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Ask Dr. Z What He Thinks About The Dodge Dart

Ray Wert — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

Dieter Zetsche, the former CEO of the former merger-of-unequals called DaimlerChrysler and now the CEO of the unmerger-of-unequals called Daimler, stopped by his former underlings at Chrysler Monday during the Detroit Auto Show. More »

Caption this cable van flooding fail

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

If you're in the Detroit area waiting for your cable service to be hooked up, perhaps you should give the tech the benefit of the doubt when they say they're flooded with work and will be a little late. (Via The Detroit Free Press Facebook page1) More »

"Sorry About Your Field, Comrade"

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:45:00 EDT

A photo from 2007 showing a cosmonaut enjoying a "relaxing afternoon" in a field next to his Soyuz capsule after missing his planned landing spot by 43 miles. Think you can come up with a better caption? [via EnglishRussia] More »

Yo, Dawg, No! Two Fingers For Scissors, Hand Flat For Paper

Ray Wert — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EDT

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Official caption? "The Renault Mégane Coupé-Concept will star in the latest music video from British hip-hop group N-Dubz." We're having problems coming up with our own caption as we're too busy wondering — are those cricket keeper pads? [via SniffPetrol] More »

Caption This: That Is One Weird-Ass Hat Edition

Sam Smith — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST

Official caption: "A cycle-rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri on Tuesday." You've got to be able to do better than that, right? More »

Nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. D'Oh! Nice.

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

For this installment of "Caption This," check out this shot and the one below, pulled from the BMW 5 Series press photos and witness model bloat in pictorial form. Just look at the original — it's so tiny. More »

Caption This: Helmet Used As High Hat

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EDT

A helmeted driver awaits a race by relaxing with friends as an unexpected drop in room temperature causes the momentary fogging of his visor. Totally, dudes. More »

Caption This: Hoff Hassles New Jaguar XJ Edition

Wes Siler — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15:00 EDT

A picture's worth a thousand words and we look to you, the all-knowing Jalopnik commentariat to provide the caption to this photo that'll wow your peers and make the stone-faced Jalopnik editors crack a smile. More »

Caption This: Little Tykes Cozy Coupe Edition

The Auto Insider — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Caption This: Mercedes Safety Concept Models

Wes Siler — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:00 EDT

A picture's worth a thousand words and we look to you, the all-knowing, witty commentariat of Jalopnik to provide those words. Can you provide the caption that'll wow your peers and make the stone-faced Jalopnik editors crack a smile? More »

Unicorn Fiero Makes Carpocalypse All Better

Wes Siler — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EDT

It's been a pretty bad day for the car industry, even by Carpocalypse standards. Here's something that'll make any GM fan-boy smile. More »

We Bet No One Steals His Gas

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:30:00 EDT

When we told you how to protect your gas tank we offered up-armoring as a solution. It looks like this guy took us seriously. More »

German Prince Disappointed With His New Corvette ZR1’s Interior

Wes Siler — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:30:00 EDT

German Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis just took delivery of a 2009 Corvette ZR1. Why the sad face? Don't worry, you'll forget about the interior the first time you hit the Autobahn. [Corvette Blogger] More »

Gotta Stick The Landing

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Citroen did not win the Rally Sardinia this weekend but Dani Sordo and Marc Marti did manage to put their car nose-down into the dirt, which is its own kind of victory. More »

Precious Metal-Plating Wars Turn So Hot, Chrome Mercedes SLR Melts

The Auto Insider — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:00:00 EDT

The precious metal-plating cold war that just gave us the gold-plated BMW M5? It just got hot. Really hot. The glare from that M5's apparently melted this chrome Mercedes SLR. More »

Free Hot Dogs Inside!

