Two people in a Jeep crashed into an F/A-18E fighter jet on Thursday after they infiltrated a Navy base in an attempt to escape law enforcement. Both were killed, the Navy Times reports.
Read MoreIn recent years, the Kremlin has touted its development of unmanned ground combat vehicles. Its small Platforma-M has been somewhat of a press marvel, with pictures of it supposedly patrolling a submarine base going viral. The Uran-9, on the other hand, is a much more powerful and larger drone that is supposedly capable of doing a job similar to an armored fighting vehicle, without anyone aboard. Now the big question is this: does this thing have the ability to actually be useful on the battlefi
Read MoreThere is a lot of political talk right now about the U.S. carrying the weight militarily for its allies, including NATO. One actual example of this is the recurring situation where, even in lower-intensity conflicts, our allies run out of guided air-to-ground munitions to drop on the enemy. Well, it has happening once again over Iraq and Syria, and the U.S. has stepped in like always as the big bomb and missile sugar daddy. But are even U.S. stockpiles up to the Pentagon’s strategic demands?
Read MoreAlong with the armada of motorcade and helicopter lugging transports, as well Air Force One and other special air mission VIP aircraft, a C-17 outfitted as a mobile emergency operating room accompanied President Barack Obama on his historic visit to Cuba last week.
Read MoreExtreme speed is once again becoming a prized quality at the Pentagon after a two decade long hiatus following the retirement of the SR-71 Blackbird. Now Lockheed says it can build 3,800 MPH proof-of-concept jet in just a couple of years time, an aircraft that could lead to an fully operational “SR-72.” Amazing as that sounds, does the Air Force even need such an aircraft at all?
Read MoreJust as word has come that two Americans were killed in the attacks on Brussels, multiple reports state that brothers and suicide bombers Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui plotted to get their hands on nuclear material for a dirty bomb—and they set their eyes on a top Belgian nuclear researcher to do it.
Read MoreTwenty-two months ago, ISIS seized Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, during a blitzkrieg across the region. The militants have held it ever since. At last, an offensive to retake the city has begun. The stakes could not be higher; the operation will biggest test yet for Iraqi forces and Barack Obama’s counter-ISIS strategy, and victory will not come easy.
Read MoreThe USS America, a Gator Navy amphibious assault ship built specifically to accommodate Marine Corps F-35Bs, has just left port for sea trials after having to be overhauled for ten months immediately following its original introduction into the fleet due to issues over carrying the aircraft it was designed for.
Read MoreThe existence of a previously unknown Marine fire base in northern Iraq came suddenly to light last weekend after a Marine was killed by an ISIS rocket attack while serving there. This same austere base has reportedly been attacked once again by ISIS, although this time via a squad-sized group of foot-soldiers. The attack was fended off by the Marines without injuries.
Read MoreThe Donald’s 757 with its billboard motif has been a nearly continuous fixture on the campaign trail and his S-76 helicopters have also made headlines. Yet there is another aircraft in Trump’s fleet that is seldom seen, a 1997 Citation X with massive logos all over it.
Read MoreThe man shown wearing a bucket hat and heavy white jacket in a video surveillance still from Brussels’ airport has been identified as Najim Laachraoui, European authorities told news outlets today. This is the same man suspected of building the bombs used in the Paris attacks last November. He’s also the only living suspect still at large related to those attacks.
Read MoreImages of the men whom law enforcement officials suspect are the Brussels airport bombers was just released, and if you look closely there are some peculiar elements. Most notably, the two men on the left are dressed identically and each of them is only wearing one black glove.
Read MoreAt least 26 people are dead, and at least 142 injured, after terrorists detonated explosives in multiple attacks across Brussels, Belgium. Disturbing video from the immediate aftermath of the attacks at the airport and in the Brussels subway network shows the horror and confusion that ensued.
Read MoreBelgium has been on high alert for terror attacks since the November 13th attacks in Paris. Now those anxieties have become a reality with one attack hitting a check-in area at the Brussels airport and two others hitting Brussels subway stations, leaving dozens dead or wounded. The attacks come just four days after the suspected logistical mastermind of the Paris attacks was apprehended during a raid in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek.
Read MoreIt is only fitting that in a week in which we were vividly reminded of the symbolism and powerful impact of Air Force One that the first aircraft to fly with that callsign has also made news. Columbine II, a gorgeous Lockheed Constellation (military designation Lockheed VC-121A-LO) that flew President Eisenhower, has taken to the skies once again and will soon be be fully restored to its full Presidential airlift glory
Read MoreOn Saturday morning Marine Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, a 27-year old artilleryman, was killed by a ISIS rocket attack on a previously secret forward fire support base in northern Iraq. Eight other marines were wounded by the onslaught. The news comes as the long awaited and extremely high-stakes “Mosul Offensive” is slowly taking shape.
Read MoreAmerica’s ability to unpredictably project power nearly anywhere in the world on short notice is a strategic advantage that has become more valuable than ever before. The C-17 is a major part of this equation, able to move everything from Abrams main battle tanks to massive fuel bladders into short and even dirt airstrips. The video below highlights exactly this capability, with a C-17 accessing a dirt airfield, dropping off two AH-64 Apaches and living to do it again and again if need be.
Read MoreThe Navy’s multi-national arctic exercise known as ICEX is underway in the far north and the USAF is getting in on the action. A C-17 from the 249th Airlift Squadron dropped 10 Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron and two Alaska Army National Guard soldiers, along with 9,500 pounds of supplies, into the super-remote ice-base. This unique mission was captured in the dramatic photos below.
Read MoreThis footage of the Los Angeles Class fast attack nuclear submarine USS Hartford breaking through the ice in the Arctic Circle is unbelievably awesome. I’ve never seen aerial imagery of such an operation, but it looks like the earth is hatching a nuclear submarine.
Read MoreSalah Abdeslam, who is thought to be the logistical chief behind the series of terror attacks that rocked Paris last November, has been caught during a violent anti-terror raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels. He is reported to have been shot in the leg, but is in stable condition.
Read MoreThe image above has been splashed all over the net over the last week. It looks like a scene out of The Flight Of The Navigator, but really, that tarp could be hiding the future of American air power.
Read MoreFrance’s only aircraft carrier, the nuclear powered Charles De Gaulle, returned to its home port in Toulon, France yesterday. Before its arrival, the Dassault Super Étendard, an aircraft that has spent nearly 40 years fighting France’s wars abroad, took its final catapult launch off an aircraft carrier.
Read MoreOn August 13, 1981, Jay Reid and I made the first SR-71 landing in Continental Europe. It was virtually unannounced—and not particularly welcomed.
Read MoreRussia says that its pullout from its air base in Syria will be complete in just two or three more days, but it is leaving behind a more potent attack helicopter force than what was ever there before.
Read MoreAs the USS George Washington made its way from its forward deployed base in Japan back to its birthplace of Norfolk, Virginia for a complex overhaul, the supercarrier and Carrier Air Wing Two circumnavigated South America. The video below, which is packed full of breathtaking footage, documents the Bounty Hunter’s perspective of this historic cruise.
Read MoreAs the U.K.’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force continue handing off search and rescue operations to private firms, they’re paring down their fleets of Sea King helicopters. Why buy a nice, running car when you could put a six-ton derelict helicopter on your lawn?
Read MoreThe MV-22 donned a Bambi bucket and put on a water dropping demonstration at Hemet-Ryan Airport in February for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and U.S. Marine Corps officials, and everyone walked away impressed. Now the $72 million tilt-rotor transports will be on call to support Cal Fire operations starting this May.
Read MoreWith Russia’s rapid exit from the Syria’s civil war, Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad and his war-weary military will be left largely on their own if the current ceasefire fails. This was a failing position that served him and his forces very poorly before Russia stepped into the fight. Now with peace talks on the horizon, Assad is more leveraged to make a deal with rebels and other stakeholders than ever before.
Read MoreWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the vast majority of Russian combat capability out of Syria, not many realized it would begin en masse nearly that instant. Today, the Kremlin plastered social media with dramatic images and video of its aircraft streaming out of their Syrian outpost south of Latakia, and arriving back at their bases within Russia’s own borders.
Read MoreCheck out this unique perspective of the recent joint U.S and South Korean beach landing drills. This one comes from one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious assault vehicles as it dives out the back of the amphibious assault ship USS Harpers Ferry and wades ashore.
Read MoreIn what seems at face value as a stunning turn of events, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of Russian military forces from Syria. The move comes after just a scant couple of weeks of calm, as the ceasefire between Syrian rebels and Assad’s Russian backed forces has been enacted.
Read MoreSomething very strange is going on with a pair of Hellfire air-to-ground training missiles. Loaded onto a civilian airliner in Beirut, Lebanon, their paperwork said the final destination was Portland, Oregon. But before they could get there, the plane stopped in Belgrade, Serbia, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear right now, where Serbian police and canines sniffed them out. So what the heck is going on here?
Read MoreSouth Korean and American forces are undergoing rigorous combined arms training while North Korea continues to issue threats of nuclear war. Just yesterday, U.S. Marines and South Korean troops made a dramatic simulated beach landing as part of the ongoing annual war games dubbed Foal Eagle and Key Resolve, and this year will be the largest variation of the drills ever.
Read MoreThe music and the aviation worlds were wowed recently by the iconic metal band Iron Maiden’s unveiling of their tour plane, a 747-400 with their name blazed across it. Sadly, less than a month later, and early in Iron Maiden’s tour, the jumbo jet has been badly damaged in a ground mishap in Chile.
Read MoreShe is the invisible crewmate inside every F/A-18 Hornet cockpit, shelling out snappy commands and dire warnings to even the world’s most experienced and confident fighter pilots. Now, the woman behind the Hornet’s famous Bitchin’ Betty aural warning system, with its distinct southern drawl, is retiring.
Read MoreLast year we lamented that the OV-10 Bronco the fact that the OV-10 Bronco was never really allowed to reach its full potential and discussed how valuable it, or other aircraft like it, would be in the wars of the last 15 years. Well, it turns out the Navy eventually came to terms with this fact and sent the two most capable Broncos ever built into combat in the Middle East.
Read MoreDetails remain scarce, but reports state that North Korea has lost one of its submarines. It is not clear what exactly the suspected state of the submarine is but North Korea is frantically searching for it. This event could not come at a worse time as tensions on Korean Peninsula are at an all time high.
Read MoreThe Pentagon is realizing that fighting in the frigid north may be more of a possibility than ever as Russia prepares its forces for sustained arctic operations. Now a handful of the US Army’s attack helicopters are getting optimized for this scenario, receiving skis, a pilot survival pod and being tested to see how they adapt to the extreme environment.
Read MoreThe Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) radar blimp was controversial long before it broke loose and ran amok across America’s northeast countryside. Yet even following that high-profile event the military still wants it, and justified its existence by claiming a real threat to Washington from Russian cruise missiles.
Read MoreEither the Kremlin intends to open up a Sea World franchise on the Black Sea, or they are diving back into the cetacean warrior business. Most likely it is the latter, and Russia is looking for five dolphins to make it happen.
Read MoreWashington is moving around its heavy bombers like chess pieces as it attempts to deal with growing threats around the globe. B-52s are already deployed to Spain, but others will also take over for the B-1 as the U.S. Air Force’s ISIS pounding precision bomb truck. In the Indian Ocean, B-2 stealth bombers will be heading to American island outpost Diego Garcia to project power across Asia.
Read MoreThe North Koreans have said that they have successfully miniaturized a nuclear device, one potentially small enough to used in some of their most capable ballistic missiles. This claim has been widely disregarded by the international community. But now, after saying that they are deploying their nuclear warheads for quick use, and posting the image above, it may be time to reevaluate the North Koreans nuclear capabilities.
Read MoreIran launched multiple ballistic missiles today as part of a series of military drills conducted by the hardliner Revolutionary Guards Corps. The missiles emerged from one of Iran’s elaborate underground missile caves, a version of which emerged late last year on Iranian state TV, but this is the first time we have seen them in action—and they look like leftovers from the set of a ‘70s James Bond flick.
Read MoreToday, news outlets are reporting on what seems like a new F-35 development revelation: that the jet’s radar system is not reliable and has to be restarted regularly. But this isn’t a newsworthy issue—it’s just one tiny bullet point in a long list of F-35 deficiencies that were brought on by the flawed Joint Strike Fighter concept to begin with, and the even more flawed development and procurement plan that followed.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that Russia’s Kirov class super-sized nuclear cruisers are charismatic fighting machines. Bristling with sensors and weaponry, and seemingly alien in design when compared to anything in the west, they are intimidating. But the truth is that they are also very dated and only one has remained in service for decades. That’s all about to change.
Read MoreDetails remain spotty, but early reports indicate a U.S. drone strike was carried out on a terrorist training camp in Somalia just as a very large group of fighters had amassed. Sources told the Washington Post and other outlets that the targets planned to attack U.S. interests in area.
Read MoreWe have lamented on the lost opportunity following the crumbling of the Soviet Union, and reminisced about what could have been. This video, showing the Atlantic City based F-16s escorting MiG-29s across the U.S. during the early 1990s is another reminder of just how far U.S.-Russian relations have fallen in recent years.
Read MoreLove it or hate it, these two facts that cannot be denied about the F-35—its F135 turbofan engine is very loud, and its afterburner plume is massive. Add in some twilight conditions and you have yourself quite the light and sound show, as can be seen in this video taken at Luke AFB as a bunch of F-35As take to the skies for a night training sortie.
Read MoreTop Gun made the F-14 Tomcat a true household name and a movie star. But a decade later, the movie Executive Decision also featured some glorious Tomcat scenes, and of VF-84—the “Jolly Rogers”—no less. Not only that, but we also all got see Steven Seagal die early on in the film.
Read MoreSomeone in Donald Trump’s seemingly small orbit apparently made it clear to the Republican presidential frontrunner that torture is illegal and telling soldiers to do it is an illegal order. The fact that Trump said he would do something that is impossible is nothing new—his reversal on the subject is.
Read MoreDARPA’s VTOL X-plane initiative takes a cocktail of totally innovative technologies and puts them together in one aircraft design that could very well solve some of the chronic limitations of vertical takeoff and landing capable aircraft. Oh, and it’s a design so radical it looks like something that may not be from this planet.
Read MoreThe American supercarrier USS John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers, and the USS Blue Ridge, a floating command center and theflagship of the 7th Fleet, have all entered the South China Sea within the last 100 hours. The massive show of force comes as tensions over China’s South China Sea military island outposts continue to rise.
Read MoreAustralia, a “country” on the continent of “Australia,” is commonly known as “the bully of the world” by New Zealand, a small island country entirely populated by small birds. Unsatisfied with their pre-existing reign of terror, the Royal Australian Navy has engaged in what New Zealand is calling “maritime hoonery” in its waters.
Read MoreAs we discussed yesterday, North Korea’s response to crushing sanctions enacted by a fully united UN Security Council would be unpredictable and and potentially very dangerous. Shortly after, North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, and now they say they are readying their nuclear arsenal for use.
Read MoreGo to any of the 2016 presidential candidates’ websites and look for their space policy. Actually, don’t bother, because you would be wasting your time. None of them have one. It is a sad symptom of just how far space exploration has plummeted off the list of national priorities, and just another reminder of how modest our human spaceflight hopes have become.
Read MoreOne of the F-35's most interesting features, at least on paper, is the jet’s helmet. It is so deeply integrated into the aircraft’s sub-systems that it even gives its wearers something akin to x-ray vision. But much like the F-35 itself, the helmet and its integration have been mired in developmental issues. Now the third generation of the helmet has been delivered, which hopes to solve some of the prior generations’ issues.
Read MoreUnprecedentedly harsh sanctions aimed at severing North Korea’s cash flow, much of which goes to its nuclear development and long-range rocket programs, have been unanimously agreed on by the UN Security Council. But with tensions seemingly already at an all-time high on the Korean Peninsula, it’s totally unknown how the Kim regime will respond.
Read MoreUkrainian An-124 Condors are gigantic flying machines. Roughly analogous to America’s C-5 Galaxy, the Condor can weigh nearly 900,000 pounds when fully loaded, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to mother nature. This example, operated by Antonov Airlines, can be seen fighting a strong crosswind during landing with an extreme crab.
Read MoreAfter years of restoration, the first Boeing 727 is being flown from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to its final resting place at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field just south of Seattle. Watch this historic event live here.
Read MoreThe EA-6B Prowler has been stricken from the Navy’s inventory for almost a year now, but the Marines still fly the plane with four squadrons remaining active. Yet the end is near for the Prowler in USMC service as well, and these shots commemorate the last time all four Marine Corps Prowler squadrons will fly together.
Read MoreLos Angeles’ KTLA news chopper crew was flying around when they happened to spot a trio of HMX-1 MV-22 Ospreys doing a familiarization flight ahead of President Obama’s visit. They quickly spun their stabilized HD camera with a super-long zoom lens onto the flight.
Read MoreOne person is dead and 15 were wounded last night after a shootout when Israeli soldiers reportedly got misdirected into a West Bank refugee camp by Waze, the popular navigation and traffic app.
Read MoreThe BMW i8 is a unique car from the future designed to work perfectly in the present. It might not have the all-electric range of a Tesla, but it drives like a sports car, looks like a supercar and offers the same comfort as a regular BMW. What do you need to know before you buy a BMW i8? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in the Ultimate Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreI have to hand it to BMW. In celebrating its 100th birthday, the brand could have easily cranked out some retro roadster or sedan concept. As cool as that would have been, I like what it did instead: looking to the far future of cars and driving. Meet the BMW Vision Next 100 Concept.
Read MoreHave you been saving up? Stealing the change out of your friends’ cars? Selling your organs? Well if you weren’t, start now; the 2017 Volvo S90 starts at $47,945 buckaroos, or roughly the value of a few of your organic bits you may or may not need that some would be interested in purchasing from you.
Read MoreWhen we saw the gorgeous Buick’s Avista concept at this year’s Detroit Auto Show, we had to restrain ourselves from jumping across the hood and driving away with it. “This sexy Buick could be the ticket to making the aging brand relevant again!”, we all hoped. Well, it appears our hopes and dreams are crushed.
Read MoreI really, really love the new Mercedes E-Class. It’s easily the most mature rung on the ladder towards the S-Class, and quite possibly the most accessibly comfortable car in the brand’s lineup. The new Mercedes-AMG E43, the “sportier” E-Class, might just be the best all-around Mercedes money can buy.
