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Beyond Cars (7)

  • The Pentagon Wants A Nuclear Reactor That Fits In A Transport Jet

    The Department of Defense wants a portable nuclear reactor the size of a main battle tank that’s capable of being lifted to overseas hot spots. The reactor would provide megawatts of power for U.S. forces, providing juice for everything from Xboxes to directed energy weapons. A mobile reactor would also make the military less reliant on diesel fuel for electrical generators, which in some cases must be sent along dangerous resupply lines.

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  • The F-35 Could Turn Into An ICBM Killer, But Should It?

    The F-35 Lightning II, a jet capable of doing all the things fighter jets normally do, may take on the new mission of swatting down ballistic missiles threatening the United States and its allies abroad. A new Pentagon review of U.S. missile defense policy advocates developing a new interceptor missile for the F-35, but is it even possible?

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  • Russia Says It Will Soon Have More Than 30 Nuclear Apocalypse Torpedoes: Report

    Russian state news media is reporting that the country’s armed forces will receive more than thirty, long-range nuclear-tipped super-torpedoes. Named Poseidon, the super-torpedoes will be armed with thermonuclear warheads designed to obliterate coastal cities and other targets and spread lethal radioactive fallout. The fast-moving, nuclear armed torpedo would be difficult for U.S. and allied forces to stop, and failure to do so would guarantee the deaths of millions.

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  • Watch The F-35 Pull Off Some Mighty Impressive Flying Maneuvers

    The F-35 that’s supposed to form the backbone of the western world’s air forces for the next couple decades already has an awkward reputation, having been publicly maligned as over budget and underperforming. We still don’t know everything about the jet, but the Joint Strike Fighter is looking pretty impressive in this video that just popped up on Instagram.

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  • Here's How You Use A Backpack Nuke

    The Special Atomic Demolition Munition, AKA the SADM, AKA “a backpack nuke,” is what it sounds like. It’s a nuke that can fit in a backpack. Here’s how you use one. You know, just in case you were wondering.

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  • New York Won't Shut Down A Major Subway Line Now, But It's Actually Worse This Way

    If you’re not in New York City, the long-planned L train shutdown probably doesn’t have much to do with you. But in this city, it’s a line that 275,000 riders rely on daily, and its looming shutdown for long-term maintenance caused people to move to new neighborhoods, sell their homes, quit their jobs and even buy motorcycles. Today, New Yorkers got a surprise—the shutdown isn’t happening. This sounds like it could be good, but it’s not, and there’s a bigger takeaway here about how America’s cit

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  • Dale Earnhardt's Mansion Of A Yacht Could Be Yours For $4.2 Million

    While the word “yacht” isn’t exactly synonymous with the image of “old-school, rough, tough, good-ol’-boy” NASCAR drivers that’s often painted, even the most famous of those, the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., had a few. One of those yachts, a custom-built boat called “Sunday Money,” is up for sale.

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  • Area Dog Knows What It Did

    A Tennessee man took his boat to the lake recently to practice for an upcoming finishing tournament, and launched more than he expected off of the boat ramp—his Dalmatian, who was in the man’s RV while his owner was getting the boat ready, knocked the vehicle into reverse and sent it for a swim.

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Buying (35)

  • The Tesla Model 3 Killed The Rest Of American Luxury

    Despite the countless issues that have plagued the Tesla Model 3’s production and delivery process, Tesla did manage to sell an impressive number of them last year. And that figure, when contrasted with all the other cars sold in the U.S. last year, paints a very bleak picture of the state of American luxury car brands indeed.

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  • Video Showing Dealer Employees Joyriding A Customer's Ford Mustang Is Everyone's Nightmare

    Suhail Sood recently took his 2016 Ford Mustang GT to a New Jersey Ford dealership for an alignment—a common and hardly labor-intensive job. Since the work took a bit longer than he’d expected, Sood went home and looked at footage from his dashboard camera, which had been rolling during the repair. What he saw is any customer’s nightmare: The mechanics took his car on a joy ride, joked about how fast they were going, and even admitted to burning the clutch.

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  • The Best Resale List For 2019 Is All Trucks And One Surprising Porsche

    Unless you buy some collectible exotic, you can bet that your sweet new ride is going to depreciate in value as soon as you drive it off the lot. But some cars take that hit much better than others. Kelley Blue Book has released their best resale list for 2019 is it’s mostly what you would expect, except for a surprise entry from a German brand.

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  • Just Because You Buy A Sensible Family Car Doesn't Mean You Can't Have Fun

    A friend of mine recently told me about a dilemma: He’s a family man, and his awesome 270,000 mile Mazda MPV Minivan and 180,000 mile manual Mazda 6 wagon have gotten fairly old, and are not nearly as safe as a modern car. He wanted to get his wife and two kids something nicer, so he bought something that he considers a bit boring: a Subaru Outback. But last week, the car became a little less boring thanks to a bit of donut-y hooning.

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  • The 2019 Mazda 3 Is Smoother, Quieter And Still Fantastic To Drive

    Since its inception, the Mazda 3 has been a fun, affordable and fuel-efficient car that stood out for its driver-focused experience. The all-new 2019 Mazda 3 has the challenge of pushing that fun and engaging experience into a premium space, and it’s pretty much hit it out of the park.

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  • Is All-Wheel Drive Really Worth The Extra Cost?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are discussing the price premium on all-wheel-drive cars, the best time to buy a Boxster, and one writer’s longing for Audi Avants.

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  • You Can Look Good In A 2020 Lincoln Aviator For $51,100

    A weird thing has happened at Lincoln over the past couple months or so. For years, car people derided the brand for its incomprehensible model names, general lack of relevance, unappealing designs and propensity to stick nice leather into some Fords and call it a day. “Be more like Cadillac!”, we screamed. But Cadillac’s looking rough these days, and some of the new Lincolns are seriously eye-catching. That includes this new 2020 Lincoln Aviator, a very stylish three-row SUV that’ll set you bac

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  • This Forgotten Toyota Might Be The Best Commuter Car For Under $15,000

    There is a bit of excitement right now about the all-new 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback, a stylish small car that is fun to drive—and even available with a manual transmission. However, the new Corolla hatch starts at $21,000 and maxes out around $24,000, which can make it a tough sell against the Mazda 3 and Honda Civic that bring a little more performance to the table. But a lot of folks forget that there was another Corolla hatch on the market and it came from the now-defunct Scion brand—the C

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  • At Least Porsche Had Its Best Sales Year Ever In 2018

    Does the ongoing SUV apocalypse have you down? Here’s some good news: People are still buying fun cars, even if they’re expensive and in some cases way more normal than they used to be. Porsche, for example, had its best sales year ever in 2018. I’ll take that news over the opposite.

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  • The 2020 Porsche 911 Is Truly A GT Car That Can Do It All

    The 2020 Porsche 992 911 is finally here. It continues a relatively gradual evolution since 1963 into a car that’s heavier than the one it replaces, and still turbocharged pretty much across its whole range. The good news is that it remains brilliant to drive, though. Did you expect any less?

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  • Is It Still Possible To Get A Cheap Car Loan?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are discussing, disappearing cheap car loans, the best strategy for cash purchases, finding an inexpensive family car.

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  • What Do You Want To Know About The 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth?

    Miata, Miata, Miata. It feels like that’s all anyone ever talks about, because it can be hard not to. But there are other small, fun roadsters on the market, like the 2018 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth. So what if it’s based on the Miata? I have one this week. What do you want to know about it?

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  • Chevrolet Pulls 'Most Reliable' Ad After Being Challenged By Toyota

    In a recent ad campaign, Chevrolet made the claim that their cars are “more reliable” than Honda, Toyota, and Ford. This claim is based on some very selective survey data that Chevy sponsored. Toyota has disputed Chevrolet’s claim—and now the ad’s been pulled from the rotation.

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  • The Base Manual 2018 Mazda 6 Is Great, Even Next To Its Turbocharged Superiors

    The 2018 Mazda 6 is a pretty car with an ugly truth: If you buy one, you’ll have to make the difficult choice between a manual transmission and a quick, new turbocharged engine with a lot more horsepower and torque. You can’t have both from the factory, so the question becomes: How much are you willing to give up to shift your own gears?

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  • The Truth Behind Chevrolet's 'Real People' Claim That It's More Reliable Than Honda And Toyota

    Chevrolet’s “Real People” ads have gotten under the skin of TV watchers for years now, and even inspired scathing YouTube parodies that are almost as famous. Yet they soldier on, and in one recent spot, Chevrolet tries to convince “real people” that they may have made the wrong choice by purchasing a Honda, Toyota or Ford. Using some dubious survey data, Chevy is now claiming that they make “more reliable” cars than their competition.

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  • Why Won't Car Dealers Respond To Emails?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we will discuss the lack of email communication from dealers, super cheap AMGs, and the downsides of low profile tires.

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  • This Might Be The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Heard A Car Dealer Say

    Over the course of a year, I probably speak with a few thousand car dealers. And the truth is a lot of them are fine, but some of them will say things that are either flat out false, misinformed or are blatant lies. This whopper, regarding paying off loans early, may be an example of the worst.

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  • Strong Growth In Wagon Sales May Be The Opening Salvo In The War On SUVs

    It’s difficult not to notice that large lumbering SUVs are hulking around in larger numbers than ever before. Americans have been ditching the sedan, hatchback, and wagon markets for larger crossovers with a “higher seating position” for quite a while now. Wagons are still a very small part of the market—less than 2%—but experienced double-digit growth over the last five years, and that’s a very good thing. Wagon buyers tend to be wealthier folks too, according to this report by Bloomberg.

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  • Did I Miss Out On A Deal Because I Didn't Buy A Car Before The New Year?

    As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we will discuss whether or not you missed out on deals if you didn’t buy before the New Year, and how to hedge against high mileage depreciation.

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  • I'm Moving To Maui! What Car Should I Buy?

    Sam has some exciting news for 2019: He’s going to get the heck out of Ohio and relocate to Maui. It’s time for him to leave his old Honda Accord behind and get a nice island car to enjoy the sand and the sun. What should he buy?

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  • Now Is The Time To Buy A Sedan

    Are we about to enter a recession in 2019? It’s possible. If that happens could compact cars take over our highways once again? Unlikely, but who knows? Regardless what the future holds, if you are in the market for a car and are on a budget, now is a good time to buy a sedan.

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  • When Car Loans Are A Necessary Evil

    The problem with financial advice is that one’s personal finances are, in the end, a zero-sum game. Pay down my credit card debt and put more into my 401(k), you say? I’m trying! The reality is a little more black-and-white. You can’t spend money that you don’t have, after all. Which is why we have car loans.

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  • Buy That Geo Metro Now

    It looks like we’re facing some kind of economic downturn soon, if it hasn’t started already. I know what this all means and deep down so do you: It’s time to buy that Geo Metro you’ve had your eye on.

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Culture (154)

  • Koenigsegg Is Planning A New Supercar For The Low Price Of $1.1 Million

    Koenigsegg, the Swedish supercar company that sells about 20 supercars a year, has plans for a new supercar for 2020, and one that will be made in higher quantities than Koenigsegg has traditionally made their supercars, Christian Koenigsegg told Top Gear in an interview published Thursday. This car is apparently not the Ragnarok, but something else entirely.

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  • The New TVR Griffith Is Delayed Yet Again: Report

    If you’ve been holding out for the new TVR Griffith, then you’re going to have to wait just a little bit longer because apparently it’s just been delayed again. But it’s fine. I can wait. I can be patient for this.

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  • What Do You Want To Know About The Electra Meccanica Solo?

    The Electra Meccanica Solo is a slipper-shaped three-wheeled electric vehicle named for its passenger capacity. Which is “one,” obviously. Tomorrow I’m going to test drive it and talk to the company’s director of U.S. operations to find out what the deal is here. Got any questions for me to bring?

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  • Jeep Wrangler Bursts Into Fireball In Terrifying Head-On Crash With Semi Truck

    An 18-year-old college student driving a Jeep Wrangler TJ miraculously survived a crash with a semi truck—a collision that burst the latter’s fuel tank, creating a massive fireball that looks like something out of a Hollywood movie, Boston 25 News reports. After being pulled from his Jeep by occupants of a third vehicle, the student was reportedly taken to a hospital, where he’s now being treated for serious injuries.

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  • Dead: The Manual Jaguar F-Type

    We knew it was going to happen but it still doesn’t make it any easier to accept: Jaguar has discontinued the three-pedal option on the 2020 F-Type. It’s a low volume-selling car with an unpopular option. No surprises there.

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  • Mitsubishi Might Be On To Something

    On Tuesday, the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer’s upcoming debut was announced. That name’s about as snappy as a three-day-old breakfast sandwich, but the concept itself actually seems to have a lot of potential.

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  • It Has Come To My Attention Some Of You Still Don't Know The Michelin Man's Christian Name

    It was at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month that I was confronted with a very sobering and ugly realization: I work with people who were not aware of the Michelin Man’s given name. These weren’t just some rubes off the street, people who don’t know a tire from a colossal licorice bagel with sipes and sidewalls, but people I respect who know cars in a deep, rich way. A quick informal survey showed me that they’re not alone—there’s many people out there unaware of how to address the Micheli

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  • Here's Everything Tesla Thinks It Can Pull Off Starting In 2019

    A big part of the Tesla mythos is that you’re always being promised a brighter future. When so much of it comes through, you forget about the stuff that doesn’t, like battery-swap stations or full self-driving or highways lined with... well, these things. And now, here’s a full list of everything Tesla is telling us it wants to do this year. It’s a lot.

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  • This $106,000 Leather Bag Comes With A Free Lexus

    Sometimes, when I’m feeling generous and radiating with self worth, I’ll take a break from typing Instagram captions about how truly beautiful life is and go shopping for some random luxury good that comes to mind, and sort all of the internet’s results from high to low in price.

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  • What Do You Want To Know About The 2019 Indian Roadmaster?

    The Indian Roadmaster is a full-dress touring bike introduced in 2015, powered by the same Thunder Stroke 111 49 degree V-twin that’s been in production since 2013. Next week I’m taking this huge cruiser on a 900-mile ride, so what do you want to know?

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  • I Have Discovered The Worst Billboards In America

    There is nothing particularly enjoyable about the ribbon of asphalt that is I-95—especially when you’re forced to endure it for the hundreds and hundreds of miles that stretch between Florida and Pennsylvania on the way back from a rain-drenched Rolex 24. I didn’t think anything could be worse than the wet dog stench emanating from our worse-for-wear camping equipment. But when we crossed into South Carolina, I was proved wrong. So, so wrong.

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  • How Would You Make The Hot Wheels Movie Not Suck?

    Well, friends, it looks like Hollywood is about to take another beloved toy and turn it into a cash gra—I mean movie. But this time it’s a bit more personal for us car nuts because it is Hot Wheels that’s getting its own live-action picture. This could be awesome or terrible. What would be your ideas to make it not suck?

