One of Foxtrot Alpha’s readers, Ben Brown, flies the Pentagon’s biggest jet, the mighty Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. He has taken the time to give us a detailed view of not only what it takes to become a C-5 pilot, but what it is like being part of the complex logistical ballet that allows the C-5 to move massive cargo all over globe.
Read MorePrecious Metal is a staple of the air racing community. The highly modified P-51’s striking yellow and polished paint job and its contra-rotating propellers are features that make it stand out, but the sights and especially sounds of its supped Merlin engine during a test run equates to a visceral crescendo of delight and amazement for anyone who loves mechanics and things that go really, really fast.
Read MoreKingsley Air National Guard Base, located in Southern Oregon’s Klamath Falls, is home to America’s only F-15C/D training unit, the 173th Fighter Wing. It is sometimes referred to as “K-Falls,” or more often “the land of no slack” due to the incredibly hard curriculum would-be Eagle Drivers must go through to earn their place in the famous jet’s ejection seat.
Read MoreBoeing’s P-8 Poseidon program has a lot to feel good about. Not only has the aircraft been the star of the Navy in Pacific Theater as of late, but Australia has just ordered four of the maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft, officially making them the third operator of the type. The U.S. Navy also put in an order for nine more of the jets.
Read MoreJust days after Air Force Secretary Deborah James hinted at a looming inaugural F-22 deployment to Europe, four F-22A Raptors of the 95th Fighter Squadron out Tyndall AFB in Florida arrived over Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. This marked the first operational deployment of F-22s to Europe in its decade-old operational career.
Read More900 pages must be memorized in three weeks. A passing grade on the subsequent test is 85 percent, and most score above a 95 percent. On just one section, a tiny mistake can result in instant failure. And that’s before you ever get in the jet.
Read MoreTwo random guys said they’d found a long-lost Nazi train last week, buried underground at the end of World War II. Local legends said that one matching the description went missing in the closing days of the war, and it was full of plundered gold. It sounded crazy, but the Polish government said they might be onto something.
Read MoreSouth Korean and American forces are said to be at a readiness unlike any in the world, wound up to spring into all-out war if need be at the sound of a klaxon. This readiness in showcased during combined live fire drills, where the total force is brought together as much for show and intimidation as for training.
Read MoreOur good friend and flying photog Frank Crebas was out in the Majove Desert at Edwards Air Force Base this week to take some shots of the F-35’s testing. In the end he ended up with something even more exciting — three consecutive generations of tactical combat jets in formation.
Read MoreLockheed has had a busy month attempting to stake its claim to America’ staple military aerospace capabilities, unveiling their U-2 replacement concept. Now their large blended wing cargo hauling jet design, dubbed the Hybrid Wing Body, that has been in the works for over six years and aimed to be a great improvement in efficiency over existing U.S. Air Force transports, is moving forward in development.
Read MoreAfter what was seemingly a three week march toward war between North and South Korea, which ended in an agreement followed by handshakes, smiles and supposedly a draw-down in both sides war-time footing, one question still remains — where is the majority of North Korea’s submarine fleet?
Read MoreThe almost decade long saga of picking a replacement for the venerable but ultra antiquated Humvee for many roles has come to a close. In the final phase of competition, Lockheed Martin, AM General and Oshkosh Defense put forward 22 prototypes apiece to be rigorously tested. After over a year of poking, prodding, speeding, skidding, sliding and exploding, Oshkosh has been selected as the winner of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract.
Read MoreThe video below shows what are said to be Houthi rebels in Yemen using anti-tank guided missiles to destroy American-made, Saudi Arabian-owned and operated Abrams M1 main battle tanks. The M1 is world renowned as one of, if not the finest main battle tanks in service, yet this video is clear reminder of how vulnerable even they can be to rudimentary anti-tank guided missiles.
Read MoreAfter teasing the possibility of Raptors deploying to Europe months ago, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has confirmed to reporters that Raptor is indeed going to be sent to Europe as part of an ongoing initiative to reassure NATO allies of America’s commitment to their defense.
Read MoreThis massive vehicle, believed to be a Belaz dump truck once used to build dams in Syria, was reportedly turned into an unstoppable suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) earlier this month. The truck’s one-way trip was part of the Islamic State’s effort to break through Al Assad’s forces guarding a key air base in what is increasingly ISIS held territory.
Read MoreAfter three weeks of tit for tat action and reaction, a mega-dose of saber rattling, a North Korean deadline to war and three days of emergency high-level negotiations in an abandoned town near the DMZ, the North and South have come to an agreement that will supposedly deescalate the blazing military and political tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Read MoreA few years ago a Chinese fisherman from Hainan Province caught something totally unique: a torpedo-like device that was about three feet long and metallic. He took pictures of the contraption and called the authorities, who swiftly came and took it away for examination. Now, the Chinese Government has confirmed it is an elaborate spying device.
Read MoreFlying aircraft carriers sound like fantasy, something you’d only see in a crappy Marvel movie. But they’re real. Or rather, were real. In the 1930s, the United States made two plane-carrying airships. This video has the remains of one, the USS Macon, lying at the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreTensions are extremely high on the Korean Peninsula after the North and the South exchanged artillery fire yesterday. This came as at the top of a crescendo of destabilizing events occurring over the last three weeks, one of which saw South Korea blaring propaganda across the DMZ into North Korea border towns via huge loudspeakers. Kim Jong Un’s government now demands that the broadcasts stop by 5 p.m. tomorrow night or there will be military action.
Read MoreWe’re blasting along through the bumpy mid-day air at a brisk 480 knots, 500 feet above the desert. The ride is rough, and the purposeful rumble of our engines reminds me that it takes a lot of power to push this machine through the dense air at 800 feet per second. Fortunately, we have a lot of power. To my left at about a half mile is another Tomcat, and a mile ahead are two more. We fly in an offset box formation, each of us carrying two Mk 84 2,000-pound bombs. I’m the radar intercept office
Read MoreRussia’s fledgling Sukhoi T-50 fighter, also known as the PAK-FA, continues to waddle through development even though the demand for the aircraft may turn out to be less than stellar. Nonetheless, Sukhoi hopes to integrate a wide array of weapons onto their new jet, including everything from supersonic cruise missiles to the latest available medium range air-to-air missiles. This is all shown in a visually explosive chart that was released by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation in a recent twee
Read MoreThere has been an exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea today along the Demilitarized Zone. A North Korean rocket landed in western province of Gyeonggi, which resulted in a retaliatory barrage of a few dozen South Korean artillery shells. Currently, South Korea is on high alert for another North Korean attack.
Read MoreReportedly a cetacean commando working for the Israeli Defense Forces was caught by Hamas operatives as it was making suspicious movements off the coast of Gaza. When Hamas combat divers (I had no idea they had such a thing) examined the dolphin spy, they said it was strapped with a camera, a monitoring device and an spear shooting contraption capable of killing a human.
Read MoreA Byzantine shipwreck from roughly 1,000 years ago was discovered on the floor of the Black Sea in May, which was apparently so fascinating to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he decided to check it out for himself. (You can do stuff like that when you’re Putin.)
Read MoreLockheed’s vaunted Skunk Works is setting its sights on developing a successor to its venerable U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane and Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) drone. This new aircraft will seemingly take the best of the unmanned and manned features of both aircraft, and fuse them into an updated stealthier airframe able to penetrate enemy airspace if need be.
Read MoreThe Airborne Laser program can be tracked back to the Reagan years, and after billions in development dollars were spent and a custom-built 747 prototype was built, what was to be a super-weapon that could shoot down ballistic missiles over their countries of origination turned out to be a super-flop.
Read MoreOut of 96 students who will be graduating from grueling U.S. Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, Georgia this Friday, two will be women for the first time ever. The historic class started in April with 381 men and 19 women attending, and after what is known as one of the most strenuous mental and physical military tests in the world, two women emerged victorious for the first time ever.
Read MoreThe Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance drone is seen lifted inside NAS Patuxent River’s anechoic chamber earlier this month. The test was unique as it was the first time ever that a vehicle was controlled via an external ground station while undergoing electromagnetic compatibility testing in the chamber.
Read MoreThere are a few places where the Blue Angels regularly perform that put their aircraft in fairly close proximity to large structures, but Chicago may be the closest of them all. The shot above, released on the Blue’s Facebook page gives a thrilling perspective of the formation over the Windy City, but the Instagram video below shows a whole other story!
Read MoreAfter pulling off an amazing display at Royal International Air Tattoo last month, the last flying Avro Vulcan bomber, known by its serial number XH558, continues to be pushed to her absolute max for her final flying hours before retirement. This was fully apparent at this weekend’s Eastbourne Air Show near the the picturesque Beachy Head Cliffs in England.
Read MoreIt is one of the most recognizable and controversial machines of the new millennium. The RQ-1, and its armed cousin, the MQ-1, have redefined how America fights its enemies abroad. Now the U.S. Air Force wants to chuck them out into the desert once and for all, relying solely on the larger turboprop-powered MQ-9 Reaper instead.
Read MoreThe folks over at Contemporary Issues and Geography have done an amazing job at creating highly detailed inventory charts of different air arms, and they are currently knee-deep detailing the USAF’s entire force structure. They have already released the Air Force’s fighter inventory graphic, and now they have released two more.
Read MoreTanks! They’re big, mean, ugly, and loud, and their crews are highly competitive. Russia is hosting the World Championship Tank Biathalon right now, and the finals mean that the best of the whole group are competing for the title of Best Tank Biathelete (I think). But the winner gets a tank! A real tank!
Read MoreThe Daily Beast reports that a series of classified war gaming exercises ran by the Defense Department have clearly shown that the U.S. is ill-prepared for a sustained military engagement with Russia. Such a situation is not that hard to believe as our forces have been mired in counter-terror and counter-insurgency fighting for well over a decade and procurement and modernization of our military has been handled in a almost comically bad way over the same period of time.
Read MoreThe Navy’s first new class of aircraft carriers in almost 50 years has had its share of developmental issues with mission critical systems. Built under a damning concurrent procurement model, the ship’s catapults, radar, arresting gear and other critical systems remain mired in developmental chaos, even though the ship is less than a year away from setting sail.
Read MoreFoxtrot Alpha’s contacts in Europe have noticed some interesting movements heading west out of the Middle East. Apparently, five Israeli Air Force F-15C/Ds and five F-15Is, along with five Jordanian Air Fore F-16s, have been dragged across the Mediterranean to Lajes Field by Israeli Air Force KC-707 Tankers. The jets are on their way to participate in Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB.
Read MoreTens of millions of Americans belong to an often misunderstood subculture known as “Military Brats.” A proud member of this group, I’m here to lift the veil on some topics seldom discussed. I’ll provide some insight into the unique lives these children of America’s soldiers lead and the interesting challenges they face as kids and later as adults.
Read MoreA massive explosion has rocked Tianjin, China. Some reports state that it may have been caused by a large gasoline facility detonating, although the accuracy of these reports remains questionable. Supposedly there are casualties and emergency response crews are trying to get to the scene now.
Read MoreA 160th Special Operations Air Regiment MH-60M Black Hawk made a hard landing aboard the USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313) about 20 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, at around 2AM local time last night. Seven of the 17 individuals onboard the helicopter are reported to have been injured in the crash, with the other ten walking away unscathed.
Read MoreThis video, released by the Central Intelligence Agency for historical purposes, shows us not only the U-2 spy plane’s development, but also glimpses of “Watertown Strip,” which sprung up from the desolate Groom Lake to become America’s most secretive flight test center, Area 51.
Read MoreThey can be sarcastic, hilarious, mysterious and even downright intimidating. Naval aviation patches represent not only surprisingly creative and in some cases very well executed art, but they are also full of inside jokes, symbolism and historical references to the elite culture of naval aviation.
Read MoreA Block 50 F-16CM from the U.S. Air Force 480th Fighter Squadron, the “Warhawks,” based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, crashed into a forest at around 9:30 a.m. local time while on a training mission near the U.S. Army Garrison in Grafenwoehr. The pilot safely ejected and is being held at the hospital with only light injuries associated with the ejection itself.
Read MoreOn July 18th, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton intercepted a narco sub about 200 miles south of Mexico. On board the homemade semi-submersible were 16,000 pounds of cocaine worth almost a quarter of a billion dollars. Yes, billion, with a B. The Coast Guard pulled 12,000 pounds out of the turquoise-colored sub before it sank to the seafloor
Read MoreRussia’s enormous International Aviation and Space Show, otherwise known as MAKS, takes place every other year and is one of the top aerospace spectacles and military gear expos in the world. The show will kick off on August 25th, and will be the first MAKS since Russia invaded Crimea a year and a half ago. As such, we can be assured that there will be some pretty awesome displays meant to showcase Russia’s military exports, intimidate its peer state competitors, and levitate nationalist sentime
Read MorePeople seem to have an infatuation with America’s last non-super carriers, the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and the USS Midway (CV-41). Both ships soldiered on into the last decade of the 20th century even though they were smaller than their super carrier cousins. But did the legendary F-14 Tomcat ever fly from their decks?
Read MoreThe first Republican debate was a lively one. Topics spanned the gauntlet of domestic issues with a few foreign policy and defense topics sprinkled in – mainstays of the Republican platform. So what did these 10 hopefuls have to say? A mix of hollow statements, generalities and a host of blatant inaccuracies.
Read MoreThe Indian Air Force sent its most potent fighter, the thrust vectoring Sukhoi Su-30MKI advanced Flanker, to fight against and alongside the Royal Air Force’s most capable fighter, the Eurofighter Typhoon. Our good friend and master photographer Rich Cooper was on the ground and in the air to document this high-profile air combat exercise.
Read MoreSeventy years ago, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan. At the time, the US was the only country with nuclear weapons. That wasn’t for a complete lack of effort on the part of other countries, however, and new documents found heap more evidence on Japan having a program of its own.
Read MoreThe Virginia Class fast attack submarine, the USS John Warner, was just commissioned into service. She is the second Block III Virginia Class boat to be produced, and has a pair of new huge Virginia Payload Tubes on her bow. These replace twelve individual vertical launch tubes used to fire Tomahawk missiles in previous Virginia Class boats.
Read MoreWilliam Arkin, recently of Gawker, has had a long career of attempting to tell some of the hardest stories there are tell, and his new book Unmanned: Drones, Data and the Illusion of Perfect Warfare is no different. In it, Arkin takes the reader on a voyage through the shadowy and often misunderstood world of unmanned warfare, idealized ideas of warfare and unchecked data collection, all supposedly there to make us more safe, but the truth may be very much to the contrary. Here’s an excerpt.
Read MoreTyson Rininger’s name is synonymous with incredible aviation imagery. For over 20 years his work has been seen on the cover of magazines, the pages of aerospace books and above the dates on showcase calendars. His affair with aviation doesn’t stop at the viewfinder, loving all things air show related, Tyson was even a wing walker with the American Barnstormers.
Read MoreWhat, you think some fully sikkk drifts y0 were limited to guys in Nissans? Aw hell no. Check out some sweet dorifto in a Russian made T-72 tank with a Kuwaiti crew at the controls. Aw hell yessssssss, until it all goes wrong.
Read MoreIf you want to quantify the fleet size and squadron structure of every type of U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft in service — and why wouldn’t you! — this graphic is your awesome go-to guide. It also gives you a great visual idea of really how big our fighter force is, or how small, depending on how you look at it historically.
Read MoreAn Mi-28N “Havoc” attack helicopter from Russia’s Golden Eagles aerobatic display team lost control during one of the team’s signature maneuvers and came spinning to the ground. Amazingly, one of the helicopter’s two crewman escaped the wreckage largely unscathed, while the other was killed.
Read MoreThis amazing photo shows fighting machines that were built as enemies, the B-52 Stratofortress and the Tu-95 Bear, along with the later Cold War era KC-10 Extender and An-124 Condor, all sitting together peacefully on the same ramp. Clearly it was shot at a time when both sides were trying to make the best of the post-Cold War era by fostering their burgeoning new friendship.
Read MoreNo less than four high-profile aviation incidents, three in the UK and one in Colombia, have rocked the aviation world within the last 24 hours. These included the loss of a shadowy Colombian Air Force CASA 235, an Embraer private jet with three of the Bin Laden family on board, a Folland Gnat performing at a huge car event, and a Spitfire that crashed during a test flight.
Read MoreSwing-wings, a sleek and flowing fuselage, and four big GE-F101 turbofans pointing out the back: the B-1B’s silhouette is ominous to say the least. That silhouette is exactly what a tanker crew saw after refueling the “Bone” from their KC-135R Stratotanker, as seen in the video below.