Read MoreThe Acura ILX is basically the last-generation Honda Civic Si with an ostensibly more luxurious badge and a slightly nicer interior. What do you need to know before you buy a Acura ILX? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreThe Lamborghini Centenario is great. For starters, it’s got a 770 horsepower naturally aspirated V12. It’s also telling us that the Aventador’s successor will have four-wheel steering, and while Ferruccio Lamborghini would never care for its design, it’s actually the perfect tribute to Stephan Winkelmann’s triumphant 11 years at Sant’Agata.
Read MoreWhen is the last time you saw someone waiting in line three days in advance to order a car? That’s something you see for an iPhone launch, not a car. Tesla Motors has infused a dose of Silicon Valley into car buying, and the Tesla Model 3 may be the start of a car-buying revolution.
Read MoreIt’s not often that I get out of my Aston Martin, I get into another car, and I want that other car more than I want my Aston Martin. Usually I get into my aging Range Rover and I wonder why the automatic windshield wipers are on high even though it hasn’t rained in three weeks.
Read MoreI don’t get motion sickness. Ever. Not in cars, on boats, or on planes. Not on rollercoasters or Gravitrons. But the Cadillac ATS-V is so fast, it actually made me puke.
Read MoreRemember that one horrible yet unforgettable commercial for a Toyota Camry, where an excited mom described the handling of the car as “grounded to the ground?” The reason why they used that unintelligible take instead of using dialogue an actual human would say is because Toyota has made the same car for the last decade and they’ve clearly run out of ideas.
Read MoreIt was when I first noticed the fire-dancers and women writhing in transparent spheres on the water that I fully realized the degree to which Chrysler was Not Screwing Around when it came to the launch of their new minivan, the 2017 Pacifica. This vehicle is very important to Chrysler, and that’s why I had to bring my wife and kid along to see how good it was.
Read MoreWhen some people start to encounter expensive issues with their current car, something odd often goes through their minds: They seem to think that the best financial solution is to buy another car. This is a bad idea, and these people need a lesson in total vehicle cost.
Read MoreReally, there is no good reason to buy the first BMW 5 series. It’s too old to be modern and it’s too new to be vintage. It does nothing that the classic 1980s second generation doesn’t do better. And yet, now you will want one.
Read MoreTo Generation X, the letters “NSX” meant something. Maybe to the men and women of Minato, they meant “New Sports eXperimental,” but to us, they represented the dreams of our adolescence. Even in the 1990s, an elegant era of Japanese car design that brought us the best versions of the Mazda RX-7 and the Toyota Supra, the NSX stood alone as a paragon of technology and fascination. Talk about a tough act to follow for this new 2017 Acura NSX.
Read MoreThere are certain cars that, even in the event of the total collapse of civilization and humanity’s descent into a post-apocalyptic hellscape, will still be sold by the tens of thousands each month. The Honda Civic is one of them. But even though the Civic’s sales are as sure as death and taxes, when was the last time one was really worth buying?
Read MoreThe current generation Lincoln MKZ has been a Ford Fusion with a nice face and cushy interior. But for 2017, there’s a new one with a nicer face and even cushier interior. And a fire-breathing engine. What do you need to know before you buy a Lincoln MKZ? Don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything right here in our Buyer’s Guide.
Read MoreGood afternoon, readers of Jalopnik, and welcome to Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly automotive column that involves a) readers seeking actual, legitimate information, and b) Doug providing falsehoods and lies.
Read MoreAs a car buyer, you can take all the necessary steps to make sure you are getting a deal you are comfortable with, but that doesn’t always mean things will go smoothly.
Read MoreToo many people believe that having a family means giving up your fun car. In today’s car market, full of fun loud things with the fewest compromises ever, this could not be further from the truth.
Read MoreSomehow, nobody ever seems to talk about the amazing Teslas that our parents were excited about. Why is that? They had some amazing cars, and you can clearly see the design lineage of their current cars in their past offerings. With the Tesla Model 3 about to debut, I was especially excited to find this press pic of a 1973 Tesla Model 312.
Read MoreI always knew that it can be tough to get your car fixed by a reputable mechanic without any problems. I hadn’t realized it could get “bring a gun with you” bad.
Read MoreWe’re all about wrenching around these parts, but the fix isn’t always so simple.
Read MoreOne of the best things about Batman as a superhero is that he actually has a need for a car. Superman just doesn’t need one, Spider-Man is too broke, Aquaman has the wrong address, Wonder Woman has that invisible jet, and on and on. Batman is unique in his need for a Batmobile, which is why it’s such a shame so many have been so stupid. I’m here to fix that.
Read MoreWhere else would 13-year-olds pretend to be billionaire Ferrari owners if it weren’t for Internet Forums?
Read More“Stop trying to make Pontiac happen,” I said to no one in particular at the New York Auto Show last week as I stood in front of the Trans Am SE Bandit Edition booth. “It’s not going to happen.” Then I learned that these garish last-generation Chevrolet Camaro conversions were signed off on, literally, by Burt Reynolds himself.
Read MoreWith the press days at the New York Auto Show wrapping up this week and all of the photos of new, flashy cars behind us, it only makes sense to slow down and appreciate an oldie with our wallpaper photo this weekend.
Read MoreAre you the fine makers of a small, practical hatchback automobile? Do you feel the need to tack on a stubby little trunk for said car to appeal to the hatch-averse American market? Let me stop you right there, because nothing makes a car look more like a garbage penalty box like an obvious afterthought of a trunk.
Read MoreGood day, readers of Jalopnik, and welcome to Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly column wherein Doug rises from bed after sleeping 14 hours straight in order to string together a bunch of letters.
Read MoreDaihatsu, which happens to be Japan’s oldest car manufacturer, presented this extremely light Mazda Miata competitor at the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show, only to abandon the X-021 Roadster project two years later in favor of the much smaller Copen kei car.
Read MoreTraffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.
Read MoreAll hail the men and women who make sure that when Lord March calls in 2016, people can watch and hear cars made no later than in 1923 race hard for glory. These ancient machines are something new for sure.
Read MoreHarley has been building functionally the same basic bike for, what is it, 300 years now? Little has forced them to change its styling or design over time. What if car companies could do the same thing?
Read MoreNew-to-the-block supercar automaker Rimac is changing the game with its new all-electric 1,088 hp Concept One it debuted at Geneva. Rimac is also changing lives in a less flashy manner with its battery technology.
Read MoreEarlier today, we saw an interview that Jeremy Clarkson gave to the Times of London Magazine. In it, he implied that all we ever see is an exaggerated public persona, and that we’ll never see the real man behind it all. Or have we seen it already?
Read MoreLet me ask you a question: in 1978, was there a better car than a Mercedes-Benz W123?
Read MoreIf you’re an automotive masochist who wants a car that’s more, ahem, challenging to work on, but fun to drive regardless, the 1980s gave you two excellent and popular choices: the Porsche 944 and the Mazda RX-7. Which one should occupy your jackstands? MotorWeek had the answer.
Read MoreIt’s easy to point and laugh now at people in the far distant past, so far back that no one was even alive then. I’m talking about the 1970s, of course.
Read MoreAs all of us planning to do some green-tinted vomiting later today can tell you, it’s St. Patrick’s day. That’s why I’d like to take a moment to introduce everyone to the DAWB 6, what I think might be the strangest Irish car of all time. That’s saying a lot, because Irish-designed cars aren’t common, but they tend to be unique.
Read MoreWhatever problems Americans think young people have here with getting into cars, Japan has it worse. And yet they still have room for a budding grassroots scene, thanks to insanely low costs.
Read MoreIs there a more noble car than a V6 Pontiac Firebird?
Read MoreWe’ve been out testing a radioactive-lime colored Mercedes G Wagon 4x4² recently, which is pretty damn metal. But it isn’t for sale (yet). It is similar to the Mercedes G63 AMG 6X6, which is quite possibly the most metal car on sale today (or recently for sale). That is, unless you can prove me wrong.
Read MoreSometimes owning an imported car works out great, and sometimes it ends with the FBI knocking on your door.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered why we’re drawn to speed? I’m not talking about the sensation that a Hyundai Genesis owner gets beating a rental-spec Charger. I mean the concept as its most basic—the same peculiar reason why we’re attracted to the hypercars that make no compromises about being unadulterated speed machines. I’ve never really given the idea much thought, but that changed after watching APEX: The Story of the Hypercar.
Read MoreHoooooooooooo boy. Let’s just dive right into this one.
Read MoreIf this wallpaper photo doesn’t allow you to vicariously drive away from all of the stressful things occurring on a typical computer desktop—that is, if you work on the computer—then you may just be out of luck.
Read MoreThe Gooding & Company’s East Coast auction on Friday featured more of Jerry Seinfeld’s ultra-rare cars than you could count on both hands, and he sold them for more money than any of us could count, even as a group effort. That auction pull included profit from all but one of Seinfeld’s cars, which failed to sell.
Read MoreThis clip “Secret Service Agents Train For Advance Reverse Escapes” shows President Obama’s limousine running hard around the Lime Rock race track, in reverse. It’s neat, but it’s definitely animated. A lot of people posting it to their Facebook wall don’t seem to recognize that.
Read MoreOnce people know I’m an auto journalist, usually they ask me two things: First, if my parents were able to get over their disappointment, and second, what they should buy if they need a minivan, other than a minivan. Buying a minivan for their minivan needs is out of the question.
Read MoreAfter Mercedes built a front-engined front-wheel drive compact car, they found that the best thing to do is to throw out the spare tire from the back and jam another 125 hp engine in its place for a top speed of 142mph. Mika Häkkinen approved the idea.
Read More“Only cost me 20 bucks to fill up!” your friend gleefully tells you. What your supposed “friend” doesn’t tell you is that they’ve chopped the gas tank in half. And this, friends, is where we learn about the art of lying.
Read MoreBy now the world knows about the three rare Porsches Jerry Seinfeld put up for sale, but the reality is that tomorrow, you can actually buy pretty much the entire Jerry Seinfeld Collection at Gooding & Company’s East Coast auction. Here are all his special cars up for grabs.
Read MoreGet ready to pour a can on NOS into your gas tank for extra speed, because here’s some of the most embarrassing braggadocio you’ve ever heard about cars, and even worse untruths you’ve told to others.
Read MoreThere’s just something about climbing into an Aston Martin. The sight. The sound. The beauty. The fact that releasing the parking brake requires a long, detailed explanation.
Read MoreWe’ve been taught that if you want to have fun in a car, you need some kind of exotic sports car with rear-wheel drive, a huge engine, and an expensively long name. I’m not convinced that’s true.
Read MoreThe 261 mph Bugatti Chiron starts at $2.65 million before taxes, if you convert from Euros. It looks better than the Veyron, goes better than the Veyron and cares even less of what we think of it than the Veyron. VW went all in because more is what customers wanted, and the result is more of a cool car.
Read MoreOne Florida woman must have really, really wanted some waffles.
Read MoreNo, I’ve never driven a BMW 2002 Turbo. It’s still on a the bucket list. I have driven a few BMW 2002s ranging from “eternal project car” to “absolute deathtrap,” but all were magical in their own way. As the automaker celebrates 100 years in business, what’s your story with one of BMW’s cars?
Read MoreThe new Aston Martin DB11 made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this past week after plenty of early photo leaks, and its look has been the source of a bit of debate. Some of us like it, some of us hate it—even amongst the Jalopnik staff. To ease the tension, let’s enjoy an Aston most of us can agree on: the DBS.
Read MoreGood day ladies and gentlemen of Jalopnik and welcome to Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly column wherein you provide the letters and I provide the Doug.
Read MoreTomorrow, Disney will be releasing Zootopia, an animated movie that goes back to the most fundamental concept of animation: making animals talk and live like humans. Of course, to do this, those animals need cars, and Disney did this right: by hiring auto design icon J Mays to design their cars. I got to talk to him about what he did and why it’s great.
Read MoreWe’re finally getting a new Ghostbusters movie this year, and director Paul Feig has promised more than a few nods to the 1984 original. Here’s a close look at the new official “ECTO-1” ghostbusting vehicle, its motorcycle sidekick and some awesome cosplay cars!
Read MoreI recently stumbled into the deep, dark hell-hole that is the related video purgatory of automotive YouTube videos and came across this video of Harry Metcalfe, formerly of EVO Magazine, driving a Ferrari Enzo owned by Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason—who keeps a spare accelerator pedal in the boot for some reason.
Read MoreHave you ever seen the inside of a private jet? I don’t mean in pictures, peasants, I mean have you really seen one, from the inside? They all look like conversion vans. All of them. Even the nice ones, look like nice vans. It’s the weirdest thing.
Read MoreThe Bugatti Chiron is better than the Veyron in every way; the Chiron is faster, more powerful, and even better looking than its predecessor. But there’s a reason why the new car can’t match the old.
Read MoreIf you consider things objectively, buying a 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser makes absolutely no sense. For one thing, it’s $85,000 for a Toyota, the same automaker that sells the subcompact Yaris to people whose primary requirement for a new car is that it exists.
Read MoreWhen I first saw the vague sketch Aston Martin released of its new halo car during today’s partnering announcement with Red Bull F1, I had to stare at it for about ten minutes before I figured out which direction it was pointed. Then it was clear: we (may) have seen this before!
Read MoreWhen you look at a car wreck, and your best guesses as to exactly what happened involve either angry giants or failed UFO abductions, you have to be at least a little impressed by the wreck. A 56-year old Tennessee woman has certainly impressed me, somehow getting her Saturn tangled in overhead power lines.
Read MoreYou know how, sometimes, when you’re in a panic, you end up doing exactly the thing you’re not supposed to do? I suspect this Russian student driver knows what I’m talking about, right? Da?
Read MoreGoogle is teaching its cars how to drive, and that hasn’t been without some drama. Here’s footage of one of their Lexus’ recent crashes with a city bus.
Read MoreThe regulars at Houston Motorsports Park are in mourning today for well-known local racer Kenny Michalak, who was killed Thursday night in a drag racing crash at the track, according to news reports.
Read MoreWe know the first season of new Top Gear had to be shortened because they just couldn’t do enough filming, but what they did manage to shoot is right here, from Reliant Robins to Dodge Viper ACRs with machine guns on their roof.
Read MoreThe newest iteration of Top Gear has had some troubles, to put it lightly. But it seems like even the things the production team can’t control just go completely awry. This time, a shoot scheduled for Kazakhstan was called off when the entire crew had already made it halfway there.
Read MoreTop Gear was at its best when the three guys were out, doing something. Segments like The Cool Wall tended to just interrupt everything and were bad. Apparently the people behind TG realized this, because they’re ditching the studio for the new show on Amazon.
Read MoreTop Gear, the upcoming BBC program that will definitely not be a complete calamity, has encountered a few incidents of late. Rumors about power struggles, creative control, and a general shitshow have plagued pre-production. In response, the BBC has appointed a sheriff who will keep everyone’s asses in line.
Read MoreIn the past year, Jeremy Clarkson lost his mother, many of his relationships, and the job that defined his entire career. In a wide-ranging—and at times, perplexing—interview with The Times of London Magazine, Clarkson finally started dishing fully about what he’s been doing, and who he has been, in the past year.
Read MoreThe old Top Gear was notable for three things: cars, dad jokes, and pissing people off. The new Chris Evans-led version of the show seems to already have two of those things nailed, with the Ken Block London drift-a-palooza already causing a big controversy in Britain.
Read MoreThis week, we warned you all of the “brief periods of loud engine noise” that would echo through London due to “an American Mustang” drifting around Tower Bridge on March 12. One of our Jalopnik readers went out and braved the noise, only to find Ken Block taking new Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc for a spin.
Read MoreDespite all of the drama surrounding the new incarnation of BBC’s Top Gear with Chris Evans, a preview clip of the show received positive feedback in Liverpool recently. The airing included a few Netflix executives, who reportedly want to stream the show in order to rival the ex-Top Gear hosts’ Amazon Prime series.
Read MoreThere have been troubling signs surrounding the upcoming revamp of BBC’s Top Gear. A new report suggests that lead host Chris Evans fought against hiring Friends veteran and car guy Matt LeBlanc as a co-host, and the show’s launch has now been delayed two weeks.
Read MoreWhat does one do when given the keys to a brand new, bright yellow Ford Mustang GT? Call up an equally radioactive green 2013 Mustang Boss 302 and rip up the best backroads known to man, of course.
Read MoreKen Block’s Gymkhana 8 was absolutely wild, with donuts around both a Raptor on its side and a giant airplane, but at the end, something weird happened. After the usual rolling of credits, we saw another car – one that Ford says was Ken Block’s Ford Focus RS RX. But we’ve never heard of that car before.
Read MoreEarlier today I reviewed the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, arguably the biggest minivan news since Volkswagen chickened out from giving us the modernized Microbus we all really wanted. The Pacifica is impressive, sure, but it’s lacking something that every minivan built needs to have: a real trash management system.
Read MoreThe modern car is littered with dozens of safety systems and sensors designed to provide the driver with all sorts of enhanced information like lane-keeping, drowsiness detection, and blind spot monitoring. But motorcycles haven’t been so quick to receive this upgraded safety tech, until now.
Read MoreThe Honda CB500X is a fantastic little bike and, while it’s shaped and styled like an adventure bike, it definitely doesn’t perform like one. The folks at Rally Raid agreed that a 500cc adventure bike would be awesome, and then they made it so.
Read MoreRemember that Texas police officer who was caught on video spraying pepper spray into the road as motorcyclists passed by? He now admits he did it, but claims it was because he could not safely approach the truck he’d just pulled over.
Read MoreIt’s time to have a little talk. Again. I’ve come to realize that, despite my best efforts, I just don’t get the adventure bike thing in the way that convinces riders of the BMW GS, KTM 1190, Triumph Tiger and more to spend so much freaking money on these things. I’m going to need you to explain it to me.
Read MoreWhen it comes time to try and set a world record on something called the “Wall of Death,” there’s only one person to call: crazy-feat performing and crazy-fast talking Guy Martin. Yesterday, Martin did just that.
Read MoreLast week I flew to Sardegna, Italy, to test the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro. Photos are being edited and the review is on the way, so get your questions in now.
Read MoreMV Agusta, that lovely little decades-old Italian motorcycle company that we all watch like a child taking his first pedals on a bike without the training wheels, has fallen over once again. The long-struggling bike company filed for the equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy (a U.S. code) last week.