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  • The Interior On The New Audi TT 20th Anniversary Edition Is A Stunner

    Audi might not always have the best ideas for car exteriors, hence why we joke about its huge grilles, nearly indistinguishable sedans and sometimes downright frightful designs. But with interiors, somebody at Audi gets a lot of things right, and it takes one look at the Audi TT 20th Anniversary Edition to remember that.

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  • Watch In Horror As A Truck Drives Along Dragging A Broken Axle

    I know it’s just a truck, but this actually looks sort of painful. This video was taken by Redditor quintiliousrex and posted to the Colorado Springs reddit. It shows, as you can see, someone driving a Dodge Ram truck, dragging their whole rear axle and wheel. I suppose the nice thing about a 4x4 truck is you can rely on the front wheels to drag your broken axles around?

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  • Why Is There A Fake Dodge Charger Taillight On This Cadillac CT5 Prototype?

    In an email titled “What is this car?” a reader named Eric sent us spy shots of a car sitting just outside of his workplace in Pittsburgh. The answer to his email title is almost certainly the upcoming Cadillac CT5, a sedan slated to replace the CTS and ATS. But the real question that should be in the subject line is: What’s with that fake Dodge Charger light covering the rear end?

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  • Zombie Saab Finds New Electric Car Partner: Koenigsegg

    In 2009—which was a decade ago, FYI—Koenigsegg’s purchase of the beloved and mostly deceased Swedish automaker Saab was all but complete before it fell through at the last minute and Saab later went bankrupt. But now, 10 years later, Koenigsegg and zombie Saab are together once more, expanding a partnership to “develop a product for new and untapped segments” and talking about electrification.

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  • The Toyota 4Runner Has One Thing Every Other Car Should Have

    There’s this sort of idea in the automotive world that’s fucking INSANE to me. It’s the idea that one car has a great feature, and that no one else should immediately go and steal it. Obviously, that’s dumb. All the best ideas are stolen! And everyone should steal the idea of the power rear window on the Toyota 4Runner.

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  • Here's What You Really Want In An Electric Car

    The auto industry is in the midst of a huge shift toward electrification as more and more manufacturers dipping their toes into the green energy market. We’ve seen plenty of electric cars break into the market along with exciting EV concepts that have proposed some pretty incredible features, but last week, we turned it around to you: what does the average person want out of their EV?

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  • Mysterious Mutant Toyota Caught On Film

    The reliably-wacky internet has yet again surfaced something that has bent my mind into a shape that may never be untangled, this time via a video showing a Toyota sedan with an absurd, tri-axle, six-wheel rear suspension. It is a Toyota mutant, and I’m as afraid as I am intrigued.

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  • Tell Us About The First Terrifying Time You Drove

    Learning how to drive can be a pretty frightening process. For the first time in your life, you’re given control of a machine with the capacity to give you freedom but that could also mess you up real bad if you screw up. And that’s not even considering the million different controls you’re trying to put into action.

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  • This Is What Illegal Japanese Street Drifting Looked Like In 2005

    Today’s drift scene, particularly in America, is almost completely gripped with nostalgia for the late 1990s and early 2000s, dreaming after cars covered in lightning bolt graphics and giant body kits. But what did the scene look like at the time, not viewed through rose-tinted glasses?

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  • Lexus Could Be The Next Automaker To Hop Onto The Performance-SUV Train

    Wait, stop what you’re doing for a second. Did you hear that? That train whistle? No, it’s not Thomas, and it’s not the hype train every American is about to hop on for their annual Super Bowl bandwagon. That’s the performance-SUV train, which Lexus is about to join Lamborghini, Ford, Ferrari—well, everybody—on.

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  • In War Torn Western Sahara, These Old Cars Are The King And Queen

    Since 1975, there have been several sprawling refugee camps in the middle of the Sahara Desert, 30 miles outside a small Algerian military outpost town called Tindouf. About 165,000 Saharawi refugees live in these camps. They wait for the fulfillment of a promise made 27 years ago.

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  • USPS Truck Explodes In Flames After Getting Stuck Driving Up An Icy Hill

    A United States Postal Service mail delivery truck self-immolated while attempting to deliver mail on Thursday morning in the Northland suburb of Kansas City. The driver is seen on camera spinning tires for several minutes attempting to drive up an icy hill. It is not clear exactly what started the blaze, but it’s a good guess that it was a result of a tire explosion. Perhaps the tire shrapnel hit a fuel line.

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  • Porsche Cranks Up Taycan Production Capacity To Match Demand

    Porsche has invested a lot of money—reportedly over six billion dollars—into its Mission E electric program, and the first production-spec model to come out of that investment is the strangely-named Taycan electric performance sedan. Previously, Porsche had planned on producing as many as 20,000 examples per year. Based on the pre-production reservations the company has received already, Porsche has hired 1200 additional workers specific to Taycan and doubled production estimates, according to A

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  • Your Steering Wheel Is Nasty As Hell: Study

    As a person reading this website on some sort of technological device, you’ve probably heard that phone screens are really, really nasty. But that stat doesn’t even begin to compare with the average steering wheel, which is apparently far nastier than the average elevator button, toilet seat or smartphone.

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  • Fremont Police Replaced An Old Dodge Charger With A Tesla Cop Car

    The police department in Fremont, Calif., the same Fremont where the Tesla factory is, just bought a used Tesla Model S 85 to replace a retiring Dodge Charger. The car has been fitted with all the standard cop-spec accessories and will soon go on duty as part of a pilot program to see if a Tesla is up to the task of police work.

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  • The Last Cheap Porsche 911

    Early on a Sunday morning in the canyons above Los Angeles, the parking lot of Newcomb’s Ranch looks like a race track. A who’s-who of high-end hardware at the common coffee and breakfast stop usually has folks fawning over that newest, hottest ride in the lot. But one recent weekend, a bashed-up silver Porsche 911 was getting all the attention.

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  • The Suzuki Jimny Is Japan's Next Great Tuner Car

    I look forward to the Tokyo Auto Salon every year. Each year seems to be bigger and better than the one before, except at the 2019 show there wasn’t anything new or groundbreaking. There were plenty of cool cars, lots of weird and whacky creations, and of course a few jaw-dropping moments, but it was a lot of what we’ve already seen in previous years. That is with one major exception: the new Suzuki Jimny.

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  • Comment Of The Day: Made Up Names Edition

    Is Force the greatest surname in racing? One commenter, BloggyMcBlogBlog thinks so, and posits Courtney Force to have such a great racer name that it could be believable only in a fictional setting. Admittedly, Courtney Force does sound like a character name in Speed Racer. Drivers Scott Speed and Will Power could not be reached for comment.

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  • Introducing A New Automotive Cargo-Access Innovation: The Thatchback

    I have many strange automotive fetishes, and I’ve long given up trying to understand or justify them. One of these obsessions has to do with novel trunk ideas, and I think I may have an idea for something I don’t believe I’ve seen before. It’s an idea that combines what I think may be the best of a trunk and a hatch, and I think has only one really significant possible drawback. My fellow gearheads, allow me to introduce the Thatchback.

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  • Here It Is, The Worst Homemade Bumper Sticker Ever

    Look, I know it’s wrong to be judgmental, and I’m certainly a miserable accumulation of flaws crammed into a stained T-shirt myself, but I can’t help but think that the person who made these godawful bumper stickers and applied them to the back of their Toyota Sienna has to be one of the absolute worst people ever to metabolize, at least in the context of driving and cars. Oh, and that’s not how you use the word “incredulously.”

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  • I Don't Believe Bugatti For A Second

    Bugatti has to be one of the last automakers out there that has either does not offer an SUV or has no immediate plans for one. In fact, just yesterday its boss Stephan Winkelmann confirmed that there won’t be an SUV coming. But I don’t believe him, not for a second.

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  • As It Turns Out, Drifting Is Hard As Hell

    There are three automotive truths that I consider indisputable. First, nobody looks good in a head sock and an open-faced driving helmet. Second, nitrous does not automatically mean warp speed. And third, no matter how many drifting videos, movies and events you’ve seen, you will always be ass at it the first time you try.

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  • Mecum Auctions Agrees Not To Resell Any More New Ford GTs Without Ford's Blessing

    The current-generation Ford GT supercar comes, in addition to a $450,000 base MSRP, with the agreement that anyone chosen to buy the car can’t resell it for at least two years. Ford’s filed lawsuits over GTs that have slipped through, and a recent lawsuit settlement means one of America’s biggest auction houses can no longer resell GTs still in that two-year window without Ford’s blessing.

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  • There Will Be No M3-Slaying Genesis G70: Report

    Performance variants are one of the more popular things enthusiasts shout for. “Yes,” we say, “the base car is very good, but what about a heated-up one? What about one for the tracking?” Unfortunately, we probably can let go of the idea of a performance Genesis G70. At least for now.

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  • Would You Pull Over To Help A Stranded Stranger?

    Today the California Highway Patrol issued an alert about people pretending to have disabled cars, flagging folks down and scamming those who stopped to help. This sparked some chatter in the Jalopnik newsroom about who pulls over to render assistance. Do you?

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  • Dead: Toyota Yaris Hatchback

    Toyota’s diminutive Yaris hatch has been discontinued for 2019 in the U.S. market, according to this report from carsdirect.com. While the Yaris/Vitz is celebrating its twentieth year in production worldwide, we’ve only had the car in this market since 2006. It was well known for being a cheap and fuel sipping offering as the recession and high fuel prices of the late 2000s hit, but sales have waned in recent years.

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  • Detroit's Famous Packard Plant Bridge Has Collapsed

    The iconic bridge spanning Detroit’s East Grand Boulevard, connecting two parts of the old Packard plant and bearing the defunct automaker’s name, collapsed Wednesday afternoon according to local news. There were no reported injuries, but the well-known landmark is gone.

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  • Why America's First 'S-Series' Subaru STI S209 Is So Special

    At a glance, the gleaming white show car at Subaru’s stand at the Detroit Auto Show looks like any other fast STI. Big wing, big flares. But the Subaru WRX STI S209 is more special than that. It’s part of an elite class of Subarus, and it’s the first of its kind to come to America.

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  • The Tesla Model 3 Is Finally Headed To Europe

    Members of the European Tesla faithful, rejoice: The Model 3 will soon be on its way to fulfill your entry-level-ish electric luxury sedan dreams. The car has finally cleared its last regulatory hurdle in Europe and the first batch of them are on their way now.

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  • What Do You Want Out Of An Electric Car?

    The era of the electric car is upon us. While neither was as revolutionary as years past, CES and the Detroit Auto Show saw their fair share of new EV ideas, whether they just be concepts or cars projected to hit the market in the near future. But because it’s still a pretty niche market compared to your traditional internal combustion engine market, there hasn’t been time to establish a rapport between automakers and consumers.

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  • GM Knows This Is Cadillac's Last Chance

    Cadillac had two big pieces of news at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show: The new money-printing XT6 crossover and big plans for electrification in the coming years starting with a battery-powered crossover. The problem, however, is right now. Sales are down, the direction forward is unclear, it feels behind the curve in nearly every way and no one seems convinced by vague and pithy remarks about “the brand” by its new, Michigan-based leadership. Here’s the thing, though—GM knows Cadillac is in trouble

    By Patrick George Read More

  • All The Unusual Features You Look For When Buying A Car

    Everyone has their own personal preferences. Whether you’re a fan of hatchbacks or wagons, country music or rock, red or blue, there’s something each of us are very particular about. And as it turns out, you’re pretty particular about the unique things you look for when you’re buying a car.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Gemballa Has Always Stood For Unrestrained Excess, And This 818-Horsepower Monster Continues The Legacy

    If you own a staid and boring 991 Turbo or Turbo S and you’re looking for a huge boost in power, want to stand out from the crowd with functional—if ugly—track-focused aerodynamics, and have a whole lot of money to throw at the problem, Gemballa has the solution for you. The new GTR 8XX EVO-R Biturbo is an overboosted overfendered over-the-top machine for the one-percenter with a trackday fetish. Gemballa is the premier name in the Porsche tuning scene, assuming you never really grew out of your

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  • Your Ridiculously Awesome Toyota MR2 Wallpaper Is Here

    Forget about a Supra, of any generation really, because the AW11 Toyota MR2 has always been, and always will be, the real hero of Toyota’s lineup. Especially in Supercharged guise, the MR2 was a quick and fun car that lived up to its Midship Runabout name. It’s all wedges and pop up headlights and angles, which is part of the reason I will never forget how it looks. It’s an anachronistic automotive aesthetic, which I mean in the most loving way possible. Nothing else looks like an MR2.

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  • The First 2020 Toyota Supra Just Sold For $2.1 Million, And Everybody Is Freaking Out

    “Nobody at the coffee shop will remember you if we stop at one-million nine-fifty.” And that’s how a professional cattle rattle gets someone to pay the headline-winning price of just over $2 million for the first 2020 Toyota Supra off the production line. Thankfully this isn’t simply some display of vulgar opulence, as 100 percent of the hammer price for this car was donated to the American Heart Association and the Bob Woodruff Foundation to support veterans and service members.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Volkswagen Shows It's Serious About The Hot Hatch Wars With Race-Inspired GTI TCR

    Volkswagen has been slogging through the trenches of the Great Hot Hatch war for 43 years. The Golf/Rabbit GTI has been on the front lines since the beginning, and has fended off competition from France and Japan quite well. In the newest extra-performance version of the GTI—Which Volkswagen unveiled in near-production “concept” form last year—it channels its TCR race car to create a 286 horsepower version of the turbocharged 2-liter hatch. And if you live in the U.S. market, you can’t have one.

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  • Another Mysteriously Awesome Toyota Century GRMN Just Debuted In Black

    A couple of weeks ago, the CEO of Toyota showed up to a track event in his custom pearl white Toyota Century GRMN, which is Toyota’s beautiful limousine extruded through a Gazoo Racing filter. It was believed to be a one-off until a second Century GRMN, painted black this time, showed up to the Tokyo Auto Salon.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Watch Long-Lost Factory Tour Footage Of American Motors' Doomed Kenosha, Wisconsin Plant

    Most people don’t know just how important the town of Kenosha, Wisconsin was to the automobile industry, and how important the automobile industry was to the town of Kenosha. For about 100 years, car manufacturing had a huge presence in the city, and a big part of that was the AMC plant. Here’s some newly-posted-to-the-internet footage—possibly not seen in the last 30 years—of the legendary facility.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • If Audi Won't Sell You The S4 Wagon You Crave, Take Two Cars And Make Your Own

    If you want a fast wagon in the United States, bless your heart. Americans love bloated crossovers and trucks, but never were deemed worthy of the subversive joy of a quick longroof. If you can’t wait for other countries’ leftovers to pass the 25-year import rule, never fear! You can make your own S4 Avant out of two Audis.