Read MoreThe Volvo S90 is the brand’s return to building flagship vehicles that we’ve been waiting for and this image above is allegedly it. Why allegedly? Well, the source of these photos, actually, is almost as interesting as the car itself.
Read MoreI recently had the chance to drive my 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R back-to-back with a brand new 2015 Nissan GT-R. This was like driving a riding lawnmower back-to-back with a jet ski.
Read MoreWhat’s it like to drive the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V on the street? Don’t know. Don’t care. Didn’t ask. That is not why I’m here. If you want to know what it’s like taking the kids to school or picking up groceries, then you can ask somebody else. I’m just here to tell you what it’s like to wring the neck of Caddy’s upstart BMW M4 challenger on the track.
Read MoreThe Titan is Nissan’s attempt to grab a piece of the full-size truck sales pie. What do you need to know before you buy a Nissan Titan? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Nissan 370Z upholds the legendary driver-focused model set by the original Z-car 50 years ago. What do you need to know before you buy a Nissan 370Z? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreFew cars better capture the spirit of Jalopnik better than the Mazda MX-5 Miata. What do you need to know before you buy a Mazda Miata? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Genesis Coupe is Korea’s first entry into the pony car wars. What do you need to know before you buy a Hyundai Genesis Coupe? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreI said the Mercedes C300 is the luxury car I’d buy my mother, but I’m guessing she’d prefer the new coupe that Mercedes just revealed. It’s long. Like, longer than a Paul Eisenstein question long. This makes me happy.
Read MoreNow that Pebble Beach is here, it’s time to take a look back at one of the stars of this year’s Villa d’Este, the Panther 6. It’s real alright.
Read MoreI recently had the opportunity to take my imported Nissan Skyline GT-R to a Nissan dealership for service. It was the single most bizarre dealership experience I’ve ever had in my entire life, including the time I showed up at a Porsche dealer with tree branches embedded in my windshield.
Read MoreWhen I look back on my writing career, I believe I will cite July 26, 2015, as the ultimate pinnacle. That was the day I got to drive an overpriced convertible SUV that looks like an angry clothing iron.
Read MoreI’ll be the first to admit that I’m really not the most objective person to be writing about the new 2016 Smart ForTwo. That’s not because of any loyalty to the company, but rather an innate fondness of the type of car: a rear-engined, small economy car. Decades ago, these were once everywhere, and now, in the U.S. at least, there’s only the Smart. Is it a worthy survivor?
Read MoreThe sound is the first thing that about the Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang that grabs your attention. It makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. It starts with a guttural growl and then builds from there. And keeps building. And building. And building.
Read MoreSometimes, you just have to say “Fuck it. I’m going for a drive.”
Read MoreHere’s a scenario: for the last few years you’ve enjoyed a brand new car with lower payments because you leased instead of purchased. Now that the lease is coming to an end, you have a few options to consider, but you will want to do some planning ahead of time.
Read MoreGood news, everyone! Today I’ve decided to take a break from my standard routine of boldfaced lies and questionable half-truths to bring you a legitimate piece of consumer advice: you shouldn’t buy a car with every possible option.
Read MoreThe Mazda CX-5 is the most exciting car in the world’s least exciting automotive segment. What do you need to know before you buy a Mazda CX-5? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Jeep Cherokee is a crossover that can actually do some real off-roading. What do you need to know before you buy a Jeep Cherokee? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Subaru Forester is the perfect vehicle for people who like to see the outdoors, but don’t like getting 10 MPG in a jacked-up old truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Subaru Forester? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Volkswagen Tiguan is a competent, but overpriced vehicle for those who need a German badge to help them forget that they’re driving a small crossover. What do you need to know before you buy a Volkswagen Tiguan? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreCraigslist is one of the best sources for amazing used car deals on the planet. It’s also a one of the best places for people to wildly overestimate their clunker’s value. Here are 10 examples of abysmally bad deals and misplaced hope.
Read MoreOver the last few weeks, I’ve spent approximately 16 hours on commercial airplanes. This has given me ample time to read a wide range of automotive dealership complaints written by the kind of people who believe Applebee’s is fine dining. They seem to believe dealers are at fault for low trade-in offers. They’re wrong.
Read MoreIt’s been brought to our attention that many of you buy or recommend cars based on things that we say. To make it easier for you, the reader, we’re putting all of our vehicle guides in one place. Expect no-BS advice for you, your cousin, and your cousin’s cousin’s mama.
Read MoreThe Ford F-150 is the quintessential American truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Ford F-150? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Dodge Challenger is a no-holds-barred burnout machine. What do you need to know before you buy a Dodge Challenger? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Scion FR-S is a scalpel among sports cars, capturing the imagination of the “I learned to heel-and-toe before I walked” crowd from the moment it was announced. What do you need to know before you buy a Scion FR-S? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Subaru WRX is a precision rally car in street car guise. What do you need to know before you buy a Subaru WRX? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Ford Mustang is the original pony car. What do you need to know before you buy a Ford Mustang? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreAlmost everyone shopping for a car wants something for nothing. When it comes to lining up the financing, most buyers shoot for the zero percent interest loans. However, not everyone will qualify and those that do might be leaving money on the table.
Read MoreI was worried that something would be terribly wrong with the Citroën Cactus crossover, but it rocks and gives you so much cool stuff for so little money that we must all salute the French for having the balls to make it.
Read MoreIf you are like me and commit to the annual ritual of playing Codemasters’ yearly F1 games, then last year you were more than likely disappointed. After the amazing 2012 and 2013 entries, F1 2014 felt like a skin on an aging engine with dumb AI, ugly visuals, and no model for how the new V6 turbo hybrid cars worked.
Read MoreThere’s the certain kind of driver we all kind of roll our eyes at. You know exactly who I’m talking about.
Read MoreBuying a new car usually means having to pick from a bewildering array of options and option packages. At least that’s what I’m told by my friends who still have and use American money, as opposed to the Space Credits I foolishly converted all of my funds to. I did some research on these options, and found the least popular packages.
Read MoreThis is, I think, one of the most important questions in the automotive world.
Read MoreWhen I announced our renewed commitment to telling the great stories about what is possibly the last great age of human-driven vehicles, one thing I didn’t mention is how technology has enabled performance that seemed unimaginable just years ago.
Read MoreSince MTV’s Video Music Awards doesn’t have a ‘Best Car’ category, we figured we’d use our magical automotive powers and help them out. These are the best music video cars ever, as selected by you, our readers.
Read MoreTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.
Read MoreThis McLaren P1 comes to us courtesy of Evan Wawrzyniak and McLaren Special Operations, and it might be the first car we’ve ever featured with a doctorate. Say hello to Professor 2 Blue (and sorry your rap name got taken).
Read MoreThink about how good those videos of crash tests and ridiculous Top Gear and Mythbusters specials do when they just throw an empty car at a wall as fast as they can. Would you be willing to pay to watch someone safely wreck cars for an hour? I would!
Read MoreThe open road can be a beautiful thing, but usually not when you’re admiring it from the shoulder and desperately trying to fix a busted water pump with whatever makeshift tools you have on hand. These are your craziest road trip mishap stories.
Read MoreIt’s hard for me to explain the revulsion I felt when I first saw the Ferrari Enzo.
Read MoreYou know that ‘80s Bond movie where the Aston Martin has skis, the Bond girl plays the cello, and the Taliban are good guys? I love that one! What was it called? The Living Daylights! Here’s why it’s the 10th best Bond movie ever made.
Read MoreAs automotive enthusiasts you all know how hard it can be to pick a single favorite car. Why limit yourself to just one, then? Some things come best in pairs.
Read MoreWhat’s your secret? How do all of you manage to have it so together, to be so consistently awesome? Don’t think I haven’t noticed. But I do think we need to shake you out of your perfect little comfort zone a bit, which is why it’s time for another episode of automotive Would you rather. Here we go!
Read More“The customer is always right,” the old adage goes. Wrong. The customer is human, which means most of them are idiots who are unnecessarily hostile much of the time and occasionally need to be put in their place.
Read MoreWhen some people dream of hitting the Powerball or finally pulling off that big casino heist they’ve been planning for years, they imagine the huge garage of amazing cars they’ll own. Me, I’m a man of simple tastes. I’d be happy with just two cars in my garage.
Read MoreNostalgia tends to be a pervasive problem for car enthusiasts. It’s one thing to appreciate the classics for how cool they were. It’s another thing entirely to imagine them as something they never were.
Read MoreYou might call this An Car. You may call it a Ford. Or a Ford Mustang. Or a Shelby GT350R. I prefer to call it the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R. Ford calls it the Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang. Ford’s name for its own car is Backwards and Wrong.
Read MoreAs summer rapidly comes to an end, we return to the daily ritual of forcibly dragging children back to the classroom. And what better way to haul your kids back to school than in some of the most maniacal “family vehicles” ever created? Here’s 10 of our favorites.
Read MoreYes, the PT Cruiser. Someone stepped up to defend what many consider to be indefensible.
Read MoreWhen I was told by Volkswagen that I’d have a car available during my trip to Germany for their massive Beetle festival, I assumed it would probably be just something from the regular press fleet. Maybe a Golf, or, if they were feeling a bit more fun, one of the current Beetles. I clearly underestimated VW’s capacity for fun, because what greeted me was a giant blue ball of bonkers.
Read MoreSometimes a look into the world of automotive history is all a car designer needs for some proper inspiration. Sometimes, they can take it a bit too far. These are the ten worst retro cars ever made.
Read MoreOur Question of the Day about bad cars you’d actually love to own did surprisingly well, but in it I made a grievous error: I assumed that my example, the delightfully weird Nissan Pulsar Sportbak, was a vehicle unable to rise above its humble economy roots.
Read MoreSadly, not everyone in the automotive community gets to experience a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in their lifetime and see hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cars parked on a golf course. We went there and shot this video so you didn’t have to buy passes, get a hotel, rent a car, and drink 100-year-old Grand Marnier. You’re welcome, America.
Read More“Just bought a new-to-me 991 GT3. Next time you’re in ATL, you’re welcome to drive it.” That text popped up on my phone from a good friend of mine, David, near the end of June. I think he meant that I could drive his new Teutonic baby low and slow around the streets of Dekalb County. I had a completely different idea.
Read MoreThe Alfa Romeo 4C’s almost-1750cc engine is an absolutely amazing motor, wild and loud and immediate. But thanks to the tricks of modern turbocharging, it doesn’t exactly offer the fuel economy you’d expect. And I figured all of this out in the middle of nowhere, with 30 miles of canyon road between me and the next gas station.
Read MoreSometimes when I’m out and about, moving through the world, I like to look around at people and see if I can figure out their stories. Who they are, where they came from, what they do, where they’re going. It’s more about imagination than anything else, seeing if I can come up with a story that’s plausible.
Read MoreThere’s a little trick in that picture above, a bit of a fudge with the new Mazda Miata’s GPS that sort of explains the whole ethos of the car.
Read MoreIn the same 1953 issue of Popular Science that I found those trucks you can happily be run over by, I also came upon this small story about a proposal to use fake, 2D cutouts of cop cars to dissuade speeders. Not too weird, right? Except the article also suggests putting real cop cars behind the fake ones.
Read MoreToday we talked about cheap tools you can take on your next adventure, and heard a few fun family camping stories from our readers. Also, one really gross camping story. Things go south when somebody catches a piece of broken hatchet to the neck.
Read MoreDriving where there aren’t roads is never easy. Roadless places are full of sharp rocks, loose surfaces, couches, and screaming people. Happily, one guy watching Eskimos move huge piles of meat figured out a solution to all these issues, and it’s nice and bonkers-looking as a bonus. They’re called Rolligons.
Read MoreI often like to reflect back on an era — a magical era — when not only were vans considered cool, but they often sported elaborate airbrushed side art and evocative names. Names that usually replaced a final ‘g’ on a gerundive form of a word with a kicky apostrophe. So let’s make up some really terrible ones!
Read MoreA while ago, I had the genuine pleasure of interviewing one of the best-known and accomplished modern automotive designers , J Mays. Mays is known for, among many other things, designing the New Beetle, Audi TT, and defining Ford’s current design language. He also once told me not to try and modernize the Model T. I’m afraid I didn’t listen.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you called your mom? Recently? You should. When was the last time you took her autocrossing? You really should. This guy did in his girlfriend’s borrowed GTI, and he got some pretty momtastic results.
Read MoreSo I tried the three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder F3-S. I wasn’t crazy about it. But some people are, even enough to spend $20,000 on one. One owner chimed in to explain why.
Read MoreRemember a little bit ago, when we played some automotive Would You Rather? That was fun, right? Well, I meant it about wanting to do it regularly, and so that’s exactly what I’m doing. So slide on your Consideration Jeggings and get ready for this week’s mind-mulcher:
Read MoreI realize that if there’s one thing amphibious cars don’t really need, it’s surprises. Being able to drive right off a bank and into the water is usually surprise enough for most people. And a Soviet amphibious car, well, you just don’t need a surprise here. It’s already pegging the needle on the bonkersometer. But this thing has one anyway.
Read MoreI always think that Lincoln needs to get back to its roots with a simply styled, rear-drive V8 sedan. Then I remember they built the LS and nobody bought one.
Read MoreThere’s a reason why the Jeep brand has a cult following. Old Jeeps are some of the coolest vehicles ever made, and the history behind the brand is just epic. But some Jeeps don’t get the recognition they deserve. Let’s look at some rare old Jeeps that history forgot. Let’s look at seven rare production Jeeps: one per grille slot.
Read MoreJust look at the size of them cupholders! Volkswagen clearly knew what wealthy Americans wanted 11 years ago. Now, at last, the Regular Car Reviews take on the Volkswagen Phaeton.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of money in motorsports. Some people try to get it winning races, others try the less-than-legal approach.
Read MoreI have a theory why people who don’t really even care about speed are buying some of the fastest cars in the world.
Read MoreLast night was the big night — I unveiled my installation at the Indianpolis Museum of Art, and I’m pleased to say it worked, finally answering the old question “can you play Pole Position using a clapped-out old Lancia?” I’m happy to say the answer is yes. I’m sure you’re all quite relieved.
Read MoreSome say two. I say three. How many doors do you say a hatchback has?
Read MoreWe here at los Jalops like good comments. Insightful comments. Anyone can comment on any post and say “good car,” or “bad car.” Comments that teach, that discuss, or explain? Now that’s the stuff.
Read More50 Cent, rapper, artist, video gamesman, and someone with the business savvy and acumen to top Donald Trump, has declared bankruptcy. We’ve already learned much from it, such as that he didn’t really own a Lamborghini. But we did just learn something incredible – he owns a Suzuki Kizashi. A Suzuki Kizashi SPORT.
Read MoreI’m excited to say that today is the opening of my installation at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: an old (and now pixelated) Lancia that I’ve rigged up to play the old video game Pole Position on actual 1982 hardware, on a huge screen in an amphitheater. And before that, I’ll be talking about cars, and you can watch that online! How bad could it be?
Read MoreIt’s true that the Lada we just bought is the butt of many jokes, and that it’s hardly the most sophisticated car around to us today. But you have to consider what it was like when the Lada was a new car in the Soviet Union.
Read More“Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has contributed to the myth and legend of the contemporary music scene since the birth of Rock & Roll.” That’s the first sentence of the latest Rolls press release.
Read MoreOf all the future tech that has been immortalized in Hollywood films over the decades, nothing seems to captured sci-fi geeks’ (of which I am one) imaginations like the hoverboard. The concept seems simple enough yet a working model as remained tantalizingly out of reach. Until now. The Lexus hoverboard is a real thing and I rode it.
Read MoreThe days of street racing and dude-dominated car culture are numbered. Let’s put an end to these ten car enthusiast stereotypes.
Read MoreYou may recall a few months ago when I told you I was going to be making a colossal installation of the 8-bit driving game Pole Position that you play using an actual car. Notably, I wasn’t lying — the installation will open August 6, and, even better, the car used to control it is an ‘82 Lancia Zagato — that’s being pixellated.
Read MoreLight, fast and nimble, yet perfectly engineered and reliable. If you thought Magnus Walker coined the term ‘Outlaw’ Porsche, it’s time to meet the Emory family at Jay Leno’s Garage.
Read MoreThe Chevrolet Equinox is GM’s fuel efficient, small CUV. Except that it isn’t really all that small. What do you need to know before you buy a Chevrolet Equinox? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Chevrolet Camaro is no longer a car for mullet-totin’ hillbillies, it’s a force in modern engineering. What do you need to know before you buy a Chevrolet Camaro? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Silverado is a solid working-man’s truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Chevrolet Silverado? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Florida Highway Patrol has released its findings on the April crash at the Disney World Speedway track that claimed a track instructor’s life, and it confirms what many suspected — that running the course in the opposite direction of how it was designed to run is what led to the car getting impaled by a guard rail.
