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Kevin Kewley and his friends like adventure. So, to follow up their off-road parasailing experience why not compete in the grueling Baja 1000 race? Unfortunately, that race is a little pricey, so instead they tried to cross the same distance for $1,000. Here's their story. —Ed. More »
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The fine folks at Animal New York pointed us to Alejandro Cartagena, a Mexican photographer who works in the poorly-planned, sullen-teen-roaming suburban communities near Monterrey, Mexico. His latest series called Car Poolers is a bird's eye view of work men riding prostrate in trucks. More »
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When you own a Bugatti Veyron, seven high-speed runs on public roads will take you up to 225 miles an hour. Yes, he gets pulled over and no, we don't know how much his ticket is going to cost him. More »
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The lack of defined boundaries for spectators and photographers only contributes to the outlaw lore that surrounds the Baja 1000. Although spectator deaths certainly occur on and around the course, they are not usually a result of people lying in the middle of the course. As you can see from this video footage, that is exactly what one amateur photographer decided to do at this year's race. More »
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Although this 1988 Volkswagen Golf GTI commercial was originally aired in Mexico, this is a prime example of dramatic vintage advertising that transcends language barriers. More »
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Hyundai doesn't sell cars in Mexico. Dodge does. Hyundai builds great small cars like the Accent. Dodge doesn't. Thus the 2012 Dodge Attitude, a re-branded but apparently not even rebadged Hyundai Accent for the Mexican market. More »
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Playa Azul is a a nice place for a couple of chika tourist babes to hang out, go surf, and then make the short walk back for some ceviche at Restaurant Mary Mar. It's also a nice place for a well-timed splash from the local troublemakers in their big old Dodge Ram. More »
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Two weeks ago, Mexican army forces captured a tank built by a drug cartel capable of hauling 12 gunmen and reaching 68 mph. Now authorities have taken another off the street — one that shows how every iteration gets tougher. More »
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The war in northern Mexico between drug cartels and the Mexican government has raged for 4 1/2 years, with little end in sight — especially with the cartels starting to build tanks like this one, nicknamed "El Monstruo 2011." More »
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5795498&view=rss&microfeed=true Top Gear's Richard Hammond apologized for joking that Mexicans were "lazy," "feckless," "flatulent," and "overweight." Hammond says he didn't mean to be offensive, blaming Westerns he said were made by racist, ignorant, redneck, and porky Americans. More »
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The appropriate "punishment" for Top Gear's slurs against Mexicans has arrived: sweatshop-rate Taiwanese computer animation showing poorly-made avatars of the three hosts pelted by burritos and neon-green butt gas. Even Esteban, everyone? More »
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The next time you find yourself in a Sam's Club in Mexico, perhaps needing a few kilos of queso or just a good deal on Gallo beer, why not also pick up a 2010 Porsche 911 Carrera? (H/T to Whack-A-Mole!) More »
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How bad is violence in northern Mexico? Our old pals at Texas Armoring have seen business skyrocket for armor-plating low-profile beaters. When you need a bulletproof Toyota Camry, something's truly wrong with the world. More »
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Since Mexico City doesn't regulate protests, demonstrators can apparently block traffic whenever they please. In just the first three months of 2010, there were 740 street demonstrations, an average of about eight and a half a day. More »
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The coolest thing about the humongous Taiwanese oil-skimmer named "A Whale" that's being tested right now in the Gulf isn't the ability to clean 500,000 barrels of oil per day. More »
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The Shorty Transporter Judgemobile looked good, but a shop in Huajuapan, Mexico, has surpassed that achievement. More »
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Mexican cartruck shoppers who don't want a new VW Saveiro or Ford Courier haven't run out of options; El General makes a Camino-ized Opel Corsa! More »
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The Mexican-market Volkswagen Nuevo Saveiro looks good, but real pickups need a blue oval on the grille, right? Right! More »
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What's the smallest pickup you can buy new in the USA? The 3,000-plus-pound Ranger? If that's more truck than you need, you'll have no choice but to shop for a pre-Cupholder Era used truck… or move to Mexico! More »