    By Stef Schrader Read More

  • Four German Audi Managers Charged In U.S. For Diesel Cheating

    Audi officials Richard Bauder, Axel Eisner, Stefan Knirsch, and Carsten Nagel have been indicted and charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and violation of the Clean Air Act. The indictments by grand jury in Detroit, related to the quartet’s alleged role in Audi AG’s plot to cheat emission standards, were released Thursday. If convicted, each charge is punishable by up to 20 years in U.S. federal prison, according to this report by The Detroit New

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Looks Like A Hell Of A Lot Of Fun

    It brings joy to my heart that even as the SUVs and crossovers are poised to take over the entire world, arguably the biggest debuts at the Detroit Auto Show were the 2020 Toyota Supra and this—the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Sporty cars still matter because they capture our attention and set the tone for their respective automakers. And in Ford’s case, the new top Mustang looks to be a real riot.

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  • Black Supervisors Allege GM Did Nothing To End Racial Harassment In Toledo Plant

    Last November, a lawsuit was filed that alleged General Motors’ transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio had become a hotbed of racism. After enduring nooses hung in public spaces and “whites only” bathroom signs, several black workers teamed up to sue GM. Now, more information has come to light as former supervisors allege that GM did nothing to protect black workers, and one end result was death threats that saw two black supervisors quit their job in the name of personal safety.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • This 2JZ-Powered Ford Mustang Is Just Clean As Hell

    With a radical Toyota 2JZ engine swap and an understated look, this might be the first fourth-generation SN95 Ford Mustang that’s really turned me on since I was logging hours crashing a Cobra R into cops in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. What a categorically cool build.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • What Do You Want To Know About The 2020 Porsche 911?

    The 2020 992-generation Porsche 911 is finally here. It’s longer and heavier than the outgoing generation, because that’s apparently what 911s do now as the new generations roll in: They get bigger. I’m off to Spain now to drive it. What do you want to know about it?

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • This Video Has Just So Many Supercars

    A Porsche 911 GT1. Mercedes CLK GTR attempting to do donuts. A drag race between a Ferrari 250 GT SWB and a Lamborghini Miura S. You’re about to overload on a ton of very, very good cars. Yes, there’s also a Porsche 918 Spider drag racing a Porsche 959.

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  • The 2019 A-Class Becomes America's Cheapest New Mercedes At $32,500

    The Mercedes-Benz A-Class is coming to the U.S. for the first time this year, albeit without the option for a hatchback or manual transmission like it’ll have elsewhere. But with its arrival comes a new entry-level model, so, beginning this year, the cheapest new Mercedes on American lots starts at $32,500.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • New York Governor Moves To Ban Stretch Limos

    Last October a horrific stretch limousine crash killed 20 people and rocked the state of New York. As a result, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to introduce a raft of transportation safety reforms including an outright ban on long limos.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • What Unique Feature Do You Look For When Buying A Car?

    Step aside, traditional specs. Gas mileage, storage capacity, safety—take a seat. We all know the textbook answers for what makes a car great when we hit the market, but we don’t talk enough about the intangibles. Y’know, the things that just make you feel better about one car over another. The tiniest, most minuscule details that can sway you one way or another. It’s time those details get the credit they deserve.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Former Faraday Future Backer Pivots To Zombie Saab

    We have a new contender for Wildest Decision Maker In The Global Auto Industry and it’s Evergrande Health. Fresh from hopping out of being the backer of Faraday Future, Evergrande just dropped $930 million to take control of another electric vehicle company: NEVS. That’s right. Zombie Saab. It’s like the Recession never ended.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • These Are The Wildest Times Your Car Has Caught Air

    Keeping all four of your wheels on the ground while driving is so boring, so expected. These days, it’s all about getting wild, and getting wild means launching your car into the air like you’re one of those Duke boys. And we always want to hear more stories about y’all having fun.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Quick Question: What Do We Call A Hatchback With A Side-Opening Door?

    I’m here in Detroit, doing my pre-auto show motor-oil-and-papaya-juice-cleanse, which forces me into the bathroom for long periods of filthy, noisy time. Luckily, our own David Tracy is here, and was willing to talk to me through the door. While talking, we stumbled onto a fascinating question: what would you call a hatchback-like car that, instead of a hatch that swings up, swings to the side?

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Hooning Around In A Volkswagen Rallye Golf Is A Rare Treat

    Back in 1989, all wheel drive was a relatively new technology, and it was significantly clunkier and less refined than you might find in a car on the lot today. The Rallye Golf here was a homologation special, of which 5000 examples were built, featuring box flares, a 1.8-liter supercharged four, and all four wheels driven. While never offered in the U.S. market, due to unfortunate extenuating circumstance, this Rallye Golf found its way to the Team O’Neil school in New Hampshire for a bit of fu

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Illegally Off-Roading In A Closed National Park Is Peak Asshole Behavior, Folks

    One result of the current U.S. government shutdown is that national parks are understaffed. At Joshua Tree in California, a small contingent of fuckbuckets took this as an opportunity to make the entire off-road community look bad by trampling protected land in a region surrounded by unlimited acreage of perfectly legal off-roading space.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • What Are The 'Unbelievable' And 'Stronger' And 'Better' Vehicles Currently Assaulting Our Border?

    The United States Border Patrol is notoriously bad at driving its Ford F-150 Raptors, but the thing is, it has Raptors. It is pretty much the best high-speed desert-driving mass-market vehicle there is. If you want something better, you’re going to have to go with a buggy, which the cops also have. But apparently, it is not enough. President Donald Trump is warning of smugglers or migrants using even better, “unbelievable” vehicles on the U.S.-Mexico border.

    By Michael Ballaban Read More

  • Hot Rod Builders: It's Time To Incorporate The Brannock Device

    I’m guessing most of you knew this day was coming. I’m sure you all realized that it was just a matter of time before the call would go out to hot rod builders around the globe that it’s finally time to integrate Brannock foot-measuring devices into designs for pedals. The time is now, and I believe the world is ready.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Here's A Depressing Snapshot Of Our Nation's Garbage Roads

    This nation, this once great and glorious nation, has been cursed with a plague for the past 20 years. It is the curse of the big wheel and the skinny, worthless tire. We need to bring back big, meaty, beautiful sidewalls, and this map showing where the worst roads in America are shows precisely why.

    By Michael Ballaban Read More

  • Watch This Pilot Land A Helicopter On The Alps To Save An Injured Skier

     Ever since I watched Force Majeure, I’ve been absolutely horrified at the prospect of getting stuck in the Alps while skiing somewhere. As it happens, a skier in the Alps got stuck on the slopes at the start of the year after a knee injury kept him from continuing down. And the helicopter pilot who saved him pulled off a super-clean version of one of the toughest things to do in a helicopter.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • People Stealing From A Pipeline Have Caused A Massive Fuel Shortage In Mexico

    Central and western Mexican states have been experiencing severe fuel shortages not because there’s actually a shortage of fuel, but because the primary fuel pipelines and refineries are being continually tapped by fuel-theft gangs. The government has shut down many of these pipelines, and is resorting to tanker trucks to deliver fuel, which is much slower and has much less capacity, causing the intense fuel shortages.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Stock Up On Vintage Car Memorabilia With This Texas Auction

    Raise your hand if you—like me—spend an obscene amount of time on eBay looking for old motorsport and automotive memorabilia. If you, like me, are talking 4am escapades to the deepest depths of the internet where you think spending $70 on a Formula One calendar from 1974 is a reasonable proposition, then good news. One of the most visited auto museums in Texas and arguably the best place to see old cars in the state, is unfortunately closing—but they’re auctioning off tons of vintage car stuff t

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • There's Another McLaren 'Longtail' With Top-Exit Exhausts Coming

    Besides making great cars that are both excellent to drive and live with, McLaren is also actively making the world a better place by offering things like the 2019 McLaren 600LT with top-exit exhaust pipes. The new, upcoming and yet-unnamed “Longtail” McLaren will also sport these pipes.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • Reminder: Karting In Detroit This Saturday. Are You In?

    Besides the cars, there’s nothing we love at Jalopnik more than shameless self-promotion. Especially when it’s for our own event, and the event is an extremely fun one ahead of the Detroit Auto Show involving pizza (the non-Chef Boyardee kind) and karting.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • These Are The Only Cars Every Gearhead Likes

    It’s pretty remarkable to think about all the sub-categories and factions and one-make fetishists and near-cults that are contained within the general overarching category of automobile-lovers we call gearheads. There’s intense loves and hates, deep allegiances and sworn hostilities all over the automotive world, which makes the idea of finding cars of near-universal appeal so very difficult. So let’s give it a try.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • JALOPNIK TREND ALERT: Humblebadging

    We’ve all seen it. Some slightly scruffy, previous-generation Mercedes S-Class of unknowable provenance, festooned in both ///AMG and Maybach badges. It cannot be both. It is neither. The up-badging must stop, but thankfully a new TREND is emerging: Humblebadging.

    By Michael Ballaban Read More

  • This Guy Chasing After Tire On Freeway Is Really Setting The Tone For 2019

    Houston’s highways are not for the faint of heart. The city has some of the deadliest roads in the nation and late last year they had two instances of giant spools of cabling rolling down the freeway. Well now you can add this perfect metaphor for post-New Year’s malaise: This poor guy chasing a tire down I-45.

    By Erin Marquis Read More

  • Buy More Miatas

    The fact that the 2019 Mazda Miata is a Good Car is one of those undeniable facts in automotivedom. Miata is an ultra-meta acronym for “Miata Is Always The Answer” because it is always the answer. It’s an incredibly nimble, fun to drive, and versatile sports car that works as well in daily commuting as it does on a weekend drive in the mountains.

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  • Meh Car Monday: The Old Mercedes-Benz CLA Is Really Pretty Mehcedes-Boringz

    It’s no secret that the vast majority of the cars chosen for Meh Car Monday tend to come from either what’s generally known as the Malaise Era: that grim span of time from around 1972 to 1982 or so when, automotively, everything just sort of sucked, or from the early-to-mid 1990s, when too many cars seemed to be homogenizing into giant silver suppositories. Today, we’re going to try something different, and pick a very modern meh car: the (current, not the about-to-be announced) Mercedes-Benz CL

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • The $1.3 Million Brabham BT62 Track Car Can Be Made Road Legal For Just $200,000 Extra

    Brabham was a racing icon for six decades before becoming a car company, and the first product of its new endeavor is the $1.3-million Brabham BT62—a 700-horsepower track monster that produces way more downforce than a NASCAR race car. But, because track cars aren’t as cool if you can’t drive them around town to brag, Brabham will make this car street legal for just $200,000 more.

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  • An Electric-Swapped Honda S2000 Is Delicious Blasphemy

    The Honda S2000 routinely hits “modern classic” lists thanks to its high-revving screamer of an engine. Swapping the engine for anything else earns you a strong side-eye from Honda fans, yet that’s what makes this electric-swapped 2006 S2000 so wonderfully enticing—not to mention ridiculously fast.

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  • This Miniature Hoonitruck Is Full-Scale Wild

    Ken Block’s Hoonitruck is a wild creation by anyone’s measure. With narly four-digit horsepower and tire shredding ability unmatched, it’s a mega machine. Alex Saint built a truck that is equally crazy from top to bottom, though at a much smaller scale. Saint decided on a Honda N600 hatchback with the rear lopped off to make it a truck. That wasn’t nearly crazy enough, because Alex then stuffed a 190 horsepower engine out of a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 into the bed.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • VW Designs Van Workout For Drivers Who Work Too Much To Join A Gym

    Uh-oh, Car Manufacturer! You have a problem. The delivery folks driving your vans are having a hard time staying fit because they spend too much time behind the wheel. How can you, a good-hearted and kind Car Manufacturer, find a way to remedy this disastrous issue of overworking that happens in your machines?

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Apartment Complex Is About To Tow A Guy's Car Over A Dent

    As humans, we sometimes make contract agreements that don’t seem to be a big deal or like they’ll become intrusive in our lives down the road—like this Dallas apartment complex’s “fix your car or get towed” policy, no matter how minor the damage. Then, like being backed into out of nowhere, reality hits.

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  • A Hydraulic Press Is Here To Determine The Strongest Jack Of Them All

    A fear that I have, which I suspect many of you to have, is of a jack collapsing when I am using it. And I think it’s a pretty realistic fear. But here to inject some peace of mind, at least for the actual strength of different kinds of jacks, is the good and reliably entertaining Hydraulic Press Channel.

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  • Shooting A Car With A Polarizer Changed My Life

    Photography for me has always been nothing more than a hobby, so it was never a high priority for me to get the best and most professional gear. As a kid, I tooled around on an old Polaroid camera and some point-and-shoots. I got my first DSLR—a Canon T3i Rebel—for Christmas in 2011. I traded up to a 6D a few years after that. But no singular piece of equipment has had a bigger impact on my shooting than a polarizing filter. There’s no going back now.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • Comment Of The Day: Excellent Photo Tip Edition

    I’m mostly just okay at taking pictures of cars with a camera. I have two DSLRs and I’ve learned how to do about an eighth of what they are capable of. For the most part, I use the “spray and pray” method of getting a good shot, where I take thousands of pictures and hope 1% of them will be fine.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Think You're Faster Than A Jalopnik Writer? Come Find Out In Detroit Next Weekend!

    Since the dawn of humanity, people everywhere have celebrated the new year with one special, sacred event: The Detroit Auto Show. But this is the last year America’s biggest auto show will be held in January, as it moves to sunny June next year. That means we need to send the winter’s big car showcase off in style one final time with our annual readers vs. writers karting race. You in?

    By Patrick George Read More

  • There's A Twisting Mountain Road Hiding Inside Japan's Biggest City

    Throughout this series I’ve explored roads mainly in the north and south of Tokyo. For obvious reasons exploring the east isn’t ideal as it’s mainly sea but I’ve largely ignored the west of Tokyo. I took the McLaren 570S Spider towards Hachioji and Lake Miyagase in the west earlier this year. While I was there I noticed another squiggly section of road I quickly saved for another time.

    By Ken Saito Read More

  • Hey Did You Know The Toyota Supra Is Back

    The debut of the 2019 Toyota Supra is 12 days away, but that doesn’t mean Toyota is stopping its unnecessarily long and excitement-numbing campaign of Supra teasers. In a new one from Monday, Toyota Gazoo Racing shared a video of the Supra lapping Fuji Speedway that ended with the tagline “Supra Is Back.”

