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Although straight line performance was certainly not among the strong points of the third generation Toyota Corolla, you wouldn't know it to watch this white four door scream down the drag strip in less than twelve seconds. More »
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At the mention of modifications to new pickup trucks a flurry of lift kits, overly bright headlights and unnecessarily loud exhausts immediately come to mind. The owner of this Chevrolet Silverado decided to skip all of these and came up with a significantly less conventional and more interesting way to modify their new truck. More »
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Sleepers come in many forms, from well disguised muscle cars to monsters in economy car clothing. After witnessing the insanity of the 728 horsepower Camry we started thinking about the variety of different options when it comes to creating a sleeper. This weekend we want to know about your ideal vision of a seriously fast car that looks like anything but. How would you build the ultimate sleeper? More »
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Last year, sales of BMW's midsize sedan hit 5.5 million. The outgoing 5er, known as the E60, represented the car's fifth generation. I have at least five personal stories to tell about the 5-series. Coincidence? I think not! More »
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Back in the ‘70s, Mazda's tepid little family car took liberties with the appellation "Great." But today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a GLC that should be PDQ, and it asks orange you glad I didn't say banana? More »
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It's time again to test your automotive intellectual fortitude by figuring out what car this engine bay's from before you click through. Sure, you'll say you got it right in the comments, but only you'll know the truth. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5350155&view=rss&microfeed=true From the Getaway In Stockholm series comes a Volvo Amazon that gets the Jalopnik Stamp-O-Approval applied with such force that we've dented the hood. It has 500 horsepower (though the video provides maddeningly little information about the engine). It has S80 brakes. It handles like a "snake on a hot summer day." It runs 11.40 in the quarter-mile. Best of all, it looks reasonably close to stock (although the rollcage and battery cutoff switch are pretty big de-sleeperizing clues to those who care about such things). Ja, ja, ja! More »
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Today's question comes to us courtesy of master commenter JayP71. And that's all he had to say. We know there are better answers out there, but we'll play it safe and go with an old favorite. A few years back, the neighbors across the street had their house on the market. I was upstairs when I heard a burble. I peaked out my window and parked in their driveway was a bright red E39 M5. My jaw dropped. Just a thing of monstrous beauty. Especially because painted Clinique red the über-sleeper really looked like just another luxury-first BMW. But if you knew what to look for – those tailpipes and fatty meats – the big red car was simply mesmerizing. I quickly ran down and talked the guy's ear off until he let me take it for a spin. And no, he didn't like the house. You? – Jonny Lieberman More »
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J-Lop all star Bumblebee proposed this one, apparently after getting spanked by a hopped-up CJ-7. Bumblebee isn't alone, as we got spanked by a sleeper recently. Pulling up a red light we notice a Caddy CTS in the next lane. It had but one tailpipe, meaning the car was not the awesome CTS-V. The guy starts gasing the car like like crazy, indicating that he's ready to go. We reel off the numbers in our head. We can hit 60 mph in about 5.5 seconds in the WRX, assuming we get lucky with the clutch. He's looking at 7 seconds, easy. This one is a no-brainer. We rev back at him. Light goes green and... turns out (after we tracked him down at the next light) that he had dropped a turbocharged LS1 from a wrecked Callaway into his Caddy. He was claiming 4 seconds flat to 60 mph. We have no reason to doubt him. Our ultimate sleeper would consist of that engine in some sort of wagon. Preferably our old brown on brown 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari Station Wagon. And we realize that's just us. So how about it? Describe your ultimate Q-ship.– Jonny Lieberman More »
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