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novelties

BMW Owner Changes His 3-Series Color From Black To White... With Tape

This BMW owner decided he'd like his BMW 335i to be white rather than black, so he found a shop to wrap his bimmer in 3M shiny white tape. OK, so paint jobs aren't exactly dead yet, but it seems more and more people are choosing to wrap their metal rather than have it re-sprayed. We guess this way, if he feels like changing it to another color, all he has to do is peel off the skin and apply a new one. And obviously, it also protects the original surface underneath, if he ever wants to go back to black. But what do you think?

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2:00 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Mark Arnold
15,437 views, 112 comments

Latest by N/A: @seanaron: [www.modernimage.net] more »

2010 mercedes e-class

2010 Mercedes E-Class Spotted Lurking Around Death Valley

The shutter-happy crew at Automotive Traveler happened upon a 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class" undergoing some extreme-weather testing in Death Valley (having apparently survived cold weather testing). The new W212 E-Class will probably debut in Frankfurt ahead of a 2009 release for the sedan. No word on whether we'll get to see a Hammer version, but we wouldn't hold our breath.

[More Photos at Automotive Traveler]

Spy Photos

4:00 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,679 views, 9 comments

Latest by smokeonit: the pix in the flickr pool are better of the e-class in germany... more »

24 hours of lemons

Destruction Action Of The Cursed BMW

Here it is, the moment of carnage for Team Salazar Racing's E30 BMW 3-Series. With an overwhelming display of hatred from the other LeMons racers, the people elected the blue and white Bimmer as "The People's Curse." Cheaters beware, this is the fate that awaits you!

1:45 PM on Sun Jul 27 2008
By Mark Arnold
6,263 views, 26 comments

Latest by mwoeber: @andy_wallwhore: sunshine speedway? I could never decide which was better, figure 8 bus races or figure 8 truck+trailer races. more »

down on the street bonus edition

Bavaria In The Rockies: A Trio Of Colorado BMW Survivors

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. I've got quite the stockpile of photographs from Denver, thanks to Kitt, EJacobs, and my own bimonthly visits to the Mile High City. Today we're going to have another 3-Fer-1 Colorado-palooza, with one BMW from each of us!


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3:00 PM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
974 views, 21 comments

Latest by Cruising Interstate 76: @warpig: throw it up, i always love good bimmer porn more »

engine swap

Malaise BMW E12 Power Shortage Remedied By Judicious Application Of Sprint Car 427

Remember that 3-Series BMW with a V12 swap? We liked that car quite a bit, but now we've found one of the cleanest engine-swapped BMWs yet, and for some incomprehensible reason nobody wanted to buy it for $24,000! It's got a Chevy small-block stroked to 427 cubes and equipped with all manner of hop-up madness (including a carburetor, which is why this car isn't a 570i), a Tremec 5-speed, and a Jaguar/Porsche/BMW rear suspension with outboard brakes. Thanks to rjones for the tip! [eBay, via Bring A Trailer]

2:00 PM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,588 views, 51 comments

Latest by Gooney: Hehehe, nice. Though the front plate is just plain weird. It doesn't follow German license plate standards, and thus, just looks more »

accidents

BMW M3 Plowed Into House By Idiot Teen Driver

Potential idiot parents take note — the 2008 BMW M3 is a finely crafted, high-performance, German-engineered rocket sled. It is not a present to buy for your LA-area 19-year-old. When parents like you buy cars like M3s for your kids, things like this happen — they pile a couple of guys in the car, then take it out for high-speed foolishness. At the peak of teenage testosterone, they will hit the "M button," rocket up a hill, lose control, jump a curb and bash into a house.

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4:40 PM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
22,380 views, 115 comments

Latest by luima: Dial M for Murder... stupid parents more »

2008 bmw m3

Seattle Body Shop Has Best Loaner Car Ever

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british international motor show

Electric Peugeots Trying To Edge Out London Taxis

At the upcoming British International Motor Show, an electric competitor to the familiar old London Cab will be launched. Based on the Peugeot MPV, the Allied Vehicles E7 is designed for cabbies considering cutting costs. Despite its lithium-ion batteries, range is still limited to 100 miles, which we're guessing is somewhat less if you're cruising around all day at the 60 MPH top speed. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Mark Arnold
516 views, 12 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: $9,000 more for electric isn't bad, with the price of gas in Europe it's even a bargain. I still wouldn't more »

2010 bmw m3 csl

2010 BMW M3 CSL To Get 470 HP, 186 MPH Top Speed

BMW is working on a follow up to the E46 CSL, applying the same approach to an E90 chassis. Like its predecessor, the 2010 BMW M3 CSL will drop standard equipment for weight savings and boost power. More details after the jump. More »

4:40 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Wes Siler
4,802 views, 34 comments

Latest by brandegee: @GrandmaSideways: At least it has a back seat, which was apparently too much for the CLK63 Black to hang on more »

2009 mercedes e-class

2009 Mercedes E-Class In Camouflage Built For Darth Vader

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Spy Photos

industry news

Opel, Vauxhall Versions Of Volt Electric Cars To Take Advantage Of Currency Valuation, Get "Made In USA" Sticker

Opel has announced plans to launch two electric cars in the European market sometime early next decade utilizing GM's E-Flex hybrid banner and be built in the United States for export to Europe. One of the models would be based on the Segway-pooping Opel Flextreme concept and the other, a Vauxhall version of the same vehicle. As of now we're unsure whether the Vauxhall version will poop Segways.