Read MoreWell, now we know how Magnus Walker’s famed “277” Porsche 911 ended up with a crunched-in side during a visit to Minneapolis. A video from the Minneapolis Star Tribune shows how Walker lost control of the car and slid into that transport truck with a reporter from the newspaper riding shotgun.
Read MoreThat will likely not buff right out.
Read MoreAhh, it’s Friday at last. The end of a long week. The end of a long two weeks for most of your humble, hardworking Jalopnik staff. Time to log off, kick back, crack open a Shiner Bock and... oh look! The low-ass bridge in Boston got another truck! Hooray!
Read MoreThe bodyguard of Chinese businessman Jen-Te Chen, also known as “Kenny,” crashed the boss’s Pagani Zonda into a London fence this morning back in February, according to the Daily Mail. Because we don’t have rights to run photos of the crash, however, we went and did you all the courtesy of providing a dramatic reconstruction of the incident, pictured above.
Read MoreJodie Kidd is a TV presenter, race car driver and model who is also generally considered to be a very lovely person. Everything one would need, then, to be a new Top Gear presenter after the previous incarnation imploded. But in a new interview with the Telegraph, she says there were “conversations,” but she was the one who turned it down.
Read MoreThe Ford Escape is a sensible crossover that offers tons of options and Ford’s handsome global face. What do you need to know before you buy a Ford Escape? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe GMC Terrain is just a macho-er looking version of Chevrolet’s roomy Equinox. What do you need to know before you buy a GMC Terrain? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Hyundai Tucson is the car for people who want something safe, efficient, and practical, but are tired of buying the same ol’ CR-V time and time again. What do you need to know before you buy a Hyundai Tucson? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreMark Neale, the man behind Faster and Fastest, is at it again with another motorcycle documentary titled Hitting The Apex. Want to learn about what it means to truly chase perfection in speed? This movie tells the story of the six men who have come closest, diving into both the private and public lives of MotoGP’s best.
Read MoreEvery once in a while, a motorcycle comes along that changes things. A bike that doesn’t need to have its worth justified or qualified - a bike that’s just plain good. The 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 is one of those bikes.
Read MoreLast month, Jalopnik managing editor Patrick George announced that Jalopnik had finally come to its senses, acknowledging motorcycles are awesome, and that Lanesplitter is going to try to be the motorcycle site the world needs. This month, some idiot convinced them that in order to achieve this goal they needed to hire me.
Read MoreHold the presses, Yamaha is coming out with a naked bike based on the R3?! For anyone who follows the motorcycle industry or new model releases, the only surprise here should be that this hadn’t actually been confirmed yet. For those of you who this is news for, let me tell you about an amazing little sportbike that’s about to have a more comfortable sibling.
Read MoreMacklemore’s “Downtown” track is apparently an amazing ode to mopeds. And the new music video for it, man, let’s just say I haven’t been this blown away by “cool vehicles set to song” since Cash Money Records put a New Beetle and a Jaguar S-Type in the same entourage.
Read MoreWhat happens when you throw a 500 pound motorcycle down a dirt road, way out in the desert? Fortunately, we humans have the capacity to improvise tools. This rock looks like a hammer to you too, right?
Read MoreThe lights, the hype, the acclaim, the champagne and glad-handing. Like a royal birth, concept bikes are lauded as the next big thing when they’re introduced. Then the time for production comes, design doldrums are readily apparent, enthusiasm wanes, and reality sets in.
Read MoreReal Moto 2015 is a video-only, free riding category in this year’s X Games. If the idea of a video-only category bothers you, realize that it’s both 2015 and that, by definition, free riding doesn’t happen in massive arenas or designed courses. I too was skeptical, until I hit play...
Read MoreIn their infinite wisdom, the car/motorcycle/three-wheeler/I-don’t-know-what-to-call-them gods have decided to bless me with a Polaris Slingshot for the week. What should I do with it?
Read MoreSpy shots indicate two hot new KTM bikes may be on the way. The KTM Duke 800 promises to pick up with the 690 leaves off, with more performance and fewer vibes. KTM’s new sub-brand, Husqvarna, is also testing production versions of those beautiful retro cafe racer concepts from last year.
Read MoreThe Ronin Motorworks 47 have been Internet darlings since they were announced several years ago. When you take a Buell 1125 — an awesome motorcycle to start with — then add more performance and the looks of a high-tech street bike from from a dark vision of the future, this is what you get. Here’s how they build it.
Read MoreSo you want to ride a motorcycle, but have discovered you’re vertically challenged. Before telling yourself that either a) riding was a stupid idea in the first place, or b) the only thing you could ever throw a leg over is a Honda Rebel, know this: You’re not alone. I’m 5’3”, and I’ll ride anything I can. Don’t listen to anyone who says you can’t do it, because they’re wrong.
Read MoreIn perhaps one of the most distracting and confusing moves of late, the Motor Company released their 2016 model lineup yesterday morning on Twitter’s livestreaming app Periscope, an app bloggers think is popular somewhere.
Read MoreTales of the Yamaha YZF-R1S have been swirling ever since Yamaha filed patents for the name alongside the names YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in April of 2014. The R1 and R1M were released later in the year, but the R1S has curiously been missing. New California Air Resources Board documents show that the R1S is slated for release for the 2016 model year, though we aren’t completely certain it isn’t shown in the picture above.
Read MoreI came to in the infield, lying on sharp, baseball-sized rocks and gasping for air like a beached fish––all the ribs on my right side were broken and poking my insides as if I’d swallowed a Swiss army knife. I also had a dislocated shoulder, a torn rotator cuff, a broken collarbone, a fractured vertebra, and torn tendons. Pretty much all that held my right arm to the rest of my body was skin.
Read MoreAll motorcyclists, whether you’re a MotoGP racer or Sunday Starbucks rider, have favorite corners of sections of road. For most of us, it’s that one off-ramp that you can take at full speed with your eyes closed or that section on your favorite road that is cambered just right. But what if you could combine your favorite corners from around the world into one track? That’s what Bradley Smith and his Monster Yamaha Tech3 team did, and it kicks ass.
Read MoreBesides my oma telling me “not to ride faster than my angel can fly,” there are two things I hear a lot as a motorcyclist: “I’d love to get into bikes but I’m nervous about balancing,” and “what’s a good first bike?” Honestly, if you’re really on the fence about the whole idea why not start with pedal power?
Read MoreThe Ducati Diavel was the company’s first motorcycle that didn’t put pure performance first. Now, the next iteration seems to have been spied, and it’s looking even more like something you’d ride with no shirt under your leather vest.
Read MoreSounds like BMW has just patented designs for two carbon fiber motorcycle frames, along with plans for efficient assembly. Apparently one would fit sport bikes specifically, while the other could be worked into a more diverse range of body styles.
Read MoreIf Ducati is the two-wheeled equivalent of Ferrari, then Norton is trying to be the analog to Aston Martin. At least that’s what Norton’s Head of Design, Simon Skinner, is saying with the release of the first sketches of the company’s all-new, 1,200cc V4 superbike.
Read MoreYamaha racer Cameron Beaubier had just broken the 1:25 mark around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during SuperPole 2 qualifying on Saturday afternoon. He was at the top of the leaderboard for the Superbike class, beating out his Yamaha teammate and current points leader Josh Hayes. Then he slid out on the way into turn 6.
Read MoreThere might be a light at the end of the bankruptcy tunnel for Erik Buell Racing. Bruce Belfer, the CEO of the company that purchased the assets of EBR, says he’s ready to “turn the key and get the business back up and running,” and he’s bringing along the company’s namesake as president.
Read MoreSturgis is a small town in western South Dakota with a year-round population of less than 7,000 people. Yet every year more than a hundred thousand bikers descend on that tiny town for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This year being the 75th anniversary the numbers are even higher. But of course they haven’t just taken over Sturgis, they’ve pretty much taken over all of western South Dakota.
Read MoreThe single greatest item of motorcycle riding gear ever conceived is misunderstood, made to look bad by the majority of its users and isn’t even fully appreciated by the people who make it. Whether you’re commuting, touring, adventure riding or even dragging knee on the road, there is no finer item of clothing available than the Aerostich Roadcrafter. This is why.
Read MoreBuilders have a tendency to put form over function, which makes the Gemini Project from T3 Racing stand out. This limited run of highly modded Triumph Speed Triples aren’t your normal custom builds: they’re completely reworked bikes built by the crew that founded the one-make Triumph Triple Challenge race series.
Read MoreArai’s managing director knew what I was going to ask before I asked it. “Standards are necessary, but they’re not everything,” Brian Weston told the assembled motojournos. It was a theme that pervaded his entire presentation on the features and benefits of the new Corsair X. But if standards aren’t everything, how do you quantify the safety of a helmet? You can’t. And that’s a problem.
Read MoreWorld Superbike racer Niccolo Canepa was at a track day at Mugello back in 2013 when something strange happened. A fellow rider inexplicably crashed while alongside the former EBR and current Ducati racer. Now there’s video, and you’d have to be blind not to see what went down.
Read MoreCafe racer? Yeah guy, I’m racing to the cafe before they run out of egg sandwiches. Then I’m gonna cruise around at a comfortable 25 MPH while sucking on a delicious iced coffee. How’s that dominatrix paddle you made into a seat treatin’ ya?
Read MoreRobbie Maddison has ridden the mad offspring of a dirt bike and a surfboard over the waves of Tahiti and into eternal glory. This stunt is so extreme it’ll make you sweat Mountain Dew and fart out a Metallica riff. Don’t take my word for it, just watch the thing right here!
Read MoreNorway has a noise pollution problem - one so bad the WHO claims it is responsible for 150 cardiovascular-related deaths per year. A new group of researchers is looking to predict and map noise pollution before it even exists.
Read MoreLet’s face it, there’s a lot of cool tech in the cockpit. But beyond making the flying experience a lot more like Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, the practical implications of augmented reality technology from head-mounted wearables are enormous. They promise to elevate the amount of useful real-time information available to pilots—and their development is well underway.
Read MoreFiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne doesn’t have a reputation for being a creep. He does have a reputation as a shrewd negotiator, and a man so obsessed with ruthless efficiency he buys sweaters in bulk. So what was dribbling out of his mouth about “hugs” and “forcing a partner,” namely General Motors? Probably more than meets the eye.
Read MoreSeeing a car — even in a picture — that you’ve never known before is a huge thrill. When you write and think about cars every day like I do, that gets harder and harder to find, making you like a junkie always trying to beat their tolerance to get that high again. Well, today, I found some raw, uncut, car-heroin: the Honda Formuling.
Read MoreIt’s been almost three months since I took over running the best and biggest car website in the world, a responsibility far scarier than driving any Camaro around Belle Isle. In that time I’ve been pushing our immensely talented team of nutjobs in a new direction, one that emphasizes big, original, amazing storytelling above all else. Let’s talk about the future, shall we?
Read MoreThough you’re probably (hopefully) not reminded of it all too often, the safety features in cars today are incredibly important and very often unappreciated. But are they so unappreciated that we don’t know what we’re missing?
Read MoreThe MSC Zoe is 1,297 feet long. It has an engine that’s 51 feet high. It can carry 398,544,000 pounds worth of stuff. Here it is playing the Star Wars theme on its horn.
Read MoreChicago, Illinois is one of America’s largest cities, and features one of the most spectacular skylines in the world. Seeing the sprawling megalopolis (encompassing 234 square miles!) from the air on a clear night illuminates the city’s sheer vastness. Make sure you watch this gorgeous timelapse video of an airplane landing at O’Hare International Airport in HD!
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter that Fantastic Four is the worst movie of all time, because there’s a new superhero in town, and her name is Morgan Watson. She fended off a carjacker with a boxcutter near Atlanta and gave one of the best interviews about it to WSB-TV Atlanta.
Read MoreLast year, NASCAR driver Kevin Ward Jr. was killed after being run over by Tony Stewart. Earlier this week, the family announced they were suing Stewart for the wrongful death of their son, and now they’re reiterating with more forceful language.
Read MoreIf you live in Seattle and you need a ride to Valhalla, you’re in luck. The driver-on-demand app Uber is running a promotion with the new Mad Max video game that puts passengers inside post-apocalyptic-inspired vehicles.
Read MoreI love spending time at airports. There’s so much cool stuff to see! From the control towers to the hangars to the aircraft, the entire aviation universe is a tech lover’s dream. For the aircraft owner who just has to have the coolest stuff available, a remote control tug should be the next thing on their shopping list.
Read MoreThe eagle-eyed investigators over on Oppositelock have been hard at work tonight getting to the bottom of a mysterious photo that surfaced featuring multiple Pontiac Azteks parked at one home.
Read MoreBoeing’s sprawling manufacturing facilities in the greater Seattle, Washington area are ramping up to build the next-generation 777X, and a big blue piece of the puzzle has just arrived at its new home. The first of three enormous autoclaves was transported by truck to the new 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, causing road closures and giving onlookers quite the spectacle.
Read MoreWe’re getting a little desensitized to Russian dash cam footage at this point, but holy crap. Charging somebody’s car with an axe wasn’t enough for this guy, he had to pull out his pistol and start blasting while he’s parked at a damn traffic light.
Read MoreA perverse part of me sort of admires this idiot. Firstly, because this guy seems to actually own a grape-soda-colored Honda Pilot, and secondly because you have to admire the power of rage-thinking when it can make a presumably mostly-rational human think they can win a tug-of-war with a tow truck and somehow all their problems will be solved.
Read MoreCars are such spectacular props for musicians. And I’m not just talking about Bugattis that rappers wake up in; there have been all kinds of awesome vehicles across genres of musics videos. What’s been your favorite?
Read MoreThis is the one-of-one Ferrari 212E, a hillclimb special that cleaned up its 1969 championship. Under the rear lid is a flat 12 engine displacing just two liters. Just listen to it.
Read MoreLast week, three Americans foiled an attempted terrorist attack on a train in France. On Monday, they were awarded the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor, with their families in attendance thanks to Columbia Sportwear CEO Tim Boyle.
Read MoreI know our Raphael Orlove loves cars. I know they affect him in ways even I sometimes struggle to understand. So when I sent him to The Quail – a place where you’ll see four Ferrari F50s just hanging out – I knew he’d react. I just didn’t expect this to happen.
Read MoreIt’s not a real road trip unless something doesn’t go as planned. Everyone has a story or two like that, including me and my brother.
Read MoreI shall tell you soon enough why Georgia is possibly the best country to visit if you’re a car enthusiast, but for now, all you need to know is that we already made it to Armenia only to wake up today in the politically sensitive Nagorno-Karabakh region. And now, we go deeper.
Read MoreEvery so often, a car comes along that is so good it re-defines what “good” is. Consumer Reports just found that the Tesla Model S P85D is just that car, as it scored an absolutely incredible 103 points on their 100-point scale.
Read MoreThe next Dodge Charger will ride on the same platform as the upcoming Alfa Romeo Giulia and has looks that resemble this 1999 concept car, according to Fiat Chrysler dealers in Las Vegas invited to see the car at a closed event on Monday. Also, there’s a convertible on the way called the Barracuda, too!
Read MoreUsually Chris Harris can contain himself. He’s English, after all. He has manners and restraint. Not this time. Not when the Bugatti EB110 Super Sport is involved.
Read MoreWhy take 20 minutes to read through the available technology in your owner’s manual when you can just ignore the complicated infotainment system altogether and use your cell phone instead?
Read MoreMuch like the old saw that the (post-1914) Model T only came in black, the new Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang only comes in manual.
Read MoreIn California’s organic-hipster-foodie restaurants, a waiter will tell you what’s not in the food before telling you the two things that are in it. The same could be applied to this rally: It’s not a chance for wealthy men to flaunt their black cards. It’s not a rolling Grey Goose awareness campaign. It’s not a race between checkpoints. In fact, it’s not a race at all.
Read MoreVolkswagen has always had a strange relationship with luxury cars. The very idea of them is sort of counter to the whole “people’s car” genesis of the brand, but, like all forbidden things, VW seems to have been drawn to the idea for decades. Even before the impressive-but-unsold Phaeton, VW was toying with some amazing things. Like EA 128, a big, four-door Porsche 911 in a conservative, tailored suit.
Read MoreJebel Jais was supposed to lead to the boom of the new, growing, oil-rich and tourist-friendly United Arab Emirates. Instead the road became a perfectly paved 22-mile symbol of the global recession, a dream for fast drivers, and a safe haven from a brutal surveillance state — all to the tune of just $80 million.
Read MoreLike any good gearheads, your Jalopnik staff is getting pretty excited about the premiere of Spectre, the 24th installment in the franchise. It looks to have some pretty amazing cars in it too, and not all of them are Aston Martins.
