How We Built A 638 HP LS9 Engine For A Corvette ZR1

It's not every day you get to hand-build a 638 HP LS9 engine that'll slip under the hood of a Corvette ZR1. Yesterday was one of those days. Here's how the magic is made. More »

22 Custom Jalopnik Wallpapers For Your Apple iPhone And Palm Pre

The recent release of the Apple iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre provide a great time for these twenty-two exclusive, high-resolution Jalopnik wallpapers to you, our car-obsessive readership. Take your pick below. More »

Inside Project M: The Final Episode

It doesn't matter whether your opinion's positive or negative of designer Jason Castriota and his Corvette ZR1-based Bertone Mantide, either way it's a marvel of modern design. Here's the final episode of Inside Project M.

German Prince Disappointed With His New Corvette ZR1’s Interior

German Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis just took delivery of a 2009 Corvette ZR1. Why the sad face? Don't worry, you'll forget about the interior the first time you hit the Autobahn. [Corvette Blogger]

The History Of Jake: Corvette Racing's Mascot

Racing liveries come and go, but there are some so iconic, so recognizable, they'll be remembered forever. For example, Gulf and Martini Racing. There's now a new one to add to that list. Meet "Jake." More »

First Crashed Corvette ZR1 Hits EBay For Only $97,500

NOOOOOO! Unless we're mistaken, the first recorded Corvette ZR1 crash's popped up on eBay, after the driver apparently lost control of Lutz's raging 638 HP hard-on, curbing it very hard. "Buy-It-Now" price? $97,500! More »

Real Stile Bertone Mantide, Interior Revealed At Balloco Fiat Proving Ground

We were at the Shanghai Auto Show foam mock-up revealing of Stile Bertone's Mantide, but our friends from The Italian Junkyard did one better. Check out the real Mantide, interior and engine included. More »

Stile Bertone Mantide: Part Corvette ZR1, Part Italian Model

Meet the one-off Bertone Mantide — part Corvette ZR1, part Italian model, all sex appeal. Designed by Jason Castriota, the Mantide may even outshine his last great design, James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina P4/5. Exclusive gallery below. More »

Electric Corvette ZR1: You Know, For Environmentally Responsible Guys

This is it. It's the 2009 all-electric Corvette ZR1. Never heard of it? With a 0-to-30 of less than 1:20 and a 1/4-mile of less than three minutes, you will. More »

705 HP Hennessey ZR700 Takes A Hot Lap With GM's John Heinricy At The Wheel

GM's John Heinricy retired, but hasn't disappeared just yet. He's now a consulting engineer for Hennessey and you can see him here taking the new 705-horsepower HRE ZR700 for a couple of seriously hot laps. More »

Hennessey-Tuned Corvette ZR700 Makes Incredible 705 HP, 717 Lb-Ft Of Torque

What's that? You think the 2009 Corvette ZR1's 638 HP could put your grandmother to sleep? Fret not, Hennessey and his Houston shop have just the thing to make your loins tingle once again. More »

Top 11 Jalopnik Reviews Of 2008

We wrote 159 reviews during 2008. While culling the best for this list of the top 11, one thing became abundantly clear: America is making good cars again.

Jeremy Clarkson Names 2009 Corvette ZR1 Best Car Of 2008

Cranky Brit auto-journalist extraordinaire Jeremy Clarkson has, shockingly, named the 2009 Corvette ZR1 the best car of this past year. Of course, he also selected an American car as one of the worst.

Top Gear Reviews Dodge Challenger, Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CTS-V...And They Like Them!

When pictures of the Top Gear team coming stateside hit the internet this summer, we were pretty sure we were in for something epic. Well, the episode just aired today, and yes, it was. From Hammond having to buy a Challenger (silly Chrysler PR team!), the boys not being allowed to be "entertaining," some kid wearing a Western Michigan t-shirt and Clarkson mistaking the ZR1 for a "muscle car" — it's a hoot. In the process, they came to the same conclusions we did in our reviews of the three newest 'merican muscular offerings on the market. Want to see the segment yourself? Hit the jump, friends. More »