    By Alanis King Read More

  • Here's Some Of The Best Cars You'll Finally Be Able To Import To The U.S. In 2019

    The fuel gauge on 2018 has hit that big E, which means we need to head to the nearest temporal fuel station to fill up with a nice fresh tank of 2019. And you know what the bonus prize is that comes with that new tank of 2019-juice? A whole new batch of cars old enough to legally import to America! Here’s some of what I think are the most exciting options. If you keep in mind I’m a bit of an idiot, then I think you’ll find this list very edifying.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • My Entire Family Drove Our 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix, The Car That Taught Me How To Love Cars

    By the time the keys to my first car—a 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix—ended up in my hands, it had passed through just about everyone in the family leading up to me. My mom had first purchased it used, followed by my dad after their divorce. He’d finally retired it in favor of a slightly newer (but still used) Dodge just as my sixteenth birthday rolled around. It was the most economic way a teen in a lower-middle class family in rural Michigan could actually drive a car.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • The Great Recession Got Me Into Cars

    I was a kid when the world’s economy went to hell in the late 2000s, and because parents often try to shield the messy details of that stuff from their kids, I didn’t know much about it other than people had less money than they did before. What I do know was that without the recession, I probably wouldn’t have the job I do today.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • The Compact Car Uprising Is Coming

    Because buyers are generally trash at forward-thinking and looking ahead, 2019's overdue downturn will probably yield many of the same things that the last recession from 10 years ago did: A sweeping and dramatic switch from buying crossovers and SUVs to lining up to buy compacts and economy cars.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • What's The Best Fun Cheap 2000s Car That Nobody Thinks About?

    Since we’re all about to be broke again, maybe, it is probably time to consider what bargain-basement used rides we’ll need to pick up on Craigslist for a song. We all know 1990s cars having a moment thanks to Radwood and the like, but I think 2000s cars are poised to get theirs soon too. So what’s the best cheap deal no one knows about from that decade?

    By Patrick George Read More

  • Maybe It'll Take A Recession To Free Us From The Shackles Of 'Premium'

    When I was told everyone was going to be writing New Year’s Day posts about the possible and maybe likely coming recession, I can’t say that I was thrilled with the idea. This is how we want to start the year? No wonder we don’t get invited to more parties. Well, the last thing I want is to incur the wrath of a likely still-drunk and belligerent New Year’s Day editor-in-chief, so I’m going to find an upside to all this. And I think I have one: a recession may be just the thing we need to free ca

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • We're Partying Like It's 2009! Welcome To Recession Jalopnik

    Good morning and welcome to 2019! I pray that you’re not working today, that your hangover is at least manageable, and that you’re enjoying the comforts of modern civilization while we still have them. We’re marking the new year by journeying back to a slightly darker time, and seeing what we can do to prepare if those dark times come back.

    By Patrick George Read More

Car Design (21)

  • It's Kind Of Amazing That Morgan Even Bothers To Camo Their New 'Wide Body' Car

    We see pictures of camouflaged pre-production cars all the time. Usually, it’s pretty tricky to tell exactly what kind of car it is, which is the entire point of wrapping the car in camo in the first place. But a Morgan? Why are they even bothering, really? It’s not like anyone is going to see this thing, no matter how much zebra-print camo they slap on it, and think, hey, is that the new Hyundai Elantra? Of course it’s a Morgan. In fact, this is the new “wide body” Morgan that’s expected out la

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Ginetta Is Back, Again, With A New Road-Legal Supercar

    Ginetta is one of those names in the automotive world that somehow never quite seems to die. The company started back in 1958, building some striking low-volume sports cars based on British Ford running gear. They were effectively gone by 1989, but were reborn in the 2000s, and by 2010 were back making track and racing cars, mostly. They’re getting back into the road-car game, with a supercar they’ve just teased us with. Oh boy.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • I Hate Dumb Branding Exercises But This Renault Looks Incredibly Good

    Very, very few dumb car branding exercises are any good. The Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer edition just had some leather. The Lincoln Continental Mark VII Bill Blass edition had... something? Maybe? Was he a golfer? It’s hard to say. But this little Renault Twingo Le Coq Sportif edition just looks so, so good.

    By Michael Ballaban Read More

  • Here's How To Tell The New Porsche 911 From The Old One

    The most-asked question I got about the new 2020 Porsche 911 was how it’s different from the outgoing 991.2-generation car. Because it sure looks the same, except for a few aesthetic cues. I spent a decent chunk of time poking around it last week.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • The New Toyota Supra Needs This

    The new Toyota Supra looks fantastic in person as it is, but there were just two things that seemed a little off about it to me. One was obviously its power output, and the other one I couldn’t quite put my finger on—until now.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Yes, The 2020 BMW 7 Series' Grille Is A Whole 40 Percent Larger

    When the 2020 BMW 7 Series showed itself to the world, you probably thought it looked a little like your childhood dog that never stopped sniffing you before realizing that was a little mean. But you couldn’t shake the feeling that it was just a little too, uh, nosy, and for good reason. Its grille is 40 percent larger.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • Here's Every Fake Vent On The 2020 Toyota Supra

    Have we mentioned that there’s a new Toyota Supra out on this site yet? I don’t think so, but I think maybe we should have some content about the car, right? With that in mind, I’d like to inform you that our crack Jalopnik team has assessed the new Supra and located every fake vent or air intake on the car. Here’s your guide to all the lying vents on the 2020 Supra.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Harlequin Car Interiors Are Silly, Even On The 2020 Toyota Supra

    If the red driver’s side/black passenger’s side interior look for the 2020 Toyota Supra Launch Edition is supposed to be a callback to the old car’s famously driver-focused wraparound console, I’m not impressed. But seriously, I thought we all agreed that asymmetrical automotive interiors were not going to fly?

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • The 2020 BMW 7 Series Front End Is Entirely Nostril Now

    Following hot on the heels of the big-breathing BMW X7, the flagship BMW 7 Series sedan is due for a facelift, too. The car’s redesign is supposed to bow tomorrow, but press photos leaked today confirming that it’s gone Big Nostril. Very, very Big Nostril.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Let's Look At The New Logo On Cadillac's First Electric Vehicle

    Last night Cadillac showed images of its first-ever electric vehicle, a sleek crossover, though its name and any real details have yet to be revealed. One thing that was very much revealed, though, was the new Cadillac logo glowing proudly on the nose of the car. This logo is the first major update to the famous Cadillac shield since 2013, when it abandoned the traditional laurel wreath. Let’s scrutinize it a bit.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Here's Your First Look At Chinese Automaker Geely's All-New Electric Sedan You've Never Heard Of

    It’s 1 am and I have to get up in four hours to cover the Detroit Auto Show, but for some reason Geely decided I needed to see this very first look at their all-new electric sedan concept. Interestingly, the press release states that the sedan is “globally developed” and “will begin to spearhead Geely’s efforts into entering overseas markets.” That sounds sort of like a potential Tesla-fighter to me.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Mazda Once Built A Concept Car Called Secret Hideout

    There was a brief, glorious period in the mid-2000s when you actually had a choice of vehicles in what I’m going to call the Friendly Box segment: the original Scion xB, the Nissan Cube, the Kia Soul, and, I suppose the Honda Element. Of these, only the Soul survives to this day in the U.S., and I think that’s a shame. Mazda never had a Friendly Box offering, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t consider it. In fact, in 2001 they showed an amazing concept car that fit the category, with an equally

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Why Doesn't The Batmobile Have A Trunk?

    Over the weekend, there was a Walmart ad featuring a bunch of famous movie cars. It included a joke where an employee asked if the new gun-murder Batmobile even had a trunk. This is actually an important question.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • How Would You Configure Your Lamborghini Huracan Evo?

    Supercar configurators, when you think about them, are like free, rudimentary versions of the Sims for those of us who tried and failed to achieve our utopian, millionaire Sims lives in real life but feel too old to be caught still playing it. We can pretend which ultra-expensive cars we’d buy without judgement, though.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • These Seven New Ford Patents Seem To Indicate That Performance Is Not Dead

    The Fiesta and the Focus are dead in the U.S. after 2019, which means that their respective ST and RS models are, too. The Mustang will stick around, thankfully, but in terms of enthusiast offerings, that will be pretty much it. But these new patents will hopefully indicate that Ford isn’t completely canceling out performance.

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  • Earth Materials Are Bullshit So BMW Used Literal Space Rocks To Decorate My M850i

    “New Year, New Me” is a phrase most often heard from basic, unimaginative people who can’t pull their shit together for two seconds to better themselves without help from the invented social construct of time. I usually don’t bother with such drivel, but this New Year happens to coincide with a new decision I’ve just made: For too long, I have bemoaned the cheapness and omnipresence of Earthly materials, like gold and platinum. It’s time to trade up. BMW, my loyal friend, is helping me.

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  • The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Feels Like A Rocket Assembled By The Lowest Bidder

    Lately in the world of fast Chevrolets, it’s the long-awaited but still mysterious mid-engine Corvette that’s captured everyone’s attention. While there’s still a ton we don’t know, it’s slated to be the true exotic-killer the ‘Vette was always meant to be. But where does that leave the current king of front-engine Corvettes—the supercharged, 755 horsepower 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1?

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Concept Cars (2)

  • Honda Once Built A Concept Car With A Glove Box For Your Dog

    If you think about it, carmaker’s target markets aren’t exclusively humans, even though humans tend to be the ones with all the money. When it comes to non-humans riding in cars, dogs have to be the next most common species. With that in mind, it makes sense that every now and then a carmaker would really try to cater to their sloppy, furry clients, and I think the best example of this would have to be a 2005 Honda concept car with a really absurd name: WOW, which stood for “Wonderful Open-heart

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  • Volkswagen Teases Electric Dune Buggy Concept And Hints At Even Bigger News

    Volkswagen’s announcement of a new dune buggy-inspired electric concept is absolutely fun and exciting, but the real news isn’t about this concept itself—it’s how its built. It’s built on VW’s new MEB modular electric platform, and for the first time in decades, Volkswagen seems to have—and, even more importantly, appreciate—that they may have something as flexible as the old Beetle chassis, which spawned a whole industry of kit cars and dune buggies.

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Crashes and Safety (6)

  • Curtain Airbags Deploy On A 2018 Camaro ZL1 While Going 19 MPH

    We’ve covered untimely airbag deployments here at Jalopnik before, but this one is something new. A Camaro ZL1's curtain airbags deployed in the middle of an autocross spinout while the driver was going a mere 19 mph. And, according to the driver, GM didn’t want to help with the damages.

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  • Russian Driver Reverses Off A Tow Truck Like It's No Big Deal

    We’ve seen our fair share of really sketchy tow truck situations here at Jalopnik, but it’s not everyday that folks get so frustrated with being towed that they just drive off into the sunset like they’re Superman levels of invincible. And I guess that’s especially true for one particular Russian fella driving someone else’s Kia Rio.

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  • Watch A Bollard Show A Drunk Driver In A Speeding Car Who's Boss

    If you’re tempted to get liquored up and go to your local bollard and barrier bar and try to start some shit, let me just stop you right now: that is a terrible idea. Bollards are badasses who will lay you out without breaking a sweat. Just like this one did in the small Belgian town of Roeselare last week to a drunk Pole driving an Audi.

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Entertainment (2)

  • Top Gear Looks As Ridiculous And Whimsical As Ever In The Season 26 Trailer

    I might catch hell for this, but I like the current LeBlanc/Harris/Reid Top Gear better than the guys sometimes referred to as “The Holy Trinity”, messrs. Hammond, Clarkson, and May. The new crew has finally found their collective groove, work well together, and add a bit of levity to a series that was before so serious about how much fun they were having. The car world needs more levity, and LeBlanc really brings that out of the other two, I feel. In fact, Series 25 might have been the best one

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Events (54)

  • Honda's Urban EV Prototype Previews Production Electric Compact

    When Honda showed up to the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017 with a cutesy electric city car with seating for four adults and CVCC throwback style, I was immediately enamored. Honda has a new updated version of the Urban EV, which is a bit more production-ready, to be shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March. And it should be production-ready, as Honda says they still plan to offer pre-orders for such a car in Europe beginning later this year.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Chinese Automaker GAC Shamed Every Other Carmaker With Their Incredible Floor Mat Game

    In America, Chinese automakers tend to have a reputation for building poor-quality products. But the cars produced in China have been improving in quality pretty steadily over the years, and while I can’t really speak to how they compare overall, I can say that I was very impressed with at least one aspect of Chinese cars I saw at the Detroit Auto Show: the floor mats.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • This Is The Weirdest Corner We Could Find At The Detroit Auto Show

    In almost every major auto show, there’s at least one forgotten corner where they cram all the stuff that’s just a little too weird for the main show. It wasn’t easy, but I managed to find the weird corner at this year’s Detroit auto show, and while there wasn’t that much there, there were these two oddballs worth showing you: a fun, futuristic modular car and a giant drone you could, potentially, fly inside. Like you were from the future.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • The Most Interesting Car In Detroit Was This Front-Drive, Diesel Manual Body-On-Frame Van

    Even though this year’s Detroit Auto Show was a little bit thin, there were still plenty of interesting cars around: the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the new Supra that we never talk about, and I suppose even the new Ford Explorer. But when it comes to the most technically interesting car at the show, none of these big shots are my pick. No, by far the strangest and most interesting vehicle was something I think most people walked right by: the Mahindra Marazzo.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Behind The Scenes At The 2019 Detroit Auto Show

    The press days for the 2019 Detroit Auto Show have wrapped up, and now we will never again need to fly out to the frozen wastes of Detroit in January for a car show. Detroit is lovely in June! And we’ll be back for the first summer North American International Auto Show next year. Until then, here’s some of the things you didn’t see yet from around the show floor.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • What We Found When We Crawled Under The 2020 Toyota Supra

    You’ve all seen the 2020 Toyota Supra’s exterior by now. Some of you like it and some of you think it’s boring, but none of that matters. What matters is the hardware, which is why I crawled under the Supra at the Detroit Auto Show to get a look at the car’s mechanical bits. Here’s a look at how they compare to those of the BMW Z4 and BMW 3 Series.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • The Genesis G70 Could Get A Performance Model Soon

    The Genesis G70 has already impressed us as a challenger to the German reign over luxury sedans, with its rear-wheel drive, manual-option layout, and now it’s teasing a higher performance model could be in the works.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Meet The Joyless Self-Driving Pods Of The Detroit Auto Show

    If you believe tech startups, the roads of the future will be dominated by joyless, featureless boxy self-driving pods. When alone in a sea of interesting human-driven cars these things can look futuristic and space-y, but when they are all gathered together, you quickly begin to feel like you’re in the toaster section of Walmart. In the now-immortal words of Marie Kondo, these self-driving pods do not spark joy.

    By Erin Marquis Read More

  • Here's Where Toyota And BMW Parted Ways On The New Supra

    By now everyone knows that the new 2020 Toyota Supra was more than just co-developed with BMW—it’s pretty much entirely a BMW inside and under its sheetmetal. That’s readily apparent when you’re greeted with an iDrive screen as soon as you step inside. But it and the 2019 BMW Z4 are said to be different cars, and ones that will drive differently from one another. So where did BMW end and Toyota begin on the new Supra?

