Jalopnik: 24

Fox Buying Carbon Offsets For 24 Car Crashes

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST

Existing to arouse torture-happy conservatives, 24 is going green to stop damaging the world the show is trying to protect. This could be a new plot twist: Jack Bauer realizes the global terrorist is himself.

Fox hired a group of consultants to measure how much carbon-dioxide is released from the production of the television show, including the spectacular car chases and crashes, so they can buy offsets. They're also using B20 biodiesel fuel in trucks and generators and paying more for wind and solar power. How much does 12 hours of 24 release? Approximately 1,291 tons of carbon-dioxide.

Though the message won't be a large part of the actual show, we like the idea of Jack Bauer torturing someone in an environmentally friendly way like, maybe, making someone listen to the An Inconvenient Truth soundtrack repeatedly.

[Photo: Fox, via NYTimes]

Amuse, Offend The Literate Gearheads In Your Life: You Are What You Drive

Murilee Martin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

The mating call of the TVR owner? "I'd love to, but let's use your car." 24 Hours Of Lemons Chief Perpetrator has teamed up with racing artist Hector Cademartori to psychoanalyze… well, us.

Anyone who's read the 24 Hours Of LeMons rules knows that Jay Lamm has a twisted sense of automotive humor; a Stockton native who relies on a cage-equipped Alfa GTV as a daily driver for 10 years tends to end up a little funny in the head when it comes to writing about cars. No car- or car owner- is spared; everything from the AMC Gremlin X ("Only pretends that Pat Benatar 8-track collection is ironic") to the 1980 Ferrari 308 GTS ("Occupation: Celebrity assistant, porn stand-in [no face shots], co-owner of valet parking business). Just the thing for the thin-skinned obsessive car freak on your gift list!
[Amazon, thanks to Da Judge for reminding me about this]

1976 Porsche Racing, Remixed

Mark Arnold — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:20:00 EDT

The guys at Speedhunters have been obsessed with all things Porsche this month. To continue the fun, they got their hands on some awesome footage of Stuttgart's racing efforts from 1976. Of course, they weren't content to leave well enough alone, so they've given the film a modern spin. The result may put off some purists, but you can't deny the ageless appeal of a fire-breathing beast like the Porsche 935 screaming around the track at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Check out Speedhunters' video here.

Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Four Hours to Go: I Wanna Drive a Toyota

Davey G. Johnson — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:56:20 EST

Fox has decided to broaden the Ford-centric product-placement universe of 24 and toss some Toyota in the mix. In the fifth-season "bridge" mini-movie that comes with the DVD set of season four, Kiefer Sutherland will run from or be running down baddies in an Avalon. Which we guess is sort of like a modern-day Steve McGarrett-mobile, but not nearly as badass as the top Five-Oh cop's Merc. Jeez...remember when Mercuries could be considered certifiably appropriate rides for badasses on either side of the law? Wha' happen?

Toyota Vehicles to Be Integrated into Fox's '24' [AdAge]