Jalopnik: Road Test

They Laughed At The Beetle, Too: The 1971 AMC Gremlin

Murilee Martin — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Let's continue with the series of Car & Track reviews provided by Bajabusta. Hang on tight— plenty of tire squealing awaits! More »

Party Like It's 1969: The 1971 Ford Torino GT

Murilee Martin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

"Apparently, no one told Ford about smog emissions, high insurance premiums, and the new legislation-sponsored safety laws." More »

'69 Impala Road Test: The 396 Can't Punch Its Way Through a Wet Kleenex!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Let's continue with the vintage Car & Track road tests with this visit to the race track by the new 1969 Chevrolet Impala. The reviewer seems more concerned with the lackluster 2-barrel 396 than he does with the alarming handling. More »

If You're Getting Divorced From The Big Car Class, It's Doubtful You'll Want To Marry a Dasher

Murilee Martin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Before we North Americans called it a Passat, even before we called it a Quantum, the Dasher was one of the first water-cooled Volkswagens ever seen on these shores. Let's watch another vintage Car & Track review! More »

Malaise? What Malaise? Popular Mechanics Does Supercars, 1981 Style!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:00:00 EDT

You know you're in the Malaise Era when the best quarter-mile times for the wildest street cars money can buy are barely into the 14s. But still, who doesn't want an '81 Aston Martin Volante or BMW M1? More »

2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata: First Drive

Wes Siler — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Despite its smiley new face, the 2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata, more than any other car, begs the question: Are you man or mouse? Sadly, it turns out I'm the latter. More »

2010 Ford Fusion: First Drive

Wes Siler — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

According to Congress, Detroit doesn’t know how to build cars that the majority of people want to drive. The 2010 Ford Fusion comprehensively proves that it can. More »

BobAsh Road Tests the 1965 Tatra 603

Murilee Martin — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:30:00 EDT

Apparently, it wasn't enough for our Coronet 440-drivin' Czech friend BobAsh to tip us off about some vintage Tatra hoonage or help us out with a Czech Project Car Hell. Now he's gone and found a beautifully restored, Communist-bureaucrat-spec '65 Tatra 603 sedan, shot a ton of quality photographs, and then road-tested it for us. Make the jump to get the whole story in BobAsh's own words. More »