Read MoreI’ve envisioned our car buying guides as living, evolving references (as opposed to the fairly static ones you find elsewhere). In that vein, we’ve taken a lot of your feedback and applied it to the guides we’re rolling out this week and into the future.
Read MoreA new plasma gas engine could cut the Earth-Mars transit time for future spacecraft from roughly six months to just 39 days. In pursuit of this goal, NASA has just awarded a contract to Ad Astra Rocket Company for continued testing of their latest futuristic plasma engine technology.
Read More“It makes great noises!” Jay Leno exclaims, almost inaudibly over the exhaust of this 1973 Restomod Mazda RX-3 packing the heart of a second-generation RX-7. Great noises, indeed.
Read MoreIf someone says they own a crossover but they can’t remember which one, the odds are it’s the sensible Honda CR-V. What do you need to know before you buy a Honda CR-V? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Nissan Rogue cannot jump onto subway tracks, despite advertisements to the contrary, but it’s still a well put together package. What do you need to know before you buy a Nissan Rogue? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Kia Sportage is the underdog of the compact CUV segment, which is why it’s worth checking out. What do you need to know before you buy a Kia Sportage? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Man From U.N.C.L.E. opens with a stylized newsreel depicting the rising tensions between the Communist East and Democratic West during the height of the Cold War, and a world that seemed to teeter on the edge of nuclear apocalypse. It then spends the next two hours depicting it as a funky good time. And it just works.
Read MoreThe 2015 Ford Mustang: now with 70 percent more V8 and save-the-manuals approved. Well, in Europe at least.
Read MoreIn a normal market, you’d expect an oversupply of something and the resulting drop in prices would lead to a dramatic decrease in production and storage capacity. You’d also expect retail prices of that thing to also drop. That isn’t happening with oil right now.
Read MoreThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the U.K. has announced “a series of immediate restrictions and changes to UK civil air displays” in light of the fatal crash at Shoreham Airshow on Saturday August 22nd. At least 11 people are feared dead in the accident that occurred when a vintage Hawker Hunter fighter jet struck several vehicles on a busy highway.
Read MoreFor much of the U.S., today was back to school day. That means your lazy little bastards, I mean PRECIOUS ANGELS have to take a break from their busy schedules of smoking Molly, binge-video gaming and sexting each other long enough to get educated and hopefully make this country competitive with China.
Read MoreOn the heels of yesterday’s horrific crash at the Shoreham Airshow, two Ikarus C42 aircraft belonging to the GrassHoppers aerobatic team from Germany collided in mid-air while performing at an airshow in Dittingen, Switzerland. According to reports, one pilot was thrown from the plane during the impact and parachuted to the ground.
Read MoreThe No. 6 and No. 9 McLaren 650S GT3s from K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports have been forced to withdraw from the Pirelli World Challenge GT Championship at Miller Motorsports Park. The reason? They’re simply too good.
Read MoreThere’s often crossover appeal between aviation and automotive enthusiasts. Both tend to enjoy things that go fast and look spectacular while doing so. Ettore Bugatti, namesake of such supercars as the Bugatti Veyron and EB110, was one such individual. His one-off Bugatti 100P is amazing to behold.
Read MoreAre you ballin’ on a budget? Looking for a new ride? Consider checking out the new budget 2016 Chevrolet Camaro - you can get it on the low low. The V8’s more expensive, naturally.
Read MoreIn some parts of the country, like California, the really hot and cold states, or Michigan, you may just get lucky when you’re out driving and spot a mule. Most of the time they’re pretty boring — new sedans, new trucks, new crossovers, etc. I saw a Bentley Bentayga mule on may way to San Francisco last week. But one person in Detroit found the mother of all mules — a freaking 2016 Ford GT.
Read MoreGood day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Letters to Doug, your weekly source for letters that are written to Doug.
Read MoreIf you possess great sums of money but are lacking in the style department, you might want to buy this awesome looking 1945 Grumman G44A Widgeon amphibious aircraft, which might just be the ultimate vintage adventure vehicle. Sure, you could easily spend $325,000 on a luxury motorhome, but then again, those can’t fly or operate from water!
Read MoreAutomobiles are futuristic things, ushering us into a faster, smaller, more explosive world. Sometimes, however, the sticky syrup of nostalgia creeps over car design and we are stuck with yet another retro humbug.
Read MoreThe Toyota Prius is the Kleenex of hybrids, representing “energy efficient” driving for an entire generation of drivers. For 2017 Toyota has gone further in direction of the curious Toyota Mirai hydrogen vehicle. We also hear they’ve maybe gone further with electric range.
Read MoreI’d somehow gone all my life without realizing Mercedes built a rally car out of the R107 Mercedes SL, so when I bumped into one at the Legends of the Autobahn event in Pebble Beach I nearly lost my mind. Rally 500 SL! RALLY 500 SL!
Read MoreThe massive VW factory at Wolfsburg is nothing like I imagined. Sure, the building itself is familiar enough from old pictures, long massive brick blocks sprawling under four massive smokestacks. But I sure as hell didn’t expect the factory to be somehow surrounded by a massive, lovely park. But it is.
Read MoreAccording to Variety, Enzo Ferrari will be portrayed by Batman in an upcoming biopic. That’s right: Christian Bale has signed on to play the Italian automaker’s hot-tempered namesake founder.
Read MoreI’m pretty excited, sitting here at the airport. I think it’s apparent, because so far two women have changed seats to be away from me and a mom warned her child to steer clear of ‘that weird little man.’ But I don’t care. I’m on my way to the a big Beetle festival and a museum I’ve wanted to visit ever since i was a car-geeky kid.
Read MoreA reminder that today is the last day to enter the Jalopnik Film Festival short film contest, get discovered, become famous, and change the world. Submit now as today as the deadline is midnight tonight!
Read MoreA suspect has been arrested after footage released by an Aston Martin owner of a man keying his car while pushing a child’s stroller went viral this week.
Read MoreWe got our first glance at the 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe yesterday. Now the company’s confirmed power, weight, and acceleration specs for both the Coupe and even-meaner S Coupe. They also shot some spectacular photos of the thing on track. It sure is one sexy looking Honda Accord. A 503 horsepower Honda Accord!
Read MoreListen, I’m not going to lie to you. If I ever come across a reasonably priced Nissan Pulsar Sportbak — under $2,000 at most — that hasn’t been beaten to hell and back, I’m just going to buy it.
Read MoreWe here at Jalopnik can tell you how a car makes you feel. It can be fun, fast, slow, or sad. But if you want to get hard data and numbers, there’s no one better to turn to than Consumer Reports. So it’s probably a good thing that CR just data-ized what we felt – the Tesla Model S P85D is a damn fine automobile.
Read MoreTwo weeks ago we bought a Lada and put our stickers all over it. Now I’m about to tell you why. It involves 3,500 miles across some of the most rugged terrain that Turkey, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia have to offer. Are we insane? Maybe. But you have to be a little insane to attempt the Caucasian Challenge, so that’s why we’re doing it.
Read MoreCelebrity ownership can influence a car’s value, especially when the celebrity is a venerable legend, like say, John Voight. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW is claimed to have been owned by Steve Jobs’ family, but will that heritage make its price the apple of your eye?
Read MoreIf pointing a laser at an aircraft is a bad idea (trust me, it is a very bad idea) then pointing a laser at a police air unit is basically like calling ahead to make yourself a reservation in jail. This video shows three individuals in Vaughan, Ontario doing exactly that. If you’re in the mood for some justice porn today, look no further.
Read MoreNobody is sure what Lamborghini showed off in its super exclusive hologram display at Pebble Beach last week, but we do know it was a ridiculous sports car of which they are not going to make a lot of. Oh, and it will be very, very expensive. Even by Lamborghini standards.
Read MoreYou see a 2015 Ford Focus, I see an Aston Martin. No, really.
Read MoreToday is National Aviation Day, which means our favorite topic at Flight Club is getting some much-deserved appreciation. For a moment, just try to imagine life without flying machines; there would be no satellites, no supersonic jets, no robots on Mars, no helicopters that transform into planes, and worst of all, no Blue Angels.
Read MoreWe can’t live in a world where you can’t have every single Mercedes-AMG car, in every single flavor. Oh no no no. So it’s in that vein that we present the 2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe. Now you can add its unholy masses of power to your Mercedes-AMG C63 sedan and wagon fantasies.
Read MoreMaybe if you’re an American you know a lot about the Philippines, but more than likely, you don’t. But to understand the Jeepney — the colorful, open-window Jeeps stretched out to become public buses — you need to understand the role that America played, and indeed continues to play, in their history and national psyche.
Read MoreCraigslist is filled with wonderful, bizarre, well-priced vehicles like this old T-Bucket for $3000. And then it also has people trying to sell an old 911 for six figures.
Read MoreRacing is about much more than cars driving fast around a circuit — it’s about stories. Some of those stories are best told by the people who made them happen, preferably with alcohol involved. Here are the people we’d like to hang out with the most.
Read MoreYou want every picture we’ve got from the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance? You want every curve, every detail, every achingly gorgeous car from every perfect era? Fine. Have it your way. Here are 90 (ninety!) photos of absolute motoring magnificence, captured by photographer extraordinaire PUPPYKNUCKLES. Starting with this Ferrari.
Read MoreNot long ago, there was only one massive, human-controlled robotic Mecha suit in the world. It was in Japan. Life was tedious. Then, an American company, MegaBots, built one of their own, and challenged the Japanese robot, Kuratas, to a duel. They accepted, and life is much less tedious. Now the Americans need to get to work.
Read MoreI know what you’re thinking, Bought for the Sicilian Billionaire’s Bed (Mistress To A Millionaire) was the book you really wanted to buy for your summer automotive reading. But why do that when you can buy the Jalopnik Book Of Car Facts And History Even Gearheads Don’t Know for the exact same price? Don’t be dumb.
Read MoreSince 2007, there has been a steady decrease in traffic deaths year over year. A new report by The National Safety Council claims that trend has reversed, with traffic-related deaths dramatically increasing over last year in just the first six months of 2015. What happened?
Read MoreEach year Monterey County is host to one of the most valuable automotive auctions in the market, with visitors from around the world funneling into a small beach in California to spend way too much money on the cars of their dreams. How much money? Damn near $400 million worth of cars!
Read MoreWith the success of the hybrid electric i3 and i8 models, we know BMW is looking to spread out their newfound knowledge to their entire range. According to one report, it may go to a very unexpected place: the next BMW M3. Think four-door i8, maybe?
Read MoreOver the past few days, an objectively very boring video has been getting a hell of a lot of views and attention. It’s a video of an unquestionably shitty act for a person to perform — keying a car. As far as shitty acts go, it’s hard to say it’s the most heinous, or even remotely engaging to watch. So why are we all so damn interested?
Read MoreA contractor working on the installation of a Tesla Supercharger station in Norfolk, Va. was killed this morning, according to local news station WAVY. Norfolk Police are investigating the death as a possible electrocution.
Read MoreNeither my two friends or I had ever driven a classic Lada before, but we corrected that mistake by spending long hours behind the wheel of Jalopnik’s almost bone stock 1982 Lada 1200S to tell you what’s it like to hit the road with Russia’s finest vehicle, 44 years after its public debut.
Read MoreAir traffic control towers are one of the most visible aspects of an airport’s infrastructure, while serving an absolutely vital function in aviation. They are extremely unique looking structures, unlike practically anything else on the built landscape.
Read More“Don’t you die,” Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Devers can be heard saying to a trucker after an accident, the truckers eyes rolling back into his head. And then, Devers gets louder. “DON’T YOU DIE ON ME! DON’T YOU DIE ON ME! C’MON!”
Read MoreThey say that you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but for some heroes, I think I’d take the risk. Especially if the hero in question is Juan Manuel Fangio.
Read MoreWhat if we had a clean slate, a whole new beginning? Here’s what you would pick to start the automotive world anew.
Read MoreWelcome to The Abandoned, a segment where we take a look at various awesome vehicles around the Tokyo Regional Area which either appear abandoned or have not moved in a very long time. Today’s abandoned is a 96-98 Honda Civic VTi hatchback in silver.
Read MoreSteven Jalbert’s a mechanic at A.J.’s Sunoco in Barre, Vermont. Last year he put an inspection sticker on Donald Ibey’s 1992 Chevy Corsica. Two months later the car was involved in a crash that killed Ibey’s wife Elizabeth. As a result Jalbert’s been brought up on charges of manslaughter and reckless endangerment and could face up to 16 years in prison.
Read MoreThe GMC Sierra is a fancypants version of the Chevy Silverado. What do you need to know before you buy a GMC Sierra? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreWhen Volkswagen announced their Touareg luxo-SUV back in 2002, one of the big questions that came up was What the hell is a Touareg? It turns out a Touareg (or Tuareg) is a nomadic group of Berber-speaking people. But this was actually the second car to be named after the tribe. The first was this amazing Ford Fiesta concept car.
Read MoreWhile my fancypants colleagues were in Monterey wearing boat shoes and pastel colors, I was hanging out near Detroit at a real car show: The Woodward Dream Cruise. And boy were there some amazing cars rolling up and down Michigan’s Highway One.
Read MoreWas chatting with orange McLaren owner and Jalopnik Film Festival judge C.J. Wilson about the festival and we’re both looking forward to seeing what you are going to submit. Submit now as we stop taking films after August 20th!
Read MoreTrying to sneak in the back way into the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance because we forgot our media passes like idiots, we ran into a gentleman who said he was “with Mercedes.” This is the real, actual conversation that followed between The Gentleman, Matt Hardigree, Nicole Conlan, and myself. [UPDATE: He wrote back!]
Read MoreBefore four-wheel drive, Iceland’s interior was nearly inaccessible. Only ex-World War II Jeeps and later modified ‘Superjeeps’ connected Iceland’s people to their most stunning landscapes. Recent research, however, shows that these offroaders are damaging the very environment they opened up, and not in the way you think. It all has to do with diesel soot.
Read MoreDonald Trump followed through with his pledge to offer children rides in one of his luxurious helicopters over the weekend. During a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, the billionaire candidate for the U.S. Presidency greeted dozens of children and their parents and took many for rides around the Iowa State fairgrounds.
Read MoreRemember how yesterday we told you some jackass stole that 1971½ Chevy Camaro Z28 we once helped pizza viscount Papa John find in the first place? Well, it’s been found again, and all is once again right in Pizzadom.
Read MoreIndiGo, which is a popular budget airline in India, just finalized an order with Airbus worth $26.5 billion for a whopping 250 new A320neo airliners. While the deal was first announced last October, the confirmation makes it the largest order in Airbus’ history in terms of the quantity of aircraft.
Read MoreImagine an automotive apocalypse that destroys all the cars in the world. You are able to save only a handful of vehicles in a hidden bunker, vehicles that you will later use to rebuild the automotive population. What cars do you save?
Read MoreJust in case there was anyone still out there who doesn’t think the very art-school, massive-wheel renderings that car companies release to preview a new design are total bullshit, Kia does a great job of reminding us. Are the drawings cool? Absolutely? Do they actually, really show us what he car will look like? Barely.
Read MoreThe age-old question, “If cars could drive, what cars would they drive?” has finally been answered. These are the ten cars that cars would drive if cars could drive.
Read MoreLenny B. Robinson, the “Lamborghini Batman” who dressed as the Dark Knight and visited children in hospitals with his black Gallardo, was killed in a car crash along I-70 in Maryland last night, according to news reports. He was 51.
Read MoreAfter personally helping reunite Papa John Schnatter with his long-lost Camaro Z28 I’m a little pissed to find out that someone at the Woodward Dream Cruise freakin’ stole the car. Police are looking for it and all Jalopnik readers should be on alert for a black-and-gold Z28 that smells conspicuously like garlic sauce.
Read MoreA mid-sized twin engine Sabreliner jet like the one pictured above has collided with a light single engine Cessna 172 near the community of Otay Mesa, which is just north of the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Sheriffs have confirmed that three are dead at the scene, with no survivors aboard either aircraft.
Read MoreThere’s modeling and then there’s modeling. And this project to make a tiny moving V6 engine out of paper certainly falls into the latter, italicised, you totally heard the emphasis in your head, grouping.
Read MoreLamborghini will be producing a new super car for the Geneva Motor Show, and this one appears to be a hybrid aimed at taking on offerings from Porsche, Ferrari, and McLaren.
Read MoreThe Alton, Texas police department is helping to build bridges between citizens of their border town and members of the department by donating a decommissioned 2008 Dodge Charger to a local lowrider club for modification.
Read MoreSometimes, in life, you walk onto a golf course lawn and find four Ferrari F50s parked next to each other.
