It's pretty easy to remove the tailgate from most trucks. All you have to do is pull the handle, flip the gate halfway down, and pull it off the tabs. Theives have picked up on that, and according to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, tailgate theft is up 18 percent this year. Since 2006, 1,345…
USA Today has some pretty in-depth and excellent NASCAR coverage. They don't seem to have excellent copy editors.
Citroën's Air Hybrid Replaces Batteries With Air
I know it's hard, but forget the funky DS3 Cabrio or the Technospace MPV Concept for a second! Citroën will give the centre stage to its air-hybrid system at the Geneva Motor Show, and I'm really excited to see it from up close. I also hope it works.
I knew I wanted to drive a Thar long before I had any idea I'd ever get to India. I was interested because it's one of the best automotive examples of evolution to an environment. Think of it this way: both the Thar and the Jeep we Americans know and love started with the same source: the WWII-era Willys Jeep. This was the first car Mahindra produced, via CKD kits under license from Willys. So, we can say that the Thar and the Jeep started out as brothers, possibly even identical twins. But they grew up very differently. Here in the US, the Jeep grew, matured, and eventually went to a good college.
The Thar went to prison.
What's The Worst Automaker Cost-Cutting Measure?
Automakers love saving money any way they can. Some of these ventures we rarely notice (sharing A/C units across brands) while others, like Chrysler switches in Maseratis, are more obvious. What's the worst automaker cost-cutting measure?
Every so often a carmaker comes around, makes up a supercar with a zillion horsepower that runs on baby tears and we all try not to laugh. Jalopnik readers know ten manufacturer claims that outdid all the others.
How An Army Convoy Crossed America In 56 Days To Prove We Needed…
America is probably the best place on Earth for long road trips. Fuel is cheap, food is plentiful, and the roads — they're amazing. But the U.S. of A. wasn't always a land of long, smooth stretches of tarmac you could sail across at 80 mph in almost any weather. A century ago, driving cross-country in America wasn't…
Tesla Road Trip - Debunking the New York Times
Late Friday night I came across a blog post saying that some Tesla Model S owners were going to attempt to recreate the now infamous DC to CT road trip in a convoy of Tesla Model S. By this point, CNN had already completed the same journey and done a lot of the debunking, but you could still hear the chorus of…
Lotus F1 Gets Some Help From RUF
You might know RUF for the 1987 CTR Yellowbird
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Pixies -- 'Here Comes Your Man'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
For $12,900, Could This E36 Be The LS1 For You?
Part of the reason BMWs are so venerated is due to their amazing engines. That’s why it’s so puzzling that so many people - like the present owner of today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe E36 - decide to dump them for Chevy V8s. Another puzzle for you is whether this LS1-powered coupe is worth dumping nearly thirteen large …
BMW i8 Prototype Spotted With Trippy Van Gogh Camouflage
Jalopnik reader Balazs Hornok snapped BMW’s plug-in hybrid i8 prototype in trippy Van Gogh camo a few blocks from Munich’s main railway station.
GREAT NEWS! Another episode of Top Gear premieres tonight!
This Drag Race Between A Ferrari F50 And An F1 Car Has A Surprising…
Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
When you make energy drinks, it's not enough to just sell them to the general public. You have to sponsor crazy activities so people know you're serious about the energy in your drink. Red Bull has a couple of Formula One teams and once made a guy jump out of a space balloon; now Monster Energy had a rally driver do the world's first successful car backflip in a Mini Countryman.
Danica Patrick Becomes First Woman to Win a Top Tier NASCAR Pole,…
Yes, for the first time ever, a woman will lead a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race to the green flag as Danica Patrick wins the pole for the Daytona 500. of course, plate qualifying isn't really about the driver as much as it is about the team, so that's really not her accomplishment so much as it is Crew Chief Tony…
