best under $30,000 performance car before, but we’ve now found a way to rope Doug DeMuro, the former Travis Okulski, Aaron Brown, Tavarish, and even some of you commenters into the debate. Enjoy the premiere of What Car Should You Buy?
Read MoreThe Department of Motor Vehicles is one of the most efficient and pleasant places on Earth and any adult should be honored to spend any time inside its luxurious accommodations. If you can already sense the sarcasm in that sentence, my point is made. Here are the worst DMV stories, submitted by our readers. Their names have been concealed.
Read MoreLike most of you I was pretty excited about the new Jeep Renegade, and I don’t even really like crossovers. Jeep clearly had history and hype on its side when it launched the nameplate, but last month Honda crashed the crossover party with the HR-V and left Jeep in the dust. So how did they do it?
Read MoreWhen a rare opportunity presents itself to you in such a way that it must be too good to be true, get out - it’s clearly a bait car, you idiot. However, when something comes along that’s just on the cusp of believable, then it’s up to you to carpe the shit out of that diem. This is one of those times.
Read MoreThere’s no car in the world that harnesses the desire of the sports car buyer better than an old Porsche 911. Prices for low-mileage examples have shot through the roof in recent years, but you can still find some models with a few frayed ends like this ‘79 Cabrio ready to come home with you for a song. But is it worth it?
Read MoreHaving a turbocharged car is like eating a calorie-free bacon cheeseburger that just deposited a wad of cash into your bank account. It’s just more of what you love, tax-free. That’s why last week, I asked you pleasure seekers to find the best turbo cars on eBay for under $15k. Clear your schedules.
Read MoreValue is in the eye of the beholder, which means that there are some cars that no matter what, will have price tags attached to them that may not represent market value - kind of like this Mercedes-Benz 190E that’s priced so high above the competition that it’s comical, but it may not be without reason.
Read MoreThere’s a universal appeal of having a turbocharger on your car, from the audible torrent of air getting sliced and diced inside the compressor, to your skull hitting the back of your headrest in good fun. That’s why today, your challenge is to find the best turbo cars under a $15k budget. Choo choo.
Read MoreThe upstanding individuals at Serra Nissan just can’t catch a break. First their employees pled guilty with a massive loan scheme, then prosecutors go after upper level employees for conspiracy and wire fraud. Now the dealership is facing a civil lawsuit that alleges customers were purchasing cars from a “criminal enterprise.”
Read MoreMy PT Cruiser with 140k miles is becoming a money pit. I need another car, but due to some medical bills my credit score took a massive hit and I have no cash for a down-payment. I’m worried about getting a loan with a high interest rate, but I’m also hesitant to deal with the headaches of another used car.
Read MoreRemember Serra Nissan, the Alabama dealership whose former employees have been charged with conspiracy related to loan fraud? The same dealership is in hot water with federal prosecutors again, this time for different reasons.
Read MoreThe funny thing about super-rare cars is that although they do pop up once in a long while on the used car market, sometimes they’re in a condition that straddles the line between repairable and guaranteed divorce. Such is the case with this one-owner Toyota Supra Turbo, a car that just might make it back on the road with some out-of-the-box thinking.
Read MoreOne of the big mysteries of the auto industry, to a casual observer at least, would be how Subaru keeps growing by huge leaps and bounds. Its cars aren’t very fast (WRX and STI excepted), aren’t very good looking, and they don’t have the most frugal fuel economy. But Subaru apparently doesn’t need to appeal to those things at all. It appeals to the heart.
Read MoreThere’s a difference between living a good life and living the good life - namely that you probably drive something spectacular, luxurious, and exotic. That’s why I asked you connoisseurs of the finer things in life to find the best exotic cars on eBay for under a $50,000 budget, and as promised, here are the ten best. Break out the bubbly, it’s time to shop.
Read MoreOf all the online configurators designed to destroy your productivity, Ferrari has one of the best. You can select from a variety of colors, going all the way back to historic hues and even select matching stitching on custom interior. You might not be able to afford it, but that doesn’t mean you can’t build your dream GTB.
Read MoreTime has a funny way of putting things into perspective. Back in 2010, this world-beating Chevy Corvette ZR1 cost $120,000 if we account for inflation. Fast forward five years and this amazing car is now priced at less than half of its initial sum, making it cheaper than a base model Porsche Boxster S. Yee. Haw.
Read MoreMany parts of the Lone Star State are still recovering from last month’s devastating flash floods. The after-effects of the storm will likely be felt for years, and in one way, they could have an impact on the rest of the country: as many as 10,000 flood-damaged cars and trucks could be resold out of state.
Read MoreEver wonder what times were like before any government agencies oversaw auto safety? Believe it or not, things really were worse back in the day.
Read MoreJalops rejoice! For the thousands of you who complained about the 991 GT3 going two-pedal only, Porsche is reportedly working on a manual transmission-only “GT” model with a focus on “driver involvement” rather than track times, for the handful of you that can actually afford it.
Read MoreThere is an ongoing debate in the VW/Audi community as to whether or not the S3 is worth the premium over the similarly powered, and more practical Golf R. Our friend Matt Farah, thinks the four-rings are worth the extra coin, but would you pay over $16,000 to get special paint and a fancy interior?
Read MoreEvery year you can find some of the most drool-worthy vintage and modern sports cars at the RM Sotheby’s Classic Car Auction in Monterey, California. But this year will have some of the most expensive and exclusive cars ever built, and they were all sourced from a single collector.
Read MoreEveryone wants nice things, but seldom can we afford them - until now. Today’s challenge is to find the best bona fide exotics on eBay for less than $50,000, or a little less than the price of a bone stock BMW 5-series. Yes, this is possible. Yes, it will be awesome.
Read MoreYesterday I challenged you pioneering commenters to give me the best car for a first time driver on eBay, for less than a $25,000 budget. Without further ado, here’s the most Jalopnik list of first cars ever made.
Read MoreFor the most part those Car of the Year awards are just self-serving marketing fodder that usually doesn’t translate into anything meaningful for your average car buyer. But this year the award winning MK7 Volkswagen Golf family of cars has found an audience and given VW some much needed sales success.
Read MoreYou remember the feeling: getting your first set of keys and setting out on a journey to the store or to your hooligan friend’s house - by yourself. That’s why today’s challenge has you finding the best cars on eBay that are suitable for a first time car owner. Everyone has to start somewhere.
Read MoreLast week, my clearly upscale commentariat was given the challenge of finding the world’s best luxury cars on eBay, under a $50,000 budget. Thanks to their suggestions, startup founders, stock brokers, and dot-com thousandaires can now rejoice for here is the list of the best candidates for their next daily driver.
Read MoreKids these days, when they aren’t taking selfies, they are pretending to be federal agents in order to take Dodge Chargers out for a joy rides. Well, maybe not all kids, but one Michigan teen could be facing some serious charges for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent, stealing and crashing a car.
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