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2011 Ford Mustang GT: First Burnout of the New 5.0!

Wes Siler — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Some publications do burnouts with V6-engined Mustangs. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but we're not like those kind of publications. Instead, we've got this — the first burnout of a 2011 Ford Mustang GT. The 5.0 is back! More »

Cadillac CTS-V Wagon: Bigger, Longer And More Uncut

Ray Wert — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:15:00 EST

This is it — the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon — fully unmasked at a marketing photo shoot. It's the stretched-out high-power people-hauler every automotive journalist has been waiting for. Let's just go ahead and call it the Cadillac of awesome. More »

BREAKING: FBI Raids Three Toyota Suppliers In Detroit

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:25:35 EST

While Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda sits answering questions on Capitol Hill, the FBI confirmed with us they raided the offices of three Toyota suppliers in Metro Detroit for documents related to antitrust violations. UPDATE! More »

Audi RS5: Aluminum Und Mean

Matt Hardigree — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:30:00 EST

Not surprisingly, a slew of pics of the Audi RS5 übercoupe have leaked. No embargo's strong enough to hold back this brutish, 450 HP Euro barnstormer from the interwebs. Do similar easy-to-shed shackles keep it from coming stateside? Maybe. More »

3 Tesla Execs Dead In Palo Alto Plane Crash

Ray Wert — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:31:37 EST

A twin-engine Cessna piloted by a Tesla manager crashed into an East Palo Alto neighborhood today killing the pilot and two other Tesla employees on board. More »

Top Gear USA Alive, Heading To History Channel

Ray Wert — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST

Despite being killed by NBC, Top Gear USA lives on at The History Channel. Sources there tell us they've ordered between 10 and 12 episodes and they're currently interviewing candidates for the hosts. More »

VIDEO: Danica Patrick, Hype Crash In First NASCAR Race

Matt Hardigree — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:31:10 EST

Danica Patrick crashed in a 12-car pileup in her over-hyped NASCAR debut at today's Nationwide race in Daytona. We may be done with Danica, but that doesn't mean NASCAR is. The hype goes on for the next two Nationwide races. More »

Chrysler: Fiat 500 On Sale In U.S. By End Of Year

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:21:00 EST

The Fiat 500 will go on sale in the U.S. by the end of the year, according to Dodge Car Brand CEO Ralph Giles in a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago a few minutes ago. More »

Toyota To Borrow, Test Steve Wozniak's Prius For A Week

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST

Since the issue of Steve Wozniak's Prius arose yesterday, Toyota has been anxious to get in touch with the Apple co-founder to diagnose the problem and, according to his assistant, will take the car for testing. More »

Apple Co-Founder Claims Toyota Prius Has "Scary" Software Problem He Can Duplicate

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:20:00 EST

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told a crowd today of an unintentional acceleration problem with his 2010 Toyota Prius, which isn't under a recall. "This is software. It's not a bad accelerator pedal," he told the crowd. "It's very scary." More »

Toyota Announces Accelerator Pedal Fiery Death Fix

Ray Wert — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:30:00 EST

Toyota today announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in all of this week's 18.4 billion-gazillion (approx.) recalled vehicles with a "precision cut steel reinforcement bar." Details below. More »

I See Ed People: Whitacre Appoints Self As New GM CEO

Ray Wert — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:15:00 EST

We just knew Edward E. Whitacre Jr., the government-appointed chairman of GM, loved the spotlight too much to step down. He will reportedly become the automaker's permanent CEO after holding the position on an interim basis. More »

Mini Countryman Crossover: First Photos

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:15:00 EST

Someone leaked shots of what is clearly the new MINI Cooper crossover and they show off everything about the new car — except whether its called the Mini Countryman or Mini Crossman. More pics of the biggest Mini below. More »

EXCLUSIVE: Bugatti Lake Crash Owner Buys Replacement $1.5 Million Veyron

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:20:00 EST

The man who drove his $1.5 million Bugatti into a Texas lake replaced the broke n' busted hyper car Friday with another $1.5 million Veyron. Here's the first picture. More »