Read MoreThe result is not what you might expect.
Read MoreAfter a suspect in a police chase damaged a fellow motorist’s motorcycle while attempting to steal it, Kawasaki arranged to have a brand-new bike sent to the rider. The bike isn’t the same brand as his old one and took some street fighting with a police suspect in order to get it, but hey—a free bike is a free bike, right?
Read MoreHonda definitely did not disappoint at the Osaka Motorcycle Show. This incredible evolution of their Africa Twin adventure bike is something I need in my life, like, yesterday.
Read MoreI know, I never thought I would write those words either. But, luckily for us, Harley-Davidson doesn’t care what anyone expects them to do, because they do whatever the fuck they want. This is the Harley-Davidson 750 Stealth, and it looks awesome.
Read MoreIsn’t it amazing how the elections bring out the best in our culture? This unidentified man claims on Facebook that he was just trying to walk into a Walmart when he was attacked for wearing a Triumph shirt. Too close to “Trump” for some people, he said. I’ve been unable to find out whether it’s real or fake, but it’s sadly plausible these days.
Read MoreWe got up at dawn, threw the last of our camping gear in bags, and set our sights south down the Big Sur coast. The next hour and a half of my life saw a completely empty Highway 1 and speeds like I’d never ridden before, with only the birds, elephant seals, and whales off the coast to witness us. That was the morning I fell in love with sport riding and the morning I fell in love with the Ducati Hypermotard.
Read MoreWanting to know how we performed on a motorcycle is ingrained in anyone who’s ridden a bike, but anything short of the most expensive motorcycles available today doesn’t have the technology to detect and record telemetric info. Well, unless you add this little box to your bike.
Read MoreWhen Ducati first added these little winglets to their MotoGP Desmosedici, there were lots of jokes about “hammerhead sharks” and claims about supposed lift control. But if you listen to riders, it seems they have an entirely different and dastardly purpose—to make it harder for riders who get behind it.
Read MoreTriumph just held their international launch for the all-new Triumph Thruxton, where journalists from around the world got to test it out and get the full run down on the bike. Initial reports are good but, with a such a lofty price tag, it’s a tough pill to swallow. Would you buy one?
Read MoreWill Lorenzo repeat? Will Rossi come on strong or is he still too pissy about last year to ride with a clear head? Will Marquez be able to keep the Honda upright? Will Vinales be the next Alien? It all starts this weekend, so make sure you get your fantasy picks in!
Read MoreI spent several days this week on the press launch for the new 2016 Ducati Hypermotard 939 and Hypermotard 939 SP. Photos are being edited and the review is on the way, so get your questions in now.
Read MoreYou know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you come in a little too hot and grab a little more front brake than you should? That internal debate about whether you’d save this one or this would be the time you’d gone just a little too far?
Read MoreThis weekend, the World Superbike racing series went to the Chang International Circuit in Thailand for their second round. The first race of the weekend was a good one, but the second one proved that this series can be just as enthralling as MotoGP. Why are you not watching it?
Read MoreThere isn’t a true dual sport to be found anywhere in any motorcycle manufacturers lineup. The European options are too expensive, require expensive and frequent maintenance, and offer more performance than most people need. The Japanese options are either boring or too big and heavy, which is why one guy made his own bike. And it’s incredible.
Read MoreEuropean site MoreBikes.co.uk have uncovered drawings that look all sorts of appealing for those of us who want something great both off road an on. From the looks of things, Honda has a mid-sized and faired dual sport/adventure bikes in the works. No, I’m not talking about a faired XR650L, this thing should get fuel injection.
Read MoreThe Osaka Motor Show begins this Saturday and, on top of an update to the Honda CB1100 standard-retro, we hear Big Red has two more concepts coming that will tug on the heart strings of off-road lovers everywhere.
Read MoreThe 2016 Osaka Motorcycle Show kicks off this weekend, and Honda has announced it’s bringing out a very diverse fleet of concept bikes. Debuting is the Concept CB Type II, which is rumored to be a sexier version of the mildly retro upright Concept CB we saw last year.
Read MoreA helmet cam from a rider in Fort Worth, Texas shows what looks to be a police officer, who was parked on the side of the road after pulling a car over, attempting to spray pepper spray into a row of oncoming motorcyclists, for what appears to be no reason.
Read MoreHarley-Davidson’s S models are the Motor Company’s equivalent of a “sport version.” These versions of the bikes get better components, more power, and special style bits so the guys at Bike Night will know yours isn’t like the rest. The Dyna Low Rider is the latest to get the S treatment. The result? It’s the Harley I want most in my garage.
Read MoreLevi Lavallee is a bad man on a snowmobile. The X Games athlete is always looking for new ways to push the limits and new records to set. I don’t know who the genius is who greenlit him taking his antics into the city, but I think we all owe him a high five and a drink.
Read MoreRumor has it that it rains in some parts of the world, and that motorcyclists often choose to ride anyways. For those of you who ride in the rain and are fed up with trying to ride while pawing at your shield or turning your head from side to side to get the drops to blow off comes Rainpal - an electric wiper for your face shield.
Read More“Never ride faster than you can see” is one of my favorite rules when on a motorcycle.
Read MoreUber is launching uberMOTO, a new service that lets you Uber to your destination even faster while also putting your life even more into the hands of a stranger and while also getting to grope them awkwardly. Anyone want a ride?
Read MoreBMW is in the middle of a year’s worth of wild concept blitzes to celebrate its 100th anniversary. That meant a futuristic shapeshifting car yesterday, plus the first real concept car from Rolls-Royce and some kind of bizarre Mini I’m way too excited about. But what does BMW have in store for the Motorrad division on its centenary?
Read MoreFans at Daytona International Speedway’s Bike Week had a rude awakening this weekend when a black Toyota pickup ran into four people and six motor homes in the infield campground. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the accused driver admitted to drinking before getting behind the wheel.
Read MoreErik Buell Racing is back once again, with production starting in their Wisconsin factory earlier this week. What’s even better is that EBR’s new owner Liquid Asset Partners, despite their ominous name, claim to have a multi-year plan and the money to pull it off. If only this was the first time we’d heard that.
Read MoreAs it turns out, riding a motorcycle is actually easier than walking these days. Well, at least that’s the case when riding a Harley-Davidson Low Rider S thanks to that huge 110 cubic inch motor and a torque curve as flat as Ryan Reynolds abs.
Read MoreSorry Honda, but your Grom will live no longer as the only option for miniature sized racing, stunting, and all around mini-motorcycle awesomeness. Kawasaki is bringing its Z125 Pro stateside.
Read MoreWinning’s winning. In NASCAR, F1, and yes, even side-street hardcore scooter street racing—the toughest race you’ll ever survive.
Read MoreThe Polaris Slingshot is not quite a car and definitely not a motorcycle, but it sure looks like a riot. Slap a turbocharger on the engine and a champion driver in the seat and it really roasts tires. Sorry, I mean “tire.”
Read MoreThere you are, out for a nice afternoon ride when you pass a little white scooter. You make the pass and get along your way, and he’s out of your mind. That is, until he wheelies past you like a unicorn galloping in a fit of glory.
Read MoreHere’s an idea: let’s rip a 4.7-liter Maserati V8 out of a Maserati and stick it into a motorcycle. Wouldn’t that be excellent?
Read MoreDucati’s first attempt at a cruiser, the original Ducati Diavel, was a lot of things—but it just didn’t have what people wanted from a cruiser. While it sold fairly well, Ducati felt like there was more of that XL-sized cruiser segment to be had. The XDiavel is Ducati’s attempt to embrace the cruiser spirit while keeping some of the Ducati ethos.
Read MoreWe’re just about 30 minutes out from the unveiling of the new Tesla Model 3. You can be one of the first to see the “mainstream” electric sedan on Tesla’s livestream, so come watch it with us.
Read MoreNothing screams cone-carving performance like a Lincoln MkVII. Gotta get one of these Fox Bodies with the LSC handling trim, for sure.
Read MoreHoly cow, is this the Tesla Model 3? It doesn’t look exactly like a Model X, and it’s definitely not a Model S. Is this it? Update: A Tesla spokesperson has reached out and confirmed that this is in fact a Model X.
Read MoreEven though today’s cars all seem to be be super soft in the sense that they have electronically assisted everything, some cars still require a lot of physical input to do what you want. Others are just so intense they take a toll on you and your passengers. Tell us which car is the most physically demanding!
Read MoreYes, we’re aware of the date, but we have huge news for fans of French cars. Automobile reports that PSA Peugeot Citroën’s will announce on April 5 that its new upmarket brand DS is coming to the U.S. after all. Sacrebleu!
Read MoreThe Tesla Model 3, the car that’s supposed to make or break Tesla, will be revealed tonight. Tesla started taking orders for the Model 3 today, however, and people actually started lining up to plunk down a $1000 deposit to place an order. This is why, in their own words, as they waited outside of Tesla’s brand new Brooklyn location.
Read MoreThe Insurance Institute For Highway Safety says nearly half of all fatal crashes in the U.S. occur in the dark. To combat this, they’ve just introduced a new headlight safety test. And after rating 31 midsize sedans with their new methodology, the safety lab in Virginia has concluded that many modern headlights need to step up their game. Here’s how they tested them.
Read MoreTesla is showing the world its all-new Model 3 this Thursday—a sub $35,000 all-electric sedan the company hopes will bring electric vehicles to the mainstream. The introduction of such an affordable vehicle with mass appeal might also see Tesla shift the position of its existing lineup. Basically, if you’re going to buy a Model S, now may be the time.
Read MoreThe 2018 BMW M5 super sedan isn’t expected to bow until at least the 2017 Geneva Auto Show, but the car’s already been spotted running hot laps on German’s speed limitless Nürburgring. And it sounds angry.
Read MoreLooks like the New York Auto Show is going out with a literal bang, because holy crap, a Porsche 993 just exploded in the Javits Center.
Read MoreI’ll level with you straight off; if you’re looking for a clip of everyone’s favorite sports coupe in an honest hot lap, go ahead and scroll on. This is not that. This BMW M4 video is a lot wackier and I dare say, way more fun to watch.
Read MoreThe entry-level Tesla Model 3 sedan is coming this month, and it’s not just supposed to transform the future of the company, it’s supposed to transform the electric car into a bit player for the sybaritic and the techno-weirdos into a clean vehicle for the masses. Here’s everything we know.
Read MoreDirector Luke Huxham was kind enough to send us his latest gorgeous work in 4K, also explaining in detail what it was like to chase a Ferrari F40 up a snowy mountain as the snow chains keep hitting the carbon kevlar wheel wells.
Read MoreIt’s not just that one dude anymore. Across the country, the scene outside many a Tesla Store is getting ridiculous as buyers line up to put down a reservation on the Tesla Model 3, a car they’ve never seen before because it doesn’t even get unveiled until late tonight.
Read MoreIn some rather disappointing news that surprises no one, Buick has adamantly refused to be fun yet again, this time assuring us that the adorable and awesome Opel Adam has zero chance of ever being sold in the U.S. under Buick.
Read MoreHey look, more drone footage of Tesla’s semi-complete Gigafactory, which is big and square and—wait. What the hell is that? Is that a dope ass traffic circle for factory traffic? It seems so.
Read MoreDionne Spain crashed a Saturn on the New Orleans bridge a few years ago, so she sued General Motors, claiming the wreck was the fault of The General’s faulty ignition switches. This week, in the second of six important “bellwether” cases, a New York City jury disagreed.
Read MoreRemote start is a great thing, especially in the dead of winter. But what if you didn’t need to find your keys or smartphone to fire up your chariot? YouTuber jryanishere claims to have rigged up his Amazon Echo speaker to turn on his car via an OBD reader. It’s pretty cool stuff.
Read MoreSome 2,000 employees at Honda’s Marysville, Ohio factory were evacuated due to a bomb threat earlier today. What kind of bastard would threaten Honda?
Read MoreMythbusters, though we may all be fans of it, was not exactly hard-hitting journalism. And sometimes the hosts were paid to shill for companies. And with hindsight, it’s easy to see how that could go wrong. Like the time they helped Volkswagen claim that its illegal, cheaty diesels were cleaner than other cars on the road.
Read MoreAn unnamed source that has previously “provided reliable information” to the website Electrek has allegedly leaked some information and tech specs on the eagerly-awaited Tesla Model 3, set to be unveiled tomorrow. Since we, collectively, have the patience of a toddler, here’s what was said.
Read MoreIn Europe there is a van. It is called the Citroen Jumpy. “Jumpy” is a great name for anything. It’s a great name for a van.
Read MoreWhen I first saw the picture, I just assumed that the Gulf-liveried Porsche 911 GT3 RS was getting a little drink since, you know, Porsches are water-cooled now. Apparently, that’s not the procedure for filling the radiator tank, though, and this brand-new €250,000 car somehow just rolled into the water. Oops.
Read MoreSome evil genius put Mad Max: Fury Road audio over Disney’s Cars and the result is pure adorable evil. You’ll never look at Lightning McQueen without flinching again.
Read MoreIs Tesla the new Apple, like all the smoking hot takes claim? If lines to get new products are any indication, maybe so. Meet Andreas Stephens of Australia. By tomorrow morning, he will have been in line for 48 hours to put his name down to reserve a Tesla Model 3 sedan.
Read MoreIs there anything cooler than Luke Huxham’s latest movie involving a Ferrari F40 with rally lights, a ski slope and some instant noodles by the campfire? No, there is not.
Read MoreYou don’t have to speak Russian to know exactly what this poor bastard is thinking, the second he realizes he picked the worst possible time to confuse “drive” with “reverse.”
Read MoreHell yea. Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage replacement will drop next year with a 4.0 liter V8 sourced from Mercedes-AMG and will definitely come with a manual transmission. Get out your best stationary and fancy-pants pen because we all owe Aston bespoke thank you letters.
Read MoreThe world never loved the Dino 308 GT4. Well, Park Avenue certainly didn’t.
Read MoreI mean, just look at this thing.
Read MoreRepeat after me: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Read MoreSometimes I want to buy a Fiat X1/9. What’s wrong with me? Should I see some kind of psychiatrist or clergyperson?
Read MorePorsche’s first electric concept, the Mission E, was a huge hit at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Now we get a peek at how they built it, from the first sketches all the way to a re-wrapped Boxster E with four doors.
Read MoreAs news spread across the internet back in September that something was up with Volkswagen’s diesels, the automaker moved quickly to scrub its “Clean Diesel” ad campaign from its corporate Internet accounts. But it was too late, as the Feds were already on the Dieselgate trail. And now, the Federal Trade Commission is suing for false advertising.
Read MoreIf you’re going to build a V8-powered streeter/racer like today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Celica, it makes sense to keep the donated engine in the family, right? Let’s see if this 1UZ-FE-powered toy’s price makes sense too.
Read MoreAre you living your best life? This dog sure as hell is. He gets to ride in a LaFerrari.
Read MoreTexas doesn’t screw around: they like things big, and they like things powerful. So when the cowboys at T1 Race Development got their hands on a Nissan GT-R, they Texas-ified the crap out of it.
Read MoreEveryone knows that this week Elon Musk will teleport back down to Earth from his orbital platform and present humankind with his latest gift: the Tesla Model 3. Everyone is wondering what this more-affordable Tesla will look like, but I’m more interested in the idea of Teslas that don’t look like anything at all.
Read MoreWhile other New York Auto Show people were going to lame parties, legendary tuner Akira Nakai built one of his famous RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF Porsche 911s at the HQ of The Drive in Brooklyn. I went there to to check it out, and I got a nice blast of noise.
Read MoreIt took decades to get a proper navigation system into cars. The first one you could buy, from Honda, was pretty terrible. But Mercedes had another navigation prototype in the 1980s. It used the power of magnets, and it looks even worse.
Read MoreWe’ve seen many clever little electric city car concepts come and go, and very few of them actually ever make it to production. There’s even been ones that resurrect beloved and iconic microcars of old. It’s happening again, and it looks promising: a new, electric Isetta. It’s called the Microlino, and their motto is really stupid.
Read MoreAre you yearning for an Italian V12 four-wheel drive shooting brake? Do you have nine hours of spare time right now to flip-flop between Giallo and Filo Speciale Cuoio seat stitching? Of course you do, so here’s the the link to the GTC4 Lusso’s configurator.
Read MoreThis year’s Goodwood Members Meeting included a big 50th birthday celebration for the legendary Ford GT40. That meant lots of noise, lots of V8 fury, and lots of sideways action on the track.
Read MoreWelcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos we find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Read MoreHappy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort.
Read MoreEarly on Friday morning, a group of suspected young men rolled up to a Tampa, Florida car dealership in a stolen minivan. A stealthy operation resulted in eight additional stolen cars for their fleet, but cameras caught the whole thing—from sifting through the office for keys to ramming other cars on the way out.
Read MoreAt least four injuries and a death had connections to ruptured airbag inflators in Honda cars by August 2009, the month in which the manufacturer requested a design change by supplier Takata Corporation. But neither company notified U.S. regulators of the request, potentially making both more vulnerable in lawsuits.
Read MoreWe’re all wide-eyed over the brand-spanking-new Fiat 124 convertible, also known as the Miata’s fancy dress. But MotorWeek was running that bad boy before it had the benefit of Japanese reliability. Check out how the original did in 1982:
Read MoreEven for the speed demons out there, it would be unpatriotic to go anything but the speed limit on a small stretch of Route 66 in New Mexico. That’s due to the fact that if drivers obey the signs, the road will treat them to its own rendition of the song “America the Beautiful.” That’s right. The road will belt it out.
Read MoreThe planned closure of General Motors’ Australian facilities in 2017 came with an assumption that the Holden Commodore-based Chevrolet SS—manufactured in Elizabeth, South Australia—could die out as well. But it looks like that hunch was an incorrect one, at least for the next year or two.
Read MoreFollowing up on their previous Car Of The Year award, EVO Magazine has released an hour-long video of them deliberating and testing the best track cars of the year. The result really made too much sense to be surprising.
Read MoreDo the rhyme or do the time. Apparently that’s the motto when it comes to governments and police forces coming up with those hilariously corny road safety slogans. Let’s see if we can do any worse.
Read MoreWe know that the Nissan GT-R’s twin-turbo V6 engine is hand-built, but what we may not know is who those hands belong to. At this year’s New York Auto Show, Nissan brought three Takumi, or master craftsmen, along with them to build a GT-R engine right on the show floor. We recorded it in real-time as it happened and now, thanks to our fancy new Facebook live feature, you can watch it right here for all eternity.