Read MoreIf you love Porsches, the Werks Reunion at Pebble Beach yesterday was heaven with over 700 of the most beautiful Stuttgart bruisers you’ve ever seen. If you don’t love Porsches, I’m going to introduce you to my right fist and my left fist. Their names? Hurley and Haywood.
Read MoreThe town of Chelan in central Washington state is currently under evacuation orders as wildfires sparked by lightning prove difficult to contain. But that didn’t stop KOMO News photographer Eric Jensen from getting this amazing shot of a 10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10 making a drop directly over his head.
Read MoreEven the traffic jams at Pebble Beach are better than you. Yesterday, while jumping from the Legends of the Autobahn to The Quail we ran into a Tucker 48. In traffic. I may have screamed “OH MY GOD TUCKER, TUCKER, TUCKER!” a few times.
Read MoreWhile the stereotype of taxi drivers around the world is one thing, taxi drivers in Thailand can seem a special type of crazy. That craziness is certainly on display in what is reportedly a photo of a taxi driver in Bangkok swinging out his open window to kick a passing motorist through his open window.
Read MoreWhat’s up party people! The drop-top version of the superhot Lamborghini Aventador has finally landed, and it’s ready to blow doors off and skirts up as it comes screaming out of the dance club valet line and straight into a tree at the hands of some drunken oligarch!
Read MoreThe Miata’s always been such an easy sell to car enthusiasts. Even if you’re not wild about the styling it’s hard to argue with the rest of the car’s pros: inexpensive, reliable, fun. Now that the 2016 Mazda Miata configurator has gone live, we can build our own! We’ll show you ours if you show us yours.
Read MoreEver had a car that makes you think irrationally? One that grabs at your heartstrings and makes you say and do very strange things? That car, for me, is the Jeep J10. My weak spot for the J10 has existed for many years now, so finally I bought one. But it’s pretty rough.
Read MoreThe BMW M4 is certainly capable on the track. It certainly performs at the track. But it’s not entirely built specifically for the track. The BMW Concept M4 GTS, as BMW calls it, or the BMW M4 GTS Concept, as those who prefer a more grammatically correct nomenclature refer to it, is supposed to be that no-speed-limit superstar.
Read MoreSo, let’s do a little thought-experiment here. That means everyone grab a big bottle of expired medication and put it in a bag and smash it up and then blend it into a large glass of rubbing alcohol and Yoo-Hoo. Now, chug. All good? Great. Okay, so, here’s the question: if cars could drive, what cars would they drive?
Read MoreChassis 073 is not one of the five+one original F1 LMs, but that didn’t stop its new owner from forking out $12.5 million plus the buyer’s fee for it.
Read MoreWhen BMW unveiled the 3.0 CSL Hommage Concept earlier this year, the world uttered a collective “Uh...” Fortunately, in time for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, BMW made it at least 30 percent less ugly the old fashioned way — with a race car livery.
Read MoreAll different kinds of aircraft that have been used to fight fires, from tiny Air Boss tankers to the oversized Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter. But the biggest and baddest of them all was the Evergreen Supertanker, a modified 747 that has recently been sidelined due to financial woes. A new company plans to change that.
Read MoreYou can have your fancy Pebble Beach millionaire cars and your McLaren 650S. The real reason I was excited for Monterey Car Week was some extended solo seat time in the 2016 Mazda Miata, one of the cars we have as part of the festivities out here. And holy crap, is it good.
Read MoreThe Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is somehow even more pretentious than its name suggests, with a vibe that’s post-The Fall brought on by original sin but pre-The Fall of Rome (brought on by a whole bunch of sins that were way more original). It’s Hieronymus Bosch with Bugattis and if you go you’ll definitely want to dress the part.
Read MoreNow I know why Minis handle well; they beat the living hell out of their development prototypes. And I know that because yesterday I chased one down Mulholland in a Caterham until the Mini’s brakes were catching fire.
Read MoreThere’s the photo of us getting gas in Ojai yesterday while making our trek to Pebble Beach. We freaked out a ton of kids and onlookers with our collection of amazing (borrowed cars). If you live between Carmel and anywhere else, just walk out and look at the roads.
Read MoreWhile we told you before that a hot rod Porsche 964 is the only fast car you’ll ever need, if you have the means to go further, why stop there? eGarage is here to present you the amazing Ingram Collection.
Read MoreHave you ever been having a crappy day — boss vomited in anger on your keyboard, your partner of your preferred gender called you an ‘undesirable lump,’ you accidentally sat on four chili dogs in your favorite peach-colored jodhpurs — when you saw a car pass that, just by seeing it, made everything better? What is that car, for you?
Read MoreSometimes you just have to appreciate the little things.
Read MoreThe chemical explosion in China left forty-four people dead and hundreds injured, not to mention the thousands of brand new Volkswagens that were waiting to be shipped from the port of Tianjin.
Read MoreYou can see Janet airplanes at several airports throughout the U.S. You can hear them on air traffic control. You can fly one in Microsoft Flight Simulator X. But you can’t buy a ticket on a Janet flight, and the people who fly on Janet flights can’t tell you, or even their families, what they do for work. It is seemingly an airline that flies to nowhere.
Read MoreWe’ve talked about the Ariel Atom-based low-volume sportscar, the Rezvani Beast, before. We were happy to find that the striking-looking car is real, and now, not only have they started building them, they’ve even sold one — to Chris Brown, who’s using it in a new video.
Read MoreRemember the Fisker car company? Talented designer selling sleek electric cars for $100,000 each until a battery recall – among other things – bankrupted the outfit? Well the Chinese auto parts empire Wanxiang bought them last year, and reportedly just bought 555,670 square feet of California to resume production.
Read MoreWe all want to own cool cars, some of us don’t because “we can’t justify” buying something fast or inefficient. Maybe that’s sensible. Or maybe those of us on the fence should take BrownDogWelding’s advice and make up our own justification.
Read MoreThere’s this video going around right now, shot by a British tourist in Italy, of a Renault Megane that seems to have had most of its plastic and rubber trim melted off by the 37°C/99°F heat. While I’m not disputing that the car clearly has some obvious heat damage, I don’t think the 99°F weather is all to blame, nor French car quality. Something more has to be up.
Read MoreIf you had to describe what we do here at Jalopnik, chances are you’d say something about how we’re an organization dedicated to making the world a better place through song and magic. Oh, and we do shit with cars. This episode of Neat Stuff in Cool Cars is a mix of both, as we get racing driver and NBC Sports contributor Parker Kligerman to teach people to drive stick.
Read MoreI used to have a 1967 Volvo P1800S. I loved that car — absolutely lovely, not really fast, but plenty of fun to drive, easy to work on — it was a great car. But it did have a few Achilles’ Tires: SU carbs that dripped gas onto the exhaust manifold, gas filler drain that clogged all the time, and no glove box. No good interior storage at all, really. It drove me batshit.
Read MoreIf you visit a car museum like the Petersen or the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, once you put your jaw back to its place, start wondering what’s going on in the background, because at such establishments, they sure as hell can’t wait for a restoration to finish before the next one starts. Jay Leno seems to have the same problem.
Read MoreI saw the Hyundai G Concept in the flesh last night, and for something that’s essentially supposed to be the next Hyundai Genesis it was, well, big. I don’t mean “oh this is big,” like in the industry sense, I mean BIG. Imposing. Large. But Hyundai is considering something even huger.
Read MoreAs Asian premium brands are steeping up their game like Infiniti with the 2016 Q60, Hyundai is not wasting time either coming up with a new design language featuring a bigger grill than any Bentley.
Read MoreMonterey Car Week is here, but this red Lamborghini Miura S is not the one RM Auctions will sell at Pebble. As the latest stunning Petrolucious tale reveals, this baby isn’t for sale just yet.
Read MoreIn the great world that we live in, decent customer service is often hard to come by. But sometimes, only sometimes, automakers and dealerships alike have been known to surprise their customers. These are your ten best car company customer service stories.
Read MoreThis is a RenaultSport Clio 220 Trophy, a hot hatch made by one of the best teams in the business. It has an automatic transmission, and according to XCAR, that still ruins everything else that’s good about it.
Read MoreIt’s easy for all of us cash-deprived near-animals to judge the actions of our monied betters. So I’m asking you to keep an open mind when considering the tale of a 20-year-old son of a Swiss millionaire who deliberately set his Ferrari 458 Italia on fire in the hopes of getting a newer, better Ferrari. Just think about it from his side: he wanted a new one.
Read MoreEvery single day here at Jalopnik we’re inundated with emails about whether or not you can use an iPhone as a brake pad. We don’t respond to those emails, nor test it out, because we’re too busy using brake pads as brake pads and iPhones as floatation devices. But WHAT IF???????????
Read MoreThis Porsche 911 has the seat in the middle like a McLaren F1. This is.... this is amazing and absurd and beautiful and I need it.
Read MoreEveryone’s at least somewhat familiar with the Scooby-Doo series of animated low-stakes real estate mysteries, correct? The one where a group of nomadic teens in a van roam the country stopping (usually) real estate developers from using Halloween costumes to force the sale of properties? You know what kind of van they drove? I bet you don’t.
Read MoreTyphoon Soudelor tore through Taiwan and coastal China over the weekend, reportedly killing more than 20 people. While winds gusted up to 180 miles per hour over the ocean, the angry air eased to tropical storm status once it made landfall. Even so, that was enough to make this 747 parked at Taipei test its tethers.
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen, it’s time to discuss the new Acura NSX, which is a mythical beast whose existence has been debated since the days when we first learned what a “hanging chad” was.
Read MoreIf you read any of my posts last week, you may know I was in Indianapolis setting up my Lancia-controlled-huge-Pole-Position installation. While I was there, I was lucky enough to get a quick look in the Indy 500’s museum, which is where I found what’s normally considered the first rear-view mirror ever. Except it’s a little more complicated.
Read MoreSo, we wrote an eBook: Jalopnik’s Book of Car Facts and History Even Gearheads Don’t Know. Snappy title, right? It’s available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, and Google Play. Just in time for National S’Mores Day! Buy it now and change your life forever.
Read MoreIs the new Mustang any good? I should know the answer by now, because I was supposed to drive one today. But then came disaster in the Autobianchi, over and over again.
Read MoreComedian/filmmaker Adam Carolla will join car enthusiast/pitcher C.J. Wilson, filmmaker Jeff Zwart, and television personality Spike Feresten as judges for the third annual Jalopnik Film Festival’s short film contest. The submission deadline is August 20th so submit soon.
Read MoreThe approach to Ushuaia International Airport in Argentina, near the southern tip of South America, is known for being windy. Last week, an Airbus A340-300 made a beautiful cross-wind landing there, kicking the crab out with a little cross control to keep the wings level and the aircraft from drifting off centerline.
Read MoreDelta Airlines Flight 1889, an Airbus A320 from Boston to Salt Lake City, was damaged in a furious hail storm yesterday and made an emergency landing in Denver. The severe weather caused the front windscreen to crack and the jet’s nose cone and radome to crumple inward.
Read MoreThis is the way everyone should come into the world.
Read MoreIn a move designed to appeal to millennials (a term now used so widely that it has become practically meaningless), Lexus is trying out a negotiation-free price program.
Read MoreThis video will make you mad.
Read MoreJust before 1 AM on March 17, 1990, a car pulled up outside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. A man got out, was let inside, and then left. Twenty-four hours later, $500 million in art was stolen – the biggest heist in U.S. history. And 25 years later, we have video of the car likely involved in the theft. Let’s try to I.D. this thing.
Read MoreLooking for the accessory power outlet in the new 2016 Mazda Miata? Bahahahahaha you’ll never find it!
Read MoreIn films like Apocalypse Now and Black Hawk Down, helicopters fill the screen and sky like locusts. But seeing dozens of private helicopters – flown by civilians – in perfect formation is as rare as it is impressive, and earlier this summer, 25 Robinson helicopters joined up over Russia in a successful attempt to set a new world record.
Read MoreThe ninth-generation Mitsubishi Galant wasn’t anything to write home about, yet the company had to keep it on the market all the way from 2004 to 2012. The mid-size Mitsubishi got canned without a successor, which is a shame mostly because their 2007 ZT was a quite promising concept.
Read MoreGather ‘round, boys and girls, because it’s time for Uncle Doug to answer your pressing automotive questions in his weekly column, Letters to Doug.
Read MoreHoles in engines. They’re good things, really. You can pour oil into them, you can thread oil filters around them, you can bolt carburetors onto them, you can stick sweet headers over them, you can even plop an awesome free-flowing intake right onto them. Enormous holes in oil pans, though? Yeah, those are usually not good.
Read MoreLots of money floats around the motorsports world, and that means theft. Sometimes this means extraordinary and audacious theft.
Read MoreYou ever think deep thoughts, like wise scholar Jack Handey once did, and wonder what old steam trains would look like if they could be liberated from their rails? No? Just me? Weird. Anyways, here’s a bunch of really old steam tractors driving around the countryside.
Read MoreHot on the heels of promising Alfa Romeo will get a new sports car, a new pony, a new anything please god help this struggling lineup of dull cars, Fiat Chrysler states that Alfa Romeo will get an SUV in 2016.
Read MoreThere was one moment during yesterday’s Tesla’s earnings call that said everything, while Elon Musk said absolutely nothing.
Read MoreYes. Tesla is actually making an articulating metal snake that can charge a car. This is the prototype. And I’m properly creeped the hell out.
Read MoreWhile looking up stupid, irritating, and downright irresponsible German cliches on Google Translate to use to bring you the news of the 605-horsepower, 553 pound-foot of torque beast that is the new 2016 Audi S8 Plus, I stumbled through hoch, kräftig, rasant. But none of them compared to what the car truly is – faustdick.
Read More“Loud pipes save lives,” they say. They’re wrong.
Read MoreAs you might remember, a U.S. fashion label recently thought New York City looks like this if you jam it into a studio. Classic car insurer Hagerty doesn’t seem to agree with them.
Read MoreElon Musk hinted last week that the long-awaited and debatably delayed Autopilot feature is “coming soon.” During today’s call to discuss Tesla’s second quarter earnings, the topic came up again, and Musk seems to be hedging the roll-out with promises of a “public beta”, because that’s exactly the kind of thing you want to give to end users unfinished.
Read MoreWhat goes up must come down, and when it is your aircraft’s turn to land, you definitely want everything working properly. Unfortunately for a pilot in the Netherlands this week, the nose gear on his Diamond Katana somehow became stuck. The pilot was seemingly aware of the issue and handled the situation as gracefully as possible.
Read MoreAfter a team of white hat hackers exploited a vulnerability through a Jeep Cherokee’s UConnect system that allowed them to remotely seize control of the car, Fiat Chrysler announced a 1.4-million vehicle recall and a vow to fix the problem. That’s good, seeing as how they knew about the problem for 18 months before disclosing it to safety regulators. (Update below.)
Read MoreTesla’s second quarter shareholder letter is out and beyond rejiggering it’s projected deliveries for the year from 55,000 to “between 50,000 and 55,000 Model S and Model X cars in 2015” – and sending it’s stock price down in the process – it’s finally promising Model X deliveries beginning next month.
Read MoreI’m sure many of you think the Soviets simply copied the Fiat 124 to create the Lada 1200 and all its numerous siblings, but now that we bought one, it’s time to show you how far that is from what happened.
Read MoreUnwilling to rest on the laurels of his various skydiving records, Felix Baumgartner has once again taken to the sky, albeit this time much closer to Earth. His newest flavor of insanity is chasing a drift car around a Polish air base in an acrobatic helicopter, which looks like a mashup between Mission: Impossible and Gymkhana.
Read MoreAutoGuide’s Craig Cole is as far from being Chris Harris’ Detroit-based cousin as its humanly possible, but he still explains perfectly why you should get a Chevrolet SS if you have the means.
Read MoreYesterday, our resident badass Robb Holland showed you Lexus’s incredible Hoverboard. That got us thinking, what if this technology made its way to our automobiles? Imagine the possibilities! What car do you think would make the best hovermobile?
Read MoreYou might not have known that you need a pair of driving gloves. This ad from our friends at Autodromo will change that.
Read MoreEver since Concorde retired in 2003, commercial flight hasn’t been as insanely fast as it used to be. That doesn’t mean aerospace engineers have given up on getting you from New York to London any faster, though. Airbus recently filed patent documents for a new hypersonic aircraft with no less than three engine types to boost itself up to Mach 4.5.
Read MoreHerbert Glenn Dick, Jr., 56, of Birmingham, Alabama, was killed at the Road Atlanta race track Saturday after his car went off the track near the back straight. According to reports, Dick was immediately airlifted from the track, but succumbed to his injuries upon arrival at the hospital.