GM Looks To Offer "Build Your Own Engine" Program For Corvette ZR1

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:30:00 EST

Remember when Jalopnik built a 638 HP LS9 V8 for a Corvette ZR1? Cool, right? Well, GM's considering a program to let ZR1 buyers do just that. It's a totally awesome idea that's every super car buyer's wet dream. More »

The El Camino Is Back... Again

Ray Wert — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:15:00 EST

PickupTrucks.com reports this morning that Mark Reuss, General Motors' newly installed president of GM North America, says the Holden VE Ute may still come to the U.S. If it does, it could wear the famed Chevrolet El Camino badge. More »

Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid: Finally, An Exciting Hybrid!

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:36:12 EST

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Confirming what we've seen in leaked brochure scans, the production Honda CR-Z Hybrid has been outed as the small and sporty Prius alternative with a hybrid-first six-speed manual transmission. The leaking culprit? Honda's premature marketing department and AOL. More »

First A-Team Trailer: Yes, It's The Same Ol' GMC Van!

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:10:00 EST

As ridiculous as it sounds, the A-Team movie remake includes the only cast member we care about: the classic GMC A-Team van. Also, B.A. Baracus in a Lamborghini clearly pities many fools. Leaked trailer below. More »

Mahindra To Buy Saab?

Sam Smith — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:45:00 EST

Anand Mahindra, of Indian truck manufacturer Mahindra, recently tweeted a question indicating his interest in Saab and asking followers their opinion of the brand. Curried gravlax? Delicious. But wait — when did Twitter become how businesses do due diligence? More »

Saab Not Yet Dead?

Ray Wert — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:15:00 EST

GM shouldn't bring out the dead just yet. Swedish national papers are reporting Spyker's making a last-ditch attempt to purchase Saab and prevent the brand from getting irrevocably Börked. Now GM's saying it's weighting options. More »

Saab Officially Børked

Ray Wert — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:10:00 EST

GM announced moments ago they couldn't seal a deal to sell Saab, its 62-year-old Swedish brand. As a result, the brand's officially dead, with GM starting a three month "orderly wind-down of Saab operations." More »

Five-Oh! 2011 Mustang GT Gets 412 HP 5.0-liter V8

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

It's no longer hearsay: the 2011 Ford Mustang will get a 5.0-liter V8 as God intended. Thanks to Twitter and Facebook embargo breakage we also know this monster will have 412 HP. The Muscle Car Wars are heating up again. More »

Iron Man 2 Trailer: Tony Stark's F1 Car Is Toast!

Ray Wert — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:15:00 EST

Folks, this is it. The first trailer for Iron Man 2. Watch carnage taken to a whole new level — like Tony Stark's "F1 car" getting whipped in half by a very perturbed-looking Whiplash played by Mickey Rourke. Awesome. More »

Toyota To Debut Mini-Prius Concept At Detroit Auto Show

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:45:00 EST

If you're like us, the 2010 Toyota Prius has as much appeal as acid eyewash, but today Toyota's teasing a new, smaller, more lime-green (two-door perhaps?) mini-Prius dedicated-hybrid concept ahead of a 2010 Detroit Auto Show reveal. More »

Buick/GMC General Manager Quits Job After Just Nine Days

Ray Wert — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:20:00 EST

GM today confirmed Buick GMC General Manager Michael D. Richards has quit after just nine days on the job. Although no news on who'll replace him, sources have forwarded us exclusively the following personal farewell e-mail from CEO Ed Whitacre. More »

New GM CEO Futzes With Org Charts, Bob Lutz's "Maximum Marketer" Job

Ray Wert — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:15:00 EST

Bloomberg's reporting this morning new GM interim CEO Ed Whitacre's making big changes fast, drawing up a new management blueprint in "four hours" that ousts Bob Lutz from the role of "Maximum Marketer." UPDATE: Changes below! More »