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I spent a few days in the beach town of Sayulita, Nayarit State, Mexico last week. Talk about your outstanding mix of battered-yet-proud survivors and Stuff We Can't Buy Up Here! Let's take a look. More »
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ESPN magazine talked to Bill Caswell, the man behind our $500 Craigslist rally car story, to get the skinny on what he needed to make it happen. He's also on the network's blog. Here's what it takes, kids. More »
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We recently returned from a trip to Mexico. This Volkswagen Beetle was sitting by the road on part of the old Carrera Panamericana route. Think the nose looks weird? Wait 'til you check out the car's back half. Arriba fahrvergnügen! More »
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Let's cut to the chase: This is a 563-hp Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, those are its amazing doors, and I took this picture in Mexico while hanging out of the car at 50 mph. Safety is for pansies. Viva velocidad! More »
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Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that. Here's his amazing story. More »
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Ken Block crashed out of last weekend's World Rally Championship race, bringing an otherwise strong showing to a premature end. We were sad to see him go, but thankfully, YouTube was there to show us how it happened. More »
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Fiat may build the Fiat 500 at a Chrysler plant in Mexico (where it's on sale) and the car's engine at a plant in Trenton, Michigan. Also possible is a higher caliber Fiat-based compact for the U.S. [WSJ] More »
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Mexicans went loco for the old Lincoln Mark LT, making it the best-selling Lincoln in all the land, so now they're getting the 2010 Lincoln Mark LT. Seriously folks, it's an F-150 Platinum with a flashy grille. Just sayin'... [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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Joe Bob Briggs hisself reviewed Alameda's drive-in theater back when I worked there, and I decided to write about it. First, though, I'd need a photo of the place, so I headed over to Flickr.
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This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. The streets of Mexico City are tough on cars… More »
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How much is too much? How much is way too much? Does that car have a Nice Price, or is it time to take your sorry self to Booth Number Two for the Crack Pipe? More »
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A condom-mobile recently stolen in Mexico City was recovered yesterday, much to the relief of Mexico's federal Health Department. But that relief didn't last long: Once the condom-mobile was ripped open, officials discovered the payload of 5,000 prophylactics had been pulled out. Also missing were 800 HIV tests, some sound equipment and a 23-foot (or so they claim) inflatable condom. The truck, which, try as we might, we couldn't find a photo of, is apparently painted up with images of a peeled banana, the exposed part shaped like a condom, and a shirtless man saying: "I protect myself. Do you?" With a paint job like that, it's not surprising it didn't take long for the police to locate the stolen vehicle. [AP via CNN] (Hat tip to Katherine!) More »
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Remember the Carrera Panamericana-veteran '67 Nissan Fairlady we saw at the Motoring J Style show a few months back? Those locos from Lucha Libre Racing are at it again, donning their wrestler masks, climbing in the Datsun, and heading to Mexico next month to race some more! These guys aren't just crazed Datsun racers looking for hoonage kicks- they'll be delivering much-needed school supplies to rural Mexican schoolkids en route. And because those supplies cost real money, they're selling team caps, shirts and decals; make the jump to see what I've done with my LLR decal. [Lucha Libre Racing] More »
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Some American truck owners crossing the border for cheap fuel have had their trucks confiscated, according to PickupTrucks.com. While it's completely legal to enter Mexico and fill up your truck with the Mexican diesel, which is often more than $2.00 cheaper per gallon, drivers run afoul of the country's laws if they put any in an auxiliary tank. An official told PickupTrucks.com the law was created to prevent the transportation of large amounts of fuel over international bridges in vehicles not properly equipped for such duty. Anyone busted filling an extra tank will have to wait at least four days to get their truck back, in addition to paying a fine. Thankfully, the law doesn't apply to transporting cases of cheap Mexican tequila. [PickupTrucks.com, Photo: Getty/AFP] More »
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