<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Lists]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Lists]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/lists http://jalopnik.com/tag/lists <![CDATA[Ten Vehicles For Surviving A Guatemalan Sinkhole]]> Planning a trip to Guatemala? Be prepared when the ground disappears from underneath you with one of these commenter-approved vehicles for surviving or avoiding a Guatemalan sinkhole. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5553036&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Memorable Modern Military Vehicles]]> As we recover from Memorial Day we continue to remember the military by memorializing your ten favorite modern military vehicles. Semper Fi! Be all you can be! See the world! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5552323&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Alternative Indy 500 Pace Cars]]> The 2010 Camaro SS will pace this year's Indy 500 in a boring twist for a boring race. To spice things up we asked you to name some better options. Here are our favorite ten alternative Indy 500 pace cars. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5549841&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 20 Cheapest Cars To Insure]]> The flipside of yesterday's 20 most expensive cars to insure in America list is today's Insure.com-provided list of the 20 least expensive cars to insure. Like saving money? Get ready to own a lame crossover or minivan. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5496627&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 20 Most Expensive Cars To Insure]]> Insure.com has assembled a new list of the 20 most expensive cars to insure in America. Like speed? Say goodbye to your hard-earned skrilla. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5495542&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ten Most Distracting New Car Technologies]]> New car technology is great right up to the point you're tagging songs and checking out graphs and then it's "Ahhhhh! WATCH OUT FOR THE NUNS!" Here are ten in-car technologies we find seriously distracting. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5437864&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[So Ugly They're Beautiful: 20 Cool Frankencars]]> If two cars are better than one, then one car made of two or more cars has to be even better, right? With the help of our own Dr. Frankenstiens we've collected 20 extreme examples of weird-yet-cool frankencars. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5437194&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Most Optimistic Car Names Of All Time]]> There are laws preventing automakers from making outrageous and false promises about their vehicles — but these laws don't apply to car names. With the help of our readers we've identified the ten most optimistic car names of all time. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5423955&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Five-Point Frenzy: When Deer Meets Car]]> In honor of Midwest deer-hunting season — and because we blubbered like a little girl during Bambi — we bring you this (mostly) blood-free gallery of lovable vehicle-deer moments. Yeah, it's random, but so what? Happy Monday! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5415350&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ten Most Obnoxious Limo Conversions]]> Years ago man looked upon a car and said "that's not long enough for me." It's been downhill ever since. With the help of our readers here's Jalopnik's list of the ten most obnoxious limo conversions. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5401313&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Eight Most Sexually Suggestive Car Names]]> When automakers choose car names they often try to evoke strength, performance and desirability — sometimes that last one goes a bit too far. Below, our list of the eight most sexually suggestive car names. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5391992&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Land Vehicles of Antarctica]]> Antarctica is one of the most extreme climates in the world, inhabited by approximately 1,000 to 5,000 researchers and support staff. Surviving in this barren penguin-inhabited wasteland requires some of the most extreme land vehicles in the world. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5379341&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ten Worst States To Drive Across]]> We've already covered ten great states to drive across, but now with your help, we've isolated the ten cross-state trips you won't want to take. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5369444&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Most Exotic Cars Destroyed By Cash For Clunkers]]> Though the most popular vehicle destroyed under Cash For Clunkers was the Ford Explorer, there were also AMGs, Rolls-Royces and even a LaForza crushed. The ten most exotic cars that fools parted with below. Click through if you dare. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5365954&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Surprisingly Graphic Street Advertisements]]> With fewer people reading and more people Tivoing, advertisers are turning back to the outdoor ad. Naturally, they're injecting sex, violence and butt jokes to get them noticed. Ten graphic, and often bootylicious outdoor advertisements below. NSFW. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5355205&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Eight Real Excuses Given To Rental Car Companies]]> Europcar, one of the largest rental companies in Europe, has heard some crazy excuses for why their rental vehicles came back late or damaged. The eight most hilarious excuses below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5351495&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[One Car That Needs To Die... And Nine On Death Row]]> Many cars have been killed because of the Carpocalypse. But we don't think the bloodbath should be over. With the help of Jalopnik readers we've identified nine on death row and one that should be read its last rights. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5351010&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Great International Driving Trips]]> Following yesterday's sojourn across the United States we'd open our minds and borders with ten great international drives chosen from the "Drives of a Lifetime" list from National Geographic: Traveler. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5341845&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Twelve Awesome Pace Cars]]> The only way to guarantee you're out at front in any race is to be in a pace car. We've picked out these twelve best featured below with the help of our readers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5338583&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Twelve Ridiculous Athlete Car Poses]]> Like other celebrities, athletes and cars are both appreciated for the their stats, yet the combination of the two doesn't necessarily guarantee a great photo op. Don't believe us? Just check out these ridiculous athletes posing with cars below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5336357&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Great Cars No One Ever Bought]]> Bad timing, bad marketing and bad pricing have all killed a number of great cars. With a little help we've identified these ten great cars that sold like complete crap. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5333572&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles]]> Is there a better way to honor those who served than honoring the vehicles they served in? Probably. But there's no more Jalopnik way of doing it than with a list of fierce olive American metal. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5268609&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top 11 Concept Cars Of The 2009 Geneva Motor Show]]> The 2009 Geneva Motor Show's overwhelmed us with hi-tech, futuristic concept cars. Our Swiss friend Gehard the Bookie makes sense of it all by giving us the odds of these rolling testbeds seeing production. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5163759&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Car & Driver: 10Worst Award Winners In Auto Buff Book History]]> Auto buff books have given out some respected awards to some very disrespected vehicles. Renault Alliance as a 10Best? The new Thunderbird as Motor Trend COTY? Ouch. C&D ironically presents the ten most embarassing. [CarandDriver.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5137118&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 11 Most Depressing Moments Of The 2009 Detroit Auto Show]]> Just because we had fun at the Detroit Auto Show doesn't mean there weren't somber moments. In fact, most moments were. Here are the 11 most depressing moments from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5132122&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten New Cars Cheap Enough To Gift This Holiday]]>
Looking to make this a "December to remember" but you're broke and out of blood to sell? Here's ten cars still cheap enough to put a red bow on and gift this holiday season. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5112973&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Biggest Automotive Turkeys Of All Time]]> A turkey is a special kind of car which, though no lemon, is out-of-date the second it rolls off the lot. Like the bird that gives it its name, it is an inferior creature that lacks an appeal to any superior automotive taste, even if enjoyed by the wealthiest consumer. Nevertheless, this is the week we can appreciate turkeys both in bird and car form. Below is our list of the ten greatest automotive turkeys, something to give thanks for — especially if you don't own one.

