Sometimes, great ideas have unintended consequences, like when Theodore Roosevelt ended the Civil War but accidentally invented polio in the process. (That's what I learned in Texas public schools, anyway.)
Ferrari FXX Evolution with only 7 miles for sale on Ebay
Although there is no shortage of expensive and exotic cars on Ebay, there is always something a little funny about ultra rare and exclusive vehicles being offered alongside 14 year old Honda Civics. When it comes to exotic cars, few are more exclusive than the Ferrari FXX seen here, especially considering the fact this …
Nice Pipe Or Crack Pipe: Barack Obama's Hemi-Powered 300C For $100,000?
Yesterday's low-mile Mazda RX-4
STaSIS Signature Series Audi S5 Challenge Edition: First Drive
The last time I blew past the limits of my driving ability in a big howling V8 and hooned into a turn way too fast, I was at Altamont Speedway
Jackie Chan Shows Us The Joy Of Minivan Hoonage: Volkswagen Caddy
The sequence is pretty straightforward: A China-market VW Caddy Panel Van rolls off its carrier and- driverless- drives away going against the flow of traffc, sowing chaos and death in its wake. Jackie Chan leaps from another VW onto a truck, commandeers a motorcycle, and... well, you just need to watch the ad. Our…
Volvo recalling certain 2005 XC90 SUV's for "fire risk." No word yet on if it's the same "fire risk" causing FoMoCo trucks to shoot flames out the exhaust. Oh wait, no, it's got something to do with the vehicle's jack. [SeattlePI.com]
Toyota Gets A Rear End NHTSA Probe
The feds have opened an investigation into whether liftgates on the rear-end of 2004-2005 Toyota Sienna minivans are accidentally closing on their owners. As of August 2nd, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NAMBLA NHTSA) received eight complaints and four reports of injuries involving the liftgate…
Chicago Premiere: 2007 Lincoln Navigator
Holy Toledo! Look at that grillework! Lincoln's 2007 Navigator SUV, which premiered in Chicago today, having received an infusion of more facial metal than a malocclusional eight-year-old in a night brace (who's chewing on wire hangers). Like its Ford Expedition cousin, the Navigator will also come in an extended…
Top Gear's Awards for 2005: Bugatti Veyron Is "Best Car"
Our pal Punkey zapped us the results of TopGear's awards for 2005, including runners-up. As most watchers figured, the Bugatti Veyron won for Best Car, beating the Jalopnik pick — the Ferrari F430 — and the BMW M5, which we won't get to drive until January (knock on wood). The Ferrari also lost to the Aston Martin V8…