Read MoreMany supercars are carbon wonders, dedicated to providing nothing but the best possible lap time. The Spyker C8 Preliator will certainly set your hair aflame if you let it, but it serves another purpose. It exists to bring aesthetic beauty and joy to the world. Take a tour of it now with Victor Muller, the man who created it.
Read MoreMan, I haven’t seen a copy of Painful Car Geek and Insufferable Pedant in years. It was just dumb luck that I found this one, crammed in a gap between the water heater and that huge box of oily rags I keep in my basement. I even remember this issue, from 2007.
Read MoreAlong with their new 2017 Nissan GT-R, Nissan brought out every classic GT-R from the company’s history along with it. And in one car, we found something we couldn’t quite figure out.
Read MoreOf all the cars revealed at the New York Auto Show, none were as deeply divisive among your Jalopnik staff—and a lot of other people, too—than the 2017 Mazda Miata RF, the new retracting targa coupe version of the brilliant new Miata.
Read MoreI don’t know why I love Genesis as much as I do, but I do.
Read MoreThe Cadillac CTS-V “HPE750" goes from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, 0 to 150 in 15.4 seconds, and if you haven’t soiled yourself by then, will top out at 210 MPH.
Read MoreAs part of Gov. McCrory’s multi-headed plan to make the once-great state of North Carolina suck just a little bit more, this Friday will mark the start of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s new campaign, Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine. Uuuuuggghhh.
Read MoreIf you wanted to fill your miserable crapcan with mood lighting, various screens and perhaps a water feature or two, I’m sorry to report that that ship has sailed. Just ask the X to the Z himself, Xzibit, who was rather blunt to a fan who inquired about his former services from the MTV hit Pimp My Ride.
Read MoreVolkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency were under a judge’s deadline to reach an agreement on how to fix the company’s egregious fouling of emissions-regulations for their diesel cars by March 24th. That deadline is now April 21, after which the issue may have to go to trial.
Read MoreComedian Garry Shandling, a veteran of many movies and TV shows, died today at age 66. Shandling just recently joined Jerry Seinfeld on his web show Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee this season, with the unfortunate episode title “It’s Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive.”
Read MoreYesterday, I made the bold claim that there was no group of people better at identifying broken car bits than Jalopnik readers. Many didn’t believe me. The American Dental Association issued a statement calling me a “dipshit.” Well, we showed them all, because a Jalopnik reader ID’d a broken piece of plastic that will help solve a crime.
Read MoreThis appears to be Volkswagen’s next SUV, either a long-wheelbase China-only version of the Tiguan, or VW’s future Crossblue big crossover. It’s hard to tell, because it’s so dull that VW disguised it as a Kia.
Read MoreWe happen to think the Toyota Avalon rules. However, if you need front-drive comfy cruiser with a little more flash and a long warranty, the new 2017 Kia Cadenza is a nice alternative to Toyota’s official car of AARP card holders.
Read MoreThe eagle-eyed and patient readers at the Guardian found something interesting buried in the dense but nicely laid out National Infrastructure and Delivery Plan from the UK’s Infrastructure and Project’s Authority: well-known color-loving vacuum-maker Dyson is planning on building a car.
Read MoreThe most-produced single nameplate of car is the Toyota Corolla, and it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. While Toyota could not promise to absorb all automobiles into its warm, comfortable sameness, it did honor the car in two ways: with a party and with a special 2017 Corolla trim.
Read MoreThe 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is already a pretty wild muscle car, with a supercharged 6.2-liter 640 horsepower V8 that must sound like Satan’s metal concert. And now, since you definitely want to blast your ears even further with orgiastic fury, Chevy’s lopped the roof off.
Read MoreThe world’s greatest truck packs a 44 horsepower 1.5-liter Kubota V1505 four-cylinder diesel linked to a five-speed manual. My 1985 Autobianchi A112 had 48 horses from the factory, also with a five-speed. What else is tons of fun under 50 HP?
Read MoreMaybe it’s got something to do with that crazy metric system the entire rest of the world uses, but for some reason, the same 1.4-liter turbo four used in the new Fiat 124 Spider Elaborazione Abarth is tuned to 170 HP in Europe, and here only 160 HP, same as the base version. Who took our ten horses?
Read MoreThe very best cars don’t come from bean counters, they come from true car people. And Hiroshi Tamura’s car guy credentials are unassailable.
Read MoreThis, friends, is a 1978 Nissan Fairlady Z, or a Datsun 280ZX as we would call it here in America. What a machine.
Read MoreEight. We counted eight. Regardless, the 2017 Toyota 86 looks good with the Toyota badge it should have had all along, and it saves would-be FR-S owners from having to do the inevitable swap anyway.
Read MoreThe might not have ever been a living person to look at a BMW 3 Series and wish they could buy a hybrid rival from South Korea instead, but the Genesis brand is serious about taking on the Germans and everyone else. This is the Genesis New York Concept.
Read MoreAmidst all of the Facebook Live broadcasts we’ve been doing here at the New York Auto Show, we couldn’t help but salivate over all the gorgeous Skylines Nissan has on display.
Read MoreA cyclist in Bellevue, Washington is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was thrown 100 feet by a car that hit her. The car fled the scene, but left behind this fragment of a headlight lens. I bet we can figure out what kind of car it came from.
Read MoreA Subaru executive – whose name I forget and you wouldn’t care about anyways – proclaimed in the Impreza press conference today that the care is “reassuringly safe.” And after just looking at the 2017 Subaru Impreza, that is the most truthful thing I’ve heard all day.
Read MoreAcura facelifted the MDX, the pointless record holder as the best-selling three-row SUV in history. It still looks cheap.
Read MoreIn a move that could alienate Acura’s traditional demographic of well-heeled ornithologists, Acura has refreshed their corporate face by removing the steel beaks and replacing them with the diamond-shaped grille from the Acura Precision concept. The MDX is the first in production with the new look, and it’s also getting a hybrid variant.
Read MoreThe new Hyundai Ioniq family of cars is so green, they’ve made the interior panels with powdered wood and volcanic rock. They whipped out the crunchiest of the Rothschilds to introduce it and presumably lend it some environmentalist cred. Today, they unveiled an all-electric model with a range of over 100 miles.
Read MoreI’m not sure how much you may have noticed this in the past few years, but auto design is getting more and more, um, exuberant. I’m not anti-exuberant at all, but we’re well into the middle of whatever is going on, and I think it’s time we picked a name for whatever it is.
Read MoreYou may find this hard to believe, but the 2017 model year will mark the 10th year of production for the Nissan GT-R. It’s been around a whole decade now, and it’s still one of the cars you’d least want to drag race. While it’s getting toward the end of its run, Nissan’s keeping it fresh the usual way: more power, nicer interior, new nose.
Read MoreCar companies try to position themselves as “hip” or “cool” or “high tech” or “exciting,” in an effort to disguise that they’ve all peddled the same boring econoboxes for decades now. So we devised a test to suss out these imagined differences.
Read MoreNissan and Renault are, for all practical consumer intents and purposes, the same company at this point. So that should mean we’ll be seeing some funky French weirdness over here in America soon, right? Wrong, according to Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn.
Read MoreOne of the greatest cars ever built was the 1957 Jaguar XKSS, a Le Mans race car just barely modified for use on the street. Well, it was going to be, before nine of them burned in a fire. Now, Jaguar is going to right history’s wrong.
Read MoreThe sixth generation Ford Mustang is making its way to Britain, and I’ve been anticipating how the cousins across the pond would take it considering their heritage of Ford’s less-muscle-y, more hot-hatch-y performance cars.
Read MoreSubaru just awkwardly revealed the new 2017 Impreza Sport sedan on Periscope where the stream started, they lifted the sheet, and then it ended. Here’s what we got.
Read MoreFord is back at Le Mans this year with the new GT, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the GT40's first win in 1966, and the three more that followed until 1969. So at this year’s Goodwood Members’ Meeting, a bunch of them showed up. So did the noise.
Read MoreWhen you hear the name Beechcraft, if you think of anything at all, you probably think of small airplanes. What’s less known is that in 1946 Beechcraft once considered building a car, a radically advanced car that could have been the Tesla of its time. That time never came.
Read MoreEveryone calls the upcoming Tesla Model 3 a 3 Series fighter, but BMW is prepared to fight the Model 3 too—with hybrid power and a lot of efficiency. Meet the hybrid 330e iPerformance. Is it the green-ish sport sedan you need?
Read MoreIn America the Fiat 124 Spider Abarth will be called the 124 Elaborazione Abarth. We’ll see it at the New York Auto Show this week. We won’t see it out on our favorite back road for a few months, which isn’t soon enough if you ask me.
Read MoreFord is teaming up with Hertz for the 50th anniversary of the “rent-a-racer” program that began with the classic Shelby GT350-H. Soon you will be able to rent a 2016 Shelby GT-H at select Hertz locations, which should make that business trip a bit more bearable.
Read MoreTVR is coming back! It’s actually happening, and now they’ve begun to settle on an exciting new home with track access and a state-of-the-art manufacturing process. V8s. Carbon fiber. Batshit insanity. It’s back.
Read MoreLotus needs to sell cars in the United States to survive, and to sell cars in the United States, it needs cleaner cars. That’s where a simpler, lighter Evora comes in.
Read MoreEvery inch of Dennis Erickson’s home was covered in cars. On the beds, on the floors, in the bathrooms. He had 30,000 cars, from the smallest miniatures to full-sized working classics. And now he doesn’t have to deal with them any more. His church does.
Read MoreThe 2003-2006 Toyota Matrix XRS was equipped with the wonderful 2ZZ-GE engine that cranked out 180 hp from 1.8 liters and was paired to a mandatory six-speed manual. The Matrix weighed only 2800 lbs and had more cargo room than the Subaru WRX wagon. Good times.
Read MoreThis is not an 18-foot-long Hyundai, it’s an 18-foot-long Genesis. There’s a difference. But, like many of the biggest ships in the world these days, it’s still from Korea.
Read MoreThe all new $35,000 Tesla Model 3 sedan is coming in some form or another March 31st, and judging by the announcement for the launch event, Tesla is trying every way it can to refer to the car as the “Model E.”
Read MoreA brand new sixth-generation Ford Mustang reportedly failed the Australian Highway Patrol’s high performance testing after just three minutes on the road.
Read MoreCalifornia residents interested in electric vehicles should probably head out to the dealership this week, if they’re on the higher end of the income spectrum—starting March 29, the state’s rebate program for EVs will put an income cap on getting any money back at all.
Read MoreThe potential for vehicle hacking has long been a thought in the technology era, but now the FBI, U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are all on board to warn us of just how dangerous the act can get—and how increasingly vulnerable our vehicles are.
Read MoreBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice comes out on March 25. While we wait for that, I’ve spotted something in the marketing for the new superhero film that ties Batman to James Bond in a very Aston Martin-y, very Jalop way.
Read MoreHappy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort.
Read MoreA 31-year-old man allegedly hijacked a Toronto Transit Commission bus with a knife in order to get to Tim Hortons. In perhaps the most Canadian story ever, Global News reports that the man believed he had overdosed on drugs and stopped to call 911 on himself.
Read MoreThe model year is 2016 and the odometer is at a mere 247 miles, but a nearly brand new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang—one of the best the manufacturer has ever built, in our racing expert’s opinion—is already up for sale. And wrecked.
Read MoreI’ve said it before and hot rodders have said it for years: you can put a fat V8 in a little, unsuspecting Nissan 240SX and make one of the best handling, best driving cars on the planet.
Read More“We couldn’t make a decision, so we said to each other, let’s do the whole world,” said Dutch Model T owner Dirk Regter. So, that’s what Dirk did with his wife Trudy: traveled all over in a 1915 Ford Model T to collect money for orphans. These are clearly our kind of good people.
Read MoreHello ladies and gentlemen of Jalopnik and welcome to Letters to Doug, your favorite weekly column wherein you write Letters to Doug and Doug reads them in his underwear.
Read MoreI know this is sort of a weird metric, but if you take a given carmaker and look at the horsepower of every production vehicle they’ve made, you can see their spread of horsepower. Most long-running car companies have a pretty large spread, but nobody beats Bugatti.
Read MoreThis is so achingly beautiful, it makes me happy just to be alive in the same world where this exists. It seems a graffiti artist painted one of those Coyote v. Road Runner-type murals of a tunnel entrance on a solid wall, and someone actually drove into it. The only way it could be better is if the car was found to be full of ACME products.
Read MoreThere are plenty of one-word adjectives that describe the interior of this $170K luxury vehicle. Comfortable, lavish, supple, sumptuous. Those all work, but only one adequately expresses the feeling from the backseat — powered. Yes, there are so many movable things inside the S63 that I didn’t know if I could film them all.
Read MoreThe 2017 Fiat Abarth 124 Spider is coming, and it will be the greatest car forever and ever and I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY SHUTUP. It will be the best. That is final. And right now there’s a European configurator up, so you can spec yours out just how you’d like it.
Read MoreThe little, lovable Chevy Sonic is getting some nice updates this year, with Apple CarPlay and a 4G LTE hotspot. Also, it’s getting a terrifying facemouth that looks like it is screaming.
Read MoreAmericans are obsessed with big cars, which is why every Walmart parking lot is filled with three-row SUVs. Hot hatches, on the other hand, haven’t traditionally been popular amongst Yanks, but you wouldn’t know it based on today’s awesome offerings like the Fiesta ST, Mini Cooper S, Fiat 500 Abarth and Golf GTI.
Read MoreAudi just cancelled its plans to bring a 2.0 liter diesel trim level for the 2017 A4 redesign it’s launching next month, despite plans to go through with it just two months ago. They added that it’s totally not because of Dieselgate. Totally.
Read MoreDay in, day out, we are reminded just how great and wonderful and lovely and perfect the 1960s were for cars.
Read MoreA flat-plane crank V8, carbon fiber wheels, and a sound that we’re pretty sure will rip your face off. All that with an MSRP of only $61,295, the Shelby GT350R Mustang puts its spiritual predecessor, the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R, to overpriced shame.
Read MoreHyundai calls this the New York Concept, but it’s actually the Genesis G70, the new luxury brand’s 3 Series fighter. I think it looks a like that Aston Martin Lagonda, but I’m okay with that.
Read MoreAll over the grand car-scape of the Internet, people have been enjoying righteous, well-earned rage over the story of a man who tried to buy a Honda S2000, and the petty, shitty way he says he was scammed out of some key parts of that car. In case you haven’t had your chance to volunteer to fly somewhere with a baseball bat, here’s what happened.
Read MoreIn front of you is a Ferrari F430 Scuderia, a Porsche 997 GT3 RS, and a Subaru. You pick the Subaru.
Read MoreDonald Trump often suggests that his greatest asset is his name, which he personally has valued at over $3 billion. What’s less commonly known is that the very first time he slapped his name on any product, it was on a pair of Cadillac limousines known as the Trump Executive Series and the Trump Golden Series. And he got Cadillac to build them for him by agreeing to order a run of limos he never bought.
Read MoreThe last time an F1 mastermind made a car, we ended up with the McLaren F1. Now legendary Red Bull F1 designer Adrian Newey will make a road-going hypercar for Aston Martin.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been to the hub of utter nonsense known as YouTube, you’ve seen the predictable shit shows known as car reviews. From cheap knock-offs of Top Gear-like angles to haphazard transitions, there is certainly a formula for making the video we’ve all seen a million times - and probably will see a million more. Here’s that formula.
Read MoreTim Mings is maybe the only mechanic on Earth who wrenches exclusively on Honda N600s and Z600s, the plucky Mini-esque ultracompact cars that were built in the late 1960s and early ’70s. As he started his latest restoration project, he wiped some grease off the VIN stamp and realized, holy crap, he’s got the first one.
Read MoreCarburetors aren’t just obsolete, they’re about two tech generations behind today’s direct injection. But they are still an effective means of getting fuel and air into an engine, and the action is kind of mesmerizing.
Read MoreThe Toyobaru twins have gone under more names than some entire car brands have, and as Scion closes up shop to fold into the mother brand, the FR-S gets yet another name change. But it’s one I can actually get behind. Meet the 2017 Toyota 86, as it will be called this fall.
Read MorePerpetually-fucked Washington D.C. completely shut down the city’s Metrorail system today, essentially cutting off the majority of the people who travel to work in our nation’s capital on a daily basis. Meanwhile, D.C. area Uber ride-sharing app downloads shot up by 70 percent.
Read MoreDiscovery Channel’s Mythbusters just wrapped its final season after over a decade, and the series finale featuring a stunt spanning an entire air field required Scott Sorensen of the camera crew to engineer his very own camera chase car out of an old Crown Victoria police cruiser and some ingenuity.
Read MoreWhere were you on Monday night? If you weren’t at the Great Jalopnik Throwdown, our SXSW event at the Hype Hotel, you missed one of the best parties Austin—maybe even the entire world—has ever seen.
Read MoreIt’s easy to think of the NSX existing only as it did in the early ‘90s, with Ayrton Senna giving the car a wash, or Ayrton Senna helping fine-tune the chassis, or Ayrton Senna thrashing the car on track while wearing loafers. But by the end of its life, the NSX was not so fresh and cutting edge.
Read MoreThe 1982 Pontiac 1000 was a rebadged Chevy Chevette that was slow, thirsty and a potential life hazard at any speed. It was also expensive and outdated by its competition, but Americans didn’t care as long as it came with an automatic, according to MotorWeek’s John Davis.
Read MoreLast night, we got a very interesting email. It’s the sort of mail that, as a car journalist, you’re always hoping you’ll get, if I’m honest. It was from an anonymous person claiming, with evidence, to be a Tesla employee. The person wasn’t happy and they sent what they claimed to be was an upcoming Tesla crossover. And that’s when things started to get very strange.
Read MoreAre you just sick to death of having to pay so much attention while driving? Sick of that tedious view out that big window above the radio? Well, you’re in luck: most car manufacturers have reportedly agreed to install automatic emergency braking systems on nearly all cars by 2022.
Read MoreBMW confirmed the i8 Roadster for 2018, plans to double the the i3's battery capacity for 2017 and announced plans to dominate the autonomous scene as well. They will also keep on working on hydrogen cars, while after 2020, we are getting a new electric model called the iNEXT—plus a bigger X7 SUV, finally.