Read MoreIf your father bought a Mercedes SL back in the sixties, all you need to do is preserve it, because you won’t be needing a finer motorcar, ever.
Read MoreYou might’ve heard of Walter Palmer, who is both a dentist from Minnesota and an asshole. Instead of using the $50,000 he had burning a hole in his pocket to do something useful for the world, last month Palmer decided to kill a beloved lion in Zimbabwe named Cecil. Now, in response to global outrage over the slaying, Delta Airlines has ceased all shipments of wildlife trophies.
Read MoreApparently, it’s tough enough.
Read MoreThe Volkswagen Golf R is not only much cheaper than an Audi RS3, but also down on power by a significant margin. Could it still be a faster car? Evo went to the track to find out.
Read MoreWhat the fuck is a torque ratio, Liberty Mutual?
Read MoreLike all proper supercars, Zenvo’s $1.8 million ST1s can catch fire on a warm day, especially if you push them on the track. It’s true that 1,100 horsepower generates some heat, but that’s fine as long as you’re prepared.
Read MoreFor today’s reminder of why we can’t have nice things, watch this dingus peel out of a car show all the way over a curb and into a crowd of onlookers. And hey, look, he managed to cut somebody off in the process. At least we can laugh about it because nobody was hurt, apparently.
Read MoreMany aviation milestones happened in 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left footprints on the moon, the Boeing 747 flew for the first time and the U.S. Navy announced that the F-14 would join its fleet. This 1969 video shows a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life at the United Air Lines training center in Denver, Colorado.
Read MoreIf you want to understand the cars that end up in a dealership you don’t need to know how internal combustion works or the difference between a camshaft and a crankshaft. You need to understand the business of cars and to do that you need to understand how to read an article about the business of cars.
Read MoreI recently went to the launch of the all-new Hyundai Tucson, which is the best compact SUV on the market. This took place in Minnesota, home to 10,000 lakes, and approximately 4.2 million angry mosquitos.
Read MoreOkay, time to pull out that folder in your file cabinet — the big gray one, not the little black one — labelled CARS, HALVED and find the printout of our story from 2013 about a Lamborghini Aventador that was split in half in a wreck. Well, it looks like things are finally settled, and the owner wants the two halves to become art.
Read MoreOld Car City in White, Ga. is 34 acres of pure automotive heaven. A beautiful landscape filled with Packards, Hudsons, Edsels, AMCs, Kaisers, Studebakers, DeSotos, and even some old euro treasures, this 80 year old former car dealership is where wilderness meets automobile. And boy is it beautiful.
Read MoreLike almost any group of diverse people connected by a common interest — people erotically drawn to tacos, cat lovers, those tiny house people who now own Facebook — there’s a lot of sweeping generalizations made about those of us who love cars. What are the (usually wrong) assumptions you hear most often?
Read MoreAmericans, we need to have a talk. Your greed is causing Japan to deal with a serious depletion of a precious resource. You’re hogging all the Skylines. That’s right, because with 1989 and 1990 Skylines now available for U.S. import, Americans are driving up the prices here at home.
Read MoreThe Tesla Model S P85 is simply the best car Regular Car Reviews has driven so far this side of a mysterious Volkswagen we all know doesn’t really exist. Too bad the Tesla is not a regular car.
Read MoreNot too far from Initial D’s Mount Haruna, you will find the area known as Ikaho. And in the area of Ikaho, if you know where you’re looking, you will find the Yokota Collection of cars at the Ikaho Toy, Doll, and Car Museum. Its primary draw is probably a full scale reproduction of Fujiwara Takumi’s AE86 Trueno, but there’s oh so much more.
Read MoreA possible street race is to blame for the death of two teenage girls and one driver in Pennsylvania, according to NBC Philadelphia. Christopher Bloomfield was driving an estimated 75 MPH when he crashed his 2007 Acura into a tree in Bustleton. The section of road in question has a speed limit of 35 MPH.
Read MoreRéunion Island, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, has become the focal point of global scrutiny as a suspected Boeing 777 flaperon, a tattered suitcase and now a door have emerged from the sea. They’re all suspected clues in the search for MH370, but has more evidence been unknowingly burned in a trash fire?
Read MoreEarlier this year we reported on Ferrari’s Cease And Decist to Canadian DJ and car-lover Deadmau5. Ferrari was none too happy with the musician’s custom Purrari livery, featuring the internet’s own Nyan-cat:
Read MoreIt’s always Shark Week when you drive a BMW 6-series, and today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 633CSI brings both its shark nose and a seemingly excellent overall condition. Will that be enough to ensure its price doesn’t have you seeing red?
Read MoreDo you know what you have if you own the worst Porsche ever made? That’s right, a Porsche. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 996 has a rep for being one of the least desirable iterations of the 911 ever… but it’s still a Porsche.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe AMX is painted in red white and blue, emblematic of its American Motors origins. It’s not a numbers-matching car, but the numbers is does have seem pretty righteous, and maybe one of those will include its price.
Read MoreToday’s Dodge Dart looks a lot like the old Dodge Neon, but is an Alfa Romeo under the skin. Our Nice Price or Crack Pipe Dodge is the real Neon deal, and it’s not an AR but an ACR. Will that and a newer SRT motor make this old coupe seem worth getting under your skin?
Read MoreVolkswagen’s GTI is the dictionary definition of a Hot Hatch, and over the years that definition has been all over the Scoville scale. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe GTI is one of the hotter ones, featuring VW’s 16V mill and an aftermarket turbo, but will that help its price define value?
Read MoreFactory Five Racing first made its name on kits that made Cobras out of Mustangs. They’ve come a long way since then. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe 818S show just how far they have, but will this completed kit have too big a caboodle of a price to take the day?
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Merkur says it’s his dream car, but that he has to part with it due to cash issues that are keeping him up at night. Let’s see if it seems to be worth the cash he’s asking, or if that turns this dream into a nightmare.
Read MoreAnother day another Benz, but at least this Nice Price or Crack Pipe 250TD is the real deal. It possesses a diesel mill, a five-speed stick, and a long roof, but will that kit make its price seem like a real steal?
Read MoreThe K in the Mercedes 500K stood for kompressor, or supercharged, indicting that the model was not to be trifled with. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Heritage replica is neither a Mercedes, nor supercharged, but will that mean its price isn’t worthy of a special K?
Read MoreI don’t know about you but I wish everyday was Talk Like a Pirate Day. Our Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender Integra says “R” like it’s Peg Leg Pete, but will its cobbled-together nature prevent you from giving its price an aye matey?
Read MoreWhen you consider its history with motorcycles, Honda has long been engaged with wind in your hair (hey, wear a damn helmet!) motoring. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe CRX TT will certainly tousle your locks but will its price also prove hair-raising?
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Matra Murena has three-across seating and a freaking Panther on the hood. No, seriously. I’m about ready to pass out from all that awesomeness so I’ll just leave it up to you to say if its price proves all that Matras.
Read MoreThe ad for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom 350Z claims it was originally a show cars and was dubbed the ‘Mule’ by its builders. Its present owner says he’s ‘tamed’ it some since, but it’ll be up to you to decide if paying its asking price would be a jackass move.
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe FD RX7 claims it to be “bone stock.” That’s getting to be hard to find these days, but will this stock car’s price leave you feeling boned?
Read MoreThere’s no mountain too tall that today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Alpina probably couldn’t climb. That’s because this rare tuner BMW rocks some serious performance bonafides. Hopefully its price won’t demand a mountain pass.
Read MoreWhether it’s cheese, platform heels, or cars, who doesn’t love a little wedge? Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fiat is as wedgie as they come, but will its price low enough that someone should un-wedge their wallet?
Read MoreFor today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe, we’re going to Japan! That’s right, sushi bars, tiny cars, and this super rare Honda 1300 GTL that you’ll need to decide the Yen-worthiness of.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Imperial just might turn your brown eyes blue. That’s because it’s a rare Frank Sinatra edition, which were all painted to match the iconic singer’s peepers. We’ll see if that, and its price, will someone say come fly with me.
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe AMC Spirit says he’s putting it on the market because his wife thinks it’s U.G.L.Y.. Aesthetically challenged or not, we still need to take a look at this rare ‘70s muscle car’s price.
Read MoreWith 496 cubic inches on tap today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Avalanche brings to the party some pretty big bores. You’ll need to decide if this plastic-cladded transformer’s price is a deal or just makes it a big bore.
Read MoreAt one time, the Boeing 727 tri-jet was an extremely common sight at airports around the world. Over 1,800 were produced, making it an icon of commercial air travel in the 1970’s and 1980’s (one even appeared on the Beastie Boys album cover Licensed to Ill). Now, the first 727 ever made is being readied to blast skyward once again.
Read MoreGood news, ladies and gentlemen! Friday is upon us once again, and that means the time has come for Letters to Doug, a weekly column wherein you provide the letter and I provide the Doug.
Read MoreYou don’t even need to like 911s to appreciate how perfect a hot rod Porsche 964 really is.
Read MoreThe Porsche 918 Spyder got a number of retro paint schemes (including Martini) so far, but nothing of the iconic blue and orange of Gulf. Well, until now.
Read MoreGood news, everyone! It’s Thursday! Actually it’s currently Wednesday and I’m writing this early so I can walk around Monterey car week and gawk at vehicles valued higher than the entire economy of Charleston, West Virginia. This is normally the point where I’d tell you to follow me on Twitter for pictures, but I think we can both agree you’re too clever for that.
Read MoreIn auto design, the fundamental proportions of the different elements are the underlying bedrock to the car’s look and character. Long hood, short rear is the classic sportscar proportion, for example, and there’s many other ratios that just work, for a given car. When they go wrong, though, there’s no hiding it. So what’s the worst?
Read MoreWe like to call out car companies for when they mess up, and when it’s horrible to deal with them. But every so often we’re reminded that manufacturers and dealers are made up of people. People who can get out of their way to be the best in the world for you.
Read MoreScott Dixon started the day third in the 2015 IndyCar standings. He ended the day as not only the race winner at Sonoma, but also as the season champion.
Read MoreCongratulations, number 17, you finally got your win at today’s 6 Hours of Nürburgring. Porsche’s number 18 LMP1 car had a technical oops earlier in the race, ceding the lead to the number 17 car. Number 17 then put a lap on its sister car, sealing the deal.
Read MoreI always overestimate how terrifying something I want to do is going to be before I actually do it. It’s probably for the best, but kind of annoying, nonetheless. These feelings of impending doom were a million times worse with the Nordschleife, given its reputation for eating n00bs. Guess what? It wasn’t that bad.
Read MoreAll three LMP1-H class teams in the World Endurance Championship can lay claim to the Nürburgring as their home race, yet it’s Porsche who’ll be starting on pole.
Read MoreThose of you who’ve been around this blog for quite some time know that I love donuts: both the tire smoke variety as well as the pastry. Look at this irresistable little pink-frosted donut from the 6 Hours of Nürburgring. Look, and weep. So, who does them better: Tim Hortons or Porsche?
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 MoreWhen I spoke with a Toyota representative earlier this week, he said that most of the World Endurance Championship team’s efforts are going into their 2016 car. The 2015 is off-pace, but 2016 holds some promise. Motorsport.com just revealed part of what’s going into that 2016 car: BOOOOOOOST!
Read More“That’s really the team that got me into sportscar racing,” I said at dinner, pointing at Allan McNish’s table behind me with my fork. Then, of course, I realize that holy crap, I’m pointing at the Audi LMP1 team with a chunk of dead cow, and that’s exactly how surreal and amazing a trip to the Nürburgring really is.
Read MoreAs the drivers of IndyCar prepare for their season-closing race at Sonoma Raceway, they likely do so with heavy hearts following the crash that claimed the life of Justin Wilson. So to honor him, they drove his car and their own across San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge ahead of this race weekend.
Read MoreCheck out this 2,740 horsepower showdown between the McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder, and Ferrari LaFerrari on the same race track in the same conditions. It might not be elite driving, but seeing what these cars can do in “consumer spec” in the hands of their actual owners is kind of fascinating.
Read MoreWith any tragedy in motor racing, there are always calls to improve safety. Now one of the biggest debates in racing has been reignited by the death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson: whether to phase out the open cockpit race cars found in Formula One, IndyCar and similar series in favor of cars with closed cockpits.
Read MoreWhen Sebastian Vettel’s tire exploded at the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, there was much fuming from darker corners of the Internet. Why couldn’t Pirelli make a better tire? And if the tires had a habit of exploding, as they have for a while now, why didn’t Pirelli tell anyone? It turns out they did, according to Pirelli.
Read MoreIt’s more than an hour after the checkered flag at this year’s Milwaukee IndyFest. It’s been even longer since Justin Wilson’s engine went up in flames, with a late-race mechanical failure sabotaging what could have been a runner-up finish to old Champ Car sparring partner Sebastien Bourdais at the classic one-mile Milwaukee Mile.
Read MoreIndyCar driver Justin Wilson succumbed to a head injury sustained in a wreck Sunday at Pocono Raceway, the Associated Press reports. Wilson was 37.
Read MoreThis past weekend was a sad weekend in the world of racing for many reasons, one of which was the fact that the world lost veteran driving ace Guy Ligier. It’s hard to find an endurance race today that doesn’t have at least one of his namesake prototypes. Per Sportscar365, he passed away Sunday at the age of 85.
Read MoreNASCAR driver and team co-owner Tony Stewart came forth with an incredible act of kindness after Justin Wilson’s IndyCar crash yesterday. Stewart lent his private plane to reunite Wilson’s family in Pennsylvania, where Wilson remains in intensive care after being struck in the head by a loose nosecone.
Read MoreYesterday evening IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was airlifted to a hospital from Pocono Raceway after being struck in the head with a piece of debris during a race. As of the latest update, he remains in critical condition in a coma. Others in motorsports have shown an outpouring of support for Wilson and his family.
Read MoreDriver Justin Wilson was airlifted to a hospital during IndyCar’s race at Pocono Raceway today after he was struck in the head by a nosecone loosed from driver Sage Karam’s car following a crash. According to IndyCar officials, Wilson is currently in a coma. (Updates below.)
Read MoreGraham Rahal came into the IndyCar race at Pocnono second place in the series championship. Unfortunately, he won’t be finishing the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono due to a crash with Tristan Vautier. There’s only one race left, and tensions are clearly high during this second to last round of the 2015 IndyCar season.
Read MoreThe many drivers who cut the corner at Raidillon this morning during the Belgian Grand Prix raised more than a few eyebrows this morning. It took turn 4 from being a corner to, well, much less of a corner. Not going around the curbing seemed to be a fast line. Was F1 ignoring its own rule here?
Read MoreFerrari tried a single-pit-stop strategy with Sebastian Vettel’s car for the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix today that didn’t ultimately work out, as you can see. One of Vettel’s Pirellis popped in spectacular fashion on the next to last lap.
Read MoreWilliams’ Valtteri Bottas had a bit of an oops during the Belgian Grand Prix. They had three yellow-banded soft tires and one white-banded medium. Mixing compounds is not allowed, plus Pirelli makes it really easy to spot when you’ve got the wrong one via color codes.
Read MoreClearly, it’s not a good weekend to be fans of the cars from Woking. The McLaren Honda Formula One team will receive a record 105-place grid penalty for changes made to their power unit ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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 MoreHolden Racing Team’s James Courtney was sidelined from this weekend’s activities at Sydney Motorsports Park from being hit in the ribs with a metal wall before the second practice session. Air from the blades of a low flying Navy helicopter picked up the garage dividers and tossed them like toys in the pits.
Read MoreWe’ve had a lot of posts on Monterey Car Week, but far too few on the really great stuff. By “really great stuff,” my admittedly biased words mean “Porsches racing.” Here’s a great video from Racer that shows what happens when you stick factory driver Patrick Long in a 911 that’s underpowered for its class.
Read MoreThis weekend, NBCSN’s Steve Matchett and Leigh Diffey plan to cover the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, then fly over to Pennsylvania to cover IndyCar at Pocono Raceway. How, exactly? We picked Diffey’s brain on how the television sausage is made to find out.
Read MoreRacing is expensive. The cars, the trucks, the tires, hell, even the snazzy polo shirts with a little logo on it all cost money. But it’s always been a mystery just how much money. Until now. Here’s the story of how one team spent more than $150,000 on all of it – and that’s just for one race.
Read MoreThe events during Monterey Car Week embody what I consider to be the best and worst of car culture.
Read MoreWhat, you thought you had the whole Formula One grid figured out for 2016? Bottas to Ferrari, Räikkönen to artisanal cheesemaking, Hülkenberg to Williams, Cow to Pasture, etc., etc.? Ha! Think again, mi amigo. No rumor is sacred now, as Scuderia Ferrari is keeping the Kimster.