    By Patrick George Read More

  • The 2019 Detroit Auto Show Filled The Void In Its Heart With Tuner Cars

    The Detroit Auto Show is alarmingly empty this year, without brands like Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Mazda and more to fill up the show floor with sheetmetal. To make it seem less awkward, organizers filled up the space with a field of stickered and wrapped whips, and they overdid it.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Subaru Brought Some Badass Performance Classics To The Detroit Auto Show

    Subaru quietly showed up the new Toyota Supra at the Detroit Auto Show yesterday by unveiling a WRX STI S209 with even more power than Toyota’s revived sports car, despite having an engine now older than our last intern. But that wasn’t the only nice surprise on the show floor—the automaker brought a couple very special classics out of the vault as well.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • Cadillac Has A Lot Of Convincing To Do

    With an ongoing SUV boom killing sedan sales and an uncertain future around autonomy and electrification, the American automakers are having a strange time. And of all of them, Cadillac is perhaps the most perplexing. It’s gone through enough rebranding and transitions to give us whiplash. The latest moves include finally—finally—adding some money-making crossovers and SUVs to the lineup and also eventually pivoting to EVs, a move announced earlier this week. Will this be the time Cadillac event

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • 2020 Toyota Supra: Tons Of New Photos

    You know, I don’t mind that it has iDrive this time, or that it’s built in Austria. I’m into the new 2020 Toyota Supra and I’m eager to drive it. Let’s ogle a bunch of photos from Toyota.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • The GAC Entranze Is An Ambitious Concept From A Chinese Company Eying U.S. Sales In 2019

    GAC Motor, one of China’s biggest auto manufacturers, is looking to break into the American market this year. When it announced a new EV concept for this year’s Detroit Auto Show—the Entranze—it could only be with the intention of making a big splash. And with an innovative interior design centered around environmentally sustainable materials, they may do just that.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Here's The Deal With Hyundai's Mild Performance N Line

    The 2019 Hyundai Veloster N gave the sport compact scene something new to be stoked about at last year’s Detroit Auto Show. This year, Hyundai is following up with a mildly sporty N Line treatment for more of its models starting with the Elantra GT. here’s a breakdown of what this trim will look like.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • The 550-Horsepower Cadillac CT6-V Is Here And Starts At $88,790

    The Cadillac CT6 sedan might be dying in America after a short and tumultuous life here, but that doesn’t mean its performance variant, the CT6-V, has been forgotten. Instead, the CT6-V is here, drowning out its close relative’s problems with a 550-horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 and a base price of $88,790.

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  • Subaru WRX STI S209 Gets 341 HP: Cower Before Your New AWD Master

    The mad king of all-wheel drive once more scampers to the ramparts, screaming. The Subaru WRX STI S209 is here for my Americans! The first S model for America! Rip four tires with 341 horsepower. Vanquish thine enemy: Mitsubishi. Though there is no Evo to fight against, Subaru continues to wage its own war, thrashing against its own shadow.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • The 2020 Telluride Is Kia's Biggest, Beefiest Vehicle Yet

    Do you love “rugged luxury”? Do you love a big, bold SUV that’s just begging you to pack the kids into the backseat and hit the dusty road, and by “dusty road” a mean “a mall parking lot”? Do you love buying American-built vehicles? Then the 2020 Telluride—Kia’s largest vehicle yet—might just be the perfect SUV for you. And this time, you can actually purchase it.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • The Nissan IMs Concept Is An Electric Sport Sedan That Looks Pretty Sharp

    It’s probably more than fair to say that things are rough at Nissan at the moment. Besides the notoriously bland lineup, an aging sports car duo and the complaints we all have about CVTs, its former boss is facing trial in Japan and its executive ranks are being subsequently purged. What better way to take our minds off that than an electric vehicle concept—and one that’s a sedan, and not a crossover, for a change?

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Volkswagen's Adding 1,000 American Jobs With A New EV Plant In Tennessee

    In Volkswagen’s big press conference here at the Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess revealed that Volkswagen will be building an all-new factory facility to produce electric vehicles alongside their existing factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This factory will be the North American production site of such crucial vehicles as Volkswagen’s new-generation of mass-market electric cars like the ID Cross and, even more importantly, their promised new reborn electric Microbus, the ID Bu

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • This Is The 2020 Volkswagen Passat Before You're Supposed To See It And It Looks Pretty Good

    Not everyone is buying into the idea that the sedan has been murdered at the tire-gloved hands of the crossover, which is good news for those of us who want to keep a little variety on our roads. That’s why it’s nice to see that Volkswagen’s re-design of the 2020 Volkswagen Passat is quite a dapper, handsome-looking sedan, even if it’s really more of a facelift than a whole new car.

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  • The 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Makes A Ridiculous 1,000 Lb-Ft Of Torque

    In the American muscle car world, horsepower is king (see the new Shelby GT500 rumors), but in the heavy-duty truck world, bragging rights are all about torque. And in that area, Ram does not like to lose, which is why the 2019 Ram Heavy Duty makes a ridiculous 1,000 lb-ft of torque.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • Cadillac's First Electric Car Will Be This Crossover

    Audi’s doing an electric crossover. So is Mercedes. So is BMW. And so now that Cadillac is to be General Motors’ lead electric brand, it has to go where the competitors are. Meet the first public sketch of Cadillac’s EV crossover future, unveiled at an event tonight ahead of the Detroit Auto Show.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500: This Might Be It For Real

    The Ford Shelby GT350 has been the top of the Mustang heap for a few years now, but we’ve known for some time that a GT500 is coming to top it. Now, as part of an already leaky 2019 Detroit Auto Show, we have images that appear to be of a factory marketing brochure for the new top dog supercharged cross-plane crank V8 Mustang. And from what we’ve heard, at least 750 horsepower.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • The 2020 Cadillac XT6 Will Be Cadillac's Three-Row Crossover Money Printer

    Cadillac’s future might be electric because the people at General Motors are seemingly out of ideas on what else to do with it, but it has to pay for that future somehow. For now, that means doubling down on the big crossovers and SUVs people are buying in droves. Key to that is this—the all-new 2020 Cadillac XT6, the biggest Cadillac luxury people-mover that isn’t an Escalade.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • The 2020 Toyota Supra Leaked Again, Claimed To Start At $49,990

    We’re going to see the new Toyota Supra launched at the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, but ahead of the official launch SupraMkV.com is saying they have a source providing pricing of the new car, as well as the three launch trims, and a few new official photographs.

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  • The New Ram Heavy Duty Looks Like It's Coming To Eat You

    Prior to unveiling the new Ram 2500 and 3500 at the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 14, Ram launched a web page that features the teaser image you see above. It is dark and smoky, and I think we’re all supposed to be scared that this thing will consume us whole. I kinda am. Heavy duty trucks aren’t messing around lately.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • The 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLA Got A Hell Of A Lot Nicer

    Visually, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLA isn’t terribly different from the car that it replaces. But it’s bigger, has a nicer (looking) interior, and there’s a lot of tech on board. That and there is, tantalizingly, the prospect of a manual.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • The 2019 Harley-Davidson LiveWire Is Far Too Expensive

    Struggling motorcycle company Harley-Davidson’s vision for embracing the future is offering a full line of electric motorcycles by 2022. The first of these electrified bikes will be the 2019 LiveWire and, like all other Harley motorcycles, it’s expensive.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • Audi's Giving Backseat VR Entertainment A Try With An Avengers Game

    Cars aren’t just cars anymore. They’re basically a living room on four wheels, chock full of the luxuries you might expect on your couch. Audi wants to take that a step further. At CES, they’re debuting an interactive virtual reality system for your backseat passengers—one that’s in tune with the motions of the car.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • This Totally Badass Pontiac Firebird Was Home Built In A Shed

    Sometimes achieving true genius requires sacrifice. Automotive builds to this level of quality take serious time, effort, talent, and money. Riley Stair had all of that to make it work, but what he didn’t have was a team of workers or even a proper workspace. This car was the absolute star of SEMA last year, and the fact that it was built inside a canopy with no front or back makes it so much more badass.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • EV Startup Byton Is Really Doing The Steering Wheel-Mounted Tablet

    As the Consumer Electronics Show approaches, more and more teasers are being released to get us all hyped up for the neat new technology about to be showcased. Byton, an EV marque looking to become a more down-to-earth version of Tesla, is set to talk about a brand new technology it’s introducing: a driver tablet mounted in the middle of their steering wheel.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

Found For Sale (18)

  • Become A '50s Speed Demon With This Flathead-Powered Belly Tanker

    With red wire wheels, giant Firestones, bare metal WWII aircraft bodywork, and a roaring flathead V8 sitting behind the driver, this aerodynamic wonder is 1950s hot rod culture on four wheels. It’s a nostalgia fueled icon of the era for speed freaks, and now you can make it yours, because it’s for sale on Bring A Trailer.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • We Found The Worst Mitsubishi Evo

    Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIIs in decent condition can be found on Craigslist all day long for upwards of $10,000, but how often does a perfectly beat-to-shit, single-owner example surface?

    By Aaron Brown Read More

  • Now THIS Is How You Sell An E36 M3

    From our own Aaron Brown, who has a daily Craigslist search alert set up for “Cheap M3s under $4,000,” comes the most brilliantly brazen for-sale ad I think I’ve ever seen. Forget the clever essay-length backstory and insane hyperbole. This is how you sell a car.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • Here's Your Chance To Own A Honda City Turbo II And Motocompo

    In the early 1980s, Honda made scrappy little cars and bikes like the City Turbo II, and fitted them with strangely useful options like a Motocompo scooter-in-the-trunk for daily commutes in densely populated areas of Japan. It was a creative way to get around city congestion by parking your City a few miles away and using the Motocompo folding scooter to get to your final destination. It’s the “last mile” that tech mobility companies like to talk about now, only thirty years ahead of them.

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  • This Willys Mechanical Mule Is Your Perfect Haul All

    Many things are described as utilitarian in nature, but few define the term quite as well as the Mechanical Mule. Nothing more than a flatbed trailer with a seat and a steering wheel, the M274 was used as a military stuff mover from its 1956 inception through the mid-1980s when it was replaced by a military version of John Deere’s Gator 6x4 utility vehicle. These occasionally saw combat use when equipped with large artillery, but this particular unit was likely used simply to haul weaponry and s

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • This Person Is Selling An Actual Time Machine On Craigslist

    Time is fleeting, and once it’s gone you can’t get it back. You can’t relive your past. Who you are now will never experience things the same way as who you used to be. That’s all well and good, but this 1984 Chevy Blazer is a real actual time machine. Look at it! Clearly this street rod was sent from the distant past of at least 30 years ago to warp you back to a time when people realized how freakin’ cool teal was.

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  • The Toyota Supra Has Gone Too Far

    Yesterday, my esteemed colleague Erik Shilling wrote up a very, very clean 1994 Toyota Supra for sale on Bring a Trailer. At the time of his writing, it was holding at $90,000. The auction just ended a few minutes ago with the final selling bid of $121,000. Christ.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • This JDM Car Auction Is Unbelievably Amazing

    Every year, Japan’s aftermarket tuners and parts makers converge at the Tokyo Auto Salon trade show. But this year my eyes won’t be on what’s new at the main booths; I’ll be watching this utterly magnificent car auction being held there.

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  • This Super Clean 1994 Toyota Supra Could Top $90,000

    Will this 1994 Toyota Supra with 7,111 miles on it and an accident-free history be the most expensive used Supra ever? I don’t know about that, but at $90,000 and counting, it’s eye-raisingly expensive, especially for a car not once driven by Paul Walker.

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Jalopnik Explains (3)

  • Why Your Car Needs Shock Absorbers

    You may or may not know this already, but shock absorbers are good. They help to keep your car from leaping into the air like a startled cat when it goes over bumps. And if you don’t have absorbers—well, you’re in for a ride that’s either incredibly uncomfortable or incredibly hilarious. I still can’t decide which.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • How Often You Should Really Wash Road Salt Off Your Car

    If we are headed for another economic downturn (to say nothing of the subprime car loan bubble bursting) it’s more important than ever to keep what you have now in peak condition. Who knows what our financial or living situations will look like after the next big one hits. You may wonder if you can afford all the little upkeep items you do for your car, but what you really should be asking is this: Can you afford not to do those things?

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Jalopnik Investigates (1)

  • Monster Jam Is Going To War With Mattel

    Monster Jam is, nominally, a competition, but really it’s just a cool monster truck show—and apparently a profitable one. Or at least profitable enough for toymaker Mattel to recently start their own competing show, the end result of a simmering dispute between the two that has been stewing for months and closed the door on a 20-year partnership.

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Motorcycles (6)

  • Honda's EZ-9 Cub Was A Cult Classic Off-Roader

    You meet the nicest people on a Honda. At least, that’s what the U.S. advertising campaign for the original Cub said. That Cub has been continuously produced for markets all over the world since 1958, selling over 100 million units, as of 2017. In the early 1990s, Honda produced the EZ-9 off-road scooter, and as an attempt to re-capture the same lightning in a bottle, called it the Cub here in the U.S. market.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Ducati Is Close To A Production Electric Bike

    Electric motorcycles make a lot of sense. For most riders, going more than 100 miles on a ride is an extreme case. Range is much less of a concern on motorcycles for that reason. Ducati has been dabbling with the idea of an electric motorcycle for a few years, but according to Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali, an electric Duc is coming soon.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Forget About LiveWire, Harley's Two Electric Concepts From CES Are Way Cooler

    The entire motorcycle world clutched its collective pearls when Harley-Davidson announced the LiveWire would cost nearly $30,000. And for good reason, that’s a lot of dosh for a bike, even a Harley. The 116-year-old motorcycle company claims it is aiming for new buyers and trying to reach a younger audience. The LiveWire announcement overshadowed these other two unnamed electric mobility concepts at Harley’s CES booth. Which is a shame, because they have the potential to be huge.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Suzuki Makes A Bike Called Van Van And It's An Awesome Back To Basics Ride

    Riding a motorcycle is about minimalism. It’s a return to the roots of motoring, where it’s just the rider and the road and nothing can come between them. Modern cars continue to get more disconnected and numb feeling, isolating the driver from the world. Motorcycles, certain ones, chase an ideal of simplicity and utilitarianism. Suzuki’s Van Van is back to basics at its finest.

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  • Adventure Riding With A Sidecar Brings Its Own Set Of Challenges

    There are a number of benefits and disadvantages to riding offroad with a sidecar. For what you gain in stability, you lose a bit of maneuverability. For adventure riding with a passenger in wide open spaces, or on trails with enough space for the extra width, however, it can be a lot of fun. Here is Helge Pedersen, a guy that spends almost half of the year riding around the world, to tell you a bit more about how his Big Red rig works.

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  • Why Now Is A Great Time To Get Into Supercross

    The frenetic dirtbike races taking over baseball and football stadiums known as Supercross are a blast to watch on their own, but this year the sport promises to be particularly hot. The two riders who claimed all eight titles between 2010 and 2017 have retired, leaving a highly competitive field to put their mark on the championship.