Read MoreNissan wants to get us amped-up about the New York Auto Show, so they released a dark teaser image of a Nissan GT-R. Will Nissan throw their corporate buck-toothed grille on Godzilla? Maybe! Probably! Next week we’re likely going to get a glimpse of what may be the current-generation GT-R’s final stand before it turns into a hybrid-powered spaceship.
Read MoreVin Diesel and friends are filming the eighth Fast & Furious movie on Iceland’s frozen Lake Mývatn right now. In a strange and sad happenstance, it sounds like one of their styrofoam ice-props blew away and hit a live horse so hard that the animal had to be euthanized.
Read MoreWell, Chevrolet decided to grace this evening with the 2017 Camaro ZL1. Its 6.2 liter V8 now comes with more supercharger and its (optional!) automatic transmission comes with two more speeds. More speeds, more better.
Read MoreIt’s the nightmare of any taxi driver. You pick up a fare, and then that fare pulls a gun on you, demanding your wallet and personal effects in exchange for sparing your life. But it’s ever-so-slightly less of a nightmare when a cop is behind you, watching the entire thing.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever spent any amount of time in Washington D.C. , you will likely have learned two things: one, there’s great Ethiopian food, and two, the city is irrevocably fucked. It’s about to get more than usual tomorrow, as the entire Metrorail system—all of it—will shut down the entire day.
Read MoreEastern Louisiana was inundated with flooding this month, which is not particularly unusual. What is unusual and exceptionally terrifying is this propane tank–burning wildly as it floats passed people’s houses.
Read MoreBack in 2009, Audi mystified the world by introducing a four-door version of the two-door version of their midsize four-door family car. This was the Audi A5 Sportback and we never got it in the United States, but it looks like we will.
Read MoreWe’ve already seen a regular variant of the McLaren 570S, a cheap variant called the 540C, and a slightly softer variant called the 570GT. And now it’s heading to the track, with the McLaren 570S Sprint and the McLaren 570S GT4.
Read MoreAnd his buddies snitched on him, too.
Read MoreThe sights. The sounds. An Earth-scorching, tire-shredding symphony. A yellow Ferrari 488 video with fantastic production quality. Please just ignore the fact that this video is also the worst advertisement ever made.
Read MoreGermany has been unified for more than a quarter century now, but there are still relics of the divide. One such holdout is in every new German car sold today.
Read MoreAn analyst following Apple Inc. has weighed in on the tech company’s likely plans to bring an electric and/or autonomous car to market, projecting that it will arrive within the next five years and be priced around $75,000 to rival the Tesla Model S.
Read MoreElio Motors has been trying to get its plucky little “84 mpg” 3-wheeler into production for what seems like forever. Now it has announced to its over-50,000 reservation holders that the car wont start being delivered until sometime “next year,” which we’ve all heard before.
Read MoreIn our slider tool below, you see two almost identical Grand Prix White 1989 Porsche 911 Speedsters. One sold for $209,000, the other for $363,000 at the same auction. The only major difference between these rare 1980s wonders? Jerry Seinfeld.
Read MoreRiders on a ferry in Washington State watched helplessly as huge waves completely engulfed the cars unlucky enough to be near the edge.
Read MoreLamborghini’s first Miura SV, the Spinto Veloce prototype built for the Geneva Motor Show, is a gorgeous one-off. And now you can finally see just like the audience did back in 1971.
Read MoreOne former Volkswagen employee’s lawsuit claims that Volkswagen destroyed documents in a three-day purge, after the Environmental Protection Agency alleged that the company was cheating on emissions tests, according to the Courthouse News Service. The ex-employee alleges that Volkswagen fired him for refusing to take part in the purge.
Read MoreThe company that came up with electric drive axle units for the Porsche 918, the BWM i8 and the Volvo T8s, GKN, is behind a lot of the leading-edge technology finding its way into supercars. And now, their upgraded units will also make it into affordable compacts near you, resulting in cheap hybrids for all.
Read MoreThere’s been a gaping hole in the U.S. car market since 1991, a hole that is sorely felt by many enthusiasts but probably barely noticed by most consumers: there are no French cars for sale. As a lover of the quirky glorie that the French bring to cars, it’s exciting to hear that PSA Peugeot-Citroën is considering a return to America.
Read MoreIf you think the Mazda Miata is literally the perfect car, there’s good news: its perfection might reach new heights next week at the New York Auto Show, as Mazda is expected to debut a hard-top version.
Read MoreDo you own a Honda Accord Sport? If so, you made a wise choice, but you may want to go check your ride because wheel thieves seem to be snatching up Sport wheels at a rapid pace.
Read MoreThe dream car purveyors at Singer Vehicle Design are back with not one but two new bespoke Singer-ified 911s, and one of them is the classiest thing I’ve ever seen with the name “Florida” attached to it.
Read MoreWelcome to Paper Jam, the feature where we highlight the best automotive advertisements from the past! Print might be nearly dead, but our scanners are just getting warmed up.
Read MoreFiat Chrysler attempted take on the imports with the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart sedans. While both cars offered some style and value, neither was a sales success. Now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles wants to outsource the production to some other brand, but which brand should it be?
Read MoreHappy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort.
Read MoreThis summer both the DC Comics cinematic universe and the Marvel universe are going to war. Batman will fight Superman (with others), while team Tony Stark and team Captain America fight over America’s coveted macho superhero leadership. It should be awesome, but just how much collateral damage can we expect?
Read MoreFor the few remaining people who haven’t decided to buy an Amphicar, there’s a few rules to be followed when driving through an area undergoing flooding. Actually, there’s one rule: don’t drive into any puddles that look like lakes. This Saturn driver somehow didn’t seem to understand that idea.
Read MoreOver a dozen “eclipse chasers” hopped onboard Alaska Airlines Flight 870 from Anchorage to Honolulu not to pick up spam musubi for dinner, but rather, to intersect the path of a solar eclipse. Astronomer Joe Rao captured the action from seat 32F, and I’ve never heard a man so excited about anything in my life.
Read MoreToday’s hypercars are so fast, you can only legally take them to their limit on a race track. And when you’re on a race track, you’ll find they’re not the fastest cars there.
Read MoreCindy McCain, the Stepford Wife-lookalike to John McCain, isn’t just a gearhead. She’s been drifting before you knew it existed.
Read MoreWe do not support tailgating, and we do not support brake checking someone when they’re tailgating you. This, right here, is why.
Read MoreA new report from a Texas dealer claims that former Volkswagen USA CEO Michael Horn clashed with VW management over the handling of the Dieselgate scandal in North America and was forced out, despite popularity among dealers.
Read MoreWhile the cutting-edge Regera is entering series production, Koenigsegg is also working on both the Agera’s replacement, a future four-door car and making camless engines a reality. The company is hiring too, so if you feel like being part of all this, now is the time to give them a call.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that the Internet has truly revolutionized, it’s humanity’s collective ability to generate outrage. But even in a world where people routinely issue death threats for vertically-oriented videos, this now-viral Facebook post about a supposed Mazda Miata vandalism is extra perplexing.
Read MoreUnsurprisingly, he doesn’t seem to give a shit.
Read MoreI just got back from the lavish 2017 Chrysler Pacifica first-drive event, and while I’m embargoed from talking in too much detail about the car or how it drives just yet, I can tell you how much it’ll cost: between $28,595 and $42,495.
Read MoreLike a lot of modern performance cars, the bonkers 707 horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcat has a “Valet Mode” that keeps the guy parking your car from turning it into a land missile. The Hellcat even goes a step further with two keys, only one of which can activate its full power. That’s a real bummer for the valets in this video.
Read MoreDo you like cars? Small versions of big things? How about putting drinks on tables made of fragile material? If you answered yes to any of the above, today’s a good day for you, my friend.
Read MoreI still can’t decide if the BMW 1-Series M is objectively attractive, but I’ve always felt emotionally attracted to it. It was the BMW M2 before we had to beg. [BMW]
Read MoreA “source close to Subaru” told Car and Driver that the Fuji Heavy Industries subsidiary is developing an all-wheel drive hybrid sports car. Oh “source close to Subaru,” please don’t play with our hearts. Be right this time.
Read MoreVolkswagen USA CEO Michael Horn, possibly the most visible face of the company in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal in North America, has left the company, the automaker announced today. Horn departed the company “through mutual agreement,” VW said, “effective immediately.”
Read MoreThe latest AC/DC tour has been delayed by doctors fearing over lead singer Brian Johnson’s hearing loss. You’d think it was all those rock’n’roll canons and huge amps doing the damage. Nope. Johnson claims he burst an ear drum in a racecar, not on stage.
Read MoreWe’ve already seen plenty of insanity from Hennessey, but now the Texans have taken their “add more power” recipe and applied it to the sixth-generation Camaro. The result: 751 horsepower and a top speed of 202 MPH.
Read MoreThere is a very small chance your car could kill you, if you don’t take it in for a recall repair. Knowing this – and also knowing that they’re getting shit for customers not getting repairs – automakers are going to huge and strange lengths to get you to pay attention. Including hiring private detectives to track you down.
Read MoreWhat McLaren’s Design Director Frank Stephenson was inspecting at the Geneva Motor Show is the Bugatti Chiron’s LED taillight, a continuous strip of redness all across the rear. Four years ago, the Volkswagen XL1 couldn’t have that. Here’s why.
Read MoreThis is not a new idea. In fact, we’ve been pretty sure they’ll give the new Acura NSX a red badge at some point since the Civic Type R came out last year. That could involving making Honda’s limited edition supercar rear-wheel drive and a bit more hardcore with active aero as well.
Read MoreWe here in America have been playing with the new Tesla Model X’s “Falcon Doors” for months, but the new fully electric crossover just made its debut in a faraway land called Europe at last week’s Geneva Motor Show—where it attacked the CEO of German automaker BMW.
Read MoreHow serious is the U.S. government’s case against Volkswagen over the cheating diesel cars? It possibly turned much more serious today, according to a Wall Street Journal report that indicates the Justice Department will target the automaker with a far-reaching law previously used to go after big bank fraud.
Read MoreNew sanctions recently passed by the U.S. Congress against North Korea in the wake of the dictatorship’s nuclear testing are the strongest ever, vastly diminishing the ability for the nation to do international business and virtually killing its petering automotive industry.
Read MoreLeft-lane cruisers are the worst. They’re the bane of any highway, just sitting in the passing lane at pace with the slowest-moving cattle on the road, generally having no clue they’re got a train of traffic behind them. Cops in Michigan aren’t having it anymore.
Read MoreElectric cars are only as clean as the electric grid they run off of, and in Singapore, that means one owner’s Tesla Model S is getting fined for producing too much CO2. Here’s how they came to this figure for what is ostensibly a zero-emissions vehicle.
Read MoreIf you want to feel old, the Coen brothers’ phenomenal dark comedy/murder mystery Fargo turns 20 today. It’s great for a ton of reasons: the accents, Frances McDormand’s quietly badass police chief character, and TruCoat.
Read MoreThe Governors Highway Safety Association has been keeping track of pedestrian safety statistics since 1975. According to their early data from 2015, it looks like last year will represent the biggest year-to-year spike in pedestrian deaths ever.
Read MoreEuropean, sure. They love buses in Europe. But Ferrari-like? Nah.
Read MoreNot many remember that BMW’s New Class success story started long before those 2002 coupés hit the streets, with equally nimble sports sedans launched in 1962. As BMW celebrates its 100th anniversary with tall kidneys, it’s time to revisit those forgotten gems.
Read MoreThis (tunnel!) video going around of a Ferrari 458 Speciale featuring an aftermarket exhaust and a Marlboro wrap is so Speciale it will melt your face off.
Read MoreRolls Royce, the uber-luxurious automaker who has referred to its products as motorcars since 1904, is finally going to drop its first true concept car ever this year.
Read MoreA little after 3:00 a.m. on March 1st, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers decided a 2001 Toyota Sequoia at the Calexico border crossing warranted closer inspection. Fast forward to an intensive search and hey; there’s a 38-year-old Brazilian citizen in the gas tank.
Read MoreA Chicago-area driver, whom police suspect was drunk (you’ll never guess HOW), crashed into a tree and wedged it into her engine bay. But instead of stopping like a normal human being might have, the trunk driver inexplicably just kept on going.
Read MoreMost living, breathing people who have ever encountered a German will tell you that the German does not joke. Leave it to Mercedes-Benz, then, to prove you all delightfully, weirdly wrong. How does Mercedes wish a happy 100th birthday to BMW? With this bizarre invitation to the Mercedes-Benz Museum, of course.
Read MoreBMW’s M division is one of the most successful and legendary names in in the car world, but it all started out with a Ford.
Read MoreFor many of us lifelong gearheads, our gateway drug to cars, provided to us as children, was the racing exploits of a sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie. The music from that first movie, The Love Bug, still plays in my head when I actually manage to pass someone. But what if that famous music was stolen?
Read MoreThe westbound lanes of Highway 290 were shut down near Houston this morning thanks to a crash as well as a naked, dancing woman on top of a semi truck. Let it be known that this is not the ideal place we’d recommend to get your groove on.
Read MoreRight now, the Tesla Model S comes with either a 70, 85 or 90 kWh battery pack, but it looks like a bigger battery could be on the horizon. One computer wiz claims to have have hacked into Tesla’s firmware and discovered a reference to a juicier battery.
Read MoreAny production that opens with the sentence, “Granny’s got the Lambo today, granny’s got the Lambo” is bound to be a good one. Thankfully, this video lived up to that standard.
Read MoreApparently there was still some confusion over whether or not you were allowed to use electronic cigarettes, or “vape,” on a commercial flight, so the U.S. Department Of Transportation is making it clear as a chemtrail-free sky; the answer is “no.”
Read MoreIf those numbers aren’t making your internal horseshit alarms beep and wail like aroused banshees, it’s probably time to change the 9-volt in there. But that doesn’t mean there’s not something interesting here, so let’s take a quick look at what we know about the Techrules supercar.
Read MoreHappy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort.
Read MoreHow many of you went to a car meet this weekend? Check out some pictures from my local Cars and Coffee, and show me yours! They’re probably way, way better! (Please stop emailing me about how horrible my photos are.)
Read MoreNearly six months after its emissions scandal went public, Volkswagen has yet to issue a solution for its affected U.S. diesels. With the federally ruled deadline to disclose the status of a potential fix fast approaching, it looks like VW’s answer could be “Uh, we’re still working on it.”
Read MoreIn October of 2012, State Highway 130, the “Pickle Parkway”, opened up in Central Texas with a lot of excitement. Not only does it have the highest speed limit in America, it was the state’s first road built via private-public partnership. But less than four years, later it doesn’t seem to be working out; the company running it has filed for bankruptcy.
Read MoreThe Geneva Motor Show came and went this week, and now we have all sorts of new supercar goodies to argue over for a few years. Here’s four quick dumb facts I’d like to share with you on some of our favorite new exotics from this year’s show.
Read MoreWolfgang Duerheimer, head of Volkswagen’s Bugatti marque, admitted that he “can’t get the idea for a four-door limousine out of my head,” in an interview at the Geneva Motor Show. This is great news for all the billionaires out there looking into tow hitches and seating-trailers for their Chirons.
Read MoreIt’s not like seeing random Bugattis in Geneva even before hitting the show is new to me, but a Bugatti EB110 in traffic? Just like that? I mean, we’ve seen some neat contraptions, but this beats everything.
Read MoreThis six-speed manual was developed for the 2017 Porsche 911R, and will also be available as an option on the next GT3. Thank you, Porsche.
Read MoreBentley believes there are people out there who wish to go to London’s Harrods’ department store, only to spend $86 on the scent of the Bentley Bentayga. I’m confused.
Read MoreJay Leno finally got his hands on the 2016 Acura NSX. All of those years of development resulted in a car that wraps the iconic heritage of the classic NSX with the aerodynamics and technology of a modern supercar into one big love knot.
Read MoreGoogle is busy with its quest to take over the world. Or at least photograph it for others to experience from the convenience of their computer. Thanks to that quest to capture every corner of the Earth in first-person, you can now experience the Iditarod dog-sledding endurance race through Google Street View.
Read MoreSomebody put some pretty painstaking effort into arts-and-crafting a New York license plate out of what looks like cardboard and paint. Would have been cute if they stopped there and put it on their kid’s Cozy Coupe, but nope. They went ahead and tried to drive with this. It did not “work” as intended.
Read MoreLast week 35-year-old Dealio Lockhart caused a massive crash on a California highway when he lost control of the Dodge Challenger he was racing against another idiot in a Dodge Charger. The accident left three dead, and charges against Lockhart have been upgraded from vehicular manslaughter to triple murder which could put him in prison for life.
Read MoreIf you piss off Jesus in Sheboygan, WI, watch out—I’m looking at you, fellow masturbators. That’s because it seems Jesus has guys in BMWs pulling people over, and demanding apologies. There’s definitely at least one, and he impersonated a police officer and pulled over a semi last week.
Read MoreAre you going to be in Austin for SXSW? You could spend big bucks on a badge to hear the startup crowd bloviate about #disrupting, or you could come to Jalopnik’s big throwdown instead! The Great Jalopnik Throwdown at SXSW is coming Monday, March 14, from 6-10 p.m.
Read MoreThere’s a new Aston Martin DB! It goes to 11! Hilarious. We’re currently having an office debate over whether or not the new DB11 is pretty compared to the DB9, which is ridiculous because it is—just like the DB6 was still pretty when it followed the iconic DB5.
Read MoreIt’s been a while since we had a Would You Rather, and I’m pretty sure your ichthyologist told me you needed about one of these a month, so let’s do this. This week, we play with the very fabric of spacetime!
Read MoreThe 2017 Porsche 911 R is a retro-styled stripped-down rear-drive manual-shift orgasm-in-motion for hardcore automotive enthusiasts. So you might want to draw the shades before you watch this baby in action.
Read MoreTurn 10 Studios has announced that it will bring the next installment of the Forza driving/racing video game franchise to this June’s E3 expo, and the brand new Lamborghini Centenario, unveiled just this week at the Geneva Motor Show, will be on the cover.
Read MoreDonald Trump, a tremendously classy and successful scrotum given the power of human speech by a high-energy successful warlock, is, of course, running for CEO of America. Last night he edged a little closer to that office. To get to all the places he needs to be a winner in, he needs to travel fast, through the skies. The best way to do that is with this gold-slathered Boeing 757.