The Auto Insider — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Wack-job messages like this are usually set aside for windowless cargo vans, but this über-creepy Dodge Neon driver has taken it upon himself to prove that hand-painted molestation messages know no bounds. More »

The New Prius Will Make You THIS Much More Smug

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EDT

In our review, we found the 2010 Toyota Prius to be a major improvement over the last generation. Still, we reserve the right to make smug jokes. Caption away, fellas. [Toyotausa @ Flickr] More »

Jim Press Hops Out Of Chrysler's Dream

Ray Wert — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Fervently hopeful-for-an-Italian-suitor Chrysler President Jim Press hopping out of a Fiat 500 moments ago at Chrysler's reveal of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, stating "Ciao!" Wow. We so can't wait to interview him later today. More »

Someone Is Being Too Generous With Their Thumbs

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Like a bad omen or a disastrous Kilroy, our friend Jacques shows up in bad places with bad ideas. More »

Someone Has A Bad Idea

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Look, it's former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser in yet another photo only hilarious through the 20/20 vision of history. More »

What The Hell Is This? A Mclarenzbo?

The Auto Insider — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST

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This mess was found at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. We're wondering what to call it; a Mclarenzbo? Revenzo F1? Or Maybe McFerrarenzenton? Regardless, it's delightfully tacky and we love it for its blatant ugliness. More »

ING: Ronald McDonald's F1 Playhouse

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST

Ronald McDonald and F1 rulemeister Max Mosley used to "party" in the 80s. Now we know the price of keeping the clown quiet. Are you a bad enough dude to caption this? More »

Darth Vader Trades In Star Destroyer For Ariel Atom

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:30:00 EST

Not one to let a Lotus-driving storm trooper have all the fun, Darth Vader has upped the ante by hopping into an Ariel Atom. Sounds like time for another round of "Caption This." More »

What Comes Out When You Crack Open A 2010 Ford Taurus?

Ray Wert — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:30:00 EST

After seeing this shot from MSNBC of Ford of the Americas president Mark Fields on-screen above a split-open Ford Taurus, we knew we had the perfect choice for another round of "Caption This." [via MSNBC] More »

Storm Trooper Trades In Speeder Bike For Something A Little More Agile

The Auto Insider — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST

It appears as though the Imperial Army has turned in their speeder bikes for something a little more agile as evidenced by this Imperial Storm Trooper caught driving a white Lotus Exige. More below. More »

Caption This: Drinks Still Flow At The Ford Flex Lounge

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:30:00 EST

Since Ford didn't follow GM and Chrysler in taking government loans, they were free to continue pouring free booze for press and others in their upstairs show lounge. Ford 1, Carpocalypse 0. More »

Caption This: 50 Cent's Rolls Royce Holds Its Own Key Hostage

The Auto Insider — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:00:00 EST

Hip hop businessman 50 Cent found himself locked out of his own Rolls-Royce Phantom in the streets of London, prompting his groupies to attempt the old hanger trick on the $300k ride. More »

Caption This: Corvette ZR1 Braving Snowy Detroit Freeways

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:20:00 EST

An illustrious reader captured this privately owned Corvette ZR1 slopping around Detroit's snowy I-275 just south of the infamous mixing bowl interchange. Considering the ridiculousness of this image, we thought you might enjoy captioning it. More »

Hard Times Fall On Aston Owner

Andrew Didorosi — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Just ask this unfortunate Aston Martin owner. More »

The Dodge Police Are On The Case

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST

Rather than use photos of a real police car, a lazy designer for FoxNews.com used a photo of the promotional "Dodge Police" car for one of its scary graphics. We report. You caption. More »

Ford Retirees Need Their Pensions To Keep Buying Fords

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

John Kachigian, a retired Ford employee, has owned 10 Mustangs since 1965, making us wonder if Ford needs to meet pensions obligations merely to keep selling cars. We just need your captions. More »

The Best Mash-Up Since The Slack Album

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

What happens when you combine a Volvo Amazon, a Volvo 850 and drugs? More »

Welcome To The 240sx Grill

Andrew Didorosi — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:40:00 EST

Ford Fire Sale!

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

A Different Kind Of Escape Hybrid

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

Corn-Nuts Anyone?

Ray Wert — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:06:32 EST

You Do Know The R35 Is On Sale, Right?

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Caption This Celebrity-Infused Challenger Picture: Snoop Dogg Edition

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Caption This Celebrity-Infused Challenger Picture: Luke Wilson Edition

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:10:00 EDT

Caption This Celebrity-Infused Challenger Picture: Rob Lowe Edition

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:50:00 EDT