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News (40)

  • This Hand-Carved Wooden Volkswagen Engine Is A Thing Of Strange And Staggering Beauty

    It’s hard to say why a particular work of art affects you. For example, I always find myself moved when I’m in front of a Mark Rothko painting, but if I had to literally describe what the painting was, it would hardly make sense. Oddly, this wooden, hand-made air-cooled Volkswagen engine, while about as different from a Rothko as humanly possible, I also find astounding. Sure, it’s for remarkably different reasons, but the intensity is still powerful. I mean, look at this thing.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • The Volvo V40 Was Too Good For This World

    Volvo’s going to stop making the V40 sometime this summer, and with it, they’ll be done making a conventional hatchback, perhaps forever. This is sad not just because we’re losing yet another small car. It’s sad because the market is demanding it. What are they demanding, exactly? Fuckin’ SUVs.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Dangerous Idiot Sleeps While Driving His Tesla On Autopilot

    Hey, who likes riddles? Here’s one! What’s the difference between KITT from Knight Rider’s self-driving system and a Tesla on Autopilot? The answer? Nothing! They’re both fucking fictional when it comes to being fully self-driving and if you sleep in your Autopilot-mode Tesla you’re an idiot endangering everyone around you. Also, only one could be used while David Hasselhoff enjoyed a cheeseburger. With this in mind, this video of a guy sleeping at the wheel of his Tesla Model X should be even m

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • A Good Dependable Truck Is Hard To Beat

    We are a disposable society. We frequently toss aside perfectly serviceable things in exchange for the newest, the better, the best. It’s one of the worst things about modern society, and car enthusiasts are not immune. This new video from futureclassics.tv explores that theme with Amy’s high-mile Hilux.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • What Do You Want To Know About The 2019 Kia Niro EV?

    The 2019 Kia Niro EV is the production version of the electric concept crossover that debuted back at last year’s CES. We’ve already driven the hybrid one, and now we’re going to putter around in the fully-electric one. So tell us what you want to know!

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Calling It: The Clown Shoe BMW M Coupe Is The Next Toyota Supra

    Today car enthusiasts are swarming for information on the new 2020 Toyota Supra, inspecting its BMW engineering under the skin and decoding its BMW straight six. Maybe that’s why the bidding is already so high on this “Clownshoe” 2002 BMW Supra, I mean BMW Z3 M Coupe, with just 4,454 miles.

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  • The Good Truck Has Been Built

    The Hoonigans simply can’t seem to do any wrong. These are a group of guys that simply love cars, making loud noises, and doing dumb things with motors. This project, definitely one of the more mild builds in the Hoonigan Donut Garage, is simply the good truck. Modern trucks are huge and can’t hold a candle to the style of a simple C10.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Tell Us Your 24 Hours Of Daytona Predictions

    I predict there will be fog overnight. There is a LOT of rain on the forecast for the end of the race, which will throw everything into a state of flux. I predict none of the cars will make it through the 24 without damage, but the least damaged ones will win their respective classes. I predict at least one of the LMP2 cars to crash in spectacular fashion. And I predict it’s going to be one hell of a race weekend.

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  • This Rusty Rolls-Royce With A Ramshackle Beetle Engine Should Be The Start Of A New Car Modding Trend

    First off, I want to be absolutely clear here: I love this thing. I think what’s been done here is fantastic, and I am behind it 100 percent. This kind of thing is exactly what the automotive world needs sometimes, to take the piss out of it a bit. Something crude and irreverent and just gleefully disrespectful of all the ridiculous pomp and arrogance that saturates far too much of the automotive world. I love this shitbox Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow with the ratty old Volkswagen air-cooled engine

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  • Watch Mazda Furiously Break The Lap Record At Daytona

    On Thursday, during qualifying for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Mazda Team Joest No. 77 driven by Oliver Jarvis landed on the pole position, and in the process broke the lap record for the track. That record had stood for 26 years, set in 1993 by the powerhouse AAR Toyota team. Now you can see just how manic that 1 minute 33.68 second lap was from inside the car with this full onboard video.

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  • Mazda Qualified On Pole For The Daytona 24, And Broke The Damn Track Record In The Process

    The Soul Red Mazda team has backed up its unofficial lap record at Daytona during The Roar Before The 24 test session with an official lap record at Daytona during qualifying Thursday. Driver Oliver Jarvis took the #77 Mazda RT24-P DPi to the top of the time sheets during qualifying, setting a pole position time for the race, and netting a new track record in the process with a 1 minute 33.685 second lap.

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  • Report: More Americans Are Riding Motorcycles Than Ever Before

    More than 1.5 million American households have added the joy of two wheel travel to their garages in the last four years, according to the newest rider statistics report from the Motorcycle Industry Council. That report was last created in 2014, and in the subsequent four years the percentage of American households with motorcycle ownership has increased from 6.94 percent to a massive 8.02 percent.

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  • Here's What Happens When You Buy An Aston Martin Valkyrie

    The most expensive thing I’ve ever purchased is my car, which I bought from a friend for $9,000 five years ago after a brief negotiation. But imagine you have $3.2 million, and you’re in the market for the new Aston Martin Valkyrie, of which just 150 will be made. Here’s what it’s like after you pull the trigger.

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  • This Person Driving While Half-Assedly Cleaning Snow Off Their Windshield Is Just The Worst Kind Of Idiot

    Why? Just why? Why the hell would anyone—especially a Canadian—do something as stupid and dangerous as driving with a completely snow-obscured windshield for absolutely no good reason? I’m both baffled and ashamed that I’m in the same genus as this non-genius. I mean, the car is entirely free of snow except for the one place where it really, really matters. Maybe I’m being to harsh? Maybe there’s a good explanation? Let’s see.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Here's A Close-Ish Look At A New Tesla Knockoff On-Sale In China

    There were nearly 500 electric carmakers in China when we last counted over the summer, and surely well over 500 by now. One of them is Xpeng, maker of this (somewhat convincing) Tesla Model X knockoff, called the G3. Here’s the first in-person video close-up I’ve seen of it.

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  • Formula One Entry Fees Are Really Expensive

    Excluding the costs associated with personnel, building the race cars, transportation all over the globe, hospitality, and whatever else Formula One teams spend ridiculous money on, there are the costs to just enter the championship in the first place. Since 2013, teams have paid an entry fee for the year based on how many points it scored the prior season. That price per point is calculated based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index.

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  • Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard Could Replace Carlos Ghosn As Renault Head

    Jean-Dominique Senard has been at the helm of French tire giant Michelin for seven years, and in that time has boosted profitability for the company. This characteristic alone is one Renault desperately needs. Profitability was one of Carlos Ghosn’s strong suits, assisting with record sales and profit percentages for the French automaker in 2017. The company heads want to ensure that profit energy continues, and JDS could be the guy to make that happen.

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  • BMW's Tom Blomqvist Will Miss 24 Hours Of Daytona Due To U.S. Visa Delays

    Despite having been in Daytona for the Roar Before the 24 test two weeks ago, BMW driver Tom Blomqvist’s Visa has expired and the renewal process has dragged on too long for him to be able to be in the car for the Rolex 24 next weekend. In a statement released by the Rahal Letterman Lanigan BMW team, it was revealed that Tom Blom will be replaced for the season-opener by Augusto Farfus. This will be Farfus’ fifth straight 24 with the team.

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  • Hell Yeah Volkswagen Is Taking Its Electric I.D. R To Break Records At The Nurburgring

    2018 was a good year for Volkswagen’s electric racing I.D. R, as it completely obliterated the standing record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. That car managed to smash 12 miles of mountain roads and 156 corners in less than 8 minutes with consummate pro Romain Dumas at the wheel. Volkswagen is so confident in its Hyper EV that it will have a chance to shine at the Nurburgring later this year, according to this report by Motorsport.com, and I’m so freakin’ amped.

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  • I Guess Nissan Is Doing The Tracks Instead Of Wheels Thing Again

    Somebody needs to have a calm yet firm sit-down discussion with Nissan. Putting tracks on existing cars doesn’t make them inherently exciting or new or different. Nissan has been doing this for years, and it’s become boring and formulaic. Anyway, here’s an Altima with tracks on all four corners and all-wheel drive. It’s got fender growths.

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  • Comment Of The Day: German Engineering Edition

    Sometimes the best questions to ask are the most obvious ones. When Chris Harris asked why the new Porsche 911's door handles needed to be so complicated, he was asking what we were all thinking. What we’ve been thinking for decades.

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  • I Just Don't Believe What The Toyota Supra's Chief Engineer Says About The Fake Vents

    Look, I’m not trying to be a jackass here or anything, and I fully realize that I’m just some drooling simpleton that writes about indicator lamps and Tetsuya Tada is an incredibly smart and skilled Chief Engineer for one of the largest carmakers in the world. But I can’t change what I saw. So when our good pals at Road & Track reported that “The Toyota Supra’s Blocked-Off Air Vents Can Be Made Functional, Says the Chief Engineer,” I had to re-examine my Supra fake vent take and see what was rea

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  • It's Time For The Hot Van To Be A Thing

    If a hot hatch is a good thing, and you can’t have too much of a good thing, then a hot city van should be an even better thing, yes? A few misfit Germans with a sense of humor over at Ford added an extra dash of dynamism to a couple of Ford’s Transit Connect models. The prior generation Transit Connect got a dose of Mk1 Focus RS magic, and the next gen got Focus ST power. Both are extremely good vans, as Carfection’s Alex Goy proves in the video below.

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  • Comment Of The Day: Supra Overload Edition

    Toyota has been teasing the new BMW-based fifth-generation Supra for at least a hundred million years, and it’s starting to wear on some people, not least of which myself. It’s a fun and interesting car that might prove to punch a little bit above its weight class, taking on such cars as Porsche’s Cayman. It’s an arguably attractive design [I really like the rear haunches] that should drive quite nicely, and is priced about right for what you get.

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  • Get A Load Of This Weird Toyota Engine

    For reasons that will become clear at a later date, I have spent a decent amount of time today looking at the history of some weird and somewhat forgotten engines and after my coworkers stopped throwing things at me, I turned up one I hadn’t thought about for some time: the Toyota 3T-GTE, an engine that I still can’t make sense of.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • Five Things To Know About The Maserati Quattroporte

    The GranLusso is the very finest version of the 2018 Maserati Quattroporte, full of so many lovely soft-touch surfaces that you barely notice the switches out of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles parts bin. Here are five interesting things we found in this $136,160 sedan.

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  • My Brother Isn't Just A Dead Man

    My brother isn’t just a dead man. He may not be around anymore, but it’s important to know that there’s more to Kevin James Hogan’s story than just his death.

    By Mack Hogan Read More

  • Nissan Leaf Plus Extends Range To An Impressive 226 Miles

    Nissan’s Leaf is already the most selling electric vehicle in the world, with more than 380,000 units moved, largely due to its comparatively low cost of entry. The major gripe that buyers have had with it is the lack of long range options. That has been settled with the launch of the 2020 Nissan Leaf Plus. With a 62 kWh battery pack and more power, the range has been extended an appreciable 75 miles over the current standard Leaf.

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  • The New Lamborghini Huracán EVO Has More Power And A Scary Smart AI

    This press release from Lamborghini about the new Huracán EVO might have the most sci-fi sounding mass of techno-jargon that I’ve seen in a long time. It’s got sentences like “The magneto rheological suspension, upgraded to version 2.0, instantaneously adapts the damping following inputs from the LPI,” and “A ‘feed forward logic’ is implemented via the dynamic controller, which means the car doesn’t just react, but predicts the best driving set-up for the next moment.” I wonder if it can also re

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  • Hyundai Gave Its Concept Car A Bunch Of Features You Can't Buy Yet

    Credit where credit is due, Hyundai has been making a lot of great cars lately, and the company’s sales growth reflects that. Hyundai wants you to know that it can think about the future, too. With the Le Fil Rouge concept unveiled last year, Hyundai has a vision of the connected, integrated, self-parking future that it represents. All of this is shown in a new video from the company’s YouTube channel.

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  • This Lancia Aurelia Is So Beautiful I Could Cry

    “An unlikely outlaw,” is how Carfection’s Henry Catchpole describes this ravishingly protuberant Italian coupe. Indeed, you don’t see too many Lancia Aurelias lowered and chopped in the “outlaw” style. This car is unique, and seems to have multiple layers of coolness.

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  • The 2019 Dakar Rally Explained

    The Dakar Rally’s uniquely challenging combo of impossible terrain and ridiculous logistics make it pretty much the meanest motor vehicle race on Earth. The 2019 Dakar Rally is coming right up on Jan. 6. Here’s everything you need to know.

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  • The Ferrari 488 Pista Is Almost Too Fast To Drive But Too Good Not To

    “You can’t make something this good to drive and then treat it like an inanimate object,” Chris Harris intone for Top Gear, driving the new trackday special Ferrari 488 Pista. “I think they should make that a crime in Italy.” But there’s a problem with that, as he quickly discovers.

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  • Comment Of The Day: A Camry By Any Other Name Edition

    Today we heard the strange and upsetting news that BMW’s new 2 Series Gran Coupe would be coming with front-driven wheels. It seems likely that the German automaker will move all of its small 1 and 2 series cars to a Mini-based front wheel drive platform. It’s enough to make you throw things.

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  • Gazoo Racing Restored An Early Toyota Race Car And It Rules

    Considering the effort that went into this project, and the car’s astonishing history, I’m surprised Toyota hasn’t been shouting about it since it was finished. Based on what I can glean from the project website through crude translation, this car is chassis number UP 15-10007, which won the very first Suzuka 500km race in the mid-1960s. Through Toyota’s de facto factory racing team Gazoo, the car was restored to like new and given a few modern updates.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • The Most Badass Sedan Of The 1990s Wasn't A BMW

    The 377-horsepower Vauxhall Lotus Carlton was powered by a twin-turbocharged, 3.6-liter, inline six-cylinder that produced 419 lb-ft of torque, or enough to go from 0 to 100 mph in under 11 seconds, with a top speed of 177 mph. This was more than enough to escape the grasp of UK police in the early ’90s, whose cars topped out at 90 mph.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Two Very Fun Cars Celebrate Important Anniversaries This Year

    The current trend in cars in 2019, in case you haven’t heard—I’m kidding, it’s practically all you hear about—is hugeness. Buyers are flocking to crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks to the point where it’s being considered a permanent shift away from tiny cars. But we all know good things come in small packages, and despite the SUV boom, 2019's also a big year for two tiny heroes.