Read MoreA police constable in Knowsley, England was responding to a multi-car crash when this speeding Mercedes lost control and plowed into a rescue vehicle. Looks like the police Land Rover saved this officer’s life by inches.
Read MoreFirst, just so we can all comfortably enjoy the rich creamy bonkers that this situation is, I want to be clear that nobody was seriously hurt and the two grand theft taco suspects were caught. Now let’s just let the details wash over us: stolen taco truck, a school bus, gunfire, and a propane tanker.
Read MoreHopeful electric-autonomous automaker Faraday Future has patented its very own electric vehicle power inverter, which is pretty impressive considering the company has had a really hard time lately getting just about anything done.
Read MoreElectric skateboards are the newest form of terrifying personal transportation, and as with anything that moves, somebody wants to set a record. Mischo Eban officially set the Guinness World Record for fastest speed on an electric skateboard, and as a victim of skateboard violence, it looks absolutely nuts.
Read MoreWhatever happened to teal cars? Teal needs to come back. The Cavalier, on the other hand, can stay dead.
Read MoreIt’s Super Tuesday! A day in which America plays pretend politics more than usual and has all of its fears of a horrible next four years realized! It sucks! So to make it better, let’s “vote” on the best new super unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show today (and yesterday) instead!
Read MoreSupercars and their fancy carbon fiber engine covers be damned, we have a clear winner here in the name of Abarth’s 300hp four cylinder rally car.
Read MoreThe 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 which lives under the hood of the new 2017 Aston Martin DB11 sounds like an exotic blend of burbles and symphonies. Just listen for yourself.
Read MoreThousands of citizens lined streets in Prince William County, Virginia Monday night to observe an immense police procession in tribute to 28-year-old police officer Ashley Guindon. She was killed in the line of duty on her first full day as a cop.
Read MoreEarlier today at the Geneva Motor Show, a protestor interrupted a speech being given by Volkswagen board member Jurgen Stuckmann to try and “fix” one of its illegal diesels. The car in question wasn’t actually a diesel, but if you’re from Europe, you may have recognized the guy behind the protest/prank. His name is Simon Brodkin, and it wasn’t his first rodeo.
Read MoreI have a real love-hate thing going on with Bugatti. Vintage Bugattis are some of the most stunning machines of any type I’ve ever seen. Modern Bugattis are impressive, but fundamentally stupid. This Bugatti Lifestyle brand stuff, though, leaves me completely un-conflicted. It’s a glimpse into some ultra-weird rich guy crap I can’t begin to understand.
Read MoreThere seems to be some disagreement among your Jalopnik staff about the new Aston Martin DB11. I rather like it; I find it both elegant and muscular, modern and sexy, and a strong signifier of Aston’s heritage that also carries it into the future.
Read MoreIt’s the first time one of Arash Farboud’s cars made it to the Geneva Motor Show, and he put two cars on display with a combined output of 2,630 horsepower and manual transmissions.
Read MoreA few days ago, in a religious festival in Palakkad, in the state of Kerala, India, one elephant had enough. The elephant was part of the four-day regional Thalappoli Festival at the Bhagavathi Temple, one of the oldest temples in India when he decided he was done with everything. While up to 27 vehicles were damaged or destroyed, thankfully nobody was injured.
Read MoreThe already sold out Pagani Huayra BC is the lightest supercar you can’t buy today, and it’s just as beautiful in every detail as anything Horacio Pagani is willing to sign off on. This might not be safe for work.
Read MoreNot content to let custom body shops on the wrong side of town to get all the good business, Bentley is making its own limo.
Read MoreIt’s not every day that Lamborghini founder Ferruccio Lamborghini turns 100. (Yes, he’s dead, and still dead, I think.) So Lamborghini had to do something special in celebration, and “special” for them means “more insane than usual.” The Lamborghini Centenario does not disappoint.
Read MoreVictor Muller’s company pulled off a miracle once again. Their previous concept is back as the C8 Preliator, a 525 horsepower supercar with afterburner lights, golden roofs and exposed manuals. I’ll pop a champagne.
Read MoreProtests of corporations over environmental issues can be preachy and a bit sad, but every so often they are perfect and genius in every way. This is one of them. As Volkswagen continues to struggle with fixing its cheating diesel cars, a protester—believed to be a comedian who’s done stuff like this before—got the better of one executive at the Geneva Motor Show.
Read MoreFinally, we get to see Ken Block hoon his spectacularly reflective flame-spitting Ford Fiesta through Dubai. Gymkhana 8 makes plowing through sand an art form, puts a Raptor on two wheels, and shows us the single best use of Dubai’s insane collection of police supercars I’ve ever seen. Oh, and there’s a plane.
Read MoreThey used to say that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but I guess they don’t so much any more. That’s a plus for the seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe SC300 since he’s no longer limited to just his neighbors. Let’s see if they, or anyone else, should care.
Read MoreSeeing today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Saab might make you think you’ve arrived at Valhalla, that is if its price doesn’t have you saying “vad i helvete?”
Read MorePeople used to go to Reno NV to get divorced, but now you can go there to get hitched to today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Subaru. That is, if you don’t mind the mileage she carries.
Read MoreWhen it comes to 924s “S” is where it’s at, and today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Porsche is just so alphabetically imbued. It’ll be up to you to say if its price brings the right numbers too.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe BMW is pure German sex which is… well, okay I guess. I mean the Deutschlanders are pretty freaky, right? Let’s see if this titilating Teutonic two-door also sexes it up when it comes to the price.
Read MoreWe all know it’s a ball to drive a slow car fast, and they don’t come much baller than today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Corolla with its diesel four and auto transmission. Maybe that factor, and its price, will have you rushing to vote it a winner.
Read MoreIt was Burger King that used to say you could have it your way, when in fact it’s today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Merc that really fits that bill. That is, as long as it doesn’t come with too big a bill of sale. UPDATE: There’s reason to believe this one may be a scam.
Read MoreHave you been suffering the Mercury blues ever since that brand’s demise? Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe XR2 might be the cure for what ails you, but first we’ll have to see if its price has you wanting to go shopping on the aisle of Capri.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Baja Bug looks like it was ripped straight out of a high school parking lot circa 1980. Let’s find out if its price makes it ready for fast times.
Read MoreWe’re back in Canada for today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Supra which packs a little something from the General under its hood. We’ll have to see if that, and its price make this Supra just super.
Read MoreWhat more car do you need than today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Prelude? It has pop-up headlights, legendary Honda build quality from back when it was legendary, and a luggage rack on the back, which seemingly Preludes could pull off. The only question of course, is its price.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe PT Cruiser rocks flames, a supercharger, and THREE sets of wheels among other modifications. Let’s see if all that and its price add up to a retro revelation.
Read MoreThe cool thing about cars from Canada for the rest of us—like today’s Nice Price or Crack Pice Talon—is that both the odometer and the price end up being lower than you initially expected. Let’s see if, in this Canadian Eagle’s case, the latter is low enough.
Read MoreVW will probably never ‘come clean’ in its resolution of Dieselgate, but as today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Jetta proves, there’s still plenty of cool Vee Dub oil burners out there, if that’s your bag. Maybe this one’s price will also make you want to bag it up and take it home.
Read MoreKansas is often derisively referred to as one of the ‘fly-over states.’ Considering today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Alfa 164 lives there, and it’s a Quaddrifoglio, you might consider flying there instead. That is, if its price doesn’t have you flying off the handle.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Dodge Dakota sports an eight-litre V10 from a Viper under its hood, and a six-speed Tremec to boot. That makes this a pickup with pick up, and a hauler that can haul ass, but will its price inevitably haul it down?
Read MoreWhile Saab was supposedly born of jets, the company died due to rocketing debts. In between they built today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Viggen. Let’s see how well it’s held up.
Read MoreBuilt by a disabled veteran as therapy, and fashioned after a Keystone Cops paddy wagon, today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Ford is a woody in every sense of the word. It also comes with its own trailer, but will its price have you saying knot on your life?
Read MoreThe seller of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe AMG says that the car’s got a few problems and that’s why he’s asking so little for it. We’ll just have to see if those problems outweigh the price.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Sunbird looks a lot like a Ferrari but is priced like a… well, that’s what we’re here to find out.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe RAV4 is quite literally the Corolla of small crossovers, which might be both a good and a bad thing. Let’s see if its price makes this crossover, cross-over to one side or the other.
Read MoreToday’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Ferrari is beige. Gloriously, incomprehensibly beige. That will no doubt make it special to someone, but will there be any whitewashing of its price?
Read MoreOne of the most anticipated cars of this year’s Geneva Motor Show was the 2017 Porsche 911R, a 500 horsepower GT3 RS without the annoying automatic gearbox. A car that was sold out before you’d know about it. Meanwhile, Chevrolet secretly made something very similar that normal people can have too, with or without stripes.
Read MoreThe modern Porsche 911 still retains the basic layout of its ancestors, a direct line you could trace back to the 1930s if you really wanted. But it’s gotten wildly complex and sophisticated, for better and for worse. Porsche is stripping away some of that and the result is the very appealing, lean, raw 2017 Porsche 911 R.
Read MoreEleven-time world track cycling champion and holder of seven Olympic medals Sir Chris Hoy will drive a Nissan-powered Ligier JS P2 at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, because why not?
Read MoreThree major crashes happened on the second day of the 74th Goodwood Members’ Meeting, and while everybody will live to tell their tales, that was down to luck as well as Goodwood’s crew doing their jobs flawlessly. And that’s why it doesn’t need to change.
Read MoreLast year, after a Nissan GT-R killed a spectator at the Nürburgring during an endurance race, track organizers responded by setting speed limits for portions of the famed track. But now, the world is right again, as after several key track safety improvements, those limits have been lifted.
Read MoreFormula One driver Fernando Alonso will miss this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix for medical reasons, as doctors say he hasn’t recovered enough yet from a terrifying rollover crash at the Australian Grand Prix.
Read MoreRoborace, the autonomous racing series that will run alongside Formula E, hired Tron: Legacy lightcycle designer Daniel Simon to create its four-wheeled racers for competition. The Verge reports that these wild dog-bone-shaped creations are packed full of sensors to keep them from Maldonado-ing into each other.
Read MoreForty-five-year-old NASCAR racer Derek White is said to be among some 60 people arrested in what’s being called “the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history.” Bloomberg and others are reporting that the operation is linked to biker gangs and international organized crime.
Read MoreIf you needed a perfect illustration as to why the Grand Prix Drivers Association called Formula One out for its poor decision-making processes, here it is. The FIA put a tweaked version of the borked qualifying system up to a vote—not the system that the teams voted for—and thus, couldn’t get the agreement they needed from F1's stakeholders.
Read MoreFormula 1 is now attempting to break through a technological wall, seeking to get more than 1200 holes into a brake disc. This is a perfect encapsulation of everything wonderful and pointless about the sport.
Read MoreThe FIA is investigating Fernando Alonso’s horrific Formula One crash at the Australian Grand Prix after discovering that Alonso’s carbon fiber seat broke in the incident, reports GrandPrix247. The seat broke at shoulder height after sustaining forces over 46G.
Read MoreA 35.5 percent stake in Formula One held by CVC Capitol Partners could could have a new owner soon, according to a report by The Sun. Bernie Ecclestone runs the sport for CVC, so could this also be a sign that the 85-year-old may retire soon?
Read MoreVolvo will not only compete in the World Touring Car Championship starting this weekend in France, but will also provide the series with what they consider to be “the safest-ever safety car”, a V60 Polestar with a roll cage.
Read More“I don’t think we have to have an Italian Grand Prix,” misguided elf-king of Formula One and infinitely wrong man Bernie Ecclestone told The Daily Mail. Tifosi, it’s time to get out those pitch forks and torches. Monza—historic wonderland and Ferrari’s home race Monza—could be replaced by Las Vegas.
Read MoreIt’s always a Ferrari, always in some rich guy’s “amateur” race series, pulling some hilariously dumb move and then smashing into the wall. But since it never gets old, let’s watch the latest example. This time the carbon fiber practically explodes.
Read MoreI remember him sitting up on the deck of the supply truck, smoking and watching the rest of the X-Raid crew work on the two Dakar-winning Minis assembled out here in the dunes outside Dubai.
Read MoreMuch of the research involving concussions, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and their long-term implications has focused on football and hockey players. But there’s another group of helmeted athletes out there that we need to study, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to help them out.
Read MoreIf you ever wonder whether you still care about your “ran when parked” race car that you haven’t had time to look at in months, go race someone else’s car of the same model. The single best thing I’ve ever done for my Porsche 944 was to go race someone else’s Porsche 944.
Read MoreSebring International Raceway’s Chateau Élan Hotel and Conference Center features sweeping views of the circuit itself, a lively bar right next to the action, and a parking lot to bust in to A-Team-style when you lose your brakes at the hairpin. We’re glad this Camaro driver knew where the track access road went.
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 MoreTwo turbos on the V10 now dialed to produce about 1,800 horsepower at the wheels, a sequential gearbox and Dodson’s 10 plate clutch. Add drag tires, and what you get is a Huracan running the 1/4 miles in the sevens.
Read MoreTwo of NASCAR’s biggest stars—Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch—received penalties today from NASCAR’s weekend at Auto Club Speedway. Patrick’s penalty is a clear message that NASCAR wants no one to ever walk towards the track itself, and Busch’s may involve something else he said. (Big “may.”)
Read MorePrius, Schmius. There’s one Toyota hybrid that’s relevant to our interests, and it’s the brand new Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid Le Mans prototype. This is the third car Toyota has built for the World Endurance Championship’s top LMP1 class, and the car that carries the hopes for another season championship.
Read MorePlease excuse me while I devolve into an assortment of adoring grunts and drool-splattered mumbles. Porsche just debuted their 2016 919 Le Mans prototype, and I still love this car.
Read MoreAudi’s latest World Endurance Championship warrior looks like the Batmobile on acid, packing over 1,000 hp into an ultra-light body with Audi’s most powerful hybrid system yet. The R18 name has been around for quite some time, but this year’s model has been completely redesigned. It’s still a nutty diesel, and that’s great.
Read MoreAcura will race the new NSX here in America as a GT3 car. That means no AWD, and that means no fancy hybrid tech.
Read MoreContrary to earlier reports, an ESPN spokesperson we spoke with this afternoon said that state funding had nothing to do with their decision to move the X Games out of Austin. Rather, they’d like to move the Summer X Games back to late July or early August when the weather in Austin is simply too hot to handle.
Read MoreHonda is entering the Global Rallycross Championship! That means they’re going to race this badass Civic that will do massive jumps and have a gazillion horsepower (technically 600) and basically be the best Civic in existence at this moment.
Read MoreAll right, Detroit: our loss in Texas is your gain, so here’s your chance a year early. The Austin American-Statesman reports that uncertainty surrounding Texas’ funding for events convinced ESPN not to return to Austin’s Circuit of the Americas in 2017 for the fourth and final year of its X Games contract. [Update: Austin is for-sure losing the X Games in 2017, but an ESPN spokesman informed us that this was not the reason they chose to cut Austin’s run short—Austin’s brutally hot summers are.
Read MoreLyle Barnett is an experienced drag racer, but nothing prepares you for the moment your engine turns into a pressurized flamethrower aimed directly at your face. He was lucky to survive, but his scars and his words serve as an important warning to everybody who drives hard.
Read MoreBehold, one of the funniest reactions to a rally crash ever.
Read MoreThankfully, driver Piotr Fetela and co-driver Dominik Jozwiak escaped this wreck at the famous cattle grid jump at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood this weekend without any serious injuries.
Read MoreIn honor of the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship’s return to the track after over a month off, now is as good of a time as ever for some Rolex 24 Hours appreciation. The series met a downpour at Sebring International Raceway this weekend, but let’s reminisce in the times of better weather and longer racing.
Read MoreDanica Patrick’s had to retire from today’s Auto Club 400 after Kasey Kahne spun her into the wall. Needless to say, she mad.
Read MoreIn an expensive sport like racing, being able to pull in well-monied sponsors to help put on the show is a necessity. But that doesn’t always lead to great names for the events, and NASCAR races—along with other competitions—have been subject to some unfortunate and unintentionally hilarious titles in recent years.
Read MoreThat’s right: America’s brand-new Formula One team just scored points in their first race. Romain Grosjean drove his Haas to a sixth place finish today in one of the most pleasant surprises of the race.
Read MoreQualifying! This weekend’s qualifying sessions for the Australian Grand Prix were awkward, to say the least. Fortunately, NBC Sports reports that it’s the last time we’ll ever have to see that format. Team stakeholders unanimously voted before the race today to revert back to the 2015 format.
Read MoreTwo words could sum up the final moments of the 12 Hours of Sebring, but we’ll pick a name instead: Pipo. Derani. All eyes were on Extreme Speed Motorsports’ young star driver as he charged through to the lead and gave ESM a combined 36 Hours of Florida win for 2016—all with only 12 minutes left in the race.
Read MoreOne solitary, forlorn wheel was left on its own on a big, scary racetrack during the 12 Hours of Sebring. The heartless jamokes at Alex Job Racing didn’t secure the wheel properly onto the No. 22 Porsche. Left to its own devices, the wheel lashed out against the sick, sad world which had rejected it, interrupting the racing action.
Read MoreThe No. 3 Corvette of Jan Magnussen and No. 911 Porsche 911 of Kévin Estre were battling for the GTLM class lead at Sebring when they took each other out in the eighth hour of the race. The 911 went nose-forward into the tire wall just past the pit straight, but Magnussen was able to fire the ‘Vette back up and limp it away.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, a swarm of bees managed to cause a fuss during NASCAR weekend in Fontana, California. If anything, bee infestations at race tracks give the whole “need for speed” thing a much different meaning.
Read MoreFor the first time since 1998, we’ve got rain during the 12 Hours of Sebring. If you weren’t on wet tires or just pushed it a little too hard on the soaked surface, you were hosed. Most impressive, though, was this insane Lamborghini spin-out that came this close to runing a Corvette’s day. Code Brown: high alert.
Read MoreMaybe it’s because all of the tracks near me are set in the middle of a cow pasture, but in-car videos of street courses always just feel surreal, like some special Mario Kart level. Here’s an in-car video from practice for last weekend’s IndyCar race in St. Petersburg that shows just how tight that circuit is.
