#chicagoautoshow

Ford Transit Connect Taxi: Say Hello To The Next NYC Cab

Ford's got two new flavors of Transit Connect targeted squarely at the commercial market. One's an all-electric. The other's a customized Transit Connect running compressed natural gas or LPG for taxi fleets across the country — including New York City. More »
Yesterday - February 8, 2010
#racingnews

Is This The 2012 Indy Car?

2010 was originally set to be the last year of competition for the aging Dallara IndyCar chassis. Political turmoil has postponed the changeover, however, and the IRL is currently evaluating its options. This car is part of Swift Engineering's proposal. More »

Dodge Confused By Women, Seeks Beard

Dodge's Super Bowl ad was all about women making it hard for men to be themselves. A companion ad involves dumping a slightly butch woman and their Facebook campaign's a search for "super" beards. Something you wanna tell us Dodge? More »

Life Too Normal? Try The Alfamino Project

The dude that owns this thing calls it the "Alfamino." Cool conversion, lame name. (We prefer "Giuliamino" — it doesn't match the sticker, but it doesn't sound quite as dorky.) eBay, your wonders never cease. More »

The Funniest Lap Of The Nurburgring Ever

Think that jerkoff track day instructor was bad? Wait till you see this driver/instructor combo arguing through an entire lap of the Nurburgring. Worse, this driver actually manages to pass a few people. More »

Protoscar Lampo2: Ugly, Electric, Interesting

The Protoscar Lampo2 is built on GM's Kappa platform but dispenses with the attractive Solstice/Sky shell for bad sci-fi styling and replaces the gasoline engine with two separate electric powertrains tied together to deliver 408 HP. More »

Burnouts In A 300SEL 6.3: Hoon Or Heresy?

Take one of only 6,500 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3s ever made and give it to a couple of Aussies with a workshop. The smokey result is predictable, but is this any way to treat a rare classic? More »
#newcars

2011 Shelby GT500: A Snake With A 550 HP Aluminum Heart

The 2011 Shelby GT500 only gets minor exterior tweaks, but underneath the hood it chucks the heavy iron block truck engine for an all-aluminum 5.4-liter supercharged V8 for 102 lbs less weight and a smokin' 550HP. More »

Jerkoff Track Day Instructor Outed On YouTube, Fired

A High Performance Driving Event is usually a great place to safely learn the limits of your car, on a track, with a helpful and professional driving instructor. Unless your instructor is this asshole. More »
#customcars

Man Builds Mustang Out Of Lamborghini, World Goes "Huh?"

So get this: Guy likes Lamborghinis. Guy likes Fords. Guy takes a 2007 Mustang and shoves a massive V-10 and transaxle into its middle. We can't look away. More »

Does Your Car Interfere With Your Love Life?

The premise of Dodge's Super Bowl ad was being a man means making sacrifices... so you can drive a Charger. Does your car interfere with your love life? More »
#racingnews

That's It — We Are Officially Tired Of Danica Patrick

This Vanity Fair cartoon, along with this TV spot, did it. Nothing against her personally (and the VF interview is actually pretty funny), but we're pretty much done. Tell NASCAR we said hi. [Vanity Fair]

Jetliner Part Falls From Sky, Scares Crap Out Of People In Miami Parking Lot

A 150-pound piece of a Boeing 747 fell into Miami on Friday, landing in the parking lot of a local mall. This picture was taken the same day in Washington, D.C. Which is worse — blinding snow or falling parts? More »

2011 Shelby GT500: What To Expect

Doing anything at 1:30 PM EST today? OK, doing anything important? No? OK, then come here to see the 2011 Shelby GT500 unveiled online ahead of the in-real-life unveil at this week's Chicago Auto Show. But what should we expect? More »

Can You ID These Two Snowpocalypse-Frosted Volvos?

The snowfall from this weekend's Washington D.C. snowpocalypse made a pair of stranded Swedish cars look curvier than they should. Can you I.D. these two frosty Volvos? More »
#newcars

2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S: Old Dog, New Tricks

There's a reason we don't generally complain about minor upgrades to aging Porsche platforms. In the case of the facelifted 997, it's the top-of-the-911-line 530 HP 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S. More »

Cadillac ATS, Next-Gen CTS To Get Greenwashed With New Hybrid System

Jim Hall, of 2953 Analytics in suburban Detroit, expects GM's next-generation hybrid system to be offered on the rear-drive sub-CTS Cadillac ATS expected to go on sale next year as well as the next-generation CTS, scheduled for 2012. Why? [AutoNews]
#momentofzen

Greetings From Florida (With Double-Barreled Porsche Exhausts On Fire)

The flat expanse of Sebring International Raceway has never looked as good as here beneath the flaming exhausts of a Porsche 935 at the 1984 12 Hour of Sebring. More »

Aurora Cobrorealis for $29,000!

It's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Cobra that, because it's an imitation, might not sincerely flatten your wallet. More »
Sunday - February 7, 2010

When Connecting Rods Go Bad

There's nothing like a race track full of beat-to-hell hoopties to give you a crash course in Blowed Up Engines 101. The Southern Discomfort race offered plenty of busted blocks, oil pans full of bearing shards, and the like. More »

Audi's Enviro-Facist Green Police Super Bowl Ad

All the hubbub around Audi's Green Police Super Bowl ad surrounded the Nazi-esque name when, in reality, the "Green Police" are merely fascist for the environment. We wonder how many people will miss the joke. More »

Toyota Announces 2010 Toyota Prius Recall During Super Bowl, Jerks

As we've already reported, the worldwide 2010 Toyota Prius recall is happening. We guess they thought by letting it slip while the Super Bowl was happening we wouldn't notice. Oh, we noticed. More »

The Stig Makes Appearance In Google Super Bowl Ad

Some say he appears in the strangest places, including Google's Parisian-love themed commercial. All we know is we like The Stig better than John Galt and Lady Gaga combined. More »

Dodge's Man's Last Stand Super Bowl Ad Better Than Charger

Amid approximately 3,000 Hyundai ads was Dodge's much-anticipated "Man's Last Stand" commercial. The concept was sort of fresh but the Dodge Charger, sadly, is as stale as the ad's perspective on male-female relationships. See it below. More »
#24hoursoflemons

And the Real Winner Is...

Sure sure, some folks get excited about the LeMons car that gets the most laps, but the Index Of Effluency winner gets the real bragging rights. Today, General Motors takes another big win thanks to the Track Pillagerz! Buick LeSabre. More »
#24hoursoflemons

Break Out The Lutefisk! Saab Takes 24 Hours Of LeMons Overall Win!

I need to get busy helping pack up the Tilt-A-Whirl, here at the LeMons Traveling Carnival, but this scorching-hot news can't wait: the Robin Bank Racing Saab 900 Turbo has won the 24 Hours Of LeMons Southern Discomfort '10 race! More »

Back To The 80s: Outrunning The Tennessee Highway Patrol In A Shelby Charger

Those of you who remember Mopar restoration expert Randy's Tale Of Two Chargers might have a tough time believing this, but this man once owned a Tercel! Thankfully, he ditched it in favor of a Shelby Charger. More »

Holy Nickelbag Twin-Ghettocharged GMC Van Takes To The Street, Sounds Good!

When we last saw the Snoopy's Quest For The Holy Nickelbag race van, it wasn't quite running. Did you think this fine racin' machine would launch all its rods into the next county the first time it fired up? Wrong! More »
#downonthestreet

1978 Buick LeSabre

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Many Americans bought gas-sipping Colts and Chevettes when Malaise fuel prices hit… but some stayed with big Buicks! More »
Saturday - February 6, 2010
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