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  • This Electric-Converted Porsche Speedster Is The Perfect Way To Modernize A Classic

    The future of performance hot rodding is bright, and EV powered. With a relatively compact electric motor and a rack of batteries, something with a classic shape, like a 356 Speedster, can receive a huge injection of power and torque. Driving an old car with maybe only 60 horsepower can be a lot of fun, but it can be quite demanding in current-day traffic to keep up with the flow. The folks at EV West have been converting cars to EV power for quite a few years now, and this Speedster is a shinin

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Planelopnik (7)

  • How Airlines In The Midwest Are Protecting Workers From Extreme Cold

    If you’re one of the unfortunate souls who is obligated to travel in this polar vortex’s extreme temperatures, you’re probably pretty concerned about showing up to the airport only to discover that your flight has been delayed or cancelled. But there are still folks turning up to work every day in subzero temperatures to make sure air travel will run as smoothly as possible—and they’re not always privy to the comfort of four walls and heat.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Holy Crap Check Out This Guy Going Berserk On An Airline Flight From Australia To Singapore

    I know flying is often a frustrating experience, at least if you allow yourself to forget that you live in a magical age where you can soar through the skies at nearly the speed of sound while playing a video game in one hand and shoving Combos into your mouth with the other, but there’s really no good reason anyone on a flight should turn into a fist-throwing rage-moron like this guy did on a Scoot Airlines flight TR7 from Australia’s Gold Coast to Singapore.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Why The TSA Is Blasting Kanye And Not Just Going On Strike

    Travelers are taking to Twitter to express their amazement with TSA blaring Kanye at JFK, the sixth busiest airport in the U.S. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees the airport, are well aware of the situation, simply telling Business Insider that employees are being allowed to pick music in the terminals. What employees are not allowed to do, however, is strike.

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  • Rolls Royce Hired Formula E Engineers To Build A Really Fast Electric Plane

    Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the name ACCEL, which is an abbreviation of “Accelerating the Electrification of Flight” somehow. With the group’s newest flight project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross over from London to Paris. It’s an ambitious project, and one that Rolls hopes will kick off a “third wave of aviation.”

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Racing (46)

  • Why You Need To Go To The Rolex 24 Before You Die

    I went to the Rolex 24 for the first time last weekend. My fiancé and I drove all the way from Canada, pitched a tent, and slept in chilly weather for an entire weekend—and then drove home as soon as the race was finished so I could make it home in time for class. It was a fool’s errand, one of the craziest things I’ve ever done. And I hope everyone talks themselves into this at least once in their lives.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • This 110 PSI Compound-Turbo Mitsubishi Eclipse Is A Fascinating Beast

    For whatever reason, I have become quietly obsessed with the quickest four-cylinder drag car in the world, Jett Racing’s Mitsubishi Eclipse that runs 110 pounds of boost through a compound twin-turbo setup, producing about 500 horsepower per cylinder. It’s sometimes explode-ey, but fascinating.

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  • Formula One Might Be For Sale Again

    Liberty Media purchased Formula One not even three years ago for $8 Billion, and they’ve got very little to show for it. Liberty’s goal was to increase online revenue, increase youth viewership, and attract new venues and sponsors. The company has effectively failed to accomplish any of those goals, and has been rumored to be in a position to sell the so-called pinnacle of motorsport once more, according to sports finance site johnwallstreet.com.

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  • Here Is Your 2019 24 Hours Of Daytona Mega Gallery

    The 24 Hours at Daytona every January is the first, the longest, the most brutal round that IMSA faces all season. A strong qualifying and practice result means nothing at twice-onto-the-bank road course when you battle against over 50 competitors across four classes. Even the best predictions usually come up short.

    By Kurt Bradley Read More

  • 24 Hours Of Daytona Ends Under Red Flag Conditions, WTR Cadillac Wins

    The Cadillac DPi-V.R teams have won the last three 24 Hours of Daytona races in a row as Fernando Alonso took the black and blue Konica Minolta Wayne Taylor Racing car across the finish line for the final time some two hours before the race time clock ran out. With safety top of mind, the stewards finally threw the red flag for a second time due to the torrential downfall and let that stoppage continue on to the end of the race. Technically the race officially ended 10 minutes early, as the call

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  • Weekend Motorsport Roundup; January 26-27th, 2019

    Welcome 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?

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  • Rejoice, For ESPN Will Do Commercial-Free F1 Races Again This Season

    When ESPN said it would show the rest of the 2018 Formula One season without commercials after its catastrophe of an opening broadcast in the U.S. last year, it seemed too good to be true. Surely, it was just a way to apologize, and wouldn’t carry over into 2019. Surely, we were getting spoiled to a temporary thing.

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  • New For NASCAR: Crocktober

    What would motorsports be without product placement? And in NASCAR in 2019, we welcome an innovation. A revolution of thought. A thoughtvolution. We welcome the beast that is “Crocktober.”

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • McLaren's Concept Of F1 In 2050 Is Like A Futuristic Video Game You Never Expected Become Reality

    The future of driving—should we as a human population even make it a few more decades—looks to be full of electric vehicles and artificial intelligence, meaning motorsport has to evolve or become obsolete. McLaren has a vision of what that electric, AI evolution will look like for Formula One by 2050, and it’ll remind you of just about every futuristic video game you’ve ever played.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • Your Complete Guide To The 2019 Rolex 24 At Daytona

    The racing season is back, baby, and in a big way! And its first major event is the Rolex 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway, which kicks off on Saturday, January 26. We want to make sure you’re all prepared for one of the bigger races of the year, so here’s everything you need to know.

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  • This Mitsubishi Starion Rally Car Crashed But Refused To Die

    You’re watching the rarely-seen Mitsubishi Starion Turbo of Finns Lasse Lampi and Pentti Kuukkala at the 1000 Lakes Rally back in 1987. As you can see, they crash directly into a tree. In most racing, you would stop. But this isn’t most racing. This is rally.

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  • Team Nordic Triumphs Over Team Germany In Race Of Champions Nations Cup

    Team Germany has been quite dominant in the ROC Nations Cup, netting eight titles, including six-in-a-row from 2007 to 2012. The team has traditionally done very well with Sebastian Vettel paired with Michael Schumacher. For the 2019 iteration in Mexico City, Vettel was back, paired with Michael’s son Mick.

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  • Here Are All Of The Throwback Liveries You'll See At The 24 Hours Of Daytona

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the International Motor Sports Association. Founded in 1969 by an ex-SCCA director John Bishop with funding from NASCAR impresario Bill France, Sr. IMSA’s first sanctioned race was for Formula Vee and Formula Ford open wheelers at Pocono Raceway. From that inauspicious beginning, the sanctioning body grew to encompass some of the most influential American motorsports events since.

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  • Robert Wickens' Team Has A Car For Him When He's Ready

    There aren’t many stories quite so feel-good as the story of Robert Wickens’ road to recovery. Despite spinal injuries sustained during a high speed crash at Pocono Raceway last August that rendered him paralyzed, the Canadian has remained optimistic and working hard through his physical therapy regimen.

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  • Weekend Motorsport Roundup; January 19-20th, 2019

    Welcome 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?

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  • Honda Again Sets Goal To Become Only Second-Worst Engine Supplier In F1

    Goals are inherently aspirational. Kids want to go to the Olympics. Everyone wants to be the best, despite knowing only a select few ever are. Goals in Formula One, however, are completely within logical confines, even if it makes them sound the opposite of impressive. Just look at Honda, which wants to have the third-best engine in F1 by the start of the 2019 season.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • I Refuse To Die Until I Cold Start An Old Race Car Engine

    There are very few cars that terrify me more than old race cars. These things are bulky, unsafe, and all kinds of rudimentary—I genuinely don’t know how anyone ever looked at them and said “yeah, I’d race that.” But folks, I’ve found my very specific niche. I just want to start those big boys up.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • F1 Is About To Get So Much Slower

    What would you rather have: fast cars or more overtaking? The Powers That Be in Formula One opted to implement some front and rear wing changes in 2019 with the hopes that everyone could have their cake and eat it, too. But as teams hit air tunnels and simulators with their new cars, things start to look pretty grim. Like, horrible balance and gaining seconds a lap grim.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Denise Mueller-Korenek Hits 184 MPH On A Bicycle And Sets New Land Speed Record

    In September 2018, Denise Mueller-Korenek climbed onto her bicycle with one purpose in mind: to set the world land speed record. It’s a dangerous business, trying to crush a record like that. Many have tried, and almost as many have failed in the pursuit of glory. But Mueller-Korenek did the impossible—and now there’s a great mini-documentary about how she did it.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • This Car Is S O L O U D

    Yesterday I put up a story detailing some of the shortcomings of the two-rotor engine that came stock in the Mazda RX-8. Kiwi Marcus van Klink offers a practical solution: replace the two-rotor dud with the legendary three-rotor 20B, and engine that is LOUDER THAN THE SUN IS HOT.

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  • Transport Back In Time With This Incredible Le Mans Onboard From 1956

    Onboard videos of race cars are almost taken for granted nowadays, given how easily accessible they are. But it’s rare as hell to find a halfway decent onboard footage from the golden era of racing—so take a few minutes and take a lap of the Le Mans circuit with Mike Hawthorn, the UK’s first F1 World Champion, behind the wheel of a D-Type Jaguar.

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  • This Is The Speed Difference Between The New Formula E Car And The Old One

    Three seconds is a lot in the motorsport world. A Formula One team would pay millions of dollars to find three seconds in their lap time at a given track year over year. The entire Formula E grid got 3 seconds quicker at the series’ Marrakesh race this weekend, and here is a side-by-side comparison of the two cars, Antonio Felix Da Costa’s 2019 BMW Andretti car on the left and Nelson Piquet’s 2018 Panasonic Jaguar car on the right.

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  • Weekend Motorsport Roundup; January 12-13th, 2019

    Welcome 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?

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  • How Paraplegic Motorbike Rider Nicola Dutto Made It To Dakar

    The road from a debilitating crash to getting back into the thick of competition is a long and tough one for any driver—but it’s been an especially difficult journey for Italian motorbike rider Nicola Dutto. Six years after an injury that left him paralyzed, Dutto lined up to start the 2019 Dakar Rally. He’s known as the first paraplegic motorcycle racer in the world, the only to try his hand at the most difficult rally in the world, and he’s challenging the notion that only able-bodied folks ca

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  • The Foulest Alcoholic Concoctions I've Ever Consumed At A Race Track, Ranked

    It’s the start of the new year, and it’s time for change. Time to look our biggest mistakes in the face, and to make a promise to ourselves that we’ll never do it again. And as my first race of 2019—the famous 24 Hours of Daytona, at which I will be camping—approaches, this seemed like an ideal opportunity to look back on all those horrible, horrible things I’ve put into my body for the sake of “a good time.”

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  • Meet The Women Of The Dakar Rally 2019

    The Dakar Rally is one of the most demanding races in the world. It’s a long-distance off-road rally raid race that lasts for eleven grueling days to be undertaken this year by 534 racers. It’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime events that tests not only your skills as a driver, but your mental and emotional endurance as well. And this year, 10 women are taking part.

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  • YouTube Sim-Racing Streamers Can't Seem To Escape Copyright Claims From Formula One

    As Formula One and its race teams continue trying to outwardly promote and expand esports ostensibly to support F1, things aren’t going as smoothly in the already established sim-racing community online. YouTube users can’t seem to escape allegedly erroneous copyright claims by Formula One Management on their gaming videos, which some rely on as an income source.

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  • Suddenly You Need A Nissan 350Z Rally Car

    Did you ever see that famous “forceful driving” video of a BMW E30 M3 rally car skipping across the road? Fast forward a few decades and here’s that same driver absolutely whipping another rear-drive performance car on a rally stage, only this time it’s a Nissan 350Z.

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  • Ferrari's Formula One Team Replaces Boss After A Disastrous 2018 Season

    Ferrari’s 2018 Formula One Championship season was something of a disappointment. A strong start to the year brought with it the hopes that we might just see Sebastian Vettel contesting for his fifth title, breaking Lewis Hamilton’s dominant streak. But when things go wrong in Maranello and another championship slips from their fingers, someone has to pay. That someone, in this case, is team principal Maurizio Arrivabene.

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  • Mazda Just Unofficially Broke The 26-Year-Old Lap Record At Daytona

    During Sunday’s Roar Before The 24 test session, the Mazda RT24-P team set lap times that not only topped the time sheets for the weekend, but also broke the record Toyota AAR’s Eagle Mk III set back in 1993. That is an astonishing feat, as the GTP era was known for crazy levels of aerodynamic downforce and even crazier levels of power.

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  • Alex Zanardi Will Never Give Up

    It’s fair to say that Alessandro Zanardi is a seriously resilient racer. Even without the convenience of legs, Zanardi continues to chase the motorsport life in which he made his name. This weekend he’s testing with the BMW M8 team ahead of a Daytona 24 debut later this month. While he is still working on getting up to speed with a new track and a new car, he’s definitely got the speed and endurance to help BMW’s effort at the biggest North American sports car race.

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  • Weekend Motorsport Roundup; January 5-6, 2019

    Welcome 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?

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  • Sid Watkins' Beyond The Limit Misses The Mark When It Comes To Formula One Memoirs

    The racing world would be a far worse one if it weren’t for Professor Sid Watkins, the neurosurgeon-cum-FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate, head of the medical team, and first responder at crash sites around the world for a stunning 26 years. Imagine being able to take a peek inside his mind, just for a moment, and you’ll have the premise of Beyond the Limit.

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  • Lella Lombardi Is The Only Woman To Ever Score Points In Formula One

    When Lella Lombardi climbed out of her Matra after the shortened 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, she didn’t believe she’d done anything unique. She had raced hard against some of the best drivers in the world, and she finished in sixth place. But history will remember that day differently—it was the only time in the history of Formula One that a woman has ever scored points in a championship event.

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Technology (34)

  • Why Modern Diesel Cars Start Easily Even In This Historic Winter

    Owning a diesel car in America is definitely an unusual experience. Besides panicked gas station attendants running towards me yelling “No, miss! That pump is diesel!” and me saying “No shit, idiot,” I am most often asked if I’m worried about starting my diesel in the cold.

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  • AAA Is Sick Of All These Different Driver Assistance Technology Names

    If you’ve perused the features of a new car lately, chances are you’ve found something you’re not totally familiar with. What the hell is this “pedestrian protection” system? Why does this car have a “lane sway warning” but not an “alertness assist”? AAA is getting just as frustrated with all of the absurdly named driver assistance systems that keep popping up in just about every new car as you.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • We Might See A Tesla Pickup Truck This Summer

    A new crossover! A new semi truck! A plant in China! Layoffs! The new roadster, maybe! Tesla has a lot going on right now, but Q4 of 2018 was a nice financial win for the growing automaker. And on the earnings call just now, CEO Elon Musk just kind of casually mentioned we may see a Tesla pickup truck this summer too.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • What It Would Take To Give The 2020 Toyota Supra The Manual Gearbox It Deserves

    Despite years of hype, the 2020 Toyota Supra comes with one major crushing disappointment: It’s only only available with an eight-speed automatic transmission. While we shouldn’t hold our breath for a manual Supra since no concrete plans have been shared, we can dig into the BMW parts catalog to see whether a manual swap would be possible.