Read MoreNeed a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, equipment or perhaps some crew? Clint Bowyer, David Ragan and (health pending) Brian Vickers all seem to be up for grabs as Michael Waltrip Racing announces that they won’t field a full-time Sprint Cup effort next year.
Read MoreTwo emergency helicopters, firefighters, police, and ambulance were all sent to Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park last night to respond to reports of serious injuries. [UPDATE: Endurance Karting confirms their karts were used, track confirms five kids, two of which were injured.]
Read MoreReports came in earlier today said that Miller Motorsports Park, Utah’s premier race track, was about to be sold to Geely Automotive, a Chinese company primarily known in the U.S. for owning Volvo. But it turns out the new owner isn’t quite Geely Automotive, though it is a subsidiary. And they plan to keep MMP right where it is.
Read MoreMiller Motorsports Park, a gorgeous race track in Utah, is up for sale. That much we knew, but what we didn’t know was who was going to happen to it. But a new report from a local news station says that Geely Automotive – yes, that Geely, the Chinese company that owns Volvo – is going to buy it.
Read MoreAfter a brutal crash at the Nürburgring last March resulted in the death of a spectator, track organizers had to step back and examine their safety situation. Speed limits were slapped on, feeding rumors that “The Green Hell” would lose its character. Don’t worry, the track will be running full noise again next year.
Read MoreRecently, very sad man and NBA player Matt Barnes got thoroughly pwn’d for saying that he and Rihanna were a thing. Nope. Rihanna publicly called Barnes out for the lie. Who has she spent a lot of time with recently? Extra-#blessed two-time Formula One world driver’s champion Lewis Hamilton.
Read MoreThe extremely dull race known as the 2015 Pure Michigan 400 was a dumpster fire at best. Please send firefighters, and let us never speak of this particular high-downforce rules package again. Thanks in advance.
Read MoreRegan Smith was coming into the last couple turns of today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio just a tad faster than race leader Alex Tagliani. So, Smith gives Tagliani a little nudge to bump him out of the way, Tagliani went wide and Smith got by. Was it a dirty move, or totally rad? Watch and decide.
Read MoreSurprise! Jalopnik favorite Andy Lally is making his debut in the Anderson’s Maple Syrup No. 90 Camaro early, but didn’t know for sure that he was going to do the NASCAR Xfinity Series race until the last minute. He’s vastly under-resourced but managed to finish fourteenth in practice anyway.
Read MoreAfter finally cracking into the top 30 in the Sprint Cup standings last weekend with a second place finish at Watkins Glen, Kyle Busch had an unfortunate off in practice this morning that will force him to use a back-up car for tomorrow’s race. Per Autoweek, that back-up car means he’ll start from the back.
Read MoreSprint car driver James “Jim” Campbell Jr. of Feastervile, Pa., lost his life Friday night after hitting a guardrail in the third corner of Williams Grove Speedway. Campbell was participating in a warm-up session when the crash occurred.
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 MoreCall it the “Curious Case of Road Course Confusion in Monterey County.”
Read MoreEvery time the Canadians post something about Micra Cup—their very own series for tiny peanut Nissans—I feel pangs of jealousy, not to mention the need for some Timbits. I also think, “Y’know, we need this with a car we get in the United States!”
Read MoreExactly twenty years ago today, one of the most baffling moments in Formula One history happened: Taki Inoue got hit by the medical car at the 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix. Let’s take a moment to remember one of the most bizarre mishaps in F1, shall we?
Read MoreFiat may be coming out with a tarted-up MX-5 in the near future, but the original Fiat 124 Spider set such a high bar for pure joy that it’ll be tough to live up to. There’s no single car I’ve driven that’s as much fun and as easy to drive as the old 124 Spider. Here’s why you, too, must track an old roadster.
Read MoreIn honor of IndyCar’s impending return to Road America for 2016, here’s driver James Hinchcliffe from his Atlantic Championship Series days walking around the paddock with a Road America specialty: a bratwurst. We know Simona de Silvestro can drive, but what does she think of the brats?
Read MoreIt’s understandable for the police around Saint-Tropez to have a healthy amount of skepticism about a gassing claim before an investigation is finalized. Draguignan city prosecutor Phillippe Guemas telling Reuters, “It is absolutely not a phenomenon found in Saint-Tropez,” however...um, what?
Read MoreA crowd of fans at Poland’s Rally Rzeszowski got an unpleasant surprise. Driver ?ukasz By?kiniewicz lost control of his car, plowing into a spectator area just off the course. Miraculously, no one was hit as the entire crowd hustled out of the car’s way.
Read MoreThink you can skimp on fire safety in your race car build? Think again.
Read MoreElzie Wylie Baker, Jr., more popularly known as NASCAR great Buddy Baker, died this morning. Diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer this past December, the 74-year-old Baker set numerous NASCAR records and firsts, including the first lap at over 200 miles per hour.
Read MoreThere are approximately a billionty people throwing their names it the hat for president in ‘16, but a Spaniard who can’t even run beats them all on one important record: American wins, dude. Marquez has never lost a MotoGP race on American soil, which now includes three wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway alone.
Read MoreNHRA Funny Car driver Jack Beckman’s weekend started off well at the Northwest Nationals. Not only was he the first driver to break the sub-4 second mark for 1000 feet in a Funny Car at Pacific Raceways on Friday with a 3.997-second pass, but he followed it up by besting his record from Sonoma on Saturday.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing I love, it’s a good celebratory burnout. Joey Logano won the second NASCAR race of the weekend today after Kevin Harvick ran out of fuel in the lead. Logano clearly had the better fuel strategy, as he had enough left to pop a tire and start a fire doing burnouts after the checkered flag.
Read MoreToday’s United SportsCar race at Road America was insanity from start to finish, but one lap stood heads, tails and balls above the rest: the last one. Jörg Bergmeister and Pierre Kaffer were side-by-side battling for second place, and the PC leader disappeared from TV while the guy who was second took the win.
Read MoreRed flags are a bummer. Having a one-on-one conversation with your favorite driver, not so much. This dude isn’t crazy. He’s smart. (Well, until NASCAR chases him off, whatever.)
Read MoreDenny Hamlin’s hood flew off early in the Watkins Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup race and gave us the best image of the year so far: a crew member running through the pits with a replacement hood. Run for it, dude. Run like your life depends on it.
Read MoreOne of the most awesome series in Japan is set to run Round 4 at Fuji Speedway at 1:40 a.m. EDT with full English commentary provided by Radio Le Mans (does that crew ever sleep?) and the folks at Nismo.tv. Here’s the live stream. Why snooze when you can watch more racing instead?
Read MoreIn his first qualifying run ever as a Porsche works driver, Earl Bamber just smashed the GTLM-class pole position record at Road America. Bamber scored a lightning quick lap time of 2:02.384 around the 4.048-mile track.
Read MoreNASCAR driver Regan Smith was extremely unhappy with Ty Dillon for making contact with the side of his car during today’s Xfinity Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. So, he went over to have a polite discussion with Mr. Dillon after the ra—haha, who am I kidding? Dude started a fight.
Read MoreKenny Habul’s flaming car caused a red flag towards the end of today’s NASCAR Xfinity Zippo 200. Driving into the pit lane after that kind of hit (at a race sponsored by lighters, no less) around all the fuel and such proves that your car is tough, sure, but doesn’t seem like the best idea.
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 MoreWe may be used to post-race donuts all over, from NASCAR to Formula One, but they weren’t always the default celebration for racing drivers. Alex Zanardi is most often credited with making donuts a common gesture during his CART days. Here’s how he also lifted the spirits of an entire team in the process.
Read MoreNot knowing whether the man you shook hands with three hours ago broke down in-transit from stage to stage or rolled into a ditch is a frightening situation. When you’re out on a stage with no cell service and no other informative resource, all you’re left to do is guess and assume the worst.
Read MoreThe family of Kevin Ward, Jr., the young man killed during last year’s sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, has filed a lawsuit against NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. Stewart’s car struck and killed Ward during a caution period, as Ward had gotten out of his car during a race.
Read MoreNissan’s weird, wonderful and long-nosed LMP1-class Le Mans prototype still just isn’t there on pace, so the team is opting to hold off on racing until they’re happy with it. That means focusing on testing and skipping the World Endurance Championship races in the meantime.
Read MoreIn a crime that sounds as if it was from a James Bond film instead of real life, F1 driver Jenson Button and wife Jessica Michibata were robbed in a vacation home in the south of France. Burglars pumped anesthetic gas through the home to knock the couple out before stealing over $465,000 worth of items.
Read MoreSince 1957, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has been in the local hands of The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula, or SCRAMP. However, Racer reports that talks started in June for the International Speedway Corporation to possibly take over the track’s operations. SCRAMP is not happy.
Read MoreAccording to Autoweek, Ferrari’s likely plan of action is that they’re going to sit on Formula One driver Kimi Räikkönen’s contract over the break, thus allowing their option to renew it for 2016 to expire. Where, then, could Kimi go?
Read MoreFor two winners of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, this was one of the most uneventful races they’ve ever driven—and for that, they’re grateful. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a top-level Le Mans prototype or a road-car-based Corvette: the key to winning is to do everything as flawlessly as possible.
Read MoreDon’t ask questions, just do it. Who are you to question Mario Andretti? Fortunately, this S2000 owner and friend of Jalopnik gave the racing legend exactly what he asked for.
Read MoreThere’s been one rumor that’s stuck around despite Chip Ganassi Racing Managing Director Mike Hull’s statements otherwise: that Hull is one of the candidates to take over Derrick Walker’s role as IndyCar’s president of competition and operations. Hull insists someone else is needed in the role.
Read More“Daddy Dave” Comstock is best known for an insane drag truck build on a show that’s probably the worst idea on TV, but it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the stars know how to build for speed. Unfortunately, Daddy Dave’s latest Chevy II Nova build, “Goliath,” crashed at Amarillo Dragway, injuring Comstock.
Read MoreDid Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich really instruct driver Timo Scheider, “Schieb ihn raus!” (or “Push him out!”) over the radio during yesterday’s Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race? Dr. Ullrich claims that he was on a different channel than Scheider, but the TV edit looks pretty bad.
Read MoreTo say that today’s Sprint Cup Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway was chaotic would be the understatement of the year. After racking up seven cautions in the first 72 laps alone, the race ran long and nuttier than usual. Watch how it ended: with cars everywhere dropping like flies from running out of fuel.
Read MoreThere’s a kind of understanding, a kind of awareness you reach whenever you watch racing live that you never really get just from watching TV. It’s happened to me at Formula One, MotoGP, most sports car series, and now after covering the race at Mid-Ohio, I get IndyCar too in a way I didn’t before.
Read MoreI’m an unapologetic fan of the Cadillac ATS-V.R GT3-spec racer. It’s my favorite car on the Pirelli World Challenge grid, partly because I like the street ATS-V and partly because American racecars running against vastly more expensive European competitors is one of our proudest traditions. (Also, that batshit crazy Acura TLX. That thing is cool too.)
Read MoreWhen the M-Sport car of Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt broke a suspension arm on the Ouninpohja stage (SS4) during Rally Finland, they whipped out one of the best LeMons-grade on-stage fixes I’ve seen in quite some time.
Read MoreUntil today the long-standing lap record at Mid-Ohio was 1:05.347, set identically by Gil de Ferran in 1999 and Dario Franchitti in 2000. That record was broken today by Scott Dixon. Several times, in fact.
Read MoreHere’s a shot of one of the looniest on-track battles I’ve seen on a race track in a long, long time. It was from last weekend’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Lime Rock, and these Caymans were going at it like their lives depended on it. Neither car was going for the win. No, this was the battle for second.
Read MoreAnd by “we” I mean me, specifically. I’m here at the legendary Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course all weekend to cover the Honda Indy 200. This is not only the first time I’ve covered an IndyCar race, but the first time I’ve ever been to one, period. I’m pretty excited to be here.
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 Ram is about more than just Guts and Glory, it’s actually a sophisticated truck. What do you need to know before you buy a Ram 1500? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThere are two kinds of oversteer: there’s the kind that’s fun and there’s the kind that signals Code Brown.
Read MoreSince 2007, motorcyclists have been giving the three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder the side eye and wondering, “What’s the deal with that thing?” I know you’re a little curious. Are your prejudices justified or is the Spyder actually awesome? Let’s go for a ride.
Read More“Tell me, do you bleed?” the new 2016 Mazda Miata Club Edition asked its chief rival in the small sports car space, the Subaru BRZ, as they showed up for Motor Trend’s track-day comparison test at Willow Springs. “...You will.”
Read MoreYour regular commercial airliner, like a Boeing 747 is fast. A super-spy jet like the SR-71 Blackbird is much faster than that, traveling at over three times the speed of sound. So how does a deep-space probe like New Horizons, which recently flew past Pluto, compare? Thanks to this animation, you can see it’s very, very fast indeed.
Read MoreNASA hasn’t sent humans into space on its own spacecraft since the Space Shuttle orbiters retired, so they really want to be sure things are working properly before astronauts climb aboard the next-generation Orion capsule. Earlier today, NASA simulated a “Minimum System Test” in which some of Orion’s parachutes were disabled on purpose.
Read MoreThe Subaru BRZ is a scalpel among sports cars, capturing the imagination of the “I learned to heel-and-toe before I walked” crowd from the moment it was announced. What do you need to know before you buy a Subaru BRZ? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreAllstate, the second largest insurer in the U.S., has found new ways of monitoring what you do in your car, including everything from the volume of your stereo to the people you ride with.
Read MoreIf you drive a Tesla and use the accommodation renting service Airbnb a lot, you’re in luck. Starting in California, Tesla Motors will hand out free (minus an installation fee) charging stations to certain Airbnb locations.
Read MoreThe government of San Jose, Calif. has come forward with a proposal to mount license plate readers to the city’s garbage trucks in an effort to expand police surveillance beyond department cruisers. Have no fear, innocent citizen, for the trash companies may be stepping up to help our friends in blue.
Read MoreYou’re stuck at work, your spouse is out of town, your son is sick at school and your daughter is late for piano lessons. A few years ago, some sacrifices would have to be made-but now you just call a car-sharing service to haul your brats away! I mean, you’d trust this man to transport your kids, right?
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreGood Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Read MoreThe Toyota RAV4 is a veteran in a segment of young crossovers, but its tried-and-true formula keeps buyer’s returning to showrooms. What do you need to know before you buy a Toyota RAV4? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreToyota has a history of building solidly competent and reliable trucks. What do you need to know before you buy a Toyota Tundra? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreFans of fuel economy and off-roadable luxury, rejoice: diesel versions of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are finally coming to America for 2016. I get to drive ‘em this week, so get your questions in now and I’ll keep you in mind as I find out if the soot smells like Earl Grey.
Read MoreAfter the US military adopted AM General’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), soldiers shorthanded the name to a more melodious “Humvee,” which GM’s marketing department later rehashed that as “Hummer.” So how should we pronounce “JLTV?”
Read MoreThe Oshkosh Corporation was just awarded a huge contract by the U.S. military to build the truck that will replace the Hummer, dubbed Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Now we’ve heard JLTV will be powered by Duramax diesel V8 engine and an Allison transmission, just like a Chevy truck.
Read MoreA lifted, high-roof’ed Maserati four-door was spotted at Pikes Peak in prototype camouflage, but it doesn’t quite look like the Levante SUV we’ve been expecting. Actually it looks exactly like a Maserati Ghibli saddled with extra weight and a lift kit.
Read MoreOver the last four months we filmed hundreds of hours of adventures in trucks and trimmed it all down to ten tightly-packaged episodes for your viewing pleasure. Now we wanna know what you liked, what could be better, and what you’d like to see more of next time!
Read MoreBefore you stick your tongue out and spit at another overpowered high-riding 4WD, consider the business case for a 707-horsepower Hellcat-style Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Modern muscle cars are selling. SUVs are even more popular. Everybody loves Jeep. And what better way to increase margins than to spice up an existing vehicle?
Read MoreThere have been rumors for a little while now of the once-unthinkable happening – the 707-horsepower engine from the Dodge Hellcats getting stuffed into the frame of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, to make a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Now multiple reports say that Chrysler’s actually built one, and they’re showing it off.
Read MoreAnonymous sources told reporters that Ford might start building a new Ranger pickup and Bronco SUV, getting the “cheap truck” fans all fired up this morning. Maybe the Ranger will come back, but I wouldn’t hold your breath for bargain-basement models.
Read MoreEverything old is new again, and now GM’s reviving a retro pickup truck trend with that killer Trail Boss roll-bar. Which reminded me; anybody miss those factory-flared pickup truck beds?