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10:40 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,021 views, 12 comments

Latest by BlueRSX: this is so 5 years ago (from my portfolio): more »

down on the street

1966 Jaguar E-Type, With Bonus British Car Poll

Those of you who read the Down On The Street FAQ over the weekend know that some of the machines we see in this series don't live on the street full-time. Most do, but every so often I'll find an obvious non-daily-driver that's just visiting, or maybe getting a rare exposure to the world outside of the garage. This immaculate E-Type is such a car; I spotted it parked in front of the island's most popular sports bar a while back and I haven't seen it since.
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9:00 AM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,365 views, 71 comments

Latest by biminitwst: I would vote for all of the above, except for the '73 MGB which may be one of the sadly more »

jalopnik automotive amerigasm

Top Ten Best Real-Life Police Chases

After yesterday's top ten silver screen police car chases, we're continuing our week-long Amerigasm with the top ten real police car chases. Because whether you're rooting for the baddies to make a clean getaway, or for the long arm to catch 'em, there's nothing quite like a good ol' real-life American police chase. While other countries may think they can, we know we can do 'em better than anyone else, so to prove it, click "more" for our list of the top ten best cop car chases — and then vote for the one you think is the best. More »

Feature

12:30 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Mark Arnold
6,947 views, 101 comments

Latest by Before there were gold medals there were Blue Ribbons: @Steel_ETC: PATRIOT!?!?? Only in the broadest sense of the word. And as far as him being "...a man who more »

2009 hyundai genesis

Motive Pits Hyundai Genesis Against Mercedes E-Class, Will Our Expectations Survive?

Like most of us, the guys at Motive are interested in seeing how the new 2009 Hyundai Genesis stacks up against it's German rivals when compared side-by-side. So, they got their hands on a Genesis and brought along a Mercedes E550 to see if Hyundai really has the beginnings of a top-tier luxury brand. Obviously, the Benz costs a pretty penny more than the Korean upstart, but you might be surprised just how comparable the two are. [Motive]

10:20 AM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Mark Arnold
3,786 views, 52 comments

Latest by N/A: For all you monkeys out there that think that high end German cars will hold up better than the Genesis, more »

max mosley

David E. Davis Smacks Max Mosley Across The Mouth, Mosley Enjoys It

There's isn't much you can say about Max Mosley that's worse than the original Mosley video. So we have to give David E. Davis, editor emeritus at Winding Road, credit for going above-and-beyond in response to the vote of confidence that kept Mosley in charge of the F.I.A., suggesting that, among other things, some Holocaust survivors could get together to entertain Mosley and "if little Max turned up the next morning hanging upside down from a fire escape in some evil slum wearing a full dress ceremonial Nazi uniform and holding a dead rat in his mouth, the world would be a better place." The full rant below. More »

2:20 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,676 views, 18 comments

Latest by N/A: This reminds me of that preacher interviewed by Richard Dawkins a few years ago, who frothed at the mouth at more »

down on the street

1987 BMW M6

We love the BMW 6 series cars around here, and so far we've seen an '83 633CSi and an '87 L6 parked on the Alameda street. You fans of the early 5 and 7 series BMWs will have your day, as I'm going to shoot at least one example of each for this series... but that's going to have to wait, because we've got a "stop the presses" sort of a find for today.
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9:00 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,973 views, 73 comments

Latest by N/A: Here's my 88 E30: [img356.imageshack.us] more »

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Jalopnik Mails It In With New "Top Stories" E-Mail

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3:40 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Ray Wert
960 views, 32 comments

Latest by SpeedWagon: Can it email me when an edit button is created? more »

down on the street

1974 BMW 3.0 CS, With Bonus BMW Poll

We saw a somewhat rough E9 BMW last fall, and now we're going to look at one that's a bit nicer. I've seen this '74 3.0 CS moving around under its own power pretty regularly, while the '73 3.0 CSi seems to be more a work in progress. The 2002s seem to get a lot more love than the big 6-cylinder cars of this era, but we'll see who fares best in the poll after the jump.
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9:00 AM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Murilee Martin
4,055 views, 70 comments

Latest by PlayerX: @///Mink: "I'm surprised how good those e39 wheels look on this car." I'm surprised they even fit! They have a weird more »

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