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CNN Quotes Jalopnik Commenters In "No Tacos" Road-Sign Hack Story

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:00:00 EDT

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CNN's Jeanne Moos properly quotes Jalopnik as experts on not hacking road signs in a story today about the "No Latinos, No Tacos" hack. More importantly, they reference the commenter debate over the real meaning of the sign! More »

Debunking CNN's Latest Attack On Toyota

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Lawyers suing Toyota claim a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) from 2002 proves the company knew there was an electronic cause for the current unintended acceleration issue. It doesn't. But that's not stopping CNN from claiming it does. More »

Unfortunately, CNN's Rick Sanchez Escapes From Sinking Car

Ray Wert — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

CNN's Rick Sanchez demonstrates the fine art of escaping from a car underwater. And here we thought Ted Kennedy tributes were so last month. [Mediaite] More »

Swine Flu Pandemic, Brought To You By Nissan

The Auto Insider — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The Swine Flu pandemic is officially upon us (we thought the zombie apocalypse was bad) and your Jalopnik detectives have finally uncovered the source. Apparently it was just a boinked Nissan advertising campaign all along. More »

CNN's Don Lemon Hates American Automakers, People With Funny Accents

Ray Wert — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDT

We may not always agree with Consumer Reports' Dave Champion, but we think he's good people. Hearing the inane commentary from CNN's Don Lemon before and after Champion's review, however, makes us want to cry. More »

CNN.com Thinks All Cars Look Alike

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

CNN.com's displaying mainstream media's usual ignorance of the automotive world today. Usually it's believing 'merican automakers aren't building the vehicles 'mericans want to buy. Today? Believing one Civic picture's as good as another. More »

In Washington, The Roads Are Paved With Cheese!

Andrew Didorosi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

Washington truckers and dairy farmers have come together to attempt to boost winter safety numbers by creating a cheesy concoction combining common road salt and a byproduct of the cheese production process. What's the result? More »

Mainstream Media Finds Major 'Merican Automaker On YouTube

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:30:00 EST

The internet reporter for CNN's "The Situation Room" used her fancy touchscreen computer to highlight how GM has transformed its YouTube channel page from a place where it brags, into a place where, increasingly, it begs. Last year around this time there was video of people doing slam poetry about the Pontiac Vibe GT, but now, as we showed you earlier, it's all videos of guys in suits trying to explain why they deserve money from the government. We're not sure what's more depressing: the new Save GM videos or the fact it took the novelty of their use of YouTube to get CNN to finally show them. We're just waiting for video of a crying, sheet-covered Rick Wagoner screaming "Leave Detroit Alone!" into the camera. [CNN] More »

What It's Like To Have Your Land Rover Shot At

Mark Arnold — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EDT

The video from these Turkish television reporters shows firsthand what it's like to ride along in a Land Rover Discovery while being shot at. They're not sure exactly who it was attacking them in Georgia (country, not state), but we're thinking these guys are just happy to all get out alive. One of them was even shot in the head (!) but evidently it wasn't life-threatening. Does this count as hoonage? Video after the jump. [CNN] More »

Electric Car Home-Brewers Volting Their Rides

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Not content to wait for the major automakers to show up with their expensive Chevy Volts or Electric Cubes, regular folks are home-brewing their own electric vehicles. While the results you get with golf-cart batteries aren't quite the same as what you get with, say, Li-Ion batteries (usually just 20 to 40 miles on an overnight charge), we doubt there's any other way to get yourself an electric-powered Honda Del Sol. One Atlanta man spent $12,000 converting his Chevy S-10 pickup — not exactly a gas-guzzler to begin with — to cruise on all-electric for 40 miles with a top speed of 60 MPH. More »

The Chinese Getting Bumper Stickers, Get Ready For Best Olympics Ever

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT

When you're rolling down the Jingtong Expressway in your Shuan Huang SCEO-cum-BMW X5 you don't want to let fellow drivers pass without getting a glimpse of your politics. Especially, if those politics are in line with the politics of the state. According to China Car Times, bumper stickers are a rare site in China but that didn't stop this Aveo driver, who supports the Olympics (duh), is anti-CNN (Jack Cafferty said they're "the same goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years") and hates the Carrefour Hypermarket chain (there are claims the company is pro-Tibet). The red-line-through-logos is a rather unsophisticated form of automotive self-expression, wait until they get Mao peeing on things. [China Car Times, Xinhua] More »

Gas Is $5.40 Per Gallon On The Cali Coast, We Cry

Mark Arnold — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Think the prices at your local pump are high? If you aren't in California, don't feel so bad. Sure, you may be paying $4 per gallon, but whatever. Because as our auto-loving friends on the Cali coast know, yes, it really does cost $5.40 per gallon. You non-Americans may scoff, what with European prices being around eight thousand dollars per gallon, but for us this cost is simply outrageous. Don't oil companies know this is America? We'll never stand for such prices. Or at least we'll just sit here in our cars and wait it out. [CNN] More »

CNN All Up In Grill of Street Racing

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:15:00 EST

Yo CNN, we ain't frontin' but you gots to lay the smack down on your reportin' style. That was difficult, but necessary, since CNN has apparently taken to using "lingo" that all the youngsters are into these days. Their canned report on the dangers of street racing is topped with headers like "How they roll", "Law, schmaw" and "It's a fever thing". Adding to the d-light are figures cited from 2005 that have shown decline in the interim, as well as journalistic gems like "There's no database tracking street racing deaths, but a Google search hints at the scope." We're very happy they saw fit to include a note about how "some experts" claim The Fast and the Furious made street racing extra popular. (h/t to SwatLax) More »

Man Dies Protecting Truck From Thieves

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:15:00 EST

Gawker's Chris Mohney Tells Wert Why Chrysler's Looking For POTY Magic From Time

Ray Wert — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:46:00 EST

Who would have thought that Time mag's Person Of The Year (POTY being the acronym for those who are — you know, in the know) award was such a big thing? I never knew it needed a "sole corporate sponsor" — but then again, I talk about cars all day. Maybe our sister site obsessed with the media would understand better why the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid felt it necessary to shell out dollars to be the only sponsor for both the POTY-mouthed issue of the magazine and it's one-hour CNN ~~step-child~~ special for the yearly award. I know, let's find out by asking Chris Mohney, Gawker's managing editor what he thinks about the tie-in Chrysler's just re-penned with CNN and Time: More »

SEMAture Ejaculation: Foose's CNN Hummer

Ray Wert — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:25:21 EST

Chip Foose must have lost a bar bet he made with Boyd Coddington and got stuck building a Hummer for CNN. The "Warrior One" appears to be a salute to the reporters covering the Iraq war, though it may alternatively refer to Wolf Blitzer's "blitzkrieg" career path during which he stuck a butter knife into Bernard Shaw's epiglottis. The real question is this: Even if it's for charity — why does every entity in the world need a custom car created in their honor? The end of days is just a "Yes, Dear"-themed Volkswagen away. Full gallery of the nausea-inducing Hummer below and the full press release after the jump.– Ray Wert More »