10.) Ferrari 400i

The Ferrari 400-series cars are the best example of everything that's wrong with the Italian automaker's Malaise Era attempts at front-engined grand touring cars. Hidden below the stylish, though decidedly un-Ferrari, skin was the first automatic transmission offered in a production Ferrari. The base 400i featured a GM-sourced hydromatic three-speed transmission. Nothing like Italian power being routed through three speeds of American glory! Modern Ferrari tourers, like the 599 GTB FIorano have taken the bad taste out of our mouth, but opening the doors on an original 400i is like cutting through a crisp, buttery pie crust and finding tapioca pudding.

9.)Jaguar X-Type

If you're curious how Jaguar ended up being owned by an Indian company, look no further than the Jaguar X-Type. Designed to appeal to a wider audience than the typical Jag, thereby picking up significant market share, they hoped to sell 100,000 X-Types a year. That didn't happen. People saw through the distinctive Jaguar grille and headlights to the Ford Mondeo platform beneath. The FWD/AWD compact luxury car segment wasn't impressed by the lackluster performance, styling or luxury. Instead of saving the company, the X-Type became a moving example of Ford's mismanagement of the once premium brand. Cranberries out of the can do not an adequate side make.

8.)Datsun 280ZX Turbo

A classic Datsun 240Z, the original Z, is such a fine car that it's almost hard to remember that the 280ZX ever existed... until you see one. The 280ZX essentially takes the beauty of the Z and "modernizes" it to what was modern in the late 1970s. Those smooth lines become crisper (or at least crunchier), the unbroken hood gets oh-so-many ducts, and the once solid roof gets a pair of cheap-looking T-tops. Even better, emissions laws meant a successor that was less powerful than its predecessor until the later Turbo model. It's like when one of your relatives tries to spice up the green bean casserole by adding capers and endive. If you're going to change it, don't make it worse.

7.) Honda Insight

Though the 2010 Honda Insight hopes to win back fame for Honda's hybrid brand, the original Insight still sticks in our minds as a rare misfire for the brand. It wasn't a problem of foresight as, we were soon to learn, hybrids were the next big thing. It wasn't engineering as the Hondas achieved incredible mileage and tend to hold up fairly well. It wasn't even price, though the $20,000 price was a high premium for the two-seater. The Insight's main fault was that it assumed the market for hybrids would be urban and require something that looks radically different and suits only two adults individuals. The original Prius didn't look much different from most compact cars and easily carried as many adults as a Toyota Corolla. Like the first person to offer tofu for Thanksgiving dinner, the Insight was a pioneer. But with the Tofurkey and Prius, it took someone willing to shape it more conventionally to build a proper demand.

6.) "Slant Nose" Porsche

There's nothing hotter than a "slant nose" Porsche 935 racer, yet there's also nothing lamer than a custom- or factory-built Porsche slant nose. Meant to mimic the racer, the slant-nosed Porsches somehow manage to transform the aerodynamic look of the competition cars into an image of a sleazy stock broker rocking the Don Johnson white jacket and pastel fitted t-shirt. Originally offered only by customer companies, Porsche rode the wave in the mid-to-late 1980s by selling a slant nose version for basically every rear-engine car for sale. Despite the factory blessing even the OEM slant noses looked as fake as easy cheese on apple pie. [Photo: PCA.org]

5.) Chevrolet SSR

The retro-styled, hard-top convertible Chevrolet SSR was GM's answer to the retro-styled Plymouth Prowler though, perplexingly, it was designed as a truck. At over $40,000 a piece, the sport pickup wasn't exactly a bargain considering its Chevy TrailBlazer-based platform meant it wasn't quite sporty enough to be a sports car and its small bed large fender flares meant it wasn't quite useful enough to be a pickup. It also wasn't particularly fast. The SSR was simply as ill-timed and ill-designed as a Thanksgiving Day dessert of Easter-egg shaped candy canes.