Read MoreThere was a lot of action at the start of the new Formula One qualifying system, but it felt as if drivers gave up at the end, and far too much “action” involved cars getting in and out of garages. Simply put in the words of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to Sky Sports: “The new qualifying format is rubbish.”
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 MoreSo, there’s an “unsafe release” from a pit stall, and then there’s just plain letting your driver whack into another car. Someone in the Manor pits wasn’t paying enough attention when Manor driver Rio Haryanto was released smack-dab into Haas driver Romain Grosjean’s car during Free Practice 3.
Read MoreMercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton almost got in trouble in New Zealand for a brief Snapchat video he posted while riding a Harley-Davidson. While the video clearly shows Lewis using a phone while on a bike, police say that is insufficient evidence to take further action.
Read MoreFormula One race director Charlie Whiting sent a note to teams before the Australian Grand Prix informing them that the restrictions on communications with drivers would be tighter than previously announced, per Motorsport.com. I think we know at least one driver who may appreciate the silence.
Read MoreYou’ve heard me prattle on about why the King Of The Hammers just might be the all-time best off-road racing experience for spectators. Well if you missed it this year, I’m happy to report that the race has officially been scheduled for next year already.
Read MoreFerrari Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel likes to name his cars, and this year’s Ferrari is named Margherita, writes Motorsport.com. We don’t care that he was thinking of beautiful Italian women instead of pizza: this makes us pretty hungry anyway.
Read MoreIn order to avoid pinching on St. Patrick’s Day, you’re supposed to wear green at school, the office, or the horribly overcrowded faux-Irish pub you find yourself in. But at the race track, it’s historically been best to take the pinch—the color green has long been a sign of bad luck in racing, for an old and strange reason.
Read MoreFormula One’s grid in recent years has been 50 shades of mind-numbing grey, which Renault Sport F1 Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul described to Motorsport.com as embarrassingly ugly. So, Renault wants to fix that, starting with a new bright yellow car and hopefully following up with a series of art cars.
Read MoreThe Oversight Committee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held the first hearing yesterday on the bill that could prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from forcing many race cars to adhere to the same emissions standards as road cars. One entity was curiously not invited there to defend themselves: the EPA. [Update: Rep. Beyer of the committee noted later in the meeting that the EPA was invited, but the agency said that they would take three weeks to be ready. See n
Read MoreRed Bull Racing has come up with their own “halo” solution for protecting Formula One drivers’ heads, and according to Motorsport.com, it’s gaining some support. Besides not looking like a giant flip-flop, Red Bull’s proposed solution has one support on each side of the driver’s head and a big, curved windshield.
Read MoreProfessional ass-kicker and UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra may be able to beat the piss out of another human being, but when it comes to off-road driving it looks like he can’t keep his own fluids in his body.
Read MoreFour four four four four: I’m starting to get the idea that Ford likes the number four. Four-d is taking four cars to Le Mans, and as such, has added four drivers to their already insane lineup: IndyCar’s Scott Dixon and Sébastien Bourdais, 2014 Le Mans winner Harry Tincknell, and Mustang racer Billy Johnson.
Read MorePhoenix International Raceway featured one of the most breathtaking and fun endings ever to a NASCAR Sprint Cup race today. Not only did it end in a photo finish, but Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were trading paint all the way up to the finish line. It’s everything awesome about NASCAR in a nutshell.
Read MoreThe Verizon IndyCar Series season is off to an interesting start, and it just got weirder when the season opener began. As the result of a strange wreck on the St. Petersburg streets, nearly half of the field wound up in a gridlock resembling rush-hour traffic—complete with the hand signals that go along with it.
Read MoreThe #51 McLaren P1 GTR has Chief Test Driver Chris Goodwin’s name on its window and Bruno Senna in its driver’s seat when it’s training time for the P1 GTR owners. What it doesn’t have is a special button for Laguna Seca’s Corkscrew.
Read MoreIf anywhere could snap a driver into full Jean Girard Mode, it would have to be one of IndyCar’s tight street courses. Good news! IndyCar’s season opener is on the chaotic street course at St. Petersburg, and Sébastien Bourdais already got into it with Mikhail Aleshin after a practice session. Yes, a practice session.
Read MoreBattling nausea and inner-ear problems, pole sitter Will Power will miss the Verizon IndyCar Series season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday. Oriol Servia will take his place in the car.
Read MoreNASCAR Sprint Cup racer Jimmie Johnson will be forced to race in the Good Sam 500 with a back-up car this weekend after eating the wall during the third and last round of qualifying. Johnson was shaken up by the hard hit, but fortunately, he was able to walk away with no injuries.
Read MoreEver since the Audi TT got a dual-clutch transmission back in 2003, these are-they-manuals-or-nah gearboxes have become the hot new thing in the high-performance car world. But Audi first tried out a double-clutch more than 30 years ago, in the fearsome Sport Quattro S1 rally car.
Read MoreThe Mint 400, also known as “The Great American Off-Road Race,” also known as that batshit sandstorm Hunter S. Thompson smoked his way through in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas kicks off at 6:00 a.m. PST on March 12, 2016. Here are the best spots to look for action online!
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 2016 Mint 400 off-road race goes down outside Las Vegas on Saturday, March 12th. As is glorious tradition, all of the competing vehicles stampeded down the strip this week and as ever, it was one hell of a sight to behold.
Read MoreWhere in the world is Force India team principal and Kingfisher Airlines head Vijay Mallya? According to The Guardian, he is believed to be in London, or at least somewhere that isn’t India. Wherever he is, he insists that he isn’t fleeing pressure to pay the $1.34 billion owed by the defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Read MoreEveryone knows the Tesla Model S can hold its own on a drag strip with its uncanny ability to humble unprepared drivers who face off against it with a blast of instant electric torque. Now with the Electric GT World Series, we’ll finally get to see how the car runs wheel-to-wheel on a road course.
Read MoreAmerican Formula One Alexander Rossi is back with Manor Racing for this year after all—as a reserve driver. While he lost out on the full-time drive to F1 rookies Rio Haryanto and Pascal Wehrlein, he’s still happy to split duties between IndyCar and the Manor F1 reserve role.
Read MoreBack when America’s one and only Formula One team Haas announced its drivers for its inaugural year, many fans were disappointed they didn’t give at least one seat to an American driver. They’re making good on that now, sort of, with the addition of American development driver Santino Ferrucci.
Read MoreNASCAR CEO Brian France’s endorsement of Donald Trump for president doesn’t say anything good about NASCAR’s future—or its present. After we published our piece on the subject, France did an interview with the AP where he basically admitted he has no idea what he’s doing.
Read MoreThe only reason your boring girlfriend cares about car racing is going home to “McDreamy’s” family, as CarScoops reports. Goodbye, Patrick Dempsey.
Read MoreIt’s not the state of Texas who’s coming to save the United States Grand Prix. It’s the teen girl squad. Knowing that last year’s Formula One race was a rain-soaked, money-losing catastrophe, Circuit of the Americas announced today they’re bringing out the big guns: a huge Taylor Swift concert.
Read MoreNASCAR CEO and majority owner Brian France endorsed presidential candidate and half-empty bag of rancid tapioca Donald Trump the other week. But what might seem like good synergy for both France and Trump is an incredibly bad omen for the future of NASCAR.
Read MoreAustin’s Circuit of the Americas will announce tomorrow that the 2016 Formula One United States Grand Prix will go on as planned, reports the Associated Press. This report follows months of speculation as to whether financial issues with the race could force it off the F1 calendar for 2016. UPDATE: It’s officially happening.
Read MoreThose of you who never intended your race car to adhere to street-car emissions regulations have a new cause to rally behind. The Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as the aftermarket barons SEMA, say a U.S. House of Representatives bill has been proposed to keep conversions of road cars into race cars legal without running afoul of the Clean Air Act.
Read MoreIt doesn’t make a lot of sense that the very pinnacle of driving would be a box-on-wheels old Volvo on a patch of dirt and ice in rural New Hampshire. But I don’t need life to make sense.
Read MoreIf there’s one guy who’s got all the stories from the last three decades of Formula One, it’s Martin Brundle. He also made Ayrton Senna work very hard for his F3 championship and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jaguar.
Read MoreAfter some issues with standing starts last year, Pirelli World Challenge moved to all rolling starts for its flagship GT/GTA/GT Cup run group. Unfortunately, even rolling starts go wrong sometimes, as Porsche factory driver Patrick Long found out during Race 2 of the series’ weekend at Circuit of the Americas.
Read MoreBetween safety and style, it’s pretty obvious which takes a higher slot on the importance list—unless, of course, you’re three-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. In that case, forget the safety aspect of it all. It’s better that your 200-plus mph racing vehicle looks good, while going 200-plus mph.
Read MoreThe Precision Motorsports Group’s No. 18 Mini Cooper appears to have been through Hell and back when compared to some of the big-budget teams running in Pirelli World Challenge this weekend, and that’s why I love it. Behold, ingenious motorsports fixin’ at work.
Read MoreWe’ve covered the numerous benefits of the Mercedes Formula One team’s revolutionary split turbo before, but how did the team come up with the idea? Let Mercedes turbocharging team leader Pierre Godof explain why they split the turbo’s components up, and the unlikely sources the team looked to for advice.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
Read MoreIf there’s one place to see really odd race cars you’ve never seen before in the United States, it’s Pirelli World Challenge. This weekend’s massive 103-car field at Circuit of the Americas features everything from Honda Accord Coupes and Nissan GT-Rs to KTM X-Bows that resemble a space-pod more so than a car.
Read MoreDespite teams’, drivers’, and technical concerns about Formula One adopting a more complicated elimination-based qualifying system, the World Motor Sport Council approved the full original plan adopt the new system at the first race of the season.
Read MoreYou could spend a lot of time and money transplanting Miata parts into some scaffolding to build an Exocet, or you could simply use what’s already there. One Real Dude of Genius did the latter, and the results are for sale on Craigslist.
Read MoreEvery year, the nation’s best autocrossers descend upon the Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championships. Racers bring everything from stock-class grocery getters to supercars to highly modified cars built for one purpose: to dodge cones very fast. This supercut of Solo Nats action is downright amazing.
Read MoreFormula One drivers have been asking for better head protection for some time now. There’s progress on that front, because Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen just tested out Ferrari’s noggin-protection concept, and so far it seems feasible. But what’s it like to race with the giant post in front of your face?
Read MoreItalian design house and Coke machine ruiners Pininfarina want to make track day laps as guilt-free as a cookie made of air. The one-off Pininfarina H2 Speed concept uses hydrogen power to produce around 500 horsepower with zero emissions besides the environmentally friendly by-products of air and water.
Read MoreLongtime Porsche shop Kremer Racing is perhaps best known for the Kremer K3—a modified version of the Porsche 935 race car. Now they’re bringing the iconic big flares and flat-nose look of the K3 to a modern 997-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, and not even snow will keep them from testing it.
Read MoreWe might see some changes to Formula One’s qualifying system for the first race of the 2016 season after all. F1 apparently can’t make up its own damn mind.
Read MoreAt the end of Ken Block’s most recent tire-destroying drift madness video (AKA Gymkhana 8), we caught our first glimpse of what Ford was calling the Ford Focus RS RX. We didn’t know much about it, but now we know just how wild it is. 600 horsepower, over 650 lb-ft of torque, and zero to 60 mph in less than two seconds.
Read MoreCircuit of the Americas was given an unpleasant surprise last year when state of Texas cut its contribution to the United States Grand Prix’s sanctioning fees by $5.5 million. Fortunately for COTA, the Austin American-Statesman reports that a recalculation in the value of the venue itself may save the track millions of dollars in taxes.
Read MoreKiwi Hayden Paddon is a rising star in the top level of real-cars-on-real-roads motorsport, the World Rally Championship. And he has some surprisingly good advice on what to look for when you buy your first car.
Read MoreHere we are. After years of hype and rumors, Tesla has revealed the entry-level Tesla Model 3: the sleek, high-performance electric sedan for the masses. Or so Elon Musk hopes.
Read MoreThere’s a new Mini Cooper S, and so it goes there must be a new Cooper S Convertible. That’s great and all... if you want to compromise the Cooper’s looks and capability to enhance your “lifestyle” and make those dumb Instagram montages of how great your life is. Because you don’t care what other people think of you.
Read MoreMazda just lifted the sheet on the all-new Miata RF “Retractable Fastback” convertible to open the New York International Auto Show. It’s cool, but it’s not the Miata Coupe we were all praying, begging, and hoping for.
Read MoreMorgan sold 1,600+ V-twin-powered 3 Wheelers so far, and from now on, you can also buy one with a full electric drivetrain and a range of 150 miles. But there’s much more to to the new car than that, including the steering wheel of a 1940s Ford pickup truck.
Read MoreOver the past few years, we’ve heard rumors and finally confirmations that future Aston Martins would have AMG engines in them. And today they unveiled the new Aston Martin DB11 and it... doesn’t.
Read MoreFiat turned the regular 2017 Fiat 124 Spider into an Abarth 124 Spider with 170 horsepower, a mechanical LSD, Brembo brakes, Bilstein dampers and a loud exhaust, and while they were at it, the performance brand also rolled out a rally version for Geneva. Oh hell yeah.
Read MoreI’m deeply thankful for all these new naturally-aspirated track day cars, like the Camaro Z/28, Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Mustang GT350R. They buck this trend of sticking a turbo or a blower on every damn thing to stay all motor, baby. Now the Chevrolet Corvette joins that party too by bringing back a legendary name: Grand Sport.
Read MoreMcLaren will launch sixteen new models in the next six years, and while the 3.8 twin-turbo V8 remains in the lineup, Woking will invest £1 billion is research and development to end up with a smaller engine option, lots of hybrids and a fully electric supercar by 2022.
Read MoreIf you’re a hipster fiending for a “rugged” lifted hatchback, you might want to look into the Mazda CX-3, Jeep Renegade, Honda HR-V, Mini Countryman and the rest of the subcompact crossovers on this list.
Read MoreThe emergence of new automotive technologies and practices like ride-sharing, on-demand services, and the introduction of autonomous capabilities seems like it would have a diminishing effect on future automotive sales—but studies suggest we may actually see the opposite.
Read MoreSelf-driving cars seem to be just about all the auto industry can discuss lately, but at least one robotics expert thinks it’s time to slow that roll a little bit. While a Duke University researcher and is all for autonomous technology, she said it’s far from ready for widespread deployment.
Read MoreWhen Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac presented its first prototype, it had eight employees. Today, Rimac is a team of 150, with clients like world-beating hypercar company Koenigsegg, and products like the Concept One, a 1,088 horsepower electric supercar retailing for $1 million. Yet their confidential projects are even more fascinating, even if we can’t really talk about them.
Read MoreMIT’s researches have been fiddling with virtual models programmed to eliminate traffic lights at intersections with the introduction of fully-autonomous cars, and for the first time I can easily picture how terrifying flying through an intersection with no control just might be.
Read MoreOne of the reasons I think there’s so much automatic hate among many car enthusiasts is that for so very long, automatics were abysmal, fun-killing three- and four-speed units. Now they’re fast-shifting, with fancy paddles, and offer lots of gears. But where does the insanity end?
Read MoreGeneral Motors revealed plans to have human chaperones in the first generation of its self-driving vehicles through its partnership with ride-sharing service Lyft, which should only make your trip even more uncomfortable than a current Lyft fare as you and your ambivalent chaperone struggle with the moral complexities of letting a computer determine your fate.
Read MoreIf you’re in Austin tonight, there’s only one place you should be, and that’s The Great Jalopnik Throwdown at SXSW. We’re going to talk autonomous cars, we’re going to talk the future of driving, we’re going to hang out, and we’re going to listen to killer music. What’s better than that?
Read MoreAs far as autonomous driving goes, it’s still a bit of a freaky concept for most of us—whether we can trust the cars to detect objects, stay in their lanes and, oh, not kill us. In a test of the autopilot sensors on the Tesla Model S that included things from stuffed animals to kids, a YouTube user found some odd results.
Read MoreYou’ll notice that headline sounds like a command. That’s because it is, in a way. If you’re at SXSW and want to help figure out humanity’s place in the coming uprising of autonomous cars, you really do need to come by the Great Jalopnik Throwdown March 14 at 6 pm, at the Hype Hotel.
Read MoreGM just picked Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in retrofitting cars with autonomous driving tech. The move represents yet another step for GM to get their autonomous vehicle program running at full tilt.
Read MoreHow would I describe The Great Jalopnik Throwdown At SXSW? It’s like a TED Talk, involving cars, but everyone took acid beforehand. And with a DJ and some really great music. You have to come, and you have to RSVP right away.
Read MoreDo you want a powerful Rosso Corsa electric Ferrari driving you to your job on Wall Street while you read a book, listen to Chopin and laugh at middle-class peasants out your window? Too bad, because Motor Authority spoke with Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne about autonomous Ferraris, and he told inevitability to take a hike.
Read MoreThe first autonomous car designed and built in India is a big deal. So is the fact that the project was done by a small team, led by Dr. Roshy John of Tata Consultancy services, and that the autonomous car is a Tata Nano. But I think the hidden big news is that this is the first autonomous driving system that can drive stick.
Read MoreRimac Automobili, an upstart Croatian supercar and battery engineering firm, just took the wraps off of two 1000-plus horsepower all-wheel drive electric vehicles. They’re absolutely gorgeous, and they each come with four motors and four gearboxes—one at each corner.
Read MoreThe Koenigsegg Regera is an automotive research laboratory with a wing, a 1,500 horsepower hybrid capable of hitting 185 mph in about 11 seconds. While the Bugatti Chiron was an evolution of the Veyron, the Regera is on a completely different level—and it just stole the Chiron’s thunder entirely.
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.
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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.
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Read MoreNo, the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime doesn’t turn into a gigantic, fuel-efficient leader of the Autobots, like I was kind of hoping from the name. But it is Toyota’s most advanced hybrid ever: a plug-in with 22 miles of electric range. The question is, will people buy it?
Read MoreTakuya Sosogi delivers vegetables all over Japan. It’s a pretty standard trucker gig, except he does it with style. Or whatever you want to call the practice of turning your big rig into a discoball. It’s actually called “dekotora,” and here’s a quick close look at what it’s all about.