Read MoreWhat’s the deal with the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon’s four-to-one (4:1) transfer case? What about those 4.10 gears in those beefy Dana 44 axles? Why is it that when people put bigger tires on their vehicles, they have to “re-gear?” Well, the goal of all of this gearing is to help the vehicle transmit more force to the ground. Here’s why it’s so important.
Read MoreHonda’s getting back into off-road racing on four wheels at this year’s Baja 1000, with a purpose-built twin-turbo buggy! And it just might be wearing the skin of the next Honda Ridgeline pickup truck.
Read MoreYou know what’s better than off-road videos on YouTube? Off-road videos of a prototype twin-turbocharged, 10-speed Ford Raptor on YouTube. That’s what. And we just happen to have exactly such a video right here in this article on this website on these interwebs.
Read MoreA couple hours south of the border there’s a 100-acre patch of land outside Ensenada that’s played host to off-road heroes, kicked-off races, and launched epic Baja adventures for ages. The joint’s called Horsepower Ranch, and it’s just been bought up by some SoCal investment outfit. Hopefully they don’t kick all the roaches out.
Read MoreIn 2015 luxury pickup trucks are mainstays of the American auto industry. Ford, Ram, and Chevrolet each put their own spin on “capable and comfortable” and frankly they’re all pretty impressive. The GMC Sierra Denali isn’t the fanciest of the field, but it is the original. And it’s still the best.
Read MoreI initially dismissed the the 2015 Chevy Colorado Trail Boss press release because no ZR2, no care. Then I saw that roll bar! It’s definitely not a safety device but it is the first OEM pickup truck roll bar that’s come out since, I think, I’ve been old enough to read. Come on automakers, bring these babies back!
Read MoreLast week for part one of our season finale we took you inside the luxury big rig that carries the entire Tonka truck racing team. But we weren’t about to leave their ranch without playing in the sand box! For that we need this supercharged, ten-inch-lifted, t-shirt cannon-packing pickup truck.
Read MoreEvery review of the new Volvo XC90 has been a drooly love song, and people seeing these things at dealerships seem to agree. Volvo’s already beaten the XC90’s global sales target for the entire year.
Read MoreI say King Of The Hammers is the best action sport you’re not watching. Maybe because you don’t feel like trucking out to the Mojave Desert and living with a pack of wild racers for a few day. You should do that, but, now you can enjoy this spectacle from the comfort of your couch in this new movie The Kingdom.
Read MoreMatthew Inman made this vintage Toyota Land Cruiser with a lot dedication, some superhuman sense of detail and 1,700 Lego bricks. It’s simply amazing. It’s got a tiny little transfer case! Leaf Springs! Look at that little bitty fan belt!
Read MoreTraditionalists, fans of true body-on-frame SUVs, I implore you to join me in a moment of silence. The Nissan Xterra will no longer be built after 2015, with no replacement planned.
Read MoreYou might recognize the face of the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser from yesterday, when we saw the exact same front bumper bow on the Japanese model. In addition to the facelift, the American version also has a new transmission and a whole lotta off-road toys.
Read MoreI’ve spent the day pawing through the 2016 Toyota Tacoma’s just-released specs, looking for something to celebrate or dump on or at least launch a disjointed rant over. Fuel economy is weak, but otherwise it seems like a decent truck for the money. Unless you buy the four-cylinder.
Read MoreLexus has manifested their desire to be “more edgy” way too literally and turned the LX into the spawn of Predator and a blender. Remember when they just made Camrys with nice interiors? That’s kind of the vibe on the JDM 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser facelift and it looks great.
Read MoreToyota has left their Taco sitting on the counter since 2005, and it has gotten stale. Nobody wants to eat a crusty taco, but that’s all there’s been on the menu for the longest time. By default, those hungry for a mid-size truck have had no choice but to clog their noses and scarf down what Chef Toyota was cranking out of its San Antonio kitchen — until the new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon came out. Now Toyota’s cooked up a new taco, but it doesn’t taste quite as new as it should.
Read MoreThere’s a magical place where grown men still play with Tonka toys. That’s Myan Spaccarelli’s ranch; with a barn full of tools, endless acres to screw around on, and life-size versions of your favorite childhood sandbox trucks. Next week we’ll show you around ‘em all, but let’s check out the biggest right now!
Read MoreA multitool looks dorky dangling off your belt. But at some point being able to summon a knife, screwdriver, saw or plier makes you a hero on every trip. A well-rated tool is $100 to $300, so I marooned myself on an island with the cheapest one I could find to see what happens when you skimp out.
Read MoreI’ve been forbidden from telling you anything about the new 2016 Toyota Tacoma. But what I can do is show you some USDA prime choice, grade A offroad goodness right here in this photo gallery.
Read MoreThe 2016 Lexus LX570 is getting a front-bumper tweezing to match the rest of the Lexus lineup. Yep, the fancified Toyota Land Cruiser will henceforth look like a cyborg insect too. But the well-deserved interior upgrade is downright sexy.
Read MoreYou were not supposed to see the Bentley Bentayga just yet. So here it is.
Read MoreThe 2016 Toyota Tacoma will still come with rear drum brakes, but its traction control tech has become a lot more advanced. Let’s watch the truck get buried to its axles in sand, and then activate “Crawl Control” and turn its tires into shovels for an easy self-recovery.
Read More“As slow as possible, as fast as necessary.” That’s what we say when we’re on a long-haul off-road expedition, living out of roof tents and retractable kitchens. Unless you’re Tonka, then you’re like “Yo dog, I heard you like lift kits...”
Read MoreWe’ve seen plenty of cars turned into trucks sort of “El Camino-style.” Some are prime, most look like they’re held together with spit and luck. But I’ve finally found a favorite because none have ever come out as clean and congruent as this 1977 Honda Civic.
Read MoreAlso, maybe, “not drinking.” But at the end of the day, after watching this video, my only true response is simply what is this I don’t even what the how what.
Read MoreWhile my home base may be in Japan, one of the coolest parts of my job as Correspondent Asia is having the chance to report on vehicles in other Asian markets in person. This week I’m in Manila and Malapascua in the Philippines, and Ford Philippines let me crawl all over the new Philippines-spec Ranger.
Read More“Cute little Cayenne you got there!” Yeah, keep laughing at this 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo. I can’t hear you over the sweet sound of the exhaust and perfect-click upshifts. Call it a big hatchback or a small SUV, I don’t care. I just want to drive it all day.
Read More4Runners and Wranglers are great off-road, but they get 15 MPG and handle highways like old mules. Now a 2015 Subaru Outback, there’s a comfy adventure rig. Too bad it can’t keep up with real trucks off-road. But what if you made a few modifications?
Read MoreNothing stamps out and rivets-together an abstract concept like the Range Rover. It’s more than an SUV. It’s fancy. It’s important. It’s rolling royalty for god-sakes, man. It was good enough to put in the Louvre 40 years ago and now it’s better than ever.
Read MoreSo after a whole ad campaign crapping on Ford’s aluminum F-150, sources say GM’s planning “significant model changes” on the Chevy Silverado, Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade for 2018 including more use of aluminum and lightweight steel. You can’t make this stuff up.
Read MoreLegend has it Forest Service Road 648, known as “Black Bear Pass,” was cut into the Rocky Mountains in the late 1800s by prospectors brave or crazy enough to go anywhere for gold. Fast forward a century and it’s one of the most incredible routes to explore in a 4x4. But that could change because people are dumb.
Read MoreDiehard offroad enthusiasts will tell you straightup: solid axles and big tires are the ticket to offroading prowess. But with the Swincar Spider, the French have taken a bit of a different approach: lightweight construction, electric power, and an insane independent suspension setup.
Read MoreThe Jeep Wrangler is still the quintessential American off-roader. It’s also gawky, inefficient, and built to the standards of a cereal box toy. But we buy Wranglers in droves, love them like pets, and hang on to them like heirlooms. I think that proves there’s a little car enthusiast in all of us.
Read MoreI can’t say I’m a big truck pulling connoisseur myself, nor do I have much personal experience with the sport. But I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that maybe (I think) one of them getting in ripped in two is possibly not supposed to happen?
Read MoreI’m one to advocate a risky car purchase because with risk comes the juicy reward. But in this case, there’s no downside because the Ferrari 360 Modena, in both manual and F1 variants, has fallen off a cliff in market value. What that means is that normies like you and I no longer have to window shop. Is this real life?
Read MoreIf you want to depress yourself, go to BMW’s online configurator and you’ll notice there is no manual transmission option on the 2016 228i, 328i and 428i models. Hopefully, this is just a glitch.
Read MoreOn Christmas Day a couple years back I got a phone call from my brother. His truck’s transmission had just failed and he was pretty sure it was the fault of the dealer. He was curious what advice I had for him since his truck was a long way out of warranty.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of What Car Should You Buy, Doug DeMuro talks about the plethora of sub-$50k luxury cars with Jeff Jablansky and myself. Audi S3? BMW 228i? Polestar Volvo? And then Tavarish comes in and recommends you buy a Rolls-Royce instead. It’s chaos.
Read MoreI love cars that that serve as rolling science projects. It’s just something about the ways that auto manufacturer find solutions to problems that didn’t need fixing. So here’s a question: what’s the most technologically advanced used car you can buy that wouldn’t break the budget?
Read MoreI have written previously about what to do if your car is damaged while in for service. The Garagekeeper Liability Act is the law in Michigan which shifts the burden onto the shop for damage that happens to your car while it is in their possession, and many states have similar statutes. But what about stuff stolen from your car while it is in their possession?
Read MoreImagine this - you’re driving home on a cool summer night, your tape deck blasting Holy Diver when you come across a hungry Ferrari 348ts in the wrong neighborhood. If you bought this awesome GMC Typhoon, you could blow the Ferrari’s doors rightly off, then laugh maniacally because your whole car cost less than the Ferrari’s overdue service.
Read MoreI have been filing lawsuits over defective vehicles — Lemon Law and others — for 23 years now. And one thing has not changed in all that time: I hear one dumb argument from manufacturers and dealers over and over again.
Read MoreFor those of you that think that my advice always comes with greasy and expensive strings attached, here’s the rebuttal to every one of your long-winded comment tirades. It’s a brand new Aston Martin DBS that not only still has a factory warranty, but has a price tag that was sliced in half and then some. Save your pennies, kids. This is what you want.
Read MoreThere’s a difficult pain that all car enthusiasts go through when they see an otherwise stellar car in dire straits because of the horrible decisions of its current or previous owners. In particular, this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX is exactly that. Does it deserve a restoration by a caring enthusiast? I think it just might.
Read MoreDave Ramsey is a financial guru to many people. His advice has helped millions get free from crushing debt. This is a good thing for those folks struggling to get by. Unfortunately, Mr. Ramsey, like many of his financial advisor colleagues, is a little too uptight about letting you buy a new car.
Read MoreThere is no reason to buy a luxury or sports car new, unless it’s going to be the car you’re voluntarily buried in. Case in point - this spectacular example of an Audi R8 with looks that eclipse any modern hypercar, the practicality of a daily driver and a price on par with an entry-level sports coupe. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your future.
Read MoreCars today are nearly homogenous in that they’re rolling tributes to practicality, frugality, safe-ish understeer, dampened throttle response and five star safety ratings. With manufacturing processes improving every day, it’s becoming nearly impossible to say a car truly sucks without deferring to pure preference. But there are some black sheep in the bunch - there have to be.
Read MoreWhen you own an original Hummer, you get a lot of questions. Why is it so big? Why do you need a vehicle like this? Do you have any regard for the environment? Are you a complete idiot? Well today, you’re in for a treat, because I’ve decided to ignore all of these pressing issues and instead tell you how I get my Hummer serviced.
Read MoreI’m of a particular mindset, in which the mileage of a car not only doesn’t factor into a purchase consideration, but the more miles the car has, the better it tends to be. However, I’ve noticed that these views have become increasingly controversial, so I pose this question to my readers and long time lurkers - does a car’s mileage really matter?
Read MoreThe best time to get into a vintage Porsche was ten years ago. The next best time is now. Not only are prices skyrocketing for well-worn examples, rough cars like this 1966 912 can still be had for a little bit of cash and a little bit of elbow grease. Ok, a-lotta bit of elbow grease.
Read MoreIt’s the end of August, which means that it’s time to cash in those vacation days and/or unemployment bucks and splurge on a road trip where the journey is the destination. But what car is best? Your mission this week is to find the best car for a long road trip under a $15k budget. Holiday Rooooooaaaaad!
Read MoreThe new Tacoma is a good truck, it’s not a great truck. Toyota has the money and resources to make a mid-size pickup that would knock it out of the park. But despite serious competition from GM, Toyota bunted on this pitch. The took the base hit because they didn’t have to swing any harder.
Read MoreThe 2015 Corvette Zo6 is a tire shredding, exotic-slaying monster on the track and the street, but it’s had a few issues out of the gate. Some owners have reported serious engine issues and one journalist experienced complete engine failure during a test. To prevent damage, Chevrolet is telling owners to change their oil after only 500 miles.
Read MoreLove him or hate him, no one can argue that Donald Trump knows how to spend some money. According to this listing on Ebay, in 1992 Trump bought this Acura NSX for his girlfriend, the famous Marla Maples. It has since changed hands and can now be yours, just in time for election season.
Read MoreMike Ballaban is a communist. That’s what you need to understand this video, which feature Doug DeMuro and Ballaban debating the merits of luxury SUVs, with Andrew Collins as the referee. Tavarish finds a freaking LaForza.
Read MoreI have this fantasy where I get some type of massive windfall and purchase one of my dream cars, a Singer 911. At over $300,000 those masterpieces are out of reach for most buyers. However, this modified 1970 911E from with a current bid of $25,000 will give you the look (sort of) for less.
Read MoreCracked has taken the time to dump on car dealers and basically the entire process of buying a new car because, hey, it kinda sucks. Here’s what your local dealer’s commercials might look like if they were “honest,” had better lighting, and Steve Buscemi’s stunt double(?) as a spokesman.
Read MoreThere are two types of buyers who will drop serious cash on a muscle car. The first is the sick burnout crowd. For them, the 707 hp Challenger Hellcat fits the bill. Then there is the buyer who wants to lay the smack down on more expensive sports cars at the local track. This is why the Shelby GT350 and GT350R exist.
Read MoreI write about traffic tickets from time to time and every time I do, I hear an old folk remedy: “Adjourn the hearing and the cop won’t show. Guaranteed!” No, that will probably not help you; all it will do is annoy the court clerks. And yes, they know why you are asking.
Read MoreWhen the Lexus brand launched in 1989, they had a pretty straightforward objective; give American luxury car buyers a better product and a more customer oriented experience. Now the automaker is taking a big risk in the hyper-competitive luxury market with a haggle-free sales pilot.
Read MoreThere are several third party websites such as TrueCar and Edmunds, that offer an instant hassle free price based on the vehicle you want. You get a savings certificate that you take to the dealer and buy the car without the haggling. But what happens when the dealer doesn’t want to honor your certificate?
Read MoreSo, can you sneak by with a used exotic and manage the inevitable maintenance that comes with it, or do you bite the bullet and mortgage your life at the new-car dealership? To quote my friend Doug DeMuro, “Let’s talk cars!”
Read MoreMany people who get traffic tickets will simply pay them. They get points on their licenses and move on with their lives. If you don’t want to do that, you could hire an attorney to fight the ticket for you, but you may also be able to successfully fight the ticket without hiring counsel. There are no guarantees here, but this is how it could work.
Read MoreLast week, Tavarish explained how inexpensive sports cars may sound like a good idea at the time, only to realize later you probably should have bought something that won’t drain your wallet and your sanity. An owner of an E36 M3 wants to trade it for what may be the most disdained car in the Jalopnik comments. A Prius.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you hate warning lights on your dashboard because it’s your car’s way of telling you to get your shit together. One of the more dangerous lights you can have on is the airbag warning light. Here’s how to diagnose and fix it without the risk of near-face explosions.
Read MoreFrom time to time, readers point out cases to me from other states on topics I have written about. And last week I got a doozy. The man who bought a fake “rare” Corvette and could not sue for fraud due to disclaimers made by the seller, Mecum Auctions.
Read MoreBlack sheep of the automotive world are everywhere - junkyards especially. They’re the sequels and no-hit wonders that no one wanted, much less asked for, but were they all that bad? Here are five crap cars that aren’t s’bad when you give them a real consideration. I have my flame suit on. Bring it!
Read MoreWhen I was younger and much less incorrigible, I remember seeing a car that forced me to stop and stare, jaw unceremoniously agape. That car was a Mercedes SL600, just like this beautiful example. What’s even more mind boggling is that you can now buy it for entry level Mustang money and have enough change left over to fill your piggy bank.
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