4.) Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe

Designed to be the Swedish answer to the Lincoln Mark IV, the two-door Volvo 262 C Bertone Coupe instead ended up as an expensive European oddity appreciated more for its strangeness than anything else. Based on the basic 262GL platform, the Volvos were shipped off to Bertone's factory in Turin for the addition of custom body panels, vinyl roof and leather interior. Rather than sporting a special engine, the Volvos carried the same V6 the company shared with Peugeot-Renault. Substituting a 262C for a true European coupe is much akin to showing up with Becherovka when you were asked to bring a bottle of wine. It's unique and memorable though you wouldn't go so far as to describe it as pleasurable. [Photo/Source: Hemmings]

3.) Chrysler Crossfire

The Chrysler Crossfire has the novelty of being one of the few cars so unloved it was sold en masse on Overstock.com. The successor to the Plymouth Prowler, a car that was more quail than turkey, the Crossfire is the only true progeny of the Mercedes-Chrysler marriage. German engineering and American design, what could go wrong? The coupe, and eventually the roadster, were built on a borrowed SLK platform but wrapped in an uninspiring body. The mix of old mechanicals, bland styling and a high price tag made the Crossfire the unofficial pace car for the DaimlerChrysler merger's race to dissolution. Like turkey stuffed with spaetzel, the Crossfire was only good on paper.

2.) BMW Z1

The BMZ Z1 was a car of the future that became part of the past before it went on sale. When it debuted at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show the Z1 received a lot of positive attention and it was set for a production launch in early 1989. Unfortunately, the time that passed between the concept and final car was not good to the design. The strange doors, which dropped into the car, were neat as a concept but strange in a production car. The drivetrain, consisting of a Getrag five-speed matched to the 170 HP inline-6, also didn't provide the zip to match the unique design. The Z stands for Zukunft, the German word for future, and the Z1 holds a special place as vehicle that eventually led to the far more successful Z3 Roadster/Coupe, Z4 and Z8. Like that first Thanksgiving dinner, not everything went right with the original Z but it laid the ground for a future that would be gobble gobbled up.

1.) Chrysler TC by Maserati

Then Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca gets a lot of credit for his role in the creation of the modern minivan, which is why history has been kind enough to forget the Chrysler TC by Maserati. Before Chrysler learned that mixing with the Germans wouldn't work they tried to shake some dollars out of a pairing with another Axis power, with similarly disastrous results. Though the 1989 TC came equipped with a powerful turbocharged version of the 2.2-liter Chrysler engine, few could get past the weird combination of Opera windows and a LeBaron-esque profile on what was a $33,000 car. Aunt Sally may claim that the "special" $12 jar of organic mayo in her spinach dip is worth the price, but like the TC, no one buys it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5098838&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Things To Do With An SUV That Don't Involve Driving]]> With gas prices continuing their climb, owners are fearfully turning to alternative uses for their devalued SUVs. Whether you have a Suburban, an Excursion or a Sequoia, alternative uses from that sport utility vehicle now that you can't afford to actually drive it are sounding pretty good right now. Here's ten alternative uses for your gas guzzler that won't require you to fill it up first. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398061&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ten Most Outrageous Car MSRP's]]> When we asked if you could beat a $38K Accord in terms of ridiculous MSRP's, we didn't think it would be so easy. For one, you actually topped a $37,580 Accord with a $39,122 Accord Coupe. Then you were able to take the base model, entry-level cars and load them up with so many extra options that these once reasonable vehicles skyrocketed into foreign exotic territory. We have to thank our readers for the great ideas, as well as BMW and Porsche in particular for asking outrageous prices for their supposedly "cheap" models. Below are the ten worst domestic offenders. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354900&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jalopnik Weekend: Ten Best Driving Albums]]> We're blasting the Brawlers disk off Tom Waits's new audio triptych Orphans and we hear Tom cough out, "It's a big old Lincoln Continental with the suicide doors." Reflexively, instinctively, naturally we stabbed the go-pedal of this week's Dodge Nitro (super review potential — wait for it), causing the 4.0L V6 to burst into life. And we started thinking. Driving music matters. Fine, if you are rich enough to listen to the "mellifluousness symphony" of an F430's V8, have at it. But for most of the people most of the time, a great album is what gets you through the long haul. Furthermore, in the age of iPod, albums are beginning to go the way of the straight eight. Everything is shuffle-this and Jack FM-that. Obviously, we had to rush right home and via the power of teh internets register our complaint throughout the world in the form of a list. And yes, we hope we're dating ourselves with these choices. Jump for the list. More »
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