October 25, 2011 – When I retire at 80, and take over some family land outside of Branson, I'm going to open a museum dedicated to American consumer innovation. It'll have fill-your-own Combos machines, a video tribute to Billy Mays and this Lincoln monster truck-amino limo, with nothing but Lee Greenwood on the... More »
COTD: That big machine is just a-pickin’ up speed edition
October 21, 2011 – This mashup of 1973's "Paper Moon" with Gillian Welch's "Hard Times" has been stuck in my brain for weeks now, spinning like the hood ornament Ryan O'Neal's character keeps on his Model A. More »
COTD: $kaycog’s “Who Wants to Make Out?” on the overpass elf story edition
October 20, 2011 – Winner winner vegan chicken dinner. Don't go pulling this crap on my last day, dammit. More »
Mexican owner sells Porsche 959 after not starting it for 23 years
October 20, 2011 – Maybe it's the sweet smell of forbidden fruit, but there's something about the Porsche 959 that's kept it near the top of many American enthusiast lists for nearly a quarter-century. More »
How AutoTrader uses hot girls to sell cars
October 20, 2011 – There's never been an appreciable audience for online video reviews of appliance cars. That hasn't stopped AutoTrader from making dozens of drowsy vids spiked with enough hot actresses and models to fill a Hummer limo. More »
How Fisker got $500 million in government loans for a fuel economy flop
October 20, 2011 – When Fisker Automotive won heaps of praise from Vice President Joe Biden and a $529 million loan from the U.S. government, officials touted the Karma luxury sedan as getting up to 100 miles a gallon, going 50 miles on a full battery charge and offering "supercar" performance. More »
COTD: A trip through Dirk Pitt’s garage edition
October 19, 2011 – Author Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series doesn't just draw from Cussler's own imagination, but also his garage — a sprawling antique car collection that includes such notables as the ever-lustful Cadillac V-16. More »
COTD: Hanging it up edition
October 18, 2011 – I promise that after today, our comments of the day for the rest of the week will be as un-serious as possible, but for today the best conversations still involved Dan Wheldon, including Armchair Racer's reaction to The Booth Babe's post on life as a racer's spouse. More »
Fisker finally gets EPA approval, sells first Karma
October 18, 2011 – After years of delay, Fisker Auto has cleared one final hurdle with the achievement of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions approval, and the first cash for a Fisker Karma has traded hands. More »
The post wherein Hyde says CUL8R to Jalopnik
October 18, 2011 – After 14 months and a couple thousand posts, this is my last week at Jalopnik. Hand over your yearbooks for a minute, and I promise to keep my pen drawings safe for work. Most ex-Jalops leave like they're stumbling out of a rave hoping to avoid the post-church crowd at Denny's, and a few have just... More »
IndyCar racers using Twitter to organize?
October 18, 2011 – Following Dan Wheldon's death at the IndyCar race in Las Vegas on Sunday, his fellow drivers mourned the loss of their friend — then began to talk openly over Twitter about organizing themselves to push for safety changes. While the inevitable questions of how IndyCar ran open-cockpit cars on... More »
Drunk dad uses nine-year-old daughter as designated driver
October 18, 2011 – Shawn Weimer needed a trip to a Detroit area gas station and convenience store at 3 a.m. last week, but knew he was too drunk to drive his GMC Safari. More »
COTD: Rated "I" for "Intense" edition
October 17, 2011 – I can't help but hear Lou Ferrigno in this ancient bodybuilding video and wonder how he exercised his inner cheek. Ash78 sees a lot of similarities for the man forever known as "The Hulk" and a certain Nissan GT-R: It's the Lou Ferrigno of cars...awkward, gigantic, kind of weird-looking, somewhat... More »
George Clooney’s unchecked libido sells Mercedes in China
October 17, 2011 – Movie star and international playboy George Clooney's latest foray into car advertising shows him speeding off in a Mercedes E-Class limousine around China in an apparent attempt to make happy fun time with a Chinese woman. More »
Faux-Gymkhana gives Ken Block a run for no money
October 17, 2011 – Inspired by Ken Block's gymkhana antics, a group of British filmmakers have put their own efforts on video using only materials at hand — an empty truck depot and an ancient Ford Fiesta. More »
Mini Countryman redeemed by excellent vanity plate
October 17, 2011 – If you're going to drive a Mini Countryman, you might as well attach a vanity license plate that matches its personality — but you're going to have a hard time surpassing this one I came across near the University of Maryland.
COTD: The downside of the uphill climb edition
October 14, 2011 – Seeing a twin-turbo sand rail turn into a human rock tumbler on the side of a dune can trigger some doubts about why people go racing at all. If so, Menacho_ can restore that faith in this comment on Lotus' foray into karting: '08, I went to Europe, all I wanted was to compete for the first time; More »
Awesomest Craigslist ad ever for used Skyline spits awesomeness
October 14, 2011 – Every so often, from deep within the bowels of Craiglist's car ads emerges a pitch written above a grade-school level. This one from Vancouver for a 1990 Nissan Skyline embraces the awesome potential of the drift day special it's hawking. More »
Watch an Australian V8 supercar take a pit stop on a city street
October 14, 2011 – Thanks to everyone who sent us the pics of the IndyCars parading around Las Vegas. That's nice, and who doesn't like the Strip, but I would have been more impressed with a little more speed, like this Australian V8 supercar produces. More »