GM CEO Fritz Henderson Resigns, Replaced With Random Old White Guy

Wes Siler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:35:00 EST

Fritz Henderson, the CEO of General Motors, is set to resign. Chairman Ed Whitacre will serve as interim CEO. Update: According to Whitacre, the GM board has accepted Henderson's resignation. More »

2011 Audi A8: New Eyes, New Look, New Aluminum Und Steel

Ray Wert — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:44:15 EST

The 2011 Audi A8's finally been revealed live here in Miami and it's got an absolutely gorgeous set of new eyes along with new body panels and a 4.2-liter TDI engine. The new aluminum und shteel live in person below. More »

Toyota To Fix Gas Pedals So Floor Mats Won't Cause Fiery Death

Ray Wert — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST

Toyota's announced this morning they will eschew replacement for reshaping of accelerator pedals and/or floor surface on Toyota or Lexus vehicles involved in the "floor mat fiery death" non-recall safety advisory. In the meantime, here's how to avoid fiery death. More »

2011 BMW 5 Series: Bangle Butt Goes Bye-Bye

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST

The 2011 BMW 5 Series is finally here. If nothing else, it's a statement against the Bangle-ization of the BMW brand. It's smooth, sleek and an unmistakable return to the BMW 5 Series we've missed. More »

Motor Trend Car Of The Year: 2010 Ford Fusion

Ray Wert — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

The newly-refreshed 2010 Ford Fusion was just named MotorTrend's Car Of The Year for 2010. Not a bad choice in our opinion as Ford's got the most money to spend on marketing. Also, the car's damn good. More »

EXCLUSIVE: First Post-Lake Crash Bugatti Veyron Photo

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST

We saw the aftermath of the Bugatti Veyron lake crash and then video of the crash itself, and now we have this first photo of the would-be amphibious car on dry land after-the-fact. It's definitely soggy. UPDATE: New mega-gallery below! More »

REPORT: GM To Build Cadillac Converj Electric Car

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST

The Detroit News has learned the Cadillac Converj will be going into production right next to its extended-range electric platform mate the Chevy Volt. More »

Dodge Viper Dead Again, New Fiat Alliance Product To Replace In Summer 2012

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:37:41 EST

Chrysler will only build another 500 Dodge Vipers. An all-new sports car will arrive for the summer of 2012 using Fiat team (Alfa?) resources. [@RayWert] More »

Jeep Mojave: The Future Savior Of Chrysler?

Ray Wert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

We just saw the new logo for Chrysler revealed early by way of the US Patent Office. Now, the name of one of Chrysler's purported off-road saviors — the Jeep Mojave — has been revealed with a similar search. More »

GM Board Says, "Screw It, We're Keepin' Opel"

Ray Wert — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:00 EST

GM's decided — since business is apparently going so well — they now want to keep Opel. So let's get this straight — kill Saturn, and now keep Opel? Sure. Whatever. Full press release below. More »

Jalopnik Vs GM: Bob Beats Blog

Ray Wert — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:10:00 EDT

It appears GM, even a just-emerged-from-bankruptcy GM, still has the power to beat a blogger. Our Wes Siler, in a $41,000 Mitsubishi EVO, has fallen to "Maximum" Bob Lutz driving a $60,000+ Cadillac CTS-V. More »

BREAKING: Acura TSX Sport Wagon Coming In 2010

Ray Wert — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:05:00 EDT

Upset with the styling of the Acura ZDX or Honda Accord Crosstour? Sleep easy. Acura's announced today the addition of a TSX sport wagon — with, assumingly, styling like the Euro Accord wagon (above) — to its 2011 model lineup. More »

BREAKING: The Buick Regal Is Back

Ray Wert — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:50:00 EDT

We've known since August, but now It's official. At a meeting today, GM announced to their network of Buick dealers the new mid-size sport sedan from Buick will be none other than the Regal. More »

NASCAR Ford Mustang Revealed

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:05:00 EDT

Here it is folks, the NASCAR Ford Mustang. The number 16 Con-way Freight car of Roush Fenway Racing will be piloted by Colin Braun in the NASCAR Nastionwide series. More »