Read MoreI have finally figured out how the Volkswagen Group is going to pay the exorbitant costs of Dieselgate: it’s the Bentley Bentayga. It has 600 horsepower from a W12 engine, a $229,000 starting price, an interior so opulent it makes a Gulfstream jet look like a crack den, options that are cheerfully, unapologetically insane—and it’s poised to sell so well it might as well print money.
Read MoreThis drag racer’s day certainly took a turn when the differential at the back of the guy’s Nissan truck exploded. Yes, exploded.
Read MoreLast year U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Charles Overby set out to legally import his 1985 Land Rover Defender from his station in Germany to the U.S. Now the truck’s trapped at an impound lot, and could potentially set a whole new precedent for automotive importing because of one arbitrary discrepancy.
Read MoreI don’t know much about Texas apart from the fact that it’s 7.5 times the size of Hungary and people there like red meat just as much as we do. Still, this 8 MPG 2005 Dodge Ram SRT-10 Quad Cab running on 24-inch wheels sounds about the most Texan thing ever.
Read MoreThe Volvo XC90 Excellence, the sort of vehicle which exists to convey you not just in luxury and style but taste, looks like the sort of thing Old Money people would get if they ever spent their Old Money on anything but private islands. It won’t cost old money prices, however, setting you back just $105,895 for the pleasure.
Read MoreSources say a bigger BMW SUV than we’ve ever seen is due in 2018, with an ultralux version in the works as well.
Read MoreDriving and disassembling the 2016 Jeep Wrangler Willys Wheeler at Easter Jeep Safari really got me high on “heritage” this week. One of the vehicle’s cutest features is the “4 WHEEL DRIVE” badge on the back, which is supposed to remind us of a Willys CJ-3A. Where else have you seen awesome 4WD badges?
Read MoreThe press days at this year’s New York Auto Show are over, and overall it was a mediocre show. Pretty much the only thing anybody is still talking about is whether they love or hate the new Mazda Miata RF and how ridiculous the the pterodactyl doors on Lincoln’s 2018 Navigator concept were. Here’s some quick dumb facts about the latter.
Read MoreThe driver of this Audi Q5 miraculously escaped injury after the little SUV took a shortcut from the fourth floor of a parking garage directly to the Earth.
Read MoreIt’s a tank! It’s a train! It looks a little like both, but the Omsktransmash ??? is actually a 60-ton fire fighting vehicle. You know, for when something like a warehouse full of explosives goes up in flames. No, really, that’s this machine’s primary mission designation.
Read MoreLast week somebody leaked some beautiful photos of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, the off-roadier version of Jeep’s luxury SUV. Now that the company’s released the official brochure we can see what this rig’s got besides pretty red tow hooks.
Read MoreIf a 4 Wheel Parts catalog spilled all over a Chevy Colorado it’d be this Thai Colorado Xtreme concept. It’s a caricature on wheels and it’s perfect. Now this is a Z71 worthy of an “Off-Road” sticker.
Read More2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle: This is it, the ultimate mass-appealmobile for the American market right now. Another sheep to be herded through traffic or the company’s best shot at a ride back to relevance? Maybe both.
Read MoreYou’ve met the big Nissan Titan XD, now meet its smaller crew cab brother. This is the 2017 Nissan Titan Crew Cab. It’s got a big gasoline V8 for your truckin’ pleasure!
Read MoreWhat looks like a possible preview for a face-lifted North American Chevy Trailblazer (and Chevy Colorado) is actually possibly the most ironic SUV “design study” ever produced by an original manufacturer.
Read MoreEverybody. Everybody! Calm down. Let’s try and take this seriously. This is Lincoln’s big surprise for the New York Auto Show... this Navigator concept with gull-wing doors large enough to make a pterodactyl jealous. What have they done? Oh my, oh my; what have they done?
Read MoreHey look, BMW make an ugly coupe-looking SUV monstrosity and now Mercedes-Benz has its rival! The alphabet soup GLC-Class Coupe. It’s still not a coupe! The new Miata is also still not a coupe. What gives?
Read MoreThere is something simple that is very distracting and annoying and arguably wrong about this new special edition GMC Terrain “Nightfall” special edition. Can you spot it?
Read MoreNormally when car prototypes are seen running around public streets, they use this goofy, not-at-all-inconspicuous swirly camo to throw off spy photographers. That’s not the case with whatever this thing is. We suspect it’s the new Volkswagen three-row SUV, and it’s wearing a most impressive disguise.
Read MoreThere are people who are comfortable enough with the idea of regularly sleeping in a car out of preference and not necessity. I’m not one of them. Give me a van, however, and I’ll happily drive across the country for years. Enter the Roadtrek CS Adventurous, aiming to be the Goldilocks of premium van-based recreational vehicles.
Read MoreI don’t know why this Dodge Durango even attempted this tuff truck off-road course, but I’m extremely glad it did.
Read MoreThe BMW X5 is advertised as off-road capable, but come on—you’d have to do something crazy like hacking all of the bumpers off for steel tubes. Throw a cage in there. Tires like dragonskin and, wait, no, some dude actually did that.
Read MoreI hate to break it to you, but sometimes Miata is not always the answer. However, if you need a crossover to complement your roadster, the all new 2016 Mazda CX-9 will go on sale this Spring with a starting MSRP of $31,520.
Read MoreWe previously declared the Russian SHERP ATV as “the best truck in the universe.” We have been a bit hasty with that declaration, as there’s a new candidate—and of course, it’s also from Russia. Meet the six-wheeled, amphibious Burlak. Oh, and it’s based on an armored personnel carrier.
Read MoreThe 2017 Maserati Levante crossover will start at $72,000 for the standard 345 hp model and climb all the way up to $82,000 for the 424 hp Levante S, before tax and delivery. On top of that there will be some fancy Italian leather packages if you’ve got cash to burn.
Read MorePictures of what is most definitely the new off-road oriented 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk have just surfaced. No 707 horsepower Hemi engine in this baby, but it sure looks good blazing through the desert.
Read MoreThe “Crew Chief” is one of seven artistic concepts that Jeep presented this month as part of a longstanding Easter tradition. The concepts themselves are not slated for production, but a four-door Wrangler pickup is. And apparently it will steal some features from this crazy truck.
Read MoreFans of the second-generation Ford Raptor’s fancy new aluminum body and turbocharged 3.5 V6 Ford EcoBoost engine can forever mark the 2016 Mint 400 as the truck’s first real off-road racing “victory.” It ran in a one-truck class, but that’s only because nobody else just did what Ford did.
Read MoreAnyone can picture “a pickup truck,” right? It’s a square on top of a rectangle with four wheels. But when you watch this Ford F-Series morph through every design it’s ever had, like the folks at Part Catalog did, you realize just how nuanced pickup truck design really is.
Read MoreOh, another special edition with a name so dumb your eyes roll back into your skull and you relapse into an alternate reality in your mind, scrambling for the remnants of your sanity as it flees reality for the oasis of darkness. It’s the Dodge Ram “Yellow Rose of Texas.”
Read MoreWe know you’ve been begging for Ford for a new Bronco, and no one can deny that the 2004 Bronco concept still looks cool today. Well somebody took the matter into their own hands, turning a humble Lada into a surprisingly clean execution of this design.
Read MoreWe got our hands on the amazing technicolor Mercedes G500 4x4² and raised hell all over the Nevada desert chasing the Mint 400, snapped necks in Beverly Hills, even impressed the drive-thru girl at In-N-Out Burger. So get stoked for some good stories. Meanwhile, ask me anything you want to know about the truck!
Read More“Jeep Day” 2016 is now over; the company has pulled the veils off all seven one-off concepts they created in honor of Jeep’s 75th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the annual “Easter Jeep Safari” enthusiast meet in Moab. So, which one are you begging to get built this year?
Read MoreAfter a gravel truck in Texas plowed through a red light, into several cars at an intersection and over a drop off, an injured driver filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the truck. The case just began, but a lawyer defending the driver already argues that the truck should never have been on the road.
Read MoreIf you really want a Porsche Cayman, but you are required move around children and items larger than a laptop bag, the next best thing is the Macan. For 2017, Porsche is making its compact crossover more accessible with a turbo-four motor and a starting price of $47,500.
Read MoreRemember when Mercedes promised to take the formidable ¨Gëländäwägën¨ and make it much, much meaner? Well “meaner” hath arrived and sweet merciful highlighter hello– it’s pretty freaking cool.
Read MoreAt a little before 3:00 a.m. on Monday, two people used a Chevy pickup to try and tear down the door of a convenience store. When that didn’t work, the truck became a battering ram. The burglars managed to get the store’s ATM machine into the truck bed as they escaped.
Read MoreThe cop-spec Ford Explorer, known as the Interceptor Utility, has become one of the most popular cop cars for departments across the country. Unfortunatley that means some of them get in the line of fire, so Ford is adding optional doors they say can withstand armor piercing bullets. Want to see if they work?
Read MorePractical can be sexy! That’s kind of the Jeep Renegade’s whole mantra. Most of this year’s Easter Jeep Safari concepts are unusably extreme, but the little Commander actually looks pretty reasonable.
Read MoreHere’s a Jeep that’s meant for ass-kicking, not the mall. Meet the Jeep Crew Chief concept.
Read MoreWhat happens when you take perhaps the best Jeep engine of all time, the AMC 4-liter, and plop it under perhaps the sexiest Jeep body of all time, the FC pickup? Answer: borderline perfection.
Read MoreIf you’ve got a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited sitting in your driveway yearning for mods, here’s some inspiration: The Jeep Trailstorm Concept. It’s not particularly exciting, but it’s definitely still a beast off-road.
Read MoreThe Jeep Shortcut Concept is basically a current Wrangler with the front and rear overhangs chopped off and some added off-road hardware, but made to look like the famous CJ Jeep that stemmed from World War II. It’s cute, but it definitely looks like it could kick butt off-road.
Read MoreHark, the ruggedest and most fearless among you! Who would dare take the reins of the most primitive modern car you can buy in America, with 707 horsepower of supercharged insanity under the hood? The Jeep Wrangler Trailcat concept is waiting.
Read MoreYou’ve all been asking for a new compact pickup truck for years, and a new Jeep truck for at least as long. Well, they finally built one. Both actually. Here’s Jeep’s modern interpretation of the classic Comanche pickup; a Renegade with a truck bed. Oh, and it’s a diesel!
Read MoreTaking the paths you choose, learning to work with the car as a family, and discovering the Southwest off-road in the 1950s before people really did that. That’s what makes this Willys Jeep CJ so special to Larry Shank.
Read MoreThe Bugatti Chiron can do it all. The Bentley Bentayga can do it all. Basically, Volkswagen can do it all, as long as you have lots of money for them. All hail technology.
Read MoreThe Cadillac Escalade earned its place as an icon with classic American automotive values: it’s big and sparkly. But it’s also lumbering and inefficient. Can Cadillac distill that swagger into something that gets half-decent gas mileage without boiling off all the mojo? I drove the new 2017 Cadillac XT5 to find out.
Read MoreA peaceful Sunday afternoon in Redding, California was shattered by 51-year-old Sharon Kay Turman, who reportedly blazed through town at breakneck speeds in a 1994 Chrysler Town & County minivan painted like Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine before ditching the car, and the cops, somewhere in Tehama County.
Read MoreEven mighty old-school American trucks wuss out once in awhile.
Read MoreThe 2017 Ford Escape will melt ice off its windshield wipers in ten minutes at as low as -17ºF, and you can tell it to do that using your smartphone.
Read MoreAudi’s new SQ7 TDI comes with 429 horsepower and 663 lb-ft thanks to an electric compressor, two turbochargers and a trick 48?volt electrical subsystem. They say this wonderdiesel is also “ideally suited for markets such as the United States.” The way things are going, we’ll see about that, but the SQ7 is still very impressive.
Read MoreBack in 2014, automotive site Edmunds.com bought a 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel to document its performance and livability over 50,084 miles. They liked the truck, but more interestingly, they got some great insights on its real-world fuel economy in all kinds of conditions.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that most of the time when we post some bonkers unholy chimera somebody hacked together and then tried to sell on Craigslist, it’s because we’re poking fun. Because, let’s face it, we’re kind of jerks. But this time I want you to see an unholy chimera of a truck that I think is actually pretty brilliant.
Read MorePolice in Houston, Texas are looking for “about ten suspects” after this group used a Ford Super Duty to rip down the door of a local gun shop and then rob the place.
Read MoreThe Jeep Crew Chief will be one of seven crazy concepts the company trots out at the annual Easter Jeep Safari this month, and it looks like an awesome adaptation of the original Cherokee Chief design dumped on a new Wrangler chassis.
Read MoreWhat looks like a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with aggressive tires, muscle-car paint job and “Trailcat” graphics has just been teased as one of the seven Easter Jeep Safari vehicles we’ll drive in Moab next month. Is 707 horsepower going off-road?
Read MoreIs an E36 BMW or a Lexus IS300 a better drivable tuner car? How many Jeep tattoos is too many? Why are off-road sports cars so hot right now? All this and more discussed on this week’s Smoking Tire podcast, featuring Jalopnik!
Read MoreThere’s one caveat—no Subaru WRX. Why? Because we already know that the WRX is the car of choice for anyone looking for a fun and affordable car that can also fit a family.
Read MoreIf you’re the kind of person that wants to buy a brand new McLaren, you’re looking at shelling out more a third of a million of our finest American freedombucks. However, you’d be a complete dope to do that because examples of the automaker’s spectacular MP4-12C have arguably reached the bottom of their steep depreciation curves and can be had for the price of one of BMW’s bigger M cars.
Read MoreBy the grace of the Jeep Gods, my $600 Jeep Cherokee made the nearly 2,000 mile trek from Michigan to Moab without a single hiccup. As impressive as that was, what was even more amazing was how well the old XJ handled the trails. It kicked ass.
Read MoreQuick-release doors and a removable roof make the Jeep Wrangler hysterically fun to drive, whether you’re hardcore off-roading or just bouncing to the mall. We took the idea a step further. Did you know the windshield is removable too?
Read MoreOne of the biggest nightmares in wrenching on cars is misdiagnosing faults. You spend hours and hours on what you are sure must be the problem, only to realize that you wasted an entire afternoon.
Read MoreWhenever my wife and I go out for dinner and I glance upon the table next us and see a woman’s designer handbag, I ask her if she likes it. Without missing a beat, she almost always says “It’s obviously fake.” I then ask her why anyone would buy a bag like that, to which she replies “To impress dumb people.” Like that bag, this Bugatti Veyron was designed with the same intent - to impress the people who either don’t care enough to notice, or aren’t smart enough to realize that they’ve been duped
Read MoreLast week, I wrote a post telling you, the glorious readers of Jalopnik, that I was beginning my seemingly-impossible 1,800 mile journey from Michigan to Utah in a $600 Jeep Cherokee. Here’s how that turned out.
Read More“There was never a great plan to build it into what it is,” is a funny way to describe how you end up with a twin-turbo V8 restomod Pontiac Firebird in your garage.
Read MoreIn a perfect world, every car seller is perfectly honest and knows every fault with the car he or she is selling. But we don’t live in a perfect world, so here’s how to act and what to look for so you don’t get screwed buying a used car.
Read MoreThis morning, two friends and I hopped into my rust-bucket $600 Jeep XJ and started our long road trip to the 50th Easter Jeep Safari off-roading event in Moab, Utah. Here’s an update on #projectswisscheese.
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you the used husks of expired lemons, it’s time to get creative. On this edition of Build Of The Week, we delve into the mind of a person that sees a $250 BMW E30 shell on Craigslist and thinks “this will be fun.” Let’s all be this guy.
Read MoreThat you have to give up on a fun car when you have a family is a lie.
Read MoreThere are plenty of honest car mechanics, salespeople, and parts distributors out there. And then there are those who leave us screwed.
Read MoreThis weekend was a major success for my $600 Jeep XJ destined (hopefully) for the 50th Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. With help from friends and readers, I did some serious wrenching. But unfortunately, we uncovered two major problems—problems that are likely to bring this build down to the wire.
Read MoreTime is running out on Project Swiss Cheese, my $600 Jeep Cherokee Moab build. I’ve got only a week to go, and there’s still tons to do. But, thanks to some awesome readers from Oppositelock, I’ve made lots of progress since my last update. Here’s where the XJ stands.
Read MoreToday we have all kinds of exciting new forms of transportation to choose from! We have self-driving cars, we have hybrid sports cars, and we have whatever the hell the BMW X6 is. But as new forms of automobiles have arrived, others have departed.
Read MoreI’ve only got a week until I embark for the 50th Easter Jeep Safari in Utah, and I’ve still got tons of work to do on my junky $600 Jeep. But there’s no turning back now; I’m going for it. Here’s the route I’m taking. If you live anywhere along it, I might need your help.
Read MoreI’ll be the first to say buying a cheap used luxury car is, above all else, tempting. It’s like ordering a $10 eight-ounce steak and then realizing that the measurement was in pounds, not ounces—even if it does have an expiration date that may prove uncomfortable for most. Here’s how my cheap used luxury car met its inevitable sell-by date.
Read MoreI remember when I first saw this car. I’d never seen anything like it before.
Read MoreLast week, my daily driver slid into a curb and blew out a tire, so, like any normal person, I ditched it in a grocery store parking lot. With that car on the fritz, all five of my vehicles are broken, proving for the final time that I am indeed very, very far over my head.
Read MoreDo you live in a place like Michigan where road salt treats your car like a school of piranhas treats a wounded duckling? If so, your brake lines might be rusty, so you should replace them to avoid things like death, despair and turmoil. It’s actually a cheap and easy job; here’s how you do it.
Read MoreCan you have a car that’s good on gas and still truly fun to drive? Of course you can! Welcome to 2016, where cars have the most power, most efficiency and fewest compromises ever. On the latest episode of What Car Should You Buy, the Jalopnik writers and our friends evaluate the best choices.
Read MoreI’m a huge Aston Martin fan. For years, I’ve enjoyed Astons’ perfectly-proportioned, style-first designs. They were poster-worthy for anyone with a pulse. That is, until the arguably hideous DB11 was released, making me wonder if the world had lost its collective marbles, or if it was just me, angrily shaking my fist at the sky. That’s why I need help from my readers, to find the turds that shine like diamonds when compared to Aston’s newest floater.
Read MoreTo find out what happens when you forget to change your oil, I sent a 12,000 mile oil sample to a laboratory. The results are not good, and should serve as ammunition to convince your stubborn friend or family member that no, it’s not “going to be fine for another few months.”
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