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- Yesterday - December 5, 2009
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#questionoftheday
Question Of The Day: Your Best Car Radio Moment?
Driving mix tapes were fun, and you can't beat having überbytes of music on an MP3 player, but the randomness of radio can turn a pleasant driving moment into one-a-them epiphanic experiences. More » -
#van
UDMan Drives The Sprinter, Gives It Thumbs-Up
I've long admired the super-efficient Sprinter van, but never quite understood the constant shifting of marques under which it was sold. Dodge? Mercedes-Benz? Freightliner? Truck expert UDMan to the rescue! More » -
#foundonebay
Screaming Chicken-ize Your Ride For Cheap!
Why should Pontiac's iconic Screaming Chicken hood decal be restricted to Malaise Era Trans Ams, or even Pontiacs? Your '87 Hyundai Excel or '93 Buick LeSabre deserves a four-foot-wide Screaming Chicken, and now you can afford one! More » -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Party Like It's 1955 (and You're Broke) Edition: Ford, Chevy, Dodge, or Nash?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! I haven't been able to do as many PCH posts as I'd like, so let's have a 4-fer-1 today! More » -
#classicadwatch
...And Here's Your CRX Replacement!
Honda- or at least its marketing gurus- decided that the sporty CRX no longer appealed to its target demographic, so the 1992 model year had the kicky, upbeat Del Sol instead. More » -
#classicadwatch
The 1990 Honda CRX: Great For Endless Drives Past Cows!
Just a few years earlier, Honda pitched its CRX as a fire-breathing hot rod, but by 1990 the marketers had decided to go cute. Thus, the sporty CRX is presented as the ideal car for long drives in Meth Country. More » -
#novelties
Jaguar XJR Does The Impossible, Goes 100,000 Miles
Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt your regularly scheduled weekend programming to bring you shocking footage. Despite all evidence to the contrary, we're able to provide video proof a Jaguar product can indeed go 100,000 miles. Suck it, Joe Lucas. More » -
#carmovies
My Short-Lived Filmmaking Career Made Z-List Stars Of '56 Chevy, '79 Granada
Maybe if Super 8 film hadn't been such a comprehensively terrible medium, I'd have kept making films; who knows, by now I might have become The King Of Eastern European Dental Fetish Porn! More » -
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#downonthejunkyard
Another Finned Mercedes-Benz Bites The Dust, Will Be Reborn As FAW Hongqi Parts
Remember the very solid-looking white Mercedes-Benz W110 we saw down on the junkyard over the summer? It got munched up by The Crusher, but look what's in that very same junkyard now! More » -
#downonthestreet
1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. What makes a Firebird a Trans Am? More » - Friday - December 4, 2009
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#laautoshow
2009 LA Auto Show Round-Up: Let's Get Small
What made the 2009 LA Auto Show a big deal? Small cars. The onslaught of big SUVs and green marketing seems to have passed. The full wrap-up of the 2009 LA Auto Show is a click away.
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#laautoshow
Dodge Sends Off Viper With Two Limited-Edition Models, More On Way
Dodge unveiled two limited-production Viper ACRs at L.A.. One is designed to commemorate the car's recent record-breaking lap of Laguna Seca; the other is just there to remind you that the Viper has a bigger pants bulge than you do. More » -
#cardesign
Is That An Undertray In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
A while back, Wert noted that underbody plastics serve a glorious and wonderful purpose. We found an example of this sort of thing in L.A., and it just happens to look awesome. Five bucks says you can't guess the car. More » -
#spyphotos
Next-Gen Mercedes SLK Dreaming Of A 6.3-Liter V8
Our spy shooters spotted the next-generation Mercedes SLK taking a spin in Germany seemingly borrowing styling from the revealed Mercedes SLS AMG. Unfortunately, the big "63" on the side doesn't indicate a 6.3-liter AMG V8 under the hood. More below.