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  • The Porsche Taycan Will Come With Three Years Of Free Charging And Charge Faster Than Any EV

    Everyone knows that every Porsche is supposed to be fast. Well, by modern standards I guess a 356 or a 914 aren’t really fast at all, but just try and play along, okay? Porsche is planning on selling their all-electric Taycan later this year, and they’re planning on that car being the fastest. But not the old kind of driving-speed fastest; they want it to be the fastest-charging EV you can buy.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Why You Should Get Your Alignment Done Even Though You May Not Want To

    Getting your alignment done on a regular basis is, for most people, an aspirational habit more than an actual one. That’s probably because the benefits aren’t necessarily tangible—sure, your car will drive straighter, but, you tell yourself, the $100 you just spent could probably go somewhere more fun, like the movies or mini golf or something. But maybe if you knew more about what alignment actually does you’d be more inclined to get it done. Say it with me: caster, camber, and toe.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • I'm Pretty Sure The Volkswagen Group Makes More Types Of Engines Than Any Other Carmaker

    The Volkswagen Group is a colossal, car-building behemoth. Whether it’s the biggest such behemoth depends on the year and how General Motors and Toyota are doing at the time, but there’s no denying the VW Group is massive. I think it may also be number one in at least one very specific way: No other carmaker makes as many different types of internal-combustion engines as the VW Group.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Decoding The New Toyota Supra's BMW Engine

    The new Toyota Supra is, under the skin, a BMW. As such, it has a BMW engine, and that means a confusing series of letters and numbers strewn together that just have to mean something, though it’s never clear what.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • Uber Is Considering Autonomous Scooters And It's Probably As Dumb As You're Thinking

    When it comes to innovations nobody’s been really asking for, right after self-masticating ham, there has to be the idea of self-driving bikes and scooters. I mean, I guess self-driving anything has some sort of appeal, but when it comes to scooters and bikes, why lobotomize out the one aspect of them that actually makes riding them fun? Well, there is one sort-of decent reason, and Uber is exploring it: shared bikes and scooters that can drive themselves to recharging points or where they’re ne

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Porsche Is Smart For Making The 2020 911 Hybrid-Ready

    Through all of the back and forth rumors of the new Porsche 911 going hybrid, I finally got a chance to sit down with Porsche itself to get a straight yes or no answer. And that answer is technically yes, there can be a hybrid 911. The stage is set for one, anyway.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • Here's Why NASCAR Still Uses A Four-Speed Gearbox

    Drifting is intentionally hard on a car. You’ll be tearing down, a hundred miles an hour, pull the handbrake, your wheel speed drops to zero, then bam, back to a hundred, clutch kick, zero to a hundred again in a fraction of a second. To survive a pro drift run is to have tough as hell components, and little is tougher than a four-speed NASCAR dog box. Here’s how it works.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • If You Can Hack Into This Tesla Model 3, It's Yours

    Pwn2Own is a hacking conference with a very simple premise: Hack into the device, and it’s yours. All sorts of computers and browsers and devices have been featured over the years, but for the first time ever, there will be a car. Specifically, a Tesla Model 3. Hackers will try their best to get inside its systems and wreak havoc, all for the chance to win the car.

    By Michael Ballaban Read More

  • Bang up job, pals. Did M.C. Escher design that inline V6?

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • BMW Teamed With The North Face To Make A Tent With Tweels

    The North Face is aiming to make Gore-Tex obsolete with a new fabric called “Futurelight” that is waterproof, but still breathable. In order to show off the capabilities of such a product, co-developed with BMW’s Designworks team, TNF arrived at CES with an ultra lightweight two-wheeled camping trailer with a carbon skeleton frame and an outer shell crafted of this Futurelight fabric. More importantly, the trailer has airless tires similar to Michelin’s totally rad Tweel design.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • Here's What's New And Awesome Inside The 2020 Porsche 911

    The 2020 Porsche 911 may not be a huge revolution over the car it replaces (they still put the engine in the back of these, one hears) but under the skin it’s a totally new car. That’s true inside it, too. Let’s climb behind the wheel of the new Porsche 911—virtually, of course.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Elon Musk Tweets Again About Tesla Roadster Rocket Engines But He's Going In A Weird Direction

    You might recall that around six months ago, Elon Musk tweeted that he was planning an option package for the next Tesla Roadster that would replace the rear seats with equipment for a SpaceX-developed system of rocket thrusters. Initially, Musk described the system as “dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering,” and followed up with “Maybe they will even allow a Tesla to fly…” Now it seems he’s pushing that last bit even more. Which is sort of nuts.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • Even Tesla Seems To Be Getting Real About Self-Driving Car Tech In 2019

    You’d barely even know it, but CES just happened this week. In the last couple years the big technology trade show was very much a car show, where automakers and startups alike showed off the latest in hopeful self-driving systems always billed as just “a few years away.” In 2019? Barely a peep from anyone, and that may be because last year was the year everyone got real about autonomous cars.

    By Patrick George Read More

  • Of Course That Stupid Tesla-On-Autopilot Hitting A Robot Video Is Very Likely Bullshit

    I’m sure by now you’ve seen the various blogs and articles about how a “self-driving Tesla” drove into and severely injured an innocent robot from the Russian company Promobot during CES in Philadelphia. While it may be fun to think of this as one of the historic first cases of robot car-on-humanoid robot violence and a prelude to a future of, I don’t know, automated fight clubs, don’t be fooled. I’m just about certain it was all a staged bullshit stunt.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • The Truth About Brake Pad Replacement In Teslas And Other EVs

    The day after Christmas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave us an unexpected gift. Brake pads on Teslas would “literally never” need to be replaced, he said, thanks in part to the electric car’s regenerative brakes cutting way down on brake pad use compared to a conventional car. That seemed a little too good to be true! But maybe not impossible, exactly.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • Confirmed: This Is The End

    Look, we at Jalopnik aren’t here to scare you, and we’re not a front for a scheme selling underground bunkers for the apocalypse. Definitely none of that going on. But we do like to look at things realistically, and this Hyundai “walking car” concept realistically look like something from the War of the Worlds movie.

    By Alanis King Read More

  • Toyota Is Doubling-Down On Humans

    Toyota announced the development of its new driver assistance technology at CES today called Toyota Guardian, which was modeled after the way pilots fly modern fighter jets to back up driver inputs with advanced vehicle safety features.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • The Fascinating Engineering Behind VW's Electric Car Platform Of The Future

    Volkswagen, the company that brought us Dieselgate, wants us to forget its last eco-disaster by promising to bring affordable electric cars to the masses starting in 2020. Those cars will ride on an all-new electric platform called MEB. The automaker calls it “one of the most important projects in the history of Volkswagen,” and says MEB will underpin more than 1 million EVs per year starting in 2025. Last fall, I had a chance to look at the new architecture and speak with some engineers. Here’s

    By David Tracy Read More

  • Modern Cars Aren't As Heavy As You May Think

    It seems to be a common complaint these days that modern cars are getting too big and too heavy. And that’s mostly true—the only car to actually stick to its weight seems to be the Mazda Miata. But cars aren’t actually getting much heavier—if you ignore the nameplate.

    By Justin T. Westbrook Read More

  • Aggrieved Tesla Owners Can Just Tow Trucks Blocking The Supercharger Stations

    Tesla drivers calls it “ICE-ing”, after the initials for internal combustion engine: It’s where gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles block access to Superchargers as a way to... protest electric vehicles I guess? It has to be frustrating to be barred from obtaining the single thing your car needs to function, but it looks like Tesla owners are looking at new ways to fight back.

    By Elizabeth Blackstock Read More

  • Volkswagen's Mobile Charging Stations Sound Like A Great Idea

    One of the hurdles of widespread EV ownership is the lack of charging infrastructure. Charging station just aren’t numerous or readily accessible enough in some regions for people to feel secure about buying an electric car. Which is why I very much like Volkswagen’s idea of mobile charging stations.

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  • Chicago Is So Ridiculously Cold That The Railroad Tracks Need To Be On Fire To Keep The Trains Moving

    There are over 140,000 miles of privately-owned standard-gauge rail in the United States, vital to the transportation of billions of tons of freight and people. Occasionally, it gets really cold where some of those train tracks sit. Like right now, in Chicago, where Wednesday’s high temperature is expected to be thirteen degrees below zero. Those temperatures are potentially deadly for humans, and deforming for the long pieces of metal that trains ride on.

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Trucks (23)

  • Range Rover Cut Its Coupe

    Amidst these dark times we live in, the 2019 Range Rover SV Coupe was a spot of bright light. But rather than grace our unworthy salt-and-pothole riddled roads with its greatness, it will spend the rest of its existence in our minds only, for its been canceled ahead of production. A light has been snuffed out; we are all plunged into eternal darkness.

    By Kristen Lee Read More

  • Man Puts Giant 37-Inch Off-Road Tires On A Honda Accord And Goes Mall Crawling

    You may recall a video from earlier this year by Russian YouTube channel Garage 54 ENG. In it, Vlad, the host, throws 38 inch off-road tires on his VAZ 2106 sedan and rips donuts. Well, now an American has decided to replicate this stunt, but with slightly smaller tires on a vehicle fairly common in the U.S.: a sixth-gen Honda Accord.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • You Might Be Able To Buy This Tiny Electric $5,000 Chinese Pickup Truck Here In America Soon, Maybe

    I often lament about the lack of a genuinely small, useful pickup truck in the U.S. market, like what used to exist back in the 1970s and 1980s with trucks like the Mazda B-Series or the Chevy LUV. While trucks like that are pretty much gone here, a Chinese company called Kaiyun is taking steps to bring a novel and useful electric pickup truck to the U.S., and it’s only about $5,000! Well, sort of.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • What Do You Want To Know About The New Suzuki Jimny?

    For months now, I’ve been dreaming of getting behind the wheel of the new Suzuki Jimny—a vehicle that seems like it could be the holy grail of off-roaders thanks to its low price tag, small dimensions, body-on-frame architecture, solid axle suspension, and deeply soulful design. Yesterday, the dream became reality, and I drove the new Jimny around Nürnberg, Germany; before I tell you how that went, I’d like to hear from you: What do you want to know about the little Japanese 4x4?

    By David Tracy Read More

  • The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Found A Nice Aesthetic Twist

    The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition is an example of excellent product strategy: throw a few key cosmetic tweaks on an old model, declare it to be special and mark the price up while stoking love for the nameplate in general. I fall for it every time, and I just did again, because this truck looks sweet.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • Ford Confirms It's Making A Truck Smaller Than The Ranger

    We reported last week that a new small Ford truck might be coming, and a Ford executive confirmed the news yesterday at a conference in Detroit. The truck might also be called the Courier. Hopefully it looks as good as the old Courier or Bantam. Will it come to America? Maybe! We can only hope.

    By Erik Shilling Read More

  • The 2020 GMC Sierra HD Adds Luxury And Loses That Face

    This giant hellbeast of a truck is basically the same as the 2020 Chevy Silverado HD that launched late last year, but it doesn’t have that godawful face. You know what I mean. Meet the new GMC Sierra HD, which on looks alone is the big General Motors truck you want.

    By Bradley Brownell Read More

  • The Four-Cylinder Chevy Silverado Got Worse MPG Than The V8 Because Fuel Economy Is Complicated

    The folks at Car and Driver, a publication like Horse and Rider or Sloop and Helmsman, but for cars, recently tested out Chevrolet’s new 2019 Silverado 1500 trucks, with both the new 2.7-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and the also recently-updated 5.3-liter V8, and found, to their surprise, that the V8 actually got better gas mileage than the engine almost half its size. This just shows that sometimes a smaller engine working harder can be thirstier than a bigger, lazier engine.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • An Electric Ford F-150 Is Happening

    The company that brought you the electric Ranger is back at it again. At a private investors event, Ford announced its intention to make an all-electric Ford F-150, as both Car and Driver and the Detroit News report.

    By Raphael Orlove Read More

  • Watch Trucks Tow A Really Big Thing That's Heavier Than The Statue Of Liberty

    It’s called a “Propylene-Propane Splitter” distillation column, and its job will be to help make plastic out of propane. It weighs nearly 900 tons, stands over 300 feet tall, and just began its journey from Edmonton, Alberta to a nearby suburb on the backs of specialized trailers towed by diesel commercial trucks. Behold the amazing sight of this enormous convoy.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • Police Are Telling Motorists Not To Stop And Eat Chicken Tenders Spilled On Highway But They Have To Say That

    Yesterday, an 18-wheeler truck jam-packed full of crispy, delicious chicken tenders crashed on Alabama highway 35 near Centre, Alabama, scattering chicken tenders all over the highway. Passing motorists have been stopping to partake of the tasty bounty, but Cherokee County police have been asking people to stop, suggesting they’re causing a traffic hazard. Bullshit. We know what’s up. They want all that golden, crunchy chicken for themselves!

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • If Hauling A Half-Dozen Mattresses Atop A Dodge Challenger Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right

    Crossover, SUV and truck sales are booming, with their promises of space and transport capabilities refusing to give it a rest and let other vehicles into the spotlight. But it’s time we put the myths and rumors about vehicle practicality to bed, everyone. Two-door muscle cars that seat five on a good day, like the Dodge Challenger, can transport stuff just as well as your big SUVs.

    By Alanis King Read More

Wrenching (9)

  • Pao Update: How I Solved One Of The Biggest Little Annoyances Of My Delightful Car

    This is not a story of an especially big or complex repair, but it is one that had a significant impact. It’s the sort of fix that leverages significant technological advances, yet manages to be still adaptable to outdated tech. It’s the kind of update that lets me see how fast I’m going and how much fuel I have at night, which is nice.

    By Jason Torchinsky Read More

  • This Video Takes The Mystery Out Of Clutch Replacement

    Transmission work can seem particularly daunting to D.I.Y. mechanics, partially because it involves a lot of heavy and hard-to-reach pieces. But like most automotive repairs, a methodical approach and a clear tutorial can get pretty much anybody through it.

    By Andrew P. Collins Read More

  • My New Year's Wrencholutions: Sell Some Cars, Fix Some Cars, Buy Something Weird

    After a brief visit with my doctor, Tom, the O’Reilly Auto Parts clerk, I’ve learned that living alone in a small house in Suburban Detroit with only nine cars to keep me company may not be particularly healthy. “Talking to your machines isn’t bad. It’s when they talk back that you should be worried,” he told me. Well, they’ve been talking back (especially my green XJ), so this New Year, something must change.

    By David Tracy Read More

  • Your Reminder That A Hammer Is Often The Cheapest And Easiest Way To Fix Your Car

    Yesterday, I spent hours of my afternoon stranded in an O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot as my 1995 Jeep Cherokee refused to start. I swapped relays, looked through fuses, and even tried jumping the starter motor, before throwing in the towel and calling a tow truck. But before it arrived, I attempted something dumb, and it involved a hammer.

    By David Tracy Read More

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