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#customcars
One-Off Lotus Elise Superlight Is Awesome
There are lunatic experimental builds and then there's this — a chopped-up, caged, Lotus Elise Superlight that's more race car than road car. But hey, it's got plates, and they're appropriate because you can't pronounce "XPRMTL" without saying "mental." More » -
#adwatch
Chrysler Hires Italian Agency To Make This Crappy Car Ad With Taxpayer Dollars
Chrysler's Italian masters at Fiat fired BBDO Detroit, bringing in an Italian agency to do one commercial for the 300C gansgter-mobile. The ad stars Mikhail Gorbachev and calls for Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's release. My name is-what the fuck? More » -
#futurecars
12-Year-Old Kid Breaks Down Porsche's 2013 Lineup
Remember the 12-year-old kid behind the Porsche 928 turbo concept? Well, "Porsche Kid" has put together a full breakdown of what he expects from Porsche's 2013-14 lineup with photos below. More » -
#laautoshow
14 Things To Do At The LA Auto Show
Tired of looking at Lincolns bolted to walls? Done with the shiny new hotness? Because we love you, we've put together this list of what to do when the show gets boring. (Hint: It helps if you're not sober.) More » -
#laautoshow
Chevy Caprice Police Car Busts Heads In LA
The Chevy Caprice Police Cruiser is a big step forward for GM police cruisers. Seriously, it's so giant and imposing we saw more than one press flack run the other way. Dude, hide the nose candy! More » -
#questionoftheday
What's The Best Winter Vehicle?
It's snowing in Houston. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is here. It's the Snowpocalypse and everyone is freaking out. Quick, help! What's the best winter vehicle? More » -
#engineporn
Guess That Engine: LA Auto Show Edition
Come one, come all: It's time for a rousing edition of Guess That Engine. Know a piston skirt from a pressure sender, a con rod from a cap screw? Here's a slew of chances for you to prove it. More » -
#carart
Searching for Art in the Porsche 911
Top Gear presenter James May, in a recent column published in The Telegraph, has called for artistic depictions of cars. We explore the possibilities using his example: the Porsche 911. More » -
#laautoshow
Dirty Love: The Baja 1000 Toyota 4Runner
Toyota built a 2010 4Runner for last month's Baja 1000. The truck finished second in the Stock Mini class, and the Big T brought it to L.A. still covered in Mexican dirt. Amen. More » -
#customcars
Cadillac CTS-V Batmobile: Quick, To The Country Club!
Bish! Bam! Pow! Kerpop! My Hip! Spotted in Pasadena, this Cadillac CTS-V has been transformed into the ultimate Batmobile for elderly crime fighters. Could Bob Lutz really be the caped crusader? More » -
#carcrime
Foreign Automaker-Loving Senator's Daughter's Chevy Saved By GM OnStar
The daughter of Senator Bob Corker, ardent Detroit carmaker critic and lover of foreign automakers, has GM's OnStar system to thank for recovering her Chevy Tahoe after being carjacked in D.C. yesterday. Let's see her try that in a Nissan. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Custom 1991 NSX Convertible for $45,900!
The Acura NSX was a vehicle of firsts — first production car with titanium connecting rods, etc. And today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe brings you the opportunity to be the first on your block to own a convertible one! More » -
#autocaronlinenews
The Aston Martin Rapide will cost from £139,950.
- Thursday - December 3, 2009
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#laautoshow
BMW 5 Series GT Has Some Positive Elements
In case you were wondering, there are some redeeming characteristics to the BMW 5 Series GT. First, it's got frameless windows, which are always cool in our book. Also, with the half-hatch open, it looks like a giant guppy. More » -
#laautoshow
Scion Kogi xD Mobile Kitchen: Insert Iron (and Steel) Chef Joke Here
Hello, Kitchen Car. Hello, built-in grill; hello, mini fridge; hello, ice chest and sink. Will you be my friend? Can I cook in you? Are you the cutest little mobile cookspace that ever was? I think so! More » -
#laautoshow
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
Subaru's STI Special Edition is essentially an ordinary STI with the suspension of the Japanese-market STI Spec C and the longest vehicle name in all of creation. Details, gallery, and press release below. More »
